SEPTEMBER 15
TODAY IN 1979 LED ZEPPELIN SCORE THEIR SIXTH U.S. NO.1 ALBUM WHEN ‘IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR’ STARTS A SEVEN-WEEK RUN AT THE TOP OF THE CHARTS. IT WAS THE BAND’S FINAL ALBUM OF ENTIRELY NEW MATERIAL.
ON THIS DAY IN 1980, PAT BENATAR RELEASES THE SINGLE “HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT”, HER FIRST TOP 10 HIT IN THE US, AND THE SECOND SINGLE FROM HER SECOND ALBUM ‘CRIMES OF PASSION’, WHICH IS ALSO HER BIGGEST-SELLING ALBUM.
AND IN 1988, AFTER TEN SUCCESSFUL YEARS AS A BAND, MARK KNOPFLER OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES THE DISSOLUTION OF DIRE STRAITS. A FEW YEARS LATER, THE BAND REUNITES AND RELEASES THEIR SIXTH AND FINAL ALBUM ‘ON EVERY STREET’ IN 1991.