APRIL 4
TODAY IN 1981 STYX REACHED NUMBER ONE ON THE BILLBOARD ALBUM CHART WITH THEIR CONCEPT ALBUM ‘PARADISE THEATER’ WHICH INCLUDED THE HIT SINGLE “TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS”.
ON THIS DAY IN 1987, U2’S “THE JOSHUA TREE” ALBUM ENTERED THE CHART AT #7, MAKING IT THE HIGHEST NEW ENTRY ON THE AMERICAN CHARTS IN SEVEN YEARS. IT WOULD GO ON TO HIT #1 IN OVER 20 COUNTRIES.
GRACE SLICK’S LEAD VOCALS HELPED STARSHIP REACH BILLBOARD’S NUMBER ONE SPOT FOR THE THIRD TIME WITH “NOTHING’S GONNA STOP US NOW” TODAY IN 1987 WHERE IT REMAINED AT #1 FOR TWO WEEKS.