MAY 16
TODAY IN 1970 CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG HAVE THEIR FIRST #1 ALBUM WHEN ‘DÉJÀ VU’ HITS THE TOP SPOT. TRACKS INCLUDE “TEACH YOUR CHILDREN,” “OUR HOUSE” AND “WOODSTOCK,” A SONG WRITTEN BY JONI MITCHELL ABOUT THE FAMOUS FESTIVAL.
IN 1987 U2’S BREAKTHROUGH SINGLE “WITH OR WITHOUT YOU,” FROM ‘THE JOSHUA TREE’ ALBUM HIT #1 IN AMERICA. THEIR NEXT SINGLE, “I STILL HAVEN’T FOUND WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR,” ALSO HIT THE TOP SPOT.
AND IN 1992 THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS REACH THE TOP 5 ON THE BILLBOARD ALBUM CHART WITH ‘BLOOD SUGAR SEX MAGIK’, WHICH WENT ON TO SELL SEVEN MILLION COPIES AND FEATURES THE SINGLES “GIVE IT AWAY” AND “UNDER THE BRIDGE”