OCTOBER 31
ON THIS DATE IN 1975, QUEEN RELEASED “BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY,” WHICH SHOT STRAIGHT TO THE TOP OF THE BRITISH CHARTS AND STAYED THERE FOR EIGHT WEEKS. ALTHOUGH NOT A #1 IN AMERICA, IT HIT THE TOP 10 TWICE, IN 1976 AND AGAIN IN 1992 WHEN IT WAS ON THE “WAYNE’S WORLD” SOUNDTRACK.
ON HALLOWEEN DAY 1970, LED ZEPPELIN STARTED A FOUR WEEK STAY AT THE TOP OF THE ALBUM CHARTS WITH THE ACOUSTIC-FLAVORED LED ZEPPELIN III LP.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO U2 DRUMMER LARRY MULLEN JR. HE’S 64.