NOVEMBER 1
ON NOVEMBER 1, 1968, GEORGE HARRISON BECAME THE FIRST BEATLE TO RELEASE A SOLO ALBUM—WONDERWALL MUSIC ON APPLE RECORDS.
ON THIS DAY IN 1980, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN SCORED HIS FIRST NO. 1 ALBUM IN THE U.S. WITH THE RIVER. IT HELD THE TOP SPOT ON THE BILLBOARD CHARTS FOR FOUR WEEKS.
BACK IN 1957, “THAT’LL BE THE DAY” BY BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS HIT NO. 1 ON THE UK SINGLES CHART ON NOVEMBER 1, MARKING ONE OF THE EARLY MASSIVE ROCK’N’ROLL CHART SUCCESSES.