JANUARY 9
ON THIS DAY IN 1965, THE BEATLES’ ALBUM “BEATLES ’65” JUMPS FROM #98 TO #1 ON THE BILLBOARD 200 IN JUST ONE WEEK — LAUNCHING A NINE-WEEK RUN AT THE TOP.
ON THIS DAY IN 1984, ‘VAN HALEN’ RELEASE THEIR SIXTH STUDIO ALBUM, SIMPLY TITLED ‘1984’. IT IS THE LAST ALBUM TO FEATURE ALL FOUR ORIGINAL MEMBERS AND SOLD MORE THAN 10 MILLION COPIES.
AND IN 1973, MICK JAGGER IS DENIED ENTRY INTO JAPAN OVER A 1969 DRUG CONVICTION — FORCING THE ROLLING STONES TO CANCEL THEIR FIRST-EVER ASIA TOUR.