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Official TOP-10 Albums Chart UK
15 February 1970 - 21 February 1970


1 New
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
https://www.discogs.com/Simon-And-Garfunkel-Bridge-Over-Troubled-Water/release/605328
2 1 
MOTOWN CHARTBUSTERS, VOL.3 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
3 2 
LED ZEPPELIN II - LED ZEPPELIN
4 3 
ABBEY ROAD - THE BEATLES
5 12 
BASKET OF LIGHT - TRANSATLANTIC
6 7 
A SONG FOR ME - THE FAMILY
7 5 
TOM JONES LIVE IN LAS VEGAS - TOM JONES
8 4 
JOHNNY CASH AT SAN QUENTIN - JOHNNY CASH
9 6 
EASY RIDER - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
10 14 
CANNED HEAT COOKBOOK - CANNED HEAT

21 февраля 1976,
The Four Seasons were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'December '63 (Oh What A Night). The group's only UK No.1.https://www.discogs.com/Four-Seasons-December-1963-Oh-What-A-Night/release/4663134

Official Singles Chart Top 10
15 February 1976 - 21 February 1976


1 3 
DECEMBER '63 - THE FOUR SEASONS
2 1 
FOREVER AND EVER - SLIK
3 23 
I LOVE TO LOVE - TINA CHARLES
4 8 
RODRIGO'S GUITAR CONCERTO DE ARANJUES - MANUEL AND THE MUSIC OF THE MOUNTAINS
5 2 
MAMMA MIA -ABBA
6 5 
LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY - DONNA SUMMER
7 New
CONVOY - C. W. MCCALL
8 4 
LOVE MACHINE - THE MIRACLES
9 6 
WE DO LT - R AND J STONE
10 29 
DAT - PLUTO SHERVINGTON

21 февраля 1981,
Dolly Parton started a two week run at No.1 on the US charts with '9 to 5', the singers first No.1.https://www.discogs.com/Dolly-Parton-9-To-5-Sing-For-The-Common-Man/release/1299745

US Top 40 Singles Week Ending February 21, 1981

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)
1 2 9 TO 5 –•– Dolly Parton (RCA)-13 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 3 I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT –•– Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra)-16 (2)
3 1 CELEBRATION –•– Kool and the Gang (De-Lite)-18 (1)
4 6 WOMAN –•– John Lennon (Geffen)-6 (4)
5 4 THE TIDE IS HIGH –•– Blondie (Chrysalis)-15 (1)
6 8 KEEP ON LOVING YOU –•– REO Speedwagon (Epic)-13 (6)
7 12 THE BEST OF TIMES –•– Styx (A&M)-5 (7)
8 9 GIVING IT UP FOR YOUR LOVE –•– Delbert McClinton (Capitol)-12 (8)
9 11 SAME OLD LANG SYNE –•– Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon)-11 (9)
10 10 HEY NINETEEN –•– Steely Dan (MCA)-13 (10)

11 5 PASSION –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-14 (5)
12 15 THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL –•– Abba (Atlantic)-14 (12)
13 7 (Just Like) STARTING OVER –•– John Lennon (Geffen)-17 (1)
14 16 I AIN’T GONNA STAND FOR IT –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-11 (14)
15 17 CRYING –•– Don McLean (Millenium)-5 (15)
16 13 EVERY WOMAN IN THE WORLD –•– Air Supply (Arista)-18 (5)
17 20 HELLO AGAIN –•– Neil Diamond (Capitol)-4 (17)
18 19 TOGETHER –•– Tierra (Boardwalk)-16 (18)
19 32 RAPTURE –•– Blondie (Chrysalis)-4 (19)
20 14 MISS SUN –•– Boz Scaggs (with Lisa Dal Bello) (Columbia)-13 (14)

21 23 A LITTLE IN LOVE –•– Cliff Richard (EMI-America)-11 (21)
22 22 HEARTBREAK HOTEL –•– The Jacksons (Epic)-12 (22)
23 24 TREAT ME RIGHT –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-6 (23)
24 26 GAMES PEOPLE PLAY –•– The Alan Parsons Project (Arista)-12 (24)
25 25 SMOKY MOUNTAIN RAIN –•– Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-13 (25)
26 36 WHAT KIND OF FOOL –•– Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb (Columbia)-4 (26)
27 30 HEARTS ON FIRE –•– Randy Meisner (Epic)-5 (27)
28 33 KISS ON MY LIST –•– Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-5 (28)
29 18 IT’S MY TURN –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-18 (9)
30 38 LIVING IN A FANTASY –•– Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-5 (30)

31 35 AH LEAH –•– Donnie Iris (MCA)-11 (31)
32 21 SEVEN BRIDGES ROAD –•– The Eagles (Asylum)-10 (21)
33 49 FADE AWAY –•– Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)-3 (33)
34 27 LOVE ON THE ROCKS –•– Neil Diamond (Capitol)-17 (2)
35 28 GUILTY –•– Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb (Columbia)-17 (3)
36 40 (Ghost) RIDERS IN THE SKY –•– The Outlaws (Arista)-9 (36)
37 39 BACK IN BLACK –•– AC/DC (Atlantic)-8 (37)
38 46 PRECIOUS TO ME –•– Phil Seymour (Boardwalk)-5 (38)
39 57 DON’T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME –•– The Police (A&M)-3 (39)
40 34 KILLIN’ TIME –•– Fred Knoblock and Susan Anton (Scotti Brothers)-14 (28)

21 февраля 1981,
REO Speedwagon went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Hi Infidelity'.
The album spent a total of 15 weeks at No.1.
https://www.discogs.com/REO-Speedwagon-Hi-Infidelity/release/881492

21 февраля 1981,
Phil Collins entered the UK album chart at No.1 with 'Face Value.'
https://www.discogs.com/Phil-Collins-Face-Value/master/553

Official Albums Chart Top 10 UK
15 February 1981 - 21 February 1981


1 New
FACE VALUE - PHIL COLLINS
2 1 
DOUBLE FANTASY - JOHN LENNON
3 New
MOVING PICTURES - RUSH
4 New
DIFFICULT TO CURE - RAINBOW
5 5
VIENNA - ULTRAVOX
6 2 
KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIER - ADAM & THE ANTS
7 7
DANCE СRAZE - DANCE CRAZE
8 New
THEMENINBLACK - THE STRANGLERS
9 6 
MANILOW MAGIC - BARRY MANILOW
10 4 
MAKIN' MOVIES - DIRE STRAITS

21 февраля 1998,
Celine Dion went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'My Heart Will Go On'.
The song was the theme from the movie Titanic. The world's best selling single of 1998.
https://www.discogs.com/Celine-Dion-My-Heart-Will-Go-On-Love-Theme-From-Titanic/master/...

21 февраля 1998,
Celine Dion went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'My Heart Will Go On'.
The song was the theme from the movie Titanic. The world's best selling single of 1998.

21 февраля 1958:
The first Flying V guitar, by Gibson, was shipped from a factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

21 февраля 1964:
The Echoes, a new group from New York City, recruited an unknown piano player named Billy Joel. Joel had seen the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show, and was inspired to start a rock & roll career and find a band.

Certifications and Milestones (3)
21 февраля

1972 : Climax' "Precious and Few" is certified gold

1974 : Kool and the Gang's "Jungle Boogie" is certified gold

1979 : The Dire Straits album is certified gold

Deaths (7)
21 февраля


1980 : Jacob Miller (Inner Circle)

1980 : Janet Vogel

1981 : The Australian composer Ron Grainer, best known for writing the "Doctor Who Theme," dies at age 58.

1982 : Murray The K

1990 : Johnny Ray

2004 : Les Gray (Mud)

2013 : Cleotha Staples (The Staple Singers)

Miscellaneous (4)
21 февраля

1964 : The Beatles(photo) leave the US and return to England after their triumphant first visit.

1968 : After making an offer of $150,000, publishing firm McGraw-Hill beats out eight other contenders for the rights to Hunter Davies' authorized biography of The Beatles.

2008 : Paramore cancel a European tour because of "internal struggles." Thankfully, the band doesn't split.

2008 : In what is reported as one of eBay's most expensive sales yet, the online auction house brokers a deal between an unnamed US music collector and an unnamed Irish collector for three million albums and singles in various formats, for a grand total of about one dollar per item.