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8 января 1966,
The Beatles started a six week run at No.1 on the US album chart with Rubber Soul
http://www.discogs.com/Beatles-Rubber-Soul/release/1353717

8 января 1966
Cингл "We Can Work It Out" становится самой популярной песней США,возглавив хит-парад Горячей сотни Биллборда


"We Can Work It Out" number 1, 1st week (US Billboard).
http://www.discogs.com/Beatles-We-Can-Work-It-Out-Day-Tripper/release/887895

8 января 1972,
The New Seekers were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing, (in Perfect Harmony').
http://www.discogs.com/New-Seekers-Id-Like-To-Teach-The-World-To-Sing-In-Perfect-Harmon...

US Top 20 Singles for the Week Ending 8th January, 1966

TW LW TITLE-Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)

1 2 WE CAN WORK IT OUT –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-4 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 THE SOUNDS OF SILENCE –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-8 (1)
3 16 SHE’S JUST MY STYLE –•– Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Liberty)-5 (3)
4 12 FLOWERS ON THE WALL –•– The Statler Brothers (Columbia)-9 (4)
5 8 EBB TIDE –•– The Righteous Brothers (Philles)-6 (5)
6 5 OVER AND OVER –•– The Dave Clark Five (Epic)-9 (1)
7 3 I GOT YOU (I Feel Good) –•– James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-9 (3)
8 11 FIVE O’CLOCK WORLD –•– The Vogues (Co & Ce)-7 (8)
9 4 TURN! TURN! TURN! (To Everything There Is a Season) –•– The Byrds (Columbia)-12 (1)
10 18 DAY TRIPPER –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-4 (10)

11 6 LET’S HANG ON –•– The Four Seasons (Philips)-14 (3)
12 7 FEVER –•– The McCoys (Bang)-9 (7)
13 22 NO MATTER WHAT SHAPE (Your Stomach’s In) –•– The T-Bones (Liberty)-5 (13)
14 48 AS TEARS GO BY –•– The Rolling Stones (London)-3 (14)
15 27 A MUST TO AVOID –•– Herman’s Hermits (MGM)-3 (15)
16 21 YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO BE SO NICE –•– The Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)-7 (16)
17 10 MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY –•– Eddy Arnold (RCA)-13 (6)
18 24 THE DUCK –•– Jackie Lee (Mirwood)-8 (18)
19 25 SPANISH EYES –•– Al Martino (Capitol)-6 (19)
20 9 ENGLAND SWINGS –•– Roger Miller (Smash)-10 (8)

8 января 1977,
Queen went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Day At The Races.'
http://www.discogs.com/Queen-A-Day-At-The-Races/release/475596

1977 Top 10 Official Albums Chart UK Archive
8th January 1977

1 8up
A DAY AT THE RACES - QUEEN
2 1down
20 GOLDEN GREATS - GLEN CAMPBELL
3 2down
ARRIVAL - ABBA
4 15up
GREATEST HITS - SHOWADDYWADDY
5 4down
DISCO ROCKET - VARIOUS ARTISTS
6 7up
GREATEST HITS - ABBA
7 5down
HOTEL CALIFORNIA - EAGLES
8 10up
SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE - STEVIE WONDER
9 11up
22 GOLDEN GUITAR GREATS - BERT WEEDON
10 6down
THE GREATEST HITS OF - FRANKIE VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS

Awards and Honors (1)


8 января 2002 :

Fabian is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7065 Hollywood Blvd.

Deaths (3)

8 января

1960 : Harry Gifford dies at his London home, aged 82. He co-wrote "When I'm Cleaning Windows" with Fred Cliffe & George Formby.

1991 : Steve Clark(photo) of Def Leppard dies of a drug overdose.

2012 : Omar Shariff

Debuts (1)


8 января 1981 :

Linda Ronstadt makes her Broadway debut alongside Rex Smith and Kevin Kline in the revival of The Pirates of Penzance, which runs for 787 performances.

Legal Issues (2)


2004 : George Harrison's estate sues Dr. Gilbert Lederman of Staten Island University Hospital for $10 million, alleging he forced a dying Harrison to sign souvenirs for him.

2012 : Rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard's FBI file is released. The report details nine arrests for the rapper, and says of his group Wu-Tang Clan is "heavily involved in the sale of drugs, illegal guns, weapons possession, murder, carjacking and other types of violent crime."

Recordings (2)

8 января


1960 : Eddie Cochran, "Three Steps to Heaven," which turns out to be his final recording session and his only #1 hit single in the UK.

1974 : Kiss sign their first recording deal, with Casablanca Records.

8 января 1979,
Canadian rock band Rush were named the country's official Ambassadors Of Music by the Canadian government.

9 ЯНВАРЯ

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1941, Born on this day, Joan Baez, US folk rock singer, songwriter, (1971 US & UK Hit single 'The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down').

1944, Born on this day, Jimmy Page, guitarist and producer, member of the Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin who had the 1969 US Hit single Whole Lotta Love. The bands fourth album released in 1971 featuring the rock classic Stairway To Heaven has sold over 37 million copies. Formed The Honeydrippers, (with Robert Plant, Jeff Beck & Nile Rodgers) who had the 1984 US Hit single Sea Of Love. As a session guitarist in the 60s Page played on Here Comes The Night by Them, Shout by Lulu and The Who’s Can’t Explain.

1948, Born on this day, Tim Hart, guitar, vocals, Steeleye Span, UK folk group, (1975 UK Hit single 'All Around My Hat'). Died on 24th Dec 2009.

1950, Born on this day, David Johansen, vocals, The New York Dolls, 1973 album 'New York Dolls'. Now a solo artist and actor. Played Buster Poindexter in Saturday Night Live House band.

1965, Born on this day, Haddaway, singer, (1993 UK Hit 'What Is Love').

1967, Born on this day, Dave Matthews, guitar, vocals, Dave Matthews Band. (1998 US No.1 album 'Before These Crowded Streets', 2001 US No.1 album 'Everyday', 2001 UK Hit single 'The Space Between').

1978, Born on this day, A.J McLean, vocals, Backstreet Boys, (1997 US Hit single 'Quit Playing Games With My Heart', 1999 UK No.1 single 'I Want It That Way').

9 января
События:


1956: Buddy Holly, still unknown and playing country music with a trio called the Three-Tunes, begins a two-week tour of the South opening for George Jones and Hank Thompson.

1959: Dion and the Belmonts premiere their new hit, "Teenager In Love," on ABC-TV's American Bandstand .

1960: Eddie Cochran arrives in England to begin his ill-fated final tour.

1961: Connie Francis is the surprise honoree on NBC-TV's This Is Your Life .

1963: A London jazz drummer named Charlie Watts leaves his old group, Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, to join a new band called The Rolling Stones.

1965: The US-only album Beatles '65 shatters Billboard chart records by leaping all the way from #98 to #1 in one week.

1971: Elvis is voted one of the Most Outstanding Young Men of the Year for 1970 by the national board of the Junior Chamber of Commerce (known as the Jaycees). It would become one of Presley's most treasured achievements, honoring as it does men who have made the most of America's "free enterprise" system. He will bring the award with him wherever he tours for the rest of his days.

1975: The lawsuit filed by Paul McCartney on December 31, 1970 finally reaches its conclusion with the legal dissolution of the Beatles.

1979: Madison Square Garden hosts an all-star benefit concert for the UNICEF organization, featuring Rod Stewart, ABBA, The Bee Gees, Olivia-Newton John, Donna Summer, and Earth Wind & Fire.

1998: Sonny Bono's Palm Springs, CA funeral is broadcast live on CNN

2005: In celebration of his 70th anniversary (and to garner him a new record for #1 hits), Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock" is re-released in the UK. It will become the first of several reissued Elvis hits to reach #1 there.

9 января
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1961, Bert Kaempfert started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Wonderland By Night'.

1961, Bob Newhart went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'The Button Down Mind Strikes Back!'

1965, The Beatles started a nine week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Beatles 65', the group's fourth No.1.

1969, The Beatles were at No.1 on the UK album chart with the 'White Album', The Rolling Stones were at No.2 with 'Beggars Banquet' and The Seekers were at No.3 with 'Best Of The Seekers.'

1971, TV's Dads Army star Clive Dunn was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Grandad'.


1982, The Human League went back to No.1 on the UK album chart for three weeks with 'Dare'.

1988, Whitney Houston scored her sixth consecutive No.1 in the US with 'So Emotional'.

2000, DMX were at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘...And Then There Was X.


Релиз:

1968: Elvis Presley, "Guitar Man"


Записывались:

1964: The Temptations, "The Way You Do The Things You Do"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_You_Do_the_Things_You_Do

1964: The Beatles, "Penny Lane"

Хороший повод вспомнить мэтра.
Happy birthday, Jimmy Page!

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9 января 1941,
Born on this day, Joan Baez, US folk rock singer, songwriter, (1971 US & UK Hit single 'The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down').