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3 февраля 1970,
Led Zeppelin II was in the Top 20 on both the UK & US album charts after peaking at No.1. The album went on to spend 138 weeks on the UK chart.http://www.discogs.com/Led-Zeppelin-Led-Zeppelin-II/release/1846223

3 февраля 1970,
Led Zeppelin II was in the Top 20 on both the UK & US album charts after peaking at No.1

US Top 20 Singles for the Week Ending 3rd February, 1968

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

1 3 GREEN TAMBOURINE –•– The Lemon Pipers (Buddah)-8 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 JUDY IN DISGUISE (With Glasses) –•– John Fred and His Playboy Band (Paula)-11 (1)
3 2 CHAIN OF FOOLS –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-9 (2)
4 7 SPOOKY –•– The Classics IV (Imperial)-7 (4)
5 5 BEND ME, SHAPE ME –•– The American Breed (Acta)-10 (5)
6 4 WOMAN, WOMAN –•– The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia)-12 (4)
7 18 LOVE IS BLUE –•– Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra (Philips)-5 (7)
8 12 NOBODY BUT ME –•– The Human Beinz (Capitol)-9 (8)
9 17 GOIN’ OUT OF MY HEAD/CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU (Medley) –•– The Lettermen (Capitol)-10 (9)
10 15 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-4 (10)

11 11 SUSAN –•– The Buckinghams (Columbia)-9 (11)
12 6 HELLO GOODBYE –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-10 (1)
13 20 BABY, NOW THAT I’VE FOUND YOU –•– The Foundations (Uni)-7 (13)
14 13 DIFFERENT DRUM –•– The Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt (Capitol)-13 (13)
15 9 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-15 (2)
16 16 ITCHYCOO PARK –•– The Small Faces (Immediate)-13 (16)
17 14 I SECOND THAT EMOTION –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-14 (4)
18 19 AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET –•– Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-8 (18)
19 24 DARLIN’ –•– The Beach Boys (Capitol)-7 (19)
20 26 I WONDER WHAT SHE’S DOING TONITE –•– Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (A&M)-7 (20)

3 февраля 1973,
Elton John started a three-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Crocodile Rock'. Elton's first of five US No.1 singles.http://www.discogs.com/Elton-John-Crocodile-Rock/release/4878740

US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 3rd February, 1973

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 3 CROCODILE ROCK –•– Elton John (MCA)-9 (1 week at #1)
2 2 YOU’RE SO VAIN –•– Carly Simon (Elektra)-10
3 1 SUPERSTITION –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-12
4 5 WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER –•– Timmy Thomas (Glades)-11
5 4 YOUR MAMA DON’T DANCE –•– Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina (Columbia)-13
6 7 OH, BABE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY –•– Hurricane Smith (Capitol)-10
7 8 TROUBLE MAN –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-8
8 10 THE WORLD IS A GHETTO –•– War (United Artists)-12
9 13 DO IT AGAIN –•– Steely Dan (ABC)-12
10 11 HI, HI, HI –•– Wings (Apple)-8

11 6 ME AND MRS. JONES –•– Billy Paul (Philadelphia International)-14
12 20 DON’T EXPECT ME TO BE YOUR FRIEND –•– Lobo (Big Tree)-6
13 23 COULD IT BE I’M FALLING IN LOVE –•– The Spinners (Atlantic)-6
14 22 ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH –•– John Denver (RCA)-11
15 17 DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT –•– King Harvest (Perception)-15
16 18 LOVE JONES –•– Brighter Side Of Darkness (20th Century)-9
17 12 SUPERFLY –•– Curtis Mayfield (Curtom)-12
18 41 DUELING BANJOS –•– Deliverance (Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell) Warner Brothers-4
19 9 ROCKIN’ PNEUMONIA – BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU –•– Johnny Rivers (United Artists)-18
20 21 SEPARATE WAYS –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-10

21 25 DADDY’S HOME –•– Jermaine Jackson (Motown)-9
22 26 JAMBALAYA (On the Bayou) –•– The Blue Ridge Rangers (Fantasy)-10
23 14 CLAIR –•– Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM)-15
24 34 LAST SONG –•– Edward Bear (Capitol)-8
25 27 YOU TURN ME ON, I’M A RADIO –•– Joni Mitchell (Asylum)-13
26 15 DON’T LET ME BE LONELY TONIGHT –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-10
27 30 DREIDEL –•– Don McLean (United Artists)-7
28 37 LOVE TRAIN –•– The O’Jays (Philadelphia International)-3
29 32 DO YOU WANT TO DANCE –•– Bette Midler (Atlantic)-7
30 19 FUNNY FACE –•– Donna Fargo (Dot)-19

31 16 I WANNA BE WITH YOU –•– The Raspberries (Capitol)-11
32 33 REELIN’ & ROCKIN’ –•– Chuck Berry (Chess)-10
33 35 HARRY HIPPIE / SWEET CAROLINE (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) –•– Bobby Womack and Peace (United Artists)-18
34 54 KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG –•– Roberta Flack (Atlantic)-2
35 29 SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES –•– Blue Haze (A&M)-13
36 43 THE COVER OF “ROLLING STONE” –•– Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show (Columbia)-10
37 24 PIECES OF APRIL –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-12
38 44 PEACEFUL EASY FEELING –•– The Eagles (Asylum)-6
39 39 LOOKING THROUGH THE EYES OF LOVE –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-8
40 42 I’M NEVER GONNA BE ALONE ANYMORE –•– Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose (United Artists)-7

3 февраля 1979,
Blondie had their first of five UK No.1 singles, with 'Heart Of Glass', taken from the band's third studio album, Parallel Lines. 'Heart of Glass' was originally recorded in 1975 under the name 'Once I Had a Love.'
http://www.discogs.com/Blondie-Heart-Of-Glass/release/3177029

1979 Top 10 Official Singles Chart UK Archive
3rd February 1979

1 6up
HEART OF GLASS - BLONDIE
2 1down
HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK - IAN AND THE BLOCKHEADS
3 5up
WOMAN IN LOVE - THREE DEGREES
4 2down
Y.M.C.A. - VILLAGE PEOPLE
5 3down
SEPTEMBER - EARTH WIND AND FIRE
6 4down
A LITTLE MORE LOVE - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
7 11up
CAR 67 - DRIVER 67
8 NEW
CHIQUITITA - ABBA
9 7down
LAY YOUR LOVE ON ME - RACEY

10 9down
DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA - SHADOWS

3 февраля 1979,
The Blues Brothers went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Briefcase Full Of Blues'.
http://www.discogs.com/Blues-Brothers-Briefcase-Full-Of-Blues/release/653009

3 февраля 2007,
Daughtry were at No.1 on the US album chart with their self-titled debut. Lead singer Chris Daughtry was the fourth-place finalist on the fifth season of American Idol. The album sold over a 1m copies after just five weeks of release, becoming the fastest selling debut rock album of all time.http://www.discogs.com/Daughtry-Daughtry/release/3372884

3 февраля 2007,
Daughtry were at No.1 on the US album chart with their self-titled debut.

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3 февраля 1966,
Пол Маккартни и Стиви Уандер встретились после концерта в лондонском Scotch of St James club

During a UK tour Stevie Wonder played at the Scotch Of St James night-club in London.
After the show, Paul and Stevie have a long conversation.

Photo:Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder backstage at the Scotch of St James club, 3 February 1966.

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3 февраля 1964:
The Beatles' "I Want To Hold Your Hand" b/w "I Saw Her Standing There" and their Meet The Beatles! album are both certified gold

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1941, Born on this day, John Steel, drummer with The Animals who had the 1964 UK & US No.1 single 'House Of The Rising Sun'.

1948, Born on this day, Alice Cooper, (Vincent Furnier), singer, who formed the Earwigs, and then the Alice Cooper Band, who had the 1972 UK No.1 & US Hit single 'School's Out'. Copper is now also a radio presenter.

1951, Born on this day, Phil Ehart, Kansas, who had the 1978 US Hit single 'Dust In The Wind'.

1952, Born on this day, Jerry Shirley, drummer with Humble Pie who had the 1969 UK Hit single 'Natural Born Bugie'.

1963, Born on this day, Wasserman, guitar, The Offspring, who had the 1999 UK No.1 & US Hit single 'Pretty Fly, (For A White Guy)', and the 1999 US & UK Hit album 'Americana').

1975, Born on this day, Natalie Imbruglia, actress, singer, who had the 1997 UK Hit single 'Torn', from the 1997 UK Hit album 'Left Of The Middle'. Imbruglia was known to audiences as Beth Brennan in the popular Australian soap Neighbours.


Ушли из жизни:

1982: Alex Harvey (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band)

1983: Karen Carpenter (The Carpenters)

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События:

1966, Bob Dylan and The Band played at the Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky. This was the first date on a world tour which would become noted as Dylan's first that used electric instruments, after he had ‘gone electric’ at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.

1968, Billed as 'Tour 60 cities in 66 Days' The Jimi Hendrix Experience appeared at the Winterland in San Francisco.

1968, Working at Abbey Road studios, London, The Beatles recorded 'Across The Universe'. John and Paul decided the song needed some falsetto harmonies so they invited two girl fans into the studio to sing on the song. The two were Lizzie Bravo, a 16-year-old Brazilian living near Abbey Road and 17-year-old Londoner Gayleen Pease.

1970, John Lennon and Yoko Ono donated their hair for an auction in aid of the Black Power movement.

1982, Scottish singer Alex Harvey died of a heart attack while waiting to take a ferry back to shore after performing a concert with his new band, the Electric Cowboys. In an ambulance on the way to the hospital, he suffered a second heart attack, this one fatal. It occurred on the day before his 47th birthday, in Zeebrugen, Belgium. Formed Alex Harvey Big Soul Band in 1959 and then mid 1960's band Tear Gas. Had the 1975 UK No.7 single with Sensational Alex Harvey Band 'Delilah' and 1975 album 'Next'.

1983, Karen Carpenter died aged 32 of a cardiac arrest at her parent's house in Downey, California; the coroner's report gave the cause of death of imbalances associated with anorexia nervosa. The Carpenters 1970 album Close to You, featured two hit singles: ‘(They Long to Be) Close to You’ and ‘We've Only Just Begun.’ They peaked at No.1 and No.2, on the US chart. In 1975 - In Playboy's annual opinion poll; its readers voted Karen Carpenter the Best Rock Drummer of the year.

1983, The Smiths appeared at The Hacienda, Manchester, England.

1984, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble kicked off their 114-date 'Couldn't Stand the Weather tour' at the War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.

1992, Pearl Jam appeared at The Borderline in London, England, tickets cost Ј5 ($8.50).

2000, Bjorn Ulvaeus confirmed that the members of Abba had turned down a $1 billion (Ј0.58 billion) offer by American and British consortium to reform the group. "It is a hell of a lot of money to say no to, but we decided it wasn't for us," band member Benny Andersson told the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet.

2007, A Razorlight's gig in Lyon was halted mid-set because of an altercation between singer Johnny Borrell and bassist Carl Dalemo. The pair exchanged insults before they came to blows onstage. Borrell then stormed off leaving the French crowd amazed and unsure about what was going on.

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1967, The Monkees self-titled debut album started a seven-week run at No.1 on the UK chart.

1978, Abba started a seven week run at No.1 on the UK chart with 'The Album' their third No.1 LP.

1978, The Bee Gees started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Staying Alive'. From the film soundtrack Saturday Night Fever, it gave the brothers their fifth US No.1, also No.1 in the UK.

1978, 'Up Town Ranking' by Althia and Donna was at No.1 on the UK singles chart. It was the Jamaican duo's only hit making the teenagers One-hit Wonders.

1984, Culture Club started a three-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Karma Chameleon' the group's 5th US Top 10 hit, also a No.1 in the UK.

1984, Eurythmics scored their first UK No.1 album with their second release 'Touch', featuring the singles 'Here Comes The Rain Again', 'Who's That Girl' and 'Right By Your Side'.

1995, Celine Dion started a seven-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Think Twice'. The song peaked at No.95 on the US chart. 'Think Twice' received an Ivor Novello Award for the Song of the Year in 1995.


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1968: The Beatles, "Across The Universe"

1976: Elvis Presley: "Moody Blue," "I'll Never Fall in Love Again"

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1971: The Osmonds' "One Bad Apple" is certified gold