This Day in Music History (September 20)

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  • 1964: At the end of the North American tour, The Beatles played a charity concert at the Paramount Theatre in New York City. The 3,682 audience each paid $100 a ticket

 

  • 1969: Based on the comic book TV series Archie and His Friends, “The Archie” started a four-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with “Sugar Sugar.” It became the longest running one-hit wonder in the UK after spending eight weeks at the top of the charts

 

  • 1976: AC/DC released their third studio album “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.” The album has been certified 6x platinum in the US, which means that it has sold at least six million copies, becoming the third highest selling album by AC/DC in the US after “Highway to Hell” and “Back in Black”

 

  • 1997: Elton John started a six-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with “Something About The Way You Look Tonight,” and “Candle in The Wind 97,” a rewrite of his 1974 hit about Marilyn Monroe. This version was raising funds for the Diana, Princess of Wales charity, following her death in Paris. It went on to become the biggest selling single in the world ever

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