1967 – The Beatles started a 15 week run at No.1 on the US album chart with “Sgt
Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”, the group’s 10th US No.1 album. Recorded
over a 129-day period beginning in December 1966, the album widely regarded as
one of the greatest of all time, includes songs such as “Lucy in the Sky with
Diamonds” and “A Day in the Life”.
1972 – Neil Diamond went to No.1 on the US singles chart with “Song Sung Blue”, his second US No.1. A No.14 hit in the UK.
1972 – Slade were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with “Take Me Bak ‘Ome’, the group’s
second No.1. The song was produced by the bands manager Chas Chandler.
1983 – A New Jersey-based quintet calling themselves Bon Jovi signed to Phonogram’s
Mercury records, although they had also been considering the name Johnny Electric. The group have since sold over 130 million records worldwide, and performed more than 2,600 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 34 million fans.
2000- Kylie Minogue was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with “Spinning Around”, the
singer’s fifth No.1 was co-written by Paula Abdul, (it was originally intended for Abdul’s “comeback” album). “Spinning Around” gave Minogue the honor of being one of three artists (the others being Madonna and U2) to have a No.1 in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.
