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July 29, 1972 Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Alone Again (Naturally)" hits #1 for the first of six non-consecutive weeks in the US.
June 17, 1972 The Rolling Stones album Exile On Main Street hits #1 in America.
June 9, 1972 Puddle Of Mudd leader Wes Scantlin is born in Kansas City, Missouri. After getting a demo tape to Fred Durst in 1999, he signs with Durst's label and, with a new band lineup, releases their debut album, Come Clean, with the hits "Blurry" and "She Hates Me."
June 3, 1972 Jethro Tull's concept album Thick As A Brick, complete with an insert from the fictional newspaper St. Cleve Chronicle and Linwell Advertiser, hits #1 in America.More
March 25, 1972 America's first single, "A Horse With No Name," rides to #1 on the Hot 100, and the group's self-titled debut album also takes the top spot on the Albums chart. The group becomes one of the most successful acts of the decade, with subsequent hits "Sister Golden Hair," "Ventura Highway" and "Tin Man."
March 11, 1972 Neil Young's album Harvest hits #1 in America, supplanting Don McLean's American Pie, which has been on top for seven weeks.
March 10, 1972 Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley is born in Norfolk, Virginia. In the '90s, he makes a name for himself producing tracks for Aaliyah and Ginuwine; the next decade finds him crafting hits for Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake, and many others.
February 14, 1972 Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty is born to American parents in West Germany.More
December 25, 1971 Melanie's "Brand New Key," a whimsical song about a young girl pursuing a boy with a skate key that might fit her pair, hits #1 in America for the first of three weeks.
December 4, 1971 Sly and the Family Stone's "Family Affair" hits #1 for the first of three weeks. The song is true to life: Sly's brother and sister are in the band, and the other members are like family.
November 13, 1971 Santana's Santana III album goes to #1 in America, where it stays for five weeks. Their next #1 album doesn't come until the next millennium, when Supernatural hits the top in 2000.
October 15, 1971 Rick Nelson (formerly Ricky) plays the "Rock & Roll Spectacular" concert at Madison Square Garden. When he plays some newer songs, the hit-hungry audience boos. Nelson writes the song "Garden Party" about the experience, and it becomes a hit, reviving his career.More
July 6, 1971 Louis Armstrong dies of a heart attack in his sleep in Corona, Queens, New York, a month shy of his 70th birthday. More
June 19, 1971 Carole King's album Tapestry hits #1 in the US, where it stays for 15 weeks.More
June 12, 1971 Honey Cone's "Want Ads" hits #1 in America.
May 29, 1971 The Rolling Stones' "Brown Sugar" hits the top of the Hot 100 for the first of two weeks.
May 22, 1971 The Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers album, with a working zipper on the cover, hits #1 in the US.More
March 20, 1971 Nearly six months after her death, Janis Joplin's "Me And Bobby McGee" hits #1 in the US for the first of two weeks. It is her only Top 10 hit.
February 13, 1971 The Osmonds' "One Bad Apple" hits #1 in America for the first of five weeks.
February 10, 1971 Carole King releases Tapestry, a singer-songwriter landmark that becomes one of the most successful and influential albums ever made.More
November 7, 1970 MGM Records president Mike Curb announces that his label is dumping 18 acts that "exploit and promote hard drugs through music."More
October 10, 1970 Neil Diamond's "Cracklin' Rosie" hits #1, where it will stay for one week.
September 25, 1970 The Partridge Family's self-titled TV show debuts on ABC. Two months later, their song "I Think I Love You" hits #1 in America.More
August 31, 1970 Debbie Gibson is born in Brooklyn, New York. A music prodigy, she has two #1 hits while still in her teens: "Foolish Beat" in 1988 and "Lost In Your Eyes" a year later.
May 23, 1970 Paul McCartney's first solo album, the back-to-basics McCartney, hits #1 in America even though it contains no singles.
March 28, 1970 John Lennon's "Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)" hits its peak position of #3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
February 14, 1970 Sly and the Family Stone's "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" hits #1 in America.
December 20, 1969 Peter, Paul and Mary's "Leaving On A Jet Plane" hits #1, where it stays for one week.
November 4, 1969 Sean Combs, also known as Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, and Diddy, is born in Harlem, New York City. With his Bad Boy Records, he launches the careers of The Notorious B.I.G. and Faith Evans, and helps bring hip-hop into the mainstream with the 1997 hits "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" and "I'll Be Missing You."
October 18, 1969 Promoter Richard Nader puts on the first "Rock and Roll Revival" concerts, with performances by Chuck Berry, The Coasters, The Shirelles, Sha Na Na and Bill Haley. Held at Madison Square Garden's Felt Forum, the two shows sell out, leading to a series of similar concerts and the emergence of the "oldies" format.More
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