On This Day in Rock History: February 7
Mar 12
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2006 – Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour tops the U.K. album charts with On An Island . The No. 1 British single is Chico’s “It’s Chico Time,” which holds steady for a second week.
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Mar 20
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2005 – Welsh trio The Stereophonics top the U.K. album charts with Language.Sex.Violence.Other? The No. 1 single in the UK is Tony Christie’s cover of the Neil Sedaka chestnut “(Is This the Way to) Amarillo?”
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Jan 28
Arctic Monkeys
2005 – The Arctic Monkeys’ Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not sells a 363,700 copies in its first week of release to become the No. 1 album in the U.K. and the fastest selling U.K. debut ever. Notorious B.I.G., P. Diddy and Nelly top the singles chart with “Nasty Girl.”
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Mar 14
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2004 – DJ Casper’s “Cha Cha Slide (All Around The World)” knocks Britney Spear’s “Toxic” off the No. 1 spot in the UK singles chart. The chart-topping album is Katie Melua’s Call Off The Search .
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Feb 27
2002 - Jennifer Lopez has the No. 1 album in the United States with her remix platter, J to tha Lo! .
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Mar 14
Posted in 1990s , Albums/Singles that Rock , Bands/Artists that Rock , Billboard charts , Chart Toppers , Classic , Composers & Songwriters , General , Gold , Platinum , Rock n Roll Hall of Fame (honoured diety) , Singers |
1998 – Madonna : Ray of Light : UK LP is no. 1 chart topper.
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Mar 14
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1998 – Will Smith : Gettin Jiggy With It :US single no. 1 chart topper.
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Mar 02
Oasis
1996 – Oasis : (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? : UK LP is No. 1 in the UK. Oasis scored their second UK No.1 single when ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’ went to the top for one week.
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Mar 18
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1995 – Annie Lennox : Medusa : UK LP is no. 1 chart topper.
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Mar 18
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1995 – Bruce Springsteen : Greatest Hits : US LP is no. 1 chart topper.
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Mar 13
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1993 – Lenny Kravitz : Are You Gonna Go My Way : UK LP is number one on the charts.
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Apr 04
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1992 – Bruce Springsteen : Human Touch : UK LP is no. 1 chart topper.
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