#OnThisDay… October 28, 1956 • ELVIS PRESLEY: ‘Love Me Tender’ Tops ‘Hound Dog’ & ‘Don’t Be Cruel’ [Audio+DeepTrak+Video] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 28, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 50's, American Artists, Elvis Presley, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40, Videos

October 28, 1956 Elvis Presley added a second consecutive record-setting feat to his early resume when Love Me Tender replaced Hound Dog b/w Don’t Be Cruel at #1 on the Billboard Top 100. For the first time in Billboard’s chart history, an artist replaced...

#OnThisDay… October 23, 1973 • GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS: ‘Midnight Train’ Stationed at #1 [Audio+Deeptrax+Video] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 23, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Soul, Top 40, Videos

October 23, 1973 The biggest hit in the 33-year recording career of Gladys Knight & The Pips sat at #1 on this day in 1973. One week prior, Midnight Train To Georgia had run over Angie by the Rolling Stones, only to be derailed two weeks later by Keep On...

#OnThisDay… October 19, 1985 • a-ha: 1st Norwegian Group to Hit #1 on Billboard [AUDIO+VIDEO+DEEPTRAK] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 19, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 80's, Classic Hits, Oldies, Pop, Synth Pop, Top 40, Videos

October 19, 1985 The Norwegian trio called a-ha became the first group from that country to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with Take On Me. For it’s short-lived stay at the top, it replaced Oh Sheila by the Michigan R&B group Ready For The World...

#OnThisDay… October 8, 1964 • ROY ORBISON: His Biggest Hit Was Sitting ‘Pretty’ At The Top [AUDIO+VIDEO] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 8, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40, Videos

HouseoftheHits.com Help support this blog by clicking on the sponsor ad!   October 8, 1964 The song Oh, Pretty Woman by the great Roy Orbison was enjoying a simultaneous stay at #1 on music charts in three different countries. In America, it was in its second of...

#OnThisDay… October 4, 1980 • QUEEN: ‘Dusts’ Diana Ross for #1 [AUDIO+VIDEO] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 4, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, 80's, Classic Hits, Classic Rock, Oldies, Pop, Rock, Rock & Roll, Top 40, UK Artists, Videos

October 4th, 1980 Reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart today was the world-wide hit Another One Bites The Dust by Queen. After stalling for two weeks at #3 (behind the Australian duo Air Supply [All Out Of Love] and Motown diva Diana Ross [Upside Down]),...

#On This Day… September 26, 1965 • BARRY McGUIRE’s Warning: “Eve of Destruction” [AUDIO+VIDEO] /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 26, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, Videos

SEPTEMBER 26, 1965 50 years ago today, the protest song Eve Of Destruction by folk-rock singer Barry McGuire topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It had replaced The Beatles’ million-seller Help, ending their 3-week run at #1. Recorded on July...