2010’s
2010 – CeeLo Green’s Forget You began a 2-week spell at the top of the UK Singles Chart. The song was also titled F**k You! and was apparently written about the music industry.
1910’s
1917 – The American jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. He is known for his improvisational style and jazz standards such as the brilliant Round Midnight.
Previous Albums Of The Day
 No.1495 10/10/2020
The Rocket From The Crypt album Scream, Dracula, Scream celebrates a 25th anniversary today! High energy rock n’ roll for the 1990s complete with trumpet. Includes the singles On a Rope, Born in ’69 and Young Livers. |
 No.1131 10/10/2019
The debut King Crimson album In The Court of the Crimson King is 50 years old today! One of the most influential LPs in the progressive rock genre, despite critic Robert Christgau calling the album “ersatz shit.” KC can be Marmite to some…fan? dgmlive.com |
 No.765 10/10/2018
The U2 album Rattle and Hum is 30 years old today! The part live, part studio LP divided critics, some feeling the band became too pretentious, others ambitious. Includes Desire, Angel of Harlem and When Love Comes to Town with B.B.King. I like it! u2.com |
 No.400 10/10/2017
The falsetto voice of Moses Sumney is a thing of beauty, and the new album Aromanticism is a work of art. Listen in its entirety! mosessumney.com |