No.02 20/09/2016 – The Beatles 1968 double-album The White Album contains some of the band’s most unusual tracks including Piggies, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da and Revolution 9. An epic album!
2000’s
2009 – Break Your Heart by Taio Cruz began a 3-week spell at the top of the UK Singles Chart. The song was originally written for Cheryl Cole.
1980’s
1983 – The Culture Club single Karma Chameleon began a six-week spell at the top of the UK Single Chart. The song was the band’s biggest hit.
1970’s
1973 – The American folk and rock singer-songwriter Jim Croce died when the plane in which he was travelling crashed into a tree during takeoff from the Natchitoches Regional Airport in Louisiana. Croce was just 30 years old.
1960’s
1966 – Distant Drums by Jim Reeves became the UK Number One Single, where it remained for 5 weeks. The song was the only UK Number One by the American Country singer, albeit two years after Reeves died in a plane crash.
1966 – The lead guitarist of the Boston rock band Extreme, Nuno Bettencourt, was born in Praia da Vitória in the Azores.
Previous albums of the day…
 No.1475 20/09/2020
The 1980 Ozzy Osbourne album Blizzard of Ozz celebrates a 40th anniversary today! Osbourne’s first release following his firing from Black Sabbath the year before. Rolling Stone ranked the LP at No.9 in 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time list. Fan of the LP? |
 No.1111 20/09/2019
The Leftfield album Rhythm and Stealth is 20 years old today! The Mercury Prize nominated LP took production to a new level. Less dance floor, and more headphone heaven. Love Afrika Shox with Afrika Bambaataa on vocals. leftfieldmusic.com |
 No.745 20/09/2018
The Luther Vandross album Any Love is 30 years old today! The 1988 release was his 6th release in 7-years, which may explain the laid back nature of Any Love. The LP includes She Won’t Talk to Me and the Major Harris cover Love Won’t Let Me Wait. luthervandross.com |
 No.380 20/09/2017
So good to hear from Tori Amos again! The new album Native Invader is political, personal and touching. Numerous listens are required, it’s a grower. toriamos.com |