Tommy’s Coffee Break Calendar for Rocktober 4th
10/4/1969 (50 years ago today) - Creedence Clearwater Revival score their first No. 1 LP when "Green River" starts four weeks at the top. And now, from the 'Strange, But True' Dept.: CCR never (ever) had a No. 1 single! Oh, they came close (lots of No. 2 placings, almost more than anyone else in fact), but wouldn't you have thought, with all of those mega-classic-singles still gettin' played on the radio today, that at least one would have hit the No. 1 spot? But nooooo, that never happened for 'em, kinda weird actually...
10/4/1970 (49 years ago today) - The very sad Club 27 gets another member on this date: Janis Joplin is found dead at Hollywood's Landmark Hotel from an accidental heroin overdose, after which she gets her first (overdue-and-well-deserved) chart toppers -- Both the single "Me And Bobby McGee" and the album "Pearl" will go to No. 1. Also interesting is the fact that Janis remains one of the best selling artists in the U.S.: her catalog still moves quite steadily even these days, with currently over 17 million albums sold in America alone. She was the real deal, no doubt...
10/4/1980 (39 years ago today) - Queen start three weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Another One Bites The Dust", which was written by bassist John Deacon (not by singer Freddie Mercury) -- Cool stats that "Bohemian Rhapsody" couldn't match: "Dust" was the longest-running Top Ten single of 1980 (including thirteen weeks in the Top Five), spending 31 weeks total on the chart (more than any other song of the year); it also reached No. 2 on the Hot Soul Singles and Disco Top 100 charts. After attending a Queen concert in L.A., it was none other than Michael Jackson who suggested to Freddie that the band should release the track as a single...
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