2007
Westlife went to No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘Back Home’ the Irish boy band’s ninth UK No.1.
2006
Grammy-nominated R&B star Gerald Levert died of a heart attack aged 40. The singer who was the son of O'Jays vocalist Eddie Levert, first found fame with the R&B trio LeVert, and scored a UK top 10 single with Casanova in 1987.
The soundtrack album ‘Hannah Montana’ started a two-week run at No.1 on the US alum chart.
2004
Coldplay fan Sarah Sainsbury wrote to the band asking for their autographs so she could sell them to raise funds at her school charity. Coldplay sent her a triple platinum disc worth over £4,000.
Liza Minnelli's former bodyguard accused the singer of forcing him to have sex with her in order to keep his job, court documents revealed. M'hammed Soumayah was suing Minnelli for $100m damages, saying she made "many repeated attempts" to compel him into sex and he "eventually succumbed".
Robbie Williams, The Rolling Stones and Queen were inducted into the UK's first music Hall of Fame at a ceremony in London. One act had been chosen by TV viewers of a Channel 4 program to represent each decade since the 1950s. Williams represented the 1990s, Michael Jackson the 1980s, Queen the 1970s, the Rolling Stones the 1960s, and Cliff Richard the 1950s.
2003
The Darkness played to a sold out crowd at The Astoria in London.
2002
British Phonographic industry data showed that sales of singles were at their lowest level for 25 years, making up for less than 10% of all music sold in the UK.
2001
Michael Jackson went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Invincible.'
Westlife went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Queen Of My Heart.'
1999
Britney Spears won four MTV Awards; Best Female Singer, Best Pop Act, Best Song, 'Baby One More Time', Best Breakthrough Artist. Best Rock Act went to The Offspring, Best Male Act, Will Smith and Bono won the Free Your Mind award.
1995
Robson and Jerome had their second UK No.1 single when 'I Believe/Up On The Roof', started a four week run at the top of the charts.
The Smashing Pumpkins double album 'Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness' went to No.1 on the US chart.
1990
A 21 year-old AC/DC fan died after being attacked outside the Brendan Byrne Arena in New Jersey where the band were playing a gig that night.
1989
Bad English started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'When I See You Smile', a No.61 hit in the UK.
Chris Rea started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'The Road To Hell.'
Lisa Stansfield was at No.1 in the UK with the single ' All Around The World'.
1986
Big Audio Dynamite play Birmingham's Powerhouse, England, tickets cost £5
1985
The first night of a UK tour by Go West at the Apollo Manchester, England, supported by Heart.
1978
Donna Summer started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with her version of Jimmy Webb's 'MacArther Park', also a hit for actor Richard Harris in 1968, (made No.5 in the UK). Also on this day Summer went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Live And More'.
The Cars released the first picture- disc single commercially available, 'My Best Friend's Girl' which made No.3 in the UK charts.
David Bowie played the first night of his 8-date Low / Heroes tour of Australia and New Zealand at The Oval in Adelaide. This was Bowies first ever show in Australia.
1976
US singer Linda Ronstadt made her UK live debut when she appeared at the Birmingham Odeon
1973
Thirty US radio stations broadcast what was believed to be a 'live' Mott The Hoople concert. In reality it was the band recorded in the studio with the applause dubbed in.
1972
Gilbert O'Sullivan was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Clair', the singers first of two UK No.1's.
1971
BBC TV's Top Of The Pops celebrated its 400th show. The UK chart show was presented by Tony Blackburn with guests; Tom Jones, Dana, John Kongos, Cher, Slade, Cilla Black, The Piglets, Clodagh Rodgers and The Newbeats.
1969
The FBI in Phoenix, Arizona arrested Jim Morrison for drunk and disorderly conduct aboard a plane. The Doors singer who was on his way to a Rolling Stones concert with actor Tom Baker had been drinking and annoying the stewardesses. The pair spent the night in jail and were released on $2,500 bail.
1965
The final recording session for The Beatles Rubber Soul album took place, at Abbey Road, London. They needed three new songs to finish the album so an old song ‘Wait’ is pulled off the shelf and the group recorded two new songs from start to finish. Paul's ‘You Won't See Me’ and John's ‘Girl’, the basic tracks for both songs being completed in two takes. Rubber Soul was completed, and finished copies of the album were in the shops by December 3 in the UK and December 6 in the US.
1962
Frank Ifield was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Lovesick Blues', the singers second UK No.1
1955
Elvis Presley was voted the most promising new country & western artist by Billboard magazine.
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