2022: Taylor Swift fills the entire top ten of the Billboard Hot 100. Every spot from No. 1 to No. 10 went to songs from her album Midnights, led by “Anti-Hero,” making her the first artist ever to hold all ten at once.
2022: Pop singer Aaron Carter dies at 34. The younger brother of Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter was found at his home in California. He was a teen star around 2000 with “Aaron's Party (Come Get It).”
2021: ABBA releases Voyage, its first album in 40 years. The Swedish group's comeback reached No. 1 across much of Europe and in Australia, and it paved the way for their digital avatar concert show in London.
2007: Garth Brooks opens a run of nine sold-out shows in Kansas City. The country superstar played the new Sprint Center night after night. The hometown Kansas City Royals later made “Friends in Low Places” a sixth-inning tradition.
2003: Jimmy Buffett wins his first CMA Award, shared with Alan Jackson. Their duet “It's Five O'Clock Somewhere” took Vocal Event of the Year after spending weeks at No. 1 on the country chart.
2003: Righteous Brothers singer Bobby Hatfield dies at 63. He died in a hotel room in Kalamazoo, Michigan, before a scheduled concert. His soaring tenor carried “Unchained Melody,” and he sang alongside Bill Medley on “You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'.”
2002: Johnny Cash releases American IV: The Man Comes Around. It was the last album issued in his lifetime; he died about ten months later. His cover of Nine Inch Nails' “Hurt” and its music video became one of the most moving farewells in music.
1992: Tom Jones guest stars on The Simpsons. In the episode “Marge Gets a Job,” Mr. Burns has the Welsh singer kidnapped to serenade Marge, and Jones voiced himself.
1974: The Eagles release “Best of My Love.” The ballad from the album On the Border climbed all the way to No. 1 on the Hot 100 in early 1975, the band's first chart topper.
1971: Elton John releases Madman Across the Water. The album gave fans “Tiny Dancer” and “Levon,” two songs that have stayed favorites on classic rock radio for decades.
1967: Kenny Rogers and The First Edition make their TV debut on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. The group's national exposure came years before Rogers went solo and became one of the biggest country stars of all time.
1966: The Monkees hit No. 1 with “Last Train to Clarksville.” The debut single from the made-for-TV band reached the top of the American chart just weeks after their sitcom premiered. Many listeners have heard it as a quiet Vietnam War protest.
1965: The Who release “My Generation” in the United States. The song reached No. 2 in Britain and became one of rock's defining youth anthems, complete with Roger Daltrey's famous stutter.
1960: Country singer Johnny Horton dies at 35. He was killed in a car crash near Milano, Texas. Horton is remembered for the No. 1 hit “The Battle of New Orleans” and “North to Alaska.”
1942: Songwriter George M. Cohan dies at 64. The Broadway legend wrote patriotic standards including “Over There,” “You're a Grand Old Flag” and “Yankee Doodle Boy.” His life story was told that same year in the film Yankee Doodle Dandy.
Born on This Day
1987: Kevin Jonas, American singer and guitarist (Jonas Brothers) Turns 39. The oldest of the Jonas Brothers, known for “Burnin' Up” and the comeback hit “Sucker.”
1974: Ryan Adams, American singer and songwriter Turns 52. Fronted the alt country band Whiskeytown before a prolific solo career.
1971: Jonny Greenwood, English guitarist (Radiohead) Turns 55. Lead guitarist of Radiohead and an acclaimed film score composer.
1970: Heather and Jennifer Kinley, American country duo (The Kinleys) Turn 56. The twin sisters scored a country hit in the late 1990s with “Please.”
1963: Brian Wheat, American bassist (Tesla) Turns 63. Founding bass player of the hard rock band behind “Signs” and “Love Song.”
1963: Andrea McArdle, American singer and actress Turns 63. Originated the title role in Annie on Broadway and introduced “Tomorrow.”
1961: David Bryson, American guitarist (Counting Crows) Turns 65. Played guitar on “Mr. Jones” and the band's other 1990s hits.
1959: Bryan Adams, Canadian singer and songwriter Turns 67. Hitmaker behind “Summer of '69,” “Heaven” and “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You.”
1957: Mike Score, English singer (A Flock of Seagulls) Turns 69. Lead singer of the new wave band best known for “I Ran (So Far Away).”
1956: Jeff Watson, American guitarist (Night Ranger) Turns 70. Played guitar on “Sister Christian” and “Don't Tell Me You Love Me.”
1947: Peter Noone, English singer (Herman's Hermits) Turns 79. The British Invasion frontman sang “Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter” and “I'm Henry VIII, I Am.”
1946: Gram Parsons, American singer and songwriter (The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers) A pioneer of country rock who influenced the Rolling Stones and Emmylou Harris; he died in 1973.
1946: Loleatta Holloway, American singer Disco and dance diva whose powerhouse voice was famously sampled on hits like Black Box's “Ride on Time.”
1941: Art Garfunkel, American singer (Simon & Garfunkel) Turns 85. The voice of “Bridge Over Troubled Water” and half of one of music's greatest duos.
1936: Billy Sherrill, American record producer and songwriter Co-wrote Tammy Wynette's “Stand By Your Man” and produced George Jones' “He Stopped Loving Her Today.”
1931: Ike Turner, American musician and producer (Ike & Tina Turner) Early rock and roll figure behind “Rocket 88” and the Ike & Tina Turner hit “Proud Mary.”
1919: Myron Floren, American accordionist The longtime accordion star of The Lawrence Welk Show.
1911: Roy Rogers, American singer and actor The singing “King of the Cowboys,” famous for his theme song “Happy Trails.”
