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Historic events this week from Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Faces, Prince, Bruce Springsteen, and Traffic. MARCH 29, 1975: LED ZEPPELIN HAS SIX ALBUMS ON THE CHARTS Led Zeppelin became the...

Historic events this week from Iron Maiden, Collective Soul, John Fogerty, Deep Purple, Bob Dylan, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots and Pink Floyd MARCH 22, 1982: IRON MAIDEN’S THE NUMBER OF THE...

Historic events this week from The Beatles, Pearl Jam, Van Halen, David Bowie, Depeche Mode and Bruce Springsteen MARCH 15, 1969: “THE BALLAD OF JOHN & YOKO” The Beatles‘ “...

Historic events this week from MARCH 8, 1994: SUPERUNKNOWN BY SOUNDGARDEN Soundgarden reached the pinnacle of the grunge-era with their masterpiece Superunknown, an album that debuted at #1 and redefi...

Historic events this week from Pink Floyd, Soundgarden, U2, Harry Nilsson, The Replacements, Eric Clapton and David Bowie. MARCH 1, 1973: THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON IS RELEASED IN AMERICA Pink Floyd...

Historic events this week from Toto, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, Van Halen, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin and U2 FEBRUARY 23, 1983: TOTO WINS BIG AT THE GRAMMYS Toto‘s fourth album, Toto IV, was a big...

Historic events this week from Bob Dylan, Eagles, Neil Young, KISS, The Jam, AC/DC and REO Speedwagon FEBRUARY 16, 1974: PLANET WAVES IS BOB DYLAN’S FIRST US #1 ALBUM Twelve years after releasin...

Television, Robert Plant, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Van Halen, Dire Straits, Blondie, Black Sabbath and Bon Jovi FEBRUARY 8, 1977: TELEVISION’S MARQUEE MOON Television pushed the boundaries o...

Historic events this week from Neil Young, Alice Cooper, Fleetwood Mac, Bob Dylan and more FEBRUARY 1, 1972: NEIL YOUNG’S HARVEST Moving away from his grittier sound, Neil Young retreated to his...

Historic events this week from Paul McCartney, Alice in Chains, John Lennon, Jonny Lang, The Beatles, David Bowie, Roy Orbison and Billy Joel JANUARY 25, 1991: PAUL McCARTNEY UNPLUGGED Paul McCartney ...