On This Day, July 9 in Music History
EVENTS ON JULY 9 IN MUSIC HISTORY
On this day July 9 in 1955 – Bill Haley & His Comets topped the Billboard Pop chart with ‘Rock Around The Clock’. The song announced the upcoming rock and roll era.
1964 – With their rendition of ‘The House of the Rising Sun’, The Animals topped the UK Singles chart. The song reached No.1 in the US, Canada, Finland, and Spain as well.
1966 – The Beatles returned to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Paperback Writer’ on this day July 9 in music history. The song was a chart-topper in eight other countries that year, including the UK.
1977 – With ‘Undercover Angel’, Alan O’Day topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Also a chart-topper in Canada that year.
1983 – New wave band The Police started an eight-week stint at number one on the US Singles chart with ‘Every Breath You Take’ on this day July 9.
1983 – Michael Jackson returned for a two-week run at number one in the US with his sixth studio album ‘Thriller’. The LP won a record-breaking eight Grammy Awards and became the best-selling album of all time with over 70 million copies sold worldwide.
1983 – With their debut studio album ‘Fantastic’, pop duo Wham! hit number one in the UK for the first of two weeks straight on this day July 9.
1988 – Singer Glenn Medeiros started a four-week stint at number one on the UK Singles chart with his rendition of ‘Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You‘. It also hit No.1 in the Netherlands, Canada, Ireland, France and Spain.
1988 – Rock band Cheap Trick scored their first number one single in the United States with ‘The Flame’ on this day July 9 in music history.
1995 – With his ninth studio album ‘HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I’, Michael Jackson topped the US Billboard 200 chart.
2005 – After a one week break from the top spot, Mariah Carey returned for a ten-week run at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with ‘We Belong Together’ on this day July 9. She topped the chart for fourteen weeks in total that year.
2006 – Keyboardist and founding member of the funk & soul band The Commodores, Milan Williams died on this day at the age of 58.
2011 – Singer and songwriter Jill Scott went to number one in the US on this day July 9 with her fourth studio album ‘The Light of the Sun’.
Jill Scott ft. Anthony Hamilton – So In Love
2011 – With her fourth studio album ‘4’, R&B singer Beyonce went to number one in the UK. The LP was a chart-topper in six other countries that year, including the US.
2011 – Pitbull, Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer topped the US Billboard 100 chart with ‘Give Me Everything’ on this day July 9 in music history.
2015 – Belgian DJ and record producer Lost Frequencies reached No.1 on the UK Singles chart with his version of the country song ‘Are You With Me’.
2015 – The number one album in the United Kingdom on this day July 9 was ‘The Definitive Collection’ by Lionel Richie & The Commodores.
2015 – American songwriter, composer and record producer Michael Masser died at the age of 74. Best remembered for writing hit songs such as ‘Saving All My Love for You’, ‘All at Once’, ‘Tonight, I Celebrate My Love’, etc.
2020 – Pop rock group Haim topped the UK Albums chart with their third studio album ‘Women in Music Pt. III’ on this day July 9.
2020 – The number one single in the United Kingdom on this day was ‘Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)’ by music producer Jawsh 685 and singer Jason Derulo. It held the top spot for three weeks straight.
BORN ON JULY 9 IN MUSIC HISTORY
1925 – American pop and rock and roll singer Aldo Sigismondi also known professionally as Alan Dale was born in New York City on this day July 9 in music history.
1927 – Traditional pop singer and actor Ed Ames was born Edmund Dantes Urick in Malden, Massachusetts. Best known for the hit songs ‘My Cup Runneth Over’, ‘When the Snow Is on the Roses’, and ‘Time, Time’.
1929 – American bluegrass musician Jesse McReynolds was born on this day July 9 in Coeburn, Virginia. Best known as one half of the sibling duo Jim and Jesse.
1929 – Country and pop singer-songwriter and producer Barton Lee Hazlewood was born in Mannford, Oklahoma. Best known for his collaborations with Duane Eddy and Nancy Sinatra.
1941 – Founding member and lead singer of the R&B group The Main Ingredient, Donald McPherson was born on this day July 9 in Harlem, New York.
1946 – Singer and songwriter Ronald Belford “Bon” Scott was born in Forfar, Scotland. Best known as the frontman of the hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until 1980.
1946 – English drummer John “Mitch” Mitchell was born in Ealing on this day July 9 in music history. He rose to fame as a member of the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
1950 – American singer-songwriter and pianist Gwen Guthrie was born in Newark, New Jersey. Best known for her 1986 hit song ‘Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ On but the Rent’.
1954 – Singer and founding member of the vocal group Sledge Sisters, Debra “Debbie” Sledge was born on this day July 9 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1957 – English singer-songwriter and guitarist Marc Almond was born in Southport. He came to prominence as one half of the synthpop duo Soft Cell.
1959 – Founding member and frontman of the rock band Simple Minds, James “Jim” Kerr was born on this day July 9 in Glasgow, Scotland.
1964 – Singer, songwriter and actress Courtney Love was born in San Francisco, California. She rose to fame as the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Hole. Also known for her marriage to fellow musician Kurt Cobain.
1965 – American bass guitarist Frank Bello was born in The Bronx, New York on this day July 9 in music history. Best known as a member of the thrash metal band Anthrax.
1975 – Founding member and frontman of the indie rock band Modest Mouse, Isaac Brock was born in Helena, Montana.
1975 – Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jack White was born on this day July 9 in Detroit, Michigan. Best known as one half of the rock duo The White Stripes.