EVENTS THAT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY JUNE 24 IN MUSIC HISTORY
On this day June 24 in 1955 – With his rendition of ‘Unchained Melody’, Jimmy Young hit No.1 on the UK Singles chart for the first of three consecutive weeks.
1965 – Pop rock group The Hollies scored their first number one single in the United Kingdom with ‘I’m Alive’. It held the top spot for three non-consecutive weeks.
1967 – The Monkees scored their third number one album of the year in the US with ‘Headquarters’ on this day June 24 in music history. They previously topped the Billboard 200 chart with ‘The Monkees’ and ‘More of the Monkees’ for 23 consecutive weeks.
1974 – The Beach Boys released the compilation album ‘Endless Summer’ on Capitol Records. It features hits from the 1962-65 period and it topped the charts in the US and Canada.
1989 – Singer and songwriter Richard Marx scored his second of three consecutive number one singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with ‘Satisfied’ on this day June 24.
1989 – R&B group Soul II Soul featuring singer Caron Wheeler started a four-week stint at No.1 on the UK Singles chart with ‘Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)’.
1989 – With his eighth solo studio album ‘Flowers in the Dirt’, singer-songwriter Paul McCartney reached No.1 in the UK on this day June 24. It was his last chart-topper until 2020 when he topped the Albums chart with ‘McCartney III’.
1995 – Pink Floyd reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart with their third live album ‘Pulse’. The album features performances recorded during the band’s 1994 Division Bell Tour. It was also a worldwide hit and it became a chart-topper in fourteen other countries, including the UK, Canada, and Australia.
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1995 – The “King of Pop” – Michael Jackson topped the UK Albums chart with ‘HIStory – Past, Present and Future, Book I‘ on this day June 24 in music history.
2000 – The number one album in the United Kingdom on this day was the second studio release ‘7’ by the pop band S Club 7.
2000 – Enrique Iglesias started a three-week stint at No.1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with ‘Be With You’ on this day June 24.
2000 – Italian musical group Black Legend topped the UK Singles chart with their rendition of the Barry White song ‘You See the Trouble with Me’.
2006 – With their seventh studio album ‘Decemberunderground’, rock band AFI reached number one in the US on this day June 24.
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2006 – Alternative rock band Keane scored their second consecutive number one album in the UK with ‘Under the Iron Sea’ which held the top spot for two weeks straight.
2010 – American singer and songwriter Deborah “JoJo” Billingsley died on this day June 24 in music history at the age of 58. Best remembered for her work with The Honkettes and Lynyrd Skynyrd.
2011 – Beyonce released her fourth studio album ‘4’. The album debuted at No.1 in the UK and US, and it won her a Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance.
2013 – American drummer Alan Myers died on this day June 24 at the age of 58. Best remembered for his work with the new wave band Devo.
2016 – American keyboardist and record producer Bernie Worrell died at the age of 72. Best known as a founding member of the music collective Parliament-Funkadelic and for his work with the rock band Talking Heads.
2017 – Singer and songwriter Halsey topped the US Billboard 200 chart on this day June 24 with her second studio album ‘Hopeless Fountain Kingdom’.
2021 – Rock group Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds reached the top spot on the UK Albums chart with their first greatest hits compilation ‘Back the Way We Came: Vol. 1 (2011–2021)’.
BORN ON THIS DAY JUNE 24 IN MUSIC HISTORY
1939 – American bass guitarist Michael “Oz” Bach was born in Paw Paw, West Virginia on this day June 24 in music history. Best known for his work with the sunshine pop band Spanky and Our Gang.
1942 – English singer and songwriter Arthur Brown was born on this day in Whitby. Best known for his theatrical performances and powerful operatic voice.
1944 – English multi-instrumentalist John “Charlie” Whitney was born on this day June 24 in Skipton. Best known as a founding member of the bands Family, Axis Point, and Streetwalkers.
1944 – Saxophonist, keyboardist and flute player Christopher “Chris” Wood was born in Birmingham, England. He came to prominence as a founding member of the rock band Traffic
1944 – English guitarist Geoffrey “Jeff” Beck was born on this day June 24 in Wallington. Best known for his work with The Yardbirds and for fronting the Jeff Beck Group. He’s considered one of the best guitarists of all time.
1945 – Singer and songwriter Colin Blunstone was born on this day in Hatfield, England. He rose to fame as the frontman of the rock band The Zombies.
1947 – Co-founder, drummer and leader of Fleetwood Mac, Mick Fleetwood was born in Redruth, England on this day June 24 in music history.
1947 – Bassist and guitarist Mike de Albuquerque was born today in London, England. Best known for his work with the progressive rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO).
1948 – Swiss keyboardist, songwriter and film composer Patrick Moraz was born on this day June 24 in Morges. Best known as a member of the rock bands Yes and The Moody Blues.
1949 – Founding member and bassist of the rock band Dire Straits, John Illsley was born on this day in Leicester, England.
1959 – Singer-songwriter, instrumentalist and producer Andrew “Andy” McCluskey was born on this day June 24 in Heswall, England. Best known as the co-founder of the electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.
1961 – Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Curt Smith was born in Bath, England. He came to prominence as the co-founder of the pop rock group Tears for Tears.
1966 – Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Hope Sandoval was born in Los Angeles, California on this day June 24 in music history. Best known for fronting the bands Mazzy Star and Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions.
1967 – German guitarist and singer Richard Kruspe was born in Wittenberge. Best known as a founding member of the metal band Rammstein and for fronting the band Emigrate.
1970 – American singer and songwriter Glenn Medeiros was born on this day June 24 in Lihue, Hawaii. Best known for his chart-topping singles ‘She Ain’t Worth It’ and ‘Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You’.
1986 – American singer, songwriter and dancer Solange Knowles was born on this day in Houston, Texas.