EVENTS THAT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY OCTOBER 13 IN MUSIC HISTORY
On this day October 13 in 1963 – Over 15 million people tuned in to watch The Beatles perform on the UK TV variety show ‘Sunday Night at the London Palladium’
1965 – Rock band The Who recorded ‘My Generation’ which was released as a single on 29 October. The single was an international hit and it became a signature song for the band.
1973 – The Rolling Stones hit number one on the US Billboard 200 with their 13th studio album ‘Goats Head Soup’ for the first of four consecutive weeks on this day October 13 in music history.
1977 – R&B singer Shirley Brickley was murdered by a home intruder at the age of 32. Best remembered for her work with the vocal group The Orlons.
1978 – Rock band Queen released ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ and ‘Bicycle Race’ as a double A-side single. It peaked at No.1 in the UK and reached No.24 in the US.
1979 – With their fourth studio album ‘Eat to the Beat’, Blondie went to number one in the UK on this day October 13.
1979 – Michael Jackson scored his second number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with ‘Don’t Stop ‘Till You Get Enough’. The song was a worldwide hit and it reached No.1 in seven other countries.
1984 – With ‘I Just Called to Say I Love You’, Stevie Wonder started a three-week run at No.1 in the US on this day October 13 in music history. The song was a massive hit reaching No.1 on 27 charts worldwide, and it also earned him an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
1984 – Irish rock band U2 reached number one in the UK with their fourth studio album ‘The Unforgettable Fire’ for the first of two consecutive weeks.
1990 – George Michael scored his seventh solo number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with ‘Praying for Time’ which also became a chart-topper in Canada.
2001 – With her eighth studio album ‘Fever’, Australian singer Kylie Minogue went to number one in the UK on this day October 13. The album features the hit single ‘Can’t Get You Out of My Head’ which topped the charts in 40 countries worldwide.
2001 – Australian pop singer Peter Doyle died on this day October 13 at the age of 52 from throat cancer. He came to prominence as a member of the group New Seekers before establishing himself as a solo artist.
2007 – The number one album in the UK on this day was ‘Magic’ by Bruce Springsteen. His seventh chart-topper in the United Kingdom.
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2007 – Country music group Rascal Flatts topped the US Billboard 200 with their fifth studio album ‘Still Feels Good’ on this day October 13.
2008 – Beyonce released the double A-side single ‘Single Ladies (Put a Ring on it)’/If I Were a Boy’. Both songs became worldwide hits with ‘Single Ladies’ also earning her numerous accolades and awards, including three Grammys.
2009 – American singer and actor Jasper Cini better known professionally as Al Martino died on this day October 13 in music history at the age of 82.
2012 – With their second studio album ‘Babel’, Mumford & Songs started a three-week run at number one in the US. The album was also a chart-topper in Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK, and Norway.
2012 – Rock band Muse topped the UK Albums chart with ‘The 2nd Law’ on this day October 13. The album was an international hit that year and it peaked in the Top 10 on thirty charts worldwide, including fourteen No.1.
2012 – Rihanna hit number one on the on the UK Singles chart with ‘Diamonds’. The song was a worldwide hit at the time and it topped the singles charts in over twenty countries.
2016 – Craig David‘s sixth studio album ‘Following My Intuition’ debuted at No.1 in the United Kingdom. His first to top the chart since his debut album ‘Born to Do It’ in 2000.
2018 – American rapper Lil Wayne topped the US Billboard 200 with his twelfth studio album ‘The Carter V’ on this day October 13.
BORN ON THIS DAY OCTOBER 13 IN MUSIC HISTORY
1927 – American singer-songwriter, conductor, composer, and arranger Anita Jean Grilli also known as Anita Kerr was born in Memphis, Tennessee on this day October 13 in music history.
1940 – British singer Chris Farlowe was born in London, England. Best known for his chart-topping single ‘Out of Time’.
1941 – American singer-songwriter and guitarist Paul Simon was born on this day October 13 in Newark, New Jersey. He rose to fame as one half of the folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel.
1944 – Multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and founding member of the rock band Chicago, Robert Lamm was born in Brooklyn, New York.
1947 – American singer and songwriter Samuel “Sammy” Hagar nicknamed The Red Rocker was born on this day October 13 in Salinas, California. Best known for his work with the hard rock bands Montrose and Van Halen.
1948 – American multi-instrumentalist and singer John Ford Coley was born on this day October 13 in Dallas, Texas.
1950 – Multi-instrumentalist, singer, and founding member of the folk rock band Fairport Convention, Simon Nicol was born in London, England.
1959 – American singer and actress Marie Osmond was born in Ogden, Utah on this day October 13 in music history. Best known for her rendition of the country pop song ‘Paper Roses’.
1968 – Spanish baritone Carlos Marin was born in Madrid. He came to prominence as a member of the classical crossover group Il Divo.
1970 – The winner of the first edition of Britain’s Got Talent, tenor Paul Potts was born on this day October 13 in Bristol, England.
1980 – American singer and actress Ashanti Douglas mononymously known as Ashanti was born in Glen Cove, New York. Best known as the first female artist to hold the top two spots on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at the same time when ‘Foolish’ hit No.1 and ‘What’s Luv?’ No.2 in 2002.