On This Day

A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before

On This Day

09.22.25

On This Day in 1973, The Rolling Stones Were at No. 1 with an Album that Contained a Hit Steeped in Rumors

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.22.25

On This Day in 2000, Jo Dee Messina Was at No. 1 With a Song Written for Her Based on Her Life

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.22.25

On This Day in 1990, Garth Brooks Entered the ‘Billboard’ 200 With One of the Biggest Country Albums of All Time

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.22.25

On This Day in 1985, Willie Nelson Kicked off One of the Greatest Benefit Concerts of the 20th Century

By Em Casalena
On This Day

09.21.25

On This Day in 1996, Hank Williams III Continued a Legacy Started by His Father and Grandfather

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

09.21.25

Born on This Day in 1967, One-Half of Country Music’s Most Successful Power Couple—a Multi-Grammy Winner With 50 Million Records Sold

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

09.21.25

On This Day in 2011, This Alternative Group Threw in the Towel Before Becoming a Tired Old Rock Band

By Em Casalena
On This Day

09.20.25

On This Day in 1997, Elton John Kicked off a Six-Week Run Atop the UK Singles Chart With This Tribute to the Princess of Wales

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

09.20.25

On This Day in 1989, Willie Nelson Landed His 14th No. 1 With This Contemplative Number Written by Beth Nielsen Chapman

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

09.20.25

On This Day in 1975, David Bowie Landed His First US No. 1 With a Little Help From This Beatles Legend

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

09.20.25

On This Day in 1973, the World Lost One of Its Greatest Folk Musicians at Age 30

By Em Casalena
On This Day

09.19.25

On This Day in 1969, Creedence Clearwater Revival Scored Their Only No. 1 in the UK With an Apocalyptic Single

By Clayton Edwards

On This Day

On This Day in 1973, The Rolling Stones Were at No. 1 with an Album that Contained a Hit Steeped in Rumors

On This Day in 2000, Jo Dee Messina Was at No. 1 With a Song Written for Her Based on Her Life

On This Day in 1990, Garth Brooks Entered the ‘Billboard’ 200 With One of the Biggest Country Albums of All Time

On This Day in 1985, Willie Nelson Kicked off One of the Greatest Benefit Concerts of the 20th Century

On This Day in 1996, Hank Williams III Continued a Legacy Started by His Father and Grandfather

Born on This Day in 1967, One-Half of Country Music’s Most Successful Power Couple—a Multi-Grammy Winner With 50 Million Records Sold

On This Day in 2011, This Alternative Group Threw in the Towel Before Becoming a Tired Old Rock Band

On This Day in 1997, Elton John Kicked off a Six-Week Run Atop the UK Singles Chart With This Tribute to the Princess of Wales

On This Day in 1989, Willie Nelson Landed His 14th No. 1 With This Contemplative Number Written by Beth Nielsen Chapman

On This Day in 1975, David Bowie Landed His First US No. 1 With a Little Help From This Beatles Legend

On This Day in 1973, the World Lost One of Its Greatest Folk Musicians at Age 30

On This Day in 1969, Creedence Clearwater Revival Scored Their Only No. 1 in the UK With an Apocalyptic Single

Jason Aldean Shares the “Career Ending” Mistake Some New Artists Make

3 Songs That Use the Juno-60: The Synthesizer That Made 80s Pop Music Sound Magical

On This Day in 1962, Patsy Cline Unknowingly Said Farewell With the Final Studio Album Released Before Her Death

3 Folk Songs From the 2000s That Turn One Simple Phrase Into Pure Poetry