On This Day

A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before

On This Day

08.23.25

On This Day in 1969, Johnny Cash Hit No. 1 With the Legendary Tale of a Young Man Seeking Revenge on His Absent Father

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

08.23.25

On This Day in 1969, The Rolling Stones Hit No. 1 With This Hank Williams-Inspired Tune

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

08.23.25

On This Day in 1980, David Bowie Hit No. 1 With a Song and Music Video That Was the Most Expensive of Its Time

By Em Casalena
On This Day

08.23.25

On This Day in 1952, This Country Crooner Became the First Female Solo Artist To Hit No. 1 on the Country Charts

By Em Casalena
On This Day

08.22.25

On This Day in 1969, The Beatles Held Their Final Photo Shoot at John Lennon’s Home

By Em Casalena
On This Day

08.22.25

On This Day in 1970, Bread Topped the Charts for the Only Time With a Soft-Rock Classic With a Suggestive Theme

By Matt Friedlander
On This Day

08.22.25

On This Day in 1968, George Jones and Tammy Wynette Sparked Country’s Most Turbulent Love Story: “I Loved Her From the Start”

By Cindy Watts
On This Day

08.22.25

On This Day in 1982, Willie Nelson’s Second-Best-Selling Album Ever Topped the Country Charts—and Stayed There for 22 Weeks

By Peter Burditt
On This Day

08.22.25

On This Day in 1983, Kenny Rogers Released a No. 1 Album Containing One of the Most Iconic Duets of All Time

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

08.22.25

On This Day in 1970, Creedence Clearwater Revival Started a Nine-Week Run at No. 1 with an Album That Produced Six Hit Singles

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

08.22.25

On This Day in 1968, The Beatles Lineup Underwent a Major Change, Foreshadowing the Next Two Years

By Melanie Davis
On This Day

08.22.25

On This Day in 2011, the World Lost Two Songwriters Behind These All-Time Greatest Hits on the Same Day

By Melanie Davis

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From left, Paul McCartney (playing a Hofner 500/1 violin bass guitar) and John Lennon (playing a Gibson J-160E acoustic guitar) of English rock and pop group The Beatles perform on stage for the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) music television show 'Shindig!' at Granville Studios in Fulham, London on 3rd October 1964. The band would play three songs on the show, Kansas City/hey-Hey-Hey!, I'm a Loser and Boys. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns)

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Portrait taken on September 13, 1982 shows British singer and drummer Phil Collins. Phil Collins combined his career as a drummer and singer with the band Genesis and a successful solo career. (Photo by Johan HULTENHEIM / TT NEWS AGENCY / AFP) / Sweden OUT

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