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1989The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces its fifth class of inductees: The Who, Simon & Garfunkel, The Kinks, The Platters, Hank Ballard, Bobby Darin, The Four Seasons, The Four Tops, the Holland-Dozier-Holland songwriting team, Carole King, and Gerry Goffin.
1988John Fogerty's trial begins. He is accused of plagiarizing himself by using elements of his Creedence Clearwater Revival song "Run Through The Jungle" for his 1985 solo hit "The Old Man Down The Road." The suit is brought by his nemesis and former label boss Saul Zaentz, who owned the publishing on "Jungle." Fogerty wins the case.
1986Aubrey Drake Graham is born in Toronto. After a stint on the TV show Degrassi: The Next Generation, he becomes a superstar rapper under the name Drake.
1978The movie version of The Wiz, which debuted as a Broadway stage production in 1975, hits theaters. The all-black cast includes Diana Ross as Dorothy and Michael Jackson as the Scarecrow. The film marks Jackson's acting debut.
1970"Lola" peaks at #9 in the US, giving The Kinks their first American Top 10 since "Tired of Waiting for You" in 1965. After their US tour in 1965, they were denied visas for the next three years, killing their momentum in that country. Following their return in 1969, "Lola" gets them back on the airwaves.
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2016Bobby Vee dies at age 73 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. In 1961, he had a #1 hit with "Take Good Care Of My Baby."
2013Tina Turner, who has obtained citizenship in Switzerland, where she has lived since 1995, relinquishes her United States citizenship.
2012R&B singer Bobby Brown is arrested in Los Angeles, California, for a DUI ticket - after a similar incident in March of the same year in which he'd pleaded no contest and agreed to attend rehab. This time he is released on bail.
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2006To celebrate the 20th anniversary of its best-selling album, Def Leppard reissues Hysteria as a two-CD package. Beyond a remastered edition of the original album, the new edition includes a bonus disc with a host of non-album tracks first issued during the period.
2001Kim Gardner (bass guitarist for Ashton, Gardner & Dyke) dies of cancer in Los Angeles, California, at age 53.
2000Past Country Music Association entertainer of the year and ex-Hee Hawhost Roy Clark joins the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame.
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Boyz II Men Tie Elvis For Longest-Running #1
1992
"End Of The Road" by Boyz II Men ties Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel"/"Hound Dog" as the longest-running #1 single when it reaches its 11th week at the top. It spends two more weeks at #1, but loses the record three months later when Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" stays for 14 weeks.
The accomplishment has more to do with methodology than popularity; in late 1991, Billboard implemented technology (BDS and Soundscan) that automatically tracked sales and airplay, making their charts much more accurate. This also made them much more stagnant: In 1991, there were 27 #1 hits. In 1992 there are 12.
Before the switch, Billboard relied on a reporting system where record stores would disclose sales figures and radio stations would report plays. These numbers were routinely fudged, as many parties benefited from a constant churn at the top of the chart (stations like being able to play the "New #1," and record stores like to sell it).
Boyz II Men rack up gaudy numbers in this era: "I'll Make Love To You" spends 14 weeks at the top in 1993; their duet with Mariah Carey, "One Sweet Day," stays for 16 weeks in 1995 into 1996.
Before the switch, Billboard relied on a reporting system where record stores would disclose sales figures and radio stations would report plays. These numbers were routinely fudged, as many parties benefited from a constant churn at the top of the chart (stations like being able to play the "New #1," and record stores like to sell it).
Boyz II Men rack up gaudy numbers in this era: "I'll Make Love To You" spends 14 weeks at the top in 1993; their duet with Mariah Carey, "One Sweet Day," stays for 16 weeks in 1995 into 1996.
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