1963 - The Beatles
The Beatles recorded their next single ‘She Loves You’ / ‘Ill Get You’, at EMI Studios, London, completing the two songs in less than four hours. Released in August this year, ‘She Loves You’ went on to become The Beatles first million-selling single.

1968 - The Band
The Band released their debut album Music From Big Pink. The album, which features their first hit single The Weight, was recorded in studios in New York and Los Angeles in 1968, and followed the groups backing of Bob Dylan on his 1966 tour (as The Hawks).

1972 - Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Song Sung Blue, his second US No.1. A No.14 hit in the UK.

1981 - Rushton Moreve
Rushton Moreve bassist with Steppenwolf, was killed in motorcycle accident in Santa Barbara, California, aged 32. He co-wrote their hit Magic Carpet Ride with lead singer John Kay; Steppenwolf also had the 1968 US No.2 single Born To Be Wild. Moreve left the band in late 1968 when he refused to fly back to California at that time, fearing it would sink into the Pacific Ocean after an imminent earthquake.

2000 - Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with Spinning Around, the singers fifth No.1 was co-written by Paula Abdul, (it was originally intended for Abduls comeback album). Spinning Around gave Minogue the honor of being one of three artists (the others being Madonna and U2) to have a No.1 in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.

2008 - Whitesnake
Whitesnake guitarist Mel Galley, died at the age of 60 from cancer of the oesophagus. Galley also played with Trapeze, Glenn Hughes, Cozy Powell and the Blue Jays.

2017 - Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran returned to No.1 for the forth time with his third studio album ÷ (pronounced ‘divide’). The album also topped the charts in 14 other countries and won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.