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On This Day, Dec. 27, 1980: John Lennon & Yoko Ono hit #1 with Double Fantasy

Friday, December 27 by ABC News

On This Day, Dec. 27, 1980 ...John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s fifth studio album, Double Fantasy, hit #1 on the Billboard 200 and went on to spend eight weeks in the top spot.The album...

On This Day, Nov. 15, 1980: Blondie’s The Tide Is High hit #1 in the UK

Friday, November 15 by ABC News

On This Day, Nov. 15, 1980 ...Blondie landed their fifth U.K. #1 single with “The Tide Is High,” from their fifth studio album, Autoamerican. It would be another18 years before Blondie topped the U.K. chart again, landing at #1 in...

On This Day, Oct. 17, 1980: Bruce Springsteen released his fifth album, The River

Thursday, October 17 by ABC News

On This Day, Oct. 17, 1980 ...Bruce Springsteen released his fifth studio album, The River – his only double album to date.The project was originally intended as a single album called The Ties That Bind

On This Day, Oct. 4, 1980: Queen hit #1 with “Another One Bites The Dust”

Friday, October 4 by ABC News

On This Day, Oct. 4, 1980 ...Queen scored their second #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Another One Bites the Dust,” which appeared on their eighth studio album, The Game.The track, penned by bassist John...

On This Day, July 31, 1980: The Eagles’ long run ends at Long Beach

Wednesday, July 31 by ABC News

On This Day, July 31, 1980…During a benefit gig in Long Beach, California, Eagles members Glenn Frey and Don Felder spent the show detailing how they planned to beat each other up after it was over.The show – now known as the “Long Night...

On This Day, July 25, 1980: AC/DC releases Back in Black

Thursday, July 25 by ABC News

On This Day, July 25, 1980 ...AC/DC released their seventh studio album, Back in Black, which was their first album following the death of singer Bon Scott.The album featured new lead singer Brian Johnson and contained such future AC/DC classics as...

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