This Day in Music History: December 24

December 24, 2016

We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.

 

Today: December 24.

 

1965: The Beatles had the No.1 album in the US for the third Christmas in a row. Rubber Soul was at the top of the albums chart, following Beatles For Sale in 1964 and With The Beatles in 1963. They would repeat this feat again in 1968 with The Beatles (The White Album) and again in 1969, with Abbey Road.

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1976: The sixth album of The Eagles, 'Hotel California', spent the first of eight non-consecutive weeks at the top of the Billboard chart. It was he band's first album with Joe Walsh and last with bassist Randy Meisner which has now sold over 16 million copies.

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1977: The Bee Gees started a three week run at the top of the US singles chart with 'How Deep Is Your Love'. It was the band's 4th US No.1 and stayed in the top 10 for 17 weeks, giving it the longest chart run in history. It also reached the No.3 spot in the UK.

 

1977: The Sex Pistols played their last ever concert in the UK, (until 1996), at Ivanhoes in Huddersfield, before they decided to split. It was a charity performance with audience including mainly children.

 

1988: American glam metal band Poison, started a three-week run at the top of the US singles chart with 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn.'

 

1988: Nirvana began recording 'Bleach', their first album. They took a $600 loan from an old school friend in order to start the recording.

 

1994: Pearl Jam topped the US album chart with 'Vitalogy'. Their third studio album. It was first released on vinyl record, and then followed by a release in other formats two weeks later.

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2015: William Guest of Gladys Knight And The Pips, died of heart failure at the age of 74. His background vocals can be heard on all of the band's hits, including 'Midnight Train To Georgia', 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine' and the Grammy winning 'Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)'.

 

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