What happened on October 23
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196165 yrs ago
Dion's "Runaround Sue" takes over No. 1
Co-written with Ernie Maresca after Dion split from the Belmonts, it pushed Ray Charles's "Hit the Road Jack" off the top of the Hot 100.
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200620 yrs ago
My Chemical Romance's The Black Parade lands in Europe
The concept album follows a dying cancer patient who imagines death as a marching band, and its title track became the band's first UK No. 1.
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200719 yrs ago
Carrie Underwood releases Carnival Ride
It opened at No. 1 with over 527,000 copies sold, and its first four singles all topped the country chart, a feat no solo woman had managed since Shania Twain.
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201511 yrs ago
Adele says "Hello" and smashes digital records
It became the first song to sell over a million US downloads in a single week, debuted at No. 1 for ten weeks, and its video was the fastest to a billion YouTube views.
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195175 yrs ago
Charly García, father of Argentine rock, born in Buenos Aires
A perfect-pitch child prodigy, he co-founded Sui Generis and later Serú Girán, writing songs that pushed back against Argentina's military regime.
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195670 yrs ago
Dwight Yoakam, champion of the Bakersfield sound, is born
His debut Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. went to No. 1 on the country chart, and his rock-tinged honky-tonk won over both traditional country fans and alternative listeners.
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195967 yrs ago
"Weird Al" Yankovic born in Downey, California
His accordion lessons started the day before he turned seven, and a tape he sent to Dr. Demento at 16 launched a parody career that later produced a No. 1 album, Mandatory Fun.
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198541 yrs ago
R&B singer Miguel born in Lynwood, California
His Kaleidoscope Dream single "Adorn" topped the R&B/hip-hop chart, and "Sure Thing" returned to the Hot 100's top 11 in 2023 after going viral on TikTok.
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197848 yrs ago
Mother Maybelle Carter, country guitar pioneer, dies
Her "Carter Scratch" playing, melody on the bass strings with rhythm on top, helped make the guitar a lead instrument; she was also June Carter Cash's mother.
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201610 yrs ago
Dead or Alive frontman Pete Burns dies at 57
"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" was the band's only UK No. 1 and the first chart-topper for producers Stock Aitken Waterman.
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