On This Date In Music

1964 - The Animals started a three week run at No. 1 on the US singles chart with 'House Of The Rising Sun'. When first released the record company printed the time of the song on the record as three minutes feeling that the real time of four minutes was too long for radio airplay.

1981 - Stevie Nicks went to No. 1 on the US album with Bella Donna, featuring the tracks ‘Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around’, ‘Leather and Lace’ (with Don Henley), ‘Edge of Seventeen’ and ‘After the Glitter Fades.’

1998 - Aerosmith scored their first US No. 1 single with 'I Don't Want To Miss A Thing'. The song which was featured in the 1998 film Armageddon gave the band their first No. 1 single after 28 years together.