On This Date In Music

1901 - The first record company, The Victor Talking Machine Company, is incorporated, later merging with the Radio Corporation of America to become RCA-Victor.

 

 

 

1981 - Two months after MTV's debut, Blue Öyster Cult's "Burnin' For You" reaches its peak of No. 40 in the US, their first Top 40 since "(Don't Fear) The Reaper”.

2014 - Seventeen years after its release, Fleetwood Mac's Rumours album is certified Double Diamond by the RIAA for sales of over 20 million in the US. It is the ninth album to achieve the certification.