On This Date In Music

1968 - Hugo Montenegro was at No. 1 in the UK singles chart with 'The Good The Bad And The Ugly', the soundtrack from a Clint Eastwood spaghetti western film. The first instrumental No. 1 since 1963.

1971 - Three Dog Night releases "An Old Fashioned Love Song."

1971 - Santana's Santana III album goes to No. 1 in America, where it stays for five weeks.

 

1976 - Led Zeppelin released the film soundtrack double album The Song Remains The Same, peaking at No. 2 on the US chart. The tracks were recorded at Madison Square Garden, New York City in 1973.

 

1976 - Rod Stewart started an 8 week run at No. 1 on the US singles chart with 'Tonight's The Night'. It was Rod's second US No. 1. (It made No. 5 in the UK after being banned by many radio stations due to song being about the seduction of a virgin.) The song features whispers from actress Britt Ekland who was Stewart's girlfriend at the time.