On This Date In Music
1974 - The Eagles released their third studio album On the Border the first Eagles album to feature guitarist Don Felder. Three singles were released from the album: 'Already Gone', 'James Dean' and 'Best of My Love'.
1975 - Led Zeppelin enjoy a six-week run at No. 1 on the US album chart with Physical Graffiti the group's fourth US No. 1 album. On its first day of release in the US, the album shipped a million copies, no other album in the history of Atlantic records had generated so many sales. Physical Graffiti has now been certified 16 times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for US sales in excess of 16 million copies.
1975 - Frankie Valli's unrequited love ballad "My Eyes Adored You" hits No. 1 in the US.
1980 - Pink Floyd's 'Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)' started a four week run at No. 1 on the US singles chart. The track, which was the group’s only US chart topper, was also a No. 1 in the UK, Germany, Australia, Italy and in many other countries around the world. Pink Floyd received a Grammy nomination for Best Performance by a Rock Duo or Group for the song, but lost to Bob Seger's 'Against The Wind.'



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