On This Date In Music

1956 - Johnny Cash records "I Walk The Line" at Sun Studio in Memphis. His label boss, Sam Phillips, has him speed up the tempo, which is a good call: The song becomes Cash's first No. 1 Country hit.

1964 - Beach Boys recorded their next single 'I Get Around', which became their first US No. 1 in the summer of this year.

1975 - The Bay City Rollers were at No. 1 on the UK singles chart with their version of The Four Seasons song 'Bye Bye Baby.' It gave the Scottish group the best selling single of 1975.

1977 - ABBA were at No. 1 on the UK singles chart with their fifth No. 1 'Knowing Me, Knowing You.' The song was also a Top 10 hit in over 15 countries.

1977 - Fleetwood Mac went to No. 1 on the US album chart with Rumours. The album is Fleetwood Mac's most successful release; along with winning the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1978, it spends an astonishing 31 (non-consecutive) weeks at the top spot. The album has sold over 45 million copies worldwide.