September 26 in Music History
September 26th
Born on this day in Music History
George Gershwin (1898), Marty Robbins (1925), Julie London (1926), Joe Bauer - The Youngbloods (1941), Bryan Ferry - Roxy Music (1945), Lynn Anderson (1947), Olivia Newton John (1948), Stuart Tosh - Pilot (1951), Cesar Rosas - Los Lobos (1954), Craig Chaquico - Jefferson Starship (1954), Carlene Carter (1955), Tracey Thorn - Everything But The Girl (1962), Cindy Herron - En Vogue (1961), Nicki French (1964), Paul Draper - Mansun (1970), Shawn Stockman - Boyz II Men (1972), Christina Milian (1981) James Blake (1988)
Chart News
1960 Connie Francis at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'My Heart Has A Mind Of It's Own'.
1964 Roy Orbison at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Oh Pretty Woman'.
1981 Genesis at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Abacab.'
1981 The Go-Go's at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Beauty And The Beat.'
1987 Michael Jackson at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Bad'.
1987 Whitney Houston at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Didn't We Almost Have It All'.
1992 Belinda Carlisle at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'The Best Of Belinda volume 1'
1992 Bobby Brown at No.1 in Australia with “Humpin’ Around”
1998 Melanie B featuring Missy Elliott at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I Want You Back'.
1999 Leftfield at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Rhythm And Stealth'.
1999 The Dixie Chicks at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Fly.'
2004 Green Day at No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘American Idiot’
2004 Nelly at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Suit’ 2009 Jay-Z at No.1 on the US album charts with ‘The Blueprint 3’
2015 The Weekend at No.1 on the US chart with ‘Can’t Feel My Face’
2020 Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'WAP'
Gig News
1965 The Rolling Stones appeared at Colston Hall in Bristol. .
1967 Pink Floyd played at the Fillmore in San Francisco
1968 The Sallyangie a group featuring 15 year-old future Tubular Bells star Mike Oldfield and his sister Sally appeared at The Cousins folk Club Soho London.
1969 Fleetwood Mac, East Of Eden, Family, Edgar Broughton Band, Grisby Dyke and Glass Menagerie all appeared at an all night indoor festival at The Pavillion Gardens, Buxton, Derbyshire, England, John Peel hosted the night.
1970 Pink Floyd played at The Electric Factory in Philadelphia.
1980 U2 performed at the Cedar Ballroom, Birmingham, England on their Boy tour.
1992 Nirvana appeared at the Castaic Lake Amphitheatre, Castaic, California.
Music News
2003 Robert Palmer died