This Day April 19 In Music History

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In 1965 The Beatles came out with their single "Ticket To Ride" In 1969 Glen Campbell was at number one on the Billboard Country Singles chart with "Galveston" In 2003 the song ranked at number eight in CMT's 100 Greatest Songs In Country Music In 1980 Blondie was at number one on the US singles chart with "Call Me" The song was featured in the Richard Gere movie "American Gigolo" It was number one also on the UK charts In 1985 Bryan Adams charted on the UK album chart with Reckless his fourth studio album. Six singles were released from the album ‘Run to You,’ ‘Somebody,’ ‘Heaven,’ ‘Summer of '69,’ ‘One Night Love Affair,’ and ‘It's Only Love.’ All of the six singles made it on the Top 15 US Billboard Hot 100 which had only been previously accomplished by Michael Jackson's album Thriller In 1986 George Michael was at number one on the UK singles chart with "'A Different Corner" The same year Prince was at number one on the US singles chart with "Kiss" He also had the number two spot with "Manic Monday" by The Bangles which he had written under the pseudonym "Christopher" In 1997 Michael Jackson was at unveiling a wax statue of him at the Grevin Museum of Wax in Paris, France, He gave one of his own outfits to dress the statue. In 1998 Robbie Williams was at number one on the UK album chart with his debut album Life Thru a Lens. The album remained on the char for 218 weeks In 2020 Micheal Ball and Captian Tom Moore was at number one on the UK singles chart with their version of "You'll Never Walk Alone" This charity single released just six days before Moore's one-hundredth birthday made him the oldest person to have a number one hit Google image