This Week in Rock Music History – Week 2

Number 1 Hits from This Week in Music

1997 – “Gone Away” The Offspring

1996 – “Big Bang Baby” Stone Temple Pilots

2006 – “Dani California” Red Hot Chili Peppers

2011 – “Country Song” Seether

2013 – “By Crooked Steps” Soundgarden

2015 – “Follow Me Down” The Pretty Reckless

2016 – “Emotionless” Red Sun Rising

2018 – “Zombie” Bad Wolves

Music History Events from This Week

May 5, 1956 – Elvis Presley scored his first US No.1 single and album with “Heartbreak Hotel”

May 10, 1963 – The Rolling Stones recorded their debut single

May 8, 1970 – The Beatles released their 12th and final album, Let It Be.

May 7, 1977 – the Eagles topped the Billboard Hot 100 with “Hotel California,” their fourth No.1 hit in the US.

May 5, 1992 – Radiohead released ‘The Drill EP’, their first record in the UK

May 8, 1993 – Aerosmith’s 11th studio album, Get A Grip, topped the Billboard 200, marking the long-running band’s first to hit the No.1 position

May 5, 1996 – Rage Against The Machine went to No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Evil Empire’