This Week in Rock Music History – Week 5
Number 1 Hits from This Week in Music
2009 – “Know Your Enemy” Green Day
2010 – “The Good Life” Three Days Grace
2013 – “The Hangman’s Body Count” Volbeat
2019 – “Blue on Black” Five Finger Death Punch
Music History Events from This Week
May 26 2017 – Chris Cornell was laid to rest at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles next to Johnny Ramone.
May 26, 2016 – A set of stamps celebrating 50 years of Pink Floyd were unveiled by the Royal Mail.
May 26, 2002 – The first episode of At Home With The Osbournes was shown on MTV in the UK.
May 27, 1994 – The Eagles played their first show in fourteen years when they played a show in Burbank, California.
May 27, 1977 – The Sex Pistols released their controversial-yet-iconic punk anthem, “God Save the Queen.”
May 28, 2019 – Pokerstars survey announces Motorhead’s ‘Ace of Spades’ as Greatest Gambling Song of All Time with Lady Gaga’s ‘Poker Face’ voted into second place.
May 29, 2005 – Gorillaz scored their first UK No.1 album when ‘Demon Days’ went to the top of the charts
May 30 2005 – Coldplay’s new album was illegally put on the internet a week before its UK and US release.
May 31, 1982 – R.E.M. signed their first label deal with I.R.S. Records
May 31. 1976 – The Who gave themselves a place in the Guinness book of Records as the loudest performance of a rock band at 120 decibels, when they played at Charlton Athletic Football ground.
June 1, 1972 – the Eagles released their debut album.
June 1, 2013 – Vampire Weekend releases Modern Vampires of the City and becomes the first indie rock band to debut at the top of the US album chart with two consecutive LPs.
