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10/24/2024 64 Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera — Moves Like Jagger +2 58 Katy Perry — Teenage Dream +2 49 Aloe Blacc — I Need A Dollar 39 Adele — Rolling In The Deep 36 Emeli Sande — Heaven 30 Labrinth ft. Tinie Tempah — Earthquake 30 Calvin Harris ft. Kelis — Bounce 28 Take That — The Flood 22 Rihanna — Rude Boy 14 Calvin Harris — Feel So Close 11 The Wanted — Lightning 03 Robbie Williams & Gary Barlow — Shame -6

Fats Domino died on this day 7 years ago, aged 89. - Domino's real first name was Antoine, and would receive his nickname after joining his first band (known as the Solid Senders) in 1947. In 1949, he would be signed to Imperial Records, and his debut single "The Fat Man" sold over a million copies: While some consider this to be one of the first definitive rock and roll songs, Domino stated that it was rhythm and blues. - Domino's next big single was Ain't That a Shame in 1955, before his signature song "Blueberry Hill" was released the following year and sold 5 million records: Domino would have six more top-ten hits between 1957 and 1958. - Domino would leave Imperial Records after its selling in 1963, and his career largely stagnated- save for a cover of The Beatles' "Lady Madonna" in 1968, peaking at the bottom of the Billboard Hot 100: - Domino was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. In 2005, his home in New Orleans was severely flooded from Hurricane Katrina, leading to rumors of his death when contact was lost- fortunately he had been rescued by helicopter and was relocated to a shelter in Baton Rouge. - Domino would appear on the DeathList nine times between 1996 and 2017, and was the sixteenth (and penultimate) hit the final year he was selected.

F. Murray Abraham is 85.

10/23/2024 44 Bobby Brown - Two Can Play That Game (K Klassic Mix) 42 Louis Armstrong— We Have All The Time in the World 42 Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) 41 Youssou N’Dour ft. Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds 41 Enigma - Return to Innocence 40 Scatman John - Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop) +4 39 Suede - Stay Together 18 Freak Power - Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out 18 Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey - Endless Love 18 EMF and Reeves & Mortimer - I’m a Believer  16 East 17 - It’s Alright  16 Wet Wet Wet - Julia Says  14 Nightcrawlers - Push the Feeling On 14 East 17 - Around the World  05 K7 - Come Baby Come 00 Smokie ft. Roy Chubby Brown - Living Next Door to Alice (Who The Fuck is Alice?) -6

10/23/2024 60 Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera — Moves Like Jagger +2 52 Katy Perry — Teenage Dream +2 47 Aloe Blacc — I Need A Dollar 36 Labrinth ft. Tinie Tempah — Earthquake 34 Emeli Sande — Heaven 33 Adele — Drowning In The Beige 30 Take That — The Flood 29 Calvin Harris ft. Kelis — Bounce 22 Rihanna — Rude Boy 20 Robbie Williams & Gary Barlow — Shame 20 Calvin Harris — Feel So Close 20 The Wanted — Lightning 07 The Wanted — Heart Vacancy 00 K’Naan — Wavin’ Flag -6

Sweyn III of Denmark died on this day 867 years ago, aged 32. - Sweyn was the illegitimate son of king Eric II. Upon his cousin Eric III's abdication in 1146, Sweyn and his half-brother Canute V were named king of Denmark by opposing noble factions. - Sweyn and Canute would fight for complete control of Denmark over the next few years, but the two of them would end up finding common ground by assisting Germany in the Wendish Crusade of 1147. German king Frederick I Barbarossa would broker a deal between the brothers in 1152 where the two were to both hold almost equal amounts of land, but Sweyn broke the deal by only allowing Canute to keep much smaller areas. - Canute would oust Sweyn with the help of his cousin Valdemar (whom he then named his co-ruler), and Sweyn would flee to Germany. He would return to Denmark in 1157 and the nobility decided to split Denmark into three (with Sweyn ruling over Scania), but he would renege and had Canute murdered at a feast intended to broker peace between the three. Sweyn would then attack Valdemar's army with his own, but was defeated and killed after his horse got stuck in a bog while he was trying to escape.

Ryan Reynolds is 48.

10/22/2024 46 Scatman John - Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop) +4 44 Louis Armstrong— We Have All The Time in the World 42 Bobby Brown - Two Can Play That Game (K Klassic Mix) 41 Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) 40 Youssou N’Dour ft. Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds 37 Enigma - Return to Innocence 35 Suede - Stay Together 19 Freak Power - Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out 19 Nightcrawlers - Push the Feeling On 18 EMF and Reeves & Mortimer - I’m a Believer  16 East 17 - It’s Alright -1 16 Wet Wet Wet - Julia Says -1 16 Smokie ft. Roy Chubby Brown - Living Next Door to Alice (Who The Fuck is Alice?) 14 Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey - Endless Love 14 East 17 - Around the World -2 11 K7 - Come Baby Come -2

10/22/2024 56 Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera — Moves Like Jagger +2 46 Katy Perry — Teenage Dream +2 45 Aloe Blacc — I Need A Dollar 36 Labrinth ft. Tinie Tempah — Earthquake 35 Emeli Sande — Heaven 30 Take That — The Flood 30 Adele — Rolling In The Deep 22 Rihanna — Rude Boy 21 Calvin Harris ft. Kelis — Bounce 20 Robbie Williams & Gary Barlow — Shame 20 The Wanted — Heart Vacancy 20 Calvin Harris — Feel So Close 20 The Wanted — Lightning 20 K’Naan — Wavin’ Flag 13 JLS — Take A Chance On Me 00 Florence & The Machine & Dizzee Rascal — You Got The Dirtee Love -6

Soupy Sales died on this day 15 years ago, aged 83. - Sales' real name was Milton Supman, first getting the nickname 'Soupy' not from his surname but from the fact his older brothers were aspiring comedians, and took the stage names 'Ham Bone' and 'Chicken Bone', dubbing Milton 'Soup Bone'. This would later evolve into 'Soupy Hines' when he went professional, but changed due to similarities to a local soup company called Heinz. - Sales would begin hosting Lunch With Soupy Sales in 1953, a variety show aimed at kids. His most notable sketches involved puppet characters he created, but he was more known for getting pied in the face in nearly every episode. The show would run until 1962. - Sales attempted a career in musical comedy with 1965's "The Mouse", but this only peaked at number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100: - Beginning in the 1970s, Sales would often panel on game shows, most notably What's My Line?- and would also often appear on Match Game and To Tell the Truth, and was almost considered to become the host for Nickelodeon's Double Dare in 1986 (but was considered too old for it due to its target audience).

Derek Jacobi is 86... and so is Christopher Lloyd.

10/21/2024 44 Scatman John - Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop) +4 42 Bobby Brown - Two Can Play That Game (K Klassic Mix) 40 Louis Armstrong— We Have All The Time in the World 37 Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) 37 Enigma - Return to Innocence 36 Youssou N’Dour ft. Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds 33 Suede - Stay Together 24 Smokie ft. Roy Chubby Brown - Living Next Door to Alice (Who The Fuck is Alice?) 23 Freak Power - Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out 21 Nightcrawlers - Push the Feeling On  20 Wet Wet Wet - Julia Says  18 EMF and Reeves & Mortimer - I’m a Believer  17 East 17 - It’s Alright -1 16 East 17 - Around the World -1 16 K7 - Come Baby Come  16 Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey - Endless Love 06 Take That - Love Ain’t Here Anymore -4

10/21/2024 52 Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera — Moves Like Jagger +2 43 Aloe Blacc — I Need A Dollar 40 Katy Perry — Teenage Dream +2 35 Emeli Sande — Heaven 34 Labrinth ft. Tinie Tempah — Earthquake 34 Take That — The Flood 26 K’Naan — Wavin’ Flag 25 Calvin Harris ft. Kelis — Bounce 24 Adele — Rolling In The Deep 22 Rihanna — Rude Boy 20 Robbie Williams & Gary Barlow — Shame 20 The Wanted — Heart Vacancy 20 Calvin Harris — Feel So Close 20 The Wanted — Lightning 20 JLS — Take A Chance On Me 18 Florence & The Machine & Dizzee Rascal — You Got The Dirtee Love 05 Jessie J — Do It Like A Dude 00 Tinie Tempah ft. Labrinth — Frisky -6

Charles VI of France died on this day 602 years ago, aged 53. - Charles was the son of king Charles V, and he became king following his father's death in 1380- the younger Charles was only 11 years old. - While Charles reigned for 42 years, the majority of it was under a regency led by his uncle and then his wife because he was famous for having suffered from some kind of mental illness- earning the epithet 'the Mad'. One notable instance occurred in 1392 when he attacked his own soldiers (killing one of them), only being stopped when they took him off his horse and held him to the ground. At one point in his life he believed that he was made out of glass and had protective rods sewn into his clothes- at one point in 1405, he would refuse to change them or take a bath for a period of five months (one could imagine the smell). Historians hypothesize that he had some form of schizophrenia. - Charles' reign was entirely within the Hundred Years' War, with the most notable event being the Battle of Agincourt of 1415- a catastrophic defeat for the French army. English king Henry V would have him sign a treaty in 1420 naming him his heir apparent, but died two months before Charles. This would prolong the war for another 30 years, with Charles ending up being succeeded by his own son Charles VII (with England claiming the baby Henry VI to be the rightful king).

Geoffrey Boycott is 84.

10/20/2024 48 Scatman John - Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop) +4 42 Louis Armstrong— We Have All The Time in the World 38 Bobby Brown - Two Can Play That Game (K Klassic Mix) 35 Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) 34 Youssou N’Dour ft. Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds 32 Enigma - Return to Innocence  32 Suede - Stay Together 23 Freak Power - Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out 21 Nightcrawlers - Push the Feeling On  20 Wet Wet Wet - Julia Says  20 Smokie ft. Roy Chubby Brown - Living Next Door to Alice (Who The Fuck is Alice?)  18 Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey - Endless Love 18 EMF and Reeves & Mortimer - I’m a Believer  18 East 17 - It’s Alright  17 East 17 - Around the World  16 K7 - Come Baby Come  16 Baby D - (Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime) I Need Your Loving  12 Take That - Love Ain’t Here Anymore -4 06 Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson - Scream -2

10/20/2024 49 Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera — Moves Like Jagger +2 37 Aloe Blacc — I Need A Dollar 33 Katy Perry — Teenage Dream +2 31 Take That — The Flood 31 Emeli Sande — Heaven 30 Labrinth ft. Tinie Tempah — Earthquake 28 K’Naan — Wavin’ Flag 25 Calvin Harris ft. Kelis — Bounce 22 Rihanna — Rude Boy 20 Florence & The Machine & Dizzee Rascal — You Got The Dirtee Love 20 Robbie Williams & Gary Barlow — Shame 20 The Wanted — Heart Vacancy 20 Calvin Harris — Feel So Close 20 The Wanted — Lightning 20 JLS — Take A Chance On Me 17 Jessie J — Do It Like A Dude 14 Adele — Rolling In The Deep 14 Tinie Tempah ft. Labrinth — Frisky 14 Wretch 32 ft. Example — Unorthodox 09 Glee Cast — Don’t Stop Believin’ 08 Loick Essien ft. Tanya Lacey — How We Roll 02 Chipmunk ft. Chris Brown — Champion -6

Herbert Hoover died on this day 60 years ago, aged 90. - Hoover started out as a mining engineer, and the company he worked for sent him to assist in the development of gold mines in Australia and China. He would soon start his own zinc mining company, and became a millionaire from his business. - During World War I, Hoover would lead a committee to help evacuate American citizens stranded in Europe, and would also establish a relief organization that brought food to Belgian civilians. This led president Woodrow Wilson to put Hoover on the US Food Administration, and later appointed as Warren G. Harding's Secretary of Commerce in 1921. - Hoover was nominated as the Republican nominee for president in 1928, winning the electoral vote in a landslide of 444-87. Despite this, disaster struck early in his presidency thanks to the stock market crash and beginning of the Great Depression. Hoover did virtually nothing to alleviate this (particularly refusing to abandon the gold standard, and caused him to then lose the 1932 election in a landslide to FDR. - Hoover would express an isolationist viewpoint during World War II (believing Hitler did not pose a threat to the US and that FDR was provoking Japan before it began), but Harry S. Truman would appoint him in reporting on the amount of food being delivered to German schoolchildren in the American occupation zone after war's end. - Hoover was only the second president to reach his 90s (after John Adams), and had the longest-post presidency until Jimmy Carter surpassed this in 2012. Coincidentally, Kamala Harris was born on the exact day Hoover died (I'm not sure if this would be the first instance of one president being born the day another died if she gets elected).

Snoop Dogg is 53.

10/19/2024 45 Scatman John - Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop) +4 38 Louis Armstrong— We Have All The Time in the World 38 Bobby Brown - Two Can Play That Game (K Klassic Mix) 35 Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) 34 Suede - Stay Together 28 Youssou N’Dour ft. Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds  26 Enigma - Return to Innocence  21 Nightcrawlers - Push the Feeling On  21 Freak Power - Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out 20 East 17 - It’s Alright  20 East 17 - Around the World  20 Wet Wet Wet - Julia Says  20 Baby D - (Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime) I Need Your Loving  20 Smokie ft. Roy Chubby Brown - Living Next Door to Alice (Who The Fuck is Alice?)  20 Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey - Endless Love 18 EMF and Reeves & Mortimer - I’m a Believer  16 Take That - Love Ain’t Here Anymore 16 K7 - Come Baby Come  14 Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson - Scream  13 The BC-52’s - (Meet) The Flintstones -1 03 Dawn Penn - You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No) -5

10/19/2024 41 Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera — Moves Like Jagger +1 31 Aloe Blacc — I Need A Dollar 27 Labrinth ft. Tinie Tempah — Earthquake 26 K’Naan — Wavin’ Flag 25 Calvin Harris ft. Kelis — Bounce 25 Emeli Sande — Heaven 25 Take That — The Flood 25 Katy Perry — Teenage Dream 22 Rihanna — Rude Boy 20 Florence & The Machine & Dizzee Rascal — You Got The Dirtee Love 20 Tinie Tempah ft. Labrinth — Frisky 20 Robbie Williams & Gary Barlow — Shame 20 The Wanted — Heart Vacancy 20 Jessie J — Do It Like A Dude 20 Wretch 32 ft. Example — Unorthodox 20 Calvin Harris — Feel So Close 20 The Wanted — Lightning 20 JLS — Take A Chance On Me 18 Glee Cast — Don’t Stop Believin’ 16 Eminem ft. Rihanna — Love The Way You Lie +1 14 Adele — Rolling In The Deep 14 Loick Essien ft. Tanya Lacey — How We Roll 11 Jason Derulo — Ridin’ Solo +2 08 Chipmunk ft. Chris Brown — Champion -6

Luis I of Portugal died on this day 135 years ago, aged 50. - Luis was the son of co-rulers Ferdinand II and Maria II, and he would become king himself in 1861 following the death of his older brother Pedro V. - Despite Luis' reign being quite unremarkable- Portugal acquired no new colonies during his reign and Portugal began to lag behind other European powers due to a stagnant economy- his epithet was 'the Popular'. The reason for this is due to his large amount of affairs, among his partners being Portuguese actress Rosa Damasceno. His wife (Maria Pia of Italy) came to tolerate his habit and even engaged in polyamory herself. - Luis' habits would take their toll on him, as he would eventually be diagnosed with chronic syphilis, which would end up killing him when the disease attacked his nervous system. He had reigned for 28 years, and was succeeded by his son Carlos I.

John Lithgow is 79.

10/18/2024 37 Scatman John - Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop) +4 34 Bobby Brown - Two Can Play That Game (K Klassic Mix)  34 Louis Armstrong - We Have All The Time in the World 28 Youssou N’Dour ft. Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds  27 Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) 26 Suede - Stay Together 26 Enigma - Return to Innocence  22 Take That - Love Ain’t Here Anymore  22 The BC-52’s - (Meet) The Flintstones 22 Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey - Endless Love 22 Dawn Penn - You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No) 21 Nightcrawlers - Push the Feeling On  21 Freak Power - Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out 20 East 17 - It’s Alright  20 East 17 - Around the World  20 Wet Wet Wet - Julia Says  20 Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson - Scream  20 Baby D - (Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime) I Need Your Loving  20 Smokie ft. Roy Chubby Brown - Living Next Door to Alice (Who The Fuck is Alice?)  18 EMF and Reeves & Mortimer - I’m a Believer  16 K7 - Come Baby Come  08 Boyzone - Key to My Life -2 06 The Grid - Swamp Thing -4

10/18/2024 28 Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera — Moves Like Jagger 24 K’Naan — Wavin’ Flag 24 Glee Cast — Don’t Stop Believin’ 23 Aloe Blacc — I Need A Dollar 23 Calvin Harris ft. Kelis — Bounce 22 Katy Perry — Teenage Dream +1 21 Labrinth ft. Tinie Tempah — Earthquake 21 Emeli Sande — Heaven 20 Florence & The Machine & Dizzee Rascal — You Got The Dirtee Love 20 Rihanna — Rude Boy 20 Tinie Tempah ft. Labrinth — Frisky 20 Robbie Williams & Gary Barlow — Shame 20 The Wanted — Heart Vacancy 20 Take That — The Flood 20 Ellie Goulding — Your Song 20 Jessie J — Do It Like A Dude 20 Chipmunk ft. Chris Brown — Champion 20 Wretch 32 ft. Example — Unorthodox 20 Loick Essien ft. Tanya Lacey — How We Roll 20 Calvin Harris — Feel So Close 20 The Wanted — Lightning 20 JLS — Take A Chance On Me 19 Eminem ft. Rihanna — Love The Way You Lie +1 16 Jason Derulo — Ridin’ Solo +2 16 Jedward ft. Vanilla Ice — Under Pressure -1 15 Sidney Samson ft. Wizard Sleeve — Riverside 10 Adele — Rolling In The Deep 00 Willow — Whip My Hair -5