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9/24/2024 55 Dean Martin — That’s Amore +1 51 Nat King Cole — Smile 43 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel 39 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap 38 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog +3 31 Frankie Vaughan — The Green Door 29 Lou Busch — Zambesi 24 Al Hibbler — Unchained Melody 22 Nat King Cole — Pretend 22 Frank Sinatra — Learnin’ The Blues 20 Mantovani — Swedish Rhapsody 20 Frank Chacksfield — Terry’s Theme From ‘Limelight’ 20 Frankie Laine — Where The Winds Blow 20 Winifred Atwell — Let’s Have A Party 20 Guy Mitchell — Cloud Lucky Seven 20 Frankie Laine — Cool Water 14 Frankie Laine — Blowing Wild 13 Guy Mitchell — Pretty Little Black-Eyed Susie 10 Cyril Stapleton — Blue Star (The Medic Theme) -3 07 Lonnie Donegan — Lost John / Stewball -3

Tupac Amaru died on this day 452 years ago, aged 27. - Tupac was a grandson of the Incan emperor Huayna Capac, whose relatives would soon fight against the Spanish conquistadors by forming a neo-Incan state to rebel against them. "Tupac Amaru" was Quechua for 'shining snake'. - Tupac would succeed his brother Titu Cusi as the leader of the neo-Incan state. The viceroy of Peru had declared war on them after an ambassador was killed on the border by an Incan border guard. Their city of Vilcabamba would end up being heavily damaged due to Spanish cannon fire, and Tupac Amaru would retreat with a group of about 100 before splitting up deeper into the rainforest. - The Spanish would interrogate local indigenous people about Tupac's whereabouts, and found him about 55 miles from where he was last seen three months before. - Tupac was subjected to a kangaroo court where he was found guilty of killing Spanish priests, and was ordered beheaded- despite the objections of Spanish king Philip II. - Tupac's main legacy is his namesakes- one José Condorcanqui claimed to be a direct descendant of him and took the name 'Tupac Amaru II' when leading another indigenous rebellion in Peru in 1780; in turn Tupac Amaru II was the namesake of none other than the rapper Tupac Shakur.

Steve Whitmire (former performer of Kermit the Frog) is 65. (Coincidentally shares his birthday with Jim Henson, who would've been 88 today)

9/23/2024 50 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 46 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 44 Erasure— Blue Savannah 42 EMF - Unbelievable 42 MC Hammer - U Can’t Touch This +2 39 Monty Python - Always Look on the Bright Side of Life +2 27 Guns N’ Roses - You Could Be Mine 24 Erasure - Chorus 20 Madonna - Rescue Me  20 P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift on Memory Bliss  20 K-Klass - Rhythm Is a Mystery  17 East Side Beat - Ride Like The Wind -3 15 C+C Music Factory ft. Freedom Williams - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) 12 The Prodigy - Charly -3 12 Oceanic - Insanity

9/23/2024 45 Dean Martin — That’s Amore +1 44 Nat King Cole — Smile 38 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel 36 Al Hibbler — Unchained Melody 34 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog +3 30 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap 27 Frankie Vaughan — The Green Door 24 Lou Busch — Zambesi 22 Nat King Cole — Pretend 22 Frank Sinatra — Learnin’ The Blues 20 Mantovani — Swedish Rhapsody 20 Frank Chacksfield — Terry’s Theme From ‘Limelight’ 20 Frankie Laine — Where The Winds Blow 20 Winifred Atwell — Let’s Have A Party 20 Frankie Laine — Blowing Wild 20 Guy Mitchell — Cloud Lucky Seven 20 Frankie Laine — Cool Water 17 Cyril Stapleton — Blue Star (The Medic Theme) 17 Tony Martin — Walk Hand In Hand 16 Lonnie Donegan — Lost John / Stewball 13 Guy Mitchell — Pretty Little Black-Eyed Susie -1 12 Diana Decker — Poppa Piccolin -2 09 Teresa Brewer — A Tear Fell -3

Louise Fletcher died on this day 2 years ago, aged 88. - Fletcher's acting career began on TV, where she made guest appearances on notable shows such as Maverick, Perry Mason, and Wagon Train. - Fletcher's first major film role was as Mattie in the 1974 movie Thieves Like Us, and after seeing the film, Milos Forman would cast her in her most famous role- Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, released the following year: She would win the Oscar for Best Actress for this role. - Cuckoo's Nest was considered the peak of her career, and Fletcher would star in films and shows of varying degrees of critical reception- among the more notable works include Exorcist II: The Heretic, The Lady in Red, Firestarter, and Virtuosity. Her last role before her death was as the character of Rosie on the 2017 Netflix series Girlboss.

Karl Pilkington is 52.

9/22/2024 46 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 46 Erasure — Blue Savannah 44 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 40 Monty Python - Always Look on the Bright Side of Life +1 40 MC Hammer - U Can’t Touch This +3 37 EMF - Unbelievable 28 Guns N’ Roses - You Could Be Mine 24 Erasure - Chorus 20 Madonna - Rescue Me  20 P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift on Memory Bliss  20 K-Klass - Rhythm Is a Mystery  20 East Side Beat - Ride Like The Wind 19 C+C Music Factory ft. Freedom Williams - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) 19 Oceanic - Insanity  16 The Prodigy - Charly  08 Altern 8 - Activ 8 (Come With Me) 05 Rod Stewart - Rhythm of My Heart 00 Betty Boo - Where Are You Baby? -6

9/22/2024 37 Nat King Cole — Smile 36 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel 36 Dean Martin — That’s Amore +2 27 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap 26 Al Hibbler — Unchained Melody 24 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog +2 24 Lou Busch — Zambesi 23 Frankie Vaughan — The Green Door 22 Nat King Cole — Pretend 22 Frank Sinatra — Learnin’ The Blues 21 Mantovani — Swedish Rhapsody 20 Guy Mitchell — Pretty Little Black-Eyed Susie 20 Frank Chacksfield — Terry’s Theme From ‘Limelight’ 20 Frankie Laine — Where The Winds Blow 20 Winifred Atwell — Let’s Have A Party 20 Frankie Laine — Blowing Wild 20 Guy Mitchell — Cloud Lucky Seven 20 David Whitfield — Santo Natale 20 Frankie Laine — Cool Water 20 Cyril Stapleton — Blue Star (The Medic Theme) 20 Lonnie Donegan — Lost John / Stewball 20 Tony Martin — Walk Hand In Hand 19 Bill Hayes — The Ballad Of Davy Crockett 17 Diana Decker — Poppa Piccolino 14 Teresa Brewer — A Tear Fell 08 Guy Mitchell — Feet Up! 00 Max Bygraves — Meet Me On The Corner -4 00 Mitch Miller — The Yellow Rose Of Texas -2

Giorgio Napolitano died on this day a year ago, aged 98. - During World War II, Napolitano would be part of the Italian antifascist movement, and would soon become a member of the Italian Communist Party; Napolitano would become the party chairman in the 1960s and remained a member until its dissolution in 1991. - Napolitano was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1953, serving for 10 years, and would return to parliament in 1968- in total, he was an Italian MP for 38 years. He would only leave when he was appointed the Minister of the Interior in 1996. - Napolitano was made a senator for life in 2005, and he would be elected president of Italy the following year. He would oversee a political crisis in 2008, he appointed Silvio Berlusconi as prime minister following the previous PM being ousted by a vote of no confidence, and would also appoint his successor Mario Monti after Berlusconi's resignation in 2011. - After being reelected in 2013, Berlusconi would announce that he did not intend to serve the entire term, resigning in January of 2015. He would be made a senator for life once again immediately afterwards.

Joan Jett is 66.

9/21/2024 29 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel 27 Dean Martin — That’s Amore +2 26 Nat King Cole — Smile 25 Al Hibbler — Unchained Melody 23 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog +2 22 Lou Busch — Zambesi 21 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap 21 Frankie Vaughan — The Green Door 20 Diana Decker — Poppa Piccolino 20 Guy Mitchell — Pretty Little Black-Eyed Susie 20 Nat King Cole — Pretend 20 Frank Chacksfield — Terry’s Theme From ‘Limelight’ 20 Frankie Laine — Where The Winds Blow 20 Mantovani — Swedish Rhapsody 20 Winifred Atwell — Let’s Have A Party 20 Frankie Laine — Blowing Wild 20 Guy Mitchell — Cloud Lucky Seven 20 David Whitfield — Santo Natale 20 Frankie Laine — Cool Water 20 Frank Sinatra — Learnin’ The Blues 20 Cyril Stapleton — Blue Star (The Medic Theme) 20 Mitch Miller — The Yellow Rose Of Texas 20 Bill Hayes — The Ballad Of Davy Crockett 20 Lonnie Donegan — Lost John / Stewball 20 Tony Martin — Walk Hand In Hand 19 Max Bygraves — Meet Me On The Corner 16 Teresa Brewer — A Tear Fell 12 Various Artists — All Star Hit Parade -3 12 Four Aces ft. Al Alberts — Love Is A Many Splendored Thing 09 Guy Mitchell — Feet Up! -3

9/21/2024 44 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 41 Monty Python - Always Look on the Bright Side of Life 40 Erasure — Blue Savannah 37 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 37 MC Hammer - U Can’t Touch This +4 32 EMF - Unbelievable  29 Guns N’ Roses - You Could Be Mine 23 C+C Music Factory ft. Freedom Williams - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) 22 The Prodigy - Charly  21 Oceanic - Insanity  20 Madonna - Rescue Me  20 Erasure - Chorus  20 P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift on Memory Bliss  20 K-Klass - Rhythm Is a Mystery  20 Altern 8 - Activ 8 (Come With Me)  20 East Side Beat - Ride Like The Wind 14 Rod Stewart - Rhythm of My Heart  12 Betty Boo - Where Are You Baby? -2 00 Beverly Craven - Promise Me -4

9/21/2024 24 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife -6 08 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock +4

Pope Conon died on this day 1337 years ago, aged 57. - Conon was the son of a Byzantine soldier, who would take him from Greece to Sicily; it is there that Conon received his clerical education. When the Rashidun Caliphate began to lead raids on the island, Conon would move to Rome. - Conon was made a cardinal in 683, and after Pope John V died in 686, Conon would be elected pope. It is believed this was due to a large influx of Greek and Syrian Christians emigrating to Rome, and therefore the cardinalate decided to choose someone they could identify with. - Conon had a short papal reign of one year, but notably consecrated the Irish missionary (and future saint) Kilian, sending him off to preach in Germany. After his death, Conon would be succeeded as pope by Sergius I.

Bill Murray is 74. (I could've picked a scene from Ghostbusters or Groundhog Day, but nah)

9/20/2024 44 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 43 Monty Python - Always Look on the Bright Side of Life 36 Erasure — Blue Savannah 32 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 31 MC Hammer - U Can’t Touch This +4 29 Guns N’ Roses - You Could Be Mine  28 EMF - Unbelievable  24 C+C Music Factory ft. Freedom Williams - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) 24 Oceanic - Insanity   22 The Prodigy - Charly  20 Madonna - Rescue Me  20 Erasure - Chorus  20 P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift on Memory Bliss  20 K-Klass - Rhythm Is a Mystery  20 Altern 8 - Activ 8 (Come With Me)  20 East Side Beat - Ride Like The Wind 17 Betty Boo - Where Are You Baby? 16 Rod Stewart - Rhythm of My Heart  12 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Sailing on the Seven Seas  12 Beverly Craven - Promise Me  00 Candy Flip - Strawberry Fields Never -6

9/20/2024 26 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock +4 25 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife 07 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette -6

BBC obit.

Brian Clough died on this day 20 years ago, aged 69. - The first football team Clough played for was Middlesborough, from 1951 to 1953. He would return to the team for his senior career beginning in 1955, remaining with them until 1961. - Of the 274 games Clough played during his senior career, he scored 251 goals- among the highest of any footballer. - After retirement as a player, Clough would become a team manager, coaching Hartlepool United, Derby County, Leeds United (this one for only six and a half weeks), and Nottingham Forest (his longest tenure, from 1975 to 1993). He was considered for a job as the manager of England's national team, but was never appointed. - Throughout his life, Clough suffered from alcoholism, which was likely the reason he was put on the 1991 DeathList. It ended up being stomach cancer that did him in.

Sophia Loren is 90.

Appeared in the rightmost Jimmy's hair when I visited the site. Guess it moved.

9/19/2024 39 Monty Python - Always Look on the Bright Side of Life +1 31 Erasure — Blue Savannah 29 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 27 MC Hammer- U Can’t Touch This +3 27 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 27 Guns N’ Roses - You Could Be Mine 24 EMF - Unbelievable 24 Oceanic - Insanity  22 The Prodigy - Charly 20 Chad Jackson - Hear the Drummer (Get Wicked) 20 New Kids On The Block - Tonight 20 Betty Boo - Where Are You Baby? 20 C+C Music Factory ft. Freedom Williams - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) 20 Madonna - Rescue Me 20 Erasure - Chorus 20 P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift on Memory Bliss 20 K-Klass - Rhythm Is a Mystery 20 Altern 8 - Activ 8 (Come With Me) 20 East Side Beat - Ride Like The Wind 18 Rod Stewart - Rhythm of My Heart 15 Beverly Craven - Promise Me 14 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Sailing on the Seven Seas 12 Candy Flip - Strawberry Fields Forever -1 05 49ers - Touch Me -3 04 Iron Maiden - Holy Smoke -2 I find it amusing how a song from 1979 is leading the pack of 1990-1991 right now.

9/19/2024 42 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife 21 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock 14 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette -6 11 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock +4

Giles Corey died on this day 332 years ago, aged 81. - Corey was born in Northamptonshire in 1611, with his surname originally being spelt 'Cory'. He moved to Salem in the then-Massachusetts Bay colony by 1640, working as a farmer. - Before his final trial, Corey had been accused of several crimes (mostly theft), with the most severe being charged with the murder of one of his indentured servants (named Jacob Goodale) by beating him to death after he was allegedly caught stealing apples from Corey's brother-in-law. He was acquitted of murder (corporeal punishment was acceptable back then), but fined for excessive force. - In March of 1692, Corey's wife Martha was arrested on suspicion of witchcraft as part of the larger Salem Witch Trials. Giles would believe in the allegations against his wife before he himself was arrested a month later. Corey would refuse to plead guilty nor innocent during his imprisonment, and as such he would be put under wooden boards with rocks being pressed upon him. Despite the torture, Corey continued to refuse a plead and instead requested 'more weight', leading to his death by crushing after two days: Martha Corey would be executed by hanging three days after the death of her husband. - Over the following decades, Salem residents began to reconsider the verdicts of the witch trials, and Corey would be posthumously pardoned in 1712. A local legend states that Corey's ghost manifests in the town's Charter Street Cemetery immediately before a disaster strikes; a notable paranormal sighting was claimed the night before the Great Salem fire of 1914.