What happened in Music on this day !?

July 19 ,1980

Queen scored their third UK No.1 album with 'The Game', featuring the single 'Another One Bites The Dust'.

July 24 ,1965

The Byrds were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their version of the Bob Dylan song 'Mr Tambourine Man'. 

July 26,1986

Peter Gabriel went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Sledgehammer', a No.4 hit in the UK. 'Sledgehammer' is the most played music video in the history of MTV.

Sledgehammer · Peter Gabriel

Hi @Nina Nebo, "There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart)" is an absolute masterpiece!
It's like a harmonious dance between heaven and earth, leaving us utterly enchanted. 💫🎶

July 29 ,1966

Eric Clapton made their live debut as Cream . The group's third album, Wheels of Fire, was the world's first platinum-selling double album.

July 30 ,1958

Was born Kate Bush, UK singer, songwriter, who had the 1978 UK No.1 single 'Wuthering Heights' (at the age of 19) from album The Kick Inside .

Wuthering Heights · Kate Bush

Her 1985 UK No.1 album 'Hounds Of Love' spent 52 weeks on the chart. 

July 30 ,1944

was born James Chambers, known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, is a Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and actor.
He is best known among mainstream audiences for songs such as "Many Rivers to Cross", "You Can Get It If You Really Want", "The Harder They Come", "Reggae Night", and "Hakuna Matata", and his covers of Cat Stevens's "Wild World" and Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now" from the film Cool Runnings. He starred in the film The Harder They Come, which helped popularize reggae around the world,and Club Paradise.

July 31, 1994. Aaliyah and R. Kelly secretly married at the Sheraton Gateway Suites, Rosemont, IL. Aaliyah never admitted being married, though Vibe published a copy of the marriage certificate. Unfortunately, she was only 15 at the time, so thus the marriage was later annulled.

July 31 ,1982

Survivor's 'Eye Of The Tiger' was at No.1 on the US chart. The song, which was commissioned by actor Sylvester Stallone for the theme for the movie Rocky III, received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song and go on to sell over five million copies.

Eye of the Tiger · Survivor

July 31 ,1978

was born Zachry Alexander Brown , an American singer, songwriter, and musician.

He is best known as the co-founder and lead singer of the country–rock  Zac Brown Band .

August 1 , 2020

Taylor Swift was at No.1 on the UK album chart with her eighth studio album Folklore.

 The single 'Exile' featuring Bon Iver, reached the top 10 on music charts in eight countries, and became Swift's sixth No.1 single on the US Billboard Hot 100.

August 2 ,1986

Chris de burgh was at No.1 in the UK with 'The Lady In Red', it was his first No.1 after twenty-four single releases, staying at the top of the charts for three weeks.