Music moves fast and changes constantly. June 29 has its share of moments that shaped Top 40 history—chart-toppers, album drops, and cultural happenings that fans still talk about.
Breakthrough hits and milestones
– 1974: Gordon Lightfoot hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the only time in his career. His album of the same name had reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 days earlier.
– 2003: Beyoncé’s debut solo album, Dangerously in Love, launched at No. 1 in the U.K. and later topped the U.S. charts. It stayed at No. 1 in the U.K. for five weeks.
– 2004: Rush released Feedback, their 18th studio album. It peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard 200. The album featured covers of songs that influenced the band.
– 2015: Miguel dropped Wildheart, his third studio album. It reached No. 2 in the U.S. and No. 31 in the U.K.
– 2018: Gorillaz issued The Now Now, featuring guests like Snoop Dogg and George Benson. The album hit No. 4 on the U.K. chart and No. 5 on the Billboard 200.
Cultural moments
– 1978: Nicole Scherzinger was born in Honolulu. She later became lead singer of The Pussycat Dolls and scored solo hits, including a U.K. No. 1.
– 1985: John Lennon’s 1965 Rolls-Royce Phantom V, painted in a psychedelic custom finish, sold at Sotheby’s in New York for $2,229,000.
– 1995: Ringo Starr made his first TV commercial appearance in a Pizza Hut ad for stuffed crust pizza, joined by the Monkees.
– 2008: Guitar Hero: Aerosmith launched in North America. It sold over 565,000 copies in its first week and reached 3.6 million units within three years.
June 29 keeps giving fans new music moments and neat pop-culture milestones.
