On October 29, 2013, the Jonas Brothers announced they were breaking up. The trio—Kevin, Joe, and Nick—had quickly risen to fame, selling over 17 million albums worldwide. They starred in a Disney Channel show and movie and released four studio albums. Just weeks before their split, they canceled 19 tour dates, citing creative differences and personal issues. Fans were thrilled when the brothers reunited in 2019.
October 29 is also a day to celebrate some major music milestones. In 1983, Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon” set a record for the most weeks on the Billboard albums chart, spending nearly five years in the top 200. That same year, Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton topped the charts with their classic duet, “Islands in the Stream.”
In 2014, One Direction announced “Night Changes” as the second single from their album, Four. This song was released two weeks later and marked their last single featuring Zayn Malik. In 2015, Adele’s music video for “Hello” became the fastest to reach 100 million views on Vevo, surpassing Miley Cyrus’s “Wrecking Ball.”
In 2022, Taylor Swift broke Madonna’s record for the fastest female artist to achieve nine No. 1 albums in the U.K., just a week after releasing her 10th album, Midnights.
From concerts to viral performances, these moments have shaped pop music. Whether you’re jamming to Midnights or watching T-Pain’s acoustic set, these highlights remind us of the magic in music.
