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Question: It was this day in Rock History in 1977, these guys went to No.1 on the US singles chart, the group’s first and only US No.1. What was it?Answer: It was Fleetwood Mac with ‘Dreams’. Stevie Nicks said she wrote the song in about 10 minutes.
Question: It was this day in Rock History in 2012, this guy played his longest show ever in Spain. Who was it? Answer: It was Bruce Springsteen. The rocker turned in a three-hour-and-48-minute, 32-song, set at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid.
Question: It was this day in Rock History in 2013, these guys established a new UK chart record for the longest gap between No.1 albums when their new release debuted at the top of the charts. Who was it? Answer: It was Black Sabbath! The album 13 debuted 42 years and 8 months after their…
Questions: It was this day in Rock History in 1985, these guys started a nine-week run at No.1 on the US album chart. The album is the seventh best-selling album in UK chart history. Who was it and what was the album?Answer: It was Dire Straits and the album was ‘Brothers in Arms’. It also…
Question: It was this day in Rock History in 2002, this guy became a Sir when he was knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. It was claimed that the Queen avoided personally giving him his knighthood because she thought he was an inappropriate candidate for the honour. Who was it and what was the album?Answer:…
Question: It was this day in Rock History in 2011, this album re-entered the Billboard Album chart at No. 47, and reached the milestone of 1,000 weeks on Billboard’s charts. What was it?Answer: It was Pink Floyd’s 1973 classic ‘Dark Side of the Moon’.
