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The No. 1 album in the U.K. is Eminem's greatest hits collection Curtain Call. Pop duo Nizlopi top the U.K. singles chart with "JCB Song."
Eminem
Popular American Idol runner-up Bo Bice is rushed to the hospital after suffering complications from intestinal surgery.
Bo Bice
The crowd at London's Astoria riots after it is announced Babyshambles, the band led by ex-Libertine Pete Doherty, will not perform. Doherty has been battling addictions to crack and heroin.
The Libertines
California police formally charge Michael Jackson with seven counts of child molestation and two counts of administering intoxicating liquor to a minor with the intent of committing a crime. The singer is expected to appear in court in January.
Michael Jackson
Bob Geldof is granted custody of Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily. Tiger Lily was the daughter of his former wife Paula Yates and INXS singer Michael Hutchence. Yates was found dead in her London home in September.
Michael Hutchence
Bob Geldof
INXS
Horses begin to eat one another and muskrats fall from the sky as it's announced Shaquille O'Neal has entered the studio to begin work on his fifth album.
Shaquille O'Neal
A 15-year-old 'N Sync fan sues Justin Timberlake, charging the star with false imprisonment of a minor and intentional infliction of emotional distress. She claims Timberlake chewed her out, so to speak, after she declared she liked J.C. better than him.
Justin Timberlake
*NSYNC
Authorities discover the body of Douglas Hopkins in Arizona. The Gin Blossoms songwriter had killed himself on December 5.
Gin Blossoms
Canadian radio station CFRA bans the 27-year-old Beatles song "Run For Your Life." Station officials say the lyric "I'd rather see you dead little girl, than to be with another man" promotes violence against women.
The Beatles
James Brown guitarist Jimmy Nolen dies in Atlanta. Nolen is widely credited with creating the style of playing known as "chicken scratch."
James Brown
Jimmy Nolen
Keith Richards gets married to Patti Hansen on his 40th birthday. Mick Jagger acts as best man at the ceremony in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Mick Jagger
Keith Richards
Rod Stewart's concert at the Los Angeles Forum is beamed worldwide via satellite. Stewart delights the masses by performing "Tonight's the Night" with Kim Carnes and inviting out a virtually unknown Tina Turner to sing with him on "Hot Legs," "Stay With Me," and "Get Back."
Rod Stewart
Tina Turner
Led Zeppelin finish recording their last studio album In Through the Out Door.
Led Zeppelin
Les Kummel, bassist with Chicago Brit Invasion imitators New Colony Six, dies.
New Colony Six
In this morning's New York Times, an article claims that American youth's expenditure make up 75% of the $1 billion spent on recorded music. The issue also contains one of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's full-page advertisements reading, "War is Over! If You Want It." While staying on Ronnie Hawkins' farm outside Toronto, John Lennon signs 3000 lithographs from his collection Bag One.
Ronnie Hawkins
John Lennon
Yoko Ono
On The Tonight Show this evening, novelty singer Tiny Tim marries the 17-year-old Miss Vicki in one of the greatest stunts ever televised.
Tiny Tim
Janis Joplin begins auditions for her Kozmic Blues Band in San Francisco.
Janis Joplin
On the occasion of the Underground Art Movement's Christmas party in London, John Lennon and Yoko Ono hold a press conference from the inside of a white bag. Ono calls it "Bag-ism." We call it just plain silly.
Yoko Ono
John Lennon
The film The Family Way opens at London's Warner Theatre. The film's soundtrack composer, Paul McCartney, attends the premiere.
Paul McCartney
Pink Floyd plays London's Blarney Club. A week later the club changes its name to the UFO Club and quickly becomes a center of psychedelic music activity where Pink Floyd are the house band.
Pink Floyd
Paul McCartney
The Beatles are No. 1 in the British singles chart today with "Day Tripper."
The Beatles
Sam Cooke is buried in Chicago a week after he was shot to death in a Los Angeles motel. Over 200,000 fans view him in his glass-topped coffin at the A.R. Leak funeral home, with the crush actually smashing the home's doors. Ray Charles sings "Angels Keep Watching Over Me" at the service.
Sam Cooke
Ray Charles
White Lion drummer Greg D'Angelo is born.
White Lion
The Beatles travel to Germany and play at Hamburg's Star Club supporting Johnny & the Hurricanes. It's their fifth and last season there.
Johnny & the Hurricanes
Chubby Checker's "The Twist" establishes a new chart record. It's been on the Hot 100 for 23 straight weeks, longer than any other single.
Chubby Checker
Left-handed guitarist Elliot Easton, best known for playing with the Cars, is born in Brooklyn, N.Y.
The Cars
Elliot Easton
Drummer Hugh Wright of L.A. country rockers Boy Howdy is born in Keokuk, La.
Boy Howdy
Post-punk jack-of-all-trades Bill Nelson, formerly of Be-Bop Deluxe, is born in Wakefield, England.
Be Bop Deluxe
Bill Nelson
Allen Klein, who managed both the Beatles and Rolling Stones, is born in Newark, N.J.
The Beatles
 
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