1969: "Wedding Bell Blues" topped the Billboard Hot 100, giving The Fifth Dimension their second US number one record. The song was originally recorded as a private joke between group members Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., who were engaged at the time.

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1964: The Marvelettes' "Too Many Fish in the Sea" enters the Billboard Hot 100 where it will reach #25. The song will be the fifth of the group's ten US Top 40 hits.

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1971: Cher scored her first solo US number one hit with "Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves", a song that reached #4 in the UK. It had been four years since she last appeared on the Billboard singles chart with "You Better Sit Down, Kids".

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1961: Three weeks after turning 21 years old, Cliff Richard's "I'm 21 Today" tops the UK chart.

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1966: Eight weeks after their TV series debuted, The Monkees had the number one record in the US with "Last Train To Clarksville".

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