1962: Chubby Checker's "The Twist", which reached number one on the Billboard chart on September 19th, 1960, makes a surprise return to the top spot on The Hot 100. It is the only Rock record by the same artist to ever accomplish that feat.
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1963: A New York doo-wop quintet called The Earls saw their only US Top 40 hit, "Remember Then" enter the Billboard chart, where it would reach #24.
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1986: James Brown's "Living In America" enters the Billboard Pop chart where it would rise to #4 during an eleven week run. It was his first Top 40 hit in ten years and would also be his last. The song was featured in the film Rocky IV, just as Apollo Creed enters the boxing ring.
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1976: Foghat's "Slow Ride" becomes the first of their five Billboard chart entries and the only one to crack the Top 20.
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1967: The Monkees' second album, "More Of The Monkees" was released on Colgems Records. It would displace the band's debut album at the top of the Billboard 200 chart and remained at #1 for eighteen weeks, the longest of any Monkees album. The LP also topped the UK chart and has been certified 5X Platinum by the RIAA with sales of more than five million copies. The main single released from the album was "I'm A Believer (#1) backed with "I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone" (#20).
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