1963: The Beach Boys record "Surfin' USA", which will climb to number three in the US by mid-April. Although it was credited as being composed by Brian Wilson, the tune was a note-for-note cover of Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen". Following a lawsuit, Berry was granted writing credit and royalties from the record.

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1956: Elvis Presley records a cover version of Carl Perkins "Blue Suede Shoes" which will reach number 20 on the US Pop chart in April.

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1973: Johnny Rivers received a Gold record for the Billboard #6 hit single, "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu". Huey "Piano" Smith And The Clowns had a #52 hit with it in 1957.

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1984: Despite being banned by Radio 1 and the BBC for its suggestive lyrics, "Relax" by the British dance group Frankie Goes to Hollywood climbs to the top of the UK singles chart. The objectionable words were "Relax, don't do it, when you want to sock it to it, Relax, don't do it, when you want to come". Many other UK commercial radio stations continued to play the record and it stayed at the top for five straight weeks and remained on the chart for a then record forty-two consecutive weeks. Later in the year, the ban would be lifted.

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1962: The house band from New York's Peppermint Lounge, Joey Dee And The Starliters had the number song in the US with "The Peppermint Twist". The single reached #33 on the UK chart

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