This week:
1st
1969, ‘Suspicious Minds’ became Elvis Presley’s eighteenth and final Number One single, his first since 1962’s ‘Good Luck Charm’, remaining at the top for one week.
Lyric Videos Suspicious Minds – Good Luck Charm
2nd
2018, The film ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ premiered in the U.S.A.
Worksheet – Lyric Video
3rd
1979, ‘Rock With You’, the second single from Michael Jackson’s Off The Wall, was released. It became his third solo Number One, spending four weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
Lyric Video – Off The Wall Lyric Videos,
4th
1963, The Beatles played at the Royal Command Performance in London in the presence of the Queen Mother, with John Lennon making his famous “rattle your jewellery” joke before ‘Twist And Shout’.
Twist & Shout : Worksheet – Lyric Video
5th
Guy Fawkes/Bonfire Night
Firework – Katy Perry Worksheet – Lyric Video
6th
1948, 13-year-old Elvis Presley played guitar and sang ‘Leaf On A Tree’ as a farewell to Milam Junior School, Tupelo, before he and his family left for Memphis.
Hound Dog: Worksheet – Lyric Video
7th
Anniversary of the death of Leonard Cohen (2016)
Hallelujah: Worksheet – Lyric Video
Number Ones, 1st November:
1961
UK Helen Shapiro-Walking Back To Happiness
US Dion-Runaround Sue
1971
UK Rod Stewart-Maggie May
US Rod Stewart-Maggie May
1981
UK Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin-It’s My Party
US Christopher Cross-Authur’s Theme
1991
UK Bryan Adams-Everything I Do (I Do It For You)
US Mariah Carey-Emotions
2001
UK Afroman-Because I Got High
US Jennifer Lopez-I’m Real
2011
UK Rihanna-We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris)
US Adele-Someone Like You – Worksheet
2021
UK Official Singles Charts
US Billboard Hot 100
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