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This week:
18th
1996, Lisa Marie Presley filed for divorce from Michael Jackson, ending their 19-month marriage.
You Are Not Alone: Worksheet – Lyric Video
19th
1994, John Lennon was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Paul McCartney giving a speech recalling his memories of their years together.
John Lennon – Working Class Hero: Worksheet – Lyric Video
20th
1979, Queen played ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ for the first time, at the Stadthalle, Bremen, Germany.
Worksheet – Lyric Video
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Worksheet: Pride (In the Name of Love) / MLK – U2
Lyric Videos: Pride (In the Name of Love) – MLK
21st
1969, Elvis Presley recorded ‘In The Ghetto’ at a late night session at American Studios, Memphis.
Lyric Video
22nd
1972, Melody Maker magazine published an interview with David Bowie where he said “I’m gay, and always have been, even when I was David Jones.”
Space Oddity: Worksheet – Lyric Video
23rd
1988, ‘The Way You Make Me Feel’, the 3rd single and 3rd Number One from Bad, reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100, giving Michael Jackson his 10th solo chart topper.
Lyric Video
24th
International Day of Education
Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) – Pink Floyd: Worksheet – Lyric Video – Tric & Trac (audio translation)
ABC – The Jackson 5: Worksheet – Lyric Video – Speak Up Video
Number Ones, 18th January:
1957
UK Guy Mitchell – Singing The Blues
US Guy Mitchell – Singing The Blues
1967
UK Tom Jones-Green Green Grass Of Home
US The Monkees – I’m a Believer – Worksheet
1977
UK David Soul – Don’t Give Up On Us
US Leo Sayer – You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
1987
UK Jackie Wilson-Reet Petite
US Gregory Abbott – Shake You Down
1997
UK Tori Amos – Professional Widow
US Toni Braxton – Unbreak My Heart
2007
UK Leona Lewis – A Moment Like This
US Beyoncé – Irreplaceable
2017
UK Clean Bandit – Rockabye (feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie)
US Rae Sremmurd – Black Beatles (feat. Gucci Mane )
2027
UK Official Singles Charts
US Billboard Hot 100
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