ON THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY, November 30 : FIRST ICON FLASHBACK
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🎙️🎙️🎙️ ON THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY, NOVEMBER 30 :
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2017
Westbury New Road, where Rihanna grew up in Barbados, was renamed Rihanna Drive in her honor.
1991
Billboard changed its methodology for determining the Hot 100, using SoundScan data to track record store sales and BDS information for radio plays. SoundScan, an electronic system that counts record sales when they are rung up, replaces record store reporting, which was typically done with phone calls. BDS is a Shazam-like service that identifies songs played by radio stations, which eliminates the need for stations to report their playlists. The first #1 on the revamped chart was “Set Adrift On Memory Bliss” by P.M. Dawn.
1982
Michael Jackson released Thriller, which became, by far, the best selling album worldwide.
1929
Dick Clark was born in Mount Vernon, New York. He became a cultural icon as the longtime host of American Bandstand and Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.
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