Today in Music History - 1977: Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life" hits #1 for the first of 10 weeks, the longest consecutive chart run in the history of the Hot 100 at the time. It also became the song of the decade! Since this song is trash, and I'm not going to be mean to you. Here's another song with Light in the title!

Thursday 10/15/26 Celebrate: I Love Lucy Day Breast Health Day Conflict Resolution Day Get to Know Your Customers Day Global Handwashing Day International Credit Union Day International Day of Rural Women International ShakeOut Day My Mom is a Student Day National Aesthetician Day National Cheese Curd Day National Chicken Cacciatore Day National Get Smart About Credit Day National Grouch Day National Lemon Bar Day National Mushroom Day National Pug Day National Real Sugar Day

Happy Birthday!!! 1978: Usher is born, Usher Raymond IV, in Dallas, Texas. He relocates to Atlanta and puts out his first album when he's 15. He rules the charts in the '00s with seven #1 hits, including the club banger "Yeah!" I saw him open for Janet Jackson's Velvet Rope tour in Rochester. No idea who he was, and I remember saying, " He's pretty good!." Little did we know at the time.

Wednesday 10/14/26 Celebrate: Be Bald and Be Free Day Emergency Nurses Day International Top Spinning Day National Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work and School Day National Chocolate Covered Insect Day National Curves Day National Dessert Day National Fossil Day National FRUMP Day (Frugal, Responsible, Unpretentious, Mature Persons) national lowercase day National Pet Obesity Awareness Day National Stop Bullying Day National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day Stop America's Violence

Tuesday 10/13/26 Celebrate: English Language Day Good Samaritan Day International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction International Day for Failure International Face Your Fears Day International Plain Language Day International Suit Up Day Breast Cancer Awareness Day National M&M Day National No Bra Day National Train Your Brain Day National Yorkshire Pudding Day Own Business Day Silly Sayings Day US Navy's Birthday Treat Yo' Self Day – In 2026, singles are getting creative. Yo

Today in Music History - 2022: Following years as a featured vocalist for the likes of Jonas Blue, Jax Jones, and David Guetta, Raye releases her breakthrough single, "Escapism," a song about "running away from reality as fast as you possibly can." Months later, it's included on her debut album, My 21st Century Blues.

Monday 10/12/26 Celebrate: Indigenous Peoples' Day - Native American Day Canadian Thanksgiving Freethought Day International Moment of Frustration Scream Day National Farmer's Day National Gumbo Day National Kick-Butt Day National Online Banking Day National Savings Day Pulled Pork Day World Arthritis Day Cookbook Launch Day The earliest surviving written culinary records are cuneiform clay tablets from ancient Mesopotamia (Babylon), dating back to around 1750 BCE. The First

Happy Birthday to John Lennon AND Sean Lennon. Sean was born on his father's 35th Birthday in 1975. (Mom was Yoko.) Here's John's 1974 song that went #1, his only one while he was alive. If you pay attention, that's Elton John doing harmony and piano. While in the studio, Elton bet Lennon that the song would top the charts, and such was Lennon's skepticism that Elton secured from him a promise to appear on stage at one of his performances, should the record indeed hit #1. Whe

Friday 10/9/26 Celebrate: Curious Events Day Fire Prevention Day International Beer and Pizza Day Leif Erikson Day National Haunted House Day National Moldy Cheese Day National Pro-Life Cupcake Day National Sneakers Day Nautilus Night Scrubs Day Submarine-Hoagie-Hero-Grinder Day Vet Nurse Day World Egg Day World Post Day Saturday Hug a Drummer Day International African Penguin Awareness Day International Newspaper Carrier Day International Pinotage Day International Stage Man

Today in Music History - 1980: Prince releases his third album, Dirty Mind. The title hints at the lascivious songs within, including "Head" and "Sister." The biggest hit from the set is the modest "Uptown," which goes to #5 on the R&B chart.

Thursday 10/8/26 Celebrate: American Touch Tag Day International Lesbian Day International Off-Road Day National Depression Screening Day National Fluffernutter Day National Hero Day National Pierogi Day National Salmon Day Ombuds Day World Octopus Day World Sight Day -- 20-year-old musician is set to become the first student to graduate with a minor in mariachi from the University of Nevada Las Vegas, one of the only universities in the country to offer such a niche speciali

Today in Music History - 1980: Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album is released in the US. It includes a bit called "Rock Notes," which begins: "Rex Stardust, lead electric triangle with Toad the Wet Sprocket, has had to have an elbow removed." Seven years later, a real band forms with that name in California. They have hits in the '90s with "Walk on the Ocean" and "All I Want."

Wednesday 10/7/26 Celebrate: Balloons Around the World Day Bathtub Day International Walk to School Day National Chocolate Covered Pretzel Day National Flower Day National Forgiveness & Happiness Day National Frappe Day National Inner Beauty Day National Kale Day National LED Light Day National Propane Day National Pumpkin Seed Day Random Acts of Poetry Day You Matter to Me Day -- Freddie Jackson, the silky smooth R&B singer who had big hits in 1985 with “Rock Me Tonight (For

Tuesday 10/6/26 Celebrate: Come and Take it Day Garlic Lovers Day Mad Hatter Day National Badger Day National Coaches Day National Fruit at Work Day National German American Day National Orange Wine Day National Physician's Assistant Day National Plus Size Appreciation Day World Cerebral Palsy Day – Today is National Noodle Day - The record for the longest noodle ever made belongs to Henan Lianweishi Catering Management Co. in China, which crafted a single continuous hand-pul

1970: The Public Broadcasting Service officially went on the air, beginning its mission to provide educational, cultural, and high-quality non-commercial programming to American households. In a related note, a year earlier 1969, the BBC aired the very first episode of the iconic British surreal sketch comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus. Which I watched on PBS as a kid. The name "Monty Python" didn't mean anything. The group came up with it when they were commissioned

Monday 10/5/26 Celebrate: Blue Shirt Day Chic Spy Day Child Health Day Day of Unity Do Something Nice Day Global James Bond Day National Apple Betty Day National Consignment Day National Get Funky Day National Kiss a Wrestler Day National Storytelling Day Rocky Mountain Oyster Day World Architecture Day World Habitat Day World Teachers' Day – The Weekend Box Office 1. Verity $32.6 million 2. Resident Evil $12.5 million 3. Heart of the Beast $11 million 4. Primetime $8 milli

Today in Music History - 1971: Soul Train makes its debut, with guests Gladys Knight & the Pips, Eddie Kendricks, and Honey Cone. It stays on the air an astonishing 35 years. Here is the original theme song from 1971 in 1974 TSOP and the Three Degrees recorded a version of the theme that won a Grammy for Best R&B Instrumental Performance. It charted #1 Hot 100, R&B, and Easy Listening.

Friday 10/2/26 Celebrate: Audiophile Day Guardian Angels Day International Day of Non-Violence Kids Music Day Manufacturing Day National Custodial Worker Day National Diversity Day National Fried Scallops Day National Name Your Car Day National Produce Misting Day National Research Maniacs Food Day National Smarties Day Phileas Fogg's Wager Day Plaidurday World Day for Farmed Animals World No Alcohol Day World Smile Day – Saturday Digital Scrapbooking Day Global Smoothie Day

Today in Music History - 1977: #1 on the Hot 100 is "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" by Meco. Go listen to the 15-minute song made up of Star Wars music set to a disco beat. There's even an R2-D2 bleeping. This is the radio edit that you heard on the radio. (well, I did) We were all obsessed with all things Star Wars!

Thursday 10/1/26 Happy October!!! Although October is the 10th month in our modern Gregorian calendar, its name comes from octo, the Latin word for "eight". This is because it was the eighth month in the early Roman calendar before January and February were added. October 18 is St. Luke’s Little Summer. This is a date steeped in folklore. Traditionally, around Saint Luke’s feast day, there is a brief period of calm, dry weather. Why do leaves change colors? Did you know that