Otis Redding Becomes First Artist With Posthumou #1 Hit - Music History Calendar - Event of The day

 

Otis Redding Becomes First Artist With Posthumous #1 Hit     1968 Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" hits #1, becoming the first-ever posthumous #1 hit. Redding died in a plane crash on December 10, 1967. Read the full story   More Events:   1995   1999 Pearl Jam's debut album Ten is certified Diamond for sales of over 10 million copies in America.   2019 "Old Town Road" by the rapper Lil Nas X makes the Country chart, but is removed the following week when Billboard declares it ineligible for the tally. The attention leads to a remix with Billy Ray Cyrus that goes to #1 on the genre-agnostic Hot 100.   See More Events Click here for the previous post