Clay & Ruben Rule the Chart - Music History Calendar - Event of The Day

 

2003 After Ruben Studdard beats Clay Aiken to win Season 2 of American Idol, their first singles debut at the top of the Hot 100. Aiken takes the top spot, becoming the first new artist to go straight to #1 on the chart. Read the full story   More Events:   1978 The C.W. McCall hit "Convoy" is adapted into a movie of the same name, which opens in theaters. Kris Kristofferson plays the main character, a trucker who goes by "Rubber Duck."   1968 Aretha Franklin appears on the cover of Time magazine under the banner, "The Sound Of Soul."   1980 Paul McCartney's "Coming Up" hits #1 in the US.   See More Events Click here for the previous post