History Highlight:

Today in 1969, George Harrison was on the "A" side of a Beatles '45 for the first and only time. It was "Something" b/w "Come Together," a single that reached the top spot in one month.

Also, Today In:

1973 - Paul Simon's Love Me Like A Rock was a Top 5 record.

1978 - The Reverend Jesse Jackson condemned The Rolling Stones song "Some Girls" as racist. Mick Jagger later apologized, but refused to change the lyric.

1980 - Former Sex Pistols frontman Johnny Rotten (John Lydon) was arrested after a barroom brawl in Dublin. He was ultimately acquitted of the charge.

1984 - Bowie's Tonight album made it up to #11 on the album charts.

1990 - The Neil Young and Crazy Horse reunion album, Ragged Glory, was gaining airplay.

2011 - Starship's "We Built This City" was named "the worst song of the 1980s" in a poll by Rolling Stone magazine. "The Final Countdown" by the Swedish band Europe came in second and "Lady in Red" by Chris de Burgh was third. Also, making the top five were Wham!'s "Wake Me Up (Before You Go Go)" and "The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats.

Birthdays:

Matthew Sweet is 50 today.