September 20th

1980:  Queen reached the top of the Billboard 200 album chart for the first and only time with The Game, which spent five weeks on top and is tied with News of the World for being Queen’s biggest selling album in the U.S.

1980:  Ozzy Osbourne released his debut solo album Blizzard of Ozz, the first of two studio albums that featured guitarist Randy Rhoads.  The album wouldn’t be released in the U.S. until March of the following year.

1975:  David Bowie reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first time with Fame, which John Lennon provided background vocals for & co-wrote.

1975:  Bad Company reached the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the second and last time with Feel Like Makin’ Love which peaked at number 10.

1973:  Singer-songwriter Jim Croce died in a plane crash in Louisiana en route to a concert in Sherman, TX.  He was 30 years old.

1972:  Paul and Linda McCartney were arrested for growing a crop of marijuana at their farmhouse in Campbeltown, Scotland.

1971:  Peter Frampton departed Humble Pie to start a successful solo career.  His debut solo album Wind of Change was released the following year.

1969:  Credence Clearwater Revival reached the top of the U.K. singles chart for the first and only time with Bad Moon Rising, which spent three weeks on top.

Birthdays:

Chuck Panozzo-bassist for Styx born in 1948

John Panozzo-drummer for Styx born in 1948

Nuno Bettencourt-guitarist for Extreme born in 1966

Ben Shepherd-bassist for Soundgarden born in 1968