New Edition Hit #1 On The US Album Charts On September 28, 1996

New Edition went to #1 on the US album charts on September 28th of 1996 with Home Again. It stayed at #1 for one week. This was their first album since 1988's Heart Break. This was their first album since 1985's All for Love to feature Bobby Brown.

Strangely enough Home Again was the first New Edition album to hit #1 in the US. Their previous peak was #6 with 1984's self titled New Edition which was their second album.

Home Again featured two top 10 hits: "Hit Me Off" and "I'm Still In Love With You."

Promo video for "Hit Me Off"

Oasis Performs "Champagne Supernova" At The MTV Awards On September 4, 1996

Oasis created some controversy at the US MTV Video Music Awards on September 4th of 1996 when lead singer Liam Gallagher spat on stage and threw beer at the audience during the band's performance of "Champagne Supernova."

He also included some interesting lyric variations such as "A champagne supernova up your bum."

Video:



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Oasis records MTV Unplugged on August 24, 1996

Oasis recorded their MTV Unplugged show on August 24th of 1996 sans lead singer Liam Gallagher.

The show was recorded at London's Royal Festival Hall in front of 400 fans including Liam Gallagher. Liam had failed to show up for the recording and had said he had a sore throat. He was seen in the audience drinking beer and smoking cigarettes. His songwriting/lead guitarist brother Noel Gallagher took over lead vocals on all of the songs for the show.

Here's "Listen Up" from this show. "Listen Up" was a b-side and on the original recording it was sung by Liam.



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The Spices Girls went to #1 on the UK charts with "Wannabe" on July 27, 1996

It was 11 years ago today on July 27th of 1996 when the Spice Girls hit the top of the UK singles charts with "Wannabe."

It stayed at #1 for 7 weeks in the UK. It wasn't released in the United States till January of '97 where it also went to #1. In song also went to #1 in many more countries: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Latvia, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Turkey. It went to only #2 in Austria and #3 in Italy. It is one of the most successful worldwide singles in the history of pop music. It has sold over 6 million copies worldwide.

"Wannabe" was the Spice Girls first single from their first album Spice. It was also the lead track on the album. The album was not released until November 4th of 1996 in the UK and February 4th in most of the rest of the world (including the United States.)

The video for the song was also very well known:



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Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger - #1 On The UK Charts - March 2, 1996

11 years ago today, March 2nd, Oasis topped the UK charts for the second time with Dont Look Back In Anger taken from their second album (What's The Story) Morning Glory?

The song also made it to #1 on the Irish singles chart and #10 on the US modern rock chart.

Like all the Oasis songs from this time period it was written by Noel Gallagher. Unlike most Oasis songs it was also sung by Noel. Liam Gallagher was the lead singer for the rest of the tracks on the Morning Glory? album.

Dont Look Back In Anger is the closing track on the recent Oasis greatest hits album Stop The Clocks.

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