‘Sgt. Pepper’ album by The Beatles peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 1 1967)


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(Saturday, July 1, 1967)Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, the eighth studio album by English rock band the Beatles, recognized for its innovations in music production, songwriting and graphic design, reflecting an embodiment of the 1960s counterculture, and bridging a cultural divide between popular music and legitimate art, peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart for 15 consecutive weeks (July 1/8/15/22/29, Aug. 5/12/19/26, Sept. 2/9/16/23/30, Oct. 7, 1967).

In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine ranked the album number one in its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time.”


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