(Saturday, June 2, 2001) — “Lady Marmalade” by Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mýa and Pink, recorded for the Moulin Rouge! soundtrack, peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of five consecutive weeks (June 2/9/16/23/30, 2001). Continue reading ‘Lady Marmalade’ by Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mýa and Pink peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 2 2001)
Category Archives: 2000s
‘All for You’ by Janet Jackson peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 14 2001)
(Saturday, April 14, 2001) — “All for You” by Janet Jackson was the #1 song on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for the first of seven consecutive weeks (April 14/21/28, May 5/12/19/26, 2001).
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‘Angel’ by Shaggy featuring Rayvon peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 31 2001)
(Saturday, March 31, 2001) — “Angel” by Shaggy featuring Rayvon peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Butterfly’ by Crazy Town peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 24 2001)
(Saturday, March 24, 2001) — “Butterfly” by Crazy Town peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for two non-consecutive weeks (Mar. 24, Apr. 7, 2001).
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‘Stutter’ by Joe featuring Mystikal peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 24 2001)
(Saturday, February 24, 2001) — “Stutter” by Joe featuring Mystikal peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for four consecutive weeks (Feb. 24, Mar. 3/10/17, 2001).
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Stock car star Dale Earnhardt Sr. killed on last lap of Daytona 500 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 18 2001)
Video: 'The Day: Remembering Dale Earnhardt'
(Sunday, February 18, 2001, Earnhardt was pronounced dead at 5:16 p.m. EST) — Stock car racing’s greatest current star and one of its most popular and celebrated figures, Dale Earnhardt Sr., crashed and was killed today after he made a characteristically bold lunge for better position on the last turn of the last lap of the sport’s premier event, the Daytona 500, in Daytona Beach, Florida. He was 49.
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‘Ms. Jackson’ by OutKast peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 17 2001)
(Saturday, February 17, 2001) — “Ms. Jackson” by OutKast peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘It Wasn’t Me’ by Shaggy featuring Rickardo ‘RikRok’ Ducent peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 3 2001)
(Saturday, February 3, 2001) — ““It Wasn’t Me” by Shaggy featuring Rickardo “RikRok” Ducent peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Feb. 3/10, 2001).
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Libyan convicted by Scottish court in 1988 Lockerbie bombing 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 31 2001)
Video: 'A look back at Lockerbie plane bombing'
(Wednesday, January 31, 2001) — A Scottish court today found Libyan intelligence official Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi guilty of murder in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988, when 270 people, including 11 on the ground, died.
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George W. Bush sworn in as 43rd President of the United States, Dick Cheney as 46th VP 20 years ago this hour (Jan 20 2001)
Video: 'CNN - INAUGURATION 2001 - 8:08 A.M E.T - 2:31 P.M E.T'
(Saturday, January 20, 2001, 12:01 p.m. EST) — Seeking to unify the nation after one of the most disputed elections in its history, former Texas Governor George W. Bush, 54, was inaugurated today as the 43rd President of the United States at the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., with Chief Justice William Rehnquist administering the oath of office.
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