June 15 - 21 | This Week in Music History
(2020) - 5 min
Classic RockHistoryNews
Duran Duran made their debut, festival season began, and Ziggy Stardust was born! Here's everything that went down this week in music history. 1967 – June 16th, The three day Monterey Pop Festival in California began. 1972 – June 16th, David Bowie released his fifth studio album The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars. 1977 – June 18th, Fleetwood Mac went to #1 on the US singles chart with ‘Dreams’. 1981 – June 15th, Duran Duran released their debut studio album. 1985 – June 15th, Dire Straits started a nine-week run at #1 on the US album chart with Brothers In Arms. 1989 – June 15th, Nirvana’s debut album Bleach was released in the US. 2005 – June 15th, Coldplay went straight to #1 on the US album chart with their third album, X&Y. #MusicHistory #DavidBowie #FleetwoodMac