This Day In Music History For Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Easter edition Cool Info! Today is Good Friday. Birthdays Broadway Shows & Plays Robert Smith (from The Cure) (1959) Composer Randall Thompson (1899) The Play Revival "Wilder, Wilder, Wilder - Three By Thornton Wilder" opened at the Circle in the Square. (1993) The Play Revival "Picnic" opened at the Roundabout Theatre. (1994) Charts Today the song "How High the Moon" by Les Paul & Mary Ford topped the charts and stayed there for 9 weeks. (1951) Today the song "Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis Presley topped the charts and stayed there for 8 weeks. (1956) Today the song "Twilight Time" by Platters topped the charts and stayed there for a week. (1958) Today the song "Good Luck Charm" by Elvis Presley topped the charts and stayed there for 2 weeks. (1962) Today the song "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" by Tony Orlando & Dawn topped the charts and stayed there for 4 weeks. (1973) Today the song "Knock on Wood" by Amii Stewart topped the charts and stayed there for a week. (1979) Today the song "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" by Phil Collins topped the charts and stayed there for 3 weeks. (1984) Today the song "Nothing Compares 2U" by Sinead O'Connor topped the charts and stayed there for 4 weeks. (1990) Thank you for being visitor #2507778. Talk about Music and Music History in our message forums! Like Sudoku games? Check out our new Sudoku web game site. Visit Bernadette Peters - Broadway's Best for up to date information on the Broadway star! [ This Day in Music History | Pick Your Own Day | Sources ] [ Music Education | How Does This Work? | Add a Resource | Easily Printed Version ] This Day in Music History, compiled and maintained by Kevin Lux for DataDragon Information Services server spam filter