This Day In Rock N' Roll History : February 26

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Billboard reported that for the first time since their introduction in 1949, 45rpm singles were outselling the old standard 78's.
The Beatles worked on the final mixes for 'Can't Buy Me Love' and 'You Can't Do That' tracks. The single, which was released the following month, topped the charts all over the world and 'Can't Buy Me Love' became the Beatles' fourth UK No.1 and their third single to sell over a million copies in the UK.
Jimmy Page released a solo single called 'She Just Satisfies' in the UK. Page played all the instruments on it except for the drums, and produced the track, as well as singing lead vocals.
Nancy Sinatra went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'These Boots Are Made For Walking'.
The Eagles went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'New Kid in Town', the group's third US No.1
During a court case between the Sex Pistols and their manager Malcolm McLaren it was revealed that only $51,000 of the $1,360,000 the band had earned remained.
After seeing U2 play at Dublin's National Boxing Stadium in front of 2,400 people; Rob Partridge and Bill Stewart from Island Records in the UK offered the band a recording contract.
Michael Jackson's Thriller went to No.1 on the US album chart. Thriller became the most successful album of all time with sales over 65 million copies.
The Beatles albums, Please Please Me, With the Beatles, A Hard Day's Night, Beatles for Sale and Help! were released on Compact disc. Capitol Records decided to release the original UK mixes of the Beatles albums, (the first four CDs were released in mono). This marked the first time that many of these mono mixes were available in the US.
Winners at the Brit Awards included Coldplay, Best British group and Best British album for 'Parachutes', , Eminem won Best International Male solo artist and U2 won Outstanding contribution to music.
A 10-minute version of The Beatles 'Revolution 1' was leaked onto the internet, giving fans a never-before-heard listen of what The White Album sessions must have been like. Only two copies of the take were made when the song was completed on June 4th, 1968. One copy left the studio with Lennon that day and the other remained behind. It was unclear which copy appeared on the bootleg, nor how anyone acquired it.
It was announced that Queen's We Will Rock You was still the most-played song at US sporting events, according to a new survey from BMI.
The childhood home of former Beatle Paul McCartney sold for($231,000) at an auction in Liverpool. McCartney moved into the house, at age four with his parents Jim and Mary in 1947, and lived in the three-bedroom house for six years.
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