On This Day April 26
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1978 – “Baby Come Back,” by Player, begins its third and final week as a No. 1 single.
1995 – TLC marks the first of four weeks as Billboard singles chart-toppers with “Creep.”
2006 – “Grillz,” by Nelly featuring fellow rappers Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp, is the No. 1 single.
2017 – Ed Sheeran rules the Billboard Hot 100 with “Shape of You.”
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1963 – The Rooftop Singers stroll to the top of the singles chart with “Walk Right In.”
1974 – “You’re Sixteen” by Ringo Starr is the No. 1 single. The song is from the ex-Beatle’s “Ringo” album, which also contains the hits “Photograph” and “Oh My My.”
2002 – “U Got It Bad,” by Usher, is in the midst of a five-week ride on top of the singles chart.
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1924 – Actress Joyce Randolph, who played Trixie Norton in the 1950s sitcom “The Honeymooners”
1928 – Baseball Hall of Famer Whitey Ford, who was a star pitcher for the New York Yankees
1942 – Judith Sheindlin, better known as TV’s “Judge Judy”
1959 – Actor Ken Watanabe (“The Last Samurai,” “Batman Begins,” “Inception,” “Godzilla”)
1980 – Socialite and reality TV star Kim Kardashian (“Keeping Up With The Kardashians”)
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1860 – Folk artist Grandma Moses (d, 1861)
1936 – Rock and roll legend Buddy Holly (d. 1959)
1949 – Singer Gloria Gaynor, best known for her disco smash “I Will Survive”
1950 – Actress and voice artist Julie Kavner, best recognized as the voice of TV’s Marge Simpson
1951 – Pretenders founder and lead singer Chrissie Hynde
1954 – Actor Corbin Bernsen (“L.A. Law,” “Psych”)
1956 – Singer-pianist Michael Feinstein, known for his interpretation of the Great American Songbook
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