This Day in Top 40 History: November 19

Breakthrough Hits and Milestones

• 1982: Led Zeppelin released Coda, the band's final studio album. It was an amalgamation of unused songs that the group had recorded before the death of drummer John Bonham in 1980.
• 1986: Madonna released "Open Your Heart" as the fourth single from her album True Blue. It became Madonna's fifth No. 1 single.
• 1996: Prince released a three-part album called Emancipation. It was his 19th studio album.
• 2011: Justin Bieber's Christmas album, Under the Mistletoe, topped the Billboard 200 chart. It included his enduring Christmas classic, "Mistletoe."
• 2012: Rihanna released Unapologetic, her seventh studio album, which included multiple hit songs such as "Stay," "Diamonds," and "Right Now."
• 2018: The Recording Industry Association of America gave a Gold certification to Ed Sheeran's single, "Barcelona." The track was part of Sheeran's third album ÷ (Divide).

Cultural Milestones

• 2013: People magazine named Adam Levine of Maroon 5 as the Sexiest Man Alive, the first musician to win the title in the publication's history.
• 2018: Snoop Dogg accepted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He famously thanked himself, inspiring his next album, I Wanna Thank Me.
• 2020: Harry Styles appeared on the cover of Vogue magazine wearing a dress, sparking a conversation about gender norms and creative expression.

Notable Recordings and Performances

• 1992: R.E.M. played their only live concert of the year at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia, in support of a Greenpeace benefit.
• 1994: Dave Grohl played the drums with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on Saturday Night Live. The group performed "You Don't Know How It Feels" and "Honeybee."
• 2016: Kanye West performed in Sacramento, California, as part of his Saint Pablo Tour.
• 2017: Christina Aguilera performed a medley of Whitney Houston's music at the American Music Awards in tribute to the late singer.