This Day in Top 40 History: October 13

Breakthrough Hits and Milestones

• 1979: Michael Jackson scored his second No. 1 hit with "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough." The single was part of Jackson's disco era, before he released pop-rock albums such as Bad and Thriller.
• 1984: Stevie Wonder overtook Prince and The Revolution on the U.S. charts with his single "I Just Called To Say I Love You." The song spent three weeks at No. 1.
• 1990: George Michael's song "Praying for Time" hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
• 2001: Alicia Keys started off another week at No. 1 with her hit song "Fallin'." The single, which enjoyed six non-consecutive weeks at the top of the chart, was part of her debut album, Songs in A Minor.

Cultural Milestones

• 1986: Neil Young kicked off the first Bridge School benefit concert to support education for children with disabilities. The acoustic show became an annual event and has seen many top musicians performing for this important cause.
• 1992: Prince released an album with a trademark symbol combining the male and female symbols on the cover — technically the name of the album, it signaled a shift in the artist's identity, and he eventually changed his name to the very same symbol. He changed his name back to Prince in 2000.
• 2016: Bob Dylan received the Nobel Prize in Literature for his contributions to American music. The award recognized Dylan's creation of "new poetic expressions" within the U.S. folk tradition.
• 2021: Adele announced that her fourth album, 30, would be released the following month. Two days later, she released the album's lead single, "Easy On Me," which was her first single in five years.