American Songwriter

On This Day in 1969: Led Zeppelin Scored Their First No. 1 Album on the ‘Billboard’ 200 Chart with ‘Led Zeppelin II’

Led Zeppelin’s sophomore effort featured six new original tunes co-written by singer Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page. It also included three songs that were adapted from blues tunes— two by ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1979, Led Zeppelin Went No. 1 in the UK with the Final Album Recorded Before John Bonham’s Death

On this day (September 8) in 1979, Led Zeppelin topped the UK Albums Chart with In Through the Out Door. It spent two weeks at No. 1 in the band’s home country. The LP also went to the top of the ...
The Cheat Sheet

Led Zeppelin Earned a $2 Million Paycheck for 1 Song Almost 50 Years After it Came Out

Jimmy Page started Led Zeppelin just as the Beatles began to fracture. Zep released their first two albums in 1969, just as the Fab Four all but disintegrated. Both bands became rock and roll royalty, ...