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Welcome to our daily rock music history blog, where we highlight 10 significant events in rock music that happened on this day in history. Here are 10 historic events that took place on April 25th throughout rock music history:

  1. In 1960, Elvis Presley recorded his hit single “Stuck on You” at RCA Studios in Nashville, Tennessee.
  2. In 1977, Led Zeppelin played their last concert in the United States at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan.
  3. In 1980, Black Sabbath released their album “Heaven and Hell,” which was their first album to feature Ronnie James Dio as their lead singer.
  4. In 1987, U2 released their album “The Joshua Tree,” which included hits such as “With or Without You” and “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.”
  5. In 1994, Soundgarden released their album “Superunknown,” which included hits such as “Black Hole Sun” and “Spoonman.”
  6. In 1995, Hootie & The Blowfish released their album “Cracked Rear View,” which became one of the best-selling albums of the 1990s.
  7. In 1998, Hole released their album “Celebrity Skin,” which included hits such as “Malibu” and “Celebrity Skin.”
  8. In 2006, Pearl Jam released their self-titled album, which included the hit single “World Wide Suicide.”
  9. In 2011, Lady Gaga released her album “Born This Way,” which included hits such as “Born This Way” and “The Edge of Glory.”
  10. In 2016, Beyoncé released her album “Lemonade,” which was critically acclaimed and included hits such as “Formation” and “Sorry.”

We hope you enjoyed this look at some of the historic events that happened on April 25th throughout rock music history! Tune in tomorrow for another edition of our daily rock music history blog.