On This Day In Def Leppard History (23rd July 2024)

On This Day in Def Leppard History - 23rd July, the following concerts and events took place. Including the Hysteria album reaching Number One on the US Billboard Top 200 chart on this day in 1988.

The album took 49 weeks to reach the top spot having been released on 3rd August 1987. It replaced Van Halen's 'OU812' at Number One and would go on to spend 6 weeks there on 3 separate occasions.

Read more about this album chart anniversary.

On the same day the 'Pour Some Sugar On Me' single peaked at Number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Read more about this album chart anniversary.

The Summer Stadium Tour continues tonight in Philadelphia with Def Leppard closing after Journey.

Read more about this show. Follow the LIVE UPDATES.

As of 2024, Def Leppard (will) have played 14 times on this date.

Use the previous news links to go back through each day in history.

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