On this day; March 25, 1978

Nearly 20 years after his death, Buddy Holly reached the number 1 spot on UK charts on March 25, 1978 with his album, 20 Golden Greats. Holly had done relatively well on the charts before, with his 1963 album Reminiscing and Buddy Holly Story both placing on the charts.

Ironically, some think if Holly hadn't died when he did, he would have faded away quickly. His last song released before his death, Heartbeat was a relative flop, and interest only picked up in him after news of his tragic death spread.

Other notable events for March 25:
-British jazz trumpeter Humphrey Lyttleton enthused about American R&B star Muddy Watters on March 25, 1955 in the UK pop weekly New Musical Express
-Elvis Presley made his  last concert appearance for eight years on March 25, 1961 at Pearl Harbor's Block Arena
-Bob Dylan and Donovan both made their UK singles chart debut on March 25, 1965. Dylan with The Times They are a Changin' and Donovan with Catch the Wind
-The Turtles topped the US charts with Happy Together on March 25, 1967