This Day in Top 40 History: April 30

Breakthrough Hits and Milestones

• 1991: Boyz II Men's debut studio album, Cooleyhighharmony, came out via Motown Records. It entered the Billboard 200 at No. 58, but climbed to No. 3, eventually spending 133 weeks on the chart. Top 20 singles from this project included “It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday,” "Motownphilly,” and "Uhh Ahh.”
• 2002: Vanessa Carlton issued Be Not Nobody, her debut studio LP. The project hit No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and broke into the Top 40 in other regions, including the U.K. and Australia. It also saw Carlton score two Top 30 hits on Billboard's Hot 100, “Ordinary Day” and “A Thousand Miles.”
• 2022: "As It Was" by pop singer Harry Styles — formerly with the boy band One Direction — returned to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 after charting for three weeks. The Glass Animals' song "Heat Waves" remained at No. 3 in its 66th week on the chart, previously peaking at No. 1, while the former No. 1 hit song "Stay" by The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber was at No. 6 for the second consecutive week.
• 2022: Other hits on the Billboard Hot 100 for April 30 included Adele's "Easy On Me," which was at No. 17 after peaking at No. 1, and Ed Sheeran's "Shivers" at 14 – previously reaching No. 4. Pop/country singer Morgan Wallen's "Don't Think Jesus" debuted at No. 7.

Cultural Milestones

• 1962: Robert Reynolds was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He's a founding member of The Mavericks, who have placed multiple hits on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. Titles on that list include “O What a Thrill,” “I Should Have Been True,” “What A Crying Shame,” and “There Goes My Heart.” 
• 1991: Travis Scott was born Jacques Bermon Webster II in Houston, Texas. As of this writing, he has placed at least 18 Top 10 hits on Billboard's Hot 100. Some of these songs, which include “The Scotts,” “Cinderella,” and “Fair Trade,” result from collaborations with big names such as Drake and Future.
• 1988: A young Celine Dion won the Eurovision Song Contest with her performance of  "Ne partez pas sans moi." Winning this award helped to launch her wildly successful career, which included hits such as "My Heart Will Go On" and "I'm Alive."
• 2018: *NSYNC received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The boy band sold over 30 million records in the U.S. and over 42 million units worldwide, dominating the Top 40 charts and music scene with hit songs such as "I Want You Back" and "I Drive Myself Crazy."

Notable Recordings and Performances

• 1977: Led Zeppelin performed classics such as “The Song Remains the Same,” “Since I've Been Loving You,” and other songs in front of over 76,000 fans at the Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan. At the time, this was the largest attendance for a single-act show. The Physical Graffiti artists were on their 1977 North American Tour. 
• 2005: Cher took her Living Proof: The Farewell Tour to the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. This performance marked the end of the 325-show trek, which promoted her Top 10 album, Living Proof. Featuring concerts across Mexico, New Zealand, the U.S., Europe, and Australia, this tour brought in over $200 million. 
• 2016: Pop diva Rihanna gave an exciting performance at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The "Love on the Brain" and "Don't Stop the Music" singer thrilled fans on this stop for her ANTI World Tour.
• 2024: Pop star SZA was in Melbourne, Australia, for her SOS Tour, performing songs such as "Love Galore," "Ghost in the Machine," and "Nobody Gets Me."

Industry Changes and Challenges

• 2008: Pop diva Mariah Carey and actor Nick Cannon were married at her estate in the Bahamas on April 30. They had a whirlwind romance, and Mariah even got a tattoo saying Mrs. Cannon before the wedding, but they divorced in 2016 after becoming parents to twins in 2011.
• 2011: On their third wedding anniversary, “Always Be My Baby” singer Mariah Carey and her then-husband Nick Cannon welcomed twins, Monroe and Moroccan Scott Cannon.  Although the couple separated in 2014, they continue to co-parent their children. As of this writing, the “Gigolo” hitmaker has 10 other kids with five different women. 
• 2015: Ben E. King died at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey while receiving treatment for an undisclosed short illness. The 76-year-old's most notable hit was “Stand By Me,” which broke into the Top 40 in the U.K. and the U.S. As part of The Drifters, he sang lead on some of the group's biggest hits, including “Save the Last Dance for Me.”
• 2020: Top 40 stars, including Britney Spears, have to stay in shape to endure long performances. However, on April 30, Spears accidentally burned her home gym down and had to find another place to work out to stay strong for her shows. 
• 2022: A day before The Judds' induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame, Naomi Judd died by suicide at 76. Her daughters, Ashley and Wynonna, the second half of The Judds, shared the tragic news on social media, clarifying that their mother struggled with mental health. Naomi was known for delivering a number of hits, including “Flies On The Butter (You Can't Go Home Again),” which reached No. 33 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.