Oct 15th, 2000
U2
On this day in music history, the band U2 went to #1 on the UK singles chart with their song, Beautiful Day.
It was U2’s fourth UK #1 hit and it’s from their tenth studio album, All That You Can’t Leave Behind.
It didn’t go to #1 in the US BUT it did win three Grammy Awards at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony:
Song of the Year
Record of the Year
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal