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56 years ago today, on October 31, 1970, Led Zeppelin III hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart, taking over from Santana's Abraxas. It held the top spot for four straight weeks before Abraxas returned to No. 1. Atlantic released the album in the US on October 5, 1970, and it entered the chart at No. 3 a few weeks later before climbing to the top. It was one of the most anticipated records of the year, and the band had just taken out a full-page Melody Maker ad that simply said, "Thank you for making us the world's number one band." The music surprised a lot of fans. Alongside the thunder of "Immigrant Song" and the slow blues of "Since I've Been Loving You," much of the record was acoustic, with "Gallows Pole," "Tangerine" and "That's the Way." 🎈 Advance orders in the US alone were close to a million copies. What's your favorite track on Led Zeppelin III? 🎈

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Classic Rock In Pics@crockpics31 oct.

The story behind it: After an exhausting North American tour in the spring of 1970, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page took a break at Bron-Yr-Aur, a remote cottage in Wales with no running water or electricity. Several of the new songs were written there, and the quiet setting steered the band toward acoustic arrangements. They recorded at Headley Grange with the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio and at Olympic and Island in London, then mixed the album in Memphis during their summer US tour. Artist Zacron designed the sleeve around a volvelle, a spinning card wheel that shows different pictures through holes in the cover. It was so intricate that it held up production by two months. The album also topped the UK chart, and in the US Abraxas took No. 1 back on November 28, 1970.