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Big band leader Artie Shaw dies, aged 94, of complications arising from diabetes in Thousand Oaks, California, USA.It is announced that the best-selling single of the year in the UK has been Do They Know It’s Christmas by Band Aid 20.
Guided By Voices play their last gig together, a four-hour long set at The Metro, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Roger Daltrey, vocalist of The Who, is a awarded a CBE in the Queen’s honours list.
The Scissor Sisters' eponymous debut album becomes the UK's best-selling album of 2004 after overtaking Keane's Hopes And Fears on this day. Robbie Williams' Greatest Hits is the year's third biggest-seller, followed by Maroon 5, Katie Melua and Anastacia.