08 July 1996

Monday 08 July

1996-07-08

Events

 * Debut singles by Take That member Gary Barlow and by new girl vocal group Spice Girls are released.
 * Barlow's solo debut Forever Love would go straight to no.1 on the following Sunday's singles chart, with the Spice Girls' Wannabe entering the same chart at no.3 behind former no.1 Killing Me Softly by Fugees.
 * Wannabe would eventually have the better, going to no.1 the following week and staying at the top for 7 weeks and launching a career that would change the face of pop music.