25 October

Birthdays

 * Katy Perry (b.1984)

Events

 * 1970: Little Women on BBC1
 * 1982: Farmhouse Kitchen, Aubrey, Educating Marmalade, Foxy Lady (all ns, ITV); Depeche Mode at Hammersmith Odeon.
 * 1998: Top 5 UK singles all new entries.
 * 2004: RIP John Peel

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1967: Bee Gees - Massachusetts (3/4)
 * 1970: Matthews' Southern Comfort - Woodstock (1/3)
 * 1977: Baccara - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie (1/1)
 * 1983: Culture Club - Karma Chameleon (6/6)
 * 1987: Bee Gees - You Win Again (3/4)
 * 1992: Boyz 2 Men - End of the Road (1/3)
 * 1998: Cher - Believe (1/7) (Top 5 all new entries)
 * 2009: Cheryl Cole - Fight For This Love (1/2)
 * 2019: Tones & I - Dance Monkey (4/11)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single.
 * 1973: JS. David Cassidy – Daydreamer.
 * 1979: Peter Powell. Lena Martell – One Day At A Time.
 * 1984: Peter Powell & Dave Lee Travis. Wham! - Freedom.
 * 1990: Jakki Brambles. The Beautiful South – A Little Time.
 * 1996: Steve Lamacq & Jo Whiley. Spice Girls - Say You'll Be There.
 * 2002: Sarah Cawood. Nelly feat. Kelly Towland – Dilemma.

Stamps
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