26 May

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Birthdays

 * Helena Bonham Carter (b.1966),

Events

 * 1989: Arsenal win the League

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1966: Rolling Stones - Paint It Black (1/1)
 * 1981: Adam & The Ants - Stand and Deliver (4/5)
 * 1987: Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (4/4)
 * 1991: Cher - The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) (5/5)
 * 1996: Lightning Seeds - Three Lions (1/2 n.c.)
 * 2002: Liberty X - Just A Little (1/1)
 * 2013: Naughty Boy ft Sam Smith - La La La (1/1)
 * 2017: Luis Fonsi - Despacito (3/11 n.c)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details
 * 1966: JS. The Rolling Stones – Paint It Black
 * 1977: DLT. Rod Stewart - The First Cut..
 * 1983: Peter Powell & Pat Sharp. New Edition - Candy Girl.
 * 1988: Mark Goodier & Steve Wright. Wet Wet Wet – With A Little Help From My Friends.
 * 1994: Mark Goodier. Manchester United FC – Come On You Reds
 * 2000: Jayne Middlemiss. Billie Piper – Day And Night