18 August

Birthdays

 * Patrick Swayze (b.1952, dec.), Frances Cobain (b.1992)

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1966: The Beatles - Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby(1/4)
 * 1981: Shakin' Stevens - Green Door (4/4)
 * 1987: Michael Jackson - I Just Can't Stop Loving You (2/2)
 * 1991: Bryan Adams - Everything I Do.. (7/16)
 * 1996: Spice Girls - Wannabe (5/7)
 * 2002: Sugababes - Round Round (1/1)
 * 2013: Ellie Goulding - Burn (1/3)
 * 2017: Dua Lipa - New Rules (1/2)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details
 * 1966: Pete Murray. The Beatles - Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby (both songs played).
 * 1977: DLT. Brotherhood of Man - Angelo.
 * 1983: Gary Davies & DLT. KC & The Sunshine Band – Give It Up.
 * 1988: Simon Mayo & Mike Read. Yazz & The Plastic Population – The Only Way Is Up.
 * 1994: Bruno Brookes. Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around.
 * 2000: Gail Porter. Mel C - I Turn To You.