24 March

Birthdays

 * Steve McQueen (b.1930, dec.), Alan Sugar (b.1947), Nick Lowe (b.1949), Jim PArsons (b.1973), This Wiki (2017)

Events

 * 1981: Shakin' Stevens' first no.1 single.
 * 1982: A Song For Europe 82.
 * 1983: A Song For Europe 83.
 * 1997: 69th Academy Awards
 * 2019: Victoria (S3, ITV)

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1966: Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore (2/4)
 * 1981: Shakin' Stevens - This Old House (1/3)
 * 1987: Mel & Kim - Respectable (1/1)
 * 1991: Chesney Hawkes - The One and Only (1/5)
 * 1996: Prodigy - Firestarter (1/3)
 * 2002: Gareth Gates - Unchained Melody (1/4)
 * 2013: Saturdays ft Sean Paul - What About Us (1/1)
 * 2017: Ed Sheeran - Shape of You (11/14 n.c.)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details
 * 1966: Pete Murray. The Walker Brothers – The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore.
 * 1977: TDLT. Manhattan Transfer – Chanson D’Amour.
 * 1983 - brought forward to Wednesday 23 March to allow for A Song For Europe 83.
 * 1988: Simon Bates & Peter Powell. Aswad – Don’t Turn Around.
 * 1994: Simon Mayo. Doop – Doop. After 9 years, the Breakers section of the show is scrapped.
 * 2000: Gail Porter. Geri Halliwell – Bag It Up.