27 March

Birthdays

 * Quentin Tarantino (b.1963), Mariah Carey (b.1969), Jessi J (b.1988)

Events

 * 1968 - Yuri Gagarin dies in aircrash.
 * 1977 - Tenerife airport disaster.
 * 1980 - North Sea oil rig disaster, James Burke: The Real Thing
 * 1982 - Final Swap Shop
 * 2019 - House of Commons vote on Brexit proposals.

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1968: The Beatles - Lady Madonna (1/2)
 * 1973: Donny Osmond - The Twelfth of Never (1/1)
 * 1979: Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive (3/4)
 * 1984: Lionel Richie - Hello (2/6)
 * 1988: Aswad - Don't Turn Around (2/2)
 * 1994: Doop - Doop (3/3)
 * 2005: Tony Christie ft Peter Kay - (Is This The Way To) Amarillo (2/7)
 * 2011: Adele - Someone Like You (5/5 n.c.)
 * 2020: Saint Jhn - Roses (2/2)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1969: Stuart Henry (final appearance). Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine.
 * 1975: DLT. Bay City Rollers – Bye Bye Baby.
 * 1980: Peter Powell. The Jam – Going Underground.
 * 1986: Bruno Brookes & Mike Smith. Cliff Richard & The Young Ones – Living Doll.
 * 1998: Jamie Theakston. RUN D.M.C. versus Jason Nevins – It’s Like That.