07 September

Birthdays

 * Buddy Holly (b.1936, dec.), Chrissie Hynde (b.1951).

Events

 * 1968: Banana Splits TV show first aired on NBC.
 * 1974: 500th World of Sport
 * 1979: The Pleasure Principle, Video Killed The Radio Star.
 * 1987: Doctor Who, Film 87
 * 2000: Radio 1 launches One World
 * 2019: 50 years of Monty Python

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1969: Zager and Evans - In the Year 2525 (3/3)
 * 1976: ABBA - Dancing Queen (2/6)
 * 1982: Survivor - Eye of the Tiger (2/4)
 * 1986: The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way (1/4)
 * 1997: The Verve - The Drugs Won't Work (1/1)
 * 2003: Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love? (1/6)
 * 2008: Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl (5/5)
 * 2014: Lily Wood & Robin Schulz - Prayer in C (2/2)
 * 2018: Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises (1/6 nc.)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1967: JS. Engelbert Humperdinck – The Last Waltz
 * 1972: Tony Blackburn. Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now.
 * 1978: Peter Powell. Commodores - Three Times a Lady
 * 1989: Bruno Brookes. Black Box Ride On Time.
 * 1995: Jo Brand & Mark Lamarr. Michael Jackson - You Are Not Alone.
 * 2001: Gail Hipgrave. Blue - Too Close.

Stamps

 * click stamp for full issue details.