09 October

Birthdays

 * Brian Blessed (b.1936), John Lennon (b.1940, dec.), David Cameron (b.1966), P J Harvey (b.1969), Sean Ono Lennon (b.1975).

Events

 * 1964: The Beatles begin UK tour.
 * 1969: David Bowie makes TOTP debut.
 * 1980: John Lennon is 40.
 * 1986: Phantom of the Opera London première
 * 1987: Beverly Hills Cop II released (UK).
 * 2017: Producer Harvey Weinstein fired from The Weinstein Company

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1968: Mary Hopkin - Those Were the Days (3/6)
 * 1973: Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level (3/4)
 * 1979: The Police - Message In A Bottle (3/3)
 * 1984: Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You (6/6)
 * 1988: Whitney Houston - One Moment In Time (1/2)
 * 1994: Take That - Sure (1/2)
 * 2005: Sugababes - Push the Button (2/3)
 * 2011: Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris - We Found Love (1/6 n.c.)
 * 2015: Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean (1/5 n.c.)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1969: Pete Murray. Je T’Aime... Moi Non Plus -  the song was featured during the opening charts only with a version performed by the TOTP Orchestra, as the original had been banned by the BBC.
 * 1975: 600th edition. DLT. David Essex - Hold Me Close.
 * 1980: Peter Powell. The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me.
 * 1986: Gary Davies & Simon Mayo. Madonna - True Blue.
 * 1998: Kate Thornton. B*WITCHED – Rollercoaster.
 * 2005: Fearne Cotton & Richard Hammond. Sugababes - Push the Button. (clip of Plastic Ono Band's Instant Karma shown for John Lennon's birthday)