16 January

Events

 * 1977: Moses - the Lawgiver, Doctor On The Go, Holding On (all ITV)
 * 1978: Hazell (ITV), Americans (BBC2)
 * 1979: Life On Earth begins (BBC2)
 * 1981: Oxford Road Show (ns, BBC2)

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1964: The Dave Clarke Five - Glad All Over (1/2)
 * 1972: The New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) (3/4)
 * 1979: Village People - YMCA (3/3)
 * 1994: D:Ream - Things Can Only Get Better (1/4)
 * 2000: Manic Street Preachers - The Masses Against The Classes (1/1)
 * 2005: Elvis Presley - One Night/I Got Stung (1/1)
 * 2011: Bruno Mars - Grenade (1/2)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1969: JS. Marmalade – Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da.
 * 1975: Noel Edmonds. Status Quo - Down Down.
 * 1986: Dixie Peach & Mike Read. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls.
 * 1992: Tony Dortie & Adrian Rose. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody.
 * 1998: Jayne Middlemiss. All Saints – Never Ever.
 * 2004: Tim Kash. Michelle McManus – All This Time