27 August

Birthdays

 * Barbara Bach (b.1947), Glen Matlock (b.1956),

Events

 * 1983: Rock Around The Clock (BBC Two)
 * 1990: BBC Radio 5 launched.
 * 2019: The Great British Bake Off (S10)
 * 2021: Reading & Leeds Festivals begin

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1964: Honeycombs - Have I The Right? (1/2)
 * 1972: Rod Stewart - You Wear It Well (1/1)
 * 1974: The Osmonds - Love Me For A Reason (1/4) (up from n.19)
 * 1980: David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes (2/2) *announced on Wed due to Bank Holiday
 * 1985: UB40 & Chrissie Hynde - I Got You Babe (1/1)
 * 1989: Jive Bunny - Swing the Mood (5/5)
 * 1995: Blur - Country House (2/2)
 * 2000: Madonna - Music (1/1)
 * 2006: Beyoncé ft Jay-Z - Deja Vu (1/1)
 * 2021: Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits (9/ )

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1970: JS. Elvis Presley - The Wonder of You
 * 1981: Richard Skinner. Aneka - Japanese Boy.
 * 1987: Gary Davies. Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up.
 * 1992: Adrian Rose & Claudia Simon. Snap! - Rhythm is a Dancer
 * 2004: Tim Kash, Fearne Cotton & Reggie Yates. Natasha Bedingfield – These Words. (Tim Kash's After last TOTP after 38 editions).