04 October

Events

 * 1973: 500th Top of the Pops.
 * 1981: Great Expectations (ns, BBC1), Othello (BBC2), Gulliver's Travels (R3)
 * 1987: UK Top 40 goes out on Sunday for the first time.
 * 2008: New 6 Music weekend schedules.
 * 2023: Beckham (Netflix)

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1967: Engelbert Humperdinck - The Last Waltz (5/5)
 * 1970: Freda Payne - Band of Gold (4/6)
 * 1977: David Soul - Silver Lady (1/3)
 * 1983: Culture Club - Karma Chameleon (3/6)
 * 1987: M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up the Volume (2/2)
 * 1992: The Shamen - Ebeneezer Goode (4/4)
 * 1998: B*Witched - Roller Coaster (2/2)
 * 2009: Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart (3/3)
 * 2019: Tones & I - Dance Monkey (1/ )

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single.
 * 1973: 500th edition. JS, Tony Blackburn, Noel Edmonds & Kenny Everett. Simon Park Orchestra – Eye Level.
 * 1974: JS. Carl Douglas – Kung Fu Fighting.
 * 1979: David Jensen. The Police - Message In A Bottle.
 * 1984: Simon Bates & Richard Skinner. Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You.
 * 1990: Simon Mayo. Maria McKee - Show Me Heaven.
 * 1996: Tony Wright. Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany’s.
 * 2002: Lisa Snowdon. Will Young & Gareth Gates – The Long And Winding Road.

Stamps
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