30 October

Birthdays

 * Harry Hamlin (b.1951)



Events

 * 1964: Rod Stewart releases debut single Good Morning Little Schoolgirl.
 * 1978: Blondie release Hanging On The Telephone.
 * 1986: Childwatch, Girls On Top.
 * 1995: Oasis release Wonderwall single; Royal Mail Christmas stamps issued.
 * 2005: Kate Bush enters UK Charts for the first time in 11 years.
 * 2021: G20 in Rome

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 (6/6)
 * 1973: David Cassidy - Daydreamer/Puppy Song (2/3)
 * 1979: Lena Martell - One Day At A Time (2/3)
 * 1984: Wham! - Freedom (3/3)
 * 1988: Enya - Orinoco Flow (2/3)
 * 1994: Pato Banton - Baby Come Back (2/4)
 * 2005: Westlife - You Raise Me Up (1/2)
 * 2011: Professor Green ft. Emili Sandé - Read All About It (1/2)
 * 2015: Adele - Hello (1/3)
 * 2020: Arian Grande - Positions (1/6)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1969: Tony Blackburn. The Archies - Sugar Sugar.
 * 1975: Ed Stewart . Art Garfunkel – I Only Have Eyes For You.
 * 1980: Peter Powell & Colin Berry. Barbra Streisand - Woman In Love
 * 1986: Janice Long. Nick Berry – Every Loser Wins.
 * 1998: Jamie Theakston. Cher - Believe.
 * 2005: Fearne Cotton & Richard Bacon. Westlife - You Raise Me Up.

Stamps
click on stamp for issue details