12 May

132/365 - 133/366

Birthdays

 * Miriam Stoppard (b.1937)

Events

 * 1973: Bowie begins UK tour
 * 1984: Howard Jones In Concert
 * 2019: Man City win the Premier League

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1966: Manfred Mann - Pretty Flamingo (2/3)
 * 1981: Adam & The Ants - Stand and Deliver (straight in) (2/5)
 * 1987: Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (2/4)
 * 1991: Cher - The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) (3/5)
 * 1996: George Michael - Fastlove (3/3)
 * 2002: Ronan Keating - If Tomorrow Never Comes (1/1)
 * 2013: Get Lucky - Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams (3/4)
 * 2017: Luis Fonsi - Despacito (1/11 n.c)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details
 * 1966: Pete Murray. Manfred Mann – Pretty Flamingo
 * 1977: JS. Denice Williams - Free
 * 1983: Mike Read & Tommy Vance. Spandau Ballet - True.
 * 1988: Simon Mayo & Mike Read. Fairground Attraction – Perfect
 * 1994: Jack Dee. Stiltskin – Inside
 * 2000: Jamie Theakston. Britney Spears – Oops!…I Did It Again