19 October

Events

 * 1979: Madness release debut album One Step Beyond...

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1969: The Archies - Sugar Sugar (1/6)
 * 1976: Pussycat - Mississippi (2/4)
 * 1982: Culture Club - Do You Really Want to Hurt Me (1/3)
 * 1997: Spice Girls - Spice Up Your Life (1/1) straight in
 * 2003: Sugababes - Hole in the Head (1/1)
 * 2008: Pink - So What (3/3)
 * 2014: Meghan Trainor - All About the Bass (3/4)
 * 2018:

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1967: Jimmy Savile & Tony Blackburn. The Bee Gees – Massachusetts. Tony Blackburn debut
 * 1972: Tony Blackburn. Lieutenant Pigeon – Mouldy Old Dough.
 * 1978: Peter Powell. John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John – Summer Nights.
 * 1989: Mark Goodier. Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers – That’s What I Like.
 * 1995: Stewart Lee & Richard Herring. Simply Red – Fairground.
 * 2001: Dermot O'Leary, Jamie Theakston, Zoë Ball & JS. Kylie Minogue – Can’t Get You Out Of My Head. TOTP returns to BBC Television Centre after a 10 year absence.