19 March

Events

 * 1968: The Budget
 * 1974: Queen's first Top 20 hit
 * 1985: The Budget, charts, OGWT, The Day the Universe Changed.
 * 1990: Violator released.
 * 1999: Travis TOTP debut
 * 2017: Carnage (BBC iplayer permiere)

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1964: Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas - Little Children (1/2)
 * 1969: Peter Sarstedt -Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) (4/4)
 * 1972: Nilsson - Without You (3/5)
 * 1974: Paper Lace - Billy Don't Be A Hero (2/3)
 * 1985: Philip Bailey with Phil Collins - Easy Lover (1/4)
 * 1989: Madonna - Like A Prayer (1/3)
 * 1995: Cher, Hynde, Cherry with Eric Clapton - Love Can Build a Bridge (1/1)
 * 2000: Geri Halliwell - Bag It Up (1/1)
 * 2006: Orson - No Tomorrow (1/1)
 * 2021: Nathan Evans - Wellerman (1/ )

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1970: Tony Blackburn. Lee Marvin – Wand’rin Star.
 * 1981: Peter Powell. Roxy Music - Jealous Guy.
 * 1987: Simon Bates & Peter Powell. Boy George - Everything I Own.
 * 1992: Adrian Rose & Femi Oke. Shakespear’S Sister – Stay.
 * 1999: Jamie Theakston. Boyzone – When The Going Gets Tough.
 * 2004: Tim Kash. D.J. Casper – Cha Cha Slide
 * 2006: Rufus Hound & Trevor Nelson. Orson – No Tomorrow. (the show returns to Sunday nights)