18 January

Birthdays

 * Cary Grant (b.1904, dec.), Raymond Briggss (b.1935), Kevin Costner (b.1955), Tom Bailey (b.1956), Jane Horrocks (b.1964), Pep Guardiola (b.1971),



Events

 * 1975: In Concert (ns) David Essex (BBC2); The Mike Oldfield Concert at the Royal Albert Hall (BBC2, R3)
 * 1979: Blankety Blank first shown (BBC1)
 * 1981: Agony (S3, ITV)
 * 1983: Vox Pop (ns, BBC1)
 * 1986: Radio Radio (R1)
 * 1987: Surprise, Surprise (S4)
 * 1990: Singer Kim Appleby dies.

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1970: Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys (6/6)
 * 1977: David Soul - Don't Give Up On Us (2/4)
 * 1983: Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love (2/2)
 * 1998: Oasis - All Around The World (1/1)
 * 2004: Michelle - All this Time (2/3)
 * 2009: Lady Gaga - Just Dance (2/3)
 * 2015: Mark Ronson Ft. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk (5/7 n.c.)
 * 2019: Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho (4/ )

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details
 * 1968: Jimmy Savile & David Symonds. Georgie Fame – The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde.
 * 1973: Tony Blackburn . Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool
 * 1979: Peter Powell. Village People – Y.M.C.A.
 * 1990: Nicky Campbell. NKOTB - Hangin' Tough.
 * 1996: Alan Davies. George Michael - Jesus To A Child.
 * 2002: Jamie Theakston. Aaliyah – More Than A Woman