19 June

Birthdays

 * Paula Abdul (b.1962), Simon O'Brien (b.1965), Zoe Saldana (b.1978) Aidan Turner (b.1983),

Events

 * 1971: Parkinson begins on BBC One.
 * 1981: Glastonbury CND festival begins

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1968: The Rolling Stones - Jumpin' Jack Flash (1/2)
 * 1973: 10cc - Rubber Bullets (1/1)
 * 1979: Anita Ward - Ring My Bell (2/2)
 * 1984: Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes (2/9)
 * 1988: Bros - I Owe You Nothing. (1/2)
 * 1994: Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around (4/15)
 * 2005: Axel F - Crazy Frog (4/4)
 * 2011: Example - Changed The Way You Kiss Me (2/2)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1969: Tony Blackburn. The Beatles - The Ballad of John & Yoko.
 * 1975: Tony Blackburn. Windsor Davies & Don Estelle - Whispering Grass.
 * 1980: no show due to strike
 * 1986: Gary Davies. Doctor & The Medics - Spirit In The Sky
 * 1998: Jayne Middlemiss. Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds – Three Lions ’98