30 January

Birthdays

 * Phil Collins (b.1951),

Events

 * 1965: State funeral of Sir Winston Churchill
 * 1969: The Beatles' live rooftop performance
 * 1971: 700th Grandstand
 * 1989: Technique

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1964: The Searchers - Needles & Pins (1/3)
 * 1972: T. Rex - Telegram Sam (1/2)
 * 1979: Blondie - Heart Of Glass (1/4)
 * 1994: D:Ream - Things Can Only Get Better (3/4)
 * 2000: Gabrielle - Rise (1/2)
 * 2005: Elvis Presley - It's Now Or Never (1/1)
 * 2011: Kesha - We R Who We R (1/1)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1969: Stuart Henry. Fleetwood Mac – Albatross.
 * 1975: Tony Blackburn. Pilot - January.
 * 1986: Gary Davies & Janice Long. A-ha - The Sun Alway Shines On TV.
 * 1992: Tony Dortie & Claudia Simon. Wet Wet Wet - Goodnight Girl.
 * 1998: Jayne Middlemiss. Usher – You Make Me Wanna….
 * 2004: Tim Kash. Michelle McManus – All This Time