07 November

Events

 * 1972: United States Senate elections
 * 1973: Thomas Hardy on BBC2
 * 1980: RIP Steve McQueen
 * 2019: BritBox launches in the UK

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1971: Slade - Coz I Luv You (1/4)
 * 1978: John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights (7/7)
 * 1993: Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) (4/7)
 * 1999: Geri Halliwell - Lift Me Up (1/1)
 * 2004: Eminem - Just Lose It (1/1)
 * 2010: Rihanna - The Only Girl In the World (1/2)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details
 * 1968: Alan Freeman. Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends.
 * 1974: JS. Ken Boothe - Everything I Own.
 * 1985: Peter Powell & Steve Wright. Jennifer Rush - The Power Of Love.
 * 1991: Elayne Smith & Mark Franklin. Vic Reeves & The Wonderstuff - Dizzy.
 * 1997: Zoë Ball. Aqua - Barbie Girl.
 * 2003: Ronan Keating & Fearne Cotton. Fatman Scoop & Crooklyn Clan – Be Faithful.

Stamps
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