02 October

Birthdays

 * Philip Oakey (b.1955),

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1968: Mary Hopkin - Those Were the Days (2/6)
 * 1973: Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level (2/4)
 * 1979: The Police - Message In A Bottle (2/3)
 * 1984: Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You (5/6)
 * 1988: U2 - Desire (1/1)
 * 1994: Whigfield - Saturday Night (4/4)
 * 2005: Sugababes - Push the Button (1/3)
 * 2011: Sak Noel - Loca People (1/1)
 * 2015: Sam Smith - Writings On The Wall (1/1)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1969: Tony Blackburn. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising
 * 1975: JS. David Essex - Hold Me Close.
 * 1980: DLT. The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me.
 * 1986: Mike Smith. The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way
 * 1998: Jayne Middlemiss. B*WITCHED – Rollercoaster.
 * 2005: Fearne Cotton & Jeremy Bowen. Sugababes - Push the Button.