06 April

April

Birthdays

 * Rory Bremner (b.1961), Paul Rudd (b.1969),

Events

 * 1968: 13th Eurovision Song Contest held in London
 * 1974: 19th Eurovision Song Contest held in Brighton.
 * 1991: last ever edition of Record Mirror.
 * 1992: RIP Isaac Asimov
 * 1995: Bruno Brookes' final TOTP.
 * 1998: RIP Tammy Wynette
 * 2020: BBC radio introduces new 'coronavirus' schedules

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1967: Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me (6/6)
 * 1976: Brotherhood of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me (2/6)
 * 1982: Goombay Dance Band - Seven Tears (3/3)
 * 1997: R Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly (1/3)
 * 2003: Room 5 Ft Oliver Cheatham - Make Luv (2/4)
 * 2008: Estelle ft Kanye West - American Boy (3/4)
 * 2014: Aloe Blacc - The Man (1/1)
 * 2018: Lil Dicky ft Chris Brown - Freaky Friday (1/1)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1967: JS. Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me.
 * 1972: Tony Blackburn. Nilsson - Without You.
 * 1978: Noel Edmonds. Brian & Michael – Matchstalk Men And Matchstalk Cats And Dogs.
 * 1989: Simon Mayo & Anthea Turner. Madonna - Like A Prayer
 * 1995: Bruno Brookes. Take That - Back For Good. After presenting 48 editions, Bruno Brookes makes his last appearance on TOTP
 * 2001: Richard Blackwood. Hear’Say – Pure And Simple