18 March

Birthdays

 * Alex "Hurricane" Higgins (b.1949, dec.), Irene Cara (b.1959), Lykke Li (1986), Lily Collins (b.1989)

Events

 * 1967: The Beatles' 13th US No.1 single
 * 1977: Clash release White Riot.
 * 1982: BAFTA Awards (ITV)
 * 1986: Budget 86, Origins (BBC2)
 * 1994: Oasis make their TV debut
 * 1996: This Life (S1, BBC2)
 * 2018: The Durrells (S3, ITV)

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1965: The Rolling Stones - The Last Time (1/3)
 * 1975: Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby (1/6)
 * 1980: The Jam - Going Underground/Dreams of Children (1/3)
 * 1986: Diana Ross - Chain Reaction (3/3)
 * 1990: Beats International ft Lady Lynton - Dub Be Good To Me (4/4)
 * 2001: Hearsay - Pure and Simple (1/3)
 * 2007: Sugababes vs. Girls Aloud - Walk This Way (1/1)
 * 2012: Gotye ft Kimbra - Somebody That I used To Know (5/5 n.c.)
 * 2016: Mike Posner - I Took a Pill in Ibiza (1/4)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1964: Pete Murray & JS. Cilla Black – Anyone Who Had A Heart
 * 1965: Pete Murray. The Rolling Stones – The Last Time.
 * 1971: Ed Stewart. T Rex - Hot Love.
 * 1976: DLT. Tina Charles – I Love To Love.
 * 1982: Richard Skinner & Steve Wright. Tight Fit - The Lion Sleeps Tonight.
 * 1993: Mark Franklin. Shaggy – Oh Carolina.
 * 2005: Fearne Cotton & Reggie Yates. McFly – All About You.