04 December

Events

 * 1978: Coronation Street 18th birthday week.
 * 1988: Sports Review of the Year, The Rainbow.
 * 1994: Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You enters the UK charts for the first time; Beatles back in the album charts.
 * 2000: Coronation Street 40th anniversary week

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1968: Hugo Montenegro - The Good The Bad & The Ugly (4/4)
 * 1973: Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love (4/4)
 * 1979: The Police -Walking On The Moon (1/1)
 * 1984: Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power of Love (1/1)
 * 1988: Cliff Richard - Mistletoe & Wine (1/4)
 * 1994: East 17 - Stay Another Day (1/5)
 * 2005: Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu (1/2)
 * 2011: X Factor Finalists - Wishing On A Star (1/1)
 * 2015: Justin Bieber - Love Yourself (1/6 n.c.)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1969: JS. The Archies - Sugar Sugar
 * 1975: JS. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
 * 1980: Peter Powell. ABBA - Super Trouper.
 * 1986: Mike Smith. Europe – The Final Countdown.
 * 1998: Kate Thornton. Cher - Believe.
 * 2005: Fearne Cotton & Richard Bacon. Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu.