29 December

Birthdays

 * Bernard Cribbins (b.1928), Mary Tyler Moore (b.1936), John Voight (b.1938), Marianne Faithfull (b.1946), Cozy Powell (b.1947), Aled Jones (b.1970), Jude Law (b.1972),



Events

 * 2022: RIP Pelé, RIP Vivienne Westwood



Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart. Full list of December No.1s
 * 1966: Tom Jones - Green Green Grass of Home (5/7)
 * 1981: The Human League - Don't You Want Me (4/5)
 * 1991: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody/These Are The Days of Our Lives (3/5)
 * 1996: Spice Girls - 2 Become 1 (2/3)
 * 2002: Girls Aloud - Sound of the Underground (2/4)
 * 2013: Pharrell Williams - Happy (1/4 n.c.)
 * 2017: Ed Sheeran - Perfect (4/6)
 * 2023: Wham! - Last Christmas (4/ )

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details
 * 1966: Simon Dee. Tom Jones - Green Green Grass of Home.
 * 1983: Gary Davies, Adrian John, Peter Powell, Richard Skinner & Tommy Vance. Christmas Special Pt.2. (no.1 single not featured)
 * 2018: New Year 2018. Fearne Cotton and Clara Amfo.