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),



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)

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.