14 September

Birthdays

 * Sam Neill (b.1947), Ray Wilkins (b.1956, dec.), Morten Harket (b.1959), Amy Winehouse (b.1983, dec.), Lennon Gallagher (b.1999).

Events

 * 1981: Pebble Mill At One, Blue Peter (ns, BBC1)
 * 1984: Hartbeat (ns, BBC1), Freud (ns, BBC2); 1st MTV Video Music Awards
 * 1986: Bomb attack in Paris, 2 killed
 * 1987: ITV Schools begins on C4.
 * 1997: Candle in the Wind 1997 straight in at no.1.
 * 2009: David Attenborough and Prince William officially open the Darwin Centre at the National History Museum London. RIP Patrick Swayze.
 * 2022: Queen Elizabeth II leaves Buckingham Palace

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1969: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising (1/3)
 * 1976: ABBA - Dancing Queen (3/6)
 * 1982: Survivor - Eye of the Tiger (3/4)
 * 1986: The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way (2/4)
 * 1997: Elton John - Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something About the Way You Look Tonight (1/5)
 * 2003: Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love? (2/6)
 * 2008: Kings of Leon - Sex On Fire (1/3)
 * 2014: Calvin Harris ft John Newman - Shame (1/1)
 * 2018: Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises (2/6 nc)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1967: Pete Murray. Engelbert Humperdinck – The Last Waltz
 * 1972: JS. Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now.
 * 1978: JS. Commodores - Three Times a Lady
 * 1989: Andy Crane & Simon Mayo. Black Box Ride On Time.
 * 1995: Robbie Williams. Michael Jackson - You Are Not Alone.
 * 2001: Josie D'Arby. Bob the Builder - Mambo No. 5.