10 December

Birthdays

 * Peter Sarstedt (b.1942, dec.), Paul Hardcastle (b.1957), Kenneth Branagh (b.1960).

Events

 * 1976: John Peel's "Punk Special" show
 * 1978: Superman: The Movie US premiere
 * 1985: Out of Africa US premiere
 * 1987: New Order at Wembley Arena.
 * 2000: Eminem's second no.1 of the year with 'Stan', ft. Dido.
 * 2001: The Fellowship of the Ring premieres in London.
 * 2006: BBC Sports Personality of the Year
 * 2009: Nobel Peace prize awarded to Barack Obama

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1964: The Beatles - I Feel Fine/She's A Woman (1/5)
 * 1972: Chuck Berry My Ding-a-Ling (4/4)
 * 1974: Barry White - You're My First, My Last, My Everything (2/2)
 * 1985: Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You (1/2)
 * 1989: Jive Bunny - Let's Dance (1/1)
 * 1995: Michael Jackson - Earth Song (2/6)
 * 2000: Eminem - Stan (1/1)
 * 2006: Take That - Patience (3/4)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1964: Pete Murray. The Beatles – I Feel Fine/She's a Woman
 * 1970: Tony Blackburn. Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knockin’.
 * 1981: JS. The Human League – Don’t You Want Me.
 * 1987: Mike Smith. T'Pau - China In Your Hands.
 * 1992: Mark Franklin. Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You.
 * 1999: Jamie Theakston. Cliff Richard - The Millennium Prayer.
 * 2004: Fearne Cotton & Reggie Yates. Band Aid 20 - Do they Know It's Christmas?