08 July 1996

Monday

1996-07-08

Events

 * Debut singles by Take That member Gary Barlow and by new girl vocal group Spice Girls are released. Barlow's solo debut Forever Love would go straight to no.1 on the following Sunday's singles chart, with the Spice Girls' Wannabe entering the same chart at no.3 behind former no.1 Killing Me Softly by Fugees. Wannabe would eventually have the better of course, going to no.1 the following week and staying at the top for 7 weeks.