20 January

Birthdays

 * Tom Baker (b.1934)

Events

 * 1978: ELO release Mr Blue Sky, Kate Bush releases debut single
 * 1994: Tony Dortie's final TOTP after 57 editions.
 * 2001: George W. Bush inaugurated as 43rd US President.
 * 2021: Joe Biden inaugurated as 46th US President.

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1966: Spencer Davis Group - Keep On Running (1/1)
 * 1976: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (9/9)
 * 1981: John Lennon - Imagine (3/4)
 * 1987: Steve Silk Hurley - Jack Your Body (1/2)
 * 1991: Queen - Innuendo (1/1)
 * 2002: George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (1/1)
 * 2008: Basshunter - Now You're Gone (2/5)
 * 2013: Will I Am ft Britney Spears - Scream & Shout (2/2)
 * 2017: Ed Sheeran - Shape of You (2/14 n.c.)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1966: David Jacobs. Spencer Davis Group – Keep On Running. (TOTP moves from Manchester to London.)
 * 1972: JS. The New Seekers – I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony).
 * 1977: Noel Edmonds. David Soul – Don’t Give Up On Us.
 * 1983: Gary Davies & Janice Long. Phil Collins – You Can’t Hurry Love.
 * 1994: Tony Dortie & Joe Elliott. D:REAM – Things Can Only Get Better