02 July

Birthdays

 * Mark Kermode (b.1963), Peter Kay (b.1973), Gene Gallagher (b.2001),

Charts
year (click for full chart), with no.1 single (new in bold)
 * 1964: Roy Orbison - It's Over (2/2)
 * 1969: Thunderclap Newman - Something in the Air (1/3)
 * 1972: Donny Osmond - Puppy Love (1/5)
 * 1974: Charles Aznavour - She (2/4)
 * 1985: Sister Sledge - Frankie (2/4)
 * 1989: Soul II Soul - Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) (3/4)
 * 1995: Outhere Brothers - Boom Boom Boom (1/4)
 * 2000: Eminem - The Real Slim Shady (1/1)
 * 2006: Shakira - Hips Don't Lie (1/5)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1970: No show due to Wimbledon 1970.
 * 1981: DLT. Michael Jackson – One Day In Your Life.
 * 1987: Simon Bates. Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin.
 * 1992: Tony Dortie. Erasure – ABBA-esque.
 * 1999: Gail Porter. ATB - 9 pm (Til I Come)
 * 2004: Tim Kash & Fearne Cotton. McFly - Obviously