14 December

Birthdays

 * Chris Waddle (b.1960)

Events

 * 1967: Sports Review & Personality of 1967.
 * 1972: Apollo 17 leaves the Moon.
 * 1979: The Clash release London Calling.
 * 1983: Never Say Never Again UK premiere

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1969: Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys (1/6)
 * 1976: Showaddywaddy - Under the Moon of Love (3/3)
 * 1982: Renee & Renato - Save Your Love (1/4)
 * 1997: Teletubbies - Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh! (2/2)
 * 2003: Ozzy & Kelly Osbourne - Changes (1/1)
 * 2008: Leona Lewis - Run (2/2)
 * 2014: Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk (1/7 n.c.)
 * 2018: Ariana Grande - Tank U Next ( / )

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1967: Alan Freeman & Mike Lennox. The Beatles - Hello Goodbye.
 * 1972: Ed Stewart. Chuck Berry – My Ding-A-Ling.
 * 1978: Tony Blackburn. Boney M – Mary’s Boy Child
 * 1989: Nicky Campbell. Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers – Let’s Party.
 * 1995: John Peel. Michael Jackson – Earth Song.
 * As John Peel closes the show, Michael Aspel surprises him with the Big Red Book for This Is Your Life - see 24 January 1996.
 * 2001: Jamie Theakston. Daniel Bedingfield – Gotta Get Thru This.