22 March

Birthdays

 * Angelo Badalamenti (b.1937), George Benson (b.1943), Andrew Lloyd Webber (b.1948), Fanny Ardant (b.1949), Pete Wylie (b.1958), Matthew Modine (b.1959), Susanne Sulley (b.1963), Reese Witherspoon (b.1976)

Events

 * 1975: Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm; Walt Disney World Shopping Village opens
 * 1993: Intel introduces Pentium-processor; Songs of Faith and Devotion released



Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1970: Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1/3)
 * 1977: The Manhattan Transfer - Chanson d'Amour (3/3)
 * 1983: Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know (1/2) straight in
 * 1988: Aswad - Don't Turn Around (1/2)
 * 1992: Shakespears Sister - Stay (6/8)
 * 1998: Run DMC vs Jason Nevins - It's Like That (2/6)
 * 2009: Lady Gaga - Poker Face (1/3)
 * 2015: Sam Smith ft John Legend - Lay me Down (2/2)
 * 2019: Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved (4/7)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single.
 * 1973: Tony Blackburn. Slade - Cum On Feel the Noize.
 * 1979: DLT. Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive.
 * 1984: Janice Long & Peter Powell. Lionel Richie - Hello.
 * 1990: Gary Davies. Beats International feat. Lindy Layton – Dub Be Good To Me.
 * 2002: Sarah Cawood. Will Young – Evergreen.