01 November

Birthdays

 * Jeremy Hunt (b.1966),

Events

 * 1982: Riverside (ns, BBC2)
 * 1994: Christmas stamps, Holiday (ns, BBC1)
 * 1999: Westlife released
 * 2005: Christmas stamps, A Service of Remembrance: London 2005.

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1967: Bee Gees - Massachusetts (4/4)
 * 1970: Matthews' Southern Comfort - Woodstock (2/3)
 * 1977: ABBA - The Name of the Game (1/4)
 * 1983: Billy Joel - Uptown Girl (1/5)
 * 1987: Bee Gees - You Win Again (4/4)
 * 1992: Boyz 2 Men - End of the Road (2/3)
 * 1998: Cher - Believe (2/7)
 * 2009: Cheryl Cole - fight For This Love (2/2)
 * 2019: Tones & I - Dance Monkey (5/11)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single.
 * 1973: Noel Edmonds . David Cassidy – Daydreamer
 * 1979: Mike Read. Lena Martell – One Day At A Time
 * 1984: Gary Davies & Mike Smith. Wham! - Freedom
 * 1990: Simon Mayo. The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody
 * 1996: Julian Clary. Spice Girls - Say You'll Be There
 * 2002: Richard Blackwood. Nelly feat. Kelly Towland – Dilemma

Stamps
Click on stamp for full issue details