08 January

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Birthdays

 * Elvis Presley (b.1935, dec.), Shirley Bassey (b.1937), Stephen Hawking (b.1942), David Bowie (b.1947, dec.)

Events

 * 1971: first Look-In
 * 1985: Wildlife on One (ns)
 * 1993: Celebrity Squares (ns, ITV)
 * 2013: David Bowie releases Where Are We Now?
 * 2016: David Bowie releases ★; Top of the Pops: The Story of 1981 (BBC4)
 * 2018: Death in Paradise (S4)
 * 2020: Duke and Duchess of Sussex "step back"

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1969: The Scaffold - Lily The Pink (4/4 n.c.) The single returns to the top spot after a break last week when Marmalade were no.1 with Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da).
 * 1974: Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody (5/5)
 * 1980: Pink Floyd - Another Brick in The Wall Pt.2 (5/5)
 * 1985: Band Aid - Do They know It's Christmas (5/5) This is also Wham!'s final week at no.2 with Last Christmas.
 * 1989: Kylie & Jason - Especially For You (2/3)
 * 1995: Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe (1/3)
 * 2006: Shayne Ward - That's My Goal (3/4)
 * 2012: Flo Rida - Good Feeling (1/1)
 * 2016: Justin Bieber - Love Yourself (5/6 n.c.)
 * 2021: Little Mix - Sweet Melody (1/ )

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1964: Alan Freeman & David Jacobs. The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand.
 * 1970: Tony Blackburn. Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys.
 * 1976: Noel Edmonds. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody.
 * 1981: Richard Skinner. John Lennon - Imagine.
 * 1987: Gary Davies. Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite
 * 1999: Jamie Theakston. Steps – Tragedy/Heartbeat
 * 2006: Reggie Yates & Edith Bowman. Shayne Ward – That’s My Goal.


 * 2016: TOTP. The Story of 1981.