A Pop Culture Scrapbook
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1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
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1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
04 February
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albums released


Birthdays

  • Frank Muir (1920, d.1988), Charlotte Rampling (b.1946)

Events

  • 1971: Apollo 14 moon landing
  • 1973: The Wombles first shown (BBC1)
  • 1988: Robocop opens in London
  • 1990: Enjoy the Silence
  • 2019: HMV rescued

Charts

as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.

  • 1969: The Move - Blackberry Way (1/1)
  • 1974: Mud - Tiger Feet (3/4)
  • 1980: The Specials - Too Much Too Young (The Special AKA Live! EP) (2/2)
  • 1985: Elaine Page & Barbara Dickson - I Know Him So Well (1/4)
  • 1989: Marc Almond & Gene Pitney - Something's Got A Hold Of My Heart (3/4)
  • 1995: Celine Dion - Think Twice (2/7)
  • 2006: Notorious Big / Diddy / Nelly - Nasty Girl (2/2)
  • 2012: David Guetta ft Sia - Titanium (1/1)

Top of the Pops

host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.

  • 1964: Alan Freeman & David Jacobs. The Searchers – Needles And Pins
  • 1970: Tony Blackburn. Edison Lighthouse – Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes).
  • 1976: JS. ABBA - Mamma Mia.
  • 1981: Mike Read. Joe Dolce - Shaddapa You Face.
  • 1987: Janice Long & John Peel. Aretha Franklin & George Michael – I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me).
  • 1999: Jamie Theakston. Armand Van Helden Feat. Duane Harden – You Don’t Know Me
  • 2006: Fearne Cotton & Richard Bacon. The Notorious B.I.G. feat. P. Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge & Avery Storm – Nasty Girl.

Publications

Stamps

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