M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
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1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | |
1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | ||
1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | |
1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | |
1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | ||
1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | |
2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
July | 08 July |
Birthdays[]
- Jon Pertwee (b.1919, dec.), Ringo Starr (b.1940),
Events[]
- 1973: Wimbledon Finals Day.
- 1974: FIFA World Cup Final in Munich
- 1979: Wimbledon Finals Day (Men's: Borg v. Tanner), How The West Was Won (ns, ITV)
- 1981: Ghost Town goes to no.1; Duran Duran on OGWT
- 1990: England's final Italia 90 match
- 1991: Bryan Adams begins his 16-week run at No.1 with Everything I Do (I Do It For You).
- 2018: World Cup quarter finals.
- 2019: FIFA Women's World Cup Final
- 2021: Euro 2020 semi-final: England v. Denmark
- 2022: Boris Johnson announces resignation.
Charts[]
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
- 1966: The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon (1/2)
- 1981: The Specials - Ghost Town (1/3)
- 1987: Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin (2/3)
- 1991: Bryan Adams - Everything I Do (I Do It For You) (1/16)
- 1996: Fugees - Killing Me Softly (5/5 n.c.)
- 2002: Elvis vs JXL - A Little Less Conversation (4/4)
- 2013: John Newman - Love Me Again (1/1)
- 2017: Luis Fonsi - Despacito (8/11 n.c)
Top of the Pops[]
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details
- 1966: David Jacobs. Kinks - Sunny Afternoon.
- 1977: Tony Blackburn. Hot Chocolate - So You Win Again.
- 1983: David Jensen & John Peel. Rod Stewart - Baby Jane
- 1988: Janice Long & Simon Mayo. Glenn Medeiros – Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You.
- 1994: Mark Goodier. Wet Wet Wet – Love Is All Around.
- 2000: Jamie Theakston. The No. 1 record, The Real Slim Shady by Eminem, was not shown as it was considered unsuitable for an early evening audience. It was shown instead on the Saturday night repeat.