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1964 1965 1966 1967 1968
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
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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.

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