21 February

M	T	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
				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
20 February			February		22 February
albums released

Birthdays

• Alan Rickman (b.1946, dec.), Charlotte Church (b.1986)

Events

• 1965: Malcolm X shot and killed in New York
• 1974: Queen make TOTP debut
• 1985: Only Fools and Horses, S4
• 1999: Britney Spears' debut no.1
• 2019: RIP Peter Tork (The Monkees)
• 2022: Storm Franklin, 'Living with Covid'

Charts

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

• 1968: Manfred Mann - The Mighty Quinn (2/2)
• 1971: George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (5/5)
• 1978: ABBA - Take A Chance On Me (2/3)
• 1984: Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax (5/5)
• 1988: Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky (2/5)
• 1993: 2 Unlimited - No Limits (3/5)
• 1999: Britney Spears - 1 More Time (1/2)
• 2010: Helping Haiti - Everybody Hurts (2/2)
• 2020: Billie Eilish - No Time To Die (1/1)

Top of the Pops

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

• 1974: Emperor Rosko. Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive.
• 1980: broadcast on Friday 22 February due to BBC coverage of the Winter Olympics in the normal Thursday slot.
• 1985: Bruno Brookes & Mike Read. Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson – I Know Him So Well.
• 1991: Mark Goodier. The Simpsons - Do the Bartman.
• 1997: Ant & Dec. No Doubt - Don't Speak.
• 2003: Sarah Cawood. TATU – All The Things She Said.

Publications

1970

1970

1976

1976 - click for full issue

1980 - click for full issue

1981

1981

1981 - click for full issue

1981

1987

1987

1987

1992 - click for full issue

1998

2009

2015

2015

2015

2015

Stamps

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