21 January

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 January			January		24 January
albums released

Birthdays

• Benny Hill (b.1924, dec.), Placido Domingo (b.1941), Martin Shaw (b.1945), Billy Ocean (b.1950), Emma Bunton (b.1976), Phil Neville (b.1977).

Events

• 1970: Cassius v. Rocky (BBC1)
• 1977: Another Bouquet (ns, ITV)
• 1978: 'New pop' in Record Mirror; Bee Gees' album Saturday Night Fever US #1, Logan's Run and Enemy At The Door (ITV)
• 1980: A Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (R4)
• 1985: President Reagan sworn in for second term.
• 2015: Pauline Yates RIP

Charts

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

• 1965: Georgie Fame - Yeh Yeh (2/2)
• 1973: The Sweet - Blockbuster (1/5)
• 1975: The Tymes - Ms Grace (1/1)
• 1986: A-Ha - The Sun Always Shines on TV (1/2)
• 1990: Kylie Minogue - Tears On My Pillow (1/1)
• 1996: Babylon Zoo - Spaceman (1/5)
• 2001: Limp Bizkit - Rollin' (1/2)
• 2007: Mika - Grace Kelly (1/5)

Top of the Pops

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

• 1965: JS. The Moody Blues – Go Now.
• 1971: Tony Blackburn. Clive Dunn - Grandad.
• 1982: David Jensen. Bucks Fizz – The Land Of Make Believe.
• 1988: Gary Davies & Steve Wright. Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth.
• 1993: Mark Franklin. Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You .
• 2000: Jamie Theakston. Manic Street Preachers – The Masses Against The Classes.
• 2005: Fearne Cotton & Reggie Yates. Jailhouse Rock : The Musical – One Night

Publications

1978

1978 (ABBA)

1982 Depeche Mode

1984

1984

1984

1989

1989

1989

1989

1989

2012

Stamps

Stamps