A Pop Culture Scrapbook
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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 2025
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Birthdays[]

  • Paula Abdul (b.1962), Simon O'Brien (b.1965), Zoe Saldana (b.1978) Aidan Turner (b.1983),

Events[]

  • 1971: Parkinson begins on BBC One.[1]
  • 1981: Glastonbury CND festival begins
  • 1983: Glastonbury Festival, final day
  • 1987: Glastonbury Festival opens
  • 1990: Italia 90: Group D & Group A final matches
  • 2014: World Cup: Group D: Uruguay v. England
  • 2017: RIP Brian Cant
  • 2019: Women's World Cup: England v. Japan

Charts[]

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

  • 1968: The Rolling Stones - Jumpin' Jack Flash (1/2)
  • 1973: 10cc - Rubber Bullets (1/1)
  • 1979: Anita Ward - Ring My Bell (2/2)
  • 1984: Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes (2/9)
  • 1988: Bros - I Owe You Nothing (1/2)
  • 1994: Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around (4/15)
  • 2005: Axel F - Crazy Frog (4/4)
  • 2011: Example - Changed The Way You Kiss Me (2/2)
  • 2020: Dababy ft Roddy Ricch - Rockstar (5/6 n.c.)

Top of the Pops[]

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

  • 1969: Tony Blackburn. The Beatles - The Ballad of John & Yoko.
  • 1975: Tony Blackburn. Windsor Davies & Don Estelle - Whispering Grass.
  • 1980: no show due to strike
  • 1986: Gary Davies. Doctor & The Medics - Spirit In The Sky
  • 1998: Jayne Middlemiss. Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds – Three Lions ’98

Publications[]

Stamps[]

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