A Pop Culture Scrapbook
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1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
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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
09 July
July 11 July


Birthdays[]

  • Arthur Ashe (b.1943), Virginia Wade (b.1945), John Motson (b.1945), Neil Tennant (b.1954), John Simm (b.1970), Jason Orange (b.1970), Jessica Simpson (b.1980).

Events[]

  • 1964: A Hard Day's Night LP released
  • 1965: The Beatles' VI album goes #1in the US for the first of 6 weeks. The Rolling Stones fo to #1 with (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction.
  • 1981: Escape from New York premieres in the US.
  • 2000: Coldplay release debut album Parachutes.
  • 2018: World Cup, first semi-final
  • 2020: Travel quarantine lifted in UK

Charts[]

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

  • 1968: The Equals - Baby Come Back (2/3)
  • 1973: Slade - Skweeze Me Pleeze Me (3/3)
  • 1979: Tubeway Army - Are "Friends" Electric (3/4)
  • 1984: FGTH - Two Tribes (5/9)
  • 1988: Glen Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You (2/4)
  • 1994: Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around (7/15)
  • 2005: 2Pac ft Elton John - Ghetto Gospel (2/5)
  • 2011: DJ Fresh - Louder (1/1)

Top of the Pops[]

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

  • 1969: Pete Murray & Tony Blackburn. Thunderclap Newman - Something in the Air
  • 1975: Tony Blackburn. Johnny Nash - Tears on My Pillow
  • 1980: no show due to strike
  • 1986: Simon Bates & Bruno Brookes. Madonna - Papa Don't Preach
  • 1998: Zoë Ball. Billie – Because We Want To

Publications[]


Stamps[]

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