A Pop Culture Scrapbook
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Birthdays[]

  • Martin Jarvis (b.1941), Barack Obama (b.1961), Meghan Markle (b.1981),

Events[]

  • 1980: Pink Floyd's The Wall arrives in London
  • 1988: 'The Great Miming Disaster' on TOTP.
  • 1990: David Bowie in Milton Keynes, Depeche Mode in LA

Charts[]

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

  • 1966: The Troggs - With A Girl Like You (1/2)
  • 1981: Shakin' Stevens - Green Door (2/4)
  • 1987: Los Lobos - La Bamba (2/2)
  • 1991: Bryan Adams - Everything I Do.. (5/16)
  • 1996: Spice Girls - Wannabe (3/7)
  • 2002: Darius - Colourblind (1/2)
  • 2013: AVICII - Wake Me Up (3/3)
  • 2017: Luis Fonsi - Despacito (11/11 n.c.)

Top of the Pops[]

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

  • 1966: Alan Freeman. The Troggs - With A Girl Like You.
  • 1977: JS. Donna Sumer. I Feel Love.
  • 1983: John Peel & Mike Smith. Paul Young - Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)
  • 1988: Mark Goodier & Janice Long. Yazz & The Plastic Population – The Only Way Is Up.
  • 1994: Mark Goodier. Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around.
  • 2000: Richard Blackwood. Craig David - 7 Days. (R. Blackwood debut)

Publications[]

Stamps[]

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