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| 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 | ||
| January | 06 January | |||||
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Birthdays[]
- Robert Duval (b.1931), Umberto Eco (b.1932, dec.), Juan Carlos I (b.1938), Jan Leeming (b.1942), Diane Keaton (b.1946), Chris Stein (b.1950), Marilyn Manson (b.1969), Bradley Cooper (b.1975), Max Baldry (b.1996)
Events[]
- 1980: Tony Blackburn begins as host of Junior Choice
- 1983: first Gallup charts reveal
- 1984: Doctor Who (BBC1, ns), TOTP 20th anniversary, Treasure Hunt (S2, ITV)
- 1988: Grange Hill (S11, BBC One); Holiday 88 (ns, BBC One)
- 2001: Bill Oddie Goes Wild, Dan Pearson's Home Farm, The Flying Gardner (all ns, BBC2)
- 2021: 'Lockdown 3' begins in England
Charts[]
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
- 1967: Tom Jones - Green Green Grass of Home (6/7)
- 1982: The Human League - Don't You Want Me (5/5)
- 1983: Renee & Renato - Save Your Love (4/4)
- 1990: NKOTB - Hangin' Tough (1/2)
- 1992: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody/Days of Our Lives (4/5)
- 1997: Spice Girls - 2 Become 1 (3/3)
- 2003: Girls Aloud - Sound of the Underground (3/4)
- 2014: Pitbull ft Kesha - Timber (1/1)
- 2018: Ed Sheeran - Perfect (5/6)
- 2024: Noah Kahan - Stick Season (1/7)
Top of the Pops[]
host DJ and number one single.
- 1967: Pete Murray. Tom Jones – Green, Green Grass Of Home.
- 1978: Peter Powell. Wings – Mull Of Kintyre.
- 1984: 20th Anniversary Show. David Jensen & John Peel plus Alan Freeman. The Flying Pickets - Only You.
- 1989: Andy Crane & Mark Goodier. Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan - Especially For You.
- 1995: Jack Dee. East 17 – Stay Another Day
- 2018: The Story of 1985 / Big Hits 1985.
Publications[]
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1974
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1974
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1974
1980
1980
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1980
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1980
1980 - click for full issue
1984 (click for full issue)
1984
1985
1991
1994
2008
2013
2013
2019
2019
2021