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
26 March
March
28 March


Birthdays[]

  • Quentin Tarantino (b.1963), Mariah Carey (b.1969), Jessi J (b.1988)

Events[]

  • 1968 - Yuri Gagarin dies in aircrash.
  • 1977 - Tenerife airport disaster.
  • 1980 - North Sea oil rig disaster, James Burke: The Real Thing
  • 1982 - Final Swap Shop
  • 2019 - House of Commons vote on Brexit proposals.

Charts[]

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

  • 1968: The Beatles - Lady Madonna (1/2)
  • 1973: Donny Osmond - The Twelfth of Never (1/1)
  • 1979: Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive (3/4)
  • 1984: Lionel Richie - Hello (2/6)
  • 1988: Aswad - Don't Turn Around (2/2)
  • 1994: Doop - Doop (3/3)
  • 2005: Tony Christie ft Peter Kay - (Is This The Way To) Amarillo (2/7)
  • 2011: Adele - Someone Like You (5/5 n.c.)
  • 2020: Saint Jhn - Roses (2/2)

Top of the Pops[]

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

  • 1969: Stuart Henry (final appearance). Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine.
  • 1975: DLT. Bay City Rollers – Bye Bye Baby.
  • 1980: Peter Powell. The Jam – Going Underground.
  • 1986: Bruno Brookes & Mike Smith. Cliff Richard & The Young Ones – Living Doll.
  • 1998: Jamie Theakston. RUN D.M.C. versus Jason Nevins – It’s Like That.

Publications[]

Stamps[]

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