| M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| January | 15 January | |||||
| albums released | ||||||
Birthdays[]
- Warren Mitchell (b.1926, dec.), Richard Briers (b.1934, dec.), Faye Dunaway (b.1941), Chas Smash (b.1959), Emily Watson (b.1967), Dave Grohl (b.1969)
Events[]
- 1966: David Bowie with The Lower Third release debut single
- 1969: Matt Busby retires from Manchester United
- 1973: The Brothers (S2), BBC1
- 1974: You & Me begins on BBC1.
- 1976: The Bionic Woman US debut (ABC)
- 1977: David Bowie releases new album Low.
- 1978: The South Bank Show first shown (LWT)
- 1983: Miss Great Britain 1983 (BBC1)
- 1984: Wogan (ns)
- 2002: UK declared free of foot-and-mouth disease
- 2014: Death in Paradise (S03, BBC One)
- 2016: RIP Alan Rickman
Charts[]
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
- 1965: Georgie Fame - Yeh Yeh (1/2)
- 1973: Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool (5/5)
- 1975: Status Quo - Down Down (1/1)
- 1986: Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (2/2)
- 1990: NKOTB - Hanging Tough (2/2)
- 1996: George Michael - Jesus To A Child (1/1)
- 2001: Jennifer Lopez - Love Don't Cost a Thing (1/1)
- 2007: Leona Lewis - A Moment Like This (4/4)
- 2022: for reference only - no.1 singles no longer considered relevant
Top of the Pops[]
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details
- 1965: David Jacobs. Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames – Yeh Yeh.
- 1971: JS. Clive Dunn - Grandad.
- 1982: DLT. Bucks Fizz – The Land Of Make Believe.
- 1988: Gary Davies & Simon Mayo. Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth.
- 1993: Tony Dortie. Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You .
- 2000: Jamie Theakston. Westlife – Seasons In The Sun.
- 2005: Fearne Cotton & Reggie Yates. Elvis Presley – Jailhouse Rock
Publications[]
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1978
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1989
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2012
2012
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