28 September

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	2025
27 September			September		29 September

Birthdays

• Brigitte Bardot (b.1934), Helen Shapiro (b.1946), Jon Snow (b.1947), Sylvia Kristel (b.1952), Jori Hulkkonen (b.1973), Hillary Duff (b.1987),

Events

• 1969: Hare Krishna Mantra by Radha Krishna temple reaches no.12 in the charts.
• 1972: War and Peace (ns, BBC2)
• 1978: Pope John Paul I dies
• 1987: Music for the Masses; 21 Years of Radio 1
• 1989: Blackadder Goes Forth first shown

Charts

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

• 1969: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising (3/3)
• 1976: ABBA - Dancing Queen (5/6)
• 1982: Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchy (1/3)
• 1986: The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way (4/4)
• 1997: Elton John - Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something About the Way You Look Tonight (3/5)
• 2003: Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love? (4/6)
• 2008: Kings of Leon - Sex On Fire (3/3)
• 2014: Jessie J - Bang Bang (1/1)
• 2018: Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises (4/6 nc)

Top of the Pops

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

• 1967: JS. Engelbert Humperdinck – The Last Waltz
• 1972: Tony Blackburn. David Cassidy - How Can I Be Sure
• 1978: DLT. John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John – Summer Nights .
• 1989: Jenny Powell & Sybil Ruscoe. Black Box Ride On Time.
• 1995: Steve Lamacq & Jo Whiley. Simply Red – Fairground. (debuts for Lamacq & Whiley)
• 2001: Gail Hipgrave. Kylie Minogue – Can’t Get You Out Of My Head.

Publications

1968 (Lulu)

1974

1974

1985

1985

1985

1985

1991

2019

2019

1974

Stamps

• click stamp for full issue details.

Stamps