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
10 June
June 12 June



Birthdays[]

  • Gene Wilder (b.1933, dec.), Lynsey de Paul (b.1948, dec.), Hugh Laurie (b.1959).

Events[]

  • 1973: The Medusa Strain
  • 1979: Decision for Europe, RIP John Wayne.
  • 1982: Pop John Paul II in Argentina.
  • 1987: General Election held in the UK
  • 1988: Nelson Mandela 70th birthday tribute
  • 2002: McCartney Mills wedding
  • 2009: H1N1 swine flu declared global pandemic.
  • 2015: RIP Ron Moody

Charts[]

year (click for full chart), with no.1 single (new in bold)

  • 1964: Cilla Black - You're My World (3/4)
  • 1969: The Beatles - The Ballad of John & Yoko (1/3)
  • 1972 Don McLean - VIncent (1/2)
  • 1974: Ray Stevens - The Streak (1/1)
  • 1985: The Crowd - You'll Never Walk Alone (1/2)
  • 1989: Jason Donovan - Sealed With A Kiss (2/2)
  • 1995: Robson & Gerome - Unchained Melody (5/7)
  • 2000: Sonique - It Feels So Good (3/3)
  • 2006: Nelly Furtado - Maneater (1/3)

Top of the Pops[]

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

  • 1970: Tony Blackburn. Mungo Jerry – In The Summertime.
  • 1981: JS. Smokey Robinson – Being With You.
  • 1986: Mike Smith. Doctor & The Medics – Spirit In The Sky.
  • 1987: Simon Bates & Peter Powell. Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me).
  • 1992: see 13 June
  • 1999: Jamie Theakston. Baz Luhrmann – Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)
  • 2004: Tim Kash & Fearne Cotton. Mario Winans – I Don’t Wanna Know.

Publications[]

Stamps[]

click on stamp for full issue details

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