27 January

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
26 January			January		28 January
albums released

This date never occurred on a Saturday in the 1980s.

Events

• 1980: ITV ns: The Spoils of War, Pig in the Middle, Hart to Hart
• 1984: The Tube dance special from The Hacienda, Manchester
• 1985: Screen Two: Knockback (BBC2)
• 1994: Mark Franklin's final TOTP after 59 editions; Absolutely Fabulous (S02)
• 2007: Final Saturday Grandstand, FA Cup 4th Round

Charts

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

• 1966: The Overlanders - Michelle (1/3)
• 1976: ABBA - Mamma Mia (1/2)
• 1981: John Lennon - Imagine (4/4)
• 1987: Steve Silk Hurley - Jack Your Body (2/2)
• 1991: KLF ft. The Children of The Revolution - 3AM Eternal (1/2)
• 2002: Enrique Iglesias - Hero (1/4)
• 2008: Basshunter - Now You're Gone (2/5)
• 2013: Bingo Players - Get Up (Rattle) (1/2)
• 2017: Ed Sheeran - Shape of You (3/14 n.c.)

Top of the Pops

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

• 1966: Pete Murray. The Overlanders - Michelle.
• 1972: JS. The New Seekers – I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony).
• 1977: Tony Blackburn. David Soul – Don’t Give Up On Us.
• 1983: Simon Bates & Richard Skinner. Men At Work - Down Under.
• 1994: Mark Franklin. D:REAM – Things Can Only Get Better

Publications

1969

1973

1973

1979

1979

1979

1988 - click for full issue

1990 - see 27 January 1990

2001

2007

2018

2018

2021

2024

2024

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