A Pop Culture Scrapbook
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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
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Birthdays[]

  • Ian McKellen (b.1939), Frank Oz (b.1944), DLT (b.1945), Paul Weller (b.1958), Cillian Murphy (b.1976), Jonny Wilkinson (b.1979),

Events[]

  • 1967: European Champions Cup final: Celtic v. Inter Milan
  • 1973: First three albums released on Virgin records.
  • 1977: Liverpool win first ever European Cup, Star Wars released in the US.
  • 1985: Marathon Music Quiz (R1), British Top 3 in the US
  • 2002: 47th Eurovision Song Contest held in Tallinn, Estonia.
  • 2018: Irish referendum on abortion; BBC Music Biggest Weekend
  • 2020: Global cases of coronavirus pass 5.4m

Charts[]

  • 1967: The Tremeloes - Silence is Golden (2/3)
  • 1976: ABBA - Fernando (4/4)
  • 1982: Madness - House of Fun (1/2)
  • 1997: Eternal - I Wanna Be the Only One (1/1)
  • 2003: R Kelly - Ignition remix (3/4)
  • 2008: Rihanna - Take A Bow (1/2)
  • 2014: Sam Smith - Stay With Me (1/1)

Top of the Pops[]

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

  • 1967: Alan Freeman. The Tremeloes - Silence is Golden
  • 1972: Ed Stewart. T-Rex – Metal Guru.
  • 1973: Tony Blackburn. Wizzard – See My Baby Jive
  • 1978: Tony Blackburn. Boney M – Rivers Of Babylon
  • 1989: Simon Mayo. Various – Ferry Cross The Mersey.
  • 1995: Stewart Lee & Richard Herring. Robson & Jerome – The White Cliffs Of Dover. Co-host Richard Herring gets away with saying the word 'wanker' whilst introducing Michelle Gayle
  • 2001: Gail Porter. S. CLUB 7 – Don’t Stop Movin’

Publications[]

Stamps[]

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