02 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
01 January			January		03 January
albums released

Events

• 1971: Ibrox Park disaster; Doctor Who (S8), It's Cliff Richard (ns)
• 1978: Blake's Seven (S1)
• 1980: British Steel workers go on a national strike
• 1983: RIP Dick Emery (b.1915)
• 1998: RIP Frank Muir (b.1920)
• 2011: RIP Pete Postlethwaite (b.1946)
• 2015: The Story of 1980 / Big Hits 1980

Charts

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

• 1964: The Beatles - I Want to Hold Your Hand (4/5)
• 1972: The New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) (1/4)
• 1979: see 03 January
• 1980: Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall (pt.2) (4/5)
• 1994: Chaka Demus - Twist & Shout (1/2)
• 2000: Westlife - I Have A Dream/Seasons In the Sun (3/4)
• 2005: Steve Brookstein - Against All Odds (1/1)
• 2011: Matt Cardle - When We Collide (3/3)

Top of the Pops

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

• 1969: Stuart Henry. Scaffold – Lily The Pink.
• 1975: JS. Mud - Lonely This Christmas.
• 1986: Janice Long & John Peel. Shakin’ Stevens – Merry Christmas Everyone.
• 1992: Steve Anderson & Adrian Rose. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody.
• 2000: Radio 1 only: Top of the Pops End of Year Special.

Publications

1971

1971

1971 (click for full issue, and see 02 January 1971) Lulu cover

1982

1982 - click for full issue

1982

1993

2010

2016

2016

2021

2021

Stamps

Stamps