2006 is the beckoning to be called for today’s O.T.D.I.H.

On This Day – Justin Timberlake was number 1 in the singles chart with “Sexyback”
On This Day – Kasabian were number 1 in the album chart with “Empire”

Born On This Day

1929 – Sonny Rollins (blues musician)
1936 – Buddy Holly (deceased)
1946 – Alfa Anderson (vocalist with Chic)
1949 – Gloria Gaynor
1951 – Chrissie Hynde (lead vocalist with The Pretenders)
1964 – Eazy-B (of NWA; deceased)

Today for O.T.D.I.H. we are looking back on 1984 – who remembers these little ditties?

On This Day – Stevie Wonder was number 1 in the singles chart with “I Just Called To Say I Love You”
On This Day – Various Artisit were number 1 in the album chart with “Now That’s What I Call Music:Volume 3″

Born On This Day

1944 – Roger Waters (vocalist, bassist with Pink Floyd)
1958 – Douglas Trendel (AKA Buster Bloodvessel; deceased)
1971 – Delores O’Riordan (lead vocalist with The Cranberries)
1974 – Nina Persson (lead vocalist with The Cardigans)
1980 – Kerry Elizabeth (vocalist with Atomic Kitten)

TW    LW    Artist             Title
01 – (NE) – Olly Murs – Please Don’t Let Me Go
02 – (NE) – Katy Perry – Teenage Dream
03 – (01) – Taio Cruz – Dynamite
04 – (02) – Eminem & Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie
05 – (03) – Flo Rida & David Guetta – Club Can’t Handle Me
06 – (04) – Roll Deep – Green Light
07 – (NE) – Pepper & Piano – You Took My Heart
08 – (05) – Katy B – Katy On A Mission
09 – (06) – Yolanda B Cool vs D CUP – We No Speak Americano
10 – (07) – Travie McCoy & Bruno Mars – Billionaire
11 – (08) – Brandon Flowers – Crossfire
12 – (10) – B.o.B. & Hayley Williams – Airplanes
13 – (09) – NeYo – Beautiful Monster
14 – (13) – Swedish House Mafia & Pharrell – One (Your Name)
15 – (18) – Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg – California Gurls
16 – (11) – The Saturdays – Missing You
17 – (24) – Usher & Pitbull – DJ Got Us Falling In Love
18 – (12) – Eliza Doolittle – Pack Up
19 – (15) – The Wanted – All Time Low
20 – (28) – Kesha – Take It Off

Chart Information is supplied by BBC Radio 1 in conjunction with The Official Charts Company.

TW    LW    Artist               Title
01 – (NE) – Katy Perry – Teenage Dream
02 – (01) – Eminem – Recovery
03 – (27) – Biffy Clyro – Only Revolutions
04 – (07) – Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More
05 – (04) – Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
06 – (NE) – Pretty Reckless – Light Me Up
07 – (NE) – Disturbed – Asylum
08 – (06) – Lady Gaga – The Fame
09 – (05) – Eliza Doolittle – Eliza Doolittle
10 – (02) – Plan B – The Defamation Of Strickland Banks
11 – (09) – Michael Buble – Crazy Love
12 – (NE) – Lissie – Catching A Tiger
13 – (08) – The Saturdays – Headlines
14 – (11) – Paolo Nutini – Sunny Side Up
15 – (15) – Florence & The Machine – Lungs
16 – (16) – XX – XX
17 – (NE) – Everything Everything – Man Alive
18 – (03) – Iron Maiden – The Final Frontier
19 – (13) – Lady Antebellum – Need You Now
20 – (NE) – Richard Thompson – Dream Attic

New Entries in this week’s Top 100 are (Entry Numbers are in brackets):

Kanye West – Power (36)
Lil Wayne & Drake – Right Above It (37)
NERD & Nelly Furtado – Hot-N-Fun (49)
Kid Cudi – Erase Me (58)
Daithi – Carraroe (67)
Olly Murs – This One’s For The Girls (69)
Example – Last Ones Standing (70)
Beyonce – Why Don’t You Love Me (71)
Flow Dem – Get What I Want (72)
Mumford & Sons – Little Lion Man (RE) (74)
Chery Cole – Fight For This Love (RE) (80)
Lissie – Cuckoo (81)
Ash – Change You Name (84)
Florence & The Machine Dog Days Are Over (RE) (85)
Katy Perry – Hot n Cold (RE) (90)
Lissie – When I’m Alone (94)
The Saturdays – Ego (RE) (97)
Same Difference – Shine On Forever (Photo Frame) (100)

For today’s O.T.D.I.H. we are looking back at 1973.

On This Day – Donny Osmond was number 1 in the singles chart with “Young Love”
On This Day – Rod Stewart was number 1 in the album chart with “Sing It Again Rod”

Born On This Day

1945 – Al Stewart
1946 – Buddy Miles (drummer with Electric Flag/Jimi Hendrix’s Band Of Gypsies)
1946 – Freddie Mercury (lead vocalist, Queen)
1946 – Loudon Wainwright III
1969 – Dweezil Zappa (son of Frank Zappa)

Today O.T.D.I.H. in 1965 the following songs were top of the singles & album charts.

On This Day – Sonny & Cher were number 1 in the singles chart with “I Got You Babe”
On This Day – The Beatles were number 1 in the album chart with “Help!”

Born On This Day

1942 – Merald ‘Bubba’ Knight (of The Pips)
1946 – Ronald Lepread (bassist, trumpeter with The Commodores)
1951 – Martin Chambers (drummer with The Pretenders)
1981 – Beyonce Knowles (soloist and singer with Destiny’s Child)

Today it’s 1991′s turn for O.T.D.I.H.

On This Day – Bryan Adams was number 1 in the singles chart with “Everything I Do (I Do It For You)”
On This Day – The London Stage Cast of “Joseph & His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat” was number 1 in the album chart

Born On This Day

1942 – Al Jardine (The Beach Boys)
1945 – George Biondo (bassist, vocalist with Steppenwolf)
1947 – Eric Bell (guitarist with Thin Lizzy)
1952 – Leroy Smith (Sweet Sensation)

Today we rock back to 1961 for today’s O.T.D.I.H.

On This Day – John Leyton was number 1 in the singles chart with “Johnny Remember Me”
On This Day – George Mitchell Minstrels were number 1 in the album chart with “The Black And White Minstrels Show”

Born On This Day

1939 – Bobby Purify (James & Bobby Purify)
1957 – Steve Porcaro (Keyboard/synthesizer player with Toto)
1969 – Cedric Hailey (aka K-Ci; vocalist; solo and with Jodeci)

Earlier today on BBC Radio 1 the mid-week Top 40 was announced, and here is what this Sunday’s Top 10 is looking like as of today. Don’t forget to tune in to the Top 40 on BBC Radio 1 from 4pm this Sunday for the official chart countdown.

TW    LW    Artist             Title
01 – (NE) – Olly Murs – Please Don’t Let Me Go
02 – (NE) – Katy Perry – Teenage Dream
03 – (01) – Taio Cruz – Dynamite
04 – (02) – Eminem & Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie
05 – (NE) – Pepper & Piano – You Took My Heart
06 – (03) – Flo Rida & David Guetta – Club Can’t Handle Me
07 – (04) – Roll Deep – Green Light
08 – (06) – Yolanda B Cool vs D CUP – We No Speak Americano
09 – (05) – Katy B – Katy On A Mission
10 – (07) – Travie McCoy & Bruno Mars – Billionaire