| No. 1 | |
| 1964 | Roy Orbison UK 45 |
| 1966 | Beatles: Paperback Writer US 45 |
| 1977 | Jacksons: Show You the Way to Go UK 45 |
| 1977 | The Muppets: The Muppet Show UK LP |
| 1977 | Marvin Gaye: Got to Give It Up US 45 |
| 1988 | Bros: I Owe You Nothing UK 45 |
| 1983 | Police: Synchronicity UK LP |
| 1994 | Cranberries : Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? : UK LP |
| 1994 | Stone Temple Pilots : Purple : US LP |
| Births | |
| 1935 | Eddie Floyd (Knock on Wood) |
| 1945 | Carly Simon (You're So Vain) |
| 1946 | Ian McDonald (King Crimson/Foreigner) |
| 1946 | Allen Lanier (Blue Oyster Cult) |
| 1949 | Clint Warwick (Moody Blues) |
| 1952 | Tim Finn (Crowded House) |
| 1954 | David Paich (Toto) |
| 1963 | George Michael (Careless Whisper) |
| Miscellany | |
| 1966 | Yardbirds hit US chart with Over Under Sideways Down |
| 1966 | One of the first big West Coast rock concerts takes place at the Hollywood Bowl. Bands include Byrds, Beach Boys, Captain Beefheart, Lovin' Spoonful, Sir Douglas Quintet and Love |
| 1967 | Beatles record All You Need Is Love during worldwide TV link up on 'One World' programme. Recording mixed and released for 7 July |
| 1969 | Rolling Stones play first concert with Mick Taylor on guitar in Rome at Coliseum |
| 1977 | Tom Petty debuts on UK chart with Anything That's Rock and Roll |
| 1978 | Cream briefly re-form for concert at Ginger Baker's Polo Club, but advance publicity is so great they call it off |
| 1982 | Rolling Stones play first of two sell-out gigs at Wembley Stadium |