1961: The Highwaymen were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with “Michael,” The US group’s only UK Top 40 hit. The Highwaymen were US college students who broke up
when they graduated.
1969: One Hit Wonders Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg were at No.1 on the UK
singles chart with “Je t’aime… Moi non plus.” Banned by many radio stations for its
sexual content and sounds and for first time in the history of the show, the BBC’s Top
Of The Pops producers refused to air the No. 1 song.
1986: Janet Jackson started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with “When I
Think Of You&,” her first US No.1, a No.10 hit in the UK.
1986: Madonna was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with the title track from her album
“True Blue,” her third UK No.1. The title came from a favorite expression of her then
husband Sean Penn and was a direct tribute to him.
1997: Elton John went to No.1 on the US singles chart with “Candle In The Wind”A
re-write of his 1974 hit about Marilyn Monroe. This version was raising funds for the
Diana, Princess of Wales charity, following her death in Paris. It went on to become the
biggest selling single in the world ever.
2005 Freddie Mercury’s 1974 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow was offered for auction on
eBay by his sister, Kashmira Cooke, who had inherited the car from him. The luxury
vehicle had not appeared in public since 2002, when it had been used to transport the
Bulsara family to the premiere of the Queen stage musical We Will Rock You. It came
with a box of Kleenex Mansize tissues left in the car by Freddie.
