Tom Browne with The Top Twenty
From today the Solid-Gold-Sixty AKA the Top 60 was dropped and only the Top 20 was broadcast by the BBC on Radio 1 Medium Wave & Radio 2 VHF
As the BBC dropped the Top 60 it meant this was the last time we would hear Lena's single in their Sunday Charts show as while she would remain in the Top 60 for another 4 weeks her position in the charts would be outside of the Top 20.
BBC Radio 1
- Tom Browne with the Top 20 starts at 18:00hrs
- BBC Radio 1's first air date was on 30 September 1967 it was only transmitted on Medium Wave using amplitude modulation it would get an VHF channel that's rollout would start on 1 September 1988, starting with Central Scotland, the Midlands and the north of England.
BBC Radio 2
- Tom Browne with the Top 20 as Radio 1 starts at 18:00hrs
- BBC Radio 2's first air date was on 30 September 1967 it was a replacement for the Light Programme it was transmitter on VHF using frequency modulation in 1973 a subcarrier was added to the transmission which allowed the broadcasting of content in stereo.
UK Official Singles Chart
- Billy - Don't Be A Hero - Paper Lace
- The Air That I Breathe - The Hollies
- The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
- You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr
- Jealous Mind - Alvin Stardust
- I Get A Little Sentimental Over You Ft. Lyn Paul - The New Seekers
- Jet - Paul McCartney And Wings
- Remember (Sha-La-La-La) - Bay City Rollers
- It's You - Freddie Starr
- Emma - Hot Chocolate
- Candle In The Wind - Elton John
- School Love - Barry Blue
- Wombling Song - Wombles
- Devil Gate Drive - Suzi Quatro
- Seven Seas Of Rhye - Queen
- Rebel Rebel - David Bowie
- Ma! (He's Making Eyes At Me) - Lena Zavaroni
- Jambalaya - The Carpenters
- Burn Baby Burn - Hudson-Ford
- Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks
Differences In Dates
As can be seen the BBC seems to broadcast a week behind the dates given by the UK Official Singles Charts.
I imagine that is because the programme is broadcast on a Sunday and they would not receive the data for the charts until sometime during the week.
Robcamstone
Medium Wave (AM) - VHF (FM)
At the time of broadcast Radio 1 was only available on Medium Wave so when the BBC broadcasted some of its music programmes it also broadcasted them on Radio 2 VHF so that listeners with a VHF Radio could enjoy a higher quality of sound and if the receiver was a stereo one than could enjoy tracks that were made in stereo as they should have been heard.
Robcamstone