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July 25 37 t.A.T.u. - All The Things She Said 37 Elvis vs JXL - A Little Less Conversation +2 37 Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules - Mad World +2 33 Room 5 ft. Oliver Cheatham - Make Luv 31 Girls Aloud - Sound of the Underground 30 Sugababes - Freak Like Me 29 Kylie Minogue - Slow 28 Evanescence - Bring Me to Life  29 Eminem - Without Me 29 Fatman Scoop - Be Faithful 28 Aaliyah - More Than a Woman 25 Sugababes - Hole in the Head 24 Will Young - Leave Right Now 24 Christina Aguilera - Beautiful 23 The Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love? 23 Eminem - Lose Yourself 22 Pink - Just Like a Pill 22 Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z - Crazy in Love 21 George Harrison - My Sweet Lord 21 Blu Cantrell ft. Sean Paul - Breathe 21 Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland - Dilemma 21 Liberty X - Just a Little  21 Sugababes - Round Round  21 Christina Aguilera ft. Redman - Dirrty 21 Darius - Colourblind 21 Busted- You Said No 21 Daniel Bedingfield - Never Gonna Leave Your Side 19 R. Kelly - Ignition (Remix) 18 Blazin’ Squad - Crossroads 18 Will Young - Light My Fire  18 DJ Sammy & Yanou ft. Do - Heaven 17 Holly Valance - Kiss Kiss 16 Daniel Bedingfield - If You’re Not The One 16 Blue ft. Elton John- Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word 15 David Sneddon - Stop Living The Lie 15 Atomic Kitten - The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling)  14 Ronan Keating - If Tomorrow Never Comes 13 Tomcraft - Loneliness 12 Oasis - The Hindu Times 10 Westlife - World of our Own 10 Gareth Gates ft. The Kumars - Spirit in the Sky 05 Busted - Crashed the Wedding -6

American singer and songwriter of the blues and R&B Big Mama Thornton died on this day 39 years ago, aged 57. She was the first to record Leiber and Stoller's "Hound Dog", in 1952, which was written for her and became her biggest hit, staying seven weeks at number one on the Billboard R&B chart in 1953. According to Maureen Mahon, a music professor at New York University, "the song is seen as an important beginning of rock-and-roll, especially in its use of the guitar as the key instrument". Thornton's other recordings include the original version of "Ball and Chain", which she wrote.

Jennifer Lopez is 54 today.

Northern Irish professional snooker player and a two-time world champion who is remembered as one of the most iconic figures in the sport's history Alex Higgins died on this day 13 years ago, aged 61. Higgins turned professional in 1971 and won the World Snooker Championship in 1972, defeating John Spencer 37–31 in the final to become the first qualifier to win the world title, a feat that only two other players—Terry Griffiths in 1979 and Shaun Murphy in 2005—have achieved since. Aged 22, he was then the sport's youngest world champion, a record he held until 21-year-old Stephen Hendry won the title in 1990. He was world championship runner-up to Ray Reardon in 1976 and Cliff Thorburn in 1980. At the 1982 event, Higgins came from 13–15 behind to defeat Jimmy White 16–15 in the semi-finals, producing a 69 clearance in the penultimate frame that is regarded as one of the greatest breaks in the sport's history. He defeated Reardon 18–15 in the final, winning his second world title ten years after his first. Higgins won Masters titles in 1978 and 1981 and won the UK Championship in 1983, where he recovered from 0–7 behind to defeat Steve Davis 16–15 in the final. As of 2023, he is one of 11 players to have completed a career Triple Crown.

July 24 36 t.A.T.u. - All The Things She Said 34 Fatman Scoop - Be Faithful 34 Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules - Mad World +3 30 Elvis vs JXL - A Little Less Conversation +1 26 Evanescence - Bring Me to Life 25 Room 5 ft. Oliver Cheatham - Make Luv 25 Kylie Minogue - Slow 25 Aaliyah - More Than a Woman 24 Will Young - Leave Right Now 24 Eminem - Without Me 24 Sugababes - Freak Like Me 23 The Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love? 23 Christina Aguilera - Beautiful 22 Girls Aloud - Sound of the Underground 22 Eminem - Lose Yourself 21 R. Kelly - Ignition 21 Blu Cantrell ft. Sean Paul - Breathe 21 Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z - Crazy in Love 21 Sugababes - Hole in the Head 21 Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland - Dilemma 21 Liberty X - Just a Little 21 Sugababes - Round Round 21 Christina Aguilera ft. Redman - Dirrty 20 Darius - Colourblind 20 Atomic Kitten - The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling) 20 DJ Sammy & Yanou ft. Do - Heaven 20 Busted- You Said No 20 Tomcraft - Loneliness 20 Daniel Bedingfield - Never Gonna Leave Your Side 19 Pink - Just Like a Pill 18 Blazin’ Squad - Crossroads 18 Westlife - World of Our Own 18 Busted - Crashed the Wedding 18 Will Young - Light My Fire 17 David Sneddon - Stop Living The Lie 17 Holly Valance - Kiss Kiss 17 Gareth Gates ft. The Kumars - Spirit in the Sky 17 George Harrison - My Sweet Lord 17 Elton John - Are You Ready for Love 16 Oasis - The Hindu Times 16 Daniel Bedingfield - If You’re Not The One 16 Blue ft. Elton John- Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word 15 Westlife- Unbreakable 14 Ronan Keating - If Tomorrow Never Comes 14 Las Ketchup - The Ketchup Song (Aserejé) 12 Gareth Gates - Unchained Melody 04 Gareth Gates - Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake) -6

July 24 58 Stevie Wonder — Sir Duke +4 51 Boney M — Ma Baker 51 Queen — Somebody To Love 36 Barry White — You see the trouble with me 31 Space — Magic Fly 30 Candi Staton — Young Hearts Run Free 24 Heatwave — Boogie Nights 22 Queen — We Are The Champions 20 La Belle Epoque — Black Is Black 18 Emerson, Lake & Palmer — Fanfare For The Common Man 07 Wings — Let ‘Em In -6

July 23 47 Stevie Wonder — Sir Duke +4 42 Queen — Somebody To Love 39 Space — Magic Fly 37 Barry White — You See The Trouble With Me 33 Boney M — Ma Baker 27 Candi Staton — Young Hearts Run Free 26 La Belle Epoque — Black Is Black 26 Queen — We Are The Champions 25 Heatwave — Boogie Nights 22 Emerson, Lake & Palmer — Fanfare For The Common Man 20 Billy Ocean — Red Light Spells Danger 19 Billy Ocean — Love Really Hurts Without You 15 Wings — Let ‘Em In  11 Showaddywaddy — You Got What It Takes 05 Rod Stewart — The Killing Of Georgie (Part I & II) -6 02 The Real Thing — Can’t Get By Without You

July 23 24 t.A.T.u. - All The Things She Said 24 Elvis vs JXL - A Little Less Conversation 24 Evanescence - Bring Me to Life 24 Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules - Mad World +2 24 Eminem - Lose Yourself +1 23 Fatman Scoop - Be Faithful 22 Eminem - Without Me 22 Christina Aguilera - Beautiful 22 The Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love? 21 Will Young - Leave Right Now 21 Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z - Crazy in Love 21 Aaliyah - More Than a Woman 21 Girls Aloud - Sound of the Underground 21 Sugababes - Hole in the Head 21 Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland - Dilemma 21 Elton John - Are You Ready for Love 21 Kylie Minogue - Slow 21 Blazin’ Squad - Crossroads +1 20 Sugababes - Freak Like Me 20 Ronan Keating - If Tomorrow Never Comes 20 Liberty X - Just a Little 20 Will Young - Light My Fire 20 Darius - Colourblind 20 Sugababes - Round Round 20 Atomic Kitten - The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling) 20 Pink - Just Like a Pill  20 Las Ketchup - The Ketchup Song (Aserejé) 20 DJ Sammy & Yanou ft. Do - Heaven  20 Westlife- Unbreakable 20 Christina Aguilera ft. Redman - Dirrty 20 Daniel Bedingfield - If You’re Not The One 20 David Sneddon - Stop Living The Lie 20 Room 5 ft. Oliver Cheatham - Make Luv 20 Busted- You Said No 20 Tomcraft - Loneliness 20 R. Kelly - Ignition 20 Daniel Bedingfield - Never Gonna Leave Your Side 20 Blu Cantrell ft. Sean Paul - Breathe 18 Will Young & Gareth Gates - The Long and Winding Road/Suspicious Minds 18 Westlife - World of Our Own 18 Oasis - The Hindu Times 18 Busted - Crashed the Wedding 18 Westlife - Mandy 18 Blue ft. Elton John- Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word 17 Holly Valance - Kiss Kiss 17 Gareth Gates - Unchained Melody 17 Gareth Gates - Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake) 17 Gareth Gates ft. The Kumars - Spirit in the Sky 16 George Harrison - My Sweet Lord 16 Enrique Iglesias - Hero 08 Will Young - Anything Is Possible/Evergreen -6

Paul Wesley is 41 today.

18th President of the United States Ulysses S. Grant died on this day 138 years ago, aged 63. As president, Grant stabilized the post-war national economy, supported congressional Reconstruction and the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment, and prosecuted the Ku Klux Klan. Under Grant, the Union was completely restored. He appointed African Americans and Jewish Americans to prominent federal offices. In 1871, he created the first Civil Service Commission, advancing the civil service more than any prior president. The Liberal Republicans and Democrats united behind Grant's opponent in the 1872 presidential election, but Grant was handily reelected. The Panic of 1873 plunged the nation into a severe economic depression, resulting in the Democrats winning the House majority. Grant's Native American policy was to assimilate Indians into Anglo-American culture. His foreign policy was mostly peaceful, without war, the Alabama Claims against Great Britain skillfully resolved. However, his attempted annexation of Santo Domingo was rejected by the Senate. The Grant administration was often remembered primarily for a number of scandals, but modern scholarship has better appreciated Grant's appointed reformers and prosecutions. In the heavily disputed 1876 presidential election, Grant facilitated the approval by Congress of a peaceful compromise.

American actress and comedian Estelle Getty died on this day 15 years ago, aged 84. She was best known for her portrayal of Sophia Petrillo on The Golden Girls (1985–92), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She reprised the role for appearances on Empty Nest (1993–95), The Golden Palace (1992–93), Blossom (1990–95), and Nurses (1991–94). Notable films in which she appeared include Mask (1985), a semibiographical film in which she played the grandmother of Roy L. Dennis, Mannequin (1987), and Stuart Little (1999). She retired from acting in 2001 due to failing health, and died in 2008 from dementia with Lewy bodies.

George Clinton is 82 today.

July 22 38 Stevie Wonder — Sir Duke +2 37 Queen — Somebody To Love +2 35 Barry White — You See The Trouble With Me 33 Space — Magic Fly 30 Boney M — Ma Baker 28 Candi Staton — Young Hearts Run Free 26 Queen — We Are The Champions 23 Billy Ocean — Red Light Spells Danger 22 La Belle Epoque — Black Is Black 22 Heatwave — Boogie Nights 21 Billy Ocean — Love Really Hurts Without You 20 C. W. McCall — Convoy 20 Rod Stewart — The Killing Of Georgie (Part I & II) 20 The Real Thing — Can’t Get By Without You 20 Emerson, Lake & Palmer — Fanfare For The Common Man 18 The Sex Pistols — God Save The Queen 17 Showaddywaddy — You Got What It Takes 14 Wings — Let ‘Em In 04 Sailor — A Glass Of Champagne -6

July 22 94 Kylie Minogue — Can’t Get You Out Of My Head +4 69 All Saints — Pure Shores 66 Spiller — Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) 57 Modjo — Lady (Hear Me Tonight) 56 Eminem ft. Dido — Stan 47 Britney Spears — Oops!… I Did It Again 28 Manic Street Preachers — The Masses Against the Classes 21 Melanie C ft. Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes — Never Be The Same Again -6 06 Madison Avenue — Don’t Call Me Baby

American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and businessman Alan Shepard died on this day 25 years ago, aged 74. He was selected as one of the original NASA Mercury Seven astronauts in 1959, and in May 1961 he made the first crewed Project Mercury flight, Mercury-Redstone 3, in a spacecraft he named Freedom 7. His craft entered space, but was not capable of achieving orbit. He became the second person, and the first American, to travel into space, and the first space traveler to manually control the orientation of his craft. Shepard was designated as the commander of the first crewed Project Gemini mission, but was grounded in October 1963 due to Meniere's disease. This was surgically corrected in 1968, and in 1971, Shepard commanded the Apollo 14 mission, piloting the Apollo Lunar Module Antares. At age 47, he became the fifth, the oldest, and the only one of the Mercury Seven astronauts to walk on the Moon.

Norman Jewison is 97 today.

21st July 34 Queen — We Are The Champions +4 31 Stevie Wonder — Sir Duke 30 Queen — Somebody To Love 28 Barry White — You See The Trouble With Me 28 Space — Magic Fly 26 Emerson, Lake & Palmer — Fanfare For The Common Man 23 Candi Staton — Young Hearts Run Free 23 Billy Ocean — Red Light Spells Danger 22 Heatwave — Boogie Nights 21 Billy Ocean — Love Really Hurts Without You 20 C. W. McCall — Convoy 20 Sailor — A Glass Of Champagne 20 Rod Stewart — The Killing Of Georgie (Part I & II) 20 The Real Thing — Can’t Get By Without You 20 Showaddywaddy — You Got What It Takes 20 La Belle Epoque — Black Is Black 20 Boney M — Ma Baker 18 David Soul — Going In With M y Eyes Open 17 Wings — Let ‘Em In 16 Demis Roussos — When Forever Has Gone 15 The Sex Pistols — God Save The Queen 14 Leo Sayer — You Make Me Feel Like Dancing 08 Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band — The Floral Dance -6

July 21 90 Kylie Minogue — Can’t Get You Out Of My Head +4 69 All Saints — Pure Shores 59 Spiller — Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) 56 Eminem ft. Dido — Stan 51 Modjo — Lady (Hear Me Tonight) 45 Britney Spears — Oops!… I Did It Again 35 Manic Street Preachers — The Masses Against the Classes 33 Melanie C ft. Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes — Never Be The Same Again 32 Madison Avenue — Don’t Call Me Baby 22 Shaggy/RikRok - It Wasn't Me -6

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July 20 86 Kylie Minogue — Can’t Get You Out Of My Head +4 69 All Saints — Pure Shores 55 Spiller — Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) 53 Eminem ft. Dido — Stan 47 Modjo — Lady (Hear Me Tonight) 39 Britney Spears — Opps!… I Did It Again 36 Shaggy/RikRok - It Wasn't Me  36 Madison Avenue — Don’t Call Me Baby 36 Melanie C ft. Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes — Never Be The Same Again  35 Manic Street Preachers — The Masses Against the Classes 33 LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight the Moonlight 12 Roger Sanchez — Another Chance  -6 1 Daniel Bedingfield — Gotta Get Thru This

July 20 100 Queen — Killer Queen 82 Sparks — This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us +4 50 Roxy Music — Love Is The Drug 37 Sweet — Fox On The Run 36 Bachman -Turner Overdrive — You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet 21 Gloria Gaynor — Never Can Say Goodbye 08 Greg Lake — I Believe In Father Christmas -6

American evangelist, singer, author, talk show host, and television personality Tammy Faye Messner died on this day 16 years ago, aged 65. She gained notice for her work with The PTL Club, a televangelist program she co-founded with her husband Jim Bakker in 1974. They had hosted their own puppet-show series for local programming in the early 1960s; Messner also had a career as a recording artist. In 1978, she and Bakker built Heritage USA, a Christian theme park. American stage, film, and vaudeville actress during the early part of the 20th century Mildred Harris died on this day 79 years ago, aged 42. In the 1920s, Harris transitioned from child actress to leading roles with Conrad Nagel, Charley Chase, Milton Sills, Lionel Barrymore, Rod La Rocque and the Moore brothers, Owen and Tom. She appeared in Frank Capra's 1928 silent drama The Power of the Press with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Jobyna Ralston, and the same year, she starred in Universal Pictures first sound film Melody of Love with Walter Pidgeon. She was also the first wife of Charlie Chaplin.

Jacques Delors, no. 11 on DeathList 2023, is 98 today.

American actor James Garner died on this day 9 years ago, aged 86. He played leading roles in more than 50 theatrical films, including The Great Escape (1963) with Steve McQueen; Paddy Chayefsky's The Americanization of Emily (1964) with Julie Andrews; Cash McCall (1960) with Natalie Wood; The Wheeler Dealers (1963) with Lee Remick; Darby's Rangers (1958) with Stuart Whitman; Roald Dahl's 36 Hours (1965) with Eva Marie Saint; Raymond Chandler's Marlowe (1969) with Bruce Lee; Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) with Walter Brennan; Blake Edwards's Victor/Victoria (1982) with Julie Andrews; and Murphy's Romance (1985) with Sally Field, for which he received an Academy Award nomination. He also starred in several television series, including popular roles such as Bret Maverick in the ABC 1950s Western series Maverick and as Jim Rockford in the NBC 1970s private detective show, The Rockford Files.