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Big Seven of European football - UEFA [1990-2021]

1990s 1990 FIFA World Cup: West Germany [Germany], Italy, England, Spain, Netherlands UEFA Women's Euro 1991: Germany and Italy 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup: Germany and Italy 1992 King Fahd Cup: N/A UEFA Euro 1992: Germany, Netherlands, France and England 1992 Summer Olympics: Spain and Italy UEFA Women's Euro 1993: Italy and Germany 1994 FIFA World Cup: Italy, Germany, Netherlands and Spain 1995 King Fahd Cup: N/A UEFA Women's Euro 1995: Germany and England 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup: Germany and England UEFA Euro 1996: Germany, England, France, Portugal, Netherlands, Spain and Italy 1996 Summer Olympics [Men's]: Portugal, France, Spain and Italy 1996 Summer Olympics [Women's]: Germany UEFA Women's Euro 1997: Germany, Italy, Spain and France 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup: N/A 1998 FIFA World Cup: France, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, England and Spain 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup: Germany and Italy 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup: Germany 2000s UEFA Euro...

Big Seven of European football - UEFA [1956-1989]

1950s 1956 Summer Olympics: United Kingdom [England] and Germany 1958 FIFA World Cup: France, West Germany [Germany] and England 1960s 1960 European Nations' Cup: France 1960 Summer Olympics: Italy, United Kingdom [England] and France 1962 FIFA World Cup: West Germany [Germany], England, Italy and Spain 1964 European Nations' Cup: Spain 1964 Summer Olympics: Germany 1966 FIFA World Cup: England, West Germany [Germany], Portugal, Italy, Spain and France UEFA Euro 1968: Italy and England 1968 Summer Olympics: Spain and France 1969 European Competition for Women's Football: Italy, England and France 1970s 1970 FIFA World Cup: Italy, West Germany [Germany] and England UEFA Euro 1972: West Germany [Germany] 1972 Summer Olympics: West Germany [Germany] 1974 FIFA World Cup: West Germany [Germany], Netherlands and Italy UEFA Euro 1976: West Germany [Germany] and Netherlands 1976 Summer Olympics: France and Spain 1978 FIFA World Cup: Netherlands, Italy, West Germany [Germany], Spain...

Big Seven of European football - Pre-UEFA [1930-1954]

1930s 1930 FIFA World Cup: France 1934 FIFA World Cup: Italy, Germany, Spain, France and Netherlands 1936 Summer Olympics: Italy, United Kingdom [England] and Germany 1938 FIFA World Cup: Italy, France, Germany and Netherlands 1940s 1948 Summer Olympics: United Kingdom [England], Italy, France and Netherlands 1950s 1950 FIFA World Cup: Spain, Italy and England 1952 Summer Olympics: Germany, Italy, United Kingdom [England], Netherlands and France 1954 FIFA World Cup: West Germany [Germany], England, Italy and France

Big Seven of European football - Pre-UEFA [1900-1928]

1900s 1900 Summer Olympics: United Kingdom [England] and France 1904 Summer Olympics: N/A 1906 Intercalated Games: N/A 1908 Summer Olympics: United Kingdom [England], Netherlands and France 1910s 1912 Summer Olympics: United Kingdom [England], Netherlands, Italy and Germany 1920s 1920 Summer Olympics: Spain, Netherlands, Italy, France and United Kingdom [England] 1924 Summer Olympics: Netherlands, Italy, France and Spain 1928 Summer Olympics: Italy, Portugal, Spain, Germany, Netherlands and France

MTV around the world launches - 2010s

January 17, 2011 - Israel July 1, 2011 - Vietnam July 3, 2013 - Africa September 1, 2013 - Thailand (relaunch) October 1, 2013 - Brazil (relaunch) October 1, 2013 - Russia (relaunch) February 14, 2014 - Philippines (relaunch) November 1, 2014 - Indonesia (relaunch) August 1, 2017 - Philippines (second relaunch) October 3, 2017 - Greece (relaunch)

MTV around the world launches - 2000s

April 2000 - Chile June 20, 2000 - France July 7, 2000 - Poland September 10, 2000 - Spain September 12, 2000 - Netherlands January 1, 2001 - Japan (relaunch) July 1, 2001 - South Korea October 18, 2001 - Canada (original) November 1, 2001 - Thailand June 15, 2002 - Romania April 25, 2003 - China July 3, 2003 - Portugal February 16, 2004 - Belgium (Flanders) February 22, 2004 - Ireland September 1, 2005 - Adria September 18, 2005 - Denmark September 18, 2005 - Finland September 18, 2005 - Norway September 18, 2005 - Sweden January 2006 - Austria March 21, 2006 - Canada (relaunch) July 14, 2006 - Belgium (Wallonia) August 18, 2006 - New Zealand September 4, 2006 - Estonia September 4, 2006 - Lithuania October 23, 2006 - Turkey August 24, 2007 - Ukraine October 1, 2007 - Hungary (original) October 27, 2007 - Middle East April 1, 2008 - Switzerland September 1, 2008 - Greece January 1, 2009 - Lithuania and Latvia November 29, 2009 - Czech Republic and Slovakia

MTV around the world launches - 1990s

October 20, 1990 - Brazil (original) September 15, 1991 - Asia May 1992 - Philippines (original) December 24, 1992 - Japan (original) Early 1993 - Portugal (block on SIC) October 1, 1993 - Latin America January 1, 1995 - Indonesia (original) April 21, 1995 - Taiwan May 3, 1995 - Southeast Asia April 1996 - Mexico April 1996 - Central America April 1996 - Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay June 14, 1996 - Australia and New Zealand March 7, 1997 - Germany July 1, 1997 - United Kingdom September 1, 1997 - Italy June 5, 1998 - Scandinavia September 26, 1998 - Russia October 28, 1998 - India

MTV around the world launches - 1980s

August 1, 1981 - United States April 1987 - Australia (block on Nine) August 1, 1987 - Europe September 1, 1989 - Japan (block on TBS)

The Beatles - Every number one solo single (UK/US)

United Kingdom George Harrison "My Sweet Lord" (1971, five weeks) "My Sweet Lord" [2002 reissue] (2002, one week) Paul McCartney "Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School" by Wings (1977-1978, nine weeks) "Ebony and Ivory" by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder (1982, three weeks) "Pipes of Peace" (1984, two weeks) "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid [B-side features Paul McCartney] (1984-1985, five weeks) "Let It Be" by Ferry Aid (1989, three weeks) "Ferry 'Cross the Mersey" by The Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden and Stock Aitken Waterman (1989, three weeks) "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid 20 (2004-2005, four weeks) "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" by The Justice Collective (2012, one week) John Lennon "(Just Like) Starting Over" (1980, one week) "Imagine" by John Lennon (1981, four weeks) "Woma...

The Beatles - Every number one single (UK/US)

United Kingdom "From Me to You" (1963, seven weeks) "She Loves You" (1963, six weeks) "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (1963-1964, five weeks) "Can't Buy Me Love" (1964, three weeks) "A Hard Day's Night" (1964, three weeks) "I Feel Fine" (1964-1965, five weeks) "Ticket to Ride" (1965, three weeks) "Help!" (1965, three weeks) "Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out" (1965-1966, five weeks) "Paperback Writer" (1966, two weeks) "Yellow Submarine" / "Eleanor Rigby" (1966, four weeks) "All You Need Is Love" (1967, three weeks) "Hello, Goodbye" (1967-1968, seven weeks) "Lady Madonna" (1968, two weeks) "Hey Jude" (1968, two weeks) "Get Back" [with Billy Preston] (1969, six weeks) "The Ballad of John and Yoko" (1969, three weeks) United States of America "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (1964, seven weeks...