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Inspired by Stevem's birthday party soundtrack thread, I present every UK number one single on every one of my birthdays...beat it if you can, but I think this proves I have the coolest birthday ever...

10 CC "I'm Not In Love" 28/6/1975
Wurzels "Combine Harvester (Brand New Key)" 12/6/1976
Rod Stewart "I Don't Want To Talk About It" / "First Cut Is The Deepest" 21/5/1977
Boney M "Rivers Of Babylon" 13/5/1978
Blondie "Sunday Girl" 26/5/1979
Mash "Suicide Is Painless (Theme from M*A*S*H)" 31/5/1980
Adam & The Ants "Stand And Deliver" 9/5/1981
Madness "House Of Fun" 29/5/1982
Police "Every Breath You Take" 4/6/1983
Wham! "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" 2/6/1984
Paul Hardcastle "19" 11/5/1985
Doctor & The Medics "Spirit In The Sky" 7/6/1986
Whitney Houston "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" 6/6/1987
Wet Wet Wet "With A Little Help From My Friends" 21/5/1988
Gerry Marsden, Paul McCartney, Holly Johnson & Christians "Ferry 'Cross The Mersey" 20/5/1989
EnglandNewOrder "World In Motion" 9/6/1990
Color Me Badd "I Wanna Sex You Up" 8/6/1991
KWS "Please Don't Go" 9/5/1992
Ace Of Base "All That She Wants" 22/5/1993
Wet Wet Wet "Love Is All Around" 4/6/1994
Robson Green & Jerome Flynn "Unchained Melody" 20/5/1995
Fugees "Killing Me Softly" 8/6/1996
Hanson "Mmmbop" 7/6/1997
B*Witched "C'est La Vie" 6/6/1998
Shanks & Bigfoot "Sweet Like Chocolate" 29/5/1999
Sonique "It Feels So Good" 3/6/2000
Shaggy featuring Rayvon "Angel" 9/6/2001
Will Young "Light My Fire" 8/6/2002
R Kelly "Ignition" 17/5/2003

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Thursday, 8 January 2004 15:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Excellent idea! Shall get to work on mine immediately (although, I'll probably be using the US charts...)

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Thursday, 8 January 2004 15:39 (twenty-two years ago)

this will - annoyingly - be much more popular than my aforementioned thread :(

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 8 January 2004 15:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Sorry dude...

By the way, no doubt http://www.theofficialcharts.com/html/all_songs.php will be useful to some of you...

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Thursday, 8 January 2004 15:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Ringo Starr, "You're Sixteen" (1974)
The Carpenters, "Please, Mr. Postman" (1975)
Diana Ross, "Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To?) " (1976)
Stevie Wonder, "I Wish" (1977)
Player, "Baby Come Back" (1978)
Chic, "Le Freak" (1979)
Michael Jackson, "Rock With You" (1980)
John Lennon, "(Just Like) Starting Over" (1981)
Olivia Newton John, "Physical" (1982)
Men At Work, "Down Under" (1983)
Yes, "Owner of a Lonely Heart" (1984)
Madonna, "Like a Virgin" (1985)
Lionel Richie, "Say You, Say Me" (1986)
Billy Vera & the Beaters, "At This Moment" (1987)
Michael Jackson, "The Way You Make Me Feel" (1988)
Phil Collins, "Two Hearts" (1989)
Michael Bolton, "How am I Supposed to Live Without You?" (1990)
Surface, "The First Time" (1991)
Color Me Badd, "All 4 Love" (1992)
Whitney Houston, "I Will Always Love You" (1993)
Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting, "All For Love" (1994)
Ini Kamoze, "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (1995)
Mariah Carey featuring Boyz II Men, "One Sweet Day" (1996)
Toni Braxton, "Un-break My Heart" (1997)
Savage Garden, "Truly Madly Deeply" (1998)
Brandy, "Have You Ever?" (1999)
Savage Garden, "I Knew I Loved You" (2000)
Destiny's Child, "Independent Woman, Part 1" (2001)
Usher, "U Got it Bad" (2002)
B2K featuring P. Diddy, "Bump Bump Bump" (2003)

Some definite highs and lows for January 26th over the years.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Thursday, 8 January 2004 16:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Beatles Get Back 23/4/1969
England World Cup Squad Back Home 16/5/1970
Dawn Knock Three Times 15/5/1971
T Rex Metal Guru 20/5/1972
Wizzard See My Baby Jive 19/5/1973
Rubettes Sugar Baby Love 18/5/1974
Tammy Wynette Stand By Your Man 17/5/1975
Abba Fernando 8/5/1976
Rod Stewart I Don't Want To Talk About It / First Cut Is The Deepest 21/5/1977
Boney M Rivers Of Babylon 13/5/1978
Art Garfunkel Bright Eyes 14/4/1979
Johnny Logan What's Another Year 17/5/1980
Adam & The Ants Stand And Deliver 9/5/1981
Nicole A Little Peace 15/5/1982
Spandau Ballet True 30/4/1983
Duran Duran The Reflex 5/5/1984
Paul Hardcastle 19 11/5/1985
Spitting Image The Chicken Song 17/5/1986
Starship Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now 9/5/1987
Wet Wet Wet With A Little Help From My Friends 21/5/1988
Gerry Marsden, Paul McCartney, Holly Johnson & Christians Ferry 'Cross The Mersey 20/5/1989
Adamski Killer 12/5/1990
Cher Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) 4/5/1991
KWS Please Don't Go 9/5/1992
Ace Of Base All That She Wants 22/5/1993
Manchester United 1994 Football Squad Come On You Reds 21/5/1994
Robson Green & Jerome Flynn Unchained Melody 20/5/1995
George Michael Fastlove 4/5/1996
Olive You're Not Alone 17/5/1997
Aqua Turn Back Time 16/5/1998
Boyzone You Needed Me 22/5/1999
Madison Avenue Don't Call Me Baby 20/5/2000
Geri Halliwell It's Raining Men 12/5/2001
Ronan Keating If Tomorrow Never Comes 18/5/2002
R Kelly Ignition 17/5/2003

Starts great, goes rapidly downhill, there's a whole bunch of records which my wife claims are great, a single by ex members of Durutti Column, and a great finale.

― Rob M (Rob M), Thursday, 8 January 2004 16:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Using http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/cont/choose.html for the US charts, I got these:

15th April 1978 was... Night Fever by The Bee Gees
15th April 1979 was... What A Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers
15th April 1980 was... Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) by Pink Floyd
15th April 1981 was... Kiss On My List by Daryl Hall and John Oates
15th April 1982 was... I Love Rock 'N Roll by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
15th April 1983 was... Billie Jean by Michael Jackson
15th April 1984 was... Footloose by Kenny Loggins
15th April 1985 was... One More Night by Phil Collins
15th April 1986 was... Rock Me Amadeus by Falco
15th April 1987 was... Nothing's Gonna Stop Us by Starship
15th April 1988 was... Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car by Billy Ocean
15th April 1989 was... She Drives Me Crazy by Fine Young Cannibals
15th April 1990 was... I'll Be Your Everything by Tommy Page
15th April 1991 was... I've Been Thinking About You by Londonbeat
15th April 1992 was... Save the Best to Last by Vanessa Williams
15th April 1993 was... Informer by Snow
15th April 1994 was... Bump N' Grind by R Kelly
15th April 1995 was... This is How We Do It by Montell Jordan
15th April 1996 was... Because You Loved Me by Celine Dion
15th April 1997 was... Can't Nobody Hold Me Down by Puff Daddy featuring Mase
15th April 1998 was... All My Life by K-Ci and Jo Jo
15th April 1999 was... No Scrubs by TLC
15th April 2000 was... Maria Maria by Santana
15th April 2001 was... All For You by Janet Jackson
15th April 2002 was... Foolish by Ashanti
15th April 2003 was... In Da Club by 50 Cent

It's interesting to note that the songs tend to match my presonal development, what with the bump and grind and This is How We Do It coming in the mid to late 90s and the emotionaly deep Because You Loved Me and Can't Nobody Hold Me Down hitting during college (additional interesting note: Chris Ott's school of choice as well!). At least I get No Scrubs!

― danh, Thursday, 8 January 2004 17:02 (twenty-two years ago)

The 29th July, from 1983 onwards, witnessed this:

Paul Young - Wherever I Lay My Heart (That's My Home)
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes
Madonna - Into The Groove
Chris de Burgh - Lady In Red
Los Lobos - La Bamba
Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
Sonia - You'll Never Stop Me From Loving You
Partners In Kryme - Turtle Power
Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
Jimmy Nail - Ain't No Doubt
Take That - Pray
Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around
The Outhere Brothers - Boom Boom Boom
Spice Girls - Wannabe
Puff Daddy & Faith Evans - I'll Be Missing You
Spice Girls - Viva Forever
Ricky Martin - Livin' La Vida Loca
Five / Queen - We Will Rock You
Atomic Kitten - Eternal Flame
Gareth Gates - Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake)
Daniel Bedingfield - Never Gonna Leave Your Side

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Thursday, 8 January 2004 17:03 (twenty-two years ago)

In other words, being born in the summer is rubbish for these purposes.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Thursday, 8 January 2004 17:04 (twenty-two years ago)

i count seven great number ones there tho Willem

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 8 January 2004 17:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Seven? Four or five, at a push.

Even so - counterbalance vs:

Paul Young - Wherever I Lay My Heart (That's My Home)
Chris de Burgh - Lady In Red
Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
Sonia - You'll Never Stop Me From Loving You
Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
Jimmy Nail - Ain't No Doubt
Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around
Five / Queen - We Will Rock You
Atomic Kitten - Eternal Flame
Gareth Gates - Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake)
Daniel Bedingfield - Never Gonna Leave Your Side

The last four years in particular - of all the number ones from this year, why that one, for fuck's sakes...

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Thursday, 8 January 2004 17:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Anyone thinking summer is crap should try having a birthday the week before Xmas (I like about half of these though)

Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool
Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody
Mud - Lonely This Christmas
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Johnny Mathis - When A Child Is Born
Wings - Mull Of Kintyre
Boney M - Mary's Boy Child/ Oh My Lord
Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall
John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over
Human League - Don't You Want Me
Renee & Renato - Save Your Love
Flying Pickets - Only You
Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas
Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You
Housemartins - Caravan Of Love
Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind
Cliff Richard - Mistletoe & Wine
Band Aid II - Do They Know It's Christmas
Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives
Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
Take That - Babe
East 17 - Stay Another Day
Michael Jackson - Earth Song
Dunblane - Knockin' On Heaven's Door / Throw These Guns Away
Teletubbies - Teletubbies Say Eh-oh!
B*Witched - To You I Belong
Cliff Richard - Millennium Prayer
Bob The Builder - Can We Fix It
Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman - Somethin' Stupid
Blue feat. Elton John - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Kelly & Ozzy Osbourne - Changes

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 8 January 2004 17:25 (twenty-two years ago)

OK, you win. Admittedly, that does depend how you define 'win', but, well... ugh.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Thursday, 8 January 2004 17:28 (twenty-two years ago)

(mine started in December 1972 by the way)

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 8 January 2004 17:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Feb. 18, 1975, and if you don't mind I'll just do the years I've been alive:

Status Quo: Down Down
Slik: Forever And Ever
Julie Covington: Don't Cry For Me Argentina
Abba: Take A Chance On Me
Blondie: Heart Of Glass
Kenny Rogers: Coward Of The County
John Lennon: Woman
The Jam: A Town Called Malice
Men At Work: Down Under
Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Relax
Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson: I Know Him So Well
Billy Ocean: When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going
George Michael & Aretha Franklin: I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
Tiffany: I Think We're Alone Now
Marc Almond with Gene Pitney: Somethings Gotten Hold Of My Heart
Sinead O'Connor: Nothing Compares 2 U
The Simpsons: Do The Bartman
Wet Wet Wet: Goodnight Girl
2 Unlimited: No Limit
D:Ream: Things Can Only Get Better
Celine Dion: Think Twice
Oasis: Don't Look Back In Anger
U2: Discotheque
Aqua: Doctor Jones
Blondie: Maria
Gabrielle: Rise
Atomic Kitten: Whole Again
Enrique Iglesias: Hero
Tatu: All The Things She Said

yeesh.

― M Matos (M Matos), Thursday, 8 January 2004 17:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Survivor, "Eye Of The Tiger" (1982)
UB40, "Red Red Wine" (1983)
George Michael, "Careless Whisper" (1984)
Madonna, "Into The Groove" (1985)
Boris Gardiner, "I Want To Wake Up With You" (1986)
Rick Astley, "Never Gonna Give You Up" (1987)
Yazz & The Plastic Population, "The Only Way Is Up" (1988)
Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers, "Swing The Mood" (1989)
Bombalurina, "Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" (1990)
Bryan Adams, "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" (1991)
Snap, "Rhythm Is A Dancer" (1992)
Culture Beat, "Mr Vain" (1993)
Wet Wet Wet, "Love Is All Around" (1994)
Blur, "Country House" (1995)
Spice Girls, "Wannabe" (1996)
Will Smith, "Men In Black" (1997)
Manic Street Preachers, "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" (1998)
Lou Bega, "Mambo No 5" (1999)
Madonna, "Music" (2000)
Blue, "Too Close" (2001)
Blazin' Squad, "Crossroads" (2002)
Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul, "Breathe" (2003)

Hmm, a definite mix of summer novelty horrors and genuine classics - I'm so pleased about "Into The Groove", "Rhythm Is A Dancer", "Wannabe" and "Music"! Matos's list has a HUGE proportion of excellence on it though - I mean, "Heart Of Glass" AND "All The Things She Said", that cements it all.

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 8 January 2004 17:55 (twenty-two years ago)

(mine is Aug 30 incidentally)

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 8 January 2004 17:56 (twenty-two years ago)

hmmm. from mine I only love "Heart Of Glass," "A Town Called Malice" (easily my favorite on the list), and "Nothing Compares 2 U." I like "Take A Chance On Me," "Woman," "Down Under," "Relax," "When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going," and "All The Things She Said." the rest I either don't care about or haven't heard.

― M Matos (M Matos), Thursday, 8 January 2004 18:35 (twenty-two years ago)

hmm yeah I think I got over-excited though you do have to give it up for "I Think We're Alone Now", "No Limit" and "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" as well.

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 8 January 2004 18:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Matos, you're not down with "Do the Bartman"? (wtf? I must have been frozen in carbonite when that was #1)

― Broheems (diamond), Thursday, 8 January 2004 18:40 (twenty-two years ago)

A lot of the ones I like are purely for nostalgic reasons. the ones I will hold my hands up to are:

Mud - Lonely This Christmas
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall
John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over
Human League - Don't You Want Me
Flying Pickets - Only You
Housemartins - Caravan Of Love
Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind
Take That - Babe
East 17 - Stay Another Day
Blue feat. Elton John - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word (kind of)

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 8 January 2004 18:43 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't "have" to do a damn thing.

― M Matos (M Matos), Thursday, 8 January 2004 18:43 (twenty-two years ago)

As both the US and UK charts had 2 Celine Dion number ones on my birthday, I resent the question intensely.

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Thursday, 8 January 2004 18:45 (twenty-two years ago)

B-but I have all the crap Cliff Christmas ones...No-one else can have a birthday number one as hideous as the Millenium Prayer (see also being born when Long Haired Lover from Liverpool was number one). What's a caterwauling Canadian when compared to that, eh?

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 8 January 2004 18:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Aug 20 for me, starting in 1970:

Elvis Presley - The Wonder Of You
T Rex - Get It On
Alice Cooper - School's Out
Gary Glitter - I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am)
Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again
Stylistics - Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)
Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Brotherhood Of Man - Angelo
Commodores - Three Times A Lady
Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays
Abba - The Winner Takes It All
Shakin' Stevens - Green Door
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
K C & The Sunshine Band - Give It Up
George Michael - Careless Whisper
Madonna - Into The Groove
Chris de Burgh - The Lady In Red
Michael Jackson - I Just Can't Stop Loving You
Yazz & The Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up
Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers - Swing The Mood
Partners In Kryme - Turtle Power
Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
Snap - Rhythm Is A Dancer
Freddie Mercury - Living On My Own
Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around
Take That - Never Forget
Spice Girls - Wannabe
Will Smith - Men In Black
Boyzone - No Matter What
Ronan Keating - When You Say Nothing At All
Melanie C - I Turn To You
So Solid Crew - 21 Seconds
Darius - Colourblind
Blu Cantrell Feat. Sean Paul - Breathe

Some absolute crackers there, could have done without the likes of Shakey and Chris de Burgh though. Also, I don't think I've even heard any of the ones that come after 'Men in Black'.

― retort pouch (retort pouch), Thursday, 8 January 2004 18:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Man, mine are all pretty awful (U.S. and U.K.) save for Xtina's "Come On Over"

― Colin Beckett (Colin Beckett), Thursday, 8 January 2004 19:07 (twenty-two years ago)

How many of you had a repeated artist/band?

(On my list, I had Mariah Carey on the US charts (I now officially hate the US charts) and the Police and Elvis on the UK charts.)

― David A. (Davant), Thursday, 8 January 2004 20:56 (twenty-two years ago)

like ailsa, just before xmas:

Abba - Super Trouper 29/11/1980
Human League - Don't You Want Me 12/12/1981
Jam - Beat Surrender 4/12/1982
Flying Pickets - Only You 10/12/1983
Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas 15/12/1984
Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You 14/12/1985
Europe - The Final Countdown 6/12/1986
T'Pau - China In Your Hand 14/11/1987
Cliff Richard -Mistletoe & Wine 10/12/1988
Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers - Let's Party 16/12/1989
Vanilla - Ice Ice Ice Baby 1/12/1990
George Michael & Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me 7/12/1991
Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You 5/12/1992
Take That - Babe 18/12/1993
Rednex Cotton - Eye Joe 14/1/1995
Michael Jackson - Earth Song 9/12/1995
Boyzone - Words 19/10/1996
Teletubbies - Teletubbies Say Eh-oh! 13/12/1997
Cher - Believe 31/10/1998
Cliff Richard - Millennium Prayer 4/12/1999
Eminem - Stan 16/12/2000
Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This 8/12/2001
Eminem - Lose Yourself 14/12/2002
Will Young - Leave Right Now 6/12/2003

as for repeated i got a couple of eminem's in there, and a couple of cliff richards. hmm

― searchanddelete, Thursday, 8 January 2004 21:51 (twenty-two years ago)

oddly.. not a single no.1 appeared actually ON my b-day

― searchanddelete, Thursday, 8 January 2004 22:08 (twenty-two years ago)

How many of you had a repeated artist/band?

Mariah appeared three times for me. Boyz II Men and Janet Jackson twice.

― Colin Beckett (Colin Beckett), Thursday, 8 January 2004 23:18 (twenty-two years ago)

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