What was number one on your birthday?

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http://mothership.somethin-else.com/hit40uk1000/

Mine was Adam and the Ants. Which is nice, I guess.

Ricky (rj_61), Monday, 24 April 2006 13:44 (twenty years ago)

"Walk Right Back" - Everly Brothers.

mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 24 April 2006 14:08 (twenty years ago)

Slade - "Merry Xmas Everybody"

...just in case you wondered if this was a UK chart

Dominique (dleone), Monday, 24 April 2006 14:09 (twenty years ago)

"Hot Love" T Rex

vincent spano (vincent spano), Monday, 24 April 2006 14:10 (twenty years ago)

YMCA :-(

j0e (j0e), Monday, 24 April 2006 14:12 (twenty years ago)

"Mary's Boy Child" Harry Belafonte

m coleman (lovebug starski), Monday, 24 April 2006 14:16 (twenty years ago)

What was #1 in the charts the day you were born?

Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Monday, 24 April 2006 14:17 (twenty years ago)

This link gives the number 1 album as well:
http://www.everyhit.com/dates/
#1 album...Andy Williams - "Home Loving Man"

Andy Williams?

vincent spano (vincent spano), Monday, 24 April 2006 14:22 (twenty years ago)

single: anita ward, 'ring my bell'

album: elo, 'discovery'

lil' merzbow wow (haitch), Monday, 24 April 2006 14:23 (twenty years ago)

album:
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Dominique (dleone), Monday, 24 April 2006 14:25 (twenty years ago)

Rolling Stones "Honky Tonk Woman"

Sometimes it's difficult not to believe you were destined for greatness.

holojames (holojames), Monday, 24 April 2006 14:37 (twenty years ago)

Single Rolling Stones - "The Last Time"
Album Rolling Stones - "Rolling Stones No. 2"

Is there a US version of these kewl sites?

Roy Kasten (Roy Kasten), Monday, 24 April 2006 14:42 (twenty years ago)


The Number 1 single was:
Wizzard - "See My Baby Jive"

The Number 1 album was:
David Bowie - "Aladdin Sane"

snowballing (snowballing), Monday, 24 April 2006 14:45 (twenty years ago)

The Number 1 single was:
Ken Dodd - "Tears"
The Number 1 album was:
Original Soundtrack - "The Sound Of Music"

a curse upon that day, the gods did say,
sigh

dr x o'skeleton, Monday, 24 April 2006 14:45 (twenty years ago)

Shirley Bassey - As I Love You. Cool!

'South Pacific' - Soundtrack. Hmm.

tolstoy (tolstoy), Monday, 24 April 2006 14:46 (twenty years ago)

Shirley Bassey - As I Love You. Cool!

'South Pacific' - Soundtrack. Hmm...

tolstoy (tolstoy), Monday, 24 April 2006 14:46 (twenty years ago)

ABBA - Greatest Hits Vol. 2!

geeta (geeta), Monday, 24 April 2006 14:47 (twenty years ago)

Snowballing gets the prize so far.

tolstoy (tolstoy), Monday, 24 April 2006 14:48 (twenty years ago)

I share a birthday with Shakin' Stevens. EEKK!!

tolstoy (tolstoy), Monday, 24 April 2006 14:52 (twenty years ago)

http://mothership.somethin-else.com/hit40uk1000/ and http://www.everyhit.com/dates/ disagree on the number one single on my birthday (1981-08-01).

One says Green Door by Shakin Stevens, and one says Ghost Town by The Specials. HEADS WILL ROLL.

caek (caek), Monday, 24 April 2006 14:55 (twenty years ago)

I have never heard of, let alone heard, my birthdate tune: Whole Lotta Woman by Marvin Rainwater. However, I do recall him performing at a home show my folks took me to when I was a wee lad, so possibly my first "concert?" And I play in a rockabilly band now, so the coincidences are a bit eerie...

Daniel Peterson (polkaholic), Monday, 24 April 2006 15:05 (twenty years ago)

This site does both UK and US:

http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/member/birthdayno1.php

UK - I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am) - Gary Glitter
US - The Morning After (Song from the Poseidon Adventure)- Maureen McGovern

TRG (TRG), Monday, 24 April 2006 15:20 (twenty years ago)

UK - Chuck Berry, "My Ding-A-Ling"

US - Billy Paul, "Me and Mrs. Jones," succeeded a day later by Helen Reddy, "I Am Woman"

Make of that what you will.

Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Monday, 24 April 2006 15:46 (twenty years ago)

'Venus' - Frankie Avalon in US. Can't say I recall the sound.

tolstoy (tolstoy), Monday, 24 April 2006 16:08 (twenty years ago)

Rod Stewart- Maggie May

I've always wondered why I decided to make my living shooting pool.

ramon fernandez (ramon fernandez), Monday, 24 April 2006 16:14 (twenty years ago)

US: Whitney Houston - Greatest Love of All
UK: Spitting Image - The Chicken Song (?)

If only I had been born a few days earlier...I could have caught "Addicted to Love"! And "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco in the UK. Damn you, mother.

musically (musically), Monday, 24 April 2006 16:56 (twenty years ago)

"Sailing" by Christopher Cross and I heard it playing in the video store yesterday.

ath (ath), Monday, 24 April 2006 16:57 (twenty years ago)

pass the dutchie!

travis randy (travis randy), Monday, 24 April 2006 17:13 (twenty years ago)

T Rex - Get It On

do I win?


although, here in the US, it was:

How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - Bee Gees

autovac (autovac), Monday, 24 April 2006 17:17 (twenty years ago)

UK: Puppy Love - Donny Osmond
US: Lean On Me - Bill Withers

Ummmm, yeah, ok.

StanM (StanM), Monday, 24 April 2006 17:33 (twenty years ago)

Two tribes by Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

jimnaseum (jimnaseum), Monday, 24 April 2006 17:40 (twenty years ago)

UK: Sugar, Sugar -- The Archies
US: Wedding Bell Blues -- 5th Dimension

US is the clear winner, here.

phil d. (Phil D.), Monday, 24 April 2006 17:41 (twenty years ago)

Two tribes by Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

-- jimnaseum

UK.

and When doves cry - US.

I'm going to have to go with the US.

jimnaseum (jimnaseum), Monday, 24 April 2006 17:46 (twenty years ago)

me!

hank (hank s), Monday, 24 April 2006 17:50 (twenty years ago)

US: Are You Lonesome Tonight -- Elvis Presley
UK: It's Now or Never -- Elvis Presley

Brad C. (Brad C.), Monday, 24 April 2006 18:08 (twenty years ago)

UK: Are 'Friends' Electric?— Tubeway Army
US: Ring My Bell— Anita Ward

UK album— Discovery— ELO

(Dunno the US album...)

js (honestengine), Monday, 24 April 2006 18:14 (twenty years ago)

US: "Night Fever," Bee Gees
UK: "Wuthering Heights," Kate Bush

skoolbus39 (skoolbus39), Monday, 24 April 2006 18:14 (twenty years ago)

Ho hum, The Beatles, "Can't Buy Me Love."

Jim M (jmcgaw), Monday, 24 April 2006 18:24 (twenty years ago)

UK Single, Gerry & The Pacemakers - "You'll Never Walk Alone"
UK Album, Beatles - "Please Please Me"
US Single, Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - "Sugar Shack"

pixel farmer (Rock Hardy), Monday, 24 April 2006 18:29 (twenty years ago)

UK - Chuck Berry, "My Ding-A-Ling"
US - Billy Paul, "Me and Mrs. Jones," succeeded a day later by Helen Reddy, "I Am Woman"

Make of that what you will.

I make of it that you are almost the same age as me. Same US number one, except I get "Long Haired Lover From Liverpool" as my UK number one.

ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 24 April 2006 18:34 (twenty years ago)

mine was 'eye of the tiger' by survivor.. how embarassing for me!!

gwolfcow, Monday, 24 April 2006 18:40 (twenty years ago)

Simon and Garfunkle - Mrs. Robinson. Mom said that The Graduate has some impact on choosing the name Benjamin.

bendy (bendy), Monday, 24 April 2006 18:42 (twenty years ago)

UK: Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas
US: Madonna - Like a Virgin

However, I'm a little confused--does "on your birthday" mean that it was number one on the last chart issued before you were born, or the first one after you were born?

running in circles (running in circles), Monday, 24 April 2006 19:13 (twenty years ago)

UK: Marmalade - Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da
US: I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye

Makes me proud to be an American.

Brian O'Neill (NYCNative), Monday, 24 April 2006 19:17 (twenty years ago)

Since hits have a minimum week-long "reign" at their position until the next week's tally is taken, I assume the songs entered the number one spot the day of your birthday or before, not after.

musically (musically), Monday, 24 April 2006 19:19 (twenty years ago)

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody.

yeah, it make sense.
though i dont like Queen, i like their arty-70's-versions:cheap trick,sparks...

cecil the meal, Monday, 24 April 2006 19:21 (twenty years ago)

Frankie Goes to Hollywood, "The Power of Love."

I knew that Ozzy and I shared a b-day, but John CALE, TOO? Wwwoooaa

poortheatre (poortheatre), Monday, 24 April 2006 19:23 (twenty years ago)

X-post

I think we can be a little chilled one this one, Running!

How do you do italics on this thing?

tolstoy (tolstoy), Monday, 24 April 2006 19:25 (twenty years ago)

US Single: "Annie's Song," John Denver
UK Single: "Rock Your Baby," George McCrae

Clear advantage UK.

UK Album: "Band On The Run," Macca & Wings

John Fredland (jfredland), Monday, 24 April 2006 21:25 (twenty years ago)

"Walk Right Back" - Everly Brothers.
-- mark grout (mark.grou...), April 24th, 2006

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mark, that's mine too!!! I thought that I saw you at the hospital!

peepee (peepee), Monday, 24 April 2006 21:30 (twenty years ago)

US: Lipps, Inc. "Funkytown"
UK: Don McLean "Crying"

AaronHz (AaronHz), Monday, 24 April 2006 21:33 (twenty years ago)

UK: Elvis Presley - "Way Down" (whatever...)
US: The Emotions - "Best Of My Love" (WOO HOO!)

Deric W. Haircare (Deric W. Haircare), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 00:17 (twenty years ago)

KC & The Sunshine Band, "Give it Up" :(

Telephonething (Telephonething), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 00:19 (twenty years ago)

Holland: Bee gees - "Don't forget to remember:
UK: Zager And Evans - "In The Year 2525 (Exordium And Terminus)"
US: The Rolling Stones - "Honky Tonk Woman"

Mark (MarkR), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 00:35 (twenty years ago)

UK - Brotherhood of Man "Save Your Kisses For Me"
US - Johnnie Taylor "Disco Lady"

Shrug. I guess that's what I get for being born in 1976...

VegemiteGrrl (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 00:54 (twenty years ago)

UK - John Lennon - Imagine
US - John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over

gbx (skowly), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 01:22 (twenty years ago)

US: The Chi-Lites - Oh Girl
UK: T.Rex - Metal Guru
UK LP: T. Rex - Bolan Boogie

...try your life's theme song which is the No.1 on your 18th birthday

US: Madonna - Vogue
UK: Adamski - Killer

I wish there was one for Canada, but "Vogue" is deffo my life's theme song. I mean, HELLO.

Kent Burt (lingereffect), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 02:27 (twenty years ago)

pet shop boys - always on my mind

jonathan - stl (jonathan - stl), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 02:44 (twenty years ago)

US Chart: Club Nouveau - Lean on Me
UK Chart: Boy George - Everything I Own

Two Scoops (Magic Duster), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 02:47 (twenty years ago)

David Cassidy - Daydreamer.

Ste (Fuzzy), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 07:57 (twenty years ago)

..and in the US:
Keep On Truckin’ - Eddie Kendricks

Ste (Fuzzy), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 08:00 (twenty years ago)

UK single Rock Your Baby by George McCrae
UK album Band on the Run by Wings

gary donegan (transform-a-snack), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 15:24 (twenty years ago)

Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg - Je T'Aime... Moi Non Plus

bkjj40a (bkjj40a), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 15:43 (twenty years ago)

Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level

who the fuck is Simon Park?

Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 16:10 (twenty years ago)

UK: A World Without Love
US: Can't Buy Me Love

I am doomed to be alone forEVER!

davidsim (davidsim), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 16:15 (twenty years ago)

US #1 on my b-day = Rolling Stones' "Angie".

gross.

Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 16:21 (twenty years ago)

Okay, this is the first time I have ever felt like the UK music scene was unequivocally better than the US music scene. My UK birthday #1: Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)

pdf (Phil Freeman), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 16:28 (twenty years ago)

"Close to You" by The Carpenters

darin (darin), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 16:43 (twenty years ago)

UK - David Bowie & Queen, "Under Pressure"
US - Olivia Newton John, "Physical"

Awesome.

M. Biondi (M. Biondi), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 16:58 (twenty years ago)

Nilsson - Without You
(whew, that's not so bad)

Lloyd Bonecutter (Lloyd Bonecutter), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 17:20 (twenty years ago)

Man, looking at the U.S. top 40 lists is a scary reminder of what a dumping ground of crap the #1 songs usually are. I didn't realize that Flying Purple People Eater was #1 for like 2 months straight.

darin (darin), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 17:51 (twenty years ago)

"Telstar" by the Tornadoes. Margaret Thatcher's favourite record, they say. However, produced by the mighty Joe Meek.

- stefan (- stefan), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 19:28 (twenty years ago)

It's the FINAL COUNTDOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tom White (lunaticgrass), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 19:35 (twenty years ago)

UK: Demis Roussos, "The Rousssos Phenomenon" EP (featuring "Forever and Ever" apparently)
US: Starland Vocal Band, "Afternoon Delight"

So camp.

pm (p-m), Wednesday, 26 April 2006 01:00 (twenty years ago)

six years pass...

George Michael - "Faith" was number one the day I was born.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu3VTngm1F0

paula boradwell (crüt), Wednesday, 14 November 2012 21:41 (thirteen years ago)

Dancing Queen

kraudive, Thursday, 15 November 2012 00:36 (thirteen years ago)

Predictably: "1991 On your 15th birthday Bryan Adams - "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You"

kraudive, Thursday, 15 November 2012 00:37 (thirteen years ago)

Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time, I missed When Doves Cry by a month.

Josiah Alan, Thursday, 15 November 2012 01:11 (thirteen years ago)


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