What Was #1 When You Were Born?

[Jdurg]

This Day In Music...

A pretty cool site I found where you can enter your birthday and it will show you what was #1 on the US, UK, and AUS charts the day you were born.  For me, it was;

US: Magic-Olivia Newton John.
UK: The Winner Takes It All-Abba
AUS: Can't Stop The Music-Village People

Does this mean that I should be Gay? 

[CCM]

US:  Maggie May - Rod Stewart

AUS:  Daddy Cool - Drummond

UK:  Maggie May - Rod Stewart

[danny_galaga]

uk rolf harris- two littleboys

aus elvis presley- suspicious minds

us supremes - one day well be together

bugger. i was really hoping thered be a led zep tune in there somewhere...

[Malenko]

November 7, 1978

US : MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
UK : Summer Nights - John Travolta & Olivia Newton John
AUS:Three Times A Lady – The Commodores


wow, thats horrible. At least it wasnt "you cant touch this" 

[J_K_M_A_N]

US:  Maggie May - Rod Stewart

AUS:  Daddy Cool - Drummond

UK:  Maggie May - Rod Stewart

Your birthday must be close to 10/10/1971 because mine came up with the same thing.

J_K_M_A_N

[ratzz]

UK - Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
US - Sugar Sugar - The Archies
AUS - The Girl That I Love - Russell Morris

Don't have a clue about the AUS one!

[Chadwick]

US:  Maggie May - Rod Stewart

AUS:  Daddy Cool - Drummond

UK:  Maggie May - Rod Stewart

10/18/71

[Cakemeister]

US&AUS: We Can Work It Out - The Beatles
UK:Michelle - The Overlanders

I knew the US one, but not the UK one.

[Hockeyboy]

Aug 9, 1965:

US - I Got You Babe by Sonny & Cher
UK - Help! by the Beatles
AU - Help! by the Beatles

[Hoopz]

UK: Back Home - England World Cup Squad
US: American Woman - Guess Who
Aus: Let It Be - The Beatles

[billf]

8/25/67

US: Ode To Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry
UK: San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) - Scott McKenzie
AU: The Monkees (Vol.1 EP) - The Monkees

[crashwg]

US: Beat It - Michael Jackson
UK: True - Spandau Ballet
AUS: Billie Jean - Michael Jackson

[Mauzy]

UK - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams
US - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams
AUS - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams


What the hell? That can't be right. Ive never even heard of this, but it came up for every chart...

[Malenko]

UK - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams
US - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams
AUS - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams


What the hell? That can't be right. Ive never even heard of this, but it came up for every chart...

the Kevin Costner Robin Hood movie title track.

[Jdurg]

Oh man, I thought I had it bad with my three songs.  (Christ, Abba and and the Village People?!!  Come On!!!!   )

[CheffoJeffo]

I'm not sure which part of this troubles me most ...

The kids who think the number 1 songs that I liked as a kid were gay (I would suggest that I was getting more action than you, but maybe you were breastfed, so I could be wrong!)

The kids who can't remember the number 1 songs from when I was an adult (I probably was getting more action than you ... where did your mom live ?)

The fact that I chuckled to find two members posting who are older than I am (although they seem to be less grumpy).

 

[billf]

The fact that I chuckled to find two members posting who are older than I am (although they seem to be less grumpy).

 

Cmon grumpy old man - post those songs!   

[polaris]

It seems the Ozzies and the UK were heralding the occasion of the dawning of the new age, the true birth of the new millenia with,
My Sweet Lord - George Harrison

 

however in the US there was obvious support for certain factional denial, of
the second coming(tm)
One Bad Apple - The Osmonds

 

[Twinpanther]

US:  Hanky Panky - Tommy James & The Shondells
UK:  Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks
AUS:  Fool, Fool, Fool, - Ray Brown & the Whisper

[Mauzy]

UK - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams
US - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams
AUS - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams


What the hell? That can't be right. Ive never even heard of this, but it came up for every chart...

the Kevin Costner Robin Hood movie title track.

Well that's just great. Man my decade sucked...

[protokatie]

AUS Lay Your Love On Me - Racey
US Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
UK Are Friends Electric? - Tubeway Army


Who are these people? Never heard of the people or the songs....


Oh and for a lark I did my 18th B-day:

US and UK   I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy and Faith Evans

AUS MMMBop - Hansen       

So what does this say about Aussies? Maybe they collectively had a crush on Taylor Hansen... Until they found out he wasnt a girl...

[Mauzy]

UK Are Friends Electric? - Tubeway Army


Who are these people? Never heard of the people or the songs....

Tubeway Army was the band Gary Numan (the guy who performed "Cars") fronted till he ditched his bandmates for a synthesizer and a tambourine.




Thank you 100 Greatest One Hit wonders...

[Singapura]

US: Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) - John Fred & His Playboy Band (never heard this one)
UK: Hello Goodbye - The Beatles
AUS: Sadie (The Cleaning Lady) - Johnny Farnham (doesn't ring a bell)

[Thenasty]

US:      Wild Thing - The Troggs
AUS:     Too Much / I'll Make You Happy - The Easybeats
UK:       Out Of Time - Chris Farlowe and The Thunderbirds


I'm gonna check out the last 2. Never heard of them 

[Franco B]

The groups name of the UK No.1 is quite apt if you think about it 

UK: The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Tight Fit
US: Centerfold - J. Geils Band
AUS: Tainted Love - Soft Cell

[facesmiths]

UK---Young Girl - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
USA--Mrs Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel
AUS--This Guy’s In Love With You - Herb Alpert

[mountain]

UK - The Ballad Of John & Yoko - The Beatles
US - The Ballad Of John & Yoko - The Beatles
AUS - The Ballad Of John and Yoko – The Beatles

Kinda cool because I am a big Beatle fan and this is one of my favs.

[CCM]

US:  Maggie May - Rod Stewart

AUS:  Daddy Cool - Drummond

UK:  Maggie May - Rod Stewart

Your birthday must be close to 10/10/1971 because mine came up with the same thing.

J_K_M_A_N

Yep,  10/16/1971

[J_K_M_A_N]

US:  Maggie May - Rod Stewart

AUS:  Daddy Cool - Drummond

UK:  Maggie May - Rod Stewart

Your birthday must be close to 10/10/1971 because mine came up with the same thing.

J_K_M_A_N

Yep,  10/16/1971

You are just a young pup!

J_K_M_A_N

[Chemixtry]

UK---Young Girl - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
USA--Mrs Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel
AUS--This Guy’s In Love With You - Herb Alpert

Young Girl has some disturbing lyrics - I cant believe they got away with it. 

Young girl, get out of my mind
My love for you is way out of line
Better run, girl,
You're much too young, girl
With all the charms of a woman
You've kept the secret of your youth
You led me to believe
You're old enough
To give me Love
And now it hurts to know the truth, Oh,
Beneath your perfume and make-up
You're just a baby in disguise
And though you know
That it is wrong to be
Alone with me
That come on look is in your eyes, Oh,
So hurry home to your mama
I'm sure she wonders where you are
Get out of here
Before I have the time
To change my mind
'Cause I'm afraid we'll go too far, Oh,
Young girl

[Chemixtry]

Feb 28, 1975

US: Fire - Ohio Players
UK: January - Pilot 
Aus: My Little Angel - William Shakespeare 
omfg -
How high were the Aussies in '75 

[ahofle]

I'm not sure which part of this troubles me most ...

The kids who think the number 1 songs that I liked as a kid were gay (I would suggest that I was getting more action than you, but maybe you were breastfed, so I could be wrong!)

 

[ratzz]

US: Please Don't Go - KC & The Sunshine Band

UK: Another Brick In The Wall - Pink Floyd

AUS: Video Killed The Radio Star – Buggles

WOW, this thread is making me feel SO old!

That's like '79! I was just going to high school!

[georgemcfly]

Blondie - Call me

80's child

[billf]

US: Please Don't Go - KC & The Sunshine Band

UK: Another Brick In The Wall - Pink Floyd

AUS: Video Killed The Radio Star – Buggles

WOW, this thread is making me feel SO old!

That's like '79! I was just going to high school!

Where were you in '91?  That's apparently when Mauzy was born!  I was finished with college and married saving for our first house!

[Mauzy]

US: Please Don't Go - KC & The Sunshine Band

UK: Another Brick In The Wall - Pink Floyd

AUS: Video Killed The Radio Star – Buggles

WOW, this thread is making me feel SO old!

That's like '79! I was just going to high school!

Where were you in '91?  That's apparently when Mauzy was born!  I was finished with college and married saving for our first house!

8/21/91

My physical being came to be in 91 (well, 90, but cmon people), but my mind was definitely in the 80's...

[ChadTower]

I was #1 when I was born.  That's when it started.  Duh.

[Cakemeister]

8/21/91

My physical being came to be in 91 (well, 90, but cmon people), but my mind was definitely in the 80's...

Daaayyyyiimmmmm. My daughter (born 2-4-91) is older than you.

[Zero_Hour]

UK - Sugar Sugar, by The Archies
US - Wedding Bell Blues, by The 5th Dimension
AUS - Something / Come Together, by The Beatles

Them's your hits from Nov. 1969

[Mauzy]

8/21/91

My physical being came to be in 91 (well, 90, but cmon people), but my mind was definitely in the 80's...

Daaayyyyiimmmmm. My daughter (born 2-4-91) is older than you.

Sorry guys. Didn't mean to make ya'll feel too old.  I hope that my age won't affect how my advice/thread participation is interpreted...

[danny_galaga]

UK - Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
US - Sugar Sugar - The Archies
AUS - The Girl That I Love - Russell Morris

Don't have a clue about the AUS one!

nor do i and im an aussie! russell morris was an aussie, but i thought he only had the one hit -the real thing (very trippy)

[danny_galaga]

US:      Wild Thing - The Troggs
AUS:     Too Much / I'll Make You Happy - The Easybeats
UK:       Out Of Time - Chris Farlowe and The Thunderbirds


I'm gonna check out the last 2. Never heard of them 

def check out the easybeats. they were pretty cool (",)

[ChadTower]

On the plus side, Cakemeister's daughter is almost 18!

[CheffoJeffo]

Where were you in '91?  That's apparently when Mauzy was born!  I was finished with college and married saving for our first house!

I was outta school, with a good paycheck, just detached from a failed engagement, living in a condo on the lake and going to all the hottest bars !   

Sometimes I wish that Mauzy was a fetus again -- my life was really fun before he got here. 

[Mauzy]

Where were you in '91?  That's apparently when Mauzy was born!  I was finished with college and married saving for our first house!

I was outta school, with a good paycheck, just detached from a failed engagement, living in a condo on the lake and going to all the hottest bars !  

Sometimes I wish that Mauzy was a fetus again -- my life was really fun before he got here. 

You know, my older brother says the same thing...

[Barry Barcrest]

Did you know you can do this in Freebox right? It shows the top 10 and will let you play the tracks if you have them in your library. Just wanted to mention that.

[DantheApe]

6-27-83

UK: Baby Jane - Rod Stewart
US: Flashdance...What a Feeling - Irene Cara
AU: Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler

*sigh*

[Necro]

Now something like this for video games would really be cool

[J_K_M_A_N]

8/21/91

My physical being came to be in 91 (well, 90, but cmon people), but my mind was definitely in the 80's...

Daaayyyyiimmmmm. My daughter (born 2-4-91) is older than you.

So is my son (4-7-90). Damn I am getting old.

J_K_M_A_N

[Jdurg]

Now something like this for video games would really be cool

Heh.  For many of us, it would be Pac-Man, or "Videogames didn't exist yet".