What Was The Number One Song On the Day You Were Born?

[Alum Ladd]

What was the number one song in your country on the day you were born?

Here's mine. It was John Leyton - Johnny Remember Me, Number one from August 31st - September 21st 1961 in the UK.

I was born 15th September.

What's yours?

 

[Eric_75]

Great thread, Simon.

Dec. 20th 1975.

 

[velocityboy]

Well in Canada it was Needles and Pins by Jackie DeShannon but since I'm a dual citizen I'm going to go with the US one.

 

[Lockback]

1953.

 

[KenM]

Great thread, Simon.

Dec. 20th 1975.

That's great! I'm a little older than you and can remember dancing to that as a teenager I believe we were "doing the hustle" around then too.

 

[SharpieB]

Cool idea for a thread!

Everyday People by Sly & the Family Stone from the Billboard early March 1969 charts.

 

[Alum Ladd]

1953.

It was your earlier post that gave me the idea for this thread!

Thank you Sir

 

[Legion]

Evie by Stevie Wright. I want what he was having when he was supposed to be miming the song on this TV show...

 

[Major Overkill]

Seems I have a choice between 2 great songs.

Billboard's #1 was...

Cashbox* had...

-Z

* I've never heard of this listing, have you?

 

[Scarry Knight]

Witch Doctor-Stayed at the top for two weeks in April/May, 1958

 

[Guido75]

 

[flask28]

Seems I have a choice between 2 great songs.

Billboard's #1 was...

Cashbox* had...

-Z

* I've never heard of this listing, have you?

Wow, we were born the same week obviously You beat me to it!

 

[Old Navy_1]

In '1954 it was "Little Things Mean a Lot" by Kitty Kallen. Never heard of it before.

b/r

ON_1

 

[flask28]

The xylophone is a great touch

 

[Guido75]

The xylophone is a great touch

Story of my life.

 

[Guido75]

This one is from my first few months on this planet and a much better representation of my character than the xylophone:

Skip to 4:10 if you cannot wait

 

[Alum Ladd]

In '1954 it was "Little Things Mean a Lot" by Kitty Kallen. Never heard of it before.

b/r

ON_1

You mean...

 

[EclipseRedRing]

I was born in January 1967, the UK number one was Green Green Grass Of Home, by Thomas John Woodward, better known as Tom Jones. As a University student I coincidentally lived about 50 yards away from the house where Tom Jones was born.

 

[EclipseRedRing]

In '1954 it was "Little Things Mean a Lot" by Kitty Kallen. Never heard of it before.

b/r

ON_1

That is a beautiful song, my Mother loved it and I think of her whenever I hear it. The lyrics are wonderful.

 

[Alum Ladd]

Mrs Ladd was born on the 14th October 1964.

I like a younger woman

On this auspicious day a certain Roy Orbison was at number one in the UK.

Here he is on BBC's 'Top Of The Pops'