# Find out the #1 song on your birthday (US or UK) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 8, 2005, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559 "2005-03-08T18:25:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Caprese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@Caprese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caprese)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/21 "2005-03-08T21:08:51Z")
heh Cool site! Memory lane and all that. Too old (by one year) to get my day of birth. On my 18th, it was “I Can See Clearly Now,” and it says that **Johnny Cash** did this song but I think they meant **Johnny Nash.** I do remember this reggae-like tune (he was backed by the Wailers) and I liked it a lot at the time. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/22 "2005-03-08T21:16:28Z")
It doesn’t do Australian ones, but I imagine it would have been something by the Beatles. They were in Sydney on tour at the time I was born. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/23 "2005-03-08T21:26:42Z")
At birth - The Love You Save - The Jackson 5 At 18 - Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson That’s sorta odd. ---
**Author:** ![Dubious\_Sacrifice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f08c70/32.png) [@Dubious\_Sacrifice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dubious_Sacrifice)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/24 "2005-03-08T21:35:12Z")
Rain Drops Keep Fallin’ On My Head - B . J Thomas ---
**Author:** ![sweetfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@sweetfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweetfreak)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/25 "2005-03-08T21:43:38Z")
Joy to the World by Three Dog Night 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Abbie\_Carmichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Abbie\_Carmichael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abbie_Carmichael)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/26 "2005-03-08T21:45:21Z")
At birth, US: “Best of my Love” by the Emotions. Whoever they are. At birth, UK: “Way Down” by Elvis Presley. Oddly enough, he’d been dead about a month. 18th birthday, US: “Gangsta’s Paradise” by Coolio. Life theme song? I don’t _even_ think so. 18th birthday, UK is even worse: “You Are Not Alone” by Michael Jackson. > [@swampbear](#): > > 50th birthday - “Confessions Part 2” - Usher > Having officially entered old fartdom that day I have no clue what this is Usher sings about how he had a piece on the side and she’s turned up 3 months pregnant, so now he’s gotta tell his “official” woman the news. We’re supposed to feel all sorry for him or something. ---
**Author:** ![PinkMarabou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@PinkMarabou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PinkMarabou)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/27 "2005-03-08T21:50:15Z")
> [@Maeglin](#): > > Night Fever was #1 when I was born as well. You have a birthday coming up soon? Yes, yes. In aboout 2 months, May 1st to be exact. Yours? ---
**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/28 "2005-03-08T21:51:26Z")
At birth: “Part-Time Lover” (US, Stevie Wonder). Eighteenth birthday: “Baby Boy” (US, Beyonce). _Beyonce_? I’m so ashamed… ---
**Author:** ![Marconi\_Schmeese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Marconi\_Schmeese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marconi_Schmeese)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/29 "2005-03-08T21:55:56Z")
On my day of birth in the US: Kung Fu Fighting 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Iceland\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@Iceland\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iceland_Blue)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/30 "2005-03-08T21:59:00Z")
> [@Cunctator](#): > > It doesn’t do Australian ones, but I imagine it would have been something by the Beatles. They were in Sydney on tour at the time I was born. Try here 🙂 [http://www.onmc.iinet.net.au/](http://www.onmc.iinet.net.au/) All Aussie No.1s 1956-date 🙂 Includes UK and US No.1s too ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/31 "2005-03-08T21:59:20Z")
Gah… On the day I was born \* Surrender \* Elvis Presley (not sure I’d recognize it??) 1st BD… \* Hey! Baby \* Bruce Channel 18th BD (My life’s theme song?? :eek: ) \* Tragedy\* The Bee Gees 21st BD \* I Love Rock n Roll \* Joan Jett & The Blackhearts 30th BD \* Coming Out of the Dark \* Gloria Estefan 40th BD \* Butterfly \* Crazytown Man, aside from Joan Jett, I don’t recognize ANY of them (I think I know the Hey! Baaaaaaaby part of that one song…) but I’ve never been Top 40 ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/32 "2005-03-08T22:07:49Z")
> [@PinkMarabou](#): > > Yes, yes. In aboout 2 months, May 1st to be exact. Yours? Night Fever was a popular song then. Mine is April 2. ---
**Author:** ![MsPrufrock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb9ed0/32.png) [@MsPrufrock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsPrufrock)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/33 "2005-03-08T22:14:24Z")
Birth Day - (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon (don’t know it) 18th Birthday - I’m Your Angel - R Kelly (_gag_) 21st Birthday - How You Remind Me - Nickleback (meh.) I feel no connection to any of those songs. As to the Popstrology website - I’m The Year of Blondie. heehee ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/34 "2005-03-08T22:14:32Z")
> [@Iceland\_Blue](#): > > Try here 🙂 > [http://www.onmc.iinet.net.au/](http://www.onmc.iinet.net.au/) > > All Aussie No.1s 1956-date 🙂 > Includes UK and US No.1s too Thanks **Iceland**. As I suspected, it was a Beatles song: **Can’t Buy me Love**. ---
**Author:** ![\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/7cd45c/32.png) [@\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Deep_F_ied)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/35 "2005-03-08T22:17:30Z")
Birthday - “My sweet lord” George Harrison. Hare, Hare!! 18th B-day - “Every rose has its thorn” Poison. Geez…blech! ---
**Author:** ![Iceland\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@Iceland\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iceland_Blue)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/36 "2005-03-08T22:39:59Z")
Peaches & Herb-Reunited…Mmpffflufft ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/37 "2005-03-08T22:44:22Z")
“Bad Moon Rising” by Creedence Clearwater Revival “I hear hurricanes ablowing. I know the end is coming soon. I fear rivers over flowing. I hear the voice of rage and ruin.” That could explain a few things 😉 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/38 "2005-03-08T22:44:31Z")
> [@Trunk](#): > > “Let’s Stay Together” by Al Green. > > Yes, as a matter of fact, I _do_ take a tremendous amount of pride in the fact that mine was cool. Cool? I’d say disturbing, but maybe I’ve heard to many labor stories. Good song tho’. I hope I can hear it in the future without thinking about your mom. My birthday song is uninteresting, so I checked my highschool graduation date, \*Heaven \* - Bryan Adams. At least I know the words. ---
**Author:** ![emekthian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecae2f/32.png) [@emekthian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emekthian)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/39 "2005-03-08T22:49:16Z")
On my last birthday, the number one song was Slow Motion - Juvenile feat Soulja Slim. I have never heard of it. On my 0th birthday, 'twas Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx. I hate that song. On my first birthday, 'twas Vision Of Love - Mariah Carey. I’ve probably heard that song at some point in my life, but I can’t remember it. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/40 "2005-03-08T23:12:08Z")
in the USA day I was born “Let Me Go Lover” by Joan Weber 1st b-day “Sixteen Tons” by Tennessee Ernie Ford 18th b-day You’re So Vain, by Carly Simon 21st b-day “Saturday Night” by the Bay City Rollers 50th b-day “Let Me Love You” by Mario [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559.md?page=3)