# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/53a042/32.png) [@RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RancidYakButterTeaParty)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/61 "2005-03-09T15:05:29Z")
I have to have the worst list ever: Day of Birth–Theme from S.W.A.T. 18th–Power of Love Celine Dion (aaagghhh!) 21st–Wannabe by Spice Girls ---
**Author:** ![Jaade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@Jaade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaade)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/62 "2005-03-09T15:06:16Z")
I have NEVER heard of this song: Fly, Robin Fly by Silver Convention was the number one song in the US on my birthdate. Sixteenth Birthday: Set Adrift On Memory Bliss - PM Dawn Eighteenth birthday: I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That) - Meatloaf This is my life’s theme song? ~laughs~ Good one! Marriage Date: I’ll Make Love To You - Boyz II Men (The fact that I said eww when I saw this sums up my marriage very nicely.) Twenty-First Birthday: No Diggity - Blackstreet feat Dr Dre Divorce Date: Smooth - Santana Wow, that’s just ugly. I was born in the Year of Elton John. ---
**Author:** ![Jaade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@Jaade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaade)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/63 "2005-03-09T15:07:47Z")
> [@RancidYakButterTeaParty](#): > > I have to have the worst list ever: > > Day of Birth–Theme from S.W.A.T. > 18th–Power of Love Celine Dion (aaagghhh!) > 21st–Wannabe by Spice Girls I started to say nuh-uh, I do! Then I read your list. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/64 "2005-03-09T15:09:12Z")
“Walk Like A Man” by The Four Seasons. \Walk like a man, Talk like a man, sings it like a _woman_!\ ---
**Author:** ![rpinrd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b3f665/32.png) [@rpinrd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rpinrd)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/65 "2005-03-09T15:56:44Z")
> [@sweetfreak](#): > > Joy to the World by Three Dog Night 😃 Hey **sweetfreak** I’ve got the same one for my birthday. I’m April 13, how 'bout you? I challenge anyone to come up with a better song for the day of their birth than Joy to the World. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/66 "2005-03-09T16:00:54Z")
My birthday didn’t make the chart, either. So now that I’ve been reminded once again about my advanced age, tell me why this is supposed to be “fun.” ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/67 "2005-03-09T16:36:31Z")
Hmmm. “I’m Sorry”, by John Denver. My mother is a big John Denver fan, too. I wonder what this says… ---
**Author:** ![sweetfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@sweetfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweetfreak)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/68 "2005-03-09T16:43:17Z")
> [@rpinrd](#): > > Hey **sweetfreak** I’ve got the same one for my birthday. I’m April 13, how 'bout you? > > I challenge anyone to come up with a better song for the day of their birth than Joy to the World. Mine is May 13. I agree, can’t get much better than Joy to the World. I don’t think my parents were thinking those words at my birth, though. More like Don’t Fear the Reaper. :eek: 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Girl)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/69 "2005-03-09T16:51:59Z")
> [@rpinrd](#): > > Hey **sweetfreak** I’ve got the same one for my birthday. I’m April 13, how 'bout you? > > I challenge anyone to come up with a better song for the day of their birth than Joy to the World. You’re absolutely right. Joy to the World is practically impossible to beat. My picks for coming close though would be: Love Child - The Supremes (1968) My Ding-A-Ling - Chuck Berry (1972) …for the guys… You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder (1973) The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich (1973) …for the ladies, of course… Best of my Love - The Eagles (1975) Hugs out to anyone born during the first half of October, 1973. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/70 "2005-03-09T17:53:30Z")
21 September 1971: US - “Go Away Little Girl” by Donnie Osmond UK - “Hey Girl Don’t Bother Me” by The Tams How disturbing! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/71 "2005-03-09T19:41:47Z")
Apparently, songs hadn’t been invented when I was born. But my “life’s theme song” is \*Blue Velvet \*by Bobby Vinton. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/72 "2005-03-09T20:33:55Z")
_Davy, Davy Crockett. King of the Wild Frontier…_ :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Not\_A\_Tame\_Lion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e36b37/32.png) [@Not\_A\_Tame\_Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_A_Tame_Lion)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/73 "2005-03-09T20:37:05Z")
I already knew that “Hey Jude” was #1 on my birthday. That should apply to a lot of folks, since it was top of the chart for about 10 weeks in '68. #1 on my 18th birthday was “When I Think Of You” by Janet Jackson. Not bad. As many have demonstrated in this thread, it could have been much worse. ---
**Author:** ![SlowMindThinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@SlowMindThinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlowMindThinking)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/74 "2005-03-09T22:06:44Z")
> [@Duke of Rat](#): > > 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 Aside from the fact that we damn near have the same birthday, we have a lot in common. The ones we share I don’t recognize, either. One’s that differ 1st BD is _Don’t Break the Heart that Loves You_ Connie Frances 21st BD _Billie Jean_ Michael Jackson (Great, and me with 5 kids.) 30th BD _Someday_ Mariah Carey eh? 40th BD _Angel_ Shaggy (I think I know this one!) I think remember the Bee Gees singing the word “tragedy”, but that is all I remember of the song. So, if you don’t remember most of these “life event” songs, does that prove you a geek, or cooly counterculture? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/75 "2005-03-10T03:49:39Z")
I’m older than the charts, but on my 18th Birthday the #1 song was _Sugar Sugar_ , by the Archies. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/76 "2005-03-10T12:25:43Z")
On the day of my birth…“Young Love” by Tab Hunter (both US and UK) On my 18th…oh my…“Have You Never Been Mellow” by Olivia Newton John. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/77 "2005-03-10T13:10:01Z")
_Me and Bobby McGee_ - Janis Joplin Ooh, I got a GOOD song! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MinniePurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@MinniePurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MinniePurl)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2005, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/78 "2005-03-26T06:19:41Z")
I was actually born in Germany, not the US. I finally managed to find some [German pop charts for past years](http://ki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/~topsi/deutop20.html#backToPast). On Dec 9, 1970, the #1 song in Germany was… \ “Paranoid” by Black Sabbath. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2005, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/79 "2005-03-26T06:34:48Z")
Birthday: “Hey Jude” The Beatles 10th BD: “Reunited” Peaches & Herb 18th BD: “With or Without You” U2 21st BD: “Vogue” Madonna 30th BD: UGH!!! “Livin La Vida Loca” Ricky Martin ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2005, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/80 "2005-03-26T06:46:17Z")
Birth: US: “Bad Blood” by Neal Sedaka UK: “Hold Me Close” by David Essex (can’t place either) Age 18: US: “Dreamlover” by Mariah Carey UK: “Relight My Fire” by Take That (featuring Lulu) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559.md?page=5)