# 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:** 11\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Lobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2005, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/81 "2005-03-26T08:14:35Z")
Using Australian, US, and UK charts… Birth: Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty (Aus.), Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb (US), You’re the One that I Want - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (UK) First birthday: Lay Your Love On Me - Racey (Aus.), Hot Stuff - Donna Summer (US), Ring My Bell - Anita Ward (UK) 16th birthday: Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm - Crash Test Dummies (Aus.), I Swear - All 4 One (US), Love Is All Around - Wet Wet Wet (UK) 18th birthday: Killing Me Softly - The Fugees (Aus. & UK), Tha Crossroads - Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (US) 21st birthday: Kiss Me - Sixpence None The Richer (Aus.), If You Had My Love - Jennifer Lopez (US), Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!! - Vengaboys (UK) I was born in the year of the Bee Gees (US) or Travolta/Newton-John (Aus.) Talk about being born under a bad sign! (Baker Street gets my approval, however…) ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2005, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/82 "2005-03-26T08:14:46Z")
Nov 1966 US- You keep me hanging on. The Supremes. UK-Good Vibrations. The Beach Boys. NZ- Wouldn’t It Be Nice. The Beach Boys. ---
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2005, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/83 "2005-03-26T11:44:26Z")
Birthday: Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison (cool!) (UK), Baby Love - the Supremes (US) (cool again) 18th: (UK) I don’t wanna dance - Eddy Grant (blah); (US) Upwhere we belong (Cocker and Warnes - double blah). ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2005, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/84 "2005-03-26T11:50:18Z")
> [@Dooku](#): > > Not only did I learn that my birth song was “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” by Sly & The Family Stone, but I also learned that was indeed how they spelled it. So that’s what happened to my long-lost twin brother. ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2005, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/85 "2005-03-26T13:18:05Z")
On the day I was born “We Are The World - USA For Africa” was number 1 in the UK charts. On my 18th “Make Luv - Room 5 & Oliver Cheatham” was number 1. I actually remember dancing to that song on my birthday in a night club with my then just friend/now fiance. We started dateing 3 days later. Fond memories. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2005, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/86 "2005-03-26T15:26:40Z")
**On the day of my birth:** UK: All You Need Is Love - The Beatles US: Light My Fire - The Doors **10th Birthday:** UK: I Feel Love - Donna Summer US: I Just Want To Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb **20th Birthday:** UK: La Bamba - Los Lobos US: I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For - U2 **30th Birthday:** UK & US: I’ll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy & Faith Evans I think its part of the long, slow decline of Western Civilization. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2005, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/87 "2005-03-26T18:56:10Z")
On the day of my birth, the #1 single was… “Calcutta” by Lawrence Welk. Lawrence Freaking Welk. Small wonder I grew up to be such a geek! ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2005, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/88 "2005-03-26T20:15:15Z")
> [@Cinnamon Girl](#): > > You’re absolutely right. Joy to the World is practically impossible to beat. I’m another Joy to the Worlder. We rule! ---
**Author:** ![klintypooh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@klintypooh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/klintypooh)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/89 "2005-03-27T02:22:12Z")
My birthdate (01-01-85) was topped by Band Aid - Do they know it’s Christmas and my 18th was Sound of the Underground - Girls Aloud. Oh Cheryl Tweedy, I know you want me. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/90 "2005-03-27T02:24:16Z")
0 BD: “Fire” by the Ohio Players 1 BD: “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” by Paul Simon 10 BD: “I Want to Know What Love Is” by Foreigner 18 BD: “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston 21 BD: “One Sweet Day” by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men 30 BD: “Let Me Love You” by Mario Happy ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559/91 "2005-03-27T02:40:43Z")
My day of birth: The Ballad of John and Yoko - The Beatles (UK) Get Back - The Beatles (US) My 18th birthday: I Want to Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston (UK) Always - Atlantic Starr (US) I think i prefer my day of birth to my 18th birthday. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-out-the-1-song-on-your-birthday-us-or-uk/293559.md?page=4)