# See what was number 1 on the day you were born **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 15, 2003, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-was-number-1-on-the-day-you-were-born/148769 "2003-01-15T17:06:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![I\_am\_Shelby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a183cd/32.png) [@I\_am\_Shelby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_am_Shelby)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-was-number-1-on-the-day-you-were-born/148769/1 "2003-01-15T17:06:49Z")
:smack: Hello, All been at this today, see what was number 1 on any day. > **[This Day In Music](https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/)** > > What happened on this day in the music world. Good site with plenty of good music info. My birthday song is Hang On Sloopy, The McCoys! ---
**Author:** ![YoudNeverGuess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a587f6/32.png) [@YoudNeverGuess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YoudNeverGuess)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-was-number-1-on-the-day-you-were-born/148769/2 "2003-01-15T17:13:15Z")
My birthday song in the British charts is Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. USA charts - That’s the way (I like it) - K.C. + the Sunshine Band (Not bad considering my birthday’s so close to christmas. At least it’s not some cheesy christmas song) Bohemian Rhapsody rocks ---
**Author:** ![gris\_gris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/439d5e/32.png) [@gris\_gris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gris_gris)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-was-number-1-on-the-day-you-were-born/148769/3 "2003-01-15T17:20:04Z")
I can help by bill swan, I have never heard of that song or artist. My birthday song sucks! does any one here remember that song? ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-was-number-1-on-the-day-you-were-born/148769/4 "2003-01-15T17:42:59Z")
I Can Help is a great song! Don’t fret it, gris. Me: US: Just My Imagination by The Temptations (cool group but I don’t care for the song) UK: Hot Love by T. Rex (ok, now THAT one I don’t remember) ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-was-number-1-on-the-day-you-were-born/148769/5 "2003-01-15T17:52:11Z")
U.S.: Stay, by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs U.K.: It’s Now or Never, by that Presley guy. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-was-number-1-on-the-day-you-were-born/148769/6 "2003-01-15T18:04:02Z")
(checking the big Cafe Society calendar) Ahhhhh…I see it’s been nearly two months since the last time this thread came around. That mean we’re about due for another “What’s Your Stripper Name?” in MPSIMS. [sub](“Only the Lonely,” by Roy Orbison. Just like it was last time)[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-was-number-1-on-the-day-you-were-born/148769/7 "2003-01-15T18:13:05Z")
Do you understand how depressing it is that the site doesn’t even go back that far? ---
**Author:** ![unclviny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e274bd/32.png) [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-was-number-1-on-the-day-you-were-born/148769/8 "2003-01-15T18:45:16Z")
UK, Tears by Ken Dodd (huh?, who?) US, Yesterday by the Beatles (I’ve heard of these guys, I think) unclviny ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-was-number-1-on-the-day-you-were-born/148769/9 "2003-01-15T18:51:45Z")
US: Centrefold by The J. Geils Band UK: The Model/Computer Love by Kraftwerk ---
**Author:** ![FisherQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@FisherQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FisherQueen)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-was-number-1-on-the-day-you-were-born/148769/10 "2003-01-15T18:58:14Z")
“My Love” by Paul McCartney and Wings, which I really can’t place. Not sure if I’ve heard it or not. Now I’ll have to look the silly thing up. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-was-number-1-on-the-day-you-were-born/148769/11 "2003-01-15T19:10:14Z")
U.S. - _War_ - Edwin Starr U.K. - _The Wonder of You_ - Elvis Presley ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-was-number-1-on-the-day-you-were-born/148769/12 "2003-01-15T19:35:08Z")
US - \* The Eye of the Tiger\* - Survivor UK - \* Come on Eileen \* - Dexy’s Midnight Runners Geeze, no wonder I’m screwed up. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-was-number-1-on-the-day-you-were-born/148769/13 "2003-01-15T20:11:15Z")
US - _Bridge Over Troubled Water_ by Simon and Garfunkel UK - _Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes_ by Edison Lighthouse I don’t know what to make of this. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-was-number-1-on-the-day-you-were-born/148769/14 "2003-01-15T20:13:43Z")
My songs are . . . There aren’t any. Evidently, there was no music the day I was born. 🙂 However, it’s possible it’s one of [these](http://www.vintagecdsandtapes.com/hitparade1952artists.htm) ---
**Author:** ![lauramarlane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a5b964/32.png) [@lauramarlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lauramarlane)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-was-number-1-on-the-day-you-were-born/148769/15 "2003-01-15T20:14:41Z")
US - Daydream Believer by the Monkees (perhaps this explains my childhood crush on Davy Jones?) UK - Let the Heartaches Begin by Long John Baldry (I don’t want to even begin to speculate on this one!) ---
**Author:** ![Kn\_ckers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/96bed5/32.png) [@Kn\_ckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kn_ckers)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-was-number-1-on-the-day-you-were-born/148769/16 "2003-01-15T20:27:44Z")
US: _Magic_ by Olivia Newton-John UK: _The Winner Takes it All_ by Abba I don’t know either of those songs. Dammit. ---
**Author:** ![lauramarlane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a5b964/32.png) [@lauramarlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lauramarlane)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-was-number-1-on-the-day-you-were-born/148769/17 "2003-01-15T20:40:36Z")
**Kn\*ckers** , Magic is from that magnum opus of disco movies, Xanadu. I suggest you go out and rent it today! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Splanky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@Splanky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Splanky)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-was-number-1-on-the-day-you-were-born/148769/18 "2003-01-15T20:40:48Z")
La Isla Bonita- Madonna (UK) I just died in your arms- Cutting Crew (US) Hooray for new wave! ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-was-number-1-on-the-day-you-were-born/148769/19 "2003-01-15T21:48:51Z")
Groovy, man! “Age of Aquarius/ Let the Sun Shine In” by the 5th Dimension So that’s why I became a pothead! ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-was-number-1-on-the-day-you-were-born/148769/20 "2003-01-15T21:54:39Z")
US–“Tossin’ and Turnin’” by Bobby Lewis UK–“You Don’t Know” by Helen Shapiro What’s really depressing are all the Dopers born when I was in high school and college. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-was-number-1-on-the-day-you-were-born/148769.md?page=2)