# Song of the Century

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 29, 2001, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-of-the-century/74125 "2001-07-29T02:20:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 29, 2001, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-of-the-century/74125/5 "2001-07-29T04:36:56Z")

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By record sales it is “White Christmas” by Bing Crosby, but by number of times sung by the average person it is _easily_ “Happy Birthday.”

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