# Topic Playlist (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 26, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687 "2024-01-26T15:37:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 407
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8121 "2026-09-03T18:58:07Z")
**Songs that run afoul of the law** 1. The Authority Song - John “Cougar” Mellencamp 2. I Fought the Law - The Clash 3. New Minglewood Blues - The Grateful Dead 4. Tom Dooley - The Kingston Trio ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8122 "2026-09-03T18:59:11Z")
**Songs that run afoul of the law** 1. The Authority Song - John “Cougar” Mellencamp 2. I Fought the Law - The Clash 3. New Minglewood Blues - The Grateful Dead 4. Tom Dooley - The Kingston Trio 5. Take the Money and Run - Steve Miller Band ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8123 "2026-09-03T19:06:33Z")
**Songs that run afoul of the law** 1. The Authority Song - John “Cougar” Mellencamp 2. I Fought the Law - The Clash 3. New Minglewood Blues - The Grateful Dead 4. Tom Dooley - The Kingston Trio 5. Take the Money and Run - Steve Miller Band 6. Killing In the Name Of - Rage Against the Machine ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8124 "2026-09-03T20:08:57Z")
**Songs that run afoul of the law** 1. The Authority Song - John “Cougar” Mellencamp 2. I Fought the Law - The Clash 3. New Minglewood Blues - The Grateful Dead 4. Tom Dooley - The Kingston Trio 5. Take the Money and Run - Steve Miller Band 6. Killing In the Name Of - Rage Against the Machine 7. Desperado - Linda Ronstadt ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8125 "2026-09-03T20:19:04Z")
**Songs that run afoul of the law** 1. The Authority Song - John “Cougar” Mellencamp 2. I Fought the Law - The Clash 3. New Minglewood Blues - The Grateful Dead 4. Tom Dooley - The Kingston Trio 5. Take the Money and Run - Steve Miller Band 6. Killing In the Name Of - Rage Against the Machine 7. Desperado - Linda Ronstadt 8. Dirt - Lou Reed _Do you remember that song by a dude named Bobby Fuller? It went like this: I fought the law and the law won_ ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8126 "2026-09-03T20:57:17Z")
**Songs that run afoul of the law** 1. The Authority Song - John “Cougar” Mellencamp 2. I Fought the Law - The Clash 3. New Minglewood Blues - The Grateful Dead 4. Tom Dooley - The Kingston Trio 5. Take the Money and Run - Steve Miller Band 6. Killing In the Name Of - Rage Against the Machine 7. Desperado - Linda Ronstadt 8. Dirt - Lou Reed 9. I Shot the Sheriff - Bob Marley ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8127 "2026-09-04T17:56:03Z")
**Songs that run afoul of the law** 1. The Authority Song - John “Cougar” Mellencamp 2. I Fought the Law - The Clash 3. New Minglewood Blues - The Grateful Dead 4. Tom Dooley - The Kingston Trio 5. Take the Money and Run - Steve Miller Band 6. Killing In the Name Of - Rage Against the Machine 7. Desperado - Linda Ronstadt 8. Dirt - Lou Reed 9. I Shot the Sheriff - Bob Marley 10. They’re Hanging Me Tonight - Marty Robbins Pass ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8128 "2026-09-04T18:58:09Z")
**The #1 Song The Week You Were Born** 1. “Make It With You” - by Bread, week of 22 August, 1970 ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8129 "2026-09-04T19:24:49Z")
**The #1 Song The Week You Were Born** 1. “Make It With You” - by Bread, week of 22 August, 1970 2. “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear” by Elvis Presley, week of 19 August, 1957 ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8130 "2026-09-04T19:27:07Z")
**The #1 Song The Week You Were Born** 1. “Make It With You” - by Bread, week of 22 August, 1970 2. “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear” by Elvis Presley, week of 19 August, 1957 3. “Eight Days a Week” by the Beatles, week of March 20, 1965 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8131 "2026-09-04T20:30:56Z")
**The #1 Song The Week You Were Born** 1. “Make It With You” - by Bread, week of 22 August, 1970 2. “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear” by Elvis Presley, week of 19 August, 1957 3. “Eight Days a Week” by the Beatles, week of March 20, 1965 4. “Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)” by John Fred & His Playboy Band, week of January 20, 1968 ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8132 "2026-09-04T20:40:23Z")
**The #1 Song The Week You Were Born** 1. “Make It With You” - by Bread, week of 22 August, 1970 2. “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear” by Elvis Presley, week of 19 August, 1957 3. “Eight Days a Week” by the Beatles, week of March 20, 1965 4. “Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)” by John Fred & His Playboy Band, week of January 20, 1968 5. “Joy to the World” by Three Dog Night, week of May 23, 1971 ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8133 "2026-09-04T20:50:05Z")
**The #1 Song The Week You Were Born** 1. “Make It With You” - by Bread, week of 22 August, 1970 2. “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear” by Elvis Presley, week of 19 August, 1957 3. “Eight Days a Week” by the Beatles, week of March 20, 1965 4. “Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)” by John Fred & His Playboy Band, week of January 20, 1968 5. “Joy to the World” by Three Dog Night, week of May 23, 1971 6. Since I was born the week of Nov. 21 1954, before the unified Billboard Hot 100 chart was a thing, it could be one of two – “Mr. Sandman” by the Chordettes _(according to the Billboard ‘Most Played by Jockeys’ chart)_, or “I Need You Now” by Eddie Fisher _(according to Billboard’s ‘Best Sellers in Stores’ and ‘Most Played in Jukeboxes’ charts)_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8134 "2026-09-04T21:17:32Z")
> [@Bicycle\_Bill](#): > > 1. Since I was born the week of Nov. 21 1954, before the unified Billboard Hot 100 chart was a thing, it could be one of two – “Mr. Sandman” by the Chordettes _(according to the Billboard ‘Most Played by Jockeys’ chart)_, or “I Need You Now” by Eddie Fisher _(according to Billboard’s ‘Best Sellers in Stores’ and ‘Most Played in Jukeboxes’ charts)_ Accounting for that, I could also have “Tammy” by Debbie Reynolds (for my #2 entry in the list). But I felt I should pick one, and I’d much rather have Elvis. Besides, he was number one for sales in stores that week, which to my way of thinking is the most compelling stat. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2026, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8135 "2026-09-05T03:05:39Z")
**The #1 Song The Week You Were Born** 1. “Make It With You” - by Bread, week of 22 August, 1970 2. “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear” by Elvis Presley, week of 19 August, 1957 3. “Eight Days a Week” by the Beatles, week of March 20, 1965 4. “Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)” by John Fred & His Playboy Band, week of January 20, 1968 5. “Joy to the World” by Three Dog Night, week of May 23, 1971 6. “Mr. Sandman” by The Chordettes or “I Need You Now” by Eddie Fisher in week of Nov. 21 1954 7. The Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton was the number one song for the entire month of June 1959 ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8136 "2026-09-05T16:19:27Z")
**The #1 Song The Week You Were Born** 1. “Make It With You” - by Bread, week of 22 August, 1970 2. “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear” by Elvis Presley, week of 19 August, 1957 3. “Eight Days a Week” by the Beatles, week of March 20, 1965 4. “Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)” by John Fred & His Playboy Band, week of January 20, 1968 5. “Joy to the World” by Three Dog Night, week of May 23, 1971 6. “Mr. Sandman” by The Chordettes or “I Need You Now” by Eddie Fisher in week of Nov. 21 1954 7. The Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton was the number one song for the entire month of June 1959 8. “Tammy” by Debbie Reynolds, week of August 26, 1957 I’m a bit confused about the different “charts” discussion above, and being able to choose. Google just told me that Tammy was number one on the “Billboard Top 100 Chart” and that seemed like it would be _the_ chart to me. And I’m happy to have Debbie Reynolds instead of Elvis 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2026, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8137 "2026-09-05T22:55:19Z")
**The #1 Song The Week You Were Born** 1. “Make It With You” - by Bread, week of 22 August, 1970 2. “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear” by Elvis Presley, week of 19 August, 1957 3. “Eight Days a Week” by the Beatles, week of March 20, 1965 4. “Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)” by John Fred & His Playboy Band, week of January 20, 1968 5. “Joy to the World” by Three Dog Night, week of May 23, 1971 6. “Mr. Sandman” by The Chordettes or “I Need You Now” by Eddie Fisher in week of Nov. 21 1954 7. The Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton was the number one song for the entire month of June 1959 8. “Tammy” by Debbie Reynolds, week of August 26, 1957 9. “Vaya con Dios” by Les Paul & Mary Ford, week of Oct. 25, 1953 ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2026, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8138 "2026-09-05T23:22:19Z")
> [@Bayaker](#): > > I’m a bit confused about the different “charts” discussion above, and being able to choose. Google just told me that Tammy was number one on the “Billboard Top 100 Chart” and that seemed like it would be _the_ chart to me. The Billboard Hot 100 chart only began somewhere between 1955 and 1958 (I’m seeing different cites listing different start dates). People who were born before then (like @Bicycle_Bill ) would have to look at different lists. ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8139 "2026-09-05T23:33:36Z")
I looked at [this Wikipedia page for Billboard number-one singles in 1957](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_singles_of_1957), which breaks the best-sellers down into the above-mentioned categories: According to [the Wikipedia page for the number-one singles of 1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_singles_of_1958), the Hot 100 started on August 4, 1958. If I had been born exactly one year later than I really was, I would have unambiguously had “Bird Dog” by the Everly Brothers. ETA: Well, looking at it further, I’m not sure about the way they have 1958 laid out. Really, I probably would have had something called “Little Star” by the Elegants, which I’m not familiar with. ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8140 "2026-09-06T18:48:48Z")
> [@dirtball](#): > > Really, I probably would have had something called “Little Star” by the Elegants, which I’m not familiar with. Live and learn … [_“Little Star”_ by the Elegants](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8F4vdF-bJc) Having heard it again, I’m sure you recognize it now. _ **-“BB”-** _ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=406) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=408)