# What song was #1 the day you were born? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 15, 2001, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490 "2001-05-15T09:18:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![BrattiAtti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@BrattiAtti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrattiAtti)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/161 "2002-11-26T01:11:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tiggeril \* > \*\*On April 29, 1982, the number 1 song in the US was Joan Jett and the Blackhearts’ _I Love Rock and Roll_. In the UK, it was _Ebony and Ivory_ by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder. > On April 29, 2000, the number 1 song in the US was _Maria Maria_ by Carlos Santana and _Toca’s Miracle_ by Fragma (???) in the UK. \*\* Same as mine (April 28, '82 and 2000). ---
**Author:** ![WSLer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a6a055/32.png) [@WSLer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WSLer)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/162 "2002-11-26T03:04:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by OpalCat \* > \*\*I’m pretty sure she is the chick that sang “Bette Davis Eyes” > Boy this thread was one helluva bump. \*\* Yes, she is. She’s pretty much a one-hit wonder. And I’m the Doper responsible for the bump. I did a search for a completely different thread and this was one of the ones that came up. Go figure.😛 ---
**Author:** ![cagiva650](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cagiva650](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cagiva650)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/163 "2002-11-26T03:19:40Z")
Whew I almost jided Coldfire for being a wet blanket and sniping at Opal for starting a thread that was started six months prior back in 2001! Then I noticed the dates! Any way it says the \*\* SHirelles’ \*\* - \*\* Soldier Boy\*\* was the hit when I was born. When were soldiers ever called boys? I mean in the USA? ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/164 "2002-11-26T03:21:28Z")
> [@](#): > > the U.S. No.1 on the 12th July 1970 was… Mama Told Me (Not to Come) by Three Dog Night ---
**Author:** ![Flowerchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/858c86/32.png) [@Flowerchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flowerchild)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/165 "2002-11-26T03:23:26Z")
" The tide is high" By : Blondie . I dont even know what song that is ? ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/166 "2002-11-26T03:53:46Z")
Careless Whisper by Wham! featuring George Michael WTF… ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/167 "2002-11-26T08:36:09Z")
Mine are rather appropriate: **June 21, 1958** \* Yeah I’m old, get over it…\* UK: _Who’s Sorry Now_ by Connie Francis US: _Purple People Eater_ by Sheb Wooley Wanna make something of it? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/168 "2002-11-26T09:04:01Z")
For June 1, 1973… US charts - _Frankenstein_ by the Edgar Winter Group UK charts - _My Baby Jive_ by Wizzard I’ve never hard of the song _My Baby Jive_, but I’m pretty sure _Frankenstein_ would kick it’s ass. US rules! _U-S-A! U-S-A!_ ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/169 "2002-11-26T12:40:23Z")
_Billie Jean_ by Michael “Baby-Dangling Oversurgeoned Freak of Nature” Jackson No wonder I’m so screwed up. ---
**Author:** ![Dunmurry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d2c977/32.png) [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/170 "2002-11-26T12:45:11Z")
Hello by Lionel Ritchie. ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/171 "2002-11-26T13:06:13Z")
Uk “seven tears” by the goombay dance band WTF?? US “i love rock n’ roll” joan jett and the blackhearts. much better! ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/172 "2002-11-26T13:16:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by WSLer \* > \*\*Yes, she is. \*\* I was just being a smartass, actually. Doing the circular logic thing. ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/173 "2002-11-26T13:22:29Z")
U.K. No.1 on the 23rd April 1968: Congratulations by Cliff Richard. U.S. No.1: Honey by Bobby Goldsboro. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/174 "2002-11-26T14:20:57Z")
When I was born, the #1 song was… “Calcutta” by Lawrence Frigging Welk! God, no WONDER I’m so uncool! ---
**Author:** ![Biba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Biba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biba)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/175 "2002-11-26T14:36:11Z")
Turns out I’m Jack Batty’s twin! And a day younger than Snooze35. The Beatles - Help Herman’s Hermits - Henry VIII ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/176 "2002-11-26T14:41:07Z")
Hey Paula, by Paul & Paula (US) “Hey, hey Paula, I want to marry you…” How dorky…:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/177 "2002-11-26T15:29:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by sKipping girl \* > **UK - ‘The Power Of Love’ by Jennifer Rush.** _slaps buzzer_ What song kept a-ha’s “Take On Me” from reaching the top of the UK charts - the only major chart where it did not snatch the #1 spot as it was burning itself into the brain cells of a generation? Okay, Alex, I’ll stick with this category. “Useless Facts Nobody Else on the SDMB Knows Or Cares About” for 800 😛 Topping both the UK and the US charts when I was born: _Honky Tonk Woman_ by the Rolling Stones. Note to the Stones: You’re gettin’ old, guys. Fella bilong missus flodnak was born into a world where Harry Belafonte’s version of _Mary’s Boy Child_ topped the UK charts, while the Pelvis himself held the #1 spot on the US charts with _Jailhouse Rock_. Incidentally, the page will work even with a fake address… ---
**Author:** ![5-HT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/f19dbf/32.png) [@5-HT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5-HT)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/178 "2002-11-26T21:19:07Z")
December 9, 1977 US- “You light up my life” Debbie Boone UK- “Mull Of Kintyre / Girl’s School” Wings I can safely say I have never heard either of these songs. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/179 "2002-11-26T21:23:35Z")
“Stayin’ Alive” ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490/180 "2002-11-26T21:27:14Z")
In Britain, “Take a Chance on Me” Abba. (I am the Dancing King!) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-was-1-the-day-you-were-born/65490.md?page=10)