Game: Who was the Number 1 Single when you were born

[Black Rose]

For me it was Europe's "The Final Countdown", but what was the uk number 1 when you were born?

To find out, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Number_One

[Lore]

pet shop boys - "it's a sin"

[Marisa]

Paul Hardcastle-19

hmmm I don't think I've heard this before.:thinking:

[rayman]

Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is a Place on Earth

UGH!

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

Paul Hardcastle-19

hmmm I don't think I've heard this before.:thinking:
great song

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

7 October (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7) Show Me Heaven Maria McKee
i was born on 9th

[__therese]

Pet Shop Boys - It's a sin

[StarsKay]

The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way
I have no dea who they are but yay for The Communards! lol

[Shiver129]

madonna- vogue :(

[julimp92]

Goodnight Girl Wet Wet Wet

Mine is by far the worse one :thinking:

[KleinSho]

Doctor and The Medics - Spirit In The Sky

[Lore]

Pet Shop Boys - It's a sin

the same day and the same year as me :P

[Sam]

Vic Reeves and the Wonder Stuff - Dizzy.

I have Michael Jackson, Elton Jonh, Queen, U2 and Bryan Adams right near me, yet I get Vic Reeves and the wonder stuff. :rolleyes:

[x_TheSkyCouldFall]

The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) - Cher

exact date too ^

[crazyduckette]

Ben.E.King - Stand by Me

[Mychoo]

Singles : Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
Albums : Madonna - The Immaculate Collection

[Ms Magpie]

Robin Beck - The First Time

Never heard it... :stunned:

[Diamond]

Pet Shop Boys - It's a sin

Now I will have that song stuck in my head

[Tino]

Boy George - "Everything I Own" :confused:

[ég-elska-Thom]

Sealed With a KissJason Donovan
The album as well.

[Ambergris]

Kylie Minogue & jason Donovan - Especially for you

[freckles]

(Everything I Do) I Do It for You - Bryan Adams

exactly on my birthday

[LiquidSky]

Elaine Paige (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Paige) & Barbara Dickson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Dickson) - "I Know Him So Well (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Know_Him_So_Well)" ?

It doesn't have Feb15 on the list..

[ColdMike]

Elaine Paige (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Paige) & Barbara Dickson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Dickson) - "I Know Him So Well (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Know_Him_So_Well)" ?

It doesn't have Feb15 on the list..


The same here...

Jo, you're 4 days older than me!

Feb19 for me!

[busybeeburns]

Chicago - "If You Leave Me Now" :stunned:

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

76?
father has still the lp

[Shaftell]

Nicole-A little Peace

[xim]

Yazz and the Plastic Population - "The Only Way Is Up"

[autumnal_dawn]

Enya - "Orinoco Flow"

[Byron369]

The Bangles *Eternal Flame

never heard of them :thinking:

[julissofine]

^^ Good old song! You might not like it though. :D


Don McLean - Crying

Never heard of it but it was on #1 for 3 weeks.

[chuck kottke]

Just do a search on it!:)
For me, it would be The Four Tops - "Reach out and I'll be there". 3 weeks strait! Mowtown's influence travelled far and wide..

[Roubin of the wired]

Snap! - Rhythm of a dancer. Weird...:thinking:

[Famous Old Painter]

Paula Abdul - "Opposites Attract"

Right..

[Cirrus Minor]

Belinda Carlisle - "Heaven Is A Place On Earth"

fine.

[winigwl]

snap!- rythym is a dancer:uhoh:

[Giuly2E]

Vanilla Ice - "Ice Ice Baby"
:dance:

[mc_squared]

Vanilla Ice - "Ice Ice Baby"
:dance:

That's hilarious!! What an amazing coincidence!!:rolleyes:

[caru_Politik]

The Righteous Brothers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Righteous_Brothers) - "Unchained Melody (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unchained_Melody)"

[TracieMorgan]

Hmmm... Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes. As I recall, that's a pretty cheesey song.

Off-topic, but the number one in North America that year was Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled WAter.

[The Mad Hatter]

"Pray" by Take That...cool, eh? Two days off from being a Freddie Mercury song.

[S.@.m.]

hahaa nice link!!
i don´t know them but UK´s number one on 8 april 86 were
Cliff Richard & The Young Ones, featuring Hank Marvin - "Living Doll"

[rudy_o]

ohh... 10th oct 1991

bryan adams- everything i do (i do it for you)... nice eh??

i never know this song is 17 years old already!

[The Mad Hatter]

Ooh, my mom loves that song.

She was...18 when it came out. Woahz.

[Grace]

Enigma - "Sadeness (Part I)", which is rather scary in my opinion! :stunned:

[peng]

Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers - Let's Party



Who are they??? :confused:

[Arazmire]

I didnt know what the UK was when i was born ;o

[Karol]

Pet Shop Boys - Always in my mind

[Arazmire]

how do i find this out?

[Death Hill]

For me, "Jump" by Kris Kross:rolleyes:

http://www.joshhosler.biz/numberOneInHistory/selectMonth.htm
click on the month > then the day of the month > and then browse to see what was #1 for the year you were born

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

i've never heard this song or anything about this band but...

"Stuck with you" by Huey Lewis and The News

[Lore]

1987 ... "Alone" (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=18759854&s=143441&i=18759828) by Heart :uhoh:

[Mug Costanza]

"The Living Years" -- Mike + the Mechanics

Never even HEARD this song. :)

[zeoir]

"Release Me" (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=65050197&s=143441&i=65049882) by Wilson Phillips


Ehm...i'm sure the song is great :anxious:

[Mimixxx]

"Like a Virgin" by Madonna :D

[tanya41803]

1985 ... "I Want to Know What Love Is" (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=613462&s=143441&i=613440) by Foreigner

[EL_TOPO]

"Morning Train (9 to 5)" by Sheena Easton....pity it wasn't "Sugar Walls":wink3::wacko:

[Cold_Huntress]

"I Love Rock 'n Roll" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts


:laugh3: I actually like this song!

[strawberryfields]

"Informer" by Snow. Never heard of it. :thinking:

"I Love Rock 'n Roll" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts


:laugh3: I actually like this song!

Oooh, is your birthday April 14th as well? :D

[Cold_Huntress]

"Informer" by Snow. Never heard of it. :thinking:



Oooh, is your birthday April 14th as well? :D Nope it's in March! :D Is your birthday April 14th? :D

[strawberryfields]

^Yep! Oh, well, "I Love Rock 'n Roll" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts was also number 1 on April 14th, 1982. :D

[Cold_Huntress]

^ Cool! My b-day is March 21st though! But you know what? That means we're both Aries! :D And we rule! ;)

[Hotplay007]

HO SNAP!!

December 5th

2004 ... "Drop It Like It's Hot" by Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell

1992 ... "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston

1989 ... "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel

1967 ... "Daydream Believer" by The Monkees

[Hotplay007]

1985 ... "I Want to Know What Love Is" (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=613462&s=143441&i=613440) by Foreigner



OMG, YOU READ TWILIGHT!!! :dance:

[IgnitedBones]

February 13

1991 ... "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" by C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams

That's too great--I love this song! Makes me want to :dance:! (Well, I think that was the idea. It is called "Everybody Dance Now" :rolleyes:.)

[chuck kottke]

Take the "Last Train to Clarksville" by The Monkeys!!:)

[stingfan]

"Joy to the World" (Jeremiah was a Bullfrog) by Three Dog Night. A particularly silly song to be born under, methinks. Oh, yeah... it was May 12, 1971

I do, however, enjoy "Mama Told Me Not to Come" by the same group. I always thought it sounded like a song that Flava Flav might cover. Call me crazy. :rolleyes4:

[blackchickintheback]

"All The Man That I Need" By Whitney Houston. [Feb. 22, 1991]

[Tnspieler1012]

October 12-1990

"Praying for Time"-George Michael

yup...

[rudy_o]

October 10th, 1991

Emotions by Mariah Carey


:uhoh:

[Hotplay007]

psh........










*cough*ivegotthebest*cough

[Ceci29]

March 29th 1989

Eternal Flame by The Bangles...

[ailene90]

July 18, 1990-"She Ain't Worth It" by Glenn Medeiros with Bobby Brown

Never heard of it...

[The Mad Hatter]

August 6, 1993 ... "Can't Help Falling in Love" (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=18759441&s=143441&i=18759423) by UB40

[Cobalt]

August 29, 1993 ... "Can't Help Falling in Love" by UB40

[echolot]

19th february.... 1993

I will always love you by Whitney Houston. My little sister is always singing that. I cannot listen to it anymore. :dozey:

[bellynelly]

'fame' by david bowie, mum remembers it well!!!!

[Puzzling]

(I Just) Died in Your Arms by Cutting Crew. :D I like that song.

[exist2inspire]

Hangin' Tough" by New Kids on the Block

[Carolyn Marie]

These are from my year of birth through the present for January 6:

THE 2000s

2008 ... "Low" by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
2007 ... "Irreplaceable" by Beyoncé
2006 ... "Don't Forget About Us" by Mariah Carey
2005 ... "Let Me Love You" by Mario
2004 ... "Hey Ya!" by OutKast
2003 ... "Lose Yourself" by Eminem
2002 ... "How You Remind Me" by Nickelback
2001 ... "Independent Women Part I" by Destiny's Child
2000 ... "Smooth" by Santana featuring Rob Thomas

THE 1990s

1999 ... "I'm Your Angel" by R. Kelly & Celine Dion
1998 ... "Something About the Way You Look Tonight/ Candle in the Wind 1997" by Elton John
1997 ... "Un-Break My Heart" by Toni Braxton
1996 ... "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
1995 ... "On Bended Knee" by Boyz II Men
1994 ... "Hero" by Mariah Carey
1993 ... "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston
1992 ... "Black or White" by Michael Jackson
1991 ... "Justify My Love" by Madonna
1990 ... "Another Day in Paradise" by Phil Collins

THE 1980s

1989 ... "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" by Poison
1988 ... "So Emotional" by Whitney Houston
1987 ... "Walk Like an Egyptian" by The Bangles
1986 ... "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie
1985 ... "Like a Virgin" by Madonna
1984 ... "Say, Say, Say" by Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
1983 ... "Maneater" by Daryl Hall & John Oates
1982 ... "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John
1981 ... "(Just Like) Starting Over" by John Lennon
1980 ... "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" by Rupert Holmes

THE 1970s

1979 ... "Too Much Heaven" by The Bee Gees
1978 ... "How Deep Is Your Love" by The Bee Gees
1977 ... "You Don't Have to Be a Star (to Be in My Show)" by Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis

[heartswarm]

The Human League - Don't You Want Me?

Cool. I love that song!:cool:

[chuck kottke]

:laugh3:And I still remember that song too! Looking back, the music was funny at times!

[The Mad Hatter]

August 29, 1993 ... "Can't Help Falling in Love" by UB40


...

TWINSIES? :D

[Cobalt]

I already have a twin on here but WHY NOT! :D

[Gitta Rensolo]

23rd november 1987


"(I've Had) the Time of My Life" by Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes

[IgnitedBones]

February 13, 1991

The KLF featuring Children of The Revolution - "3 a.m. Eternal"

:thinking:

[guyy]

March 19, 1988...

"I Should Be So Lucky" by Kylie Minogue. Some cheap poppy-dance thing. :dozey:

Far more interesting was the discovery of the top single in the U.S. (where I live) when I was born...

"Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley.

:laugh3:

[lndnsky]

Yazz and the Plastic Population - "The Only Way Is Up"

[RedGirl76]

You to me are everything - The Real Thing (yes, I'm old!)

Cheesy, but I like it anyway :)

[London_3888]

Don't Turn Around- Aswad

[Cobalt]

Far more interesting was the discovery of the top single in the U.S. (where I live) when I was born...

"Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley.

:laugh3:

Hooray! Someone got RICKROLL! :laugh3:

[procrastinator]

According to Wikipedia the number one song in the UK was Englandneworlder - "World In Motion".

I've never heard of the artist nor the song.

[Black Rose]

I believe that was New Order's song for England's 1990 world cup campaign

[viva la vida]

Wham - I'm your man

[MrsSeverusSnape]

Nothing Compares 2 U Sinéad O'Connor

:D

[SueDeNimes]

UK:
Paul McCartney - "Pipes Of Peace"

US:
Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart

and Germany:
Nino De Angelo - Jenseits von Eden :sick:

http://www.bobborst.com/popculture/numberonesongs/ This site shows the US songs as well!

[SueDeNimes]

"Informer" by Snow. Never heard of it. :thinking:

I remember it WELL :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtILxBszyf8

[MrsSeverusSnape]

Europe:
Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinéad O'Connor

USA:
Love Will Lead You Back - Taylor Dayne

[S.@.m.]

YouTube - Cliff Richard & The Young Ones - Living Doll - (Full!)


:lol: OMG

[Black Dog]

"New Sensation", INXS heehee

[lovers.in.nj]

The Most Beautiful Girl In The World - The Artist Formerly Known As Prince

[Stargirl]

Blur - Beetlebum

:charming:

[Yggdrasil]

Coolio featuring L.V. - "Gangsta's Paradise"

[The Final Track]

Celine Dion - Think Twice

:sick:

[Hysteria]

UK:
Shaggy - Boombastic

US:
Coolio featuring L.V. - Gangsta's Paradise

:sick:

[Cyan Kat]

A1 - Stay another day

[eff-exx]

(Artist - Song)
Wet Wet Wet - Love is All Around

Blur - Beetlebum

:charming:

Wasei. :charming:

[ViVA Child]

(Everything I Do) I Do It for You - Bryan Adams

exactly on my birthday

the day after mine :)

[djibou]

Simply Red "Fairground"

[Mrs.McFly]

Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

[a_face_of_light]

Kylie Minogue- I Should Be So Lucky.

[AdrianaRM]

Whitney Houston's "I will always love you", I think.

[Dany93]

Culture Beat - "Mr Vain" :thinking:

[an angel]

Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby

[Gautama]

Mamy Blue- Los Pop Tops (yay!)

[juanif94]

Manchester United Football Squad - Come On You Reds

[jeremyy]

U2 - The Fly

[James.]

Robson & Jerome - Unchained Melody
:\

[R_Burns]

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody/These Are The Days Of Our Lives

BRO!

[CrystalK]

Michael Jackson - Black or White

Ha. The music video is ridiculous. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2AitTPI5U0&ob=av2n

Edit: In the US chart

[chommy_16]

The Bangles - Eternal Flame << :shocked2: I used to like this song before I started to listen to alternative.

[Coeurli]

Manchester United Football Squad "Come on You Reds"
:shame:

I'm not even into football...

[Italian Plastic]

in New Zealand it was Don't Speak - No Doubt

[Poky]

George Michael & Queen with Lisa Stansfield "Five Live"

in Poland: De Mono - OSTATNI POCAŁUNEK :inquisitive:

[coldplayfan_115]

In the U.S.: I'll On Bended Knee - Boyz II Men

[phantoneku]

^ I sympathize

US Charts: I'll Make Love To You - Boyz II Men

[musicalfrogbricks]

Boyzone - No Matter What

[Prospector]

UK: "Unchained Melody" / "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover" - Robson & Jerome :laugh3:

[Chloe_Martin]

Wannabe ~ Spice Girls <3

[MorningGlory]

on the 28th of June 1995 it was:

Vangelis - Conquest Of Paradise (http://open.spotify.com/track/72spzrvGTuoMfXVP3wxZDQ)

(Dutch Top 40)