A little break from technical talk.

What was the #1 record when you were born?
www.thisdayinmusic.com (click on "Birthday No. 1")

For myself:

Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walkin' (U.K.)

Sgt. Barry Sadler -- Ballad of The Green Berets (U.S.A.)

It doesn't go back far enough.

Looking at the billboard charts I come up with
FIVE MINUTES MORE Frank Sinatra (#1, Sept 1946)

I have the charts back to 1946 in text and 49 in XLS

Hello I love you- The Doors (USA)
Mony Mony- Tommy James and the Shondelles. (UK)

Great link!! Thanks Paul!!

Here's my results for both my birthday and my 18th ("the Life-song"):

Birthday 28 Jan 1963:

"Walk Right In" - Rooftop Singers (US)
"Diamonds" - Jet Harris & Tony Meehan (UK)

18th B-day 28 Jan 1981:

"The Tide Is High" - Blondie (US)
"Imagine" - John Lennon (UK)

'She'll be coming round the mountain when she comes';
( Vera Lynn, on Phillips 12" ). (1940)

Alan

Well, if were doin' 18ths; 'At the Hop' by Danny and the Juniors.
(There must have been four blokes on that piano!!)


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well I picked, " Unforgettable " Nat King Cole.....1952 ......I had no idea this song is as old as I am

and " You Belong to Me " Jo Stafford # 1 for 12 weeks

Great idea.
My B-Day - 9-11-64

US - The House Of The Rising Sun - The Animals
UK - You Really Got Me - The Kinks

My 18th B-Day 9-11-82

US - Hard To Say I'm Sorry - Chicago
UK - Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor

Have to settle for 18th...
Hey you, get off my cloud.........

John

"(They Long To Be Close) To You - The Carpenters" .... La,la la la, Close to you....

And, UK = " In The Summertime - Mungo Jerry" Never heard it...

luckyshadow:

You share the same birthdate (but not year) as a good frind of mine, he's a Building inspector here...he laments the events which affect that date...

Interesting that "Eye Of The Tiger" was #1 in the UK....

http://www.gtamusic.co.uk/mungo_jerry.htm
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/gary.hart/lyricsm/mungo.html

3/30/57
in the US some crappy Andy Williams song , in the UK some crappy Tab Hunter song, Could it be worse . What a bad time in the music world

US: The Knack - My Sharona
UK: Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore

I've heard both played on the radio, but not very often.

UK: We Are The World - USA For Africa
US: One More Night - Phil Collins

Not something I particularly like (especially the first one)...

Babies!

I guess nobody remembers Johnnie Ray, Bucky Beaver (brusha brusha) or the railroad in the middle of the house.

If your sweetheart sends a message of goodbye,
It's no secret, you'll feel better if you cry......

I guess Texas_Ranger was born between 20 April and 3rd May 1985 ( i have not much work on at the moment) My number one was "Paul McCartney with Stevie Wonder Ebony & Ivory " Not one of my favourite songs but it is OK i suppose but then again, I dont know what most of the other songs are

6/3/79
USA-Love You Inside Out - The Bee Gees
UK-Sunday Girl - Blondie
Well, could of been worse I guess, allthough not much!

Could of been worse? Well my 18th was much worse.
USA and UK both "Hansen-MMMBop"
Somebody shoot me p'please!

Birthday: Bobby Lewis - Tossin' & Turnin'
18th Birthday: Chic - Good Times

I'm too young to know who Bobby Lewis is!

You definitely have too much time!

First one is it. Nice to be a first-day #1 one guy...

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Ian,


Just before "I saw Momma Kissin' Santa Claus"

Not a first day #1 for me, but "These Boots..." was a huge hit here, #1 for several weeks.

My mom said she lost count of the number of times she heard it on the radio while she was in the hospital (March 1966, by the way).




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I ilke that song quite a lot! So no harm with listening to it often...

Cool thread Paul!,
From the site:
War- Edwin Star (US)
The Wonder of You- Elvis (UK)

Can't say I've ever heard that one from Elvis before.

"Kalamazoo" by Glenn Miller Actually only top ten listed with no ranking. Of the list this is my favorite. Second choice "Tangerine" by Jimmy Dorsey

"I don't want to boast but I know she's the toast of Kalamazoo..."

Your questions alway's make me wonder if you have a super computer and are trying to profile us.

I Love You Love Me Love - Gary Glitter (UK)
I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family (US)

Darn it, I've been sprung!

Hello!

Here's the link for your question
http://www.popculturemadness.com/Music/Grammies/Top-1976-G.html



comment: Wild cherry's Play that funky music is still a favourite here,
I guess more since "Evolution" ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251075/ )

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