#61 ·
amberorca192 said:I think I caught that vibe during that "Why am I staring?" thread.😁
Nah, not really. 😁 😁 😁
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The hit song on your birthday was...
The hit song on your birthday was...
Started by Henry Chase4 · · 👁 10 views · 81 replies
Nah, not really. 😁 😁 😁
#65 ·
amberorca192 said:Take a breath, we've seen much worse than this:
Elvis Presley - "Are You Lonesome Tonight?"
🤣
Exactly, amberorca192 (and by the way, welcome back 😉 ) - we are clearly on the exact same wavelength here. 😬
#66 ·
BootBoy said:Exactly!
We kicked things off right after New Year's—it was a total blast 😁
It's like we're perfectly in sync with the universe 😍
Honestly... I’ve never really connected the dots with the New Year before. 🙂
#67 ·
Looks like the data engine skipped the 'y' in July. Weird glitch—happened to my old spreadsheet once. 😁
On July 11th, 1981...
The #1 single was:
The Specials - "Ghost Town"
The #1 album was:
Cliff Richard - "Love Songs"
Born on July 11th:
1951 - Bonnie Pointer (vocalist for The Pointer Sisters)
1957 - Peter Murphy (lead singer of Bauhaus)
1959 - Richie Sambora (guitarist for Bon Jovi)
1959 - Suzanne Vega
1966 - Mel Appleby (from the duo Mel & Kim; deceased)
1975 - Rick McMurray (drummer for Ash)
1975 - Kimberly Jones (aka Lil' Kim)
On July 11th, 1981...
The #1 single was:
The Specials - "Ghost Town"
The #1 album was:
Cliff Richard - "Love Songs"
Born on July 11th:
1951 - Bonnie Pointer (vocalist for The Pointer Sisters)
1957 - Peter Murphy (lead singer of Bauhaus)
1959 - Richie Sambora (guitarist for Bon Jovi)
1959 - Suzanne Vega
1966 - Mel Appleby (from the duo Mel & Kim; deceased)
1975 - Rick McMurray (drummer for Ash)
1975 - Kimberly Jones (aka Lil' Kim)
#69 ·
Back on April 4th, 1984...
The song sitting at #1 was:
Lionel Richie with "Hello"
And the top album? It was:
Lionel Richie again, with "Can't Slow Down"
People born on April 4th:
1915 - David E. Larson McKinley Morganfield—better known as the legendary Muddy Waters, that blues icon
1948 - Pick Withers from Dire Straits
1952 - Dave Hill, the guitarist for Slade
1952 - Gary Moore, the guitar legend who played solo and with groups like Thin Lizzy
😕 😁
analogmarlin41, you actually share a birthday with Peter Murphy, don't you? 👋
The song sitting at #1 was:
Lionel Richie with "Hello"
And the top album? It was:
Lionel Richie again, with "Can't Slow Down"
People born on April 4th:
1915 - David E. Larson McKinley Morganfield—better known as the legendary Muddy Waters, that blues icon
1948 - Pick Withers from Dire Straits
1952 - Dave Hill, the guitarist for Slade
1952 - Gary Moore, the guitar legend who played solo and with groups like Thin Lizzy
😕 😁
analogmarlin41, you actually share a birthday with Peter Murphy, don't you? 👋
#70 ·
Michelle Chase3 said:I'm losing my mind here.😂 😂
The Number 1 single was:
John Travolta & Olivia Newton John - "You're The One That I Want"
The Number 1 album was:
Original Soundtrack - "Saturday Night Fever"
You were born on the exact same day as my wife, because she had the same thing pop up on her charts.
as for me:
The Number 1 single was:
Rod Stewart - "Maggie May"
The Number 1 album was:
Rod Stewart - "Every Picture Tells A Story"
#71 ·
Casey Robinson87 said:You were born on the exact same day as my wife. She got the same result.
And mine was:
The Number 1 single was:
Rod Stewart - "Maggie May"
The Number 1 album was:
Rod Stewart - "Every Picture Tells A Story"
I did some digging. It turns out anyone born between June 12th and August 11th gets this. They stayed at the top of the Billboard charts forever.😁
#72 ·
Date Engine
Back on December 3rd, 1985...
The top single in the country was:
Wham! - "I'm Your Man"
The number one album was:
A various artists compilation (Virgin/EMI) - "Now, That's What I Call Music 6"
People celebrating birthdays on December 3rd:
1929 - Andy Williams (born Howard Andrew Williams)
1940 - John Cale (multi-instrumentalist and singer from the Velvet Underground)
1944 - Ralph McTell
1945 - Paul Nicholas (pianist, singer, and actor)
1948 - Ozzy Osbourne (vocalist for his solo work and Black Sabbath)
1951 - Nicky Stevens (singer from Brotherhood Of Man)
1951 - Mike Stock (part of the Stock, Aitken, Waterman production team)
1967 - Adamski (Adam Tinley)
1968 - Montell Jordan
Wait, Ozzy???
😲 😲
Back on December 3rd, 1985...
The top single in the country was:
Wham! - "I'm Your Man"
The number one album was:
A various artists compilation (Virgin/EMI) - "Now, That's What I Call Music 6"
People celebrating birthdays on December 3rd:
1929 - Andy Williams (born Howard Andrew Williams)
1940 - John Cale (multi-instrumentalist and singer from the Velvet Underground)
1944 - Ralph McTell
1945 - Paul Nicholas (pianist, singer, and actor)
1948 - Ozzy Osbourne (vocalist for his solo work and Black Sabbath)
1951 - Nicky Stevens (singer from Brotherhood Of Man)
1951 - Mike Stock (part of the Stock, Aitken, Waterman production team)
1967 - Adamski (Adam Tinley)
1968 - Montell Jordan
Wait, Ozzy???
😲 😲
#73 ·
Back on October 30, 1982...
The top single was:
Culture Club - "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me"
The top album was:
Kids From "Fame" - "The Kids From Fame"
Wild. yeah
The top single was:
Culture Club - "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me"
The top album was:
Kids From "Fame" - "The Kids From Fame"
Wild. yeah
#74 ·
Back on August 19th, 1979...
The track sitting at the top of the charts was:
The Boomtown Rats with their anthem "I Don't Like Mondays"
As for the number one album at the time:
That various artists collection released by WEA titled "The Best Disco Album In The World"
Some notable folks celebrating birthdays on August 19th:
1939 - Ginger Baker (born Peter Baker; that legendary drummer from Cream)
1940 - Johnny Nash
1943 - Billy J Kramer (William Howard Ashton)
1945 - Ian Gillan (the powerhouse vocalist for Deep Purple, Gillan, and Black Sabbath)
1951 - John Deacon (the bassist for Queen)...
The track sitting at the top of the charts was:
The Boomtown Rats with their anthem "I Don't Like Mondays"
As for the number one album at the time:
That various artists collection released by WEA titled "The Best Disco Album In The World"
Some notable folks celebrating birthdays on August 19th:
1939 - Ginger Baker (born Peter Baker; that legendary drummer from Cream)
1940 - Johnny Nash
1943 - Billy J Kramer (William Howard Ashton)
1945 - Ian Gillan (the powerhouse vocalist for Deep Purple, Gillan, and Black Sabbath)
1951 - John Deacon (the bassist for Queen)...
#75 ·
Michelle Chase3 said:I was playing around with the data, and it turns out anyone born between June 12th and August 11th is hogging the top spot. They’ve been sitting pretty at number one for quite a while.😁
Then, once her birthday rolls around, they all lose their grip on the throne.
#76 ·
Checking in from the retirement home... ☕
The top single was:
Slade - "Mama Weer All Crazee Now"
The #1 album was:
Rod Stewart - "Never A Dull Moment"
Birthdays on Sept 11th:
1945 - Leo Kottke
1957 - Jon Moss (Culture Club drummer)
1958 - Mick Talbot (Style Council keyboardist)
1965 - Moby (aka Richard Melville Hall)
1967 - Harry Connick Jr.
1971 - Richard Ashcroft (The Verve frontman)😍
1977 - Jonny Buckland (Coldplay guitarist)
The top single was:
Slade - "Mama Weer All Crazee Now"
The #1 album was:
Rod Stewart - "Never A Dull Moment"
Birthdays on Sept 11th:
1945 - Leo Kottke
1957 - Jon Moss (Culture Club drummer)
1958 - Mick Talbot (Style Council keyboardist)
1965 - Moby (aka Richard Melville Hall)
1967 - Harry Connick Jr.
1971 - Richard Ashcroft (The Verve frontman)😍
1977 - Jonny Buckland (Coldplay guitarist)
#77 ·
PrittPen said:actually, check this one out, it’s pretty wild:
Back on November 9th, 2001...
The top song in the States was:
Afroman - "Because I Got High"
😁
Wait, what else happened back then? 😬
If you look just before that:
Way back on September 9th, 2001...
The number one single was:
Bob The Builder - "Mambo No 5"
And the top album was:
Jamiroquai - "A Funk Odyssey"
😂
#78 ·
On March 20, 1985
At the top of the charts, we had:
Philip Bailey featuring Phil Collins with "Easy Lover" [which played 😕 everywhere 😁 like crazy]
The biggest album out there was:
Phil Collins' "No Jacket Required"
People celebrating birthdays on March 20:
1951 - Carl Palmer (the drummer for Atomic Rooster and Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
1959 - Richard Drummie (from Go West)
1961 - Slim Jim Phantom (the drummer for The Stray Cats)
1972 - Shellie Poole (of Alisha's Attic; daughter of Brian Poole)
At the top of the charts, we had:
Philip Bailey featuring Phil Collins with "Easy Lover" [which played 😕 everywhere 😁 like crazy]
The biggest album out there was:
Phil Collins' "No Jacket Required"
People celebrating birthdays on March 20:
1951 - Carl Palmer (the drummer for Atomic Rooster and Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
1959 - Richard Drummie (from Go West)
1961 - Slim Jim Phantom (the drummer for The Stray Cats)
1972 - Shellie Poole (of Alisha's Attic; daughter of Brian Poole)
#79 ·
Flashback to February 21, 1979...
The top track on the charts was:
Blondie - "Heart Of Glass"
And the hottest album out at the time:
Blondie - "Parallel Lines"
Also celebrating birthdays on February 21st:
1933 - Nina Simone (RIP)
1954 - Mike Pickering (DJ and producer)
1958 - Mary-Chapin Carpenter
1969 - James Dean Bradfield (lead singer/guitarist for Manic Street Preachers)
The top track on the charts was:
Blondie - "Heart Of Glass"
And the hottest album out at the time:
Blondie - "Parallel Lines"
Also celebrating birthdays on February 21st:
1933 - Nina Simone (RIP)
1954 - Mike Pickering (DJ and producer)
1958 - Mary-Chapin Carpenter
1969 - James Dean Bradfield (lead singer/guitarist for Manic Street Preachers)
#80 ·
Back on September 5th, 1984...
The song sitting at number one was:
Stevie Wonder's "I Just Called To Say I Love You"
As for the top album:
That "Now, That's What I Call Music III" compilation (Virgin/EMI)
People celebrating birthdays on September 5th:
1945 - Al Stewart
1946 - Buddy Miles (drummer for Electric Flag and Jimi Hendrix's Band Of Gypsies)
1946 - Freddie Mercury (the legend from Queen; passed away)
1946 - Loudon Wainwright III
1969 - Dweezil Zappa (Frank Zappa's kid)
The song sitting at number one was:
Stevie Wonder's "I Just Called To Say I Love You"
As for the top album:
That "Now, That's What I Call Music III" compilation (Virgin/EMI)
People celebrating birthdays on September 5th:
1945 - Al Stewart
1946 - Buddy Miles (drummer for Electric Flag and Jimi Hendrix's Band Of Gypsies)
1946 - Freddie Mercury (the legend from Queen; passed away)
1946 - Loudon Wainwright III
1969 - Dweezil Zappa (Frank Zappa's kid)
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