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#1 song when you were born

brennser
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#1 song when you were born April 07, 2004 at 03:08 PM UTC #
has this been posted before? some fairly dodgy music associated w/ my birthday…..

http://www.everyhit.com/dates/

The Number 1 single was:
Rod Stewart - "You Wear It Well"

The Number 1 album was:
Various artist compilation (Arcade) - "20 Fantastic Hits"

Born on 28th Aug:
1943 - David Soul
1961 - Kim Appleby ( of sister duo Mel & Kim )
1965 - Shania Twain ( real name Eilleen Regina Edwards )
1982 - LeAnn Rimes
mankie
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Re: #1 song when you were born April 07, 2004 at 03:12 PM UTC #
On 2nd Jul 1960 …

The Number 1 single was:
Eddie Cochran - "Three Steps To Heaven"


The Number 1 album was:
Original Soundtrack - "South Pacific"


Born on 2nd Jul:
1942 - Leapy Lee
1950 - Duncan Mackay ( keyboard player, Cockney Rebel )
1954 - Pete Briquette ( bassist, vocalist, The Boomtown Rats )


Who the hell is Leapy Lee?
Venerable Bede
Joined: October 16, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 3863
Re: #1 song when you were born April 07, 2004 at 03:12 PM UTC #
The Number 1 single was:
The Stylistics - "Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)"


The Number 1 album was:
Stylistics - "The Best Of The Stylistics"


Born on 22nd Aug:
1920 - John Lee Hooker ( blues vocalist guitarist )
1945 - Ron Dante ( vocalist for cartoon band The Archies )
1963 - James Debarge ( member of US family group Debarge )
1963 - Tori Amos ( real name Myra Ellen Amos )
1969 - Steve Cradock ( guitarist, pianist, vocalist, Ocean Colour Scene )
1973 - Howard Dwayne ( of The Backstreet Boys )
Rhett Miller
Joined: November 15, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
Posts: 17762
Re: #1 song when you were born April 07, 2004 at 03:13 PM UTC #
The chart doesn't go back far enough for my birthdate…

Actually, I could care less who topped the UK charts the date I was born. What about the US charts?
markie
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Re: #1 song when you were born April 07, 2004 at 03:14 PM UTC #
Bollocks is the coolest, but I'm sweet!

On 6th Feb 1973 …

The Number 1 single was:
The Sweet - "Blockbuster"


The Number 1 album was:
Elton John - "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player"


Born on 6th Feb:
1941 - Dave Berry
1945 - Bob Marley ( vocalist , guitarist, Bob Marley & The Wailers (deceased) )
1950 - Mike Batt ( prolific songwriter; vocalist, solo and with The Wombles )
1950 - Natalie Cole ( vocalist, daughter of Nat 'King' Cole )
1962 - Axl Rose ( vocalist, Guns N' Roses )
ratioci nation
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Re: #1 song when you were born April 07, 2004 at 03:14 PM UTC #
On 1st May 1976 …

The Number 1 single was:
Brotherhood Of Man - "Save Your Kisses For Me"


The Number 1 album was:
TV Soundtrack - "Rock Follies"


Born on 1st May:
1939 - Judy Collins
1944 - Rita Coolidge
1954 - Ray Parker Jr
1962 - Owen Paul
1966 - Johnny Colt ( bassist, The Black Crowes )
1970 - Bernard Butler ( guitarist; solo and with Suede / McAlmont & Butler )
markie
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Re: #1 song when you were born April 07, 2004 at 03:16 PM UTC #
Originally posted by pollard:
The Number 1 single was:
Brotherhood Of Man - "Save Your Kisses For Me"

Ha Ha!

Bye, bye, baby goodbye.
skeeter
Joined: May 29, 2003 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 4011
Re: #1 song when you were born April 07, 2004 at 03:17 PM UTC #
The Number 1 single was:
The Seekers - "The Carnival Is Over"


The Number 1 album was:
Original Soundtrack - "The Sound Of Music"


Born on 5th Dec:
1899 - Sonny Boy Williamson ( blues vocalist; deceased )
1932 - Richard Penniman ( better known as Little Richard )
1938 - J.J. Cale ( guitarist, singer-songwriter )
1946 - Andy Kim
1947 - Jim Messina ( bassist, vocals, Buffalo Springfield )
1965 - John Rzeznick ( lead vocalist, The Goo Goo Dolls )
1980 - Zainam Higgins ( vocalist, Cleopatra )
mankie
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Re: #1 song when you were born April 07, 2004 at 03:17 PM UTC #
Originally posted by mark e smith:
1950 - Mike Batt ( prolific songwriter;
Markies a Womble!!!!!!!!!! You should change your user name to Orinoco or something.

Bit of a pisser you have to share your birthday with a twat like Axl Rose though.
thirsty moore
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Posts: 6131
Re: #1 song when you were born April 07, 2004 at 03:19 PM UTC #
On 25th Sep 1978 …

The Number 1 single was:
John Travolta & Olivia Newton John - "Summer Nights"


The Number 1 album was:
Boney M - "Night Flight To Venus"


Born on 25th Sep:
1955 - Steve Severin ( bass player, Siousie And The Banshees )
1968 - Will Smith
1975 - Declan Donnelly ( 'Dec' of Ant & Dec and 'Duncan' in P.J. & Duncan )
mankie
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Re: #1 song when you were born April 07, 2004 at 03:19 PM UTC #
Originally posted by mark e smith:
Bollocks:

http://www.geocities.com/leapyleeshrine/sixties.html
Thanks, I did a google on him….With a name like that I thought he was a fast food chain mascot or something.
bags
Joined: October 30, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
Posts: 8545
Re: #1 song when you were born April 07, 2004 at 03:20 PM UTC #
I wasn't even going to bother, 'cuz chances are I wouldn't know the song anyhow (who the hell are the Tremeloes), but I GOT THE MONKEES!!! AND Ian Astbury! Oh yeah, and David Byrne. I'm feeling good.

The Number 1 single was:
The Tremeloes - "Silence Is Golden"

The Number 1 album was:
Monkees - "More Of The Monkees"

Born on 14th May:
1936 - Bobby Darin
1943 - Jack Bruce ( real name John Symon Asher Bruce; bassist, Cream )
1952 - David Byrne ( vocalist; solo and with Talking Heads )
1962 - Ian Astbury ( real name Ian Lindsay; lead vocalist, The Cult )
1973 - Natalie Appleton ( vocalist; All Saints / Appleton )

There's another site that does both UK and US #1s, but I don't remember where I saw it.

PS, did anyone see a half hour of Barry Manilow on Good Morning America today? ;)
mankie
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Re: #1 song when you were born April 07, 2004 at 03:22 PM UTC #
I'm really really really old….I can remember watching everyone's number ones on Top of the pops!!

Tremeloes, Silence is golden was my favourite song when I was knee high to a grasshopper.
bags
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Re: #1 song when you were born April 07, 2004 at 03:24 PM UTC #
Originally posted by thirsty moore:
The Number 1 single was:
John Travolta & Olivia Newton John - "Summer Nights"
I think I was at the movie theater when you were born…. :p
ratioci nation
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Re: #1 song when you were born April 07, 2004 at 03:26 PM UTC #
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/cont/choose.html

us and uk, just enter a fake email address

the U.S. No.1 on the 5th May 1976 was…
Let Your Love Flow by The Bellamy Brothers
kosmo
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Posts: 16329
Re: #1 song when you were born April 07, 2004 at 03:27 PM UTC #
probably not mine :)

On 25th Aug 1962 …

The Number 1 single was:
Frank Ifield - "I Remember You"

Best-selling single of 1962.
The Number 1 album was:
Elvis Presley - "Pot Luck"


Born on 25th Aug:
1933 - Wayne Shorter ( saxophonist, Weather Report )
1949 - Gene Simmons ( bassist, vocalist, Kiss )
1954 - Elvis Costello ( real name Declan Patrick MacManus )
1963 - Candida Doyle ( keyboard player, backing vocals, Pulp )
1966 - Norman Rogers ( aka Terminator X, Public Enemy )
Rhett Miller
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Posts: 17762
Re: #1 song when you were born April 07, 2004 at 03:32 PM UTC #
US: Somethin Stupid (actual song name) by Frank and Nancy Sinatra

UK: Puppet On A String by Sandie Shaw

…and for the next 36.9 years, it was all downhill for the music charts
Random Citizen
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Re: #1 song when you were born April 07, 2004 at 03:37 PM UTC #
On 27th Jan 1977 …

The Number 1 single was:
David Soul - "Don't Give Up On Us"


The Number 1 album was:
Slim Whitman - "Red River Valley"


Born on 27th Jan:
1930 - Bobby Bland
1945 - Nick Mason ( drummer, Pink Floyd )
1961 - Gillian Gilbert ( keyboard player, The Inadequates / New Order / The Other Two )
1968 - Adrian Thawes ( better known as Tricky )
1974 - Mark Owen ( vocalist, Take That )
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