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Kind of inspired by the Long and Winding Road list, I was sort of wondering if the songs that went to #1 on the day you were born (and subsequent birthdays) says anything about us. This is the reference I used. Me, I'm September 20th. US and UK listed respectively.

1977: The Emotions, "Best of My Love"; Elvis Presley, "Way Down"
1978: Taste of Honey, "Boogie Oogie Oogie"; The Commodores, "Three Times A Lady"
1979: The Knack, "My Sharona"; Cliff Richard, "We Don't Talk Anymore"
1980: Diana Ross, "Upside Down"; Kelly Marie, "Feels Like I'm In Love"
1981: Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, "Endless Love"; Adam and the Ants, "Prince Charming"
1982: John Cougar, "Jack and Diane"; Survivor, "Eye of the Tiger"
1983: Michael Sembello, "Maniac"; UB40, "Red Red Wine"
1984: Tina Turner, "What's Love Got to Do With It?"; Stevie Wonder, "I Just Called To Say I Love You"
1985: John Parr, "St. Elmo's Fire"; David Bowie And Mick Jagger, "Dancing in the Street"
1986: Huey Lewis and the News, "Stuck On You"; The Communards, "Don't Leave Me This Way"
1987: Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett, "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"; Rick Astley, "Never Gonna Give You Up"
1988: Guns 'n' Roses, "Sweet Child O' Mine"; Phil Collins, "A Groovy Kind of Love"
1989: Gloria Estefan, "Don't Wanna Lose You"; Black Box, "Ride on Time"
1990: Wilson Phillips, "Release Me"; The Steve Miller Band, "The Joker" (What the fuck?)
1991: Paula Abdul, "The Promise of a New Day"; Bryan Adams, "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You"
1992: Boyz II Men, "End of the Road"; The Shamen, "Ebeneezer Goode"
1993: Mariah Carey, "Dreamlover"; Culture Beat, "Mr. Vain"
1994: Boyz II Men, "I'll Make Love To You"; Whigfield, "Saturday Night"
1995: Coolio, "Gangsta's Paradise"; Michael Jackson, "You Are Not Alone"
1996: Los Del Rio, "Macarena"; Peter Andre, "Flava"
1997: Mariah Carey, "Honey"; Elton John, "Candle in the Wind '97"
1998: Aerosmith, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"; Robbie Williams, "Millennium"
1999: TLC, "Unpretty"; Vengaboys, "We're Going to Ibiza"
2000: Madonna, "Music"; Modjo, "Lady"
2001: J. Lo, "I'm Real"; DJ Otzi, "Hey Baby"
2002: Nelly & Kelly Rowland, "Dilemma"; Atomic Kitten, "The Tide is High"
2003: Nelly, P.Diddy & Murphy Lee "Shake Ya Tailfeather"; Black Eyed Peas, "Where is the Love"

What this list says about me: I peaked in preschool and it was all downhill from there.

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Saturday, 10 January 2004 16:22 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm March 25th, 1983, some great 80s number ones but after that it's awful, similar to Nate I guess but mine are even worse during the 90s! Celine Dion..........ugh!

1983
USA = Billie Jean by Michael Jackson
UK = Total Eclipse Of The Heart by Bonnie Tyler
1984
USA = Jump by Van Halen
UK = Hello by Lionel Richie
1985
USA = Can't Fight This Feeling by REO Speedwagon
UK = Easy Lover by Philip Bailey & Phil Collins
1986
USA = These Dreams by Heart
UK = Chain Reaction by Diana Ross
1987
USA = Lean On Me by Club Nouveau
UK = Everything I Own by Boy George
1988
USA = Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley
UK = I Should Be So Lucky by Kylie Minogue
1989
USA = The Living Years by Mike & the Mechanics
UK = Like A Prayer by Madonna
1990
USA = Black Velvet by Alannah Myles
UK = Dub Be Good To Me by Beats International featuring Lindy
1991
USA = One More Try by Timmy T
UK = The Stonk by Hale and Pace
1992
USA = Save The Best For Last by Vanessa Williams
UK = Stay by Shakespears Sister
1993
USA = Informer by Snow
UK = Oh Carolina by Shaggy
1994
USA = The Sign by Ace Of Base
UK = Doop by Doop
1995
USA = Take A Bow by Madonna
UK = Love Can Build A Bridge by Cher Chrissie Hynde & Neneh Cherry
1996
USA = Because You Loved Me by Celine Dion
UK = How Deep Is Your Love by Take That
1997
USA = Can't Nobody Hold Me Down by Puff Daddy feat. Mase
UK = Mama / Who Do You Think You Are? by The Spice Girls
1998
USA = Gettin' Jiggy Wit It by Will Smith
UK = It's Like That by Run DMC vs Jason Nevins
1999
USA = Believe by Cher
UK = When The Going Gets Tough by Boyzone
2000
USA = Say My Name by Destiny's Child
UK = Don't Give Up by Chicane featuring Bryan Adams
2001
USA = Butterfly by Crazy Town
UK = Pure And Simple by Hear'Say
2002
USA = Aint It Funny by Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule
UK = Evergreen by Will Young
2003
USA = In Da Club by 50 Cent
UK = Spirit In The Sky by Gareth Gates featuring The Kumars

― Ronan (Ronan), Saturday, 10 January 2004 16:31 (twenty-two years ago)

1993
USA = Informer by Snow
UK = Oh Carolina by Shaggy

March '93: POP REGGAE UNTIL YOU CHOKE

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Saturday, 10 January 2004 16:34 (twenty-two years ago)

(pop dancehall really, and I sorta like the Shaggy song, but still)

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Saturday, 10 January 2004 16:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah I found that one odd aswell!

― Ronan (Ronan), Saturday, 10 January 2004 16:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Billie Jean on my actual birthday really is a result!

― Ronan (Ronan), Saturday, 10 January 2004 16:38 (twenty-two years ago)

The pop that caused YOU haha

Number 1 on your birthday

C90: Birthday Number Ones

My US/Brit combo of "The Streak" by Ray Stevens - a novelty song about a guy who gets arrested for indecent exposure - and "Half-Breed" by Cher kind of sums up my gemini freaky-deakyness.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Saturday, 10 January 2004 16:42 (twenty-two years ago)

USA = Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band by Meco
UK = Way Down by Elvis Presley
Australia = You're Moving Out Today by Carole Bayer Sager

― amateur!st (amateurist), Saturday, 10 January 2004 17:57 (twenty-two years ago)

christ almighty

― amateur!st (amateurist), Saturday, 10 January 2004 17:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Thanks for doing my work for me, Ronan.

― jaymc (jaymc), Saturday, 10 January 2004 18:06 (twenty-two years ago)

(Although I was born in 1979: USA = "Tragedy" by Gloria Gaynor;
UK = "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor)

― jaymc (jaymc), Saturday, 10 January 2004 18:07 (twenty-two years ago)

handy!

― Ronan (Ronan), Saturday, 10 January 2004 18:12 (twenty-two years ago)

only about 10 weeks to go now.

― Ronan (Ronan), Saturday, 10 January 2004 18:12 (twenty-two years ago)

born in '79.

singles:

USA = Bad Girls by Donna Summer
UK = I Don't Like Mondays by The Boomtown Rats
Australia = Pop Muzik by M

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Saturday, 10 January 2004 18:13 (twenty-two years ago)

holy shit julio look how much better yours is than mine!

― amateur!st (amateurist), Saturday, 10 January 2004 18:15 (twenty-two years ago)

i am exactly one year older than nate detritus!
(thanks for doing my work - too lazy to look up the remaining year)

― pete from the street, Saturday, 10 January 2004 19:06 (twenty-two years ago)

78:

USA = With A Little Luck by Wings
UK = Rivers Of Babylon / Brown Girl In The Ring by Boney M
Australia = Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush

Could be worse.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Saturday, 10 January 2004 19:09 (twenty-two years ago)

if pop musik by M is the track i'm thinking of then yeah I'm really happy. not sure whether i've heard that donna summer single.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Saturday, 10 January 2004 20:24 (twenty-two years ago)

79:
US: "My Sharona" the Knack
UK: "Message In A Bottle" by the Police
Australia: "My Sharona" the Knack

haha me when happy, me when sad. It's perfect!

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 10 January 2004 20:30 (twenty-two years ago)

JULIO YOU'VE NEVER HEARD BAD GIRLS? yes you have.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Saturday, 10 January 2004 20:32 (twenty-two years ago)

YEAH I'M SURE I HAVE BUT I CAN'T QUITE REMEMBER IT RIGHT NOW.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Saturday, 10 January 2004 20:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Check out my birthday (Nov. 30) for 1989!

USA = Blame It On The Rain by Milli Vanilli
UK = You Got It (The Right Stuff) by New Kids On The Block

― Dan I. (Dan I.), Saturday, 10 January 2004 22:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, here's the ones from the year I was actually born, 1981:

USA = Physical by Olivia Newton John
UK = Under Pressure by Queen & David Bowie

― Dan I. (Dan I.), Saturday, 10 January 2004 22:51 (twenty-two years ago)

USA = Eye Of The Tiger by Survivor
UK = Come On Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners
Australia = I Ran (So Far Away) by A Flock Of Seagulls

There was so much awesome on my birthday, I don't even know where to begin.

I'd post the big rundown, but I was born in August. And, at the time, there seemed to be a big trend towards putting out big singles in the summer. So, I got "Shout," "In The Groove," "When Doves Cry," "Lady In Red," "La Bamba," etc etc.

― Xii (Xii), Saturday, 10 January 2004 23:46 (twenty-two years ago)

USA = the Locomotion by Little Eva
UK = I Remember You by Frank Ifield
Australia = I Remember You by Frank Ifield

Could be worse. Reminds me of an old punk joke about Sid Vicious doing a cover version of the Frank Ifield called "I Remember You, You Cunt"

Boy, you lot are all so young.

― LondonLee (LondonLee), Sunday, 11 January 2004 00:53 (twenty-two years ago)

USA = I Love Rock And Roll by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
UK = The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Tight Fit
Australia = Centerfold by J.Geils Band

On the day I was born, earplugs had a boom business in London...

― lone nut, Sunday, 11 January 2004 05:22 (twenty-two years ago)

USA = Time In A Bottle by Jim Croce
UK = Merry Xmas Everybody by Slade
Australia = Angie by The Rolling Stones

Could be worse I guess.

― dleone (dleone), Sunday, 11 January 2004 05:50 (twenty-two years ago)

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