If You Wanna Know Which Song Was Hit On The Day You Were Born?

That's pretty killer! You and Lizardking are in good company.

 

On 27th Jul 1985 ...

The Number 1 single was:
The Eurythmics - "There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)"


The Number 1 album was:
Bruce Springsteen - "Born In The U.S.A."


Born on 27th Jul:
1944 - Bobby Gentry
1950 - Michael Vaughn ( vocalist, Paper Lace )
1953 - Suzi Carr ( vocalist, Will To Power )

 

August 31, 1987....

The Number 1 single was:
Rick Astley - "Never Gonna Give You Up"


The Number 1 album was:
Various artist compilation (CBS/WEA) - "Hits 6"


Born on 31st Aug:
1939 - Jerry Allison ( of The Crickets )
1940 - Wilton Felder ( saxophonist and bassist; The Crusaders )
1945 - Van Morrison ( vocalist; solo and with Them )
1970 - Debbie Gibson


well...that sucks

 

On 5th Jan 1979 ...

The Number 1 single was:
The Village People - "Y.M.C.A."


The Number 1 album was:
Showaddywaddy - "Greatest Hits"


Born on 5th Jan:
1923 - Sam Phillips ( founder of Sun Records; signed Elvis Presley )
1950 - Chris Stein ( guitarist, Blondie )
1964 - Phil Thornalley ( vocalist, guitarist, Johnny Hates Jazz / The Cure )
1966 - Kate Schellenbach ( drummer; The Beastie Boys / Luscious Jackson )
1969 - Marilyn Manson ( real name Brian Warner )

 

mine was

david bowie and mick jagger-'dancing in the street'

and the album was kate bush-'hounds of love'

 

On 3rd Jun 1972 ...

The Number 1 single was:
T.Rex - "Metal Guru"


The Number 1 album was:
T. Rex - "Bolan Boogie"

 

Two things I found that I thought were ubber cool.
The John Lennon Collection was the number 1 album on my b-day.
And Johnny Depp's girlfriend Vanessa Paradis was born on Dec. 22, 1972.
That is really cool.

 

Number 1 song:
Duran Duran - The Reflex

Number 1 album:
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend - The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers

Born May 22:
Morrissey (The Smiths)
Dan Roberts (The Crash Test Dummies)


(There were more born on this day, but these were the only ones I felt were worth mentioning)

 

On 2nd Apr 1986 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Cliff Richard & The Young Ones, featuring Hank Marvin - "Living Doll"


The Number 1 album was:
Various artist compilation (CBS/WEA) - "Hits 4"


Born on 2nd Apr:
1939 - Marvin Gaye ( deceased )
1947 - Emmylou Harris
1953 - David Robinson ( The Cars )
1961 - Keren Woodward ( vocalist, Bananarama )

Doesn't ring any bells...

The nr. 1 album of that year should have been Metallica - Master of puppets, of course.

 

When I was born...


The #1 single: John Lennon - "(Just Like) Starting Over"
The #1 album: Abba - "Super Trouper"


Oh, I was born on Dec. 19, 1980

 

On 8th Oct 1990 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Maria McKee - "Show Me Heaven"


The Number 1 album was:
Carreras Domingo Pavarotti Orchestra Del Maggio Musical Fiorentino Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma Zubin Mehta - "In Concert"


Born on 8th Oct:
1934 - Doc Green ( of The Drifters )
1945 - Butch Rillera ( aka Redbone )
1945 - Ray Royer ( guitarist, Procol Harum )
1947 - Tony Wilson ( bassist, backing vocalist, Hot Chocolate )
1949 - Hamish Stuart ( lead vocalist / guitarist, Average White Band )
1950 - Robert Bell ( real name Amir Bayyan; bassist with Kool & The Gang )

i knew it was a crap day

 

On 24th Jun 1986 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Wham! - "Edge Of Heaven"


The Number 1 album was:
Genesis - "Invisible Touch"


Born on 24th Jun:
1944 - Arthur Brown ( of The Crazy world of Arthur Brown )
1944 - Jeff Beck ( guitarist; Screaming Lord Sutch / The Yardbirds; solo success as a guitarist/vocalist )
1944 - Mick Fleetwood ( drummer, Fleetwood Mac )
1945 - Colin Blunstone ( vocalist; solo and with The Zombies )
1957 - Terence Wilson ( aka Astro; vocalist, UB40 )
1959 - Andy McClusky ( vocalist, guitarist, keyboard player, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark )

Hehe my mum really loves George Michael so that's kinda funny. Jeff Beck and Mick Fleetwood? WOW! That rocks

 

On 14th Dec 1984 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Band Aid - "Do They Know It's Christmas?"


The Number 1 album was:
Various artist compilation (CBS/WEA) - "The Hits Album/The Hits Tape - 32 Original Hits"


Born on 14th Dec:
1932 - Charlie Rich
1946 - Joyce Vincent Wilson ( vocalist, Dawn )
1949 - Cliff Williams ( bassist, AC/DC )
1958 - Mike Scott ( vocalist, guitarist, The Waterboys )

 

On 27th Apr 1987 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Madonna - "La Isla Bonita"


The Number 1 album was:
Various artist compilation (Virgin/EMI) - "Now That's What I Call Music 9"


Born on 27th Apr:
1947 - Ann Peebles
1948 - Kate Pierson ( vocalist, The B-52s )
1949 - Clive Taylor ( Amen Corner )
1949 - Herb Murrell ( vocalist, The Stylistics )
1951 - Paul Frehley ( guitarist, vocalist, Kiss )
1959 - Sheena Easton
1959 - Marco Pirroni ( guitarist/ backing vocalist, Adam & The Ants )
1969 - Mica Paris
1972 - Bob Coombes ( keyboard player, Supergrass )

 

UB40 - "Red Red Wine"
haha

 

On 20th Sep 1984 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Stevie Wonder - "I Just Called To Say I Love You"


The Number 1 album was:
Various artist compilation (Virgin/EMI) - "Now, That's What I Call Music III"


Born on 20th Sep:
1885 - Jelly Roll Morton ( pianist; deceased )
1960 - David Hemmingway ( drummer, vocalist, The Housemartins )
1968 - Ben Shepherd ( bassist, Soundgarden )

 

November 15, 1989

The Number 1 single was:
Lisa Stansfield - "All Around The World"


The Number 1 album was:
Chris Rea - "The Road To Hell"

 

"Nothing Compares To You" by Sinead O'Connor.

 

On 18th Jul 1969 ...

The Number 1 single was:
The Rolling Stones - "Honky Tonk Women"

 

Date Engine
On 22nd Aug 1984 ...

The Number 1 single was:
George Michael - "Careless Whisper"


The Number 1 album was:
Various artist compilation (Virgin/EMI) - "Now, That's What I Call Music III"


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 )
Its a lame day when the number 1 album is now thats what i call music, it probably wasnt even any good