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Thread started 01/03/05 7:15pm

Stax

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What was #1 in the UK when you were born?

Enter your date of birth here to find out: http://everyhit.com/dates/

For me:

#1 Song: All you need is love - The Beatles
#1 Album: Sgt. Peppers

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Reply #1 posted 01/03/05 7:20pm

thesexofit

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On 11th Dec 1985 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Whitney Houston - "Saving All My Love For You"


The Number 1 album was:
Various artist compilation (Virgin/EMI) - "Now, That's What I Call Music 6"


Born on 11th Dec:
1916 - Perez Prado ( deceased )
1940 - David Gates ( vocalist, bassist, Bread )
1944 - Brenda Lee
1954 - Jermaine Jackson ( vocalist; solo and with The Jackson Five )
1958 - Nikki Sixx ( bassist, Motley Crue )
1964 - Justin Currie ( bassist, lead vocalist, Del Amitri )
1967 - DJ Yella ( of NWA )
1972 - Easther Bennett ( vocalist, Eternal


Hey, i got the same birthday as "lets get serious" Jermaine Jackson!
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Reply #2 posted 01/03/05 7:22pm

Anxiety

The Number 1 single was:
Elvis Presley - "The Wonder Of You"


The Number 1 album was:
Moody Blues - "A Question Of Balance"


Born on 21st Aug:
1938 - Kenny Rogers
1952 - Joe Strummer ( real name John Graham Mellor; guitarist/lead vocalist, The Clash; deceased )
1954 - Nick Kane ( guitarist, The Mavericks )
1957 - Kim Sledge ( of Sister Sledge )
1971 - Liam Howlett ( keyboard player, The Prodigy )


woo hoo, i didn't know joe strummer and i had the same barfday...cool! of course, too bad he's dead. sad
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Reply #3 posted 01/03/05 7:27pm

JANFAN4L

On 1st Feb 1982 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Kraftwerk - "The Model / Computer Love"

The Number 1 album was:
Barbra Streisand - "Love Songs"

Born on 1st Feb:
1937 - Don Everly ( The Everly Brothers )
1937 - Ray Sawyer ( vocalist, Dr Hook )
1938 - Jimmy Carl Black ( drummer, Frank Zappa )
1966 - Laurent Garnier ( Top French DJ )
1968 - Lisa Marie Presley ( daughter of Elvis and former wife of Michael Jackson )


I find it interesting that Kraftwerk was the #1 song on my birthdate since many other sites list Shakin' Stevens "Oh Julie" as the holder of that title.
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Reply #4 posted 01/03/05 7:41pm

Stax

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JANFAN4L said:

I find it interesting that Kraftwerk was the #1 song on my birthdate since many other sites list Shakin' Stevens "Oh Julie" as the holder of that title.


Perhaps "Oh Julie" was number one in the US, while "The Model/Computer Love" was #1 in the UK?
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Reply #5 posted 01/03/05 8:00pm

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On 24th May 1979 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Blondie - "Sunday Girl"


The Number 1 album was:
Abba - "Voulez-Vous"


Born on 24th May:
1941 - Bob Dylan ( real name Robert Zimmerman )
1944 - Patricia Holt ( better known as Patti Labelle )
1948 - Leo Sayer
1955 - Rosanne Cash ( Johnny Cash's daughter )
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Reply #6 posted 01/03/05 8:01pm

JANFAN4L

Stax said:

JANFAN4L said:

I find it interesting that Kraftwerk was the #1 song on my birthdate since many other sites list Shakin' Stevens "Oh Julie" as the holder of that title.


Perhaps "Oh Julie" was number one in the US, while "The Model/Computer Love" was #1 in the UK?


Nah. Hall & Oates "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" was #1 that week in the U.S.
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Reply #7 posted 01/03/05 8:02pm

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JANFAN4L said:

Stax said:



Perhaps "Oh Julie" was number one in the US, while "The Model/Computer Love" was #1 in the UK?


Nah. Hall & Oates "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" was #1 that week in the U.S.


I don't think Oh Julie went to #1 in the US at all.
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Reply #8 posted 01/03/05 8:06pm

jayaredee

On 15th Jun 1986 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Doctor & The Medics - "Spirit In The Sky"
WTF?


The Number 1 album was:
Queen - "A Kind Of Magic" Meh, that's pretty good


Born on 15th Jun:
1933 - Waylon Jennings ( country singer ) Who?
1941 - Harry Nilsson ( deceased ) Who?
1943 - Johnny HallidayWho?
1943 - Muff Winwood ( bassist, guitarist and vocalist with The Spencer Davis Group ) Who?
1946 - Noddy Holder ( guitarist, lead vocalist, Slade )Who Cares
1947 - Demis RoussosWho?
1969 - Ice Cube ( real name O'Shea Jackson; Boyz in the Hood / Three Kings / N.W.A. )meh
1981 - Billy Martin ( Guitarist, Good Charlotte Oh for fucks sake....
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Reply #9 posted 01/03/05 8:08pm

VoicesCarry

On 16th Jul 1985 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Sister Sledge - "Frankie" Fuck mad


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


Born on 16th Jul:
1940 - Tony Jackson ( bassist, vocalist, The Searchers )
1942 - Desmond Dekker
1949 - Ray Major ( guitarist, Mott The Hoople )
1952 - Stewart Copeland ( aka Klark Kent, drummer, Curved Air / The Police )


Are we missing your favourite star's birthday? If so, you can add it here!

Try another date. WISH I COULD!
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Reply #10 posted 01/03/05 8:38pm

MarieLouise

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On 8th Oct 1981 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Adam & The Ants - "Prince Charming" lol


The Number 1 album was:
Police - "Ghost In The Machine"


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 )
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Reply #11 posted 01/03/05 8:45pm

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The Number 1 single on my birthday was:
The Beatles with Billy Preston - "Get Back"


The Number 1 album was:
Cream - "Goodbye"


Born on 25th Apr:
1918 - Ella Fitzgerald ( jazz vocalist; deceased )
I knew about this one already.

1933 - Jerry Leiber ( Half of Leiber & Stoller; songwriting team for the likes of Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard, Buddy Holly and The Monkees )
1943 - Tony Christie
1945 - Bjorn Ulvaeus ( guitarist, vocalist, Abba )
1958 - Fish ( real name Derek Dick; vocalist; solo and with Marillion )

1964 - Andy Bell ( vocalist, Erasure )
Wow, that is very cool! I didn't know that!

1965 - Simon Fowler ( vocalist, Ocean Colour Scene )
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Reply #12 posted 01/03/05 8:47pm

danielboon

28th march 1964 (my mum was in labour for two day's n' nearly died !) she rekon's i'm worth it !

i was obviously born to love music,....

nr1 single , the beatles - cant buy me love cool

nr1 album the beatles - with the beatles cool
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Reply #13 posted 01/03/05 8:53pm

JANFAN4L

JANFAN4L said:


Born on 1st Feb:
1937 - Don Everly ( The Everly Brothers )
1937 - Ray Sawyer ( vocalist, Dr Hook )
1938 - Jimmy Carl Black ( drummer, Frank Zappa )
1966 - Laurent Garnier ( Top French DJ )
1968 - Lisa Marie Presley ( daughter of Elvis and former wife of Michael Jackson )


And I'm going to add Rick James (Feb. 1, 1948) since they failed to do so. pray RIP.
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Reply #14 posted 01/03/05 8:54pm

Marrk

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On 31st May 1970 ...

The Number 1 single was:
England World Cup Squad - "Back Home"


The Number 1 album was:
Beatles - "Let It Be"


Born on 31st May:
1938 - Peter Yarrow ( Peter, Paul & Mary )
1948 - John Bonham ( drummer, Led Zeppelin; deceased )
1952 - Karl Bartos ( Kraftwerk )
1963 - Wendy Smith ( guitarist, vocalist, Prefab Sprout )
1964 - Darryl 'D' McDaniels ( M.C. with Run D.M.C. )


cool
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Reply #15 posted 01/03/05 8:58pm

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UK I don't know, but i do know that Angie of the Stones was number 1 in Holland on october th 26th 1973... Now that isn't a bad song to be born with huh?
the beautiful ones, you always seem to loose
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Reply #16 posted 01/03/05 8:59pm

Lennon

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Ow gee, I am glad I was born in Holland wink

On 26th Oct 1973 ...

The Number 1 single was:
David Cassidy - "Daydreamer / The Puppy Song" eek lol


The Number 1 album was:
Status Quo - "Hello"
eek confused
the beautiful ones, you always seem to loose
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Reply #17 posted 01/03/05 9:00pm

sextonseven

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Lennon said:

UK I don't know,


That's what the link in the first post is for. Plug your birthdate in and find out.
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Reply #18 posted 01/03/05 9:02pm

sextonseven

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Lennon said:

Ow gee, I am glad I was born in Holland wink

On 26th Oct 1973 ...

The Number 1 single was:
David Cassidy - "Daydreamer / The Puppy Song" eek lol


The Number 1 album was:
Status Quo - "Hello"
eek confused


Och, you already figured it out.
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Reply #19 posted 01/03/05 9:03pm

danielboon

Lennon said:

Ow gee, I am glad I was born in Holland wink

On 26th Oct 1973 ...

The Number 1 single was:
David Cassidy - "Daydreamer / The Puppy Song" eek lol


The Number 1 album was:
Status Quo - "Hello"
eek confused


if i was you mate i'd have climbed back in !!! omfg
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Reply #20 posted 01/03/05 9:08pm

CinisterCee

On 15th Oct 1980 ...

The Number 1 single was:
The Police - "Don't Stand So Close To Me"


The Number 1 album was:
The Police - "Zenyatta Mondatta"


Born on 15th Oct:
1935 - Barry McGuire
1938 - Marv Johnson
1942 - Chris Andrews
1946 - Richard Carpenter (keyboard player, vocalist, The Carpenters)
1947 - Chris De Burgh
1953 - Tito Jackson (The Jackson Five)




I've been knowin' for a while that the UK hit was "Don't Stand So Close To Me" and the US hit at the time was "Another One Bites The Dust".
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Reply #21 posted 01/03/05 10:46pm

PANDURITO

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The Number 1 single was:
Gerry & The Pacemakers - "I Like It"


The Number 1 album was:
Beatles - "Please Please Me"


Born on 5th Jul:
1943 - Robbie Robertson ( guitarist, vocalist, The Band )
1950 - Huey Lewis ( vocalist, Huey Lewis And The News )
1979 - Shane Filan ( lead singer, Westlife )
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Reply #22 posted 01/03/05 10:58pm

TheRealFiness

On 31st Mar 1966 ...

The Number 1 single was:
The Walker Brothers - "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore"


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


Born on 31st Mar:
1934 - Shirley Jones ( vocalist and actress in The Partridge Family )
1935 - Herb Alpert ( trumpeter and vocalist )
1958 - Pat McGlynn ( Bay City Rollers )
1959 - Angus Young ( guitarist, AC/DC )
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Reply #23 posted 01/03/05 11:03pm

EverSoLesa

On 23rd Jan 1971 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Clive Dunn - "Grandad"


The Number 1 album was:
Simon & Garfunkel - "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (How Fitting falloff )


Born on 23rd Jan:
1910 - Django Reinhardt ( jazz guitarist )
1948 - Anita Pointer ( the Pointer Sisters )
1950 - Pat Simmons ( guitarist, vocalist, The Doobie Brothers )
1953 - Robin Zander ( lead vocalist, Cheap Trick )
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Reply #24 posted 01/03/05 11:11pm

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On 29th Sept. 1973 ...

The Number 1 single was:
The Simon Park Orchestra - "Eye Level"


The Number 1 album was:
Rolling Stones - "Goat's Head Soup"



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How come I don't get a list of other people with my birthday? confuse
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"I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven
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Reply #25 posted 01/03/05 11:11pm

CinisterCee

CinisterCee said:


Born on 15th Oct:
1935 - Barry McGuire
1938 - Marv Johnson
1942 - Chris Andrews

1946 - Richard Carpenter (keyboard player, vocalist, The Carpenters)
1947 - Chris De Burgh
1953 - Tito Jackson (The Jackson Five)


I don't know alot about those first three names. boxed Quick google says Barry McGuire was a protest rocker who wrote "Eve Of Destruction", Chris Andrews is famous for "Yesterday Man". Marv Johnson was the first to ever ever record for Motown??
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Reply #26 posted 01/03/05 11:13pm

TheRealFiness

CinisterCee said:

CinisterCee said:


Born on 15th Oct:
1935 - Barry McGuire
1938 - Marv Johnson
1942 - Chris Andrews

1946 - Richard Carpenter (keyboard player, vocalist, The Carpenters)
1947 - Chris De Burgh
1953 - Tito Jackson (The Jackson Five)


I don't know alot about those first three names. boxed Quick google says Barry McGuire was a protest rocker who wrote "Eve Of Destruction", Chris Andrews is famous for "Yesterday Man". Marv Johnson was the first to ever ever record for Motown??



that was back when Motown had one subsidiary "Anna records" which was Berry's sister's label.
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Reply #27 posted 01/04/05 3:28am

danielboon

WOW ! , just tried out my daughter vikki's birthdate ,.... nr 1 was,.....


Sinead O'Connor - nothing compares 2 u (very apt me thinks)

n' she was named after vicki vale , yep my daughter's named after a cartoon charachter !
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Reply #28 posted 01/04/05 3:38am

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On 20th Dec 1968 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Scaffold - "Lily The Pink"


The Number 1 album was:
Beatles - "The Beatles (The White Album)"


Born on 20th Dec:
1947 - Peter Criss ( drummer, vocalist, Kiss )
1948 - Stevie Wright ( of The Easybeats )
1957 - Anita Baker
1957 - Billy Bragg ( full name, Steven William Bragg )
1966 - Chris(topher Mark) Robinson ( lead vocalist, The Black Crowes )


Are we missing your favourite star's birthday? If so, you can add it here!

Try another date.
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Reply #29 posted 01/04/05 3:39am

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March 23, 1972... just look here!http://everyhit.com/dates/thisdate.php
Jeux Sans Frontiers
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