what was #1 when you were born?
http://everyhit.com/dates/
On 18th Nov 1983 ...
The Number 1 single was:
Billy Joel - "Uptown Girl"
The Number 1 album was:
Culture Club - "Colour By Numbers"
Born on 18th Nov:
1941 - Con(leth) Clusky ( harmonica player, vocalist, The Bachelors )
1950 - Graham Parker ( vocalist, The Rumour )
1953 - John McFee ( guitarist, The Doobie Brothers )
1954 - John Parr
1960 - Kim Wilde
1962 - Kirk Hammet ( Joinned Metallica in 1983 (guitarist) )
1975 - Anthony David McPartlin ('Ant') ( vocalist with Ant & Dec and as 'Duncan' in PJ & Duncan )
Suicidal Librarians
03-10-2004, 02:16
Bryan Adams "(Everything I Do) I Do For You"
What song is that? Never heard of it before.
Tuesday Heights
03-10-2004, 02:20
On 16th 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 16th Dec:
1934 - Karl Denver
1936 - Tommy Steele
1945 - Tony Hicks ( guitarist, The Hollies )
1946 - Benny Anderson ( keyboard player, vocalist, Abba )
1950 - Billy Gibbons ( guitarist, vocalist, ZZ Top )
Bodies Without Organs
03-10-2004, 02:22
Benny Hill - "Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)"
Oh dear.
Cannot think of a name
03-10-2004, 02:23
Bryan Adams "(Everything I Do) I Do For You"
What song is that? Never heard of it before.
Damn obnoxious is what that is.
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves love theme. It's hard to decide which was more annoying, but the sum was definitly greater than the whole in annoying....
Mine?
The Number 1 single was:
T.Rex*-*"Get It On"
The Number 1 album was:
Simon & Garfunkel*-*"Bridge Over Troubled Water"
Born on 23rd Jul:
1942*-*Madeline Bell*(*vocalist, Blue Mink*)
1946*-*Andy Mackay*(*saxophone, woodwind, Roxy Music*)
1947*-*David Essex
1964*-*Nick Menza*(*drummer, Megadeth*)
1965*-*Slash*(*guitarist, Guns N' Roses*)
1971*-*Dalvin DeGrate*(*aka Mr Dalvin, vocalist, Jodeci*)
1973*-*Fran(cis Healy)*(*Lead vocalist, Travis*)
Talk about b-list. Damn. The album isn't that bad...
The Number 1 single was:
Adam & The Ants - "Prince Charming"
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 )
...bleh. o_o;
Bodies Without Organs
03-10-2004, 02:25
Damn obnoxious is what that is.
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves love theme. It's hard to decide which was more annoying, but the sum was definitly greater than the whole in annoying....
The fact that it was number one for some unheard of length of time - 16 weeks IIRC - didn't exactly endear it to posterity either.
Obiwan1968
03-10-2004, 02:40
On 15th May 1968 ...
The Number 1 single was:
Louis Armstrong - "What A Wonderful World / Cabaret"
The Number 1 album was:
Scott Walker - "Scott 2"
Born on 15th May:
1944 - Titch ( of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch )
1948 - Brian Eno ( synthesizer player, Roxy Music )
1953 - Mike Oldfield
1959 - Andrew Eldritch ( vocalist with Sisters Of mercy; real name: Andrew William )
Oh, i'm dreading this one...
On 13th May 1986 ...
The Number 1 single was:
Spitting Image - "The Chicken Song"
The Number 1 album was:
Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music - "Street Life - 20 Great Hits"
Born on 13th May:
1941 - Joe Brown
1941 - Ritchie Valens
1943 - Mary Wells
1950 - Johnny Logan
1950 - Peter Gabriel ( vocalist; solo and with Genesis )
1950 - Stevie Wonder
1964 - Lorraine McIntosh ( vocalist, Deacon Blue )
1966 - Darius Rucker ( vocalist, guitarist; Hootie & The Blowfish )
The chicken song?!? DAMN BEING BORN IN THE 80's!!!
Hmm. No musicians I like born on my birthday either.
On 5th May 1963 ...
The Number 1 single was:
The Beatles - "From Me To You"
The Number 1 album was:
Cliff Richard & The Shadows - "Summer Holiday (OST)"
Born on 5th May:
1942 - Tammy Wynette
1948 - Bill Ward ( drummer, Black Sabbath )
1948 - Bill Ward ( drummer, Black Sabbath )
1950 - Eddy Amoo ( writer, vocalist, The Real Thing )
1954 - Pete Erskine ( percussionist, Weather Report )
1959 - Ian Mcculloch ( vocalist; solo and with Echo And The Bunnymen )
1981 - Craig David
I seem to be an oldster here :-)
Kleptonis
03-10-2004, 03:07
December 18th, 1989:
The Number 1 single was:
Band Aid II - "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
The Number 1 album was:
Phil Collins - "But Seriously"
Born on 18th Dec:
1938 - Chas Chandler ( bassist, The Animals; deceased )
1943 - Keith Richards ( guitarist, vocalist; The Rolling Stones )
1950 - Martha Johnson ( of Martha And The Muffins )
1953 - Elliot Easton ( guitarist, vocalist, The Cars )
1958 - Geordie Walker ( Guitarist, Killing Joke )
1959 - Grant Marshall ( aka Daddy-G, Massive Attack )
1964 - Robson Green ( vocalist / actor )
1968 - Andy Miller ( guitarist, Dodgy )
1980 - Christina Aguilera
1980 - Lyndsay Armaou ( vocalist, B*Witched )
Bodies Without Organs
03-10-2004, 03:17
Location: 667, neighbor of the beast.
Shouldn't that be 668, neighbour of the beast? After all it has been traditional done that way for a reason - what you have with 667 is the chap lving just across the road from the beast.
On 5th Jul 1989 ...
The Number 1 single was:
Soul II Soul featuring Caron Wheeler - "Back To Life (How Ever Do You Want Me)"
The Number 1 album was:
Transvision Vamp - "Velveteen"
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 )
Opal Isle
03-10-2004, 03:19
The Number 1 single was:
Shakin' Stevens - "Merry Christmas Everyone"
The Number 1 album was:
Various artist compilation (Virgin/EMI) - "Now, That's What I Call Music 6"
Born on 1st Jan:
1950 - Morgan Fisher ( keyboards, Mott The Hopple )
1958 - Joseph Saddler ( aka Grand master Flash )
1975 - Thomas Bangaltier ( keyboard player, Daft Punk )
!! Aha !! I've found another commonality between Daft Punk and I~!
Bodies Without Organs
03-10-2004, 03:23
Born on 1st Jan:
Eeeek! You are to the day exactly 14 years younger than I am. Wasn't it fantastic never having to go to school on your birthday when you were a kid?
NyuckNyuckNyuck
03-10-2004, 03:29
The Number 1 single was:
The Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden, Stock Aitken & Waterman - "Ferry 'Cross The Mersey"
The Number 1 album was:
Queen - "The Miracle"
Born on 30th May:
1944 - Lenny Davidson ( guitarist, Dave Clark Five )
1955 - Nicky 'Topper' Headon ( drummer, The Clash )
1968 - Tim Burgess ( vocalist, The Charlatans )
Interesting number one single... lol
Wasn't it fantastic never having to go to school on your birthday when you were a kid?
Grr. And here I was, stuck with some birthdays on Friday the 13th.
LOL
Boscorrosive
03-10-2004, 04:38
On 10th May 1972 ...
The Number 1 single was:
The Pipes & Drums & Military Band of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - "Amazing Grace"
The Number 1 album was:
Deep Purple - "Machine Head"
Born on 10th May:
1946 - Donovan
1946 - Graham Gouldman ( vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, writer; The High Spots / The Crevattes / 10CC )
1947 - Dave Mason ( guitarist, Traffic )
1952 - Sly Dunbar
1952 - Lee Brilleaux ( real name Lee Collinson; guitarist / lead vocalist, Dr Feelgood )
1957 - Sid Vicious ( real name John Ritchie; deceased )
1960 - Paul Hewson ( better known as Bono; vocalist, guitarist, U2 )
Rastaprophet
03-10-2004, 04:42
On 23rd Mar 1989 ...
The Number 1 single was:
Madonna - "Like A Prayer"
The Number 1 album was:
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - "Anything For You"
Born on 23rd Mar:
1949 - Ric Ocasek ( The Cars )
1953 - Yvette Marie Stevens ( better known as Chaka Khan )
1966 - Mark McLoughlin ( better known as Marti Pellow; vocalist, Wet Wet Wet )
1968 - Damon Albarn ( vocalist, Blur / Gorillaz )
#1 Rubettes- Sugar Baby Love.....huh???
Bodies Without Organs
03-10-2004, 04:48
#1 Rubettes- Sugar Baby Love.....huh???
Chaps with big white caps and hang-glider collars singing falsetto vocals in a rehashing of 50s doo-wop style being sold to pubescent girls as non threatening males.
Ellbownia
03-10-2004, 04:53
1949 - Ric Ocasek ( The Cars )
Ahh yes. Ric Ocasek. Giving hope to goofy looking guys everywhere.
On 25th Jul 1975 ...
The Number 1 single was:
The Bay City Rollers - "Give A Little Love"
The Number 1 album was:
Carpenters - "Horizon"
Born on 25th Jul:
1942 - Bruce Woodley ( vocalist, The Seekers )
1943 - Jim McCarty ( drummer, The Yardbirds )
1946 - Jose Chepito Areas ( percussionist, Santana )
Bodies Without Organs
03-10-2004, 04:56
Ahh yes. Ric Ocasek. Giving hope to goofy looking guys everywhere.
Him and Elvis.*
** Costello, not Presley.
(for certain values of the term 'hope')
Slap Happy Lunatics
03-10-2004, 05:07
Hmm . . . I'm the apparent Granpa of the list - I'll use my I.B.D.
On 31st Dec 1953 ...
The Number 1 single was:
David Whitfield / Frankie Laine - "Answer Me"
David Whitfield and Frankie Laine tied for the number 1 spot with their versions of the same song!
The Number 1 album was:
Nothing! - "The album chart did not begin until the end of July 1956."
Born on 31st Dec:
1942 - Andy Summers ( guitarist, The Police )
1943 - John Denver ( real name Henry John Deutschendorf; deceased )
1948 - Donna Summer
1972 - Joey McIntrye ( of New Kids On The Block )
Incertonia
03-10-2004, 05:15
On 7th Nov 1968 ...
The Number 1 single was:
Joe Cocker - "With A Little Help From My Friends"
The Number 1 album was:
Hollies - "The Hollies' Greatest"
Born on 7th Nov:
1937 - Mary Travers ( of Peter Paul & Mary )
1943 - Roberta Anderson ( better known as Joni Mitchell )
1951 - Kevin Scott McDonald ( guitarist, Cutting Crew )
1964 - Liam O'Maonlai ( of Hothouse Flowers )
1967 - Sharleen Spiteri ( lead vocalist, Texas )
1970 - Neil Hannon ( core member of Divine Comedy )