[Music] What was Number One in the pop charts the day you were born?

[Poyningsgull]

Music, Music, Music by Theresa Brewer.

Me neither.!

 

[Super Steve Earle]

This was mine … one of my mum’s favs. I still have my parents old 7” vinyl collection - mostly late ‘50s and ‘60s.

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You lucky beggar. My parents threw their meagre collection of about 40 45's away and claimed no knowledge of what happened to them. I put together a spreadsheet of all the ones I could remember by going through The Guiness Book of Hit Singles and reckon I got most of them, then lost access to the spreadsheet on my laptop and never recovered it. I keep meaning to rebuild it.

 

[Eric Youngs Contact Lens]

"Albatross" by Fleetwood Mac..

 

[NigelTaylor82]

Something stupid - Nancy & Frank Sinatra - I’m happy with that.

 

[PascalGroß Tips]

You lucky beggar. My parents threw their meagre collection of about 40 45's away and claimed no knowledge of what happened to them. I put together a spreadsheet of all the ones I could remember by going through The Guiness Book of Hit Singles and reckon I got most of them, then lost access to the spreadsheet on my laptop and never recovered it. I keep meaning to rebuild it.

It was fun going through the various posts on here and looking to see if I had any of the records mentioned. There were a good few … including some early ‘60s Beatles.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

I doubt there was a pop chart in the middle of World War 2 when I was born. I think people had other things to think about.

What was the date? Believe it or not, some charts existed of songs and sheet music.

6th June 1944:
Number 1 Berlin Or Bust — Sam Browne and the Six Swingers

I think 'swingers' meant something else back in the day!

 

[burnee54]

Without you - Nilsson ?? never heard of it I don't think....

There you go. A complete clasic.

 

[Southern Scouse]

Wow, made my day, one of my all time favourites!
“What a wonderful world” by Louis Armstrong.

 

[Perfidious Albion]

I don’t know… I was too young to take notice .

 

[Sue1983]

Petula Clark - Sailor

 

[Scappa]

The Jam - A Town Called Malice

 

[PascalGroß Tips]

The Jam - A Town Called Malice

I remember going into a local record store in Bournemouth and buying this one on the day of release and telling the chap behind the counter that it would go straight in at number one - which it did, of course.

 

[Whoislloydy]

Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do it For You)

 

[Eeyore]

I know this one without having to look. "Imagine" by John Lennon. If I'd been born two days later, it would have been "Shaddap You Face" by Joe Dolce.

But should have been Ultravox and 'Vienna' probably the best selling number 2 ever.

 

[Questions]

Al Jolson and his minstrel singers.

 

[Eeyore]

I love this thread, not least because I can pinpoint the year and month for most in the late 70s/early 80s. When I look at the charts for a lot of that I recognise most of the top 30. Astonishing really. I couldn't name a number 1 from the last 5 years.

 

[seagurl]

I'll be Home by Pat Boone...

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

I know this one without having to look. "Imagine" by John Lennon. If I'd been born two days later, it would have been "Shaddap You Face" by Joe Dolce.

But should have been Ultravox and 'Vienna' probably the best selling number 2 ever.

It was Woman by John Lennon that kept Vienna off top spot for a week before Shaddap You Face went to no.1 for the next three weeks.

Imagine had been at no.1 for a few weeks before Woman took over for a couple. I only know this as I literally just happened to be reading about it after watching a clip of Father Ted where he suggests he'd been at seminary with the guy who recorded Vienna.

 

[nickjhs]

Beatles "I feel fine" but forbodingly "I could easily fall" Cliff Richard was at 6 and climbing

 

[birthofanorange]

Hmmm....okay.