I found this site where you can enter any date and it tells you what the Number 1 hits were that day. I entered my birthdate and now I know from every single year since then, for the US and the UK.
US Charts:
1985 — Phil Collins – One More Night
1986 — Falco – Rock Me Amadeus
1987 — Club Nouveau – Lean on Me
1988 — Michael Jackson – Man in the Mirror
1989 — Mike and The Mechanics – The Living Years
1990 — Alannah Myles – Black Velvet
1991 — Gloria Estefan – Coming Out of the Dark
1992 — Vanessa Williams – Save the Best for Last
1993 — Snow – Informer
1994 — Ace of Base – The Sign
1995 — Madonna – Take a Bow
1996 — Celine Dion – Because You Loved Me
1997 — Puff Daddy feat. Mase – Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down
1998 — Will Smith – Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It
1999 — Cher – Believe
2000 — Destiny’s Child – Say My Name
2001 — Shaggy feat. Rayvon – Angel
2002 — Jennifer Lopez feat. Ja Rule – Ain’t It Funny
2003 — 50 Cent – In Da Club
2004 — Usher feat. Lil Jon and Ludacris – Yeah!
2005 — 50 Cent feat. Olivia – Candy Shop
2006 — Ne-Yo – So Sick
2007 — Fergie feat. Ludacris – Glamorous
2008 — Usher feat. Young Jeezy – Love in This Club
UK Charts:
1985 — Philip Bailey and Phil Collins – Easy Lover
1986 — Cliff Richard and The Young Ones – Living Doll
1987 — Mel and Kim – Respectable
1988 — Aswad – Don’t Turn Around
1989 — Madonna – Like A Prayer
1990 — Snap – The Power
1991 — Chesney Hawkes – The One And Only
1992 — Shakespears Sister – Stay
1993 — Shaggy – Oh Carolina
1994 — Doop – Doop
1995 — Cher, Chrissie Hynde, Neneh Cherry and Eric Clapton – Love Can Build A Bridge
1996 — Prodigy – Firestarter
1997 — Spice Girls – Mama / Who Do You Think You Are
1998 — Run DMC vs Jason Nevins – It’s Like That
1999 — B*Witched – Blame It On The Weatherman
2000 — Geri Halliwell – Bag It Up
2001 — Hear’Say – Pure And Simple
2002 — Gareth Gates – Unchained Melody
2003 — Gareth Gates – Spirit In The Sky
2004 — Usher – Yeah
2005 — Tony Christie feat. Peter Kay – (Is This The Way To) Amarillo
2006 — Orson – No Tomorrow
2007 — The Proclaimers feat. Brian Potter and Andy Pipkin – I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)
2008 — Estelle – American Boy
What’s interesting about it that there are songs there that I like although I usually don’t like that kind of music (like Yeah, or American Boy, or Believe, or Informer). There’s no song in there that I can’t stand at all, although there are some songs I don’t care that much about (Man in the Mirror). And there are some songs I really love (Firestarter, It’s Like That, Rock Me Amadeus, Black Velvet, No Tomorrow).
I don’t know if you could pull up any other day, take the Number 1 Singles and I would like that many songs of that list. Which makes me wonder, why that is the case…
Boy! You must be really old. LOL.
Ouch, baph, ouch…
I’m only 23. I’m really young. And even younger at heart. Besides, you are as old as you feel and, and, and… *goes and sobs for a while in the corner*
damn! i dint realize that age was somehow related to your feeling of selfworth (lol). i apologize for my stupidity.
I’ll probably survive. Even though you wounded me that fatally. :P
Wow…is your birthday some kind of designated Good Day In Music?
In case you’re not aware of the comparative goodness of your list, I suggest you try entering my birthday.
Two words: Milli.Vanilli.
lol… I’m pretty well aware of the goodness of my list. I was not aware of the badness of yours… wow… Milli Vanilli… Poor you!