Number 1 on the day you were born

[Paddy]

Here you go Doc.

http://www.onmc.iinet.net.au/top/1969.htm

Oz number 1: Penny Arcade, Roy Orbison
UK number 1:Two Little Boys, Rolf Harris
US number 1:Someday We'll Be Together, Diana Ross & The Supremes

[jms]

On 2nd Dec 1975 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody"


The Number 1 album was:
Perry Como - "40 Greatest Hits"

Born on 2nd Dec:
1906 - Peter Carl Goldmark ( inventer of the LP )
1941 - Tom McGuinness ( bass guitarist, Manfred Mann / Mcguiness Flint )
1952 - Michael Mcdonald ( keyboard player, vocalist, The Doobie Brothers )
1960 - Rick Savage ( bass player, Def Leppard )
1960 - Sydney Youngblood
1968 - Nate Mendel ( bassist, The Foo Fighters )
1978 - Nelly Furtado
1981 - Britney Spears

[Delany]

On 9th Febuary 1974...

The Number 1 Single was:
Mud - "Tiger Feet"

The Number 1 album was:
Carpenters - "The Singles 1969-1973"


Born on 9th Feb:
1942 - Carole King
1955 - Jimmy Pursey ( vocalist, Sham 69 )
1963 - Dave Rotheray ( guitarist and tunesmith with The Beautiful South )

[Goc]

On 7th Dec 1978 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Boney M - "Mary's Boy Child-Oh My Lord"


The Number 1 album was:
Original Soundtrack - "Grease"


Born on 7th Dec:
1942 - Harry Chapin
1949 - Tom Waits
1954 - Mike Nolan ( vocalist, Bucks Fizz )
1958 - Tim Butler ( bassist, The Psychedelic Furs )
1966 - Gem Archer ( rhythm guitarist; Heavy Stereo / Oasis )
1974 - Nicole Appleton ( vocalist, All Saints / Appleton )
1987 - Aaron Carter ( The youngest male solo artist to have four Top 40 singles )

Crappy...
Heh, at least I was born on the same day as Tom Waits...

[Brian Ellis]

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik by Wolfgang Mozart as the latest sheet music. Disks hadn't been invented and Edison was just starting to foo around with tinfoil-coated cylinders.

I'm far too old

[Brian Ellis]

Re: I have no idea who this is

Originally posted by SitFlyer
The Number 1 single was:
Lonnie Donegan - "My Old Man's A Dustman (Ballad Of A Refuse Collector)"

Found a sound clip on TowerRecords.com

Lonnie Donegan was the king of a UK pop style called skiffle in the mid 1950s. The instruments were a corrugated washboard with metal thimbles and a plywood tea chest with a broom handle and a length of string between the two, acting as a bass.

http://www.tsimon.com/donegan.htm

See below for a tea chest bass

[cal]

On 25th Dec 1961 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Frankie Vaughan - "Tower Of Strength"


The Number 1 album was:
George Mitchell Minstrels - "Another Black And White Minstrel Show"

[UtwigMU]

Elvis Presley - Way down - I really like the song too.

[Tempest]

On 2nd May 1978 ...
The Number 1 single was:
The Bee Gees - "Night Fever"

The Number 1 album was:
Original Soundtrack - "Saturday Night Fever"

...so THAT'S why I became like this

[J1NG]

Great....

The Number 1 single was:
Joe Dolce Music Theatre - "Shaddap You Face"

The Number 1 album was:
Phil Collins - "Face Value"

J1NG

[THE_Editor]

:lol:

Elvis Presley - Wooden Heart

No.1 album ...

Elvis Presley - G.I. Blues

btw... Strangely enough I had a severe dislike of Elvis for donkies years !!

Edit.. Forgot to add the year...

20th April 1961

[Fluff]

On 2nd Jul 1980 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Don McLean - "Crying

Seeing as it was the 80's i bet it was lame.

[Jon P. Inghram]

On the 8th of August, '76 :

The Number 1 single was:
Elton John & Kiki Dee - "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"

The Number 1 album was:
Beach Boys - "20 Golden Greats"

Born on 8th Aug:
1923 - Jimmy Witherspoon
1942 - John David ( of Dr Hook )
1950 - Andy Fairweather-Low ( vocalist; solo and with Amen Corner )
1961 - The Edge ( real name Dave Evans; guitarist, U2 )
1974 - Brian Harvey ( vocalist; solo and with East 17 )
1976 - Joshua Chasez ( N SYNC )
1981 - Bradley McIntosh ( vocalist, S Club 7 )

[M|x]

On 14th Sep 1985 ...

The Number 1 single was:
David Bowie & Mick Jagger - "Dancing In The Street"


The Number 1 album was:
Various artist compilation (Virgin/EMI) - "Now, That's What I Call Music 5"


Born on 14th Sep:
1950 - Paul Kossoff ( guitarist, Free; deceased )
1959 - Morten Harket ( lead singer, A-Ha )
1967 - John Power ( guitarist/lead vocalist, Cast )
1970 - Mark Webber ( guitarist, stylophone player; Pulp )

[lecter]

On 3rd Mar 1984 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Nena - "99 Red Balloons"


The Number 1 album was:
Thompson Twins - "Into The Gap"


Born on 3rd Mar:
1942 - Mike Pender ( The Searchers )
1947 - Jennifer Warnes
1977 - Ronan Keating ( vocalist; solo and with Boyzone )



Hihi, the no.1 single is also one of my all-time favorite songs...never listened to the Thompson Twins before, though.

Just for fun, I queried 9 months before that, The Police's "Every breath you take" was the number one when I was put into production