Posted May 3, 200817 yr thought it would be interesting to see how much attention people pay to the music of the year they were actually born, as a lot of people I know don't know anything about the era that they were actually born...you can find lists of the UK No.1's for every year here: http://www.everyhit.com/number.html, rate out of 10 with ?? for those you don't know for me its 1987: 06 Steve 'Silk' Hurley Jack Your Body 05 Aretha Franklin & George Michael I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) 07 Ben E. King Stand By Me 02 Boy George Everything I Own 06 Mel & Kim Respectable 05 Ferry Aid Let It Be 09 Madonna La Isla Bonita 10 Starship Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now 07 Whitney Houston I Want To Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) 02 The Firm Star Trekkin' 08 The Pet Shop Boys It's A Sin 05 Madonna Who's That Girl 05 Los Lobos La Bamba 05 Michael Jackson I Just Can't Stop Loving You 03 Rick Astley Never Gonna Give You Up 07 MARRS Pump Up The Volume 08 The Bee Gees You Win Again 09 T'Pau China In Your Hand 10 The Pet Shop Boys Always On My Mind some really brilliant songs there :wub:
May 3, 200817 yr You can also find a complete list of all the UK #1 HERE Along with the #2, US #1 & 2 and the German #1.
May 3, 200817 yr For me it's 1979 - So here goes - Village People - Y.M.C.A. :dance: 10 Ian & The Blockheads - Hit Me With Tour Rhythm Stick :lol: 10 Blondie - Heart Of Glass :dance: 9 Bee Gees - Tragedy :dance: 9 Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive :dance: 10 Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes :wub: 10 Blondie - Sunday Girl :) 7 Anita Ward - Ring My Bell :dance: 8 Tubeway Army - Are Friends Electric :) 6 Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays :o 10 Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore :) 10 :yahoo: Number 1 when i was born Gary Numan - Cars :) 8 The Police - Message In A Bottle :) 8 The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star :dance: 10 Lena Martell - One Day At A Time :) 6 Dr Hook - When Your In Love With A Beautiful Woman :wub: 10 The Police - Walking On The Moon :) 8 Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall :w00t: 10 :D Some great tunes there.
May 3, 200817 yr Author I'm glad I wan't born in 1989...that year had some truly appalling No.1's what with all the SAW stuff! Starship was No.1 on the day I was born...a bit cheesy but a classic nonetheless!
May 3, 200817 yr :huh: Nothing cheesy about Starship, an absolute classic. :) What the f*** is SAW from 1989 :lol:
May 3, 200817 yr 1969 for me! Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da Marmalade 1 Lily The Pink Scaffold 1 Albatross Fleetwood Mac 5 Blackberry Way The Move 8 (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice Amen Corner 4 Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) Peter Sarstedt 0 I Heard It Through The Grapevine Marvin Gaye 9 Israelites Desmond Dekker 8 Get Back Beatles 9 Dizzy Tommy Roe 7 The Ballad Of John & Yoko Beatles 10 Something In The Air Thunderclap Newman 8 Honky Tonk Women Rolling Stones 9 In The Year 2525 Zager & Evans 7 Bad Moon Rising Creedence Clearwater Revival 10 Je T'aime...Moi Non Plus Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg 6 I'll Never Fall In Love Again Bobbie Gentry 2 Sugar Sugar The Archies 0 Two Little Boys Rolf Harris 3 A fairly crappy batch then!
May 3, 200817 yr 1988 for me... 08 Belinda Carlisle Heaven Is A Place On Earth :wub: 06 Tiffany I Think We're Alone Now 06 Kylie Minogue I Should Be So Lucky ?? Aswad Don't Turn Around ?? The Pet Shop Boys Heart ?? S'Express Theme From S'Express 08 Fairground Attraction Perfect 05 Wet Wet Wet / Billy Bragg With A Little Help From My Friends / She's Leaving Home 05 The Timelords Doctorin' The Tardis :lol: 05 Bros I Owe You Nothing ?? Glenn Medeiros Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You 07 Yazz & Plastic Population The Only Way Is Up :yahoo: ?? Phil Collins A Groovy Kind Of Love ?? The Hollies He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother 03 U2 Desire 06 Whitney Houston One Moment In Time 00 Enya Orinoco Flow :zzz: 07 Robin Beck First Time :cheer: 04 Cliff Richard Mistletoe & Wine :mellow:
May 3, 200817 yr 1976 for me: 09 Abba- Mamma Mia NH Slik Forever And Ever 07 Four Seasons December '63 (Oh What A Night) NH Tina Charles I Love To Love 05 Brotherhood Of Man Save Your Kisses For Me 10 Abba Fernando NH J.J. Barrie No Charge 05 The Wurzels Combine Harvester (Brand New Key) 08 The Real Thing You To Me Are Everything NH Demis Roussos The Roussos Phenomenon (EP) 09 Elton John & Kiki Dee Don't Go Breaking My Heart 10 Abba Dancing Queen NH Pussycat Mississippi 09 Chicago If You Leave Me Now 01 Showaddywaddy Under The Moon Of Love 08 Johnny Mathis When A Child Is Born NH - Not heard....
May 3, 200817 yr My Year was 1971 - not many #1's & it is fair to say they are virtually all either bona fide classics or belong in pop hell: Clive Dunn Grandad 01 George Harrison My Sweet Lord 09 Mungo Jerry Baby Jump 07 T.Rex Hot Love 09 Dave & Ansil Collins Double Barrel 07 Dawn Knock Three Times 01 #1 when I was born :puke2: Middle Of The Road Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep 02 T.Rex Get It On 10 Diana Ross I'm Still Waiting 09 The Tams Hey Girl Don't Bother Me 03 Rod Stewart Maggie May 10 Slade Cos I Luv You 08 Benny Hill Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) 03
May 3, 200817 yr 1976 for me: 09 Abba- Mamma Mia NH Slik Forever And Ever 07 Four Seasons December '63 (Oh What A Night) NH Tina Charles I Love To Love 05 Brotherhood Of Man Save Your Kisses For Me 10 Abba Fernando NH J.J. Barrie No Charge 05 The Wurzels Combine Harvester (Brand New Key) 08 The Real Thing You To Me Are Everything NH Demis Roussos The Roussos Phenomenon (EP) 09 Elton John & Kiki Dee Don't Go Breaking My Heart 10 Abba Dancing Queen NH Pussycat Mississippi 09 Chicago If You Leave Me Now 01 Showaddywaddy Under The Moon Of Love 08 Johnny Mathis When A Child Is Born NH - Not heard.... You should check out Tina Charles and Pussycat. Mississippi's one of my all-time fave songs.
May 3, 200817 yr 1991 :D ?? Iron Maiden Bring Your Daughter...To The Slaughter ?? Enigma Sadness Part 1 ?? Queen Innuendo ?? The K.L.F. featuring Children of The Revolution 3AM Eternal 01 The Simpsons Do The Bartman :wacko: 04 The Clash Should I Stay Or Should I Go -_- ?? Hale & Pace The Stonk 06 Chesney Hawkes The One And Only :lol: 08 Cher The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) :w00t: ?? Color Me Badd I Wanna Sex You Up 05 Jason Donovan Any Dream Will Do :heehee: 01 Bryan Adams (Everything I Do) I Do It For You :manson: (The song that was number one when I was born aswell) :puke: ?? U2 The Fly ?? Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff Dizzy 09 Michael Jackson Black Or White :dance: 08 George Michael & Elton John Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me :D 07 Queen Bohemian Rhapsody/These Are The Days Of Our Lives -_- I don't have a clue what alot of them were :lol:
May 3, 200817 yr 1991 :D ?? Iron Maiden Bring Your Daughter...To The Slaughter ?? Enigma Sadness Part 1 ?? Queen Innuendo ?? The K.L.F. featuring Children of The Revolution 3AM Eternal 01 The Simpsons Do The Bartman :wacko: 04 The Clash Should I Stay Or Should I Go -_- ?? Hale & Pace The Stonk 06 Chesney Hawkes The One And Only :lol: 08 Cher The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) :w00t: ?? Color Me Badd I Wanna Sex You Up 05 Jason Donovan Any Dream Will Do :heehee: 01 Bryan Adams (Everything I Do) I Do It For You :manson: (The song that was number one when I was born aswell) :puke: ?? U2 The Fly ?? Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff Dizzy 09 Michael Jackson Black Or White :dance: 08 George Michael & Elton John Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me :D 07 Queen Bohemian Rhapsody/These Are The Days Of Our Lives -_- I don't have a clue what alot of them were :lol: If you look any up (KLF are just amazing!) I would miss out the horror that is the Stonk :puke:
May 4, 200817 yr 1969 for me! Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da Marmalade 1 Lily The Pink Scaffold 1 Albatross Fleetwood Mac 5 Blackberry Way The Move 8 (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice Amen Corner 4 Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) Peter Sarstedt 0 I Heard It Through The Grapevine Marvin Gaye 9 Israelites Desmond Dekker 8 Get Back Beatles 9 Dizzy Tommy Roe 7 The Ballad Of John & Yoko Beatles 10 Something In The Air Thunderclap Newman 8 Honky Tonk Women Rolling Stones 9 In The Year 2525 Zager & Evans 7 Bad Moon Rising Creedence Clearwater Revival 10 Je T'aime...Moi Non Plus Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg 6 I'll Never Fall In Love Again Bobbie Gentry 2 Sugar Sugar The Archies 0 Two Little Boys Rolf Harris 3 A fairly crappy batch then! think your scores are pretty much spot on m8! :)
May 4, 200817 yr good idea goodelta :) but i was born in 57.... pre-pop! :lol: so it was a pretty dire year if you didnt like that style of music.
May 4, 200817 yr Just looked yours up Rob and my God! Still you got That'll Be the Day and at a push The Cumberland Gap! Oh and All Shook Up!
May 4, 200817 yr OK, here's mine (1972) : New Seekers - "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing" : 5 T.Rex - "Telegram Sam" : 8 Chicory Tip - "Son Of My Father" : 7 Nilsson - "Without You" : 6 Pipes & Drums & Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - "Amazing Grace" : 1 T.Rex - "Metal Guru" : 9 Don McLean - "Vincent" : 5 Slade - "Take Me Bak 'Ome" : 8 Donny Osmond - "Puppy Love" : 2 Alice Cooper - "School's Out" : 8 Rod Stewart - "You Wear It Well" : 8 Slade - "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" : 9 David Cassidy - "How Can I Be Sure" : 5 Lieutenant Pigeon - "Mouldy Old Dough" : 5 Gilbert O'Sullivan - "Clair" : 5 Chuck Berry - "My Ding-A-Ling" : 2 Little Jimmy Osmond - "Long Haired Lover From Liverpool" : 0
May 4, 200817 yr Author :huh: Nothing cheesy about Starship, an absolute classic. :) What the f*** is SAW from 1989 :lol: the video is cheesy as hell...SAW is Stock Aitken Waterman
May 4, 200817 yr Author good idea goodelta :) but i was born in 57.... pre-pop! :lol: so it was a pretty dire year if you didnt like that style of music. you could still rate the No.1's! there was an official chart at least :D
May 4, 200817 yr 1990 for me: 04 New Kids On The Block - Hangin' Tough 08 Kylie Minogue - Tears On My Pillow (I didn't know she covered this song, I really liked it. I used to love Grease.) 08 Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (This is the only one on this list that I listen to today) 04 Beats International featuring Lindy Layton - Dub Be Good To Me 07 Snap - The Power 09 Madonna - Vogue 03 Adamski - Killer (I really don't like this one and it's the one that was #1 when I was born) 01 England New Order - World In Motion 06 Elton John - Sacrifice / Healing Hands 02 Partners In Kryme - Turtle Power 05 Bombalurina - Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini 05 The Steve Miller Band - The Joker 10 Maria McKee - Show Me Heaven (I love this song, I never knew who the artist was) 08 The Beautiful South - A Little Time (I forgot about the Beautiful South, I used to like this) 06 The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody 06 Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby 01 Cliff Richard - Saviours' Day :puke2: Overall there are quite a few duds, but there are some songs that I like and forgot about.
May 4, 200817 yr Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da Marmalade 1 Lily The Pink Scaffold 1 Albatross Fleetwood Mac 5 Blackberry Way The Move 8 (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice Amen Corner 4 :wub: Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) Peter Sarstedt 0 I Heard It Through The Grapevine Marvin Gaye 9 Israelites Desmond Dekker 8 Get Back Beatles 9 :) Dizzy Tommy Roe 7 :) The Ballad Of John & Yoko Beatles 10 :) Something In The Air Thunderclap Newman 8 :) Honky Tonk Women Rolling Stones 9 :) In The Year 2525 Zager & Evans 7 :) Bad Moon Rising Creedence Clearwater Revival 10 :) Je T'aime...Moi Non Plus Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg 6 :wub: :heart: I'll Never Fall In Love Again Bobbie Gentry 2 :wub: Sugar Sugar The Archies 0 Two Little Boys Rolf Harris 3 :wub: Andre 1988 for me... 08 Belinda Carlisle Heaven Is A Place On Earth :wub: 06 Tiffany I Think We're Alone Now :wub: 06 Kylie Minogue I Should Be So Lucky :wub: ?? Aswad Don't Turn Around ?? The Pet Shop Boys Heart :) ?? S'Express Theme From S'Express 08 Fairground Attraction Perfect :wub: 05 Wet Wet Wet / Billy Bragg With A Little Help From My Friends / She's Leaving Home :wub: 05 The Timelords Doctorin' The Tardis 05 Bros I Owe You Nothing ?? Glenn Medeiros Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You :wub: 07 Yazz & Plastic Population The Only Way Is Up :wub: ?? Phil Collins A Groovy Kind Of Love :wub: ?? The Hollies He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother :wub: 03 U2 Desire 06 Whitney Houston One Moment In Time :wub: 00 Enya Orinoco Flow 07 Robin Beck First Time :wub: 04 Cliff Richard Mistletoe & Wine :wub: Jester 1976 for me: 09 Abba- Mamma Mia NH Slik Forever And Ever :) 07 Four Seasons December '63 (Oh What A Night) NH Tina Charles I Love To Love 05 Brotherhood Of Man Save Your Kisses For Me :wub: 10 Abba Fernando :wub: NH J.J. Barrie No Charge :wub: 05 The Wurzels Combine Harvester (Brand New Key) 08 The Real Thing You To Me Are Everything NH Demis Roussos The Roussos Phenomenon (EP) 09 Elton John & Kiki Dee Don't Go Breaking My Heart :wub: 10 Abba Dancing Queen :wub: NH Pussycat Mississippi 09 Chicago If You Leave Me Now :wub: 01 Showaddywaddy Under The Moon Of Love :wub: :heart: 08 Johnny Mathis When A Child Is Born :wub: :heart: Comply Or Die My Year was 1971 - not many #1's & it is fair to say they are virtually all either bona fide classics or belong in pop hell: Clive Dunn Grandad 01 George Harrison My Sweet Lord 09 :) Mungo Jerry Baby Jump 07 T.Rex Hot Love 09 Dave & Ansil Collins Double Barrel 07 Dawn Knock Three Times 01 #1 when I was born Middle Of The Road Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep 02 T.Rex Get It On 10 Diana Ross I'm Still Waiting 09 :wub: The Tams Hey Girl Don't Bother Me 03 Rod Stewart Maggie May 10 :wub: Slade Cos I Luv You 08 :wub: Benny Hill Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) 03 :wub: davidobowie! 1991 ?? Iron Maiden Bring Your Daughter...To The Slaughter ?? Enigma Sadness Part 1 :) ?? Queen Innuendo :) ?? The K.L.F. featuring Children of The Revolution 3AM Eternal :wub: :heart: 01 The Simpsons Do The Bartman :wub: 04 The Clash Should I Stay Or Should I Go :wub: ?? Hale & Pace The Stonk :wub: :heart: 06 Chesney Hawkes The One And Only :wub: 08 Cher The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) :wub: ?? Color Me Badd I Wanna Sex You Up :wub: 05 Jason Donovan Any Dream Will Do :wub: 01 Bryan Adams (Everything I Do) I Do It For You (The song that was number one when I was born aswell) :wub: :heart: ?? U2 The Fly :) ?? Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff Dizzy :wub: 09 Michael Jackson Black Or White :wub: 08 George Michael & Elton John Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me :wub: 07 Queen Bohemian Rhapsody/These Are The Days Of Our Lives :wub: :heart: :wub: but i was born in 57.... pre-pop! so it was a pretty dire year if you didnt like that style of music. Neil B OK, here's mine (1972) : New Seekers - "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing" : 5 :wub: T.Rex - "Telegram Sam" : 8 :) Chicory Tip - "Son Of My Father" : 7 :wub: Nilsson - "Without You" : 6 :wub: Pipes & Drums & Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - "Amazing Grace" : 1 :wub: T.Rex - "Metal Guru" : 9 :wub: Don McLean - "Vincent" : 5 :wub: Slade - "Take Me Bak 'Ome" : 8 :) Donny Osmond - "Puppy Love" : 2 :wub: Alice Cooper - "School's Out" : 8 Rod Stewart - "You Wear It Well" : 8 Slade - "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" : 9 David Cassidy - "How Can I Be Sure" : 5 :) Lieutenant Pigeon - "Mouldy Old Dough" : 5 Gilbert O'Sullivan - "Clair" : 5 :) Chuck Berry - "My Ding-A-Ling" : 2 :lol: Little Jimmy Osmond - "Long Haired Lover From Liverpool" : 0 :wub: Adi Gallia 1990 for me: 04 New Kids On The Block - Hangin' Tough :wub: 08 Kylie Minogue - Tears On My Pillow (I didn't know she covered this song, I really liked it. I used to love Grease.) :wub: :heart: 08 Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (This is the only one on this list that I listen to today) :wub: 04 Beats International featuring Lindy Layton - Dub Be Good To Me :wub: 07 Snap - The Power :wub: :heart: 09 Madonna - Vogue :wub: :heart: 03 Adamski - Killer (I really don't like this one and it's the one that was #1 when I was born) :wub: 01 England New Order - World In Motion :wub: 06 Elton John - Sacrifice / Healing Hands :wub: :heart: 02 Partners In Kryme - Turtle Power :wub: :heart: 05 Bombalurina - Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini :wub: :heart: 05 The Steve Miller Band - The Joker 10 Maria McKee - Show Me Heaven (I love this song, I never knew who the artist was) :wub: 08 The Beautiful South - A Little Time (I forgot about the Beautiful South, I used to like this) :wub: :heart: 06 The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody :wub: :heart: :wub: 06 Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby :wub: 01 Cliff Richard - Saviours' Day :wub: :heart: All of these tunes are great. I love loads of these tunes and theres only a few i haven't heard. :) Edited May 4, 200817 yr by ItchyChinchilla
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