[Bulkhead]

Not sure if this has been covered before but what singer/band and song was at number 1 when you were born? For me, it was Peter Sarstedt with Where do you go to (my lovely), which is a pretty cool song.

 

[evogeof]

good thread

heres mine

24 Jan 1968 Georgie Fame The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde 1 3rd & last No 1 Written by Mitch Murray - inspired by the film. Fame continued as a blues/jazz performer into the 2000s

link to web site

 

[Paintguy]

Single: Scaffold - "Lily The Pink"

Album: The Beatles - The Beatles (White Album)

Another link

 

[Puntoboy]

9 Apr 1983
David Bowie
Let's Dance
3 Weeks
4th No 1
A break from his previous complex material gave Bowie a new impetus in the singles and albums charts.

 

[AGRE]

03/10/1980

Single was: The Police - "Don't Stand So Close To Me"

Album was: David Bowie - "Scary Monsters And Super Creeps"

 

[DMH-01]

The Number 1 single was:
Bombalurina - "Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"

The Number 1 album was:
Carreras Domingo Pavarotti Orchestra Del Maggio Musical Fiorentino Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma Zubin Mehta - "In Concert"

 

[Stezz]

08/09/1968

Number 1 single - The Rascals "People Got To Be Free"

Number 1 Album - Simon & Garfunkel "Bookends"

 

[lowejackson]

Ken Dodd - "Tears"

Album - The Sound of Music

By doing this I also found I share the same birthday as Dizzy Gillespie

 

[richard56]

Bill Haley and his Comets
Rock Around the Clock (2nd time)
9/1/1956.
Really strange thing is I have never been a fan of Bill Haley but for some reason I have always liked this song

 

[Kerr]

The Number 1 single was:Art Garfunkel*-*"Bright Eyes"

Number 1 album Barbra Streisand*-*"Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Volume 2"

 

[Scottien]

Enya Orinoco Flow

 

[Darlofan]

Rolf Harris with ................... Two Little Boys

December 1969

 

[R7KY D]

January 2nd 1970

Rolf Harris - Two Little boys :lol:

 

[GarveyVW]

No1 Single Scott McKenzie - San Francisco
No1 Album Beatles - Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

 

[S63]

this could have worked out better

Mantovani & His Orchestra - 'The Song From The Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)'

 

[Will_G]

I really don't want to say! Our family done all ours before and I really do have a funny song :lol:

 

[richard56]

I really don't want to say! Our family done all ours before and I really do have a funny song :lol:

No excuses!
You are amongst friends here.

 

[Will_G]

Village people - YMCA! 18 jan 79

 

[richard56]

Village people - YMCA! 18 jan 79

Nothing wrong with that.
I bet most on here have had a sing along to it and done the dance

 

[neilb62]

30/October/1962

No 1 single. The Tornados - "Telstar"
No1 Album. Shadows - "Out Of The Shadows"

And I share my birthday (not the year though) with Grace Slick from Jefferson Airplane... Cool....