Number One When You were born

[madham]

Billy Don't Be A Hero by Paper Lace is mine

What was top of the charts when you were born?

http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/member/birthdayn o1.php

[jenstar]

This wouldn't be a devious way of asking a lady her age, would it? Well... let's just say it was glam rock and leave it at that!

[B00]

Done this before, but checked again just to be sure. No I was right, it's the brilliantly awesome Bridge Over Troubled Waters by Simon & Garfunkle.

[madham]

Never thought of it that way, just had a conversation with friends last night about the subject. Ha ha

[purple-eth]

Abba's 'Dancing Queen' was number one when I was born. I love that song!

[Amara]

Bee Gees - Massachusetts!!

[Jenjen86]

Nick Berry - Every Loser Wins

(oh dear!!!) I hope thats no reference to me as a loser!!! :) X*X*X

[Goldspot]

The Young Ones - Cliff Richard & the Shadows ... unfortunately the original , not the one with Rik Mayall Ade Edmundson et al

[mkt]

come on eileen by dexys midnight runners

[madham]

mkt - classic, jenjen86 - not so classic

[Amara]

Thank god for goldspot - I was beginning to feel really old, I remember all the others!!

[spudqueen]

The link didn't work but I know that 'Wonderful Land' by the Shadows was number one when I was born.

[sheffwed39]

i have a birthday disc for my year 1964 which says house of the rising sun by the animals was number 1. your link says it was the beatles and hard days night.not sure which is correct .

[robbo82]

Pass the Dutchie- Musical Youth. To get the link to work, you need to delete the <p> from the end of the URL.

[Drusilla1S]

http://www.onlineweb.com/theones/1970_1974.htm

According to this site, it was the England World Cup team singing, 'Back Home'.

[suzy64]

I was 64 too (yes that old!) House of the rising sun was No1 in USA The kinks You really got me in UK.... now I feel really old lol :o)

[donegal]

number one in the uk was Edge Of Heaven - Wham!
and number 1 in the usa was Therell Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) - Billy Ocean on the day i was born

[darthhobo]

Seven Tears by The Goombay Dance Band.

I remember doing this with a load of mates a couple of years back, and this was by far the worst of the lot. It must be a contender for worst no. 1 ever