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What was number 1 when you were born?

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lucy5 · 15/02/2006 22:26

I'm rather happy that My sweet lord, George Harrison.

Dh is unhappy that his is ken dood tears
dd was Stan by Eminem

here

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SorenLorensen · 15/02/2006 22:27

Link won't work, lucy (you never emailed me, btw - I was very sad).

JanH · 15/02/2006 22:27

When I was born the charts hadn't been invented [zimmer frame emoticon]

goldstarlover · 15/02/2006 22:28

Ashes To Ashes - David Bowie

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lucy5 · 15/02/2006 22:28

www.thisdayinmusic.com/member/birthdayno1.php

dont know why it wont link so will try again this

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JanH · 15/02/2006 22:28

lucy's link

goldstarlover · 15/02/2006 22:29

dp is Take A Chance On Me - Abba

and ds is Toy Soldiers - Eminem

edodgy · 15/02/2006 22:29

Mine was Elton John and Kiki Dee, Dont go breakin' my Heart.

Mazzystar · 15/02/2006 22:29

SL stick a www in the url

me - sugar sugar by the archies (makes me sound flamin' ancient)
dh - metal guru by t-rex

but oh dear, ds eric prydz' call on me

JanH · 15/02/2006 22:30

My "Life's Theme Song" is Get Back - I like that!

paolosgirl · 15/02/2006 22:30

I Heard it Through the Grapevine by Marvin Gaye. How cool is that? (and how ancient am I!)

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lucy5 · 15/02/2006 22:30

Sl I did try. Sorry you were sad it was such an exciting email For some reason my email to you keeps bouncing back.

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zippitippitoes · 15/02/2006 22:30

Rubbish Janh charts have been around since the thirties

JanH · 15/02/2006 22:31

Those were sheet music!

This site starts at 1/1/52

kleggie · 15/02/2006 22:31

There's No-one Quite Like Grandma - St Winifred's School Choir

OMG

mrspink27 · 15/02/2006 22:31

Without You - Nilsson and i love that song to!

lou33 · 15/02/2006 22:32

Green green grass of home - tom jones

(yay)

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lucy5 · 15/02/2006 22:32

Thanks Jan, I don't know why I couldn't link it

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JanH · 15/02/2006 22:33

Your www had vanished, lucy

zippitippitoes · 15/02/2006 22:34

neve mind mine is Butterfly by Andy Williams..que?

Nbg · 15/02/2006 22:36

Mine was House of Fun - Madness

Dh's was Get down - Gilbert O'Sullivan

DD's, Where is the Love -Black Eyed Peas.

alliep30 · 15/02/2006 22:36

dancing queen, abba. I love that! dh was Eye Level, The Simon Park Orchestra.. what the hell is that?

ds Fool again, westlife (yuk)
dd One Night, Elvis

zippitippitoes · 15/02/2006 22:37

dps however is those were the friends by Mary Hopkin

jamiesam · 15/02/2006 22:37

Me - San Francisco (Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair) - Scott McKenzie

Dh - Distant Drums - Jim Reeves (who? what?)

Ds1 - Mambo no 5 - bob the builder

Ds2 - Crazy in love - Beyonce

JanH · 15/02/2006 22:39

Ohh, would that be Elusive Butterfly? (Did he sing that?) I love that song.

I looked up all my kids' No 1s and had never heard of any of them

DD1: Seven Tears - The Goombay Dance Band

DD2: Easy Lover - Philip Bailey and Phil Collins

DS1: Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You - Glenn Medeiros

DS2: Young At Heart - The Bluebells

And DH gets "The Homing Waltz - Vera Lynn and Alma Cogan. (Prior to the first British chart on 14/11/52 popular songs were measured by sales of sheet music & most major songs had more than one version)"

JanH · 15/02/2006 22:40

jamiesam, Distant Drums was lovely - slow C&W song. Was that about 1964????