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Mine was from Credence Revival

Gosh I am old

 

On 19th Nov 1974 ...

The Number 1 single was:
David Essex - "Gonna Make You A Star"


The Number 1 album was:
Elton John - "Elton John's Greatest Hits"


Born on 19th Nov:
1937 - Ray Collins ( vocalist, Frank Zappa )
1939 - Pete Moore ( of The Miracles )
1945 - Andrew McCulloch ( drummer, Greenslade / King Crimson )
1952 - Bill Sharpe ( of Shakatak )

 

On 11th Jun 1979 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Anita Ward - "Ring My Bell"


The Number 1 album was:
Electric Light Orchestra - "Discovery"


Born on 11th Jun:
1946 - John Lawton ( vocalist, Uriah Heep )
1949 - Frank Beard ( drummer, ZZ Top )
1951 - Lynsey De Paul

 

On 2nd Aug 1976 ...

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 2nd Aug:
1937 - Garth Hudson ( organist, The Band )
1939 - Edward Patten ( vocalist, The Pips )
1949 - Fat Larry ( vocalist, Fat Larrys Band; deceased )
1951 - Andrew Gold
1957 - Mojo Nixon

 

On 27th Nov 1973 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Gary Glitter - "I Love You Love Me Love"


The Number 1 album was:
David Bowie - "Pin-Ups"


Born on 27th Nov:
1942 - Jimi Hendrix ( full name James Marshall Hendrix; guitarist, vocalist; deceased )

None of the others really mattered after that one

 

Roger that

 

Date Engine

On 13th May 1954 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Doris Day - "Secret Love"

The biggest-selling single of 1954.
The Number 1 album was:
Nothing! - "The album chart did not begin until the end of July 1956."

 

On 30th Oct 1981 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin - "It's My Party"


The Number 1 album was:
Human League - "Dare"


Born on 30th Oct:
1939 - Eddie Holland ( of Tamla Motown's Holland / Dozier / Holland production team )
1939 - Grace Slick ( vocalist, Jefferson Airplane / Starship )
1941 - Chubber Checker ( real name, Ernest Evans )
1967 - Gavin Rossdale ( lead vocalist, Bush )

 

On 20th Jul 1979 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Tubeway Army*-*"Are Friends Electric?"


The Number 1 album was:
Tubeway Army*-*"Replicas"


Born on 20th Jul:
1945*-*John Lodge*(*bassist, vocalist, The Moody Blues*)
1945*-*Kim Carnes
1947*-*Carlos Santana*(*guitarist, Santana*)
1964*-*Chris Cornell*(*vocalist, guitarist, Soundgarden )

 

Old??

MIne said something about Tab Hunter, and Frank Sinatra. That depresses the Hell out of me.

 

September 29, 1977

The Number 1 single was:
Elvis Presley - "Way Down"

The Number 1 album was:
Diana Ross & The Supremes - "20 Golden Greats"


try this link for a more thorough account of things on your birthday:

www.scopesys.com/anyday

 

On 21st Apr 1978 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Brian & Michael - "Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats & Dogs"


The Number 1 album was:
Nat 'King' Cole - "20 Golden Greats"


Born on 21st Apr:
1947 - James Newell Osterberg ( better known as Iggy Pop )
1959 - Robert Smith ( guitarist, vocalist, The Cure )
1963 - Johnny McElhorne ( bassist, Altered Images / Texas )

 

The Number 1 single was:Bucks Fizz - "Making Your Mind Up"


The Number 1 album was:
Adam & The Ants - "Kings Of The Wild Frontier"


Born on 14th Apr:
1935 - Loretta Lynn ( Country vocalist )
1942 - Tony Burrows ( Edison Lighthouse )
1945 - Ritchie Blackmore ( guitarist with Deep Purple / guitarist and lead singer with Rainbow )
1949 - Sonja Kristina ( Curved Air )

Allright Loretta Lynn! Bucks Fizz? Am I missing something there?

 

FYI, it says it is the UK Top 40.

 

"MIne said something about Tab Hunter, and Frank Sinatra. That depresses the Hell out of me."
Ill' see your Frank Sinatra and rase you one Doris Day. LOL

 

On 23rd May 1957 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Andy Williams - "Butterfly"


The Number 1 album was:
Original Soundtrack - "The King And I"


Born on 23rd May:
1934 - Robert Moog ( inventor of the synthesizer )
1967 - Philip James Selway ( drummer, Radiohead )
1974 - Jewel ( full name Jewel Kilcher )

 

On 15th Jul 1969 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Thunderclap Newman - "Something In The Air"


The Number 1 album was:
Jim Reeves - "According To My Heart"


Born on 15th Jul:
1944 - Millie Jackson
1946 - Linda Ronstadt
1949 - Trevor Horne ( producer; vocalist with The Buggles )
1956 - Ian Curtis ( vocalist, Joy Division; deceased )
1965 - Andy Couzens ( guitarist, The High )

WTF Jim Reeves Man i feel so old

 

On 26th Jan 1984 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - "Relax"


The Number 1 album was:
Michael Jackson - "Thriller"


Born on 26th Jan:
1957 - Eddie Van Halen ( guitarist, Van Halen )
1963 - Andrew Ridgeley ( vocalist, Wham! )
1963 - Jazzie B ( Soul II Soul )

 

The Number 1 single was:
Belinda Carlisle - "Heaven Is A Place On Earth"

The Number 1 album was:
Johnny Hates Jazz - "Turn Back The Clock"


Hmm, righto! lol. I did know that i have the same birthday as Emma Bunton, which is kinda cool

 

OOPS, another loop I am left out of, the years do not go back far enough. I am sure they had music then. hahaha

 

The Number 1 single was:
Elvis Presley - "All Shook Up"


The Number 1 album was:
Original Soundtrack - "The King And I"

Oh dear....

 

Date Engine

On 29th Aug 1954 ...

The Number 1 single was:
David Whitfield with Chorus & Mantovani & his Orchestra - "Cara Mia"

Geez....
The Number 1 album was:
Nothing! - "The album chart did not begin until the end of July 1956."


Born on 29th Aug:
1920 - Charlie Parker ( seminal jazz musician )
1924 - Dinah Washington
1958 - Michael Jackson
1959 - Eddi Reader ( vocalist; solo and with Fairground Attraction )
1963 - Jerry Fehily ( drummer, percussionist with Hothouse Flowers )
1963 - Elizabeth Fraser ( vocalist, The Cocteau Twins )

 

On 27th Aug 1980 ...

The Number 1 single was:
David Bowie - "Ashes To Ashes"


The Number 1 album was:
Roxy Music - "Flesh And Blood"


Born on 27th Aug:
1942 - B.J. Thomas
1953 - Mink De Ville
1956 - Glen Matlock ( bassist, Sex Pistols / The Rich Kids )

 

On 17th Jul 1964 ...

The Number 1 single was:
The Rolling Stones - "It's All Over Now"


The Number 1 album was:
Rolling Stones - "Rolling Stones"


Born on 17th Jul:
1941 - Spencer Davis ( guitarist )
1949 - Mick Tucker ( drummer, The Sweet )
1949 - Terry 'Geezer' Butler ( bassist, Black Sabbath )
1952 - Chet McCracKen ( drummer, The Doobie Brothers )
1982 - Natasha Hamilton ( vocalist, Atomic Kitten )

 

that's sweet you share a birthday with Phil Selway.
here's me
On 22nd Jan 1982 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Bucks Fizz - "Land Of Make Believe"


The Number 1 album was:
Human League - "Dare"


Born on 22nd Jan:
1931 - Sam Cooke ( soul man )
1947 - Malcolm Mclaren
1962 - Michael Hutchence ( vocalist, INXS, deceased )
1965 - Roachford
1965 - Steven Adler ( drummer, Guns N' Roses )
that human league album was up there for a while, in Todd's post too.

 

Aw, heck xflat. They at LEAST had Edison cylinders back then.


On 5th May 1950 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Billy Eckstine - "My Foolish Heart"


The Number 1 album was:
Nothing! - "The album chart did not begin until the end of July 1956."

 

On 20th Aug 1972 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Alice Cooper - "School's Out"


The Number 1 album was:
Various artist compilation (Arcade) - "20 Fantastic Hits"


Born on 20th Aug:
1924 - Jim Reeves ( deceased )
1942 - Isaac Hayes ( vocalist; solo and as Chef )
1946 - Ralf Hutter ( of Kraftwerk )
1948 - Robert Plant ( vocalist, Led Zeppelin )
1949 - Phil Lynott ( bassist, vocalist, Thin Lizzy; deceased )
1952 - John Hiatt

 

Way I read it , they hadnot started making "flat" records on my birth day!!! - - - - and you think you are depressed???

Sorry Xflat, not meaning to plagarise you, but got so fed up with my birth date i didn`t read all!

 

I am not familiar with the group or him. I take it he's an excellent drummer.

 

On 10th Apr 1971 ...

The Number 1 single was:
T.Rex - "Hot Love"


The Number 1 album was:
Andy Williams - "Home Loving Man"


Born on 10th Apr:
1940 - Ricky Valance
1947 - Bunny Wailer ( a founding member of The Wailers, Bob Marley's band )
1959 - Brian Setzer ( guitarist, vocalist, The Stray Cats )
1959 - Katrina Leskanich ( vocalist in Katrina And The Waves )
1959 - Kenneth Edmonds ( better known as Babyface )
1959 - Babyface ( US singer, producer, and songwriter; real name: Kenneth Edmonds )
1960 - Afrika Bambaataa ( seminal Bronx DJ; hits with The Soulsonic Force, notably Planet Rock; real name Kevin Donovan )
1964 - Alan 'Reni' Wren ( drummer, The Stone Roses )
1979 - Sophie Ellis Bextor ( vocalist; solo and lead with Theaudience )
1981 - Elizabeth Margaret ( vocalist, Atomic Kitten )
1984 - Mandy Moore ( US teen dance-pop singer )

 

Day U were born song

Date Engine
On 15th Feb 1955 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Ruby Murray - "Softly Softly"


The Number 1 album was:
Nothing! - "The album chart did not begin until the end of July 1956."


Born on 15th Feb:
1941 - Brian Holland ( of the Tamla Motown production team Holland/Dozier/Holland )
1952 - Melissa Manchester
1959 - Ali Campbell ( vocalist, UB40 )
1960 - Mikey Craig ( bassist, Culture Club )

 

Re: Day U were born song

the U.S. No.1 on the 10th March 1956 was...

Rock and Roll Waltz by Kay Starr

-and -

Antigua by Nelson Riddle

(shared No.1)


On the eve of the Ides of March in 1956, they had a princess/knight kind of #1.

 

On 9th Nov 1967 ...

The Number 1 single was:
The Foundations - "Baby Now That I've Found You"


The Number 1 album was:
Beatles - "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"


Born on 9th Nov:
1937 - Roger McGough ( of The Scaffold )
1941 - Tom Fogerty ( rhythm guitar and backing vocals with Creedence Clearwater Revival )
1969 - Sandra Denton ( 'Pepa' of Salt-n-Pepa )

 

On 7th Oct 1982 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Musical Youth - "Pass The Dutchie"


The Number 1 album was:
Dire Straits - "Love Over Gold"

1927 - Al Martino ( vocalist who had the first ever UK number 1 single - 1952 )
1945 - Kevin Godley ( bass, percussion, drums, vocals; 10cc / Godley And Creme )
1951 - John Cougar Mellencamp
1953 - Tico Torres ( drummer, Bon Jovi )
1967 - Toni Braxton
1968 - Thom Yorke ( vocalist, guitarist, keyboard player, Radiohead )
1969 - Leeroy Thornhill ( dancer, The Prodigy )

hmmmm....

 

On 21st Dec 1955 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Dickie Valentine - "Christmas Alphabet"


The Number 1 album was:
Nothing! - "The album chart did not begin until the end of July 1956."


Born on 21st Dec:
1940 - Frank Zappa ( multi-instrumentalist; deceased )
1946 - Carl Wilson ( guitarist, vocalist, The Beach Boys; deceased )

 

The Number 1 single was:
T.Rex - "Hot Love"


The Number 1 album was:
Various artist compilation - "Motown Chartbusters Volume 5"


Born on 12th Apr:
1933 - Tiny Tim
1940 - Herbie Hancock
1944 - John Kay ( vocalist, Steppenwolf )
1950 - David Cassidy ( vocalist; solo and with The Partridge Family )
1957 - Vince Gill ( One of the most popular country stars of the '90s )
1958 - Tony James ( bassist, Generation X / Sigue Sigue Sputnik )
1965 - Sean Welch ( The Beautiful South )
1967 - Sarah Cracknell ( vocalist Saint Etienne )
1978 - Guy Berryman ( bassist, Coldplay )
1980 - Bryan McFadden ( vocalist, Westlife; married to Kerry Katona, formerly of Atomic Kitten )


I am waiting for some newcomer to post "Oopps I did it again by B. Spears" then I will lmao...

 

The year thing doesn't go back far enough.

 

The Number 1 single was:
Belinda Carlisle - "Heaven Is A Place On Earth"


The Number 1 album was:
Johnny Hates Jazz - "Turn Back The Clock"


Born on 21st Jan:
1925 - Telly Savalas
1941 - Ritchie Havens
1942 - Edwin Starr ( deceased )
1950 - Leslie Charles ( better known as Billy Ocean )
1959 - Vic Reeves ( half of comedy duo Reeves and Mortimer )
1976 - Emma Bunton ( aka Baby spice, The Spice Girls )

 

On 6th Jan 1954 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Eddie Calvert - "Oh Mein Papa"


The Number 1 album was:
Nothing! - "The album chart did not begin until the end of July 1956."


Who the heck is Eddie Calvert????? and no album chart

Cool link

 

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On 14th Aug 1985 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Madonna - "Into The Groove"


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


Born on 14th Aug:
1941 - David Crosby ( real name; David Van Cortland; guitarist and vocalist; solo and with The Byrds / Crosby Stills Nash and Young )
1947 - Maddy Prior ( vocalist, Steeleye Span )
1961 - Sarah Brightman ( vocalist; solo and with Hot Gossip )
1965 - Mark Collins ( guitarist, The Charlatans )

 

oh wow. Madonna.

On 24th Jul 1987 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Madonna - "Who's That Girl"


The Number 1 album was:
Terence Trent D'Arby - "Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby"


Born on 24th Jul:
1942 - Heinz Burt ( bassist, The Tornados, 1962 UK & US No.1 single 'Telstar' )
1944 - Jim Armstrong ( Them, 1965 UK No.2 single 'Here Comes The Night' )
1957 - Larry Gott ( guitarist, James, 1991 UK No.2 single 'Sit Down' )
1970 - Jennifer Lopez ( Actress/singer )

 

On 3rd Nov 1968

The Number 1 single was:
Joe Cocker - "With A Little Help From My Friends"


The Number 1 album was:
Hollies - "The Hollies' Greatest"


Born on 3rd Nov:
1933 - John Barry ( of The John Barry Orchestra )
1943 - Bert Jansch
1948 - Marie Lawrie ( better known as Lulu )
1954 - Stuart Goddard ( better known as Adam Ant )
1960 - James Prime ( keyboard player, Deacon Blue )
1962 - Ian Mcnabb ( guitarist, vocalist; solo and with The Icicle Works )
1969 - Robert Miles
1976 - Ras (Raheen) ( of Damage )
1979 - Joel Madden ( Vocals, Good Charlotte )
1979 - Benji Madden ( Guitarist, Good Charlotte & Twin of Joel )

 

March 31, 1988

The Number 1 single was:
Aswad - "Don't Turn Around"


The Number 1 album was:
Various artist compilation (EMI/Virgin) - "Now That's What I Call Music 11"


Born on 31st Mar:
1934 - Shirley Jones ( vocalist and actress in The Partridge Family )
1935 - Herb Alpert ( trumpeter and vocalist )
1958 - Pat McGlynn ( Bay City Rollers )
1959 - Angus Young ( guitarist, AC/DC )

 

I think it was Homo Erectus hitting a hollow log with a bone......