If you were born on Friday 16th January, 1942 then Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something About the Way You Look Tonight by Elton John was the US #1 song on your 56th birthday. The song went to number one on October 11th 1997 and stayed at the top of the charts for 14 weeks. Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something About the Way You Look Tonight has a 56% popularity rating on Spotify.
Since your birthday on there have been 82 US number one songs.
The most popular number one song on your birthday according to Spotify has been Easy On Me by Adele with a Spotify popularity score of 100%.
The song that stayed at the number one slot for the longest single run was One Sweet Day by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men which was at #1 for 16 weeks over your 54th birthday.
These are all of the US songs that were number 1 in January 1997, close to your 56th birthday
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#1 songs on my birthday - 16th January
My birthday! (1942): 'Chattanooga Choo Choo' by Glenn Miller
1st birthday (1943): 'There Are Such Things' by Tommy Dorsey
2nd birthday (1944): 'Paper Doll' by Mills Brothers
3rd birthday (1945): 'Don't Fence Me In' by Bing Crosby, The Andrews Sisters
4th birthday (1946): 'Symphony' by Freddy Martin
5th birthday (1947): 'The Old Lamp-Lighter' by Sammy Kaye
6th birthday (1948): 'Ballerina' by Vaughn Monroe
7th birthday (1949): 'Buttons And Bows' by Dinah Shore
8th birthday (1950): 'I Can Dream, Can't I?' by The Andrews Sisters
9th birthday (1951): 'Tennessee Waltz' by Patti Page
10th birthday (1952): 'Cry' by Johnnie Ray
11th birthday (1953): 'Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes' by Perry Como
12th birthday (1954): 'Oh! My Papa' by Eddie Fisher
13th birthday (1955): 'Mister Sandman' by The Chordettes
14th birthday (1956): 'Memories Are Made Of This' by Dean Martin
15th birthday (1957): 'Singing the Blues' by Guy Mitchell
16th birthday (1958): 'At The Hop' by Danny & the Juniors
17th birthday (1959): 'The Chipmunk Song' by Chipmunks
18th birthday (1960): 'El Paso' by Marty Robbins
19th birthday (1961): 'Wonderland by Night' by Bert Kaempfert
20th birthday (1962): 'The Twist' by Chubby Checker
21st birthday (1963): 'Go Away Little Girl' by Steve Lawrence
22nd birthday (1964): 'There! I've Said It Again' by Bobby Vinton
23rd birthday (1965): 'Come See About Me' by The Supremes
24th birthday (1966): 'We Can Work It Out' by The Beatles
25th birthday (1967): 'I'm A Believer' by The Monkees
26th birthday (1968): 'Hello, Goodbye' by The Beatles
27th birthday (1969): 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine' by Marvin Gaye
28th birthday (1970): 'Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head' by B.J. Thomas
29th birthday (1971): 'My Sweet Lord' by George Harrison
30th birthday (1972): 'American Pie' by Don McLean
31st birthday (1973): 'You're So Vain' by Carly Simon
32nd birthday (1974): 'The Joker' by The Steve Miller Band
33rd birthday (1975): 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds' by Elton John
34th birthday (1976): 'Convoy' by C.W. McCall
35th birthday (1977): 'You Make Me Feel Like Dancing' by Leo Sayer
36th birthday (1978): 'Baby Come Back' by Player
37th birthday (1979): 'Too Much Heaven' by The Bee Gees
38th birthday (1980): 'Escape (Pina Colada Song)' by Rupert Holmes
39th birthday (1981): '(Just Like) Starting Over' by John Lennon
40th birthday (1982): 'Physical' by Olivia Newton-John
41st birthday (1983): 'Down Under' by Men at Work
42nd birthday (1984): 'Say, Say, Say' by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
43rd birthday (1985): 'Like a Virgin' by Madonna
44th birthday (1986): 'Say You, Say Me' by Lionel Richie
45th birthday (1987): 'Walk Like an Egyptian' by The Bangles
46th birthday (1988): 'Got My Mind Set On You' by George Harrison
47th birthday (1989): 'My Prerogative' by Bobby Brown
48th birthday (1990): 'Another Day In Paradise' by Phil Collins
49th birthday (1991): 'Justify My Love' by Madonna
50th birthday (1992): 'Black or White' by Michael Jackson
51st birthday (1993): 'I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston
52nd birthday (1994): 'Hero' by Mariah Carey
53rd birthday (1995): 'On Bended Knee' by Boyz II Men
54th birthday (1996): 'One Sweet Day' by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men
55th birthday (1997): 'Un-Break My Heart' by Toni Braxton
56th birthday (1998): 'Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something About the Way You Look Tonight' by Elton John
57th birthday (1999): 'Have You Ever?' by Brandy
58th birthday (2000): 'What A Girl Wants' by Christina Aguilera
59th birthday (2001): 'Independent Women Part 1' by Destiny's Child
60th birthday (2002): 'How You Remind Me' by Nickelback
61st birthday (2003): 'Lose Yourself' by Eminem
62nd birthday (2004): 'Hey Ya!' by OutKast
63rd birthday (2005): 'Let Me Love You' by Mario
64th birthday (2006): 'Laffy Taffy' by D4L
65th birthday (2007): 'Irreplaceable' by Beyonce
66th birthday (2008): 'Low' by Flo-Rida
67th birthday (2009): 'Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)' by Beyonce
68th birthday (2010): 'TiK ToK' by Ke$ha
69th birthday (2011): 'Firework' by Katy Perry
70th birthday (2012): 'Sexy and I Know It' by LMFAO
71st birthday (2013): 'Locked Out of Heaven' by Bruno Mars
72nd birthday (2014): 'The Monster' by Eminem featuring Rihanna
73rd birthday (2015): 'Blank Space' by Taylor Swift
74th birthday (2016): 'Hello' by Adele
75th birthday (2017): 'Black Beatles' by Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane
76th birthday (2018): 'Perfect' by Ed Sheeran duet with Beyonce
77th birthday (2019): 'Without Me' by Halsey
78th birthday (2020): 'Circles' by Post Malone
79th birthday (2021): 'Mood' by 24kGoldn
80th birthday (2022): 'Easy On Me' by Adele
81st birthday (2023): 'Anti-Hero' by Taylor Swift
82nd birthday (2024): 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' by Brenda Lee
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