US Number One Song On 23rd December, 1961

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

The Tokens

If you were born on Thursday 23rd December, 1943 then The Lion Sleeps Tonight by The Tokens was the US #1 song on your 18th birthday. The song went to number one on December 18th 1961 and stayed at the top of the charts for 4 weeks. The Lion Sleeps Tonight has a 63% popularity rating on Spotify.

Since your birthday on there have been 80 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 52nd birthday.

US number one songs in December 1961

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#1 songs on my birthday - 23rd December

My birthday! (1943): 'Paper Doll' by Mills Brothers
1st birthday (1944): 'Don't Fence Me In' by Bing Crosby, The Andrews Sisters
2nd birthday (1945): 'It's Been A Long, Long Time' by Harry James
3rd birthday (1946): 'Ole Buttermilk Sky' by Kay Kyser
4th birthday (1947): 'Ballerina' by Vaughn Monroe
5th birthday (1948): 'Buttons And Bows' by Dinah Shore
6th birthday (1949): 'Mule Train' by Frankie Laine
7th birthday (1950): 'The Thing' by Phil Harris
8th birthday (1951): '(It's No) Sin' by Eddy Howard
9th birthday (1952): 'Why Don't You Believe Me' by Joni James
10th birthday (1953): 'Rags To Riches' by Tony Bennett
11th birthday (1954): 'Mister Sandman' by The Chordettes
12th birthday (1955): 'Sixteen Tons' by Tennessee Ernie Ford
13th birthday (1956): 'Singing the Blues' by Guy Mitchell
14th birthday (1957): 'April Love' by Pat Boone
15th birthday (1958): 'The Chipmunk Song' by Chipmunks
16th birthday (1959): 'Heartaches By The Number' by Guy Mitchell
17th birthday (1960): 'Are You Lonesome Tonight' by Elvis Presley
18th birthday (1961): 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' by The Tokens
19th birthday (1962): 'Telstar' by The Tornados
20th birthday (1963): 'Dominique' by The Singing Nun
21st birthday (1964): 'Come See About Me' by The Supremes
22nd birthday (1965): 'Turn! Turn! Turn!' by The Byrds
23rd birthday (1966): 'Winchester Cathedral' by The New Vaudeville Band
24th birthday (1967): 'Daydream Believer' by The Monkees
25th birthday (1968): 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine' by Marvin Gaye
26th birthday (1969): 'Leaving on a Jet Plane' by Peter, Paul and Mary
27th birthday (1970): 'The Tears Of A Clown' by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
28th birthday (1971): 'Family Affair' by Sly and The Family Stone
29th birthday (1972): 'Me And Mrs Jones' by Billy Paul
30th birthday (1973): 'The Most Beautiful Girl' by Charlie Rich
31st birthday (1974): 'Cat's In The Cradle' by Harry Chapin
32nd birthday (1975): 'That's The Way (I Like It)' by KC and the Sunshine Band
33rd birthday (1976): 'Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)' by Rod Stewart
34th birthday (1977): 'You Light Up My Life' by Debby Boone
35th birthday (1978): 'Le Freak' by Chic
36th birthday (1979): 'Escape (Pina Colada Song)' by Rupert Holmes
37th birthday (1980): 'Lady' by Kenny Rogers
38th birthday (1981): 'Physical' by Olivia Newton-John
39th birthday (1982): 'Maneater' by Hall and Oates
40th birthday (1983): 'Say, Say, Say' by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
41st birthday (1984): 'Like a Virgin' by Madonna
42nd birthday (1985): 'Say You, Say Me' by Lionel Richie
43rd birthday (1986): 'Walk Like an Egyptian' by The Bangles
44th birthday (1987): 'Faith' by George Michael
45th birthday (1988): 'Look Away' by Chicago
46th birthday (1989): 'Another Day In Paradise' by Phil Collins
47th birthday (1990): 'Because I Love You (The Postman Song)' by Stevie B
48th birthday (1991): 'Black or White' by Michael Jackson
49th birthday (1992): 'I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston
50th birthday (1993): 'Again' by Janet Jackson
51st birthday (1994): 'Here Comes the Hotstepper' by Ini Kamoze
52nd birthday (1995): 'One Sweet Day' by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men
53rd birthday (1996): 'Un-Break My Heart' by Toni Braxton
54th birthday (1997): 'Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something About the Way You Look Tonight' by Elton John
55th birthday (1998): 'I'm Your Angel' by R. Kelly and Celine Dion
56th birthday (1999): 'Smooth' by Santana
57th birthday (2000): 'Independent Women Part 1' by Destiny's Child
58th birthday (2001): 'How You Remind Me' by Nickelback
59th birthday (2002): 'Lose Yourself' by Eminem
60th birthday (2003): 'Hey Ya!' by OutKast
61st birthday (2004): 'Drop It Like It's Hot' by Snoop Dogg
62nd birthday (2005): 'Run It!' by Chris Brown
63rd birthday (2006): 'Irreplaceable' by Beyonce
64th birthday (2007): 'No One' by Alicia Keys
65th birthday (2008): 'Live Your Life' by T.I.
66th birthday (2009): 'Empire State of Mind' by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys
67th birthday (2010): 'Firework' by Katy Perry
68th birthday (2011): 'We Found Love' by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris
69th birthday (2012): 'Locked Out of Heaven' by Bruno Mars
70th birthday (2013): 'The Monster' by Eminem featuring Rihanna
71st birthday (2014): 'Blank Space' by Taylor Swift
72nd birthday (2015): 'Hello' by Adele
73rd birthday (2016): 'Black Beatles' by Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane
74th birthday (2017): 'Perfect' by Ed Sheeran duet with Beyonce
75th birthday (2018): 'Thank U, Next' by Ariana Grande
76th birthday (2019): 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' by Mariah Carey
77th birthday (2020): 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' by Mariah Carey
78th birthday (2021): 'Easy On Me' by Adele
79th birthday (2022): 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' by Mariah Carey
80th birthday (2023): 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' by Brenda Lee


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