US Number One Song On 9th January, 1988

So Emotional

Whitney Houston

If you were born on Wednesday 9th January, 1980 then So Emotional by Whitney Houston was the US #1 song on your 8th birthday. The song went to number one on January 9th 1988 and stayed at the top of the charts for 1 week. So Emotional has a 61% popularity rating on Spotify.

Since your birthday on there have been 44 US number one songs.

The most popular number one song on your birthday according to Spotify has been Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee with a Spotify popularity score of 95%.

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 16th birthday.

US number one songs in January 1988

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#1 songs on my birthday - 9th January

My birthday! (1980): 'Please Don't Go' by KC and the Sunshine Band
1st birthday (1981): '(Just Like) Starting Over' by John Lennon
2nd birthday (1982): 'Physical' by Olivia Newton-John
3rd birthday (1983): 'Maneater' by Hall and Oates
4th birthday (1984): 'Say, Say, Say' by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
5th birthday (1985): 'Like a Virgin' by Madonna
6th birthday (1986): 'Say You, Say Me' by Lionel Richie
7th birthday (1987): 'Walk Like an Egyptian' by The Bangles
8th birthday (1988): 'So Emotional' by Whitney Houston
9th birthday (1989): 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn' by Poison
10th birthday (1990): 'Another Day In Paradise' by Phil Collins
11th birthday (1991): 'Justify My Love' by Madonna
12th birthday (1992): 'Black or White' by Michael Jackson
13th birthday (1993): 'I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston
14th birthday (1994): 'Hero' by Mariah Carey
15th birthday (1995): 'On Bended Knee' by Boyz II Men
16th birthday (1996): 'One Sweet Day' by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men
17th birthday (1997): 'Un-Break My Heart' by Toni Braxton
18th birthday (1998): 'Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something About the Way You Look Tonight' by Elton John
19th birthday (1999): 'I'm Your Angel' by R. Kelly and Celine Dion
20th birthday (2000): 'Smooth' by Santana
21st birthday (2001): 'Independent Women Part 1' by Destiny's Child
22nd birthday (2002): 'How You Remind Me' by Nickelback
23rd birthday (2003): 'Lose Yourself' by Eminem
24th birthday (2004): 'Hey Ya!' by OutKast
25th birthday (2005): 'Let Me Love You' by Mario
26th birthday (2006): 'Don't Forget About Us' by Mariah Carey
27th birthday (2007): 'Irreplaceable' by Beyonce
28th birthday (2008): 'Low' by Flo-Rida
29th birthday (2009): 'Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)' by Beyonce
30th birthday (2010): 'TiK ToK' by Ke$ha
31st birthday (2011): 'Grenade' by Bruno Mars
32nd birthday (2012): 'Sexy and I Know It' by LMFAO
33rd birthday (2013): 'Locked Out of Heaven' by Bruno Mars
34th birthday (2014): 'The Monster' by Eminem featuring Rihanna
35th birthday (2015): 'Blank Space' by Taylor Swift
36th birthday (2016): 'Hello' by Adele
37th birthday (2017): 'Starboy' by The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk
38th birthday (2018): 'Perfect' by Ed Sheeran duet with Beyonce
39th birthday (2019): 'Thank U, Next' by Ariana Grande
40th birthday (2020): 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' by Mariah Carey
41st birthday (2021): 'Mood' by 24kGoldn
42nd birthday (2022): 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' by Mariah Carey
43rd birthday (2023): 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' by Mariah Carey
44th birthday (2024): 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' by Brenda Lee


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