If you were born on Monday 1st January, 1940 then The Sounds of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel was the US #1 song on your 26th birthday. The song went to number one on January 1st 1966 and stayed at the top of the charts for 1 week. The Sounds of Silence has a 43% popularity rating on Spotify.
Since your birthday on there have been 84 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 56th birthday.
These are all of the US songs that were number 1 in January 1966, close to your 26th birthday
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#1 songs on my birthday - 1st January
My birthday! (1940): 'Scatterbrain' by Frankie Masters
1st birthday (1941): 'Frenesi' by Artie Shaw
2nd birthday (1942): 'Chattanooga Choo Choo' by Glenn Miller
3rd birthday (1943): 'White Christmas' by Bing Crosby
4th birthday (1944): 'Paper Doll' by Mills Brothers
5th birthday (1945): 'Don't Fence Me In' by Bing Crosby, The Andrews Sisters
6th birthday (1946): 'Chickery Chick' by Sammy Kaye
7th birthday (1947): 'The Old Lamp-Lighter' by Sammy Kaye
8th birthday (1948): 'Ballerina' by Vaughn Monroe
9th birthday (1949): 'Buttons And Bows' by Dinah Shore
10th birthday (1950): 'Mule Train' by Frankie Laine
11th birthday (1951): 'Tennessee Waltz' by Patti Page
12th birthday (1952): 'Cry' by Johnnie Ray
13th birthday (1953): 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus' by Jimmy Boyd
14th birthday (1954): 'Rags To Riches' by Tony Bennett
15th birthday (1955): 'Mister Sandman' by The Chordettes
16th birthday (1956): 'Sixteen Tons' by Tennessee Ernie Ford
17th birthday (1957): 'Singing the Blues' by Guy Mitchell
18th birthday (1958): 'April Love' by Pat Boone
19th birthday (1959): 'The Chipmunk Song' by Chipmunks
20th birthday (1960): 'Why' by Frankie Avalon
21st birthday (1961): 'Are You Lonesome Tonight' by Elvis Presley
22nd birthday (1962): 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' by The Tokens
23rd birthday (1963): 'Telstar' by The Tornados
24th birthday (1964): 'Dominique' by The Singing Nun
25th birthday (1965): 'I Feel Fine' by The Beatles
26th birthday (1966): 'The Sounds of Silence' by Simon and Garfunkel
27th birthday (1967): 'I'm A Believer' by The Monkees
28th birthday (1968): 'Hello, Goodbye' by The Beatles
29th birthday (1969): 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine' by Marvin Gaye
30th birthday (1970): 'Someday We'll Be Together' by Diana Ross & the Supremes
31st birthday (1971): 'My Sweet Lord' by George Harrison
32nd birthday (1972): 'Brand New Key' by Melanie
33rd birthday (1973): 'Me And Mrs Jones' by Billy Paul
34th birthday (1974): 'Time In A Bottle' by Jim Croce
35th birthday (1975): 'Angie Baby' by Helen Reddy
36th birthday (1976): 'Let's Do It Again' by The Staple Singers
37th birthday (1977): 'Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)' by Rod Stewart
38th birthday (1978): 'How Deep Is Your Love' by The Bee Gees
39th birthday (1979): 'Le Freak' by Chic
40th birthday (1980): 'Escape (Pina Colada Song)' by Rupert Holmes
41st birthday (1981): '(Just Like) Starting Over' by John Lennon
42nd birthday (1982): 'Physical' by Olivia Newton-John
43rd birthday (1983): 'Maneater' by Hall and Oates
44th birthday (1984): 'Say, Say, Say' by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
45th birthday (1985): 'Like a Virgin' by Madonna
46th birthday (1986): 'Say You, Say Me' by Lionel Richie
47th birthday (1987): 'Walk Like an Egyptian' by The Bangles
48th birthday (1988): 'Faith' by George Michael
49th birthday (1989): 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn' by Poison
50th birthday (1990): 'Another Day In Paradise' by Phil Collins
51st birthday (1991): 'Because I Love You (The Postman Song)' by Stevie B
52nd birthday (1992): 'Black or White' by Michael Jackson
53rd birthday (1993): 'I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston
54th birthday (1994): 'Hero' by Mariah Carey
55th birthday (1995): 'On Bended Knee' by Boyz II Men
56th birthday (1996): 'One Sweet Day' by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men
57th birthday (1997): 'Un-Break My Heart' by Toni Braxton
58th birthday (1998): 'Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something About the Way You Look Tonight' by Elton John
59th birthday (1999): 'I'm Your Angel' by R. Kelly and Celine Dion
60th birthday (2000): 'Smooth' by Santana
61st birthday (2001): 'Independent Women Part 1' by Destiny's Child
62nd birthday (2002): 'How You Remind Me' by Nickelback
63rd birthday (2003): 'Lose Yourself' by Eminem
64th birthday (2004): 'Hey Ya!' by OutKast
65th birthday (2005): 'Let Me Love You' by Mario
66th birthday (2006): 'Don't Forget About Us' by Mariah Carey
67th birthday (2007): 'Irreplaceable' by Beyonce
68th birthday (2008): 'No One' by Alicia Keys
69th birthday (2009): 'Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)' by Beyonce
70th birthday (2010): 'Empire State of Mind' by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys
71st birthday (2011): 'Firework' by Katy Perry
72nd birthday (2012): 'We Found Love' by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris
73rd birthday (2013): 'Locked Out of Heaven' by Bruno Mars
74th birthday (2014): 'The Monster' by Eminem featuring Rihanna
75th birthday (2015): 'Blank Space' by Taylor Swift
76th birthday (2016): 'Hello' by Adele
77th birthday (2017): 'Black Beatles' by Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane
78th birthday (2018): 'Perfect' by Ed Sheeran duet with Beyonce
79th birthday (2019): 'Thank U, Next' by Ariana Grande
80th birthday (2020): 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' by Mariah Carey
81st birthday (2021): 'Willow' by Taylor Swift
82nd birthday (2022): 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' by Mariah Carey
83rd birthday (2023): 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' by Mariah Carey
84th birthday (2024): 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' by Brenda Lee
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