What was the No 1 song the day you were born.

[oldwheels]

Not sure they had invented such things when I was born.

 

[Brandane]

Elvis..... Good Luck Charm.
Ironically I am not an Elvis fan. And good luck charm I am not. If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have any luck at all .

 

[Toshiba Boy]

A Hard Day's Night by some little known band.

 

[oldwheels]

Looked it up and I like the idea of Red Sails in the Sunset.
Or Fred Astaire doing his thing?

 

[Mrs M]

The Walker Brothers
The sun ain’t gonna shine anymore 😬

 

[Drago]

Two little boys by you know who.

Jimmy Glitter-Harris, with a B side by Jonathan King?

 

[ColinJ]

I have never heard of the hits on my zeroth or first birthdays. Jerry Lee Lewis was #1 for my second with Great Balls of Fire.

 

[Cycleops]

Looking back at these records there is a recurring theme. They seem to have a much longer shelf life than hits of today do.
Eddie Calvert's 'Oh mein Papa' was on Family Favourites consistently for years after it was released. Charles Penrose singing the 'Laughing Policeman' was also a favourite for yonks on the request progs and that was first released on 1922 under Charles Jolly.
Here's a remastered version:


View: https://youtu.be/JyYeD4Wgl0U?si=yZZIAs_1dfKDE2Ax

 

[geocycle]

Ken Dodd for me! Is he still with us? Diddy pay his taxes, diddy heck!

 

[Rusty Nails]

Souvenirs/September Song by Frank Sinatra.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Kylie Minogue - I should be so lucky

 

[Sterlo]

Mine was House Of The Rising Sun by the Animals, unfortunately it wasn't a Beatles song

 

[raleighnut]

The Shadows - Wonderful Land

 

[Cycleops]

Mine was House Of The Rising Sun by the Animals, unfortunately it wasn't a Beatles song

But it was one the groups that broke the dominance of the Mersey Sound.

 

[Chris S]

Mine was House Of The Rising Sun by the Animals, unfortunately it wasn't a Beatles song

Help! by the Beatles. Fortunately Jonathan King was still at No: 7