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No 1 when you were born

Nicked off another footie site. But so what. Sorry if anyone was born before 1945 it's tough.

 

http://www.everyhit.com/dates/

 

On my birthday 6th Jun 1969 ...

 

The Number 1 single was:

Tommy Roe - "Dizzy"

 

 

The Number 1 album was:

Bob Dylan - "Nashville Skyline"

 

 

Born on 6th Jun:

1936 - Levi Stubbs ( vocalist, The Four Tops )

1939 - Gary U.S. Bonds

1960 - Steve Vai ( guitarist, Frank Zappa / Whitesnake )

1961 - D.C. Lee ( female vocalist, solo and with The Style Council )

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On 9th Mar 1962 ...

 

The Number 1 single was:

Elvis Presley - "Rock-A-Hula Baby / Can't Help Falling In Love"

 

I know; I don't look that old . . . . . =;

 

 

Born on 9th Mar:

1946 - Jim Cregan ( Cockney Rebel )

1948 - Jeffrey Osborne

1958 - Martin Fry ( vocalist, ABC )

1962 - MickyD (vocalist, West Stand Lower)

i share my b'day with the amusingly named Muff Winwood

biffo,exiled gran, dont even bother lookin'

i am lovin that sit.......

 

just done everyones birthdays in the office..... :D

On 23rd Mar 1969 ...

 

The Number 1 single was:

Desmond Dekker & The Aces - "The Israelites"

 

 

The Number 1 album was:

Cream - "Goodbye"

 

 

Born on 23rd Mar:

1949 - Ric Ocasek ( The Cars )

1953 - Yvette Marie Stevens ( better known as Chaka Khan )

1966 - Mark McLoughlin ( better known as Marti Pellow; vocalist, Wet Wet Wet )

1968 - Damon Albarn ( vocalist, Blur / Gorillaz )

 

Now that is quite weird because it's often been said I've got the waiste line of Chaka Khan, the drug habit of Marti Pellow and I like wishing my cream goodbye !!!!

oooh, i share a birthday with whigfield...

WELL , I ALWAYS THOUGHT MARTI PELLOW WAS HIS REAL NAME.

 

WIDNES HAS SOME SHARED FEATURES WITH LIMAHL YER KNOW OR SO S.T TELLS ME !

The Number 1 single was:

T.Rex - "Hot Love"

 

 

How appropriate for the resident WW love machine.

On 9th Mar 1962 ...

 

The Number 1 single was:

Elvis Presley - "Rock-A-Hula Baby / Can't Help Falling In Love"

 

I know; I don't look that old . . . . . =;

 

 

Born on 9th Mar:

1946 - Jim Cregan ( Cockney Rebel )

1948 - Jeffrey Osborne

1958 - Martin Fry ( vocalist, ABC )

1962 - MickyD (vocalist, West Stand Lower)

 

God, you're even older than me you old red ginger

On 13th Dec 1962 ...

 

The Number 1 single was:

Elvis Presley - "Return To Sender"

 

 

The Number 1 album was:

Original Soundtrack - "West Side Story"

 

 

Born on 13th Dec:

1940 - Tony Gomez ( of The Foundations )

1948 - Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter ( guitarist, Doobie Brothers / Steely Dan )

1948 - Ted Nugent

1954 - Steve Forbert

1962 - Satan Greavsie (bon viveur of East Stand Lower and Paddock)

1975 - Tom Delonge ( Guitarist, Blink 182 )

On 7th Dec 1970 ...

 

The Number 1 single was:

Dave Edmunds - "I Hear You Knockin'"

 

 

The Number 1 album was:

Led Zeppelin - "Led Zeppelin 3"

 

 

Born on 7th Dec:

1942 - Harry Chapin

1949 - Tom Waits

1954 - Mike Nolan ( vocalist, Bucks Fizz )

1958 - Tim Butler ( bassist, The Psychedelic Furs )

1966 - Gem Archer ( rhythm guitarist; Heavy Stereo / Oasis )

1974 - Nicole Appleton ( vocalist, All Saints / Appleton )

1987 - Aaron Carter ( The youngest male solo artist to have four Top 40 singles )

And missus c's

 

 

 

 

On 19th Jan 1978 ...

 

The Number 1 single was:

Wings - "Mull Of Kintyre/Girls' School"

 

 

The Number 1 album was:

Bread - "The Sound Of Bread"

 

 

Born on 19th Jan:

1939 - Phil Everly ( The Everly Brothers )

1943 - Janis Joplin ( US vocalist; deceased )

1943 - Joe Butler ( vocals, drummer, percussionist, The Lovin' Spoonful )

1946 - Dolly Parton ( 1949 Robert Palmer )

1949 - Robert Palmer ( deceased )

1963 - Caron Wheeler ( vocalist, Soul II Soul )

Nov 3rd 1984..... "Freedom" by Wham!

 

 

:D/

On 14th Oct 1983 ...

 

The Number 1 single was:

Culture Club - "Karma Chameleon"

 

#-o #-o

 

Born on 14th Oct:

1940 - Cliff Richard ( real name Harry Webb )

 

](*,) ](*,)

Elvis - I've shat him

 

The Number 1 single was:

The Beatles - "From Me To You"

 

 

The Number 1 album was:

Cliff Richard & The Shadows - "Summer Holiday (OST)"

 

 

1919 - Pete Seeger ( folk singer )

1933 - James Brown

1937 - Frankie Valli ( vocalist, The Four Seasons )

1950 - Mary Hopkin

1951 - Christopher Cross

1972 - Mark Morrison

 

OK Pop pickers

Guess the date & the year - much more interesting

 

 

:D/

The Number 1 single was:

Elvis Presley - "A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight"

 

 

The Number 1 album was:

Original Soundtrack - "South Pacific"

 

 

1946 - Freddie Stone ( of Sly & The Family Stone )

1947 - Laurie Anderson ( vocalist )

1954 - Nicko McBrain ( drummer, Iron Maiden )

1970 - Claus Norren F??dd ( male member of Aqua )

1974 - Dominic Chad ( guitarist, Mansun )

The Number 1 single was:

Chicory Tip??-??"Son Of My Father"

(hence my avatar)

 

The Number 1 album was:

Neil Reid??-??"Neil Reid"

 

Born on 1st Mar:

1927??-??Harry Belafonte

1944??-??Roger Daltry??(??vocalist, The Who??)

1946??-??Tony Ashton??(??vocalist, keyboard player, Ashton Gardner & Dyke??)

1958??-??Nik Kershaw

1962??-??Peter Stephenson??(??of The Shamen??)

Biffo

 

14th April 1912

 

The Number 1 "78" was:

Will Hay - "The day we sailed on the Titanic"

(single hastily withdrawn the following day)

 

 

The Number 1 collection of 78s was:

Lt. Gonville Bromhead - "Rear rank fire! My time with the 24th Regiment"

On 10th May 1982 ...

 

The Number 1 single was:

Paul McCartney with Stevie Wonder - "Ebony & Ivory"

 

 

The Number 1 album was:

Paul McCartney - "Tug Of War"

 

 

Born on 10th May:

1946 - Donovan

1946 - Graham Gouldman ( vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, writer; The High Spots / The Crevattes / 10CC )

1947 - Dave Mason ( guitarist, Traffic )

1952 - Sly Dunbar

1952 - Lee Brilleaux ( real name Lee Collinson; guitarist / lead vocalist, Dr Feelgood )

1957 - Sid Vicious ( real name John Ritchie; deceased )

1960 - Paul Hewson ( better known as Bono; vocalist, guitarist, U2 )

The Number 1 single was:

Elvis Presley - "A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight"

 

April 1959 eh :-k

On 16th Dec 1978 ...

 

The Number 1 single was:

Boney M - "Mary's Boy Child-Oh My Lord"

 

 

The Number 1 album was:

Original Soundtrack - "Grease"

 

 

Born on 16th Dec:

1934 - Karl Denver

1936 - Tommy Steele

1945 - Tony Hicks ( guitarist, The Hollies )

1946 - Benny Anderson ( keyboard player, vocalist, Abba )

1950 - Billy Gibbons ( guitarist, vocalist, ZZ Top )

The Number 1 single was:

Elvis Presley - "A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight"

 

April 1959 eh :-k

 

No :-#

The Number 1 single was:

Elvis Presley - "A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight"

 

 

The Number 1 album was:

Original Soundtrack - "South Pacific"

 

 

1946 - Freddie Stone ( of Sly & The Family Stone )

1947 - Laurie Anderson ( vocalist )

1954 - Nicko McBrain ( drummer, Iron Maiden )

1970 - Claus Norren F??dd ( male member of Aqua )

1974 - Dominic Chad ( guitarist, Mansun )

may 1959

Connie Francis - Stupid Cupid

Thunderclap Newman - "Something In The Air"

The Number 1 single was:

Elvis Presley - "A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight"

 

 

The Number 1 album was:

Original Soundtrack - "South Pacific"

 

 

1946 - Freddie Stone ( of Sly & The Family Stone )

1947 - Laurie Anderson ( vocalist )

1954 - Nicko McBrain ( drummer, Iron Maiden )

1970 - Claus Norren F??dd ( male member of Aqua )

1974 - Dominic Chad ( guitarist, Mansun )

may 1959

 

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