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[StrikerObi]

Maybe this has been done before but I don't know.

This site will tell you what songs were #1 in the US and the UK on the day you were born.

http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/cont/choose.html

December 1st, 1983

# 1 in the UK - Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl"

# 1 in the US - Lionel Richie's "All Night Long (All Night)"

 

[pestul]

24 Aug 80

US
Magic by
Olivia Newton-John

UK
Ashes To Ashes by
David Bowie

 

[bjork]

UK - Way Down - elvis

US - Best of my Love - The Emotions.

9/8/77

 

[-Fightnfire-]

US- Celebration, Kool and the Gang

UK- Women, John Lennon

2/17/1981

 

[Ollie Pooch]

nov 18, 1981

US #1
Private Eyes by
Daryl Hall and John Oates

UK #1
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic by
The Police

 

[MIMIC]

December 2nd, 1985:
U.S. - Separate Lives by Phil Collins

 

[Willco]

Jan. 18th, 1984

US
Say Say Say by
Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson

UK
Pipes Of Peace by
Paul McCartney



... Strange. I guess this is why I've always felt a connection towards Paul McCartney. And the episode of The Simpsons he guest-starred on.

 

[Semjaza Azazel]

The Eye of the Tiger by Survivor in the US.

Come On Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners in the UK.

I was born on August 9th, 1982.

Pestul is lucky. Ashes to Ashes rocks.

 

[DrForester]

Feb. 2 1981

USA-
The Tide Is High - Blondie


UK -
Imagine - John Lennon

 

[Matlock]

Every Breath You Take - The Police
Flashdance... What a Feeling - Irene Cara

June 24, 1983.

 

[Outlaw]

 

[White Man]

I already knew mine

Jan 14th 1981:

UK: Imagine
US: Just Like Starting Over

Both by Lennon.

 

[JackFrost2012]

30th January 1980
US: Rock With You by Michael Jackson
UK: Brass In Pocket by The Pretenders

LAME

 

[shoplifter]

Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights

I propose that img-timeline be a bannable offense.

 

[jett]

The U.S. No.1 on the 12th May 1982 was...Chariots of Fire - Titles by
Vangelis

Yes, my birthday rules.

 

[Cmdr. Solrak]

US...Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes

 

[btrboyev]

august 13th 1978

US - three times a lady - the commodores

UK - your the one that I want -john travolta and olivia newton john

 

[JackFrost2012]

I propose that img-timeline be a bannable offense.

At the very least, we could use a timeline image that correctly spells "comet."

 

[warabi-mochi]

9/9/78

U.K. - Three Times A Lady by The Commodores
U.S. - Boogie Oogie Oogie by Taste of Honey

 

[bjork]

One of you bastards HAS to be older than me...

 

[Dujour]

I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL.

I think that's it.

 

[SystemShark]

Oct 5 1979

US: My Sharona by The Knack

UK: Message In A Bottle by The Police

 

[UtadaBarkley]

the U.S. No.1 on the 15th August 1981 was... Endless Love by
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie

 

[StrikerObi]

This is NeoGAF. Everything is reset and must be redone. Didn't you get the memo?

 

[Crag Dweller]

7/8/64

U.S. I Get Around by The Beach Boys
U.K. It's Over by Roy Orbison

 

[Stuggernaut]

05/25/1970

USA : American Woman by the Guess Who

UK : Back Home by England World Cup Squad (???)

 

[metsallica]

8/13/81

US: Jessie's Girl by Rick Springfield
UK: Green Door by Shakin' Stevens

 

[pixelated]

02/12/82

US
Centrefold by
The J. Geils Band

UK
The Model / Computer Love by
Kraftwerk

no wonder I make electronic music

 

[Vennt]

11th April 1970

UK: Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon And Garfunkel
US: Let it Be - The Beatles



Freeburn

 

[sc0la]

1-4-81

US
(Just Like) Starting Over by
John Lennon




UK
There's No One Quite Like Grandma by
St Winifred's School Choir
o_o

 

[Cerebral Palsy]

15th September 1980

U.S. No.1: Upside Down by Diana Ross

U.K. No.1: Feels Like I'm In Love by Kelly Marie

 

[warhead]

14-08-1985

NL (that's my country ): Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F. (theme from Beverly Hills Cop)

US: Tears for Fears - Shout

UK: Madonna - Into The Groove

 

[Flynn]

November 1972
"I Can See Clearly Now" by Johnny Nash

For some reason, I'm terribly relieved that I'm not the olded person on this forum.

 

[TAJ]

USA:
Convoy-C.W. McCall

UK:
Bohemian Rhapsody-Queen

 

[8bit]

27th September 1971

UK The Tams - Hey Girl Don't Bother Me
US The Osmonds - Go Away Little Girl

I guess girls were roaming the streets bothering people around that time.

 

[aerodynamik]

02/12/82

US
Centrefold by
The J. Geils Band

UK
The Model / Computer Love by
Kraftwerk

no wonder I make electronic music

God, and I have Diana Ross .

 

[GDGF]

March 15, 1977

US : Love Theme From 'A Star is Born' (Evergreen) by Barbra Streisand

UK : Chanson D' Amour by Manhattan Transfer...


...These songs are not worthy of a soothsayer such as myself

 

[GDGF]

On a side note, did anyone else sing the first line from every song they knew to themselves, or was it just me

 

[Bebpo]

God, and I have Diana Ross .

Hmm, is your birthday close to mine?

10/06/1981

US: Endless Love by
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie

UK: Prince Charming by
Adam And The Ants

 

[hobbitx]

Haha! Sweet, "Jump" by Van Halen was mine.

March 12th 1984

 

[Scrow]

Fame by Irene Cara
Don't You Want Me by The Human League

wtf? I need to hear these songs because the titles and artists don't ring a bell.

 

[GDGF]

GDGF continues to show his age...

Fame, I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna learn how to fly
Remember, Remember, Remember
FAME!
--------------
Don't you want me, baby
Don't you want me, ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Don't you want me, baby
Don't you want me, ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

GDGF funfact: fame had it's own hit movie and TV show. The show had Janet Jackson, I do believe.

 

[DrM]

23.7.1985

US
A View to a Kill by
Duran Duran

UK
Frankie by
Sister Sledge

 

[Fusebox]

the U.S. No.1 on the 10th October 1975 was... Fame by
David Bowie

the U.K. No.1 on the 10th October 1975 was... Hold Me Close by
David Essex

 

[GDGF]

US
A View To A Kill by
Duran Duran

My name is Bon...Simon Le Bon.




(yes, this child of the 80's is bored)

 

[MrPing1000]

7th July 1986

uk

The Edge Of Heaven / Where Did Your Heart Go by Wham!

There'll Be Sad Songs (to Make You Cry) by Billy Ocean


Now i see why im fucked up.... hey im youngest so far

 

[OmniGamer]

the U.S. No.1 on the 26th January 1982 was... Physical by
Olivia Newton-John(Cool )

the U.K. No.1 on the 26th January 1982 was... Land Of Make Believe by
Bucks Fizz(<---huh???)

 

[Vennt]

November 1972

For some reason, I'm terribly relieved that I'm not the olded person on this forum.

Being one of the forum oldies isn't so bad.

It's funny to look through threads like this and think "...I really was playing videogames before you were born"


Freeburn.

 

[Tuvoc]

U.S - I just called to say I love you by Stevie Wonder
U.K - same thing

 

[MightyHedgehog]

the U.S. No.1 on the 6th February 1973 was... Crocodile Rock by Elton John

the U.K. No.1 on the 6th February 1973 was... Blockbuster by The Sweet