#1 Song on This Date in History

Kind of an interesting site I’ve come across, here. Basically, you put in the month and day of your birthday, and it lists the #1 song on that day every year it’s been measured.

Here’s my list, as an example…I’ll copy from ’76 on.

2008 … “I Kissed a Girl” by Katy Perry
2007 … “Hey There Delilah” by Plain White T’s
2006 … “Promiscuous” by Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland
2005 … “We Belong Together” by Mariah Carey
2004 … “Confessions Part II” by Usher
2003 … “Crazy in Love” by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z
2002 … “Hot in Herre” by Nelly
2001 … “U Remind Me” by Usher
2000 … “It’s Gonna Be Me” by ‘N Sync

THE 1990s

1999 … “Genie in a Bottle” by Christina Aguilera
1998 … “The Boy Is Mine” by Brandy & Monica
1997 … “I’ll Be Missing You” by Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112
1996 … “Macarena [Bayside Boys Mix]“ by Los Del Rio
1995 … “Waterfalls” by TLC
1994 … “I Swear” by All-4-One
1993 … “Can’t Help Falling in Love” by UB40
1992 … “Baby Got Back” by Sir Mix-a-Lot
1991 … “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” by Bryan Adams
1990 … “She Ain’t Worth It” by Glenn Medeiros with Bobby Brown

THE 1980s

1989 … “Toy Soldiers” by Martika
1988 … “Roll with It” by Steve Winwood
1987 … “Shakedown” by Bob Seger
1986 … “Glory of Love” by Peter Cetera
1985 … “Shout” by Tears for Fears
1984 … “When Doves Cry” by Prince
1983 … “Every Breath You Take” by The Police
1982 … “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor
1981 … “Jessie’s Girl” by Rick Springfield
1980 … “Magic” by Olivia Newton-John

THE 1970s

1979 … “Bad Girls” by Donna Summer
1978 … “Shadow Dancing” by Andy Gibb
1977 … “I Just Want to Be Your Everything” by Andy Gibb
1976 … “Kiss and Say Goodbye” by The Manhattans

I’d never heard of the Manhattans song, but it’s one of those awesome ones with the bass narrative line going “Girl, I know you’ve got to leave me, baby, so come here and let me hold you in my arms just one last time”, so that’s pretty cool. The remainder of the 70[‘s were an abomination. The 80′s…look at that fuckin’ run from ’81-’85! Unfortunately, then we move on from there…sure, I’m proud to have Mix a Lot reppin’ my b-day, but the rest of that…THE MACARENA? A BRANDY chart topper? Christina Aguilera? That fucking Bryan Adams song from Robin Hood!?!!? Puff Daddy’s lone hit (although, it’s creepy that the main sample of that track is from Every Breath You Take…and if you look at 1983…), NELLY, 2 FUCKING USHER SONGS?!

If there is a God, he’s a jerk.