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OOOh there IS a limit to how long your thread title can be...

No doubt we've played this before but I can't recall it in recent times...


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



The Number 1 single was:
Brian Poole & The Tremeloes - "Do You Love Me"


The Number 1 album was:
Beatles - "Please Please Me"


Born on 7th Oct:
1927 - Al Martino ( vocalist who had the first ever UK number 1 single - 1952 )
1945 - Kevin Godley ( bass, percussion, drums, vocals; 10cc / Godley And Creme )
1951 - John Cougar Mellencamp
1953 - Tico Torres ( drummer, Bon Jovi )
1967 - Toni Braxton
1968 - Thom Yorke ( vocalist, guitarist, keyboard player, Radiohead ) Oh fer feck's sake
1969 - Leeroy Thornhill ( dancer, The Prodigy )

I is just an old fekker....

The Number 1 single was:
George McCrae - "Rock Your Baby"


The Number 1 album was:
Paul McCartney & Wings - "Band On The Run"


Born on 25th Jul:
1942 - Bruce Woodley ( vocalist, The Seekers )
1943 - Jim McCarty ( drummer, The Yardbirds )
1946 - Jose Chepito Areas ( percussionist, Santana )

i share my birthday with one of Was Not Was.
rock on!

On 13th Sep 1984 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Stevie Wonder - "I Just Called To Say I Love You"


The Number 1 album was:
Various artist compilation (Virgin/EMI) - "Now, That's What I Call Music III"


Born on 13th Sep:
1941 - David Clayton-Thomas ( lead vocalist, Blood Sweat & Tears )
1944 - Peter Cetera ( vocalist; solo and with Chicago )
1952 - Don Was ( of Was Not Was )
1965 - Zak Starkey ( son of Ringo Starr )
1977 - Fiona Apple

On 6th Apr 1974 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Terry Jacks - "Seasons In The Sun"


The Number 1 album was:
Carpenters - "The Singles 1969-1973"


Born on 6th Apr:
1941 - Brian Rankin ( better known as Hank Marvin; guitarist; solo and with The Shadows )
1942 - Christopher Franke ( keyboard player, Tangerine Dream )
1944 - Michelle Gilliam ( Mamas And Papas )
1947 - Tony Conner ( Hot Chocolate )
1962 - Stan Cullimore ( Housemartins )

Joy of joys, I just found out something I didn't know:

Metal Guru by T-Rex. Cool as f***!

Atomic by Blondie at No.1!!!

Rest of it was boring non famous people...

well got these....

The Number 1 single was:
The Beatles - "Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby"


The Number 1 album was:
Beatles - "Revolver"

shame as i feckin hate the beatles........

I did it Ness, but it was all so depessing, I don't want to tell.

Oops.

Gary Glitter - "I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am)"

I can console myself that I share my birthday with Metallica's James Hetfield.

Daniel Ash ( guitarist, vocalist; Bauhaus )
Norman Cook ( real name Quentin Cook; bassist, The Housemartins; also DJ / producer known as Pizzaman / Fatboy Slim )

ON my b'day

Elvis Presley - "The Wonder Of You" was number one.

Sharing my birthday with Neil Hannon is alright by me

On 7th Nov 1974 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Ken Boothe - "Everything I Own"


The Number 1 album was:
Bay City Rollers - "Rollin'"


Born on 7th Nov:
1937 - Mary Travers ( of Peter Paul & Mary )
1943 - Roberta Anderson ( better known as Joni Mitchell )
1951 - Kevin Scott McDonald ( guitarist, Cutting Crew )
1964 - Liam O'Maonlai ( of Hothouse Flowers )
1967 - Sharleen Spiteri ( lead vocalist, Texas )
1970 - Neil Hannon ( core member of Divine Comedy )

On 11th Jan

The Number 1 single was:
Rolf Harris - "Two Little Boys"


The Number 1 album was:
Beatles - "Abbey Road"


Born on 11th Jan:
1942 - Clarence Clemons ( saxophonist, E Street Band )
1952 - Lee Ritenour ( jazz musician )
1958 - Vicki Peterson ( guitarist, backing vocals, The Bangles )
1968 - Tom Dumont ( guitarist, The Bangles )
1970 - Lee Morris ( drummer, Paradise Lost )
1971 - Mary J Blige
1971 - Tom Rowlands ( The Chemical Brothers )

Okay 15th January 1981....
No 1 single- John Lennon-"Imagine"
No 1 album- Abba-"Super Trouper"

1947-Pete Waterman

Blimey, I wish I hadn't looked now!

So he doesn't share a birthday with himself...

On 15th May 1959 ...

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"


Born on 15th May:
1944 - Titch ( of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch )
1948 - Brian Eno ( synthesizer player, Roxy Music )
1953 - Mike Oldfield

Purple Light wrote:Atomic by Blondie at No.1!!!

Rest of it was boring non famous people...

Hey, me too!

I've just realised you were born 2 days before me, you old fogey, you.

Red_Kola wrote:So he doesn't share a birthday with himself...

On 15th May 1959 ...

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"


Born on 15th May:
1944 - Titch ( of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch )
1948 - Brian Eno ( synthesizer player, Roxy Music )
1953 - Mike Oldfield

It's quite fitting that he shares a birthday with 'Titch'
And Mike Oldfield - Both he and Von employed the vocals of Maggie Reilly. spooky...

On 31st Jan 1968 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Love Affair - "Everlasting Love"


The Number 1 album was:
Beatles - "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"


Born on 31st Jan:
1946 - Terry Kath ( vocalist/guitarist, Chicago )
1951 - Phil Collins ( drummer, pianist, vocalist, Genesis )
1951 - Phil Manzanera ( guitarist, Roxy Music )
1956 - John Lydon ( aka Johnny Rotten, vocalist, The Sex Pistols / Public Image Ltd )
1961 - Lloyd Cole ( vocalist, guitarist, Lloyd Cole and The Commotions )
1981 - Justin Timberlake ( vocalist, N SYNC )

On 11th Feb 1968 ...

The Number 1 single was:
Manfred Mann - "Mighty Quinn"

(Good L*rd, NO!!!)

The Number 1 album was:
Four Tops - "Four Tops Greatest Hits"

(That's not so bad, I guess...)

Born on 11th Feb:
1935 - Gene Vincent ( deceased )
1940 - Bobby 'Boris' Pickett
1962 - Sheryl Crow
1979 - Brandy ( of duo Brandy & Monica )

They forgot such "luminaries" as Jennifer Aniston (:urff:) and Burt Reynolds (:roll:)! Tsk, tsk...

On 12th Dec 1967 ...

The Number 1 single was:
The Beatles - "Hello Goodbye"


The Number 1 album was:
Original Soundtrack - "The Sound Of Music" (oooer )


Born on 12th Dec:
1915 - Frank (Albert) Sinatra ( deceased )
1938 - Connie Francis
1940 - Dionne Warwick
1943 - Grover Washington Jr ( deceased )
1943 - Mike Smith ( keyboard player, vocalist, The Dave Clark Five )
1946 - Clive Bunker ( drummer, glockenspiel player, Jethro Tull )
1958 - Fruitbat ( real name Les Carter; guitarist/keyboard player, Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine )
1961 - Daniel O'Donnell


Daniel O'Donnell -
Fruitbat -

7.7.68
baby come back - the eagles.

A most cunning ploy, Ms Debaser.

On 15th Apr 1966 ...

The Number 1 single was:
The Spencer Davis Group - "Somebody Help Me"

The Number 1 album was:
Original Soundtrack - "The Sound Of Music"

Born on 15th Apr:
1894 - Bessie Smith ( blues vocalist )
1939 - Marty Wilde ( real name Reginald Smith )
1944 - Dave Edmunds ( guitarist, vocalist; solo and with Love Sculpture )
1962 - Nick Kamen
1965 - Oscar Harrison ( drummer, Ocean Colour Scene )
1966 - Samantha Fox
1968 - Ed(ward John) O'Brien ( guitarist, Radiohead )



Cobblers. What a complete let-down.
Samantha Fox...yeah, yeah. "That means there were three t!ts born on that day, then..." Carry on.
I'm going to put a lot of planning into the date of my death in order to make that far more entertaining for everyone else.

Just be careful what you say about Ms. Fox

I want to protect that girl.

Red Sunsets wrote:I want to protect that girl.

"Well, it's the first time I've ever heard it called that."

On 12th 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 12th Dec:
1915 - Frank (Albert) Sinatra ( deceased )
1938 - Connie Francis
1940 - Dionne Warwick
1943 - Grover Washington Jr ( deceased )
1943 - Mike Smith ( keyboard player, vocalist, The Dave Clark Five )
1946 - Clive Bunker ( drummer, glockenspiel player, Jethro Tull )
1958 - Fruitbat ( real name Les Carter; guitarist/keyboard player, Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine )
1961 - Daniel O'Donnell :-(