Australian Number One Song On January 8th, 1954

The Australian charts only began in 1957, so the first number one song on your birthday we can list is the #1 on your 3rd birthday in 1957. The number one on January 8th, 1957 was...

Pretend

Nat King Cole

Pretend went to number one in Australia on January 2, 1954 for 7 weeks.

According to Spotify, Pretend has a popularity score of 51%.

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My Birthday Hits also gives you every other Australian number one song on your birthday. Each of the tracks listed below was a number one hit on your birthday, 8th January , in Australia.

You can grab the list of the tracks below or cut and paste a Spotify track list of the tracks into a Spotify playlist so you can listen at home.

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According to Spotify data the most played number one song on your birthday has been Vampire by Olivia Rodrigo, with a Spotify popularity score of 98%. Vampire was #1 on your 73rd birthday in 2027. The song in your birthday hits list that stayed at the number one slot for the longest single run was Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio featuring L.V. in 1999 over your 45th birthday. Gangsta's Paradise was #1 for 13 weeks.

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Tracklist

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#1 song on my birthday — 8th, January

3rd birthday (1957) - Pretend by Nat King Cole
4th birthday (1958) - Skokiaan by The Four Lads
5th birthday (1959) - The Yellow Rose of Texas by Mitch Miller
6th birthday (1960) - Just Walking in the Rain by Johnnie Ray
7th birthday (1961) - Diana by Paul Anka
8th birthday (1962) - Tom Dooley by The Kingston Trio
9th birthday (1963) - Joey's Song by Bill Haley & His Comets
10th birthday (1964) - Are You Lonesome Tonight? by Elvis Presley
11th birthday (1965) - My Boomerang Won't Come Back by Charlie Drake
12th birthday (1966) - Big Girls Don't Cry by The Four Seasons
13th birthday (1967) - I Want to Hold Your Hand by The Beatles
14th birthday (1968) - I Feel Fine by The Beatles
15th birthday (1969) - The Carnival Is Over by The Seekers
16th birthday (1970) - Ooh La La by Normie Rowe
17th birthday (1971) - Hello, Goodbye by The Beatles
18th birthday (1972) - White Room by Cream
19th birthday (1973) - Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley
20th birthday (1974) - I Think I Love You by The Partridge Family
21st birthday (1975) - Imagine by John Lennon
22nd birthday (1976) - Ben by Michael Jackson
23rd birthday (1977) - Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) by Helen Reddy
24th birthday (1978) - You're My World by Daryl Braithwaite
25th birthday (1979) - Mamma Mia by ABBA
26th birthday (1980) - If You Leave Me Now by Chicago
27th birthday (1981) - Mull of Kintyre by Wings
28th birthday (1982) - Y.M.C.A. by Village People
29th birthday (1983) - Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles
30th birthday (1984) - Shaddap You Face by Joe Dolce Music Theatre
31st birthday (1985) - Down Under by Men at Work
32nd birthday (1986) - Do You Really Want to Hurt Me by Culture Club
33rd birthday (1987) - All Night Long (All Night) by Lionel Richie
34th birthday (1988) - Like a Virgin by Madonna
35th birthday (1989) - Species Deceases (Hercules) by Midnight Oil
36th birthday (1990) - Funky Town by Pseudo Echo
37th birthday (1991) - Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley
38th birthday (1992) - Kokomo by The Beach Boys
39th birthday (1993) - Love Shack by The B-52's
40th birthday (1994) - Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers
41st birthday (1995) - Black or White by Michael Jackson
42nd birthday (1996) - I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston
43rd birthday (1997) - Please Forgive Me by Bryan Adams
44th birthday (1998) - Zombie by The Cranberries
45th birthday (1999) - Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio featuring L.V.
46th birthday (2000) - Wannabe by Spice Girls
47th birthday (2001) - Doctor Jones by Aqua
48th birthday (2002) - Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) by The Offspring
49th birthday (2003) - Blue (Da Ba Dee) by Eiffel 65
50th birthday (2004) - Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus
51st birthday (2005) - Get the Party Started by P!nk
52nd birthday (2006) - Lose Yourself by Eminem
53rd birthday (2007) - Shut Up by The Black Eyed Peas
54th birthday (2008) - The Prayer by Anthony Callea
55th birthday (2009) - Wasabi by Lee Harding
56th birthday (2010) - Irreplaceable by Beyoncé
57th birthday (2011) - Apologize by Timbaland
58th birthday (2012) - Poker Face by Lady Gaga
59th birthday (2013) - Fireflies by Owl City
60th birthday (2014) - Grenade by Bruno Mars
61st birthday (2015) - Sexy and I Know It by LMFAO
62nd birthday (2016) - Thrift Shop by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
63rd birthday (2017) - Happy by Pharrell Williams
64th birthday (2018) - Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
65th birthday (2019) - Love Yourself by Justin Bieber
66th birthday (2020) - Rockabye by Clean Bandit
67th birthday (2021) - Perfect by Ed Sheeran
68th birthday (2022) - Sunflower by Post Malone and Swae Lee
69th birthday (2023) - Dance Monkey by Tones and I
70th birthday (2024) - Mood by 24kGoldn
71st birthday (2025) - All I Want for Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey
72nd birthday (2026) - All I Want for Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey
73rd birthday (2027) - Vampire by Olivia Rodrigo


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