UK number one songs in December 1961
These are all of the UK songs that were number 1 in December 1961, close to your 17th birthday
If you were born on Friday 14th December, 1945 then Tower of Strength by Frankie Vaughan was the UK #1 song on your 17th birthday. The song went to number one on December 9th 1961 and stayed at the top of the charts for 3 weeks. Tower of Strength has a 20% popularity rating on Spotify.
Since your birthday on there have been 71 UK number one songs.
The most popular number one song on your birthday according to Spotify has been Easy On Me by Adele with a Spotify popularity score of 100%.
The song that stayed at the number one slot for the longest single run was Dance Monkey by Tones and I which was at #1 for 11 weeks over your 74th birthday.
These are all of the UK songs that were number 1 in December 1961, close to your 17th birthday
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#1 songs on my birthday - 14th December
8th birthday (1953): 'Here in My Heart' by Al Martino
9th birthday (1954): 'Answer Me' by Frankie Laine
10th birthday (1955): 'Let's Have Another Party' by Winifred Atwell
11th birthday (1956): 'Rock Around the Clock' by Bill Haley & His Comets
12th birthday (1957): 'Just Walking in the Rain' by Johnnie Ray
13th birthday (1958): 'Mary's Boy Child' by Harry Belafonte
14th birthday (1959): 'Hoots Mon' by Lord Rockingham's XI
15th birthday (1960): 'What Do You Want?' by Adam Faith
16th birthday (1961): 'It's Now or Never' by Elvis Presley
17th birthday (1962): 'Tower of Strength' by Frankie Vaughan
18th birthday (1963): 'Lovesick Blues' by Frank Ifield
19th birthday (1964): 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' by The Beatles
20th birthday (1965): 'I Feel Fine' by The Beatles
21st birthday (1966): 'The Carnival Is Over' by The Seekers
22nd birthday (1967): 'Green, Green Grass of Home' by Tom Jones
23rd birthday (1968): 'Hello, Goodbye' by The Beatles
24th birthday (1969): 'Lily the Pink' by The Scaffold
25th birthday (1970): 'Sugar, Sugar' by The Archies
26th birthday (1971): 'I Hear You Knocking' by Dave Edmunds's Rockpile
27th birthday (1972): 'Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)' by Benny Hill
28th birthday (1973): 'My Ding-a-Ling' by Chuck Berry
29th birthday (1974): 'I Love You Love Me Love' by Gary Glitter
30th birthday (1975): 'You're the First, the Last, My Everything' by Barry White
31st birthday (1976): 'Bohemian Rhapsody' by Queen
32nd birthday (1977): 'Under the Moon of Love' by Showaddywaddy
33rd birthday (1978): 'Mull of Kintyre' by Wings
34th birthday (1979): 'Mary's Boy Child' by Boney M.
35th birthday (1980): 'Walking on the Moon' by The Police
36th birthday (1981): 'Super Trouper' by ABBA
37th birthday (1982): 'Don't You Want Me' by The Human League
38th birthday (1983): 'Beat Surrender' by The Jam
39th birthday (1984): 'Only You' by The Flying Pickets
40th birthday (1985): 'The Power Of Love' by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
41st birthday (1986): 'Saving All My Love for You' by Whitney Houston
42nd birthday (1987): 'The Final Countdown' by Europe
43rd birthday (1988): 'China in Your Hand' by T'Pau
44th birthday (1989): 'Mistletoe and Wine' by Cliff Richard
45th birthday (1990): 'You Got It (The Right Stuff)' by New Kids on the Block
46th birthday (1991): 'Ice Ice Baby' by Vanilla Ice
47th birthday (1992): 'Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me' by George Michael & Elton John
48th birthday (1993): 'I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston
49th birthday (1994): 'Mr Blobby' by Mr Blobby
50th birthday (1995): 'Stay Another Day' by East 17
51st birthday (1996): 'Earth Song' by Michael Jackson
52nd birthday (1997): 'A Different Beat' by Boyzone
53rd birthday (1998): 'Teletubbies say Eh-oh!' by Teletubbies
54th birthday (1999): 'Believe' by Cher
55th birthday (2000): 'The Millennium Prayer' by Cliff Richard
56th birthday (2001): 'Never Had a Dream Come True' by S Club 7
57th birthday (2002): 'Gotta Get Thru This' by Daniel Bedingfield
58th birthday (2003): 'Lose Yourself' by Eminem
59th birthday (2004): 'Leave Right Now' by Will Young
60th birthday (2005): 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' by Band Aid 20
61st birthday (2006): 'Stickwitu' by Pussycat Dolls
62nd birthday (2007): 'Patience' by Take That
63rd birthday (2008): 'Bleeding Love' by Leona Lewis
64th birthday (2009): 'Run' by Leona Lewis
65th birthday (2010): 'The Official BBC Children in Need Medley' by Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band
66th birthday (2011): 'Heroes' by The X Factor Finalists 2010
67th birthday (2012): 'Wishing on a Star' by The X Factor Finalists 2011
68th birthday (2013): 'Troublemaker' by Olly Murs
69th birthday (2014): 'Somewhere Only We Know' by Lily Allen
70th birthday (2015): 'Thinking Out Loud' by Ed Sheeran
71st birthday (2016): 'Love Yourself' by Justin Bieber
72nd birthday (2017): 'Rockabye' by Clean Bandit
73rd birthday (2018): 'Perfect' by Ed Sheeran
74th birthday (2019): 'Thank U, Next' by Ariana Grande
75th birthday (2020): 'Dance Monkey' by Tones and I
76th birthday (2021): 'Positions' by Ariana Grande
77th birthday (2022): 'Easy On Me' by Adele
78th birthday (2023): 'Anti-Hero' by Taylor Swift
79th birthday (2024): 'Lovin On Me' by Jack Harlow
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