UK Number One Song On July 11th, 1959

The UK number one song on July 11th, 1959 was...

Dream Lover

Bobby Darin

Dream Lover went to number one in the UK on July 4, 1959 for 4 weeks.

According to Spotify, Dream Lover has a popularity score of 61%.

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According to Spotify data the most played number one song on your birthday has been Bad Habits by Ed Sheeran, with a Spotify popularity score of 98%. Bad Habits was #1 on your 62nd birthday in 2021. The song in your birthday hits list that stayed at the number one slot for the longest single run was One Dance by Drake in 2016 over your 57th birthday. One Dance was #1 for 15 weeks.

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Tracklist

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#1 song on my birthday — 11th, July

My birthday! (1959) - Dream Lover by Bobby Darin
1st birthday (1960) - Good Timin' by Jimmy Jones
2nd birthday (1961) - Runaway by Del Shannon
3rd birthday (1962) - Come Outside by Mike Sarne with Wendy Richard
4th birthday (1963) - I Like It by Gerry & The Pacemakers
5th birthday (1964) - House of the Rising Sun by The Animals
6th birthday (1965) - I'm Alive by The Hollies
7th birthday (1966) - Sunny Afternoon by The Kinks
8th birthday (1967) - A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum
9th birthday (1968) - Baby Come Back by The Equals
10th birthday (1969) - Something In The Air by Thunderclap Newman
11th birthday (1970) - In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry
12th birthday (1971) - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep by Middle of the Road
13th birthday (1972) - Puppy Love by Donny Osmond
14th birthday (1973) - Skweeze Me Pleeze Me by Slade
15th birthday (1974) - She by Charles Aznavour
16th birthday (1975) - I'm Not in Love by 10cc
17th birthday (1976) - You to Me Are Everything by Real Thing
18th birthday (1977) - So You Win Again by Hot Chocolate
19th birthday (1978) - You're the One That I Want by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
20th birthday (1979) - Are 'Friends' Electric? by Tubeway Army
21st birthday (1980) - Crying by Don McLean
22nd birthday (1981) - Ghost Town by The Specials
23rd birthday (1982) - Happy Talk by Captain Sensible
24th birthday (1983) - Baby Jane by Rod Stewart
25th birthday (1984) - Two Tribes by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
26th birthday (1985) - Frankie by Sister Sledge
27th birthday (1986) - The Edge of Heaven by Wham!
28th birthday (1987) - It's a Sin by Pet Shop Boys
29th birthday (1988) - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You by Glenn Medeiros
30th birthday (1989) - Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) by Soul II Soul
31st birthday (1990) - Sacrifice / Healing Hands by Elton John
32nd birthday (1991) - Any Dream Will Do by Jason Donovan
33rd birthday (1992) - Abba-esque (EP) by Erasure
34th birthday (1993) - Dreams by Gabrielle
35th birthday (1994) - Love Is All Around by Wet Wet Wet
36th birthday (1995) - Boom Boom Boom by Outhere Brothers
37th birthday (1996) - Three Lions by Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds
38th birthday (1997) - I'll Be Missing You by Puff Daddy
39th birthday (1998) - Because We Want To by Billie
40th birthday (1999) - 9pm (Till I Come) by ATB
41st birthday (2000) - The Real Slim Shady by Eminem
42nd birthday (2001) - The Way to Your Love by Hear'Say
43rd birthday (2002) - A Little Less Conversation by Elvis Presley vs. JXL
44th birthday (2003) - Bring Me to Life by Evanescence
45th birthday (2004) - Burn by Usher
46th birthday (2005) - Ghetto Gospel by 2Pac, Elton John
47th birthday (2006) - Hips Don't Lie by Shakira
48th birthday (2007) - Umbrella by Rihanna
49th birthday (2008) - Closer by Ne-Yo
50th birthday (2009) - Evacuate the Dancefloor by Cascada
51st birthday (2010) - California Gurls by Katy Perry
52nd birthday (2011) - Don't Wanna Go Home by Jason Derülo
53rd birthday (2012) - This Is Love by Will.i.am
54th birthday (2013) - I Love It by Icona Pop
55th birthday (2014) - Gecko (Overdrive) by Oliver Heldens, Becky Hill
56th birthday (2015) - Are You With Me by Lost Frequencies
57th birthday (2016) - One Dance by Drake
58th birthday (2017) - Despacito (Remix) by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee
59th birthday (2018) - Shotgun by George Ezra
60th birthday (2019) - I Don't Care by Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber
61st birthday (2020) - Savage Love by Jawsh 685, Jason Derulo
62nd birthday (2021) - Bad Habits by Ed Sheeran
63rd birthday (2022) - Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush
64th birthday (2023) - Sprinter by Dave and Central Cee
65th birthday (2024) - Lovin On Me by Jack Harlow


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1960
Jimmy Jones - Good Timin'
1st birthday

Good Timin'

Jimmy Jones

Went to #1 in the UK on July 9, 1960 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 30/100
1961
Del Shannon - Runaway
2nd birthday

Runaway

Del Shannon

Went to #1 in the UK on July 1, 1961 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 46/100
1962
Mike Sarne with Wendy Richard - Come Outside
3rd birthday

Come Outside

Mike Sarne with Wendy Richard

Went to #1 in the UK on June 30, 1962 for 2 weeks.

Spotify popularity 25/100
1963
Gerry & The Pacemakers - I Like It
4th birthday

I Like It

Gerry & The Pacemakers

Went to #1 in the UK on June 22, 1963 for 4 weeks.

Spotify popularity 33/100
1964
The Animals - House of the Rising Sun
5th birthday

House of the Rising Sun

The Animals

Went to #1 in the UK on July 11, 1964 for 1 week.

Spotify popularity 73/100
1965
The Hollies - I'm Alive
6th birthday

I'm Alive

The Hollies

Went to #1 in the UK on July 10, 1965 for 2 weeks.

Spotify popularity 41/100
1966
The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon
7th birthday

Sunny Afternoon

The Kinks

Went to #1 in the UK on July 9, 1966 for 2 weeks.

Spotify popularity 67/100
1967
Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale
8th birthday

A Whiter Shade of Pale

Procol Harum

Went to #1 in the UK on June 10, 1967 for 6 weeks.

Spotify popularity 68/100
1968
The Equals - Baby Come Back
9th birthday

Baby Come Back

The Equals

Went to #1 in the UK on July 6, 1968 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 48/100
1969
Thunderclap Newman - Something In The Air
10th birthday

Something In The Air

Thunderclap Newman

Went to #1 in the UK on July 5, 1969 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 54/100
1970
Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime
11th birthday

In the Summertime

Mungo Jerry

Went to #1 in the UK on June 13, 1970 for 7 weeks.

Spotify popularity 69/100
1971
Middle of the Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
12th birthday

Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep

Middle of the Road

Went to #1 in the UK on June 19, 1971 for 5 weeks.

Spotify popularity 49/100
1972
Donny Osmond - Puppy Love
13th birthday

Puppy Love

Donny Osmond

Went to #1 in the UK on July 8, 1972 for 5 weeks.

Spotify popularity 47/100
1973
Slade - Skweeze Me Pleeze Me
14th birthday

Skweeze Me Pleeze Me

Slade

Went to #1 in the UK on June 30, 1973 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 34/100
1974
Charles Aznavour - She
15th birthday

She

Charles Aznavour

Went to #1 in the UK on June 29, 1974 for 4 weeks.

Spotify popularity 62/100
1975
10cc - I'm Not in Love
16th birthday

I'm Not in Love

10cc

Went to #1 in the UK on June 28, 1975 for 2 weeks.

Spotify popularity 71/100
1976
Real Thing - You to Me Are Everything
17th birthday

You to Me Are Everything

Real Thing

Went to #1 in the UK on June 26, 1976 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 61/100
1977
Hot Chocolate - So You Win Again
18th birthday

So You Win Again

Hot Chocolate

Went to #1 in the UK on July 2, 1977 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 51/100
1978
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John - You're the One That I Want
19th birthday

You're the One That I Want

John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John

Went to #1 in the UK on June 17, 1978 for 9 weeks.

Spotify popularity 75/100
1979
Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric?
20th birthday

Are 'Friends' Electric?

Tubeway Army

Went to #1 in the UK on June 30, 1979 for 4 weeks.

Spotify popularity 57/100
1980
Don McLean - Crying
21st birthday

Crying

Don McLean

Went to #1 in the UK on June 21, 1980 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 46/100
1981
The Specials - Ghost Town
22nd birthday

Ghost Town

The Specials

Went to #1 in the UK on July 11, 1981 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 61/100
1982
Captain Sensible - Happy Talk
23rd birthday

Happy Talk

Captain Sensible

Went to #1 in the UK on July 3, 1982 for 2 weeks.

Spotify popularity 35/100
1983
Rod Stewart - Baby Jane
24th birthday

Baby Jane

Rod Stewart

Went to #1 in the UK on July 2, 1983 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 63/100
1984
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes
25th birthday

Two Tribes

Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Went to #1 in the UK on June 16, 1984 for 9 weeks.

Spotify popularity 57/100
1985
Sister Sledge - Frankie
26th birthday

Frankie

Sister Sledge

Went to #1 in the UK on June 29, 1985 for 4 weeks.

Spotify popularity 49/100
1986
Wham! - The Edge of Heaven
27th birthday

The Edge of Heaven

Wham!

Went to #1 in the UK on June 28, 1986 for 2 weeks.

Spotify popularity 55/100
1987
Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin
28th birthday

It's a Sin

Pet Shop Boys

Went to #1 in the UK on July 4, 1987 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 66/100
1988
Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You
29th birthday

Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You

Glenn Medeiros

Went to #1 in the UK on July 9, 1988 for 4 weeks.

Spotify popularity 64/100
1989
Soul II Soul - Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)
30th birthday

Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)

Soul II Soul

Went to #1 in the UK on June 24, 1989 for 4 weeks.

Spotify popularity 53/100
1990
Elton John - Sacrifice / Healing Hands
31st birthday

Sacrifice / Healing Hands

Elton John

Went to #1 in the UK on June 23, 1990 for 5 weeks.

Spotify popularity 73/100
1991
Jason Donovan - Any Dream Will Do
32nd birthday

Any Dream Will Do

Jason Donovan

Went to #1 in the UK on June 29, 1991 for 2 weeks.

Spotify popularity 49/100
1992
Erasure - Abba-esque (EP)
33rd birthday

Abba-esque (EP)

Erasure

Went to #1 in the UK on June 13, 1992 for 5 weeks.

Spotify popularity 36/100
1993
Gabrielle - Dreams
34th birthday

Dreams

Gabrielle

Went to #1 in the UK on June 26, 1993 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 66/100
1994
Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around
35th birthday

Love Is All Around

Wet Wet Wet

Went to #1 in the UK on June 4, 1994 for 15 weeks.

Spotify popularity 71/100
1995
Outhere Brothers - Boom Boom Boom
36th birthday

Boom Boom Boom

Outhere Brothers

Went to #1 in the UK on July 8, 1995 for 4 weeks.

Spotify popularity 54/100
1996
Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds - Three Lions
37th birthday

Three Lions

Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds

Went to #1 in the UK on July 6, 1996 for 1 week.

Spotify popularity 14/100
1997
Puff Daddy - I'll Be Missing You
38th birthday

I'll Be Missing You

Puff Daddy

Went to #1 in the UK on June 28, 1997 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 71/100
1998
Billie - Because We Want To
39th birthday

Because We Want To

Billie

Went to #1 in the UK on July 11, 1998 for 1 week.

Spotify popularity 43/100
1999
ATB - 9pm (Till I Come)
40th birthday

9pm (Till I Come)

ATB

Went to #1 in the UK on July 3, 1999 for 2 weeks.

Spotify popularity 66/100
2000
Eminem - The Real Slim Shady
41st birthday

The Real Slim Shady

Eminem

Went to #1 in the UK on July 8, 2000 for 1 week.

Spotify popularity 84/100 🔥
2001
Hear'Say - The Way to Your Love
42nd birthday

The Way to Your Love

Hear'Say

Went to #1 in the UK on July 7, 2001 for 1 week.

Spotify popularity 34/100
2002
Elvis Presley vs. JXL - A Little Less Conversation
43rd birthday

A Little Less Conversation

Elvis Presley vs. JXL

Went to #1 in the UK on June 22, 2002 for 4 weeks.

Spotify popularity 63/100
2003
Evanescence - Bring Me to Life
44th birthday

Bring Me to Life

Evanescence

Went to #1 in the UK on June 14, 2003 for 4 weeks.

Spotify popularity 80/100
2004
Usher - Burn
45th birthday

Burn

Usher

Went to #1 in the UK on July 10, 2004 for 2 weeks.

Spotify popularity 69/100
2005
2Pac, Elton John - Ghetto Gospel
46th birthday

Ghetto Gospel

2Pac, Elton John

Went to #1 in the UK on July 2, 2005 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 68/100
2006
Shakira - Hips Don't Lie
47th birthday

Hips Don't Lie

Shakira

Went to #1 in the UK on July 8, 2006 for 1 week.

Spotify popularity 83/100 🔥
2007
Rihanna - Umbrella
48th birthday

Umbrella

Rihanna

Went to #1 in the UK on May 26, 2007 for 10 weeks.

Spotify popularity 60/100
2008
Ne-Yo - Closer
49th birthday

Closer

Ne-Yo

Went to #1 in the UK on July 5, 2008 for 1 week.

Spotify popularity 54/100
2009
Cascada - Evacuate the Dancefloor
50th birthday

Evacuate the Dancefloor

Cascada

Went to #1 in the UK on July 11, 2009 for 2 weeks.

Spotify popularity 65/100
2010
Katy Perry - California Gurls
51st birthday

California Gurls

Katy Perry

Went to #1 in the UK on July 3, 2010 for 2 weeks.

Spotify popularity 74/100
2011
Jason Derülo - Don't Wanna Go Home
52nd birthday

Don't Wanna Go Home

Jason Derülo

Went to #1 in the UK on July 2, 2011 for 2 weeks.

Spotify popularity 65/100
2012
Will.i.am - This Is Love
53rd birthday

This Is Love

Will.i.am

Went to #1 in the UK on July 7, 2012 for 1 week.

Spotify popularity 63/100
2013
Icona Pop - I Love It
54th birthday

I Love It

Icona Pop

Went to #1 in the UK on July 6, 2013 for 1 week.

Spotify popularity 58/100
2014
Oliver Heldens, Becky Hill - Gecko (Overdrive)
55th birthday

Gecko (Overdrive)

Oliver Heldens, Becky Hill

Went to #1 in the UK on July 5, 2014 for 1 week.

Spotify popularity 70/100
2015
Lost Frequencies - Are You With Me
56th birthday

Are You With Me

Lost Frequencies

Went to #1 in the UK on July 9, 2015 for 1 week.

Spotify popularity 59/100
2016
Drake - One Dance
57th birthday

One Dance

Drake

Went to #1 in the UK on April 21, 2016 for 15 weeks.

Spotify popularity 84/100 🔥
2017
Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee - Despacito (Remix)
58th birthday

Despacito (Remix)

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee

Went to #1 in the UK on July 6, 2017 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 73/100
2018
George Ezra - Shotgun
59th birthday

Shotgun

George Ezra

Went to #1 in the UK on July 5, 2018 for 2 weeks.

Spotify popularity 79/100
2019
Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber - I Don't Care
60th birthday

I Don't Care

Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber

Went to #1 in the UK on May 23, 2019 for 8 weeks.

Spotify popularity 81/100 🔥
2020
Jawsh 685, Jason Derulo - Savage Love
61st birthday

Savage Love

Jawsh 685, Jason Derulo

Went to #1 in the UK on July 9, 2020 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 85/100 🔥
2021
Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
62nd birthday

Bad Habits

Ed Sheeran

Went to #1 in the UK on July 8, 2021 for 11 weeks.

Spotify popularity 98/100 🔥
2022
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
63rd birthday

Running Up That Hill

Kate Bush

Went to #1 in the UK on June 23, 2022 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 89/100 🔥
2023
Dave and Central Cee - Sprinter
64th birthday

Sprinter

Dave and Central Cee

Went to #1 in the UK on June 15, 2023 for 10 weeks.

Spotify popularity 97/100 🔥
2024
Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me
65th birthday

Lovin On Me

Jack Harlow

Went to #1 in the UK on November 23, 2023 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 96/100 🔥