UK Number One Song On 5th October, 1968

Those Were the Days

Mary Hopkin

If you were born on Monday 5th October, 1959 then Those Were the Days by Mary Hopkin was the UK #1 song on your 9th birthday. The song went to number one on September 28th 1968 and stayed at the top of the charts for 6 weeks. Those Were the Days has a 39% popularity rating on Spotify.

Since your birthday on there have been 64 UK number one songs.

The most popular number one song on your birthday according to Spotify has been I'm Good (Blue) by David Guetta and Bebe Rexha with a Spotify popularity score of 98%.

The song that stayed at the number one slot for the longest single run was (Everything I Do) I Do It for You by Bryan Adams which was at #1 for 16 weeks over your 32nd birthday.


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#1 songs on my birthday - 5th October

My birthday! (1959): 'Only Sixteen' by Craig Douglas
1st birthday (1960): 'Tell Laura I Love Her' by Ricky Valance
2nd birthday (1961): 'Johnny Remember Me' by John Leyton
3rd birthday (1962): 'She's Not You' by Elvis Presley
4th birthday (1963): 'She Loves You' by The Beatles
5th birthday (1964): 'I'm Into Something Good' by Herman's Hermits
6th birthday (1965): 'Tears' by Ken Dodd
7th birthday (1966): 'Distant Drums' by Jim Reeves
8th birthday (1967): 'The Last Waltz' by Engelbert Humperdinck
9th birthday (1968): 'Those Were the Days' by Mary Hopkin
10th birthday (1969): 'Bad Moon Rising' by Creedence Clearwater Revival
11th birthday (1970): 'Band of Gold' by Freda Payne
12th birthday (1971): 'Hey Girl Don't Bother Me' by The Tams
13th birthday (1972): 'How Can I Be Sure' by David Cassidy
14th birthday (1973): 'Eye Level (Theme From The Thames TV Series Van Der Valk)' by Simon Park Orchestra
15th birthday (1974): 'Kung Fu Fighting' by Carl Douglas
16th birthday (1975): 'Hold Me Close' by David Essex
17th birthday (1976): 'Dancing Queen' by ABBA
18th birthday (1977): 'Way Down' by Elvis Presley
19th birthday (1978): 'Summer Nights' by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
20th birthday (1979): 'Message in a Bottle' by The Police
21st birthday (1980): 'Don't Stand So Close to Me' by The Police
22nd birthday (1981): 'Prince Charming' by Adam and the Ants
23rd birthday (1982): 'Pass the Dutchie' by Musical Youth
24th birthday (1983): 'Karma Chameleon' by Culture Club
25th birthday (1984): 'I Just Called to Say I Love You' by Stevie Wonder
26th birthday (1985): 'If I Was' by Midge Ure
27th birthday (1986): 'Don't Leave Me This Way' by The Communards
28th birthday (1987): 'Pump Up the Volume / Anitina (The First Time I See She Dance)' by M|A|R|R|S
29th birthday (1988): 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother' by The Hollies
30th birthday (1989): 'Ride on Time' by Black Box
31st birthday (1990): 'Show Me Heaven' by Maria McKee
32nd birthday (1991): '(Everything I Do) I Do It for You' by Bryan Adams
33rd birthday (1992): 'Ebeneezer Goode' by The Shamen
34th birthday (1993): 'Boom! Shake the Room' by DJ Jazzy Jeff, The Fresh Prince
35th birthday (1994): 'Saturday Night' by Whigfield
36th birthday (1995): 'Fairground' by Simply Red
37th birthday (1996): 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' by Deep Blue Something
38th birthday (1997): 'Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something About the Way You Look Tonight' by Elton John
39th birthday (1998): 'Rollercoaster' by B*Witched
40th birthday (1999): 'Blue (Da Ba Dee)' by Eiffel 65
41st birthday (2000): 'Against All Odds' by Mariah Carey
42nd birthday (2001): 'Can't Get You out of My Head' by Kylie Minogue
43rd birthday (2002): 'The Long and Winding Road/Suspicious Minds' by Will Young, Gareth Gates
44th birthday (2003): 'Where Is the Love?' by The Black Eyed Peas
45th birthday (2004): 'Call On Me' by Eric Prydz
46th birthday (2005): 'Don't Cha' by Pussycat Dolls
47th birthday (2006): 'I Don't Feel Like Dancin'' by Scissor Sisters
48th birthday (2007): 'Beautiful Girls' by Sean Kingston
49th birthday (2008): 'Sex on Fire' by Kings of Leon
50th birthday (2009): 'Break Your Heart' by Taio Cruz
51st birthday (2010): 'Just the Way You Are' by Bruno Mars
52nd birthday (2011): 'No Regrets' by Dappy
53rd birthday (2012): 'Hall Of Fame' by The Script
54th birthday (2013): 'Talk Dirty' by Jason Derulo
55th birthday (2014): 'Bang Bang' by Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj
56th birthday (2015): 'What Do You Mean?' by Justin Bieber
57th birthday (2016): 'Closer' by The Chainsmokers
58th birthday (2017): 'Too Good at Goodbyes' by Sam Smith
59th birthday (2018): 'Promises' by Calvin Harris, Sam Smith
60th birthday (2019): 'Take Me Back to London' by Ed Sheeran
61st birthday (2020): 'Mood' by 24kGoldn
62nd birthday (2021): 'Shivers' by Ed Sheeran
63rd birthday (2022): 'I'm Good (Blue)' by David Guetta and Bebe Rexha
64th birthday (2023): 'Paint the Town Red' by Doja Cat


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