UK Number One Song On April 2nd, 1966

The UK number one song on April 2nd, 1966 was...

The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore

The Walker Brothers

The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore went to number one in the UK on March 19, 1966 for 4 weeks.

According to Spotify, The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore has a popularity score of 53%.

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My Birthday Hits also gives you every other UK number one song on your birthday. Each of the tracks listed below was a number one hit on your birthday, 2nd April , in the UK .

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According to Spotify data the most played number one song on your birthday has been Flowers by Miley Cyrus, with a Spotify popularity score of 100%. Flowers was #1 on your 57th birthday in 2023. The song in your birthday hits list that stayed at the number one slot for the longest single run was Shape of You by Ed Sheeran in 2017 over your 51st birthday. Shape of You was #1 for 13 weeks.

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Tracklist

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#1 song on my birthday — 2nd, April

My birthday! (1966) - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore by The Walker Brothers
1st birthday (1967) - Release Me by Engelbert Humperdinck
2nd birthday (1968) - Lady Madonna by The Beatles
3rd birthday (1969) - I Heard It Through the Grapevine by Marvin Gaye
4th birthday (1970) - Bridge over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel
5th birthday (1971) - Hot Love by T. Rex
6th birthday (1972) - Without You by Nilsson
7th birthday (1973) - The Twelfth of Never by Donny Osmond
8th birthday (1974) - Billy - Don't Be a Hero by Paper Lace
9th birthday (1975) - Bye Bye Baby by Bay City Rollers
10th birthday (1976) - Save Your Kisses for Me by Brotherhood of Man
11th birthday (1977) - Knowing Me, Knowing You by ABBA
12th birthday (1978) - Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush
13th birthday (1979) - I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor
14th birthday (1980) - Going Underground by The Jam
15th birthday (1981) - This Ole House by Shakin' Stevens
16th birthday (1982) - Seven Tears by Goombay Dance Band
17th birthday (1983) - Is There Something I Should Know? by Duran Duran
18th birthday (1984) - Hello by Lionel Richie
19th birthday (1985) - Easy Lover by Philip Bailey, Phil Collins
20th birthday (1986) - Living Doll by Cliff Richard & The Young Ones
21st birthday (1987) - Respectable by Mel and Kim
22nd birthday (1988) - Don't Turn Around by Aswad
23rd birthday (1989) - Like a Prayer by Madonna
24th birthday (1990) - The Power by Snap!
25th birthday (1991) - The One and Only by Chesney Hawkes
26th birthday (1992) - Stay by Shakespears Sister
27th birthday (1993) - Oh Carolina by Shaggy
28th birthday (1994) - Doop by Doop
29th birthday (1995) - Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle) by Outhere Brothers
30th birthday (1996) - Firestarter by The Prodigy
31st birthday (1997) - Who Do You Think You Are by Spice Girls
32nd birthday (1998) - It's Like That by Run-D.M.C. vs Jason Nevins
33rd birthday (1999) - Blame It on the Weatherman by B*Witched
34th birthday (2000) - Never Be The Same Again by Melanie C
35th birthday (2001) - Pure and Simple by Hear'Say
36th birthday (2002) - Unchained Melody by Gareth Gates
37th birthday (2003) - Spirit in the Sky by Gareth Gates, The Kumars
38th birthday (2004) - Yeah! by Usher
39th birthday (2005) - Is This the Way to Amarillo by Tony Christie
40th birthday (2006) - So Sick by Ne-Yo
41st birthday (2007) - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers
42nd birthday (2008) - American Boy by Estelle
43rd birthday (2009) - Poker Face by Lady Gaga
44th birthday (2010) - Telephone by Lady Gaga, Beyoncé
45th birthday (2011) - Someone Like You by Adele
46th birthday (2012) - Part of Me by Katy Perry
47th birthday (2013) - What About Us by The Saturdays
48th birthday (2014) - I Got U by Duke Dumont
49th birthday (2015) - Lay Me Down by Sam Smith
50th birthday (2016) - I Took a Pill in Ibiza by Mike Posner
51st birthday (2017) - Shape of You by Ed Sheeran
52nd birthday (2018) - God's Plan by Drake
53rd birthday (2019) - Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi
54th birthday (2020) - Roses by Saint Jhn
55th birthday (2021) - Wellerman by Nathan Evans
56th birthday (2022) - Starlight by Dave
57th birthday (2023) - Flowers by Miley Cyrus
58th birthday (2024) - Lovin On Me by Jack Harlow
59th birthday (2025) - Lovin On Me by Jack Harlow


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1967
Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me
1st birthday

Release Me

Engelbert Humperdinck

Went to #1 in the UK on March 4, 1967 for 6 weeks.

Spotify popularity 53/100
1968
The Beatles - Lady Madonna
2nd birthday

Lady Madonna

The Beatles

Went to #1 in the UK on March 30, 1968 for 2 weeks.

Spotify popularity 61/100
1969
Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine
3rd birthday

I Heard It Through the Grapevine

Marvin Gaye

Went to #1 in the UK on March 29, 1969 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 73/100
1970
Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled Water
4th birthday

Bridge over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

Went to #1 in the UK on March 28, 1970 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 72/100
1971
T. Rex - Hot Love
5th birthday

Hot Love

T. Rex

Went to #1 in the UK on March 20, 1971 for 6 weeks.

Spotify popularity 56/100
1972
Nilsson - Without You
6th birthday

Without You

Nilsson

Went to #1 in the UK on March 11, 1972 for 5 weeks.

Spotify popularity 67/100
1973
Donny Osmond - The Twelfth of Never
7th birthday

The Twelfth of Never

Donny Osmond

Went to #1 in the UK on March 31, 1973 for 1 week.

Spotify popularity 37/100
1974
Paper Lace - Billy - Don't Be a Hero
8th birthday

Billy - Don't Be a Hero

Paper Lace

Went to #1 in the UK on March 16, 1974 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 43/100
1975
Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby
9th birthday

Bye Bye Baby

Bay City Rollers

Went to #1 in the UK on March 22, 1975 for 6 weeks.

Spotify popularity 54/100
1976
Brotherhood of Man - Save Your Kisses for Me
10th birthday

Save Your Kisses for Me

Brotherhood of Man

Went to #1 in the UK on March 27, 1976 for 6 weeks.

Spotify popularity 45/100
1977
ABBA - Knowing Me, Knowing You
11th birthday

Knowing Me, Knowing You

ABBA

Went to #1 in the UK on April 2, 1977 for 5 weeks.

Spotify popularity 63/100
1978
Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
12th birthday

Wuthering Heights

Kate Bush

Went to #1 in the UK on March 11, 1978 for 4 weeks.

Spotify popularity 69/100
1979
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
13th birthday

I Will Survive

Gloria Gaynor

Went to #1 in the UK on March 17, 1979 for 4 weeks.

Spotify popularity 53/100
1980
The Jam - Going Underground
14th birthday

Going Underground

The Jam

Went to #1 in the UK on March 22, 1980 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 60/100
1981
Shakin' Stevens - This Ole House
15th birthday

This Ole House

Shakin' Stevens

Went to #1 in the UK on March 28, 1981 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 44/100
1982
Goombay Dance Band - Seven Tears
16th birthday

Seven Tears

Goombay Dance Band

Went to #1 in the UK on March 27, 1982 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 47/100
1983
Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know?
17th birthday

Is There Something I Should Know?

Duran Duran

Went to #1 in the UK on March 26, 1983 for 2 weeks.

Spotify popularity 45/100
1984
Lionel Richie - Hello
18th birthday

Hello

Lionel Richie

Went to #1 in the UK on March 24, 1984 for 6 weeks.

Spotify popularity 68/100
1985
Philip Bailey, Phil Collins - Easy Lover
19th birthday

Easy Lover

Philip Bailey, Phil Collins

Went to #1 in the UK on March 23, 1985 for 4 weeks.

Spotify popularity 30/100
1986
Cliff Richard & The Young Ones - Living Doll
20th birthday

Living Doll

Cliff Richard & The Young Ones

Went to #1 in the UK on March 29, 1986 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 36/100
1987
Mel and Kim - Respectable
21st birthday

Respectable

Mel and Kim

Went to #1 in the UK on March 28, 1987 for 1 week.

Spotify popularity 53/100
1988
Aswad - Don't Turn Around
22nd birthday

Don't Turn Around

Aswad

Went to #1 in the UK on March 26, 1988 for 2 weeks.

Spotify popularity 52/100
1989
Madonna - Like a Prayer
23rd birthday

Like a Prayer

Madonna

Went to #1 in the UK on March 25, 1989 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 72/100
1990
Snap! - The Power
24th birthday

The Power

Snap!

Went to #1 in the UK on March 31, 1990 for 2 weeks.

Spotify popularity 61/100
1991
Chesney Hawkes - The One and Only
25th birthday

The One and Only

Chesney Hawkes

Went to #1 in the UK on March 30, 1991 for 5 weeks.

Spotify popularity 62/100
1992
Shakespears Sister - Stay
26th birthday

Stay

Shakespears Sister

Went to #1 in the UK on February 22, 1992 for 8 weeks.

Spotify popularity 50/100
1993
Shaggy - Oh Carolina
27th birthday

Oh Carolina

Shaggy

Went to #1 in the UK on March 20, 1993 for 2 weeks.

Spotify popularity 48/100
1994
Doop - Doop
28th birthday

Doop

Doop

Went to #1 in the UK on March 19, 1994 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 38/100
1995
Outhere Brothers - Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle)
29th birthday

Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle)

Outhere Brothers

Went to #1 in the UK on April 1, 1995 for 1 week.

Spotify popularity 46/100
1996
The Prodigy - Firestarter
30th birthday

Firestarter

The Prodigy

Went to #1 in the UK on March 30, 1996 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 63/100
1997
Spice Girls - Who Do You Think You Are
31st birthday

Who Do You Think You Are

Spice Girls

Went to #1 in the UK on March 15, 1997 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 34/100
1998
Run-D.M.C. vs Jason Nevins - It's Like That
32nd birthday

It's Like That

Run-D.M.C. vs Jason Nevins

Went to #1 in the UK on March 21, 1998 for 6 weeks.

Spotify popularity 63/100
1999
B*Witched - Blame It on the Weatherman
33rd birthday

Blame It on the Weatherman

B*Witched

Went to #1 in the UK on March 27, 1999 for 1 week.

Spotify popularity 40/100
2000
Melanie C - Never Be The Same Again
34th birthday

Never Be The Same Again

Melanie C

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

Spotify popularity 60/100
2001
Hear'Say - Pure and Simple
35th birthday

Pure and Simple

Hear'Say

Went to #1 in the UK on March 24, 2001 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 51/100
2002
Gareth Gates - Unchained Melody
36th birthday

Unchained Melody

Gareth Gates

Went to #1 in the UK on March 30, 2002 for 4 weeks.

Spotify popularity 37/100
2003
Gareth Gates, The Kumars - Spirit in the Sky
37th birthday

Spirit in the Sky

Gareth Gates, The Kumars

Went to #1 in the UK on March 22, 2003 for 2 weeks.

Spotify popularity 40/100
2004
Usher - Yeah!
38th birthday

Yeah!

Usher

Went to #1 in the UK on March 27, 2004 for 2 weeks.

Spotify popularity 82/100 🔥
2005
Tony Christie - Is This the Way to Amarillo
39th birthday

Is This the Way to Amarillo

Tony Christie

Went to #1 in the UK on March 26, 2005 for 7 weeks.

Spotify popularity 51/100
2006
Ne-Yo - So Sick
40th birthday

So Sick

Ne-Yo

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

Spotify popularity 60/100
2007
The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
41st birthday

I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

The Proclaimers

Went to #1 in the UK on March 31, 2007 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 71/100
2008
Estelle - American Boy
42nd birthday

American Boy

Estelle

Went to #1 in the UK on March 29, 2008 for 4 weeks.

Spotify popularity 79/100
2009
Lady Gaga - Poker Face
43rd birthday

Poker Face

Lady Gaga

Went to #1 in the UK on March 28, 2009 for 3 weeks.

Spotify popularity 77/100
2010
Lady Gaga, Beyoncé - Telephone
44th birthday

Telephone

Lady Gaga, Beyoncé

Went to #1 in the UK on March 27, 2010 for 2 weeks.

Spotify popularity 58/100
2011
Adele - Someone Like You
45th birthday

Someone Like You

Adele

Went to #1 in the UK on April 2, 2011 for 1 week.

Spotify popularity 80/100
2012
Katy Perry - Part of Me
46th birthday

Part of Me

Katy Perry

Went to #1 in the UK on March 31, 2012 for 1 week.

Spotify popularity 73/100
2013
The Saturdays - What About Us
47th birthday

What About Us

The Saturdays

Went to #1 in the UK on March 30, 2013 for 1 week.

Spotify popularity 60/100
2014
Duke Dumont - I Got U
48th birthday

I Got U

Duke Dumont

Went to #1 in the UK on March 29, 2014 for 1 week.

Spotify popularity 69/100
2015
Sam Smith - Lay Me Down
49th birthday

Lay Me Down

Sam Smith

Went to #1 in the UK on March 21, 2015 for 2 weeks.

Spotify popularity 75/100
2016
Mike Posner - I Took a Pill in Ibiza
50th birthday

I Took a Pill in Ibiza

Mike Posner

Went to #1 in the UK on March 24, 2016 for 4 weeks.

Spotify popularity 77/100
2017
Ed Sheeran - Shape of You
51st birthday

Shape of You

Ed Sheeran

Went to #1 in the UK on January 19, 2017 for 13 weeks.

Spotify popularity 86/100 🔥
2018
Drake - God's Plan
52nd birthday

God's Plan

Drake

Went to #1 in the UK on February 1, 2018 for 9 weeks.

Spotify popularity 83/100 🔥
2019
Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved
53rd birthday

Someone You Loved

Lewis Capaldi

Went to #1 in the UK on March 7, 2019 for 7 weeks.

Spotify popularity 89/100 🔥
2020
Saint Jhn - Roses
54th birthday

Roses

Saint Jhn

Went to #1 in the UK on March 26, 2020 for 2 weeks.

Spotify popularity 86/100 🔥
2021
Nathan Evans - Wellerman
55th birthday

Wellerman

Nathan Evans

Went to #1 in the UK on March 25, 2021 for 2 weeks.

Spotify popularity 88/100 🔥
2022
Dave - Starlight
56th birthday

Starlight

Dave

Went to #1 in the UK on March 17, 2022 for 4 weeks.

Spotify popularity 79/100
2023
Miley Cyrus - Flowers
57th birthday

Flowers

Miley Cyrus

Went to #1 in the UK on January 26, 2023 for 10 weeks.

Spotify popularity 100/100 🔥
2024
Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me
58th birthday

Lovin On Me

Jack Harlow

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

Spotify popularity 96/100 🔥
2025
Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me
59th birthday

Lovin On Me

Jack Harlow

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

Spotify popularity 96/100 🔥