Below is your personalised UK "What was the number one song on my birthday?" tracklist for January 12th since 1972.
Each of these tracks was a number one hit in UK on your birthday,
January 12th each year.
This list is currently showing #1 songs from 2008 to
2024.
Click on any song to see the video and more information.
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Not available on Spotify
These tracks are not currently available on Spotify:
Against All Odds - Steve Brookstein (#1 on 33rd birthday)
When You Believe - Leon Jackson (#1 on 36th birthday)
Tracklist
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#1 song on birthday — 12th, January
My birthday! (1972) - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) by The New Seekers 1st birthday (1973) - Long Haired Lover from Liverpool by Little Jimmy Osmond 2nd birthday (1974) - Merry Xmas Everybody by Slade 3rd birthday (1975) - Lonely This Christmas by Mud 4th birthday (1976) - Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen 5th birthday (1977) - When a Child Is Born (Soleado) by Johnny Mathis 6th birthday (1978) - Mull of Kintyre by Wings 7th birthday (1979) - Y.M.C.A. by Village People 8th birthday (1980) - Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) by Pink Floyd 9th birthday (1981) - Imagine by John Lennon 10th birthday (1982) - Don't You Want Me by The Human League 11th birthday (1983) - Save Your Love by Renee and Renato 12th birthday (1984) - Only You by The Flying Pickets 13th birthday (1985) - Do They Know It's Christmas? by Band Aid 14th birthday (1986) - West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys 15th birthday (1987) - Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl in Town) by Jackie Wilson 16th birthday (1988) - Always on My Mind by Pet Shop Boys 17th birthday (1989) - Especially for You by Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan 18th birthday (1990) - Do They Know It's Christmas? by Band Aid II 19th birthday (1991) - Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter by Iron Maiden 20th birthday (1992) - Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen 21st birthday (1993) - I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston 22nd birthday (1994) - Twist and Shout by Chaka Demus & Pliers 23rd birthday (1995) - Stay Another Day by East 17 24th birthday (1996) - Earth Song by Michael Jackson 25th birthday (1997) - 2 Become 1 by Spice Girls 26th birthday (1998) - Perfect Day by Various artists 27th birthday (1999) - Heartbeat / Tragedy by Steps 28th birthday (2000) - I Have a Dream / Seasons in the Sun by Westlife 29th birthday (2001) - Can We Fix It? by Bob the Builder 30th birthday (2002) - Gotta Get Thru This by Daniel Bedingfield 31st birthday (2003) - Sound of the Underground by Girls Aloud 32nd birthday (2004) - Mad World by Gary Jules 33rd birthday (2005) - Against All Odds by Steve Brookstein 34th birthday (2006) - That's My Goal by Shayne Ward 35th birthday (2007) - A Moment Like This by Leona Lewis 36th birthday (2008) - When You Believe by Leon Jackson 37th birthday (2009) - Hallelujah by Alexandra Burke 38th birthday (2010) - Bad Romance by Lady Gaga 39th birthday (2011) - When We Collide by Matt Cardle 40th birthday (2012) - Paradise by Coldplay 41st birthday (2013) - Impossible by James Arthur 42nd birthday (2014) - Timber by Pitbull 43rd birthday (2015) - Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson 44th birthday (2016) - Love Yourself by Justin Bieber 45th birthday (2017) - Rockabye by Clean Bandit 46th birthday (2018) - Perfect by Ed Sheeran 47th birthday (2019) - Sweet but Psycho by Ava Max 48th birthday (2020) - Own It by Stormzy 49th birthday (2021) - Last Christmas by Wham! 50th birthday (2022) - Merry Christmas by Ed Sheeran and Elton John 51st birthday (2023) - Escapism by Raye featuring 070 Shake 52nd birthday (2024) - Lovin On Me by Jack Harlow