If you were born on Monday 13th January, 1986 then Walk Like an Egyptian by The Bangles was the #1 song on your 1st birthday. The song went to number one on December 20th 1986 and stayed at the top of the charts for 4 weeks.
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Music highlights, January 1987
Saturday, January 03, 1987
Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The other inductees this year consist of The Coasters, Eddie Cochran, Bo Diddley, Marvin Gaye, Bill Haley, Clyde McPhatter, Ricky Nelson, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, Smokey Robinson and Jackie Wilson.
Monday, January 05, 1987
Elton John, after several months of voice problems, undergoes throat surgery in an Australian hospital. The outcome would hinder his voice permanently and he would soon start singing in a deep register.
Friday, January 16, 1987
Beastie Boys become the first act to be censored by American Bandstand.
Saturday, January 24, 1987
Steve "Silk" Hurley's innovative "Jack Your Body" becomes the first house music record to top the UK singles chart.
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#1 songs on my birthday - 13th January
My birthday! (1986): 'Say You, Say Me' by Lionel Richie 1st birthday (1987): 'Walk Like an Egyptian' by The Bangles 2nd birthday (1988): 'So Emotional' by Whitney Houston 3rd birthday (1989): 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn' by Poison 4th birthday (1990): 'Another Day In Paradise' by Phil Collins 5th birthday (1991): 'Justify My Love' by Madonna 6th birthday (1992): 'Black or White' by Michael Jackson 7th birthday (1993): 'I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston 8th birthday (1994): 'Hero' by Mariah Carey 9th birthday (1995): 'On Bended Knee' by Boyz II Men 10th birthday (1996): 'One Sweet Day' by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men 11th birthday (1997): 'Un-Break My Heart' by Toni Braxton 12th birthday (1998): 'Candle in the Wind 1997/Something About the Way You Look Tonight' by Elton John 13th birthday (1999): 'I'm Your Angel' by R. Kelly and Celine Dion 14th birthday (2000): 'Smooth' by Santana 15th birthday (2001): 'Independent Women Part 1' by Destiny's Child 16th birthday (2002): 'How You Remind Me' by Nickelback 17th birthday (2003): 'Lose Yourself' by Eminem 18th birthday (2004): 'Hey Ya!' by OutKast 19th birthday (2005): 'Let Me Love You' by Mario 20th birthday (2006): 'Don't Forget About Us' by Mariah Carey 21st birthday (2007): 'Irreplaceable' by Beyonce 22nd birthday (2008): 'Low' by Flo-Rida feat. T-Pain 23rd birthday (2009): 'Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)' by Beyonce 24th birthday (2010): 'TiK ToK' by Ke$ha 25th birthday (2011): 'Grenade' by Bruno Mars 26th birthday (2012): 'Sexy and I Know It' by LMFAO 27th birthday (2013): 'Locked Out of Heaven' by Bruno Mars 28th birthday (2014): 'The Monster' by Eminem featuring Rihanna 29th birthday (2015): 'Blank Space' by Taylor Swift 30th birthday (2016): 'Hello' by Adele 31st birthday (2017): 'Starboy' by The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk 32nd birthday (2018): 'Perfect' by Ed Sheeran duet with Beyonce 33rd birthday (2019): 'Without Me' by Halsey 34th birthday (2020): 'Circles' by Post Malone 35th birthday (2021): 'Rockstar' by DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch