That song meme

[chickenfeet]

via stelpa

"Many feel that the song that was the number 1 hit on the day you were born shapes the rest of your life. And that the song that was number one on your 18th birthday, is your "Life Theme""

Accordingly, then, here are my songs:

#1 when I was born:
UK: All Shook Up - Elvis Presley
US: Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear - Elvis Presley

These seem curiously apt.

#1 on my 18th
UK: Barbados - Typically Tropical
US: Jive Talkin’ - The Bee Gees

Neither of which mean anything to me

Comments

[lnr]

Reading around it appears that the NME chart (which was the main one for some time) was apparently drawn up on Wednesdays but published on Saturdays. Wikipedia has DIVORCE from the 16th, a whole week earlier than most other sources.

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

Sigh. No. The NME was published on Wednesdays.

Gallup was the main chart, and the one that Guinness used from 1970 on. The main commercial rival was the ILR chart which came out on Sundays and was printed in No.1 magazine, but not until the 1980s.

[lnr]

You obviously know about it rather than just relying on dodgy googling.

Still, it's a bit sad to find out something you've known for years was a cool thing about you was wrong. Typical really.

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

Sorry. The change from Tuesday to Sunday screwed up a lot of data. I had a similar experience the first time someone told me that Metal Guru didn't go to No.1 until May 21st (I was born on Chart Day) and that it 'should be' Amazing Grace by the Royal Scots Dragoons Band who whoever they were. (But it shouldn't be, it is T.Rex not least because I have a copy of that day's chart and the single itself, bought specifically because it was No.1 on my birthday by my dad who cares about such things.)

[a-d-medievalist.livejournal.com]

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