If you were born on Thursday 17th August, 1978 then The Lady in Red by Chris de Burgh was the UK #1 song on your 8th birthday. The song went to number one on August 2nd 1986 and stayed at the top of the charts for 3 weeks. The Lady in Red has a 75% popularity rating on Spotify.
Since your birthday on there have been 45 UK number one songs.
The most popular number one song on your birthday according to Spotify has been Bad Habits by Ed Sheeran 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 13th birthday.
These are all of the UK songs that were number 1 in August 1986, close to your 8th birthday
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#1 songs on my birthday - 17th August
My birthday! (1978): 'You're the One That I Want' by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
1st birthday (1979): 'I Don't Like Mondays' by The Boomtown Rats
2nd birthday (1980): 'The Winner Takes It All' by ABBA
3rd birthday (1981): 'Green Door' by Shakin' Stevens
4th birthday (1982): 'Come On Eileen' by Dexy's Midnight Runners
5th birthday (1983): 'Give It Up' by KC and the Sunshine Band
6th birthday (1984): 'Two Tribes' by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
7th birthday (1985): 'Into the Groove' by Madonna
8th birthday (1986): 'The Lady in Red' by Chris de Burgh
9th birthday (1987): 'I Just Can't Stop Loving You' by Michael Jackson
10th birthday (1988): 'The Only Way Is Up' by Yazz and the Plastic Population
11th birthday (1989): 'Swing the Mood' by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
12th birthday (1990): 'Turtle Power' by Partners in Kryme
13th birthday (1991): '(Everything I Do) I Do It for You' by Bryan Adams
14th birthday (1992): 'Rhythm Is a Dancer' by Snap!
15th birthday (1993): 'Living on My Own' by Freddie Mercury
16th birthday (1994): 'Love Is All Around' by Wet Wet Wet
17th birthday (1995): 'Never Forget' by Take That
18th birthday (1996): 'Wannabe' by Spice Girls
19th birthday (1997): 'Men in Black' by Will Smith
20th birthday (1998): 'No Matter What' by Boyzone
21st birthday (1999): 'When You Say Nothing at All' by Ronan Keating
22nd birthday (2000): 'Rock DJ' by Robbie Williams
23rd birthday (2001): 'Eternal Flame' by Atomic Kitten
24th birthday (2002): 'Colourblind' by Darius
25th birthday (2003): 'Breathe' by Blu Cantrell
26th birthday (2004): 'Thunderbirds / 3am' by Busted
27th birthday (2005): 'You're Beautiful' by James Blunt
28th birthday (2006): 'Hips Don't Lie' by Shakira Featuring Wyclef Jean
29th birthday (2007): 'The Way I Are' by Timbaland
30th birthday (2008): 'I Kissed a Girl' by Katy Perry
31st birthday (2009): 'Never Leave You' by Tinchy Stryder
32nd birthday (2010): 'Beautiful Monster' by Ne-Yo
33rd birthday (2011): 'Swagger Jagger' by Cher Lloyd
34th birthday (2012): 'Heatwave' by Wiley Featuring MS D
35th birthday (2013): 'We Can't Stop' by Miley Cyrus
36th birthday (2014): 'Am I Wrong' by Nico & Vinz
37th birthday (2015): 'Drag Me Down' by One Direction
38th birthday (2016): 'Cold Water' by Major Lazer
39th birthday (2017): 'Feels' by Calvin Harris
40th birthday (2018): 'In My Feelings' by Drake
41st birthday (2019): 'Senorita' by Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello
42nd birthday (2020): 'Head & Heart' by Joel Corry
43rd birthday (2021): 'Bad Habits' by Ed Sheeran
44th birthday (2022): 'Afraid to Feel' by LF System
45th birthday (2023): 'Sprinter' by Dave and Central Cee
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