#1 Song

🎵 The #1 Song on Your Birthday

See the song that topped the US Billboard Hot 100 the week you were born (from August 1958).

May 13, 1978 · US Billboard Hot 100 #1

If I Can't Have You

by Yvonne Elliman

Chart week of 1978-05-13 (Billboard Hot 100)

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🎶 Your #1 Songs Through the Years

The US #1 on each of your birthdays

  • Age 1 · 1979 Reunited Peaches & Herb
  • Age 2 · 1980 Call Me Blondie
  • Age 3 · 1981 Morning Train (Nine To Five) Sheena Easton
  • Age 4 · 1982 Chariots Of Fire - Titles Vangelis
  • Age 5 · 1983 Beat It Michael Jackson
  • Age 6 · 1984 Hello Lionel Richie
  • Age 7 · 1985 Crazy For You Madonna
  • Age 8 · 1986 West End Girls Pet Shop Boys
  • Age 9 · 1987 (I Just) Died In Your Arms Cutting Crew
  • Age 10 · 1988 Wishing Well Terence Trent D'Arby
  • Age 11 · 1989 I'll Be There For You Bon Jovi
  • Age 12 · 1990 Nothing Compares 2 U Sinead O'Connor
  • Age 13 · 1991 Joyride Roxette
  • Age 14 · 1992 Jump Kris Kross
  • Age 15 · 1993 Freak Me Silk
  • Age 16 · 1994 The Sign Ace Of Base
  • Age 17 · 1995 This Is How We Do It Montell Jordan
  • Age 18 · 1996 Always Be My Baby Mariah Carey
  • Age 19 · 1997 Hypnotize The Notorious B.I.G.
  • Age 20 · 1998 Too Close Next
  • Age 21 · 1999 Livin' La Vida Loca Ricky Martin
  • Age 22 · 2000 Maria Maria Santana Featuring The Product G&B
  • Age 23 · 2001 All For You Janet
  • Age 24 · 2002 Foolish Ashanti
  • Age 25 · 2003 Get Busy Sean Paul
  • Age 26 · 2004 Yeah! Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris
  • Age 27 · 2005 Hollaback Girl Gwen Stefani
  • Age 28 · 2006 SOS Rihanna
  • Age 29 · 2007 Makes Me Wonder Maroon 5
  • Age 30 · 2008 Bleeding Love Leona Lewis
  • Age 31 · 2009 Boom Boom Pow The Black Eyed Peas
  • Age 32 · 2010 Nothin' On You B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
  • Age 33 · 2011 E.T. Katy Perry Featuring Kanye West
  • Age 34 · 2012 Somebody That I Used To Know Gotye Featuring Kimbra
  • Age 35 · 2013 Just Give Me A Reason P!nk Featuring Nate Ruess
  • Age 36 · 2014 Happy Pharrell Williams
  • Age 37 · 2015 See You Again Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth
  • Age 38 · 2016 Panda Desiigner
  • Age 39 · 2017 That's What I Like Bruno Mars
  • Age 40 · 2018 Nice For What Drake
  • Age 41 · 2019 Old Town Road Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
  • Age 42 · 2020 The Scotts THE SCOTTS, Travis Scott & Kid Cudi
  • Age 43 · 2021 Save Your Tears The Weeknd & Ariana Grande
  • Age 44 · 2022 As It Was Harry Styles
  • Age 45 · 2023 Last Night Morgan Wallen
  • Age 46 · 2024 Fortnight Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone
  • Age 47 · 2025 Luther Kendrick Lamar & SZA
  • Age 48 · 2026 Choosin' Texas Ella Langley

About this tool

This shows the song that was #1 on the US “Billboard Hot 100” the week you were born. The Hot 100 began on August 4, 1958, and a #1 has been recorded every week since. A fact-based way to know the song of the moment when you arrived.

※ Based on the factual chart history of the US Billboard Hot 100; other countries’ charts (e.g. Japan’s Oricon) differ. Not fortune-telling. Data via Billboard (mhollingshead/billboard-hot-100). About our data