#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).

December 21, 1974 · US Billboard Hot 100 #1

Cat's In The Cradle

by Harry Chapin

Chart week of 1974-12-21 (Billboard Hot 100)

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🎶 Your #1 Songs Through the Years

The US #1 on each of your birthdays

  • Age 1 · 1975 That's The Way (I Like It) KC And The Sunshine Band
  • Age 2 · 1976 Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) Rod Stewart
  • Age 3 · 1977 You Light Up My Life Debby Boone
  • Age 4 · 1978 You Don't Bring Me Flowers Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond
  • Age 5 · 1979 Babe Styx
  • Age 6 · 1980 Lady Kenny Rogers
  • Age 7 · 1981 Physical Olivia Newton-John
  • Age 8 · 1982 Maneater Daryl Hall John Oates
  • Age 9 · 1983 Say Say Say Paul McCartney And Michael Jackson
  • Age 10 · 1984 Out Of Touch Daryl Hall John Oates
  • Age 11 · 1985 Say You, Say Me Lionel Richie
  • Age 12 · 1986 Walk Like An Egyptian The Bangles
  • Age 13 · 1987 Faith George Michael
  • Age 14 · 1988 Look Away Chicago
  • Age 15 · 1989 We Didn't Start The Fire Billy Joel
  • Age 16 · 1990 Because I Love You (The Postman Song) Stevie B
  • Age 17 · 1991 Black Or White Michael Jackson
  • Age 18 · 1992 I Will Always Love You Whitney Houston
  • Age 19 · 1993 Again Janet Jackson
  • Age 20 · 1994 Here Comes The Hotstepper (From "Ready To Wear") Ini Kamoze
  • Age 21 · 1995 One Sweet Day Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
  • Age 22 · 1996 Un-Break My Heart Toni Braxton
  • Age 23 · 1997 Candle In The Wind 1997/Something About The Way You Look Tonight Elton John
  • Age 24 · 1998 I'm Your Angel R. Kelly & Celine Dion
  • Age 25 · 1999 Smooth Santana Featuring Rob Thomas
  • Age 26 · 2000 Independent Women Part I Destiny's Child
  • Age 27 · 2001 U Got It Bad Usher
  • Age 28 · 2002 Lose Yourself Eminem
  • Age 29 · 2003 Hey Ya! OutKast
  • Age 30 · 2004 Drop It Like It's Hot Snoop Dogg Featuring Pharrell
  • Age 31 · 2005 Run It! Chris Brown
  • Age 32 · 2006 Irreplaceable Beyonce
  • Age 33 · 2007 No One Alicia Keys
  • Age 34 · 2008 Live Your Life T.I. Featuring Rihanna
  • Age 35 · 2009 Empire State Of Mind Jay-Z + Alicia Keys
  • Age 36 · 2010 Firework Katy Perry
  • Age 37 · 2011 We Found Love Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris
  • Age 38 · 2012 Diamonds Rihanna
  • Age 39 · 2013 The Monster Eminem Featuring Rihanna
  • Age 40 · 2014 Blank Space Taylor Swift
  • Age 41 · 2015 Hello Adele
  • Age 42 · 2016 Black Beatles Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane
  • Age 43 · 2017 Rockstar Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage
  • Age 44 · 2018 Thank U, Next Ariana Grande
  • Age 45 · 2019 All I Want For Christmas Is You Mariah Carey
  • Age 46 · 2020 All I Want For Christmas Is You Mariah Carey
  • Age 47 · 2021 Easy On Me Adele
  • Age 48 · 2022 All I Want For Christmas Is You Mariah Carey
  • Age 49 · 2023 Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Brenda Lee
  • Age 50 · 2024 All I Want For Christmas Is You Mariah Carey
  • Age 51 · 2025 All I Want For Christmas Is You Mariah Carey

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