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What was the number one song on your birthday?
Pick your birthday to see the song at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 that week, then get the number one from every birthday you've had, as a mix you can put on a CD.
Short answer
To find the number one song on your birthday, pick the date below. The finder shows the song at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for that week (the first chart dated on or after your birthday), how many weeks it stayed at number one, the number ones either side of it, and a mix of the number one on every birthday since.
Pick a month, day and year. The answer appears as soon as all three are set.
Chart data: Billboard Hot 100, as compiled on Wikipedia, every chart from August 4, 1958 to December 27, 2025. Song lengths come from Deezer’s catalog where the artist and title matched.
What was the number one song on my birthday?
The number one song on your birthday is the song that topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the week your birthday fell in. For example, the number one song on June 15, 1995 was “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?” by Bryan Adams, which topped the chart dated June 17, 1995 and spent 5 weeks at number one in total.
The Hot 100 is a weekly chart, so everyone born in the same chart week shares a number one. The finder also shows how long the song stayed at the top, the songs that held number one just before and just after it, and a link to every number one and the biggest hits of that year in our top songs by year pages.
Which chart week counts as my birthday?
This finder uses the first Billboard Hot 100 chart dated on or after your birthday, which is the chart for the week your birthday falls in. Billboard has dated the Hot 100 on Saturdays since January 6, 1962; from August 4, 1958 to December 25, 1961 the charts were dated Mondays. Two dates break the pattern: the bicentennial chart dated Sunday, July 4, 1976, and a one-off Wednesday chart dated January 3, 2018.
Billboard’s chart dates run ahead of the calendar. Since 2018, each chart has been dated the Saturday right after it is posted online, and before 2018 the date ran a further week ahead. So the chart dated on or after your birthday is the one for that week. A list that uses the chart dated before your birthday will give the previous number one whenever a new song reached the top that week, which is why the finder shows that song as well.
What is a birthday number one mix?
A birthday number one mix is a playlist of the song at number one on every birthday of someone’s life, one song per year, in order. Someone born on June 15, 1995 has 31 birthdays in our data, from the day they were born to June 15, 2025. Their mix has 31 different songs and fills two 80-minute CDs; the 26 songs with a known length run 1 hour 37 minutes between them.
It works as a birthday present because it is a life story told by the radio: the song from the week they were born, the year they turned ten, the summer they left home. Milestone birthdays suit it best. Play it at a 30th, 40th or 50th birthday party, or give it to a parent along with the songs from the year you were born. Our nostalgic gift ideas and gifts for music lovers have more ideas built around a mix CD.
How many CDs does a birthday mix fill?
A birthday mix fills one 80-minute CD for about every 18 to 20 birthdays, because each disc holds about 18 to 22 songs. A 30th birthday mix has 31 songs, counting the year of birth, so it needs two discs; a 50th birthday mix needs three. The finder adds up the real song lengths and fills each disc to 79 minutes at most, with the usual 2-second gap between tracks.
Our guide to how many songs fit on a CD explains the math. To trim the list or add your own songs, paste it into the playlist length calculator, then print a tracklist with the CD case template. Our guide to making a mixtape covers sequencing and naming.
When did the Billboard Hot 100 start?
The Billboard Hot 100 started with the chart dated August 4, 1958, and its first number one was “Poor Little Fool” by Ricky Nelson. Before then Billboard published several separate pop charts, including Best Sellers in Stores, Most Played by Jockeys and the Top 100, so there is no single Hot 100 number one for earlier dates.
The finder covers every Hot 100 chart from the first one to the chart dated December 27, 2025. If you were born earlier, it tells you so and starts your birthday mix with your first birthday after August 4, 1958.
Questions people ask
What was the number one song on my birthday?
The number one song on your birthday is the song at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week your birthday fell in. Enter your date in the finder on this page to see it, how many weeks it spent at number one, and the number ones just before and after it.
What song was number 1 on the day I was born?
The song that was number 1 on the day you were born is the number one on the first Billboard Hot 100 chart dated on or after your birth date. The Hot 100 is a weekly chart, so everyone born in the same chart week shares the same number one song.
When did the Billboard Hot 100 start?
The Billboard Hot 100 started with the chart dated August 4, 1958. Its first number one was "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson.
What if I was born before the Hot 100 started?
If you were born before August 4, 1958, there is no Hot 100 number one for your birth date, because Billboard ran several separate pop charts before then. The birthday mix in the finder still works and starts with your first birthday after the Hot 100 began.
What was the number one song on June 15, 1995?
The number one song on June 15, 1995 was "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" by Bryan Adams, at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated June 17, 1995. It spent 5 weeks at number one in total.
Is the number one song on my birthday the same in every country?
No. This finder uses the US Billboard Hot 100. The UK, Canada, Australia and other countries have their own singles charts, and their number one on your birthday is often a different song.