[Music] What was Number One in the pop charts the day you were born?

[banjo]

We can work it out.

 

[Farehamseagull]

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Running Bear by Jonny Preston

Never heard of it ....

 

[chip]

That hasn't worked out

 

[OzMike]

 

[Albion my Albion]

Hymn: Rock of Ages, cleft for me

Christian hymns and spiritual songs with wonderful truths and music.

www.hymnal.net

Just kidding!

 

[super-seagulls]

Paul McCartney - Pipes of Peace.

 

[Biscuit Barrel]

ABBA - The Name Of The Game.

 

[Bring back Bryan wade!!]

Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes

 

[Magic Sponge]

Sweets for My Sweet - The Searchers

 

[LANGDON SEAGULL]

Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep by Middle of the Road

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Guy Mitchell - Look at that Girl.

I haven’t a clue what it sounds like but was number 1 for six weeks, so it must be fab.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Congratulations - Cliff Richard

 

[Justice]

Sugar Sugar the Archies.

Official Singles Chart on 26/10/1969

www.officialcharts.com

 

[bob_monkhouse]

UK - TEARS by Ken Dodd

US - Yesterday by the Beatles

I'll go with the US !

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

UK: "Who's sorry now?" By Connie Francis.

Shite.

US: "All I have to do is dream", Everly Brothers.

Shite.

 

[Silverhatch]

It’s now or never - Elvis (UK)
Save the last dance for me - Drifters (US)

 

[SeagullsoverLondon]

Green, Green Grass of Home by Tom Jones

 

[SeagullsoverLondon]

UK - TEARS by Ken Dodd

US - Yesterday by the Beatles

I'll go with the US !

I was once given a cassette tape of Ken Dodd songs. The first song was Happiness, followed by Tears and then a series of even more maudlin and depressing songs in a similar vein. Never got to the end of the tape.

 

[fly high]

Al Hibbler Unchained Melody, no never heard of him either.

If I hadn't been 4 weeks late would have been Toney Bennett, Stranger in Paradise