What song was #1 on my birthday?
Every birthday has a soundtrack — the song the whole country was playing the day you arrived. Enter any date since August 1958 and find the Billboard Hot 100 #1 for that exact week. Free, instant, and a great party fact.
How the lookup works
The Billboard Hot 100 has published a weekly ranking of America's most popular songs since August 4, 1958 — nearly 3,600 chart weeks and counting. Your birthday lands inside one of those weeks, and this tool finds it instantly: the song, the artist, and the chart week it topped. Try your parents' birthdays, your wedding day, or the day your kids were born — every date has a song.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find the number one song on my birthday?
Enter your birth date above and we'll show the song that was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 that week, along with the artist and the chart week it comes from. It works for any date from August 4, 1958 to today.
Why does the lookup start in 1958?
The Billboard Hot 100 — the standard U.S. singles chart — published its first edition on August 4, 1958. Before that, Billboard ran several separate charts (Best Sellers in Stores, Most Played by Jockeys), so there's no single official #1 for earlier dates.
What does “chart week” mean?
Billboard publishes one chart per week, each with an issue date. Your birthday falls inside one of those chart weeks, so the #1 song shown is from the chart that was current on your birth date.
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