Tell me year you were born - I'll give you list of #1 songs of that year

[Florida Guy]

I was born in 1947.

#1 Songs of 1947

The Anniversary Song - Dinah Shore
Ballerina - Vaughn Monroe
Chi-Baba Chi-Baba - Perry Como
Heartaches - Ted Weems
Huggin' and Chalkin' - Hoagy Carmicheal
Linda - Ray Noble with Buddy Clark
Mam'selle - Art Lund
Mam'selle - Frank Sinatra
Managua, Nicaragua - Guy Lombardo
Managua, Nicaragua - Freddy Martin
Near You - Francis Craig
Open the Door, Richard - Count Basie
Open the Door, Richard - The Three Flames
Peg O' My Heart - Buddy Clark
Peg O' My Heart - Harmonicats
Peg O' My Heart - Three Suns
Temptation - Red Ingle
White Christmas - Bing Crosby

It looks like Peg O' My Heart was pretty popular

Please do not request years already done.
Here is a list of those done.

1938
1940
1942
1946
1947
1949
1950
1951
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1962
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1972
1979
1988

 

[ColdBlueSteel]

1972. Whatcha' got?

 

[29aholic]

1966 for me

 

[Florida Guy]

1972. Whatcha' got?

#1 Songs of 1972

Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
American Pie (Parts 1 & 2) - Don McLean
Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me - Mac Davis
Ben - Michael Jackson
Black and White - Three Dog Night
Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
The Candy Man - Sammy Davis, Jr.
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
Heart of Gold - Neil Young
A Horse With No Name - America
I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
Lean on Me - Bill Withers
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry
Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites
Papa Was a Rolling Stone - The Temptations
Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond
Without You - Nilsson

 

[Pasifikawv]

1972. Whatcha' got?

First Time Ever I Saw Your face - Roberta Flack

 

[Florida Guy]

1966 for me

#1 Songs of 1966

Ballad of the Green Berets - Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler
Cherish - The Association
Good Lovin' - The Young Rascals
Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
Hanky Panky - Tommy James & The Shondells
I'm a Believer - The Monkees
Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees
Lightnin' Strikes - Lou Christie
Monday, Monday - The Mamas & The Papas
My Love - Petula Clark
96 Tears - ? & The Mysterians
Paint It, Black - The Rolling Stones
Paperback Writer - The Beatles
Poor Side of Town - Johnny Rivers
Reach Out I'll Be There - The Four Tops
The Sounds of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
Strangers in the Night - Frank Sinatra
Summer in the City - The Lovin' Spoonful
Sunshine Superman - Donovan
These Boots Are Made for Walkin' - Nancy Sinatra
We Can Work It Out - The Beatles
When a Man Loves a Woman - Percy Sledge
Wild Thing - The Troggs
Winchester Cathedral - The New Vaudeville Band
You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes
You Keep Me Hangin' On - The Supremes
(You're My) Soul and Inspiration - Righteous Brothers

 

[Pasifikawv]

1966 for me

I'm a Believer - The Monkeys

 

[Florida Guy]

First Time Ever I Saw Your face - Roberta Flack

That was played in Play Misty For Me
One of my favorite movies.

 

[Pasifikawv]

#1 Songs of 1966

Ballad of the Green Berets - Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler #2
Cherish - The Association #8
Good Lovin' - The Young Rascals
Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
Hanky Panky - Tommy James & The Shondells #16
I'm a Believer - The Monkees #1
Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees #20
Lightnin' Strikes - Lou Christie
Monday, Monday - The Mamas & The Papas #5
My Love - Petula Clark #14
96 Tears - ? & The Mysterians #19
Paint It, Black - The Rolling Stones #11
Paperback Writer - The Beatles #18
Poor Side of Town - Johnny Rivers
Reach Out I'll Be There - The Four Tops #12
The Sounds of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel #17
Strangers in the Night - Frank Sinatra
Summer in the City - The Lovin' Spoonful #7
Sunshine Superman - Donovan
These Boots Are Made for Walkin' - Nancy Sinatra
We Can Work It Out - The Beatles #6
When a Man Loves a Woman - Percy Sledge #13
Wild Thing - The Troggs #10
Winchester Cathedral - The New Vaudeville Band #3
You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes #9
You Keep Me Hangin' On - The Supremes #15
(You're My) Soul and Inspiration - Righteous Brothers #4

Billboard Rankings for '66 added (where I could)

 

[Pasifikawv]

#1 Songs of 1972

Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan #2
American Pie (Parts 1 & 2) - Don McLean #3
Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me - Mac Davis #7
Ben - Michael Jackson #18
Black and White - Three Dog Night
Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass #12
The Candy Man - Sammy Davis, Jr. #9
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack #1
Heart of Gold - Neil Young #16
A Horse With No Name - America #6
I Am Woman - Helen Reddy #14
I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash #5
I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers #15
Lean on Me - Bill Withers #10
Let's Stay Together - Al Green #13
Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul #8
My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry #11
Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites #17
Papa Was a Rolling Stone - The Temptations #19
Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond #20
Without You - Nilsson #4

Billboard ranks for '72 added (where I could)

 

[Pasifikawv]

'72 Headlines

Jan: Coke pulls 3 million cans - tainted lids
Feb: Winter Olympics in Tokyo
Feb: N. Vietnam walks out of Paris Peace Talks
March: Book about Howard Hughes claimed to be phony
April: N. Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops pour into the South.
May: J. Edgar Hoover dies.
July: Dem VP Candidate Eagleton admits he had elec-shock therapy
Aug: B-52's launch heavy bombing on N. Vietnamese targets
Sept: Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spasski for World Chess title
Nov: Nixon re-elected in landslide
Dec: Last Moon trip - Apollo 17 splashes back to Earth
Dec: Truman dies
Dec: Roberto Clemente dies in plane crash

 

[Florida Guy]

Thanks for the "like" cowboy117

 

[Pasifikawv]

'66 headlines

Jan: B-52 collides with a KC 135
Feb: LBJ talks strategy with S. Vietnam
April: Bill Russell becomes 1st black coach in pro sports
May: Mafia leader Bonnanio turns self in.
June: James Meridith shot in back during march in Mississippi
Aug: 15 killed, 31 wounded in Univ of Texas shooting
Sept: Willie Mays hits HR #535
Oct: LBJ visits troop in Vietnam
Nov: Regan elected Gov of CA

 

[jframe]

How about 1970?

 

[RichardWA]

How about 1962?

 

[Florida Guy]

How about 1970?

#1 Songs of 1970

ABC - The Jackson 5
Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
American Woman - The Guess Who
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond
Everybody Is a Star - Sly & The Family Stone
Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
For You Blue - The Beatles
Hello Darlin' - Conway Twitty
I Found That Girl - The Jackson 5
I'll Be There - The Jackson 5
Isn't It a Pity - George Harrison
I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
Let It Be - The Beatles
The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
The Love You Save - The Jackson 5
Make It with You - Bread
Mama Told Me (Not to Come) - Three Dog Night
My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head - B.J. Thomas
The Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly & The Family Stone
(They Long to Be) Close to You - The Carpenters
Venus - Shocking Blue
War - Edwin Starr

 

[Florida Guy]

How about 1962?

#1 Songs of 1962

Big Girls Don't Cry - The 4 Seasons
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do - Neil Sedaka
Don't Break the Heart That Loves You - Connie Francis
Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler
Good Luck Charm - Elvis Presley
He's a Rebel - The Crystals
Hey! Baby - Bruce Channel
I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles
Johnny Angel - Shelly Fabares
The Loco-Motion - Little Eva
Mashed Potato Time - Dee Dee Sharp
Monster Mash - Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
Peppermint Twist (Part 1) - Joey Dee & The Starlighters
Roses Are Red (My Love) - Bobby Vinton
Sheila - Tommy Roe
Sherry - The 4 Seasons
Soldier Boy - The Shirelles
Stranger on the Shore - Mr. Acker Bilk (instrumental)
The Stripper - David Rose & His Orchestra (instrumental)
Telstar - The Tornadoes (instrumental)
The Twist - Chubby Checker

 

[Muddyboot]

I'll play, 1960

 

[rags]

19 and 59!

rags

 

[Marshwheeling]

I was born in 1947, so I won't repeat the request. But I did remark the number of songs that showed up more than once, by different artists. Do you suppose the war created a shortage of songwriters?

How about 1958? I seem to recall that "My True Love" by Jack Scott held some kind of record.