The first artist born in each year to have a UK no.1 single

[Spade_Cooley 9,525]

8 hours ago, Hartnell 1999 said:

Was Jessica Smith actually credited on the Teletubbies hit? If so that would make her the youngest person ever to score a UK no.1, which to my understanding I had always assumed was Jimmy Osmond.

 

Yeah, this is a difficult one. She's obviously not listed on the artwork or anything, and going by Discogs none of the actual four Teletubbies themselves are either (although, vaguely interesting trivia, the song was produced by Sid James' son). I suppose the real barometer is whether it was a freshly recorded giggle or they just sampled the giggle previously taped for the show. Anyone got a PRS membership to check?

[Spade_Cooley 9,525]

4 minutes ago, RoverAndOut said:

Three of the Arctic Monkeys (Alex Turner, Andy Nicholson and Matt Helders) were born in 1986 and had their first #1 in 2005 when they were 19. Any advance on that?

Danny Jones from McFly was also born in 1986 and had two #1s the previous year ("5 Colours In Her Hair" being the first). 1/2 of McFly were born in 1985 so we can write them off, but Dougie Poynter was born 1987 so he should also get a place on the list I think?

[RoverAndOut 4,746]

Just now, Spade_Cooley said:

Danny Jones from McFly was also born in 1986 and had two #1s the previous year ("5 Colours In Her Hair" being the first). 1/2 of McFly were born in 1985 so we can write them off, but Dougie Poynter was born 1987 so he should also get a place on the list I think?

 

That beats Joss Stone that I just added to the same post too, as McFly's #1s in 2004 will predate 'Do They Know It's Christmas'. Good shout.

[RoverAndOut 4,746]

God, this is a rabbit hole I haven't got time to fall down tonight!

 

1951: Dana, All Kinds of Everything (1970) has got to be a shout?

 

Continuing the Eurovision theme, I then looked up Nicole only to discover you've already got her. 

[Spade_Cooley 9,525]

Going to start naming ones I'm not 100% on but want to see some advances on:

 

1991: Joe McElderry ("The Climb" 2009)

1993: Niall Horan/Liam Payne/Cher Llloyd ("Heroes" 2010)

1994: Harry Styles ("Heroes" 2010)

Does anyone have dates of birth for the members of completely forgotten girl group Belle Amie, who also featured on that "Heroes" cover?

[DemBones 36]

Just one to add from 1959’s chart-toppers.

 

1943: Tony Meehan (Cliff Richard & The Shadows).

 

I edited several artists from the 1957/58 charts into my previous post, in case you missed it - might’ve been some overlap there.

[Spade_Cooley 9,525]

Is 1989 Lauren Bennett ("Party Rock Anthem", 2011)?

[Spade_Cooley 9,525]

Possibilities from ""Bridge over Troubled Water" (2017):

 

1995: Kieran Alleyne/Jordan Lee (both members of 5 After Midnight)

1997: Jorja Smith/Raye

1998: Louisa Johnson

 

No idea on the ages of one-and-done afroswing crossover act WSTRN. Featuring the son of Paul Trueman from Eastenders!

[Young One 1]

Some ideas:

 

1991 Pixie Lott ("Mama Do" in June 2009), few months before Joe McElderry
 

The X Factor finalist reaching #1 in 2010 are responsible for a few firsts:

1993  Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Cher Lloyd

1994 Harry Styles

 

[Toast 16,139]

St Winifred's School Choir might be a tricky one to sort out.

[Spade_Cooley 9,525]

8 minutes ago, Toast said:

St Winifred's School Choir might be a tricky one to sort out.

 

Sally Lindsay was one of the choir, and we can definitely nail a DOB for her (July 8, 1973). So at least we have a name for 1973 rather than "a bunch of kids from Stockport". Similarly, the character actress Jennifer Hennessy (you'd recognise the face, never off British TV) was one of the kids as well. She was born 1970.

[Hartnell 1999 89]

To make researching easier, I’m going to post a series of separate mini-lists of all UK No.1 scoring artists by year of birth, then we can use the Offical Charts archive to cross-reference from this list and determine the first chart topper from each cohort, which I will add to the master list.

 

Starting with the 1986-2004 cohorts:

 

1986: Danny Jones, Alex Turner, Andy Nicholson, Matt Helders, Ellie Goulding

1987: Dougie Poynter, Joss Stone, Sophia Wardman, LadBaby

1988: Rihanna

1989: Rebecca Creighton, Lauren Bennett, Taylor Swift

1990: Geneva Lane, Rita Ora

1991: Pixie Lott, Joe McElderry, Ed Sheeran, Anne Marie

1992: Sam Smith

1993: Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Cher Lloyd, Ariana Grande

1994: Harry Styles, Justin Bieber

1995: Jessica Smith*, Kieran Alleyne, Jordan Lee

1996: Lorde, Dua Lipa

1997: Jorja Smith, Raye

1998: Shawn Mendes, Louisa Johnson

1999: Lil Nas X

2000:

2001: Billie Eilish

2002: Jawsh 685

2003: Olivia Rodrigo

2004: Gayle

 

* Uncredited or disputed

[RoverAndOut 4,746]

I'm assuming we've already checked all the recent hits for an artist born in 2000, hence the gap? I've just had a look and I can't find one. On Wikipedia, Toni Watson (Tones and I) is listed as being very evasive about her age, with dates of birth from "1993 to 2000" given online. But I think she's older than 22, and Rolling Stone said in 2020 that she was 26.

[RoverAndOut 4,746]

Louis Armstrong topped the charts with 'What a Wonderful World' in 1968. He was born August 1901.

[ladyfiona 2,580]

Going into the depths of reality TV:

 

Hear'say members

 

1976 - Kym Marsh

1978 - Myleene Klass, Johnny Shentall

1979 - Danny Foster

1980 - Noel Sullivan

1981 - Suzanne Shaw

 

Ex Eastender:

 

1976 - Martine McCutcheon (remember Perfect Moment)

 

Other

 

1917 - Vera Lynn - No1 hit with My Son, My Son in October 1954

 

Probably getting this wrong but hey ho. I'm here for the travesty.

 

Are any of these people eligible.

 

[ladyfiona 2,580]

2 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said:

Going to start naming ones I'm not 100% on but want to see some advances on:

 

1991: Joe McElderry ("The Climb" 2009)

1993: Niall Horan/Liam Payne/Cher Llloyd ("Heroes" 2010)

1994: Harry Styles ("Heroes" 2010)

Does anyone have dates of birth for the members of completely forgotten girl group Belle Amie, who also featured on that "Heroes" cover?

 

Sophia Wardman - 20th July 1987

Geneva Lane - 25th Sept 1990

Rebecca Creighton - All I can find online is she was born in 1989 (and that is if i'm being given the right person's DOB)

Esther Campbell - Can't find DOB

Clarissa White - Can't find DOB

Jessica Batist - Can't find DOB unless she's turned into an MMA star in which case 27 Feb 1996

[Hartnell 1999 89]

34 minutes ago, ladyfiona said:

 

 

Are any of these people eligible.

 

That might be an excellent idea for a separate topic - Last people by year of birth to score a No.1. Probably better to focus on this one first though.

[Hartnell 1999 89]

On 03/11/2022 at 19:53, Hartnell 1999 said:

First UK no.1 artists by year of birth
1900s (decade): Mantovani

1900:

1901: Louis Armstrong (1968)

1902:

1903:

1904:

1905: Mantovani (1953)

1906:

1907:

1908:

1909:

1910s (decade): Jo Stafford

1910:

1911:

1912: Perry Como (1953)

1913: Frankie Laine (1953)

1914:

1915: Frank Sinatra (1954)

1916: Perez Prado (1955)

1917: Jo Stafford (1953)

1918:

1919: Don Cornell (1954)
1920s (decade): Al Martino

1920: Dick James (Stargazers 1953)

1921: Ronnie Milne (Stargazers 1953)

1922: Kay Starr (1953)

1923: Cliff Adams (Stargazers 1953)

1924: Michael Holliday (1958)

1925: David Whitfield (1953)

1926: Lita Roza (1953)

1927: Al Martino (1952)

1928: Marie Benson (Stargazers 1953)

1929: Dickie Valentine (1955)

1930s (decade): Ruby Murray

1930: Johnny Grande (Bill Haley & His Comets 1955)

1931: Tab Hunter (1957)

1932: Alma Cogan (1955)

1933: Marshall Lytle (Bill Haley & His Comets 1955)

1934: Joey Ambrose (Bill Haley & His Comets 1955)

1935: Ruby Murray (1955)

1936: Tommy Steele (1957)

1937: Niki Sullivan (The Crickets 1957)

1938: Connie Francis (1958)

1939: Jerry Allison (The Crickets 1957)

1940s (decade): All of Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

1940: Sherman Garnes, Jimmy Merchant, & Joe Negroni (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers 1956)

1941: Herman Santiago (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers 1956)

1942: Frankie Lymon (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers 1956)

1943: Tony Meehan (Cliff Richard & The Shadows 1959)

1944:

1945:

1946: Helen Shapiro (1961)

1947: Sandie Shaw (1964)

1948:

1949:

1950s (decade): Dana

1950:

1951: Dana (1970)

1952:

1953:

1954:

1955:

1956:

1957:

1958: Kate Bush (1978)

1959:

1960s (decade): Jimmy Osmond

1960:

1961:

1962:

1963: Jimmy Osmond (1972)

1964: Nicole (1982)

1965:

1966:

1967:

1968:

1969:

1970s (decade): Tiffany

1970:

1971: Tiffany (1988)

1972:

1973:

1974: Robbie Williams (Take That 1993)

1975: Lauryn Hill (Fugees 1996)

1976: Emma Bunton (Spice Girls 1996)

1977: Ronan Keating (Boyzone 1996)

1978: Nicky Byrne (Westlife 1999)

1979: Dane Bowers (Another Level 1998)

1980s (decade): Isaac, Taylor & Zac Hanson

1980: Isaac Hanson (Hanson 1997)

1981: Britney Spears (1999)

1982: Billie (1998)

1983: Taylor Hanson (Hanson 1997)

1984: Gareth Gates (2002)

1985: Zac Hanson (Hanson 1997)

1986: Danny Jones (McFly 2004)

1987: Dougie Poynter (McFly 2004)

1988: Rihanna (2007)

1989: Rebecca Creighton (X Factor Finalists 2010)

1990s (decade): Pixie Lott

1990: Geneva Lane (X Factor Finalists 2010)

1991: Pixie Lott (2009)

1992: Sam Smith (2013)

1993: Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik & Cher Lloyd (X Factor Finalists 2010)

1994: Harry Styles (X Factor Finalists 2010)

1995: Kieran Alleyne & Jordan Lee (Artists for Grenfell 2017)

1996: Lorde (2013)

1997: Jorja Smith & Raye (Artists for Grenfell 2017)

1998: Shawn Mendes (2016)

1999: Lil Nas X (2019)

2000s (decade): Billie Eilish

2000:

2001: Billie Eilish (2020)

2002: Jawsh 685 (2020)

2003: Olivia Rodrigo (2021)

2004: Gayle (2022)

Updated version of list to include years in which artists reached #1. Just need to check whether these are all definitely correct before I update the master list in the OP

[Spade_Cooley 9,525]

For 1981, any advances on Britney Spears ("Baby One More Time" 1999)?

[Book 3,556]

For 1979 I got Dane Bowers (*28.11.1979) from Another Level. They hit No. 1 in 1998 with "Freak me".

 

And for 1973 it's Peter Andre (*27.02.1973), 1996 No.1 with "Flava".

[Hartnell 1999 89]

38 minutes ago, Book said:

And for 1973 it's Peter Andre (*27.02.1973), 1996 No.1 with "Flava".

Sally Lindsay from St Winifred’s School Choir (1980) trumps him though, unless she was of course uncredited.

[ladyfiona 2,580]

It seems people are forgetting that Zayn Malik was also in One Direction? Born 12th January 1993.

[Handrejka 1,903]

Tina Charles maybe for 1954? She was 21 when I Love to Love got to number 1.

[Spade_Cooley 9,525]

Charli XCX beats Sam Smith by a year for 1992 ("I Love It" 2012). She's a 90s bitch.

[Hartnell 1999 89]

3 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said:

Charli XCX beats Sam Smith by a year for 1992 ("I Love It" 2012). She's a 90s bitch.

Unfortunately not. That song was released in 2013 and Sam Smith beat it to #1 by a month.