Here’s something we’ve never done before …
No, it’s not a tribute to horror movies …
It’s looking back at EVERY Friday the 13th during The Top 40 Rock Era!!!
They don’t happen as often as you might think …
Most years only have one or two.
In fact, between 1955 and 1989, a span of 35 years, we had exactly 61 Friday the 13th’s …
And here is the #1 Record for each and every one of them!!!
(I love doing these time sweeps … as they show you just how much music changed over a specific period of time!)
What's especially cool about THIS list is that it is totally random ...
Friday the 13th's fall at different times each year.
For example: 1955, 1958, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986 and 1988 each only had ONE Friday the 13th all year …
While 1956, 1959, 1970, 1981, 1984 and 1987 each had THREE!!!
You can check out EVERY Friday the 13th #1 Record below ...
| May 13, 1955 | Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White - Perez Prado |
| January 13, 1956 | Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford |
| April 13, 1956 | The Poor People Of Paris - Les Baxter |
| July 13, 1956 | The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant |
| September 13, 1957 | Diana - Paul Anka |
| December 13, 1957 | You Send Me - Sam Cooke |
| June 13, 1958 | The Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley |
| February 13, 1959 | Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price |
| March 13, 1959 | Venus - Frankie Avalon |
| November 13, 1959 | Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin |
| May 13, 1960 | Stuck On You - Elvis Presley |
| January 13, 1961 | Wonderland By Night - Bert Kaempfert |
| October 13, 1961 | Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles |
| April 13, 1962 | Johnny Angel - Shelley Fabares |
| July 13, 1962 | The Stripper - David Rose |
| September 13, 1963 | My Boyfriend's Back - The Angels |
| December 13, 1963 | Dominique - The Singing Nun |
| March 13, 1964 | I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles |
| November 13, 1964 | Baby Love - The Supremes |
| August 13, 1965 | I'm Henry VIII, I Am - Herman's Hermits |
| May 13, 1966 | Monday, Monday - The Mamas and the Papas |
| January 13, 1967 | I'm A Believer - The Monkees |
| October 13, 1967 | The Letter - The Box Tops |
| September 13, 1968 | People Got To Be Free - The Rascals |
| December 13, 1968 | Love Child - Diana Ross and the Supremes |
| June 13, 1969 | Get Back - The Beatles |
| February 13, 1970 | Venus - Shocking Blue |
| March 13, 1970 | Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel |
| November 13, 1970 | I'll Be There - The Jackson Five |
| August 13, 1971 | How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - The Bee Gees |
| October 13, 1972 | Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me - Mac Davis |
| April 13, 1973 | The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia - Vicki Lawrence |
| July 13, 1973 | Will It Go Round In Circles - Billy Preston |
| September 13, 1974 | Having My Baby - Paul Anka |
| December 13, 1974 | Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas |
| June 13, 1975 | Thank God I'm A Country Boy - John Denver |
| February 13, 1976 | 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon |
| August 13, 1976 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee |
| May 13, 1977 | Hotel California - The Eagles |
| January 13, 1978 | How Deep Is Your Love - The Bee Gees |
| October 13, 1978 | Kiss You All Over Exile |
| April 13, 1979 | I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor |
| July 13, 1979 | Ring My Bell - Anita Ward |
| June 13, 1980 | Funkytown - Lipps, Inc. |
| February 13, 1981 | Celebration - Kool and the Gang |
| March 13, 1981 | I Love A Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt |
| November 13, 1981 | Private Eyes - Daryl Hall and John Oates |
| August 13, 1982 | Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor |
| May 13, 1983 | Beat It - Michael Jackson |
| January 13, 1984 | Say Say Say - Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson |
| April 13, 1984 | Footloose - Kenny Logins |
| July 13, 1984 | When Doves Cry - Prince |
| September 13, 1985 | St. Elmo's Fire - John Parr |
| December 13, 1985 | Broken Wings - Mr. Mister |
| June 13, 1986 | Live To Tell - Madonna |
| February 13, 1987 | Open Your Heart - Madonna |
| March 13, 1987 | Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi |
| November 13, 1987 | I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany |
| May 13, 1988 | Wishing Well - Terence Trent D'Arby |
| January 13, 1989 | Every Rose Has its Thorn - Poison |
| October 13, 1989 | Miss You Much - Janet Jackson |
