Born on

December 4

The people most looked up on this day.

1. 1963

   Sergei Bubka

   Ukrainian pole vaulter

2. 1922

   Gérard Philipe

   French actor (1922-1959)

   died 1959

3. 1974

   Dan Bongino

   American political commentator and deputy FBI director (born 1974)

4. 1913

   Matías Prats Cañete

   Spanish journalist and commentator

   died 2004

5. 1985

   Joseph Herscher

   YouTube personality

6. 1951

   Skip Bayless

   American sports columnist

7. 1939

   Stew Albert

   American political activist (1939-2006)

   died 2006

8. 1987

   Yukina Kinoshita

   Japanese female YouTuber, TikToker, former talent, former fashion model (1987-)

9. 1892

   Francisco Franco

   Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975)

   died 1975

10. 1875

    Rainer Maria Rilke

    Austrian poet and writer (1875–1926)

    died 1926

The number one song on December 4

Every year from 1959 to 2025, from the chart week that December 4 fell in.

1. 2025

   The Fate of Ophelia

   Taylor Swift

2. 2024

   Squabble Up

   Kendrick Lamar

3. 2023

   Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

   Brenda Lee

4. 2022

   Anti-Hero

   Taylor Swift

5. 2021

   Easy on Me

   Adele

6. 2020

   Life Goes On

   BTS

7. 2019

   Circles

   Post Malone

8. 2018

   Sicko Mode

   Travis Scott

9. 2017

   Rockstar

   Post Malone featuring 21 Savage

10. 2016

    Black Beatles

    Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane

11. 2015

    Hello

    Adele

12. 2014

    Blank Space

    Taylor Swift

13. 2013

    Royals

    Lorde

14. 2012

    Diamonds

    Rihanna

15. 2011

    We Found Love

    Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris

16. 2010

    Only Girl (In the World)

    Rihanna

17. 2009

    Empire State of Mind

    Jay-Z and Alicia Keys

18. 2008

    Live Your Life

    T.I. featuring Rihanna

19. 2007

    No One

    Alicia Keys

20. 2006

    I Wanna Love You

    Akon featuring Snoop Dogg

21. 2005

    Run It!

    Chris Brown

22. 2004

    My Boo

    Usher and Alicia Keys

23. 2003

    Stand Up

    Ludacris featuring Shawnna

24. 2002

    Lose Yourself

    Eminem

25. 2001

    Family Affair

    Mary J. Blige

26. 2000

    Independent Women

    Destiny's Child

27. 1999

    Smooth

    Santana featuring Rob Thomas

28. 1998

    I'm Your Angel

    R. Kelly and Céline Dion

29. 1997

    Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something About the Way You Look Tonight

    Elton John

30. 1996

    Un-Break My Heart

    Toni Braxton

31. 1995

    One Sweet Day

    Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men

32. 1994

    On Bended Knee

    Boyz II Men

33. 1993

    I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)

    Meat Loaf

34. 1992

    I Will Always Love You

    Whitney Houston

35. 1991

    Black or White

    Michael Jackson

36. 1990

    Because I Love You (The Postman Song)

    Stevie B

37. 1989

    We Didn't Start the Fire

    Billy Joel

38. 1988

    Look Away

    Chicago

39. 1987

    Heaven Is a Place on Earth

    Belinda Carlisle

40. 1986

    The Next Time I Fall

    Peter Cetera and Amy Grant

41. 1985

    Broken Wings

    Mr. Mister

42. 1984

    Out of Touch

    Daryl Hall and John Oates

43. 1983

    Say Say Say

    Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson

44. 1982

    Truly

    Lionel Richie

45. 1981

    Physical

    Olivia Newton-John

46. 1980

    Lady

    Kenny Rogers

47. 1979

    Babe

    Styx

48. 1978

    Le Freak

    Chic

49. 1977

    You Light Up My Life

    Debby Boone

50. 1976

    Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)

    Rod Stewart

51. 1975

    Fly, Robin, Fly

    Silver Convention

52. 1974

    Kung Fu Fighting

    Carl Douglas

53. 1973

    Top of the World

    The Carpenters

54. 1972

    I Am Woman

    Helen Reddy

55. 1971

    Family Affair

    Sly and the Family Stone

56. 1970

    I Think I Love You

    The Partridge Family

57. 1969

    Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye

    Steam

58. 1968

    Love Child

    Diana Ross & the Supremes

59. 1967

    Daydream Believer

    The Monkees

60. 1966

    Good Vibrations

    The Beach Boys

61. 1965

    Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)

    The Byrds

62. 1964

    Ringo

    Lorne Greene

63. 1963

    Dominique

    The Singing Nun

64. 1962

    Big Girls Don't Cry

    The Four Seasons

65. 1961

    Big Bad John

    Jimmy Dean

66. 1960

    Are You Lonesome Tonight?

    Elvis Presley

67. 1959

    Mack the Knife

    Bobby Darin

Chart positions are from the Billboard Hot 100, compiled by Wikipedia and released under Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike. Birthed is not affiliated with Billboard or Wikipedia.

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