Born on

December 5

The people most looked up on this day.

1. 1995

   Levy Rozman

   American chess streamer and YouTuber

2. 2004

   Jules LeBlanc

   American singer, vlogger, and actress

3. 1991

   Caroline Calloway

   American Internet celebrity

4. 1936

   Carol Springer

   American political activist

   died 2018

5. 1944

   Mike Rosen

   American political pundit

6. 1997

   Paola Merrill

   English YouTube personality

7. 1901

   Walt Disney

   American animator, producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor and entrepreneur, founder of The Walt Disney Company (1901–1966)

   died 1966

8. 1782

   Martin Van Buren

   president of the United States from 1837 to 1841

   died 1862

9. 1927

   Bhumibol Adulyadej

   former King of Thailand (1927–2016)

   died 2016

10. 1901

    Werner Heisenberg

    German theoretical physicist and nobel prize winner (1901–1976)

    died 1976

The number one song on December 5

Every year from 1959 to 2025, from the chart week that December 5 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

    Raise Your Glass

    Pink

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

    Drop It Like It's Hot

    Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell

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

    Again

    Janet Jackson

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

    Mickey

    Toni Basil

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

    Please Mr. Postman

    The Marvelettes

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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