Born on

January 5

The people most looked up on this day.

1. 1946

   Diane Keaton

   American actress and film director (1946–2025)

   died 2025

2. 1931

   Robert Duvall

   American actor and director (1931–2026)

   died 2026

3. 1992

   Suki Waterhouse

   British model and actress

4. 1969

   Marilyn Manson

   American musician (born 1969)

5. 1975

   Bradley Cooper

   American actor (born 1975)

6. 1955

   Mamata Banerjee

   Former Chief Minister of West Bengal

7. 1986

   Deepika Padukone

   Indian actress

8. 1959

   Clancy Brown

   American actor (born 1959)

9. 1965

   Vinnie Jones

   British footballer and actor

10. 1978

    January Jones

    American actress

The number one song on January 5

Every year from 1959 to 2026, from the chart week that January 5 fell in.

1. 2026

   The Fate of Ophelia

   Taylor Swift

2. 2025

   Die with a Smile

   Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars

3. 2024

   Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

   Brenda Lee

4. 2023

   All I Want for Christmas Is You

   Mariah Carey

5. 2022

   All I Want for Christmas Is You

   Mariah Carey

6. 2021

   Mood

   24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior

7. 2020

   Circles

   Post Malone

8. 2019

   Thank U, Next

   Ariana Grande

9. 2018

   Perfect

   Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé

10. 2017

    Starboy

    The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk

11. 2016

    Hello

    Adele

12. 2015

    Blank Space

    Taylor Swift

13. 2014

    The Monster

    Eminem featuring Rihanna

14. 2013

    Locked Out of Heaven

    Bruno Mars

15. 2012

    Sexy and I Know It

    LMFAO

16. 2011

    Grenade

    Bruno Mars

17. 2010

    Tik Tok

    Kesha

18. 2009

    Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)

    Beyoncé

19. 2008

    Low

    Flo Rida featuring T-Pain

20. 2007

    Irreplaceable

    Beyoncé

21. 2006

    Don't Forget About Us

    Mariah Carey

22. 2005

    Let Me Love You

    Mario

23. 2004

    Hey Ya!

    OutKast

24. 2003

    Lose Yourself

    Eminem

25. 2002

    How You Remind Me

    Nickelback

26. 2001

    Independent Women

    Destiny's Child

27. 2000

    Smooth

    Santana featuring Rob Thomas

28. 1999

    I'm Your Angel

    R. Kelly and Céline Dion

29. 1998

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

    Elton John

30. 1997

    Un-Break My Heart

    Toni Braxton

31. 1996

    One Sweet Day

    Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men

32. 1995

    On Bended Knee

    Boyz II Men

33. 1994

    Hero

    Mariah Carey

34. 1993

    I Will Always Love You

    Whitney Houston

35. 1992

    Black or White

    Michael Jackson

36. 1991

    Justify My Love

    Madonna

37. 1990

    Another Day in Paradise

    Phil Collins

38. 1989

    Every Rose Has Its Thorn

    Poison

39. 1988

    So Emotional

    Whitney Houston

40. 1987

    Walk Like an Egyptian

    The Bangles

41. 1986

    Say You, Say Me

    Lionel Richie

42. 1985

    Like a Virgin

    Madonna

43. 1984

    Say Say Say

    Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson

44. 1983

    Maneater

    Daryl Hall and John Oates

45. 1982

    Physical

    Olivia Newton-John

46. 1981

    (Just Like) Starting Over

    John Lennon

47. 1980

    Please Don't Go

    KC and the Sunshine Band

48. 1979

    Too Much Heaven

    Bee Gees

49. 1978

    How Deep Is Your Love

    Bee Gees

50. 1977

    You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)

    Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr.

51. 1976

    Convoy

    C. W. McCall

52. 1975

    Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

    Elton John

53. 1974

    Time in a Bottle

    Jim Croce

54. 1973

    You're So Vain

    Carly Simon

55. 1972

    Brand New Key

    Melanie

56. 1971

    My Sweet Lord / Isn't It a Pity

    George Harrison

57. 1970

    Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head

    B. J. Thomas

58. 1969

    I Heard It Through the Grapevine

    Marvin Gaye

59. 1968

    Hello, Goodbye

    The Beatles

60. 1967

    I'm a Believer

    The Monkees

61. 1966

    We Can Work It Out

    The Beatles

62. 1965

    I Feel Fine

    The Beatles

63. 1964

    There! I've Said It Again

    Bobby Vinton

64. 1963

    Telstar

    The Tornados

65. 1962

    The Lion Sleeps Tonight

    The Tokens

66. 1961

    Wonderland by Night

    Bert Kaempfert

67. 1960

    El Paso

    Marty Robbins

68. 1959

    The Chipmunk Song

    The Chipmunks with David Seville

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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