Born on

January 9

The people most looked up on this day.

1. 1995

   Nicola Peltz

   American actress

2. 1989

   Nina Dobrev

   Bulgarian-Canadian actress

3. 1913

   Richard Nixon

   president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)

   died 1994

4. 1983

   Kerry Condon

   Irish actress

5. 1941

   Joan Baez

   American contemporary folk musician (born 1941)

6. 1982

   Catherine, Princess of Wales

   member of the British Royal Family and princess of Wales since 2022

7. 1987

   Nicola Coughlan

   Irish actress

8. 1944

   Jimmy Page

   English guitarist (born 1944)

9. 1955

   J. K. Simmons

   American actor (born 1955)

10. 2002

    Piero Hincapié

    Ecuadorian footballer (born 2002)

The number one song on January 9

Every year from 1959 to 2026, from the chart week that January 9 fell in.

1. 2026

   The Fate of Ophelia

   Taylor Swift

2. 2025

   Die with a Smile

   Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars

3. 2024

   Lovin on Me

   Jack Harlow

4. 2023

   Anti-Hero

   Taylor Swift

5. 2022

   Easy on Me

   Adele

6. 2021

   Mood

   24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior

7. 2020

   Circles

   Post Malone

8. 2019

   Without Me

   Halsey

9. 2018

   Perfect

   Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé

10. 2017

    Black Beatles

    Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane

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

    Firework

    Katy Perry

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

    Laffy Taffy

    D4L

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

    What a Girl Wants

    Christina Aguilera

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

    My Prerogative

    Bobby Brown

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

    Down Under

    Men at Work

45. 1982

    Physical

    Olivia Newton-John

46. 1981

    (Just Like) Starting Over

    John Lennon

47. 1980

    Escape (The Piña Colada Song)

    Rupert Holmes

48. 1979

    Too Much Heaven

    Bee Gees

49. 1978

    Baby Come Back

    Player

50. 1977

    You Make Me Feel Like Dancing

    Leo Sayer

51. 1976

    Convoy

    C. W. McCall

52. 1975

    Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

    Elton John

53. 1974

    The Joker

    Steve Miller Band

54. 1973

    You're So Vain

    Carly Simon

55. 1972

    American Pie

    Don McLean

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

    Go Away Little Girl

    Steve Lawrence

65. 1962

    The Twist

    Chubby Checker

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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