Born on
The people most looked up on this day.
Italian poet (1896-1981)
died 1981
Russian chemist, teacher, author, political activist, and social critic (1938-2020)
died 2020
American political commentator (born 2001)
American racecar driver and commentator (1932–2026)
died 2026
Russian television pundit
political activist (1942-1969)
died 1969
American editor and columnist (1937–2003)
died 2003
Emperor of Brazil from 1822 to 1831 and King of Portugal in 1826 (1798-1834)
died 1834
English occultist (1875–1947)
died 1947
British prime minister in 1924 and 1929 to 1935 (1866–1937)
died 1937
Every year from 1959 to 2025, from the chart week that October 12 fell in.
The Fate of Ophelia
Taylor Swift
A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Shaboozey
Paint the Town Red
Doja Cat
Bad Habit
Steve Lacy
Stay
The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber
Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)
Jawsh 685, Jason Derulo and BTS
Truth Hurts
Lizzo
Girls Like You
Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B
Bodak Yellow
Cardi B
Closer
The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
The Hills
The Weeknd
All About That Bass
Meghan Trainor
Royals
Lorde
One More Night
Maroon 5
Someone Like You
Adele
Just the Way You Are
Bruno Mars
Down
Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne
Live Your Life
T.I. featuring Rihanna
Crank That (Soulja Boy)
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
SexyBack
Justin Timberlake
Gold Digger
Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx
Goodies
Ciara featuring Petey Pablo
Baby Boy
Beyoncé featuring Sean Paul
A Moment Like This
Kelly Clarkson
Fallin'
Alicia Keys
Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)
Christina Aguilera
Heartbreaker
Mariah Carey featuring Jay-Z
One Week
Barenaked Ladies
Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something About the Way You Look Tonight
Elton John
Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)
Los del Río
Fantasy
Mariah Carey
I'll Make Love to You
Boyz II Men
Dreamlover
Mariah Carey
End of the Road
Boyz II Men
Emotions
Mariah Carey
Praying for Time
George Michael
Miss You Much
Janet Jackson
Red Red Wine
UB40
Lost in Emotion
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
When I Think of You
Janet Jackson
Oh Sheila
Ready for the World
I Just Called to Say I Love You
Stevie Wonder
Total Eclipse of the Heart
Bonnie Tyler
Jack & Diane
John Cougar
Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)
Christopher Cross
Another One Bites the Dust
Queen
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
Michael Jackson
Kiss You All Over
Exile
You Light Up My Life
Debby Boone
Disco Duck
Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots
Bad Blood
Neil Sedaka
I Honestly Love You
Olivia Newton-John
Half-Breed
Cher
Ben
Michael Jackson
Maggie May / Reason to Believe
Rod Stewart
I'll Be There
The Jackson 5
I Can't Get Next to You
The Temptations
Hey Jude
The Beatles
The Letter
The Box Tops
Reach Out I'll Be There
Four Tops
Yesterday
The Beatles
Do Wah Diddy Diddy
Manfred Mann
Sugar Shack
Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs
Sherry
The Four Seasons
Hit the Road Jack
Ray Charles
Save the Last Dance for Me
The Drifters
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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