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German Number One Song On May 5th, 1978

The German number one song on May 5th, 1978 was...

Rivers of Babylon

Boney M.

Rivers of Babylon went to number one in Germany on April 24, 1978 for 16 weeks.

According to Spotify, Rivers of Babylon has a popularity score of 67%.

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According to Spotify data the most played number one song on your birthday has been Komet by Udo Lindenberg and Apache 207, with a Spotify popularity score of 83%. Komet was #1 on your 48. Geburtstag in 2026. The song in your birthday hits list that stayed at the number one slot for the longest single run was Despacito by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee in 2017 over your 39. Geburtstag. Despacito was #1 for 17

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#1 song on my birthday — 5th, May

Mein Geburtstag! (1978) - Rivers of Babylon by Boney M.
1. Geburtstag (1979) - Dschinghis Khan by Dschinghis Khan
2. Geburtstag (1980) - Weekend by Earth & Fire
3. Geburtstag (1981) - Fade to Grey by Visage
4. Geburtstag (1982) - Der Kommissar by Falco
5. Geburtstag (1983) - Too Shy by Kajagoogoo
6. Geburtstag (1984) - People are People by Depeche Mode
7. Geburtstag (1985) - Live Is Life by Opus
8. Geburtstag (1986) - Midnight Lady by Chris Norman
9. Geburtstag (1987) - You're the Voice by John Farnham
10. Geburtstag (1988) - Heart by Pet Shop Boys
11. Geburtstag (1989) - Looking for Freedom by David Hasselhoff
12. Geburtstag (1990) - Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinéad Osbquo;Connor
13. Geburtstag (1991) - Joyride by Roxette
14. Geburtstag (1992) - To Be with You by Mr. Big
15. Geburtstag (1993) - Informer by Snow
16. Geburtstag (1994) - Streets of Philadelphia by Bruce Springsteen
17. Geburtstag (1995) - Back for Good by Take That
18. Geburtstag (1996) - Children by Robert Miles
19. Geburtstag (1997) - Du Liebst Mich Nicht by Sabrina Setlur
20. Geburtstag (1998) - Männer sind Schweine by Die Ärzte
21. Geburtstag (1999) - Flat Beat by Mr. Oizo
22. Geburtstag (2000) - Leb! by Die 3. Generation
23. Geburtstag (2001) - Butterfly by Crazy Town
24. Geburtstag (2002) - Like a Prayer by Mad'House
25. Geburtstag (2003) - No Angel (It's All in Your Mind) by No Angels
26. Geburtstag (2004) - Yeah! by Usher featuring Ludacris and Lil' Jon
27. Geburtstag (2005) - Candy Shop by 50 Cent featuring Olivia
28. Geburtstag (2006) - Don't Let It Get You Down by Mike Leon Grosch
29. Geburtstag (2007) - Beautiful Liar by Beyoncé and Shakira
30. Geburtstag (2008) - 4 Minutes by Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake
31. Geburtstag (2009) - Poker Face by Lady Gaga
32. Geburtstag (2010) - Don't Believe by Mehrzad Marashi
33. Geburtstag (2011) - On the Floor by Jennifer Lopez (featuring Pitbull)
34. Geburtstag (2012) - Too Close by Alex Clare
35. Geburtstag (2013) - Just Give Me a Reason by Pink featuring Nate Ruess
36. Geburtstag (2014) - Rather Be by Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne
37. Geburtstag (2015) - See You Again by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
38. Geburtstag (2016) - Cheap Thrills by Sia featuring Sean Paul
39. Geburtstag (2017) - Despacito by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee
40. Geburtstag (2018) - Neymar by Capital Bra featuring Ufo361
41. Geburtstag (2019) - Old Town Road by Lil Nas X
42. Geburtstag (2020) - 90-60-111 by Shirin David
43. Geburtstag (2021) - Best Friend (Remix) by Saweetie featuring Doja Cat and Katja Krasavice
44. Geburtstag (2022) - We Made It by Miksu, Macloud and T-Low
45. Geburtstag (2023) - Komet by Udo Lindenberg and Apache 207
46. Geburtstag (2024) - Komet by Udo Lindenberg and Apache 207
47. Geburtstag (2025) - Komet by Udo Lindenberg and Apache 207
48. Geburtstag (2026) - Komet by Udo Lindenberg and Apache 207

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