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German Number One Song On May 12th, 1978

The German number one song on May 12th, 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 One Dance by Drake featuring Wizkid & Kyla, with a Spotify popularity score of 84%. One Dance was #1 on your 38. Geburtstag in 2016. 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 — 12th, 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) - Shaddap You Face by Joe Dolce Music Theatre
4. Geburtstag (1982) - Ein bißchen Frieden by Nicole
5. Geburtstag (1983) - Bruttosozialprodukt by Geier Sturzflug
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) - La Isla Bonita by Madonna
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) - Lonely by Nana
20. Geburtstag (1998) - Männer sind Schweine by Die Ärzte
21. Geburtstag (1999) - Flat Beat by Mr. Oizo
22. Geburtstag (2000) - Ich Vermiss Dich (Wie die Hölle) by Zlatko
23. Geburtstag (2001) - Dream On by Depeche Mode
24. Geburtstag (2002) - Nessaja by Scooter
25. Geburtstag (2003) - In da Club by 50 Cent
26. Geburtstag (2004) - I Don't Wanna Know by Mario Winans featuring Diddy and Enya
27. Geburtstag (2005) - Candy Shop by 50 Cent featuring Olivia
28. Geburtstag (2006) - No No Never by Texas Lightning
29. Geburtstag (2007) - Ein Stern (...der deinen Namen trägt) by DJ Ötzi featuring Nik P.
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) - Don't Think About Me by Luca Hänni
35. Geburtstag (2013) - Safe and Sound by Capital Cities
36. Geburtstag (2014) - Auf uns by Andreas Bourani
37. Geburtstag (2015) - Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better) by Felix Jaehn featuring Jasmine Thompson
38. Geburtstag (2016) - One Dance by Drake featuring Wizkid & Kyla
39. Geburtstag (2017) - Despacito by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee
40. Geburtstag (2018) - Neymar by Capital Bra featuring Ufo361
41. Geburtstag (2019) - Vermissen by Juju featuring Henning May
42. Geburtstag (2020) - Nicht verdient by Capital Bra and Loredana
43. Geburtstag (2021) - Wellerman by Nathan Evans
44. Geburtstag (2022) - Beautiful Girl by Luciano
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

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