No. 1 songs when UK PMs came to power

Can you remember what was number one the day you were born? How about the day your brothers or sisters were born? Or your kids?

Or perhaps you pay more attention to Christmas number ones? Many so enjoy bearing the knowledge of what particular tunes are atop the charts on that special day even when it’s another X Factor contestant who’ll soon fade into obscurity.

If you can recall what was number one when a certain Prime Minister came into power, though, we’d be surprised. Yesterday (13 July) saw Theresa May enter Downing Street taking over duties from David Cameron. As the historical moment occurred, the UK’s number one single was Drake’s “One Dance” - a song that just happens to be the millennium’s longest-running number one single.

Global music streaming service Deezer has compiled a list detailing which particular songs were number one when Prime Minsters past past came into power.

Interestingly, the second longest-running single of the millennium - Rihanna and Jay-Z’s “Umbrella” - was atop the charts when Gordon Brown took over from Tony Blair as Labour leader.

October 1964 - Harold Wilson – “Oh Pretty Woman” (Roy Orbison)

October 1963 - Alec Douglas-Home – “Do You Love Me” (Brian Poole & The Tremeloes)

June 1970 – Edward Heath - “In the Summertime” (Mungo Jerry)
April 1976 - James Callaghan - “Save Your Kisses for Me” (Brotherhood of Man)
May 1979 – Margaret Thatcher - “Bright Eyes” (Art Garfunkel)
November 1990 – John Major - “Unchained Melody” (The Righteous Brothers)
May 1997 - Tony Blair – “Blood on the Dancefloor” (Michael Jackson)
June 2007 - Gordon Brown – “Umbrella” (Rihanna and Jay Z)
May 2010 – David Cameron – “Good Times” (Roll Deep)
July 2016 - Drake - “One Dance” (Theresa May) - The Independent