January 24
on this day, year by year
Here is the most recent January 24, and then every January 24 back to 1959: the song at #1 that week, the album everyone was playing, and the movie leading the box office.
the most recent one
Right behind “Die With A Smile”: “DTMF” (Bad Bunny) and “Baile Inolvidable” (Bad Bunny).
Debí Tirar Más Fotos is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Your January 24
On January 24, 2025, “Die With A Smile” was #1.
Do you remember your day?
Most of us don’t, and that’s okay. Little Memory is a little diary for your iPhone. You write one line a day, and on this date in later years it shows you what you wrote. Five years of it looks like this:
It’s free to download, and writing today’s line takes about fifteen seconds.
- iTunes Staff Favorites
- Apps for Writers
- Dear Diary
In the App Store since 2011
I look forward to checking every morning what I got up to last week, month, year. Simple to use and a lovely concept — I only wish I’d discovered it earlier.
every other January 24, back to 1959
Right behind “Yes, And?”: “Lovin On Me” (Jack Harlow) and “Cruel Summer” (Taylor Swift).
Right behind “Flowers”: “Kill Bill” (SZA) and “Anti-Hero” (Taylor Swift).
2022
Right behind “Easy On Me”: “We Don't Talk About Bruno” (Carolina Gaitan, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto Cast) and “Heat Waves” (Glass Animals).
Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is also on Spotify, YouTube.
Right behind “Drivers License”: “34+35” (Ariana Grande) and “Mood” (24kGoldn Featuring iann dior).
Dangerous: The Double Album is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2021
- Most read on Wikipedia
Larry King, American TV and radio host (1933–2021)died January 23
Right behind “The Box”: “Life Is Good” (Future Featuring Drake) and “Circles” (Post Malone).
Rare is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2020
- Most read on Wikipedia
Coronavirus, Subfamily of viruses in the family Coronaviridae
Right behind “Without Me”: “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse)” (Post Malone & Swae Lee) and “Sicko Mode” (Travis Scott).
2018
Right behind “Havana”: “Perfect” (Ed Sheeran) and “Rockstar” (Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage).
Camila is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2018
- New games
- The Inpatient
Right behind “Shape Of You”: “Bad And Boujee” (Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert) and “Black Beatles” (Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane).
Starboy is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2017
- New games
- Pokémon Go · Resident Evil 7: Biohazard · Tales of Berseria
the 2010s
Right behind “Sorry”: “Hello” (Adele) and “Love Yourself” (Justin Bieber).
Right behind “Uptown Funk!”: “Blank Space” (Taylor Swift) and “Take Me To Church” (Hozier).
Right behind “Timber”: “Counting Stars” (OneRepublic) and “The Monster” (Eminem Featuring Rihanna).
Frozen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Locked Out Of Heaven”: “Thrift Shop” (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz) and “Ho Hey” (The Lumineers).
Burning Lights is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2013
- Launched
- Vine
Right behind “We Found Love”: “Set Fire To The Rain” (Adele) and “Good Feeling” (Flo Rida).
Right behind “Hold It Against Me”: “Grenade” (Bruno Mars) and “Firework” (Katy Perry).
Showroom of Compassion is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “TiK ToK”: “Bad Romance” (Lady Gaga) and “Empire State Of Mind” (Jay-Z + Alicia Keys).
the 2000s
Right behind “Just Dance”: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” (Beyonce) and “Heartless” (Kanye West).
Right behind “Low”: “No One” (Alicia Keys) and “Apologize” (Timbaland Featuring OneRepublic).
As I Am is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2008
Right behind “Irreplaceable”: “I Wanna Love You” (Akon Featuring Snoop Dogg) and “Fergalicious” (Fergie).
Right behind “Grillz”: “Check On It” (Beyonce Featuring Slim Thug) and “Run It!” (Chris Brown).
Right behind “Let Me Love You”: “1, 2 Step” (Ciara Featuring Missy Elliott) and “Lovers And Friends” (Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz Featuring Usher & Ludacris).
Right behind “Hey Ya!”: “The Way You Move” (OutKast Featuring Sleepy Brown) and “Milkshake” (Kelis).
Right behind “Lose Yourself”: “Bump, Bump, Bump” (B2K & P. Diddy) and “Air Force Ones” (Nelly Featuring Kyjuan, Ali & Murphy Lee).
Right behind “U Got It Bad”: “How You Remind Me” (Nickelback) and “Always On Time” (Ja Rule Featuring Ashanti).
Weathered is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2002
- New games
- Disciples II: Dark Prophecy
Right behind “Independent Women Part I”: “It Wasn't Me” (Shaggy Feat. Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent) and “He Loves U Not” (Dream).
Right behind “I Knew I Loved You”: “What A Girl Wants” (Christina Aguilera) and “Smooth” (Santana Featuring Rob Thomas).
Supernatural is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2000
- New games
- Mario Party 2
the 1990s
Right behind “...Baby One More Time”: “Have You Ever?” (Brandy) and “Nobody's Supposed To Be Here” (Deborah Cox).
...Baby One More Time is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
1998
Right behind “Truly Madly Deeply”: “How Do I Live” (LeAnn Rimes) and “Together Again” (Janet).
Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Un-Break My Heart”: “Don't Let Go (Love)” (En Vogue) and “I Believe I Can Fly (From "Space Jam")” (R. Kelly).
Right behind “One Sweet Day”: “Exhale (Shoop Shoop) (From "Waiting To Exhale")” (Whitney Houston) and “Missing” (Everything But The Girl).
Right behind “Creep”: “On Bended Knee” (Boyz II Men) and “Another Night” (Real McCoy).
1994
Right behind “All For Love”: “Hero” (Mariah Carey) and “Breathe Again” (Toni Braxton).
Right behind “I Will Always Love You”: “If I Ever Fall In Love” (Shai) and “In The Still Of The Nite (From "The Jacksons")” (Boyz II Men).
Right behind “All 4 Love”: “Can't Let Go” (Mariah Carey) and “Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me” (George Michael/Elton John).
Right behind “The First Time”: “Love Will Never Do (Without You)” (Janet Jackson) and “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)” (C+C Music Factory).
To the Extreme is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1991
- New games
- The Adventures of Bayou Billy
Right behind “How Am I Supposed To Live Without You”: “Pump Up The Jam” (Technotronic Featuring Felly) and “Downtown Train” (Rod Stewart).
the 1980s
Right behind “Two Hearts”: “When I'm With You” (Sheriff) and “Armageddon It” (Def Leppard).
Right behind “Need You Tonight”: “Could've Been” (Tiffany) and “Hazy Shade Of Winter” (The Bangles).
Right behind “At This Moment”: “C'est La Vie” (Robbie Nevil) and “Shake You Down” (Gregory Abbott).
Right behind “That's What Friends Are For”: “Say You, Say Me” (Lionel Richie) and “Burning Heart” (Survivor).
Right behind “Like A Virgin”: “I Want To Know What Love Is” (Foreigner) and “You're The Inspiration” (Chicago).
Right behind “Owner Of A Lonely Heart”: “Karma Chameleon” (Culture Club) and “Talking In Your Sleep” (The Romantics).
Right behind “Down Under”: “Africa” (Toto) and “Sexual Healing” (Marvin Gaye).
Right behind “I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)”: “Waiting For A Girl Like You” (Foreigner) and “Centerfold” (The J. Geils Band).
4 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1982
- In sports
- Super Bowl XVI: San Francisco 49ers
Right behind “(Just Like) Starting Over”: “Love On The Rocks” (Neil Diamond) and “The Tide Is High” (Blondie).
Right behind “Rock With You”: “Do That To Me One More Time” (Captain & Tennille) and “Coward Of The County” (Kenny Rogers).
the 1970s
Right behind “Le Freak”: “Too Much Heaven” (Bee Gees) and “Y.M.C.A.” (Village People).
Right behind “Baby Come Back”: “Short People” (Randy Newman) and “Stayin' Alive” (Bee Gees).
Saturday Night Fever is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Car Wash”: “I Wish” (Stevie Wonder) and “Dazz” (Brick).
1976
Right behind “Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)”: “I Write The Songs” (Barry Manilow) and “Love Rollercoaster” (Ohio Players).
Right behind “Please Mr. Postman”: “Laughter In The Rain” (Neil Sedaka) and “Mandy” (Barry Manilow).
Elton John's Greatest Hits is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “You're Sixteen”: “Show And Tell” (Al Wilson) and “The Way We Were” (Barbra Streisand).
You Don't Mess Around with Jim is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Superstition”: “You're So Vain” (Carly Simon) and “Crocodile Rock” (Elton John).
Right behind “American Pie (Parts I & II)”: “Brand New Key” (Melanie) and “Let's Stay Together” (Al Green).
Right behind “Knock Three Times”: “My Sweet Lord/Isn't It A Pity” (George Harrison) and “Lonely Days” (Bee Gees).
All Things Must Pass is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head”: “Venus” (The Shocking Blue) and “I Want You Back” (Jackson 5).
the 1960s
1969
Right behind “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”: “Crimson And Clover” (Tommy James And The Shondells) and “I'm Gonna Make You Love Me” (Diana Ross And The Supremes & The Temptations).
The Beatles (The White Album) is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
1968
Right behind “Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)”: “Chain Of Fools” (Aretha Franklin) and “Green Tambourine” (The Lemon Pipers).
Magical Mystery Tour is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “I'm A Believer”: “Tell It Like It Is” (Aaron Neville) and “Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron” (The Royal Guardsmen).
Right behind “We Can Work It Out”: “Barbara Ann” (The Beach Boys) and “She's Just My Style” (Gary Lewis And The Playboys).
Right behind “Downtown”: “You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'” (The Righteous Brothers) and “The Name Game” (Shirley Ellis).
1964
Right behind “There! I've Said It Again”: “Louie Louie” (The Kingsmen) and “I Want To Hold Your Hand” (The Beatles).
Right behind “Walk Right In”: “Hey Paula” (Paul and Paula) and “Go Away Little Girl” (Steve Lawrence).
1962
Right behind “Peppermint Twist - Part I”: “The Twist” (Chubby Checker) and “I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)” (Barbara George).
1961
Right behind “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”: “Calcutta” (Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra) and “Exodus” (Ferrante & Teicher).
1960
Right behind “Running Bear”: “El Paso” (Marty Robbins) and “Why” (Frankie Avalon).
the late 1950s
1959
Right behind “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes”: “My Happiness” (Connie Francis) and “Donna” (Ritchie Valens).
Sources
Songs and albums are the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200 for the week; films are the weekend box office leader; shows are Netflix’s weekly Top 10; “most read” is the page everyone turned to on Wikipedia that day. Song links search YouTube; films and shows link to IMDb.
- Weekly charts: the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200, as archived in Wikipedia’s number-one lists.
- Weekend box office: Box Office Mojo, via Wikipedia’s number-one film lists.
- Streaming: the official Netflix Top 10.
- News stories: the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
- Game release dates: Wikidata.
- Album artwork and album links: Apple Music.
- News photos: freely licensed images from Wikimedia Commons; each links to its file page and credits.
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