July 12
on this day, year by year
Here is the most recent July 12, and then every July 12 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 “Ordinary”: “What I Want” (Morgan Wallen Featuring Tate McRae) and “Just In Case” (Morgan Wallen).
I'm the Problem is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2025
- Most read on Wikipedia
- Superman, DC Studios film by James Gunn
Your July 12
On July 12, 2025, “Ordinary” was #1.
Do you remember your day?
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- 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 July 12, back to 1959
Right behind “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”: “I Had Some Help” (Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen) and “Not Like Us” (Kendrick Lamar).
The Tortured Poets Department is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2024
- Most read on Wikipedia
Shelley Duvall, American actress and producer (1949–2024)died July 11
Right behind “Vampire”: “Last Night” (Morgan Wallen) and “Fast Car” (Luke Combs).
Pink Tape is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2023
- Most read on Wikipedia
- Huw Edwards
Right behind “As It Was”: “About Damn Time” (Lizzo) and “First Class” (Jack Harlow).
Right behind “Butter”: “Good 4 U” (Olivia Rodrigo) and “Levitating” (Dua Lipa Featuring DaBaby).
2020
Right behind “Rockstar”: “Blinding Lights” (The Weeknd) and “Whats Poppin” (Jack Harlow Featuring DaBaby, Tory Lanez & Lil Wayne).
Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Old Town Road”: “Bad Guy” (Billie Eilish) and “Talk” (Khalid).
Right behind “Nice For What”: “Nonstop” (Drake) and “I Like It” (Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin).
Scorpion is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2018
- Most read on Wikipedia
Exo, South Korean boy band- New games
- Mr Love: Queen's Choice
Right behind “Despacito”: “I'm The One” (DJ Khaled Featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper & Lil Wayne) and “Wild Thoughts” (DJ Khaled Featuring Rihanna & Bryson Tiller).
the 2010s
Right behind “One Dance”: “Can't Stop The Feeling!” (Justin Timberlake) and “Don't Let Me Down” (The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya).
Views is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2016
- Most read on Wikipedia
- Pokémon Go, 2016 mobile game
- New games
- Poly Bridge
Right behind “See You Again”: “Cheerleader” (OMI) and “Watch Me” (Silento).
Dreams Worth More Than Money is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2015
- Most read on Wikipedia
- Malware, Malicious software
Right behind “Fancy”: “Rude” (MAGIC!) and “Problem” (Ariana Grande Featuring Iggy Azalea).
Right behind “Blurred Lines”: “Get Lucky” (Daft Punk Featuring Pharrell Williams) and “We Can't Stop” (Miley Cyrus).
The Gifted is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2013
Right behind “Call Me Maybe”: “Payphone” (Maroon 5 Featuring Wiz Khalifa) and “Somebody That I Used To Know” (Gotye Featuring Kimbra).
Living Things is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2012
- New games
- Amazing Alex
Right behind “Party Rock Anthem”: “Give Me Everything” (Pitbull Featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer) and “Rolling In The Deep” (Adele).
4 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2011
Right behind “California Gurls”: “Love The Way You Lie” (Eminem Featuring Rihanna) and “OMG” (Usher Featuring will.i.am).
Recovery is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2010
- New games
- Toribash
the 2000s
Right behind “I Gotta Feeling”: “Boom Boom Pow” (The Black Eyed Peas) and “Best I Ever Had” (Drake).
Now 31 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2009
- New games
- Train Simulator Classic
Right behind “I Kissed A Girl”: “Lollipop” (Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major) and “Bleeding Love” (Leona Lewis).
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2008
- New games
- WarioWare: Smooth Moves
2007
Right behind “Umbrella”: “Party Like A Rockstar” (Shop Boyz) and “Hey There Delilah” (Plain White T's).
Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2007
- New games
- Sonic the Hedgehog · Dragon Quest Swords
Right behind “Promiscuous”: “Hips Don't Lie” (Shakira Featuring Wyclef Jean) and “Crazy” (Gnarls Barkley).
Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2006
- New games
- Virtua Fighter 5
Right behind “We Belong Together”: “Hollaback Girl” (Gwen Stefani) and “Don't Phunk With My Heart” (The Black Eyed Peas).
Somewhere Down in Texas is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Burn”: “Confessions Part II” (Usher) and “Slow Motion” (Juvenile Featuring Soulja Slim).
2003
Right behind “Crazy In Love”: “Magic Stick” (Lil' Kim Featuring 50 Cent) and “This Is The Night” (Clay Aiken).
Right behind “Hot In Herre”: “Without Me” (Eminem) and “Hero” (Chad Kroeger Featuring Josey Scott).
Nellyville is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2002
- First aired
- Monk premieres
- New games
- Digimon Rumble Arena · Riviera: The Promised Land
Right behind “U Remind Me”: “Hanging By A Moment” (Lifehouse) and “Lady Marmalade” (Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & P!nk).
Right behind “Everything You Want”: “Try Again” (Aaliyah) and “Be With You” (Enrique Iglesias).
The Marshall Mathers LP is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
the 1990s
Right behind “Bills, Bills, Bills”: “If You Had My Love” (Jennifer Lopez) and “Last Kiss” (Pearl Jam).
Right behind “The Boy Is Mine”: “You're Still The One” (Shania Twain) and “My Way” (Usher).
Armageddon: The Album is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1998
- In sports
- 1998 FIFA World Cup Final: France men's national association football team
Right behind “I'll Be Missing You”: “Bitch” (Meredith Brooks) and “MMMBop” (Hanson).
Right behind “How Do U Want It/California Love”: “You're Makin' Me High/Let It Flow” (Toni Braxton) and “Tha Crossroads” (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony).
Right behind “Waterfalls”: “One More Chance/Stay With Me” (The Notorious B.I.G.) and “Don't Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days)” (Monica).
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “I Swear”: “Regulate (From "Above The Rim")” (Warren G & Nate Dogg) and “Any Time, Any Place/And On And On” (Janet Jackson).
Right behind “Weak”: “Can't Help Falling In Love (From "Sliver")” (UB40) and “Whoomp! (There It Is)” (Tag Team).
Right behind “Baby Got Back”: “I'll Be There” (Mariah Carey) and “Under The Bridge” (Red Hot Chili Peppers).
Right behind “Rush Rush”: “Unbelievable” (EMF) and “Right Here, Right Now” (Jesus Jones).
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1991
- New games
- Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge
Right behind “Step By Step”: “She Ain't Worth It” (Glenn Medeiros Featuring Bobby Brown) and “Hold On” (En Vogue).
the 1980s
Right behind “If You Don't Know Me By Now”: “Express Yourself” (Madonna) and “Good Thing” (Fine Young Cannibals).
The Raw & the Cooked is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “The Flame”: “Mercedes Boy” (Pebbles) and “Pour Some Sugar On Me” (Def Leppard).
Right behind “Alone”: “Shakedown (From "Beverly Hills Cop II")” (Bob Seger) and “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)” (Whitney Houston).
Right behind “Holding Back The Years”: “Invisible Touch” (Genesis) and “There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)” (Billy Ocean).
Right behind “A View To A Kill”: “Sussudio” (Phil Collins) and “Raspberry Beret” (Prince And The Revolution).
Songs from the Big Chair is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
1984
Right behind “When Doves Cry”: “Dancing In The Dark” (Bruce Springsteen) and “Jump (for My Love)” (The Pointer Sisters).
1983
Right behind “Every Breath You Take”: “Electric Avenue” (Eddy Grant) and “Flashdance...What A Feeling” (Irene Cara).
Right behind “Don't You Want Me”: “Rosanna” (Toto) and “Hurts So Good” (John Cougar).
1981
Right behind “Bette Davis Eyes”: “All Those Years Ago” (George Harrison) and “The One That You Love” (Air Supply).
1980
Right behind “Coming Up (Live At Glasgow)”: “It's Still Rock And Roll To Me” (Billy Joel) and “The Rose” (Bette Midler).
the 1970s
Right behind “Bad Girls”: “Ring My Bell” (Anita Ward) and “Hot Stuff” (Donna Summer).
Right behind “Shadow Dancing”: “Baker Street” (Gerry Rafferty) and “Take A Chance On Me” (ABBA).
1977
Right behind “Da Doo Ron Ron”: “Looks Like We Made It” (Barry Manilow) and “Undercover Angel” (Alan O'Day).
Right behind “Afternoon Delight”: “Kiss And Say Goodbye” (The Manhattans) and “I'll Be Good To You” (The Brothers Johnson).
1975
Right behind “Love Will Keep Us Together”: “The Hustle” (Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony) and “Listen To What The Man Said” (Wings).
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Rock Your Baby”: “ANNIE's SONG” (John Denver) and “Rock The Boat” (The Hues Corporation).
1973
Right behind “Will It Go Round In Circles”: “Kodachrome” (Paul Simon) and “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” (Jim Croce).
Living in the Material World is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Lean On Me”: “Too Late To Turn Back Now” (Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose) and “Outa-Space” (Billy Preston).
Right behind “It's Too Late/I Feel The Earth Move”: “Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian)” (The Raiders) and “You've Got A Friend” (James Taylor).
Right behind “Mama Told Me (Not To Come)”: “The Love You Save/I Found That Girl” (Jackson 5) and “(They Long To Be) Close To You” (Carpenters).
the 1960s
Right behind “In The Year 2525”: “Spinning Wheel” (Blood, Sweat & Tears) and “Good Morning Starshine” (Oliver).
Right behind “This Guy's In Love With You”: “The Horse” (Cliff Nobles & Co.) and “Jumpin' Jack Flash” (The Rolling Stones).
Right behind “Windy”: “Little Bit O' Soul” (The Music Explosion) and “Can't Take My Eyes Off You” (Frankie Valli).
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
1966
Right behind “Hanky Panky”: “Wild Thing” (The Troggs) and “Red Rubber Ball” (The Cyrkle).
Right behind “(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction”: “I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)” (Four Tops) and “I'm Henry VIII, I Am” (Herman's Hermits).
1964
Right behind “Rag Doll”: “Memphis” (Johnny Rivers) and “I Get Around” (The Beach Boys).
Right behind “Easier Said Than Done”: “Surf City” (Jan & Dean) and “Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport” (Rolf Harris).
1962
Right behind “Roses Are Red (My Love)”: “The Stripper” (David Rose and His Orchestra) and “I Can't Stop Loving You” (Ray Charles).
1961
Right behind “Tossin' And Turnin'”: “The Boll Weevil Song” (Brook Benton) and “Quarter To Three” (U.S. Bonds).
1960
Right behind “I'm Sorry”: “Alley-Oop” (Hollywood Argyles) and “Everybody's Somebody's Fool” (Connie Francis).
the late 1950s
1959
Right behind “Lonely Boy”: “The Battle Of New Orleans” (Johnny Horton) and “Personality” (Lloyd Price and His Orchestra).
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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