November 12
on this day, year by year
Here is the most recent November 12, and then every November 12 back to 1958: the song at #1 that week, the album everyone was playing, and the movie leading the box office.
the most recent one
Right behind “The Fate Of Ophelia”: “Golden” (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI) and “Ordinary” (Alex Warren).
The Life of a Showgirl is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Your November 12
On November 12, 2025, “The Fate Of Ophelia” 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 November 12, back to 1958
Right behind “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”: “Die With A Smile” (Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars) and “Birds Of A Feather” (Billie Eilish).
Right behind “Cruel Summer”: “Paint The Town Red” (Doja Cat) and “Is It Over Now? (Taylor's Version) [From The Vault]” (Taylor Swift).
1989 (Taylor's Version) is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2023
- Most read on Wikipedia
- 2023 Cricket World Cup, 13th edition of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup
Right behind “Anti-Hero”: “Lift Me Up” (Rihanna) and “Unholy” (Sam Smith & Kim Petras).
Midnights is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2022
- Most read on Wikipedia
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, 2022 Marvel Studios film
Right behind “Easy On Me”: “Stay” (The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber) and “Industry Baby” (Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow).
= is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2021
- New games
- Shin Megami Tensei V
Right behind “Mood”: “Positions” (Ariana Grande) and “Laugh Now Cry Later” (Drake Featuring Lil Durk).
Positions is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2020
- Launched
- PlayStation 5
- New games
- Marvel's Spider-Man · No Man's Sky · Tribal Wars
Right behind “Someone You Loved”: “Circles” (Post Malone) and “Senorita” (Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello).
Jesus Is King is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2019
- First aired
- The Mandalorian premieres
- Launched
- Disney+
- New games
- Superliminal
Right behind “Thank U, Next”: “Girls Like You” (Maroon 5 Featuring Cardi B) and “Sicko Mode” (Travis Scott).
Not All Heroes Wear Capes is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2018
- Most read on Wikipedia
Stan Lee, American comic book writer (1922–2018)Marvel Comics editor and comic book writer Stan Lee dies at the age of 95. (The New York Times)
Right behind “Rockstar”: “Havana” (Camila Cabello Featuring Young Thug) and “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)” (Cardi B).
Live in No Shoes Nation is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
the 2010s
Right behind “Closer”: “Starboy” (The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk) and “Heathens” (twenty one pilots).
Right behind “Hello”: “Sorry” (Justin Bieber) and “Hotline Bling” (Drake).
Sounds Good Feels Good is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2015
- New games
- Mushihimesama · Project X Zone 2
Right behind “Shake It Off”: “All About That Bass” (Meghan Trainor) and “Habits (Stay High)” (Tove Lo).
Right behind “Royals”: “Wrecking Ball” (Miley Cyrus) and “The Monster” (Eminem Featuring Rihanna).
Reflektor is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2013
- New games
- World of Warplanes · Injustice: Gods Among Us · FIFA World
Right behind “One More Night”: “Gangnam Style” (PSY) and “Some Nights” (fun.).
Red is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2012
- New games
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II · Thomas Was Alone
Right behind “We Found Love”: “Someone Like You” (Adele) and “Sexy And I Know It” (LMFAO).
Mylo Xyloto is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2011
- New games
- PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond
Right behind “We R Who We R”: “Like A G6” (Far*East Movement Featuring Cataracs & Dev) and “Just The Way You Are” (Bruno Mars).
Speak Now is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2010
- New games
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas · The Sims 3 · Sonic Colors
the 2000s
Right behind “Whatcha Say”: “Fireflies” (Owl City) and “Empire State Of Mind” (Jay-Z + Alicia Keys).
This Is It is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2009
Right behind “Live Your Life”: “Whatever You Like” (T.I.) and “So What” (P!nk).
Black Ice is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2008
- New games
- Call of Duty: World at War · Mirror's Edge · Guitar Hero World Tour
Right behind “Kiss Kiss”: “Apologize” (Timbaland Featuring OneRepublic) and “No One” (Alicia Keys).
Long Road Out of Eden is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2007
- New games
- Super Mario Galaxy · Unreal Tournament 3 · BlackSite: Area 51
Right behind “My Love”: “Smack That” (Akon Featuring Eminem) and “Fergalicious” (Fergie).
Right behind “Gold Digger”: “Run It!” (Chris Brown) and “My Humps” (The Black Eyed Peas).
Right behind “My Boo”: “Drop It Like It's Hot” (Snoop Dogg Featuring Pharrell) and “Goodies” (Ciara Featuring Petey Pablo).
Unfinished Business is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2004
Right behind “Baby Boy”: “Stand Up” (Ludacris Featuring Shawnna) and “Holidae In” (Chingy Featuring Ludacris & Snoop Dogg).
Right behind “Lose Yourself”: “Work It” (Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott) and “Dilemma” (Nelly Featuring Kelly Rowland).
8 Mile is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2002
- New games
- Resident Evil Zero · Tomb Raider: The Prophecy · Unreal Championship
Right behind “Family Affair”: “I'm Real” (Jennifer Lopez Featuring Ja Rule) and “Hero” (Enrique Iglesias).
Invincible is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2001
- New games
- Empire Earth · Star Trek: Armada II
Right behind “Independent Women Part I”: “With Arms Wide Open” (Creed) and “Kryptonite” (3 Doors Down).
The Dynasty: Roc La Familia is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2000
- New games
- Star Wars: Demolition
the 1990s
Right behind “Smooth”: “Satisfy You” (Puff Daddy Featuring R. Kelly) and “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)” (Lou Bega).
Right behind “Doo Wop (That Thing)”: “Lately” (Divine) and “The First Night” (Monica).
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Candle In The Wind 1997/Something About The Way You Look Tonight”: “You Make Me Wanna...” (Usher) and “How Do I Live” (LeAnn Rimes).
Right behind “No Diggity”: “It's All Coming Back To Me Now” (Celine Dion) and “Un-Break My Heart” (Toni Braxton).
Right behind “Fantasy”: “Gangsta's Paradise (From "Dangerous Minds")” (Coolio Featuring L.V.) and “Runaway” (Janet Jackson).
Right behind “I'll Make Love To You”: “All I Wanna Do” (Sheryl Crow) and “Another Night” (Real McCoy).
Right behind “I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)”: “All That She Wants” (Ace Of Base) and “Again” (Janet Jackson).
Right behind “How Do You Talk To An Angel”: “End Of The Road (From "Boomerang")” (Boyz II Men) and “I'd Die Without You (From "Boomerang")” (P.M. Dawn).
Right behind “Cream”: “Can't Stop This Thing We Started” (Bryan Adams) and “When A Man Loves A Woman” (Michael Bolton).
Use Your Illusion II is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Love Takes Time”: “Pray” (M.C. Hammer) and “More Than Words Can Say” (Alias).
the 1980s
Right behind “When I See You Smile”: “Blame It On The Rain” (Milli Vanilli) and “Love Shack” (The B-52s).
Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Wild, Wild West”: “Kokomo (From"Cocktail" )” (The Beach Boys) and “The Loco-Motion” (Kylie Minogue).
Right behind “I Think We're Alone Now”: “Mony Mony” (Billy Idol) and “(I've Had) The Time Of My Life” (Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes).
Right behind “Amanda”: “Human” (The Human League) and “True Blue” (Madonna).
Right behind “We Built This City”: “You Belong To The City” (Glenn Frey) and “Miami Vice Theme” (Jan Hammer).
Right behind “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”: “Purple Rain” (Prince And The Revolution) and “Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)” (Billy Ocean).
1983
Right behind “All Night Long (All Night)”: “Islands In The Stream” (Kenny Rogers Duet With Dolly Parton) and “Uptown Girl” (Billy Joel).
Right behind “Up Where We Belong”: “Truly” (Lionel Richie) and “Heart Attack” (Olivia Newton-John).
Right behind “Private Eyes”: “Start Me Up” (The Rolling Stones) and “Physical” (Olivia Newton-John).
Right behind “Lady”: “Woman In Love” (Barbra Streisand) and “The Wanderer” (Donna Summer).
the 1970s
Right behind “Still”: “Dim All The Lights” (Donna Summer) and “No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)” (Barbra Streisand/Donna Summer).
Right behind “MacArthur Park”: “Double Vision” (Foreigner) and “How Much I Feel” (Ambrosia).
1977
Right behind “You Light Up My Life”: “Boogie Nights” (Heatwave) and “Nobody Does It Better” (Carly Simon).
1976
Right behind “Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)”: “Disco Duck (Part I)” (Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots) and “The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald” (Gordon Lightfoot).
Songs in the Key of Life is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Island Girl”: “Lyin' Eyes” (Eagles) and “Who Loves You” (The 4 Seasons).
1974
Right behind “Whatever Gets You Thru The Night”: “Do It ('til You're Satisfied)” (B.T. Express) and “My Melody Of Love” (Bobby Vinton).
Right behind “Keep On Truckin' (Part 1)”: “Midnight Train To Georgia” (Gladys Knight And The Pips) and “Heartbeat - It's A Lovebeat” (The DeFranco Family featuring Tony DeFranco).
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “I Can See Clearly Now”: “I'd Love You To Want Me” (Lobo) and “I'll Be Around” (The Spinners).
Right behind “Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves”: “Theme From Shaft” (Isaac Hayes) and “Imagine” (John Lennon Plastic Ono Band).
Right behind “I'll Be There”: “We've Only Just Begun” (Carpenters) and “Fire And Rain” (James Taylor).
the 1960s
Right behind “Wedding Bell Blues”: “Come Together/Something” (The Beatles) and “Something” (The Beatles).
Right behind “Hey Jude”: “Those Were The Days” (Mary Hopkin) and “Love Child” (Diana Ross & The Supremes).
Right behind “To Sir With Love”: “Soul Man” (Sam & Dave) and “Incense And Peppermints” (Strawberry Alarm Clock).
Diana Ross & the Supremes: Greatest Hits is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Poor Side Of Town”: “Last Train To Clarksville” (The Monkees) and “96 Tears” (? (Question Mark) & The Mysterians).
Right behind “Get Off Of My Cloud”: “A Lover's Concerto” (The Toys) and “1-2-3” (Len Barry).
Right behind “Baby Love”: “Leader Of The Pack” (The Shangri-Las) and “Last Kiss” (J. Frank Wilson and The Cavaliers).
Right behind “Deep Purple”: “Sugar Shack” (Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs) and “Washington Square” (The Village Stompers).
Right behind “Big Girls Don't Cry”: “Return To Sender” (Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires) and “He's A Rebel” (The Crystals).
1961
Right behind “Big Bad John”: “Runaround Sue” (Dion) and “Fool #1” (Brenda Lee).
1960
Right behind “Georgia On My Mind”: “Poetry In Motion” (Johnny Tillotson) and “You Talk Too Much” (Joe Jones).
the late 1950s
1959
Right behind “Mr. Blue”: “Mack The Knife” (Bobby Darin) and “Don't You Know” (Della Reese).
1958
Right behind “Tom Dooley”: “It's Only Make Believe” (Conway Twitty) and “Topsy II” (Cozy Cole).
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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