October 5
on this day, year by year
Here is the most recent October 5, and then every October 5 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 “Golden”: “Ordinary” (Alex Warren) and “Tit For Tat” (Tate McRae).
Your October 5
On October 5, 2025, “Golden” 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 October 5, back to 1958
Right behind “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”: “I Had Some Help” (Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen) and “Espresso” (Sabrina Carpenter).
Mixtape Pluto is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2024
- Most read on Wikipedia
- Greek alphabet, Script used to write the Greek language
Right behind “Paint The Town Red”: “Snooze” (SZA) and “Fast Car” (Luke Combs).
Nostalgia 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
- New games
- Assassin's Creed Mirage
Right behind “Bad Habit”: “As It Was” (Harry Styles) and “Unholy” (Sam Smith & Kim Petras).
Un Verano Sin Ti is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 2022
- Most read on Wikipedia
- Jeffrey Dahmer, American serial killer (1960–1994)
Right behind “My Universe”: “Stay” (The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber) and “Industry Baby” (Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow).
Sincerely, Kentrell is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2021
- Most read on Wikipedia
Squid Game, South Korean television series (2021–2025)- New games
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
Right behind “Franchise”: “Dynamite” (BTS) and “WAP” (Cardi B Featuring Megan Thee Stallion).
Tickets to My Downfall is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Truth Hurts”: “Senorita” (Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello) and “Someone You Loved” (Lewis Capaldi).
Hollywood's Bleeding is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2019
- Most read on Wikipedia
- Joker, 2019 film by Todd Phillips
Right behind “Girls Like You”: “Lucid Dreams” (Juice WRLD) and “Better Now” (Post Malone).
Iridescence is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2018
- Most read on Wikipedia
- Cook's Country, American television series
- New games
- Assassin's Creed Odyssey · Super Mario Party
Right behind “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)”: “Rockstar” (Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage) and “Look What You Made Me Do” (Taylor Swift).
Concrete and Gold is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2017
- New games
- Stardew Valley · Star Fox 2 · Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
the 2010s
Right behind “Closer”: “Heathens” (twenty one pilots) and “Cold Water” (Major Lazer Featuring Justin Bieber & MO).
Views is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 2016
- Most read on Wikipedia
- Flow control, Topics referred to by the same term
Right behind “The Hills”: “What Do You Mean?” (Justin Bieber) and “Can't Feel My Face” (The Weeknd).
What a Time to Be Alive is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “All About That Bass”: “Shake It Off” (Taylor Swift) and “Anaconda” (Nicki Minaj).
Cheek to Cheek is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2014
- New games
- Skylanders: Trap Team
Right behind “Wrecking Ball”: “Roar” (Katy Perry) and “Royals” (Lorde).
From Here to Now to You is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “One More Night”: “Gangnam Style” (PSY) and “Some Nights” (fun.).
The Truth About Love is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2012
- New games
- Sonic Adventure 2 · NBA 2K13
Right behind “Moves Like Jagger”: “Someone Like You” (Adele) and “Pumped Up Kicks” (Foster The People).
Duets II is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2011
- First aired
- American Horror Story premieres
- New games
- Orcs Must Die! · Pushmo · Space Channel 5: Part 2
Right behind “Just The Way You Are”: “Teenage Dream” (Katy Perry) and “Love The Way You Lie” (Eminem Featuring Rihanna).
You Get What You Give is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2010
the 2000s
Right behind “I Gotta Feeling”: “Down” (Jay Sean Featuring Lil Wayne) and “Party In The U.S.A.” (Miley Cyrus).
Backspacer is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2009
- New games
- Final Fantasy · MySims Agents
Right behind “Whatever You Like”: “So What” (P!nk) and “Love Lockdown” (Kanye West).
Right behind “Crank That (Soulja Boy)”: “Stronger” (Kanye West) and “The Way I Are” (Timbaland Featuring Keri Hilson).
Reba: Duets is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2007
- New games
- I Wanna Be the Guy · CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder · CSI: Hard Evidence
Right behind “SexyBack”: “Money Maker” (Ludacris Featuring Pharrell) and “How To Save A Life” (The Fray).
FutureSex/LoveSounds is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Gold Digger”: “Shake It Off” (Mariah Carey) and “Like You” (Bow Wow Featuring Ciara).
Right behind “Goodies”: “My Boo” (Usher And Alicia Keys) and “Lean Back” (Terror Squad).
American Idiot is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2004
- New games
- Singles: Flirt Up Your Life
Right behind “Baby Boy”: “Shake Ya Tailfeather” (Nelly, P. Diddy & Murphy Lee) and “Get Low” (Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz Featuring Ying Yang Twins).
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “A Moment Like This”: “Dilemma” (Nelly Featuring Kelly Rowland) and “Gangsta Lovin'” (Eve Featuring Alicia Keys).
Believe is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2002
- First aired
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED premieres
Right behind “Fallin'”: “I'm Real” (Jennifer Lopez Featuring Ja Rule) and “Where The Party At” (Jagged Edge With Nelly).
The Blueprint is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2001
- New games
- Paper Mario · The Italian Job · Green Green
Right behind “Music”: “Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)” (98 Degrees) and “Doesn't Really Matter” (Janet).
Music is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2000
- First aired
- Gilmore Girls premieres
- New games
- Skies of Arcadia
the 1990s
Right behind “Heartbreaker”: “Smooth” (Santana Featuring Rob Thomas) and “Unpretty” (TLC).
The Fragile is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1999
Right behind “The First Night”: “One Week” (Barenaked Ladies) and “I Don't Want To Miss A Thing” (Aerosmith).
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is also on Spotify, YouTube.
Right behind “Candle In The Wind 1997/Something About The Way You Look Tonight”: “4 Seasons Of Loneliness” (Boyz II Men) and “How Do I Live” (LeAnn Rimes).
Right behind “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)”: “I Love You Always Forever” (Donna Lewis) and “It's All Coming Back To Me Now” (Celine Dion).
Right behind “Fantasy”: “Gangsta's Paradise (From "Dangerous Minds")” (Coolio Featuring L.V.) and “You Are Not Alone” (Michael Jackson).
Right behind “I'll Make Love To You”: “All I Wanna Do” (Sheryl Crow) and “Endless Love” (Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey).
Right behind “Dreamlover”: “Right Here (Human Nature)/Downtown” (SWV) and “Whoomp! (There It Is)” (Tag Team).
In Utero is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1993
- New games
- Mega Man 6
Right behind “End Of The Road (From "Boomerang")”: “Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough” (Patty Smyth) and “Jump Around” (House Of Pain).
The Chase is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1992
- New games
- Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
Right behind “Good Vibrations”: “I Adore Mi Amor” (Color Me Badd) and “Emotions” (Mariah Carey).
Use Your Illusion II is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Close To You”: “Praying For Time” (George Michael) and “(Can't Live Without Your) Love And Affection” (Nelson).
Step by Step is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1990
- New games
- Gun-Nac · Balloon Kid
the 1980s
Right behind “Miss You Much”: “Cherish” (Madonna) and “Girl I'm Gonna Miss You” (Milli Vanilli).
Right behind “Love Bites”: “Red Red Wine” (UB40) and “Don't Worry, Be Happy (From "Cocktail")” (Bobby McFerrin).
Appetite for Destruction is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 1988
- New games
- Ghouls 'n Ghosts · Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny
Right behind “Here I Go Again”: “Lost In Emotion” (Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam) and “Carrie” (Europe).
Bad is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1987
- New games
- Maniac Mansion
Right behind “When I Think Of You”: “Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)” (Glass Tiger) and “Two Of Hearts” (Stacey Q).
Right behind “Money For Nothing”: “Cherish” (Kool & The Gang) and “Oh Sheila” (Ready For The World).
Right behind “Let's Go Crazy”: “I Just Called To Say I Love You” (Stevie Wonder) and “Drive” (The Cars).
Right behind “Total Eclipse Of The Heart”: “Making Love Out Of Nothing At All” (Air Supply) and “King Of Pain” (The Police).
1982
Right behind “Jack & Diane”: “Abracadabra” (The Steve Miller Band) and “Hard To Say I'm Sorry” (Chicago).
Right behind “Endless Love”: “Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)” (Christopher Cross) and “Stop Draggin' My Heart Around” (Stevie Nicks With Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers).
Right behind “Another One Bites The Dust”: “Woman In Love” (Barbra Streisand) and “Upside Down” (Diana Ross).
the 1970s
Right behind “Sad Eyes”: “Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough” (Michael Jackson) and “Rise” (Herb Alpert).
In Through the Out Door is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Kiss You All Over”: “Boogie Oogie Oogie” (A Taste Of Honey) and “Hot Child In The City” (Nick Gilder).
Right behind “Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band”: “Keep It Comin' Love” (KC And The Sunshine Band) and “You Light Up My Life” (Debby Boone).
1976
Right behind “A Fifth Of Beethoven”: “Play That Funky Music” (Wild Cherry) and “Lowdown” (Boz Scaggs).
Right behind “Bad Blood”: “I'm Sorry” (John Denver) and “Fame” (David Bowie).
Right behind “I Honestly Love You”: “Nothing From Nothing” (Billy Preston) and “Then Came You” (Dionne Warwicke & Spinners).
Right behind “Half-Breed”: “Loves Me Like A Rock” (Paul Simon (with The Dixie Hummingbirds)) and “Let's Get It On” (Marvin Gaye).
Brothers and Sisters is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me”: “Ben” (Michael Jackson) and “Back Stabbers” (The O'Jays).
1971
Right behind “Maggie May/Reason To Believe”: “Go Away Little Girl” (Donny Osmond) and “Superstar/Bless The Beasts And Children” (Carpenters).
Every Picture Tells a Story is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Cracklin' Rosie”: “I'll Be There” (Jackson 5) and “Candida” (Dawn).
the 1960s
Right behind “Sugar, Sugar”: “Jean” (Oliver) and “Little Woman” (Bobby Sherman).
Right behind “Hey Jude”: “Harper Valley P.T.A.” (Jeannie C. Riley) and “Fire” (The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown).
Right behind “The Letter”: “Never My Love” (The Association) and “Ode To Billie Joe” (Bobbie Gentry).
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Cherish”: “Reach Out I'll Be There” (Four Tops) and “96 Tears” (? (Question Mark) & The Mysterians).
Right behind “Yesterday”: “Hang On Sloopy” (The McCoys) and “Treat Her Right” (Roy Head And The Traits).
1964
Right behind “Oh, Pretty Woman”: “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” (Manfred Mann) and “Dancing In The Street” (Martha & The Vandellas).
Right behind “Blue Velvet”: “Sally, Go 'round The Roses” (The Jaynetts) and “Be My Baby” (The Ronettes).
Right behind “Sherry”: “Monster Mash” (Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers) and “Ramblin' Rose” (Nat King Cole).
1961
Right behind “Hit The Road Jack”: “Crying” (Roy Orbison) and “Take Good Care Of My Baby” (Bobby Vee).
1960
Right behind “Mr. Custer”: “Chain Gang” (Sam Cooke) and “My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own” (Connie Francis).
the late 1950s
1959
Right behind “Mack The Knife”: “Put Your Head On My Shoulder” (Paul Anka) and “Sleep Walk” (Santo & Johnny).
1958
Right behind “It's All In The Game”: “Bird Dog” (The Everly Brothers) and “Rock-in Robin” (Bobby Day).
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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