September 12
on this day, year by year
Here is the most recent September 12, and then every September 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 “Golden”: “Ordinary” (Alex Warren) and “Tears” (Sabrina Carpenter).
Man's Best Friend is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2025
- New games
- Borderlands 4
Your September 12
On September 12, 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 September 12, back to 1958
Right behind “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”: “I Had Some Help” (Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen) and “Espresso” (Sabrina Carpenter).
Short n' Sweet is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2024
- New games
- Besiege · Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown
Right behind “Paint The Town Red”: “I Remember Everything” (Zach Bryan Featuring Kacey Musgraves) and “Fast Car” (Luke Combs).
Zach Bryan is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2023
- Most read on Wikipedia
- 2023 Asia Cup, Cricket tournament in Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Right behind “As It Was”: “Bad Habit” (Steve Lacy) and “Late Night Talking” (Harry Styles).
Un Verano Sin Ti is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 2022
- Most read on Wikipedia
Charles III, King of the United Kingdom since 2022
Right behind “Way 2 Sexy”: “Girls Want Girls” (Drake Featuring Lil Baby) and “Fair Trade” (Drake Featuring Travis Scott).
Certified Lover Boy is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2021
- Most read on Wikipedia
Emma Raducanu, British tennis player (born 2002)
Right behind “Dynamite”: “WAP” (Cardi B Featuring Megan Thee Stallion) and “Laugh Now Cry Later” (Drake Featuring Lil Durk).
Right behind “Truth Hurts”: “Senorita” (Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello) and “Bad Guy” (Billie Eilish).
Right behind “In My Feelings”: “Girls Like You” (Maroon 5 Featuring Cardi B) and “I Like It” (Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin).
Right behind “Look What You Made Me Do”: “Despacito” (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber) and “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)” (Cardi B).
the 2010s
Right behind “Closer”: “Cold Water” (Major Lazer Featuring Justin Bieber & MO) and “Heathens” (twenty one pilots).
Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Can't Feel My Face”: “Cheerleader” (OMI) and “Watch Me” (Silento).
Immortalized is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2015
- New games
- Super Mario Maker
Right behind “Shake It Off”: “All About That Bass” (Meghan Trainor) and “Anaconda” (Nicki Minaj).
Right behind “Roar”: “Blurred Lines” (Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. + Pharrell) and “Berzerk” (Eminem).
Hail to the King is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2013
- First aired
- Peaky Blinders premieres
- New games
- Super Mario Bros. · Rayman Legends · Arma 3
Right behind “Whistle”: “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” (Taylor Swift) and “One More Night” (Maroon 5).
Right behind “Someone Like You”: “Moves Like Jagger” (Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera) and “Pumped Up Kicks” (Foster The People).
Right behind “Teenage Dream”: “Love The Way You Lie” (Eminem Featuring Rihanna) and “Dynamite” (Taio Cruz).
Asylum is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2010
- New games
- Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
the 2000s
Right behind “I Gotta Feeling”: “Down” (Jay Sean Featuring Lil Wayne) and “Party In The U.S.A.” (Miley Cyrus).
Right behind “Whatever You Like”: “Disturbia” (Rihanna) and “So What” (P!nk).
All Hope Is Gone is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2008
- New games
- Rock Band · Ferrari Challenge: Trofeo Pirelli
Right behind “Crank That (Soulja Boy)”: “Stronger” (Kanye West) and “Big Girls Don't Cry” (Fergie).
High School Musical 2 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2007
- New games
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 · Heavenly Sword · NHL 08
Right behind “SexyBack”: “London Bridge” (Fergie) and “Crazy” (Gnarls Barkley).
Modern Times is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2006
Right behind “Gold Digger”: “Shake It Off” (Mariah Carey) and “Lose Control” (Missy Elliott Featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop).
Right behind “Goodies”: “Lean Back” (Terror Squad) and “Sunshine” (Lil' Flip Featuring Lea).
Live Like You Were Dying is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Shake Ya Tailfeather”: “Right Thurr” (Chingy) and “Crazy In Love” (Beyonce Featuring Jay Z).
Love & Life is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2003
Right behind “Dilemma”: “Gangsta Lovin'” (Eve Featuring Alicia Keys) and “Complicated” (Avril Lavigne).
Right behind “I'm Real”: “Fallin'” (Alicia Keys) and “Where The Party At” (Jagged Edge With Nelly).
Aaliyah is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2001
- New games
- Madden NFL 2002
Right behind “Music”: “Doesn't Really Matter” (Janet) and “Jumpin', Jumpin'” (Destiny's Child).
the 1990s
Right behind “Unpretty”: “Bailamos” (Enrique Iglesias) and “Summer Girls” (LFO).
Right behind “I Don't Want To Miss A Thing”: “The First Night” (Monica) and “Crush” (Jennifer Paige).
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1998
- New games
- Pokémon Yellow
Right behind “Honey”: “Mo Money Mo Problems” (The Notorious B.I.G. Featuring Puff Daddy & Mase) and “Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)” (Backstreet Boys).
No Way Out is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 1997
- New games
- Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Right behind “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)”: “I Love You Always Forever” (Donna Lewis) and “Twisted” (Keith Sweat).
1995
Right behind “Gangsta's Paradise (From "Dangerous Minds")”: “You Are Not Alone” (Michael Jackson) and “Kiss From A Rose” (Seal).
Right behind “I'll Make Love To You”: “Stay (I Missed You) (From "Reality Bites")” (Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories) and “Stroke You Up” (Changing Faces).
Right behind “Dreamlover”: “Whoomp! (There It Is)” (Tag Team) and “Can't Help Falling In Love (From "Sliver")” (UB40).
In Pieces is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1993
- New games
- Kirby's Adventure
Right behind “End Of The Road (From "Boomerang")”: “Baby-Baby-Baby” (TLC) and “Humpin' Around” (Bobby Brown).
Right behind “The Promise Of A New Day”: “I Adore Mi Amor” (Color Me Badd) and “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You” (Bryan Adams).
Right behind “Release Me”: “Blaze Of Glory (From "Young Guns II")” (Jon Bon Jovi) and “Do Me!” (Bell Biv DeVoe).
the 1980s
Right behind “Don't Wanna Lose You”: “Girl I'm Gonna Miss You” (Milli Vanilli) and “Heaven” (Warrant).
Right behind “Sweet Child O' Mine”: “Simply Irresistible” (Robert Palmer) and “Perfect World” (Huey Lewis & The News).
Right behind “La Bamba”: “I Just Can't Stop Loving You” (Michael Jackson With Siedah Garrett) and “Didn't We Almost Have It All” (Whitney Houston).
Right behind “Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From "Top Gun")”: “Dancing On The Ceiling” (Lionel Richie) and “Stuck With You” (Huey Lewis & The News).
True Blue is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1986
- New games
- Adventure Island
1985
Right behind “St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)”: “We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)” (Tina Turner) and “Money For Nothing” (Dire Straits).
Right behind “What's Love Got To Do With It”: “Missing You” (John Waite) and “She Bop” (Cyndi Lauper).
Right behind “Maniac”: “Tell Her About It” (Billy Joel) and “The Safety Dance” (Men Without Hats).
1982
Right behind “Hard To Say I'm Sorry”: “Abracadabra” (The Steve Miller Band) and “Eye Of The Tiger” (Survivor).
Right behind “Endless Love”: “Slow Hand” (The Pointer Sisters) and “Stop Draggin' My Heart Around” (Stevie Nicks With Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers).
1980
Right behind “Upside Down”: “All Out Of Love” (Air Supply) and “Emotional Rescue” (The Rolling Stones).
the 1970s
Right behind “My Sharona”: “After The Love Has Gone” (Earth, Wind & Fire) and “The Devil Went Down To Georgia” (The Charlie Daniels Band).
In Through the Out Door is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Boogie Oogie Oogie”: “Three Times A Lady” (Commodores) and “Hot Blooded” (Foreigner).
1977
Right behind “I Just Want To Be Your Everything”: “Float On” (The Floaters) and “Best Of My Love” (The Emotions).
Right behind “Play That Funky Music”: “(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty” (KC And The Sunshine Band) and “I'd Really Love To See You Tonight” (England Dan & John Ford Coley).
Right behind “Rhinestone Cowboy”: “Fallin' In Love” (Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds) and “At Seventeen” (Janis Ian).
Right behind “I Shot The Sheriff”: “(You're) Having My Baby” (Paul Anka with Odia Coates) and “Rock Me Gently” (Andy Kim).
Fulfillingness' First Finale is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Delta Dawn”: “Let's Get It On” (Marvin Gaye) and “Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose” (Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando).
Brothers and Sisters is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Black & White”: “Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me” (Mac Davis) and “Alone Again (Naturally)” (Gilbert O'Sullivan).
Right behind “Go Away Little Girl”: “Spanish Harlem” (Aretha Franklin) and “Ain't No Sunshine” (Bill Withers).
Right behind “War”: “Ain't No Mountain High Enough” (Diana Ross) and “In The Summertime” (Mungo Jerry).
Cosmo's Factory is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1970
- In space
- Luna 16 launches
the 1960s
Right behind “Honky Tonk Women”: “Sugar, Sugar” (The Archies) and “A Boy Named Sue” (Johnny Cash).
Johnny Cash at San Quentin is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “People Got To Be Free”: “Harper Valley P.T.A.” (Jeannie C. Riley) and “Light My Fire” (Jose Feliciano).
1967
Right behind “Ode To Billie Joe”: “Reflections” (Diana Ross & The Supremes) and “Come Back When You Grow Up” (Bobby Vee And The Strangers).
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “You Can't Hurry Love”: “Yellow Submarine” (The Beatles) and “Sunshine Superman” (Donovan).
Right behind “Help!”: “Eve Of Destruction” (Barry McGuire) and “Like A Rolling Stone” (Bob Dylan).
1964
Right behind “House Of The Rising Sun”: “Where Did Our Love Go” (The Supremes) and “Because” (The Dave Clark Five).
Right behind “My Boyfriend's Back”: “Blue Velvet” (Bobby Vinton) and “If I Had A Hammer” (Trini Lopez).
Right behind “Sherry”: “Sheila” (Tommy Roe) and “Ramblin' Rose” (Nat King Cole).
1961
Right behind “Take Good Care Of My Baby”: “Michael” (The Highwaymen) and “My True Story” (The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra).
Right behind “It's Now Or Never”: “The Twist” (Chubby Checker) and “My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own” (Connie Francis).
the late 1950s
1959
Right behind “The Three Bells”: “Sleep Walk” (Santo & Johnny) and “I'm Gonna Get Married” (Lloyd Price).
more from 1959
- In space
- Luna 2 launches
1958
Right behind “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volaré)”: “Bird Dog” (The Everly Brothers) and “Little Star” (The Elegants).
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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