September 21
on this day, year by year
Here is the most recent September 21, and then every September 21 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 “Manchild” (Sabrina Carpenter).
Breach is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2025
- Most read on Wikipedia
Charlie Kirk, American political activist (1993–2025)
Your September 21
On September 21, 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 21, 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
- Most read on Wikipedia
Lyle and Erik Menéndez, American murderers and brothers
Right behind “Vampire”: “Paint The Town Red” (Doja Cat) and “I Remember Everything” (Zach Bryan Featuring Kacey Musgraves).
Guts is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2023
- New games
- Baldur's Gate 3 · Payday 3
Right behind “As It Was”: “Bad Habit” (Steve Lacy) and “Super Freaky Girl” (Nicki Minaj).
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 “Stay”: “Way 2 Sexy” (Drake Featuring Future & Young Thug) and “Bad Habits” (Ed Sheeran).
Certified Lover Boy is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2021
- New games
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Right behind “WAP”: “Dynamite” (BTS) and “Laugh Now Cry Later” (Drake Featuring Lil Durk).
Top is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2020
- Most read on Wikipedia
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, US Supreme Court justice from 1993 to 2020died September 18
Right behind “Truth Hurts”: “Senorita” (Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello) and “Goodbyes” (Post Malone Featuring Young Thug).
Hollywood's Bleeding is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “In My Feelings”: “Girls Like You” (Maroon 5 Featuring Cardi B) and “I Like It” (Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin).
Egypt Station is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2018
- Most read on Wikipedia
Mega Ramp, Large vert ramp structure- New games
- Excitebike · The Settlers · CrossCode
Right behind “Look What You Made Me Do”: “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)” (Cardi B) and “Despacito” (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber).
American Dream is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2017
- Most read on Wikipedia
- Curse, Inc., Network of gaming websites
the 2010s
Right behind “Closer”: “Heathens” (twenty one pilots) and “Cold Water” (Major Lazer Featuring Justin Bieber & MO).
Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2016
- New games
- Firewatch
Right behind “Can't Feel My Face”: “The Hills” (The Weeknd) and “What Do You Mean?” (Justin Bieber).
Beauty Behind the Madness is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “All About That Bass”: “Shake It Off” (Taylor Swift) and “Anaconda” (Nicki Minaj).
Right behind “Roar”: “Blurred Lines” (Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. + Pharrell) and “Royals” (Lorde).
Right behind “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”: “One More Night” (Maroon 5) and “Whistle” (Flo Rida).
North is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2012
- New games
- Layton Brothers: Mystery Room
Right behind “Moves Like Jagger”: “Someone Like You” (Adele) and “Pumped Up Kicks” (Foster The People).
Right behind “Teenage Dream”: “Love The Way You Lie” (Eminem Featuring Rihanna) and “Just The Way You Are” (Bruno Mars).
Kaleidoscope Heart is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2010
- New games
- Civilization V
the 2000s
Right behind “I Gotta Feeling”: “Down” (Jay Sean Featuring Lil Wayne) and “Party In The U.S.A.” (Miley Cyrus).
Right behind “So What”: “Whatever You Like” (T.I.) and “Disturbia” (Rihanna).
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
- MySims · Anubis II · Brunswick Pro Bowling
Right behind “SexyBack”: “London Bridge” (Fergie) and “Buttons” (The Pussycat Dolls Featuring Snoop Dogg).
Right behind “Gold Digger”: “Shake It Off” (Mariah Carey) and “We Belong Together” (Mariah Carey).
Late Registration is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2005
- New games
- Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard
Right behind “Goodies”: “Lean Back” (Terror Squad) and “Sunshine” (Lil' Flip Featuring Lea).
What I Do is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2004
- New games
- Star Wars: Battlefront · X-Men Legends
Right behind “Shake Ya Tailfeather”: “Baby Boy” (Beyonce Featuring Sean Paul) and “Right Thurr” (Chingy).
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).
Right behind “Music”: “Doesn't Really Matter” (Janet) and “Jumpin', Jumpin'” (Destiny's Child).
Country Grammar is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2000
- New games
- Pokémon Puzzle Challenge
the 1990s
Right behind “Unpretty”: “She's All I Ever Had” (Ricky Martin) and “Bailamos” (Enrique Iglesias).
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
- First aired
- Will & Grace premieres
Right behind “Honey”: “4 Seasons Of Loneliness” (Boyz II Men) and “You Make Me Wanna...” (Usher).
You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)”: “I Love You Always Forever” (Donna Lewis) and “Twisted” (Keith Sweat).
Right behind “Gangsta's Paradise (From "Dangerous Minds")”: “You Are Not Alone” (Michael Jackson) and “Kiss From A Rose” (Seal).
Dangerous Minds is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1995
- New games
- Killer Instinct
Right behind “I'll Make Love To You”: “Stay (I Missed You) (From "Reality Bites")” (Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories) and “Endless Love” (Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey).
II is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1994
- New games
- Tekken · Kirby's Dream Course
Right behind “Dreamlover”: “Whoomp! (There It Is)” (Tag Team) and “Right Here (Human Nature)/Downtown” (SWV).
In Pieces is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1993
- New games
- Tetris 2
Right behind “End Of The Road (From "Boomerang")”: “Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough” (Patty Smyth) and “Baby-Baby-Baby” (TLC).
Right behind “I Adore Mi Amor”: “Good Vibrations” (Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch Featuring Loleatta Holloway) and “Motownphilly” (Boyz II Men).
Right behind “Release Me”: “Blaze Of Glory (From "Young Guns II")” (Jon Bon Jovi) and “Do Me!” (Bell Biv DeVoe).
Step by Step is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1990
- New games
- North & South
the 1980s
Right behind “Girl I'm Gonna Miss You”: “Heaven” (Warrant) and “If I Could Turn Back Time” (Cher).
Girl You Know It's True is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Don't Worry, Be Happy (From "Cocktail")”: “Sweet Child O' Mine” (Guns N' Roses) and “I'll Always Love You” (Taylor Dayne).
Right behind “Didn't We Almost Have It All”: “Here I Go Again” (Whitesnake) and “I Just Can't Stop Loving You” (Michael Jackson With Siedah Garrett).
1986
Right behind “Stuck With You”: “Friends And Lovers” (Carl Anderson & Gloria Loring) and “Dancing On The Ceiling” (Lionel Richie).
Dancing on the Ceiling is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
1985
Right behind “Money For Nothing”: “Cherish” (Kool & The Gang) and “St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)” (John Parr).
Right behind “Missing You”: “Let's Go Crazy” (Prince And The Revolution) and “She Bop” (Cyndi Lauper).
Right behind “Tell Her About It”: “Total Eclipse Of The Heart” (Bonnie Tyler) and “The Safety Dance” (Men Without Hats).
1982
Right behind “Abracadabra”: “Jack & Diane” (John Cougar) and “Hard To Say I'm Sorry” (Chicago).
Right behind “Endless Love”: “Queen Of Hearts” (Juice Newton) and “Stop Draggin' My Heart Around” (Stevie Nicks With Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers).
Right behind “Upside Down”: “All Out Of Love” (Air Supply) and “Another One Bites The Dust” (Queen).
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”: “Kiss You All Over” (Exile) and “Hopelessly Devoted To You” (Olivia Newton-John).
Right behind “Best Of My Love”: “Float On” (The Floaters) and “Don't Stop” (Fleetwood Mac).
Right behind “Play That Funky Music”: “I'd Really Love To See You Tonight” (England Dan & John Ford Coley) and “A Fifth Of Beethoven” (Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band).
Right behind “I'm Sorry”: “Fame” (David Bowie) and “Rhinestone Cowboy” (Glen Campbell).
1974
Right behind “Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe”: “Rock Me Gently” (Andy Kim) and “I Honestly Love You” (Olivia Newton-John).
Fulfillingness' First Finale is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Let's Get It On”: “We're An American Band” (Grand Funk) and “Delta Dawn” (Helen Reddy).
Brothers and Sisters is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me”: “Black & White” (Three Dog Night) and “Saturday In The Park” (Chicago).
Right behind “Go Away Little Girl”: “Maggie May/Reason To Believe” (Rod Stewart) and “Ain't No Sunshine” (Bill Withers).
1970
Right behind “Ain't No Mountain High Enough”: “War” (Edwin Starr) and “Lookin' Out My Back Door/Long As I Can See The Light” (Creedence Clearwater Revival).
the 1960s
Right behind “Sugar, Sugar”: “Green River” (Creedence Clearwater Revival) and “Honky Tonk Women” (The Rolling Stones).
Right behind “Harper Valley P.T.A.”: “People Got To Be Free” (The Rascals) and “Hey Jude” (The Beatles).
Right behind “The Letter”: “Ode To Billie Joe” (Bobbie Gentry) 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 “Cherish”: “You Can't Hurry Love” (The Supremes) and “Sunshine Superman” (Donovan).
Right behind “Eve Of Destruction”: “Hang On Sloopy” (The McCoys) and “You Were On My Mind” (We Five).
1964
Right behind “Oh, Pretty Woman”: “Bread And Butter” (The Newbeats) and “House Of The Rising Sun” (The Animals).
Right behind “Blue Velvet”: “My Boyfriend's Back” (The Angels) and “If I Had A Hammer” (Trini Lopez).
Right behind “Sherry”: “Ramblin' Rose” (Nat King Cole) and “Sheila” (Tommy Roe).
1961
Right behind “Take Good Care Of My Baby”: “The Mountain's High” (Dick and DeeDee) and “Michael” (The Highwaymen).
1960
Right behind “My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own”: “The Twist” (Chubby Checker) and “Chain Gang” (Sam Cooke).
the late 1950s
1959
Right behind “Sleep Walk”: “The Three Bells” (The Browns) and “I'm Gonna Get Married” (Lloyd Price).
1958
Right behind “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volaré)”: “Bird Dog” (The Everly Brothers) and “It's All In The Game” (Tommy Edwards).
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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