{"id":764,"date":"2026-09-28T20:11:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/djdarren.site\/archive\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=764"},"modified":"2026-09-28T20:11:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:11:37","slug":"theplaylist-123-birthday-numbers-one","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/djdarren.site\/archive\/podcast\/theplaylist-123-birthday-numbers-one\/","title":{"rendered":"#ThePlaylist &#8211; 123 &#8211; Birthday Numbers One"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On this week&#8217;s episode of #ThePlaylist\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two weeks ago I admitted the terrible secret of my birth, and the disco banger that heralded it, which has led to wanting to hear your:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Birthday Number Ones<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We weren&#8217;t cruel though, and allowed you to pick from tracks that have attained the summit of Mount Pop on any of your birthdays, be they singles, or from albums. And there are some CRACKERS in the pile.<\/p>\n\n\n<details>\n<summary style=\"text-align: center;\">Click to see the track listing<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-766 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/djdarren.site\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2809-620x1024.png\" alt=\"The tracks played on this episode, presented on the screen of a comically elongated iPod The songs are: \n\n01. Donna Summer - I Feel Love\n02. Chic - Le Freak\n03. M\/A\/R\/R\/S - Pump Up the Volume\n04. Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe\n05. S Club 7 - Don't Stop Movin'\n06. ABBA - Waterloo\n07. Adam and the Ants - Stand and Deliver\n08. The Supremes - You Keep Me Hangin' On\n09. Freda Payne - Band Of Gold\n10. The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction\n11. T'pau - China In Your Hands\n12. Phil Collins - Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)\n13. No Doubt - Don\u2019t Speak\n14. 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