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Where the facts come from: Number Ones from the Official UK Singles Chart (from 14 November 1952); “£1 then” from the ONS long-run price index (latest full year 2025); letter prices from the Postal Museum (first class £1.80 since 7 April 2026); house prices from Nationwide’s house price index (first quarter of each year; now Q3 2026); news, Oscars and films from Wikipedia’s year pages (each year in the table below links to its page). Every fact was checked against these sources in October 2026.
What happened the year you were born?
Every year on the poster, from 1936 to 2010, with the biggest Number One, the Prime Minister, three big moments and what £1 from then is worth today.
Born in the 1930s
| Year | Biggest UK Number One | Prime Minister | Big moments | Best Picture Oscar | £1 then, today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | No chart yet | Stanley Baldwin | The Supermarine Spitfire makes its first test flight (Mar) Billy Butlin opens his first holiday camp at Skegness (Apr) The BBC launches the world's first regular high-definition TV service (Nov) | The Great Ziegfeld | £99 |
| 1937 | No chart yet | Stanley Baldwin then Neville Chamberlain | Frank Whittle ground-tests the first aircraft jet engine at Rugby (Apr) King George VI and Queen Elizabeth are crowned at Westminster Abbey (May) The Dandy comic is first published, starring Desperate Dan (Dec) | The Life of Emile Zola | £96 |
| 1938 | No chart yet | Neville Chamberlain | Mallard sets the world steam locomotive speed record of 126 mph (Jul) The Beano comic goes on sale for the first time (Jul) The liner RMS Queen Elizabeth is launched on the Clyde (Sep) | You Can't Take It with You | £95 |
| 1939 | No chart yet | Neville Chamberlain | George VI becomes the first reigning monarch to visit Canada (May) The Sutton Hoo helmet is uncovered at the Suffolk ship burial (Jul) Britain declares war on Germany (Sep) | Gone with the Wind | £92 |
Born in the 1940s
| Year | Biggest UK Number One | Prime Minister | Big moments | Best Picture Oscar | £1 then, today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | No chart yet | Neville Chamberlain then Winston Churchill | Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister (May) Over 300,000 troops are evacuated from the beaches of Dunkirk (May) Battle of Britain Day: the RAF claims victory over the Luftwaffe (Sep) | Rebecca | £79 |
| 1941 | No chart yet | Winston Churchill | A patient is treated with penicillin intravenously for the first time, in Oxford (Feb) The Gloster E.28/39, Britain's first jet aircraft, takes to the air (May) Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit opens in London's West End (Jul) | How Green Was My Valley | £71 |
| 1942 | No chart yet | Winston Churchill | Desert Island Discs is first broadcast on the BBC (Jan) Montgomery's Eighth Army wins the Second Battle of El Alamein (Nov) The Beveridge Report is published, paving the way for the welfare state (Dec) | Mrs. Miniver | £66 |
| 1943 | No chart yet | Winston Churchill | The Gloster Meteor, the Allies' first operational jet, makes its first flight (Mar) The RAF's Dambusters Raid breaches dams in Germany's Ruhr Valley (May) The Colossus code-breaking computer is completed at Dollis Hill (Dec) | Casablanca | £64 |
| 1944 | No chart yet | Winston Churchill | D-Day: Allied troops land on the beaches of Normandy (Jun) The Education Act brings free secondary education for all (Aug) Wartime blackout restrictions are relaxed (Sep) | Going My Way | £62 |
| 1945 | No chart yet | Winston Churchill then Clement Attlee | VE Day: Britain celebrates victory in Europe (May) Labour wins a landslide and Clement Attlee becomes Prime Minister (Jul) George Orwell's Animal Farm is published (Aug) | The Lost Weekend | £61 |
| 1946 | No chart yet | Clement Attlee | London Heathrow opens fully for civilian flights (May) BBC Television returns to the air after the war (Jun) Woman's Hour and Dick Barton are first broadcast on BBC radio (Oct) | The Best Years of Our Lives | £59 |
| 1947 | No chart yet | Clement Attlee | India and Pakistan gain independence (Aug) The first Edinburgh Festival opens (Aug) Princess Elizabeth marries Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey (Nov) | Gentleman's Agreement | £55 |
| 1948 | No chart yet | Clement Attlee | The National Health Service is launched (Jul) London hosts the Summer Olympic Games (Jul) Prince Charles is born at Buckingham Palace (Nov) | Hamlet | £51 |
| 1949 | No chart yet | Clement Attlee | Clothes rationing ends in Britain (Mar) George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is published (Jun) The de Havilland Comet, the world's first jet airliner, makes its maiden flight (Jul) | All the King's Men | £50 |
Born in the 1950s
| Year | Biggest UK Number One | Prime Minister | Big moments | Best Picture Oscar | £1 then, today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | No chart yet | Clement Attlee | The Eagle comic first appears (Apr) Silverstone hosts the first ever Formula One World Championship race (May) Princess Anne is born (Aug) | All About Eve | £48 |
| 1951 | No chart yet | Clement Attlee then Winston Churchill | King George VI opens the Festival of Britain (May) The Goons first hit BBC radio in Crazy People, later The Goon Show (May) Randy Turpin beats Sugar Ray Robinson to become world middleweight champion (Jul) | An American in Paris | £44 |
| 1952 | ‘Here in My Heart’, Al Martino | Winston Churchill | Elizabeth II becomes Queen (Feb) The first UK Singles Chart is published by the New Musical Express (Nov) Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap opens in London (Nov) | The Greatest Show on Earth | £40 |
| 1953 | ‘I Believe’, Frankie Laine | Winston Churchill | Crick and Watson announce the structure of DNA (Feb) Hillary and Tenzing make the first ascent of Mount Everest (May) Queen Elizabeth II is crowned at Westminster Abbey (Jun) | From Here to Eternity | £39 |
| 1954 | ‘Cara Mia’, David Whitfield with Mantovani and his Orchestra | Winston Churchill | Roger Bannister runs the first four-minute mile at Oxford (May) Meat comes off ration, ending 14 years of food rationing (Jul) Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring is published (Jul) | On the Waterfront | £38 |
| 1955 | ‘Rose Marie’, Slim Whitman | Winston Churchill then Anthony Eden | Stirling Moss becomes the first English winner of the British Grand Prix (Jul) The first Guinness Book of Records is published (Aug) ITV begins broadcasting, with the first TV advert for Gibbs SR toothpaste (Sep) | Marty | £37 |
| 1956 | ‘Just Walking in the Rain’, Johnnie Ray | Anthony Eden | The first Routemaster bus enters public service in London (Feb) The first UK Albums Chart is published (Jul) Jim Laker takes a record 19 wickets against Australia at Old Trafford (Jul) | Around the World in 80 Days | £35 |
| 1957 | ‘Diana’, Paul Anka | Anthony Eden then Harold Macmillan | The Sky at Night, presented by Patrick Moore, is first broadcast (Apr) John Lennon and Paul McCartney first meet at a garden fête in Woolton (Jul) Jodrell Bank tracks the rocket that launched Sputnik 1 (Oct) | The Bridge on the River Kwai | £34 |
| 1958 | ‘Magic Moments’, Perry Como | Harold Macmillan | Cliff Richard releases his debut single, Move It (Aug) Blue Peter is first broadcast on BBC Television (Oct) The Preston Bypass, Britain's first motorway, is opened (Dec) | Gigi | £33 |
| 1959 | ‘Living Doll’, Cliff Richard and the Drifters | Harold Macmillan | Juke Box Jury, chaired by David Jacobs, first airs on BBC Television (Jun) The SR.N1 hovercraft crosses the English Channel (Jul) The Mini goes on sale (Aug) | Ben-Hur | £33 |
Born in the 1960s
| Year | Biggest UK Number One | Prime Minister | Big moments | Best Picture Oscar | £1 then, today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | ‘It's Now or Never’, Elvis Presley | Harold Macmillan | Princess Margaret's wedding is the first royal wedding shown on TV (May) Lionel Bart's musical Oliver! opens in the West End (Jun) The first episode of Coronation Street airs on ITV (Dec) | The Apartment | £32 |
| 1961 | ‘Wooden Heart’, Elvis Presley | Harold Macmillan | The Jaguar E-Type is launched at the Geneva Motor Show (Mar) Tottenham Hotspur win the League and FA Cup Double (May) The first edition of satirical magazine Private Eye is published (Oct) | West Side Story | £31 |
| 1962 | ‘Wonderful Land’, The Shadows | Harold Macmillan | Ariel 1, Britain's first satellite, is launched (Apr) The BBC shows the first live transatlantic TV pictures via Telstar (Jul) The Beatles release their first single, Love Me Do (Oct) | Lawrence of Arabia | £30 |
| 1963 | ‘From Me to You’, The Beatles | Harold Macmillan then Alec Douglas-Home | Princess Alexandra marries Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey (Apr) The Beatles score their first UK No. 1 with From Me to You (May) Doctor Who is first broadcast on BBC Television (Nov) | Tom Jones | £29 |
| 1964 | ‘You're My World’, Cilla Black | Alec Douglas-Home then Harold Wilson | Top of the Pops is first broadcast on BBC TV (Jan) The Queen gives birth to Prince Edward (Mar) Match of the Day is first broadcast on BBC2 (Aug) | My Fair Lady | £28 |
| 1965 | ‘Tears’, Ken Dodd | Harold Wilson | Liverpool win the FA Cup for the first time (May) Thunderbirds is first broadcast on ITV (Sep) The Post Office Tower opens in London (Oct) | The Sound of Music | £27 |
| 1966 | ‘Distant Drums’, Jim Reeves | Harold Wilson | Barclaycard, Britain's first credit card, is launched (Jun) England win the World Cup, beating West Germany 4–2 at Wembley (Jul) The Beatles release the album Revolver (Aug) | A Man for All Seasons | £26 |
| 1967 | ‘Release Me’, Engelbert Humperdinck | Harold Wilson | The Beatles release Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (May) The world's first cash machine opens at Barclays in Enfield (Jun) BBC Radio 1 goes on air (Sep) | In the Heat of the Night | £25 |
| 1968 | ‘Those Were the Days’, Mary Hopkin | Harold Wilson | Manchester United become the first English club to win the European Cup (May) Dad's Army is first broadcast on the BBC (Jul) First- and second-class post is introduced (Sep) | Oliver! | £24 |
| 1969 | ‘Sugar, Sugar’, The Archies | Harold Wilson | Concorde's British prototype makes its first flight from Filton (Apr) Apollo 11 lands on the Moon, watched live overnight on BBC TV (Jul) Monty Python's Flying Circus is first broadcast on BBC TV (Oct) | Midnight Cowboy | £23 |
Born in the 1970s
| Year | Biggest UK Number One | Prime Minister | Big moments | Best Picture Oscar | £1 then, today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | ‘In the Summertime’, Mungo Jerry | Harold Wilson then Edward Heath | Chelsea win the FA Cup for the first time (Apr) British Leyland launches the Range Rover (Jun) The first Glastonbury Festival is held at Worthy Farm (Sep) | Patton | £22 |
| 1971 | ‘Hot Love’, T. Rex | Edward Heath | Decimal Day: Britain switches to decimal currency (Feb) The Old Grey Whistle Test is first broadcast on BBC2 (Sep) A CT scanner is used on a patient for the first time, in Wimbledon (Oct) | The French Connection | £20 |
| 1972 | ‘Without You’, Nilsson | Edward Heath | Leeds United win the FA Cup for the first time (May) Mastermind is first broadcast on BBC1 (Sep) Emmerdale Farm is first broadcast on ITV (Oct) | The Godfather | £19 |
| 1973 | ‘Blockbuster!’, The Sweet | Edward Heath | The UK joins the European Economic Community (Jan) Second Division Sunderland beat Leeds United to win the FA Cup (May) Princess Anne marries Mark Phillips at Westminster Abbey (Nov) | The Sting | £17 |
| 1974 | ‘Tiger Feet’, Mud | Edward Heath then Harold Wilson | Bagpuss is first broadcast on BBC1 (Feb) ABBA win Eurovision in Brighton with Waterloo (Apr) McDonald's opens its first UK restaurant, in Woolwich (Oct) | The Godfather Part II | £15 |
| 1975 | ‘Bye Bye Baby’, Bay City Rollers | Harold Wilson | Margaret Thatcher becomes the first woman to lead the Conservative Party (Feb) Fawlty Towers is first broadcast on BBC2 (Sep) Queen release Bohemian Rhapsody (Oct) | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | £12 |
| 1976 | ‘Save Your Kisses for Me’, Brotherhood of Man | Harold Wilson then James Callaghan | Concorde makes its first commercial flight, from Heathrow (Jan) Brotherhood of Man win Eurovision with Save Your Kisses for Me (Apr) James Hunt becomes Formula One world champion (Oct) | Rocky | £10 |
| 1977 | ‘Knowing Me, Knowing You’, ABBA | James Callaghan | Red Rum wins the Grand National for the third time (Apr) The Queen's Silver Jubilee is celebrated across the UK (Jun) Virginia Wade wins the Wimbledon women's singles title (Jul) | Annie Hall | £8.73 |
| 1978 | ‘You're the One That I Want’, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John | James Callaghan | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is first broadcast on Radio 4 (Mar) Ipswich Town win the FA Cup for the first time (May) Louise Brown, the world's first IVF baby, is born in Oldham (Jul) | The Deer Hunter | £8.06 |
| 1979 | ‘Bright Eyes’, Art Garfunkel | James Callaghan then Margaret Thatcher | Margaret Thatcher becomes Britain's first female Prime Minister (May) Nottingham Forest win the European Cup in Munich (May) Sebastian Coe sets a new mile record in Oslo (Jul) | Kramer vs. Kramer | £7.11 |
Born in the 1980s
| Year | Biggest UK Number One | Prime Minister | Big moments | Best Picture Oscar | £1 then, today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | ‘Don't Stand So Close to Me’, The Police | Margaret Thatcher | Robin Cousins wins Olympic figure skating gold at Lake Placid (Feb) Yes Minister is first broadcast on BBC2 (Feb) Alton Towers opens as a theme park (Apr) | Ordinary People | £6.02 |
| 1981 | ‘Stand and Deliver’, Adam and the Ants | Margaret Thatcher | The first London Marathon is held (Mar) Bucks Fizz win Eurovision with Making Your Mind Up (Apr) Prince Charles marries Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral (Jul) | Chariots of Fire | £5.39 |
| 1982 | ‘Come On Eileen’, Dexys Midnight Runners | Margaret Thatcher | Prince William is born at St Mary's Hospital, London (Jun) The Mary Rose is raised from the Solent (Oct) Channel 4 launches, with Countdown as its first programme (Nov) | Gandhi | £4.96 |
| 1983 | ‘Karma Chameleon’, Culture Club | Margaret Thatcher | BBC Breakfast Time launches as Britain's first breakfast TV show (Jan) The one-pound coin is introduced (Apr) Blackadder is first broadcast on BBC One (Jun) | Terms of Endearment | £4.74 |
| 1984 | ‘Two Tribes’, Frankie Goes to Hollywood | Margaret Thatcher | Torvill and Dean win ice dance gold at the Winter Olympics (Feb) Prince Harry is born (Sep) Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas? is Christmas No. 1 (Dec) | Amadeus | £4.52 |
| 1985 | ‘19’, Paul Hardcastle | Margaret Thatcher | Vodafone launches the UK's first mobile phone network (Jan) EastEnders is first broadcast on BBC One (Feb) Live Aid concerts are held in London and Philadelphia (Jul) | Out of Africa | £4.26 |
| 1986 | ‘When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going’, Billy Ocean | Margaret Thatcher | Prince Andrew marries Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey (Jul) The Phantom of the Opera opens at Her Majesty's Theatre in London (Oct) Margaret Thatcher opens the completed M25 London orbital motorway (Oct) | Platoon | £4.12 |
| 1987 | ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’, Rick Astley | Margaret Thatcher | Margaret Thatcher wins a third general election victory (Jun) The Queen opens the Docklands Light Railway, with driverless trains (Jul) Construction of the Channel Tunnel begins (Dec) | The Last Emperor | £3.95 |
| 1988 | ‘I Should Be So Lucky’, Kylie Minogue | Margaret Thatcher | The first BBC Red Nose Day raises £15 million for Comic Relief (Feb) Sandy Lyle becomes the first British golfer to win the Masters (Apr) Princess Beatrice is born to the Duke and Duchess of York (Aug) | Rain Man | £3.77 |
| 1989 | ‘Ride on Time’, Black Box | Margaret Thatcher | Sky Television goes on air, with Sky News and Sky Movies launching (Feb) Wallace and Gromit make their debut in A Grand Day Out (Nov) The Berlin Wall falls (Nov) | Driving Miss Daisy | £3.50 |
Born in the 1990s
| Year | Biggest UK Number One | Prime Minister | Big moments | Best Picture Oscar | £1 then, today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ‘Sacrifice / Healing Hands’, Elton John | Margaret Thatcher then John Major | Rowan Atkinson's Mr Bean makes his television debut (Jan) Stephen Hendry, 21, becomes the youngest ever world snooker champion (Apr) Channel Tunnel workers from Britain and France meet beneath the seabed (Dec) | Dances with Wolves | £3.19 |
| 1991 | ‘(Everything I Do) I Do It for You’, Bryan Adams | John Major | Helen Sharman becomes the first Briton in space (May) Tim Berners-Lee makes the World Wide Web available to the public (Aug) One Canada Square, the UK's tallest building, is officially opened (Aug) | The Silence of the Lambs | £3.02 |
| 1992 | ‘Stay’, Shakespears Sister | John Major | The new FA Premier League kicks off (Aug) Nigel Mansell wins the Formula One World Championship (Aug) Classic FM launches as Britain's first national commercial radio station (Sep) | Unforgiven | £2.91 |
| 1993 | ‘I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)’, Meat Loaf | John Major | The Queen announces Buckingham Palace will open to the public for the first time (Apr) Manchester United become the first Premier League champions (May) Andrew Wiles announces his proof of Fermat's Last Theorem (Jun) | Schindler's List | £2.86 |
| 1994 | ‘Love Is All Around’, Wet Wet Wet | John Major | The Queen and President Mitterrand open the Channel Tunnel (May) The Vicar of Dibley, starring Dawn French, first airs on BBC One (Nov) The first National Lottery draw takes place (Nov) | Forrest Gump | £2.79 |
| 1995 | ‘Think Twice’, Celine Dion | John Major | Blackburn Rovers win the Premier League title (May) Frank Bruno wins the WBC world heavyweight boxing title (Sep) Oasis release (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (Oct) | Braveheart | £2.70 |
| 1996 | ‘Wannabe’, Spice Girls | John Major | Euro 96 kicks off in England (Jun) Dolly the cloned sheep is born at the Roslin Institute in Scotland (Jul) Damon Hill wins the Formula One World Championship (Oct) | The English Patient | £2.64 |
| 1997 | ‘I'll Be Missing You’, Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 | John Major then Tony Blair | Katrina and the Waves win Eurovision for the UK (May) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is published (Jun) Andy Green sets a 763 mph land speed record, breaking the sound barrier (Oct) | Titanic | £2.56 |
| 1998 | ‘Believe’, Cher | Tony Blair | The Good Friday Agreement is signed (Apr) The first bi-metallic £2 coin enters general circulation (Jun) John Hume and David Trimble receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo (Dec) | Shakespeare in Love | £2.47 |
| 1999 | ‘Livin' la Vida Loca’, Ricky Martin | Tony Blair | Manchester United win the Champions League to complete the treble (May) Prince Edward marries Sophie Rhys-Jones at Windsor (Jun) A total solar eclipse is seen across Cornwall (Aug) | American Beauty | £2.43 |
Born in the 2000s and 2010
| Year | Biggest UK Number One | Prime Minister | Big moments | Best Picture Oscar | £1 then, today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ‘I Have a Dream / Seasons in the Sun’, Westlife | Tony Blair | Tate Modern opens to the public in London (May) The Queen Mother celebrates her 100th birthday (Aug) Steve Redgrave wins his fifth consecutive Olympic gold in Sydney (Sep) | Gladiator | £2.36 |
| 2001 | ‘Whole Again’, Atomic Kitten | Tony Blair | The Eden Project opens in Cornwall (Mar) The Gateshead Millennium Bridge opens to the public (Sep) David Beckham's late equaliser against Greece sends England to the World Cup (Oct) | A Beautiful Mind | £2.32 |
| 2002 | ‘Hero’, Enrique Iglesias | Tony Blair | The Falkirk Wheel boat lift opens in Scotland (May) The Queen's Golden Jubilee is celebrated with the Party at the Palace (Jun) The Queen opens the Commonwealth Games in Manchester (Jul) | Chicago | £2.29 |
| 2003 | ‘Where Is the Love?’, The Black Eyed Peas | Tony Blair | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is published (Jun) Concorde makes its final commercial flights (Oct) England win the Rugby World Cup, beating Australia 20–17 (Nov) | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | £2.22 |
| 2004 | ‘Call on Me’, Eric Prydz | Tony Blair | 30 St Mary Axe, 'the Gherkin', opens in the City of London (Apr) Arsenal win the Premier League unbeaten, the 'Invincibles' (May) Kelly Holmes wins double Olympic gold in Athens (Aug) | Million Dollar Baby | £2.16 |
| 2005 | ‘(Is This the Way to) Amarillo’, Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay | Tony Blair | Doctor Who returns to BBC television with Christopher Eccleston (Mar) London is chosen to host the 2012 Olympic Games (Jul) England win the Ashes at home (Sep) | Crash | £2.10 |
| 2006 | ‘Crazy’, Gnarls Barkley | Tony Blair | The Queen opens the Senedd in Cardiff Bay (Mar) The Queen celebrates her 80th birthday (Apr) Arsenal move into the Emirates Stadium after 93 years at Highbury (Jul) | The Departed | £2.03 |
| 2007 | ‘Umbrella’, Rihanna featuring Jay-Z | Tony Blair then Gordon Brown | Prince William officially opens the new Wembley Stadium (May) Gordon Brown becomes Prime Minister (Jun) High Speed 1 opens, letting Eurostar trains reach 186 mph in Britain (Nov) | No Country for Old Men | £1.95 |
| 2008 | ‘Now You're Gone’, Basshunter featuring DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz | Gordon Brown | Manchester United beat Chelsea in the first all-English Champions League final (May) Team GB win 19 gold medals at the Beijing Olympics (Aug) Lewis Hamilton becomes Formula One World Champion at 23 (Nov) | Slumdog Millionaire | £1.87 |
| 2009 | ‘The Fear’, Lily Allen | Gordon Brown | The Staffordshire Hoard, the largest Anglo-Saxon treasure find, is uncovered (Jul) England beat Australia to win the Ashes (Aug) Jenson Button wins the Formula One World Championship (Oct) | The Hurt Locker | £1.88 |
| 2010 | ‘Fireflies’, Owl City | Gordon Brown then David Cameron | David Cameron becomes Prime Minister of a coalition government (May) Wales hosts the Ryder Cup for the first time, at Celtic Manor (Oct) Prince William and Catherine Middleton announce their engagement (Nov) | The King's Speech | £1.80 |
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Quick guide
How to make a poster of the year you were born
- Type the name and pick the year they were born.
- Add the birthday if you know it, to show the Number One on the day.
- Choose a style and check the headline.
- Download the PDF to print, or the picture to share.
What it does
- Every year from 1936 to 2010
- Number One on the day, with a birthday
- Prices then and now from official sources
- Big news and films of the year
- Four poster styles
- A4 or A3 PDF, or a picture to share
Use it with
- What Was Number One – enter your wedding date and the day you met to see which song was Number One in the UK Singles Chart that week
- Anniversary Gift Finder – see the UK traditional wedding anniversary gifts by year, from paper to oak. Enter a wedding date to find the next anniversary, the day it falls on, a countdown and gift ideas
- Speech & Toast Template Builder – pick who is speaking and the tone you want to get a speech or toast template with prompts to fill in with your own stories
- Milestone Song Finder – pick a party moment, such as an entrance, cake cutting or last song, and a mood to get five song suggestions that fit
Questions
The Year You Were Born Poster: common questions
Where do the facts come from?
The Number One comes from the Official UK Singles Chart, prices from the ONS long-run price index, the Postal Museum and Nationwide's house price index, and the news and films from Wikipedia's year pages. Each source is linked on this page, and every fact was checked against them in October 2026.
Why is there no Number One for some years?
The UK singles chart started on 14 November 1952, so years before that show a note instead of a song.
How is the value of £1 worked out?
We divide the ONS long-run price index for the latest full year by the index for the year you pick. It is a guide to how prices have risen, not an exact figure for every item.
Can I print it bigger than A4?
Yes, choose A3 before you download the PDF. Print at actual size (100%) for the best result.
Tim’s tip
For a milestone birthday I play a set from the year the guest of honour was born. Put this poster by the door and people stop to talk about it all night.
Made by Tim Daymond (Tinsel Tim). Tim has been a DJ since 1976 and has run Mobile Disco Network since 2013. He plays weddings and parties across Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire. He is a Norfolk County Council Trading Standards Trusted Trader (ID 0000457), a member of the NADJ and the winner of 23 independent awards.
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