It's the Natal Countdown

    For the past few weeks, I have been posting video selections of every song that was at number one during the week of my birthday.  I have been going in reverse order, starting with my least favorite and working my way up to my most favorite.  I let the public know exactly what I was doing this past Saturday, just as I passed the halfway point.  Here is a recap of the first half of the countdown.

• #50 "Laughter in the Rain"  Paul Anka 1975
• #49 "You're Sixteen"  Ringo Starr 1974
• #48 "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"  Elton John and George Micheal 1992
• #47 "At This Moment" Billy Vera and the Beaters 1987
• #46 "Grillz"  Nelly and Paul Wall, Ali, and Gipp  2006
• #45 "Bump, Bump, Bump" B2K and P. Diddy 2003
• #44 "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" Micheal Bolton 1990
• #43 "The Box" Roddy Ricch 2020
• #42 "I Knew I Loved You" Savage Garden 2000
• #41 "All for Love" Bryan Adams/Rod Stewart/Sting 1994
• #40 "The First Time" Surface 1991
• #39 "Baby Come Back" Player 1978
• #38 "U Got It Bad" Usher 2002
• #37 "Hold It Against Me" Britney Spears 2011
• #36 "The Tide Is High" Blondie 1981
• #35 "Together Again" Janet (Jackson) 1998
• #34 "Let Me Love You" Mario 2005
• #33 "Havana" Camila Cabello f. Young Thug 2018
• #32 "Two Hearts" Phil Collins 1989
• #31 "Love Rollercoaster" Ohio Players 1976
• #30 "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" Daryll Hall and John Oates
• #29 "I Will Always Love You" Whitney Houston 1993
• #28 "That's What Friends Are For" Dionne (Warwick) and Friends (Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, and Elton John)
• #27 "Irreplaceable" Beyoncé 2007
• #26 "Without Me" Halsey 2019
• #25 "Timber" Pitbull f. Ke$ha 2014

As one can see from this partial list, I tend to dislike older works in favor of newer ones.  Also, many of the rap/hip-hop number ones are clustered near the bottom as well.  This is somewhat intentional.  I am always trying to stay on current trends.  While I still like much of the older works, I am still looking for the new.  The low placing of rap isn't because I deliberately hate the genre, just that I don't like the ones that hit number one during my birthday week.  There are some hip-hop songs ranked higher, but not too many.  My current tastes lean towards dance-pop, and the higher numbers will reflect that.  Also, there isn't much rock on the list.  In fact, there haven't been that many pure rock songs that hit during the birthday periods.  In fact, hardly any rock songs manage to crack the top ten anymore.  I have a few of those near the top though, but they are tending older.  I'll have another recap after I finish the project, which will include a bonus entry for this year's song, which has a high probability of being Adele, at least at this point.  I would prefer "Oh My God" to "Easy on Me," but a surprise song could debut instead. We'll see.