For the sake of this thread, five months after your 7th birthday would be the peak of your childhood and five months after your 16th birthday would be the peak of your adolescence.

http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2003-11-01
http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20031026/7501/
http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2012-11-03
http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20121028/7501/

Interesting thread. When I went to type in the date that I turned 7 years and 5 months old, I almost typed in the date 13/08/2006, but because it's American, I had to type in the month before the date, which was really strange for me. :P

13th August 2006

http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2006-08-19

13th August 2015 (not far off from being smack-bang in the middle of the 2010s. :P)

http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2015-08-15

Jeez, both charts are really crappy. I don't like any of the songs on both of the charts! Also, just as a side note, I really like the features on the billboards website. On the ARIA website (Australian charts), you can't even type in a date and have a look at the charts from a certain time period. You can only look at the end of year charts. :(

22 July 2000

1.  Matchbox Twenty – Bent
2.  Vertical Horizon – Everything You Want
3.  Aaliyah – Try Again
4.  NSYNC – It's Gonna Be Me
5.  Joe – I Wanna Know

Full chart : http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2000-07-22

I personally like it! :D There's a Creed song at #7 though.

18 July 2009

1.  Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling
2.  Black Eyed Peas – Boom Boom Pow
3.  Drake – Best I Ever Had
4.  Kery ft. Kanye West & Ne-Yo – Knock You Down
5.  Lady Gaga – LoveGame

Full chart : http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2009-07-18

Ah, the summer of 2009. Electropop was just getting off its feet and the last vestiges of the core 2000s still had some presence (complete with a Linkin Park song in the top 10 :o). I don't like everything but there's a lot to like. ;D

Interesting thread. When I went to type in the date that I turned 7 years and 5 months old, I almost typed in the date 13/08/2006, but because it's American, I had to type in the month before the date, which was really strange for me. :P

13th August 2006

http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2006-08-19

13th August 2015 (not far off from being smack-bang in the middle of the 2010s. :P)

http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2015-08-15

Jeez, both charts are really crappy. I don't like any of the songs on both of the charts! Also, just as a side note, I really like the features on the billboards website. On the ARIA website (Australian charts), you can't even type in a date and have a look at the charts from a certain time period. You can only look at the end of year charts. :(


Eek, 2006 was a very dark year for music ;D Promiscuous is still one of the sickest party beats to this day. The rest though...


For the sake of this thread, five months after your 7th birthday would be the peak of your childhood and five months after your 16th birthday would be the peak of your adolescence.

http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2003-11-01
http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20031026/7501/
http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2012-11-03
http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20121028/7501/


Late 2012 was a pop Golden Age  :o

I personally like it! :D There's a Creed song at #7 though.


What's wrong with Creed? I actually like With Arms Wide Open (and Higher), although i'm probably the only person who does. :P

October 15, 1994

http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1994-10-15

I love "All I Wanna Do", "Stay", "100% Pure Love", "Another Night", "Don't Turn Around", "I Wanna Be Down", and "Far Behind" to name some.

October 18, 2003

http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2003-10-18

"Baby Boy" was my favorite song in the world at this time oh man.  :D Also love "Into You", "Why Don't You and I", "Get Low", "Stand Up", "Rain On Me", "Can't Hold Us Down", "Unwell".

What's wrong with Creed? I actually like With Arms Wide Open (and Higher), although i'm probably the only person who does. :P


I'm mixed on post-grunge. The few Creed songs I've heard were.... strange ;D

I'm mixed on post-grunge. The few Creed songs I've heard were.... strange ;D


That's understandable, we all have different tastes in music. I'm not really a fan of the band itself (admittedly, I haven't listened to most of their songs)  but I do like the two songs I mentioned in my earlier post. :)

I'm around the same age as the OP so expect to see similar songs:

August 2003:

http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2003-08-16

Basically this was the tail end of the early 2000's sound


August 2012:

http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2012-08-18

Basically this was the tail end of the early 2010's sound


Damn I just realized in both cases it seems that my childhood/youth peaks at the tail end of a certain era :o

Damn I just realized in both cases it seems that my childhood/youth peaks at the tail end of a certain era :o


My childhood peak (August 2006) could possibly go both ways. Numerically, it is at the tail end of the Mid 2000s. However, culturally speaking, it could be described as being at the centre of core 2000s culture. My youth peak (August 2015), however, is right in the middle of Core 2010s culture.

On a related note, shouldn't the childhood/youth peak be when someone is 7 years/6 months old and 16 years/6 months old respectively?

My childhood peak (August 2006) could possibly go both ways. Numerically, it is at the tail end of the Mid 2000s. However, culturally speaking, it could be described as being at the centre of core 2000s culture. My youth peak (August 2015), however, is right in the middle of Core 2010s culture.

On a related note, shouldn't the childhood/youth peak be when someone is 7 years/6 months old and 16 years/6 months old respectively?


Honestly IMO I think the peak of childhood is your entire time being age 8 and the peak of youth is your entire time being age 18. Age 16 is the peak of your teenage years but not the peak of youth. I don't think any of that has to do with this thread.

Honestly IMO I think the peak of childhood is your entire time being age 8 and the peak of youth is your entire time being age 18. Age 16 is the peak of your teenage years but not the peak of youth. I don't think any of that has to do with this thread.


Well it does, considering the fact that this thread is asking what the Top 100 hits were five months after your 7th and 16th birthdays, which according to the member who created this thread, are the peaks of childhood and adolescence.

For the sake of this thread, five months after your 7th birthday would be the peak of your childhood and five months after your 16th birthday would be the peak of your adolescence.

http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2003-11-01
http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20031026/7501/
http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2012-11-03
http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20121028/7501/
Which trends could you observe in all four charts?

Five months after my 7th birthday -- December 12, 1994

1) Here Comes the Hotstepper - Ini Kamoze
2) On Bended Knee - Boyz II Men
3) Another Night - Real McCoy
4) Always - Bon Jovi
5) Creep - TLC

Five months after my 16th birthday -- December 12, 2003

1) Hey Ya! - OutKast
2) Stand Up - Ludacris
3) The Way You Move - OutKast
4) Milkshake - Kelis
5) Baby Boy - Beyonce feat. Sean Paul

Five months after my 7th birthday -- December 12, 1994

1) Here Comes the Hotstepper - Ini Kamoze
2) On Bended Knee - Boyz II Men
3) Another Night - Real McCoy
4) Always - Bon Jovi
5) Creep - TLC

Five months after my 16th birthday -- December 12, 2003

1) Hey Ya! - OutKast
2) Stand Up - Ludacris
3) The Way You Move - OutKast
4) Milkshake - Kelis
5) Baby Boy - Beyonce feat. Sean Paul


That 2003 one is the funniest top 5  ;D

February 5, 1984

1.  Relax: Frankie Goes To Hollywood
2.  Radio Ga ga: Queen
3.  Girls Just Want To Have Fun: Cyndi Lauper
4.  Break My Stride: Matthew Wilder
5.  Doctor Doctor: Thompson Twins

January 30, 1994

1.  Things Can Only Get Better: D:REAM
2.  Breathe Again: Toni Braxton
3.  All For Love: Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, and Sting
4.  Return To Innocence: Enigma
5.  Come Baby Come: K7

Come on man! I don't even know who K7 is? And I had just turned 16 in 1993. ::) ::) ::)

Number 1 song 5 months after my 7th birthday
1. Love in this Club - Usher (March 13th, 2008)

Number 1 song 5 months after my 16th birthday
1. Work - Rihanna (March 13th, 2016)

Number 1 song 5 months after my 7th birthday
1. Love in this Club - Usher (March 13th, 2008)

Number 1 song 5 months after my 16th birthday
1. Work - Rihanna (March 13th, 2016)


That was my 9th and 17th birthday. :P

For the sake of this thread, five months after your 7th birthday would be the peak of your childhood and five months after your 16th birthday would be the peak of your adolescence.

http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2003-11-01
http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20031026/7501/
http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2012-11-03
http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20121028/7501/
I find that the 11/01/2003 chart for the US is more mid-'00s leaning compared to the British chart for the same week.

Am I the only one for whom the Billboard Hot 100 archive search is not working? K, let me try: https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2002-06-03

2004
https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2004-07-17
It pretty much is the year R&B peaked, just look at how much of the charts it makes! I don't really know a lot of those artists besides of course Usher and Alicia Keys.

2013
https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2013-07-20
The year I started following the charts! It's alright, hate the #1 and I still don't understand why it stayed so long on the top. It's also the year where electropop's dominance died out. By far the most transitional year this decade music-wise.

I find that the 11/01/2003 chart for the US is more mid-'00s leaning compared to the British chart for the same week.
Like, from a British perspective, teen pop was still around in 2003, while it was long dead in America.

Fun!  I'll play  :)

July 8, 1967 (it's the Summer of Love):

1. Windy - The Association
2. Little Bit O' Soul - The Music Explosion
3. Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Valli
4. San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) - Scott McKenzie
5. Don't Sleep In The Subway - Petula Clark
6. Come On Down To My Boat - Every Mothers' Son
7. Up, Up And Away - The 5th Dimension
8. Let's Live For Today - The Grass Roots
9. Groovin' - The Young Rascals
10. The Tracks Of My Tears - Johnny Rivers

July 4, 1976 (it's the Bicentennial):

1. Silly Love Songs - Wings
2. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
3. Misty Blue - Dorothy Moore
4. Sara Smile - Daryl Hall & John Oates
5. Shop Around - Captain & Tennille
6. More, More, More - Andrea True Connection
7. Get Up And Boogie (That's Right) - Silver Convention
8. I'll Be Good To You - The Brothers Johnson
9. Kiss And Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
10. Love Is Alive - Gary Wright

February 1, 1964

1. I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
2. You Don't Own Me - Lesley Gore
3. Out of Limits - The Marketts
4. Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen
5. Hey Little Cobra - The Rip Chords

January 27, 1973

1. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
2. You're So Vain - Carly Simon
3. Crocodile Rock - Elton John
4. Your Mama Don't Dance - Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina
5. Why Can't We Live Together - Timmy Thomas

Bump because it's exactly 10/30 today.