Introduction

Hello.

This is me telling the story of my life through whatever was number one on my birthday. Or at least it will probably end up that way. It's me taking the piss out of records that the Great British Record Buying Public (RIP) and the Post Brexit Nightmare Island Streaming Generation make the Official UK number one single on my birthday.

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