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What happened in music on December 31: 14 artists were born and 6 artists died, the Dutch Top 40 number 1 on this date in 61 years and 11 concerts in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Born on December 31

Died on December 31

Number 1 on December 31

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The Dutch Top 40 number 1 that held on December 31, every year since 1965, newest first.

  1. 2025The Fate of Ophelia
    Taylor Swift · week 52, 2025
  2. 2024Die With A Smile
    Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars · week 52, 2024
  3. 2023greedy
    Tate McRae · week 52, 2023
  4. 2022Ladada (Mon Dernier Mot)
    Claude · week 53, 2022
  5. 2021Merry Christmas
    Ed Sheeran, Elton John · week 52, 2021
  6. 2020The Business
    Tiësto · week 52, 2020
  7. 2019Dance Monkey
    Tones And I · week 52, 2019
  8. 2018Duurt Te Lang
    Davina Michelle, Beste Zangers · week 52, 2018
  9. 2017Perfect
    Ed Sheeran · week 52, 2017
  10. 2016Rockabye
    Clean Bandit, Anne-Marie, Sean Paul · week 53, 2016
  11. 2015Sorry
    Justin Bieber · week 52, 2015
  12. 2014Thinking out Loud
    Ed Sheeran · week 51, 2014
  13. 2013Timber
    Pitbull, Kesha · week 52, 2013
  14. 2012Let Her Go
    Passenger · week 51, 2012
  15. 2011Epic
    Sandro Silva, Quintino · week 53, 2011
  16. 2010Just the Way You Are
    Bruno Mars · week 52, 2010
  17. 2009Fireflies
    Owl City · week 52, 2009
  18. 2008If I Were a Boy
    Beyoncé · week 52, 2008
  19. 2007Apologize
    Timbaland presents OneRepublic · week 52, 2007
  20. 2006Cupido
    Jan Smit · week 52, 2006
  21. 2005Talk
    Coldplay · week 53, 2005
  22. 2004Bigger Than That
    Men2B · week 52, 2004
  23. 2003Afscheid Nemen Bestaat Niet
    Marco Borsato · week 52, 2003
  24. 2002Feel
    Robbie Williams · week 51, 2002
  25. 2001L'amour Toujours
    GIGI D'AGOSTINO · week 51, 2001
  26. 2000Can't Fight The Moonlight
    LeAnn Rimes · week 52, 2000
  27. 1999Binnen
    Marco Borsato · week 52, 1999
  28. 1998Big Big World
    Emilia · week 52, 1998
  29. 1997Tell Him (Duet with Barbra Streisand)
    Barbra Streisand, Céline Dion · week 52, 1997
  30. 1996Don't Speak
    No Doubt · week 52, 1996
  31. 1995Ademnood
    Linda Roos & Jessica · week 51, 1995
  32. 1994I Will Survive (Lalala)
    Hermes House Band · week 52, 1994
  33. 1993Pizza Lied (Effe Wachte...)
    André Van Duin · week 52, 1993
  34. 1992I Will Always Love You
    Whitney Houston · week 52, 1992
  35. 1991Kon Ik Maar Even Bij Je Zijn
    Gordon · week 51, 1991
  36. 1990Ice Ice Baby
    Vanilla Ice · week 51, 1990
  37. 1989Lily Was Here
    David A. Stewart and featuring Candy Dulfer · week 51, 1989
  38. 1988Smooth Criminal
    Michael Jackson · week 52, 1988
  39. 1987My Baby Just Cares for Me
    Nina Simone · week 52, 1987
  40. 1986Walk Like an Egyptian
    The Bangles · week 51, 1986
  41. 1985Nikita
    Elton John · week 51, 1985
  42. 1984When the Rain Begins to Fall
    Jermaine Jackson, Pia Zadora · week 51, 1984
  43. 1983You Are
    Dolly Parton · week 52, 1983
  44. 1982De Bom
    Doe Maar · week 52, 1982
  45. 1981Why Do Fools Fall in Love
    Diana Ross · week 52, 1981
  46. 1980Santa Maria
    Roland Kaiser · week 51, 1980
  47. 1979Weekend
    Earth & Fire · week 51, 1979
  48. 1978Paradise By the Dashboard Light
    Meat Loaf · week 51, 1978
  49. 1977Mull Of Kintyre
    Wings · week 53, 1977
  50. 1976If You Leave Me Now
    Chicago · week 52, 1976
  51. 1975Mississippi
    Pussycat · week 52, 1975
  52. 1974Lonely This Christmas
    Mud · week 51, 1974
  53. 1973'T Is Weer Voorbij Die Mooie Zomer
    Gerard Cox · week 52, 1973
  54. 1972Crazy Horses
    The Osmonds · week 53, 1972
  55. 1971How Do You Do?
    Mouth & MacNeal · week 52, 1971
  56. 1970She Likes Weeds
    Tee-Set, Peter Tetteroo · week 52, 1970
  57. 1969Marian
    The Cats · week 52, 1969
  58. 1968Eloise
    Barry Ryan · week 52, 1968
  59. 1967Hello, Goodbye
    The Beatles · week 52, 1967
  60. 1966Friday On My Mind
    The Easybeats · week 53, 1966
  61. 1965Day Tripper
    The Beatles · week 52, 1965

Source: top40.nl

Concerts on December 31 in the Netherlands and Belgium

Shows by artists from this site on this date, according to setlist.fm, newest first.

2020

  1. Armin van BuurenNAOZ - The Digital VenueBoomBelgium
  2. RONDÉStage 1Haarlemthe Netherlands
  3. ARTBATNAOZ - The Digital VenueBoomBelgium
  4. Snoop DoggNAOZ - The Digital VenueBoomBelgium
  5. TiëstoNAOZ - The Digital VenueBoomBelgium

2018

  1. Agents Of TimePaleis 12 / Palais 12Laken / LaekenBelgium

2009

  1. ClouseauSportpaleisMerksemBelgium

2008

  1. AnoukDe DamAmsterdamthe Netherlands
  2. ClouseauSportpaleisMerksemBelgium

1999

  1. TiëstoBeursgebouwEindhoventhe Netherlands

1994

  1. UnderworldLuna TheaterBrusselsBelgium

Source: setlist.fm

Frequently asked questions

Which artists were born on December 31?

Born on December 31: Peter May (1929), Siw Malmkvist (1936), Andy Summers (1942), Pete Quaife (1943), Roy Robinson (1945), Burton Cummings (1947), Donna Summer (1948), Paul Roberts (1959), Alain Van Zeveren (1963) and Joey McIntyre (1972) and others.

Which artists died on December 31?

Died on December 31: Ricky Nelson (1985), Kevin MacMichael (2002), Natalie Cole (2015), Ray Sawyer (2018), Dean Ford (2018) and Anita Pointer (2022).

Which record was number 1 on December 31?

In the Dutch Top 40 in recent years: 2025: The Fate of Ophelia (Taylor Swift); 2024: Die With A Smile (Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars); 2023: greedy (Tate McRae); 2022: Ladada (Mon Dernier Mot) (Claude); 2021: Merry Christmas (Ed Sheeran, Elton John). This page shows the number 1 on this date in every year since 1965.

Which concerts took place on December 31?

According to setlist.fm, artists from this site played the Netherlands and Belgium on this date 11 times.