The song was a top 10 pop hit for Sedaka, his fourth song to reach the top 10.

These are alternatives to the traditional Happy Birthday to You.

Bill Lamb is a music and arts writer with two decades of experience covering the world of entertainment and culture.

Traditionally, of course, the list of birthday songs is led by Happy Birthday to You, sung just before you blow out the candles on your cake, but there are options.

Here are 10 pop versions to help you celebrate your special day.

Birthday marked a return to more traditional rock n roll for the Beatles.

It first appeared on the album The Beatles, known widely as The White Album.

John Lennon and Paul McCartney said it originated in the studio with 5050 contributions from each.

Birthday is played by countless radio stations to celebrate famous birthdays or listeners birthdays.

That campaign succeeded, and now the song is used much more widely for other birthday celebrations.

While the songs success was limited in the U.S., reaching only No.

RB chart and missing the pop chart, it was a No.

UK and was performed by Wonder at the Diamond Jubilee Concert to honor Queen Elizabeth IIs Diamond Jubilee in 2012.

Day took place on Jan.

Wonder headlined a large concert in celebration.

Altered Images was one of the most promising new wave acts in the UK in the early 1980s.

The group broke onto the U.S.

I Could Be Happy but broke up in 1983.

Produced by Martin Rushent, best known for his work with the Human League, Happy Birthday became the groups biggest hit in the UK, peaking at No.

The song appears on the soundtrack to the film Sixteen Candles and was covered by the Ting Tings in 2008 on the hit childrens TV show Yo Gabba Gabba.

This doo-wop classic is best known as the title song from the 1984 film 16 Candles, one of the most popular John Hughes movies.

The Crests took the original version of the song to No.

The Stray Cats recorded the cover of 16 Candles on the movie soundtrack.

In case you need to wish an unhappy birthday to a mortal enemy, the Smiths have your song.

Unhappy Birthday was included on the bands final studio album, Strangeways, Here We Come.

The vocalist sings that he is wishing an unhappy birthday cause youre evil and you lie.

Neil Sedakas classic Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen is an uptempo choice for a 16th birthday celebration.

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