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1970s Top 40 Rate

Number 2s

Below is a chronological list of all the singles which peaked at No.2 in the UK during the 1970s. Rate your faves, and the winner will go through to the final Ultimate Top 40 (where it will join the best No.1, No.3 etc).

Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
Peter, Paul & Mary - Leaving On A Jet Plane
Canned Heat - Let's Work Together
Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
Beatles - Let It Be
Mary Hopkin - Knock Knock Who's There?
Moody Blues - Question
Mr Bloe - Groovin' With Mr Bloe
Free - All Right Now
Kinks - Lola
Hotlegs - Neanderthal Man
Desmond Dekker - You Can Get It If You Really Want
Deep Purple - Black Night
Clarence Carter - Patches
McGuiness Flint - When I'm Dead And Gone
T-Rex - Ride A White Swan
Mixtures - The Pushbike Song
Paul McCartney - Another Day
Ray Stevens - Bridget The Midget (The Queen Of The Blues)
Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar/Bitch/Let It Rock
R Dean Taylor - Indiana Wants Me
Tony Christie - I Did What I Did For Maria
Hurricane Smith - Don't Let It Die
Sweet - Co-Co
New Seekers - Never Ending Song Of Love
Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Did You Ever
Middle Of The Road - Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum
Redbone - The Witch Queen Of New Orleans
Tom Jones - Till
T-Rex - Jeepster
Neil Reid - Mother Of Mine
Don McLean - American Pie
New Seekers - Beg, Steal Or Borrow
Ringo Starr - Back Off Boogaloo
Vicky Leandros - Come What May
David Cassidy - Could It Be Forever/Cherish
Elton John - Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time)
Gary Glitter - Rock And Roll (Parts 1 & 2)
Dr Hook & The Medicine Show - Sylvia's Mother
Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs - Seaside Shuffle
T-Rex - Children Of The Revolution
10cc - Donna
Osmonds - Crazy Horses
Slade - Gudbuy T'Jane
T-Rex - Solid Gold Easy Action
David Bowie - The Jean Genie
Gary Glitter - Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah!)
Strawbs - Part Of The Union
Faces - Cindy Incidentally
Gary Glitter - Hello! Hello! I'm Back Again
Sweet - Hell Raiser
Fleetwood Mac - Albatross
Carpenters - Yesterday Once More
Barry Blue - Dancin' (On A Saturday Night)
Sweet - Ballroom Blitz
Slade - My Friend Stan
Osmonds - Let Me In
Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo
Marie Osmond - Paper Roses
Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On
Sweet - Teenage Rampage
Hollies - The Air That I Breathe
Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl
Mud - The Cat Crept In
Bay City Rollers - Shang-A-Lang
Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us
Showaddywaddy - Hey Rock And Roll
Drifters - Kissin' In The Back Row Of The Movies
Stephanie De Sykes & Rain - Born With A Smile On My Face
Stylistics - You Make Me Feel Brand New
Donny & Marie Osmond - I'm Leaving It (All) Up To You
Andy Kim - Rock Me Gently
Slade - Far Far Away
Queen - Killer Queen
Gary Glitter - Oh Yes! You're Beautiful
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
Wombles - Wombling Merry Christmas
Ralph McTell - Streets Of London
Gloria Gaynor - Never Can Say Goodbye
Glitter Band - Goodbye My Love
Carpenters - Please Mr Postman
Guys & Dolls - There's A Whole Lot Of Loving
Sweet - Fox On The Run
Bobby Goldsboro - Honey
Minnie Riperton - Loving You
Showaddywaddy - Three Steps To Heaven
Ray Stevens - Misty
Roger Whittaker - The Last Farewell
Leo Sayer - Moonlighting
Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug
Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing
Laurel & Hardy With The Avalon Boys - The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine
Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas
Sailor - Glass Of Champagne
C.W McCall - Convoy
Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts Without You
Barry White - You See The Trouble With Me
Wings - Silly Love Songs
Our Kid - You Just Might See Me Cry
Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free
Dr Hook - A Little Bit More
Wings - Let 'Em In
Rod Stewart - The Killing Of Georgie (Parts 1 & 2)
Real Thing - Can't Get By Without You
Demis Roussos - When Forever Has Gone
Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
Queen - Somebody To Love
Heatwave - Boogie Nights
David Soul - Going In With My Eyes Open
Billy Ocean - Red Light Spells Danger
Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke
Joe Tex - Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)
Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Fanfare For The Common Man
Boney M - Ma Baker
Showaddywaddy - You Got What It Takes
Space - Magic Fly
La Belle Epoque - Black Is Black
Queen - We Are The Champions/We Will Rock You
Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band - The Floral Dance
Darts - Come Back My Love
Blondie - Denis
Showaddywaddy - I Wonder Why
Darts - The Boy From New York City
Father Abraham & The Smurfs - The Smurf Song
Clout - Substitute
Darts - It's Raining
Rose Royce - Love Don't Live Here Anymore
Boney M - Rasputin
John Travolta - Sandy
Olivia Newton John - Hopelessly Devoted To You
Abba - Chiquitita
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Oliver's Army
Village People - In The Navy
Squeeze - Cool For Cats
Racey - Some Girls
M - Pop Muzik
Roxy Music - Dance Away
Squeeze - Up The Junction
Janet Kay - Silly Games
Police - Can't Stand Losing You
B.A Robertson - Bang Bang
Blondie - Dreaming
Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Abba - I Have A Dream

As this one will be tough for many to whittle down, you have a choice to do a +50 vote:

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or you can use the standard +30 rate:

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or if you can narrow these down further, you can do a +20 rate:

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Best of luck!

This post has been edited by AH Gold: 15th September 2015, 12:25 AM