The Key, The Secret was top 75 in 3 different years: 1993, 1996 & 2005. ^_^

 

I'm using the version that went to number 2, so 1993 it is. Madonna 'Crazy For You' was number 2 in 1985 but the 1991 was a re-release [and it also went to no.2 that year] so it counts as 1991

Edited April 26, 201114 yr by danielGaGa

42 - Supergrass "Alright" (1995) (+16)

 

Supergrass had 2 number 2 hits, but only this one made it through. It was stopped by The Outhere Brothers from going to number one for two weeks.

 

I voted for 80s number ones - I would find it difficult to rate 00's number twos from the latter half of the decade as I don't know how a lot of them go. The 80's had some killer number ones and some utter tosh too. It'll be fun :)

 

All my favourites still to come in this countdown - hope Pulp have clinched number one.

41 - Stardust "Music Sounds Better With You" (1998) (+17)

 

The only top 40 hit for Stardust is this, it came 5th in 'the best dance songs of all time' as voted by R1 listeners and the chart was revealed on Pete Tong's 20th anniversary. The number 2 song of that countdown 'Born Slippy' is still to come. Boyzone stopped Stardust from going to number one with their biggest hit "No Matter What"

 

Edited April 26, 201114 yr by danielGaGa

41 - Stardust "Music Sounds Better With You" (1998) (+17)

 

The only top 40 hit for Stardust is this, it came 5th in 'the best dance songs of all time' as voted by R1 listeners and the chart was revealed on Pete Tong's 20th anniversary. The number 2 song of that countdown 'Born Slippy' is still to come. Boyzone stopped Stardust from going to number one with their biggest hit "No Matter What"

 

 

HOW is this as low as #41? :o It narrowly missed out on any points from me but this is an absolute classic! #41 just doesn't cut it.

40 - MC Sar & Real McCoy "Another Night" (1994) (+19)

 

This was number 2 for a week behind Pato Banton and spent five weeks in the top ten. They had 2 more hits after this, one of them went T10 and the other missed out by one spot

 

39 - Bruce Springsteen "Streets of Philadelphia" (1994) (+19)

 

This song was kept off the top by Doop for one week and it's Bruce Springsteen's highest charting single. He had lots of hits before and after this, including 'Dancing In The Dark' which went to number 4 (his second highest charting single)

 

39 - Bruce Springsteen "Streets of Philadelphia" (1994) (+19)

 

This song was kept off the top by Doop for one week and it's Bruce Springsteen's highest charting single. He had lots of hits before and after this, including 'Dancing In The Dark' which went to number 4 (his second highest charting single)

 

 

I could have prevented this from being here and instead put SL2 through but stupid me forgot to vote in the semi. :(

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38 - Ce Ce Peniston "Finally" (1992) (+19)

 

This spent one week at number two behind Shakespeare's Sister. It was first released in 1991 but peaked at 29 and it went to 26 on its 1997 re-release. Peniston had 3 T10 hits in total, this being her second.

 

37 - Fatboy Slim "Right Here Right Now" (1999) (+19)

 

This is the follow up to his number one hit 'Praise You' and his fourth out of six top ten hits. The song was unlucky to be released the same week as Westlife, which is why it missed number one.

 

36 - DNA feat. Suzanne Vega "Tom's Diner" (1990) (+21)

 

This song really deserved 3 weeks at number one, because novelty songs like 'Turtle Power' and 'Itsy... Bikini' were keeping it off. It's a good thing novelty songs don't get to number one these days, the only novelty no.1 of 2010 was JLS 'The Club Is Alive'. It is one of DNA's three T40 hits and the only T10 hit by them.

 

Edited April 26, 201114 yr by danielGaGa

35 - Corona "Rhythm Of The Night" (1994) (+21)

 

The first hit for Corona is this, it spent 2 weeks behind Whigfield. She had 2 more T10 hits after this and another 2 T40 hits before leaving the charts.

 

34 - Ace Of Base "Sign" (1994) (+22)

 

After their debut 'All That She Wants', AOB flopped with their next 2 singles peaking at 20 and 42. Then this single came around and they were back in the top ten, spending 9 weeks there with this including 3 non-consecutive weeks at number 2 behind Mariah Carey and Doop.

 

33 - Madonna "Beautiful Stranger" (1999) (+22)

 

The second entry for Queen Madge, this time with Beautiful Stranger which spent a week at number 2 behind S Club 7. The next two follow-ups both went to number one in 2000 (American Pie and Music)

 

32 - Oasis "Roll With It" (1995) (+23)

 

This song lost to a chart battle with Blur "Country House" for two weeks. Oasis still have a song coming up on the countdown, and Blur have two. This was the band's fifth out of 23 T10 hits. Oasis have recently split up and Liam Gallagher has had another T40 hit with Beady Eye "The Roller" entering at 31

 

31 - Bon Jovi "Always" (1994) (+24)

 

This spent 11 weeks in the T10 and was number two for three non-consecutive weeks behind Whigfield and Pato Banton. This is their fifth out of 18 T10 hits.

 

I think we could get more representative results if in the final round we ranked our Top 20 faves rather Top 10. More points to each songs, and probably a lot different results. Great work, Daniel.

That's it for today :D

 

Here are the results so far:

 

31. +24 1994 Bon Jovi "Always"

32. +23 1995 Oasis "Roll With It"

33. +22 1999 Madonna "Beautiful Stranger" (indv. +201)

34. +22 1994 Ace of Base "Sign" (indv. +174)

35. +21 1994 Corona "Rhythm Of The Night" (indv. +205)

36. +21 1990 DNA feat. Suzanne Vega "Tom's Diner" (indv. +190)

37. +19 1999 Fatboy Slim "Right Here Right Now" (indv. +188)

38. +19 1992 Ce Ce Peniston "Finally" (indv. +151)

39. +19 1994 Bruce Springsteen "Streets of Philadelphia" (indv. +148)

40. +19 1994 MC Sar & Real McCoy "Another Night" (indv. +142)

41. +17 1998 Stardust "Music Sounds Better With You"

42. +16 1995 Supergrass "Alright"

43. +13 1991 Madonna "Crazy For You"

44. +12 1993 Urban Cookie Collective "The Key The Secret" (indv. +199)

45. +12 1994 Mariah Carey "All I Want For Christmas is You" (indv. +190)

46. +10 1993 Janet Jackson "That's The Way Love Goes"

47. +9 1997 Gala "Freed From Desire"

48. +5 1992 Dr Alban "It's My Life"

49. +4 1990 The B-52s "Love Shack"

50. +0 1997 Sash "Encore une Fois"

 

And here are the top 30 in alphabetical order.

 

Bluetones "Slight Return"

Blur "Song 2"

Blur "Tender"

Brandy and Monica "The Boy Is Mine"

Cardigans "Lovefool"

Dario G "Sunchyme"

Dee-Lite "Groove is in The Heart"

DJ Jurgen pts. Alice Deejay "Better Off Alone"

Haddaway "What Is Love"

James "Sit Down"

Kylie Minogue "Better The Devil You Know"

Kylie Minogue "Confide in Me"

Madonna "Justify My Love"

Madonna "Ray Of Light"

Manic Street Preachers "A Design For Life"

Natalie Imbruglia "Torn"

N-Trance "Set You Free"

Oasis "Wonderwall"

Pet Shop Boys "Go West"

Pulp "Common People"

Pulp "Mis-Shapes/Sorted for Es and Wizz"

Robert Miles "Children"

Sash! "Mysterious Times"

Seal "Crazy"

The Corrs "Runaway"

The KLF "Last Train To Trancenteral"

The KLF feat. Tammy Wynette "Justified And Ancient"

The Prodigy "Everybody In The Place"

The Verve "Bittersweet Symphony"

Underworld "Born Slippy"

Supergrass and Stardust both deserved far higher :( I'm glad we're doing 80s number 1s, I think that will be interesting- and looking through the number 1s, I actually know quite a lot of them- you could do 00s number 2s afterwards as that too would be interesting

 

 

HOW is this as low as #41? :o It narrowly missed out on any points from me but this is an absolute classic! #41 just doesn't cut it.

It's utterly dreadful. Dance music at its very worst, it doesn't deserve to be any higher.