In case anyone like old charts that are not quite that old...here's what I was liking and loving in September 2012. I'd just been dumped so was feeling a bit sorry for myself, the top two songs dominated my summer of rejection. Kosheen's best record by far, dont know why it wasnt a hit, and the lyrics to Walk On By...? If you've been dumped, and never listened to the lyrics, they say it all really.

 

Plenty of pop divas in here as well as the more indie stuff and some oldies. I'm a complete musical slag - I'll go with any musical genre, never met one I wouldn't enjoy - as long as it's done well and has something interesting in it.

 

sorry for the format, it was a 5-week month, but the columns have copied a bit oddly, the lower down the list the later in the month they entered the chart.

 

HARDER Kosheen 1 1 1 1 2

WALK ON BY Dionne Warwick 2 2 3 3 3

IN MY PLACE Coldplay 3 3 4 2 6

ROUND ROUND Sugababes 4 4 2 4 4

SHOOT THE DOG George Michael/ Human League 5 5 5 5 7

LOVE TO SEE YOU CRY Enrique Iglesias 6 6 7 12 22

FOOLISH Ashanti 7 19 24 26 34

WHAT YOU GOT Abs 8 10 15 17 31

LOVIN' IS EASY Hear'Say 9 7 6 7 11

DO YOU SEE THE LIGHT? Snap vs Plaything/Niki Harris 10 13 10 8 9

DO OR DON'T FOR LOVE Kioki 11 8 9 10 20

FALLING McAlmont & Butler 12 21 32 51 43

SAFE FROM HARM Narcotic Thrust 13 20 28 36 42

LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT Kylie Minogue 14 14 20 23 24

DO YOU REALIZE The Flaming Lips 15 15 31 32 32

TAKE THE LONG ROAD AND WALK IT The Music 16 23 47 44 52

DEAD PASSENGERS Sondre Lerche 17 24 26 28 28

GOT TO HAVE YOUR LOVE Liberty X 18 11 13 13 15

FANTASY Appleton 19 12 12 19 37

FOREVER Dee Dee 20 31 52

FULL MOON Brandy 21 41 68

TOUCH ME TEASE ME 3SL 22 28 37 52

GET OVER YOU Sophie Ellis-Bextor 23 32 38 43 46

GHOSTS Dirty Vegas 24 37 55 74

UNDERNEATH YOUR CLOTHES Shakira 25 42 53 60 64

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MY ROCK 'N' ROLL Black Rebel Motorcycle Club 26 26 34 31 17

JAMES DEAN (I WANNA KNOW) Daniel Bedingfield 27 59

ALONE Lasgo 28 34 42 42 45

BEAUTY ON THE FIRE Natalie Imbruglia 29 45 73 73

LUV DA SUNSHINE Intenso Project 30 53

MISTI BLU amillionsons/ Dorothy Moore 31 43

FEELIN THE SAME WAY Norah Jones 32 29 27 33 47

I'M ALIVE Celine Dion 33 36 61

EXTREME WAYS Moby 34 25 25 38 61

BY THE WAY Red Hot Chili Peppers 35 50 71

EVERYONE SAYS HI David Bowie 36 17 21 15 13

RAINY DAYZ Mary J Blige/ Ja Rule 37 22 18 21 25

MASSACHUSSETS Bee Gees 38 38 41 41 41

STRANGE RELATIONSHIP Darren Hayes 39 66

BLACK SUITS COMIN (NOD YA HEAD) Will Smith/ Tra-Knox 40 51

I LOVE IT WHEN WE DO Ronan Keating 41 27 23 25 23

WATERLOO SUNSET Kinks 42 47 69

A THOUSAND MILES Vanessa Carlton 43 75

PAPA DON'T PREACH Kelly Osbourne 44 30 30 30 30

LIKE A PRAYER Mad House 45 63

REFLECTIONS Diana Ross & The Supremes 46 46 48 48 49

MY SWEET LORD George Harrison 47 48 49 49 50

RAG DOLL Four Seasons 48 49 50 50 51

I NEED A GIRL P Diddy/ Usher 49

BRING IT BACK McAlmont & Butler 50

WORK IT OUT Beyonce Knowles 51

FREAK LIKE ME Sugababes 52 54 59 63 69

REMIND ME/SO EASY Royskopp 53 65

MOTHER M Factor 54

JUST THE WAY YOU ARE Milky 55

SOUTHERN SON Paul Oakenfold 56

STARRY EYED SURPRISE Oakenfold 57 44 39 39 39

I'M GONNA BE STRONG Gene Pitney 58 58 58 58 59

JAM SIDE DOWN Status Quo 59

HERE I AM Bryan Adams 60

STRANGE AND BEAUTIFUL Aqualung 61 61 40 18 16

IT JUST WON'T DO Tim Deluxe/ Sam Obernik 62 62 72 72

GOD ONLY KNOWS Beach Boys 63 64 65 65 65

I GET ALONG Pet Shop Boys 64

FASCINATED Raven Maize 65

MY VISION Jakatta/ Seal 66 33 22 22 19

ADDICTIVE Truth Hurts/ Rakim 67 57

I STARTED A JOKE Bee Gees 68 68 70 70 70

CROSSROADS Blazin' Squad 69

OH BOY Cam'ron/ Juelz Santana 70 73 66 61

WITHOUT ME Eminem 71

TIME OF OUR LIVES Toploader 72

GRACE Supergrass 73 56 56 56 40

DY-NA-MI-TEE Ms Dynamite 74 60 43 37 35

TOO BAD Nickelback 75 72

DAYS GO BY (REMIX) Dirty Vegas 9 8 11 8

ENVY Ash 16 16 27 44

HANGING AROUND Polyphonic Spree 18 17 16 10

FOREVER N Trance/ Kelly Llorenna 35 35 46 56

JOHNNY TEARDROP Edwyn Collins 39 60

SHE HATES ME Puddle Of Mudd 40 51 57

SEXIEST MAN IN JAMAICA Mint Royale 52 44

THE ZEPHYR SONG Red Hot Chili Peppers 55 53 53

THE TIDE IS HIGH (GET THE FEELING) Atomic Kitten 67 67 55 55

WORD LOVE Rhianna 69 54 47 57

JUST LIKE A PILL Pink 70 46 45 26

WHY'D YOU LIE TO ME Anastacia 71 57 29 29

COMPLICATED Avril Levigne 74 64 54 48

CHECK THE MEANING Richard Ashcroft 11 6 1

ARE YOU IN Incubus 14 9 5

THE THEME Jurgen Vries 19 14 18

SEVEN YEARS Norah Jones 29 34 54

IT'S WRITTEN IN THE STARS Paul Weller 33 20 12

ONE LOVE Blue 36 24 14

SECRET LOVES Isley Brothers 45 64

DIVING 4 Strings 62 62 72

UNDERNEATH IT ALL No Doubt 63 35 33

DEAD LEAVES AND THE DIRTY GROUND White Stripes 74 68 68

KEEP FISHIN' Weezer 75 69 67

I'LL TAKE YOU THERE Staple Singers 40 21

DILEMMA Nelly/ Kelly Rowland 59 27

THERE BY THE GRACE OF GOD Manic Street Preachers 66 66

TWO MONTHS OFF Underworld 67

DOWN BOY Holly Vallance 71 71

CALL ME Tweet 75

FORMULAE JJ72 36

POSITIVITY Suede 38

NESSAJA Scooter 58

EVERYDAY Bon Jovi 60

ELECTRICAL STORM U2 62

I'M RIGHT HERE Samantha Mumba 63

NUCLEAR Ryan Adams 73

FALTER Hundred Reasons 74

LITTLE BY LITTLE Oasis 75

 

My lovely Heidi Range gave a new life for Sugababes in 2002. It's most successful group in my charts from 1997 to 2012 and maybe even have more #1 singles, than ABBA, if I add my retro charts from 70s and 80s. But I never like their # 1 hits "Round Round", "Freak Like Me", "Hole In The Head", they were in top 5, but didn't reach # 1 in my charts. "Stronger" was first huge hit in November-December and # 1 song of the year.

 

Songs from your chart, which were in my tops:

Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Get Over You (# 1)

Shakira - Underneath Your Clothes (top 3)

Atomic Kitten - The Tide Is High (top 10), original from Blondie was # 1 in retro charts.

Hear'Say - Lovin' Is Easy (top 10)

Appleton - Fantasy (top 10)

Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles (top 10)

Anastacia - Why'd You Lie To Me (top 20)

Celine Dion - I'm Alive (top 20)

Natalie Imbruglia - Beauty On The Fire (top 20)

Holly Valance - Down Boy (top 40)

Kylie Minogue - Love At First Sight (top 40)

 

Most successful artists in my charts were: H & Claire (all their 3 singles were # 1 and B-side "Beauty and The Beast") :heart: and Sugababes (6 weeks # 1 for "Stronger")

Edited September 5, 201212 yr by AlexRange

My lovely Heidi Range gave a new life for Sugababes in 2002. It's most successful group in my charts from 1997 to 2012 and maybe even have more #1 singles, than ABBA, if I add my retro charts from 70s and 80s. But I never like their # 1 hits "Round Round", "Freak Like Me", "Hole In The Head", they were in top 5, but didn't reach # 1 in my charts. "Stronger" was first huge hit in November-December and # 1 song of the year.

 

Songs from your chart, which were in my tops:

Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Get Over You (# 1)

Shakira - Underneath Your Clothes (top 3)

Atomic Kitten - The Tide Is High (top 10), original from Blondie was # 1 in retro charts.

Hear'Say - Lovin' Is Easy (top 10)

Appleton - Fantasy (top 10)

Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles (top 10)

Anastacia - Why'd You Lie To Me (top 20)

Celine Dion - I'm Alive (top 20)

Natalie Imbruglia - Beauty On The Fire (top 20)

Holly Valance - Down Boy (top 40)

Kylie Minogue - Love At First Sight (top 40)

 

Most successful artists in my charts were: H & Claire (all their 3 singles were # 1 and B-side "Beauty and The Beast") :heart: and Sugababes (6 weeks # 1 for "Stronger")

 

Thanks Alex, Sugababes had a long run of consistently good singles - it even looks like we may have two versions soon! Mutya had a massive solo number one in my chart, (equivalent in chart points to a million seller), and Freak Like Me was a NUmber one, but I pretty much liked them from the first single onwards. I must do a chartlist for all sugababes-related hits:)

 

Although I was never a fan of Steps, I liked a few singles, but the H & Claire first single Hey DJ was really good I thought, don't recall the follow-ups without checking my charts!

 

Sophie Ellis Bextor has had a few NUmber Ones in mycharts, Kylie's had loads of number one's, Blondie too, Shakira's had one, Anastacia's had one, Natalie Imbruglia had one, Appleton peaked at 2 and so has Celine Dion. So I like a lot of artists in your list!:)

Although I was never a fan of Steps, I liked a few singles, but the H & Claire first single Hey DJ was really good I thought, don't recall the follow-ups without checking my charts!

OK, I am huge Steps fan (Most their singles were my # 1, I like most mixed UK pop groups in ABBA style : Bucks Fizz, Steps, Scooch, Brotherhood Of Man, New Seekers e.t.c.), but H & Claire were even better. "Another You, Another Me" is my all-time favourite # 1 album.

 

Artists with 10 and more # 1 singles in my charts (most possible # 1 hits, most my retro charts are not finished)

1. Sugababes

2. Blondie

3. ABBA (Most my favourite ABBA songs never were singles: That's Me, When I Kissed A Teacher, Dissilusion, I Am Just A Girl e.t.c)

4. Steps (Claire Richards is most successful singer in my charts, if include Steps, TSD, H & Claire + her solo "Hand On Your Heart")

5. Madonna (Most successful solo artist, with many retro # 1s from first 4 albums, but she don't have # 1 after "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" in 1996. Maybe she is a leader with most # 1 singles)

6. Shania Twain

7. Britney Spears

8. Sophie Ellis Bextor

 

If I try to complete 60s decade, so France Gall also can have 10+ # 1 singles.

 

Possible : Girls Aloud, Dido, Bucks Fizz, Kylie Minogue, Amy Macdonald

Must heard more songs: Olivia Newton-John, Mariah Carey, Maywood

OK, I am huge Steps fan (Most their singles were my # 1, I like most mixed UK pop groups in ABBA style : Bucks Fizz, Steps, Scooch, Brotherhood Of Man, New Seekers e.t.c.), but H & Claire were even better. "Another You, Another Me" is my all-time favourite # 1 album.

 

Artists with 10 and more # 1 singles in my charts (most possible # 1 hits, most my retro charts are not finished)

1. Sugababes

2. Blondie

3. ABBA (Most my favourite ABBA songs never were singles: That's Me, When I Kissed A Teacher, Dissilusion, I Am Just A Girl e.t.c)

4. Steps (Claire Richards is most successful singer in my charts, if include Steps, TSD, H & Claire + her solo "Hand On Your Heart")

5. Madonna (Most successful solo artist, with many retro # 1s from first 4 albums, but she don't have # 1 after "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" in 1996. Maybe she is a leader with most # 1 singles)

6. Shania Twain

7. Britney Spears

8. Sophie Ellis Bextor

 

If I try to complete 60s decade, so France Gall also can have 10+ # 1 singles.

 

Possible : Girls Aloud, Dido, Bucks Fizz, Kylie Minogue, Amy Macdonald

Must heard more songs: Olivia Newton-John, Mariah Carey, Maywood

 

Everything Abba Released (except Ring Ring, So Long, I Do I Do which all did well) made my Number One, including many album tracks too, so I think you could say I was bit of a fan. Only The Beatles and Pet Shop Boys are on a par with Abba in my affections:)

Madonna has had at least 20-odd number 1's in my chart:)

 

BUcks Fizz were great saw them live many times, about 5 number ones, Livvie had 2, Shania 1, Britney's had about4 or 5, including the best dance record of this century (Toxic), Mariah 1, Girls Aloud 2, Dido 1....so yes like all them:)

 

John, How many songs were your # 1s?

 

John, How many songs were your # 1s?

 

I've not counted exactly, Alex, but it started in 1968 and is still going, it's at least 1200 I'd say. The first ones to get 3 number one's were Mary Hopkin, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Middle Of The Road, New Seekers, T.Rex... If yuo dont know Middle Of The Road, you might like Soley Soley and Talk Of The USA. Maybe:)