Calling is a LOVELY song rendered mediocre by Geru's weak and strained vocals. She was never cut out for tracks which required her to sing rather than hide her limitations behind an onstage giant vagina.

 

# 15. Blondie - Call Me (1 week # 1 - 1980)

 

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"Call Me" is a song by the American New Wave band Blondie. Released in 1980, "Call Me" topped the singles charts in both the US (where it became the band's biggest selling single and second #1) and the UK (where it became their fourth no.1 hit). It was Billboard's #1 hit of the year for 1980.

 

The single was released in the United States in February 1980. It peaked at #1 for 6 consecutive weeks, and was certified Gold (for one million copies sold) by the RIAA. It also spent four weeks at number two on the U.S. dance chart. The single was also #1 on Billboard magazine's 1980 year-end chart. It was released in the UK two months later, where it became Blondie's fourth UK no.1 single in little over a year. The song was also played on a British Telecom advert from the 1980s.

Edited February 26, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

# 14. ABBA - Waterloo (2 weeks # 1 - 1974)

 

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"Waterloo" was originally written as a song for the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, after the group finished third with Ring Ring the previous year in the Swedish pre-selection contest, Melodifestivalen 1973. Since it focused on lead vocalists Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson chose it in place of another of their songs, "Hasta Manana". "Waterloo" is about a girl who is about to surrender to romance, as Napoleon had to surrender at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. The song proved to be a good choice. It won Melodifestivalen 1974 (in Swedish) in February and won the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 (ESC) final on 6 April by six points.

 

The "Waterloo" single introduced the world to the phenomenon that was to become ABBA. The song shot to #1 in the UK and stayed there for two weeks, becoming the first of the band's nine UK #1's, and the 16th biggest selling single of the year in the UK. It also hit the top of the charts in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, West Germany, Ireland, Norway, South Africa and Switzerland, while reaching the Top 3 in Austria, France, Netherlands, Spain, and ABBA's native Sweden. (The tune did not reach #1 in their home country, its Swedish (#2) & English (#3) versions were beat out for the top spot by the Waterloo album [At the time Sweden had a combined Album and Singles Chart].) The song also spent 11 weeks on Svensktoppen (24 March - 2 June 1974), including 7 weeks at #1. Surprisingly, the song never made a huge impact in Italy, only reaching #14. In fact, ABBA would only achieve Top 10 success in Italy 3 times.

 

But the song's appeal transcended Europe; unlike other Eurovision-winning tunes, which are usually ignored outside the continent, "Waterloo" also reached the Top 10 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and even the United States (peaking at #6, "Waterloo" is one of only two Eurovision winners, the other being "Save Your Kisses For Me", to be an American Top 40 hit). "Waterloo" is the only Eurovision song to reach the Top 10 in 15 countries. The Waterloo album performed similarly well in Europe, although in the US it failed to match the success of the single.

 

 

 

 

# 13. Sugababes & Girls Aloud - Walk This Way (1 week # 1 - 2007)

 

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In 2007, British girl groups Girls Aloud and Sugababes recorded a cover of "Walk This Way" as the official Comic Relief charity single. Their version was produced by American producer Dallas Austin, making it Girls Aloud's first single not to be produced by Xenomania. The track charted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, giving Girls Aloud their third number 1 and Sugababes their fifth.

 

The music video was a comic re-enactment of the Run–D.M.C. video. "Walk This Way" was promoted through numerous live appearances and has been included on tours by both Girls Aloud and Sugababes. Contemporary music critics criticised the cover version, but supported the single due to its fundraising nature.

 

"Walk This Way" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 1 on March 18, 2007. The following week, the single dropped to number 2; it was dethroned by another Comic Relief single, "I'm Gonna Roll (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers with Peter Kay and Matt Lucas. In its third week on the chart, "Walk This Way" dropped twelve places out of the top ten, placing itself at number 14.

 

The music video premiered on The Box on February 2, 2007, and was shown on Channel 4's Popworld the following day. It was recorded over three days – Sugababes on the first, Cheryl Cole, Nicola Roberts, and Kimberley Walsh on the second, and Nadine Coyle and Sarah Harding on the third and final day. The premise of the video was a comic re-enactment of the Run-D.M.C. video, with Girls Aloud as the rockers and Sugababes as Run–D.M.C. At the end of the video Davina McCall, Lily Cole, Ewen Macintosh, Jocelyn Jee Esien, Ruby Wax, Graham Norton, Stephen Mangan, Oliver Chris, and Natalie Cassidy also appear, with red noses being thrown at the two groups at the end.

 

I dont hate it as much as some people but it's still average compared to About You Now.

 

# 12. New Seekers - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) (4 weeks # 1 - 1972)

 

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"I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (in Perfect Harmony)" is a popular song which originated as the jingle "Buy the World a Coke" in the groundbreaking 1971 "Hilltop" television commercial for Coca-Cola. "Buy the World a Coke" was produced by Billy Davis and portrayed a positive message of hope and love sung by a multicultural collection of teenagers on the top of a hill. "Buy the World a Coke" repeated "It's the real thing" as Coca-Cola's marketing theme at the time.

 

The popularity of the jingle led to it being re-recorded by New Seekers and by Hillside Singers as a full-length song, dropping references to Coca-Cola. The song became a hit record in the US and the UK.

 

After the TV commercial was aired, radio stations began to get calls from people who liked it and Billy Davis' friends in radio suggested he record the song, but not as an advertising jingle. It became so popular that the song was rewritten without brand name references, and expanded to three verses. Davis recruited a group of studio singers to take it on because New Seekers did not have time to record it. The studio group named themselves Hillside Singers to identify with the ad, and within two weeks the song was on the national charts. The Hillside Singers' version reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.

 

The New Seekers later found time to record the song, and sold 96,000 copies of their record in one day. The recording shot lead singer Eve Graham and the other members of New Seekers to super-stardom. "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (in Perfect Harmony)" climbed to UK #1 and US #7 in 1971 and 1972. The song has sold over a million copies in the UK.

 

 

 

# 11. Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again (1 week # 1 - 2000)

 

 

 

"Oops!... I Did It Again" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears in November 1999. The song was written and produced by Max Martin and Rami Yacoub for Spears' second studio album "Oops!... I Did It Again". It was released on November 1999 by Jive Records, as the first single from the album. "Oops!... I Did It Again" is a teen pop song, that speaks about a girl who thinks love is a game and plays with her lover's emotions, claiming that she's "not that innocent". The song's bridge features a dialogue that makes reference to the James Cameron movie Titanic (1997).

 

Internationally, "Oops!" peaked within the top five across the board in all European countries, including France, where it was certified gold for shipments of over 250,000 copies in both nations by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique and Germany, where it was also certified Gold the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. "Oops!… I Did It Again" became Spears' third number one single in the United Kingdom, being certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 423,000 units. "Oops!... I Did It Again" debuted at number one in the Australian Singles Charts and got a Platinum certification by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments of 70,000. In New Zealand, "Oops!… I Did It Again" debuted at number 39 on the week of May 21, 2000, and ascended to the top spot two weeks later on June 4, 2000. It stayed there for a week. After selling over 15,000 units, the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand certified it Platinum. It spent 18 weeks on the chart.

 

 

 

# 10. ABBA - The Winner Takes It All (2 weeks # 1 - 1980)

 

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"The Winner Takes It All", original demo title "The Story of My Life", was written by both Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, with Agnetha Fältskog singing the lead vocal. The lyrics to the song were thought to mirror the divorce between Ulvaeus and Fältskog in 1979, similar to the 1981 song "When All Is Said and Done", in which Ulvaeus deals with the divorce between Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Benny Andersson in 1981.

 

Ulvaeus denies the song is about his and Fältskog's divorce, saying the basis of the song "is the experience of a divorce, but it's fiction. There wasn't a winner or a loser in our case. A lot of people think it's straight out of reality, but it's not". American critic Chuck Klosterman, who says "The Winner Takes It All" is "[the only] pop song that examines the self-aware guilt one feels when talking to a person who has humanely obliterated your heart" finds Ulvaeus' denial hard to believe in light of the original title.

 

Fältskog has also repeatedly stated that though this song is her favorite ABBA song and that it has an excellent set of lyrics, the story is not that of her and Ulvaeus: she was no loser in their divorce. Ulvaeus also wrote the lyrics for Fältskog's 1979 live number 'I'm Still Alive'.

 

In a 1999 poll for Channel Five, "The Winner Takes It All" was voted Britain's favourite ABBA song. This feat was replicated in a 2010 poll for ITV. In a 2006 poll for a Channel Five programme, "The Winner Takes It All" was voted "Britain's Favourite Break-Up Song."

 

"The Winner Takes It All" was yet another major success for ABBA. It hit #1 in Belgium, Great Britain, Ireland, Netherlands, and South Africa. It reached the Top 5 in Austria, Finland, France, West Germany, Norway and Switzerland, while peaking in the Top 10 in Australia, Canada, Italy, Spain, and United States, ABBA's 4th and last American Top 10 hit. It was also the group's second Billboard AC No. 1 (after "Fernando").

Edited February 27, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

# 9. Steps - Tragedy (1 week # 1 - 1999)

 

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In 1998, Steps covered "Tragedy", releasing it as a double A-side with "Heartbeat". It debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart, before climbing to the top spot in its eighth week, and achieving platinum status. A dance step of putting both hands parallel to the sides of the head became the trademark move of the British group. "Tragedy" has sold more copies (1.000.000) than all three previous Steps singles combined. It spent eighteen weeks in the Top 20 and thirty weeks on the chart in total.

 

 

# 8. New Seekers & Lyn Paul - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me (1 week # 1 - 1974)

 

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"You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me" is a 1973 single by New Seekers. Written by Tony Macaulay and Geoff Stephens, arranged by Gerry Shury and produced by Tommy Oliver.

 

Featuring lead vocals by member Lyn Paul (the first time she had sung lead on a single), the song became the group's biggest hit for two years as it remained in the top five over Christmas 1973. "You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me" went on to be the band's second and final number-one single in the UK, spending a single week at the top of the chart in January 1974. The song was included on the group's final album as an active band, Together, as they announced their decision to split a month later.

 

 

# 7. ABBA - Knowing Me, Knowing You (5 weeks # 1 - 1977)

 

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"Knowing Me, Knowing You" is a hit single recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. The song was written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson, with the lead vocal sung by Anni-Frid Lyngstad. During recording sessions, it had the working titles of "Ring It In" and "Number 1, Number 1". "Knowing Me, Knowing You" was released on Arrival, and later on the ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits compilation.

 

Group member Benny Andersson named "Knowing Me, Knowing You" as one of ABBA's best recordings in a 2004 interview, along with "Dancing Queen", "The Winner Takes It All" and "When I Kissed the Teacher".

 

"Knowing Me, Knowing You" was another single from the successful "Arrival" album. It hit #1 in West Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Mexico, while reaching the Top 3 in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Netherlands, and Switzerland. It was also a Top 10 hit in Australia, France, New Zealand, and Norway. In the United States, it became ABBA's sixth Top 20 single, peaking at number 14 on the Hot 100, and also reached #7 on Billboard's AC chart.

 

In the UK, "Knowing Me, Knowing You" began a second run of 3 consecutive #1 singles for ABBA (followed by "The Name of the Game" and "Take a Chance on Me"), the group having already had 3 consecutive #1's in 1976. It was ABBA's 6th consecutive #1 single in Germany.

 

 

 

# 6. Barbra Streisand - Woman In Love (3 weeks # 1 - 1980)

 

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"Woman in Love" is a popular song performed by Barbra Streisand and taken from her 1980 album, Guilty. The song was written by Barry and Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees.

 

After the success enjoyed by Bee Gees in the late 1970s, the band was asked to participate in musical endeavors for other artists, and Streisand asked Barry Gibb to write an album for her. This album ultimately became Guilty. "Woman in Love", as the lead single, became one of the most successful songs of Streisand's music career. It spent a total of three weeks at the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Streisand's fifth (and last to date) number one on this chart. It also spent five weeks atop the adult contemporary chart, her sixth number one on that tally. The song also proved very popular internationally, reaching number one in many countries, including the United Kingdom.

 

 

Knowing Me, Knowing You is class.

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Edited December 23, 20159 yr by Ever After

I do have suggestions - I dont have predictions.

I predict Madonna - Papa Don't Preach. (It's a random guess but you seem to like Madonna so heyho).

the two abba top tens are worthy of anybody's greatest top 10 singles of all time, and I thought Tragedy would be in there:) Guesses now, ooh, so hard to say now! My guesses have gone...:)

the two abba top tens are worthy of anybody's greatest top 10 singles of all time, and I thought Tragedy would be in there:) Guesses now, ooh, so hard to say now! My guesses have gone...:)

"Honey Honey", "When All Is Said And Done" could be in top 3, even # 1 in this ranking, but they are not UK # 1s :(

My favourite Kylie's song is very nice start for top 5.

 

# 5. Kylie Minogue - Tears on My Pillow (1 week # 1 - 1990)

 

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Released by Australian singer Kylie Minogue as the final single from her second studio album, Enjoy Yourself. It was released in November 1989 in Australia and on January 8, 1990 in Europe. Minogue's cover was also included on the soundtrack of the film The Delinquents, which she also starred in. The song was the #1 single on the UK Singles Chart for one week in January 1990 and reached #35 in Canada. The B-side, "We Know the Meaning of Love," reached #1 in its own right in Sweden.

 

 

# 4. Girls Aloud - Promise (1 week # 1 - 2008)

 

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"Promise" is a single by English-Irish girl group Girls Aloud, taken from their fifth studio album Out of Control (2008). The song was written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins and his production team Xenomania. Influenced by Phil Spector and music of the 1960s, "Promise" is an upbeat love song that was written to announce Girls Aloud as "a supergroup." Upon its release in October 2008, the single became Girls Aloud's fourth number one on the UK Singles Chart, continuing their six-year streak of top ten hits, and first number one song since 2004's "I'll Stand by You".

 

"Promise" entered the UK Singles Chart at number one, knocking off Pink's "So What" from the top. Early midweek figures suggested that the song was outselling "So What" by nearly two to one. "Promise" is Girls Aloud's first original number one single since their debut "Sound of the Underground" (although the charity singles "I'll Stand by You" and "Walk This Way" both peaked at number one). "Promise" sold 77,110 copies in its first week, making it Girls Aloud's second best first week, beaten only by "Sound of the Underground" back in 2002. The single became the fastest selling single of 2008 until "Hero" - a charity single by the finalists on The X Factor - sold in excess of 100,000 copies two days after release, and 313,244 copies overall. Cheryl Cole, who is also on The X Factor, joked, "I don't mind being knocked off number one - for this cause only!" On 28 December 2008, UK Singles Chart listed "Promise" as the number 17 best-selling single in their year-end countdown. It was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry in January 2009. PRS for Music named "Promise" the sixth most played song of 2009 in the UK, using data taken from number of plays and performances online, live, and on TV and radio.

 

Additionally, the song entered the Irish Singles Chart at number four, their first time in the top four since 2004's "I'll Stand by You". In its second week on the Irish Chart, "Promise" had risen two places to number two only being kept off by The X Factor Finalists who were at number one.

Edited March 1, 201312 yr by AlexRange