# 27. Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky (5 weeks # 1 - 1988)

 

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"I Should Be So Lucky" is a song performed by Australian recording artist and songwriter Kylie Minogue from her debut studio album Kylie (1988). It was Kylie's worldwide breakthrough hit. The song was the first written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman for Kylie, and they went on to produce her first four albums.

 

"I Should Be So Lucky" was released on 29 December 1987. It was a commercial success, reaching atop the Australian Kent Music Report chart for six consecutives weeks, and became her second number-one single after Locomotion. The song was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and ranked at number five on the Year-end chart for 1988. In New Zealand, the song entered at number 15 on New Zealand Top 40 and peaked at number three on 27 March 1988, spending twelve weeks on the chart. In United Kingdom, "I Should Be So Lucky" was released on 29 December 1987. The song entered at number 90 on the UK Singles Chart, climbing to 54 the following week and three weeks later, it was number 1 and remained at the top position for five weeks. It spent seventeen weeks on the chart. It was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for the shipment of 600,000 copies. The song was one of the best-selling singles of 1988, with estimated sales of over 675,000.

 

Across Europe, "I Should Be So Lucky" also topped the singles charts in Germany, Ireland and Switzerland. It became a top-five hit in Austria, France and Norway, as well as a top-thirty hit in Belgium, Netherlands and Sweden. The song was certified silver by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP) and gold in Germany.

ah, some classic stuff dominating th chart now, Alex. Dancing Queen and Like A Prayer are pop classics (among others) about as universally popular as one can get in pop music. No record is ever loved by everyone, but they give it a good go...:)

 

cheers

john

Dancing Queen is so average.

 

# 26. Nicole - A Little Peace (2 weeks # 1 - 1982)

 

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"Ein bißchen Frieden" ("A Little Peace" in English) is a song in German, written by prolific German Eurovision-writing duo Ralph Siegel (music) and Bernd Meinunger (lyrics) for the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

 

The song was performed by 17-year-old high-school student Nicole, resulting in Germany's first win at the Eurovision Song Contest by a record margin of sixty-one points, setting a new record for the largest winning margin that lasted until the Eurovision Song Contest 1997, at which "Love Shine a Light" by Katrina and the Waves won by 70 points.

 

After winning the contest, Nicole performed the reprise in four different languages: German, English, French and Dutch. It topped the charts in many countries, selling more than three million copies and English version was the last Eurovision winner to top the charts in the United Kingdom. The English version also holds the honour of becoming the 500th British Number One.

 

 

 

# 25. Brotherhood Of Man - Angelo (1 week # 1 - 1977)

 

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"Angelo" is a song by British pop group Brotherhood of Man. Released as a single in June 1977, it became the group's second UK number one hit.

 

Written by Tony Hiller, Lee Sheriden and Martin Lee and produced by Hiller, it was the band's second UK number one single (after their Eurovision winner, Save Your Kisses for Me the previous year), spending a single week at the top in August 1977. The song remained on the UK Chart for 12 weeks - 10 of them in the Top Ten - and was the 9th biggest selling single of the year. It was awarded a gold disc in August 1977 by the BPI. The song also was a number one hit in Ireland and South Africa (for two weeks). It featured on the group's album Images, which was released later in the year.

 

Despite being one of the biggest selling singles of the decade, the song has often been criticised in its similarity to "Fernando" - an earlier single released by pop group ABBA, who were seen as Brotherhood of Man's main competition in the UK. Member and co-writer Sheriden denies any attempts to 'copy', stating that they "were simply writing in the style of the day". Other male member and co-writer, Lee also denies the allegation, but admits that "they were pretty close".

 

The song tells of a shepherd in Mexico who falls in love with a rich girl, but he is met with resistance from her family. Both aware that her family would never allow the union, they run away together and commit suicide. According to co-writer Hiller, the lyrics were based on "Romeo and Juliet - the great love story. The idea was to create a modern day Romeo and Juliet romance".

 

The song is sung by the two female members of the group, Sandra Stevens and Nicky Stevens, although Sandra sings the opening lines alone. "Angelo" was performed by the group at the Silver Jubilee Royal Variety Gala in November 1977 in front of Queen Elizabeth II.

 

 

# 24. Britney Spears - Toxic (1 week # 1 - 2004)

 

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"Toxic" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears from her fourth album, In the Zone. It was released on January 12, 2004, by Jive Records as the second single from the album. After trying to choose between "(I Got That) Boom Boom" and "Outrageous" to be the second single from In the Zone, Spears selected "Toxic" instead. A dance-pop song with electropop influences, "Toxic" features varied instrumentation, such as drums, synthesizers and surf guitar. It is accompanied by high-pitched Bollywood strings and breathy vocals. Its lyrics refer to being addicted to a lover. The song has received critical acclaim by music critics, who deemed it as the strongest track of In the Zone, while praising its hook and chorus.

 

"Toxic" entered at number fifty-three on the Billboard Hot 100, on the issue dated January 31, 2004. It became the week's "Highest Debut". On March 27, 2004, it peaked at number nine; it was her fourth single to reach the top-ten and became her first single to reach the top ten since "Oops!... I Did It Again" in 2000. On October 25, 2004, the song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of 500,000 copies. As of June 2012, "Toxic" has sold 1,815,000 paid digital downloads in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The song also topped the Canadian Singles Chart. "Toxic" debuted at the top of the Australian charts on March 15, 2004, and stayed in the position for two weeks. The song received a gold certification by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipments over 35,000 units.

 

In New Zealand, "Toxic" debuted at number thirty-eight on the issue dated February 16, 2004 and peaked at number two on March 29, 2004. It stayed at the position the following week, held off from the top spot by Eamon's "f*** It (I Don't Want You Back)". On March 7, 2004, "Toxic" debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart for the week ending date March 13, 2004, becoming her fourth number-one hit in the United Kingdom. In April 2004, it was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), with sales over 200,000 copies. According to The Official Charts Company, the song has sold 360,000 copies there. "Toxic" also peaked inside the top-ten in every country it charted. The song topped the charts in Hungary and Norway; reached the top five in Austria, Denmark, Germany, Italy, France, Sweden and Switzerland; and the top ten in Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia), Finland and Netherlands.

 

 

 

 

# 23. Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl (5 weeks # 1 - 2008)

 

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"I Kissed a Girl" is a song performed by American recording artist Katy Perry for her debut album One of the Boys (2008). It was released as the album's first single on April 28, 2008 through Capitol Records. It was written by Perry, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin and Cathy Dennis, with production helmed by Gottwald under his production name Dr. Luke. Perry says the song is "about the magical beauty of a woman". The song is an electro-rock number that runs through a throbbing beat and contains influences of New Wave.

 

Katy Perry, in an interview for The New Gay, describes the song to be about girls. She defends the lyrics, saying that "When we're young, we're very touchy-feely. We have slumber party sing-a-longs, we make up dance routines in our pajamas. We’re a lot more intimate in a friendship than guys can be. It’s not perverse but just sweet,..." The song was partially inspired by Scarlett Johansson. Perry also stated that the lyrics were inspired by her friendship with a girl as a teenager, commenting that "I did kiss her. I was totally obsessed with her. She was beautiful – porcelain skin, perfect lips –"

 

In the United Kingdom, the single debuted at #4 on the UK Singles Chart on August 3, 2008. A week later, it reached the #1 spot, where it remained for 5 weeks (a feat which would not be matched again until "Someone Like You" by Adele in 2011) until it was knocked off the summit by "Sex on Fire" by Kings of Leon. Alongside Basshunter's "Now You're Gone" and "Mercy" by Duffy, "I Kissed a Girl" spent more weeks at #1 on the charts in Britain than any other single in 2008. According to Britain's Official Charts Company, the single has sold over 635,000 copies in the United Kingdom as of June 2010, is the first Virgin label single to sell more than half a million copies since the Spice Girls' "Goodbye" in 1998. As of March 2012, the single had sold 654,560 copies in the United Kingdom becoming her third best-selling single there behind "Firework" and "California Girls".

 

# 22. Bucks Fizz - Making Your Mind Up (3 weeks # 1 - 1981)

 

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"Making Your Mind Up" is a song by British pop group Bucks Fizz. It was the winner of the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest and a UK Number-one single. Released in March 1981, it was Bucks Fizz's debut single, the group having been formed just two months earlier. From 2004 to 2007 the BBC used the name Making Your Mind Up for their Eurovision selection show in honour of the song.

 

On 11 March 1981, Bucks Fizz performed "Making Your Mind Up" at the Song for Europe finals and despite being up against favourites and current chart group Liquid Gold, won the contest with ease. From this point, the group undertook much promotion of the song around the UK, including an appearance on Top of the Pops, whereby the single entered the UK charts at 24. It rose to No.5 the following week. A promotional video was filmed by the BBC for the Eurovision previews as they had done in previous years. The video depicts the group walking around Harrods department store in London. In line with other previous preview videos, the group do not lipsynch any of the words. This video has never been released on any official Bucks Fizz video or DVD releases, in its place is the group's first appearance on Top of the Pops.

 

On 4 April the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest was staged in Dublin. In a close contest throughout the voting procedure, "Making Your Mind Up" managed to secure a victory with 136 points, beating second-placed Germany by a small margin of four.

 

The song is held in affectionate regard by many Eurovision fans, and is generally considered to be a good example of a pop song from the Contest. Reaction was less favourable to the group's performance of the song, which was considered to be off-key, and led to much criticism that the members were chosen more for appearance than vocal ability. In addition, the performance is remembered for the point at which the two male members of the group removed the skirts of the two female members – only to reveal shorter skirts beneath them. Member Cheryl Baker has since commented on their poor performance stating that she sang the song in a higher key to the rest of the group due to nerves. Mike Nolan has said that on the night the microphones got mixed up, with Baker and Jay Aston singing on the lead microphones which had a higher volume.

 

"Making Your Mind Up" went to No.1 in the UK following the victory and remained there for three weeks, becoming one of the biggest selling songs of the year. It also saw the group in high demand throughout Europe, with the single hitting No.1 in many countries and charting in the top ten in Australia. The record eventually sold four million copies worldwide.

 

The single began a run of 20 UK hits for Bucks Fizz and was quickly followed up by "Piece of the Action" and debut album, Bucks Fizz. At the end of the decade, "Making Your Mind Up" was No.47 in the UK top selling singles of the 1980s. Despite the success of the song, fans of the group don't consider it to be a good representation of their work, while member Cheryl Baker doesn't rate it as one of their best songs.

 

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# 21. Aqua - Barbie Girl (4 weeks # 1 - 1997)

 

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"Barbie Girl" is a song by the Danish-Norwegian dance-pop group Aqua. It was released in May 1997 as their third single overall, and the first United Kingdom release. The song is included on the album Aquarium and was written by Claus Norreen and Søren Nystrøm Rasted after the group saw an exhibit on kitsch culture.

 

The song topped the charts worldwide, particularly in European countries such as the UK, where it was a number-one hit for three weeks. It was also on top of the charts in Australia for the same length of time, and debuted and peaked at No. 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on 6 September 1997 and It remains Aqua's biggest hit single in the US to date, and their only one to reach the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100.

 

The lyrics of the song are about Barbie and Ken, the dolls made by Mattel. Both the song and its music video feature Lene Nystrøm as Barbie and René Dif as Ken. As such, the lyrics drew the ire of Barbie's corporate owners, and a lawsuit was filed by Mattel.

 

A footnote on the back of the Aquarium CD case precisely stated that the song was "a social comment and was not sponsored or approved by the maker of the doll."

 

It has sold 1.79 million copies in the United Kingdom as of November 2012, making it the thirteenth best-selling single in the UK and most best-selling single from this thread.

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Steps - Tragedy or Abba (one of several) is my guess:)

Very nice attempt, John.

Three ABBA songs and "Heartbeat / Tragedy" are in top 20.

Maybe one from them is # 1 here.

 

# 20. Geri Halliwell - Mi Chico Latino (1 week # 1 - 1999)

 

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"Mi Chico Latino" (English: "My Latin Boy"), is a song by English singer Geri Halliwell and second single from her debut solo album Schizophonic. It was released on 16 August 1999. The single identifies her maternal Spanish background, as the song has a number of Spanish lyrics. The music video was directed by Doug Nichol and filmed between 5 and 8 July 1999 in Sardinia,and she wear black bikini in music video.

 

"Mi Chico Latino" was more successful and had more promotion than Halliwell's debut single "Look at Me". The single peaked at number one in the United Kingdom becoming Halliwell's first number-one solo single in the country. Being first in a sequence of four consecutive Geri Halliwell singles reaching number one in the United Kingdom, the single went on to sell almost 375,967 copies in Britain and was certified Gold.

 

 

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# 19. Britney Spears - Born to Make You Happy (1 week # 1 - 2000)

 

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"Born to Make You Happy" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears, taken from her debut studio album, Baby One More Time (1999). It was released on December 6, 1999, by Jive Records, as the fourth single from the album. Before recording the song, Spears had to ask the writers of the song, Andreas Carlsson and Kristian Lundin, to re-write it, since it was a sexual song. The singer first recorded her vocals in March 1998, and re-recorded them later on the same year. The dance-pop and teen pop song alludes to a relationship that a woman desires to correct, not quite understanding what went wrong, as she comes to realize that she was "born to make [her lover] happy".

 

On January 29, 2000, "Born to Make You Happy" debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart. The song shipped over 200,000 copies in the United Kingdom, earning a silver certification by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). "Born to Make You Happy" has sold over 325,000 copies in the United Kingdom, according to The Official Charts Company. It is her sixth best-selling single in the country. In Ireland, the song also entered the Irish Singles Chart at number one on January 20, 2000, while peaking at number two on the European chart. In Sweden, "Born to Make You Happy" debuted at number four on December 23, 1999, peaking at number two in the following week. The song has shipped over 30,000 copies in the country, earning a platinum certification by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). In Germany, the song earned a gold certification by The Federal Association of Music Industry (BMVI), after peaking at number three on the charts. In France, "Born to Make You Happy" reached number nine, and was certified Silver by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP).

 

 

 

# 18. Geri Halliwell - Lift Me Up (1 week # 1 - 1999)

 

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"Lift Me Up" is a song by Geri Halliwell, the third single from her debut solo album Schizophonic. It was released on 1 November 1999, and debuted and peaked at number-one in the United Kingdom, winning the battle against Emma Bunton's "What I Am" (number two) by 33,000 copies. The music video was directed by Howard Greenhalgh and filmed in October 1999 in Malaga, Spain.

 

The single was released on 1 November 1999, along with previous Spice Girls groupmate Emma Bunton's debut, "What I Am" (which was a collaboration with Tin Tin Out). When Geri discovered that her single was to be released on the same date as that of her former Spice colleague, she wanted to back out, but it was too close to the release date for her to pull out, and so, in true Geri style, she became determined for her single to reach number one over Emma's. "Lift Me Up" reached number one in the UK charts on 13 November 1999. On the first day of sales, Geri was ahead of Emma by only 200 copies, but due to a furious whirlwind of promotion on Geri's part, "Lift Me Up" wound up selling 139,000 copies in its first week ("What I Am"'s first week sales were 106,000 copies). Its total sales are 341,768 copies in the United Kingdom, the single enjoyed a fifteen-week run in the UK Top 100.

 

 

 

# 17. Brotherhood Of Man - Figaro (1 week # 1 - 1978)

 

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By 1978, Brotherhood Of Man had experienced a certain amount of chart success in both the UK and Europe, notably so with "Save Your Kisses For Me" and "Angelo". Following this, came the surprise failure of their next single "Highwayman" (released in late 1977). In January 1978, they released this song, which borrowed the title-idea from their previous No.1 "Angelo". The song became a No.1 hit in February, spending one week on top of the charts in the UK and becoming one of the twenty best selling singles of the year. This was to be Brotherhood of Man's final No.1 single. It was awarded a gold disc by the BPI in February 1978.

 

"Figaro" was written by band members Lee Sheriden and Martin Lee along with their manager Tony Hiller, who also produced the track. The lead vocals are sung jointly by members Sandra Stevens and Nicky Stevens. The distinctive opening drum roll on the song was performed by Clem Cattini of the 1960s band The Tornados.

 

The song tells of a (presumably) Spanish cabaret singer who is intent on gaining the interest of young ladies. As co-writer Hiller stated; "That came about because my daughter went on holiday and came back talking about all the dishy Spanish waiters trying to pick up the girls." Musically, the song has been reported on many occasions of its similarity to ABBA's "Fernando", and while this may be partly true of their previous No.1 ("Angelo"), stylistically, these particular songs are very different apart from similar titles. Member Sheriden denies these allegations. Ironically however, it was ABBA themselves who knocked Brotherhood Of Man off the top of the charts in the UK, with their single "Take a Chance on Me".

 

"Figaro" became a hit in many European countries, including Ireland, where it was also a No.1 hit. "Figaro" went on to be voted best song of the first half of 1978 by readers of Look-in magazine and best song of the year by viewers of TV's Magpie.

 

 

 

# 16. Aneka - Japanese Boy (1 week # 1 - 1981)

 

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"Japanese Boy" is a UK No.1 hit single by Scottish singer Aneka, released in 1981. The song became her biggest hit and provided the singer with a memorable Japanese image, which she found difficult to discard.

 

Written by Bob Heatlie and produced by Neil Ross, the song was recorded by Scottish folk singer Mary Sandeman. Realising that the name didn't fit the song, they decided to come up with a name to put to the single. Leafing through the telephone directory, they came upon the name of Aneka. This was then released as a single and Sandeman came up with a Japanese image under which to perform the song. To their surprise, the song became a major hit when it eventually reached No.1 in August 1981. The song went on to become a hit all over Europe and beyond, although according to Sandeman, it failed to chart in Japan itself because "they thought it sounded too Chinese."

 

The success of the single proved to be a problem however, as Sandeman was left with a dilemma of what to do as a follow-up, now that her image was so firmly associated with one song. She modified her image and kept the Aneka name, but future single releases failed to chart highly in the UK, although she did score two follow-up hits in many countries in Europe.

 

"Japanese Boy" sold almost half a million copies in the UK, making it one of the best-selling singles of 1981, and the second-best seller by a solo female artist (behind Kim Wilde's "Kids in America").

 

Geri H was awful. No good songs.

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Calling was ok - but it's Geri - she's got a dull voice and rubbish singles.

 

I have't heard her albums so I retract my statement about no good songs and replace it with "no good singles".

 

Mel C was the best solo Spice Girl and I kinda liked some of Emma's singles.