On the back of the out of the blue number ones, just wondering what old tracks would you like to see topping the singles chart.

 

Love to see Vienna by Ultravox, after they were cruelly robbed by Joe Dolce / Shaddap Your Face.

 

It also brings a question, do people like seeing old music topping the charts, for me its a bit of nostalgia, so I don't really mind it once in a while and it creates a new generation of listeners to the track also it gives the track a new lease of life.

Weren't Ultravox's biggest sales weeks at number two behind the then recently deceased John Lennon though?

I think I'd quite like it if for some reason 4 Non Blondes - What's Up? made it to the top spot twenty years on, but probably many will disagree with me on that.

Robert Miles "Children" of course, but that wouldn't ever happen in a million years :(

Lucie Silvas - What You're Made Of :coffee:

As a one off it's ok. I think because PJ & Duncan's track only got to #9 it wasn't exactly a monster hit in 1994 but it's held this weird legacy over the years. Up until last weekend, 'LGRTR' always seemed more popular than its original chart peak suggested so seeing it looking likely to become a #1 isn't a bad thing.

 

This might sound random but I really like 'Brown Eyed Girl' by Van Morrison but it peaked at no. 154 (according to Wiki) so if I could choose an old track to get a decent boost these days it'd be a track like this (rather than something that was successful first time round).

This might sound random but I really like 'Brown Eyed Girl' by Van Morrison but it peaked at no. 154 (according to Wiki) so if I could choose an old track to get a decent boost these days it'd be a track like this (rather than something that was successful first time round).

 

That's ridiculously low :o Wouldn't mind that getting a decent boost to be honest, it's inevitable first appearance in the top 40 is long overdue.

Honeyz Finally Found deserves this! :wub:

That's ridiculously low :o Wouldn't mind that getting a decent boost to be honest, it's inevitable first appearance in the top 40 is long overdue.

 

Oh wow, amazed that you like the track too. I'd have expected more reactions like "what even is that song?" :lol:

Honey to the Bee!

Massive Attack - Teardrop

 

Madonna - "Crazy For You", if only because it peaked at #2 on two very separate occasions. :lol: And because I want that million seller. :lol:

A few cult classics that peaked extremely low/not at all and would be great if they made it to #1:

 

The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

 

Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon

 

The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin'

 

 

Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 or Bryan Adam's Summer of '69 would be nice, especially as they are considered number ones by the public today.

The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin'

 

Wow, another song I thought was a bigger hit than it appears to have been. Made #23 in 1966 and finally made the UK top 10 thanks to a re-release in 1997. :o

Wow, another song I thought was a bigger hit than it appears to have been. Made #23 in 1966 and finally made the UK top 10 thanks to a re-release in 1997. :o

 

I know! I always used to think it was a #1 but I guess it's a prime example of a classic song worldwide solely due to it's success in the US rather than anywhere else. Such an amazing song!

Better The Devil You Know - Kylie

 

5-2-1-2-3-6-15-24-31-40

 

This would have satisfied me lol

Edited March 29, 201312 yr by Stewie

Hallelujah, Mr Brightside, Paper Planes, Midnight City, Many Of Horror, Run, There Is A Light That Never Goes Out, Knock You Down, One More Time, Cafe Del Mar, Hoppipolla, Unfaithful, Children, Foundations, Common People, When You Were Young, Fix You, Pompeii, White Noise, Teardrop, Unfaithful, Say Goodbye, Hey Ya, Wonderwall...

 

I could go on and on. :(

Edited March 29, 201312 yr by G R I E F

Something by Ivor Cutler. I'd love it if everyone hopped onto iTunes and bought Cockadoodledon't or Barabadabada. It'd be the most peculiar number one ever.

The Killers "Mr Brightside"... such a modern classic!!!