White Flag is such a good song, definitely Dido at her best and I really wish it had beaten the BEPs to #1 that week

Me, too! :)

 

Nearly 2 years since I last did this, and it's expanded to 947, so a lot of new entries and dropping positions. Rather than re-do any or review new ones, I'm going to just list the chart up to Dido's White Flag, which is currently number 561 (not 526 anymore!) and was the last one I reviewed.

 

Having re-set everything, just to make it slightly less repetitive I've included a previously position just before the song - this was the chart I did at the end of the 20th Century, so all changes relate to what it was at that point. Then the artist, year and chart "sales" all with no brackets, oops!

 

Hope that makes sense, and this is what 23 years of extra charts has done to the 31st Dec 1999 positions:

 

901 495 OPEN YOUR HEART Human League 1981 963500

902 NEW OUR HOUSE Madness 1982 963350

903 496 SOFTLY WHISPERING I LOVE YOU Congregation 1971 963200

904 NEW IN A MOMENT LIKE THIS (Denmark) Chanee & N'evergreen 2010 963000

905 497 BRANDY Scott English 1971 962840

906 498 ALANE Wes 1998 962700

907 NEW DAYDREAMING Harry Styles 2022 962000

908 NEW THIS TIME I KNOW IT'S FOR REAL Donna Summer 1989 961450

909 NEW SOLDIERS ABBA 1981 961050

910 499 MY OH MY Slade 1983 960700

 

911 NEW HEARTACHE AVENUE The Maisonettes 1982 959950

912 NEW HERE I GO AGAIN Archie Bell And The Drells 1969 959900

913 500 SINGLE BILINGUAL Pet Shop Boys 1996 959400

914 NEW BAD ROMANCE Lady Gaga 2009 959350

915 NEW STARLIGHT Supermen Lovers 2001 958650

916 NEW I’M YOUR MAN Wham! 1985 958400

917 NEW THIS IS HOW (WE WANT YOU TO GET HIGH) George Michael 2019 958250

918 NEW WHEN YOU'RE GONE Bryan Adams/ Melanie C 1998 958100

919 NEW MAKE IT WITH YOU Let Loose 1996 958050

920 NEW VIOLENT THING Ben Dolic 2020 958000

 

921 NEW BAND ON THE RUN Paul McCartney & Wings 1974 958000

922 NEW EVERYWHERE Fleetwood Mac 1988 957950

923 NEW (I NEVER PROMISED YOU A) ROSE GARDEN Lynn Anderson 1971 956700

924 NEW A HARD DAY'S NIGHT The Beatles 1964 956650

925 NEW IT’S MY LIFE Talk Talk 1984 956350

926 NEW SAY IT TO ME Pet Shop Boys 2016 954650

927 NEW SHORLEY WALL Ooberman 1998 954300

928 NEW SHAME Eurythmics 1988 953700

929 NEW ONLY YOU CAN Fox 1974 952650

930 NEW GO! M83 featuring Mai Lan 2016 952150

 

931 NEW TWILIGHT E.L.O. 1981 952050

932 NEW SAY SOMETHING Kylie Minogue 2020 950600

933 NEW CHINA GIRL David Bowie 1983 950000

934 NEW THE TANGO’S OVER Mick Robertson 1974 948000

935 NEW WHERE DO YOU GO No Mercy 1997 947750

936 NEW CROCODILE ROCK Elton John 1972 947700

937 NEW WORRIED ABOUT RAY The Hoosiers 2007 947400

938 NEW BIRD SONG Lene Lovich 1979 947200

939 NEW WALKING IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE Love Unlimited 1972 947050

940 NEW WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG? Emma Bunton 2001 946650

 

941 NEW HOLD ME TIGHT Johnny Nash 1968 946350

942 NEW MEGAREX T.Rex 1985 946250

943 NEW THE POACHER Ronnie Lane 1974 946150

944 NEW RAPTURE Blondie 1981 946150

945 NEW GHOST TOWN The Specials 1981 945850

946 NEW THE MODEL Kraftwerk 1978 944800

947 NEW CAN’T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD Kylie Minogue 2001 944750

851 NEW LAST FRIDAY NIGHT (TGIF) Katy Perry 2011 988750

852 NEW BECOME Midge Ure 2015 988400

853 473 CONSTANT CRAVING k.d.Lang 1992 987900

854 474 FOX ON THE RUN Sweet 1975 987850

855 NEW TRUE LOVE WAYS Buddy Holly 1960 987700

856 475 HAPPY NEW YEAR/THE WAY OLD FRIENDS DO ABBA 1980 986900

857 NEW SHOULD I LAUGH OR CRY ABBA 1982 986550

858 476 HI HO SILVER LINING Jeff Beck Group 1967 986350

859 477 THE SIGN Ace Of Base 1994 985800

860 NEW LOVELY DAY Bill Withers 1978 984950

 

861 478 I'M MANDY FLY ME 10C.C. 1976 984900

862 NEW BETTER Cat And The Menagerie 2013 984600

863 NEW MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT Starbuck 1976 984150

864 NEW NUMB Jessi 2020 984000

865 NEW IN YOUR EYES Robin Schulz featuring Alida 2020 983850

866 NEW 3 WORDS Cheryl Cole/ will.i.am 2009 983050

867 NEW SIGN O’ THE TIMES Prince 1987 982450

868 NEW GHOSTTOWN Madonna 2015 981800

869 NEW REPTILIA The Strokes 2004 980600

870 479 BEACH BABY First Class 1974 980258

 

871 480 MIRROR MAN Human League 1982 979850

872 NEW STAY Shakespears Sister 1992 978850

873 NEW LOVE RUNS OUT OneRepublic 2014 978650

874 NEW PERSONAL JESUS Depeche Mode 1989 978400

875 NEW EMPIRE STATE OF MIND/ PART 2 Jay-Z/ Alicia Keys 2009 978200

876 482 ON THE BIBLE Deuce 1995 978200

877 NEW I’M A CLOWN David Cassidy 1973 978000

878 NEW COULD IT BE FOREVER David Cassidy 1972 977100

879 NEW HEART AND SOUL T’Pau 1987 976800

880 NEW MAID OF ORLEANS (THE WALTZ JOAN OF ARC) Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 1982 976500

 

881 484 NIGHT BOAT TO CAIRO Madness 1980 975900

882 483 (KEEP FEELING) FASCINATION Human League 1983 975400

883 NEW RADIOACTIVE Imagine Dragons 2012 975000

884 NEW PRAY Take That 1993 975000

885 NEW MONSTERS Saara Aalto 2018 974650

886 490 UNPRETTY TLC 1999 974500

887 NEW GOOD LUCK Basement Jaxx/ Lisa Kekaula 2004 974400

888 487 MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE Police 1979 973200

889 488 TORCH Soft Cell 1982 972950

890 489 THE WAR SONG Culture Club 1984 971150

 

891 NEW HOLLABACK GIRL Gwen Stefani 2005 970900

892 NEW TIME IN A BOTTLE Jim Croce 1974 969050

893 NEW MOVE YOUR FEET Junior Senior 2003 968250

894 NEW BENNIE AND THE JETS Elton John 1974 968200

895 491 HOME LOVIN' MAN Andy Williams 1970 968000

896 NEW MAGNIFICENT Hurts 2017 967900

897 NEW SWEET CHILD 'O MINE Guns 'N' Roses 1988 967350

898 NEW JOHNNY REGGAE The Piglets 1971 966750

899 493 AGAIN Janet Jackson 1994 966600

900 NEW WAY DOWN Elvis Presley 1977 964907

801 NEW UNFINISHED SYMPATHY Massive Attack 1991 1006550

802 NEW CHASING PAVEMENTS Adele 2008 1005350

803 NEW IT’S ALRIGHT Pet Shop Boys 1989 1005300

804 453 MISS YOU NIGHTS Cliff Richard 1976 1005300

805 NEW NOTHING BREAKS LIKE A HEART Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus 2019 1004600

806 465 LOVE ME DO Beatles 1962 1004100

807 NEW I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT BUT I CAN'T GIVE IT ANYMORE Pet Shop Boys 1999 1003900

808 454 YOU DON'T KNOW ME Armand Van Helden/ Duane Harden 1999 1003800

809 NEW NO MILK TODAY Herman's Hermits 1967 1003800

810 NEW JUMP Madonna 2006 1003600

 

811 NEW GOOD RIDDANCE (TIME OF YOUR LIFE) Glen Campbell 2008 1003500

812 NEW DEAR FUTURE SELF (HANDS UP) Fall Out Boy featuring Wyclef Jean 2019 1003450

813 455 I WOULDN'T NORMALLY DO THIS KIND OF THING Pet Shop Boys 1993 1003450

814 NEW THE DARK IS RISING Mercury Rev 2001 1003100

815 NEW FOOTSTEPS Pet Shop Boys 1999 1003050

816 NEW STAND BY ME Ben E. King 1961 1002950

817 NEW NON HO L’ETA PER AMARTI Gigliola Cinquetti 1964 1002850

818 456 DID YOU EVER Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood 1971 1002700

819 NEW THEME FROM A SUMMER PLACE Percy Faith 1960 1002500

820 457 LAST STOP: THIS TOWN Eels 1998 1002400

 

821 NEW DELILAH Tom Jones 1968 1002250

822 NEW I SAW HER AGAIN The Mamas & The Papas 1967 1001800

823 NEW IN THE CROSSFIRE Starsailor 2005 1001500

824 NEW THE KILLING MOON Echo & The Bunnymen 1984 1001400

825 NEW DREAMS Fleetwood Mac 1977 1001162

826 458 JOHN WAYNE IS BIG LEGGY Haysi Fantayzee 1982 1000400

827 459 BACK IN THE U.S.S.R. Beatles 1968 1000000

828 NEW SUNRISE Simply Red 2003 999300

829 461 FOUR LETTER WORD Kim Wilde 1989 999150

830 462 RESCUE ME Madonna 1991 999100

 

831 NEW SWEET CAROLINE (GOOD TIMES NEVER SEEMED SO GOOD) Neil Diamond 1969 998450

832 468 END OF THE ROAD Boyz II Men 1992 998250

833 463 I LOST MY HEART TO A STARSHIP TROOPER Hot Gossip/ Sarah Brightman 1978 997950

834 464 BLUE MONDAY New Order 1983 997850

835 466 OBSESSION Animotion 1985 997250

836 NEW OH PITY Cashier No 9 2011 995600

837 NEW DON'T TELL ME Madonna 2000 994450

838 467 HOLD ON TIGHT E.L.O. 1981 994000

839 NEW TRUE FEELING Galantis 2017 993350

840 469 HE AIN'T HEAVY... HE'S MY BROTHER Hollies 1969 992450

 

841 NEW SECRETS The Weeknd featuring Tears For Fears 2016 992000

842 NEW TO SIR WITH LOVE Lulu 1967 991650

843 NEW OUTLINES Mike Mago and Dragonette 2015 991400

844 470 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME Culture Club 1982 991300

845 NEW FANTASY Mariah Carey 1995 991200

846 471 CRAZY HORSES Osmonds 1972 990800

847 NEW (TO BE) YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK Bob & Marcia 1970 990750

848 NEW WALKING ON THIN ICE Yoko Ono 1981 990600

849 NEW SWEET HARMONY The Beloved 1993 990150

850 NEW MOVIESTAR Harpo featuring Frida 1975 990000

751 NEW STOP THE CAVALRY Jona Lewie 1980 1033550

752 422 HUMAN BEINGS Seal 1998 1033250

753 NEW MY GIRL Temptations 1965 1032600

754 NEW RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM Maxine Nightingale 1975 1030700

755 425 JUST LIKE JESSE JAMES Cher 1989 1030250

756 NEW KEEPING THE DREAM ALIVE Freiheit 1988 1030200

757 426 THE REFLEX Duran Duran 1984 1030200

758 NEW I WALK ALONE Cher 2014 1029200

759 NEW GET OUTTA MY WAY Kylie Minogue 2010 1029200

760 427 UNINVITED Alanis Morissette 1998 1028850

 

761 NEW A THING CALLED LOVE Johnny Cash 1972 1027950

762 NEW RELEASE 220 KID & ASDIS 2022 1027800

763 428 BABY NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU Foundations 1967 1027400

764 NEW ONE SHY MORNING Amon Tobin 2019 1027000

765 NEW SUPERSTAR Jamelia 2003 1026100

766 429 TELEGRAM SAM T.Rex 1972 1025008

767 430 THE EYES OF TRUTH Enigma 1994 1024450

768 431 COME UNDONE Duran Duran 1993 1024300

769 NEW ANNIE YOU SAVE ME Graffiti6 2010 1023950

770 NEW SLOOP JOHN B The Beach Boys 1966 1023450

 

771 NEW SOUND AND VISION David Bowie 1977 1023365

772 NEW (I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION The Rolling Stones 1965 1022500

773 433 THE LEBANON Human League 1984 1022400

774 434 PERFECT DAY Lou Reed & friends 1997 1022100

775 NEW PAINT IT BLACK The Rolling Stones 1966 1022000

776 NEW ARCADE Duncan Laurence 2019 1021750

777 435 STARS China Black 1994 1021300

778 NEW DIRTY DIANA Michael Jackson 1988 1020250

779 NEW EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE The Police 1983 1019950

780 450 AMERICAN PIE Don McLean 1972 1019400

 

781 438 LISTEN TO YOUR HEART Roxette 1989 1018500

782 440 STOP LOVING ME STOP LOVING YOU Daryl Hall 1994 1018000

783 NEW I'M WITH STUPID Pet Shop Boys 2006 1017400

784 441 PAPA DON'T PREACH Madonna 1986 1016100

785 NEW LOVE ETC Pet Shop Boys 2009 1014700

786 472 DA YA THINK I'M SEXY? Rod Stewart 1978 1014000

787 NEW SUMMERTIME SADNESS Lana Del Ray vs Cedric Gervais 2013 1013550

788 NEW IF I THOUGHT YOU'D EVER CHANGE YOUR MIND Agnetha Faltskog 2004 1013350

789 444 LUCKY MAN Verve 1997 1012900

790 NEW MATHEMATICS Cherry Ghost 2007 1012650

 

791 446 BLACK AND WHITE Greyhound 1971 1011000

792 451 CARNAVAL DE PARIS Dario G 1998 1010900

793 NEW ONLY LOVE CAN HURT LIKE THIS Paloma Faith 2014 1009550

794 452 CRACKLIN' ROSIE Neil Diamond 1970 1009400

795 492 SUNDAY GIRL Blondie 1979 1009150

796 NEW BABY LOVE The Supremes 1964 1008850

797 NEW CA PLANE POUR MOI Plastic Bertrand 1977 1008550

798 NEW ALL THE YOUNG DUDES Mott The Hoople 1972 1008350

799 NEW FAIRYTALE Alexander Rybak 2009 1007150

800 NEW MY NAME IS JACK Manfred Mann 1968 1006650

701 NEW LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS Mud 1974 1064670

702 402 WILD WOOD Paul Weller 1993 1064650

703 NEW WHEN IT’S COLD I’D LIKE TO DIE Moby featuring Mimi Goese 1995 1064550

704 NEW ALL BY MYSELF Alok, Sigala & Ellie Goulding 2022 1064000

705 449 THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL Michael Jackson 1987 1063800

706 NEW YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE Gerry & The Pacemakers 1963 1063550

707 NEW COMMON PEOPLE Pulp 1995 1063100

708 NEW SUBURBIA Pet Shop Boys 1986 1062050

709 NEW UP ON THE ROOF The Drifters 1962 1060550

710 447 I HEAR YOU NOW Jon & Vangelis 1980 1060350

 

711 403 LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU Robbie Williams 1998 1059350

712 404 WALKING ON THE MOON Police 1979 1058650

713 414 LOVE SHACK B52's 1989 1055400

714 NEW GET TOGETHER Madonna 2006 1055250

715 406 I DON'T WANT TO FALL IN LOVE Jane Child 1990 1054950

716 407 MONKEY George Michael 1988 1054750

717 NEW JUST DANCE Lady Gaga 2009 1054250

718 NEW DARE Gorillaz/ Shaun Ryder 2005 1053150

719 NEW MARRY YOU Bruno Mars 2011 1051050

720 NEW DOMINO DANCING Pet Shop Boys 1988 1050900

 

721 408 OPPORTUNITIES (LET'S MAKE LOTS OF MONEY) Pet Shop Boys 1986 1046200

722 409 TROUBLE Lindsey Buckingham 1981 1045850

723 NEW ROCK THE BOAT The Hues Corporation 1974 1045650

724 411 JE T'AIME...MOI NON PLUS Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg 1969 1044950

725 412 UNDER ATTACK ABBA 1982 1044800

726 NEW HOUSE OF CARDS Red Sky July 2016 1043950

727 NEW BRIGHT LIGHTS BIGGER CITY Cee-Lo Green/ Wiz Khalifa 2011 1043550

728 NEW ALONE AGAIN OR Love 1968 1043350

729 485 THRILLER Michael Jackson 1983 1043150

730 NEW THE JOURNEY CONTINUES Mark Brown/ Sarah Cracknell 2008 1042900

 

731 413 GENO Dexy's Midnight Runners 1980 1042600

732 460 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART Bonnie Tyler 1983 1042450

733 NEW GRENADE Bruno Mars 2011 1042400

734 NEW COOL Gwen Stefani 2005 1041500

735 NEW DIAMOND HEART Alan Walker & Sophia Somajo 2018 1040050

736 415 (YOUR LOVE KEEPS LIFTING ME) HIGHER AND HIGHER Jackie Wilson 1967 1039750

737 418 THE LOCOMOTION Little Eva 1962 1039200

738 NEW TAKE ON ME a-ha 1985 1038750

739 NEW CARELESS WHISPER George Michael 1984 1038700

740 NEW KILLER Adamski featuring Seal 1990 1038350

 

741 NEW HEY YA Outkast 2003 1037950

742 419 GOODBYE SAM HELLO SAMANTHA Cliff Richard 1970 1037300

743 424 TUSK Fleetwood Mac 1979 1037100

744 420 SCREAM Michael/Janet Jackson 1995 1037050

745 NEW HUNG UP Madonna 2005 1036850

746 NEW DADDY COOL Boney M 1976 1036107

747 NEW HOTTER THAN HELL Dua Lipa 2016 1035300

748 NEW SHOOT THE DOG George Michael/ Human League 2002 1035250

749 NEW ONLY YOU Yazoo 1982 1034600

750 421 NOW THOSE DAYS ARE GONE Bucks Fizz 1982 1033850

651 NEW IMITATION OF LIFE REM 2001 1095250

652 NEW SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS) Eurythmics 1983 1091900

653 366 THAT LOOK IN YOUR EYE Ali Campbell/Pam Starks 1995 1090750

654 494 YOU SPIN ME ROUND (LIKE A RECORD) Dead Or Alive 1984 1090200

655 367 ROCK AND ROLL PART 2 Gary Glitter 1972 1088550

656 368 TELL IT TO MY HEART Taylor Dayne 1988 1087450

657 369 PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE Kylie Minogue 1994 1087400

658 NEW ONE LAST NIGHT Vaults 2015 1087250

659 423 THERE MUST BE AN ANGEL (PLAYING WITH MY HEART) Eurythmics 1985 1086650

660 370 DANGEROUS Roxette 1990 1086150

 

661 371 TRUE FAITH New Order 1987 1086000

662 NEW KISS IT BETTER BirdSMITH 2022 1085700

663 372 WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME/CAN'T TAKE.. Pet Shop Boys 1991 1085100

664 373 MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer 1991 1085100

665 NEW GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD Elton John 1973 1083550

666 377 TEMMA HARBOUR Mary Hopkin 1970 1083500

667 NEW SAY SO Doja Cat 2020 1082450

668 379 MY LITTLE ONE Marmalade 1971 1082400

669 380 YOU CAN GET IT IF YOU REALLY WANT Desmond Dekker 1970 1082400

670 NEW TEARS OF GOLD Faouzia 2020 1082250

 

671 381 I WANT YOU Savage Garden 1997 1082150

672 NEW DON'T YOU WORRY CHILD Swedish House Mafia/ John Martin 2012 1081400

673 382 FREE AS A BIRD Beatles 1995 1081400

674 385 LOVE ON A MOUNTAIN TOP Robert Knight 1968 1079300

675 NEW ASTOUNDED Bran Van 3000 featuring Curtis Mayfield 2002 1079000

676 387 AIRPORT Motors 1978 1079000

677 NEW FRIDAY'S CHILD Will Young 2004 1078750

678 388 MY COO CA CHOO Alvin Stardust 1973 1078750

679 389 MONY MONY Tommy James & The Shondells 1968 1078700

680 391 WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME Monaco 1997 1077450

 

681 NEW GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU The Bee Gees 1968 1077450

682 400 BLACK VELVET Alannah Myles 1990 1077300

683 NEW WHEN DOVES CRY Prince 1984 1077300

684 393 HEAD OVER HEELS ABBA 1982 1076250

685 NEW WUTHERING HEIGHTS Kate Bush 1978 1076212

686 394 IT MUST HAVE BEEN LOVE Roxette 1990 1076100

687 NEW OH MY GOD Kaiser Chiefs 2005 1075850

688 NEW RHYTHM IS A DANCER Snap! 1992 1074850

689 395 NO DOUBT ABOUT IT Hot Chocolate 1980 1074800

690 NEW WHEN WE ARE TOGETHER Texas 1999 1074450

 

691 NEW THIS IS YOUR LIFE Banderas 1991 1072200

692 396 E=MC2 Big Audio Dynamite 1986 1072100

693 397 RETURN TO INNOCENCE Enigma 1994 1071000

694 NEW TICKET TO RIDE The Beatles 1965 1070550

695 398 I WANT YOU BACK N-Sync 1998 1070200

696 NEW SKY Sonique 2000 1070100

697 NEW HE LOVES U NOT Dream 2001 1069250

698 NEW RIDING INTO BLUE (COWBOY SONG) Inga 1990 1067650

699 399 WIG WAM BAM Sweet 1972 1067200

700 401 I AM...I SAID Neil Diamond 1971 1064800

601 NEW SPEED OF SOUND Coldplay 2005 1126850

602 334 SPIRIT IN THE SKY Norman Greenbaum 1970 1126300

603 343 YOU'RE SO VAIN Carly Simon 1972 1126100

604 336 HOLD ON Wilson Phillips 1990 1125300

605 364 DOWN UNDER Men At Work 1982 1125200

606 337 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING Dave Edmunds 1970 1124500

607 481 SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME Rockwell/ Michael Jackson 1984 1123300

608 339 FOREVER AUTUMN Justin Hayward 1978 1123200

609 340 IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU Yvonne Elliman 1978 1121650

610 NEW CLOUDBUSTING Kate Bush 1985 1120700

 

611 384 JESUS TO A CHILD George Michael 1996 1119950

612 341 MY GUY Mary Wells 1964 1119900

613 392 POP MUZIK M 1979 1119550

614 NEW VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR Buggles 1979 1118100

615 342 TRUE BLUE Madonna 1986 1116250

616 NEW GHOST ON THE CANVAS Glen Campbell 2011 1115950

617 NEW UNDER CONTROL Calvin Harris and Alesso featuring Hurts 2013 1115100

618 344 ORDINARY LIVES Bee Gees 1989 1114250

619 NEW CRYSTAL New Order 2001 1113250

620 448 RADIO GA GA Queen 1984 1111900

 

621 346 ANGEL FINGERS Wizzard 1973 1111155

622 347 ATOMIC Blondie 1980 1110850

623 348 MESSAGES OMD 1980 1110450

624 NEW SUN IS SHINING Bob Marley Vs Funkstar Deluxe 1999 1109950

625 349 DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE The Mamas & The Papas 1967 1109750

626 350 WOOD BEEZ (PRAY LIKE ARETHA FRANKLIN) Scritti Politti 1984 1109400

627 351 DONNA 10C.C. 1972 1109200

628 NEW WATERMELON SUGAR Harry Styles 2019 1108300

629 NEW WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND Noel Harrison 1969 1106850

630 NEW GOLDEN BROWN The Stranglers 1982 1106600

 

631 353 WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE Cliff Richard 1979 1106200

632 NEW WALK AWAY RENEE The Four Tops 1967 1105650

633 354 GET DOWN TONIGHT KC & The Sunshine Band 1975 1105350

634 386 PARTY FEARS TWO Associates 1982 1104700

635 NEW 3 A.M. ETERNAL (LIVE AT THE S.S.L.) The KLF featuring the Children Of The Revolution, Ricardo Da Force & P.P. Arnold 1991 1104600

636 355 SE A VIDA ES Pet Shop Boys 1996 1104500

637 356 MOULDY OLD DOUGH Lt. Pigeon 1972 1101500

638 NEW AIN'T NO SUNSHINE Bill Withers 1971 1101500

639 NEW 10538 OVERTURE E.L.O. 1972 1101200

640 358 SAVE ME Clodagh Rodgers 1976 1100600

 

641 383 THE LOOK OF LOVE ABC 1982 1100350

642 NEW JOHN I’M ONLY DANCING David Bowie 1972 1099650

643 360 BRASS IN POCKET Pretenders 1979 1099250

644 NEW I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS Foreigner 1984 1099050

645 NEW TWO FUX Adam Lambert 2017 1098300

646 361 CIRCLE IN THE SAND Belinda Carlisle 1988 1097300

647 NEW NEW YORK Paloma Faith 2009 1097150

648 NEW FLY BY II Blue 2002 1096850

649 362 FOOTSIE Wigans Chosen Few 1968 1095600

650 363 THE CRUNCH Rah Band 1977 1095350

561 NEW WHITE FLAG Dido 2003 1156550

562 NEW POWERLESS (SAY WHAT YOU WANT) Nelly Furtado 2003 1156300

563 316 I HAVE A DREAM ABBA 1979 1154950

564 317 FAIRGROUND Simply Red 1995 1154700

565 NEW GRAPEJUICE Harry Styles 2022 1154600

566 NEW SUPREME Robbie Williams 2000 1154200

567 318 FEEL THE NEED IN ME Detroit Emeralds 1972 1154000

568 NEW AIN'T GOT NO... I GOT LIFE Nina Simone 1968 1152650

569 320 YOU WEAR IT WELL Rod Stewart 1972 1152350

570 NEW (THERE'S) ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME Sandie Shaw 1964 1150300

 

571 322 BREAKING DOWN THE WALLS OF HEARTACHE Bandwagon 1968 1149400

572 NEW LET'S STAY TOGETHER Al Green 1972 1148950

573 NEW FADES AWAY Avicii featuring Mishcatt 2019 1148100

574 323 POPCORN Hot Butter 1972 1146800

575 324 EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING/REMIX U2 1992 1146300

576 325 ELENORE Turtles 1968 1146200

577 330 RHINESTONE COWBOY Glen Campbell 1975 1146050

578 NEW ROAD TO MANDALAY Robbie Williams 2001 1144550

579 NEW DUST Royworld 2008 1144000

580 NEW WALK ON THE WILD SIDE Lou Reed 1972 1143400

 

581 NEW WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen 1977 1143210

582 327 LIVING IN THE PAST Jethro Tull 1969 1142693

583 NEW SPACE MAN Sam Ryder 2022 1141050

584 329 LIFE Haddaway 1993 1139400

585 NEW GOOD DANCERS The Sleepy Jackson 2003 1138350

586 NEW FURTHER Longview 2005 1137950

587 NEW HELLO IT’S ME Todd Rundgren 1973 1136950

588 NEW PARADISE Coldplay 2011 1136050

589 NEW MAD WORLD Tears For Fears 1982 1135450

590 NEW SUPERSTITION Stevie Wonder 1972 1135250

 

591 417 YOUR SONG Elton John 1970 1134800

592 NEW IF I TOLD YOU THAT Whitney Houston/ George Michael 2000 1134300

593 NEW EVERYTHING SHE WANTS Wham! 1984 1133200

594 NEW TINY DANCER Elton John 1971 1133100

595 331 YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND Big Fun/Sonia 1990 1132600

596 NEW HOPE Stefan 2022 1132450

597 NEW I WISH U HEAVEN Prince 1988 1132450

598 332 LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys 1994 1130550

599 NEW RIGHT THERE Nicole Scherzinger/ 50 Cent 2010 1129650

600 NEW ENJOY THE SILENCE Depeche Mode 1990 1128100

 

Grapejuice will make the current "featured" list shortly along with a few other current tracks so I'll just bung them in as bonus tracks in the rundown when they've finished their chart runs - Grapejuice is number 565 but will be in the top 560 next week so that will prob be the first bonus track...

 

 

561. MARY'S BOY CHILD/ OH MY LORD - Boney M (1978) 1,156,650

 

 

 

One of 3 on the list, Daddy Cool has featured in the 700's and one still to come for Boney M, Mary's Boy Child was a fabulous Caribbean-style reworking of Calypso star Harry Belafonte's lovely Mary's Boy Child, which topped the charts when I was born. It very nearly hung on till my 21st birthday, but YMCA booted it off the top of the UK singles chart. Oddly, much as I still love this Xmas perennial, it's never topped my chart - it peaked at 2 but has "outsold" Daddy Cool which was a number one in 1977. Frank Farian grabbed some songwriting credit (along with singing on it and producing it) with his Oh My Lord addition, but that actually works in its favour, I think. A lot of christmas songs are overplayed, but this one manages to crop up each year without going top 40 and remains delightful. It has recharted a few times for me, and in the UK charts, and hopefully will continue to into the far future.

560. IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE - Glen Campbell (1970) 1,157,400

 

 

We've already had 2 Glen tracks on the list. Expect more - I adore Glen Campbell and have done since I asked for his album as my first-ever album present from mum and dad in 1970, the year this was huge for me. I was vaguely aware it was an oldie, but of all the numerous hit versions, and non-hit versions, this big-ballad is far and away the definitive version, it builds like a Roy Orbison classic, it has Glen's gorgeous vocal range, effortlessly clocking those big notes, he was a family fave, what with his TV specials and his role as cowboy lawman in True Grit with John Wayne, and in 1970 he could do no wrong. And this isn't even amongst his 10 best records (though it's good enough to be). Sorry Conway Twitty, you might have been on top of the UK chart for my first birthday but this was big for me on my 13th birthday.

559. FIRST TIME HE KISSED A BOY - Kadie Elder (2016) 1,158,050

 

 

Talking of John Wayne, he starred in fab movie called The Sons Of Katie Elder. As I don't believe in co-incidence I expect this Copenhagen-based electronic pop duo had seen the movie, but in any case it didn't make the record a hit in 2016, sadly. I was rather taken with it, a good pop track with a suitably gay-referencing video for the song subject matter. And they never had another chart hit in my charts, so a One-Hit Wonder then. You-tube seem to think that people who like this might like Elaine Page and Barbara Dickson doing an Abba song from Chess. OK, guilllllty, but that's not what's up next...

558. DEEPER AND DEEPER - Madonna (1992) 1,159,650

 

 

Madonna will also feature on this rundown a lot. Better get used to it! This is her 8th appearance so far, and it's the wonderful Deeper and Deeper, the best track on her underwhelming Erotica album - glorious house-dance, this is pounding classic Madonna courtesy of Shep Pettibone, co-writer and remixer to endless classic 80's and 90's pop tracks (see Pet Shop Boys). The quality shines through, and it ends with a self-referencing nod to a bit of Vogue - criminally not on my rundown, it's easily as good as this, if not better. Pettibone did most of the Erotica album with Madge, and they were admittedly the best tracks (and singles), but none of them did as well in my charts as this one.

557. DYNAMITE - Mud (1973) 1,160,100

 

 

 

In an alternative universe this would have been the follow-up to Ballroom Blitz for The Sweet, who got top pickings of the latest Chinn-Chapman songs, but they turned it down so they gave it to Number 3 RAK Chinney-Chap act at that time, Mud, who'd paid their dues for years before getting some chart action with the fabulous tango-glam of Crazy in early 1973, a record that sounded like no other and has been sadly forgotten these days. Mud were definitely lads' lads, and I loved 'em. Les Grey was a terrific frontman, energetic & upbeat and FUN with a capital F, as were the rest of the gang. This was the record that put them into full-on Glamrock mode and set the template for the next few singles, one of which to come later and others not on the list but big with me like The Cat Crept In and Rocket - the record that mimicked Elvis Presley, then well into middle-aged turgid ballads, and got kudos from the great Mama Cass just before she died, on Rosko's Roundtable record review show. "If only Elvis was making records like that" she opined. Quite! Mud even did Elvis-style ballads way better in the 70's, witness the already-appeared Lonely This Christmas.

556. SUNNY AFTERNOON - The Kinks (1966) 1,161,250

 

 

A blast from my life in Waterloo, a run-down suburb of Liverpool in World Cup Year (not that I watched it), but I've always found gorgeously evocative, a terrific laid-back, lazy, summery, tuneful pseudo-Ragtime gem. The Kinks were hitting their peak years after their 1964 arrival with a bang, more of which later in the rundown as there's two more to come - but jaw-droppingly not their best record Waterloo Sunset. As I wasn't charting prior to 1968 all their early tracks (like this one) have had to rely on re-issues or Movie spots and the like to get into the rundown. So lots of absolute faves missing, notably Autumn Almanac which I was mad on in late 1967 and would no doubt feature if I'd started personal charting a bit earlier. Doh!

555. GRAPEJUICE - Harry Styles (2022) 1,161,700

 

 

 

The last of three Harry Styles tracks on my list and this one hasn't yet been a single, annoyingly. It's got the very laid-back vibes of Watermelon Sugar - without the hook, admittedly - but like The Kinks' track it's got those summer vibes, just so dreamy, and like Sunny Afternoon Harry is opting for the "recorded-in-a-tin-can" style vocals that give it a 1920's feel. Still on my charts, so it'll edge up a bit higher, but I'll settle for it resting at this slot for now. Watermelon Sugar is his classic, As It Was his biggie and fab too, but that one doesn't feature on the rundown where two non-single album tracks from Harry's House do: Daydreaming being t'other laid-back unknown gem. Still time, Harry.....!

554. I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING (FOR ME) - George Michael & Aretha Franklin (1987) 1,163,000

 

 

 

George could do wrong by 1987, witness he decided to do a cover of a song he didn't write with soul-legend Aretha Franklin - just because he could. At the time, George was getting a bit out of his proper teen-pop groove and hitting above his station according to the critics - but let's be honest, no-one could vocally compete with Aretha. No-one. So, he gifted her a missing chart-topper in the UK after 20 years of trying, added to his own tally, and he rather did a great job too - not one of his productions, it's Team Aretha - but George has a flawless warm vocal quality that can lift a song as much as Aretha can. Is it their best material? No, there's more to come from both of them on their own classics. But it's still very very good. Aretha already got a song title name check from Scritti Politti on this countdown, so that won't be a shock when it crops up - but I will list the ones that should be on the rundown and aren't when I get to that one...

Hey been a busy year so this has been sidelined yet again. Plus side I have handed my notice in at work for September (or Dec if they accept one day a week to deal with incoming problems only) so I might even get this done one day...

 

557. PERFECTLY UNTRUE - Lucia & The Big Boys (2020) 1,163,500

 

 

Scottish Lucia and her Big Boys have been on my youtube regular visits since I came across it in someone's personal chart and fell for it immediately, then entered it into the Buzzjack Song Contest (top 10 result). It's got a very 80's Indie vibe to it and a magnificent bit of guitar riffing going on. Love the video, love the record, and it's criminal that it got no radio exposure, never mind become a hit of any sort. What it needs is some musically adventurous TV show to stick it in a feature-slot - if you're reading Umbrella Academy showrunners, take note and play very loud.

556. IN MY PLACE - Coldplay (2002) 1,163,900

 

 

Yellow was an early fave, but it was this one that made me start to take notice properly of Coldplay (and go to see them in concert around the same time), though it never topped my chart, peaking at 2. It's Chris & the boys in ballad singalong mode, and over 2 decades later it's not amongst my top Coldplay tunes, they've done so much more that ups the ante since. It's their 3rd on the list so far, but Speed Of Sound and Paradise are better records than In My Place, but not to worry there's more to come. I think it was around here that some early Coldplay fans started to go off them a bit as they moved more towards stadium rock and global rock dominance. Not me though....

555. ARE YOU READY FOR LOVE - Elton John (1979) 1,164,000

 

 

Here mostly for the 2003 remix chart-topping version, but it was still the original version I was playing so that's the one featured here. By 1979 Reg was having a break from Bernie and had moved off to Philly soul and disco with catastrophic UK chart results. Elton's Imperial phase was over and he'd try a few things before his 1983 comeback, including a Thom Bell sessions 12" EP which I bought when it came out. Thom Bell was one of the prime Sound Of Philadelphia acts of the early to mid 70's disco explosion, and Elton had done his own version of it in 1975 - the under-rated Philadelphia Freedom, ode to Billie-Jean King and others, which was pure genius Philly, topped my chart and is currently about to enter my all-time list thanks to Elton featuring it on his Glastonbury goodbye, and me re-charting it. It's a better record than this one, which was recorded about that time and released later - a middling hit for me in 1979, the year when the charts were overcrowded with genius and many tracks came a cropper, undeservedly. My fave track of the time was the bigger US hit Mama Can't Buy You Love, a smash while I was touring California and Nevada/Arizona as a student that summer, with friends. Not even released in the UK as a single, that one. So, anyway, it came as an unexpected nice Fat Boy Slim-pushed surprise when this suddenly went from obscure to massive hit. Hooray, it's got a fab groove and great tune and lush strings! It's a top record, and he really should have pushed it out as the follow-up to Philadelphia Freedom, after all Bowie was getting slagged off for his Plastic soul period in 1975, so Elton mights as well have gone full-on soul too. Of course he had 2 albums to kick out before the end of the year, Captain Fantastic and Rock Of The Westies, so I can see why he didn't - but neither album had anything as commercial as this track on it, so delaying Someone Saved My Life Tonight shouldnt have been an issue. The issue would have been 3 non-album singles in a row.....