March 21, 20178 yr Terry Wogan had a gap of nearly 31 years between The Floral Dance in January 1978 and Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth (as part of BandAged) in December 2008. In 2009 he (along with Aled Jones) was individually credited on the follow-up hit Silver Bells/Me And My Teddy Bear.
March 22, 20178 yr Terry Wogan had a gap of nearly 31 years between The Floral Dance in January 1978 and Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth (as part of BandAged) in December 2008. In 2009 he (along with Aled Jones) was individually credited on the follow-up hit Silver Bells/Me And My Teddy Bear. In that case we should also mention that Aled Jones' previous appearance in the top forty was in 1985/6.
March 22, 20178 yr Bobby Helms' Jingle Bell Rock finally charted at Xmas (#71), his first hit since 1958 (58 years!) Also, the Ronettes charted at #68 with Sleigh Ride at Xmas...their first hit since Do I Love You in 1964 (52 years).
March 22, 20178 yr Author Bobby Helms' Jingle Bell Rock finally charted at Xmas (#71), his first hit since 1958 (58 years!) Also, the Ronettes charted at #68 with Sleigh Ride at Xmas...their first hit since Do I Love You in 1964 (52 years). Bobby Helm was an old recording of his from 1957 that had failed to chart in UK, and Ronettes recording was originally released by them in 1963.
March 22, 20178 yr Not a massive gap but All Saints made a comeback after 5 years with the top 3 hit Rock Steady. Justin Timberlake had a 7 year gap between albums.
March 22, 20178 yr Take That are obvious ones to think of when they came back with Patience in 2006 which made #1 10 years after How Deep Is Your Love made #1 in 1996. Followed by another #1 with Shine, the million selling Rule the World and a near 3 million selling comeback album. :cheer: :cheer:
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