- Shout by Dizzie Rascal and James Corden

- Sing by Gary Barlow

- Skyscraper by Sam Bailey

- Sign of The Times by Harry Styles

 

 

I'm very for charity singles and the two there have been since I started following the charts (NHS Choir and Artists for Grenfell) both stand out as deserving #1s.

I'm very for charity - giving to charity - and I'm very awareness being raised - but both songs were abysmal (particularly the NHS Choir) so objectively, musically, they really REALLY didn't deserve it :lol:

Take that these days surprised me because I didn’t check the releases that week nor was I updated with the midweeks or iTunes Charts so when I heard that they went number 1 I had to update my knowledge

Martin Garrix - Animals was one of the more surprising #1s for me... possibly forgotten as well due to its lack of vocals (trying to be objective here) though he's done plenty of memorable stuff since...

Also, not a #1 but hard to believe Union J - You Got It All even came close (the first sales #1 held off due to streaming)

I hate threads like this. It seems like everybody is just listing out my favourite chart hits. :(

 

In response to the post above, I don't think Martin Garrix - Animals is forgotten, nor would I say it was a surprising #1. It was really popular for months before it even came out iirc. I don't get the fuss over it though. Maybe the fact that he was a child when he made it impressed people? It's OK I suppose, but I wouldn't say it's outstanding. However, I think it's his signature song and he's more-or-less built the rest of his career on the back of it.

 

There was a similar song called Turn Back Time by Sub Focus around the same time which I thought was much better than Animals.

If anything 'Animals' is probably one of the LEAST forgotten dance #1s of the decade.

Animals is a funny one because unlike some of the other dance hits mentioned it’s not something that everyone will start belting out in the club in 10 years time :lol: It’s memorable and I’d definitely consider it a modern day classic rather than a forgotten song

 

2015 was the year I first got into dance music really (other than the big hits) so songs like Can’t Stop Playing, Last All Night, etc. from that era I remember fondly but I think I’m a minority there :P I know those are big hits chart wise but in the bigger picture they aren’t huge

Seems I stand corrected on my underappreciation of Animals... I obviously needed to get out more in 2013 (and still do) :mellow:

Seems I stand corrected on my underappreciation of Animals... I obviously needed to get out more in 2013 (and still do) :mellow:

 

During Freshers Week for my 2nd year at university Animals and Look Right Through were the two most popular dance songs. People from all different parts of the UK already knew both songs! And iirc that was quite a while before they were released on iTunes. So neither of them debuting at #1 was a big surprise to me.

 

I was just happy that Blurred Lines didn't get banned at my university. Poor Robin Thicke, he didn't know what he was getting himself into when he recorded that song. :lol:

The last time I heard Turn The Music Louder (Rumble) by accident must have been in October or November 2015.

My undeserved #1 of the decade has got to go to Cher Lloyd - “Swagger Jagger”

There was a similar song called Turn Back Time by Sub Focus around the same time which I thought was much better than Animals.

I liked Turn Back Time, but the drop in it was terrible

Edited May 1, 20187 yr by Tedward

I liked Turn Back Time, but the drop in it was terrible

And it sounds a bit similar to a song by Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley which reached #1 in 1987