January 3, 20197 yr Author Follow-up single "Just One More Kiss" spent 3 weeks on the top of my chart. tS517lbX3p4 Edited November 28, 20214 yr by Last Dreamer
January 7, 20197 yr My top 10 from that list: 1. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody 2. Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall 3. Queen - These Are The Days Of Our Lives 4. Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind 5. Human League - Don't You Want Me 6. Wings - Mull Of Kintyre 7. The Beatles - Hello Goodbye 8. Scaffold - Lily The Pink 9. Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking 10. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas (1984)
November 28, 20214 yr Author I finished a main list, but forgot to post my top 3 selections for sixteen years. Better late than never. :lol: 1966 : Elvis Presley - If Every Day Was Like Christmas Christmas week : # 9 UK peak position : # 9 XgvQIq0jmsE Top 3 : 1. Elvis Presley - If Every Day Was Like Christmas (UK # 9) 2. Val Doonican - What Would I Be (UK # 6) 3. Seekers - Morningtown Ride (UK # 4)
November 28, 20214 yr Author 1981 : Bucks Fizz - The Land Of Make Believe Christmas week : # 5 UK peak position : # 1 l6DOGITIfAY Top 3 : 1. Bucks Fizz - The Land Of Make Believe (UK # 5) 2. ABBA - One Of Us (UK # 3) 3. Jon and Vangelis - I'll Find My Way Home (UK # 10) "The Land of Make Believe" became only one song in the history of my retrospective chart, which was # 1 in three different versions, when Blogos Mergaites got # 1 with "Norim Buti Vaikais" (cover on Lithuanian language). The combined result is 21 weeks at # 1 (!!!) - nine for Bucks Fizz, seven for allSTARS* and five for Blogos Mergaites. Original was my "Song of the Year" from 1981 year, allSTARS* cover version is my favourite single from 2002.
November 28, 20214 yr Author 1999 : Steps - Say You'll Be Mine Christmas week : # 7 UK peak position : # 4 EDZoefLylcY Top 3 : 1. Steps - Say You'll Be Mine (UK # 4) 2. Westlife - I Have A Dream (UK # 1) 3. Cliff Richard - The Millenium Prayer (UK # 2)
November 28, 20214 yr 1981 : Bucks Fizz - The Land Of Make Believe Christmas week : # 5 UK peak position : # 1 l6DOGITIfAY Top 3 : 1. Bucks Fizz - The Land Of Make Believe (UK # 5) 2. ABBA - One Of Us (UK # 3) 3. Jon and Vangelis - I'll Find My Way Home (UK # 10) "The Land of Make Believe" became only one song in the history of my retrospective chart, which was # 1 in three different versions, when Blogos Mergaites got # 1 with "Norim Buti Vaikais" (cover on Lithuanian language). The combined result is 21 weeks at # 1 (!!!) - nine for Bucks Fizz, seven for allSTARS* and five for Blogos Mergaites. Original was my "Song of the Year" from 1981 year, allSTARS* cover version is my favourite single from 2002. Absolutely adore ‘I’ll Find My Way Home’!
November 29, 20214 yr Author 1987 : Kim Wilde and Mel Smith - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Christmas week : # 3 UK peak position : # 3 hdnaPAJgAQI Top 3 : 1. Kim Wilde and Mel Smith - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (UK # 3) 2. Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind (UK # 1) 3. Pogues and Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York (UK # 2)
November 29, 20214 yr Author 1990 : Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day Christmas week : # 1 UK peak position : # 1 FTI8CWSiZ40 Top 3 : 1. Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day (UK # 1) 2. Farm - All Together Now (UK # 6) 3. EMF - Unbelievable (UK # 10)
December 1, 20214 yr Author 1963 : Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand Christmas week : # 1 UK peak position : # 1 v1HDt1tknTc Top 3 : 1. Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand (UK # 1) 2. Dusty Springfield - I Only Want To Be With You (UK # 5) 3. Kathy Kirby - Secret Love (UK # 4) Edited December 1, 20214 yr by Last Dreamer
December 1, 20214 yr Author 1983 : Cliff Richard - Please Don't Fall In Love Christmas week : # 10 UK peak position : # 7 V6gjGRQVEZo Top 3 : 1. Cliff Richard - Please Don't Fall In Love (UK # 10) 2. Flying Pickets - Only You (UK # 1) 3. Status Quo - Marguerita Time (UK # 5) Edited December 1, 20214 yr by Last Dreamer
December 1, 20214 yr One of Cliff's more forgotten songs that one, I liked it though. He didn't sing it (or any of his christmas songs, not even Saviour's Day which is actually his best christmas song) when I saw him a few weeks back... Pleasantly surprised to see a Beatles track on top for 1963, and it's hard not to agree with the 1981 and 1987 top 3's :)
December 2, 20214 yr Author Pleasantly surprised to see a Beatles track on top for 1963, and it's hard not to agree with the 1981 and 1987 top 3's :) It's my favourite Beatles single. 1962 : Elvis Presley - Return To Sender Christmas week : # 1 UK peak position : # 1 PU5xxh5UX4U Top 3 : 1. Elvis Presley - Return To Sender (UK # 1) 2. Cliff Richard - The Next Time (UK # 2) 3. Susan Maughan - Bobby's Girl (UK # 5) Surprisingly this year got very powerful top 3, "Swiss Maid" and original "Rocking Around The Christmas Tree" must be mentioned too.
December 2, 20214 yr Author 1988 : Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan - Especially For You Christmas week : # 2 UK peak position : # 1 yalM-2ih7RU Top 3 : 1. Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan - Especially For You (UK # 2) 2. Cliff Richard - Mistletoe And Wine (UK # 1) 3. Status Quo - Burning Bridges (On And Off And On Again) (UK # 7)
December 2, 20214 yr Author 1977 : Bonnie Tyler - It's A Heartache Christmas week : # 7 UK peak position : # 4 bEOl38y8Nj8 Top 3 : 1. Bonnie Tyler - It's A Heartache (UK # 7) 2. Wings - Mull Of Kintyre (UK # 1) 3. Bing Crosby - White Christmas (UK # 5)
December 2, 20214 yr Author 2011 : Military Wives - Wherever You Are Christmas week : # 1 UK peak position : # 1 1HrN5o02Le0 Top 3 : 1. Military Wives - Wherever You Are (UK # 1) 2. Alex Day - Forever Yours (UK # 4) 3. Little Mix - Cannonball (UK # 2) "Wherever You Are" is the best Christmas # 1 from last 15 years, but it could be fun to have Alex Day's song on the top.
December 2, 20214 yr Author 1974 : Mud - Lonely This Christmas Christmas week : # 1 UK peak position : # 1 L5WvPRnSAxc Top 3 : 1. Mud - Lonely This Christmas (UK # 1) 2. Elvis Presley - My Boy (UK # 7) 3. Hello - Tell Him (UK # 10) Quentin and Ash version of "Tell Him" spent 5 weeks on the top of "Gražios Dainos".
December 2, 20214 yr Absolutely love ‘Lonely This Christmas’ one of the greatest festive number ones. Also really enjoy ‘Mull of Kintyre’ even though most don’t, it’s sales were huge!
December 3, 20214 yr Author 1985 : Madonna - Dress You Up Christmas week : # 9 UK peak position : # 5 mWtpd8mS5jw Top 3 : 1. Madonna - Dress You Up (UK # 9) 2. Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone (UK # 1) 3. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (UK # 4)
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