January 13, 20205 yr Author 29 people voted for 373 number 2 singles out of 1031. The oldest song was 'Heartbreak Hotel' by Elvis Presley from 1954 and the most recent was 'Before You Go' by Lewis Capaldi. If the latter qualifies for the semi-finals,it will be withdrawn if it reaches no.1. The acts with the most singles voted for were: Madonna 10 (out of 11) Kylie Minogue 7 (11) Calvin Harris 6 (7) Girls Aloud 5 (5) Rihanna 5 (9) Elvis Presley 4 (9) Steps 4 (5) Justin Timberlake 4 (7) Adele 3 (3) Phil Collins 3 (3) Kelis 3 (3) Michael Jackson 3 (8) Oasis 3 (6) Queen 3 (6) Sash! 3 (5) Taylor Swift 3 (3) Sweet 3 (5) Britney Spears 3 (3) The only Madonna song not to receive a vote was 'American Life'. The acts with 5 or more no.2s not to receive a single vote were: Cliff Richard 0 (out of 11) Boyzone 0 (6) Robbie Williams 0 (6) Tom Jones 0 (5) The singles with the highest first round points scores will be revealed after the final. Coming up this week : the ones that didn't qualify.
January 13, 20205 yr Author 1 point Crash Test Dummies - Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm Dr Hook and the Medicine Show - Sylvia's Mother McFly - One For The Radio Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way 10cc - Donna Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. - My Love 7LXpnNKNxJI Sylvia's Mother is one that just missed on my vote. You can tell it's from the 70s as it involves a phone call from a phone box to a landline. Dr Hook still have one song left. 10cc's great debut single,Donna,is here along with Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm. Are there any other top 40 singles which use only one letter from the alphabet in their title?
January 13, 20205 yr RHCP out already :( Other than Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm, I can only think of one letter titles that contain one letter e.g. X by Xzibit
January 13, 20205 yr Author 2 points Kelis - Milkshake Madonna - Hanky Panky Madonna - Hollywood Pepsi & Shirlie - Heartache Diana Ross - Upside Down Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman Holly Valance - Down Boy jHS8LAqHyHs When A Man Loves A Woman got to no.4 in 1966 and then no.2 when it was re-issued in 1987. We quickly lose 2 of Madonna's 10 songs.
January 13, 20205 yr Technically '2U' by David Guetta feat. Justin Bieber fits the bill as well for a title with more than one character in it :magic: (there are of course many top 40 hits which have no letters of the alphabet in them as their title is only a number, it took me far too long to find an example of a song with only one letter plus at least one number in its title to make this observation lol)
January 13, 20205 yr There are also some one-letter titles, which obviously means they only use one letter of the alphabet! Kendrick Lamar's 'i' would be an example. [Edit: ah, just seen the posts above looking for songs with more than one character!]
January 13, 20205 yr Other than Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm, I can only think of one letter titles that contain one letter e.g. X by Xzibit '2U' is also a one letter title :P Back to the #2s, Upside Down very nearly made my 30!
January 13, 20205 yr Author 3 points Bay City Rollers - Shang-a-Lang Irene Cara - Flashdance...What A Feeling The Chainsmokers featuring Daya - Don't Let Me Down Ellie Goulding - Your Song Alyssa Reid featuring Jump Smokers - Alone Again Minnie Riperton - Lovin' You The Saturdays - Forever Is Over Sash! featuring Adrian Rodriguez - Ecuador Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body ILWSp0m9G2U Irene Cara has a no.1 and a no.2 with songs from movies and no other hits apart from the appropriately named 'Out Here On My Own' which only got to no.58. Lovin' You is best remembered for Minnie Riperton's extremely high registered notes.
January 13, 20205 yr There are also some one-letter titles, which obviously means they only use one letter of the alphabet! Kendrick Lamar's 'i' would be an example. '2U' is also a one letter title :P Is there an echo in this thread xx
January 13, 20205 yr Author 4 points Electric Six - Danger! High Voltage James - Sit Down JLS - Take A Chance On Me Roxy Music - Dance Away Ed Sheeran and Rudimental - Bloodstream Steps - It's The Way You Make Me Feel Ew7Zkkucos8 Sit Down finished in 4th place when BBC Radio 2 ran a poll of no.2 singles but in the world of Buzzjack,it flounders on 4 points. We also have Roxy Music's classic from 1979 and some pop from Steps and JLS. Edited January 13, 20205 yr by King Rollo
January 14, 20205 yr Author 5 points The Black Eyed Peas - Shut Up David Bowie - Absolute Beginners Embrace - Nature's Law George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror Natalie Imbruglia - Big Mistake Status Quo - In The Army Now _71w4UA2Oxo When 'Got My Mind Set On You' came out,I thought it was an original song. It was only later on that I discovered that it was a cover of a James Ray song from 1962. Man In The Mirror only got to no.21 in 1988 but reached no.2 after Michael Jackson died in 2009. There are also two great songs here by David Bowie and Status Quo.
January 14, 20205 yr I considered nominating 'Man In The Mirror' but it's not really one of my favourite MJ songs, I just hate that it peaked at #2 behind Cascada of all things under the circumstances.
January 14, 20205 yr Author 6 points Boney M - Ma Baker Craig David featuring Sting - Rise & Fall Guns N' Roses - Knockin' On Heaven's Door Jan Hammer - Crockett's Theme Diana King - Shy Guy Pink featuring Nate Ruess - Just Give Me A Reason Spagna - Call Me T Rex - Children Of The Revolution The Vamps - Can We Dance oR6eKmqSEa0 This disco classic is based on Ma Barker,the mother of several members of an American criminal gang from the early part of the 20th Century. We also have T Rex with what was their 7th consecutive top 2 single (if you ignore an unofficial re-issue).
January 14, 20205 yr Author 7 points Backstreet Boys - All I Have To Give The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup Girls Aloud - Something New Barry Ryan - Eloise Squeeze - Cool For Cats It's Not Right But It's OK by Whitney Houston was given 7 points by vibe but only reached no.3. uJ2cEc_TCH8 A new wave classic from Squeeze from 1979 with a rare lead vocal from Chris Difford. We also have a great song with a memorable title,'Build Me Up Buttercup'. I'm verifying these as I go along and we have our first disqualification.
January 14, 20205 yr Author 8 points Bodyrox featuring Luciana - Yeah Yeah The Beautiful South - Perfect 10 Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On Girls Aloud - Jump Elton John & Kiki Dee - True Love The Mamas And The Papas - Dedicated To The One I Love Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts Without You O C Smith - The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp Nina Simone - Ain't Got No,I Got Life / Do What You Gotta Do Steps - Love's Got A Hold On My Heart js-2cqqY1K8 Perfect 10 from 1998 was the Beautiful South's final top 10 single. I've had a listen to the songs by O C Smith and Nina Simone (both from 1968). I don't think I've heard them before. I'm more familiar with the wonderful 'Dedicated To The One I Love' from 1967,the Mamas and Papas' cover of the Shirelles' song from 1959.
January 14, 20205 yr 1 point Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm. Are there any other top 40 singles which use only one letter from the alphabet in their title? There's U by Loni Clark which reached number 28 in 1994, and X by Snoop Dogg which reached number 14 in 2001. Outside of the Top 40 there are also I by Petey Pablo, O O O by Adrenalin M.O.D. and X by Warrior. I used Guinnes Hit Singles 17, so there's probably more in the 76-100 section 1983-2003, and others from 2004 onwards.
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