January 14, 20205 yr Oh no, I couldn't vote for By The Way but it doesn't deserve to finish that low! D: Rock Your Body and Mmm Mmm... are also iconic.
January 15, 20205 yr Author 9 points The Monkees - Alternate Title Ray Parker Jr - Ghostbusters Eric Prydz vs Floyd - Proper Education Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off The Wanted - Chasing The Sun IttkDYE33aU Just the five songs on 9 points including Eric Prydz's reworking of Pink Floyd's 'Another Brick In The Wall'. The Monkees' song was supposed to be called 'Randy Scouse Git' after its writer,Mickey Dolenz,had heard the phrase used by Alf Garnett on 'Till Death Us Do Part'. The record company weren't very happy and asked him for an alternate title,to which he replied "OK,Alternate Title it is".
January 15, 20205 yr Author 10 points Appleton - Fantasy Adam & the Ants - Antmusic Erasure - Sometimes Felix Jaehn featuring Jasmine Thompson - Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better) Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel The Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen Rm9drIwmmU4 John Lennon's posthumous no.1 'Imagine' prevented Adam and the Ants' finest song,'Antmusic',from reaching no.1 while there seems little doubt now that 'God Save The Queen' sold more copies than Rod Stewart's no.1 in the week of the Queen's Silver Jubilee. Our oldest song and Elvis Presley's chart debut also goes out.
January 15, 20205 yr Author 11 points Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill Shayne Ward - No Promises P5mtclwloEQ Just three songs on 11 points. Right Said Fred's no.2 is remembered much more than their no.1. We also have Shayne Ward's follow up to his big selling debut single.
January 15, 20205 yr Author 12 points Adele - Chasing Pavements Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm Fall Out Boy - This Ain't A Scene,It's An Arms Race Lionel Richie - All Night Long (All Night) Calum Scott- Dancing On My Own Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys - Empire State Of Mind nqAvFx3NxUM All Night Long was Lionel Richie's highest charting solo hit until he reached no.1 with 'Hello' which was also the title of a no.1 single by Adele who appears here with 'Chasing Pavements'.
January 15, 20205 yr All Night Long was Lionel Richie's highest charting solo hit until he reached no.1 with 'Hello' which was also the title of a no.1 single by Adele who appears here with 'Chasing Pavements'. That line could almost have been taken from one of my chart commentaries :lol:
January 15, 20205 yr Author I also thought of linking Dancing On The Ceiling to Dancing On My Own but that would have taken it too far. :D
January 15, 20205 yr I also thought of linking Dancing On The Ceiling to Dancing On My Own but that would have taken it too far. :D You can never take connections too far :P
January 16, 20205 yr Author 13 points Busted - Air Hostess Justin Bieber and BloodPop - Friends Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet Girls Aloud - The Show The Police - Can't Stand Losing You Luciano Pavarotti - Nessun Dorma Rihanna - Russian Roulette Sash! featuring La Trec - Stay Tin Tin Out and Emma Bunton - What I Am 4cia_v4vxfE 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet' from 1974 is one of the best classic rock anthems. Nessun Dorma reached no.2 after being used by the BBC as their 1990 World Cup theme tune. We also have 'Can't Stand Losing You' by The Police which only got to no.42 when it was first released but after 'Roxanne' was a hit for them,the re-issue got to no.2. Emma Bunton's 'What I Am' was kept off the top of the chart by fellow Spice Girl Geri Haliwell's 'Lift Me Up'.
January 16, 20205 yr Me being the only person to vote for 'Castle On The Hill', ofc xx #edsheerandefenceforce
January 16, 20205 yr Author 14 points Chumbawamba - Tubthumping Geri Halliwell - Look At Me JoJo - Leave (Get Out) Mud - The Cat Crept In Rihanna - SOS Shaft - (Mucho Mambo) Sway The Stranglers - Golden Brown Take That - Rule The World z-GUjA67mdc 'Golden Brown' is surely the best top 40 single to feature prominent use of the harpsichord. Also here is Chumbawamba's drinking anthem and some 70s pop by Mud.
January 16, 20205 yr Author 15 points Abba - Chiquitita Sam Cooke - Wonderful World Duran Duran - Save A Prayer Erasure - Crackers International EP Emerson,Lake and Palmer - Fanfare For The Common Man LL Cool J featuring Jennifer Lopez - Control Myself Christina Milian featuring Fabolous - Dip It Low Kylie Minogue - I Believe In You Razorlight - Somewhere Else 6Uxc9eFcZyM This six minute epic is Duran Duran's best song,in my opinion. If you've been watching the TOTP repeats on BBC4 in the last few weeks,you will know that the main track on Erasure's EP is 'Stop'. As with many prog rock groups,Emerson,Lake and Palmer were mainly an album band so the instrumental 'Fanfare For The Common Man' was a one hit wonder for them. It was based on a piece of music from 1942 by the American composer Aaron Copland. Wonderful World by Sam Cooke only got to no.27 in 1960 but reached no.2 when it was re-issued in 1986.
January 16, 20205 yr Author 16 points Artful Dodger featuring Craig David - Re-Rewind (The Crowd Say Bo Selecta) Bon Jovi - Always Darts - The Boy From New York City Major Lazer x DJ Snake featuring MO - Lean On George Michael - Outside Sweet - Fox On The Run VP2umy6TdEU Sweet were a bit unlucky chartwise. This is one of five no.2 hits for them. They had only one no.1. 'The Boy From New York City' was one of three consecutive no.2 singles for Darts who never had a no.1.
January 16, 20205 yr I was very close to giving Darts some points. For a short period, they put out some great singles. Sorry to see that I was the only one to give Sam Cooke points :( Bachman Turner Overdrive's song lost some credibility when Ronald Reagan quoted its title in his re-election campaign.
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