48. Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson - Say Say Say 83 points

 

Stopped by : Billy Joel - Uptown Girl

Top points - Uls2000 25,ready for it 22,marcinjaro 14

 

This collaboration firstly peaked at no.10 and dropped down a few places for the next two weeks. Its fortunes changed when its video was played on a few TV programmes. It spent six weeks at no.1 in the US.

 

47. DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You 86 points

 

Stopped by : Major Lazer - Cold Water,Chainsmokers - Closer

Top points - Mark223 22,Jason 18,Alex! 16

 

One of two no.2 singles for DJ Snake,this spent six weeks at that position.

 

 

 

46. Taylor Swift - Love Story 104 points

 

Stopped by : Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You

Top points - Beautiful Ghosts 25,Alex! 23,ready for it 23

 

Inspired by the story of Romeo and Juliet,this was Taylor Swift's first top 40 single in the UK.

 

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45. Benny Benassi presents The Biz - Satisfaction 121 pts

 

Stopped by : Beyonce - Crazy In Love

Top points - AH Gold 16,coi 15,ThePensmith 12

 

Using speech synthesizers and helped by its raunchy video,this became a hit in the summer of 2003. Benny Benassi went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording in 2008 for his remix of Public Enemy's 'Bring The Noise'.

 

44. Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know 122 pts

 

Stopped by : Culture Club - Karma Chameleon

Top points - AH Gold 23,Uls2000 22,King Rollo 18

 

Originally recorded by its writer Kirsty MacColl in 1979,this cover version was the second of three top 10 singles in 1983 for comedienne Tracey Ullman. Paul McCartney has a cameo in the video.

 

Don't Stop clearly didn't deserve last place behind some oldies I never heard before. :drama:

How do you know if you've never heard them? :drama:

 

Although I'm the opposite, I don't think I've ever heard Don't Stop!

You're not missing anything dandy*, worry not. x

43. Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke 129 pts

 

Stopped by : Deniece Williams - Free

Top points - ThePensmith 25,Uls2000 24,Suedehead 23

 

Stevie Wonder wrote this song as a tribute to Duke Ellington who died in 1974 and other musicians who had inspired him. It was the second of four no.2 singles for Stevie before he finally had a no.1 with 'Ebony And Ivory'.

 

42. Let Loose - Crazy For You 134 pts

 

Stopped by : Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around

Top points - vibe 23,Jason 20,AH Gold 20

 

Originally reaching no.44 in 1993,this was a bigger hit after being re-issued the following year. Let Loose went on to have six more top 40 singles before splitting up in 1996. They reformed in 2008.

 

 

 

How do you know if you've never heard them? :drama:

Well, I've heard Moody Blues and Tracey Ullman songs now and I found both vile.

Absolutely loved 'Crazy For You' back in the day, almost as much as the follow up 'Seventeen'. Forgotten pop classics!

41. Londonbeat - I've Been Thinking About You 136pts

 

Stopped by : Maria McKee - Show Me Heaven

Top points - AH Gold 22,M4NGO 21,ready for it 17

 

Reaching no.2 in September 1990,this was a US no.1 single in April the following year. It was the only top 10 hit for Londonbeat who attempted to represent the UK in the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest but they were beaten by Love City Groove.

 

40. Simply Red - Holding Back The Years 142 pts

 

Stopped by : Doctor And The Medics - Spirit In The Sky

Top points - Darrenj 23,marcinjaro 22,vibe 20

 

Despite Simply Red having a top 20 hit under their belt,this song only reached no.51 when it was first released in 1985. It was re-issued a year later. Mick Hucknall had written the song when he was 17.

 

39. Alice Cooper - Poison 153 pts

 

Stopped by : Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers - Swing The Mood

Top points - M4NGO 25,JackJones 24,girlsaloudjunkie 23,Chez Wombat 23

 

From 1989,this was Alice Cooper's first top ten single since 1973. It was also his last.

 

didn't know Holding back the years was an original

always thought it was a cover

I was expecting it to be a cover of some obscure song as well.

38. SL2 - On A Ragga Tip 155 pts

 

Stopped by : Right Said Fred - Deeply Dippy,KWS - Please Don't Go

Top points - Bre 25,Uls2000 19,AH Gold 19

 

I think this is the right version as the 1992 single was only released on 12 inch,CD and cassette. The shorter versions on youtube are more likely to be the 1997 re-mix which got to no.31. SL stands for Slipmatt and Lime.

 

Cancelled

37. Britney Spears - Piece Of Me 156 pts

 

Stopped by : Basshunter - Now You're Gone

Top points - AaronTM 23,girlsaloudjunkie 22,marcinjaro 21

 

From 2007,this was the second single from Britney's fifth album 'Blackout'.

 

Uncancelled for that also not making it tbh. x