Battle of the Sevens: Round 1

1. Vote for your fave - FIRST #1
- Ariana Grande ? Problem
  
  6
- Elton John ? Don't Go Breaking My Heart
  
  5
- George Michael ? Careless Whisper
  
  18
- Jess Glynne ? Rather Be
  
  17
- Justin Bieber ? What Do You Mean?
  
  6
- Kylie Minogue ? I Should Be So Lucky
  
  11
- McFly ? 5 Colours in Her Hair
  
  4
- Michael Jackson ? One Day in Your Life
  
  2
- Robbie Williams ? Millennium
  
  2
- Sam Smith ? La La La
  
  3
- Tinie Tempah ? Pass Out
  
  6
- U2 ? Desire
  
  1

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Posted November 1, 20204 yr

Now that Ariana has officially been given a seventh UK #1, let's see how she does against other similarly big names! There's a mix of both classic and current names so it could get interesting.

Every performer with seven (no more, no less) UK #1s will go head-to-head to see which of these had the best. We start with each of their first #1 hits..

Ariana Grande – Problem

Elton John – Don't Go Breaking My Heart

George Michael – Careless Whisper

Jess Glynne – Rather Be

Justin Bieber – What Do You Mean?

Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky

McFly – 5 Colours in Her Hair

Michael Jackson – One Day in Your Life

Robbie Williams – Millennium

Sam Smith – La La La

Tinie Tempah – Pass Out

U2 – Desire

Which of these is your fave? Does your fave artist here have the best song? Is their first #1 their best? Simply vote in the poll and the top 2 will go through to the grand final. A new round will appear every 2 days, so get your vote in quickly!

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November 1, 20204 yr

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It has to be 'Rather Be' really, as one of my all time faves. 'Pass Out' was an excellent debut for Tinie Tempah as well, he only topped it a couple of times. 'La La La' remains a highlight for Sam Smith and I wish more of their discography sounded like it rather than the slow ballads we got. 'What Do You Mean?' is also one of the few actually great Justin Bieber tracks and I'm glad it was that which gave him his first chart topper over many of his rubbish earlier singles. Sadly for an artist as legendary as MJ his first #1 just wasn't all that great and I'm not surprised it's barely remembered now.

Here's how I'd rank it.

Jess Glynne – Rather Be

Tinie Tempah – Pass Out

Sam Smith – La La La

Justin Bieber – What Do You Mean?

Ariana Grande – Problem

George Michael – Careless Whisper

Elton John – Don't Go Breaking My Heart

Robbie Williams – Millennium

Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky

U2 – Desire

McFly – 5 Colours in Her Hair

Michael Jackson – One Day in Your Life

November 1, 20204 yr

Bieber! :heart:

November 1, 20204 yr

Ooh fun idea! I have also voted for 'Rather Be' :heart: it never got old for me despite hanging around in the chart forever.

My ranking of them all:

01. Jess Glynne – Rather Be

02. George Michael – Careless Whisper

03. Tinie Tempah – Pass Out

04. McFly – 5 Colours in Her Hair

05. Sam Smith – La La La

06. Robbie Williams – Millennium

07. Ariana Grande – Problem

08. Justin Bieber – What Do You Mean?

09. Elton John – Don't Go Breaking My Heart

10. Michael Jackson – One Day in Your Life

11. Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky

12. U2 – Desire

November 1, 20204 yr

Careless Whisper obviously :wub:

November 1, 20204 yr

Elton John. Still sounds great 34 years on.

November 1, 20204 yr

Kylie, still love it, hatd to believe its coming 33 tears old.

Edited November 1, 20204 yr by Feel_The_Fever

November 1, 20204 yr

Got to be 'Careless Whisper' here. Not a great list overall honestly.

November 1, 20204 yr

Not the greatest selection of songs, but as some of U2's superior later #1s are still likely to lose out (e.g. The Fly stands no chance against Billie Jean), I voted for them here.