UK Eurovision entries that peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles chart:

 

1961 - Are You Sure - Allisons

1969 - Boom Bang A Bang - Lulu

1970 - Knock Knock Who's There - Mary Hopkin

1972 - Beg Steal Or Borrow - New Seekers

1982 - One Step Further - Bardo

2022 - Space Man - Sam Ryder

Edited May 20, 20224 yr by mrpopquiz

FFS, really is all the number 2s for Sam.

Nooooooooooooooooooooo

DAMN

Scott has stolen my fun facts!

That's gutting!!!

Still an incredible result but aww what a shame for him to miss out 😭

Disappointed that Sam is not #1 but #2 is still absolutely huge.

I blame Harry for not making a tweet :(

I was so confident he'd do it.

 

I wonder what the difference was.

NOOOOOO he was so close!!!!!!!!!

I was so confident he'd do it.

 

I wonder what the difference was.

 

The power of missing streams!

I blame Harry for not making a tweet :(

 

don't get me wrong i understand he'd want to stay at #1, but he already had 6 weeks and will more than likely get a couple more weeks after the album! so it wouldn't hurt to allow someone else to go to #1 for just 1 week

He really loves the number 2

Oh bother!

Shame for Sam but #2 is still amazing, and 7 weeks for Harry is huge!!

Harry Styles cancelled

 

OCC cancelled

 

UK public cancelled

 

Eurovision cancelled for having the final on a Saturday instead of a Thursday/Friday

 

(jk, knew that was a possibility after that tweet yesterday unfortunately but aww, in my heart I still thought he had a good chance but alas I guess his streaming just needed to hold up that bit better than it did - #2 for a Eurovision entry, let alone a UK one, is still a fantastic achievement in this day and age anyway even if it's a little bittersweet after having a midweek #1. I suppose #2 really was his destiny after the fun fact about all the 2s that have followed this song around!)

don't get me wrong i understand he'd want to stay at #1, but he already had 6 weeks and will more than likely get a couple more weeks after the album! so it wouldn't hurt to allow someone else to go to #1 for just 1 week

He doesn't make personal tweets tbf, his Twitter is definitely controlled by his team.

i know sam is always so happy, and he sounded happy in the interview with scott just then, but you could hear the dissapointment in his voice :(

I blame Harry for not making a tweet :(

Harry's got a new album to promote, he's blameless in this. R1 had his song on their A-list and Sam on their B-list until today.