April 14, 20232 yr Fat BG's deserved better, I'm guessing the lyrics havent weathered well (and there was much discussion at the time, though more for the Bicycle Race video), though TBH it's only cos the word Booty (which has been ever-present in rap lyrics for years) hadnt been invented. I can vouch that a lot of straight men love an ample booty and that ain't ever gonna change and it sounds less judgemental than the old version...
April 14, 20232 yr 23rd - Flash (1980) 30-20-12-15-15-(10)-10-10-14-24-41-63-69 (13 weeks) hYTYqs-ytSk Average Score - 24.35 Highest Score - 41 (AH Gold) Lowest Score - 0 (Jade)
April 14, 20232 yr 22nd - I’m Going Slightly Mad (1991) 24-(22)-30-47-73 (5 weeks) Od6hY_50Dh0 Average Score - 25.30 Highest Score - 44 (Smint) Lowest Score - 6 (awardinary)
April 14, 20232 yr 21st - One Vision (1985) 9-(7)-8-15-38-46-42-51-74 (10 weeks) -OGd4gplxQM Average Score - 27.80 Highest Score - 45 (King Rollo) Lowest Score - 9 (….readyforit)
April 14, 20232 yr So, in chronological order, here is your Queen Top 20. I don’t know about you, but I think this might just be the ultimate Greatest Hits - all killer (Queen), no filler. 09/03/74 Seven Seas of Rhye 26/10/74 Killer Queen 08/11/75 Bohemian Rhapsody 03/07/76 You’re My Best Friend 27/11/76 Somebody to Love 22/10/77 We Are the Champions 10/02/79 Don’t Stop Me Now 14/07/79 Love of My Life 20/10/79 Crazy Little Thing Called Love 06/09/80 Another One Bites the Dust 14/11/81 Under Pressure 04/02/84 Radio Ga Ga 14/04/84 I Want to Break Free 22/09/84 Hammer to Fall 29/03/86 A Kind of Magic 27/09/86 Who Wants to Live Forever 13/05/89 I Want It All 26/01/91 Innuendo 26/10/91 The Show Must Go On 21/12/91 These Are the Days of Our Lives
April 14, 20232 yr Author I think we’ve done really well with that Top 20 - nice job all! Any predictions for what the Top 5 will look like?
April 15, 20232 yr I'm going slightly Mad' is quite heartbreaking when you know that Freddie was going through the late stages of AIDS at time of release. They had to shoot the video in black and white so his illness wasn't too visible. :(
April 15, 20232 yr Swap flash and Now Im Here for I Want It All and Hammer To Fall and it would be perfect...👍
April 15, 20232 yr Author 20th - Hammer To Fall, 1984 Score: 576 Average score: 28.80 Highest: 45 - chartjack2 Lowest: 12 - dandy* Polyhex entry: 22/09/1984 Queen Hammer To Fall 13 19-{13}-19-28-37-53-72->7 JU5LMG3WFBw This was the 4th single from "The Works" and featured in the film "Highlander". It was part of their Live Aid set the following year. It's an upbeat and energetic song, especially considering that it's actually about death.
April 15, 20232 yr I can vouch that a lot of straight men love an ample booty and that ain't ever gonna change and it sounds less judgemental than the old version... Screw the male gaze -_- :kink: in all seriousness I'm not particularly offended by 'Fat Bottomed Girls', just find the lyrics a bit naff more than anything, I'm more of a "Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me" girl than "left alone with big fat Fanny, she was such a naughty nanny", it seems :kink: Intrigued to see where 'Innuendo' will end up, would love a top 10 position but with so many classics in their repetoire it might be a tall order.
April 15, 20232 yr Author 19th - Seven Seas Of Rhye, 1974 Score: 593 Average score: 29.65 Highest: 50 - Popchartfreak Lowest: 4 - Bjork Polyhex entry: 09/03/1974 Queen Seven Seas Of Rhye 10 45-30-15-15-11-{10}-14-17-36-50->10 u7e4Tr9IH5U This was the group's 3rd ever single and the 1st to chart. An instrumental version was included on their eponymous debut album and the track as we know it appeared on the follow up "Queen II". It was performed on "Top Of The Pops" in February 1974 before being released on vinyl, and subsequently picked up by Radio 1. It was Popchartfreak's 50 pointer, meaning he is the first voter to lose their top scorer.
April 15, 20232 yr Author 18th - Love Of My Life, 1974 Score: 601 Average score: 30.05 Highest: 50 - chartjack2 Lowest: 8 - gooddelta Polyhex entry: 14/07/1979 Queen Love Of My Life 63 {63}-70->2 sUJkCXE4sAA This was originally included on the 1975 album "A Night At The Opera". It later became a concert favourite, and then a live acoustic version appeared on the 1979 album "Live Killers", and this version was released as a single. It remains their only Top 75 hit not to break the Top 40. Considering all the other 55 songs in this rate were bigger hits this one has punched above its weight really, and was chartjack2's top pointer.
April 16, 20232 yr oh I really like Love of my Life, the other 2 I cannot say I recall how they go :)
April 16, 20232 yr Author 17th - I Want It All, 1989 Score: 605 Average score: 30.25 Highest: 45 - Smint Lowest: 10 - jimwatts Polyhex entry: 13/05/1989 Queen I Want It All 3 {3}-5-9-18-31-53-73->7 hFDcoX7s6rE This was the lead single from "The Miracle" in 1989, hence being so eagerly anticipated that it had a first week peak in the 80s. The song was never played live until after Freddy's death. It has since been used as an Anti-Apartheid and gay rights protest song. Edited April 16, 20232 yr by JulianT
April 16, 20232 yr Author 16th - Crazy Little Thing Called Love, 1979 Score: 609 Average score: 30.45 Highest: 48 - gooddelta, BananasInPyjamas Lowest: 7 - dj_tim_e Polyhex entry: 20/10/1979 Queen Crazy Little Thing Called Love 2 33-21-10-5-3-{2}-2-7-12-26-26-32-44-75->14 zO6D_BAuYCI This was the lead single from their 1980 album "The Game", and their first American chart topping single. Apparently Freddie wrote it in 10 minutes as an Elvis tribute.
April 16, 20232 yr 'Hammer to Fall' nothing groundbreaking but very catchy'. Slightly disappointed 'Seven Seas of Rhye' so low - love that swirling piano although the 'Oh I do like to be by the seaside' ending is a bit naff. 'I Want it All' do love the heaviness on it.
April 17, 20232 yr 7 seas of rhye far too low, as is Love Of My Life - the seaside romp at the end of a banging glam-tinged rock debut for Queen was a great camp ending signalling that Queen weren't your run-of-the-mill Rock Band. 7 Seas Of Rhye had a vision of theatricality about it and their debut on Top Of The Pops was a show-stopper for me. Instant fan, 3 of the next 4 singles topped my personal charts. I was an instant fan of 3 new bands in 1974: Queen, then Abba, then Sparks, all in the space of 3 months. When you're right, you're right....!
April 17, 20232 yr 15th - You’re My Best Friend (1976) 24-15-(7)-8-10-16-24-30 (8 weeks) HaZpZQG2z10 Average Score - 31.00 Highest Score - 49 (chartjack2, gooddelta, BananasinPyjamas) Lowest Scorer - 4 (Lukuzz)
April 17, 20232 yr 14th - These Are the Days of Our Lives (1991) (1)-1-1-1-1-4-10-16-13-11-36-53-55 (14 weeks) oB4K0scMysc Average Score - 31.60 Highest Score - 49 (Lukuzz) Lowest Score - 11 (awardinary)
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