Posted January 21, 20241 yr Prompted by the Ronettes... 23 acts have taken at least 25 years to reappear in the Top 20 160 acts have taken at least 10 years to reappear in the Top 20, 11 of them have done that twice. 1 Bobby Helms 63 years . 5 months 1958 - 2022 2 Vera Lynn 62.11 1957 - 2020 3 Ronettes 59.10 1964 - 2024 4 Brenda Lee 53.2 1964 - 2017 5 Gerry and the Pacemakers 47.5 1964 - 2012 6 Neil Diamond 40.6 1981 - 2021 7 Leeds United FC / Team and Supporters 37.11 1972 - 2010 8 Perez Prado 36.7 1958 - 1995 9 Tony Christie 33.2 1972 - 2005 10 Wizzard 32.10 1975 - 2007 ** 11 Lou Reed 31.1 1973 - 2004 12 Mamas and the Papas 29.11 1967 - 1997 13 Donny Osmond 29.10 1974 - 2004 14 Andy Stewart 28.4 1961 - 1989 15 Boney M 28.4 1993 - 2021 ** 16 Bobby Vinton 27.11 1962 - 1990 17 Yes 27.6 1977 - 2005 18 Arsenal Football Club 27.0 1971 - 1998 19 Sham 69 26.9 1979 - 2006 20 Eddie Cochran 26.6 1961 - 1988 21 Louis Armstrong 26.5 1968 - 1994 22 Nat King Cole 25.0 1962 - 1987 23 Andy Williams 25.0 1974 - 1999 ** ** means they are one of the 11 acts who have achieved at least a 10-year gap twice. The others are: Slade Cher Abba John Lennon Shakin' Stevens Jackie Wilson Chubby Checker Liverpool Football Club
January 21, 20241 yr Great list! Should we add The Beatles (27 years, 1996-2023) unless they had a re-entry I've forgotten? I think ABBA actually had 3 gaps of 10+ years: 1982 (early) -> 1992 (late) -> 2004 -> 2021
January 21, 20241 yr Author Great list! Should we add The Beatles (27 years, 1996-2023) unless they had a re-entry I've forgotten? I think ABBA actually had 3 gaps of 10+ years: 1982 (early) -> 1992 (late) -> 2004 -> 2021 Good Man on both counts! (at 70, the grey, memory cells miss a lot more stuff...) :o Yes: add the Beatles second gap of 27 years and 8 months And add Abba's 3rd 10-year+ gap of 10 years and 8 months - making them unique for having done that 3 times: 1982-1992, 1992-2004 and 2004-2021. If I'm still scribbling in 2031... Many thanks. PS I have also just added 3 first timers in the 10-year+ category - Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Natasha Bedingfield and Noel Gallagher. [Full list available].
January 21, 20241 yr Author Where is the full list? I can put in here if it's ok to post a list of 176 lines?
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