How it works ?

It's a mix between the official UK chart and my music preferences. For each week I will select my favourite song from UK top 10. So I can't declare favourite UK # 41 flop as alternative # 1 and my all-time favourite with UK chartrun : 2-3-8-15-24-35 can't spend more than 3 weeks on the top.

My music taste is the mostly opposite to the majority of Buzzjack community. So possibly you will prefer the official history of UK # 1s over my choices, but let's have fun.

Also I will rate top 10 hits with the exсeption of instrumentals. I'm very strict judge, so 6/10 is a good score.

Do you have any interest in 2000s version ?

70s thread here : https://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/263089-uk-1-songs-imaginary-version-1972/

Edited May 23May 23 by Last Dreamer

2000s is possibly most interesting decade for this cycle.

In 2000-2003 years my favourites were popular in UK, so #1s list will be similar with "Gražios Dainos". After it I predict a domination of male bands, but let's wait and see.

Edited May 23May 23 by Last Dreamer

25th December 1999 : Steps - Say You'll Be Mine (4 weeks at # 1)

Rating : 9.5 / 10

UK chartrun : 7-8-4-4-14-19-32-38-38

Let's start with very predictable # 1. "Say You'll Be Mine" is my favourite song of 90s decade, which spent 7 weeks on the top of "Gražios Dainos".

This song didn't get the highest 10/10 only because I have a limit - one 10/10 per act. You will see soon (or possibly already know), which their single is my # 1.

Fresh songs in UK top 10 :

Pet Shop Boys - You Only Tell Me You Love Me When Your Drunk - 6/10

Edited May 23May 23 by Last Dreamer

22nd January 2000 : Scooch - More Than I Needed To Know (1 week at # 1)

Rating : 8 / 10

UK chartrun : 5-14-30

Maiden # 1 hit for British pop group Scooch. Peaked at # 3 in my personal chart.

Fresh songs in UK top 10 :

Manic Street Preachers - The Masses Against The Classes - 3/10

Point Break - Stand Tough - 3/10

Donell Jones - U Know What's Up - 2/10

29th January 2000 : Britney Spears - Born To Make You Happy (5 weeks at # 1)

Rating : 8.5 / 10

UK chartrun : 1-2-4-6-9-15-24-30-36

Third # 1 single for Britney (after "Baby One More Time" and "Sometimes").

Fresh songs in UK top 10 :

Andreas Johnson - Glorious - 6/10

Oasis - Go Let It Out - 5/10

REM - The Great Beyond - 4/10

Lyte Funkie Ones - Girl On TV - 4/10

Daphne and Celeste - Ooh Stick You! - 3/10

Fierce - Sweet Love 2K - 3/10

Gabrielle - Rise - 3/10

Ian Brown - Dolphins Were Monkeys - 3/10

Tamperer and Maya - Hammer To The Heart - 2/10

Death In Vegas - Aisha - 2/10

Eiffel 65 - Move Your Body - 2/10

Joey Negro and Taka Boom - Must Be The Music - 1/10

Nu Generation - In Your Arms (Rescue Me) - 0/10

Sash! - Adelante - 0/10

Hi-Gate - Pitchin' - 0/10

Scanty Sandwich - Because Of You - 0/10

Des Mitchell - (Welcome) To The Dance - not rate

All five are awful. "Rescue Me" have a vocals part, but still bad. I'm sorry if you like it, but for me endless repeating of some words/same short text to the music is not a song.

Edited May 23May 23 by Last Dreamer

4th March 2000 : Christina Aguilera - What A Girl Wants (1 week at # 1)

Rating : 7 / 10

UK chartrun : 3-8-19-21-27-34-38

Previous big week for pop releases had very small effect on my chart, but Britney's big hit left UK top 10 and became illegal for 6th week on the top.

Christina got her first # 1 with "What A Girl Wants". Despite only # 21 this single was her most successful song in "Gražios Dainos" until "Back To Basics" era.

"Cartoon Heroes" was stopped at # 27 and Shania got her second DNC single.

Fresh songs in UK top 10 :

Aqua - Cartoon Heroes - 7/10

Shania Twain - Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You) - 6/10

All Saints - Pure Shores - 5/10

A1 - Like A Rose - 5/10

Rebecca Wheatly - Stay With Me (Baby) - 4/10

Jamelia - Money - 3/10

Backstreet Boys - Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely - 3/10

Artful Dodger and Romina Johnson - Movin Too Fast - 3/10

Kelis - Caught Out There - 1/10

Edited May 23May 23 by Last Dreamer

Britneys a fave, still sounds nice that one, but I like the others too 👍

11th March 2000 : Madonna - American Pie (1 week at # 1)

Rating : 8 / 10

UK chartrun : 1-2-5-8-11-17-27-34

In my chart "American Pie" debuted at # 7, climbed to the second place and was stopped by "Bag It Up".

I don't know how much # 1 singles (especially in 80s) Madonna had before, but the original "American Pie" also was # 1 in this cycle.

"Sitting Down Here" spent 5 weeks at # 1, but in "Imaginary UK version" I always will confirm the first place, if the winner was a hit in Gražios Dainos".

Fresh songs in UK top 10 :

Vengaboys - Shalala Lala - 5/10

Mariah Carey, Joe, 98 Degrees - Thank God I Found You - 4/10

Honeyz - Won't Take It Lying Down - 3/10

N Sync - Bye Bye Bye - 3/10

Puff Daddy and R Kelly - Satisfy You - 2/10

Edited May 23May 23 by Last Dreamer

18th March 2000 : Lene Marlin - Sitting Down Here (1 week at # 1)

Rating : 9 / 10

UK chartrun : 6-5-8-13-13-20-22-31

It was easy road to the throne for Lene's first and last big hit in UK chart.

Fresh songs in UK top 10 :

Five - Don't Wanna Let You Go - 6/10

Chicane and Bryan Adams - Don't Give Up - 3/10

Tom Jones and Stereophonics - Mama Told Me Not To Come - 2/10

Edited May 23May 23 by Last Dreamer

25th March 2000 : Geri Halliwell - Bag It Up (3 weeks at # 1)

Rating : 8 / 10

UK chartrun : 1-4-8-19-28-27-26-39

Fourth consecutive # 1 single for Ginger Spice. "See Ya" is the best Atomic Kitten's single (Peaked at # 5 in my chart).

Fresh songs in UK top 10 :

Atomic Kitten - See Ya - 7.5/10

Westlife - Fool Again - 6/10

Santana and Rob Thomas - Smooth - 5/10

Destiny's Child - Say My Name - 4/10

Blink 182 - All The Small Things - 4/10

Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg - Still D.R.E - 3/10

Moloko - The Time Is Now - 3/10

ATB - Killer - 2/10

Melanie C and Lisa Lopes - Never Be The Same Again - 2/10

Edited May 23May 23 by Last Dreamer

15th April 2000 : Westlife - Fool Again (1 week at # 1)

Rating : 6 / 10

UK chartrun : 1-8-14-22-28-37

"Deeper Shade Of Blue" is my least favourite single from Steps until their second comeback in 2017 year.

Fresh songs in UK top 10 :

Richard Ashcroft - A Song For The Lovers - 6/10

Steps - Deeper Shade Of Blue - 4/10

Craig David - Fill Me In - 3/10

Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch - 3/10

Lock 'n' Load - Blow Ya Mind - 0/10

Sweet Female Attitude - Flowers - 0/10

Rank 1 - Airwave - not rated

Edited May 24May 24 by Last Dreamer

22nd April 2000 : Jessica Simpson - I Wanna Love You Forever (1 week at # 1)

Rating : 7 / 10

UK chartrun : 7-17-20-26-36

Jessica Simpson started her career with # 1 hit and continue the chain of pure pop songs on the top of main chart in the world.

"I Wanna Love You Forever" reached only # 11 in "Gražios Dainos".

Fresh songs in UK top 10 :

Fragma - Toca's Miracle - 4/10

Sash! - Just Around The Hill - 3/10

Sisqo - Thong Song - 3/10

Edited May 24May 24 by Last Dreamer

29th April 2000 : Ricky Martin and Meja - Private Emotion (1 week at # 1)

Rating : 6 / 10

UK chartrun : 9-15-16-24-24-29

Fresh songs in UK top 10 :

Toni Braxton - He Wasn't Man Enough - 4/10

Oasis - Who Feels Love? - 4/10

True Steppers and Dane Bowers - Buggin' Me - 2/10

Edited May 25May 25 by Last Dreamer

6th May 2000 : Mandy Moore - Candy (1 week at # 1)

Rating : 5 / 10

UK chartrun : 6-13-25-32

"Candy" is an average pop track. Mandy was very lucky to release it one week before the ultimate hit.

Sadly fresh Scooch's single "The Best Is Yet To Come" was peaked at # 12 in UK and became illegal for # 1 here.

Fresh songs in UK top 10 :

MJ Cole - Crazy Love - 3/10

Oxide and Neutrino - Bound For Da Reload (Casuality) - 2/10

Edited May 26May 26 by Last Dreamer

13th May 2000 : Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again (5 weeks at # 1)

Rating : 9.5 / 10

UK chartrun : 1-2-3-6-9-16-18-20-27-34-38

Classic pop hit from Britney was decalred as her 4th number one.

Possibly I overstated a score for "The Wicker Man", but there are so much awful minimalistic dance music and almost all other songs are good in comparison with them.

Fresh songs in UK top 10 :

Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby - 6/10

Iron Maiden - The Wicker Man - 6/10

Bon Jovi - It's My Life - 5/10

Saint Etienne - Tell Me Why (The Riddle) - 5/10

S Club 7 - Reach - 5/10

Billie Piper - Day And Night - 4/10

Tom Jones and Mousse T - Sex Bomb - 4/10

Stephen Gately - New Beginning - 4/10

Pink - There You Go - 3/10

DJ Luck and MC Neat - Masterblaster 2000 - 2/10

Toploader - Achilles Heel - 2/10

Dr. Dre and Eminem - Forgot About Dre - 2/10

Sia - Taken For Granted - 2/10

Southside Spinners - Luvstruck - 1/10

Armand Van Helden - Koochy - 1/10

Mary Mary - Shackles (Praise You) - 0/10

York - On The Beach - 0/10

Sonique - It Feels So Good - 0/10 (Worst single from 2000 year)

Watergate - Heart Of Asia - not rated

Edited May 27May 27 by Last Dreamer

lots of goodies in this batch, I seem to be one of the few fans of the original American Pie that also rates the Madonna cover, Sitting Right Here is a good pop record, and Oops I Did It Again is fab and Bag It Up is one of Geri's best. I like Ricky Martin/Meja's, and Westlife's was decent. Candy is a great pop single, that deserved a longer top 10 run and Jessica's is one I don't remember, oops!

17th June 2000 : Travis - Coming Around (1 week at # 1)

Rating : 5 / 10

UK chartrun : 5-23-34

First # 1 for Scottish band Travis, mostly due poor quality of the rest songs in UK top 10.

Fresh songs in UK top 10 :

Fat Les 2000 - Jerusalem - 3/10

Gabrielle - When A Woman - 3/10

Whitney Houston and George Michael - If I Told You That - 3/10

B15, Chrissy D and Lady G - Girls Like Us - 2/10

Richard Blackwood - Mama - Who Da Man? - 2/10

Edited May 27May 27 by Last Dreamer

24th June 2000 : S Club 7 - Reach (1 week at # 1)

Rating : 5 / 10

UK chartrun : 2-2-2-4-9-13-18-21-23-23-26-27-29-37-38

In my version of UK chart S Club 7 got their first # 1 only on the fifth attempt.

Fresh songs in UK top 10 :

Backstreet Boys - The One - 4/10

Moby - Porcelaine - 3/10

Black Legend - You See The Trouble With Me - 0/10

Darude - Sandstorm - not rated

Edited May 27May 27 by Last Dreamer

1st July 2000 : Kylie Minogue - Spinning Around (2 weeks at # 1)

Rating : 6 / 10

UK chartrun : 1-3-12-14-17-22-33-38

"Spinning Around" didn't reach top 20 in my chart, but easily became UK # 1.

Fresh songs in UK top 10 :

Girl Thing - The Last One Standing - 5/10

Eminem - The Real Slim Shady - 5/10

Coldplay - Yellow - 5/10

Vengaboys - Uncle John From Jamaica - 4/10

David Gray - Babylon - 4/10

Damage - Ghetto Romance - 3/10

Samantha Mumba - Gotta Tell You - 3/10

Lonyo - Summer Of Love - 2/10

Edited May 27May 27 by Last Dreamer

15th July 2000 : Steps - When I Said Goodbye (2 weeks at # 1)

Rating : 7.5 / 10

UK chartrun : 5-6-13-20-24-29

Finally we got a strong battle for # 1. Steps' new single won against fresh records from Corrs and Atomic Kitten.

In my chart Steps and Corrs were # 3 and AK was peaked at # 9 (their second and last top 10 hit in my chart).

Fresh songs in UK top 10 :

Corrs - Breathless - 7.5/10

Atomic Kitten - I Want Your Love - 7/10

Oasis - Sunday Morning Call - 5/10

Ronan Keating - Life Is A Rollercoaster - 5/10

Alice Deejay - Will I Ever - 4/10

Aaliyah - Try Again - 3/10

Limp Bizkit - Take A Look Around - 3/10

Artful Dodger, Robbie Craig, Craig David - Woman Trouble - 3/10

Edited May 28May 28 by Last Dreamer