Summer Of 69 finishing ahead of Comfortably Numb is gross. Sad to lose Comfortably Numb and Perfect Day before the top 10, both all time classics. (I do also like the BBC version of Perfect Day and knew it before the original. I remember the cover version having a strange gestation - it first appeared as an advert for BBC Music, then a couple of weeks later was suddenly a massive-selling charity single!)

Didn't realise there was an 8 minute version of Let It Happen, will need to check that out

2 minutes ago, rio309 said:

Didn't realise there was an 8 minute version of Let It Happen, will need to check that out

There’s a version that isn’t the 8 minute version?

2 minutes ago, Maestro said:

There’s a version that isn’t the 8 minute version?

Yep as mentioned in my post above there's a 4 minute radio edit which was used for the music video!

Seems unnecessary

11. Arctic Monkeys- Mardy Bum (923 points)

Writers: Alex Turner, Matt Helders, Jamie Cook, Andy Nicholson

Producer: Alan Smyth

UK chart peak: did not chart

Achieved platinum status on 08/03/2019, 2x platinum 29/04/2022, 3x platinum 10/05/2024

Top scorers: Viper* 50, Maestro 48, Uls2000 48

Lowest scorers: CowTzy 7, danG 8, Julian_ 9

Taken from the Arctics' 2006 debut album, "Mardy Bum" is the second biggest seller to miss the top 100 behind J. Cole's "No Role Modelz", though it almost charted around the time of the band's 2023 Glastonbury performance. It was never released as a single. The phrase "mardy bum" is Yorkshire slang for someone sulky. Like "A-Punk" it was used in The Inbetweeners.

Sorry for the delay in getting results out- these delays will continue over the next couple days unfortunately...

Thoughts on 15-11

In My Life- as mentioned earlier my favourite Beatles album is Rubber Soul and I have good memories attached to the songs on it, "In My Life" included. Oddly I prefer early Beatles to their more experimental stuff but "In My Life" scored less from me than a song from that period of the band!

Changes- I need to do a proper listen through of Bowie's back catalogue, I'm not all that familiar with his work! I've enjoyed all the songs I've heard from him, including this. Shout out to the Butterfly Boucher cover from Shrek 2 featuring Bowie which is also really good 😄

Psycho Killer- always loved this song, one of the few tracks I can play on bass. There was a point in my life where I was obsessed with this and even managed to include it in my GCSE English exam!

Let It Happen- was only introduced to Tame Impala last year by a friend, took me a while to warm up to his tracks but I enjoy them for the most part. This is a weird case where I feel the radio edit is too short and the full song is too long! I really don't like the CD skip part but otherwise really enjoy this

Mardy Bum- unlike "A-Punk" the Inbetweeners association hasn't ruined this song for me! The lyrics are really cute, would love if the Arctics could make more songs like this. Again I wouldn't have thought this was the second biggest song to miss the top 100 before doing the research.

I have a soft spot for Mardy Bum because it was the first Arctic Monkeys song I ever heard. It was during the MySpace era and before they had had any formal releases. MP3 Demos were also passed from hand to hand and then given out at their concerts so that everyone already knew all the songs. It eventually led to their debut singles and especially album releases having massive opening sales.

That’s all my favourite 4 gone, sadly none made the top 10 but the remaining songs are all really good so not too disappointed.

Ouch at two of my top 3 getting knocked out back to back - All hopes on The Chain now

1 hour ago, gasman449 said:

Sorry for the delay in getting results out- these delays will continue over the next couple days unfortunately...

Why not slow down to say 2 per day for the final 10? Your pace of results has still been quite fast I’d say (brilliant job as always of course!)

Oops at me being a low scorer for “Mardy Bum”: I love the Arctics but that one’s a bit more throwaway for me. I prefer the more atmospheric tracks like “I Wanna Be Yours”, “505” or “There’d Better Be A Mirrorball” from their more recent output.

Great result for “Let It Happen” - what an epic.

16 minutes ago, Julian_ said:

Why not slow down to say 2 per day for the final 10? Your pace of results has still been quite fast I’d say (brilliant job as always of course!)

Usually I'd take this on board but I'll be way too busy to post on Saturday (and may have a hard time doing so on Monday/Tuesday) so the aim is to get the first half of the top 10 out tomorrow and the latter half out on Sunday. Thanks for the suggestion anyway 😁

9 hours ago, gasman449 said:

Usually I'd take this on board but I'll be way too busy to post on Saturday (and may have a hard time doing so on Monday/Tuesday) so the aim is to get the first half of the top 10 out tomorrow and the latter half out on Sunday. Thanks for the suggestion anyway 😁

Maybe pause the countdown for a bit, until you’re able to do it when you can enjoy it yourself, without the stress of trying to squeeze it in around other things?🤔. Might increase the anticipation?😆

Whatever you decide, it’s been brilliant so far, thanks for all your hard work

10. Dolly Parton- 9 To 5 (932 points)

Writer: Dolly Parton

Producer: Gregg Perry

UK chart peak: 47 (13 weeks in the top 100)

Achieved platinum status on 10/08/2018, 2x platinum 25/06/2021, 3x platinum 16/02/2024

Top scorers: CianS 50, GreyAsh 47, AaronTM 46, Slick 46

Lowest scorers: RabbitFurCoat 3, WhoOdyssey 6, gasman449 8

Kicking off the top 10 is "9 To 5": Dolly's biggest seller in the UK. It was written for the 1980 film of the same name starring Jane Fonda and Dolly herself, and was the first of her two US number ones. It would later be used as the theme to a sitcom of the same name starring Dolly's younger sister Rachel Parton George, and in the musical adaption of the film from 2008. Sheena Easton's own song "9 To 5" which reached number 3 in the UK (and would also go on to be a US number one) was retitled "Morning Train" in the US to avoid confusion with Dolly's single. Sheena's single is yet to be certified in the digital era.

18 hours ago, Julian_ said:

Results on page 19 of this: there was also a 2nd version with a late set of votes.

Thanks Julian that was a really interesting read. Glad to see my personal favourite, Across The Universe, made it in!

I’m useless because I’ve been a Buzzjack member for almost a year now and still haven’t ventured far from this little corner (UK Chart Forum) into all the other areas, so I’ve been missing out on stuff like this. I’ve seen mentions, in threads, of personal charts (is anyone allowed to start a thread, could I put my own lists in there?), and a Buzzjack Song Contest which also sound interesting.

I need to get out more obviously😆.

9. Fleetwood Mac- The Chain (954 points)

Writers: Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie, Stevie Nicks

Producers: Ken Caillat, Richard Dashut, Fleetwood Mac

UK chart peak: 76 (11 weeks in the top 100)

Achieved platinum status on 20/04/2018, 2x platinum 17/07/2020, 3x platinum 11/03/2022, 4x platinum 06/10/2023, 5x platinum 28/03/2025

Top scorers: Maestro 50, GreyAsh 49, Julian_ 49, Mack 49, rio309 49, Severin 49

Lowest scorers: Scone1 2, jimwatts 7, Mangø 7

"The Chain" is the biggest-selling single to not reach the top 75 in the UK (watch that change today 😂). An album track from 1977's Rumours, this song is the only track on the album to be written by all members of the band: the chain definitely wasn't broken despite the conflict between them at the time. The song was a staple of the band's shows and was notably used in 2017's Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2, but is best known in the UK as the theme of the BBC's coverage of Formula One between 1978 and 1996, and again between 2009 and 2015. The track charted for the first time in 2009 when the BBC announced they had regained rights to cover F1 and were using the song again. It peaked this year despite being on ACR, thanks to very strong streaming of the band's back catalogue, and it is still in the top 100 as of posting! It will very likely make 2025's year-end list.

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13 minutes ago, Jaz13music said:

Thanks Julian that was a really interesting read. Glad to see my personal favourite, Across The Universe, made it in!

I’m useless because I’ve been a Buzzjack member for almost a year now and still haven’t ventured far from this little corner (UK Chart Forum) into all the other areas, so I’ve been missing out on stuff like this. I’ve seen mentions, in threads, of personal charts (is anyone allowed to start a thread, could I put my own lists in there?), and a Buzzjack Song Contest which also sound interesting.

I need to get out more obviously😆.

Yep, anyone can post their own personal charts in the personal charts forum, and many people post theirs weekly 🙂

8. The Beach Boys- Wouldn't It Be Nice (962 points)

Writers: Brian Wilson, Tony Asher, Mike Love

Producer: Brian Wilson

UK chart peak: 58 (2 weeks in the top 100)

Achieved platinum status on 24/11/2023

Top scorers: gasman449 50, King Rollo 49, jimwatts 48

Lowest scorers: …ready for it 2, Nick F1 4, dandy* 6

Originally released as the B-side to number 2 hit "God Only Knows" (it was the other way around in the US), "Wouldn't It Be Nice" is the opening track on the Beach Boys' ground-breaking 1966 album Pet Sounds. Wilson's quest for perfection and dissatisfaction with his bandmates' vocals made this track the longest to complete on the album. Mike Love didn't receive a writing credit until 1994 when he sued the group for credits on 35 of their songs. It peaked at number 8 on the US chart. It charted in the UK for the first time in 1990 when it was released to promote the greatest hits album Summer Dreams.

7. Stevie Nicks- Edge Of Seventeen (973 points)

Writer: Stevie Nicks

Producer: Jimmy Iovine

UK chart peak: 86 (1 week in the top 100)

Achieved platinum status on 10/09/2021, 2x platinum 12/07/2024

Top scorers: chartjack2 50, Cymro87 50, GreyAsh 50

Lowest scorers: Jason 9, Mangø 13, detonate 15, Jaz13music 15

Taken from Stevie's 1981 debut solo album Bella Donna, "Edge Of Seventeen" was inspired by a conversation with Tom Petty's first wife Jane Benyo about how they met, with Jane's southern accent making "age of 17" sound like "edge of 17". The song was originally going to be about Petty and his wife but changed the song following the death of her uncle Jonathan and John Lennon. The track didn't chart in the UK until 2021, apparently thanks to its use in a John Lewis advert.

4 hours ago, Jaz13music said:

I’m useless because I’ve been a Buzzjack member for almost a year now and still haven’t ventured far from this little corner (UK Chart Forum) into all the other areas, so I’ve been missing out on stuff like this. I’ve seen mentions, in threads, of personal charts (is anyone allowed to start a thread, could I put my own lists in there?), and a Buzzjack Song Contest which also sound interesting.

I need to get out more obviously😆.

Hey I been on here 10 years and only realised it wasn't just a chart forum chat 2 or 3 years ago 🤣🤣

I don't really have strong opinions about 'Edge Of Seventeen' but 'Wouldn't It Be Nice' is classic Beach Boys and well deserving of a place in the top ten!