16. Robson Green & Jerome Flynn – I Believe

4 weeks at number 1, November/December AA side with above

This is…… almost ok as a cover. Good job, uncredited vocalists!

A R&J less top 15 to follow from tomorrow!

I knew a person, who had both (Robson and Jerome and "Wonderwall") on the top of her personal chart.

The least-bad of the covers, but plus side Carole King and Gerry Goffin get a well-deserved number one with a total classic song and original version from The Drifters. I believe is less essential as it already was a UK number one song, but even I was too young to remember that though the song was still famous in the 60's.

20 hours ago, Jester said:

A R&J less top 15 to follow from tomorrow!

You haven't ranked the other a side? Sad times....

Urgh R&J truly poisoned the well this year.

1 hour ago, Gezza said:

You haven't rankedthe other a side? Sad times....

The component parts of this sentence do not compute

I ranked both sides. Both are terrible but one less terrible.

15. Outhere Brothers – Don’t Stop (Wiggle Wiggle)

1 week at number 1, April

They were a duo from Chicago which combined rap with dance. Not as well known in the USA as the UK oddly. This was everywhere before it was released and the 'wiggle wiggle' shoutback gave it the edge it needed to hit the top spot.

I can’t deny that this is catchy, but I find the vocals very strained (especially on the live TOTP reruns) and the whole wiggle wiggle bit makes me feel oddly annoyed. I can see the appeal but I just don’t like it.

14. Cher, Chrissie Hynde, Neneh Cherry & Eric Clapton – Love Can Build A Bridge

1 week at number 1, March

For the talent on display here for 1995’s Comic Relief single and for Neneh Cherry’s only UK number 1, my god this is DULL. What a wasted opportunity.

17 minutes ago, Jester said:

I ranked both sides. Both are terrible but one less terrible.

I was only joking, "Unchained Melody" was a double A-Side which is what I'm referring to, but I wouldn't want you to give the other side a listen or promo of ranking it 😁

Hard to argue with anything that has gone so far- all varying degrees of awful!

4 minutes ago, Gezza said:

I was only joking, "Unchained Melody" was a double A-Side which is what I'm referring to, but I wouldn't want you to give the other side a listen or promo of ranking it 😁

Hard to argue with anything that has gone so far- all varying degrees of awful!

Was it? I never knew that!!

I am going to conveniently ignore that then to avoid a R&J bottom 4 l

Love Can Build a Bridge is very mid. I don't hate it but it's definitely a bit too close to charity record by numbers territory.

I never liked that Outhere Brothers track, although I didn't really try to like it because my Aunt had read that it contained very inappropriate lyrics and was immediately on a quest to make sure none of the family was being subjected to it... I didn't like what I'd heard enough to rebel against that

I can't argue with this order. I really didn't like Don't Stop at all.

Love Can Build A Bridge is fine but, as is often the way with superstar collaborations, way less than the sum of its parts. What a naff song to be Neneh's only UK No.1.

All pretty rubbish so far - nothing really to add!

'Don't Stop' is certainly no 'Boom Boom Boom'

I can't even recall how 'Love Can Build a Bridge' goes, even though I have heard it several times.

Yes Don't Stop is nonsense. I don't hate it but it strays too far into novelty to bear more than one or two listens a decade. Love Can Build A Bridge was a disappointment - not a bad record as such, and well-intentioned, and great to see them all get a number one and help charities - but it's more the "what coulda been". It's just not that exciting, even for a ballad of that time. Pity.

13. Michael Jackson – You Are Not Alone

2 weeks at number 1, September

Written by R Kelly, performed by Michael Jackson. Wow, what a combination! This was the second single from HIStory and his fifth number 1.

Despite how dodgy this is, what a saccharine bore fest of a song that feels like it goes on longer than Jacko’s marriage to Lisa Marie Presley.

12. Simply Red – Fairground

4 weeks at number 1, September/October

I don’t mind Simply Red, in fact I have the album Stars on vinyl. Although this is their only number 1 and they had much more deserving songs.

But this, I just cant get into. I think it’s the quiet bits in the verses followed by A LOAD OF SHOUTING in the chorus. That and it kept Pulp’s Mis-Shapes/Sorted For E’s and Wizz off the top spot. Grrr.

11. Outhere Brothers – Boom Boom Boom

4 weeks at number 1 July/August

I almost like this, the slightly better follow up to the annoying Wiggle wiggle thing (although the wiggle wiggle was replaced by an Wayyy Ohh). There was a clean and dirty version of this song, you can imagine which one was popular in clubs!

Catchy and certainly on the verge of irritating, this kept the wonderful Alright by Supergrass off the top spot. I cannot forgive this travesty!