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I think the accolade for my biggest #2 now HAS to go to Rule The World by Take That, also my 14th favourite song of all time! It never made #1 though, why?

 

Held off by my 2nd favourite song of all time, Delta Goodrem's Believe Again!

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The following two singles spent 6 weeks at #2 in my chart:

 

1980 Odyssey - If You're Lookin' For A Way Out

2001 Supernaturals - Finishing Credits

 

neither of these artists ever had a #1.

 

The Wedding Present spent 5 weeks at #2 with "Interstate 5" at the end of 2004. They have also had many number ones.

 

The single regarded as the closest ever to being #1 that didn't make it is "Comedy" by Shack on 10 July 1999. The single spent 3 weeks at #2 and 14 in the chart altogether and finished 5th in the chart of the year, thus beating all but 4 of the #1s including the one that kept it out.

 

  • 2 weeks later...

Here's my top 20 most successful #2 hits in my chart. :D

 

01. Delta Goodren - Believe Again

 

GD will be proud to see this, spent three weeks at no. 2 kept off #1 by both Eva Cassidy & Katie Melua 'What A Wonderful World' and Adele 'Chasing Pavements'.

 

02. Ke$ha - TiK ToK

03. David Guetta Vs The Egg - Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)

04. Eliza Doolittle - Pack Up

05. Gabriella Cilmi - Sweet About Me

06. Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music

07. U2 - Vertigo

08. Kylie Minogue - All The Lovers

09. Laurent Wolf feat. Eric Carter - No Stress

10. Foo Fighters - The Pretender

11. Beverley Knight - Come As You Are

12. Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

13. Mason Vs Princess Superstar - Exceeder (Perfect)

14. MGMT - Kids

15. Daniel Merriweather - Red

16. Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.

17. Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby

18. Girls Aloud - See The Day

19. Girls Aloud - Something Kinda Ooohh

20. Gorillaz - Dare

 

  • 1 month later...

Kid Rock - All Summer Long has spent the longest at #2 for me, ever. It was #2 for five weeks, four behind Dizzee Rascal and one behind The Ting Tings and was my ninth placed song of 2008. It had the following chart run:

 

16-6-3-2-2-2-2-2-4-9-16-24-31-39-49-63-75-88-98-> 19 Weeks

 

However, the song that peaked at #2 and finished highest on my end of year chart is, inevitably, Chasing Cars, my longest charting track ever. It went like this:

 

4-2-4-6-3-2-4-5-10-9-10-11-16-23-25-26-27-31-33-39-39-43-41-41-47-51-52-58-57-62-70-72-68-66-75-79-83-88-92-96-100-94-99-> 43 Weeks

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Nicole Scherzinger - Don't Hold Your Breath can be added to my list. It spent six consecutive weeks at #2 behind Pierces - You'll Be Mine
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The Top 5 Biggest songs to peak at no.2 on my chart are currently:

 

5. Pumped Up Kicks - Foster The People (5-3-2-2-2-2-2-3-5-6/178 Points/Still Charting/712,000 Sales so far) Kept off top spot by Maroon 5/Christina Aguileras' "Moves Like Jagger", it will became the biggest ever no.2 within the next 2 weeks

 

4. Up - The Saturdays (9-4-10-9-9-2-4-5-5-7-7-10-14-17-19-20/185 Points/740,000 Sales) Kept off top spot by P!nks' "So What"

 

3. Forever - Chris Brown (14-3-2-4-2-2-2-3-5-10-13-15-16-18/186 Points/744,000 Sales) Kept off top spot by Jesse McCartneys' "Leavin'", Freemasons/Katherine Ellis' "When You Touch Me" and The Ting Tings' "Shut Up And Let Me Go"

 

2. Boyfriend - Alphabeat (4-3-2-3-4-4-6-5-7-8-11-15-15-19/188 Points/752,000 Sales) Kept off top spot by The Ting Tings' "Shut Up And Let Me Go"

 

1. Don't Hold Your Breath - Nicole Scherzinger (10-11-12-11-10-6-5-3-3-2-2-5-10-14-17/194 Points/776,000 Sales) Kept off the top spot by Kanye West/Rihanna/Kid Cudis' "All Of The Lights"/18th biggest ever hit on my chart!

 

Special Mention

Ke$ha - We R Who We R was no.2 for five weeks, kept off the top spot by Katy Perrys' "Firework".

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All songs to make year end (or year to date) top 40 but peaked at 2

 

2010

 

13 - Swedish House Mafia vs. Tinie Tempah "Miami 2 Ibiza" (39-44-16-11-18-13-4-2-2-3-6-10-8-6-9-20-27-36-25-26-33-46-x-50-x) (23 weeks)

14 - Plan B "She Said" (2-3-4-4-4-5-4-7-9-10-13-15-17-20-23-27-31-35-34-35-37-x) (21 weeks)

17 - Rihanna "Only Girl (In The World)" (20-5-4-8-6-8-7-8-2-5-7-8-13-22-16-24-7-4-4-5-10-19-23-26-16-14-18-23-24-24-28-31-33-37-42-47-x) (36 weeks)

20 - Sidney Samson feat. Wizard Sleeve "Riverside (Let's Go!)" (2-2-2-3-6-10-17-19-25-23-14-14-20-27-40-42-x) (16 weeks)

24 - Aggro Santos feat. Kimberly Wyatt "Candy" (2-2-4-4-5-9-11-14-17-20-24-29-32-29-31-31-x) (16 weeks)

25 - Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg "California Gurls" (3-2-6-8-9-11-12-11-12-33-38-43-43-x) (13 weeks)

35 - Taio Cruz "Dynamite" (2-2-2-3-8-12-13-19-31-35-48-x) (11 weeks)

40 - Owl City "Fireflies" (3-3-2-3-3-7-12-18-17-17-18-18-20-23-29-34-36-39-39-48-x) (20 weeks)

 

2011

 

 

03 Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull "On The Floor" (43-x-41-22-15-5-2-5-5-3-3-4-2-3-6-11-13-19-24-24-24-26-26-28-25-27-17-15-14-15-23-21-28-34-38) (34 weeks)

05 Calvin Harris feat. Kelis "Bounce" (11-20-8-8-15-15-4-2-2-2-3-4-6-12-12-13-16-20-27-33-35) (22 weeks)

06 Alexandra Stan "Mr. Saxobeat" (21-x-44-4-2-2-3-3-4-4-5-5-6-14-19-21-16-14-14-18-16-24-28-39-x) (23 weeks)

08 Wiz Khalifa "Black And Yellow" (29-19-24-28-33-27-16-2-3-2-2-2-2-5-7-9-10-17-23-29-35-47-x-48-x) (23 weeks)

17 Chase & Status feat. Liam Bailey "Blind Faith" (33-x-34-8-9-5-4-2-3-8-7-12-16-22-31-49-x) (15 weeks)

18 Nero "Guilt" (49-18-14-18-8-4-5-4-2-9-16-19-20-11-20-30-38-39-40-22-40-22-31-30-49-x) (25 weeks)

20 Nicole Scherzinger feat. 50 Cent "Right There" (10-11-11-12-7-8-8-7-2-9-12-24-21-24-30-39-x) (16 weeks)

21 Tinie Tempah feat. Ellie Goulding "Wonderman" (42-33-2-3-4-7-9-13-13-15-13-16-19-16-17-22-28-39-49-x) (19 weeks)

22 Armand van Helden & Steve Aoki "Brrrat!" (9-9-14-4-2-3-2-4-8-14-16-21-24-28-33-28-28-48-x) (18 weeks)

23 Loick Essien feat. Tanya Lacey "How We Roll" (23-28-10-6-7-2-2-8-9-12-17-22-37-x) (13 weeks)

26 Example "Stay Awake" (31-28-9-20-16-2-2-3-4-12-16) (11 weeks)

29 Rihanna "Only Girl (In The World)" (20-5-4-8-6-8-7-8-2-5-7-8-13-22-16-24-7-4-4-5-10-19-23-26-16-14-18-23-24-24-28-31-33-37-42-47-x) (36 weeks)

35 Nicole Scherzinger "Wet" (33-6-11-7-2-6-9) (7 weeks)

36 Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguleria "Moves Like Jagger" (23-41-x-41-5-2-7-7-5) (8 weeks)

 

  • 4 weeks later...

These #2 could easily be #1, if I wasn't more into the songs that held them off

 

 

Lene Marlin - Where I'm headed

Eminem feat. Dido - Stan

Kylie Minogue - Can't get out of my head (held off by Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman, I was so obsessed with Moulin Rouge at the time)

Kylie Minogue - Love at first sight

The Killers - Mr. Brightside

Nelly Furtado - Meneater

Newton Faulkner - Dream catch me

Mohombi feat. Nicole Scherzinger - Coconut tree

 

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oh my god the title of this thread if it's taken out of context! oops~

All songs to make year end (or year to date) top 40 but peaked at 2

 

2010

 

13 - Swedish House Mafia vs. Tinie Tempah "Miami 2 Ibiza" (39-44-16-11-18-13-4-2-2-3-6-10-8-6-9-20-27-36-25-26-33-46-x-50-x) (23 weeks)

14 - Plan B "She Said" (2-3-4-4-4-5-4-7-9-10-13-15-17-20-23-27-31-35-34-35-37-x) (21 weeks)

17 - Rihanna "Only Girl (In The World)" (20-5-4-8-6-8-7-8-2-5-7-8-13-22-16-24-7-4-4-5-10-19-23-26-16-14-18-23-24-24-28-31-33-37-42-47-x) (36 weeks)

20 - Sidney Samson feat. Wizard Sleeve "Riverside (Let's Go!)" (2-2-2-3-6-10-17-19-25-23-14-14-20-27-40-42-x) (16 weeks)

24 - Aggro Santos feat. Kimberly Wyatt "Candy" (2-2-4-4-5-9-11-14-17-20-24-29-32-29-31-31-x) (16 weeks)

25 - Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg "California Gurls" (3-2-6-8-9-11-12-11-12-33-38-43-43-x) (13 weeks)

35 - Taio Cruz "Dynamite" (2-2-2-3-8-12-13-19-31-35-48-x) (11 weeks)

40 - Owl City "Fireflies" (3-3-2-3-3-7-12-18-17-17-18-18-20-23-29-34-36-39-39-48-x) (20 weeks)

 

2011

 

04 - Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull "On The Floor" (43-x-41-22-15-5-2-5-5-3-3-4-2-3-6-11-13-19-24-24-24-26-26-28-25-27-17-15-14-15-23-21-28-34-38-44-37-37-49-x-43-x) (39 weeks)

06 - Calvin Harris feat. Kelis "Bounce" (11-20-8-8-15-15-4-2-2-2-3-4-4-6-12-12-13-16-20-27-33-35-43-40-35-48-47-48-50-43-x) (30 weeks)

07 - Alexandra Stan "Mr. Saxobeat" (21-x-44-4-2-2-3-3-4-4-5-5-6-14-19-21-16-14-14-18-16-24-28-39-x) (23 weeks)

12 - Wiz Khalifa "Black And Yellow" (29-19-24-28-33-27-16-2-3-2-2-2-2-5-7-9-10-17-23-29-35-47-x-48-x) (23 weeks)

18 - Loick Essien feat. Tanya Lacey "How We Roll" (23-28-10-6-7-2-2-8-9-12-17-22-37-x-45-28-47-x) (16 weeks)

20 - Example "Stay Awake" (31-28-9-20-16-2-2-3-4-12-16-26-25-22-41-38-40-31-37-42-49-x) (21 weeks)

21 - Nero "Guilt" (49-18-14-18-8-4-5-4-2-9-16-19-20-11-20-30-38-39-40-22-40-22-31-30-49-x) (25 weeks)

24 - Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguleria "Moves Like Jagger" (23-41-x-41-5-2-7-7-5-5-8-10-19-26-31-30-41-x-20-20-32-30-36-44-46-49-x) (24 weeks)

25 - Nicole Scherzinger feat. 50 Cent "Right There" (10-11-11-12-7-8-8-7-2-9-12-24-21-24-30-39-x) (16 weeks)

28 - Tinie Tempah feat. Ellie Goulding "Wonderman" (42-33-2-3-4-7-9-13-13-15-13-16-19-16-17-22-28-39-49-x) (19 weeks)

29 - LMFAO "Sexy And I Know It" (42-17-2-4-7-8-7-9-11-14-17-33-32-26-26-11-13-16-20-31-43-29-24-37-45-30-40-42-44-50-x) (30 weeks)

30 - Armand van Helden & Steve Aoki "Brrrat!" (9-9-14-4-2-3-2-4-8-14-16-21-24-28-33-28-28-48-x) (18 weeks)

32 - Chase & Status feat. Liam Bailey "Blind Faith" (33-x-34-8-9-5-4-2-3-8-7-12-16-22-31-49-x) (15 weeks)

33 - Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs "Garden" (34-5-2-2-6-3-7-11-16-34-50-x) (11 weeks)

36 - Nicole Scherzinger "Wet" (33-6-11-7-2-6-9-16-17-17-17-23-29-40-50-x) (15 weeks)

 

2012

 

06. Carly Rae Jepsen “Call Me Maybe” (16-38-x-11-8-15-11-2-2-2-8-8-13-27-19-22-12-15-16-19-19-17-18-21-28-29-25-14-15-33-38-40) (31 weeks)

14. Sam and The Womp “Bom Bom” (33-x-13-2-2-9-9-6-8-22-22-30-18-19-13-35-31-49) (17 weeks)

18. David Guetta feat. Sia “She Wolf (Falling To Pieces)” (12-x-27-12-12-6-3-2-6-12-27-41-34-44) (13 weeks)

26. Alexandra Burke feat. Erick Morillo “Elephant” (25-33-37-x-2-5-4-2-4-10-23-23-31) (12 weeks)

28. Madeon “Icarus” (20-35-24-37-2-4-6-3-2-7-7-8-21-21-33) (15 weeks)

32. Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch “Sweet Nothing” (8-16-2-9-20-16-13-17-17-23-19-15-33-35-48) (14 weeks)

36. Flo Rida feat. Sia “Wild Ones” (28-2-5-6-4-9-20-29-35-37-39-45-x-40-x) (13 weeks)

 

2013

 

005. AWOLNATION "Sail"

009. Hardwell feat. Amba Shepherd "Apollo"

013. Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell "Blurred Lines"

016. Fuse ODG "Antenna"

019. DVBBS & Borgeous "Tsunami"

028. Bingo Players "Rattle"

035. Bastille "Pompeii"

037. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton "Can't Hold Us"

Biggest Number 2 is 'Take Me Home' by Cash Cash, current chart run 2-2-2-2-3
  • 2 weeks later...

All over 10 weeks in the chart:

 

The Saturdays - What About Us (feat. Sean Paul) - 6-3-2-2-2-4-6-9-10-16-17-19-8-8-10-12-12-20-15-10-4-3-6-11-14-21-23-30-31-34-36-X-34-37-X (33 weeks)

Molly Sandén - Spread A Little Light - 2-3-7-7-9-7-9-12-17-19-X-11-15-18-20-21-19-20-24-25-26-29-29-29-X-27-34-X (25 non-consecutive weeks)

Cheryl Cole - Call My Name - 12-9-3-3-3-2-4-6-8-10-12-14-16-18-20-22-24-26-28-30-X-39-X (21 non-consecutive weeks)

Tom Odell - Grow Old With Me - 34-X-5-7-6-9-5-2-3-6-10-12-15-18-20-22-27-25-28-34-38-X-38-X (21 non-consecutive weeks)

Lily Allen - Air Balloon - 2-2-5-10-17-16-11-17-19-22-23-26-30-34-39-24-32-34-X (18 weeks)

Tom Odell - I Know - 27-9-15-17-8-6-4-2-4-7-11-15-23-28-33-39-37-X (17 weeks)

Elyar Fox - A Billion Girls - 39-14-15-7-2-6-5-6-9-13-20-26-29-31-38-... (15+ weeks)

Lily Allen - Somewhere Only We Know - 2-2-2-2-5-7-11-15-17-20-23-22-30-X-37-X (14 non-consecutive weeks)

Lucie Silvas - Bump Bump - 5-5-2-2-4-5-7-8-10-13-12-17-20-18-X (14 weeks)

Ke$ha - Die Young - 3-2-4-6-7-11-13-22-24-30-29-34-37-X (13 weeks)

Katy Perry - Unconditionally - 2-2-7-11-18-25-22-30-37-24-29-32-X (12 weeks)

Cody Simpson - Summertime of Our Lives - 2-2-6-8-8-11-15-17-23-31-38-X (11 weeks)

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