It never happened in the7 0s or 80's and is likely to happen twice this year by the same artist which must be unique. I gotta feeling you may recall these other returners from the 90s ...

 

1. Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean, "Hips Don't Lie" :wub: was number one for a single week in July 2006, before returning to the top for the whole of August. The records in the middle were "Smile" by Lily Allen (rather good), and a McFly double A-side, "Please Please"/"Don't Stop Me Now" (almost totally forgotten, but it was a charity single for Sport Relief).

 

2. Eric Prydz, "Call On Me" :dance: A Europe-wide dance hit with a video that spawned a bunch of imitators paying similar lip-service to the concept of irony. (One even hired the same dancers.) The sample is from "Valerie" by Steve Winwood. It was number 1 in October 2004. The interrupting single was "Radio" by Robbie Williams, which I haven't heard in ages, but it's one of his better ones.

 

3. Daniel Bedingfield, "Gotta Get Thru This." This UK garage record kickstarted the career of New Zealand songwriter Daniel Bedingfield, who subsequently turned out to be more of an MOR balladeer. He hasn't released anything since 2005, but his sister Natasha seems to have taken his place. "Gotta Get Thru This" was number one at Christmas/New Year 2001-2, and the interrupting single was the Christmas release "Somethin' Stupid" by Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman.

 

4. S Club 7, "Don't Stop Movin'" :yahoo: S Club 7 were a Monkees-style pseudo-band created for a BBC children's show, but they did have some reasonably good material. Occasionally. Strangely, their only American hit was "Never Had A Dream Come True" (no, me neither), but they did have international success in Australasia and parts of Europe. One of them, Rachel Stevens, went on to a middling career as a solo artist. "Don't Stop Movin" was a hit in spring 2001, and the interrupting single was "It's Raining Men" by Geri Halliwell.

 

5. All Saints, "Under the Bridge"/"Lady Marmalade" :puke2: Girl band All Saints were huge in the late nineties, and this was the second of their five number 1 singles. Their only significant American hit was the previous single, "Never Ever". Good choice, America. There's really no excuse for this plodding R&B rendition of the Red Hot Chili Peppers classic. Their version of "Lady Marmalade" is better, but hardly essential, and nobody's felt the need to play it since Moulin Rouge came out. The videos are designed to be watched back to back, and were actually given a cinema release as a supporting feature - they were booed when I saw them. The band's career eventually sputtered out in a disastrously unsuccessful film, and an attempted relaunch in 2006 got nowhere. This self-proclaimed epic was number 1 in May 1998. The interrupting record was "Turn Back Time" by Aqua, the theme tune to romantic comedy Sliding Doors.

 

6. Celine Dion, "My Heart Will Go On", :( from February and March 1998. As everyone knows, this is the theme to Titanic. I can't stand it. The records in the middle were "Frozen" by Madonna, and the video below, "Brimful of Asha" by Cornershop (on the strength of the Norman Cook remix, of course).

 

7. Various artists, "Perfect Day." In 1997, the BBC made a promotional schedule-filler video about how great their music coverage was, and roped in a whole load of singers to take part. For reasons which remain somewhat obscure, the song they chose was Lou Reed's drug anthem "Perfect Day." (The subtext may have been missed.) By genuine public demand, the record was released as a charity single for Christmas 1997, and returned to the top in New Year 1998. It's a very strange record, but for some reason Middle England was enchanted.

The interrupting singles were "Too Much" by the Spice Girls and this pester-powered classic.

 

8. Puff Daddy & Faith Evans, "I'll Be Missing You." The summer 1997 tribute to the late Notorious B.I.G., inexplicably commemorated with a cover version of a song about stalkers. As the British mainstream record-buyer had been wholly indifferent to him in life, this record presumably sold on its perceived intrinsic merits. The interrupting single was "D'You Know What I Mean" by Oasis (the one that sounds like all the other ones).

 

9-10. The Fugees, "Killing Me Softly" / David Baddiel, Frank Skinner & The Lightning Seeds, "Three Lions." These two singles actually alternated back and forth in summer 1996, and so they hold the unique distinction of interrupting each other's runs at the top. Most people will remember "Killing Me Softly", the Fugees' cover of an old Roberta Flack song. Those outside Britain will probably be unfamiliar with "Three Lions", the official song of the England team for the Euro 96 tournament. With lyrics by comedians Baddiel and Skinner (who were hosting a football comedy show at the time), set to music by the Lightning Seeds, it's actually a surprisingly good song about England fans clinging on to hope even though they haven't won anything in years. For any Americans who might be wondering, the "Jules Rimet" is what the World Cup was called back in the sixties, when England had last won it.

 

11. Mr Blobby, "Mr Blobby." :w00t: Less-than-fondly-remembered 1993 novelty single spawned by Noel Edmonds' Saturday evening family entertainment show. Mr Blobby was meant to be a parody of badly-conceived novelty characters, but was so inexplicably popular that he simply became one in his own right. The record that interrupted his run, bizarrely, was "Babe" by Take That, which only managed to stall the novelty juggernaut for a week. What were people thinking when they paid money for this?

 

Thanks for this, great read

I loved Mr Blobby :(

Thanks for that, this was a brilliant read.

 

I loved both, Killing Me Softly and Three Lions, so at the time I would have been happy for either of them to top the charts - not that I remember!! :lol:

The only other act to have this occur twice was Cliff Richard. First in 1960 when his single Please Dont Tease, run at the top was interrupted by Shakin all Over by Johnny Kidd & The Pirates for one week. It happened again with his Summer Holiday in 1963, which was interrupted by Footapper by the Shadows for a week.

Never Had A Dream Come True is really well know actually :o

 

Thanks for posting,and is a good read, but is this copied from somewhere else? (I just noticed a video is referenced, but not posted?) If so, could you post the source please :teresa:

All the singles in UK chart history (unless I've done something wrong) to return to #1 according to www.theofficialcharts.com:

 

Frankie Laine - "I Believe" (twice)

First reached #1 for 9wks

Interrupted for 1wk by Eddie Fisher with "I'm Walking Behind You"

Returned to #1 for 6wks

Interrupted for 1wk by Mantovani with "Song From The Moulin Rouge"

Returned to #1 for 3wks

 

David Whitfield - "Answer Me"

First reached #1 for 1wk

Interrupted for 4wks by Frankie Laine with "Answer Me"

Returned to #1 for 1wk, tied with Frankie Laine (who reigned for 3wks more after this)

 

The Stargazers - "I See The Moon"

First reached #1 for 5wks

Interrupted for 1wk by Doris Day with "Secret Love"

Returned to #1 for 1wk

 

Doris Day - "Secret Love"

First reached #1 for 1wk

Interrupted for 1wk by The Stargazers with "I See The Moon"

Interrupted for 1wk by Johnnie Ray with "Such A Night

Returned to #1 for 8wks

 

Don Cornell - "Hold My Hand"

First reached #1 for 4wks

Interrupted for 2wks by Vera Lynn with "My Son My Son"

Returned to #1 for 1wk

 

Dickie Valentine - "Finger Of Suspicion"

First reached #1 for 1wk

Interrupted for 1wk by Rosemary Clooney with "Mambo Italiano"

Returned to #1 for 2wks

 

Rosemary Clooney - "Mambo Italiano"

First reached #1 for 1wk

Interrupted for 2wks by Dickie Valentine with "Finger Of Suspicion"

Returned to #1 for 2wks

 

Bill Haley & His Comets - "Rock Around The Clock"

First reached #1 for 3wks

Interrupted for 3wks by Dickie Valentine with "Christmas Alphabet"

Returned to #1 for 2wks

 

The Dream Weavers - "It's Almost Tomorrow"

First reached #1 for 2wks

Interrupted for 1wk by Kay Starr with "Rock And Roll Waltz"

Returned to #1 for 1wk

 

Guy Mitchell - "Singing The Blues" (twice)

First reached #1 for 1wk

Interrupted for 1wk by Tommy Steele with "Singing The Blues"

Returned to #1 for 1wk

Interrupted for 4wks by Frankie Vaughan with "The Garden Of Eden"

Returned to #1 for 1wk

 

Cliff Richard & The Shadows - "Please Don't Tease"

First reached #1 for 2wks

Interrupted for 1wk by Johnny Kidd & The Pirates with "Shakin' All Over"

Returned to #1 for 2wks

 

John Leyton - "Johnny Remember Me"

First reached #1 for 3wks

Interrupted for 1wk by Shirley Bassey with "Reach For The Stars / Climb Ev'ry Mountain"

Returned to #1 for 1wk

 

Cliff Richard & The Shadows - "Summer Holiday"

First reached #1 for 2wks

Interrupted for 1wk by The Shadows with "Foot Tapper"

Returned to #1 for 1wk

 

The Beatles - "She Loves You"

First reached #1 for 4wks

Interrupted for 3wks by Brian Poole & The Tremeloes with "Do You Love Me"

Interrupted for 4wks by Gerry & The Pacemakers with "You'll Never Walk Alone"

Returned to #1 for 2wks

 

Roy Orbison - "Oh, Pretty Woman"

First reached #1 for 2wks

Interrupted for 3wks by Sandie Shaw with "(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me"

Returned to #1 for 1wk

 

Elvis Presley - "Crying In The Chapel"

First reached #1 for 1wk

Interrupted for 1wk by The Hollies with "I'm Alive"

Returned to #1 for 1wk

 

The Hollies - "I'm Alive"

First reached #1 for 1wk

Interrupted for 1wk by Elvis Presley with "Crying In The Chapel"

Returned to #1 for 2wks

 

Tommy James & The Shondells - "Mony Mony"

First reached #1 for 2wks

Interrupted for 1wk by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown with "Fire"

Returned to #1 for 1wk

 

The Scaffold - "Lily The Pink"

First reached #1 for 3wks

Interrupted for 1wk by Marmalade with "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da"

Returned to #1 for 1wk

 

Marmalade - "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da"

First reached #1 for 1wk

Interrupted for 1wk by The Scaffold with "Lily The Pink"

Returned to #1 for 2wks

 

Mr Blobby - "Mr Blobby"

First reached #1 for 1wk

Interrupted for 1wk by Take That with "Babe"

Returned to #1 for 2wks

 

David Badiel, Frank Skinner and The Lightning Seeds - "Three Lions"

First reached #1 for 1wk

Interrupted for 4wks by Fugees with "Killing Me Softly"

Returned to #1 for 1wk

 

Fugees - "Killing Me Softly"

First reached #1 for 4wks

Interrupted for 1wk by David Badiel, Frank Skinner and The Lightning Seeds with "Three Lions"

Returned to #1 for 1wk

 

Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans - "I'll Be Missing You"

First reached #1 for 3wks

Interrupted for 1wk by Oasis with "D'ya Know What I Mean"

Returned to #1 for 3wks

 

Various - "Perfect Day"

First reached #1 for 2wks

Interrupted for 2wks by The Teletubbies with "Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh!"

Interrupted for 2wks by The Spice Girls with "Too Much"

Returned to #1 for 1wk

 

Céline Dion - "My Heart Will Go On"

First reached #1 for 1wk

Interrupted for 1wk by Cornershop with "Brimful Of Asha"

Interrupted for 1wk by Madonna with "Frozen"

Returned to #1 for 1wk

 

All Saints - "Under The Bridge / Lady Marmalade"

First reached #1 for 1wk

Interrupted for 1wk by Aqua with "Turn Back Time"

Returned to #1 for 1wk

 

S Club 7 - "Don't Stop Movin'"

First reached #1 for 1wk

Interrupted for 2wks by Geri Halliwell with "It's Raining Men"

Returned to #1 for 1wk

 

Daniel Bedingfield - "Gotta Get Thru This"

First reached #1 for 2wks

Interrupted for 3wks by Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman with "Somethin' Stupid"

Returned to #1 for 1wk

 

Eric Prydz - "Call On Me"

First reached #1 for 3wks

Interrupted for 1wk by Robbie Williams with "Radio"

Returned to #1 for 2wks

 

Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean - "Hips Don't Lie"

First reached #1 for 1wk

Interrupted for 2wks by Lily Allen with "Smile"

Interrupted for 1wk by McFly with "Please Please / Don't Stop Me Now"

Returned to #1 for 4wks

 

The Black Eyed Peas - "Boom Boom Pow"

First reached #1 for 1wk

Interrupted for 2wks by Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden with "Bonkers"

Returned to #1 for 1wk

 

and most likely:

The Black Eyed Peas - "I Gotta Feeling"

First reached #1 for 1wk

Interrupted for 1wk by Tinchy Stryder and Amelle Berrabah with "Never Leave You"

Returned to #1 for 1+wks

 

Special mentions for songs which had re-releases which 'returned' them to #1:

 

Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody"

George Harrison - "My Sweet Lord"

Elvis Presley - "Jailhouse Rock"

Elvis Presley - "One Night / I Got Stung"

Elvis Presley - "It's Now Or Never"

Edited August 15, 200915 yr by B-rye

For any Americans who might be wondering, the "Jules Rimet" is what the World Cup was called back in the sixties, when England had last won it.

 

I absolutely LOVED three lions when I was 12 back in 1996, and to this day I've thought that Jules Rimet is a person! :lol:

Thanks, good read. And OH GOD I miss Daniel Bedingfiekd :snif:

I absolutely LOVED three lions when I was 12 back in 1996, and to this day I've thought that Jules Rimet is a person! :lol:

Jules Rimet was a person. He was president of FIFA when the first World Cup was contested, and as he was the brainchild behind it, the trophy was named after him.

Oops sorry double posted

Edited August 14, 200915 yr by Euro Music

9-10. The Fugees, "Killing Me Softly" / David Baddiel, Frank Skinner & The Lightning Seeds, "Three Lions." These two singles actually alternated back and forth in summer 1996, and so they hold the unique distinction of interrupting each other's runs at the top. Most people will remember "Killing Me Softly", the Fugees' cover of an old Roberta Flack song. Those outside Britain will probably be unfamiliar with "Three Lions", the official song of the England team for the Euro 96 tournament. With lyrics by comedians Baddiel and Skinner (who were hosting a football comedy show at the time), set to music by the Lightning Seeds, it's actually a surprisingly good song about England fans clinging on to hope even though they haven't won anything in years. For any Americans who might be wondering, the "Jules Rimet" is what the World Cup was called back in the sixties, when England had last won it.

 

It would be more apt if that read "... the sixties, the first and only time England will ever win it" :heehee: :rofl: :heehee:

It would be more apt if that read "... the sixties, the first and only time England will ever win it" :heehee: :rofl: :heehee:

 

Hold on, I don't see Scotland ever winning it? :P

Hold on, I don't see Scotland ever winning it? :P

We know we won't and we never expect to ... :P

B-rye, you said this was misleading:,

 

'David Whitfield - "Answer Me"

First reached #1 for 1wk

Interrupted for 8wks by Frankie Laine with "Answer Me"

Returned to #1 for 1wk

^I think this info is misleading though. Frankie spent 8 weeks at #1 after David, and David was joint #1 in one of those 8 weeks. I think'.

 

I don't think it is misleading. David Whitfield's 'Answer Me', reached No.1 in the Chart of W/E 7th November 1953.

It was there for 1 Week.

Then, 'Answer Me' by Frankie Laine, went to No.1 on W/E 14th November 1953.

On W/E 12th December 1953, 'Answer Me', by David Whitfield, returned to No.1 for 1 Week. It was

tied at No.1 with the Frankie Laine version - which was on its 5th Week at No.1. (It spent 3 more there).

 

There is nothing misleading about it - the David Whitfield Single returned to No.1. The fact that it was

equal No.1, with Frankie Laine, when it did so, does not alter that fact.

 

Also, it was not interupted for 8 Weeks, by the Frankie Laine version. It was for 4 Weeks.

The David Whitfield Hit did this, in its 2 Runs at No.1:,

 

1 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 5 - 1

 

The Black Eyed Peas will be one of only 3 Acts, to have 2 Singles that returned to No.1.

The other 2 are Cliff Richard & The Shadows, in both 1960 & 1963. But, BEP's will be the

1st Act to do it twice in a Calendar Year.

 

The closest any any previous Acts have come to managing it, were in 1953 & 1957.

In 1953 Frankie Laine returned to No.1, twice, with 'I Believe', & Guy Mitchell did the same

in 1957, with 'Singing The Blues'. But, BEP's are the first Act to manage it with different

Singles.....

Edited August 15, 200915 yr by zeus555

B-rye, you said this was misleading:,

 

'David Whitfield - "Answer Me"

First reached #1 for 1wk

Interrupted for 8wks by Frankie Laine with "Answer Me"

Returned to #1 for 1wk

^I think this info is misleading though. Frankie spent 8 weeks at #1 after David, and David was joint #1 in one of those 8 weeks. I think'.

 

I don't think it is misleading. David Whitfield's 'Answer Me', reached No.1 in the Chart of W/E 7th November 1953.

It was there for 1 Week.

Then, 'Answer Me' by Frankie Laine, went to No.1 on W/E 14th November 1953.

On W/E 12th December 1953, 'Answer Me', by David Whitfield, returned to No.1 for 1 Week. It was

tied at No.1 with the Frankie Laine version - which was on its 5th Week at No.1. (It spent 3 more there).

 

There is nothing misleading about it - the David Whitfield Single returned to No.1. The fact that it was

equal No.1, with Frankie Laine, when it did so, does not alter that fact.

 

Also, it was not interupted for 8 Weeks, by the Frankie Laine version. It was for 4 Weeks.

The David Whitfield Hit did this, in its 2 Runs at No.1:,

 

1 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 5 - 1

 

The Black Eyed Peas will be one of only 3 Acts, to have 2 Singles that returned to No.1.

The other 2 are Cliff Richard & The Shadows, in both 1960 & 1963. But, BEP's will be the

1st Act to do it twice in a Calendar Year.

 

The closest any any previous Acts have come to managing it, were in 1953 & 1957.

In 1953 Frankie Laine returned to No.1, twice, with 'I Believe', & Guy Mitchell did the same

in 1957, with 'Singing The Blues'. But, BEP's are the first Act to manage it with different

Singles.....

 

What I said was that Frankie Laine was at #1 for 8 weeks following the first week of David Whitfield, and within those 8 weeks (specifically the fifth week) David and Frankie were tied at #1, hence David returning to #1 while Frankie was still reigning.

But yeah, the first part i posted was misleading. *edits*