Jester

Oh I agree with you, the music and my life in 1995 we’re both amaxing and this is my favourite year for music. Just not some of the number 1s!

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!

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.

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.

Be Faithful would probably be at the bottom of my ranking. Awful.

Blimey there some awful number 1s in 2003. Cannot argue with the ones out so far, though not sure the rank would be exactly the same as mine. Like others, I really like Sneddon’s Don’t Let Go, shame it wasn’t his number 1.

Was it? I never knew that!! I am going to conveniently ignore that then to avoid a R&J bottom 4 l

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.

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.

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

Jester’s Top Tunes 1020 1 (5) Radiohead – Let Down // 9-5-1 (3 wks) 1 week at number 1 2 (2) Sombr - … 12 to 12 // 5-3-2-2 (4 wks) 3 (1) Oasis – Slide Away // 10-7-4-4-1-1-3 (7 wks) 4 (11) Lady Gaga – The Dead Dance // 13-11-4 (3 wks) 5 (8) Tame Impala – Loser // 11-8-5 (3 wks) 6 (4) Jamie xx – Dream Night // 8-5-3-2-2-1-4-4-6 (9 wks) 7 (3) Will Young – Me Without You // 17-15-13-7-3-7 (6 wks) 8 (7) Pulp – Got To Have Love // 6-4-1-1-1-1-3-5-7-8 (10 wks) 9 (12) Djo – Carry The Name // 12-9 (2 wks) 10 (7) Metronomy & Purple Disco Machine – The Bay // 19-16-13-9-2-7-10 (7 wks) 11 (16) Gorillaz feat. Sparks – The Happy Dictator // 16-11 (2 wks) 12 (9) Oasis – Acquiesce // 7-3-1-3-4-4-6-7-8-9-12 (11 wks) 13 (10) Oasis – Champagne Supernova // 5-1-1-3-4-5-5-7-8-10-10-13 (12 wks) 14 (13) Coldplay – Sparks // 3-1-3-3-5-5-7-7-8-9-10-12-13-14 (14 wks) 15 (20) Olivia Dean – Nice To Each Other // 20-15 (2 wks) 16 (15) Coldplay & Ayra Starr – GOOD FEELiNGS // 5-4-1-2-4-6-8-8-9-10-11-14-15-16 (14 wks) 17 (18) Bright Light Bright Light – Boys Etc. (Eric Krupper Remix Edit) // 17-14-16-18-17 (5 wks) 18 (14) Tame Impala – End Of Summer // 10-9-6-3-3-2-6-14-18 (9 wks) 19 (-) Olivia Dean – Man I Need // 19 (1 wk) 20 (19) Pulp – Spike Island // 6-4-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-4-5-8-9-10-13-14-14-15-17-19-20 (24 wks) 21 (22) Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Relentless Love // 22-21 (2 wks) 22 (-) The Wombats – Holy Sugar // 22 (1 wk) 23 (17) Sabrina Carpenter – Tears // 21-18-17-23 (4 wks) 24 (23) Djo – Gasoline (Triple J Like A Version) // 10-7-2-2-10-16-20-21-23-24 (10 wks) 25 (21) Ed Sheeran - A Little More // 16-13-12-12-15-21-25 (7 wks) 26 (25) Chappell Roan – The Subway // 20-15-12-11-6-19-25-26 (8 wks) 27 (27) MK feat. Chrystal – Dior // 19-11-7-6-2-2-6-9-18-20-22-24-27-27 (14 wks) 28 (26) Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild // 13-12-6-5-16-22-26-28 (8 wks) 29 (29) Djo – Potion // 7-4-2-1-2-2-4-6-7-8-9-14-17-20-20-21-21-23-24-26-27-27-28-29-29 (25 wks) 30 (30) Ed Sheeran – Azizam // 5-3-1-4-4-4-5-7-8-9-10-15-16-19-19-19-20-22-22-23-24-25-27-30-30 (25 wks) 31 (28) Jake Bugg – Never Said Goodbye // 14-14-11-8-19-23-28-31 (8 wks) 32 (24) Blood Orange – Vivid Light // 17-16-24-32 (4 wks) 33 (31) Supergrass – Don’t Leave Me Alone // 19-18-24-26-31-33 (6 wks) 34 (33) Robbie Williams – Spies // 21-21-26-30-33-34 (6 wks) 35 (34) Turnstile – I CARE // 22-18-17-14-14-11-7-11-15-20-22-25-29-31-34-25 (16 wks) 36 (32) Lewis Capaldi – Survive // 21-17-15-19-23-25-32-36 (8 wks) 37 (36) Hurts & Purple Disco Machine – Wonderful Life ’25 // 14-9-5-4-2-5-8-10-14-17-19-26-29-26-28-34-36-37 (18 wks) 38 (35) Calvin Harris & Clementine Douglas – Blessings // 13-11-9-6-4-3-8-12-16-22-17-16-18-25-28-32-31-33-35-38 (20 wks) 39 (38) Max Dean, Luke Dean & Locky – Can’t Decide // 16-13-10-7-6-9-12-15-17-23-27-29-32-35-38-39 (16 wks) 40 (38) Robbie Williams – Rocket // 15-12-11-6-4-2-2-4-9-14-16-21-24-28-33-36-39-40 (18 wks)

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

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!

17. Robson Green & Jerome Flynn – Up On The Roof 4 weeks at number 1, November/December Insipid cover that they didn’t even sing. Terrible. This double A side (second side to come) kept Oasis’s Wonderwall off number one. Let that sink in. This kept one of the most famous songs of the 90s off the top spot. Wow.

Carnival De Paris is probably my favourite football song - so euphoric! Life - ghost/toast time!