My Random Music

"True Blue" is also one of those five songs I speak of and concur there's only a handful of Madonna hits that are any good. I'm a fan of Motown but more often than not I get irritated by non-Motown songs from much later pretending to be Motown.

"Spirit In The Sky" is one of the 5 irritating records I speak of but not the one I think many others will agree with. The song itself has always bugged me for some reason whatever version it is.

Here's mine year by year, not necessarily my favourites but songs that take me back to those summers for the right reasons 1987: Los Lobos - La Bamba 1988: Glen Medeiros - Nothings Gonna Change My Love For You 1989: Danny Wilson - The Second Summer Of Love 1990: Blue Pearl - Naked In The Rain 1991: Color Me Badd - All 4 Love 1992: Incognito - Don't You Worry Bout A Thing 1993: Urban Cookie Collective - The Key The Secret 1994: Red Dragon ft Brian & Tony Gold - Compliments On Your Kiss 1995: Outhere Brothers - Boom Boom Boom 1996: Pet Shop Boys - Se A Vida E 1997: Mighty Dub Katz - Magic Carpet Ride 1998: Energy 52 - Cafe Del Mar 98 1999: Masters At Work - To Be In Love 2000: Moby - Porcelain 2001: Daft Punk - Digital Love 2002: Tim Deluxe - It Just Won't Do 2003: Wayne Wonder - No Letting Go 2004: Lou Reed - Satellite Of Love 04 2005: Deep Dish - Say Hello 2006: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Tell Me Baby 2007: Axwell - I Found U 2008: Kid Rock - All Summer Long 2009: Chicane - Poppiholla I gave up on modern music after this so would be older songs for the remaining years.

That is surprising. I remembered Garth Brooks being heavily pushed onto UK audiences in the mid-90s but we were having none of it, there just wasn't the demand for country music. Also it's been said that a factor in Robbie Williams lack of success is the similarity in name between him and actor Robin Williams, with Garth Brooks in the UK it was the similarity with footballer/pundit Garth Crooks. A decade later few people in the UK had heard of Tim McGraw until he collaborated with Nelly, but then when he released his own song about skydiving and rocky mountain climbing it flopped.

Billy Ocean is one of the contenders for my favourite. I get where you're coming from but the bland safe mid-80s production was effectively what got me into music in the first place. My movie knowledge is virtually non-existent so I didn't know this was a movie song until much later on in life. I would also say Communards is OK but not one I'd choose to listen to and the Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes version is much better. My guess is it's the one of the five I find irritating that I'm sure others will agree with. I'm surprised said song hasn't appeared yet because I've never heard anyone say anything positive about it and even said music act has acknowledged it damaged their reputation.

I know all the number ones of 1986 but because the charts didn't come on my radar until 1987 I don't have the nostalgic memories that help me like certain song I maybe would have liked if I was older. Not keen on any of those featured so far. The 3 novelty ones are meant to be rubbish so can give them some lenience. The Boris Gardiner one bugs me, very bland compared to "Elizabethan Reggae". There were quite a few decent artists from the 60s/70s who were past their best by the 80s but still sold records. The only difference is Boris Gardiner had nothing in between to show the decline. The Wham! record was always going to number one given the circumstances, not as bad as some of the other number ones of the year though. I've looked at the list and there's 5 that are yet to feature that really irritate me. None are novelty records, it's quite possible I'll be the only one who doesn't like 4 of them but I'm certain people will agree with me on the other one. In fact I even think some may have that as their bottom song. I have a Top 5 in no particular order and my favourite is a toss up between 2 songs.

As someone else said not a great selection to choose from but the quality of music in the charts does tend to go downhill around Christmas. My 5 picks: Ozzy Osbourne - Bark At The Moon Tom Robinson - Listen To The Radio - Atmospherics Tears For Fears - The Way You Are Status Quo - Marguerita Time UB40 - Many Rivers To Cross Worst song: Kenny Rogers And Dolly Parton - Islands In The Stream

I 100% agree that Tina Turner was far more worthy of a number 1 than Geri Halliwell and B*Witched but that in itself shows how the charts can be misleading. Maybe Tina Turner was bigger as a solo artist but it's not that clear cut. I've been to the Tina Turner musical and it was roughly 50/50 between Ike & Tina Turner songs and Tina Turner solo. You've got to remember Ike & Tina Turner were unknown when they started out and took a long time get to the heights they reached. I know it didn't immediately click for Tina Turner as a solo artist but she always had that legacy there which is always going to help.

I did say she has a case but whilst I can't say for sure I'd hazard a guess that Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi have played more stadium concerts than Tina Turner did. Yes she had more hits on her own but Ike & Tina Turner were bigger than their Top 40 career suggests.

"Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners. I was too young to know anything about it but figured it out to be the oldest amongst the handful of record my parents had bought me and when I discovered the charts they explained it had been a number 1 because lots of other people also bought that record that week.

Good shout. If they were an option they'd be my 3rd vote. For a long time they were the act to have the most hits without a Top 10 but finally got one as part of an anti-X Factor campaign as I recall.

In my opinion if you're an obvious singles act with several Top 10's but no number 1 in your heyday then you're probably not big enough to have a number 1. Of the Top 5 in this poll I think Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi have the best case because neither are obvious singles acts but have sold lots of albums and played lots of stadiums. Back to my school days in the early 90s plenty of people had the "Keep The Faith" album but I don't recall anyone buying the singles. Also their older albums at the time were arguably better known than the singles. Many of us knew they had the album "7800° Fahrenheit" and that didn't have any Top 40 hits on it. Tina Turner has a case at a stretch, she's big enough to have her own West End musical for example and had quite a few well known songs. My main reservation is that Tina Turner the solo artist and Ike & Tina Turner are not the same act. Both big in their own right big not as big as if you were to treat it as a single entity. Janet Jackson's UK Top 40 record is reflective of how big she is, I think the fact she was bigger in America and she's Michael's sister may give the impression she's bigger than she really is. As for Amy Winehouse, not even close. Her best known song is one where she simply provided vocals on a Mark Ronson song. Her celebrity status was bigger than her music. Yes she had a big album but she had 5 years to make another but didn't

I don't think The Killers are bad and yes they have been successful but we're talking about the biggest bands ever and none of these arguments convince me they're one of them. By the same token I've never thought much of David Bowie but it's clear to me that he was one of the biggest artists of all time.

I would hazard a guess that the vast majority of those 400m viewers watched it for the football rather than to watch The Killers play. I remember Camila Cabello opening the Champions League final and she got booed and many commented how terrible she was so it's hardly a measure of how big someone is.

Sure there are different ways to measure how big an artist is and the best way is a matter or opinion but surely nobody could seriously say that Avril Lavigne is bigger than Led Zeppelin.

That's a fair comment about "Smells Like Teen Spirit". However it was evident to see how big Nirvana were, you'd have to be living under a rock to not know who Kurt Cobain was and many of us knew Krist and Dave too. The "Nevermind" album cover is amongst the most recognisable album covers ever. The sheer quantity of people wearing Nirvana t-shirts. I was still in my 20s when The Killers were in their prime so wasn't over the hill yet and I do remember a couple of other songs they did but certainly not all those listed and I haven't heard any except "Mr Brightside" in the last 20 years or so. They were popular no doubt, but they were just one of many indie bands of the time beginning with K. I know the singer is Brandon Flowers but that's pretty much all I know about them, couldn't name another member or tell you how many of them there were. I believe they had an album called "Hot Fuzz" but wouldn't recognise the cover. I can't ever recall seeing someone in a Killers t-shirt. The only thing that makes them stand out compared to other indie bands of the time is the longevity of "Mr Brightside". Regarding Avril Lavigne, her influence on a couple of modern Disney pop singers who don't even write their own music doesn't say much for her credibility.

There are some on the list who I wouldn't consider to be big acts let alone the biggest without a number one. Avril Lavigne had a couple of relatively well known songs but was seen as a joke by most people I know. The Killers have 1 big song, it's almost like saying Chesney Hawkes is a big act. The 2 I would consider the biggest without a number one are Led Zeppelin and Nirvana. Led Zeppelin didn't release singles but all their albums except their first one topped the albums chart and if you ask anyone who was around at the time they'll tell you just how big they were. When I was at school in the early 90s Nirvana were by far the most popular band amongst my peers. The reason their chart positions didn't reflect this is because people bought the albums rather than the singles and those who didn't buy the album would get a copied tape off someone.

I'm surprised nobody has said "My Name Is Prince" by Prince yet.

5 best: Public Image Ltd - This Is Not A Love Song Howard Jones - New Song The Alarm - 68 Guns Depeche Mode - Love In Itself. 2 Freeez - Pop Goes My Love Worst: Will Powers - Kissing With Confidence

The above performance on his show for a start. If Alesha didn't stay in the spotlight it wouldn't be getting this much attention and she's stayed in the spotlight thanks to Simon Cowell. That's not being negative, it's being realistic.

Looks like my favourite number 1 of 1994 is in your Top 2. There are 6 number ones I like, the others being Stiltskin, Prince, Pato Banton, Wet Wet Wet and East 17. The worst one by far is "Without You" by Mariah Carey.

The 5 best: Depeche Mode - Everything Counts Galaxy Featuring Phil Fearon - Wait Until Tonight (My Love) Kraftwerk - Tour De France New Order - Confusion Ryan Paris - Dolce Vita The worst: Kim Wilde - Love Blonde

OK looks like they've sold a respectable number of tickets. I guess I underestimated the power of being Simon Cowells sidekick. I won't be going myself at those prices.

It's a huge jump, we're talking 3x the number of people who were there when they were in their prime. Where are these additional 8k fans going to come from? OK I might be one of those 8k if the price is reasonable, but I live in London so it's handy for me. If I lived in Birmingham for example there's no way I'd go.

Without trying to be disrespectful and as someone who likes Mis-Teeq, is there going to be enough demand for them to play at Wembley Arena? Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure they didn't play venues that size in their own right the first time around. Even the big American 90s R&B acts like Jodeci and Blackstreet had to join forces to play a venue of that size a few years back.