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This was the single remix which radio mainly played which explains in part why it sold well consisting it was a 4th release from the album.

20TH MAY Already we’re up to our 15th chart topper of the year and so it proves that Britney can’t hold onto the chart crown as she’s toppled 1-2 (80,000) and is replaced by Australian duo Madison Avenue. Their debut single “Don’t Call Me Baby” was the best selling single of 1999 in Australia but tanked at No 30 here on first release back in November, nevertheless it has been a constant on the dancefloor and went on to be a major hit in Europe prompted the record label to give it another go here with a slew of new mixes. The ploy worked with the track amassing 93,794 buyers last week, some royalties will be heading back to McFadden and Whitehead whose 1979 hit “Ain’t No Stoppin Us Now” forms the bassline of the track though the sample on the Madison Avenue track comes from Pino D’Angio’s “Ma Quale Idea” which also used the sample. It’s the first chart topper by an Australian group since Men At Work way back in 1983. Tom Jones’ “Reload” moves back to the top of the album charts this week propelled by his most recent single “Sexbomb” which in keeping with all the songs on the album is a duet of kinds with producer Mousse T whose only other single was of course “Horny” in 1998. The single was the third release in most territories but we got “Mama Told Me Not To Come” instead, that meant that this song was on rotation at UK radio for some time and now fully available it debuts at No 3 (66,000). It’s Jones’ 18th top 10 hit and biggest in 13 years, it has been remixed from the album version and now includes a sample of Sister Sledge’s “All American Girls” (#41, 1981) to give a more disco feel though the song is the only original composition on his album. The late 70s/ early 80s provide the basis for our next new entry from Armand Van Helden called “Koochy”, using as a base Gary Numan’s 1979 #1 hit “Cars”. Though it isn’t the follow up to his chart topping “You Don’t Know Me” on account of his single “Flowers” hitting No 18 last May, it does mark the return to the top 10 for Van Helden as it smashes in at No 4 (48,000). One of the forefathers of the trance movement is German DJ Paul Van Dyk, his track “For An Angel” is considered one of the most influential tracks in the genre, he’s never made the top 10 and neither for that matter have Saint Etienne who have produced 14 hits never making it higher than No 11 (“He’s On The Phone” 1995). They’ve teamed up (well only Sarah Cracknell appears on the track) to give us “Tell Me Why (The Riddle)” which instantly beats both parties existing discography by entering at no 7 (31,000). What’s this? The return of Iron Maiden? They’ve been absent from the top 10 since 1995, indeed the group took a noticeable dip in chart popularity after lead singer Bruce Dickinson left the group in 1993, last year he announced that he would return and it reignited interest in the group of which this is the first fruit. “Wicker Man” takes its inspiration from the classic film of the same name and lands at No 9 (26,000) to give the band their 12th top 10 single. Losing popularity this week Oxide & Neutrino move 2-5 (36,000) and Watergate cascade 3-6 (33,000), Bloodhound Gang linger on 5-8 (29,000) and have sold over 260,000 copies now, whilst Fragma tumble 4-10 (26,000). 1- DON’T CALL ME BABY- Madison Avenue (93,794) 2- OOPS!...I DID IT AGAIN- Britney Spears (80,000) 3- SEX BOMB- Tom Jones & Mousse T (66,000) 4- KOOCHY- Armand Van Helden (48,000) 5- BOUND 4 DA RELOAD (CASUALTY)- Oxide & Neutrino (36,000) 6- HEART OF ASIA- Watergate (33,000) 7- TELL ME WHY (THE RIDDLE)- St Etienne & Paul Van Dyk (31,000) 8- THE BAD TOUCH- Bloodhound Gang (29,000) 9- THE WICKER MAN- Iron Maiden (26,000) 10- TOCA’S MIRACLE- Fragma (26,000)

13TH MAY Despite all the US teen stars to come in her wake Britney Spears proves that she’s still the biggest of them by opening at No 1 for the third time in 15 months. Nothing came even remotely near the 124,000 opening tally of “Oops I Did It Again” last week giving her the accolade of becoming the youngest female soloist ever to grab a hat-trick of UK chart toppers given that Spears is still only 18, she’s also the first act to score two No 1 singles in 2000 and hence the decade and millennium. Of course it is the first single from her second album of the same title so much was expected of the track and it hasn’t disappointed. Tales of the singer being hit by a falling camera and receiving stitches have been all over the press recently and certainly the eye catching promo featuring Britney in a bright red PCV catsuit hasn’t harmed sales. The 1983 film “Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence” was an immediate hit with critics on release and has become a cult classic over the years, its theme was an instrumental by Ryuichi Sakamoto and was a hit in some parts of the world though the UK got a version with lyrics by Japan frontman David Sylvian retitled “Forbidden Colours” (#16, 1983). Now 17 years later the song gets a dance overhaul thanks to Watergate who is actually Orhan Terzi, a name you may recall from a few years ago when he recorded under the name DJ Quicksilver scoring top 10 hits with “Free” and “Bellissima”. This proves to be his biggest hot yet powering in at No 3 (44,000). Rapidly emerging as one of the finds of 2000, Toploader finally scored a hit with their version of “Dancing In The Moonlight” earlier this year making No 19 and now score an even bigger hit with “Achilles Heel”. It was originally a No 64 hit almost a year ago but a re-issue sees it glide in at No 8 (30,000), you only have to wait three weeks for their debut album “Onka’s Big Moka”. Oxide & Neutrino drop 1-2 (51,000) whilst Fragma slip 2-4 (42,000), total sales of “Toca’s Miracle” now top the 400,000 mark. Bloodhound Gang dip 4-5 (33,000), Sisqo ebbs 5-6 (32,000) and Craig David loses popularity 3-7 (32,000), further down Toni Braxton dives 5-9 (26,000) and Sweet Female Attitude slide 8-10 (24,000). 1- OOPS!....I DID IT AGAIN- Britney Spears (124,00) 2- BOUND 4 DA RELOAD (CASUALTY)- Oxide & Neutrino (51,000) 3- HEART OF ASIA- Watergate (44,000) 4- TOCA’S MIRACLE- Fragma (42,000) 5- THE BAD TOUCH- Bloodhound Gang (33,000) 6- THONG SONG- Sisqo (32,000) 7- FILL ME IN- Craig David (32,000) 8- ACHILLES HEEL- Toploader (30,000) 9- HE WASN’T MAN ENOUGH- Toni Braxton (26,000) 10- FLOWERS- Sweet Female Attitiude (24,000)

Right this is your 3 week warning if you want to vote! Closing on the 22nd kids please to thank you. 😄

Thanks for the rate @jimwatts it isn't my fave year personally but it takes me back to school at least😃

This to be honest

Only S and A. Steps were W lol

6TH MAY UK Garage continues to produce the hits as new comers Oxide & Neutrino score a surprise chart topper this week. Alex Rivers and Mark Oseitutu are just 17 and 18 and first produced the single “Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty)” last year on white label selling 20,000 copies starting a bidding war which resulted in East West picking them up, their debut single samples not only the theme from the BBC series “Casualty” but also some script from the film “Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels” which has meant that stations have not played the track due to swearing. The single launched into a fragile lead and by the end of the week had sold 70,700 to hold off a strong challenge from the outgoing Fragma who sold 69,200, it becomes the first chart topper to feature a TV theme since The Teletubbies in 1997. “Toca’s Miracle” incidentally is now No 3 on the YTD behind Gabrielle and All Saints and overtakes “Fill Me In” which drops 2-3 (46,000). Meanwhile the US teen sensations keep on coming, a fortnight ago we had Jessica Simpson and now there is Mandy Moore who at just 15 was touring the US supporting *NSync and Backstreet Boys. Now 16 Moore scores herself a No 6 (34,000) single with “Candy” which only reached No 41 in the US. More Garage in the form of Matthew James Coleman who records as MJ Cole and who had, arguably, one of the first UK top 40 singles of the genre when his first release “Sincere” made No 38 back in 1998. Since then he’s been earning himself a name as a remixer on a good few hits through 1999 and returns as a star himself with “Crazy Love” which nips in at No 10 (26,000). The Bloodhoung Gang suddenly 7-4 to reach a new peak having so far charted 5-5-7-4 but the rise is (saleswise) illusionary, they’ve lost sales every week on release posting just 40,000 last week. Sisqo heads south 3-5 (39,000), True Steppers drift 6-7 (32,000), Toni Braxton relents 5-8 (30,000) and Sweet Female Attitude move 8-9 (27,000). 1- BOUND 4 DA RELOAD (CASUALTY)- Oxide & Neutrino (70,700) 2- TOCA’S MIRACLE- Fragma (69,200) 3- FILL ME IN- Craig David (46,000) 4- THE BAD TOUCH- Bloodhound Gang (40,000) 5- THE THONG SONG- Sisqo (39,000) 6- CANDY- Mandy Moore (34,000) 7- BUGGIN- True Steppers Ft Dane Bowers (32,000) 8- HE WASN’T MAN ENOUGH- Toni Braxton (30,000) 9- FLOWERS- Sweet Female Attitude (27,000) 10- CRAZY LOVE- MJ Cole (26,000)

29TH APRIL The revolving door at the top of the charts stops for only the third time this year as Fragma (no credit for Coco) hold at the top and indeed the entire the top 3 are static for the first time since October 1999 but naturally all are down in sales terms. “Toca’s Miracle” fended all opposition away however selling 116,000 copies in the process, Craig David remains the nearest challenger on 69,000 and Sisqo retains bronze on 61,000, both Fragma and David are over the 300,000 mark and shaping up to be some of the biggest hits of 2000 currently at No 6 and 5 for the YTD respectively. Biggest new entry of the week comes predictably enough from Oasis’s new single “Who Feels Love”, it couldn’t maintain its early midweek position of No 2 fading as the days passed and ends up entering at No 4 (57,500) making it (unless it climbs to a new peak and no Oasis single ever has) the group’s smallest hit since “Cigarettes & Alcohol” made No 7 back in 1994. It is however their 12th straight top 10 single regardless and comes with a live version of the Beatles “Helter Skelter” on the CD if that tempts you, it isn’t tempting people to buy the album “Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants”, it dips 23-26 having sold just 430,000 in its first 8 weeks. Toni Braxton is back with a third album “The Heat” and lead single “He Wasn’t Man Enough”, Braxton has of course been in the wars since we last saw her in 1997 filing for bankruptcy and involved in litigation over royalties. Now all settled and with a new contract she scores her 5th top 10 single after moving 55,000 of her current hit which is produced by Darkchild and features Braxton’s real life boyfriend as the cheating man in the promo. The newest names on the UK Garage scene are duo Jonny Lisners and Andy Lysandrou otherwise known as The Truesteppers. Their debut single “Buggin” features the guest vocals of former Another Level lead singer Dane Bowers and his real life girlfriend glamour model Jordan to add some chart clout, it doesn’t give them a chart topper but a No 6 start with 51,000 buyers isn’t bad. Thanks to the power of referencing, Ricky Martin features on the current No 3 hit by Sisqo and the man himself is back at No 9 (35,000) in duet with Swedish singer Meja who’s previous best was No 12 back on 1998’s “All About The Money”. For Martin it rectifies the clear misfire that was last November’s “Shake Your Bon-Bon” which limped up to No 12, “Private Emotion” is actually a cover of a 1993 track by The Hooters. Bloodhound gang prove consistent only drifting 5-7 (50,000) above Sweet Female Attitude who fall 4-8 (39,000) and Lock N Load round off 6-10 (32,000). 1- TOCA’S MIRACLE- Fragma (116,000) 2- FILL ME IN- Craig David (69,000) 3- THONG SONG- Sisqo (61,000) 4- WHO FEELS LOVE?- Oasis (57,500) 5- HE WASN’T MAN ENOUGH- Toni Braxton (55,000) 6- BUGGIN ME- True Steppers Ft Dane Bowers (51,000) 7- THE BAD TOUCH- Bloodhound Gang (50,000) 8- FLOWERS- Sweet Female Attitude (39,000) 9- PRIVATE EMOTION- Ricky Martin Ft Meja (35,000) 10- BLOW YA MIND- Lock N Load (32,000)

Was listening to some of the stuff I'm not overly familiar with yesterday (post 2004) and i have to say pet shop boys and example duet- not awful. So that's something!

Only because I like Patsy's barely there vocals!

The only thing I would probably alter would be to put the Eighth Wonder version of INS in it but apart from that excellent work!

Well we're commenting on it because it was a number one 😁 But you don't really hear it anywhere generally. I mean fair enough it made No 1 but that was down to a low sales period and a late TOTP in all honesty otherwise it would very likely have debuted at No 2.

A track that should never have been number one. Not keen on it, goes on too long, and as noted, the longevity of the track chart wise tells you what you need to know really.

Yes have whichever version in your head when you vote. I agree some of the versions there are better than the single mixes

If it makes you feel any better i was trying to find a way to get Cicero in but as they neither wrote it nor got credited i was stumped without having to admit a load more!

It wasn't a top 100 hit

Which one?

Haha. I did some searching there was another one in 2010 which never got beyond 1 reveal (not one of yours). This rate might be ground breaking 😃

PLEASE PM your votes DO NOT paste them in this thread!

Can you believe that we haven't had a COMPLETED PSB rate since at least the 00s on here?- All true, so IF this get finished then it will be a first on Buzzjack (maybe). Anyway most of you will be familiar with at least 75% without a listen (I get a bit vague after about 2003 with the exception of a few) so hopefully not to many "new" songs to become frequented with!

List of songs- please use to do your scoring West End Girls Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) Love Comes Quickly Suburbia It's A Sin What Have I Done To Deserve This (with Dusty Springfield) Rent Always On My Mind I'm Not Scared (Eighth Wonder) Heart Domino Dancing Left To My Own Devices Nothing Has Been Proved (Dusty Springfield) It's Alright Don't Drop Bombs (Liza Minnelli) So Sorry I Said (Liza Minnelli) In Private (Dusty Springfield) Getting Away With It (Electronic) So Hard Being Boring How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously? Where The Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You) Jealousy DJ Culture Was It Worth It Disappointed (Electronic) Can You Forgive Her Go West I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Thing Liberation Absolutely Fabulous (Absolutely Fabulous) Yesterday When I Was Mad Paninaro 95 Hallo Spaceboy (with David Bowie) Before Se A Vida E (That's The Way Life Is) Single Bilingual A Red Letter Day Somewhere I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Anymore New York City Boy You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk Home And Dry I Get Along Miracles Flamboyant I'm With Stupid Minimal Numb She's Madonna (with Robbie Williams) The Loving Kind (Girls Aloud) Love Etc Did You See Me Coming It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas Together Winner Leaving Thursday (with Example)

The Pet Shop Boys — Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe — emerged from London’s mid‑80s electronic scene and quickly became one of the UK’s most successful and enduring pop acts. Their breakthrough single West End Girls hit No.1 worldwide, setting the tone for a career defined by cool detachment, witty lyricism, and lush electronic production. Across four decades, they’ve balanced chart‑friendly pop with art‑pop ambition, producing hits like It’s a Sin, Always on My Mind, Go West, and Being Boring. Their work often explores themes of urban life, desire, politics, class, and queer identity, delivered through Tennant’s deadpan vocals and Lowe’s minimalist synth architecture. They’ve released more than a dozen Top 10 albums, written a musical, collaborated with everyone from Dusty Springfield to Liza Minnelli, and maintained a reputation for reinvention without losing their signature sound. Today, they’re regarded as both pop icons and critical darlings, with a legacy that bridges club culture, high art, and mainstream success. Did we see them coming? Well certainly not in 1984 when the first Pet Shop Boys single was released but over the next thirty years or so they were a chart regular providing us with a mighty four chart toppers and 23 top 10 singles in their own name not to mention penning hits for other acts. So it would be a sin not to do a rate of their songs and below you will find a list of the “hits” (i.e top 100 peaking singles) that they have scored or have penned. It shows the vast breadth of their songwriting skills and serves as a reminder of when the top 10 was never safe from a PSB track. They may struggle to ever make the top 10 again but that won’t detract from the time when they ruled the roost and created an enviable legacy which they can look back on with pride…….and left to their own devices they probably would. What’s included?... · All 46 solo 100 singles in their own name (inc ab fab) · 4 official collaborations where they are credited on top 100 hits · 8 tracks either written or co-written by the duo for other acts on top 100 hits What isn’t included · Any track merely produced by the boys (the list would be far too long). · Any single that missed the top 100. The Songs West End Girls Opportunites (Let's Make Lots Of Money) Love Comes Quickly Suburbia It's A Sin What Have I Done To Deserve This? (With Dusty Springfield) Rent Always On My Mind I'm Not Scared (Eighth Wonder) Heart Domino Dancing Left To My Own Devices Nothing Has Been Proved (Dusty Springfield) It's Alright Don't Drop Bombs (Liza Minnelli) So Sorry I Said (Liza Minnelli) In Private (Dusty Springfield) Getting Away With It (Electronic) So Hard Being Boring How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously? Where The Streets Have No Name/ Can't Take My Eyes Off You Jealousy DJ Culture Was It Worth It? Disappointed (Electronic) Can You Forgive Her? Go West I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Thing Liberation Absolutely Fabulous (Absolutely Fabulous) Yesterday When I Was Mad Paninaro 95 Hallo Spaceboy (With David Bowie) Before Se A Vida E (That's The Way Live Is) Single Bilingual Red Letter Day Somewhere I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Anymore New York City Boy You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk Home And Dry I Get Along Miracles Flamboyant I'm With Stupid Minimal Numb She's Madonna (With Robbie Williams) The Loving Kind (Girls Aloud) Love Etc Did You See Me Coming? It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas Together Winner Leaving Thursday (With Example) HOW TO VOTE Simples- Just PM your votes. Score each song out of ten (ten being the best)- half marks are allowed! ONE SONG and one only can receive your precious 11 to denote your absolute favourite! Closing date for votes is on Thursday 22nd October 2026 at 7pm GMT.

Incidentally even though no one asked, the asterisk on certain tracks are to represent it was a sizeable hit over the festive period so you can see what is likely to have been more affected than the rest.

Thanks everyone. Yes the missing sales from Christmas charts would have altered this, sometimes significantly, along with the fact that we don't know sales outside the top 50 (up to 1976) and then outside the monthly top 200 (1976 to 1979). Whilst not significant it would matter where sales are a within 10k of each other. The Gary Glitter track from Christmas 1973 is another head scratcher but it certainly doesn't have the panel sales to be in the list. Unlike the 80s one, this has its flaws so I do not present this as official but I think it's as close as we are ever likely to get to one.