Chartfridays

Playing them both - seems the easiest solution.

For those who can't make it or are just curious here's the full list of songs for the first session with the dates they spent at No 1. You can listen to the playlist to catch up should you be unable to make it, or to check out the songs in advance over the next few days as I'd imagine a lot of these are somewhat forgotten. Session 1 Playlist (4pm-7pm Sunday 9th January 2022 [spoiler] 01 Al Martino - Here in My Heart (9 weeks) 14 November 1952 - 16 January 1953 02 Jo Stafford - You Belong to Me (1 week) 16 January 1953 - 23 January 1953 03 Kay Starr - Comes A Long A Love (1 week) 23 January 1953 - 30 January 1953 04 Eddie Fisher - Outside of Heaven (1 week) 30 January 1953 - 6 February 1953 05 Perry Como - Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes (5 weeks) 6 February 1953 - 13 March 1953 06 Guy Mitchell - She Wears Red Feathers (4 weeks) 13 March 1953 - 10 April 1953 07 The Stargazers - Broken Wings (1 week) 10 April 1953 - 17 April 1953 08 Lita Roza - How Much is That Doggie in the Window (1 week) 17 April 1953 - 24 April 1953 09 Frankie Laine - I Believe (9 weeks) 24 April 1953 - 26 June 1953 10 Eddie Fisher - I’m Walking Behind You (1 week) 26 June 1953 - 3 July 1953 RE Frankie Laine - I Believe (6 weeks) 3 July 1953 - 14 August 1953 11 Mantovani - The Song from Moulin Rouge (1 week) 14 August 1953 - 21 August 1953 RE Frankie Laine - I Believe (3 weeks) 21 August 1953 - 11 September 1953 12 Guy Mitchell - Look At that Girl (6 weeks) 11 September 1953 - 23 October 1953 13 Frankie Laine - Hey Joe (2 weeks) 23 October 1953 - 6 November 1953 14 David Whitfield - Answer Me (1 week) 6 November 1953 - 13 November 1953 15 Frankie Laine - Answer Me (8 weeks) 13 November 1953 - 11 December 1953 RE David Whitfield - Answer Me (1 week) 11 December 1953 - 8 January 1954 16 Eddie Calvert - Oh Mein Papa (9 weeks) 8 January 1954 - 12 March 1954 17 The Stargazers - I See the Moon (5 weeks) 12 March 1954 - 16 April 1954 18 Doris Day - Secret Love (1 week) 16 April 1954 - 23 April 1954 RE The Stargazers - I See the Moon (1 week) 23 April 1954 - 30 April 1954 19 Johnnie Ray - Such A Night (1 week) 30 April 1954 - 7 May 1954 RE Doris Day - Secret Love (8 weeks) 7 May 1954 - 2 July 1954 20 David Whitfield - Cara Mia (10 weeks) 2 July 1954 - 10 September 1954 21 Kitty Kallen - Little Things Mean A Lot (1 week) 10 September 1954 - 17 September 1954 22 Frank Sinatra - Three Coins in the Fountain (3 week) 17 September 1954 - 8 October 1954 23 Don Cornell - Hold My Hand (4 weeks) 8 October 1954 - 5 November 1954 24 Vera Lynn - My Son, My Son (2 weeks) 5 November 1954 - 19 November 1954 RE Don Cornell - Hold My Hand (1 week) 19 November 1954 - 26 November 1954 25 Rosemary Clooney - This Ole House (1 week) 26 November 1954 - 3 December 1954 26 Winifred Atwell - Let’s Have Another Party (5 weeks) 3 December 1954 - 7 January 1955 27 Dickie Valentine - The Finger of Suspicion (1 week) 7 January 1955 - 14 January 1955 28 Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano (1 week) 14 January 1955 - 21 January 1955 RE Dickie Valentine - The Finger of Suspicion (2 weeks) 21 January 1955 - 4 February 1955 RE Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano (2 weeks) 4 February 1955 - 18 February 1955 29 Ruby Murray - Softly Softly (3 weeks) 18 February 1955 - 11 March 1955 30 Tennessee Ernie Ford - Give Me Your Word (7 weeks) 11 March 1955 - 29 April 1955 31 Perez ‘Prez’ Prado and his Orchestra - Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White (2 weeks) 29 April 1955 - 13 May 1955 32 Tony Bennet - Stranger in Paradise (2 weeks) 13 May 1955 - 27 May 1955 33 Eddie Calvert - Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White (4 weeks) 27 May 1955 - 24 June 1955 34 Jimmy Young - Unchained Melody (3 weeks) 24 June 1955 - 15 July 1955 35 Alma Cogan - Dreamboat (2 weeks) 15 July 1955 - 29 July 1955 36 Slim Whitman - Rose Marie (11 weeks) 29 July 1955 - 14 October 1955 37 Jimmy Young - The Man from Laramie (4 weeks) 14 October 1955 - 11 November 1955 38 Johnston Brothers - Hernando’s Hideaway (2 weeks) 11 November 1955 - 25 November 1955 39 Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around the Clock (3 weeks) 25 November 1955 - 16 December 1955 40 Dickie Valentine - Christmas Alphabet (3 weeks) 16 December 1955 - 6 January 1956 RE Bill Haley and his Comets - Rock Around the Clock (2 weeks) 6 January 1956 - 20 January 1956 41 Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons (4 weeks) 20 January 1956 - 17 February 1956 42 Dean Martin - Memories Are Made of This (4 weeks) 17 February 1956 - 16 March 1956 43 The Dream Weavers - It’s Almost Tomorrow (2 weeks) 16 March 1956 - 30 March 1956 44 Kay Starr with Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra - Rock and Roll Waltz (1 week) 30 March 1956 - 6 April 1956 RE The Dream Weavers - It’s Almost Tomorrow (1 week) 6 April 1956 - 13 April 1956 45 Winifred Atwell - The Poor People of Paris (3 weeks) 13 April 1956 - 4 May 1956 46 Ronnie Hilton - No Other Love (6 weeks) 4 May 1956 - 15 June 1956 47 Pat Boone - I’ll Be Home (5 weeks) 15 June 1956 - 20 July 1956 48 Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall in Love (3 weeks) 20 July 1956 - 10 August 1956 49 Doris Day - Whatever Will Be Will Be, Que Sera, Que Sera (6 weeks) 10 August 1956 - 21 September 1956 50 Anne Shelton - Lay Down Your Arms (4 weeks) 21 September 1956 - 19 October 1956 51 Frankie Laine - A Woman in Love (4 weeks) 19 October 1956 - 16 November 1956 52 Johnnie Ray - Just Walkin in the Rain (7 weeks) 16 November 1956 - 4 January 1957 53 Guy Mitchell - Singing the Blues (1 week) 4 January 1957 - 11 January 1957 54 Tommy Steele - Singin 'the Blues (1 week) 11 January 1957 - 18 January 1957 RE Guy Mitchell - Singin the Blues (1 week) 18 January - 25 January 1957 55 Frankie Vaughan - The Garden of Eden (4 weeks) 25 January 1957 - 22 February 1957 RE Guy Mitchell - Singing the Blues 1 February 1957 - 8 February 1957* 56 Tab Hunter - Young Love (7 weeks) 22 February 1957 - 12 April 1957 57 Lonnie Donegan - Cumberland Gap (5 weeks) 12 April 1957 - 17 May 1957 58 Guy Mitchell - Rock A Billy ( 1 week) 17 May 1957 - 24 May 1957 59 Andy Williams - Butterfly (2 weeks) 24 May 1957 - 7 June 1957 60 Johnnie Ray - Yes Tonight Josephine (3 weeks) 7 June 1957 - 28 June 1957 61 Lonnie Donegan - Gamblin Man / Putting on the Style (2 weeks) 28 June 1957 - 12 July 1957 62 Elvis Presley - All Shook Up (7 weeks) 12 July 1957 - 30 August 1957 63 Paul Anka - Diana (9 weeks) 30 August 1957 - 1 November 1957 64 The Crickets - That’ll Be the Day (3 weeks) 1 November 1957 - 22 November 1957 65 Harry Belafonte - Mary’s Boy Child (7 weeks) 22 November 1957 - 10 January 1958 66 Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire (2 weeks) 10 January 1958 - 24 January 1958 67 Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock 24 January 1958 - 14 February 1958 [/spoiler]

The Sensorites 20 June 1964 - 1 August 1964 (6 x 25) Season 1: First Doctor, Susan, Ian, Barbara Okay so to an extent I’ve already given a fairly damning review of the sensorites in just how long it’s taken me to get through it. The fact I’ve been laid up in bed recuperating with Covid, and would like to get to the next serial to see if it’s any better being the main impetus to actually get it done and dusted the past few days. The idea in itself is promising enough, the dregs of a human space mission being held hostage by a fearful alien race is a promising idea but it doesn’t really go anywhere. A slow chilled out episode of Doctor Who can work, but a slow chilled out version of the already very slow by modern standards Hartnell era is not the place to be fannying around with such an experiment. The Sensorites are meh as an alien, to be frank they’re quite boring in their similarity to humanity, right down to the politicking and conniving - whilst I’m sure meant to be a deliberate decision, it doesn’t really give much excitement. To be honest the main issue is they come across as incredibly thick from the outset, aren’t villains meant to at least seem smarter than the protagonists? You can credit the storyline for making the humans the villains without it being overly patronising I guess - something Chibnall should have taken some lessons from and even dare I say it RTD and Moffat, so that’s something. Susan and The Doctor’s argument is another important bit of her growing up character development but the point is rather excessively laboured. It’s not an objectively offensively bad serial by any means - we’ve got a couple of those to come in the Hartnell era so need to fret - but it’s almost more offensive in it’s pedestrian nature, relatively lack of complexity and narrow world building. All of these are of course natural bedfellows of Doctor Who storylines for practical reasons, but the show often does a good job of hiding them, whereas the Sensorites lays bare the entire system in an ugly fashion. I think I mentioned elsewhere I’d seen this before in isolation and don’t remember it being anywhere as bad, so I think this may just be one of those serials with very little rewatch value. The human twist is the big marker of the serial, and quite cool on first watch but not so much when you know it’s common. The Sensorites' flaws as an alien species are laid bare with the second watching as well I think. Anyway, that leaves us with one serial left in Season 1.

Some ridiculous storylines being trailed in the papers the past few days. Nick trying to have Roy murdered and Adam's dementia that means he's conveniently forgotten his ex who randomly turns up. Honestly at this point If be down for the more believable alien invasion.

Cheers guys. That was my initial thought to but figured it was best to bring it up in advance. There's a few songs that have aged badly for other reasons as well but the attitudes of the time disclaimer probably covers that one. Although it surprising just how recent some of the worst offenders are. I'll post the lists here a few days beforehand, so people can get acquinted with some of the more forgotten hits if they want.

Compiling the reference playlists for this and run into what should have been an obvious issue? Do we skip the likes of Rolf Harris, Gary Glitter, Michael Jackson and R Kelly? Or just warn people when we get to their songs?

Any relation to the Bishop?

There'll be at least 24 separate no 1s this year. Some dance DJ releases an extended medley remix of past No 1s for the 70th anniversary and it stays at No 1 til Christmas

Looks like the old chart slot of 4pm-7pm is comfortably best for people re the poll so far, so let's go with that. I'll do the first session this Sunday

Arctic Monkeys to get a No 1 single. One Direction to release comeback album and get No 1 with lead single. Olivia Rodrigo to replace herself at no 1 Rihanna to release comeback album

So there's currently a million people self isolating and the gov ate going to do daily test for 100,000 workers. I'm no mathematical genius but.....

If Covid is a glorified cold as I've heard said so many times I never want another cold in my life.... I've honestly never been this ill

If Covid is a glorified cold as I've heard said so many times I never want another cold in my life.... I've honestly never been this ill

Would help if some of the public exercised some common sense like not going to hospital to try and get tests cos everywhere else is running out (although not running out would be good).

It's a nice song when you first hear it but hardly a classic by any means and most people heard it before Xmas anyway.

A lot of these hits were YouTube viral hits though..... Which was a similar phenomenen

A lot of these hits were YouTube viral hits though..... Which was a similar phenomenen

The Sensorites is turning into a real slog for me - 3 episodes in the space of a week Can't stand the aliens and the plot I'd even more boring. I don't remember it being this bad when I watched it separate from the others serials. Maybe it backing up with Keys of Maruinus is the patience testing factor here.... And no that's not a spoiler.

Yes even the streaming era, i still hold out hope that an artist will come along who blows everybody else out the water at some point.

Yeah that's a fair point,

It seems pretty unlikely the biggest song has already been released with 8 years to go.

So the latest wide idea is to make David and Daniel the new Ken and Mike. Whilst it'll be good to have some actual conflict that all seems a bit daft.

I've put a poll up here with a selection of times - hopefully one of them suits most people. http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?s...=0#entry7030676 Glad there's someone else who likes the oldies, although I have to be honest I've come across some utter crap already as well as some gems. (Seasons in the Sun, what were they thinking!!)

Poll for the Number 1 listening Sessions thread, to try and set a time. I've gone with a selection of times I know I'll likely be around to host. Pick all the times that would suit you, and I'll try and go for the one that most people can make. I leave links to the youtube playlists I'm using after the event so people can catch up in their own time if they miss one - so probably best to go with a time you can make most of the time. I'll give it til Friday night before deciding to give everyone time to answer. Can be changed at a later date if needed (thank Suedehead2 for pointing that out...)

It's a big commitment, but something I've been meaning to do anyway, so throwing up a synctube room while doing it isn't to hard. The original idea was to do it in the run up to the anniversary, but thought breaking it down would make much more sense with 1400 songs (probably at least that by time we've finished)!! Feel free to DM me and discuss it more if you want... or starting at 7pm but Friday's still probably a bad night. The chart histories is exactly the reason for going down the more casual listening thing. Oh wait, do you mean while the things running? That would be great. That's why I suggested Sunday afternoons as an alternative or Saturday afternoon, instead of Friday nights - or maybe another week night when people are less likely to be out? (early on a weekday is out for me due to work commitments) I'd be happy to write up lists of the songs played in spoilers before or after with their chart runs, for you guys to post if you want. That's not too much effort on my end.