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That and In Dulci Jubilo which is definitely medieval in origin but I think the version Mike Oldfield did was popularised by Bach. Good to see Mike back on the Now album, I think he was missing for a long time. Why people still want to hear the Pogues and Mariah Carey is beyond me. Not sure why Slade seem to have lost a lot of popularity in recent years. Not sure why Band Aid is also relegated to disc 3 but at least it's the original version.

I did quite like the video for that Outhere Brothers record - lots of ye olde cartoons stuck together over a wee groove. The "club mix" is a load of bollocks. In fact, bollocks are about the only thing they don't mention. Never really understood people who went out to buy the single (and other stuff like Chubby Brown's Alice) just because there were naughty words on it though.

Number 17s +40 Definition Of Sound - Wear Your Love Like Heaven +39 The Sugarcubes - Hit +38 Orbital - Chime +37 Suede - Metal Mickey +36 The Chemical Brothers - Leave Home +35 Primal Scream, Irvine Welsh & On-U Sound - The Big Man And The Scream Team Meet The Barmy Army Uptown +34 Happy Mondays - Loose Fit +33 Pop Will Eat Itself - Karmadrone/Eat Me Drink Me Love Me +32 Bentley Rhythm Ace - Bentleys Gonna Sort You Out! +31 Dimples D - Sucker DJ +30 Black Grape - Kelly's Heroes +29 Elastica - Connection +28 B-52s - Roam +27 The The - Dis-Infected (EP) +26 Radiohead - High And Dry/Planet Telex +25 The Grid - Texas Cowboys +24 New Order - Blue Monday ('95 Remixes) +23 Cast - Finetime +22 Teenage Fanclub - Ain't That Enough +21 The Wedding Present - Love Slave +20 The Divine Comedy - The Pop Singer's Fear Of The Pollen Count +19 The Chemical Brothers - Elektrobank +18 Gino Latino - Welcome +17 The Stranglers - 96 Tears +16 Black Machine - How Gee +15 The Wedding Present - Sticky +14 808 State Vs UB40 - One In Ten +13 Marc Almond - Jacky +12 Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness +11 Bjork - Big Time Sensuality +10 Twenty 4 Seven Feat Captain Hollywood - Are You Dreaming? +09 Gary Numan - Cars (Remix) +08 Midge Ure - Cold, Cold Heart +07 Primal Scream - Burning Wheel +06 Depeche Mode - World In My Eyes +05 Morrissey - We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful +04 Voice Of The Beehive - Monsters And Angels +03 Marion - Sleep +02 Cathy Dennis - Too Many Walls +01 The Levellers - Julie EP

Number 7s +40 Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine - The Only Living Boy In New Cross +39 Jesus Jones - International Bright Young Thing +38 Kicks Like A Mule - The Bouncer +37 De La Soul - The Magic Number/Buddy +36 Suede - Animal Nitrate +35 Josh Wink - Higher States Of Consciousness (Original Mix!) +34 Manic Street Preachers/Fatima Mansions - Theme From M*A*S*H/(Everything I Do) I Do It For You (points are mainly for the Fatima Mansions) +33 Propellerheads/David Arnold - On Her Majesty's Secret Service +32 Daft Punk - Da Funk/Musique +31 Adamski - The Space Jungle +30 Betty Boo - Doin' The Do +29 Radiohead - Creep +28 Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit +27 Primal Scream - Rocks/Funky Jam +26 Twenty 4 Seven Feat Captain Hollywood - I Can't Stand It +25 JT & The Big Family - Moments In Soul +24 Green Day - Basket Case +23 Oasis - Cigarettes And Alcohol +22 Shaft - Roobarb And Custard +21 Usura - Open Your Mind +20 Maxi Priest - Close To You +19 Bomb The Bass - Winter In July +18 Manic Street Preachers - Australia +17 Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight +16 The Bluetones - Marblehead Johnson +15 Tom Jones & The Cardigans - Burning Down The House +14 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Pandora's Box +13 D Mob Feat Nuff Juice - Put Your Hands Together +12 Leftfield/Bambaataa - Afrika Shox +11 Suggs - I'm Only Sleeping/Off On Holiday +10 The Bluetones - Cut Some Rug/Castle Rock +09 Kula Shaker - Govinda +08 The Cardigans - Erase/Rewind +07 Blur - Stereotypes +06 Ken Doh - Nagasaki EP +05 Julee Cruise - Falling +04 Pet Shop Boys - Can You Forgive Her +03 Apollo Four Forty - Ain't Talkin' Bout Dub +02 Republica - Drop Dead Gorgeous +01 Tori Amos - Pretty Good Year

Number 27s +30 Billy Bragg - Sexuality +29 Inspiral Carpets - She Comes In The Fall +28 Super Furry Animals - Demons +27 Mark Summers - Summer's Magic +26 Massive Attack - Massive Attack EP +25 Spiritualized - I Think I'm In Love +24 Pop Will Eat Itself - RSVP/Familius Horribilus +23 Beastie Boys - Sure Shot +22 Electroset - How Does It Feel? +21 The Divine Comedy - Becoming More Like Alfie +20 Super Furry Animals - Play It Cool +19 Pixies - Planet Of Sound +18 Rotterdam Termination Source - Poing! +17 Theaudience - A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed +16 Cud - Purple Love Balloon +15 EMF - Perfect Day +14 Faith No More - Ricochet +13 The Grid - Crystal Clear +12 Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day +11 PJ Harvey - 50 Ft Queenie +10 Pavement - Carrot Rope +09 Awesome 3 Feat Julie McDermott - Don't Go +08 Saint Etienne - The Bad Photographer +07 R.E.M - Near Wild Heaven +06 Green Day - When I Come Around +05 Beck - Sexx Laws +04 Kenickie - Nightlife +03 Future Sound Of London - Cascade +02 The Sundays - Goodbye +01 The Stone Roses - Waterfall Number 37s +30 Tiger - Race +29 Orbital - Radiccio (EP) +28 The Boo Radleys - Find The Answer Within +27 Inspiral Carpets - Joe +26 Saint Etienne - I Was Born On Christmas Day +25 Thousand Yard Stare - Comeuppance (EP) +24 Rage Against The Machine - Bombtrack +23 Frank Black - Men In Black +22 Coldcut - More Beats And Pieces +21 Bis - Eurodisco +20 60FT Dolls - Talk To Me +19 Cud - Neurotica +18 DJ Seduction - Come On +17 Innocence - Silent Voice +16 Digital Excitation - Pure Pleasure +15 James - Ring The Bells +14 Weezer - Say It Ain't So +13 The Longpigs - Far +12Funkdoobiest - Wopbabalubop +11 Offspring - Self Esteem +10 Beth Orton - Central Reservation +09 Rialto - Monday Morning 5:19 +08 Fluke - Bubble +07 Photek - Ni-Ten-Ichi-Ryu (Two Swords Technique) +06 Kerbdog - Dummy Crusher +05 A House - Here Come The Good Times +04 Roni Size/Reprazent - Share The Fall +03 Babybird - Cornershop +02 My Life Story - It's A Girl Thing +01 The Quireboys - There She Goes Again/Misled

It was actually a really well-made programme (I saw 27-5 yesterday on the repeat) with some new insights. Just a shame that some of my faves were away down at the bottom!

Indeed. I'll submit my faves which usually end up stuck to the bottom of the list!

Good to see love for Rain and Hey Bulldog - two of my favourites. I'd put the majority of Magical Mystery Tour ahead of most other Beatles tunes.

Great - that's my coffee breaks sorted then.

Was compiling a new Spotify playlist yesterday of my top 50 tracks of 2015 and thought one or two of you might like to listen. https://open.spotify.com/user/richiewroteth...yfKiYijpjmg2caa 1. Rozi Plain - Actually 2. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Do the Get Down 3. Calexico - Cumbia de Donde 4. Blanck Mass - Dead Format 5. Hooton Tennis Club - Kathleen Sat on the Arm of her Favourite Chair 6. Pinact - Anxiety 7. Hot Chip - Huarache Lights 8. Sinkane - Young Trouble 9. Errors - Lease of Life 10. Lower Dens - To Die in LA 11. Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat - This Dark Desire 12. Django Django - First Light 13. Tuff Love - Groucho 14. Young Fathers - Rain or Shine 15. Belle & Sebastian - The Everlasting Muse 16. Wire - Joust & Jostle 17. Jacco Gardner - Find Yourself 18. Squarepusher - Stor Eiglass 19. Wolf Alice - Giant Peach 20. FFS - Piss Off 21. Cheatahs - Sunne 22. Vangoffey - Race of Life 23. Blur - Lonesome Street 24. DBFC - Staying Home 25. Nils Frahm - Circling 26. JD McPherson - Bossy 27. The Juliana Hatfield Three - Dog on a Chain 28. Joanna Gruesome - Last Year 29. Sacred Paws - San Diego 30. Barringtone - Feverhead 31. Faith No More - Superhero 32. Laura Marling - Gurdjieff's Daughter 33. Ash - Cocoon 34. Georgia - Move Systems 35. Applescal - Overseas 36. C Duncan - Here to There 37. Slug - Running to Get Past Your Heart 38. Gwenno - Chwyldro 39. Novella - Land Gone 40. Meatbodies - Mountain 41. Mike Garry & Joe Duddell - St Anthony (Andrew Weatherall Mix) 42. Sleater-Kinney - Hey Darling 43. Jaakko Eino Kalevi - Hush Down 44. Miaoux Miaoux - It's the Quick 45. Sweet Baboo - Got to Hang on to You 46. We Came From the North - We Grew Old Too Soon 47. Villagers - Courage 48. New Order - People on the High Line 49. Jane Weaver - Mission Desire 50. Henry and Fleetwood - Forestry

Wonder if BBC4 could compile "the best of what we couldn't show you" into an hour long TOTP2 special some time? Guess not as it's much cheaper just to broadcast the originals without making any edits or getting Steve Wright or Mark Radcliffe to record a "funny" voiceover.

Interesting - I'd take the other two over My Favourite Game which is pretty boring. I am compiling my own top 40 as we go through these though and it's going to make a blimmin' superb Spotify playlist once it's finished!

Yes, or if you have two at 1 then put both 1s together and go for the one at 11.

Urgh, don't like either of those but I would give New Radicals the nod and at least it does sound representative of the 90s. Can't even remember what the J-Lo one sounds like.

Really weird order, I agree it would look better reversed. Can't work out why Eight Days a Week is higher than many behind it either...at least I know why the boring nation went for some of the boring tracks at the top. Ah well, it don't matter...

Great choice for number 25, getting a bit sick and tired of this Cardigans carnival we're having here though. I quite like them but I don't think they deserve three (possibly more if Lovefool goes in later) entries in the 40.

Bit of a McCartneyfest at the top - only caught the top 5. Did anyone get the full list?

Well, I'll buck the trend and say that it grates on me today although I remember thinking it was just about danceable at the time. A hint of hardcore after dance music had moved on. Think I've mentioned before how irritating it was for me to be a huge fan of rave at the age of 14 but just too young to go out and do anything about it. Interesting point about the interest in Scotland though - we had a really weird taste in twee, cheesy poppy rave-lite rubbish in the early to mid 90s - QFX, Ultrasonic, Time Frequency. I hated pretty much all of it. I'm guessing we won't have seen the end of N-Trance in 1995 though...

Aha, well there you go. I'd say Incredible shares more elements of drum n bass than what I would term jungle but it's all lightning fast beats and barely intelligible lyrics at the end of the day.

I'd guess the public would go for Hey Jude. I'd probably go Paperback Writer myself.

Don't think anyone referred to it as that but I guess it fits the description. Anyway, the term was definitely in use around that time :)

Maybe not Top 40 hits, but the summer of 1992 saw the likes of Future Sound by Phuture Assassins hitting the top 75. Jungle was a term used to describe this kind of faster, more frantic rave coming out on the likes of Suburban Base and Moving Shadow at the time, usually accompanied by reggae vocals. Check the 2 Bad Mice remix of Future Sound for a sure-fire original jungle classic.

Oh God, so have I. The song that just won't go away.

Wasn't all that taken by the trailer but might give it a go now!

I keep hearing this, but what better way to end it? The Emily Davison incident is THE iconic incident in the struggle and happened just months before the Great War. What I find amazing is how well the director gave us that moment - we all knew it was coming but it was so well done that it left us all feeling chilled. Some say "what happened to Maude?" but I think the film gives you enough to fill in the blanks yourself however you want to. She was merely representing the few working class women who got involved in the campaign and perhaps this is the film-makers way of showing that this particular character was allowed to become anonymous again by Gleeson's character. I dunno, but I didn't need or want any more. As for Oscar nods, Sarah Gavron deserves the Best Director Oscar but irony has a habit of wielding its funny little fist around these things and it'll probably go to a bloke for a blokey film.