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There was also Steve Strange on Crackerjack including Stu Francis doing a really weird intro. I still have a soft spot for Little and Large - it was a real shame to see them doing a sketch like that as late as 1989. 1979 I could just about let pass, but as late as that?

+30 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden +29 Madness - One Step Beyond +28 Ruts - Babylon's Burning +27 Chic - Le Freak +26 Tyrannosaurus Rex - Debora/One Inch Rock +25 Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top +24 Muppets - Halfway Down The Stairs +23 Sparks - Amateur Hour +22 Sex Pistols - No One Is Innocent (A Punk Prayer By Ronald Biggs)/My Way +21 Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music +20 Dave & Ansil Collins - Monkey Spanner +19 Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Delilah +18 Al Green - Let's Stay Together +17 Michael Jackson - Ben +16 Elton John - Your Song +15 Dickies - Banana Splits (The Tra La La Song) +14 The Goodies - The Inbetweenies/Father Christmas Do Not Touch Me +13 David Bowie - Boys Keep Swinging +12 Derek & The Dominos - Layla +11 Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life +10 Bill Withers - Lovely Day +09 Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting +08 David Essex - Stardust +07 Scaffold - Liverpool Lou +06 John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band - Power To The People +05 Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) +04 Golden Earring - Radar Love +03 Dolly Parton - Jolene +02 Queen - You're My Best Friend +01 The Who - Substitute

Not sure why a remake is required. I really liked the Argentinian original.

I'll look forward to a few treats! I'm just a grumpy git anyway - it pretty much follows the fact I went right off dance music in 1993 and became far more indie.

The hardcore championship was silly but fun! I think Crash Holly went mad, always expecting someone to be round the next corner with a referee waiting to pin him.

Ha! Yes indeed, good point. Loved the Heaven 17 mix - nice to see we're still getting good number ones as we approach the end of 1992. I suspect this thread will be generally more full of badness than goodness as the decade moves on!

I didn't even see Candi Staton. I would have put her in my 50 but I doubt it'd make any difference so will just leave it.

Full album stream here: http://www.thefourohfive.com/music/article...la-di-da-di-144 Not bad at all!

Number 13 +20 CCS - Whole Lotta Love +19 Blondie - Union City Blue +18 Marc Bolan & T-Rex - Teenage Dream +17 The Jam - All Around The World +16 Sensational Alex Harvey Band - The Boston Tea Party +15 Herb Alpert - Rise +14 Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way +13 Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him? +12 T-Rex - I Love To Boogie +11 Sparks - Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth +10 Glenn Miller - Moonlight Serenade/Little Brown Jug/In The Mood +09 Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill +08 John Williams - Cavatina +07 Sweet - Funny Funny +06 Mungo Jerry - You Don't Have To Be In The Army To Fight In The War +05 Stylistics - Betcha By Golly, Wow +04 Mungo Jerry - Long Legged Woman Dressed In Black +03 Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale +02 Tom Jones - She's a Lady +01 David Essex - If I Could Number 17s +20 Rezillos - Top Of The Pops +19 Sly & The Family Stone - Runnin' Away +18 XTC - Making Plans For Nigel +17 Sister Sledge - Lost In Music +16 'Deliverance' Soundtrack - Duelling Banjos +15 David Bowie - Fame +14 Lieutenant Pigeon - Desperate Dan +13 Sparks - Something For The Girl With Everything +12 The Jam - When You're Young +11 Labelle - Lady Marmalade +10 Paul Nicholas - Reggae Like It Used To Be +09 Steely Dan - Haitian Divorce +08 KC & The Sunshine Band - Sound Your Funky Horn +07 Wayne Gibson - Under Your Thumb +06 Rocky Sharpe & The Replays - Rama Lama Ding Dong +05 Jeff Beck - Hi Ho Silver Lining +04 Jags - Back Of My Hand +03 Earth Wind & Fire - Saturday Nite +02 Chicory Tip - Good Grief Christina +01 Smokie - For a Few Dollars More

Pretty high scores for Greg Lake - I wonder if we'll get a Christmas record in the countdown?

Happy with both of those :D

Oh God, the singing geography teacher...

Gary Lineker for me for scoring goals when it really mattered. ...and if stats don't lie then Jimmy Greaves would easily beat Wayne Rooney.

Indeed! "Divas" might be easier on the eye than some of the women who competed 50 years ago, but it's still effectively the same title. I guess Ric Flair's title reigns would be split too though if you split Cena's. In that sense, he is actually legitimately the record holder as he won ALL his belts within the WWWF/WWF/WWE. That said, belts didn't change hands very readily in the old days and I think days as belt holder should be counted as the main yardstick. 15 times champ in 10 years just means you're rubbish at defending it!

I think Boss Drum is still pretty poppy - the main hook certainly is. Might have been the lack of a female vocal in there as it's certainly less pop than LSI or Phorever People. Interesting reading that Destination Eschaton was originally released only on the web as I do remember going to an Internet café in Edinburgh in the summer of 1995 and being amazed that I could play music on a PC from a remote location and listen to it through headphones...and, indeed, it was that track and associated remixes.

Same here, I was 8 when the first broom cupboard broadcast went out. Anyone remember any of these from the really early days? Beat the Teacher Grange Hill with the original theme tune and "sausage" titles Bad Boyes Uncle Jack Jossy's Giants Dogtanian and the Three Muskahounds The Mysterious Cities of Gold Fonz and the Happy Days Gang Alfonso Bonzo and Billy Webb Being a big kid, I still tune in for Hacker Time and Horrible Histories - two of the funniest programmes on TV.

I thought Fabulous Moolah held the women's record? Something like 50 years as title holder?

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Jeez, very difficult - so many great novelty records that I had to include!! +50 The Kinks - Lola +49 Space - Magic Fly +48 T-Rex - Children Of The Revolution +47 Mr Bloe - Groovin' With Mr Bloe +46 T-Rex - Jeepster +45 Blondie - Denis +44 Jackson 5 - I Want You Back +43 Fleetwood Mac - Albatross +42 T-Rex - Solid Gold Easy Action +41 Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas +40 Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen +39 The Mixtures - The Pushbike Song +38 Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us +37 Sweet - Teenage Rampage +36 B.A Robertson - Bang Bang +35 Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet +34 T-Rex - Ride A White Swan +33 Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Did You Ever +32 Gary Glitter - Rock And Roll (Parts 1 & 2) +31 Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs - Seaside Shuffle +30 Sweet - Ballroom Blitz +29 David Bowie - The Jean Genie +28 Elton John - Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time) +27 The Osmonds - Crazy Horses +26 Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Fanfare For The Common Man +25 Sweet - Hell Raiser +24 Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke +23 Boney M - Rasputin +22 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Oliver's Army +21 Free - All Right Now +20 The Carpenters - Yesterday Once More +19 Father Abraham & The Smurfs - The Smurf Song +18 Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds +17 Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing +16 Janet Kay - Silly Games +15 Laurel & Hardy With The Avalon Boys - The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine +14 Blondie - Dreaming +13 Queen - Killer Queen +12 Ralph McTell - Streets Of London +11 Squeeze - Cool For Cats +10 Sweet - Co-Co +09 Village People - In The Navy +08 M - Pop Muzik +07 Desmond Dekker - You Can Get It If You Really Want +06 Squeeze - Up The Junction +05 Barry White - You See The Trouble With Me +04 Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band - The Floral Dance +03 Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo +02 Deep Purple - Black Night +01 Slade - Gudbuy T'Jane

Number 12s +20 War - Low Rider +19 Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've) +18 Members - The Sound Of The Suburbs +17 Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up +16 David Bowie - John, I'm Only Dancing +15 Stevie Wonder - Boogie On Reggae Woman +14 Blondie - Picture This +13 Hot Chocolate - Every 1's A Winner +12 St Cecilia - Leap Up And Down (Wave Your Knickers In The Air) +11 T-Rex - Truck On (Tyke) +10 Greyhound - Moon River +09 Tammy Wynette - D.I.V.O.R.C.E +08 Barry White - Just The Way You Are +07 The Police - Roxanne +06 Nick Lowe - Cruel To Be Kind +05 Alice Cooper - Teenage Lament '74 +04 Kenny - Baby I Love You, OK! +03 O'Jays - Used Ta Be My Girl +02 Boomtown Rats - She's So Modern +01 Carpenters - Jambalaya (On The Bayou)/Mr Guder Number 14s (just 10 from me here) +20 Earth Wind & Fire - Fantasy +18 The Skids - Masquerade +16 Sparks - The Number One Song In Heaven +14 The Temptations - Papa Was a Rolling Stone +12 The Stranglers - Duchess +10 Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love +08 Chris Spedding - Motor Biking +06 Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face +04 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus +02 Cockerel Chorus - Nice One Cyril

Wahey - two good additions to the overall 40.

I didn't realise at the time that Rage had covered Bryan Adams...but I didn't like it very much, so I guess I should have realised!

I remember very well an interview with Altern 8 in Select where they were in the studio they shared with Bizarre Inc. Mark Archer loaded up their DAT (I assume) and listened back then the two of them laughed themselves silly as "Bizarre Inc. had gone garage". Wasn't a huge fan - a real toning down from Playing with Knives, but it wasn't completely awful.

Worth pointing out that Jerry Sadowitz played the titular character in the video for any fans of foul-mouthed Scottish comedy (or magic for that matter). Yeah, it was a really aggressive release schedule - Boss Drum and Phorever People were both out really quickly. Not sure the releases of Re:Evolution and Comin' On were needed!

How odd! I thought Prog Rock was eaten by Johnny Rotten in 1976. I wonder what sub-genres (official or unofficial) make up the prog chart then? There's a world of difference between Supertramp and Mogwai, yet there they are sitting side by side.