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Yes, it pretty much sums up what is wrong with the system. As I said, it's 100% idealistic and could never work.

+30 Magazine - Shot By Both Sides +29 The Slits - Typical Girls/I Heard It Through The Grapevine +28 Toots and The Maytals - Monkey Man +27 Simple Minds - Life In A Day +26 Kraftwerk - Neon Lights +25 Rezillos - Destination Venus +24 Buzzcocks - I Don't Mind +23 Skids - The Saints Are Coming +22 X-Ray Spex - Highly Inflammable +21 Stranglers - (Get A) Grip (On Yourself) +20 Wire - Outdoor Miner +19 T-Rex - Laser Love +18 Doors - Hello I Love You +17 Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Pickney Gal +16 Skids - Sweet Suburbia +15 T-Rex - Zip Gun Boogie +14 The Undertones - Get Over You +13 Ramones - Rock 'N' Roll High School +12 Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Jerusalem +11 Sparks - Tryouts For The Human Race +10 The Damned - I Just Can't Be Happy Today +09 Motorhead - Louie Louie +08 T-Rex - The Soul Of My Suit +07 Patti Smith Group - Frederick +06 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Mittageisen (Metal Postcard) +05 AC/DC - Highway To Hell +04 KC & The Sunshine Band - It's The Same Old Song +03 Carpenters - Merry Christmas Darling +02 Kate Bush - Hammer Horror +01 Squeeze - Goodbye Girl

Difficult again...but the ones at the top are definitely in the right places +50 Donna Summer - I Feel Love +49 T.Rex - Hot Love +48 Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough +47 Johnny Mathis - When A Child Is Born +46 Gary Numan - Cars +45 Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody +44 T.Rex - Get It On +43 Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime +42 Baccara - Yes Sir I Can Boogie +41 Tubeway Army - Are Friends Electric? +40 Dave & Ansil Collins - Double Barrel +39 Slade - Cos I Luv You +38 Sweet - Blockbuster +37 Manhattan Transfer - Chanson D'Amour +36 Abba - Knowing Me Knowing You +35 Althia & Donna - Up Town Top Ranking +34 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick +33 Chicory Tip - Son Of My Father +32 David Essex - Gonna Make You A Star +31 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water +30 Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize +29 The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star +28 Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting +27 Peters & Lee - Welcome Home +26 Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun +25 Blondie - Heart Of Glass +24 David Bowie - Space Oddity +23 Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes +22 Blondie - Sunday Girl +21 Lee Marvin - Wand'rin' Star +20 Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Chile +19 The New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me +18 T.Rex - Metal Guru +17 The Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level +16 Demis Roussos - The Roussos Phenomenon (EP) +15 Mud - Tiger Feet +14 The Wurzels - Combine Harvester (Brand New Key) +13 Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) +12 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Tears Of A Clown +11 Rod Stewart - Maggie May +10 Status Quo - Down Down +09 Dawn - Knock Three Times +08 Anita Ward - Ring My Bell +07 Abba - Take A Chance On Me +06 The Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again +05 Abba - Dancing Queen +04 George Harrison - My Sweet Lord +03 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights +02 Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody +01 Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)

Aha, I think I know who that is...no limit to my knowledge.

Looking at the other rates, it's fair to say that I'm alone in most of my choices!

Got to be the hardest ever rate this one. Had to strip down from around 50 to 30 and would have given full marks to several. +30 Mike Oldfield - In Dulce Jubilo/On Horseback +29 Van McCoy - The Shuffle +28 Blackfoot Sue - Standing In The Road +27 Sweet - Little Willy +26 Hurricane Smith - Oh Babe, What Would You Say? +25 John & Yoko & The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) +24 Jilted John - Jilted John +23 John Kongos - He's Gonna Step On You Again +22 Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive +21 Black Sabbath - Paranoid +20 Isaac Hayes - Theme From 'Shaft' +19 Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits +18 Kenny - Fancy Pants +17 Jacksons - Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) +16 Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy +15 John Kongos - Tokoloshe Man +14 Roxy Music - Virginia Plain +13 Goodies - The Funky Gibbon/Sick Man Blues +12 Wombles - The Wombling Song +11 T-Rex - The Groover +10 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday +09 Emotions - Best Of My Love +08 KC & The Sunshine Band - That's The Way (I Like It) +07 Status Quo - Whatever You Want +06 Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygene (Part 4) +05 Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby +04 Susan Cadogan - Hurt So Good +03 Free - My Brother Jake +02 Al Green - Tired Of Being Alone +01 James Taylor - You've Got A Friend

Very surprised that Out of Space was not a dance chart number one! Bring on 1993 - gently.

Just missed out on mine by a place!

Some excellent choices there, Severin. Think Magazine would be my pick overall!

T-Rex - Zip Gun Boogie The Rezillos - Destination Venus The Ramones - Rock and Roll High School Buzzcocks - I Don't Mind X-Ray Spex - Highly Inflammable The Skids - Sweet Suburbia The Skids - The Saints are Coming Desmond Dekker and the Aces - Pickney Gal Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass - Jerusalem The Damned - I Just Can't Be Happy Today

I'd love to see an end to the notion of political parties. This would, in turn, bring an end to voters simply putting an X next to a party in elections without having found out what the candidate themselves stand for. Instead, five or six local candidates would stand to be elected represent the constituency (which I what they're supposed to be doing). A Prime Minister would then be elected by separate Presidential-style ballot by all voters across the nation and they would select a cabinet in the current style by interviewing applicants and selecting the best person for the job from the returned MPs. It's practically unworkable though - too many people are too lazy to even read individual candidate leaflets or turn up to local debates - and that would be a requirement. Also, politicians are sneaky by nature and choosing the cabinet under this method would still result in the PM picking their cronies rather than the best person. I think it would be the ultimate example of democracy though. No matter how idealistic it is!

Must be nearing 20 years together. Jesus!

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.