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+50 The Beatles- In My Life +49 Blondie- One Way Or Another +48 Arctic Monkeys- Mardy Bum +47 The Beach Boys- Wouldn't It Be Nice +46 The Beatles- Blackbird +45 David Bowie- Changes +44 Oasis- Morning Glory +43 The Waitresses- Christmas Wrapping +42 Oasis- She's Electric +41 The 1975- Somebody Else +40 Stevie Nicks- Edge Of Seventeen +39 Two Door Cinema Club- What You Know +38 Blossoms- Charlemagne +37 Dolly Parton- 9 To 5 +36 The Rolling Stones- Gimme Shelter +35 The Beatles- Here Comes The Sun +34 Fleetwood Mac- The Chain +33 Vampire Weekend- A-Punk +32 Talking Heads- Psycho Killer +31 Oasis- Champagne Supernova +30 Tina Turner- Proud Mary +29 Lou Reed- Perfect Day +28 Kiss- I Was Made For Lovin' You +27 Woodkid- Run Boy Run +26 Queen- We Will Rock You +25 Duke Dumont- Ocean Drive +24 Alphaville- Forever Young +23 Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Heads Will Roll +22 Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell- Ain't No Mountain High Enough +21 Gorillaz- On Melancholy Hill +20 Van Morrison- Brown Eyed Girl +19 Bryan Adams- Summer Of '69 +18 Pink Floyd- Wish You Were Here +17 The Who- Baba O'Riley +16 Pink Floyd- Comfortably Numb +15 Frank Ocean- Lost +14 Adele- Rumour Has It +13 Kendrick Lamar- Swimming Pools (Drank) +12 Empire Of The Sun- Walking On A Dream +11 Pixies- Where Is My Mind +10 Daryl Hall & John Oates- You Make My Dreams +09 Tame Impala- Let It Happen +08 Simon & Garfunkel- The Sound Of Silence +07 Arctic Monkeys- I Wanna Be Yours +06 Elton John- Tiny Dancer +05 Imagine Dragons- Believer +04 Lykke Li- I Follow Rivers +03 Lily Allen- F**k You +02 John Denver- Take Me Home, Country Roads +01 Rihanna- Love On The Brain

+25 The Beatles- In My Life +24 Oasis- She's Electric +23 The Beatles- Blackbird +22 Stevie Nicks- Edge Of Seventeen +21 The Waitresses- Christmas Wrapping +20 Blossoms- Charlemagne +19 Talking Heads- Psycho Killer +18 Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell- Ain't No Mountain High Enough +17 Kiss- I Was Made For Lovin' You +16 Vampire Weekend- A-Punk +15 Chase & Status ft. Tom Grennan- All Goes Wrong +14 Oasis- Morning Glory +13 Gorillaz- On Melancholy Hill +12 Duke Dumont- Ocean Drive +11 Alphaville- Forever Young +10 Declan McKenna- Brazil +09 Kasabian- You're In Love With A Psycho +08 Woodkid- Run Boy Run +07 Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Heads Will Roll +06 Pink Floyd- Wish You Were Here +05 Van Morrison- Brown Eyed Girl +04 Bicep- Glue +03 The 1975- It's Not Living (If It's Not With You) +02 Rascal Flatts- Life Is A Highway +01 Sia- Unstoppable

+25 Blondie- One Way Or Another +24 David Bowie- Changes +23 The Beatles- Here Comes The Sun +22 Arctic Monkeys- Mardy Bum +21 Oasis- The Masterplan +20 The Beach Boys- Wouldn't It Be Nice +19 Two Door Cinema Club- What You Know +18 The 1975- Somebody Else +17 Dolly Parton- 9 To 5 +16 Stevie Wonder- Isn't She Lovely +15 The Rolling Stones- Gimme Shelter +14 Tom Grennan- Found What I've Been Looking For +13 Oasis- Half The World Away +12 The XX- Intro +11 Fleetwood Mac- The Chain +10 Oasis- Champagne Supernova +09 Pink Floyd- Comfortably Numb +08 Empire Of The Sun- Walking On A Dream +07 Kendrick Lamar- Swimming Pools (Drank) +06 Michael Kiwanuka- Cold Little Heart +05 Sub Focus and Dimension- Desire +04 Petit Biscuit- Sunset Lover +03 Sam Fender- Hypersonic Missiles +02 Tame Impala- Let It Happen +01 Adele- Rumour Has It

+30 David Bowie - Changes +29 Stevie Wonder - Isn’t She Lovely +28 Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum +27 Two Door Cinema Club - What You Know +26 Beach Boys - Wouldn’t It Be Nice +25 Oasis - Rock n Roll Star +24 Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping +23 Frank Sinatra - That’s Life +22 Oasis - Half The World Away +21 Tom Grennan - Found What I’ve Been Looking For +20 Dolly Parton - 9 To 5 +19 The Beatles - Blackbird +18 Childish Gambino - Redbone +17 The 1975 - Somebody Else +16 Kiss - I Was Made For Loving You +15 Blossoms - Charlemagne +14 Shakira - Try Everything +13 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll +12 Talking Heads - Psycho Killer +11 Fleetwood Mac - The Chain +10 Oasis - She’s Electric +09 Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl +08 Arctic Monkeys - Snap Out Of It +07 Woodkid - Run Boy Run +06 The XX - Intro +05 Kasabian - You’re In Love With a Psycho +04 Gorillaz - On Melancholy Hill +03 Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone +02 Foals - Mountain At My Gates +01 Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

+50 Pulp- Disco 2000 +49 The Supremes - Stop! In The Name Of Love +48 Amy Winehouse - Rehab +47 Oasis - Cigarettes and Alcohol +46 Kirsty MacColl - A New England +45 Grandmaster and Melle Mel - White Lines +44 Al Green - Let’s Stay Together +43 ABBA - Lay All Your Love On Me +42 Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit +41 Dr Dre ft Eminem - Forgot About Dre +40 Radiohead - Creep +39 The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army +38 Aqualung - Strange and Beautiful (I’ll Put a Spell On You) +37 Chic - Le Freak +36 Queen - Another One Bites The Dust +35 U2 - One +34 Daft Punk - Da Funk/ Musique +33 The Cure - Lovecats +32 The Bravery - An Honest Mistake +31 Pet Shop Boys - Domino Dancing +30 The Cardigans - Erase/ Rewind +29 The Verve - Lucky Man +28 The Beach Boys - I Get Around +27 Dolly Parton - Jolene +26 Green Day - Basket Case +25 Alan Walker - Faded +24 Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control +23 Simple Minds - Don’t You (Forget About Me) +22 REM - Everybody Hurts +21 The Doors - Light My Fire +20 The Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow +19 Avril Lavigne - I’m With You +18 Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music +17 Editors - Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors +16 Klaxons - Golden Skans +15 Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You +14 The Kooks - She Moves In Her Own Way +13 Billy Joel - We Didn’t Start The Fire +12 Jade - Angel Of My Dreams +11 Swedish House Mafia ft Pharrell - One +10 The Ones - Flawless +09 Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet +08 Sugababes - Stronger/ Angels With Dirty Faces +07 Britney Spears - Stronger +06 Toploader - Dancing In The Moonlight +05 Lady Gaga - Alejandro +04 t.A.T.u. - Not Gonna Get Us +03 Leann Rimes - How Do I Live +02 Madonna - Get Together +01 Evanescence - My Immortal

+25 Pulp -Disco 2000 +24 Oasis - Cigarettes and Alcohol +23 Madness - One Step Beyond +22 Supremes - Stop! In The Name Of Love +21 Amy Winehouse - Rehab +20 Duran Duran - Notorious +19 The Cure - The Lovecats +18 Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling +17 The Bravery - An Honest Mistake +16 Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit +15 The Seahorses - Blinded By The Sun +14 Elton John - Your Song +13 The Cardigans - Erase/Rewind +12 Yello - The Race +11 U2 - One +10 Suede - Animal Nitrate +09 Dolly Parton - Jolene +08 Crowded House - Weather With You +07 Ram Jam - Black Betty +06 Siouxsie and the Banshees - Hong Kong Garden +05 REM - Everybody Hurts +04 Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control +03 Simple Minds - Don’t You (Forget About Me) +02 Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better +01 Kygo and Selena Gomez - It Ain’t Me

Since this became the Stones’ final top ten hit (to date) they have had singles peak at numbers 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15

+25 Kirsty MacColl - A New England +24 White Stripes - Seven Nation Army +23 Grandmaster and Melle Mel - White Lines +22 ABBA - Lay All Your Love On Me +21 Al Green - Let’s Stay Together +20 Dr Dre ft Eminem - Forgot About Dre +19 Aqualung - Strange and Beautiful +18 Rolling Stones - Start Me Up +17 Shakespear’s Sister - I Don’t Care +16 Radiohead - Creep +15 Chic - Le Freak +14 Pet Shop Boys - Domino Dancing +13 Daft Punk - Da Funk +12 Queen - Another One Bites The Dust +11 Prefab Sprout - The King Of Rock n Roll +10 Cyndi Lauper - I Drove All Night +09 Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rapping hood +08 The Verve - Lucky Man +07 Bomb The Bass - Winter In July +06 Beach Boys - I Get Around +05 Soul Asylum - Runaway Train +04 The Magician ft Years and Years - Sunlight +03 Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music +02 Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton - Islands In The Stream +01 Editors - Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors

Thanks @Jaz13music And thanks to the Car67 voter, great to find something unexpected and unusual!

Misfit and Say I’m Your Number One were close to getting points from me. Don’t think I’ve ever heard Too Nice To Talk To before- I do like The Beat’s other big hits (Mirror In The Bathroom and the Can’t Get Used to Losing You and Tears of a Clown covers) anyone got any other recommendations of The Beat hidden gems?

+30 Oasis - Cigarettes and Alcohol +29 Lulu - Shout +28 Kirsty MacColl - A New England +27 Madness - One Step Beyond +26 Al Green - Let’s Stay Together +25 Mica Paris - My One Temptation +24 Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine - The Only Living Boy in New Cross +23 Grandmaster Melle Mel - White Lines +22 Dr Dre ft Eminem - Forgot About Dre +21 Duran Duran - Notorious +20 Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling +19 The Walker Brothers - No Regrets +18 Shakespear’s Sister - I Don’t Care +17 Robert Howard & Kym Mazelle - Wait +16 Aqualung - Strange and Beautiful +15 Michael Jackson - Rock With You +14 Rolling Stones - Start Me Up +13 Meco - Star Wars Theme/ Cantina Band +12 Elton John - Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting +11 Elvis Presley - Burning Love +10 Shakespear’s Sister - You’re History +09 Stevie Wonder - You Are the Sunshine of My Life +08 Tavares - More Than a Woman +07 Supremes - Stop! In The Name Of Love +06 Jack Peñate - Torn On The Platform +05 The Cure - Love Cats +04 Frankie Valli - The Night +03 Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control +02 Jesus Jones - International Bright Young Thing +01 The Magician ft Years and Years - Sunlight

Bamboleo was heavily sampled on the 1996 no14 hit Sunshine by Umboza- it added English lyrics so I think the final version is about 50:50 English/Spanish if that is enough for inclusion on the list Also, not mentioned yet is the 2001 no3 trance/dance hit Resurection by PPK was almost entirely instrumental but had some sampled spoken word Russian

Band Aid 40 still the favourite but not odds-on any more (5/4 Bet365 this morning). There will be big curiosity interest in it, it will be heavily featured on news programmes and across plenty of radio, and I reckon there’s a very good chance it will go to number 1 on initial release but I can’t see it holding momentum right through December. Wham 12/5 and Mariah 5/1 right now. I think you might still get some better odds on Wham/Mariah if Band Aid 40 does hit number 1 at the start of December. If you fancy a long odds small flutter how about Brenda Lee currently 100/1 on Bet 365. She did get a US Billboard Number 1 last year and with Spotify playlists being more and more US-dominated this year she will very likely be high in the UK chart again this year. Still very unlikely to be Xmas number one, but there could be cash out profits to be made by taking 100/1 now (subject to the bookmakers offering cash out on this market, pretty sure Bet 365 and Skybet did last year)

Ride On Time by Black Box the biggest selling single of 1989, was that created just for one of the Black Box guys to play in his DJ sets? Then when it suddenly became massive they really got caught out by not having the Loleatta Holloway sample cleared

1 Stan 2 Lose Yourself 3 The Real Slim Shady 4 Without Me 5 The Monster 6 Like Toy Soldiers 7 Houdini 8 River 9 Just Lose It 10 Smack That 11 Godzilla Stan and Lose Yourself would always come very high up in my list of all time favourite #1s