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+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

This is a really interesting question, maybe one that deserves its own thread? Something seems to have changed quite recently in the streaming volumes, and I’d be interested to see if there’s any correlation with the very sudden and dramatic drop in UK acts and especially new UK acts getting anywhere high in the charts- are the autoplay algorithms favouring international acts over local acts, are some international streaming subscribers being miscounted as UK users?

Yes I’m happy with that winner Another great Ultimate No. X series thanks!

+50 Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence +49 Destiny’s Child - Bills Bills Bills +48 Prince and the Revolution - Kiss +47 The Cure - Friday I’m In Love +46 ABBA - SOS +45 Dr Dre ft Snoop Dogg - Still D.R.E. +44 ELO - Mr Blue Sky +43 Laura Branigan - Gloria +42 Kaiser Chiefs - Oh My God +41 Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song +40 They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul +39 Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor +38 Felix - Don’t You Want Me +37 Prince - Purple Rain +36 Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road +35 Eagle Eye Cherry- Save Tonight +34 Sugababes - Overload +33 Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars +32 Madonna - The Power Of Goodbye/ Little Star +31 REM - Shiny Happy People +30 Emma Bunton - Maybe +29 Anastacia - I’m Outta Love +28 Guns n Roses - Sweet Child O’ Mine +27 Alphabeat - Fascination +26 Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance +25 Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories - Stay (I Missed You) +24 Metallica - Nothing Else Matters +23 Chicane - Saltwater +22 Dua Lipa - Break My Heart +21 Madonna- Deeper And Deeper +20 Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank +19 Tove Lo - Stay High +18 Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time +17 Duran Duran - Ordinary World +16 Grace - Not Over Yet +15 The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition +14 U2 - I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For +13 Little Boots - Remedy +12 Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles +11 Rihanna - Where Have You Been +10 Kaarija - Cha Cha Cha +09 Roxette - Listen To Your Heart/ Dangerous +08 Macy Gray - I Try +07 Pink - Don’t Let Me Get Me +06 Sia - Chandelier +05 Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten +04 Lady Gaga - The Edge Of Glory +03 John Farnham - You’re The Voice +02 Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life +01 Robin S - Show Me Love

+25 Destiny's Child - Bills Bills Bills +24 ELO - Mr Blue Sky +23 The Teardrop Explodes - Reward +22 The RAH Band - Clouds Across The Moon +21 Laura Branigan - Gloria +20 Abba - SOS +19 Kate Bush - The Man With The Child In His Eyes +18 Talking Heads - Road To Nowhere +17 The Knack - My Sharona +16 Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road +15 Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song +14 Sade - Your Love Is King +13 Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance +12 Kaarija - Cha Cha Cha +11 Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank +10 Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor +09 Depeche Mode - Everything Counts +08 REM - Shiny Happy People +07 Lisa Loeb - Stay (I Missed You) +06 Simon and Garfunkel - The Boxer +05 Coldplay - Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall +04 Felix - Don't You Want Me +03 Sugababes - Overload +02 Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars +01 Tove Lo - Stay High

+25 Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence +24 Prince - Kiss +23 The Cure - Friday I'm In love +22 Carole King - It's Too Late/ I Feel The Earth Move +21 Doves - Black and White Town +20 Dr Dre ft Snoop Dogg - Still D.R.E. +19 George Michael - Praying For Time +18 Becky Hill and Chase & Status - Disconnect +17 Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough +16 Kaiser Chiefs - Oh My God +15 Gorillaz - 19-2000 +14 Anastacia - I'm Outta Love +13 Metallica - Nothing Else Matters +12 Pointer Sisters - Jump +11 They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul +10 Emma Bunton - Maybe +09 Grace - Not Over Yet +08 Madonna - Deeper and Deeper +07 Armin van Buuren ft Trevor Guthrie - This Is What It Feels Like +06 Alphabeat - Fascination +05 David Guetta ft Rihanna - Who's That Chick? +04 Rainbow - Since You've Been Gone +03 The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition +02 Eagle-Eye Cherry - Save Tonight +01 Bille Ray Martin - Your Loving Arms

I'd missed/forgotten that Gloria was wild-carded through, happy about that, it will likely be getting good points from me in the next round Looking forward to the next stage, thanks again Rollo!

+30 Prince and the Revolution - Kiss +29 Teardrop Explodes - Reward +28 ABBA- SOS +27 The Jacksons - Can You Feel It +26 ABC - Poison Arrow +25 Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me +24 Pharrell ft Jay-Z - Frontin' +23 The RAH Band - Clouds Across The Moon +22 Average White Band - Pick Up The Pieces +21 Doves - Black and White Town +20 The Look - I Am The Beat +19 Carole King - It's Too Late/ I Feel The Earth Move +18 Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant +17 George Michael - Praying For Time +16 Depeche Mode - Everything Counts +15 Pointer Sisters - Jump +14 Becky Hill & Chase & Status - Disconnect +13 Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road +12 Coldcut ft Yazz and the Plastic Population - Doctorin' The House +11 Duane Eddy - Peter Gunn +10 Stormzy - Big For Your Boots +09 Boney M - Daddy Cool +08 The Knack - My Sharona +07 Missy Elliot - Work It +06 Everything But The Girl - Walking Wounded +05 Mann ft 50 Cent - Buzzin +04 Hue and Cry - Labour of Love +03 Dean Martin - Sway +02 Gorillaz - Dirty Harry +01 Depeche Mode - See You

If anyone's a little surprised by seeing Corinne Bailey Rae high up on the NMF playlist, then actually play the song for (for me at least) an even bigger surprise

+50 Blondie - Rapture +49 The Monkees- Daydream Believer +48 Chase & Status ft Liam Bailey - Blind Faith +47 Kate Bush - Babooshka +46 Aaliyah - Try Again +45 Blur - Girls & Boys +44 Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf +43 The Prodigy - Out Of Space +42 Warren G & Nate Dogg - Regulate +41 Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love +40 Moby - Porcelain +39 Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out) +38 Blur - The Universal +37 Katy B - Crying For No Reason +36 Daft Punk - Around The World +35 The Bucketheads - The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind) +34 Laura Branigan - Self Control +33 Kelis - Acapella +32 Arctic Monkeys - Flourescent Adolescent +31 Green Day - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams +30 En Vogue - Don’t Let Go (Love) +29 Whitney Houston - How Will I Know +28 Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You +27 Miley Cyrus - Midnight Sky +26 Lily Allen - Not Fair +25 Dua Lipa - Levitating +24 David Gray - Babylon +23 Cher - Strong Enough +22 Snow Patrol - Run +21 Katy B - Katy On A Mission +20 Britney Spears - (You Drive Me) Crazy +19 Punjabi MC - Mundian To Bach Ke +18 Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone +17 Metallica - Enter Sandman +16 New Radicals - You Get What You Give +15 Texas - Summer Sun +14 Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box +13 Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies +12 Tina Turner - The Best +11 Kylie Minogue - Wow +10 Madonna - You’ll See +09 Nelly Furtado - I’m Like A Bird +08 The Kooks - Naive +07 September - Cry For You +06 Will Young - Jealousy +05 Avril Lavigne - My Happy Ending +04 Pink - Who Knew +03 Girls Aloud - Sexy! No No No… +02 Jennifer Lopez - Waiting For Tonight +01 The Saturdays - Up

+25 Madness - Our House +24 The KLF - What Time Is Love? +23 Blur - Girls & Boys +22 The Cure - Lullaby +21 The Prodigy - Out Of Space +20 Stevie Wonder - I Wish +19 Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone +18 Warren G & Nate Dogg - Regulate +17 The Primitives - Crash +16 Blur - The Universal +15 Moby - Porcelain +14 Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out) +13 Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon +12 En Vogue - Don’t Let Go (Love) +11 Dua Lipa - Levitating +10 The Bucketheads - The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind) +09 Neneh Cherry - Manchild +08 Reel 2 Real ft The Mad Stuntman - I Like To Move It +07 Green Day - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams +06 Glass Animals - Heat Waves +05 Whitney Houston - I’m Your Baby Tonight +04 Katy B - Crying For No Reason +03 OMD - Joan Of Arc +02 The Korgis - Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime +01 David Gray - Babylon

+25 Blondie - Rapture +24 Chase & Status ft Liam Bailey - Blind Faith +23 Aaliyah - Try Again +22 Monkees - Daydream Believer +21 Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf +20 Kate Bush - Babooshka +19 Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go +18 Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You +17 Strawberry Switchblade - Since Yesterday +16 Whitney Houston - How Will I Know +15 Morrissey - Suedehead +14 Arctic Monkeys - Flourescent Adolescent +13 Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love +12 Patti Smith Group - Because The Night +11 Daft Punk - Around The World +10 Madonna - Dress You Up +09 Dario G - Carnaval de Paris +08 Basement Jaxx - Red Alert +07 Desireless - Voyage Voyage +06 Kelis - Acapella +05 Laura Branigan - Self Control +04 Feeder - Buck Rogers +03 Ms Dynamite - Dy-na-mi-tee +02 Blur - On Your Own +01 Opus III - It’s A Fine Day