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Agree- I love "Live"

No-one thinks Olly Murs has a chance? He did have the Christmas number 3 album last year, behind big selling Michael Buble and Amy Winehouse albums. I don't think any albums this year are going to be getting close to the Buble/Winehouse sales of last year so Olly will be close. I reckon OneDirection are going to get big sales from post-Xmas iTunes gift card sales, the pre-Christmas CD present sales will go to Rod Stewart, Olly Murs and a bit of Buble?

I was born in January 1975, I wonder if there's ever been a singles chart entirely made up of acts younger than me, if not yet then it looks like it's coming soon :( (goes to look at the album list to feel younger) Great bit of research by the way

Scrolling through Titanium, Gotye, Toxic, I would never ever have guessed Wuthering Heights as Number 1, excellent choice Buzzjack and thanks Thermo!

I'm not sure what to make of the Hillsborough single's Number 1 prospects yet. The cause, as I understand it, is to raise funds for judicial reviews and other legal challenges starting with new inquests. These are widely supported demands, but I wonder if the BBC might see it as too political and back away from much airplay/ support (which would only be on Radio 2 anyway, even if Radio 1-friendly acts appear on the record I can't see them playing any version of He Ain't Heavy). The Hillsborough group certainly has an effective marketing presence, witness the very large amount of coverage that the announcement of the plans for the record got. But, it has been quiet since that initial announcement, has the single been recorded yet, is there a possibility it might not come off, at least not in time for Xmas? Paddy Power currently has the Hillsborough single as 18/25 favourite for the Xmas Number 1.

I remember a mini-trend in the early 90's to re-release big film theme songs when the film got their TV premiere- also resulted in 2nd time around hits for Roxette It Must Have Been Love (Pretty Woman) and Bill Medley/ Jennifer Warnes I've Had The Time Of My Life (Dirty Dancing) Enjoying the countdown by the way!

Thanks Thermo, have enjoyed following this and can't call how the very top is going to end up +30 Gnarls Barkley "Crazy" +25 Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls" +22 Michael Andrews ft Gary Jules "Mad World" +20 Kate Bush "Wuthering Heights" +18 Oasis "Don't Look Back In Anger" +16 Beyonce ft Jay-Z "Crazy In Love" +14 Eminem ft Dido "Stan" +13 Madonna "Into The Groove" +12 The Human League "Don't You Want Me" +11 Spiller ft Sophie Ellis-Bextor "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" +10 Blondie "Heart of Glass" +09 Blondie "Atomic" +08 Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Relax" +07 Tinie Tempah "Pass Out" +06 Lady Gaga "Bad Romance" +05 Pet Shop Boys "It's a Sin" +04 Soft Cell "Tainted Love" +03 Carly Rae Jepsen "Call Me Maybe" +02 Gorillaz "DARE" +01 Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse of the Heart" -02 Britney Spears "Everytime"

30 The Specials "Ghost Town" 25 Dusty Springfield "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" 22 Kraftwerk "Computer Love/ The Model" 20 Pretenders "Brass in Pocket" 18 The Righteous Brothers "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" 16 U2 "Beautiful Day" 14 Eurythmics "There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart)" 13 Tubeway Army "Are 'Friends' Electric" 12 John Lennon "(Just Like) Starting Over" 11 Rudimental ft John Newman "Feel The Love" 10 The Monkees "I'm A Believer" 09 Fatboy Slim "Praise You" 08 Louis Armstrong "What a Wonderful World/ Cabaret" 07 Blur "Beetlebum" 06 10cc "I'm Not In Love" 05 M/A/R/R/S "Pump Up The Volume/ Anitina (The First Time I See She Dance)" 04 Take That ft Lulu "Relight My Fire" 03 Survivor "Eye Of The Tiger" 02 Eminem "The Real Slim Shady" 01 All Saints "Black Coffee" -2 Take That "Never Forget"

I'm still enjoying putting these lists together, nagging suspicion that I won't fully approve of the final winner and top placed songs, but at least it seems clear we're not going to get the usual Bohemian Rhapsody/ Imagine/ Hey Jude at the top +30 Oasis "Don't Look Back in Anger" +25 White Town "Your Woman" +22 Kate Bush "Wuthering Heights" +20 Smokey Robinson and The Miracles "Tears of a Clown" +18 Soft Cell "Tainted Love" +16 The Jam "Going Underground/ Dreams of Children" +14 Manic Street Preachers "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" +13 T-Rex "Hot Love" +12 Slade "Merry Xmas Everybody" +11 Cee-Lo Green "F You/ Forget You" +10 Georgie Fame "Yeh Yeh" +09 Rod Stewart "Maggie May" +08 Blur "Beetlebum" +07 Stiltskin "Inside" +06 Sugababes "Push The Button" +05 John Lennon "(Just Like) Starting Over" +04 John Leyton "Johnnie Remember Me" +03 Chicago "If You Leave Me Now" +02 The Ting Tings "That's Not My Name" +01 Mark Morrison "Return of the Mack"

late attempt to get more Beatles representation into the final +30 The Beatles "Hello, Goodbye" +25 The Beatles "Help" +22 The Jam "Start" +20 Yazz and The Plastic Population "The Only Way Is Up" +18 U2 "Vertigo" +16 Nena "99 Red Balloons" +14 All Saints "Pure Shores" +13 Take That "Shine" +12 The Police "Every Breath You Take" +11 Carly Rae Jepsen "Call Me Maybe" +10 Pet Shop Boys "Always On My Mind" +09 Four Tops "Reach Out I'll Be There" +08 David Bowie "Ashes To Ashes" +07 Babylon Zoo "Spaceman" +06 Nizlopi "JCB Song" +05 Europe "The Final Countdown" +04 Olive "You're Not Alone" +03 Jim Diamond "I Should Have Known Better" +02 Bobby Darin "Dream Lover" +01 Soul II Soul ft Caron Wheeler "Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)" -02 Crazy Frog "Axel F"

30 Slade "Coz I Luv You" 25 Oasis "The Importance of Being Idle" 22 Mint Royale "Singin' In The Rain" 20 Feargal Sharkey "A Good Heart" 18 Cornershop "Brimful of Asha" 16 Smokey Robinson "Being With You" 14 Chaka Khan "I Feel For You" 13 Dizzee Rascal featuring Calvin Harris and Chrome "Dance Wiv Me" 12 Madonna "Hung Up" 11 The Rolling Stones "Jumpin Jack Flash" 10 ABBA "The Winner Takes It All" 09 The Prodigy "Firestarter" 08 Sinead O'Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U" 07 Dusty Springfield "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" 06 The Communards "Don't Leave Me This Way" 05 Eurythmics "There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart)" 04 Herman's Hermits "I'm Into Something Good" 03 Baddiel Skinner and The Lightning Seeds "Three Lions" 02 Roy Orbison "Only The Lonely (Know How I Feel)" 01 Manic Street Preachers "The Masses Against The Classes" -2 Peter Andre "Flava"

So near for Orson... 30 Black Box "Ride on Time" 25 Tinie Tempah "Pass Out" 22 The Jam "Town Called Malice/Precious" 20 The Kinks "Sunny Afternoon" 18 Stereophonics "Dakota" 16 Duran Duran "The Reflex" 14 Robbie Williams "Rock DJ" 13 Adam and the Ants "Prince Charming" 12 Take That featuring Lulu "Relight My Fire" 11 Gary Numan "Cars" 10 Kanye West "Stronger" 09 ABBA "Take a Chance on Me" 08 Madonna "True Blue" 07 10cc "Rubber Bullets" 06 Gary Puckett and The Union Gap "Young Girl" 05 Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" 04 Ricky Valence "Tell Laura I Love Her" 03 Rihanna "Only Girl (In The World)" 02 Simply Red "Fairground" 01 The Manhatten Transfer "Chanson D'amour" -2 Hale and Pace "The Stonk"

30 Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls" 25 Orson "No Tomorrow" 22 The Beatles "A Hard Day's Night" 20 Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse of the Heart" 18 David Bowie "Let's Dance" 16 Madonna "Like a Prayer" 14 Dexy's Midnight Runners "Come on Eileen" 13 John Lennon "Woman" 12 George Michael "A Different Corner" 11 Ian Dury and The Blockheads "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick" 10 Vanilla Ice "Ice ice Baby" 09 Madonna "Sorry" 08 The Supremes "Baby Love" 07 Deep Blue Something "Breakfast at Tiffany's" 06 ABBA "The Name of the Game" 05 Frankie Laine "I Believe" 04 Coldplay "Viva la Vida" 03 Black Eyed Peas "I Gotta Feeling" 02 Oasis "Some Might Say" 01 The KLF ft The Children of the Revolution "3a.m. Eternal" -2 Westlife "My Love"

30 Gnarls Barkley "Crazy" 25 Blondie "Atomic" 22 The Beatles "All You Need is Love" 20 Duran Duran "Is There Something I Should Know" 18 Falco "Rock Me Amadeus" 16 Sugababes "Freak Like Me" 14 Madonna "Vogue" 13 The Beatles "Hey Jude" 12 10cc "Dreadlock Holiday" 11 ATB "9pm (Till I Come)" 10 The Walker Brothers "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" 09 Donna Summer "I Feel Love" 08 Culture Club "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" 07 Chris Farlowe "Out of Time" 06 Foreigner "I Want to Know What Love Is" 05 Rage Against The Machine "Killing In The Name" 04 Robbie Williams "Radio" 03 Run DMC vs Jason Nevins "It's Like That" 02 Crazy World of Arthur Brown "Fire" 01 Liberty X "Just a Little" -2 Clive Dunn "Grandad"

30 Beyonce "Crazy in Love" 25 The Beatles "She Loves You" 22 Madness "House of Fun" 20 Lily Allen "The Fear" 18 The Police "Message in a Bottle" 16 La Roux "Bulletproof" 14 Kylie Minogue "Can't Get You out of My Head" 13 The Beatles "Day Tripper/ We Can Work it Out" 12 The Police "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" 11 T-Rex "Get It On" 10 Britney Spears "Toxic" 09 U2 "Beautiful Day" 08 Walker Brothers "Make It Easy On Yourself" 07 Madonna "Papa Don't Preach" 06 Abba "Super Trouper" 05 Stylistics "Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)" 04 Shakin Stevens "Green Door" 03 Suzi Quatro "Devilgate Drive" 02 Bruno Mars "The Lazy Song" 01 Estelle ft Kanye West "American Boy" -2 Take That "Never Forget"

+30 Slade "Cum On Feel the Noize" +25 The Prodigy "Breathe" +22 Pet Shop Boys "It's A Sin" +20 The Beatles "Paperback Writer" +18 Gorillaz ft Shaun Ryder "DARE" +16 Rolling Stones "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" +14 Blondie "Heart of Glass" +13 The Kinks "You Really Got Me" +12 Queen & David Bowie "Under Pressure" +11 The Jam "Beat Surrender" +10 Rolling Stones "Get Off Of My Cloud" +09 The Monkees "I'm A Believer" +08 Adam and the Ants "Stand and Deliver" +07 Rudimental ft John Newman "Feel the Love" +06 Olly Murs ft Rizzle Kicks "Heart Skips a Beat" +05 The Beatles "Ballad of John and Yoko" +04 Rolling Stones "Honky Tonk Women" +03 Louis Armstrong "What A Wonderful World/ Cabaret" +02 Althea & Donna "Uptown Top Ranking" +01 The Rubettes "Sugar Baby Love" -02 Manchester United Football Squad "Come On You Reds"

30 Rolling Stones "Paint It, Black" 25 Eminem "Lose Yourself" 22 Human League "Don't You Want Me" 20 The Specials "Ghost Town" 18 Righteous Brothers "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" 16 The Beatles "Can't Buy Me Love" 14 Kajagoogoo "Too Shy" 13 Dead or Alive "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" 12 Culture Club "Karma Chameleon" 11 Slade "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" 10 Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" 09 Englandneworder "World In Motion" 08 Roy Orbison "It's Over" 07 Sonique "It Feels So Good" 06 Tomcraft "Loneliness" 05 Adam Ant "Goody Two Shoes" 04 T-Rex "Metal Guru" 03 Beach Boys "Good Vibrations" 02 The Byrds "Mr Tambourine Man" 01 Shakin' Stevens "This Ole House" -2 Jennifer Lopez "Get Right"

Of course, had forgotten about the Italian Christmas Donkey

So Chris' influence on the singles chart has been to get random older tracks into the top 20 (Billie Honey To The Bee and John Barrowman I Made It Through The Rain) and one previously unsigned guy into the top 40 (Doug Walker The Mystery). Anything else? I expect Grimmy will have a bigger influence over at the least the lower reaches of the chart with lesser known acts?

Disappointed that Heart and Two Tribes didn't make it, pleased that we have some pre-80's representation in the final, not really my era but would like a good spread of years to choose from down the line 30 Lady GaGa "Bad Romance" 25 Spice Girls "Say You'll Be There" 22 S-Express "Theme From S-Express" 20 Arctic Monkeys "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" 18 Coldplay "Paradise" 16 Michael Jackson "Black or White" 14 Fatboy Slim "Praise You" 13 Olivia Newton John & Electric Light Orchestra "Xanadu" 12 D:Ream "Things Can Only Get Better" 11 Buggles "Video Killed The Radio Star" 10 Robbie Williams "Millennium" 09 Kylie Minogue "I Should Be So Lucky" 08 Abba "Fernando" 07 Elvis Presley "(You're The) Devil In Disguise" 06 Paul Young "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home" 05 Phillip Bailey & Phil Collins "Easy Lover" 04 Mary Hopkins "Those Were The Days" 03 t.A.T.u. "All The Things She Said" 02 Zager & Evans "In The Year 2525" 01 Shapeshifters "Lola's Theme" -2 Peter Andre "I Feel You"

Surprised that it sounds like this Joshua Weinstein backed down very quickly from doing something apparantly perfectly legal on the basis of one phone call from the Telegraph, presumably feared bad PR to other parts of his business once he was unmasked? Of course, on air/on sale would be a big dent in the sales of fakes, but they're unlikely to be going away unless iTunes or someone intervenes- there were a few fake versions of Call Me Maybe in the iTunes top 500 even when the original had spent a couple of weeks at number 1, I don't think you could have a satisfactory situation if someone (iTunes or whoever) has to decide which is a cover version with artistic integrity and which is an opportunistic rip-off.

30 Michael Andrews ft Gary Jules "Mad World" 25 Spiller ft Sophie Ellis Bexter "Groovejet (If this ain't Love)" 22 Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Two Tribes" 20 Pet Shop Boys "Heart" 18 Adamski "Killer" 16 Lady Gaga "Pokerface" 14 Detroit Spinners "Working My Way Back To You" 13 Dexy's Midnight Runners "Geno" 12 Blondie "Call Me" 11 The Streets "Dry Your Eyes" 10 Kraftwerk "Computer Love/ The Model" 09 a-ha "The Sun Always Shines on TV" 08 Midge Ure "If I Was" 07 Sandie Shaw "(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me" 06 Foundations "Baby Now That I've Found You" 05 Mel and Kim "Respectable" 04 Erasure "Abba-esque" 03 Robbie Williams "She's The One/ It's Only Us" 02 David Guetta ft Sia "Titanium" 01 The Hollies "I'm Alive" -2 Tony Di Bart "The Real Thing"

And after waiting so long to make my first post, I would never have thought that the first post would include a vote for Cliff Richard... Come back credibility, I did put Wretch in there! :D

Great thread, this is the one to entice me out of lurking and register for Buzzjack, so here goes! +30 Eminem ft Dido "Stan" +25 Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Relax" +22 Madonna "Into The Groove" +20 Paul Hardcastle "19" +18 The Beatles "Lady Madonna" +16 Rosemary Clooney "Mambo Italiano" +14 Pretenders "Brass in Pocket" +12 The Beatles "I Want To Hold Your Hand" +11 M/A/R/R/S "Pump Up The Volume" +10 Wretch 32 ft Josh Kumra "Don't Go" +09 Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin "It's My Party" +08 Lisa Stansfield "All Around the World" +07 Ricky Martin "Livin La Vida Loca" +06 The Beatles "Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby" +05 Ken Boothe "Everything I Own" +04 Michael Jackson "Billie Jean" +03 B.O.B. ft Bruno Mars "Nothin On You" +02 Room 5 ft Oliver Cheatham "Make Luv" +01 Cliff Richard "We Don't Talk Anymore" -02 Bombalurina "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"