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Hi Cody! 🙂 Thanks for the comment and popping in! 😎

Hello Jordan! 🙂 Hope you have holiday anecdotes when you get back! Fab chart as always, always good for tips for me to buy. 🙂 cheers! 😎

Hello Jordan! 🙂 About to soak up some sun? Ooh I'm jealous!! Hope it's fab! I have still not heard the Gaga album just cherry picked a few tracks in peoples charts to listen to, and How Bad was the highlight outside the singles. I need to give it a go! Miley really is great, I like that she is unpredictable and willing to try new styles. Noah's great too, in an indie stylee. Old Phone I've only heard twice, and so far it's not grabbed me, but Azizam is catchy, great rhythms and the wonderful "Mummy" star Omid Djalili is in the video. He once had to try and make the UK TV viewers believe he was about to market Omid Djalili Piccalilli - jars of yellow relish mustard-based veggie pickles. He wasn't, but it was hilarious. Thanks for the picks and commenting! 😎

Hi Sergej! 🙂 Ooh Alex Warren unlucky to peak at 2 with new Annalisa! Benson Boone and Anxiety top 10, New Damiano David, Kaj up, they almost got near the top spot in Eurovision, Ravyn top 20, big climbs for Guetta/Sia and Bluebird, and Cyril edging up are my faves! Looking forward to the Eurovision invasion! 🙂 great charts!😎

Hi Sergej!🙂 Thanks for the picks and take care too! cheers! 😎

Thanks, and ooh glad I'm not the only one foxed by those Beautiful South tracks! I've forgotten the titles already (again). round 1: 39 And of course Ken plays Invisible Touch again, just to taunt me on my national Radio 1 Pop Quiz humiliation back in 86. Haunted me for 40 years now 😄 Land Of Confusion or Turn It On Again or Mama would be acceptable alternatives! round 2: 39 3 in 10: Only You, Don't Go, Nobody's Diary

Like I Love You is a great debut track, I liked the untypical song structure and beats, and sort of carries on from the later NSync hits which added in funk/rnb into the mix. 9/10. DJ Shadow had me rushing to my A to Z: to no avail DNC. Paul Masterson ditto. Polyphonic Spree I very much liked though, Hanging Around, a quirky top 10 8/10 from me. Electrical Storm was a U2 goodie, 9/10, I still rated a lot of their singles in the early 2000's. One Love is decent Blue and a strong 8/10. Purple Haze is a Groove Armada track I missed out on, but I like the description of it so playing it now: well, that's an oddity! Toastin/rap reggae-rock, deserves a 5/10 for being different. Never would have guessed the Quo sample. Zephyr Song was during peak Red Hot Chili Peppers for me, I think I got a copy of the album off a workmate fan of them. 9/10 though I think I over-rated it a bit. More of an 8 really. I always liked Turin Brakes stuff, especially the slower tracks, 7/10 for Long Distance. Went to see them at a gig a couple of years back at the Bournemouth Firestation on a mate's recommendation, they were really kicking it, bought the previous album , downloaded the new song, and we got tickets for November. Their songs often take a while to click but they have class and musicianship on their side. The Calling, snap, 3/10. Blink got a 4/10, so marginally better.

Lambada remains well-known and fun, still enjoy that track. When You Come Back To Me is Jason's best solo record, the melody is the key to that one, as a song it's just a bit classier than his usual SAW donations. Get A Life missed Caron Wheeler from me, her vocals lifted their tracks to a higher level. Don't Know Much oddly I was never a huge fan of, though it's quite pleasant. It was nice to see Aaron Neville get a UK hit at last, and Linda had never really had a monster UK track despite 25 years of trying. Her best stuff is Stone Poneys 1960's era, the brilliant Different Drum (Mike Nesmith song just as his Monkees membership started, take that Rock critics) and that fab tune in The Last Of Us series 1 - Long Long Time. Her later 70's country-rock efforts mostly just annoyed me.

Sadly never been a fan of We Shall Overcome as a song/recording, but crucial as a political artefact of the period. Trains & Boats & Planes was a fave though, Billy J & Bacharach was a combo guaranteed to get me on side, the Burt original was more of a backing track for telly of the time, but better produced. Billy J's recent single was nicely retro in vibe. He used to live in Bournemouth back in the 80's. Marie not one of the Bachelors better songs, so that leaves me also opting for The Price Of Love - it's exciting, bit of a shame they didnt sustain the comeback. Loved the Bryan Ferry cover.

Pacific State is a golden oldie, rated that one, Stone Roses I never got - pleasant groove to listen to was my assessment for Fools Gold and still is, but I never saw them as the new gamechangers others did. Big Fun, errr, yes well. Let's move on to the fabulous Eve Of The War which went top 3 for me in 1978 - and it should say featuring Justin hayward, but he didnt get the credit he deserved then or on the remix. The remix wasnt quite as classic, but still was good.

I loved the Teach-In song, it topped my chart in 1975, but it hasn't worn as well as The Shadows' UK entry I think. I also liked Geraldine's, but the rest on your list I havent heard since the 70's and I cant remember whether I liked them or not! 😮 One day I will catch them on Youtube! Poor Norway, always famous for Nul points, but they've had some total classics amongst the forgotten stuff.

another 39 Rollo! well done 🎊 round 1: 36 (Beautiful South) round 2: 39 3 in 10: Rock On, Lamplight, Gonna Make You A Star

19th April 1975 It's back on top for a 3rd week for Misty in the absence of major new entries, Ray Stevens still sounding banjo-pluckingly, slide-guitar-ishly fab. Clifford T. Ward gets a 3rd Retro top 10, and Earth, Wind & Fire a first of many. Maria Muldaur leaps to 12 with a flop single that I bought at the time and which still sounds good, and Lulu adds to her top 20 tally running back to 1967. Highest new entry is track from El Dorado - an album I've yet to buy - as ELO enter at 30 with their US-single that didn't get a UK release, Boy Blue. A year early, Manhattan Transfer enter with their revamp of the vintage 40's song Tuxedo Junction, Glen Miller had the 1940 hit and as 40's nostalgia was catching on in the mid-70's just as 90's nostalgia is in the 2020's, Manhattan Transfer went full on TV slots as a 70's new-act-does-old-stuff appeal, cool and slick. The song was on their new album but wouldnt hit the UK charts until Spring 1976. George McRae had another US-only single, it's pretty good, Look At You, at 63, and Andy Williams had an invisible single called Cry Softly, which is more like vintage Andy, and pretty good. Whiskey Mac had the odd TV appearance at the time, I think Top Of The Pops possibly, but never had a hit. I liked it at the time but have never got hold of a copy so just downloaded one off itunes - and what a shoddy transfer it is too, very poor audio quality, sounds like it came right off an over-played vinyl single. Still like the song though. Lost & Found. Talking of old songs, Brother Can You Spare A Dime is a key song of the Great Depression in the 30's, relevant then and relevant now, nicely revamped 30's style by The Faces' Ronnie Lane. TV documentaries about the 1930's were almost guaranteed to play the original versions of the song. George Baker has moved on from his Little Green Bag and has a European summertime cheesy singalong smash that remains famous - Paloma Blanca. Billy Swan gets round to releasing his original cover version of Don't Be Cruel, but Mike Berry's quicker cover of the cover goes top 40, it's darker and cooler. Eric Clapton drafts in friends, including the fab Yvonne Elliman as co-vocalist on his cover of the ancient Spiritual Christian US 1860's now-traditional Rugby anthem, Swing Low Sweet Chariot. It can't be nostalgia as there wont have been anyone left alive from when it was new. It's a gentle lilting reggae number. The Hollies get to be the first act to chart with a Bruce Springsteen cover, Sandy, and The Moments sneak in with another track Look At Me. 1 ( 4 ) MISTY - Ray Stevens # 1 2 ( 1 ) THE HUSTLE - Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony # 1 3 ( 8 ) BAD TIME - Grand Funk Railroad # 3 4 ( 2 ) GET DOWN TONIGHT - KC & The Sunshine Band # 1 5 ( 11 ) JIGSAW GIRL - Clifford T.Ward # 5 6 ( 5 ) SKIING IN THE SNOW - Wigans Ovation # 1 7 ( 7 ) LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER - Captain and Tennille # 7 8 ( 10 ) A LITTLE LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING - Gilbert Becaud # 8 9 ( 3 ) I WANNA DANCE WIT’ CHOO (DO DAT DANCE) - Disco Tex & The Sex-o-lettes featuring Sir Monti Rock III # 3 10 ( 16 ) THAT’S THE WAY OF THE WORLD - Earth, Wind & Fire # 10 11 ( 21 ) SISTER GOLDEN HAIR - America # 11 12 ( 56 ) GRINGO IN MEXICO - Maria Muldaur # 12 13 ( 24 ) WONDERFUL BABY - Don McLean # 13 14 ( 9 ) THE TIME WARP - Richard O’Brien, Patricia Quinn, Little Nell, Charles Gray & Cast # 4 15 ( 14 ) EL BIMBO - Bimbo Jets # 2 16 ( 12 ) REACH OUT I’LL BE THERE - Gloria Gaynor # 1 17 ( 6 ) FOX ON THE RUN - The Sweet # 3 18 ( 18 ) PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM - Elton John Band # 1 19 ( 32 ) TAKE YOUR MAMA FOR A RIDE - Lulu # 19 20 ( 20 ) I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO - ABBA # 20 21 ( 17 ) SUPERGIRL - Graham Bonney # 8 22 ( 26 ) SWEET TRANSVESTITE - Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon & Barry Bostwick # 20 23 ( 23 ) JACKIE BLUE - The Ozark Mountain Daredevils # 4 24 ( 22 ) ONE DAY IN YOUR LIFE - Michael Jackson # 1 25 ( 25 ) LOVE ME LOVE MY DOG - Peter Shelley # 19 26 ( 15 ) I CAN DO IT - The Rubettes # 9 27 ( 13 ) BYE BYE BABY - Bay City Rollers # 9 28 ( 29 ) WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO? - Diana Ross & The Supremes # 3 29 ( 38 ) IT’S ONLY ME YOU’VE LEFT BEHIND - Cliff Richard # 29 30 ( NEW ) BOY BLUE - Electric Light Orchestra # 30 31 ( 28 ) HONEY - Bobby Goldsboro # 3 32 ( 30 ) #9 DREAM - John Lennon # 1 33 ( 36 ) LOVIN' YOU - Minnie Ripperton # 1 34 ( 70 ) LET ME TRY AGAIN - Tammy Jones # 34 35 ( NEW ) TUXEDO JUNCTION - Manhattan Transfer # 35 36 ( 47 ) WHY CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS - War # 36 37 ( 43 ) DON’T BE CRUEL - Mike Berry # 37 38 ( 27 ) LET ME BE THE ONE - The Shadows # 18 39 ( 34 ) DING-A-DONG - Teach-In # 17 40 ( 55 ) 99 MILES FROM L.A. - Albert Hammond # 40 41 ( 41 ) ONLY WOMEN BLEED - Alice Cooper # 41 42 ( 42 ) MY HEART’S SYMPHONY - Gary Lewis & The Playboys # 12 43 ( 39 ) SWING YOUR DADDY - Jim Gilstrap # 4 44 ( 46 ) YOUR KISS IS SWEET - Syreeta # 5 45 ( 52 ) HITCHING A RIDE IN THE MOONLIGHT - Middle Of The Road # 45 46 ( 33 ) YOU SEXY THING - Hot Chocolate # 7 47 ( 19 ) LIFE IS A MINESTRONE - 10cc # 19 48 ( 48 ) BE MY BABY - The Ronettes # 1 49 ( 54 ) THE LAST FAREWELL - Roger Whittaker # 47 50 ( 67 ) PAPA OOM MOW MOW - The Sharonettes # 50 51 ( 51 ) WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH YOU - Barry White # 25 52 ( 35 ) HANG ON SLOOPY - The McCoys # 24 53 ( 45 ) OH BOY - Mud # 45 54 ( 49 ) STAND BY ME - John Lennon # 4 55 ( 31 ) ONLY YESTERDAY - Carpenters # 31 56 ( 50 ) CHILD OF LOVE - Caston & Majors # 1 57 ( 37 ) JANUARY - Pilot # 1 58 ( 53 ) AUTOBAHN - Kraftwerk # 18 59 ( 69 ) I’LL BE HOLDING ON - Al Downing # 59 60 ( 60 ) ROCK ME - ABBA # 60 61 ( 76 ) LAND OF A THOUSAND DANCES - Mr Bloe # 61 62 ( 59 ) THE TEARS I CRIED - The Glitter Band # 59 63 ( NEW ) LOOK AT YOU - George McRae # 63 64 ( NEW ) CRY SOFTLY - Andy Williams # 64 65 ( 73 ) YOU BABY - John Holt # 65 66 ( NEW ) LOST AND FOUND - Whiskey Mac # 66 67 ( 44 ) MAKE ME SMILE (COME UP AND SEE ME) - Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel # 1 68 ( 40 ) I DREAMED LAST NIGHT - Justin Hayward & John Lodge # 40 69 ( NEW ) BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME? - Ronnie Lane # 69 70 ( 74 ) MIDNIGHT SKY PART 1 - The Isley Brothers # 70 71 ( 71 ) WE’LL FIND OUR DAY - Stephanie De Sykes # 71 72 ( 62 ) TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF - The Three Degrees # 62 73 ( 61 ) DYNOMITE - Tony Camilla’s Bazuka # 59 74 ( 72 ) (YOU DON’T KNOW) HOW GLAD I AM - The Kiki Dee Band # 72 75 ( NEW ) PALOMA BLANCA - George Baker Selection # 75 76 ( NEW ) DON’T BE CRUEL - Billy Swan # 76 77 ( NEW ) SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT - Eric Clapton featuring Yvonne Elliman # 77 78 ( 78 ) ONCE BITTEN TWICE SHY - Ian Hunter # 78 79 ( NEW ) SANDY - The Hollies # 79 80 ( NEW ) LOOK AT ME - The Moments # 80

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Thanks both, well done on the 39 Rollo and ooh so close Jade, just a Bucks Fizz away! round 1 - missed most of it doh! - 15 round 2: 30 (beat me to ABBA and got Style Council wrong!) tut tut! 3 in 10: Bang Bang, Gypsies Tramps & Thieves, Just Like Jesse James

The NKOTB's were never faves of mine, and they sound very dated and cheesy these days, but Right Stuff was their least annoying record bar one. Knocking Lisa off the top spot is unforgiveable though. Kylie's single was not one of her best and it looked like the bubble was about to burst at the time. Mixmasters? Nah, no memory of it, nor its Stars on 45 vibe. I liked Phil's song, homelessness - regardless of his tax avoidance - is still a major problem, and much worse than it was in 1989, both in the USA and UK. Donating the proceeds to a homeless charity might have given it more credibility, lots of fellow pop stars managed to donate proceeds of hit singles to charities, either publicly or quietly - ABBA, George Michael to name but two that still generate cash 40 years later. UB40 did a decent job of covering one of my fave 70's soul bands, The Chi-Lites, Martika's was a tolerable version of a classic Carole King ballad, and Iron maiden are Iron maiden.

dont know that brotherhood Of Man single 😮 but I did rate Bonnie's version of Have You Ever Seen The Rain 👍

I think it will be Italy 1964 indeed at one, though there are loads of modern tracks I love! 🙂 In your list of annual winners for you, I agree with 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1996, 2002. Poor Remember Monday getting nul points, they and Switzerland deserved better, I loved Switzerland total class, and Laura Thorn was a lovely retro throwback.

Dreaming Of You was my first top 10 for The Coral, with 3 bigger ones in following years, I'd rate it a strong 8/10, so more or less agree, but I lean more towards the sheer cheesy joy of Ketchup Song, still sounds great played loud in a bar or club on a rowdy alcohol-fuelled holiday. 9/10. Ditto Foo Fighters first top 10 for me and another 8/10. Space Walk sounds like I would go for it - yet DNC! Manic Street Preachers more of a middling track for me, 6/10, but Richard Ashcroft is a great one, Verve-tastic monster number one for me, 10/10. I'm in agreement with The Vines, 7/10, but Trinity-X a more modest 5/10, and PPK an even more modest 4/10. Badly Drawn Boy often passed me by, and did so here here, and I'm shocked to find out New Direction was an actual good record for the S Club Juniors - an easy 8/10 from me. It's what's in the grooves counts....😮 Doves mildly pleasant 4/10, and I'm with the 5/10 for Nu Flow, having expected it would have been lower. Nelly & Kelly's Dilemma grabbed a 9/10 at the time, having heard it now and again over the years I'm knocking it down to 8/10. LL Cool J scrapes a 3/10, but Samantha Mumba delivered her best record for me with I'm Right Here - it grabbed the number one spot and a 9/10 rating. The rest all DNC so would all feature presumably a similarly low-end slot!

Bucks Fizz ❤️ loved When We Were Young, Jay on lead vocal was unusual and it sounded beautifully dark and moving.

Living In A Box's fab Room In Your Heart topped my charts as did Lisa Stansfield's Barry-White-ish All Around The World, loved 'em both. What might once have been called Easy Listening, but cool, smooth and emotional. Albert hammond was a prolific hitmaker for many acts in the late 60's and 70's, including himself, so it's great to see he hasnt lost his touch in 1989. It Never Rains In Southern California was his best record, and never the UK hit it should have been. I saw Albert in concert a few years back, still good, and back in the day I saw Lisa - still wish she had done a version of All Around The World in a Rochdale accent, though not quite as smooth sounding or global a hit for sure 😄 The Road To Hell is still one of Chris Rea's great records, anyone who's been stuck in traffic for hours can relate!

I'm Oop Norf/Darn Sarf visiting friends and relatives from next week so sadly wont have time to listen to 175, sorry, but 176 I have some candidates 👍

Ta! 🙂 I was at a pub quiz last night, we won the music round (clips of intros mostly) proudly getting The Youngbloods fab US 1967 hit Get Together, then shamefully mistaking The Sign for All That She wants, and completely not recognising Usher's 1997 number one, oops! 😄 They have an annoying habit of insisting on using year of original release as per the label (eg if it was on an album first) rather than year it was a hit, which makes things very difficult for me to get the year right. round 1: 30 (Manics, 1 year out) round 2: 39 3 in 10: Paradise City, Since I Dont Have You, Knocking On Heavens Door

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