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Homewrecker is excellent , I’m beginning to think it’s my favourite sombr single. So that almost certainly means it’s not going to be as successful as his last few singles! 😆

My first two songs out. Shining Light is a a great indie anthem and you can’t really go wrong with Bowie, thought not one of his best

Glad it’s not just me that feels that way then!🤣 “So good, so good, so good”

I’m sure I’m in the minority but I think Aperture is one of Harry’s best (along with Sign of the Times), so I’m a bit disappointed in it’s chart run so far. But then again I think The Subway is easily Chappell’s best song so what do I know?!

Excellent! Loved 12 to 12 but this might be even better!

+25 Orange Juice - Rip It Up +24 McAlmont & Butler - Yes +23 The Stone Roses - Fools Gold / What The World Is Waiting For +22 Radiohead - Karma Police +21 The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up +20 Shocking Blue - Venus +19 The Stranglers - No More Heroes +18 Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell +17 The Beatles - Yesterday +16 Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five - The Message +15 Biffy Clyro - Many Of Horror +14 Ash - Shining Light +13 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary +12 Black - Wonderful Life +11 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Enola Gay +10 Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town +9 David Bowie - Golden Years +8 Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough +7 Bjork - Hyperballad +6 Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal +5 Bananarama - Cruel Summer +4 Len - Steal My Sunshine +3 Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi +2 Rufus and Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody +1 Mary J Blige - Family Affair

Controversial, but I think Crossfire is the best Brandon/Killers song.

I know it’s very early days, but it’s weird that the biggest song of the year so far hasn’t yet spent a week in the top five in 2026! One of the vagaries of ACR I suppose. I remember it was considered a big thing when ‘Love The Way You Lie’ was the biggest seller of the year without reaching the weekly #1. With streaming it seems only a matter of time before it happens again.

Just catching up on the countdown (great work Rollo, really enjoying it so far) and realised I’ve lost quite a few of my favs. Big Fun is peak Detroit Techno, On My Radio fantastically upbeat Ska and Holidays In The Sun my favourite of the brilliant 4 initial Sex Pistols singles

The greatest take down in the history of music, I wouldn’t fancy being the person Bob wrote this about! Fantastic lyrics, may be my favourite Dylan song, and that’s very high praise indeed.

Sorry to impose this 50s song on you guys but I’m gonna get a bit evangelical about it! There’s a justification for saying this is the most important song in modern British popular music history, in that it all effectively started here! That may seem an exaggeration but Lonnie’s influence has passed down through so many great artists. Paul McCartney, Brian May, Roger Daltrey, and Mark Knopfler are just a few who have all gone on record saying Lonnie was their first and biggest British musical inspiration. In his acceptance speech at the Brit Awards Jack White reminded the audience “Remember, Lonnie Donegan started it for you." Later in his career he did become more famous as a writer of comic records, like ‘Dustman’ and ‘Chewing Gum’ but this was him at his peak. It’s also one of my dad’s all time favourite songs, so that helps! He has a wonderful 10 inch 78rpm version on shellac! I met Lonnie’s son, Peter, a couple of years ago, a lovely guy who is still playing his dad’s songs live and keeping his legacy going.

That’s a shame, would have been a great ‘wild card’!

Some of my ‘older’ favourites going out so far- Talk of the Town, I Need Love, ABC and also Hippychick, with its excellent Smiths ‘How Soon Is Now’ sample!

Voted for A$AP, but my ultimate fav of the week was Wesley Joseph & Danny Brown ‘Piece Of Mind’. Fantastic song if anyone fancies a listen.

Damn, sorry Rollo, that was me. I saw it on the playlist and forgot about the reissue! Apart from that, the only song I’ve lost so far is LL Cool Js brilliant rap ballad ‘I Need Love’