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Some lovely laid back 70s hits America is great with (obviously gorgeous vocals) as is Goodbye To Love In A Broken Dream and Donna are gems I wasn’t too familiar with before. Hallelujah Freedom is excellent, I love the gospel vibe too. Guitar Man is great and typically laid back Burning Love is an Elvis 70s highlight -
I agree Bad Romance is my favourite Gaga single. Driving rhythm, darker subject matter and excellent vocals, it did seem a step up from the original Fame singles. I love Pure Shores, gorgeous production and vocals, light and melodic. However my All Saints favourite is the absolutely beautiful Black Coffee, probably my fav girl group single of the century, along with Freak Like Me.
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Oh, I spoke too soon! That’s the worst so far. Aside from the charity, it has absolutely no redeeming qualities. Of course The Choir thing had to be extended to a ‘celebrities’ version!🙄 I’ll say it again……I hope there’s not worse still to come! Edit - Heck, I just noticed Tilt says there is a worse song to come!
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An Honest Mistake is great, that driving propulsive rhythm and synths definitely take me back to that particular era. Bloc Party are another band that I love from then. I agree about the new wave influence, it could almost be a Blondie song from the early 80s. Toxic is a classic of course, it may be my favourite Britney song. Sounded way ahead of its time. The strings are fantastic too!
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Wow, I genuinely think there’s a number one I’ve never heard before, unless my brain has just blanked it out. Really boring and generic, with awful lazy lyrics and rhymes (if you can call will’s bits that). Didn’t think I’d be saying this after Haenow but this could easily content for last, I hope there’s not worse still to come.
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King - Love And Pride The Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit) Kirsty MacColl - A New England The Smiths - How Soon Is Now? Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
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No I wasn’t around at the time sadly😔, at least not as a member (I was probably lurking somewhere😆!) Love those other recommendations too! I find it a bit sad that I can’t imagine a song like that, with that ambition, could reach the top 40, never mind number one these days. But it will change again I’m sure, because it always has. I see green shoots forming already……
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Excellent, thanks Julian, I agree ‘Team’ is great too!
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Two great number ones. Loneliness is one the best of the early 2000s dance singles. Quite sparse with, sort of, detached vocals and that techno vibe. …Black Parade is epic, definitely my favourite MCR single. Multifaceted, emo but with prog rock elements, it could almost be from a Broadway show.
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This is an excellent start to the 2000s. I don’t remember hearing Moi... Lolita before but it sounds great. I absolutely love how French lyrics sound in songs and this is no different. That middle 8 is lovely you’re right, as are the strings. Hoppípolla is gorgeous of course, I love that Sigur Rós sound like nobody else. Epic of course with those brilliant strings, but the lyrics and vocals feel like an instrument all of their own, adding to the whole beautiful soundscape. Looking forward to the rest of the ten.
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Thanks Jester, really looking forward to yours too
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Thanks so much @Iz様 🌟 and @Chez Wombat for following along, those lovely comments and for your personal rankings, love to see them!
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Likewise The Clash are one of my all time favourite bands with such a consistently high standard across their whole career. Like you, I lean a bit towards their early career as my favourite songs and albums. If I had to choose now then maybe I Fought The Law, Tommy Gun or White Riot might be tops. However that’s not to say I don’t absolutely love Should I Stay…. as you say it’s one of their best stadium rock songs. At the time it felt a bit odd seeing its resurgence in ‘91, but I was very happy they finally had a number one, even if it was off the back of another jeans advert! Absolutely not a difficult sell for me Jim….The Fly would also be my #1 of this 1991 ranking! In fact I was actually surprised that you chose it too, kept waiting for you to announce it earlier, but here we are, like minds and all that! It was a blast of energy anyway, but especially after that 16 weeks of Bryan Adams at number one it felt some kind of chart saviour to me! Powerful and melodic at the same time, the guitars are especially fantastic. One of U2s 5 best singles anyway but absolutely their best number one, from by far their best album Achtung Baby. Still topped by the magnificent Mysterious Ways for me though! Loved your ranking as always Jim, excellent commentary, and may I say great taste too😆! Thanks so much! Here’s my ranking: The Fly – U2 3 a.m. Eternal – The KLF feat. The Children of the Revolution Should I Stay or Should I Go – The Clash Black or White – Michael Jackson Sadeness (Part I) – Enigma These Are the Days of Our Lives – Queen Dizzy – Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff The One and Only – Chesney Hawkes (Everything I Do) I Do It for You – Bryan Adams Innuendo – Queen Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me – George Michael & Elton John Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter – Iron Maiden I Wanna Sex You Up – Color Me Badd The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) – Cher Any Dream Will Do – Jason Donovan Do the Bartman – The Simpsons The Stonk – Hale & Pace & The Stonkers
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Thank you for your comments and kind words @Popchartfreak @Jade @Jessie Where @Paddington James @Roba. @jimwatts @gooddelta @Jester and @Riser! Thanks for the rankings too, if anyone else has one to offer I’d love to read it!
