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Don’t Leave Me This Way is a quite good cover version, I like the energy and the vocals. I was always surprised it became the bestseller of the year though.

Wherever You Are is a very pretty song, and such a change for a charity record to not be a terrible cover version. I’m a sucker for a great people’s choir though.

When The Going Gets Tough is okay, yeah a bit predictable and of course the film helped its success, but I think it’s the best of the songs so far. However I did prefer many of his earlier hits. The Boyzone version was truly awful though.

I’ve never really liked The Lazy Song, it’s a bit boring, in fact it does feel lazy! I’ve always been amazed it reached number one, it just seemed to squeeze a week in between bigger hits.

Never Never would be my favourite in this group, another gorgeous Clarke song with great Feargal Sharkey vocals, a pity they didn’t do more stuff together. Thriller is still great, if a little overexposed, the video is wonderful of course. Other favourites would be Oblivious with its lovely indie pop, Right By Your Side a great change of direction for the Eurythmics and The Sun And The Rain. I’ve got a real soft spot for those Madness singles, it’s no wonder they’ve got so many best selling greatest hits albums!

OMG Cool For Cats was my first ever purchase too! That gorgeous pink vinyl!

Ah now I understand what you meant about ones that were yet to come @Jester! Such an insipid song, how did it win an Ivor Novello?!!

I can’t say I was ever a massive Example fan but ‘Changed…’ was decent enough.

Both brilliant songs, can’t be too upset!

Oh no, you’re never too old to party🪩🪅👯🍾🎉! 🤣

Yeah it certainly felt that, by this stage, George was keeping his best songs back for his impending solo career. Edge of Heaven was a bit meh.

Loca People is just a big dumb fun dance record, what’s not to like!

I agree I Wanna Wake Up With You is incredibly boring, just meandering along aimlessly. Definitely near the bottom!

Blimey, I’m now wondering what on earth could be worse than these three🤣 (cause I haven’t checked what’s yet to come)

Wow, I’d completely forgotten about Don’t Wanna Go Home existed, I think my memory must have been in denial. What an awful song, terrible sample/interpolation and boring at the same time, quite an achievement.

Cannonball seemed completely unsuited to Little Mix (so nothing new for the X Factor) and to be honest I almost forgot it existed. The original is great though.

The Young Ones was one of the all time great comedies, but this song just wasn’t funny or entertaining. Living Doll was always a bit boring anyway. I think it was the very first Comic Relief single though, so at least there was the benefit to the charity.

I find it difficult to place The Chicken Song, parodying Black Lace etc but becoming a one idea joke. Maybe it falls in the so bad it’s good bracket?! Not sure if I’d put it last, I don’t want to spoil the rundown by checking, so I’ll see what else comes along first

As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve got a soft spot for Matt Cardle’s stuff. I also think this is the pick of all the winners singles

Yes I agree, your top 2 are easily the best here, both are very quirky and unusual. Lovecats is one of my favourite Cure singles and Safety Dance sounds so out of time, both then and now. Uptown Girl is joyous with its throwback vibes, it could have come straight out of Grease. I also really like Puss n Boots, the last of Adam’s big hits.

Some fantastic number ones in ‘86, really looking forward to your take on it all Rollo!

Glad Wretch got his number 1, one of the greatest pioneers of grime and UK rap, definitely deserved.

Fair point!

Not the most memorable of JLS singles, I can’t argue with it being so low

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