The Hit Parade

Now you've started this thread I'll have to take it a bit more seriously and pick something non-shameful.

You could turn retweets off, I suppose.

Yeah, whilst you can argue that Neil Tennant is rapping on 'West End Girls' it's not really a hip-hop track in structure or production. However, 'Ice Ice Baby' still isn't the first, because 'Turtle Power' by Partners In Kryme beat it. The first Number One with any rapping on it at all is 'Candy Girl' by New Edition.

Me3. I'm not sure I'd agree that '9 To 5' is better known than 'Jolene' but it's one I've noticed recharting a lot more.

I feel like a kid handing in his homework at the last minute, so apologies if any of this has already been corrected: C&C MUSIC FACTORY - David Cole d. 24-Jan-95 CAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE - A pedant might argue that the original 4:33 isn't exactly silence, but the sound of musicians not playing. This possibly is a subtlety lost in this version though. ALI CAMPBELL - Only worked with Robin Campbell in UB40 - Duncan joined as a replacement for Ali. GLEN CAMPBELL - X-ref Rikki & Daz to Barndance Boys, Cuban Boys etc? CAPPELLA - X-ref Anticappella & 49ers TONY CAPSTICK - 4-Apr-44 - 23-Oct-03 CARDIGANS - X-ref to A Camp and Nina Persson's guest credits CARMEL - spelling of "fronted" JUNIOR CARTIER - X-ref to Monkey Mafia ED CASE - Is only a Producer MAMA CASS - spelling of "member" CAST OF CASUALTY - x-ref to Rebecca Wheatley who sings lead on this and had a solo hit CA$HFLOW - Officially spelt with the Dollar sign $ CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD - General Johnson's real name is Norman Their 1971 hit is called 'Chairman Of The Board' 'Loverboy' is credited as "Chairmen Of The Board featuring General Johnson" even though he's already in the band CHARLATANS - Original guitarist is more often known as Jon Baker (I only found out recently that he was ever called John Day, and it's always Baker on record covers) Tony Rogers replaced ROB Collins (d. 22-Jul-96) who was unrelated to Mark Collins Jon Brooks d. 13 August 2013 Some sources call 'Over Rising' an EP, and 'Tremelo Song' not one as it's a multi-format single. 1991 hit's full title is 'Me. In Time' with the full stop in the middle Full title of their last hit is 'You're So Pretty, We're So Pretty' CHER - was also married to Duane Allman [Allman Brothers] for ten days. CHIC - Bernard Edwards d. 18 Apr 96, Tony Thompson d. 12 Nov 2003 Tony Thompson was also a member of Power Station CHICKS ON SPEED - Spelling of "International" CHILD - Keith Atack was/is married to Kate Robbins (Wikipedia says "separated"). Their daughter Emily Atack is apparently a famous actress. CHUCKS - Since Ivor Raymonde is mentioned, he is the father of Simon Raymonde from Cocteau Twins CHUMBAWAMBA - Spelling of 'Timebomb' ERIC CLAPTON - Also had album chart success with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers if that counts? 1985 hit title is 'Forever Man' - his hit in 2000 is obviously a reworking of the same song Dave Clark 5 - Is there a better way to represent the two different songs called 'Everybody Knows'? CLASH Topper Headon only appears on tracks from 'Complete Control' - 'Straight To Hell' (and reissues). He later went solo without chart success Mick Jones left before 'This is England', he should be X-ref to BAD and Carbon/Silicon Joe Strummer 21-Aug-52 to 22-Dec-02 his real name was John Mellor and he was born in Turkey. he also charted solo and with his backing group The Mescaleros CLEA - Their last hit was as a trio CLIENT - Kate Holmes was also a member of Technique. She married Alan McGee of Creation Records fame COBRA STARSHIP - Some sources credit Leighton Meester on 'Good Girls Go Bad' COCKNEY REBEL - 'Make Me Smile' 2005 is a re-recording, but its existence meant that downloads of the original could appear in the chart in 2006. COCTEAU TWINS - 'Aikea-Guinea' is hyphenated Spelling of 'Tiny Dynamine' which is an EP: Pink Orange Red, Ribbed And Veined, Plain Tiger, Sultitan Itan Title of 'Echoes In A Shallow Bay' also an EP: Great Spangled Fritillary, Melonella, Pale Clouded White, Eggs and Their Shells Title of 'Love's Easy Tears' 'Twinlights' EP: Golden Vein, Half-Gifts, Pink Orange Red, Rilkean Heart 'Otherness' EP: Cherry-Coloured Funk, Feet Like Fins, Seekers Who Are Lovers, Violane X-Ref to This Mortal Coil? COLA BOY - Was a pseudonym for Pete Wiggs and Bob Stanley of Saint Etienne with Janey Lee Grace (and Andrew Midgely?). JLG is now a co-host on Steve Wright's radio show LLOYD COLE AND THE COMMOTIONS - Lawrence Donegan was also in the Bluebells COLLECTIVE - X-ref Gary Barlow? COLOURSOUND - hit is by a production due unrelated to the Mike Peters-fronted act SHAWN COLVIN - Title of ' Every Little Thing He Does Is Magic' though of course this is a version of the Police song BILLY CONNOLLY - married to Pamela Stevenson, who had album chart hits as part of Not The Nine O'Clock News was in the Humblebums with Gerry Rafferty before they were famous COOPER TEMPLE CLAUSE- Didz Hammond was later in Dirty Pretty Things CORAL - Paul Duffy so good you've named him twice? ELVIS COSTELLO - Sleeve & chart credits seem to vary a lot during the Attractions era. Some sources credit New Amsterdam as an EP Full title of his last hit is 'Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution)' DEBORAH COX Spelling of 'Nobody's' GRAHAM COXON is British (born Germany) CRASH TEST DUMMIES - Their last hit is credited to "Crash Test Dummies featuring Ellen Reid" even though she was a regular band member, presumably because she sings lead on that track Billy CRAWFORD Spelling of Philippines? CREATURES real names Susan Dillon & Peter Clark - they were also married during the duo's career but I don't think they still are CRIBS - Johnny Marr was also a member but not at the time of their hits, so I understand that might not count CROWDED HOUSE - Paul Hester 8 Jan 1959 - 26 Mar 2005. Neil Finn and Nick Seymour are the only constant members Both Finns have charted solo and as a duo CRUSADERS - Wilton Felder has also charted solo (with guest vocalists) CRUSH - Spelling of Byker Grooove! [did I really admit knowing that?] CUBAN HEELS - Spelling of "apparently" CUD Oh No Won't Do EP tracks are: Oh No Won't Do, Ariel, Profession, The Price Of Love CURVE Blackerthreetracker had a second CD format, 'Missing Link' is the only song on both CYBERSONIK - Richie Hawtin is Canadian (but UK born) CYPRESS - Their second hit is sometimes listed as 'When the Sh.. Goes Down' [the radio edit is "when the ship goes down"]

Wait, entering at 3 is flopping now?

Yeah, cause that's what the music industry really lacks - awards ceremonies.

What about the fact that Sia's released many singles that are much better than this and never got anywhere near Number One?

Are you trying to curry favour with that post?

Yeah, I spotted that but I thought maybe it was a Freudian slip.

Yeah, I don't particularly like them (and as I don't use iTunes I've only ever received one) but I don't think they're related at all to frontloaded album sales.

It's a best-of and a new album, so presumably it's getting more fanbase sales than otherwise. Also, I know she was on the One Show yesterday, there was an advert in the paper.

Hardly the most original lyric I've ever heard.

Don't normally look in this thread but I I saw a thing on Damon Albarn's Facebook yesterday where there was some sort of incentive offered to people who Shazamed his new single. I guess that means he's actually trying to hype his way into this chart - presumably in the hope radio stations will playlist it.

What, Peter Murphy from Bauhaus? Seriously?

I'm not sure I agree with the part I've just bolded there. I suspect that if he'd released 'One' as the held-back, airplayed single and 'Sing' as the instant grat, he'd probably still have had a Number One just because now is the obvious time for him to have one.

Yes, I'm old enough to remember people saying that at the time (although pedantically speaking, most of those songs didn't actually get to Number One).

Surely it actually is a bit of a coincidence, given that most of their biggest hits are much further down - although 'Fire' was a significant hit it's obviously also gained from being released at a time of much better sales than most of their other high-charting hits. Notice that 'Cutt Off' isn't even in this Top 10, even though it peaked at 6 (though it's obviously one of the smallest selling Top 10 hits of all time). I think 'LSF' is the one where says "the chips are on fire", isn't it?

As I recall, the 2005 version of 'Amarillo' was on one CD and one DVD format, although I'm not sure that's entirely relevant. Personally, I'm all for keeping them separate as the credit is different.

...If anybody needs me, I'll be buying a replica Germany kit.

Really hoping this isn't a version of the Tenpole Tudor song, but bracing myself for the fact that it probably is.

By the way, that Robyn/Royksopp "EP" is five different tracks so it won't be in the singles chart.

I think White Denim were on Jools as well.

The very long build-up to this release suggests that if it too peaks at 9, it won't really be as big as those two.

I bet Sam Smith's gutted.