James Silkstone

Bad news guys - My PC completely broke down last week and I've lost pretty much all of my doccuments. I'd had a few important ones backed up and saved, but unfortunately did not think to save my doccuments with the reviews for this thread on. I'd reached December 2011 as well, so I'm a bit gutted to say the least. That means, unfortunately, this thread will no longer be active however for those who may be interested I am thinking of starting a Review of 00's Top Ten hits thread that I'll be starting soon. I hope to see some of you there.

I think the turnover of number one's is going to be more frequent now, can see Omi doing about 2-3 more weeks before The Weeknd takes over.

There's nothing that bugs me more than when I venture into YouTube comment sections of old songs, and it says how shit music is now compared to, say, 2003 for example. Whilst the fact that 2003 has become a nostalgia trip for some people is kinda trippy to me anyway, as someone who remembers that year distinctly, I can safely say there was a lot of crap (a lot of good too, as with every year) and that people back then were saying exactly the same about music as we are now in 2015. That it's shit now, and was better then or that music has 'died' because of individual artists like Justin Bieber, Ke$ha or Iggy Azalea. They 'killed' music apparently. It's swing and roundabouts. In five years time, people will look back on 2015 and say 'hey, music was better then'. We hate the now because it's not the past. If there's one thing nostalgia does it's that it rids us not of trauma but of mundaity. When we listen to a song we liked during the summer of 2002, it brings back memories of every pleasent thing we did in the summer of 2002 but doesn't remind us of August 17th where we just stayed inside and didn't do anything, if that makes sense? When music becomes attached to our memories, be they pleasent or unpleasent, they are latching onto an event worth remembering. The reason that we, today, complain about the music that is out now is because it hasn't yet fed into our memories of events a, b and c. At the moment, they're the songs that play on the radio in our hot stuffy car stuck in a traffic jam on our way back from work exct. So, is music thriving? No. Despite what I've just said, I won't lie and say they're haven't been times where music has been better than it is now because they're have but we also must remember our music tastes are entirely subjective. What I hate, someone else likes. But at the same time, music's not dying. The only way music will ever die is because we stop listening to it. It ceases to become a part of our lives. Which will never happen.

Very sorry for the delay to these guys - I've been on holiday for 2 weeks but I should be back properly now!

05/03/2011 Pink F***in Perfect WARNING: THE FOLLOWING POST CONTAINS UNCOMFORTABLE AMOUNTS OF SINCERITY Over the past few years we have a had a lot, and I mean a lot, of inspirational songs and I do appreciate them, some of them at least. I think it's very important to have all these songs out there that tell young people - particularly young girls and young gay people - that they are worthy, they are important and they don't need to worry about what everyone else thinks of them. I, as a white straight male who is considered conventionally attractive (though I've never agreed with that assumption), have never particularly wanted one but hey, I feel down about myself sometimes and need that reassurance and I love that we now have a plethora of these kinds of records to choose from. My personal choice is Bastille's "Pompeii" which I know is weird, and I don't know what it says about me that I find a song which uses the imagery of a whole city of people being burned alive inspirational but there you go. I'm a weirdo. That said. Over the course of this thread we will come to these 'believe in yourself' tracks that whilst have good intentions, are actually very, very problematic. A lot of them come from boybands. There's one particular song from a particular boyband that wants to make me throw whatever device I'm happen to be listening to out of a window, but that's a way off yet, so I'll wait until I rant about it. However, there are some genuinely good and helpful ones out there, and my personal favourite (because I know deep down 'Pompeii' doesn't really count) happens to be this record by Pink, which I find to be the most honest. Earlier I said about how I'm pleased these records exist as they mostly are used to help and inspire young people of marginalized groups, and whilst I think that's important, us non-marginalized folk may need a boost every now and then as well. Insecurity doesn't discriminate. That's why I think 'Perfect' works so well for me because it's universal, it's not about anything specific, but it's just relating to all young people (and old, I guess) that they are, f***ing perfect. One aspect of this song that makes me feel....not uncomfortable, but certainly a little uneasy, is the desperation to it. Songs in the vein of Katy Perry's "Firework" for example are often very optimistic sounding, they inspire, whilst though the things Pink's singing about are inspirational the whole song itself is a little melancholy. It's almost desperate in places, with Pink sounding like she's literally begging you to realize this about yourself, is more than a little uncomfortable but perhaps necessary. I don't want to get too into this here, but I know of someone who attempted to kill herself, she took some pills and wanted to drift off whilst listening to music. She's never told me what song, but apparently whatever song it was, made her realize that her life was worth living, her problems were salvageable and she was then able to get herself helped and she lived. I'm not saying that's what Pink was going for with the purpose of this record, but it's an interesting thought all the same. For me, this song works best because it doesn't sugar coat in ways that many of the same ilk will, it sounds desperate and pleading because that's how the people who need it most will be feeling. ocDlOD1Hw9k

05/03/2011 Alexis Jordan Good Girl Alexis Jordan was probably the least interesting female artist that was releasing music back in early 2011. Compared to the supremely talented Adele, outlandish Gaga, newbie Jessie J and various others, Jordan stood out as being extremely ordinary but I always found her music a lot more enjoyable to listen to than some of the aforementioned artists. Her previous single 'Happiness' was far to twee and sunny for my likings, it's pretty much the most wholesome song ever released and to be honest I never understand the success that it endured. 'Good Girl', at least, had something a little more about it. I don't necessarily buy Alexis Jordan as a bad girl who needs to become good, I doubt I would anyway but the fact 'Happiness' came out before this does it absolutely no favours either. Bad girls don't sound like Alexis does on this record, despite the fact she's singing about not wanting to break hearts anymore and a desire to reform her bad girls ways, she sounds way too happy. It's like she's just dying to burst out in a massive smile and throw sunshine and optimism down onto a worshipping crowd. She's just too pure to pull this off and it is a nice record to listen too, it just suffers from the fact that it's sung by the nicest girl maybe in the history of ever. Not that that had to limit Alexis in anyway, I bought 'Hush; Hush' and 'Got 2 Love You' both of which I like more than this. What happened to her anyway? I like to imagine she's become a nursery school teacher. oAKsClqcgDQ

Britneys features & Others 4.0 What's Going On 3.0 S&M (Rihanna Feat Britney Remix) 2.0 Scream & Shout 7.0 Boys (The Co-ed Remix) 3.0 My Perogative 3.5 Do Somethin' 3.0 Someday (I Will Understand) 4.5 "3" 5.0 Ooh La La 2.0 Pretty Girls Christina's Features & Others 4.0 What's Going On 3.5 El Ultimo Adios (The Last Goodbye) 3.0 Somos Novios (It's Impossible) 7.5 Tell Me 7.0 Moves Like Jagger 5.5 Feel This Moment 4.0 Hoy Tengo Ganas De Ti 7.5 Nobody Wants To Be Lonely 6.0 Lady Marmalade 5.0 Car Wash 5.5 Tilt Ya Head Back 6.5 Keeps Gettin' Better 4.0 Express 4.0 Show Me How You Burlesque 3.5 We Remain 5.0 Say Something BRITNEY ALBUM #1 | ...Baby One More Time 11.0 ...Baby One More Time 7.5 Sometimes 10.0 You Drive Me (Crazy) 9.5 Born To Make You Happy 5.5 From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart CHRISTINA ALBUM #1 | Christina Aguilera 10.0 Genie In A Bottle 6.0 What A Girl Wants 5.5 I Turn To You 7.0 Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You) BRITNEY ALBUM #2 | Oops!... I Did It Again 11.0 Oops!... I Did It Again 7.5 Lucky 10.0 Stronger 4.5 Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know CHRISTINA ALBUM #2 | Stripped 9.0 Dirrty 6.5 Beautiful 8.0 Fighter 10.0 Can't Hold Us Down 8.0 The Voice Within BRITNEY ALBUM #3 | Britney 8.5 I'm A Slave 4 U 9.0 Overprotected 6.0 I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman 3.0 I Love Rock 'n' Roll 5.0 Anticipating CHRISTINA ALBUM #3 | Back To Basics 9.0 Ain't No Other Man 11.0 Hurt 6.5 Candyman 5.0 Slowdown Baby 5.0 Oh Mother BRITNEY ALBUM #4 | In The Zone 7.5 Me Against The Music 11.0 Toxic 10.0 Everytime 3.5 Outrageous CHRISTINA ALBUM #4 | Bionic 4.0 Not Myself Tonight 4.5 Woohoo 11.0 You Lost Me 2.0 I Hate Boys BRITNEY ALBUM #5 | Blackout 7.5 Gimme More 4.5 Piece Of Me 9.0 Break The Ice CHRISTINA ALBUM #5 | Lotus 8.0 Your Body 5.0 Just A Fool BRITNEY ALBUM #6 | Circus 5.5 Womanizer 8.0 Circus 7.0 If U Seek Amy 6.5 Radar BRITNEY ALBUM #7 | Femme Fatale 7.0 Hold It Against Me 9.5 Till The World Ends 6.5 I Wanna Go 6.0 Criminal BRITNEY ALBUM #8 | Britney Jean 4.0 Work Bitch 4.5 Perfume

I remember none of the last few!

Add to this, Jess Glynne - "Hold My Hand" which also did 9 non-consecutive weeks (being broken up by Carly Rae's "I Really Like You") Current number one is Jessie J with 'Flashlight' though she'll likely be replaced by Rita Ora with 'Poison' on Sunday.

26/02/2011 Rihanna S&M I love this song. I'm sorry. I know it was much maligned and censored at the time for being so obviously and proudly about "S&M" but by god*, this is probably the most fun I've had re-listening to a song again for this thread. It's just so, so, so unapologetic and Rihanna sounds like she's so into it and to be honest, that's needed if a song like this is going to work. You need to properly throw caution to the wind and go with it if you're going to sing so bluntly about being tied up for pleasure, or else it will just come across as obscenely awkward and you could destroy your career. I have a feeling that this would have wrecked the career of anyone but Rihanna, I do like that a woman was so free to sing about sex in such an open and fun away. And that's what "S&M" is at the end of the day. It's just a fun song. It doesn't really touch on the community of S&M or BDSM but I don't think it needs too, "S&M" isn't a commentary, it's just a dumb song about how much Rihanna loves sex. Maybe I'm too open and liberal, but I never found this uncomfortable in any sense of the word, and was very annoyed when the BBC opted to rename it "Come On" whenever they played it (like 'come on' doesn't sound sexual at all). I suppose in a way it's kind of ironic that this song doesn't make me uncomfortable yet the actual concept of S&M or BDSM makes me feel very uncomfortable. Also, while we're on the subject what is the difference between Bondage, Domination, Sadism and Masochism anyway? Like, don't they all just mean tied up? I have a severe case of acute claustrophobia so the whole practice just doesn't appeal to me whatsoever. But power to you Rihanna, power to you. (Also, shout out to my best friend Callum, who spent the entirety of April 2011 singing this song. Out loud. To himself. Frequently) KdS6HFQ_LUc

26/02/2011 Adele Someone Like You It may have lost its former title of 'Best Selling Song of the Decade' but I reckon when we look back on this decade in future years, it will be this song that is remembered more than any other. Adele's performance of this track at the 2011 Brit Awards was truly a moment to remember, everyone, and I mean literally everyone, I know knew of that moment and discussed it at length the next day. I've talked a little about how pre-2011 we were stuck in a rather barren artist-less era where our charts and popular music in general seemed to be completely run by non-descript, vague club songs. You'd have the odd exception creeping in, but for those most part, it was club music or some kind of RnB/Dance fusion. Not that those genres are totally without merit but if you're someone like me (ha-ha, puns) and would quite like some depth and meaning to your music, it wasn't the best era. I always believe that something becomes iconic through influence and memory, and this song, and particularly that performance, certainly influenced the following years and drove music back to a more real and honest place. 'Someone Like You' is universal, perhaps not in a very literal sense of what the lyrics are describing, but it's certainly universal in its theme. Heartbreak. Sadness. Regret. As James Corden put it before Adele began singing that night, we've all been there. This song struck a chord with people not just in Britain, but around the world, but what I'm interested in exploring is why? It's not like there haven't been ballads about heartbreak that came before 'Someone Like You' and were better. Well, my answer refers back to a previous statement. Musically, we weren't living in a particularly deep era. Whilst writing this review I tried to think back to the top ten hits of 2010 and see if there was anything in there that was like 'Someone Like You'. There wasn't. Nor was in there in 2009 or 2008. Simply put, it had been years since we'd had such a deep and emotional song touch so many people so quickly at the same time. It is that which makes 'Someone Like You' rather special; it is only every so often a song comes along is this vein that means the same thing to everyone. Music can be as eclectic as it wants to be but at the end of the day, I feel, what it is more than anything is a unifying force. The best thing about 'Someone Like You' as a song rather than an event which is how I've been describing it so far, is its honesty. I love '21' but I'll be the first to admit it's a very angry and perhaps biased record, and why shouldn't it be? There Adele's feelings? We're seeing all of this from her point of view. Of course the guys going to come off badly. That's fine. But what makes Adele such a good song writer here is that with 'Someone Like You' she makes herself the bad guy. She's the one who's not over it. She's the one who's turning up out of the blue invited when her ex is settled down with someone else. By finding "someone like him" Adele is saying that she'll never love her new boyfriend for who he is, merely for the parts of him that remind Adele of her ex. It's nasty and uncomfortable but it's honest. I like that Adele's not afraid to paint herself in that way. It's certainly a more sympathetic approach than the Taylor Swift/Cher Lloyd/Avril Lavigne model of merely criticizing the other girl in question. The fact so many people readily identify with a song this uncomfortably true, I think says a lot about who we are. It's like knowing it's ok to laugh at a rather offensive joke because everyone else in the room is also laughing at said joke. The fact so many other people identify with this song means we feel it's alright for us to do so, because we all have had those feelings on selfishness, jealousy and bitterness that Adele puts across in this track. This is what music should be. qemWRToNYJY

'Budapest' is turning into quite the sleeper hit. I can see it making the Top 100 Year-End even if it doesn't crack Top 20 at this rate.

19/02/2011 Lady Gaga Born This Way Does anyone else remember the build up to this? It seemed like it went on forever before we finally got to hear this song. It says a lot about the behemoth of a career Lady Gaga had back then and even how her tweeting a few lyrics to her next single could seemingly send the whole world into some kind of mass hysterical excited hysteria. Such was the power of Lady Gaga back at the beginning of the decade but what of me? Was I excited? Not overly. For me, Gaga was one of the better breakthroughs of the late 00s and I had loved her 'The Fame Monster' album which housed some of my favourite tracks of the era overall but I was always very aware that 90% of her success was pretty much just hype because she wore weird costumes. I never found her actual music, whilst impressive, to be particularly genre pushing or innovative it was all about image, image, image and I was not that into Gaga's image. I always felt that she was trying to make herself more exciting and standout because otherwise her music would be seen as just generic pop. Which it is. Good generic pop I grant you. But generic pop music all the same. 'Just Dance' being the worst offender there, though I'll grant you 'Poker Face' is a little odd and only Gaga could sing 'Bad Romance'. But yeah, my point remains. As a song of itself away from the context of what it's trying to be (which I'll get to later) I was always a little disappointed with 'Born This Way'. It isn't a bad song by any stretch of the imagination, but it certainly did not warrant the hype that it was given - most vocally by Gaga herself - before its premiere and it's here that I think the backlash set in and her career has never truly recovered from it. The video didn't do much good either, it was pretty much 2010 Gaga turned up to eleven and it almost felt like she was parodying herself with it, but the knowledge that she was clearly playing it ultra straight was a complete buzz kill for me. If Gaga wanted to surprise and shock but also come up with a winner, she should have gone with 'Edge of Glory'. The most shocking thing Gaga could have done back then was to come back and be normal, but 'Edge of Glory' is a good enough song that she would have gotten away with it. More on that when we get to it, but now, I want to move on to the second big issue I have with 'Born This Way' I'm not gay, and I'd hate to speak for a community of people whom's voices have always been marginalized by people of my sexuality. What I will do however is inform you that back in early 2011, I had two friends who were gay. Jake and Connor. Jake was about as stereotypically gay as you could imagine, and a Gaga fan to boot whilst Connor was about as polar opposite to that as you could imagine and I always found in interesting that these two had such different reactions to this song. This is mainly because 2011 James was an uneducated fool who seemed to think all gays were some sort of hive mind, I now realize this is untrue, but back then I was shocked by the polar opposite reactions they had to it. Jake loved it. He felt it spoke to him and Gaga was some sort of saviour queen. Connor hated it. He said it made him feel patronized and like Gaga was using the gay community as some kind of pet to further her own ends. Now, I can't speak for a community I'm not a part of, but I've always leaned towards Connor's opinion on this. It does seem patronizing and pandering, and whilst Gaga's gay fan base has clearly not dwindled, it just seems so calculated. Which, in a way, I understand. Gaga was so huge and had so much to live up to by this point that I don't suppose I can really blame her for sitting down and coming up with a perfect formula for a song to maintain both her success and image in equal measure. It's just a shame the quality suffered as a result. This record leaves me cold. wV1FrqwZyKw

19/02/2011 Chipmunk feat Chris Brown Champion It's kind of a shame that Chipmunk burned out after this single, because this is a big improvement on his 2009 output, which was rather immature and gimmicky at times to say the least. It's been four years since this now and I'd be quite interested to see what Chipmunk would be like to now if this was the progression he'd made between album one and album two. It's such a mature outlook on life, and whilst it's certainly self-aggrandizing and boastful at times, it's a refreshing effort and a lot better than anything Chip's rather obvious rival Tinchy Stryder ever did. Chipmunk puts in the best performance of his career here. Then, there's Chris Brown. I stand by absolutely everything I said about him in my previous review, but if Chris Brown insists to continue to exist post-Rihanna gate then I'd much rather he existed in a mould similar to this than the party boy misogynist douchebag act he pulls out of the bag with every record to this day. This is not simply the best thing Chris Brown has ever been involved with, it's the only good thing he's ever been involved with period, and I'll be honest - I actually think that he kind of makes this record. His vocals are as strong as they'll ever be and his half-rapped, half-sang solo verse is the best thing to have ever come from him. 'The realest shit' he ever wrote indeed. If Chris Brown was as insightful and honest as he is here, I'd likely respect him a whole lot more than I do now. Very, very, very good record. tlnMVb2XVVk

12/02/2011 Taio Cruz feat Kylie Minogue Higher http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cd/Taiocruz_ft_kylie_minogue-higher.jpg/220px-Taiocruz_ft_kylie_minogue-higher.jpg It's all about the beat for this one with me. Taio Cruz seems like such old news now, he hasn't troubled the Top 40 in at least three years, and is pretty much the definition of flash in the pan. It isn't hard to see why, as good as his songs were, they weren't ones that necessarily stood you in good stead for a long career. There's personality-less and this is no more truer than it is in 'Higher' which, whilst it does have an excellent beat, is probably the least original thing Taio Cruz ever did. And that's saying something. The insert of Kylie Minogue was probably done to boost the track in the UK (I guess, otherwise it's just bloody baffling) and to date this remains her last visit to the top ten as well. Kylie sounds pretty bored on the track, though with a sense of arrogance as she clearly thinks she's being very down with the kids, which she hasn't been since around 1991, if ever. It's not bad, it's just terribly unoriginal and a clearer sign than any that Taio's career was dangling on through good fortune and pure luck. KRBS5WZMdik

344. 09/09/1995 - Alanis Morrisette - You Oughta Know (1 wk.) NPcyTyilmYY It wasn't popular Blur, it wasn't biggest female artist in the world Madonna and it wasn't the hottest things in Britiain right now Oasis that managed to dethrone TLC from the number one slot. It's 21-year old Canadian female rocker Alanis Morrisette who does the deed, knocking the girls off with her debut UK release "You Oughta Know" which has slowly been climbing up the charts for several weeks. It jumps 9-1 this week amid new entries from Celine Dion and Donna Summer as well as denying Michael Jackson of a second number one this year, he has to settle for a non-mover with "You Are Not Alone" at #2 whilst TLC slip to #3 This is the first single from the Canadian songstress, who is tipped for big things in the coming months and next year. We can't imagine this is the last time we'll be hearing from miss Morrisette

343. 19/08/1995 - TLC - Waterfalls (3 wks.) 8WEtxJ4-sh4 After narrowly missing out on a number one debut this week, T-Bone, Chilli and Left-Eye aka TLC climb to the top spot with the second single from their second album Crazysexycool. It is the girl group's first number one single as well as the first number one single by a girl group since 4 Non-Blondes' "What's Up" two years ago. Girlbands just don't seem to be that popular in the 90's. Also looking to be a number one in the States, 'Waterfalls' dethrowns Ash and manages to hold off a strong new entry in the form of The Original's "I Luv U Baby". But with big new singles from the likes of Blur, Oasis and Madonna due in the next few weeks can 'Waterfalls' keep it's reign going or will it be the latest in the line of one-week wonders?

342. 12/08/1995 - Ash - Girl From Mars (1 wk.) FkSl9GGOFHM With an average age of just 18, Ash become one of the youngest groups to reach the top of the charts for several years. Their single in question, 'Girl From Mars', is the second from their sophomore album 1977 (named so due to it being the birth year of lead singer Tim Wheeler). The track however is the group's first to reach the Top 20, their best peak previously was "Kung Fu" which managed a peak of #27 earlier this year. Ash knock Take That to number two and keep off strong competition from the likes of TLC, Boyzone and Seal all of whom either debut or climb into the top five this week, pushing last week's number one - Take That - all the way down to No.6 behind former number one Supergrass. Ash, unfortunately, don't look likely to keep their number one for another week as TLC were only a few hundred copies off the top spot themselves. Stay tuned to find out.

341. 05/08/1995 - Take That - Never Forget (1 wk.) LYjeHu27jdk Take That prove they've still got the stuff to top the charts despite the departure of Robbie Williams this week, 'Never Forget' becomes their second number one in 1995 as well as their sixth overall. However, despite all this success the nature of this song and rumours going around don't spell out good things for the future of the band - who have been together for five years now - and a split is generally considered to be announced shortly. "Never Forget" ends Supergrass's two week run at the top with 'Alright' which slips down to #2. However, it may not be a particularly long run for Take That, with three strong new entries due to head into the top ten next week

340. 22/07/1995 - Supergrass - Alright (2 wks.) GDDDoxtzhZI And the Brit Pop campaign notches up yet another number one single as Supergrass de-thrown Edwyn Collins after just one week with their new single "Alright". The single is the second top ten single for the band after "Lenny" peaked at number ten from earlier this year and is the fifth single to be taken from the band's debut album I Should Coco which is looking to become one of Parlaphone's best selling records in over 30 years 'Alright' in years ahead will probably be remembered as being the song of the summer of 1995, it's immensley chirpy and summery chorus has clearly struck a chord with a lot of Britiain's this week and with Collins' selling half of what Supergrass sold as he falls to #2, it doesn't seem like there's much that will rival these lads for at least another week

339. 15/07/1995 - Edwyn Collins - A Girl Like You (1 wk.) 7oR4tp3V0tA Well, he's done it. After two weeks stuck behind the Jackson siblings, Edwyn Collins has de-throned the family firm with his solo single "A Girl Like You". 35-year old Collins was a member of Orange Juice who's biggest hit was their 1984 no.8 peaking single "Rip It Up" which became the bands sole top forty single before they parted ways in 1985. "A Girl Like You" sold over 100,000 copies this week and is the first single to be taken from Collins' third solo album Gorgeous George and first mainstream success as a solo artist. It ends the four week run of "Scream" by Michael & Janet Jackson who slip all the way to number four behind Supergrass (#2) and Diana King (#3), both of which are looking as if they could become strong contenders for the number one slot in the coming weeks.

Without futher a due, here are the number one singles from January 1980 to July 1995 1. 05/01/1980 BARBRA STREISAND & DONNA SUMMER "NO MORE TEARS" (1) 2. 12/01/1980 THE CLASH "LONDON CALLING" (3) 3. 02/02/1980 THE PRETENDERS "BRASS IN POCKET" (2) 4. 16/02/1980 MICHAEL JACKSON "ROCK WITH YOU" (1) 5. 23/02/1980 BLONDIE "ATOMIC" (4) 6. 22/03/1980 THE JAM "GOING UNDERGROUND" (4) 7. 19/04/1980 BLONDIE "CALL ME" (5) 8. 24/05/1980 WHITESNAKE "FOOL FOR LOVING YOU" (1) 9. 31/05/1980 AVERAGE WHITE BAND "LET'S GO ROUND AGAIN" (2) 10. 14/06/1980 ROXY MUSIC "OVER YOU" (2) 11. 28/06/1980 OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN & ELO "XANADU" (2) 12. 12/07/1980 KATE BUSH "BABOOSHKA" (2) 13. 26/07/1980 DIANA ROSS "UPSIDE DOWN" (1) 14. 02/08/1980 ABBA "THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL" (4) 15. 30/08/1980 DAVID BOWIE "ASHES TO ASHES" (2) 16. 13/09/1980 QUEEN "ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST" (2) 17. 27/09/1980 THE POLICE "DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME" (3) 18. 18/10/1980 BARBRA STREISAND "WOMAN IN LOVE" (3) 19. 08/11/1980 AIR SUPPLY "ALL OUT OF LOVE" (2) 20. 22/11/1980 ABBA "SUPER TROUPER" (2) 21. 06/12/1980 JONA LEWIE "STOP THE CAVALRY" (3) 22. 27/12/1980 JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO "HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER)" 23. 10/01/1981 QUEEN "FLASH" 24. 24/01/1981 PHIL COLLINS "IN THE AIR TONIGHT" 25. 07/02/1981 ULTRAVOX "VIENNA" 26. 28/02/1981 ROXY MUSIC "JEALOUS GUY" 27. 07/03/1981 KIM WILDE "KIDS IN AMERICA" 28. 04/04/1981 BUCKS FIZZ "MAKING YOUR MIND UP" 29. 18/04/1981 THE JACKSONS "CAN YOU FEEL IT" 30. 09/05/1981 ADAM & THE ANTS "STAND AND DELIVER" 31. 16/05/1981 KIM CARNES "BETTE DAVIES EYES" 32. 20/06/1981 ELAINE PAIGE "MEMORY" 33. 27/06/1981 THE SPECIALS "GHOST TOWN" 34. 08/08/1981 DURAN DURAN "GIRLS ON FILM" 35. 22/08/1981 SOFT CELL "TAINTED LOVE" 36. 03/10/1981 DEPECHE MODE "JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH" 37. 31/10/1981 THE POLICE "EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC" 38. 07/11/1981 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN "PHYSICAL" 39. 14/11/1981 QUEEN & DAVID BOWIE "UNDER PRESSURE" 40. 05/12/1981 THE HUMAN LEAGUE "DON'T YOU WANT ME" 41. 19/12/1981 ABBA "ONE OF US" 42. 09/01/1982 MADNESS "IT MUST BE LOVE" 43. 16/01/1982 FOREIGNER "WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU" 44. 13/02/1982 THE JAM "A TOWN CALLED MALICE" 45. 27/03/1982 TIGHT FIT "THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT" 46. 10/04/1982 JAPAN "GHOSTS" 47. 01/05/1982 JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS "I LOVE ROCK'N'ROLL" 48. 22/05/1982 DURAN-DURAN "HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF" 49. 12/06/1982 MADNESS "HOUSE OF FUN" 50. 10/07/1982 IRENE CARA "FAME" 51. 31/07/1982 DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS "COME ON EILEEN" 52. 14/08/1982 SURVIVOR "EYE OF THE TIGER" 53. 11/09/1982 DURAN-DURAN "SAVE A PRAYER" 54. 18/09/1982 CARLY SIMON "WHY" 55. 09/10/1982 CULTURE CLUB "DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME?" 56. 23/10/1982 TEARS FOR FEARS "MAD WORLD" 57. 06/11/1982 DIONNE WARWICK "HEARTBREAKER" 58. 04/12/1982 DURAN-DURAN "RIO" 59. 25/12/1982 DAVID ESSEX "A WINTER'S TALE" 60. 08/01/1983 MADNESS "OUR HOUSE" 61. 22/01/1983 LAURA BRANNIGAN "GLORIA" 62. 05/02/1983 MICHAEL JACKSON "BILLIE JEAN" 63. 19/02/1983 TOTO "AFRICA" 64. 05/03/1983 EURYTHMICS "SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS)" 65. 26/03/1983 DAVID BOWIE "LET'S DANCE" 66. 09/04/1983 NEW ORDER "BLUE MONDAY" 67. 16/04/1983 MICHAEL JACKSON "BEAT IT" 68. 21/05/1983 THE HUMAN LEAGUE "KEEP FEELING FASCINATION" 69. 28/05/1983 THE POLICE "EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE" 70. 11/06/1983 IRENE CARA "FLASHDANCE (WHAT A FEELING)" 71. 25/06/1983 ELTON JOHN "I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES" 72. 16/07/1983 EURYTHMICS "WHO'S THAT GIRL?" 73. 30/07/1983 KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND "GIVE IT UP" 74. 13/08/1983 ELTON JOHN "I'M STILL STANDING" 75. 20/08/1983 SPANDAU BALLET "GOLD" 76. 17/09/1983 CULTURE CLUB "KARMA CHAMELEON" 77. 08/10/1983 TRACEY ULLMAN "THEY DON'T KNOW" 78. 22/10/1983 PAUL MCCARTNEY & MICHAEL JACKSON "SAY-SAY- SAY" 79. 19/11/1983 JOY DIVISION "LOVE WILL TEAR US APART" 80. 26/11/1983 MICHAEL JACKSON "THRILLER" 81. 10/12/1983 KENNY ROGERS & DOLLY PARTON "ISLANDS IN THE STREAM" 82. 24/12/1983 PRETENDERS "2000 MILES" 83. 14/01/1984 FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD "RELAX" 84. 28/01/1984 ECHO & THE BUNNEYMEN "THE KILLING MOON" 85. 18/02/1984 QUEEN "RADIO GAGA" 86. 03/03/1984 BILLY JOEL "AN INNOCENT MAN" 87. 10/03/1984 VAN HALEN "JUMP" 88. 24/03/1984 BANANARAMA "ROBERT DE NIRO'S WAITING" 89. 31/03/1984 MICHAEL JACKSON "P.Y.T (PRETTY YOUNG THING)" 90. 14/04/1984 QUEEN "I WANT TO BREAK FREE" 91. 21/04/1984 RUFUS AND CHAKA KHAN "AIN'T NOBODY" 92. 05/05/1984 DURAN DURAN "THE REFLEX" 93. 12/05/1984 DENIECE WILLIAMS "LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY" 94. 19/05/1984 KENNY LOGGINS "FOOTLOOSE" 95. 26/05/1984 WHAM "WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO" 96. 02/06/1984 THE SMITHS "HEAVEN KNOWS I'M MISERABLE NOW" 97. 16/06/1984 FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD "TWO TRIBES" 98. 30/06/1984 CYNDI LAUPER "TIME AFTER TIME" 99. 14/07/1984 TINA TURNER "WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?" 100. 04/08/1984 GEORGE MICHAEL "CARELESS WHISPER" 101. 11/08/1984 HAZELL DEAN "WHATEVER I DO (WHEREVER I GO)" 102. 01/09/1984 RAY JAY PARKER "GHOSTBUSTERS" 103. 15/09/1984 U2 "PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE)" 104. 20/10/1984 SADE "SMOOTH OPERATOR" 105. 27/10/1984 CHAKA KHAN "I FEEL FOR YOU" 106. 17/11/1984 THE POINTER SISTERS "I'M SO EXCITED" 107. 01/12/1984 FRANKIE HOES TO HOLLYWOOD "THE POWER OF LOVE" 108. 08/12/1984 MADONNA "LIKE A VIRGIN" 109. 15/12/1984 WHAM "LAST CHRISTMAS" 110. 29/12/1984 BAND AID "DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?" 111. 26/01/1985 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "DANCING IN THE DARK" 112. 16/02/1985 DEAD OR ALIVE "YOU SPIN ME ROUND (LIKE A RECORD)" 113. 09/03/1985 MADONNA "MATERIAL GIRL" 114. 30/03/1985 TEARS FOR FEARS "EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD" 115. 13/04/1985 REO SPEEDWAGON "CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING" 116. 20/04/1985 PAT BENATAR "LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD" 117. 27/04/1985 SIMPLE MINDS "DON'T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME)" 118. 18/05/1985 DURAN-DURAN "A VIEW TO A KILL" 119. 25/05/1985 KATRINA & THE WAVES "WALKING ON SUNSHINE" 120. 22/06/1985 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "BORN IN THE USA" 121. 29/06/1985 TEARS FOR FEARS "HEAD OVER HEELS" 122. 27/07/1985 MADONNA "INTO THE GROOVE" 123. 24/08/1985 KATE BUSH "RUNNING UP THAT HILL (A DEAL WITH GOD)" 124. 07/09/1985 BONNIE TYLER "HOLDING ON FOR A HERO" 125. 21/09/1985 STEVIE WONDER "PART TIME LOVER" 126. 12/10/1985 A-HA "TAKE ON ME" 127. 02/11/1985 KATE BUSH "CLOUDBUSTING" 128. 16/11/1985 QUEEN "ONE VISION" 129. 23/11/1985 DEE C. LEE "SEE THE DAY" 130. 30/11/1985 WHITNEY HOUSTON "SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU" 131. 14/12/1985 PET SHOP BOYS "WEST END GIRLS" 132. 28/12/1985 SHAKIN' STEVENS "MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE" 133. 11/01/1986 A-HA "THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV" 134. 08/02/1986 WHITNEY HOUSTON "HOW WILL I KNOW" 135. 01/03/1986 DIANA ROSS "CHAIN REACTION" 136. 08/03/1986 KATE BUSH "HOUNDS OF LOVE" 137. 15/03/1986 PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION "KISS" 138. 29/03/1986 SAMANTHA FOX "TOUCH ME (I WANT YOUR BODY)" 139. 19/04/1986 JANET JACKSON "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY?" 140. 26/04/1986 MADONNA "LIVE TO TELL" 141. 03/05/1986 WHITNEY HOUSTON "THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL" 142. 24/05/1986 ROBERT PALMER "ADDICTED TO LOVE" 143. 21/06/1986 JANET JACKSON "NASTY" 144. 28/06/1986 MADONNA "PAPA DON'T PREACH" 145. 26/07/1986 STEVE WINWOOD "HIGHER LOVE" 146. 09/08/1986 SINITTA "SO MACHO" 147. 23/08/1986 JERMAINE STEWART "WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF" 148. 06/09/1986 JANET JACKSON "WHEN I THINK OF YOU" 149. 13/09/1986 CUTTING CREW "I JUST DIED IN YOUR ARMS (TONIGHT)" 150. 04/10/1986 MADONNA "TRUE BLUE" 151. 11/10/1986 CYNDI LAUPER "TRUE COLOURS" 152. 01/11/1986 DURAN-DURAN "NOTORIOUS" 153. 08/11/1986 BON JOVI "LIVIN' ON A PRAYER" 154. 22/11/1986 EUROPE "THE FINAL COUNTDOWN" 155. 13/12/1986 MADONNA "OPEN YOUR HEART" 156. 10/01/1987 STEVE HURLEY "JACK YOUR BODY" 157. 14/02/1987 BEN E. KING "STAND BY ME" 158. 21/02/1987 CARLY SIMON "COMING AROUND AGAIN" 159. 14/03/1987 MEL & KIM "RESPECTABLE" 160. 28/03/1987 U2 "WITH OR WITHOUT YOU" 161. 25/04/1987 STARSHIP "NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW" 162. 23/05/1987 WHITNEY HOUSTON "I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY" 163. 06/06/1987 U2 "I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR" 164. 27/06/1987 THE PETSHOP BOYS "IT'S A SIN" 165. 01/08/1987 HEART "ALONE" 166. 15/08/1987 RICK ASTLEY "NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP" 167. 12/09/1987 U2 "WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME" 168. 26/09/1987 MICHAEL JACKSON "BAD" 169. 24/10/1987 BANANARAMA "LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE" 170. 31/10/1987 FLEETWOOD MAC "LITTLE LIES" 171. 14/11/1987 WHITESNAKE "HERE I GO AGAIN" 172. 21/11/1987 WHITNEY HOUSTON "SO EMOTIONAL" 173. 05/12/1987 MICHAEL JACKSON "THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL" 174. 12/12/1987 THE PETSHOP BOYS "ALWAYS ON MY MIND" 175. 26/12/1987 THE POGUES FEAT KIRSTY MACALL "FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK" 176. 09/01/1988 BELINDA CARLISLE "HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH" 177. 30/01/1988 DEBBIE GIBSON "SHAKE YOUR LOVE" 178. 06/02/1988 TAYLOR DAYNE "TELL IT TO MY HEART" 179. 05/03/1988 THE PRIMITIVES "CRASH" 180. 26/03/1988 WHITNEY HOUSTON "WHERE DO BROKEN HEARTS GO?" 181. 09/04/1988 FLEETWOOD MAC "EVERYWHERE" 182. 14/05/1988 KYLIE MINOGUE "GOT TO BE CERTAIN" 183. 11/06/1988 ERASURE "CHAIN OF LOVE" 184. 18/06/1988 BROS "I OWE YOU NOTHING" 185. 25/06/1988 ROSE ROYCE "CAR WASH" 186. 02/07/1988 TRACY CHAPMAN "FAST CAR" 187. 16/07/1988 DEBBIE GIBSON "FOOLISH BEAT" 188. 30/07/1988 MICHAEL JACKSON "DIRTY DIANA" 189. 20/08/1988 KIM WILDE "YOU CAME" 190. 10/09/1988 THE PROCLAIMERS "I'M GONNA BE (500 MILES)" 191. 01/10/1988 U2 "DESIRE" 192. 15/10/1988 WHITNEY HOUSTON "ONE MOMENT IN TIME" 193. 22/10/1988 KYLUE MINOGUE "JE NE SAIS PAS POURQOI?" 194. 12/11/1988 INXS "I NEED YOU TONIGHT" 195. 26/11/1988 MICHAEL JACKSON "SMOOTH CRIMINAL" 196. 14/01/1989 FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS "SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY" 197. 04/02/1989 BOBBY BROWN "MY PREROGATIVE" 198. 25/02/1989 MICHAEL JACKSON "LEAVE ME ALONE" 199. 04/03/1989 JASON DONOVAN "TOO MANY BROKEN HEARTS" 200. 11/03/1989 DONNA SUMMER "THIS TIME I KNOW IT'S FOR REAL" 201. 18/03/1989 MADONNA "LIKE A PRAYER" 202. 29/04/1989 THE CURE "LULLABY" 203. 06/05/1989 KYLIE MINOGUE "HAND ON YOUR HEART" 204. 27/05/1989 NATALIE COLE "MISS YOU LIKE CRAZY" 205. 03/06/1989 GUNS N ROSES "SWEET CHILD O'MINE" 206. 10/06/1989 SOUL II SOUL "BACK TO LIFE" 207. 01/07/1989 U2 "ALL I WANT IS YOU" 208. 15/07/1989 BETTE MIDDLER "WIND BENEATH MY WINGS" 209. 05/08/1989 ALICE COOPER "POISON" 210. 19/08/1989 BLACK BOX "RIDE ON TIME" 211. 09/09/1989 RICHARD MARX "RIGHT HERE WAITING" 212. 16/09/1989 DEPECHE MODE "PERSONAL JESUS" 213. 23/09/1989 MADONNA "CHERISH" 214. 07/10/1989 BILLY JOEL "WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE" 215. 14/10/1989 CHER "IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME" 216. 04/11/1989 LISA STANSFIELD "ALL AROUND THE WORLD" 217. 11/11/1989 KYLIE MINOGUE "NEVER TOO LATE" 218. 09/12/1989 TINA TURNER "I DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU" 219. 16/12/1989 MADONNA "DEAR JESSIE" 220. 06/01/1990 NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK "HANGIN' TOUGH" 221. 20/01/1990 MANTRONIX "GOT TO HAVE YOUR LOVE" 222. 27/01/1990 SINEAD O'CONNOR "NOTHING COMPARES 2 U" 223. 10/02/1990 DEPECHE MODE "ENJOY THE SILENCE" 224. 31/03/1990 THE B-52'S "LOVE SHACK" 225. 07/04/1990 MADONNA "VOGUE" 226. 28/04/1990 ALANNAH MYLES "BLACK VELVET" 227. 05/05/1990 ADAMSKI "KILLER" 228. 12/05/1990 KYLIE MINOGUE "BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW" 229. 09/06/1990 ENGLANDNEWORDER "WORLD IN MOTION" 230. 23/06/1990 WILSON PHILLIPS "HOLD ON" 231. 14/07/1990 THE STONE ROSES "ONE LOVE" 232. 28/07/1990 DNA FEAT SUZANNE VEGA "TOM'S DINER" 233. 01/09/1990 MARIAH CAREY "VISION OF LOVE" 234. 15/09/1990 THE STEVE MILLER BAND "THE JOKER" 235. 29/09/1990 MARIA MCKEE "SHOW ME HEAVEN" 236. 20/10/1990 THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH "A LITTLE TIME" 237. 03/11/1990 KYLIE MINOGUE "STEP BACK IN TIME" 238. 10/11/1990 THE LA'S "THERE SHE GOES" 239. 08/12/1990 CHRIS ISAAC "WICKED GAME" 240. 05/01/1991 EMF "UNBELIEVABLE" 241. 12/01/1991 THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS "YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'" 242. 26/01/1991 QUEEN "INNUENDO" 243. 02/02/1991 MARIAH CAREY "SOMEDAY" 244. 09/02/1991 KYLIE MINOGUE "WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?" 245. 02/03/1991 THE CLASH "SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO" 246. 16/03/1991 R.E.M "LOSING MY RELIGION" 247. 06/04/1991 JAMES "SIT DOWN" 248. 11/05/1991 CHESNEY HAWKES "THE ONE AND ONLY" 249. 18/05/1991 CRYSTAL WATERS "GYPSEY WOMAN" 250. 25/05/1991 R.E.M "SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE" 251. 22/06/1991 AMY GRANT "BABY, BABY" 252. 13/07/1991 BRYAN ADAMS "EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU)" 253. 20/07/1991 HEAVY D "NOW THAT WE'VE FOUND LOVE" 254. 27/07/1991 EXTREME "MORE THAN WORDS" 255. 24/08/1991 ZOE "SUNSHINE ON A RAINY DAY" 256. 14/09/1991 SALT N PEPPA "LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX" 257. 28/09/1991 R.E.M "THE ONE I LOVE" 258. 12/10/1991 MONTY PYTHON "ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE" 259. 02/11/1991 DON MCLEAN "AMERICAN PIE" 260. 16/11/1991 MARIAH CAREY "EMOTIONS" 261. 23/11/1991 MICHAEL JACKSON "BLACK OR WHITE" 262. 30/11/1991 NIRVANA "SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT" 263. 21/12/1991 QUEEN "BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY" 264. 25/01/1992 2 UNLIMITED "TWILIGHT ZONE" 265. 08/02/1992 SHAKESPEARE'S SISTER "STAY" 266. 07/03/1992 GUNS N ROSES "NOVEMBER RAIN" 267. 14/03/1992 U2 "ONE" 268. 28/03/1992 CROWDED HOUSE "WEATHER WITH YOU" 269. 11/04/1992 ANNIE LENNOX "WHY" 270. 25/04/1992 CECE PENISTON "FINALLY" 271. 02/05/1992 VANESSA WILLIAMS "SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST" 272. 16/05/1992 EN VOGUE "MY LOVIN' (YOU'RE NEVER GONNA GET IT)" 273. 13/06/1992 TAKE THAT "IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE" 274. 04/07/1992 SNAP "RHYTHM IS A DANCER" 275. 01/08/1992 BILLY RAY CYRUS "ACHY BREAKY HEART" 276. 22/08/1992 THE SMITHS "THIS CHARMING MAN" 277. 29/08/1992 ANNIE LENNOX "WALKING ON BROKEN GLASS" 278. 05/09/1992 THE SHAMEN "EBENEEZER GOODE" 279. 19/09/1992 EAST 17 "HOUSE OF LOVE" 280. 10/10/1992 TASMIN ARCHER "SLEEPING SATTELITE" 281. 07/11/1992 CHARLES & EDDIE "WOULD I LIE TO YOU?" 282. 05/12/1992 WHITNEY HOUSTON "I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU" 283. 02/01/1993 TAKE THAT "COULD IT BE MAGIC" 284. 23/01/1993 FAITH NO MORE "I'M EASY" 285. 30/01/1993 2 UNLIMITED "NO LIMIT" 286. 06/03/1993 ANNIE LENNOX "LITTLE BIRD" 287. 13/03/1993 K.D. LANG "CONSTANT CRAVING" 288. 27/03/1993 SYBIL "WHEN I'M GOOD AND READY" 289. 03/04/1993 ROBIN S "SHOW ME LOVE" 290. 24/04/1993 R.E.M "EVERYBODY HURTS" 291. 22/05/1993 ACE OF BASE "ALL THAT SHE WANTS" 292. 29/05/1993 SPIN DOCTORS "TWO PRINCES" 293. 19/06/1993 HADDAWAY "WHAT IS LOVE?" 294. 26/06/1993 GABRIELLE "DREAMS" 295. 17/07/1993 4 NON-BLONDES "WHAT'S UP?" 296. 31/07/1993 TAKE THAT "PRAY" 297. 14/08/1993 CULTURE BEAT "MR. VAIN" 298. 18/09/1993 RADIOHEAD "CREEP" 299. 02/10/1993 M PEOPLE "MOVING ON UP" 300. 09/10/1993 TAKE THAT FEAT LULU "RELIGHT MY FIRE" 301. 16/10/1993 MEAT LOAF "I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE" 302. 13/11/1993 MARIAH CAREY "HERO" 303. 11/12/1993 DINA CARROL "THE PERFECT YEAR" 304. 08/01/1994 PEABRO BRYSON "A WHOLE NEW WORLD" 305. 22/01/1994 TORI AMOS "CORNFLAKE GIRL" 306. 29/01/1994 TONI BRAXTON "BREATHE AGAIN" 307. 05/02/1994 RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS "GIVE IT AWAY" 308. 19/02/1994 MARIAH CAREY "WITHOUT YOU" 309. 26/02/1994 ACE OF BASE "THE SIGN" 310. 05/03/1994 BECK "LOSER" 311. 19/03/1994 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA" 312. 09/04/1994 TAKE THAT "EVERYTHING CHANGES" 313. 30/04/1994 THE PRETENDERS "I'LL STAND BY YOU" 314. 07/05/1994 RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS "UNDER THE BRIDGE" 315. 21/05/1994 TONY DI BART "THE REAL THING" 316. 11/06/1994 DAWN PENN "YOU DON'T LOVE ME" 317. 02/07/1994 ALL 4 ONE "I SWEAR" 318. 23/07/1994 LET LOOSE "CRAZY FOR YOU" 319. 20/08/1994 OASIS "LIVE FOREVER" 320. 10/09/1994 KYLIE MINOGUE "CONFIDE IN ME" 321. 24/09/1994 CORONA "THE RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT" 322. 01/10/1994 LISA LOEB & NINE STORIES "STAY" 323. 08/10/1994 THE CRANBERRIES "ZOMBIE" 324. 22/10/1994 BON JOVI "ALWAYS" 325. 05/11/1994 SHERYL CROW "ALL I WANNA DO" 326. 12/11/1994 THE REAL MCCOY "ANOTHER NIGHT" 327. 03/12/1994 EAST 17 "STAY ANOTHER DAY" 328. 24/12/1994 MARIAH CAREY "ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU" 329. 07/01/1995 REDNEX "COTTON EYE JOE" 330. 21/01/1995 OASIS "WHATEVER" 331. 28/01/1995 GREEN DAY "BASKET CASE" 332. 18/02/1995 ANNIE LENNOX "NO MORE 'I LOVE YOU'S'" 333. 11/03/1995 THE BOO RADLEYS "WAKE UP BOO" 334. 01/04/1995 ALEX PARTY "DON'T GIVE ME YOUR LIFE" 335. 08/04/1995 TAKE THAT "BACK FOR GOOD" 336. 06/05/1995 OASIS "SOME MIGHT SAY" 337. 13/05/1995 LIVIN' JOY "DREAMER" 338. 10/06/1995 MICHAEL & JANET JACKSON "SCREAM"

Not so much a personal chart as a re-modeling of our own official one. I've always felt a lot of the UK number one's are rather naff to be honest, we've had some of the best records ever made top our charts, but there's also been a lot of crap, charity records, parody records and reality television winners particularly within the last decade and a bit. Because I'm sad and because my final Uni assignment for the year is over leaving me with four months of nothing and soul crushing job hunting I have decided to present this thread now; my own personal re-shuffle of the records to reach number one on the UK charts since 1980. Since 35 years is a lot to cover, I've decided that for 1980-mid 1995 I'm just going to list the records I chose to reach number one. Why mid-1995? Well, that was when I was born, so I thought a good starting point would be the week I came into being. Mainly because I'm not at all amused by the record that was number one on Thursday 13th July 1995. There are a few criteria I used to outline this last; 1) The record must've been charting within The Top 40 2) It's not so much a week by week look at my favourite record within every Top 40 chart from 1980 to now, there are times when my favourite won't be number one as I wanted quite a speedy turn over of the chart. There are no records I hate or even really dislike at the top though, I must admit 3) No re-peaking at #1. 4) Re-entries however are allowed as long as they had not been number one in a previous stint. 5) For double a-side singles, unless I like both, I will only list the one I preferred 6) I will be presenting these number one's in a "real time" format i.e. posting as if we're in 1995 and this record has just climbed to number one.

12/02/2011 Enrique Iglesias feat Ludacris Tonight I'm Lovin' You http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c4/Tonight+(I'm+lovin'+you).jpg/220px-Tonight+(I'm+lovin'+you).jpg Or you know, the title we all know it really is. Back in my review for 'I Like It' I kind of tore Enrique apart for his descent from soulful, romantic guy to sleazy, douche, letch guy but when I look back at his back catalogue I see that 'Hero' itself was the anomaly and that a majority of Enrique's songs have been more in this vein than a soulful, romantic one. He followed up 'Hero' with 'Escape' which is pretty much a song about him stalking and refusing to let a woman go until she gave into his whims. So yeah, this wasn't exactly new territory for Enrique, it's just that he's basically still so known just for that one song that you'd be forgiven for thinking it as encompassing his entire career. He's always had a bit of the sleaze about him, though I maintain that his 2010's output, at least here, turns it up to eleven. I prefer this song to 'I Like It', weirdly, even though this one is a lot more openly vulgar than that. I think my main issue with 'I Like It' is that it was still too tame and wholesome to really get across what Enrique was trying to be, say and do. In essence, for a track about a pretty horrible guy, it was way too nice. If Enrique is portraying a character here, I much prefer him. This guy is worse than the 'I Like It' guy but he at least is upfront about what a sleaze ball he is whilst 'I Like It' dude tries to hide behind a wall of false charm. If you're gonna go full out with a song like this, you need to go full out, and I think Enrique manages it. I'm not sure it's done wonders for his career in the long run but hey ho. I never liked Enrique that much anyway. Jx2yQejrrUE

'Say My Name' is such a classic - the only song Beyonce has ever been involved with that I'd give a 10/10.