MyKindOfLove

I think we'll see a normal song #1 (I'd rather NHS than Beiber anyday, even if I do like "Love Yourself" as the only good track of his), as streaming is in favour of who's big and what's popular. I reckon X-Factor, campaigns and John Lewis are confined to the history books now.

Who is buying James Arthur, UKIP supporters? (His homophobic comments)

1984: Pipes of Peace - Paul McCartney (1 week) Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper (2 weeks) Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood (9 weeks) 99 Luftbaloons - Nena (1 week) Hello - Lionel Richie (1 week) Against All Odds - Phil Collins (3 weeks) Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham (2 weeks) Two Tribes - Frankie Goes To Hollywood (12 weeks) Agadoo - Black Lace (1 week) Careless Whisper - George Michael (5 weeks) I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder (5 weeks) Wham - Freedom (2 weeks) Chaka Khan - Feel For You (2 weeks) The Power Of Love - Frankie Goes To Hollywood (2 weeks) Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid (5 weeks) This was the year of Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Wham/George Michael. "The Power Of Love" would have added an extra week to it's tally and my favourite of their three #1s. I reckon "Agadoo" would have snuck a week in as the song was popular at the time. Phil Collins would have made the summit too with the amazing "Against All Odds". Don't forget, that Cyndi Lauper song was HUGE.

1985: Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is (5 weeks) Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson - I Know Him So Well (5 weeks) Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Right Round (5 weeks) Madonna - Crazy For You (2 weeks) - she'd have achieved it as she was MASSIVE then USA for Africa - We Are The World (1 week) Paul Hardcastle - 19 (8 weeks) The Crowd - You'll Never Walk Alone (2 weeks) Sister Sledge - Frankie (2 weeks) Madonna - Into The Groove (9 weeks) Jennifer Rush - Power of Love (13 weeks) - fits the theme of the year, and this was a massive song Wham - I'm Your Man (2 weeks) - their fanbase was big Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You (3 weeks) Shakin Stephens - Merry Christmas Everyone (2 weeks)

Am I alone thinking in 2004 Eric Prydz or Eamon would have been 10+ weekers? Those songs were huge! A hypothetical one here from 1979: Village People - YMCA (6 weeks) Blondie - Heart of Glass (5 weeks) Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive (3 weeks) Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes (8 weeks) - Yes I think this would have been an even bigger hit - You'd be forgiven as well thinking the song was a Eulogy of the end of the UK as it was #1 the day Maggie got into power. M - Pop Musik (2 weeks) - This would have reached the summit, especially as it was an unusual track. Blondie - Sunday Girl (2 weeks) Tubeway Army - Are Friends Electric (6 weeks) Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays (4 weeks) Gary Numan - Cars (5 weeks) The Police - Message In A Bottle (4 weeks) Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star (2 weeks) Blondie - One Way Or Another (2 weeks) Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (8 weeks) - This would have started 1980 off too 1980/1 - John Lennon would have dominated the whole year - "Starting Over" would have had 5 weeks, I reckon he'd have got Christmas #1 with "War Is Over", "Imagine" about 10-12 weeks and "Woman" another 10 weeks maybe even longer?. I even reckon the "Jealous Guy" cover by Roxy Music would have done a long time too. I reckon also in sympathy Yoko Ono would have probably had a week with "Walking On Thin Ice"

How the f*** did "Kiss The Stars" with it's cheap Playstation dancebeat get so far?

I bought the album on release day, and finally had chance to listen to it today. I am very impressed - a more mature direction for the group, and their sound is a lot better - folkish elements with "We Are The Fire" and "When I'm Old", the power-ballad "Lion's Den" and the gorgeous tracks "Only Water" and "Love and War". I've only the standard edition mind, but I'm impressed. Well worth purchasing. Saddest thing is, if they're not getting the exposure then the songs and the album will fail. It may have only sold 2k copies in it's first week, but it shows they have 2k people who like them. Plus just because it's #23 doesn't mean it's awful. If they get dropped and release independently, then at least we can listen to their music.

Little Mix - "Word Up" to "Black Magic"

The first one I got 142/281 - even some of the obscure ones I managed to get oddly!!

I've just heard their self-titled album, and it is fairly good. It has its moment's, but like people have said, they've just fallen under the radar.

That "God Only Knows" cover for Children in Need about 18 months ago. Never played it, especially knowing three days later changed my life forever. Before that, it was late 2010 "Broken Arrow" by Pixie Lott and "Prayin'" by Plan B which was actually given as a gift to a colleague!

A great second album - a mature sound and "The Sound" is a great song.

10 Adele - When We Were Young 09 Olly Murs - Seasons 08 Ella Eyre - Good Times 07 Sia - Alive 06 Florence + The Machine - What Kind Of Man 05 Taylor Swift - Wildest Dreams 04 Calvin Harris feat. HAIM - Pray To God 03 Imagine Dragons - I Bet My Life 02 Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo - Time Of Our Lives 01 Charles Hamilton feat. Rita Ora - New York Raining -01 Madonna - Living For Love -02 Aston Merrygold - Get Stupid -03 Justin Bieber feat. Halsey - The Feeling

As much I hate to say this...rather Louisa than that little twerp #1.

Sorry Olly, but this is terrible. Yet again, Simon Cowell is probably too busy jerking 1D off

At the end of the day, it's stating an opinion. How many of the Top 40 will be remembered in 50 years time? Answer: NONE!

I hope Cilla can get a Top 40. Screw the talentless pop-tarts like CRJ and idiots like Beiber plus the faceless dance crap - be a fitting tribute to have REAL TALENT in the chart.

My mad aunt's second husband that is!!

I agree - and I bet you they'd make more money in Macdonalds than in the music industry.

Carly Rae deserves it, but Leona doesn't. Shame it hasn't had the airplay.

That Leona song should be doing a lot better.

G'wan Shura - To make the top 100 will be an achievement.

How many times does "Show Me Love" need to be re-released? Is Robyn S owing a dealer some money? :D Well done to Little Mix so far. I like their new song. Do agree they need a stylist.

Erasure - Who Needs Love Like That Jennifer Rush and Elton John - Flames of Paradise

+20 Carly Simon - Why +18 Freddie Mercury - Love Kills +16 Bucks Fizz - If You Can't Stand The Heat +14 Tanita Tikaram - Good Tradition +12 Guns 'N' Roses - Patience +10 Dionne Warwick - All The Love In The world +08 Martha & The Muffins - Echo Beach +06 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Anything For You +04 UB40 - Please Don't Make Me Cry +02 Michael Jackson - Thriller