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11 Dec 99 RIGHT NOW 8 10 wks 8 Apr 00 SEE YA 3 10 wks 15 Jul 00 I WANT YOUR LOVE 8 9 wks 21 Oct 00 FOLLOW ME 7 8 wks 10 Feb 01 WHOLE AGAIN 1 10 wks 4 Aug 01 ETERNAL FLAME 1 8 wks 1 Jun 02 IT'S OK 3 9 wks 7 Sep 02 THE TIDE IS HIGH (GET THE FEELING) 14 6 wks 7 Dec 02 BE WITH YOU / LAST GOODBYE 2 12 wks 12 Apr 03 LOVE DOESN'T HAVE TO HURT 3 9 wks 8 Nov 03 IF YOU COME TO ME 5 10 wks 3 Jan 04 LADIES NIGHT 7 7 wks 10 Apr 04 SOMEONE LIKE ME / RIGHT NOW 2004 6 9 wks 26 Feb 05 CRADLE 8 8 wks 9 Feb 08 ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART 13 7 wks

14 Jan 06 I BET YOU LOOK GOOD ON THE DANCEFLOOR 15 6 wks 18 Feb 06 WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN 15 6 wks 26 Aug 06 LEAVE BEFORE THE LIGHTS COME ON 11 6 wks 5 May 07 BRIANSTORM 32 3 wks 21 Jul 07 FLUORESCENT ADOLESCENT 11 8 wks 15 Dec 07 TEDDY PICKER 13 9 wks 18 Jul 09 CRYING LIGHTNING 33 5 wks 26 Dec 09 CORNERSTONE 29 4 wks 10 Apr 10 MY PROPELLER 35 3 wks 23 Apr 11 DON'T SIT DOWN CAUSE I'VE MOVED YOUR CHAIR 14 7 wks 18 Feb 12 BLACK TREACLE 18 6 wks 21 Apr 12 R U MINE 22 5 wks 1 Sep 12 COME TOGETHER 36 2 wks 6 Jul 13 DO I WANNA KNOW 32 3 wks 7 Sep 13 WHY'D YOU ONLY CALL ME WHEN YOU'RE HIGH? 31 3 wks 21 Dec 13 ONE FOR THE ROAD 20 7 wks

18 Aug 07 NO CARS GO 18 8 wks 5 Mar 11 READY TO START 23 5 wks 28 Sep 13 REFLEKTOR 12 7 wks

23 Feb 08 FASCINATION 2 13 wks 31 May 08 10,000 NIGHTS 2 10 wks 16 Aug 08 BOYFRIEND 1 14 wks 31 Oct 09 THE SPELL 1 13 wks 6 Mar 10 HOLE IN MY HEART 4 10 wks 19 Jun 10 DJ 4 11 wks 18 Sep 10 HEAT WAVE 8 7 wks 20 Apr 13 VACATION 11 6 wks

12 Apr 03 I'M WITH YOU 5 12 wks 19 Jul 03 LOSING GRIP 12 7 wks 29 May 04 DON'T TELL ME 35 2 wks 14 Aug 04 MY HAPPY ENDING 12 7 wks 1 Jan 05 NOBODY'S HOME 23 7 wks 14 May 05 HE WASN'T 18 6 wks 31 Mar 07 GIRLFRIEND 23 4 wks 30 Jun 07 WHEN YOU'RE GONE 18 4 wks 24 Nov 07 HOT 31 3 wks 30 Jul 11 SMILE 4 10 wks 27 Jul 13 HERE'S TO NEVER GROWING UP 11 6 wks 16 Nov 13 ROCK 'N' ROLL 32 2 wks

17 Apr 04 --- IN MY BED / YOU SENT ME FLYING--- 26--- 5 wks 28 Oct 06 --- REHAB --- 2 ---9 wks 13 Jan 07 --- YOU KNOW I'M NO GOOD --- 4--- 9 wks 5 May 07 --- BACK TO BLACK --- 2 ---12 wks 4 Aug 07 --- TEARS DRY ON THEIR OWN --- 3--- 10 wks 22 Dec 07 --- LOVE IS A LOSING GAME --- 6--- 9 wks 24 Dec 11 --- OUR DAY WILL COME --- 20--- 6 wks

27 Dec 08 HALLELUJAH 17 5 wks 31 Oct 09 BAD BOYS 5 9 wks 2 Jan 10 BROKEN HEELS 3 9 wks 3 Apr 10 ALL NIGHT LONG 1 16 wks 18 Sep 10 START WITHOUT YOU 4 8 wks 25 Dec 10 THE SILENCE 6 6 wks 24 Mar 12 ELEPHANT 17 6 wks 9 Jun 12 LET IT GO 22 5 wks

CHASING PAVEMENTS 7 7 wks COLD SHOULDER 7 11 wks HOMETOWN GLORY 18 6 wks MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE 21 5 wks ROLLING IN THE DEEP 7 7 wks SOMEONE LIKE YOU 14 7 wks SET FIRE TO THE RAIN 3 9 wks RUMOUR HAS IT 4 10 wks SKYFALL 7 7 wks

LUCKY STAR 6 9 wks BORDERLINE 5 7 wks LIKE A VIRGIN 8 10 wks MATERIAL GIRL 1 8 wks CRAZY FOR YOU 5 8 wks INTO THE GROOVE 3 9 wks HOLIDAY 9 6 wks ANGEL 3 8 wks GAMBLER 5 6 wks DRESS YOU UP 3 7 wks BORDERLINE (re-issue) 3 8 wks LIVE TO TELL 1 9 wks PAPA DON'T PREACH 1 10 wks TRUE BLUE 3 8 wks OPEN YOUR HEART 1 11 wks LA ISLA BONITA 4 7 wks WHO'S THAT GIRL 2 8 wks CAUSIN' A COMMOTION 2 10 wks THE LOOK OF LOVE 4 7 wks LIKE A PRAYER 2 8 wks EXPRESS YOURSELF 7 7 wks CHERISH 3 7 wks DEAR JESSIE 5 7 wks VOGUE 5 7 wks HANKY PANKY 8 5 wks JUSTIFY MY LOVE 15 5 wks CRAZY FOR YOU (REMIX) 8 7 wks RESCUE ME 3 9 wks THE HOLIDAY COLLECTION (EP) 12 6 wks THIS USED TO BE MY PLAYGROUND 17 4 wks EROTICA 4 8 wks DEEPER AND DEEPER 1 10 wks BAD GIRL 12 5 wks FEVER 13 5 wks RAIN 6 8 wks I'LL REMEMBER (THEME FROM WITH HONOURS) 2 10 wks SECRET 3 8 wks TAKE A BOW 3 8 wks BEDTIME STORY 16 4 wks HUMAN NATURE 5 9 wks YOU'LL SEE 2 9 wks OH FATHER 1 13 wks ONE MORE CHANCE 13 5 wks YOU MUST LOVE ME 12 5 wks DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA 4 10 wks ANOTHER SUITCASE IN ANOTHER HALL 4 8 wks FROZEN 1 8 wks RAY OF LIGHT 2 11 wks DROWNED WORLD – SUBSTITUTE FOR LOVE 21 4 wks THE POWER OF GOODBYE 1 10 wks NOTHING REALLY MATTERS 4 10 wks BEAUTIFUL STRANGER 2 8 wks AMERICAN PIE 5 9 wks MUSIC 10 6 wks DON'T TELL ME 7 8 wks MUSIC (re-entry) 23 7 wks WHAT IT FEELS LIKE FOR A GIRL 4 10 wks DIE ANOTHER DAY 3 9 wks AMERICAN LIFE 15 6 wks HOLLYWOOD 13 6 wks LOVE PROFUSION 1 11 wks HUNG UP 1 15 wks SORRY 2 11 wks GET TOGETHER 3 10 wks JUMP 2 10 wks 4 MINUTES 4 8 wks GIVE IT 2 ME 12 8 wks MILES AWAY 3 12 wks CELEBRATION 7 8 wks GIVE ME ALL YOUR LUVIN' 10 6 wks MASTERPIECE 7 7 wks GIRL GONE WILD 23 5 wks TURN UP THE RADIO 17 5 wks

1984 Number Ones My Number Ones 1984-85 on YouTube 4 Feb GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN – Cyndi Lauper (2 weeks) Fairly iconic 80s song now, a good start to 1984 Beat: RULES OF THE GAME - Bucks Fizz (FEELS LIKE) HEAVEN - Fiction Factory 18 Feb DOCTOR DOCTOR – The Thompson Twins (2 weeks) Not a song I listen to now, but was a million-seller at the time Beat: GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN - Cyndi Lauper (2 weeks) 3 Mar MICHAEL CAINE – Madness (2 weeks) Surprising for Madness to get a number one, but this was the most pop they ever were Beat: DOCTOR DOCTOR - The Thompson Twins (2 weeks) 17 Mar MY GUY'S MAD AT ME – Tracey Ullman (4 weeks) Following up a Madness number one with a Madness cover! After Tracey had the highest jump to No.1 with THEY DON'T KNOW (36 to 1), with this she had the biggest fall (1 to 9) Beat: MICHAEL CAINE - Madness ROBERT DE NIRO'S WAITING - Bananarama (3 weeks) 14 Apr TIME AFTER TIME – Cyndi Lauper (2 weeks) Had two runs on the chart in 84, making it a million-seller and her biggest hit Beat: YOU TAKE ME UP - The Thompson Twins (2 weeks) 28 Apr LOVE GAMES – Belle and the Devotions (2 weeks) The 4th UK Eurovision entry in a row to reach No.1 and the last until 1990 Beat: TIME AFTER TIME - Cyndi Lauper TERMINAL 3 - Linda Martin 12 May TERMINAL 3 – Linda Martin (2 weeks) Another Eurovision entry, Ireland's. Much better live than the single version (as oppose to the previous No.1), but made it anyway Beat: LOVE GAMES - Belle and the Devotions AUTOMATIC - The Pointer Sisters 26 May AUTOMATIC – The Pointer Sisters (2 weeks) Surprise No.1 but still a good song, very much of its time Beat: TERMINAL 3 - Linda Martin DIGGI LOO-DIGGI LEY - The Herreys 9 Jun DIGGI LOO-DIGGI LEY – The Herreys (1 week) Oh dear. Another of those truly embarrassing No.1s. But 3 Eurovision No.1s this year - still a record Beat: AUTOMATIC - The Pointer Sisters 16 Jun ROUGH JUSTICE – Bananarama (4 weeks) Their 2nd and longest-running No.1 Beat: AIN'T THAT PECULIAR - Mari Wilson (3 weeks) I WON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME - Nik Kershaw 14 Jul SISTER OF MERCY – The Thompson Twins (2 weeks) Their 3rd and final No.1 - and their best Beat; ROUGH JUSTICE - Bananarama LOVE RESURRECTION - Alison Moyet 28 Jul TO FRANCE – Mike Oldfield (1 week) Deserving of more than 1 week. A million-seller and the highest selling one weeker still Beat; SISTER OF MERCY - The Thompson Twins 4 Aug WHATEVER I DO (WHEREVER I GO) – Hazell Dean (6 weeks) First significant Stock Aitken Waterman hit and it remains their biggest seller. First of 3 No.1s for Hazell. Million-seller Beat: TO FRANCE - Mike Oldfield (5 weeks) TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP - Bucks Fizz 15 Sep TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP – Bucks Fizz (2 weeks) After a break, they were back, but this was their first non million-seller and just 2 weeks at No.1 Beat: WHATEVER I DO - Hazell Dean SHE BOP - Cyndi Lauper 29 Sep SHE BOP – Cyndi Lauper (2 weeks) Hat-trick of No.1s for Cyndi in 84 and the last for 8 years Beat: TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP - Bucks Fizz (2 weeks) 13 Oct I'M NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL – Marti Webb (4 weeks) Another song that had been released earlier (2 years before), but I never heard it till now. A great pop song from a fantastic album. Million-seller Beat: TOUCH BY TOUCH - Diana Ross (2 weeks) GOLDEN DAYS - Bucks Fizz (2 weeks) 10 Nov GOLDEN DAYS – Bucks Fizz (9 weeks) Back on track again with a mammoth 9 weeks. Great song, but oddly not highly regarded by fans. Million-seller Beat: I'M NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL - Marti Webb THE SECOND TIME - Kim Wilde THE NEVER-ENDING STORY - Limahl I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER - Jim Diamond BACK IN YOUR ARMS (ONCE AGAIN) - Hazell Dean (2 weeks) LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME - The Thompson Twins (2 weeks) I HEAR TALK - Bucks Fizz

1983 Number Ones 8 Jan ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD – Dionne Warwick (2 weeks) Similar to (but better than) her previous single "Heartbreaker". Warwick's only No.1 Beat: IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT - Bucks Fizz (2 weeks) 22 Jan A WINTER'S TALE – David Essex (1 week) Low selling No.1 Beat: IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT - Bucks Fizz 29 Jan SIGN OF THE TIMES – The Belle Stars (3 weeks) Only No.1 and despite 8 hits - their only top 10 Beat; HEARTACHE AVENUE - The Maisonettes GLORIA - Laura Branigan DOWN UNDER - Men at Work 19 Feb SHINY SHINY – Haysi Fantayzee (2 weeks) Odd number one, but when I finally re-heard it for the first time in 20 years, it was much better than I'd expected Beat: SIGN OF THE TIME - The Belle Stars TOO SHY - Kajagoogoo 5 Mar TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART – Bonnie Tyler (2 weeks) Liked this at the time, but find it difficult to listen to now. Too overblown Beat: UP WHERE WE BELONG - Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes (2 weeks) 19 Mar RUN FOR YOUR LIFE – Bucks Fizz (5 weeks) And they're back and at No.1. First million-seller of the year Beat; TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART - Bonnie Tyler FRIDAY NIGHT - The Kids from "Fame" (2 weeks) ( biggest selling No.2 ever (oh, the shame!) - only one ever to sell a million) DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT LOVE - Altered Images (2 weeks) 23 Apr I'M NEVER GIVING UP – Sweet Dreams (6 weeks) Third year in a row the UK Eurovision entry reached No.1. Million-seller Beat: RUN FOR YOUR LIFE - Bucks Fizz FRIDAY NIGHT - The Kids from "Fame" (2 weeks) YOUNG AMERICANS TALKING - David Van Day (3 weeks) 4 Jun YOUNG AMERICANS TALKING – David Van Day (2 weeks) No surprise given that it's produced by Bucks Fizz producer Andy Hill Beat: I'M NEVER GIVING UP - Sweet Dreams (KEEP FEELING) FASCINATION - The Human League 18 Jun WHEN WE WERE YOUNG – Bucks Fizz (8 weeks) Biggest hit of the year. Only 8 week number one till 2011. Million-seller Beat: THE HEAT IS ON - Agnetha Faltskog (2 weeks) FLASHDANCE...WHAT A FEELING - Irene Cara (2 weeks) HANG ON NOW - Kajagoogoo (2 weeks) DIDN'T MEAN TO FALL IN LOVE - Marti Webb (2 weeks) 13 Aug CRUEL SUMMER – Bananarama (1 week) First of six number ones. One week, but sold well Beat; WHEN WE WERE YOUNG - Bucks Fizz 20 Aug GIVE IT UP – KC and the Sunshine Band (3 weeks) Unusual but catchy No.1 in the vein of last summer's COME ON EILEEN Beat; CRUEL SUMMER - Bananarama (2 weeks) WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME - Agnetha Faltskog 10 Sep I'M UNDECIDED – Tight Fit (3 weeks) Released in late 82 but I didn't hear it until now, so entered it into my charts quite late. This will happen a few times over the next few years. Million-seller Beat: ANOTHER SAD AFFAIR - Paris (3 weeks) 1 Oct THEY DON'T KNOW – Tracey Ullman (1 week) Biggest leap ever to No.1 in my charts. 36 to 1 but then dropped due to the unstoppable Bucks Fizz Beat; I'M UNDECIDED - Tight Fit 8 Oct LONDON TOWN – Bucks Fizz (6 weeks) Not one of their best, but loved it at the time obviously. Million-seller Beat; THEY DON'T KNOW - Tracey Ullman (3 weeks) REBEL RUN - Toyah (2 weeks) ALL NIGHT LONG - Lionel Richie 19 Nov PUSS IN BOOTS – Adam Ant (1 week) Biggest hit for him Beat: LONDON TOWN - Abba 26 Nov THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC – Abba (3 weeks) First No.1 for 2 and a half years and an old song, but released now as their farewell single Beat: PUSS IN BOOTS - Adam Ant (2 weeks) HOLD ME NOW - The Thompson Twins 17 Dec HOLD ME NOW – The Thompson Twins (1 week) Start of a brief burst of success. I find The Thompson Twins strangely dated now though Beat: THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC - Abba 24 Dec RULES OF THE GAME – Bucks Fizz (6 weeks) Didn't hear this for its first few weeks hence it took 5 weeks to reach No.1, but it's one of their best. Million-seller Beat: HOLD ME NOW - The Thompson Twins (2 weeks) LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE - Paul Young (2 weeks) TIME - Frida and BA Robertson NIGHT OF THE SWALLOW - Kate Bush

1982 number ones My Number Ones 1982-82 13 Feb I WANNA BE A WINNER – Brown Sauce (1 week) Got there in the end for just one week. One hit wonder (the first) Beat: THE LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE - Bucks Fizz 20 Feb THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT – Tight Fit (3 weeks) First of 3 number ones for them Beat: THE LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE - Bucks Fizz (2 weeks) HEAD OVER HEELS - Abba (1 week) 13 Mar MY CAMERA NEVER LIES – Bucks Fizz (6 weeks) Second single ever to enter at No.1 (after Abba's Winner Takes It All) and last for 10 years! Million-seller Beat: HEAD OVER HEELS - Abba (1 week) MICKEY - Toni Basil (1 week) DAVID'S SONG - Chips (1 week) GIVE ME BACK MY HEART - Dollar (2 weeks) ONE STEP FURTHER - Bardo (1 week) 24 Apr ONE STEP FURTHER – Bardo (5 weeks) Third biggest selling single of all time and third (of 3) two million-sellers Beat: MY CAMERA NEVER LIES - Bucks Fizz (2 weeks) EBONY AND IVORY - Paul McCartney with Stevie Wonder (1 week) FANTASY ISLAND - Tight Fit (2 weeks) 29 May FANTASY ISLAND – Tight Fit (2 weeks) Probably the hardest time to get to No.1 ever. Managed 2 weeks but sold over a million Beat: ONE STEP FURTHER - Bardo LIGHTNING FLASH - Brotherhood of Man 12 Jun LIGHTNING FLASH – Brotherhood of Man (4 weeks) Brotherhood of Man are back in the real charts - and their first hit in mine! Million-seller Beat: FANTASY ISLAND - Tight Fit (2 weeks) NOW THOSE DAYS ARE GONE - Bucks Fizz VIDEOTHEQUE - Dollar 10 Jul VIDEOTHEQUE – Dollar (2 weeks) Dollar's last No.1 for 4 years. Another million-seller Beat: LIGHTNING FLASH - Brotherhood of Man NOW THOSE DAYS ARE GONE - Bucks Fizz 24 Jul NOW THOSE DAYS ARE GONE – Bucks Fizz (1 week) Bucks Fizz's biggest struggle to reach No.1 and just for a week, but was up and down so much it managed to sell a million (just about!) Beat: VIDEOTHEQUE - Dollar 31 Jul COME ON EILEEN – Dexy's Midnight Runners (2 weeks) Slightly unusual No.1 for me, but it obviously captured everyone's imagination at the time. Beat: NOW THOSE DAYS ARE GONE - Bucks Fizz 14 Aug DON'T GO – Yazoo (1 week) Another unusual one, but just a week Beat: MACHINERY - Sheena Easton 21 Aug HI FIDELITY – The Kids from “Fame” (7 weeks) Fame mania had hit. This is the only one of their hits that I'm not embarrassed about now - it's still a great pop song. Million-seller Beat: CRY BABY CRY - Brotherhood of Man (5 weeks) JUST WHAT I ALWAYS WANTED - Mari Wilson (2 weeks) 9 Oct JUST WHAT I ALWAYS WANTED – Mari Wilson (2 weeks) Her only chart topper but had a few follow-up hits for a couple of years Beat: HI FIDELITY - The Kids from "Fame" STARMAKER - The Kids from "Fame" 23 Oct STARMAKER – The Kids from “Fame” (1 weeks) Not such a great song, but luckily only a week! Beat: ABSENCE OF ROMANCE - Aileen Pringle 30 Oct ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH – Sheena Easton (2 weeks) Not nearly one of her best, but I must have liked it at the time! Beat: STARMAKER - The Kids from "Fame" THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME - Abba 13 Nov DRAGONFLY – The Nolans (1 week) Their second and last No.1 (both one weeks). Great song though - and yet another million-seller this year Beat: ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH - Sheena Easton 20 Nov IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT – Bucks Fizz (7 weeks) Bucks Fizz back on form with a 7 week. Million-seller Beat: DRAGONFLY - The Nolans (3 weeks) UNDER ATTACK - Abba (4 weeks)

2014 number twos: FOREVER - Haim (2-4-9-18-27-35=6 weeks) I HOPE - Rebecca Ferguson (5-2-4-11-19-28-37=7 weeks) BEEN THERE BEFORE - Ghost Beach (33-10-2-2-3-5-11-20-28-37=10 weeks) IF I COULD CHANGE YOUR MIND - Haim (22-5-2-3-7-9-15-24-35=9 weeks) BRAVE - Sara Bareilles (32-9-4-2-2-3-6-11-20-29-40=11 weeks) KINGS - The Pierces (17-6-4-3-2-5-15-25-36=9 weeks) COMING OF AGE - Foster the People (25-10-6-4-2-3-5-15-25=9 weeks) HOLDING ON TO HEAVEN - Foxes (19-7-4-2-2-5-11-17-25-33=10 weeks) ALL THE DAYS - Haerts (25-12-9-5-3-3-2-2-6-10-16-24-34=13 weeks) IF I GO - Ella Eyre (26-10-2-4-10-19-29-37=8 weeks) DECKCHAIRS ON THE MOON - Bipolar Sunshine (33-17-9-2-2-5-12-21-30=9 weeks) STRANGER - Chris Malinchak (30-14-8-4-2-6-11-19-28-38=10 weeks) I KNOW YOU WON'T - Carrie Underwood (25-7-3-3-2-5-9-18-27-36=10 weeks) WAR RAGES ON - Alex Clare (26-9-4-2-4-9-16-28-38=9 weeks) DRUNK AND INCAPABLE - Krishane (35-17-8-2-6-12-20-30=8 weeks) REALLY DON'T CARE - Demi Lovato (31-16-7-2-3-7-15-25-35=9 weeks) WRAPPED UP - Olly Murs (17-6-3-3-2-2=6 weeks (still on chart)) EOY Highest No.2: ALL THE DAYS - Haerts (No.13) Lowest: DRUNK AND INCAPABLE - Krishane (No.64)

Agree with this, 2005 had some really bad times (New Order and Katie Melua one week No.1s with songs I barely even like!) 2009 was a great year - in fact the year that renewed my interest after almost stopping my charts a few times (esp 2007) As for Take That in your charts. I've had it happen a few times where an artist will have a No.1 and then a much better song only reach No.2, but is much higher in the EOY

PAPER HEART – Chloe Howl follow up: RUMOUR, No.6 LAST FOREVER – Fenech-Soler follow up: IN OUR BLOOD, No.8 WINGS – Haerts follow up: ALL THE DAYS, No.2 SELFIES – Nina Nesbitt follow up: not yet released LET GO FOR TONIGHT – Foxes follow up: HOLDING ON TO HEAVEN, No.2 ELEVATE – St Lucia follow up: WE GOT IT WRONG, No.4 HIT MY HEART – Matt Cardle follow up: not yet released CALLING ALL HEARTS – DJ Cassidy follow up: MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND, No.3 FIRST LOVE – Jennifer Lopez follow up: BOOTY, No.36 (yikes! It was not good) GHOST – Ella Henderson follow up: GLOW, No.18 BURNING GOLD – Christina Perri follow up: NYR FOLLOW YOUR HEART – Holly Johnson follow up: IN AND OUT OF LOVE, No.5 MESSIAH – Prides NYR MY TYPE – Saint Motel NYR ALL OF TIME – Avec Sans NYR AN OPEN HEART – Bright Light Bright Light NYR COMEBACK – Ella Eyre NYR LOVE ME HARDER – Ariana Grande follow up: SANTA TELL ME, No.7 I DON'T CARE – Cheryl NYR MOVE WITH THE SEASON – Temples NYR THESE DAYS – Take That NYR Just realised, first year ever where no artist had more than one No.1

Edit: Actually I've done my list a bit different, from the first hit to the first number one. Looking at the previous posts it was supposed to be gap between number ones? Never mind, the longest time an artist took to finally get to number one is what I did... 10 years or more... 26 years 1 month DEBORAH HARRY (Backfired in 1981 to Two Times Blue in 2007) 25 years 7 months HOLLY JOHNSON (Love Train in 1989 to Follow Your Heart in 2014) 21 years 6 months NEW ORDER (Blue Monday in 1983 to Krafty in 2005) 20 years 11 months TINA TURNER (Let's Stay Together in 1983 to Open Arms in 2004) 18 years 2 months D:REAM (UR The Best Thing in 1992 to All Things to All Men in 2010) 14 years 11 months MICHAEL JACKSON (Off the Wall in 1980 to Earth Song in 1995) 14 years 9 months JANET JACKSON (Nasty in 1986 to All for You in 2001) 14 years 7 months MANIC STREET PREACHERS (A Design for Life in 1996 to Some KInd of Nothingness in 2011) 14 years 1 month CAROLA (All the Reasons in 1992 to Invincible in 2006) 14 years JENNIFER LOPEZ (If You Had My Love in 1999 to First Love in 2014) 13 years 8 months OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN (Physical in 1981 to No Matter What You Do in 1995) 12 years PINK (Most Girls in 2000 to Blow Me (one Last Kiss) in 2012 11 years 9 months GEORGE MICHAEL (Careless Whisper in 1984 to Fastlove in 1996) 11 years 9 months KATRINA AND THE WAVES (Walking on Sunshine in 1985 to Love Shine a Light in 1997) 11 years 1 month THE BEE GEES (Spirits Having Flown in 1980 to Secret Love in 1991) 10 years 10 months ENYA (I Want Tomorrow in 1987 to Only If in 1998) 10 years 5 months JOHNNY LOGAN (What's Another Year in 1980 to One By One/Lay Down Your Heart in 1990) 10 years 5 months ELAINE PAIGE (Memory in 1981 to Well Almost in 1991) 10 years 2 months PAUL YOUNG (Wherever I Lay My Hat in 1983 to Now I Know What Made Otis Blue in 1993) 10 years 2 months ROBYN (Show Me Love in 1998 to Who's That Girl in 2008)

There's plenty of times when you struggle to do your charts because there's nothing good to put in and then there's other times when a load of good songs come together and you end up with the whole top 5 fighting to get to No.1 What are the best weeks in your charts - and the worst? In the past few years, the best week for me was 17 August 2013 where the whole top 4 would have made excellent No.1s The worst was most of 2012, particularly 25 August 2012 ("Power and Control" by Marina and the Diamonds No.1 for a third week - probably only deserved a No.2 or 3 placing at best!)

Christmas Number Ones: 1979 I HAVE A DREAM - Abba 1980 SUPER TROUPER - Abba 1981 THE LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE - Bucks Fizz 1982 IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT - Bucks Fizz 1983 RULES OF THE GAME - Bucks Fizz 1984 GOLDEN DAYS - Bucks Fizz 1985 SEND MY HEART - The Adventures 1986 KEEP EACH OTHER WARM - Bucks Fizz 1987 CHEERS THEN - Bananarama 1988 YOU'RE MY ONE AND ONLY - Jennifer Rush 1989 WHEN YOU COME BACK TO ME - Jason Donovan 1990 SUMMER RAIN - Belinda Carlisle 1991 DO YOU FEEL LIKE I FEEL - Belinda Carlisle 1992 OH NO NOT MY BABY - Cher 1993 MOMENTS OF PLEASURE - Kate Bush 1994 PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE - Kylie Minogue 1995 EARTH SONG - Michael Jackson 1996 FROM THIS MOMENT ON - Peach 1997 THE REASON - Celine Dion 1998 ALWAYS HAVE ALWAYS WILL - Ace of Base 1999 ALL GOD'S CHILDREN - Belinda Carlisle 2000 STRONGER - Britney Spears 2001 EVERYBODY - Hear'Say 2002 GOODBYE'S (THE SADDEST WORD) - Celine Dion 2003 LOVE PROFUSION - Madonna 2004 I BELIEVE IN YOU - Kylie Minogue 2005 BIOLOGY - Girls Aloud 2006 BEWARE OF THE DOG - Jamelia 2007 EVERY LITTLE TEARDROP - Gabrielle 2008 IT'S YOU - The Revelations 2009 UNDER THE SHEETS - Ellie Goulding 2010 REAL LIFE - Kim Wilde 2011 ONE EYE CLOSED - Cocknbullkid 2012 SOMETHING NEW - Girls Aloud 2013 LIES - Chvrches 2014 THESE DAYS - Take That Bucks Fizz: 5 times Belinda Carlisle: 3 times Abba, Celine Dion, Kylie Minogue, Girls Aloud: twice

1 THESE DAYS - Take That (stay) 2 WRAPPED UP - Olly Murs (stay) 3 GET AWAY - Chvrches (up 2) 4 CIRCLES - I See Monstas (up 2) 5 YOU'RE NEVER FULLY DRESSED WITHOUT A SMILE - Sia (up 19) 6 MOVE WITH THE SEASON - Temples (down 3) 7 I DON'T CARE - Cheryl (down 3) 8 LAST CHANCE TO DANCE - Ekkah (up 4) 9 WHAT CAN I DO - Secondcity featuring Ali Love (up 4) 10 SANTA TELL ME - Ariana Grande (down 3) 11 PUT YOU ON - Perplexus (up 7) 12 LITTLE SECRETS - Professor Green (up 14) 13 MELTDOWN - Stromae (up 15) 14 REASON - Erasure (down 3) 15 HAPPY - Marina and the Diamonds (up 1) 16 UPTOWN FUNK - Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars (up 11) 17 CITY LIES - R3action (down 9) 18 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS - Band Aid 30 (down 8) 19 LOSING - Becky Hill (down 10) 20 FADE AWAY - Susanne Sundfor (up 16) 21 BUSINESS PLEASURE - Little Boots (down 2) 22 MIRACLES - Coldplay (up 11) 23 THIS IS THE LOVE - Spandau Ballet (down 3) 24 IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (down 10) 25 BIRTHDAY CLUB - Shy Nature (down 10) 26 LEAVE WHILE I'M NOT LOOKING - Paloma Faith NEW 27 HONEST TOWN - Simple Minds (down 10) 28 SOMETHING I NEED - Ben Haenow (up 9) 29 SEMI PRECIOUS - Bobby Tank NEW 30 LOVE ME HARDER - Ariana Grande (down 9) 31 ONE MORE - Elliphant featiuring MO (down 9) 32 SOBER - Childish Gambino NEW 33 NIGHT CHANGES - One Direction NEW 34 IMPERIUM - Madeon (down 11) 35 IT GIRL - Pharrell Williams (down 4) 36 VOYAGER - Black Rivers (down 11) 37 FADE TO GREY (ORCHESTRAL) - Visage NEW 38 COOL KIDS - Echosmith NEW 39 NO GOOD IN GOODBYE - The Script (down 10) 40 I LIVED - OneRepublic (down 10)

OK done mine... 1 ELEVATE – St Lucia 2 MESSIAH – Prides 3 CALLING ALL HEARTS – DJ Cassidy 4 WINGS – Haerts 5 I DON'T CARE – Cheryl 6 FOLLOW YOUR HEART – Holly Johnson 7 COMEBACK – Ella Eyre 8 BURNING GOLD – Christina Perri 9 MY TYPE – Saint Motel 10 HIT MY HEART – Matt Cardle 11 FIRST LOVE – Jennifer Lopez 12 MOVE WITH THE SEASON – Temples 13 ALL THE DAYS – Haerts 14 LOVE ME HARDER – Ariana Grande 15 GHOST – Ella Henderson 16 ALL OF TIME – Avec Sans 17 AN OPEN HEART – Bright Light Bright Light 18 BRAVE – Sara Bareilles 19 COMING OF AGE – Foster the People 20 LAST FOREVER – Fenech-Soler 21 LET GO FOR TONIGHT – Foxes 22 WRAPPED UP – Olly Murs 23 SELFIES – Nina Nesbitt 24 I KNOW YOU WON'T – Carrie Underwood 25 KINGS – The Pierces 26 HOLDING ON TO HEAVEN – Foxes 27 THESE DAYS – Take That 28 MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND – DJ Cassidy 29 MEET ME THERE – Nick Mulvey 30 E.N.D. - The Magic Numbers 31 STRANGER – Chris Malinchak 32 COMING HOME – The Kaiser Chiefs 33 IF I COULD CHANGE YOUR MIND – Haim 34 LOVE NEVER FELT SO GOOD – Michael Jackson 35 LITTLE WHITE LIES – Florrie 36 REALLY DON'T CARE – Demi Lovato 37 DECKCHAIRS ON THE MOON – Bipolar Sunshine 38 CUCURUCU – Nick Mulvey 39 SUMMER – The Courteneers 40 WAR RAGES ON – Alex Clare 41 PAPER HEART – Chloe Howl 42 LOSING – Becky Hill 43 I WAS GONNA CANCEL – Kylie Minogue 44 HEART OUT – The 1975 45 FANTASY – MS MR 46 FEEL – Bombay Bicycle Club 47 BEEN THERE BEFORE – Ghost Beach 48 THERE IS NO OTHER TIME – Klaxons 49 WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR – The Saturdays 50 WALK – Kwabs 51 WON'T BE BROKEN – Keane 52 DO IT AGAIN – Royksopp and Robyn 53 WRONG CLUB – The Ting Tings 54 STAND ON THE HORIZON – Franz Ferdinand 55 GUST OF WIND – Pharrell Williams 56 JUST ANOTHER GIRL – The Killers 57 FEVER TO THE FORM – Nick Mulvey 58 TATTOO – Hunter Hayes 59 LOST ON ME – Peace 60 CRYING FOR NO REASON – Katy B 61 WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE – John Legend 62 IF I GO – Ella Eyre 63 NORTHERN LIGHTS – Kate Boy 64 DRUNK AND INCAPABLE – Krishane 65 COME TO – Bombay Bicycle Club 66 HOLDING ON FOR LIFE – Broken Bells 67 INTO THE BLUE – Kylie Minogue 68 WALK ME TO THE BRIDGE – Manic Street Preachers 69 LOVE RUNS OUT – OneRepublic 70 NO GOOD IN GOODBYE – The Script 71 SINCE I SAW YOU LAST – Gary Barlow 72 BOOM CLAP – Charli XCX 73 YOUNG BLOOD – Saint Raymond 74 IN AND OUT OF LOVE – Holly Johnson 75 UPTIGHT DOWNTOWN – LaRoux

Looking down through my charts - overwhelmingly the most common is two weeks.... 1 week: 175 2 weeks: 340 3 weeks: 166 4 weeks: 68 5 weeks: 37 6 weeks: 15 7 weeks: 10 8 weeks: 2 9 weeks: 3 10 weeks: 0 11 weeks: 1 That gives an average of 2.5 weeks at No.1 Least No.1s: 16 in 1981 and 1982 Most No.1s: 26 in 2003

Here's mine: 1979 GIMME GIMME GIMME - Abba 1980 THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL - Abba 1981 MAKING YOUR MIND UP - Bucks Fizz 1982 ONE STEP FURTHER - Bardo 1983 WHEN WE WERE YOUNG - Bucks Fizz 1984 GOLDEN DAYS - Bucks Fizz 1985 I HEAR TALK - Bucks Fizz 1986 NEW BEGINNING - Bucks Fizz 1987 I COME UNDONE - Jennifer Rush 1988 HEART OF STONE - Bucks Fizz 1989 LOSING MY MIND - Liza Minnelli 1990 RUNAWAY HORSES - Belinda Carlisle 1991 DO YOU FEEL LIKE I FEEL - Belinda Carlisle 1992 DANCING QUEEN (re-issue) - Abba 1993 MOMENTS OF PLEASURE - Kate Bush 1994 THINK TWICE - Celine Dion 1995 NOBODY LIVES WITHOUT LOVE - Eddi Reader 1996 FALLING INTO YOU - Celine Dion 1997 AIN'T GONNA CRY AGAIN - Peter Cox 1998 I WANT YOU TO WANT ME - Solid Harmonie 1999 UNTIL YOU SAVED MY LIFE - Sister Sway 2000 STRONGER - Britney Spears 2001 UPSIDE DOWN - A*Teens 2002 GOING ALL THE WAY - AllStars 2003 LOVE AIN'T GONNA WAIT FOR YOU - S Club 2004 WHEN YOU WALK IN THE ROOM - Agnetha Faltskog 2005 SERIOUS - Pop 2006 RED DRESS - Sugababes 2007 SONG 4 MUTYA - Groove Armada 2008 ARE YOU AFRAID - Rooney 2009 TO KINGDOM COME - Passion Pit 2010 ONE TOUCH - Mini Viva 2011 YELLOW - Cocknbullkid 2012 UNITE US - Pnau 2013 DANCE YOUR PAIN AWAY - Agnetha Faltskog 2014 ELEVATE - St Lucia

My Number Ones 1979-81 on TouTube Hi. Astonished to only find this now. I've been compiling my own charts since I was 9 in 1979. Started out as a top 10 and has been a top 40 since 1981 (ish). My main taste is pop, but even I cringe at some of the number ones I had back in the 80s and since! Most of the threads I've seen concern current charts, so I'm not sure if anyone's interested in charts going back 35 years but I'll start anyway! My number ones from the beginning.... I also devised a sales system similar to the real charts rather than use points 1979 8 Sep LOVE'S GOTTA HOLD ON ME – Dollar (2 weeks) My first number one! Liked Dollar at the time and bought this single. I only bought about 10 singles a year, so I must have liked it. An okay song now, but a bit sugary sweet. Still, not a bad first number one. Beat: Gotta Go Home by Boney M Don't Bring me Down by ELO (at No.2 first and second weeks) 22 Sep ON STAGE EP – Kate Bush (4 weeks) Another single I bought. Was just getting into Kate Bush then (still am a big fan). Got “The Kick Inside” a few months later – and still to this day cannot get used to the studio version of “Them Heavy People” (the lead track on this EP) Beat: Love's Gotta Hold on Me – Dollar (1 week) Dreaming – Blondie (3 weeks) 20 Oct GIMME GIMME GIMME – Abba (5 weeks) Big Abba fan – and certainly they ruled the charts for the first year and a half. This is one of their classics and my first million-seller. Beat: On Stage – Kate Bush (2 weeks) Tusk – Fleetwood Mac (3 weeks) 24 Nov NO MORE TEARS – Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand (1 week) An okay song. Quite liked Donna Summer at the time but had never heard of Streisand. Just one week. Beat: Last Train to London/Confusion – ELO 1 Dec I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND – Dollar (3 weeks) Back to Dollar with a reasonable Beatles cover. Bought this too. Beat: Union City Blue – Blondie (2 weeks) I Have a Dream – Abba (1 week) 22 Dec I HAVE A DREAM – Abba (4 weeks) My least favourite Abba single ever! Certainly doesn't deserve 4 weeks – or even number one at all – but at the time anything with Abba attatched to it would get to number one. Beat: I Want to Hold Your Hand – Dollar (three weeks) Union City Blue – Blondie (1 week) 1980 19 Jan I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND – Dollar (1 week) Since it took so long to reach the UK top 10, this went back for a week and in doing so sold way too much! (Wasn't concerned with sales or points at the time). Million seller Beat: I Have a Dream – Abba 26 Jan SPACER – Sheila and B. Devotion (2 weeks) Charts were pretty bleak for the first few months of 1980 with not a lot in the charts. This is OK – just! Beat: Spirits (Having Flown) – The Bee Gees (2 weeks) 9 Feb I'M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING – The Nolans (1 week) Oh dear. I liked the Nolans, but not one of their best in my opinion. Beat: Someone's Looking at You – The Boomtown Rats 16 Feb ANGELS – Lene Lovich (1 week) Still one of my least favourite number ones. Not sure what I was thinking about that week! I like her earlier hit “Say When”, but this was pretty poor – and a flop in the real charts (the first time one of my number ones didn't make the real charts – but not the last)! Beat: Someone's Looking at You – The Boomtown Rats 23 Feb TAKE THAT LOOK OFF YOUR FACE – Marti Webb (3 weeks) Still a great song. The first single I bought of the 80s. Million seller Beat: Atomic – Blondie (3 weeks) 15 Mar ATOMIC – Blondie (1 week) Blondie's best ever song – only managed one week. The first 12” single I ever bought! Beat: Take That Look off Your Face – Marti Webb 22 Mar TAKE THAT LOOK OFF YOUR FACE – Marti Webb (3 weeks) Making it up to 6 weeks – and ending as the third biggest hit of the year Beat: Atomic – Blondie (2 weeks) January February – Barbara Dickson (1 week) 12 Apr JANUARY FEBRUARY – Barbara Dickson (1 week) A lot of one weeks in 1980. This was good. Beat: Take That Look off Your Face – Marti Webb 19 Apr TALK OF THE TOWN – The Pretenders (1 week) Pretenders only number one and still their best Beat: January February – Barbara Dickson 26 Apr CALL ME – Blondie (1 week) Not a patch on “Atomic” but managed a week Beat: Talk of the Town – The Pretenders 3 May BREATHING – Kate Bush (4 weeks) Charts improve drastically from April onwards. Million seller Beat: Call Me – Blondie (1 week) Coming Up – Paul McCartney (1 week) Platinum Blonde – Prelude (2 weeks) 31 May PLATINUM BLONDE – Prelude (3 weeks) Peaked outside the top 40 in the UK, but gained attention by me through its TOTP appearance. One of the year's best songs. Beat: Breahing – Kate Bush (2 weeks) I'm Alive – ELO (1 week) 21 Jun XANADU – Olivia Newton John and Electric Light Orchestra (1 week) ELO's only number one, and they've had better Beat: Love Street – Dollar 28 Jun IN THE NIGHT – Barbara Dickson (1 week) Not really number one material – a filler Beat: Xanadu – Olivia Newton John and ELO 5 Jul BABOOSHKA – Kate Bush (3 weeks) One of my favourite Kate songs – it remains her biggest selling single. Million seller Beat: Xanadu – Olivia Newton John and ELO (2 weeks) Waterfalls – Paul McCartney 26 Jul THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL – Abba (6 weeks) Return of Abba! Biggest hit of the year – still one of the best songs of the 80s. Million-seller Beat: The Girls Are Out to Get Ya – Dollar (1 week) Babooshka – Kate Bush (3 weeks) 9 to 5 – Sheena Easton (1 week) Oh Yeah – Roxy Music (1 week) 6 Sep MODERN GIRL – Sheena Easton (2 weeks) Far prefer this to “9 to 5”, which was in the charts at the same time. Beat: The Winner Takes it All – Abba (1 week) Can't Stop the Music – Village People (1 week) 20 Sep CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC – Village People (1 week) Still ranks as one of my five most embarrassing number ones! Heard it on TOTP and very briefly liked it before it went hurtling down my charts Beat: Modern Girl – Sheena Easton 27 Sep YOUR EARS SHOULD BE BURNING NOW – Marti Webb (1 week) Another good Marti Webb song Beat: Can't Stop the Music – Village People 4 Oct ARMY DREAMERS – Kate Bush (1 week) Pleasant enough but not one of her best. Beat: Your Ears Should Be Burning Now – Marti Webb 11 Oct YOUR EARS SHOULD BE BURNING NOW – Marti Webb (2 weeks) More leap-frogging Beat: Army Dreamers – Kate Bush (1 week) My Old Piano – Diana Ross (1 week) 25 Oct ARMY DREAMERS – Kate Bush (1 week) And yet again! Beat: Your Ears Should Be Burning Now – Marti Webb 1 Nov WOMAN IN LOVE – Barbra Streisand (2 weeks) Great song. Helped enormously by the video Beat: Army Dreamers – Kate Bush (2 weeks) 15 Nov SUPER TROUPER – Abba (4 weeks) Second biggest hit of the year. Million-seller Beat: Woman in Love – Barbra Streisand (1 week) I'm Coming Out – Diana Ross (2 weeks) December Will Be Magic Again – Kate Bush (1 week) 13 Dec DECEMBER WILL BE MAGIC AGAIN – Kate Bush (1 week) To this day the only Christmas-temed song to hit number one in my charts. Still love this. 4 number ones – top artist of the year Beat: Super Trouper – Abba 20 Dec SUPER TROUPER – Abba (3 weeks) Bringing it up to 7 weeks – longest number one of the year Beat: December Will Be Magic Again – Kate Bush (3 weeks) 1981 10 Jan LOVE ON THE ROCKS – Neil Diamond (1 week) Another song I very briefly liked. Not as bad as Village People though Beat: Imagine – John Lennon 17 Jan FLASH – Queen (2 weeks) Nothing against Queen, but this remains the all-time worst song to reach number one in my charts! It simply had no tune and is barely a song at all. Amazing that this would occur in 1981 which is probably my favourite year ever in music. Beat: Love on the Rocks – Neil Diamond (1 week) Imagine – John Lennon (1 week) 31 Jan VIENNA – Ultravox (2 weeks) Ultravox' only number one. Beat: Flash _ Queen It's My Turn – Diana Ross 14 Feb FADE TO GREY – Visage (3 weeks) Another classic. Beat: Vienna – Ultravox You Take My Breath Away – Dollar Hot Love – Kelly Marie 7 Mar HOT LOVE – Kelly Marie (1 week) Cute song. Just one week for Kelly Beat: Star – Kiki Dee 14 Mar STAR – Kiki Dee (3 weeks) Kiki Dee's only number one, but did have a few sporadic hits during the 80s. Beat: Hot Love – Kelly Marie (2 weeks) Making Your Mind Up – Bucks Fizz 4 Apr MAKING YOUR MIND UP – Bucks Fizz (9 weeks) Bucks Fizz arrive! Although now not one of their best, I got so caught up in the song at the time winning Eurovision and everything I raved about it and launched me on a decade-long love for the group. “Making Your Mind Up” remains to this day the biggest selling single ever with 2.6 million sales. Beat: Star – Kiki Dee (1 week) Four From Toyah – Toyah (2 weeks) Attention to Me – The Nolans (1 week) Me Without You – Peter Sue and Marc (2 weeks) Chequered Love – Kim Wilde (2 weeks) Perfect Timing – Kiki Dee (1 week) 6 Jun PIECE OF THE ACTION – Bucks Fizz (5 weeks) And quickly replacing themselves, giving them 14 consecutive weeks. Another million seller. Beat: Making Your Mind Up – Bucks Fizz (2 weeks) Love Trial – Kelly Marie (1 week) Will You – Hazel O'Connor (1 week) For Your Eyes Only – Sheena Easton (1 week) 11 Jul SAT IN YOUR LAP – Kate Bush (3 weeks) Kate's 6th consecutive number one and last for four years. Beat: Piece of the Action – Bucks Fizz Stars on 45 volume 2 – Starsound Lay All Your Love On Me – Abba 1 Aug LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME – Abba (2 weeks) Abba's 5th consecutive number one and last for over two years. Beat: Water On Glass (2 weeks) 15 Aug ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS – Bucks Fizz (5 weeks) The third number one and a bigger hit than the last. Million seller Beat: Water on Glass – Kim Wilde (1 week) Chemistry – The Nolans (2 weeks) Hand Held in Black and White – Dollar (2 weeks) 19 Sep HAND HELD IN BLACK AND WHITE – Dollar (1 week) Just managed one week but became a million seller. Beat: One of Those Nights – Bucks Fizz 26 Sep ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS – Bucks Fizz (2 weeks) The last time a song returned to number one until 1998 Beat: Hand Held in Black and White – Dollar Prince Charming – Adam and the Ants 10 Oct THUNDER IN THE MOUNTAINS – Toyah (3 weeks) First of two number ones Beat: Prince Charming – Adam and the Ants (1 week) Give Me Back My Love – Gina Dale Haze and the Champions (2 weeks) 31 Oct RUN WILD – Kate Robbins (3 weeks) Beautiful version of a Barbra Streisand song. Failed to chart in the real charts. Beat: Thunder in the Mountains – Toyah (1 week) Little Lady – Aneka (2 weeks) 21 Nov MIRROR MIRROR (MON AMOR) – Dollar (1 week) Again, only managed one week before being bullied out by Bucks Fizz but was another million seller. Beat: Little Lady – Aneka 28 Nov THE LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE – Bucks Fizz (11 weeks) Second-biggest selling single of all-time and the second of only three singles to sell 2 million. Also. To date the longest-running number one ever (the only double-figure chart topper) Beat: Mirror Mirror – Dollar (3 weeks) One of Us – Abba (3 weeks) I Wanna Be a Winner – Brown Sauce (4 weeks) Don't Love Me Too Hard – The Nolans (1 week)

Since I'm new here, I'll add mine. (Newest but I may be the oldest? Anyone been doing charts longer than 35 years?!) Anyway... First: "Love's Gotta Hold On Me" - Dollar (1979) 100th: "Don't Fall in Love" - Toyah (1985) 200th: "More Than You Know" - Martika (1990) 300th: "Steam" - East 17 (1994) 400th: "(You Drive Me) Crazy - Britney Spears (1999) 500th: "All This Time" - Michelle (2004) 600th: "One Step Out of Time" - Jordin Sparks (2009) 700th: "Last Forever" - Fenech-Soler (2014) (Curiously, the last three were all the first number one of those years) Current No.1: "These Days" - Take That Longest number one: "The Land of Make Believe" - Bucks Fizz (11 weeks) Longest run on the chart: "Making Your Mind Up" - Bucks Fizz (42 weeks in three seperate runs)

My number ones from the beginning.... I also devised a sales system similar to the real charts rathger than use points 1979 8 Sep LOVE'S GOTTA HOLD ON ME – Dollar (2 weeks) My first number one! Liked Dollar at the time and bought this single. I only bought about 10 singles a year, so I must have liked it. An okay song now, but a bit sugary sweet. Still, not a bad first number one. Beat: Gotta Go Home by Boney M Don't Bring me Down by ELO (at No.2 first and second weeks) 22 Sep ON STAGE EP – Kate Bush (4 weeks) Another single I bought. Was just getting into Kate Bush then (still am a big fan). Got “The Kick Inside” a few months later – and still to this day cannot get used to the studio version of “Them Heavy People” (the lead track on this EP) Beat: Love's Gotta Hold on Me – Dollar (1 week) Dreaming – Blondie (3 weeks) 20 Oct GIMME GIMME GIMME – Abba (5 weeks) Big Abba fan – and certainly they ruled the charts for the first year and a half. This is one of their classics and my first million-seller. Beat: On Stage – Kate Bush (2 weeks) Tusk – Fleetwood Mac (3 weeks) 24 Nov NO MORE TEARS – Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand (1 week) An okay song. Quite liked Donna Summer at the time but had never heard of Streisand. Just one week. Beat: Last Train to London/Confusion – ELO 1 Dec I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND – Dollar (3 weeks) Back to Dollar with a reasonable Beatles cover. Bought this too. Beat: Union City Blue – Blondie (2 weeks) I Have a Dream – Abba (1 week) 22 Dec I HAVE A DREAM – Abba (4 weeks) My least favourite Abba single ever! Certainly doesn't deserve 4 weeks – or even number one at all – but at the time anything with Abba attatched to it would get to number one. Beat: I Want to Hold Your Hand – Dollar (three weeks) Union City Blue – Blondie (1 week) 1980 19 Jan I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND – Dollar (1 week) Since it took so long to reach the UK top 10, this went back for a week and in doing so sold way too much! (Wasn't concerned with sales or points at the time). Million seller Beat: I Have a Dream – Abba 26 Jan SPACER – Sheila and B. Devotion (2 weeks) Charts were pretty bleak for the first few months of 1980 with not a lot in the charts. This is OK – just! Beat: Spirits (Having Flown) – The Bee Gees (2 weeks) 9 Feb I'M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING – The Nolans (1 week) Oh dear. I liked the Nolans, but not one of their best in my opinion. Beat: Someone's Looking at You – The Boomtown Rats 16 Feb ANGELS – Lene Lovich (1 week) Still one of my least favourite number ones. Not sure what I was thinking about that week! I like her earlier hit “Say When”, but this was pretty poor – and a flop in the real charts (the first time one of my number ones didn't make the real charts – but not the last)! Beat: Someone's Looking at You – The Boomtown Rats 23 Feb TAKE THAT LOOK OFF YOUR FACE – Marti Webb (3 weeks) Still a great song. The first single I bought of the 80s. Million seller Beat: Atomic – Blondie (3 weeks) 15 Mar ATOMIC – Blondie (1 week) Blondie's best ever song – only managed one week. The first 12” single I ever bought! Beat: Take That Look off Your Face – Marti Webb 22 Mar TAKE THAT LOOK OFF YOUR FACE – Marti Webb (3 weeks) Making it up to 6 weeks – and ending as the third biggest hit of the year Beat: Atomic – Blondie (2 weeks) January February – Barbara Dickson (1 week) 12 Apr JANUARY FEBRUARY – Barbara Dickson (1 week) A lot of one weeks in 1980. This was good. Beat: Take That Look off Your Face – Marti Webb 19 Apr TALK OF THE TOWN – The Pretenders (1 week) Pretenders only number one and still their best Beat: January February – Barbara Dickson 26 Apr CALL ME – Blondie (1 week) Not a patch on “Atomic” but managed a week Beat: Talk of the Town – The Pretenders 3 May BREATHING – Kate Bush (4 weeks) Charts improve drastically from April onwards. Million seller Beat: Call Me – Blondie (1 week) Coming Up – Paul McCartney (1 week) Platinum Blonde – Prelude (2 weeks) 31 May PLATINUM BLONDE – Prelude (3 weeks) Peaked outside the top 40 in the UK, but gained attention by me through its TOTP appearance. One of the year's best songs. Beat: Breahing – Kate Bush (2 weeks) I'm Alive – ELO (1 week) 21 Jun XANADU – Olivia Newton John and Electric Light Orchestra (1 week) ELO's only number one, and they've had better Beat: Love Street – Dollar 28 Jun IN THE NIGHT – Barbara Dickson (1 week) Not really number one material – a filler Beat: Xanadu – Olivia Newton John and ELO 5 Jul BABOOSHKA – Kate Bush (3 weeks) One of my favourite Kate songs – it remains her biggest selling single. Million seller Beat: Xanadu – Olivia Newton John and ELO (2 weeks) Waterfalls – Paul McCartney 26 Jul THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL – Abba (6 weeks) Return of Abba! Biggest hit of the year – still one of the best songs of the 80s. Million-seller Beat: The Girls Are Out to Get Ya – Dollar (1 week) Babooshka – Kate Bush (3 weeks) 9 to 5 – Sheena Easton (1 week) Oh Yeah – Roxy Music (1 week) 6 Sep MODERN GIRL – Sheena Easton (2 weeks) Far prefer this to “9 to 5”, which was in the charts at the same time. Beat: The Winner Takes it All – Abba (1 week) Can't Stop the Music – Village People (1 week) 20 Sep CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC – Village People (1 week) Still ranks as one of my five most embarrassing number ones! Heard it on TOTP and very briefly liked it before it went hurtling down my charts Beat: Modern Girl – Sheena Easton 27 Sep YOUR EARS SHOULD BE BURNING NOW – Marti Webb (1 week) Another good Marti Webb song Beat: Can't Stop the Music – Village People 4 Oct ARMY DREAMERS – Kate Bush (1 week) Pleasant enough but not one of her best. Beat: Your Ears Should Be Burning Now – Marti Webb 11 Oct YOUR EARS SHOULD BE BURNING NOW – Marti Webb (2 weeks) More leap-frogging Beat: Army Dreamers – Kate Bush (1 week) My Old Piano – Diana Ross (1 week) 25 Oct ARMY DREAMERS – Kate Bush (1 week) And yet again! Beat: Your Ears Should Be Burning Now – Marti Webb 1 Nov WOMAN IN LOVE – Barbra Streisand (2 weeks) Great song. Helped enormously by the video Beat: Army Dreamers – Kate Bush (2 weeks) 15 Nov SUPER TROUPER – Abba (4 weeks) Second biggest hit of the year. Million-seller Beat: Woman in Love – Barbra Streisand (1 week) I'm Coming Out – Diana Ross (2 weeks) December Will Be Magic Again – Kate Bush (1 week) 13 Dec DECEMBER WILL BE MAGIC AGAIN – Kate Bush (1 week) To this day the only Christmas-temed song to hit number one in my charts. Still love this. 4 number ones – top artist of the year Beat: Super Trouper – Abba 20 Dec SUPER TROUPER – Abba (3 weeks) Bringing it up to 7 weeks – longest number one of the year Beat: December Will Be Magic Again – Kate Bush (3 weeks) 1981 10 Jan LOVE ON THE ROCKS – Neil Diamond (1 week) Another song I very briefly liked. Not as bad as Village People though Beat: Imagine – John Lennon 17 Jan FLASH – Queen (2 weeks) Nothing against Queen, but this remains the all-time worst song to reach number one in my charts! It simply had no tune and is barely a song at all. Amazing that this would occur in 1981 which is probably my favourite year ever in music. Beat: Love on the Rocks – Neil Diamond (1 week) Imagine – John Lennon (1 week) 31 Jan VIENNA – Ultravox (2 weeks) Ultravox' only number one. Beat: Flash _ Queen It's My Turn – Diana Ross 14 Feb FADE TO GREY – Visage (3 weeks) Another classic. Beat: Vienna – Ultravox You Take My Breath Away – Dollar Hot Love – Kelly Marie 7 Mar HOT LOVE – Kelly Marie (1 week) Cute song. Just one week for Kelly Beat: Star – Kiki Dee 14 Mar STAR – Kiki Dee (3 weeks) Kiki Dee's only number one, but did have a few sporadic hits during the 80s. Beat: Hot Love – Kelly Marie (2 weeks) Making Your Mind Up – Bucks Fizz 4 Apr MAKING YOUR MIND UP – Bucks Fizz (9 weeks) Bucks Fizz arrive! Although now not one of their best, I got so caught up in the song at the time winning Eurovision and everything I raved about it and launched me on a decade-long love for the group. “Making Your Mind Up” remains to this day the biggest selling single ever with 2.6 million sales. Beat: Star – Kiki Dee (1 week) Four From Toyah – Toyah (2 weeks) Attention to Me – The Nolans (1 week) Me Without You – Peter Sue and Marc (2 weeks) Chequered Love – Kim Wilde (2 weeks) Perfect Timing – Kiki Dee (1 week) 6 Jun PIECE OF THE ACTION – Bucks Fizz (5 weeks) And quickly replacing themselves, giving them 14 consecutive weeks. Another million seller. Beat: Making Your Mind Up – Bucks Fizz (2 weeks) Love Trial – Kelly Marie (1 week) Will You – Hazel O'Connor (1 week) For Your Eyes Only – Sheena Easton (1 week) 11 Jul SAT IN YOUR LAP – Kate Bush (3 weeks) Kate's 6th consecutive number one and last for four years. Beat: Piece of the Action – Bucks Fizz Stars on 45 volume 2 – Starsound Lay All Your Love On Me – Abba 1 Aug LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME – Abba (2 weeks) Abba's 5th consecutive number one and last for over two years. Beat: Water On Glass (2 weeks) 15 Aug ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS – Bucks Fizz (5 weeks) The third number one and a bigger hit than the last. Million seller Beat: Water on Glass – Kim Wilde (1 week) Chemistry – The Nolans (2 weeks) Hand Held in Black and White – Dollar (2 weeks) 19 Sep HAND HELD IN BLACK AND WHITE – Dollar (1 week) Just managed one week but became a million seller. Beat: One of Those Nights – Bucks Fizz 26 Sep ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS – Bucks Fizz (2 weeks) The last time a song returned to number one until 1998 Beat: Hand Held in Black and White – Dollar Prince Charming – Adam and the Ants 10 Oct THUNDER IN THE MOUNTAINS – Toyah (3 weeks) First of two number ones Beat: Prince Charming – Adam and the Ants (1 week) Give Me Back My Love – Gina Dale Haze and the Champions (2 weeks) 31 Oct RUN WILD – Kate Robbins (3 weeks) Beautiful version of a Barbra Streisand song. Failed to chart in the real charts. Beat: Thunder in the Mountains – Toyah (1 week) Little Lady – Aneka (2 weeks) 21 Nov MIRROR MIRROR (MON AMOR) – Dollar (1 week) Again, only managed one week before being bullied out by Bucks Fizz but was another million seller. Beat: Little Lady – Aneka 28 Nov THE LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE – Bucks Fizz (11 weeks) Second-biggest selling single of all-time and the second of only three singles to sell 2 million. Also. To date the longest-running number one ever (the only double-figure chart topper) Beat: Mirror Mirror – Dollar (3 weeks) One of Us – Abba (3 weeks) I Wanna Be a Winner – Brown Sauce (4 weeks) Don't Love Me Too Hard – The Nolans (1 week)