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I like the songs from Verve Texas and Sundays. The Seahorses had to be one of the stand out bands of 1997 for me. Pity they only recorded one album.

My Fave Thin Lizzy song has to be the one that was on TOTP this week Dancing In The Moonlight, with its infamous line "I always get chocolate stains on my pants". Boys Are Back In Town is undoubtely a rock classic but Ive heard it so much Ive got bored of it.

This Time I Know Its Fo Real is a good Donna Summer song, unpopular with some as it was written and produced by Stock Aitken & Waterman. Restored her back to the US top 20 for the first time in about 10-15 years if I remember rightly

Hewson also later produced hits for Cliff Richard & Shakin Stevens.

The awful Flat Beat by Mr Oizo

Instrumental number ones Tornados Telstar (written, produced by the late great Joe Meek. First single by a British Group to top the American charts, a whole year before the Beatles did it!)) Shadows Apache , Wonderful Land Simon Park Eye Level Fleetwood Mac Albatross Eddie Calvert Oh Mein papa Doop Doop (if it counts?) Of course theres also Acker Bilk Stranger On The Shore, which althouigh didnt get to no.1 on the 'official' chart reached no.1 on every other chart from the sixties.

Xmas chart for 1998 would possibly have some record breaking sales in the top 10? The top 2, Spice Girls & Chef had huge sales.

I'm not sure, but I think Palmer used to be in Crazy World of Arthur Brown albeit very beriefly. I'm guessing Tony Blackburn was the DJ?..

I know that Erroll Brown co-wrote Get Lucky for Jermaine Stewart in 1989.

The Dooleys, Everly Brothers, Duran Duran. The list would be literally huge!

Thanks for that Black cat Interesting. TOTP was on, on Wednesday this week not on today cause of the proms. I just noticed last night.

other HC hits off the top if my head Emma Brother Louie (A US no.1 for a band called the Stories) It Started With A Kiss Heaven in the back of my cadilac ?? Love is life what kind of boy you looking for girl & You Sexy Thing (been top 10 in 3 seperate occasions 1975,1987 & 1997 ) I know they were signed to Mickie Mosts label RAK.

She is the only Female Act in UK Chart history to have 3 million selling singles. Both The Spice Girls and Celine Dion are both only on 2.

Rod Stewart also had a no.1 with You Wear It Well. I love the Small Faces my fave band of the 60's along with the Beatles. Never too keen on Rod and the Faces stuff, always fustrates me when people get confused and think that Rod was a member of the Small Faces. Musically they sound very different imo.

There gonna make there Sales database available for everyonne to access online :P

Lulu was a joint Eurovision winner in 1969 with Boom Bang a Bang

not forgetting whigfield!

Vaguely. I Think Cicero were produced by the Pet Shp Boys IIRC

Talking about Scottish acts what was the first scottish act to top the singles chart? anybody know..

Interesting to note that there were three different versions of Sunny in the UK top 40 in the same week in October 1966, the original and versions by Cher and Georgie Fame. Hebb wrote it in tribute to his brother who was killed

I got into the charts 1988, although growing up as a chart fan in 90s was great. We had the longest runner at no.1 with Bryan Adams in 1991 and then the all time biggest seller with Elton John in 1997. Also the transition from climbing up the charts to debuting at peak position evolved in the 90's, which was interesting to follow.

Andy was also in a band with Blue Weaver in the early 70s and had a hit with Natural Sinner as Fairweather.

The Andy Fairweatherlow single didnt even make the charts! Just goes to show totp didnt always help propel singles to the top of the charts even in its hey day. Interesting to note, the first act on yesterday - The Brothers shot into the charts after winning tv talent show Opportunity Knocks.

yes, not as good as i'd hoped. as a matter of interest, this is a great website on the Beatles. http://www.beatlesebooks.com/

ah! Roger Daltrey,... Ofcourse. Great song aswell.