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6 points Big Fun - Can't Shake The Feeling Daphne & Celeste - Ooh Stick You! Des'ree - Life LL Cool J - I Need Love N-Joi - Anthem Yomanda - Synth & Strings From 1999, Synth & Strings was one of four top 40 hits for Paul Masterson under his Yomanda name. From the 90s, there are N-Joi and Des'ree and from the 80s, Big Fun and LL Cool J with his first top 40 single, I Need Love. The 21st Century is represented by Daphne & Celeste.

5 points Kele Le Roc - Little Bit Of Lovin' The Pretenders - Hymn To Her The Stranglers - Peaches / Go Buddy Go Sway - Level Up Dusty Springfield - Some Of Your Lovin' Wham! - Wham Rap! With its distinctive bassline, Peaches was the first top 40 hit for The Stranglers. They have another song to come and there is also another 'Peaches' left. From 1983, we have Wham!'s second hit single and from four years later, comes Hymn To Her by The Pretenders who also have a second song to come. There's a correction here as I got Kele Le Roc and Lonyo mixed up yesterday. Summer Of Love by Lonyo has been added to the 2 point list and Little Bit Of Lovin' scored 5 points.

Just going back to the video for 'Let's Dance', it's occurred to me since I posted about it that the nuclear bomb exploding is most likely a reference to the nuclear tests that took place in Australia in the 1950s. The Aboriginal people were forcibly removed from their own territory.

13th - 19th January 1966 28. You Were On My Mind - Crispian St. Peters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKOKZleJejw After a ponderous start, this builds up well with the tambourine, organ and saxophone. He's double tracked his vocal in two different keys. The cover of a song from 1961 will go all the way to number 2. 29. Take Me To Your Heart Again - Vince Hill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj7pT2LwDM4 The first top 40 hit for the easy listening singer who I remember from 70s TV programmes. It's a ballad that really belongs in the early 50s. 30. You Make It Move - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRfVvgoElhM A promising chart debut for this group. A good rhythm is maintained throughout and the vocals are shared around. 36. Michelle - The Overlanders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-i7YW6JMrc A one hit wonder for this group covering the Beatles' song. They make a decent job of it but not half as good as the original. It will spend three weeks at number 1. 38. Hello, Dolly! - The Bachelors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4wqlCQZCYI The fourth version of the song to reach the top 40. It's done in the traditional music hall style starting with one of them imitating the ringing of a telephone. 39. Michelle - David and Jonathan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AIJX2semYI A rival version of the song which will only get to number 11. This has a simpler arrangement, not much to choose between them but I think I prefer the Overlanders. Record of the week : 34. A Groovy Kind Of Love - The Mindbenders The Mindbenders' first single without Wayne Fontana will be a huge success, reaching number 2 in March and repeating that peak position in the US. Eric Stewart sings the lead vocal so it's a pleasure to see him in this clip when I'm more used to seeing him in 10cc videos. The production is straightforward so I'm picking this as record of the week just because it's a great tune which has endured, with a future version by Phil Collins topping the chart. Carole Bayer Sager and Toni Wine based the melody on a classical piece by the composer Muzio Clementi.

I can host a synctube listenthrough on Thursday evening. I think the one for the Pop Forum contest is on Wednesday. With BJSC starting soon, I think it would be best to do it this week.

Well done on the double 39, John. Round 1: 30 The year, Starland Vocal Band Round 2: 39 💥 3 in 10: 3 Grease, Sherry, The Night

When you said your favourite was still to come when two were left I thought it was going to be Let's Dance so I'm pleased to see it's Total Eclipse Of The Heart.

Someone else is doing 1984. I wanted my years to be spread further apart.

It says you edited your list 20 hours ago so I would have missed it. I've added Pump It Up to the one point section now.

Don't forget, everyone, that we are still looking for guest hosts to cover some years. Full details can be found on page 17 of gooddelta's 1999 thread.

I'll leave it to the entrants of those songs to PM you if they know where to find them.

We played the Bucks Fizz song on the 1982 Synctube session yesterday and someone mentioned it sounded like The Carpenters so you are not the only one who thinks that.

Thanks for putting the Spotify playlist together, Wardy. Are the songs by Out Of Order and Juniper not on Spotify? There seem to be 15 acts called Out Of Order on there so I can see how it would be difficult to find the right one.

4 points George Ezra - Hold My Girl The Four Tops - Bernadette Michael Jackson - In The Closet Ian Van Dahl - Reason Mari Wilson - Just What I Always Wanted Just What I Always Wanted is one of the catchiest pop songs from 1982. Mari Wilson is not to be confused with Meri Wilson who reached number 6 in 1977 with Telephone Man. The Jackson family have ten number 8 singles between them even though Janet has none. Nine received votes with Ain't No Sunshine by Michael from 1972 the only one that was overlooked. In The Closet is the first one to leave. From 1967, Bernadette was the third top 10 hit for The Four Tops.

3 points Bucks Fizz - Now Those Days Are Gone Good Charlotte - Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous Mimi Webb - Good Without After two number 1 singles, Bucks Fizz released this delicate ballad with more than a minute of a cappella before any music comes in. Mike Nolan sings the lead vocal. From much later on, Good Without was the first of two top 10 hits so far for Mimi Webb. There are two Goods on three points as Good Charlotte appear with their single from 2002.