King Rollo

I will allow 'Ain't Nobody' as it's the original version and the one that got to number 6 was a remix.

It's my turn to do one of these and I've chosen 1983 which is my favourite year for UK chart singles. Most of the best ones didn't get to number 1 but there was a good quality to the chart toppers. There were 17 in total, each by a different artist and from several different genres. I'm only going to review the new number 1s so the Christmas number 1 from 1982, 'Save Your Love' by Renee and Renato, which held on for two more weeks will not be included here. What was going on in 1983? CDs went on sale for the first time, they didn't really take off until 1985. The one pound coin was introduced. Breakfast TV was launched with 'Breakfast Time' on BBC1 soon followed by 'TV-am' on ITV. The Austin Metro was Britain's best selling car. Margaret Thatcher won the general election for the Conservatives with a landslide victory over a Labour Party led by Michael Foot. The World Athletics Championships were staged for the first time with Steve Cram, a gold medallist in the 1500m, going on to win the BBC Sports Personality Of The Year award. The first 'Star Wars' trilogy concluded with 'Return Of The Jedi'. Luxembourg won the Eurovision Song Contest with 'Si La Vie Est Cadeau' by Corinne Hermes, not a song that I remember. Worldwide, the simmering Cold War tension between the United States and the Soviet Union was intensified after the Russians shot down Korean Air Lines Flight 007 after it had accidently drifted into Russian prohibited airspace. My rankings will start tomorrow.

Listening to Winifred Atwell playing the piano always puts a smile on my face.

Yes, you get to it by clicking on the pinned thread 'Chart Forum Index'. It's under 'miscellaneous'.

Will the 'Results of games, rates and ranks' be kept where it is? I would like the results of the annual Ultimate poll I run still to be together in one place.

This would be my top 10 from the year: 1. Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen) 2. Fatboy Slim - Praise You 3. Shanks & Bigfoot - Sweet Like Chocolate 4. ATB - 9PM (Till I Come) 5. Armand Van Helden - You Don't Know Me 6. Steps - Heartbeat/Tragedy 7. Blondie - Maria 8. Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of ...) 9. Lenny Kravitz - Fly Away 10. Mr. Oizo - Flat Beat I'm putting Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen) on top based on the full seven minute version. I really only like the top two songs but the other eight are all OK to listen to. Thanks gooddelta for taking us through 1998 and 1999.

For the first time since I started this in 1961, there is a repeat chart for the week after Christmas so no new records to listen to this week.

Burnley 0-1 Newcastle United Chelsea 2-0 AFC Bournemouth Nottingham Forest 2-1 Everton West Ham United 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa Manchester United 3-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Crystal Palace 1-1 Fulham Liverpool 2-1 Leeds United Brentford 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur Sunderland 1-2 Manchester City

The semi-finals will be in February and the final in March so I don't think you'll miss out on any part of this.

I voted for The Arctic Monkeys but I see I've tied it again. I had to listen to Cool as I didn't know it.

Hi Darren, thanks for voting. I can't find a song on the list called Easy In The Morning. Did you mean Early In The Morning by Vanity Fare? I also can't find a song called Someone Like You. Did you mean Someone Like Me by Atomic Kitten?

My own list: +30 Electric Light Orchestra - Confusion / Last Train To London +29 The Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit) +28 Pet Shop Boys - Suburbia +27 Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line +26 The Chemical Brothers – Star Guitar +25 Nero - Guilt +24 Depeche Mode - In Your Room +23 Freemasons featuring Bailey Tzuke – Uninvited +22 Black - Wonderful Life +21 Visage - Fade To Grey +20 Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark – Enola Gay +19 Electric Light Orchestra – The Diary Of Horace Wimp +18 Far Corporation – Stairway To Heaven +17 Pet Shop Boys - Rent +16 Unkle featuring Ian Brown – Be There +15 Billy Joel - An Innocent Man +14 The Chemical Brothers – It Began In Afrika +13 Genesis - Turn It On Again +12 Jon and Vangelis - I Hear You Now +11 Ultravox - All Stood Still +10 Hazel O'Connor - Will You +9 Radiohead - Karma Police +8 Echo and the Bunnymen - The Cutter +7 Dire Straits - Romeo And Juliet +6 The Eagles - Hotel California +5 Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing +4 The Beach Boys - Heroes And Villains +3 Bucks Fizz - Now Those Days Are Gone +2 Echo and the Bunnymen - Nothing Lasts Forever +1 Bucks Fizz – New Beginning (Mamba Seyra) No room for : Just Can't Get Enough, Waiting For A Girl Like You, Here Comes The Rain Again or Big In Japan

The hall of fame so far: Ultimate Number 1 : Madonna - Like A Prayer Ultimate Number 2 : A-ha - Take On Me Ultimate Number 3 : The Killers - Somebody Told Me Ultimate Number 4 : Radiohead - No Surprises Ultimate Number 5 : Green Day – Boulevard Of Broken Dreams Ultimate Number 6 : Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence Ultimate Number 7: Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit The time has now come to decide what the forum's favourite single that peaked at number 8 is. Once again, in the first round, you vote for your top 30 number 8 singles. Please put them in order from 30 points for your favourite down to 1 point for your least favourite. The 100 singles with the most points will go through to two semi-finals of 50 songs each and the top 25 from each semi will go through to a final of 50 songs. Each voter's favourite number 8 from their first round vote will be given a wild card into the semi-finals even if it didn't receive enough points from other people to qualify so there could be more than 50 songs in each semi-final. Here is a link to the list of number 8 singles. There are two weeks for you to vote so plenty of time to look through this list to make sure you don't forget any songs that don't immediately spring to mind. https://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/197176-number-8-singles/ Remember, your favourite song should be at the top of your list with your least favourite at the bottom. So if anyone starts their list with 1, I will assume that means 1st place, not 1 point. Closing date - Sunday 11th January

Spandau Ballet - Instinction Associates - Club Country ABC - The Look Of Love New Order - Temptation Tight Fit - Fantasy Island Tie break: Party Fears Two

On the Popmaster Champions League final on Christmas Eve, the winner got all his questions correct except for naming the surname of Freddie from Freddie and The Dreamers. I forgot what it was as well.

Yes, that was over far too quickly but good to see England win a test match in Australia for the first time in 15 years. Their bowlers certainly took advantage of the pitch they were provided with.

RIP the football player John Robertson who died yesterday. He's mentioned in the lyrics of one of the songs we will be listening to on Sunday.

Manchester United 2-2 Newcastle United Nottingham Forest 0-2 Manchester City Arsenal 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion Brentford 2-1 AFC Bournemouth Burnley 0-1 Everton Liverpool 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers West Ham United 1-1 Fulham Chelsea 2-1 Aston Villa Sunderland 1-1 Leeds United Crystal Palace 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur

I voted for Lando Norris, Rory McIlroy and Cash/Glasspool

Those questions for the final were tough. You did well to get 26 and 30. The winner scoring 51 points certainly knew his music. Round 1: 1-x-x-4-x-x-7-x-x-x 12 points Round 2: 1-x-x-x-x-6-x-x-x-10 17 points

23rd - 29th December 1965 31. Take Me For What I'm Worth - The Searchers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8TqphC4RAI That guitar intro was a promising start and the rest of the song is well put together with an emotive vocal from the lead singer but it lacks the hook needed to make it memorable. 33. A Must To Avoid - Herman's Hermits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kXRpJh3UtY The message here is don't go out with this girl because she'll quickly dump you and move on to someone else. Musically, it was alright but one to avoid playing again. 37. A Hard Day's Night - Peter Sellers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLEMncv140s The Beatles' lyrics are spoken here in the style of Laurence Olivier in the film of Richard III. It was mildly amusing. The single will be the last of his four top 30 hits, spread across eight years. 39. The Very Thought Of You - Tony Bennett https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLuFKaXEI1Y A song that goes back to 1934. This version is nice enough but goes on for a bit too long. At 4.36, it's one of the longest singles from the year. The chilled out trumpet was the highlight. It will be another 46 years before Tony makes his next appearance in the top 40. Record of the week : 36. It Was Easier To Hurt Her - Wayne Fontana Wayne Fontana has left the Mindbenders and this is his first solo single. I liked the dramatic production with the brass, strings and drums all playing their part. In the song, he's regretting taking the "treat her mean to keep her keen" advice. It's a cover of a song by the American singer Garnet Mimms and will go no higher than this position so not the best start to Wayne's solo career.

Yes, well done John. A maximum score in Champions League is impressive. Round 1: 1-2-3-4-5-6-x-8-x-x 29 points Round 2: 1-2-x-4-5-x-7-x-x-x 19 points

I was top of the rolling year leaderboard going into this contest but scoring just 36 points and losing the points from my 5th place a year ago has scuppered my chances. Well done Dan.

Round 1: 1-x-3-4-5-6-x-8-x-10 37 points Round 2: 1-2-3-4-x-6-7-8-x-x 31 points

Congratulations Lewis, it's great to see my 12 pointer winning this contest. Thanks to everyone who gave points to 'Monster Jam'. And thanks to Doctor Blind for hosting and the excellent results presentation.