King Rollo

17th - 23rd June 1965 32. Heart Full Of Soul - The Yardbirds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrnngCgJQyA Another Graham Gouldman composition for the Yardbirds. Jeff Beck has replaced Eric Clapton and his guitar parts really stand out here. A good follow-up to 'For Your Love' and it will go one place higher at number 2. 36. I'll Stay By You - Kenny Lynch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foeanqs_9h4 This will be the last of Kenny's seven top 40 hits and it's a pleasant tune with plenty of warmth in his vocal. 37. She's About A Mover - Sir Douglas Quintet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XboE3_7KZ3Y The only hit for the Texas group has a catchy chorus, a distinctive contribution from the organ and a soulful vocal from the lead singer, Doug Sahm, who also wrote the song. 40. Maggie's Farm - Bob Dylan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgphPFNiVZw The drawling vocal style is in full effect on this one so it's difficult to enjoy it as much as I would like. Record of the week : 38. Mr Tambourine Man - The Byrds Another Bob Dylan song wins the accolade this week with this cover of an album track that only came out a few weeks ago. Its folk rock/jangle pop sound wouldn't be out of place in the 'summer of love' in 1967. The first hit for the Los Angeles band will spend two weeks at number 1 and also top the Billboard chart.

I think I've only lost one song from my vote so far, Jessie's Girl by Rick Springfield.

I think Rocket Man would have been a better choice for Elton to keep him in or maybe Your Song or Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Sad to see him out but glad that Chvrches are back in.

The former Gloucestershire and England bowler David 'Syd' Lawrence has died after battling motor neurone disease. RIP

Shame is my favourite Eurythmics single, it only got to number 41. Cambodia was a great song by Kim Wilde, probably her best, along with Child Come Away which only reached number 43. OMD, Depeche Mode and the Pet Shop Boys are all fantastic, of course.

I'm honoured that you are using my poll format. +30 Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb +29 The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice +28 Queen - We Will Rock You +27 Tom Petty - Free Fallin' +26 The Waitresses- Christmas Wrapping +25 Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here +24 Simon & Garfunkel- The Sound Of Silence +23 The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun +22 Fleetwood Mac - The Chain +21 The Beatles - In My Life +20 The Who - Baba O'Riley +19 Empire Of The Sun- Walking On A Dream +18 Billy Joel - Piano Man +17 Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia +16 Woodkid - Run Boy Run +15 The Beatles - Blackbird +14 Bryan Adams - Summer Of '69 +13 Daryl Hall & John Oates- You Make My Dreams +12 Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes +11 Lou Reed - Perfect Day +10 Led Zeppelin- Immigrant Song +9 David Bowie - Changes +8 The Cinematic Orchestra- To Build A Home +7 Rick Springfield- Jessie's Girl +6 Blondie - One Way Or Another +5 Chuck Berry- Johnny B. Goode +4 John Denver- Take Me Home Country Roads +3 Oasis- Half The World Away +2 The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter +1 Dolly Parton - 9 To 5

Round 1: 24 Gates, the year, I Found Heaven Round 2: 27 Silver Convention, Hands Up 3 in 10: 3 Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, True Colors, Time After Time

It's just the new entries from each chart so I think it will take about one year to get through, if we assume there are about five new entries for each chart week.

Ultravox's run of singles in the 80s is pretty faultless, the same goes for Tears For Fears.

Excellent news. This is my favourite decade for top 40 singles. I'll be there on Sunday.

Round 1: 36 Tomorrow Never Dies Round 2: 30 The year, Mystify 3 in 10: 3 Native New Yorker, Use It Up And Wear It Out, If You're Looking For A Way Out

10th - 16th June 1965 27. Stingray - The Shadows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYWXp_Qiqfk Sadly, this is not their version of the theme tune to Stingray but, as the programme started just a year ago, maybe it inspired the song's title. Their guitars have a deeper, rockier sound to them on this one so credit to them for varying their style a bit. 32. On My Word - Cliff Richard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQHQk_XOivo Cliff's impressive run of 23 consecutive top 10 singles dating back to January 1960 finally comes to an end with this one peaking at number 12. There was some tinkly piano, acoustic guitar and brass instruments but the song itself was fairly mundane so it's understandable it wasn't a big hit. 33. From The Bottom Of My Heart - The Moody Blues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ7oEgpcuo8 There's a brooding rhythm to this one with Denny Laine's vocal ranging from the lower register to a wailing falsetto at the end. It will be the group's last hit until the big one in 1967. 36. My Child - Connie Francis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gJMUuizXlk An orchestral ballad with a powerful vocal from Connie will be her 22nd and final top 40 hit. She is now 87 years old. 40. Back In My Arms Again - The Supremes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7p1J39qc3g This will be a fifth US number 1 for the Supremes but it's the weakest song out of the five and will go no higher then number 40 here. Record of the week : 28. Looking Through The Eyes Of Love - Gene Pitney This is the best of today's bunch. It has the usual skilled vocal from Gene backed by some dramatic orchestration. The lyrics are about him being a hopeless loser who no one notices but his girl thinks differently as she's looking through the eyes of love. The single will peak as high as number 3. A cover version by The Partridge Family will be a top 10 hit in 1973.

Round 1: 27 Like Sister And Brother, The Rubettes, Seal Round 2: 36 New Kid 3 in 10: 1 Never Tear Us Apart

X - One Hit Wonders June 2025 Host - Brer Winner - danG Alphaville - Sounds Like A Melody (1984) 1 120 Alphaville - Sounds Like A Melody [danG] 2 105 The Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way [Severin] 3 93 Army Of Lovers - Obsession [Addy!] 4 90 Modern Talking - Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. For Love) [Dobbo] 5 76 Classix Nouveaux - Never Never Comes [Ansel] 6 74 The Icicle Works - Birds Fly (Whisper To A Scream) [Suedehead2] 7 73 Cicero - That Loving Feeling [Mangø] 8 71 White Town - Undressed [Jester] 9 65 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat [Chez Wombat] 10 62 Helen Reddy - Imagination [WoW73] 11 59 Mr. Oizo - Stunt [dandy*] 12 58 The Vapors - News At Ten [Jade] 13 57 Annerley - Save Me [CowTzy] 14 52 Nu Shooz - Point Of No Return [AH Gold] (9 votes) 15 52 Donna Lewis - Agenais [gooddelta] (8 votes) 16 49 Young MC - Know How [jimwatts] 17 45 Shocking Blue - Love Buzz [Scene] 18 36 Tracy Chapman - Give Me One Reason [Bjork] 19 35 Paula Cole - I Don't Want To Wait [Herbs] 20 28 Freiheit - The Land Of Fantasy [King Rollo] 21 26 Zager & Evans - Listen To The People [Brer] 22 25 2wo Third3 - Hear Me Calling [ChrisJK] 23 12.73 They Might Be Giants - Purple Toupee [!!!] {33% deduction} 24 11 Chantay Savage - Betcha'll Never Find [awardinary] (4 votes) 25 11 Yo-Yo Ma and Bobby McFerrin - Stars [Julian_] (2 votes)

Round 1: 33 Game, Barry Manilow Round 2: 36 The year 3 in 10: 1 I Want It That Way

Calum, was that a random draw or was it seeded, based on points scored in the first three rounds?

Singers and groups from talent shows?

Marvellous! The Pet Shop Boys survive.

This gives my act a second chance as I don't think they finished in the top 8. I'm not getting my hopes up too much, though.

This is the updated league table after 10 contests: 1. (1) 67 Addy! 2. (2) 52 dandy* 3. (5) 41 Dobbo 4. (3) 36 AH Gold 5. (4) 34 jimwatts 6. (8) 32 Severin 7. (6) 30 King Rollo 8. (7) 28 Jade 9. (11) 24 Jester 9. (16) 24 danG 11. (8) 23 Julian 12. (10) 22 Bjork 13. (13) 21 Chez Wombat 14. (12) 20 Brer 15. (14) 17 Popchartfreak 16. (17) 16 Ansel 17. (15) 15 awardinary 18. (18) 9 fiesta 19. (19) 7 lewistgreen 20. (20) 6 ClaudiaKinkleman 20. (20) 6 Ben 22. (NE) 5 Suedehead 23. (22) 4 Roba 23. (NE) 4 Mango 25. (23) 3 !!! 26. (24) 2 gooddelta 27. (25) 1 seven 27. (NE) 1 WoW73

Well done John on today's double 39. Round 1: 33 Rooms On Fire Round 2: 30 The year, Summer The First Time 3 in 10: 1 My Way (my other two answers were wrong)

1st Pet Shop Boys - Rent 2nd Aha - Take On Me 3rd Chvrches - Graves 4th James Blake - Loading (did y'all know this samples Stay With Me Till Dawn by Judie Tzuke?) 5th Elton John - I'm Still Standing 6th Addison Rae - Times Like These 7th Damiano David - Born With a Broken Heart 8th Sasami - Just Be Friends 9th Avril Lavigne - My Happy Ending 10th The Saturdays - All Fired Up 11th Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding - Miracle 12th Christina Aguilera - Fighter 13th Enrique Iglesias featuring Ciara - Takin’ Back My Love 14th Mary J Blige - Family Affair 15th Charlie Puth - How Long 16th Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla $ign - Work From Home

Congratulations Dan on your first win in this contest. Sounds Like A Melody was just outside my points but still a good song. 20th place for Freiheit, I wasn't expecting them to do well as they are not pop enough for the pop bloc and not indie enough or rock enough for the alternative/rock blocs. Thanks to those who did include them in their votes. Thanks to Brer for doing an excellent job as host, particularly this evening's results presentation.

That gap between the top 2 is getting slimmer.

I wonder if Brer is our current leader as well as our host.