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RIP Request: Can we have Rock'n'Roll Winter by Wizzard for their drummer, Keith Smart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8opK9qGnySA

Round 1: 33 Blaze Of Glory Round 2: 27 The year, Don't Stop, Sentimental Over You 3 in 10: 3 You're Still The One, That Don't Impress Me Much, Man I Feel Like A Woman

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

Congratulations Doctor Blind, I put your song 3rd in my vote so happy to see it win. 3rd place is a great finish for my own entry, just one point from being runner up. Thanks to all those who voted for it. And thanks to Leww for hosting the contest and coming up with a theme we hadn't tried before.

A points drought for me just at the wrong time.

Thanks to all those who have given points to Knifehandchop so far. I'm still in contention at this stage.

The points are really spread around for this contest.

Thanks. Round 1: 33 Pulp Round 2: 36 The year (one year out) 3 in 10: 3 Tiger Feet, The Cat Crept In, Lonely This Christmas

Round 1: 36 Matt Bianco Round 2: 39 💥 3 in 10: 3 7 Days, Re-Rewind (The Crowd Say Bo Selecta), What's Your Flava? I think I only got two the last time he came up but remembered a third this time.

I can't immediately think of anything that's good enough to send. I will start looking for something.

I hope you enjoy Barcelona, John. Round 1: 21 Me, First Choice, 1st of May, The Buzzcocks Round 2: 36 Going Out 3 in 10: 3 Why, Walking On Broken Glass, A Whiter Shade Of Pale

30th September - 6th October 1965 23. Message Understood - Sandie Shaw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfC_CjcfV2k Sandie's fifth top 10 hit doesn't hit the same heights as the previous four. The brass accompaniment was a bit staid. 31. In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taQd5bSe6H0 I know this song already but couldn't think of the singer's name when it came up on Popmaster last week. It can certainly be regarded as a soul classic and he puts in a great vocal supported by the talented backing band. 33. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away - The Silkie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNyy00Hjl2g A cover of the Beatles song and three of them join in with Paul on guitar, George shaking the tambourine and John producing. It's quite good and sung as a male/female duet. It will be the group's only top 40 hit. 39. That Means A Lot - PJ Proby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJMbEYuxeGw As always, PJ Proby puts plenty of personality into his vocal but the song was ordinary and you can see why the Beatles rejected it for their 'Help!' album. Record of the week : 36. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown and The Famous Flames I watched an interesting BBC documentary recently on the history of funk music and this single can be considered as the starting point for that genre. Part 1 was on side 1 of the single with part 2 on the other side but this youtube clip is the combined version. I particularly like that guitar bit after "bag". The single will only reach number 25, the UK maybe not yet ready for music in this style. It will win a Grammy award for best rhythm and blues recording.

Round 1: 24 The year, Don't Be A Stranger, I've Been Thinking About You, D'Arbanville Round 2: 33 Rise (I guessed Rise Up) 3 in 10: 3 Some Might Say, Live Forever, Wonderwall

And me as well: Visage - Fade To Grey Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight Blondie - Rapture Ultravox - Vienna Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime

This is my top 40 from the year: 1 The Korgis - Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime 2 Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers 3 ELO - Don't Walk Away 4 New Musik - This World Of Water 5 Blondie - Atomic 6 Peter Gabriel - No Self Control 7 New Musik - Living By Numbers 8 Genesis - Turn It On Again 9 Jon & Vangelis - I Hear You Now 10 Queen - Save Me 11 OMD - Enola Gay 12 ELO - All Over The World 13 Kate Bush - Breathing 14 Queen - Another One Bites The Dust 15 Ultravox - Sleepwalk 16 ELO - I'm Alive 17 Queen - Play The Game 18 Buggles - Plastic Age 19 OMD - Messages 20 Rush - The Spirit Of Radio 21 Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart 22 Roxy Music - The Same Old Scene 23 Queen - Flash 24 Olivia Newton-John And Electric Light Orchestra - Xanadu 25 Peter Gabriel - Biko 26 Air Supply - All Out Of Love 27 John Foxx - Underpass 28 Lipps Inc. - Funkytown 29 David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes 30 Joe Jackson - It's Different For Girls 31 The Vapors - Turning Japanese 32 Adam and the Ants - Antmusic 33 Split Enz - I Got You 34 Hot Chocolate - No Doubt About It 35 Hazel O'Connor - Eighth Day 36 The Cure - A Forest 37 Jona Lewie - You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties 38 David Bowie - Fashion 39 Neil Diamond - Love On The Rocks 40 BA Robertson - To Be Or Not To Be

That's not a great year for number 1 singles, there are a few that I don't mind listening to but nothing really stands out. I would choose Celine Dion's 'Think Twice' as being the best number 1 from the year.

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

My favourite would be Cloudbusting. In other Kate Bush news, I saw yesterday that Don't Give Up, with Peter Gabriel, has topped a list in The Guardian of the best pop duets and so it should, it's my favourite duet as well. You can see the top 20 here: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/sep/25/it-takes-two-the-best-pop-duets-ranked

Well done both of you for today's 39s. Round 1: 39 💥 Round 2: 39 💥 3 in 10: 3 Green Door, This Ole House, Oh Julie

Round 1: 39 💥 Round 2: 27 Ideal, Wilson Pickett, My Name 3 in 10: 3 Handbags And Gladrags, Dakota, Mama Told Me Not To Come

Thanks both and well done John on two more 39s. Round 1: 36 Simply Red Round 2: 27 The year, Barry White, The Charlatans 3 in 10: 3 Golden Brown, European Female, Always The Sun

Round 1: 39 💥 Round 2: 33 Enrique Iglesias, the year 3 in 10: 3 There Is A Light That Never Goes Out, William It Was Really Nothing, How Soon Is Now

23rd - 29th September 1965 32. Some Of Your Lovin' - Dusty Springfield https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlh2QOLJopY An accomplished vocal from Dusty on this Goffin & King written song supported by the backing singers who play a big role almost making this sound like a girl group. 33. Take A Heart - The Sorrows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Awg62QzRVI This will be the only hit single for the Coventry band. There's some inventive guitar work and a powerful vocal from the lead singer. Record of the week : 37. It's The Same Old Song - The Four Tops This is just so catchy and has that typical Motown sound to it. It was written, recorded and put onto vinyl within 24 hours after Berry Gordy ordered a quick follow-up to their US number 1 hit 'I Can't Help Myself'. The single will spend just three weeks in the top 40, peaking at number 34.

I think Dickie Bird would be the only umpire that people who don't follow cricket would still have heard of. RIP

Round 1: 36 The year Round 2: 30 The Drifters (I thought of The Four Tops like the contestant), Tina Turner Tie-break: 8 out of 10 3 in 10: 2 You're The First The Last My Everything, Just The Way You Are