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Molly & Andrew must have been kicking themselves knowing that the error on the last leg seemingly cost them the win - although they really should have double checked once they were told there were so many places with the same name. Although hindsight etc My fave teams ended up finishing third and fourth but so happy that Mark & Margo made it to the end, even if how they made with so little budget remaining was hidden from us! Happy enough for Jo and Kush, choosing the more certain route just paid off for them. My favourite part of the show was Katie going down the snow on her bum and then Harrison just giving in and joining her at it 😂

They also had a singles collection earlier, 93-03 so before Galvanize etc.

I shamelessly love Doop - it's my second favourite #1 of the year! 🤩

How wonderful that Boys Don't Cry charted again, I'm not sure I had registered that happening. It's such an unlikely choice of song to become popular again, but very deserved - and for it to match its peak as well!

There’s me looking at the key and laughing at who would have the time or inclination to make up multiple host cities for the same contest… 🫣

I've been meaning to comment on this for ages, apologies that it's taken me so long! I generally agree with your top few, our #1 would be the same and I suspect it would very likely be my favourite chart topper of the decade - albeit I'd need to check before I make that definitive! PSBs would take the top 2 for me, they were untouchable in 1987 and that's not even taking into account that I love both Rent and the Dusty collab more than the song in third as well. You Win Again was a great choice for second though, it's by far my favourite Bee Gees song and I love the driving rhythm of it - they even tone down the vocals a bit which helps make it much more likeable for me, it would be the final 10/10 track for me. Out of the rest, the biggest gainer for me in MARRS which I'd place top 5 - great dance track and a big step up from Steve Hurley, the other ones I really like are Whitney and Madonna, both among their best work - interesting that La Isla Bonita has gone on to be one of her most enduring tracks in the streaming era thanks to the production style, it's huge in South America. Great job with the thread <3 I really enjoyed following it, it's just that the latter part clashed with my holiday and subsequent Mr D* injury so I didn't get chance to post much on the site. 1 Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin 2 Pet Shop Boys - Always on My Mind 3 The Bee Gees - You Win Again 4 Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) 5 M/A/R/R/S - Pump up the Volume 6 Madonna - La Isla Bonita 7 Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite 8 Mel and Kim - Respectable 9 Ben E. King - Stand by Me 10 Aretha Franklin & George Michael - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) 11 T'Pau - China in Your Hand 12 Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up 13 Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now 14 Michael Jackson - I Just Can't Stop Loving You 15 Madonna - Who's That Girl 16 Steve 'Silk' Hurley - Jack Your Body 17 Los Lobos - La Bamba 18 The Firm - Star Trekkin' 19 Boy George - Everything I Own 20 Ferry Aid - Let It Be

I would LOVE for this to become a hit, it’s definitely one of my favourite tracks of the year <3

It was incredibly close between Star Guitar and Setting Sun for me - it's such a stellar list and that's without many of my favourites of theirs that didn't make the top 10 (hello in particular to Swoon, Private Psychedelic Reel, Out of Control, Leave Home and Got To Keep On)

I've caught up on the next two episodes and they were better than episode 2... I'm still not as on board with it as everyone else seems to be though, I'm finding it all a bit gratuitous and contrived. I can see that it's generally well acted though - I can see Haus' comparison to poetry in its narrative in the hospital

This makes me so happy, Who Is It would be my favourite of his and I still listen to it regularly today <3 I voted for Dangerous as it holds the most memories for me, I really like the variety on it and the highs are my favourites of his even if it does have some skips for me as well - it's probably the best example of that early 90s R&B production style as well. The version I have become used to listening to just goes Jam Why You Wanna Trip On Me In The Closet Remember The Time Black or White Who Is It Give In To Me Will You Be There Keep The Faith Dangerous She Drives Me Wild is definitely filler, Heal the World is well intentioned but awfully saccharin and Gone Too Soon pleasant but ultimately bland. Can't Let Her Get Away is okay, but doesn't add much that the other tracks don't do better. Overall ranking of the albums would be: 01 Dangerous 02 Bad 03 Thriller 04 Off the Wall 05 History 06 Invincible

01 Star Guitar 02 Setting Sun 03 Hey Boy Hey Girl 04 Go 05 Block Rockin' Beats 06 Let Forever Be 07 Galvanize 08 It Began In Afrika

^^ Mate is equally irritating. Love is okay to imply genuine affection at appropriate moments but also becomes annoying if used all the time. I mean, just speak normally and end the sentence at the appropriate place 😂

I instinctively want anyone other than Jo and Kush to win. They do both seem lovely in a way and I do appreciate seeing two young men with a great friendship like theirs... but I simply cannot get behind people who add the word 'lad' to the end of most sentences.

I don't mean to downplay their achievements but it is amazing how close a lot of the Westlife #1s came to being beaten. At the time I always assumed they were massive first week sellers simply because they always made #1 but their team really did pick their release weeks expertly.

Also... there are about 15 of these that I already know, and fortunately also like, so I know there'll definitely be enough great songs to vote for before I've even heard the others

Wow, the other 5 or so acts/songs I considered swapping to after I'd submitted are all actually in the list

Will for me, but the Pink track is also good so happy with either

This week is majorly busy so far for me so put a placeholder in just in case I don't get time to find anything else

Why so sweary Mack? Everything okay?

I haven’t found anything that quite feels right yet. There is a 7 minute techno track that I found but it’s quite progressive and I know that doesn’t appeal as much to many other people as it does to me

Mr Vain and Right Here are both wonderful. Like PCF said earlier, I’d argue SWV is better than the original. Urban Cookie Collective was also great fun.

THIS. I'm loving seeing an act like the Chemical Brothers go viral. I know they've been very successful really but it feels like they've been forgotten in a digital age, I really do think they're one of the best acts the UK has ever produced

…and there falls the other track I really hate. I didn’t like Take That at all at the time but I can in retrospect see that they had some decent songs… but Sure ain’t one of them, beyond average and feels like it goes on forever

I Try is one of my favourite tracks of the year, a classic <3

It was going to be my choice too! This is giving flashbacks to when about 10 people confirmed FAYE - Water Under The Bridge 😂