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Chico and Notorious BIG random o'clock single holding on to #1 <_<

Nice to see England through, I am a bit sorry for Ukraine. Is it safe to say that joint-organized Euros are jinxed? 2000 Belgium / Netherlands (Belgium out on round 1) 2008 Austria / Switzerland (both out on round 1) 2012 Poland / Ukraine (both out on round 1) Compared to one-country Euros (with group rounds) 1980 - Italy > semifinalist 1984 - France > champions 1988 - Germany > semifinalist 1992 - Sweden > semifinalist 1996 - England > semifinalist 2004 - Portugal > finalist 2016 - France ???

Westlife are losing less #1's than I thought they would. In fairness, "You raise me up" was one of their most tolerable.

:cheer: :w00t: :cheer: PORTUGAL :cheer: :yahoo: :cheer: 6 Euros - 6 group phases cleared

MEN'S INDOOR VOLLEYBALL DRAW Group A: GB, Italy, Poland, Argentina, Bulgaria, Australia Group B: Brazil, Russia, USA, Serbia, Germany, Tunisia

Which was the 1100th?

Surprised that DJ Pied Piper wasn't demosed. It was the Bound 4 Da Reload of 2001 IMHO, i.e., a very random and uneventful #1.

Me too. And quite surprisingly, "My love" was kept at #1.

My personal picks 1952 "Here in my heart" Al Martino 1953 "I believe" Frankie Laine 1954 "Three coins in the fountain" Frank Sinatra 1955 "Rock around the clock" Bill Haley & The Comets 1956 "Que sera, sera (Whatever will be, will be)" Doris Day 1957 "All shook up" Elvis Presley 1958 "Jailhouse rock" Elvis Presley 1959 "Smoke gets in your eyes" The Platters 1960 "Tell Laura I love her" Ricky Valance 1961 "Runaway" Del Shannon 1962 "I can't help falling in love with you/Rock-a-hula" Elvis Presley 1963 "You'll never walk alone" Gerry & The Pacemakers 1964 "Anyone who had a heart" Cilla Black 1965 "Help" The Beatles 1966 "You don't have to say you love me" Dusty Springfield 1967 "Whiter shade of pale" Procul Harum 1968 "What a wonderful world" Louis Armstrong 1969 "Je t'aime moi non plus" Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin 1970 "In the summertime" Mungo Jerry 1971 "My sweet lord" George Harrison 1972 "Without you" Nilsson 1973 "Cum on feel the noize" Slade 1974 "When will I see you again" The Three Degrees 1975 "Bohemian rapsody" Queen 1976 "Dancing queen" ABBA 1977 "I feel love" Donna Summer 1978 "Wutering heights" Kate Bush 1979 "I will survive" Gloria Gaynor 1980 "Atomic" Blondie 1981 "Imagine" John Lennon 1982 "The eye of the tiger" Survivor 1983 "Total eclipse of the heart" Bonnie Tyler 1984 "Do they know it's Christmas" Band Aid 1985 "The power of love" Jennifer Rush 1986 "Take my breath away" Berlin 1987 "It's a sin" Pet Shop Boys 1988 "Heaven is a place on earth" Belind Carlisle 1989 "Like a prayer" Madonna 1990 "Unchained melody" Righteous Brothers 1991 "Everything I do (I do it for you)" Bryan Adams 1992 "I will always love you" Whitney Houston 1993 "Pray" Take That 1994 "Love is all around" Wet Wet Wet 1995 "Gangsta's paradise" Coolio 1996 "Killing me softly" Fugees 1997 "Don't speak" No Doubt 1998 "My heart will go on" Celine Dion 1999 "Baby one more time" Britney Spears 2000 "It feels so good" Sonique 2001 "Touch me" Rui da Silva feat. Cassandra 2002 "Sound of the underground" Girls Aloud 2003 "Bring me to life" Evanescence feat. Paul McCoy 2004 "Everytime" Britney Spears 2005 "You're beautiful" James Blunt 2006 "Hips don't lie" Shakira feat. Wyclef 2007 "Umbrella" Rihanna feat. Jay-Z 2008 "Run" Leona Lewis 2009 "Bad romance" Lady Gaga 2010 "Fireflies" Owl City 2011 "Someone like you" Adele 2012 (so far) "Titanium" David Guetta feat. Sia

Six 2000 number ones were covers of former #2 hits (I Have A Dream, American Pie, You See The Trouble With Me, We Will Rock You, Take On Me and Against All Odds)

U2 and Mel C are quite surprising demotions, indeed. So I guess that there was another non-demoted #1 for Westlife, besides the three I predicted (Swear It Again, I Have A Dream and Uptown Girl). Curiously enough only one of these wasn't a cover.

HANDBALL DRAW MEN Group A: GB, France, Sweden, Iceland, Argentina, Tunisia Group B: Spain, Croatia, Hungary, Denmark, Serbia, South Korea WOMEN Group A: GB, Russia, Croatia, Montenegro, Angola, Brazil Group B: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, France, South Korea

So I'm guessing that Westlife's escaping the non-number one stamp will be Swear It Again, I Have A Dream and Uptown Girl

WOMEN'S INDOOR VOLLEYBALL DRAW Group A: GB, Japan, Italy, Russia, Dominican Republic, Algeria Group B: USA, Brazil, China, Serbia, Turkey, South Korea

+30 My Immortal +25 On a night like this +22 Say it right +20 Behind these hazel eyes +18 Played-a-live +16 In the end +14 Moi Lolita +13 Behind these hazel eyes +12 Immitation of life +11 Mr. Brightside +10 Not gonna get us +09 Listen +08 An Honest Mistake +07 Shining light +06 Flux +05 Yellow +04 Seven nation army +03 Sober +02 End credits +01 Absolutely everybody -02 Propane nightmares

Heaven forbid if Turkey would DNQ again or Ukraine bombed, even after a shriekfest.

+15 Yellow +12 An honest mistake +10 Listen +08 What you're made of +06 End Credits +05 Fairytale +04 Romeo +03 There goes the fear +02 Drops of Jupiter +01 Innocent eyes -02 I predict a riot / Sink that ship >>> not that I don't like it, just the one I care the least for...

8/10 with Iceland and Hungary (both alternate choices) instead of Austria and Switzerland. I only regret the exclusion of Switzerland.

Before becoming Gaz Wilkinson, the Mellor had a #5 hit in 1998 with this: -SZWD6gIfRg

+15 "Sober" P!nk +12 "End Credits" Chase & Status feat. Plan B +10 "I got soul" Young Soul Rebels +08 "Fairytale" Alexander Rybak +06 "Uprising" Muse +05 "We are golden" Mika +04 "The loving kind" Girls Aloud +03 "Heartless" Kanye West +02 "Warrior's dance" Prodigy +01 "Wild horses" Susan Boyle -02 Chuckie & LMFAO "Let the Bass Kick in Miami Girl"

Actually, Take A Bow was the 2nd single from Bedtime Story, with Bedtime Story and Human Nature following up.

Other team sport draws: WATERPOLO MEN Group A: Greece, Italy, Spain, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Australia Grupo B: GB, Serbia, Hungary, Montenegro, Romania, USA WOMEN Group A: Hungary, Spain, China, USA Grupo B: GB, Italy, Russia, Australia FIELD HOCKEY MEN Group A: GB, Australia, Spain, Pakistan, Argentina, South Africa Group B: Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, India, Belgium, New Zealand WOMEN Group A: GB, Netherlands, Belgium, China, Japan, South Korea Group B: Argentina, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, USA, South Africa

The ones I love +15 "Just for tonight" One Night Only +12 "In my arms" Kylie Minogue +10 "Listen" Beyoncé +08 "A&E" Goldfrapp now the ones who are just ok +06 "I thought it was over" The Feeling +05 "Never miss a beat" Kaiser Chiefs +04 "Take back the city Snow Patrol now the ones I don't care much but I have to award points +03 "Lies" McFly +02 "Can't speak French" Girls Aloud +01 "The age of understatement" Last Shadow Puppets -02 "Little drummer boy" Terry Wogan & Aled Jones

One of the most pointless covers ever. The true essence of the song is the father and son dialogue that was stupidly ignored in this. At very least, they should have made Ronan sing in different tones or, better yet, let Stephen Gately sing the son's parts.

+15 "Say it right" Nelly Furtado +12 "What I've done" Linkin Park +10 "Flux" Bloc Party +08 "Catch you" Sophie Ellis-Bextor +06 "Hot stuff" Craig David +05 "Window in the skies" U2 +04 "What hurts the most" Cascada +03 "Smokers outside hospital doors" Editors +02 "Acceptable in the 80's" Calvin Harris +01 "Closer" Travis -02 Groove Armada feat. Stush & Red Rat "Get Down"