Colm

Today, Ed Sheeran has made history. His 2017 single, "Shape Of You", has achieved something that is now measured in a drastically different way than it had been for over 50 years.

Oh, I misread the deadline in the email as 11.59 tonight. Will vote today. Sorry.

The synch tube would be legendary for this.

Children, while flawless, elicits zero emotional response from me any more.

57 - Kenny Rogers And Dolly Parton - Islands In The Stream K2RBS_U0GoQ 67th best seller of 1983 Chart Run 70-45-35-26-15-11-8-8-7-8-10-24-32-52-68 What happened here then? I would have expected a classic like this to have made the top 5 in the UK, being written by the Brothers Gibb. It went top 5 in 10 other countries and number 1 in 4 of them - USA, Canada, Australia and Austria! This was only Dolly's second hit in the UK while Kenny was much more established. The b-side for the American release is some obscure track called I Will Always Love You

58 - Hue & Cry - Labour Of Love 1CYZ6q7Wr9c 68th best seller of 1987 Chart Run 61-61-47-47-50-34-17-13-6-6-12-17-24-30-47-72 I remember the lyrics in the verse of this making absolutely no sense to 11 year old me in 1987. If Hue (or Cry) wasn't dressed in a suit in the video and on Top of the Pops I think I'd have been convinced of Labour Of Love's funk credentials. At least they were more interesting than Level 42. They found top 20 success while Looking for Linda in 1989 but not much else. According to Wikipedia they're released 10 studio albums since 1992 none of which charted in the top 100.

59 - S-Express - Hey Music Lover fqF9UjEsue8 68th best seller of 1989 Chart Run 29-14-6-7-9-12-21-33-49-72->10 As was the case with most dance acts in the late 80s - S'express suffered from ever decreasing chart positions. Their peaks would go 1, 5, 6, 21, 32, and 43 before the inevitable re-release of Theme from S'express in 1996 hitting the top 20 again. That they've managed to release two Best-Ofs while having just six top 75 hits to their name is a credit to someone's continued faith in the market for this sort of stuff! It's still a cracker of a song with all the fun and sample frenzy of their first two hits.

60 - Madonna - Holiday 5Rswx2Z7SDw 68th best seller of 1984 Chart Run 53-40-29-13-7-6-13-18-26-35-56 Her debut hit in the UK and also in the USA where it was a hit the year before. She chucked it back out in 1985 when it was one of 3 concurrent top 15 songs for her with Crazy For You and Into the Groove, and then again in 1991 to promote the Immaculate Collection, not that it needed promotion. Later in 1984 she would start a run of 16 consecutive top 5 hits - surely the longest for anyone in the 80s??

I agree. I can't think of a single song of theirs that does anything for me.

I had the playlist on shuffle today and 5 songs in a row sounded like the same auto-tuned singer. :???:

New Kids on the Block - Tonite, 7" second hand as a gift for a friend.

266 | Heaven 17 - Temptation (Brothers In Rhythm Mix) 7.1 I like this much more now than I did back then. I think I was more into the ravier end of dance music than this remix. 1992 had been such a golden age for rave and Eurodance that re-mixes of 80s tunes didn't register on my radar. My revisionist number 1 at the time The Prodigy - Out Of Space 265 | Barenaked Ladies - One Week 6.1 Top marks for the delivery of the vocals here. My revisionist number 1 at the time UNKLE feat. Ian Brown - Be There 264 | Smash Mouth - Walkin' on the Sun 6.0 I think I slightly prefer All Star. My revisionist number 1 at the time Belle & Sebastian - Le Pastie de la Bourgeoisie 263 | Beverley Knight - Made it Back 99 6.5 I don't remember hearing this before. Not for me, alas My revisionist number 1 at the time Aphex Twin - Windowlicker 262 | Leftfield - Afrika Shox 6.0/ Phat Planet 6.0 I'm still perplexed at how I don't like Leftfield very much . My revisionist number 1 at the time Badly Drawn Boy - Once Around The Block 261 | Underworld - King of Snake 6.6 Similarly, Underworld. I really should love them but I think Res is the only tune of their I would choose to listen to. I just remembered that I own 3 Underworld albums on CD My revisionist number 1 at the time Badly Drawn Boy - Once Around The Block 260 | The Divine Comedy - The Certainty of Chance 7.0 Magnificent ballad from Neil. My revisionist number 1 at the time Mansun - Negative 259 | Ace Of Base - Always Have, Always Will 7.3 I prefer Life is a Flower to this but it’s fine. My revisionist number 1 at the time Air - All I Need 258 | Terence Trent D'arby - Let Her Down Easy 8.3 I forgot how much I loved this. I need to investigate all of his stuff. My revisionist number 1 at the time The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds 257 | Cappella - U Got 2 Let The Music 7.0 Fine but I prefer several other tracks by them - Move on Baby, Take Me Way and U Got 2 Know My revisionist number 1 at the time Crowded House - Distant Sun 256 | Captain Hollywood Project - Only With You 7.0 First time hearing this. I probably would have loved it at the time My revisionist number 1 at the time Manic Street Preachers - Faster 255 | PM Dawn - Looking Through Patient Eyes 7.8 Such a unique band. I just took a spin through some of their trackson Spotfy. They certainly warrant a re-appraisal. My revisionist number 1 at the time Suede - Animal Nitrate 254 | Tasmin Archer - Shipbuilding 6.5 I have never really liked this song despite its classic status. My revisionist number 1 at the time R.E.M. - Find The River 253 | Erasure - Run to the Sun 6.2 I enjoyed this more than I expected to. At the time, I think that it may have been my least favourite Erasure single since maybe It Doesn't Have to. My revisionist number 1 at the time Warren G ft. Nate Dogg - Regulate 252 | The Lightning Seeds - Marvellous 6.9 Not one of my favourite song - bizarrely the album version, which I just used to refresh my memory starts like it could be an Erasure song off their Erasure album. My revisionist number 1 at the time Grace - Not Over Yet 251 | Fatboy Slim - Praise You 6.2 I prefer the other 3 Fat Boy singles from that album My revisionist number 1 at the time Three Drives On A Vinyl - Greece 2000 250 | Madonna - I'll Remember 6.5 A bit drearly - she was much better at ballads that this would indicate My revisionist number 1 at the time Manic Street Preachers - Life Becoming a Landslide 249 | Kim Appleby - Don't Worry 7.6 Cracking song! I remember buzzing when it appeared on Now 18. One of my favourite Now albums. My revisionist number 1 at the time Aphex Twin - On 248 | James - Born of Frustration 7.0 Typically decent song from James. I prefer almost all of their singles to Sit Down. My revisionist number 1 at the time Blue Pearl - Can You Feel the Passion 247 | Erasure - Am I Right? (Remix EP) 7.0 A mixed bag (thanks for the gift of the 12", Dand!) My revisionist number 1 at the time The Prodigy - Everybody In The Place 246 | Stereo MCs - Step It Up 8.0 Always been my favourite of the 4 singles off that album My revisionist number 1 at the time The Prodigy - Out Of Space 245 | Push - Universal Nation 6.5 A bit lack-luster from the golden age of trance. My revisionist number 1 at the time Aphex Twin - Windowlicker 244 | Betty Boo - Where Are You Baby? 8.0 Such a joy to listen to. I can hear Nicki Minaj in there. My revisionist number 1 at the time Together - Hardcore Uproar 243 | Beats International - Dub Be Good To Me 6.0 I love this at the time. It's not aged well for me, I'm afraid. My revisionist number 1 at the time Stone Roses - Elephant Stone 242 | Babylon Zoo - Spaceman 8.2 When you get over the shock of the intro not being the whole song is interesting and quite good and a great antidote to the Britpop bandwagon. My revisionist number 1 at the time Tori Amos - Caught A Lite Sneeze 241 | Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby 6.5 This isn't bad at all, but I've never really been a fan of hers. My revisionist number 1 at the time Metallica - Until It Sleeps 240 | Radiohead - Just 6.7 I really don't like most of the songs on The Bends - this included. I've always felt it was a very derivative album apart from a handful of tracks. My revisionist number 1 at the time Mike & The Mechanics - Another Cup Of Coffee 239 | Coolio feat. 40 Thievz - C U When U Get There 6.0 The tendency for hip hop to take a well known sample and construct a song over the top can stray into slightly novelty territory and this is a borderline case of that. My revisionist number 1 at the time James - Waltzing Along 238 | Pet Shop Boys - Go West 8.7 I remember the first time I heard this, I was absolutely obsessed. Then I overplayed it but now I love it again. Incidentally, both this and C U When U Get There were both inspired by Canon in D Major by Pachalbel. My revisionist number 1 at the time New Order - World (The Price of Love) (Perfecto remix) 237 | Dubstar - Not So Manic Now 10.0 Like Go West, this is a cover that suited the cover artist more than perhaps the original act. My revisionist number 1 at the time Dubstar - Not So Manic Now 236 | Meat Loaf - I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) 6.5 I always go back to the first time that I heard this when it entered the chart at number 8 in early October 1993 and I said to myself "That's still going to be number 1 at Christmas". While I wasn't correct I wasn't far off. It was still in the top 6 in the Christmas chart. It's a fine song. My revisionist number 1 at the time Pearl Jam - Go 235 | Chicane - Offshore 8.1 This is so great. Understated but with a certain euphoria. My revisionist number 1 at the time Manic Street Preachers - Australia 234 | The Verve - Lucky Man 8.0 The second of a great triplet of singles from that album. I never liked Bittersweet Synphony. My revisionist number 1 at the time The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up 233 | The Beloved - You've Got Me Thinking 7.6 Grogeous song - I really need to go back to this album My revisionist number 1 at the time Suede - Animal Nitrate 232 | Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee) 7.9 I know there's reasons to hate this but I love it. I can manange without the verses, though. My revisionist number 1 at the time Suede - Everything Will Flow 231 | The Fugees - Killing Me Softly 7.8 Dripping with pure class My revisionist number 1 at the time Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life 230 | Madonna - Drowned World / Substitute For Love 10.0 So much to say about this. Musical perfection; restraint is not a characteristic associated with Madonna but here she knows what needs to be done, complimenting William Orbit's icily beautiful creation. My revisionist number 1 at the time Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next 229 | The Fugees - Ready Or Not 9.0 Third great single on the trot - I totally underrated the Fugees in 1996. My revisionist number 1 at the time The Fugees - Ready Or Not 228 | Sleeper - Sale of the Century 7.2 I remember buying this. With Stephen Street producing the album The IT Girl, there's an obvious similarity to Blur's Britpop sound which went a long way to explaining why they were successful. I always prefered them to Elastica. My revisionist number 1 at the time Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life 227 | Shakespears Sister - Hello (Turn Your Radio On) 9.0 This finished off one of the best sets of 3-consecutive-singles of all time - I must actually compile a chart of these. The two voices just work so well. My revisionist number 1 at the time Shakespears Sister - Hello (Turn Your Radio On) 226 | Robbie Williams - No Regrets 8.9 His best song - although I really like Feel too. My revisionist number 1 at the time Robbie Williams - No Regrets 225 | The Rembrandts - I'll Be There For You 6.2 It's obviously very difficult to separate this from Friends - it's just such a part of popular cuclture now. It's ok, I guess. If it was just a song I don’t think I'd ever bother to listen to it twice. My revisionist number 1 at the time The Connells - 74-75 224 | Spin Doctors - Two Princes 7.2 I really loved this back in 93 and enjoyed its chart climb. I know it has its detractors but it still sounds fresh to me. My revisionist number 1 at the time Depeche Mode - Walking In My Shoes 223 | Dario G - Sunchyme 9.0 Absolute anthem that never fails. My revisionist number 1 at the time The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work 222 | M People - One Night In Heaven 5.4 I have never been a fan of M People. I especially disliked them in 1995. The Bizarre Fruit singles really irritated me. My revisionist number 1 at the time Manic Street Preachers - From Despair To Where 221 | Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground 6.7 I always think I should like this more than I do. It gets mentioned quite a lot in a trip-hop group I'm in on Facebook. My revisionist number 1 at the time Ocean Colour Scene - The Circle 220 | R.E.M. - At My Most Beautiful 8.0 Wonderful song from a wonderful album. No one ever talks about Up but the second half is full of great REM songs. Michael's voice is beautiful on it too. My revisionist number 1 at the time UNKLE feat. Ian Brown - Be There 219 | Blondie - Maria 7.4 A decent comeback but I kinda expected more given the band. My revisionist number 1 at the time Placebo - Every You, Every Me 218 | 4 Non Blondes - What's Up? 7.1 Not as awful as I expected when I went back to revisit it. My revisionist number 1 at the time Blur - Chemical World 217 | Bedrock - Heaven Scent 7.8 I don’t think I remember this but it's very good. Glad that it turned up in this thread. My revisionist number 1 at the time The Chemical Brothers - Out of Control 216 | Seal - Kiss From a Rose 7.9 I was obsessed with this when it charted in 1994 and was delighted that it became a hit on re-release. My revisionist number 1 at the time Warren G ft. Nate Dogg - Regulate 215 | Run-DMC vs Jason Nevins - It's Like That 2.9 Always found this to just very shouty. One of my least favourite number 1s of the decade My revisionist number 1 at the time Ian Brown - Corpses In Their Mouths 214 | Basement Jaxx - Rendez-Vu 7.0 An actual subtle song from Basement Jaxx and a bit of a grower too. The production is typcally great. My revisionist number 1 at the time Destiny's Child - Bills, Bills, Bills 213 | Pet Shop Boys - I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Thing 6.7 A more lightweight song from the Boys. It's fine but it would never make it on to a best of for me. My revisionist number 1 at the time Aphex Twin - On 212 | The Shamen - Boss Drum 7.1 Not their catchiest song but a welcome antidote to Ebeneezer Goode's high irritability factor. My revisionist number 1 at the time Shakespears Sister - Hello (Turn Your Radio On) 211 | The Smashing Pumpkins - Ava Adore 7.7 The Pumkings were one of my favrouite American bands of the 90s. The range of styles always impressed me and this was a great taster for the Adore album. My revisionist number 1 at the time Massive Attack - Teardrop 210 | Drugstore - El President 7.9 I wasn't very familiar with this song - I must have missed it at the time. It's rather good if a bit whiney but I like the strings a lot. My revisionist number 1 at the time Tori Amos - Spark 209 | Gouryella - Gouryella 9.1 Ferry Corsten could do no wrong in 1999. My revisionist number 1 at the time Gouryella - Gouryella 208 | Mariah Carey - Fantasy 5.9 Her vocals sound a bit strained in this - I definitely remember liking this more. My revisionist number 1 at the time Céline Dion - Pour Que Tu M'aimes Encore 207 | The KLF - Last Train To Trancentral 10.0 Peak KLF. Definitely a challenger for the best KLF song, in my book. My revisionist number 1 at the time KLF - Last Train to Trancentral 206 | Blur - Girls & Boys 7.2 Musically this is great but Damon's affected, mannered accent is a bit off-putting. My revisionist number 1 at the time The Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm 205 | Beverley Craven - Promise Me 8.8 Such a dramatic piano ballad that still enchants me to this day. I probably need to listen to that album too. My revisionist number 1 at the time KLF - Last Train to Trancentral 204 | The Beautiful South - Perfect 10 4.5 I really disliked this song. I felt the Beautiful South just lost it after Carry On Up the Charts. My revisionist number 1 at the time Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next 203 | Young Disciples - Apparently Nothin' 6.2 Great vocals from Carleen Anderson here. I like her voice, just never heard a song that I really liked from her. My revisionist number 1 at the time Queen - Innuendo 202 | Ocean Colour Scene - The Day We Caught The Train 8.1 Reminds me of some wonderful times in 1996. Great songs were being released on an almost weekly basis. My revisionist number 1 at the time Ocean Colour Scene - The Day We Caught The Train 201 | Supergrass - Richard III 7.2 They really got quite good from about 1996. Their third album is very underrated. My revisionist number 1 at the time Lamb - Gorecki 200 | Mantronix feat. Wondress - Got To Have Your Love 7.1 I wasn't a huge fan of this at the time - I don't think I could past how similar the main riff sounded to Smooth Criminal. I've come to love the vocal since then. My revisionist number 1 at the time House of Love - Shine On 199 | Robert Miles and Maria Naylor - One And One 8.4 Beautiful. I've mentioned before that I think it survived the overplaying in 96. My revisionist number 1 at the time Manic Street Preachers - Australia 198 | The Divine Comedy - Generation Sex 6.1 I always felt this to be gimmicky - I don't know why. It wasn't nearly as awful as National Express. My revisionist number 1 at the time Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next 197 | Duran Duran - Electric Barbarella 5.5 It's a no from me. My revisionist number 1 at the time Three Drives On A Vinyl - Greece 2000 196 | Bran Van 3000 - Drinking in L.A. 7.5 This got a lot of critical attention, as far as I remember. It didn't do much for me at the time but listening to it now, it's rather charming and relaxed. My revisionist number 1 at the time Destiny's Child - Bills, Bills, Bills 195 | The Source featuring Candi Staton - You Got The Love 8.9 There's very little left to say about this that hasn't already been said. My revisionist number 1 at the time The Source featuring Candi Staton - You Got The Love

Last Christmas still selling well in January.

Oooh. Cool. Certainly the second side of the second record will be top quality stuff.

What is 'brute forcing' you way through the contest?

Longest DNQ Streak: 0 B-)

:w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: The Spodic Empire is very pleased by this qualification.

61 - Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk featuring Darryl Pandy - Love Can't Turn Around LDtbXxemnPw 68th best seller of 1986 Chart Run 36-20-16-11-11-10-13-21-30-35-53-62 A groundbreaking track being the first Chicago house anthem to be a hit in the UK, originally written by Isaac Hayes but with the title changed from I Can't Turn Around. Steve "Silk" Hurley had already taken the song to number 1 club charts in the USA, but Farley saw bigger potential and re-recorded it with Darryl Pandy. Pandy lent the song a flamboyant focus point and a noteworthy Top of the Pops performance ensued.

62 - The Pointer Sisters - Slow Hand dbk29JZdl5A 68th best seller of 1981 Chart Run 61-37-29-16-11-10-11-14-22-33-51 The Sisters had been having hits in the USA since 1973 - but this was the firs time to reach the UK top 40. Although in only reached number 10 it was behind some very heavy hitters - Tainter Love, Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart) and the Birdie Song. It would be a few years later before their iconic Jump (For My Love) and I'm So Excited became hits.

Could we do semi 1 at 4.45am on Saturday. I think that works for everyone. Yes? Thanks.

It always felt silly to me to have a chart dated a week after it was announced and almost 2 weeks after the start of the sales period it covered.

I believe its chart entry was dated 3rd September as charts were dated with the date of the Saturday following the Sunday that they were announced meaning that it was released on Monday 22th August.

Didn't Dummy come out in August 1994?

Set You Free is still solid gold. Riverdance is great once you get past the dated introduction. Cotton Eyed Joe is enjoyable for me, despise how unlikely that might sound 😁

that is astonishing.