[Brummy Girl]

Take On Me by A-Ha. The video and song were everywhere in 1985 and I was pretty sure it was a sure fire No.1 but was kept off the top spot by Jennifer Rush and The Power Of Love.

I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred was played a lot on TV and radio in 1991 and was and still is a guilty pleasure of mine. It spent six weeks at No.2 stuck behind Bryan Adams and the unstoppable Everything I Do (I Do It For You).

[unclekevo]

Stooshe - Black Heart

[woofwoof77]

i always thought Nirvana 'Smells like teen spirit' was a no. 1 ,infact it only reached no.7

Also Oasis 'wonderwall ' was only a no. 2

[simbarro]

A lot

[unclekevo]

Thriller by MJ never reached Number 1

[Sweet_Music]

Kylie - Love At First Sight. It was the biggest airplay hit of 2002.
Adele - Rolling In The Deep.
Kelly Clarkson - Since You've Been Gone
Rhianna - Rude Boy.
Kylie - I Believe In You
Simply Red - Stars
Will Young - Jealousy
Maroon 5 & Christina - Moves Like Jagger
Maroon 5 - She Will Be Loved
Scissor Sisters - Laura
Jamelia - Superstar
Jamelia - See It In A Boy's Eyes
Jamelia - Beware Of The Dog
Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder On The Dancefloor
Pet Shop Boys - Go West
Ed Sheeran - The A-Team
Rachel Stevens - Some Girls
Lily Allen - LDN
Natasha Bedinfield - Soulmate
Annie Lennox - Why
Annie Lennox - Little Bird
Annie Lennox - No More I Love You's
Janet Jackson - All For You
Michael & Janet Jackson - Scream
Girls Aloud - The Show
Emma Bunton - Maybe
Beyonce - Best Thing I Never Had
J.Lo - Waiting For Tonight
Sugababes - Red Dress
Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
Natalie Imbruglia - Big Mistake
Natalie Imbruglia - Smoke
Natalie Imbruglia - Shiver
Moloko - Sing It Back [Boris Dlugosch Mix]
Moloko - The Time Is Now
Beverley Knight - Shoulda Woulda Coulda
Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine
Whitney - It's Not Right But It's Okay
Kylie - Confide In Me
All Saints - Rock Steady
Basement Jaxx - Romeo
Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At?

[velixa]

Originally Posted by christhedilke

S Club 7 - Reach - The band was everywhere at the time and this song was huge, I was really surprised it never went to #1.
Baha Men - Who Let the Dogs Out? - Another song that was everywhere when it was around, and yet surprisingly, it stalled at #2.
Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger
Eminem - Love the Way You Lie
Nickelback - Rock Star
Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag
Michael Jackson - Beat It, Thriller, Man in the Mirror
Bon Jovi - Always
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars - OK maybe I'm not too surprised it didn't go to #1, but I am surprised it never even made the Top 5.

Despite peaking at number 2 Love the Way You Lie was the biggest selling single of 2010.

[Milk Cow]

Cher Lloyd - With Ur Love
Cher Lloyd - Want U Back
JLS - Take a Chance On Me

[Pippa2012]

Kylie Minogue Better the devil you know and Love at First Sight.
Right Said FredIm too sexy
N Trance Set you free
Natalie Imbruglia Torn
Sash encore une foi

[Sweet_Music]

Originally Posted by Pippa2012

Kylie Minogue Better the devil you know and Love at First Sight.
Right Said FredIm too sexy
N Trance Set you free
Natalie Imbruglia Torn
Sash encore une foi

I think at the time of the release of Better The Devil You Know there was a slight backlash over her new sound and it is not one of her biggest PWL seller's. I think Give Me Just A Little More Time actually outsold it.

[WhyHelloWorld]

StooShe - Black Heart
Nicki Minaj - Starships
Maroon 5 - Moves like Jagger

[michaelkeates]

Whitney Houston - My Love Is Your Love

[Billy Hicks]

Originally Posted by Blossom85

It spent a total of 35 weeks in the Top 40 and it was the 99th biggest seller in the UK that year (according to Wikipedia).

Originally Posted by SuperCheese

Really? I thought it would've done better than that to be fair, it seemed to be absolutely EVERYWHERE!

It did - it was the FIFTH biggest seller of 2008! The Wikipedia entry said 99th for some reason, I've fixed it.

For me, 'Mr Brightside' by the Killers is a big one. Given how much it's been played these last few years you'd think it was a massive number 1 hit...in fact it got to #10 and then swiftly disappeared out the chart back in 2004. The introduction of downloads a couple years later meant it's sold a ton more since.