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The Real 1000th Number one
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Although Elvis Presley claimed the official title of 1000th number one single, this was largely due to cheating, chart technicalities and basically counting the same record twice!
This week, U2's single became the 999th different single to achieve number one status, therefore the next non-Elvis track to hit the top will be the 1000th.
Now, I know the history books will show the official position, but I feel this is no less an achievement and should be accorded thus.
This week, U2's single became the 999th different single to achieve number one status, therefore the next non-Elvis track to hit the top will be the 1000th.
Now, I know the history books will show the official position, but I feel this is no less an achievement and should be accorded thus.
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Although there are other cases of records which have been number one twice - eg Bohemian Rhapsody and some songs which had fallen down the charts and then went back to number 1 - so U2 may not even be 999 but I agree a record should only count as a Number 1 on one occasion.
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Just to clarify that Bohemian Rhapsody is classed as two different releases. The 1st time around it was an a and b side. A side being Bohemian Rhapsody and B side being I'm In Love With My Car. 2nd release the single is classed as a double A side with Bohemian Rhapsody/ These are The Days Of Our Lives. That's why it is classed as two seperate releases.
U2 is the 999th - I have kept a record of this for years (okay, sad I know!)
As I said, a technicality - no one gave a fig what the second track on either release was - on both occasions the number one was "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen.
So although it was two separate releases it's the same recording of the same song.
Granted its better than anything else in the top 5 at the moment (not difficult admittedly).
But it just washed over me - it's a standard U2 number and nothing special IMO.
yeah you have
i believe by frankie laine
answer me by david whitfield
i see the moon by stargazers
hold my hand by don cornell
finger of suspicion by dickie valentine
mambo italiano by rosemary clooney
rock around the clock by bill haley and his comets
i could go on ...but i won't
this only takes us to 1956 (the charts were started in november 1952 by NME)
really?? which other songs were disqualified then? somehow i dont see it personally. in light of the above information, please advise how the charts without the "no double number ones" stipulation sited elvis as the 1000th and you work out that u2 is 999th
To get to the official 1000th number one, they counted "Bohemian Rhapsody", "My Sweet Lord", "Jailhouse Rock" and "One Night" twice.
So strictly speaking when "One Night" was declared official 1000th number one there had only been 996 different singles reach this position.
The official number is only reached because of technicalities like different b-sides or new catalogue numbers which quite frankly no one gives a fig about.
they also counted the other ones i mentioned twice didnt they?
edit ok i looked it up and they didnt
http://www.everyhit.com/number.html
its all about catalogue numbers apparently