It was outsold by Olly Murs and only just it still sold 86,000 copies in it's opening week .

Amy Winehouse - Valerie

Oops, small mistake
It did in its 2nd week didn't it?

Take That kept off Xmas no1 by mr blobby, I remember being about 14 and furious lol

Take that - rule the world
Girls aloud - love machine
Kylie - I believe in you / on a night like this
Britney / madonna - me against the music
S club 7 - reach
Sophie Ellis bextor - take me home
Will young - you and I
Justin timberlake - like I love you
Pussycat dolls - beep
Destinys child - lose my Breath / bootylicious
Rachel Stevens - sweet dreams / some girls
Dido - white flag
Busted - air hostess

Pop classics

I think so it did spend a second week at number 2. coincidentally outselling both those songs .

I remember when It's The Way You Make Me Feel was released it was released on New Year's Day although some music store had it in the week before so people were buying it a week early and it was able to chart early at the lower end of the chart before it was properly released. I think I read in the paper that if that hadn't happened it would have sold enough copies to be number 1.

The Who - My Generation
Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia
Rod Stewart - Every Beat of My Heart
Abba - I Have A Dream and Chiquitita
The Script - The Man Who Can't Be Moved

Manics- A Design for Life

'Groove Is In the Heart' actually was equal number 1 seller one week but they wrongly gave the actual number 1 slot to the other equal top seller as its increase in sales was higher. The rules changed after this so that there can now be equal sales and shown as such in the chart.

It was number 1 the week before though so not applicable to this thread

This is easy;

"Unbreak My Heart" - Toni Braxton

Justin Timberlake- Cry Me A River, Rock Your Body

Beautiful Stranger by Madonna. Kept off the top spot by S Club 7! Yuk!

I remember.

They were kept off number 1 by Steve Miller Band's "The Joker" (which had just been used in a Levis's ad)

Spice Girls - Stop

Same fate for Tears for Fears Everybody Wants to Rule the World (USA for Africa kept it off no1)

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Wham's double a side "Last Christmas" / "Everything She Wants" which is the biggest selling #2 single of all time in the UK. As for "Moves Like Jagger", after it's sixth week at #2, it was set to go to #1 on the official chart update on 5 October 2011. If "We Found Love" was released the following Sunday which it should have been, "Moves Like Jagger" would have finally got to #1.

Adele - "Chasing Payments" and "Skyfall"
Sugababes - "Get Sexy" (controversial, but it was better than dirge from Rihanna and Kayne "Run This Town")
George Michael - "Star People", "Outside" and "You Have Been Loved"
Wham! - "Last Christmas"
Mariah Carey - "We Belong Together"
Britney Spears - "Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman"
Whitney Houston - "My Love Is Your Love"

The Wanted - "Lightning" and "Chasing The Sun"

Kylie Minogue "Better The Devil You Know" in my opinion should have been No1 but was beaten by Adamski's "Killer"

I remember Ricky Martin's Livin La Vida Loca stopped a few acts getting to number 1. Like Five and Steps.

Absolute Beginners - David Bowie

Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton

Song 2 - Blur

Sir Duke..and Master Blaster (Jammin') - Stevie Wonder

Pink - Just Give Me A Reason

Beaten to #1 by ****ing Ant & Dec Let's Get Ready to Rhumble. Such a joke.

She spent two weeks at number 2. She also got kept off by Need U (100%) by Duke Dumont featuring A*M*E. In the end, she had the last laugh when her song sold more copies than both songs put together.

Agree with all those Mr H. Upside Down is 100 times more interesting than Chain Reaction and Temptation, Sweet Dreams and Milkshake are sublime.