Originally Posted by Hound of Love:
“Some might say that all Saturdays singles are number twos.”
“Some might say that all Saturdays singles are number twos.”
Harsh!
Best #2s in the UK Singles Chart - that should have been #1?
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Coldplay - In My Place
Coldplay - Speed Of Sound
Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc
The Killers - Human
Alice Deejay - Better Off Alone
Robert Miles - Children
Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag
Coldplay - Speed Of Sound
Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc
The Killers - Human
Alice Deejay - Better Off Alone
Robert Miles - Children
Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag
Originally Posted by pjh8:
“The Saturday's Comic Relief single "Just Can't Get Enough" which was beaten by Flo Rida of all people
and "Forever Is Over" which I think was beaten by Chipmunk- "Oopsy Daisy"”
“The Saturday's Comic Relief single "Just Can't Get Enough" which was beaten by Flo Rida of all people
and "Forever Is Over" which I think was beaten by Chipmunk- "Oopsy Daisy"”
They ruined what was a classic Depeche Mode song.
How about Question by The Moody Blues. Beaten to the top spot I believe, by Back Home by the England 1970 football team (though that was good by football songs standards
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Beatles - Let it be
Bachmann-Turner Overdrive - You ain't seen nothing yet
Don Mclean - American Pie
Hot Chocolate - You sexy thing
Imagination - Just an illusion
Queen - Crazy little thing called love
Dionne Warwick - Heartbreaker
Duran Duran - View to a kill
Erasure - Sometimes
Bachmann-Turner Overdrive - You ain't seen nothing yet
Don Mclean - American Pie
Hot Chocolate - You sexy thing
Imagination - Just an illusion
Queen - Crazy little thing called love
Dionne Warwick - Heartbreaker
Duran Duran - View to a kill
Erasure - Sometimes
Ma Baker - Boney M
One Day I'll Fly Away - Randy Crawford
Funky Town - Lipps Inc
Go West - Pet Shop Boys
One Day I'll Fly Away - Randy Crawford
Funky Town - Lipps Inc
Go West - Pet Shop Boys
Kelis Milkshake and Trick me which were kept off number one by Michelle MacManus All this time and Frankie - F.U.R.B in 2004.
Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis
Waterloo Sunset - Kinks
Ride A White Swan - T-Rex
Golden Brown - Stranglers
Sit Down - James
Waterloo Sunset - Kinks
Ride A White Swan - T-Rex
Golden Brown - Stranglers
Sit Down - James
Originally Posted by Nemokins:
“Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars”
“Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars”
Only peaked at #6 in Oct 2006 despite having one of the longest UK singles chart runs in history.
Dance Away by Roxy Music, despite not reaching number one it was the ninth best selling single of 1979
Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“Beautiful Stranger by Madonna. Kept off the top spot by S Club 7! Yuk!”
“Beautiful Stranger by Madonna. Kept off the top spot by S Club 7! Yuk!”
That was tragic - Ray of Light getting held off by All Saints' cover of Under The Bridge even worse
Originally Posted by hadjilouca05:
“It didn't do well first time round because its parent album "Bad" was a massive success so there would be no point people buying the single if they were buying the album.”
“It didn't do well first time round because its parent album "Bad" was a massive success so there would be no point people buying the single if they were buying the album.”
Nice theory, but how then do you explain 5 bigger hits from said album including Leave Me Alone which reached No 2 - all of which were released after 'Man in the Mirror'?
Save A Prayer - Duran Duran
Up The Junction - Squeeze
Rock Your Body - Justin Timberlake
A Design For Life - Manic Street Preachers
Beautiful Stranger - Madonna
Song 2 - Blur
Common People - Pulp
Confide In Me - Kylie Minogue
Faith - George Michael
What Have I Done To Deserve This? - Pet Shop Boys / Dusty Springfield
Up The Junction - Squeeze
Rock Your Body - Justin Timberlake
A Design For Life - Manic Street Preachers
Beautiful Stranger - Madonna
Song 2 - Blur
Common People - Pulp
Confide In Me - Kylie Minogue
Faith - George Michael
What Have I Done To Deserve This? - Pet Shop Boys / Dusty Springfield
Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
Annie Lennox - No More I Love You's
ABBA - Chiquitita
Fleetwood Mac - Man of the World
The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
David Bowie - The Jean Genie
Pulp - Common People
Kylie Minogue - Confide in Me
Annie Lennox - No More I Love You's
ABBA - Chiquitita
Fleetwood Mac - Man of the World
The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
David Bowie - The Jean Genie
Pulp - Common People
Kylie Minogue - Confide in Me
It's frustrating that Kylie's had 11 #2 singles in the UK.
Got to Be Certain
The Locomotion
Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi *
Wouldn't Change a Thing
Better the Devil You Know *
Give Me Just a Little More Time
Confide in Me *
On a Night Like This *
Kids
Love at First Sight *
I Believe in You *
* = those that really deserved the top spot
Got to Be Certain
The Locomotion
Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi *
Wouldn't Change a Thing
Better the Devil You Know *
Give Me Just a Little More Time
Confide in Me *
On a Night Like This *
Kids
Love at First Sight *
I Believe in You *
* = those that really deserved the top spot
Originally Posted by dsmithy2011:
“Mariah Carey - We Belong Together”
“Mariah Carey - We Belong Together”
Originally Posted by Micknsiv:
“Oasis had a few.
Wonderwall
Roll With It
Stand By Me
Stop Crying Your Out
Little by Little”
“Oasis had a few.
Wonderwall
Roll With It
Stand By Me
Stop Crying Your Out
Little by Little”
Originally Posted by TreyC:
“Anastacia - Left Outside Alone”
“Anastacia - Left Outside Alone”
These, and Better in Time by Leona Lewis
Originally Posted by SamMcK:
“1999 and Little Red Corvette by Prince both reached number two on the UK charts in 1982 and 1983.”
“1999 and Little Red Corvette by Prince both reached number two on the UK charts in 1982 and 1983.”
Both of those songs were reissued as a double A-side single in 1985, and reached number 2. It was kept off number 1 by Foreigner's "I Want To Know What Love Is"
don't judge me too much but
Victoria Beckham: Out of your mind. I loved and still love that song.
Sash - Mysterious times was beaten by Boyzone (now I love Boyzone but I loved that song from Sash)
Corona - Rhythm of the night
Victoria Beckham: Out of your mind. I loved and still love that song.
Sash - Mysterious times was beaten by Boyzone (now I love Boyzone but I loved that song from Sash)
Corona - Rhythm of the night
WHAT MAKES A MAN - if ever it did went to number 1,
it could have been 9 consecutive number 1 singles from westlife
it could have been 9 consecutive number 1 singles from westlife
Originally Posted by coun3spice:
“WHAT MAKES A MAN - if ever it did went to number 1,
it could have been 9 consecutive number 1 singles from westlife”
“WHAT MAKES A MAN - if ever it did went to number 1,
it could have been 9 consecutive number 1 singles from westlife”
Was it kept off by Bob the Builder? lol
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