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Old 21-09-2014, 12:24
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Wow there's been so many.
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Old 21-09-2014, 13:14
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For my money the two greatest UK 60's one hit wonders both came in at #2

Keith West - Excerpt from A Teenage Opera

Barry Ryan - Eloise
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Old 21-09-2014, 14:12
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a-ha take on me. They unfortunately kept away from no one because of Jennifer Rush the power of love, which was the biggest selling single of the year.
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Old 21-09-2014, 17:31
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Golden Brown - The Stranglers
God save the Queen - Sex Pistols
Penny Lane/Strawberry fields - The Beatles
Magical Mystery tour - The Beatles
Denis - Blondie
Last Christmas - Wham
Take on me - Aha
Fairytale of New York - The Pogues
Black Velvet - Alannah Myles
Roll with it - Oasis
Skyfall - Adele
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Old 22-09-2014, 00:14
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Eminem ft. Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie without a shadow of doubt. Catchy verses, great chorus and it was STILL the best selling song of 2010 despite not getting to number 1.
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Old 23-09-2014, 00:18
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Flashdance.....What a Feeling - Irene Cara
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Old 23-09-2014, 01:09
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It doesn't ultimately matter what number they reached
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Old 28-09-2014, 16:25
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Kylie - Confide in Me, I Believe in You
Dannii Minogue - I Begin to Wonder
Kelis - Trick Me
Mis-Teeq - Scandalous
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Old 30-09-2014, 20:38
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Taylor Swift - Love Story. Very surprised to learn that this didn't get to number one as I always assumed it did.
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Old 01-10-2014, 18:24
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Destiny's Child - Lose My Breath
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Old 01-10-2014, 20:14
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My picks from 1990 - 1999

1990 : Alannah Myles - Black Velvet
1991 : Seal - Crazy
1992 : Ce Ce Peniston - Finally
1993 : Haddaway - What Is Love ?
1994 : Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You
1995 : Pulp - Common People
1996 : Bluetones - Slight Return
1997 : Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
1998 : Steps - One For Sorrow
1999 : Offspring - Why Don't You Get A Job ?


All poptastically, lyrically-blessed songs deprived of a UK #1.
Completely agree with you from 1992 onwards. I don't know 1990 or 1991's.
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Old 02-10-2014, 16:24
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I loved that song!! So so so scandalous

don't judge me too much but

Victoria Beckham: Out of your mind. I loved and still love that song.
I don't judge you, I loved that song too. We played it at a party recently and everyone loved it!! This tune's gonna punish you
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Old 09-10-2014, 22:14
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Eminem ft. Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie without a shadow of doubt. Catchy verses, great chorus and it was STILL the best selling song of 2010 despite not getting to number 1.
Rihanna has had so many big number 2's

Pon De Replay
SOS
Unfaithful
Russian Roulette
Rudeboy
Live Your Life
Love The Way You Lie
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Old 27-10-2014, 12:05
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Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend. Can't believe the song is almost 8 years old! Has aged really well!
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Old 27-10-2014, 21:28
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Ballroom Blitz - The Sweet. (Mind you they had a long history of missing out on the No 1 spot))
Didn't they just. Borderline criminal that "Blitz" never quite hit the top spot. With regards The Sweet I'd add "Hellraiser", 'Teenage Rampage" and "Fox On The Run" to the list of their number 2's which should have reached number 1 also.

Them aside I'd also include "Chiquitia" by ABBA and the song that inspired my username (and one of my favourite songs of all time) "Torch" by Soft Cell.
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Old 27-10-2014, 22:24
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Groove Is In The Heart - Deee Lite
"Groove Is In The Heart" and "The Joker" were both tied as number 1 but because of some chart rule, "The Joker" got number 1 which meant that "Groove Is In The Heart" had to settle for the runner-up position
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Old 22-12-2014, 15:13
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Pogues & Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York
Deee-Lite - Groove is in the Heart
Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You
Beautiful South - Perfect 10

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Old 22-12-2014, 16:04
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Britney Spears - I'm not a girl, not yet a women.
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Old 22-12-2014, 17:25
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Rule the World and The Flood by Take That
Save a Prayer by Duran Duran as previously mentioned.
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Old 22-12-2014, 18:47
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Janet Jackson - That's the Way Love Goes
Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
Mariah Carey - I'll Be There
Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You
Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine
Brandy feat. Ma$e - Top of the World
Britney Spears - I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman
Britney Spears - Piece of Me
Beyoncé - Baby Boy
Destiny's Child - Bootylicious
Destiny's Child - Lose My Breath
Taylor Swift - Love Story
Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other Man
Jennifer Lopez - All I Have
Nicki Minaj - Starships
Kelly Rowland - Stole
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Old 22-12-2014, 23:08
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Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse - Valerie
Take That - The Flood
Maroon 5 and Christina Aguleria - Moves Like Jagger
Adele - Sky fall
Adele - Chasing Pavements
Adele - Rolling in the Deep
Avicii - Hey Brother
Shakira - Whenever Whereever
5SOS - Dont Stop
John Legend - All Of Me
Emeli Sande - Next To Me
Micheal Jackson - Man In The Mirror (2009)
Elton John - Rocket Man
Geraldine Mcqueen - The Winners Song
P!nk - Lets Get This Part Started
Nate Reus and P!nk - Just Give Me A Reason
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Old 24-12-2014, 14:05
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Union J - "You Got It All". It would have been number 1 if streaming wasn't included into the charts
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Old 25-12-2014, 11:06
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East 17 " Each Time"
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Old 25-12-2014, 11:52
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Pogues & Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York
Deee-Lite - Groove is in the Heart
Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You
Beautiful South - Perfect 10

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Taylor Swift - Shake It Off (Beaten by the awful All About That Bass)
All about that Bass is a MUCH better song musically than Shake it off. Shake it off is one of those songs I just so no good in and I can appreciate any song as long as its catchy. This song is dull it goes nowhere its the same beat, rhythm, nearly the whole way through. Awful song
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Old 25-12-2014, 12:17
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Pogues & Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York
Deee-Lite - Groove is in the Heart
Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You
Beautiful South - Perfect 10

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Taylor Swift - Shake It Off (Beaten by the awful All About That Bass)
Nothing by Ts deserves number 1. Especially Shake It off which is pure dross.
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