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Old 04-06-2015, 16:32
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Like the Human League 11 classic singles (IMO) from The Sound Of The Crowd to Human.
This run includes Love Action, Don't You Want Me, Mirror Man and (keep feeling) Fascination.
An absolute classic run of singles ...
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Old 04-06-2015, 19:35
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Does anyone come close to The Beatles?

22 singles from 1962-1970, with 18 No. 1s, and the others in the top 4.
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Old 04-06-2015, 20:32
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I was going to say Squeeze but having just looked they didn't quite have the chart success they maybe should have.
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Old 04-06-2015, 21:26
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I was going to say Squeeze but having just looked they didn't quite have the chart success they maybe should have.
The thread doesn't specify hits, so I'm going to have to agree with you, If I can only pick one , XTC managed a good run. No, Buzzcocks ,No, Blondie, No, Stranglers , No, arrghhh.!
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Old 04-06-2015, 21:28
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Britney Spears - say about her what you want, but her singles are absolutely golden. A perfect run from Baby One More Time up until Scream and Shout. So 1998-2013. That's about 34 singles.
I guess its all down to a matter of opinion.
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Old 04-06-2015, 22:17
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+ Work Bitch which was #7 in 2013.
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Old 04-06-2015, 22:25
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Britney Spears - say about her what you want, but her singles are absolutely golden. A perfect run from Baby One More Time up until Scream and Shout. So 1998-2013. That's about 34 singles.
I guess its all down to a matter of opinion.
I'd agree with Britney.

I think Sugababes had a great run of singles between Freak Like Me (2002) and No Can Do (2008). A great run completely ruined by the bloody awful Get Sexy.

I think JT has also had a great run of singles from Like I Love You to Not A Bad Thing (or whatever the final single for 20/20 - 2 of 2 was)
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Old 04-06-2015, 22:53
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kool and the gang
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Old 04-06-2015, 23:04
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The ones that spring to mind for me are

Elvis
Beatles
Abba
Rhianna
Black Eyed Peas
The Eagles
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Old 04-06-2015, 23:41
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ABBA
Madonna
The Beatles
Whitney Houston
Kylie
Michael Jackson
Britney
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Old 04-06-2015, 23:53
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All but 2 of the spice girls singles were number one and one of them was number 2
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Old 05-06-2015, 03:18
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Kylie's had a fantastic run of singles.
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Old 05-06-2015, 03:19
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Britney Spears - say about her what you want, but her singles are absolutely golden. A perfect run from Baby One More Time up until Scream and Shout. So 1998-2013. That's about 34 singles.
I guess its all down to a matter of opinion.
Her run was ruined by Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know and I Love Rock 'n' Roll. If only Don't Go Knockin' On My Door and Cinderella had been released instead....
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Old 05-06-2015, 17:10
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I was going to say Squeeze but having just looked they didn't quite have the chart success they maybe should have.
I am actually kind of shocked that singles i remember from Squeeze that in my memory were huge not only didn't make the top ten, didn't make the top twenty some didn't even make the top forty !! Like Pulling Muscle and Tempted. How can this be ?
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Old 06-06-2015, 16:17
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The Original 2 Unlimited 16 top 40 hits and 15 of them were Top 20 with 8 top ten singles. pretty impressive .
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Old 06-06-2015, 17:55
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I am actually kind of shocked that singles i remember from Squeeze that in my memory were huge not only didn't make the top ten, didn't make the top twenty some didn't even make the top forty !! Like Pulling Muscle and Tempted. How can this be ?
Who knows. They should have all been top three.
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Old 06-06-2015, 18:17
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R.E.M. from 'The one i Love' in 1987 upto 'E-bow The Letter' in 1996, 23 fantastic singles, i am too lazy to write them all
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Old 06-06-2015, 18:30
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Duran Duran
from Hungry Like The Wolf (1982) thru to Notorious (1986) ten top ten singles, 2 number ones and 2 number two's.
Is There Something I Should Know entered the chart at number one, the DDs were only about the 9th act to have achieved that at the time.
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Old 06-06-2015, 19:39
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Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch- great singles in the sixties. Also The Hollies and Manfred Mann.
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Old 06-06-2015, 20:45
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The Original 2 Unlimited 16 top 40 hits and 15 of them were Top 20 with 8 top ten singles. pretty impressive .
Which is a 'great run of singles' but definitely not a 'run of great singles'.
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Old 06-06-2015, 21:25
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For what 2 Unlimited were the sale figures were pretty damn Impressive . Along with the great run of singles they also had 2 uk number 1 albums as well.
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Old 06-06-2015, 22:04
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T.Rex and Slade
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Old 07-06-2015, 10:12
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Yes ... and to a lesser extent Sweet, i think they had 3 singles get to number 2 ..
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Old 07-06-2015, 11:24
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Spandau Ballet had a load of hit singles.
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Old 07-06-2015, 12:23
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Which is a 'great run of singles' but definitely not a 'run of great singles'.
somehow I liked the female 2 Unlimited's output in 98 much more than the original line up, I thought Maximum overdrive is the top of the cheesy cake
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