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I’m marking each of the singles out of 10. Marks will vary according to my mood and circumstances as well as by the quality of the record. No consistency is intended and none should be assumed – take them as seriously as you like. If you’re registered and logged in, you can give your OWN mark out of 10 in each of the posts for a record.

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2005
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5^th March	4	NELLY ft TIM McGRAW - "Over And Over"
26^th February	5	JENNIFER LOPEZ - "Get Right"
19^th February	5	U2 - "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own"
12^th February	7	EMINEM - "Like Toy Soldiers"
5^th February	4	ELVIS PRESLEY - "It's Now Or Never"
29^th January	6	CIARA ft PETEY PABLO - "Goodies"
22^nd January	7	ELVIS PRESLEY - "One Night" / "I Got Stung"
15^th January	9	ELVIS PRESLEY - "Jailhouse Rock"
8^th January	2	STEVE BROOKSTEIN - "Against All Odds"
2004
11^th December	3	BAND AID 20 - "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
27^th November	4	GIRLS ALOUD - "I'll Stand By You"
20^th November	6	U2 - "Vertigo"
13^th November	3	EMINEM - "Just Lose It"
6^th November	3	JA RULE ft R KELLY & ASHANTI - "Wonderful"
16^th October	7	ROBBIE WILLIAMS - "Radio"
25^th September	3	ERIC PRYDZ - "Call On Me"
18^th September	3	BRIAN MCFADDEN - "Real To Me"
11^th September	5	NELLY - "My Place" / "Flap Your Wings"
28^th August	5	NATASHA BEDINGFIELD - "These Words"
21^st August	7	3 OF A KIND - "Baby Cakes"
7^th August	5	BUSTED - "Thunderbirds Are Go"/"3 AM"
31^st July	5	THE STREETS - "Dry Your Eyes"
24^th July	8	SHAPESHIFTERS - "Lola's Theme"
10^th July	7	USHER - "Burn"
3^rd July	4	McFLY - "Obviously"
26^th June	7	BRITNEY SPEARS - "Everytime"
12^th June	4	MARIO WINANS ft ENYA & P DIDDY - "I Don't Wanna Know"
22^nd May	6	FRANKEE - "F.U.R.B (F U Right Back)"
24^th April	5	EAMON - "F**k It (I Don't Want You Back)"
10^th April	5	MCFLY - "5 Colours In Her Hair"
27^th March	8	USHER ft LIL JON & LUDACRIS - "Yeah"
20^th March	4	DJ CASPER - "Cha Cha Slide"
13^th March	10	BRITNEY SPEARS - "Toxic"
6^th March	4	PETER ANDRE - "Mysterious Girl"
28^th February	2	BUSTED - "Who's David?"
21^st February	4	SAM & MARK - "With A Little Help From My Friends"
7^th February	6	LMC ft U2 - "Take Me To The Clouds Above"
17^th January	3	MICHELLE McMANUS - "All This Time"
2003
27^th December	3	GARY JULES ft MICHAEL ANDREWS - "Mad World"
20^th December	2	OZZY AND KELLY OSBOURNE - "Changes"
6^th December	7	WILL YOUNG - "Leave Right Now"
26^th November	5	WESTLIFE - "Mandy"
22^nd November	8	BUSTED - "Crashed The Wedding"
15^th November	7	KYLIE MINOGUE - "Slow"
1^st November	7	FATMAN SCOOP ft CROOKLYN CLAN - "Be Faithful"
25^th October	8	SUGABABES - "Hole In The Head"
13^th September	7	THE BLACK EYED PEAS ft JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE - "Where Is The Love?"
6^th September	7	ELTON JOHN - "Are You Ready For Love?"
9^th August	6	BLU CANTRELL ft SEAN PAUL - "Breathe"
2^nd August	3	DANIEL BEDINGFIELD - "Never Gonna Leave Your Side"
12^th July	9	BEYONCÉ - "Crazy In Love"
14^th June	6	EVANESCENCE - "Bring Me To Life"
17^th May	X	R. KELLY - "Ignition (Remix)"
10^th May	7	TOMCRAFT - "Loneliness"
3^rd May	5	BUSTED - "You Said No"
5^th April	3	ROOM 5 ft OLIVER CHEATHAM - "Make Luv"
22^nd March	3	GARETH GATES ft THE KUMARS - "Spirit In The Sky"
8^th March	6	CHRISTINA AGUILERA - "Beautiful"
8^th February	7	T.A.T.U. - "All The Things She Said"
25^th January	1	DAVID SNEDDON - "Stop Living The Lie"
2002
28^th December	9	GIRLS ALOUD - "Sound Of The Underground"
21^st December	3	BLUE ft ELTON JOHN - "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word"
14^th December	8	EMINEM - “Lose Yourself”
7^th December	4	DANIEL BEDINGFIELD - "If You're Not The One"
23^rd November	8	CHRISTINA AGUILERA ft REDMAN - "Dirrty"
16^th November	2	WESTLIFE - "Unbreakable"
9^th November	5	DJ SAMMY & YANOU ft DO - "Heaven"
26^th October	7	NELLY ft KELLY ROWLAND - “Dilemma”
19^th October	5	LAS KETCHUP - "Asereje (The Ketchup Song)"
5^th October	2	GARETH GATES AND WILL YOUNG - "The Long And Winding Road"
28^th September	6	PINK - "Just Like A Pill"
7^th September	2	ATOMIC KITTEN - "The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling)"
31^st August	4	BLAZIN' SQUAD - "Crossroads"
24^th August	8	SUGABABES - "Round Round"
10^th August	4	DARIUS - “Colourblind”
20^th July	6	GARETH GATES - "Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake)"
22^nd June	3	ELVIS VS JXL - "A Little Less Conversation"
8^th June	6	WILL YOUNG - "Light My Fire"
1^st June	4	EMINEM - "Without Me"
25^th May	6	LIBERTY X - "Just A Little"
18^th May	2	RONAN KEATING - "If Tomorrow Never Comes"
11^th May	6	HOLLY VALANCE - "Kiss Kiss"
4^th May	10	SUGABABES - "Freak Like Me"
27^th April	4	OASIS - "The Hindu Times"
30^th March	3	GARETH GATES - "Unchained Melody"
2^nd March	3	WESTLIFE - "World Of Our Own"
9^th March	3	WILL YOUNG - "Anything Is Possible" / "Evergreen"
2^nd February	5	ENRIQUE IGLESIAS - "Hero"
26^th January	6	GEORGE HARRISON - "My Sweet Lord" (2002 re-issue)
19^th January	9	AALIYAH - "More Than A Woman"
2001
22^nd December	4	ROBBIE WILLIAMS AND NICOLE KIDMAN - "Somethin' Stupid"
8^th December	6	DANIEL BEDINGFIELD - "Gotta Get Thru This"
1^st December	5	S CLUB 7 - "Have You Ever"
24^th November	4	BLUE - "If You Come Back"
17^th November	2	WESTLIFE - "Queen Of My Heart"
27^th October	4	AFROMAN - "Because I Got High"
29^th September	9	KYLIE MINOGUE - "Can't Get You Out Of My Head"
22^nd September	1	DJ OTZI - "Hey Baby (Uhh, Ahh)"
15^th September	4	BOB THE BUILDER - "Mambo No. 5"
8^th September	4	BLUE - "Too Close"
25^th August	5	FIVE - "Let's Dance"
18^th August	9	SO SOLID CREW - "21 Seconds"
4^th August	2	ATOMIC KITTEN - "Eternal Flame"
22^nd July	5	ROBBIE WILLIAMS - "Eternity" / "The Road To Mandalay"
14^th July	6	ROGER SANCHEZ - "Another Chance"
7^th July	3	HEAR'SAY - "The Way To Your Love"
30^th June	5	CHRISTINA AGUILERA, LIL KIM, MYA AND PINK - "Lady Marmalade"
9^th June	4	SHAGGY ft RAYVON - "Angel"
2^nd June	7	DJ PIED PIPER AND THE MASTER OF CEREMONY - "Do You Really Like It?"
12^th May	4	GERI HALLIWELL - "It's Raining Men"
5^th May	6	S CLUB 7 - "Don't Stop Movin'"
28^th April	9	DESTINYS CHILD - "Survivor"
14^th April	5	EMMA BUNTON - "What Took You So Long?"
24^th March	4	HEAR'SAY - "Pure And Simple"
17^th March	4	WESTLIFE - "Uptown Girl"
10^th March	6	SHAGGY feat. RIKROK - "It Wasn't Me"
10^th February	6	ATOMIC KITTEN - "Whole Again"
27^th January	2	LIMP BIZKIT - "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)"
20^th January	6	JENNIFER LOPEZ - "Love Don't Cost A Thing"
13^th January	4	RUI DA SILVA ft CASSANDRA - "Touch Me"
2000
23^rd December	6	BOB THE BUILDER - "Can We Fix It?"
16^th December	8	EMINEM - "Stan"
9^th December	4	S CLUB 7 - "Never Had A Dream Come True"
2^nd December	8	DESTINY'S CHILD - "Independent Women, Part 1"
24^th November	5	LEANN RIMES - "Can't Fight The Moonlight"
18^th November	8	A1 - "Same Old Brand New You"
11^th November	3	WESTLIFE - "My Love"
4^th November	3	SPICE GIRLS - "Holler"/"Let Love Lead The Way"
28^th October	4	STEPS - "Stomp"
21^st October	8	U2 - "Beautiful Day"
14^th October	9	ALL SAINTS - "Black Coffee"
30^th September	2	MARIAH CAREY AND WESTLIFE - "Against All Odds"
16^th September	7	MODJO - "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)"
9^th September	5	A1 - "Take On Me"
2^nd September	6	MADONNA - "Music"
26^th August	9	SPILLER - "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)"
19^th August	5	MELANIE C - "I Turn To You"
12^th August	6	ROBBIE WILLIAMS - "Rock DJ"
5^th August	4	CRAIG DAVID - "7 Days"
29^th July	2	FIVE + QUEEN - "We Will Rock You"
22^nd July	6	RONAN KEATING - "Life Is A Rollercoaster"
15^th July	5	THE CORRS - "Breathless"
8^th July	7	EMINEM - "The Real Slim Shady"
1^st July	5	KYLIE MINOGUE - "Spinning Around"
24^th June	6	BLACK LEGEND - "You See The Trouble With Me"
3^rd June	4	SONIQUE - "It Feels So Good"
27^th May	5	BILLIE PIPER - "Day And Night"
20^th May	6	MADISON AVENUE - "Don't Call Me Baby"
13^th May	10	BRITNEY SPEARS - "Oops!... I Did It Again"
6^th May	8	OXIDE AND NEUTRINO - "Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty)"
22^nd April	6	FRAGMA - "Toca's Miracle"
15^th April	8	CRAIG DAVID - "Fill Me In"
8^th April	3	WESTLIFE - "Fool Again"
1^st April	7	MELANIE C ft LISA "LEFT-EYE" LOPES - "Never Be The Same Again"
25^th March	4	GERI HALLIWELL - "Bag It Up"
18^th March	3	CHICANE ft BRYAN ADAMS - "Don't Give Up"
11^th March	4	MADONNA - "American Pie"
26^th February	8	ALL SAINTS - "Pure Shores"
19^th February	4	OASIS - "Go Let It Out"
5^th February	5	GABRIELLE - "Rise"
29^th January	7	BRITNEY SPEARS - "Born To Make You Happy"
22^nd January	4	MANIC STREET PREACHERS - "The Masses Against The Classes"
1999
25^th December	3	WESTLIFE - "I Have A Dream"/"Seasons In The Sun"
4^th December	1	CLIFF RICHARD - "The Millennium Prayer"
27^th November	4	WAMDUE PROJECT - "King Of My Castle"
20^th November	4	ROBBIE WILLIAMS - "She's The One" / "It's Only Us"
13^th November	2	GERI HALLIWELL - "Lift Me Up"
6^th November	7	FIVE - "Keep On Movin'"
30^th October	3	WESTLIFE - "Flying Without Wings"
16^th October	8	CHRISTINA AGUILERA - "Genie In A Bottle"
25^th September	6	EIFFEL 65 - "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
18^th September	3	THE VENGABOYS - "We're Going To Ibiza!"
4^th September	4	LOU BEGA - "Mambo No.5 (A Little Bit Of...)"
28^th August	5	GERI HALLIWELL - "Mi Chico Latino"
21^st August	5	WESTLIFE - "If I Let You Go"
7^th August	2	RONAN KEATING - "When You Say Nothing At All"
17^th July	7	RICKY MARTIN - "Livin' La Vida Loca"
3^rd July	5	ATB - "9PM (Til I Come)"
26^th June	4	THE VENGABOYS - "Boom Boom Boom Boom"
19^th June	4	S CLUB 7 - "Bring It All Back"
12^th June	1	BAZ LUHRMANN - "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)"
29^th May	7	SHANKS AND BIGFOOT - "Sweet Like Chocolate"
22^nd May	3	BOYZONE - "You Needed Me"
15^th May	8	THE BACKSTREET BOYS - "I Want It That Way"
1^st May	4	WESTLIFE - "Swear It Again"
17^th April	3	MARTINE McCUTCHEON - "Perfect Moment"
3^rd April	7	MR OIZO - "Flat Beat"
27^th March	8	B*WITCHED - "Blame It On The Weatherman"
13^th March	2	BOYZONE - "When The Going Gets Tough"
21^st February	9	BRITNEY SPEARS - "...Baby One More Time"
20^th February	3	LENNY KRAVITZ - "Fly Away"
13^th February	5	BLONDIE - "Maria"
6^th February	7	ARMAND VAN HELDEN - "You Don't Know Me"
30^th January	5	THE OFFSPRING - "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"
23 January	2	911 - "A Little Bit More"
16^th January	9	FATBOY SLIM - "Praise You"
9^th January	6	STEPS - "Heartbeat" / "Tragedy"
2^nd January	6	CHEF - "Chocolate Salty Balls"
1998
26^th December	6	SPICE GIRLS - "Goodbye"
19^th December	6	B*WITCHED - "To You I Belong"
31^st October	8	CHER - "Believe"
24^th October	5	SPACEDUST - "Gym And Tonic"
17^th October	4	BILLIE - "Girlfriend"
3^rd October	8	B*WITCHED - "Rollercoaster"
26^th September	3	MELANIE B ft MISSY ELLIOTT - "I Want You Back"
19^th September	6	ROBBIE WILLIAMS - "Millennium"
12^th September	4	ALL SAINTS - "Bootie Call"
5^th September	7	THE MANIC STREET PREACHERS - "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next"
15^th August	1	BOYZONE - "No Matter What"
1^st August	6	SPICE GIRLS - "Viva Forever"
25^th July	7	JAMIROQUAI - "Deeper Underground"
18^th July	4	ANOTHER LEVEL - "Freak Me"
11^th July	6	BILLIE - "Because We Want To"
20^th June	5	BADDIEL, SKINNER AND THE LIGHTNING SEEDS - "Three Lions '98"
6^th June	7	B*WITCHED - "C'Est La Vie"
30^th May	6	THE TAMPERER featuring MAYA - "Feel It"
16^th May	6	AQUA - "Turn Back Time"
9^th May	5	ALL SAINTS - "Lady Marmalade" / "Under The Bridge"
2^nd May	2	BOYZONE - "All That I Need"
21^st March	5	RUN DMC vs JASON NEVINS - "It's Like That"
7^th March	8	MADONNA - "Frozen"
28^th February	9	CORNERSHOP - "Brimful Of Asha (Norman Cook Remix)"
21^st February	3	CELINE DION - "My Heart Will Go On"
7^th February	7	AQUA - "Doctor Jones"
31^st January	6	USHER - "You Make Me Wanna..."
24^th January	3	OASIS - "All Around The World"
17^th January	6	ALL SAINTS - "Never Ever"
1997
27^th December	6	SPICE GIRLS - "Too Much"
13^th December	5	TELETUBBIES - "Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh!"
29^th November	6	VARIOUS ARTISTS - "Perfect Day"
1^st November	6	AQUA - "Barbie Girl"
25^th October	4	SPICE GIRLS - "Spice Up Your Life"
20^th September	2	ELTON JOHN - "Candle In The Wind '97" / "Something About The Way You Look Tonight"
13^th September	4	THE VERVE - "The Drugs Don't Work"
16^th August	5	WILL SMITH - "Men In Black"
19^th July	4	OASIS - "D'You Know What I Mean?"
28^th June	3	PUFF DADDY, FAITH EVANS AND 112 - "I'll Be Missing You"
7^th June	8	HANSON - "MMMBop"
31^st May	6	ETERNAL ft BEBE WINANS - "I Wanna Be The Only One"
17^th May	5	OLIVE - "You're Not Alone"
10^th May	4	GARY BARLOW - "Love Won't Wait"
3^rd May	7	MICHAEL JACKSON - "Blood On The Dancefloor"
12^th April	6	R. KELLY - "I Believe I Can Fly"
5^th April	7	THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS - "Block Rockin' Beats"
15^th March	6	SPICE GIRLS - "Who Do You Think You Are?" / "Mama"
22^nd February	7	NO DOUBT - "Don't Speak"
15^th February	2	U2 - "Discotheque"
8^th February	4	LL COOL J - "Ain't Nobody"
1^st February	5	BLUR - "Beetlebum"
25^th January	7	WHITE TOWN - "Your Woman"
18^th January	7	TORI AMOS - "Professional Widow (It's Got To Be Big)"
1996
28^th December	7	SPICE GIRLS - "2 Become 1”
21^st December	6	DUNBLANE - "Throw These Guns Away" / "Knockin' On Heaven's Door"
14^th December	2	BOYZONE - "A Different Beat"
7^th December	3	PETER ANDRE - "I Feel You"
23^rd November	7	PRODIGY - "Breathe"
9^th November	2	ROBSON AND JEROME - "What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted?" / "Saturday Night At The Movies" / "You'll Never Walk Alone"
26^th October	8	SPICE GIRLS - "Say You'll Be There"
19^th October	2	BOYZONE - "Words"
12^th October	9	THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS - "Setting Sun"
5^th October	3	DEEP BLUE SOMETHING - "Breakfast At Tiffany's"
21^st September	8	FUGEES - "Ready Or Not"
14^th September	3	PETER ANDRE - "Flava"
27^th July	9	SPICE GIRLS - "Wannabe"
20^th July	1	GARY BARLOW - "Forever Love"
8^th June	6	FUGEES - "Killing Me Softly"
1^st June	6	BADDIEL AND SKINNER AND THE LIGHTNING SEEDS - "Three Lions"
25^th May	6	GINA G - "Ooh Aah... Just A Little Bit"
4^th May	6	GEORGE MICHAEL - "Fastlove"
30^th March	9	THE PRODIGY - "Firestarter"
30^th March	8	MARK MORRISON - "Return Of The Mack"
9^th March	4	TAKE THAT - "How Deep Is Your Love?"
2^nd March	4	OASIS - "Don't Look Back In Anger"
27^th January	4	BABYLON ZOO - "Spaceman"
20^th January	9	GEORGE MICHAEL - "Jesus To A Child"
1995
9^th December	7	MICHAEL JACKSON - "Earth Song"
11^th November	2	ROBSON AND JEROME - "I Believe"/"Up On The Roof"
28^th October	9	COOLIO ft LV - "Gangsta's Paradise"
30^th September	4	SIMPLY RED - "Fairground"
23^rd September	8	SHAGGY - "Boombastic"
9^th September	4	MICHAEL JACKSON - "You Are Not Alone"
26^th August	6	BLUR - "Country House"
5^th August	6	TAKE THAT - "Never Forget"
8^th July	4	THE OUTHERE BROTHERS - "Boom Boom Boom"
20^th May	2	ROBSON AND JEROME - "Unchained Melody"/"The White Cliffs Of Dover"
13^th May	9	LIVIN' JOY - "Dreamer"
6^th May	6	OASIS - "Some Might Say"
8^th April	7	TAKE THAT - "Back For Good"
1^st April	4	THE OUTHERE BROTHERS - "Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle)"
25^th March	3	CHER, CHRISSIE HYNDE AND NENEH CHERRY WITH ERIC CLAPTON - "Love Can Build A Bridge"
4^th February	6	CELINE DION - "Think Twice"
14^th January	4	REDNEX - "Cotton Eye Joe"
1994
10^th December	7	EAST 17 - "Stay Another Day"
26^th November	8	BABY D - "Let Me Be Your Fantasy"
29^th October	5	PATO BANTON - "Baby Come Back"
15^th October	4	TAKE THAT - "Sure"
17^th September	7	WHIGFIELD - "Saturday Night"
4^th June	2	WET WET WET - "Love Is All Around"
21^st May	2	MANCHESTER UNITED FOOTBALL SQUAD - "Come On You Reds"
14^th May	3	STILTSKIN - "Inside"
7^th May	4	TONY DI BART - "The Real Thing"
9^th April	4	TAKE THAT - "Everything Changes"
19^th March	7	DOOP - "Doop"
19^th February	5	MARIAH CAREY - "Without You"
22^nd January	4	D:REAM - "Things Can Only Get Better"
8^th January	6	CHAKA DEMUS AND PLIERS - "Twist And Shout"
1993
18^th December	6	TAKE THAT - "Babe"
11^th December	2	MR BLOBBY - "Mr Blobby"
23^rd October	7	MEAT LOAF - "I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)"
9^th October	5	TAKE THAT ft LULU - "Relight My Fire"
25^th September	7	JAZZYJEFF AND THE FRESH PRINCE - "Boom! Shake The Room"
28^th August	7	CULTURE BEAT - "Mr Vain"
14^th August	7	FREDDIE MERCURY - "Living On My Own"
17^th July	6	TAKE THAT - "Pray"
26^th June	4	GABRIELLE - "Dreams"
12^th June	3	UB40 - "I Can't Help Falling In Love With You"
22^nd May	8	ACE OF BASE - "All That She Wants"
1^st May	4	GEORGE MICHAEL AND QUEEN - Five Live EP
3^rd April	3	THE BLUEBELLS - "Young At Heart"
20^th March	7	SHAGGY - "Oh Carolina"
13^th February	7	2 UNLIMITED - "No Limit"
1992
5^th December	5	WHITNEY HOUSTON - "I Will Always Love You"
21^st November	8	CHARLES AND EDDIE - "Would I Lie To You?"
31^st October	4	BOYZ II MEN - "End Of The Road"
17^th October	7	TASMIN ARCHER - "Sleeping Satellite"
19^th September	6	THE SHAMEN - "Ebeneezer Goode"
8^th August	5	SNAP - "Rhythm Is A Dancer"
18^th July	4	JIMMY NAIL - "Ain't No Doubt"
13^th June	5	ERASURE - ABBA-Esque EP
9^th May	3	KWS - "Please Don't Go"/"Game Boy"
18^th April	4	RIGHT SAID FRED - "Deeply Dippy"
22^nd February	8	SHAKESPEARS SISTER - "Stay"
25^th January	2	WET WET WET - "Goodnight Girl"
1991
21^st December	6	QUEEN - "Bohemian Rhapsody"/"These Are The Days Of Our Lives"
7^th December	3	GEORGE MICHAEL AND ELTON JOHN - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"
23^rd November	7	MICHAEL JACKSON - "Black Or White"
9^th November	4	VIC REEVES AND THE WONDER STUFF - "Dizzy"
2^nd November	7	U2 - "The Fly"
13^th July	4	BRYAN ADAMS - "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You"
29^th June	2	JASON DONOVAN - "Any Dream Will Do"
8^th June	6	COLOR ME BADD - "I Wanna Sex You Up"
4^th May	6	CHER - "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)"
30^th March	4	CHESNEY HAWKES - "The One And Only"
23^rd March	1	HALE AND PACE - "The Stonk"
9^th March	3	THE CLASH - "Should I Stay Or Should I Go"
16^th February	4	THE SIMPSONS - "Do The Bartman"
2^nd February	8	THE KLF ft THE CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION - "3AM Eternal"
26^th January	5	QUEEN - "Innuendo"
19^th January	4	ENIGMA - "Sadness Part 1"
5^th January	6	IRON MAIDEN - "Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter"
1990
29^th December	4	CLIFF RICHARD - "Saviour's Day"
1^st December	3	VANILLA ICE - "Ice Ice Baby"
3^rd November	8	THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS - "Unchained Melody"
27^th October	4	THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH - "A Little Time"
25^th September	4	MARIA McKEE - "Show Me Heaven"
15^th September	5	STEVE MILLER BAND - "The Joker"
25^th August	1	BOMBALURINA - "Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"
28^th July	4	PARTNERS IN KRYME - "Turtle Power"
23^rd June	3	ELTON JOHN - "Sacrifice"/"Healing Hands"
9^th June	8	ENGLANDNEWORDER - "World In Motion"
12^th May	8	ADAMSKI - "Killer"
14^th April	9	MADONNA - "Vogue"
31^st March	6	SNAP! - "The Power"
3^rd March	9	BEATS INTERNATIONAL ft LINDY LAYTON - "Dub Be Good To Me"
3^rd February	10	SINEAD O'CONNOR - "Nothing Compares 2 U"
27^th January	4	KYLIE MINOGUE - "Tears On My Pillow"
13^th January	3	NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK - "Hangin' Tough"
1989
23^rd December	2	BAND AID II - "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
16^th December	1	JIVE BUNNY AND THE MASTERMIXERS - "Let's Party"
25^th November	4	NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK - "You Got It (The Right Stuff)"
11^th November	5	LISA STANSFIELD - "All Around The World"
21^st October	3	JIVE BUNNY AND THE MASTERMIXERS - "That's What I Like"
9^th September	7	BLACK BOX - "Ride On Time"
5^th August	2	JIVE BUNNY AND THE MASTERMIXERS - "Swing The Mood"
22^nd July	3	SONIA - "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You"
24^th June	8	SOUL II SOUL ft CARON WHEELER - "Back To Life (How Ever Do You Want Me)"
10^th June	3	JASON DONOVAN - "Sealed With A Kiss"
20^th May	4	THE CHRISTIANS, HOLLY JOHNSON, PAUL MCCARTNEY, GERRY MARSDEN, STOCK AITKEN AND WATERMAN - "Ferry Cross The Mersey"
13^th May	7	KYLIE MINOGUE - "Hand On Your Heart"
15^th April	5	BANGLES - "Eternal Flame"
25^th March	10	MADONNA - "Like A Prayer"
11^th March	4	JASON DONOVAN - "Too Many Broken Hearts"
25^th February	1	SIMPLE MINDS - "Belfast Child"
28^th January	7	MARC ALMOND WITH GENE PITNEY - "Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart"
7^th January	3	KYLIE MINOGUE AND JASON DONOVAN - "Especially For You"
1988
10^th December	3	CLIFF RICHARD - "Mistletoe And Wine"
19^th November	3	ROBIN BECK - "First Time"
29^th October	6	ENYA - "Orinoco Flow"
15^th October	2	WHITNEY HOUSTON - "One Moment In Time"
8^th October	4	U2 - "Desire"
24^th September	3	THE HOLLIES - "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
10^th September	4	PHIL COLLINS - "A Groovy Kind Of Love"
6^th August	7	YAZZ AND THE PLASTIC POPULATION - "The Only Way Is Up"
9^th July	2	GLENN MEDEIROS - "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You"
25^th June	4	BROS - "I Owe You Nothing"
18^th June	9	THE TIMELORDS - "Doctorin The Tardis"
21^st May	4	WET WET WET - "With A Little Help From My Friends" / BILLY BRAGG ft CARA TIVEY - "She's Leaving Home"
14^th May	3	FAIRGROUND ATTRACTION - "Perfect"
30^th April	9	S'EXPRESS - "Theme From S'Express"
9^th April	7	PET SHOP BOYS - "Heart"
26^th March	4	ASWAD - "Don't Turn Around"
20^th February	6	KYLIE MINOGUE - "I Should Be So Lucky"
30^th January	5	TIFFANY - "I Think We're Alone Now"
16^th January	6	BELINDA CARLISLE - "Heaven Is A Place On Earth"
1987
19^th December	10	PET SHOP BOYS - "Always On My Mind"
14^th November	4	T'PAU - "China In Your Hand"
17^th October	4	BEE GEES - "You Win Again"
3^rd October	10	M/A/R/R/S - "Pump Up The Volume"/"Anitina (The First Time I See She Dance)"
29^th August	7	RICK ASTLEY - "Never Gonna Give You Up"
15^th August	5	MICHAEL JACKSON - "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
1^st August	8	LOS LOBOS - "La Bamba"
25^th July	5	MADONNA - "Who's That Girl"
4^th July	8	PET SHOP BOYS - "It's A Sin"
20^th June	1	THE FIRM - "Star Trekkin"
6^th June	8	WHITNEY HOUSTON - "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"
9^th May	4	STARSHIP - "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
25^th April	7	MADONNA - "La Isla Bonita"
4^th April	2	FERRY AID - "Let It Be"
28^th March	7	MEL AND KIM - "Respectable"
14^th March	3	BOY GEORGE - "Everything I Own"
21^st February	7	BEN E KING - "Stand By Me"
7^th February	4	GEORGE MICHAEL AND ARETHA FRANKLIN - "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"
24^th January	8	STEVE "SILK" HURLEY - "Jack Your Body"
1986
27^th December	7	JACKIE WILSON - "Reet Petite"
20^th December	5	THE HOUSEMARTINS - "Caravan Of Love"
6^th December	7	EUROPE - "The Final Countdown"
8^th November	5	BERLIN - "Take My Breath Away"
18^th October	1	NICK BERRY - "Every Loser Wins"
11^th October	6	MADONNA - "True Blue"
13^th September	5	THE COMMUNARDS - "Don't Leave Me This Way"
23^rd August	4	BORIS GARDINER - "I Want To Wake Up With You"
2^nd August	1	CHRIS DE BURGH - "The Lady In Red"
12^th July	9	MADONNA - "Papa Don't Preach"
28^th June	4	WHAM! - "Edge Of Heaven"
7^th June	3	DOCTOR AND THE MEDICS - "Spirit In The Sky"
17^th May	2	SPITTING IMAGE - "The Chicken Song"
10^th May	6	FALCO - "Rock Me Amadeus"
19^th April	8	GEORGE MICHAEL - "A Different Corner"
29^th March	4	CLIFF RICHARD AND THE YOUNG ONES ft HANK MARVIN - "Living Doll"
8^th March	6	DIANA ROSS - "Chain Reaction"
8^th February	5	BILLY OCEAN - "When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going"
25^th January	8	A-HA - "The Sun Always Shines On TV"
11^th January	9	PET SHOP BOYS - "West End Girls"
1985
28^th December	2	SHAKIN' STEVENS - "Merry Christmas Everyone"
14^th December	7	WHITNEY HOUSTON - "Saving All My Love For You"
30^th November	6	WHAM! - "I'm Your Man"
16^th November	3	FEARGAL SHARKEY - "A Good Heart"
12^th October	4	JENNIFER RUSH - "The Power Of Love"
5^th October	2	MIDGE URE - "If I Was"
7^th September	3	DAVID BOWIE AND MICK JAGGER - "Dancing In The Street"
31^st August	2	UB40 and CHRISSIE HYNDE - "I Got You Babe"
3^rd August	9	MADONNA - "Into The Groove"
27^th July	7	EURYTHMICS - "There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)"
29^th June	4	SISTER SLEDGE - "Frankie"
15^th June	3	THE CROWD - "You'll Never Walk Alone"
11^th May	6	PAUL HARDCASTLE - "19"
4^th May	6	PHYLLIS NELSON - "Move Closer"
20^th April	3	USA FOR AFRICA - "We Are The World"
23^rd March	6	PHILIP BAILEY (DUET WITH PHIL COLLINS) - "Easy Lover"
9^th March	9	DEAD OR ALIVE - "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)"
9^th February	5	ELAINE PAIGE AND BARBARA DICKSON - "I Know Him So Well"
19^th January	5	FOREIGNER - "I Want To Know What Love Is"
1984
15^th December	6	BAND AID - "Do They Know It's Christmas"
8^th December	7	FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD - "The Power Of Love"
1^st December	4	JIM DIAMOND - "I Should Have Known Better"
10^th November	9	CHAKA KHAN - "I Feel For You"
20^th October	6	WHAM! - "Freedom"
8^th September	3	STEVIE WONDER - "I Just Called To Say I Love You"
18^th August	7	GEORGE MICHAEL - "Careless Whisper"
16^th June	10	FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD - "Two Tribes"
2^nd June	6	WHAM! - "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
5^th May	7	DURAN DURAN - "The Reflex"
24^th March	5	LIONEL RICHIE - "Hello"
3^rd March	8	NENA - "99 Red Balloons"
28^th January	8	FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD - "Relax"
14^th January	5	PAUL MCCARTNEY - "Pipes Of Peace"
1983
10^th December	5	THE FLYING PICKETS - "Only You"
5^th November	6	BILLY JOEL - "Uptown Girl"
24^th September	8	CULTURE CLUB - "Karma Chameleon"
3^rd September	3	UB40 - "Red Red Wine"
13^th August	6	KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND - "Give It Up"
23^rd July	6	PAUL YOUNG - "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)"
2^nd July	3	ROD STEWART - "Baby Jane"
4^th June	4	THE POLICE - "Every Breath You Take"
28^th May	6	NEW EDITION - "Candy Girl"
30^th April	7	SPANDAU BALLET - "True"
9^th April	7	DAVID BOWIE - "Let's Dance"
26^th March	6	DURAN DURAN - "Is There Something I Should Know"
12^th March	8	BONNIE TYLER - "Total Eclipse Of The Heart"
5^th March	9	MICHAEL JACKSON - "Billie Jean"
19^th February	5	KAJAGOOGOO - "Too Shy"
29^th January	5	MEN AT WORK - "Down Under"
15^th January	4	PHIL COLLINS - "You Can't Hurry Love"
1982
18^th December	1	RENEE AND RENATO - "Save Your Love"
4^th December	6	THE JAM - "Beat Surrender"
13^th November	4	EDDY GRANT - "I Don't Wanna Dance"
23^rd October	7	CULTURE CLUB - "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?"
2^nd October	7	MUSICAL YOUTH - "Pass The Dutchie"
4^th September	6	SURVIVOR - "Eye Of The Tiger"
7^th August	10	DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS - "Come On Eileen"
17^th July	5	IRENE CARA - "Fame"
3^rd July	3	CAPTAIN SENSIBLE - "Happy Talk"
26^th June	7	CHARLENE - "I've Never Been To Me"
12^th June	7	ADAM ANT - "Goody Two Shoes"
29^th May	7	MADNESS - "House Of Fun"
15^th May	2	NICOLE - "A Little Peace"
24^th April	1	PAUL MCCARTNEY AND STEVIE WONDER - "Ebony And Ivory"
17^th April	5	BUCKS FIZZ - "My Camera Never Lies"
27^th March	3	GOOMBAY DANCE BAND - "Seven Tears"
6^th March	4	TIGHT FIT - "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
13^th February	6	THE JAM - "A Town Called Malice"/"Precious"
6^th February	8	KRAFTWERK - "The Model"/"Computer Love"
30^th January	2	SHAKIN' STEVENS - "Oh Julie"
16^th January	7	BUCKS FIZZ - "The Land Of Make Believe"
1981
12^th December	9	THE HUMAN LEAGUE - "Don't You Want Me"
5^th December	5	JULIO IGLESIAS - "Begin The Beguine"
21^st November	8	QUEEN AND DAVID BOWIE - "Under Pressure"
14^th November	6	THE POLICE - "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"
17^th October	4	DAVE STEWART AND BARBARA GASKIN - "It's My Party"
19^th September	8	ADAM AND THE ANTS - "Prince Charming"
5^th September	9	SOFT CELL - "Tainted Love"
29^th August	4	ANEKA - "Japanese Boy"
1^st August	4	SHAKIN' STEVENS - "Green Door"
11^th July	10	THE SPECIALS - "Ghost Town"
27^th June	5	MICHAEL JACKSON - "One Day In Your Life"
13^th June	5	SMOKEY ROBINSON - "Being With You"
9^th May	9	ADAM AND THE ANTS - "Stand And Deliver"
18^th April	5	BUCKS FIZZ - "Making Your Mind Up"
28^th March	4	SHAKIN' STEVENS - "This Ole House"
14^th March	7	ROXY MUSIC - "Jealous Guy"
21^st February	3	JOE DOLCE MUSIC THEATRE - "Shaddap You Face"
7^th February	2	JOHN LENNON - "Woman"
10^th January	2	JOHN LENNON - "Imagine"
1980
27^th December	1	ST WINIFRED'S SCHOOL CHOIR - "There's No One Quite Like Grandma"
20^th December	6	JOHN LENNON - "(Just Like) Starting Over"
29^th November	7	ABBA - "Super Trouper"
15^th November	6	BLONDIE - "The Tide Is High"
25^th October	5	BARBRA STREISAND - "Woman In Love"
27^th September	5	THE POLICE - "Don't Stand So Close To Me"
13^th September	6	KELLY MARIE - "Feels Like I'm In Love"
6^th September	7	THE JAM - "Start!"
23^rd August	9	DAVID BOWIE - "Ashes To Ashes"
9^th August	10	ABBA - "The Winner Takes It All"
26^th July	7	ODYSSEY - "Use It Up And Wear It Out"
12^th July	6	OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN AND ELO - "Xanadu"
21^st June	2	DON MCLEAN - "Crying"
30^th May	4	MASH - "Theme From MAS*H (Suicide Is Painless)"
17^th May	3	JOHNNY LOGAN - "What's Another Year?"
2^nd May	6	DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS - "Geno"
26^th April	7	BLONDIE - "Call Me"
12^th April	6	THE DETROIT SPINNERS - "Working My Way Back To You"
22^nd March	9	THE JAM - "Going Underground"/"Dreams Of Children"
15^th March	5	FERN KINNEY - "Together We Are Beautiful"
1^st March	10	BLONDIE - "Atomic"
16^th February	2	KENNY ROGERS - "Coward Of The County"
2^nd February	8	THE SPECIALS - The Special AKA Live! (EP)
19^th January	5	THE PRETENDERS - "Brass In Pocket"
1979
15^th December	5	PINK FLOYD - "Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)"
8^th December	7	THE POLICE - "Walking On The Moon"
17^th November	5	DR HOOK - "When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman"
27^th October	2	LENA MARTELL - "One Day At A Time"
29^th October	9	BUGGLES - "Video Killed The Radio Star"
29^th September	5	THE POLICE - "Message In A Bottle"
22^nd September	8	GARY NUMAN - "Cars"
25^th August	6	CLIFF RICHARD - "We Don't Talk Anymore"
28^th July	2	THE BOOMTOWN RATS - "I Don't Like Mondays"
30^th June	7	TUBEWAY ARMY - "Are 'Friends' Electric?"
16^th June	8	ANITA WARD - "Ring My Bell"
26^th May	6	BLONDIE - "Sunday Girl"
14^th April	6	ART GARFUNKEL - "Bright Eyes"
17^th March	7	GLORIA GAYNOR - "I Will Survive"
3^rd March	7	THE BEE GEES - "Tragedy"
3^rd February	9	BLONDIE - "Heart Of Glass"
27^th January	9	IAN DURY AND THE BLOCKHEADS - "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick"
6^th January	8	VILLAGE PEOPLE - "Y.M.C.A."
1978
9^th December	3	BONEY M - "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord"
2^nd December	4	ROD STEWART - "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?"
18^th November	6	THE BOOMTOWN RATS - "Rat Trap"
30^th September	6	JOHN TRAVOLTA AND OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN - "Summer Nights"
23^rd September	4	10cc - "Dreadlock Holiday"
19^th August	3	THE COMMODORES - "Three Times A Lady"
17^th June	6	OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN AND JOHN TRAVOLTA - "You're The One That I Want"
13^th May	5	BONEY M - "Rivers Of Babylon"
29^th April	7	THE BEE GEES - "Night Fever"
8^th April	3	BRIAN AND MICHAEL - "Matchstalk Men And Matchstalk Cats And Dogs"
11^th March	10	KATE BUSH - "Wuthering Heights"
18^th February	8	ABBA - "Take A Chance On Me"
11^th February	2	BROTHERHOOD OF MAN - "Figaro"
4^th February	9	ALTHEA AND DONNA - "Uptown Top Ranking"
1977
4^th December	2	WINGS - "Mull Of Kintyre"/"Girls School"
5^th November	7	ABBA - "The Name Of The Game"
29^th October	7	BACCARA - "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie"
8^th October	6	DAVID SOUL - "Silver Lady"
3^rd September	5	ELVIS PRESLEY - "Way Down"
27^th August	4	THE FLOATERS - "Float On"
20^th August	5	BROTHERHOOD OF MAN - "Angelo"
23^rd July	9	DONNA SUMMER - "I Feel Love"
2 July	6	HOT CHOCOLATE - "So You Win Again"
25^th June	6	THE JACKSONS - "Show You The Way To Go"
7^th June	X	THE SEX PISTOLS - "God Save The Queen"
18^th June	4	KENNY ROGERS - "Lucille"
21^st May	5	ROD STEWART - "I Don't Want To Talk About It"/"The First Cut Is The Deepest"
7^th May	7	DENIECE WILLIAMS - "Free"
2^nd April	8	ABBA - "Knowing Me Knowing You"
12^th March	4	MANHATTAN TRANSFER - "Chanson D'Amour"
19^th February	5	LEO SAYER - "When I Need You"
12^th February	8	JULIE COVINGTON - "Don't Cry For Me Argentina"
15^th January	4	DAVID SOUL - "Don't Give Up On Us"
1976
25^th December	3	JOHNNY MATHIS - "When A Child Is Born (Soleado)"
4^th December	3	SHOWADDYWADDY - "Under The Moon Of Love"
13^th November	5	CHICAGO - "If You Leave Me Now"
11^th October	4	PUSSYCAT - "Mississippi"
4^th September	10	ABBA - "Dancing Queen"
24^th July	5	ELTON JOHN AND KIKI DEE - "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
17^th July	3	DEMIS ROUSSOS - The Roussos Phenomenon (EP)
26^th June	6	THE REAL THING - "You To Me Are Everything"
12^th June	5	THE WURZELS - "Combine Harvester (Brand New Key)"
2^nd June	2	JJ BARRIE - "No Charge"
8^th May	7	ABBA - "Fernando"
27^th March	2	BROTHERHOOD OF MAN - "Save Your Kisses For Me"
6^th March	6	TINA CHARLES - "I Love To Love"
21^st February	6	FOUR SEASONS - "December 1963 (Oh What A Night)"
14^th February	6	SLIK - "Forever And Ever"
31^st January	7	ABBA - "Mamma Mia"
1975
29^th November	8	QUEEN - "Bohemian Rhapsody"
22^nd November	5	BILLY CONNOLLY - "D.I.V.O.R.C.E."
8^th November	8	DAVID BOWIE - "Space Oddity"
25^th October	6	ART GARFUNKEL - "I Only Have Eyes For You"
4^th October	2	DAVID ESSEX - "Hold Me Close"
6^th September	3	ROD STEWART - "Sailing"
16^th August	7	THE STYLISTICS - "I Can't Give You Anything But My Love"
9^th August	2	TYPICALLY TROPICAL - "Barbados"
19^th July	3	BAY CITY ROLLERS - "Give A Little Love"
12^th July	5	JOHNNY NASH - "Tears On My Pillow"
28^th June	8	10cc - "I'm Not In Love"
7^th June	2	WINDSOR DAVIES AND DON ESTELLE - "Whispering Grass"
3^rd May	6	TAMMY WYNETTE - "Stand By Your Man"
3^rd May	4	MUD - "Oh Boy"
22^nd March	5	BAY CITY ROLLERS - "Bye Bye Baby"
8^th March	3	TELLY SAVALAS - "If"
22^nd February	9	STEVE HARLEY AND COCKNEY REBEL - "Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)"
1^st February	5	PILOT - "January"
25^th January	6	THE TYMES - "Ms. Grace"
18^th January	6	STATUS QUO - "Down Down"
1974
21^st December	7	MUD - "Lonely This Christmas"
7^th December	7	BARRY WHITE - "You're The First, The Last, My Everything"
16^th November	4	DAVID ESSEX - "Gonna Make You A Star"
26^th October	6	KEN BOOTHE - "Everything I Own"
19^th October	5	SWEET SENSATION - "Sad Sweet Dreamer"
12^th October	4	JOHN DENVER - "Annie's Song"
21^st September	7	CARL DOUGLAS - "Kung Fu Fighting"
31^st August	6	THE OSMONDS - "Love Me For A Reason"
12^th August	9	THE THREE DEGREES - "When Will I See You Again?"
27^th July	8	GEORGE McCRAE - "Rock Your Baby"
29^th June	3	CHARLES AZNAVOUR - "She"
22^nd June	5	GARY GLITTER - "Always Yours"
15^th June	3	RAY STEVENS - "The Streak"
18^th May	8	THE RUBETTES - "Sugar Baby Love"
4^th May	9	ABBA - "Waterloo"
6^th April	6	TERRY JACKS - "Seasons In The Sun"
16^th March	4	PAPER LACE - "Billy, Don't Be A Hero"
9^th March	4	ALVIN STARDUST - "Jealous Mind"
23^rd February	7	SUZI QUATRO - "Devil Gate Drive"
26^th January	6	MUD - "Tiger Feet"
19^th January	5	THE NEW SEEKERS - "You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me"
1973
15^th December	9	SLADE - "Merry Xmas Everybody"
17^th November	4	GARY GLITTER - "I Love You Love Me Love"
27^th October	6	DAVID CASSIDY - "Daydreamer"/"The Puppy Song"
29^th September	4	THE SIMON PARK ORCHESTRA - "Eye Level"
22^nd September	7	WIZZARD - "Angel Fingers"
25^th August	4	DONNY OSMOND - Young Love
28 July	4	GARY GLITTER - "I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am)"
21^st July	4	PETERS AND LEE - "Welcome Home"
30^th June	6	SLADE - "Skweeze Me Pleeze Me"
23^rd June	5	10CC - "Rubber Bullets"
16^th June	7	SUZI QUATRO - "Can The Can"
19^th May	6	WIZZARD - "See My Baby Jive"
21 April	3	TONY ORLANDO AND DAWN - "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree"
7^th April	5	GILBERT O'SULLIVAN - "Get Down"
31^st March	4	DONNY OSMOND - "The Twelfth Of Never"
4^th March	8	SLADE - "Cvm On Feel The Noize"
27^th January	9	THE SWEET - "Block Buster"
1972
23^rd December	1	LITTLE JIMMY OSMOND - "Long Haired Lover From Liverpool"
4^th November	2	CHUCK BERRY - "My Ding-A-Ling"
11^th November	3	GILBERT O'SULLIVAN - "Clair"
14^th October	9	LIEUTENANT PIGEON - "Mouldy Old Dough"
30^th September	6	DAVID CASSIDY - "How Can I Be Sure?"
9^th September	6	SLADE - "Mama Weer All Crazee Now"
2^nd September	7	ROD STEWART - "You Wear It Well"
12^th August	8	ALICE COOPER - "School's Out"
8^th July	3	DONNY OSMOND - "Puppy Love"
1^st July	5	SLADE - "Take Me Bak 'Ome"
17^th June	1	DON McLEAN - "Vincent"
20^th May	8	T REX - "Metal Guru"
15^th April	5	THE PIPES AND DRUMS AND MILITARY BAND OF THE ROYAL SCOTS DRAGOON GUARDS - "Amazing Grace"
11^th March	6	NILSSON - "Without You"
19^th February	8	CHICORY TIP - "Son Of My Father"
5^th February	6	T REX - "Telegram Sam"
8^th January	2	THE NEW SEEKERS - "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing"
1971
11^th December	6	BENNY HILL - "Ernie, The Fastest Milkman In The West"
13^th November	5	SLADE - "Coz I Luv You"
9^th October	8	ROD STEWART - "Maggie May"
18^th September	5	THE TAMS - "Hey Girl, Don't Bother Me"
21^st August	6	DIANA ROSS - "I'm Still Waiting"
24^th July	8	T REX - "Get It On"
19^th June	4	MIDDLE OF THE ROAD - "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep"
15^th May	4	TONY ORLANDO AND DAWN - "Knock Three Times"
1^st May	8	DAVE AND ANSEL COLLINS - "Double Barrel"
20^th March	10	T REX - "Hot Love"
6^th March	4	MUNGO JERRY - "Baby Jump"
30^th January	7	GEORGE HARRISON - "My Sweet Lord"
9^th January	2	CLIVE DUNN - "Grandad"
1970
28^th November	5	DAVE EDMUNDS - "I Hear You Knocking"
21^st November	6	THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE - "Voodoo Chile"
31^st October	7	MATTHEWS SOUTHERN COMFORT - "Woodstock"
19^th September	8	FREDA PAYNE - "Band Of Gold"
12^th September	8	SMOKEY ROBINSON AND THE MIRACLES - "Tears Of A Clown"
1^st August	3	ELVIS PRESLEY - "The Wonder Of You"
13^th June	7	MUNGO JERRY - "In The Summertime"
6^th June	6	CHRISTIE - "Yellow River"
16^th May	4	ENGLAND WORLD CUP SQUAD 1970 - "Back Home"
2^nd May	7	NORMAN GREENBAUM - "Spirit In The Sky"
18^th April	2	DANA - "All Kinds Of Everything"
28^th March	5	SIMON AND GARFUNKEL - "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
7^th March	5	LEE MARVIN - "Wand'rin Star"
31^st January	6	EDISON LIGHTHOUSE - "Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes"
1969
20^th December	3	ROLF HARRIS - "Two Little Boys"
25^th October	8	THE ARCHIES - "Sugar, Sugar"
18^th October	6	BOBBIE GENTRY - "I'll Never Fall In Love Again"
11^th October	5	SERGE GAINSBOURG AND JANE BIRKIN - "Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus"
20^th September	7	CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL - "Bad Moon Rising"
30^th August	5	ZAGER AND EVANS - "In The Year 2525 (Exordium And Terminus)"
26^th July	6	THE ROLLING STONES - "Honky Tonk Women"
5^th July	5	THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN - "Something In The Air"
14^th June	4	THE BEATLES - "The Ballad Of John And Yoko"
7^th June	4	TOMMY ROE - "Dizzy"
26^th April	5	THE BEATLES WITH BILLY PRESTON - "Get Back"
19^th April	10	DESMOND DEKKER AND THE ACES - "Israelites"
29^th March	9	MARVIN GAYE - "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"
1^st March	3	PETER SARSTEDT - "Where Do You Go To My Lovely?"
15^th February	4	AMEN CORNER - "(If Paradise Is) Half As Nice"
8^th February	6	THE MOVE - "Blackberry Way"
1^st February	8	FLEETWOOD MAC - "Albatross"
4^th January	3	MARMALADE - "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"
1968
14^th December	3	SCAFFOLD - "Lily The Pink"
16^th November	6	HUGO MONTENEGRO AND HIS ORCHESTRA - "The Good, The Bad And The Ugly"
9^th November	3	JOE COCKER - "With A Little Help From My Friends"
28^th September	6	MARY HOPKIN - "Those Were The Days"
14^th September	4	THE BEATLES - "Hey Jude"
7^th September	4	THE BEE GEES - "I Gotta Get A Message To You"
31^st August	6	THE BEACH BOYS - "Do It Again"
17^th August	6	THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN - "Fire"
3^rd August	6	TOMMY JAMES AND THE SHONDELLS - "Mony Mony"
27^th July	3	DES O'CONNOR - "I Pretend"
6^th July	7	THE EQUALS - "Baby Come Back"
22^nd June	9	THE ROLLING STONES - "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
25^th May	5	GARY PUCKETT AND THE UNION GAP - "Young Girl"
27^th April	4	LOUIS ARMSTRONG - "What A Wonderful World"
13^th April	3	CLIFF RICHARD - "Congratulations"
30^th March	8	THE BEATLES - "Lady Madonna"
23^rd March	8	DAVE DEE, DOZY BEAKY MICK AND TICH - "The Legend Of Xanadu"
2^nd March	2	ESTHER AND ABI OFARIM - "Cinderella Rockefeller"
17^th February	7	MANFRED MANN - "Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)"
3^rd February	8	THE LOVE AFFAIR - "Everlasting Love"
27^th January	3	GEORGIE FAME - "The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde"
1967
9^th December	6	THE BEATLES - "Hello Goodbye"
25^th November	5	LONG JOHN BALDRY - "Let The Heartaches Begin"
11^th November	7	THE FOUNDATIONS - "Baby Now That I've Found You"
14^th October	6	THE BEE GEES - "Massachusetts"
9^th September	1	ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK - "The Last Waltz"
12^th August	6	SCOTT MCKENZIE - "San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)"
22^nd July	5	THE BEATLES - "All You Need Is Love"
10^th June	5	PROCOL HARUM - "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
20^th May	4	THE TREMELOES - "Silence Is Golden"
29^th April	5	SANDIE SHAW - "Puppet On A String"
15^th April	5	FRANK AND NANCY SINATRA - "Something Stupid"
4^th March	4	ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK - "Release Me"
18^th February	1	PETULA CLARK - "This Is My Song"
21^st January	7	THE MONKEES - "I'm A Believer"
1966
3^rd December	3	TOM JONES - "Green Green Grass Of Home"
19^th November	9	THE BEACH BOYS - "Good Vibrations"
29^th October	9	THE FOUR TOPS - "Reach Out I'll Be There"
24^th September	2	JIM REEVES - "Distant Drums"
17^th September	4	THE SMALL FACES - "All Or Nothing"
20^th August	10	THE BEATLES - "Eleanor Rigby"/"Yellow Submarine"
6^th August	4	THE TROGGS - "With A Girl Like You"
30^th July	9	CHRIS FARLOWE - "Out Of Time"
23^rd July	3	GEORGIE FAME AND THE BLUE FLAMES - "Get Away"
9^th July	8	THE KINKS - "Sunny Afternoon"
25^th June	9	THE BEATLES - "Paperback Writer"
4^th June	5	FRANK SINATRA - "Strangers In The Night"
28 May	9	THE ROLLING STONES - "Paint It, Black"
7^th May	5	MANFRED MANN - "Pretty Flamingo"
30^th April	6	DUSTY SPRINGFIELD - "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me"
16^th April	5	SPENCER DAVIS GROUP - "Somebody Help Me"
19^th March	8	THE WALKER BROTHERS - "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore"
19^th February	10	NANCY SINATRA - "These Boots Were Made For Walking"
29^th January	3	THE OVERLANDERS - "Michelle"
22^nd January	8	SPENCER DAVIS GROUP - "Keep On Running"
1965
18^th December	7	THE BEATLES - "Day Tripper"/"We Can Work It Out"
27^th November	4	THE SEEKERS - "The Carnival Is Over"
2^nd October & 6^th November	2 & 9	KEN DODD - "Tears" / THE ROLLING STONES - "Get Off Of My Cloud"
25^th September	6	THE WALKER BROTHERS - "Make It Easy On Yourself"
11^th September	9	THE ROLLING STONES - "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
28^th August	7	SONNY AND CHER - "I Got You Babe"
7^th August	7	THE BEATLES - "Help!"
24^th July	8	THE BYRDS - "Mr. Tambourine Man"
26^th June	5	THE HOLLIES - "I'm Alive"
19^th June	2	ELVIS PRESLEY - "Crying In The Chapel"
29^th May	4	SANDIE SHAW - "Long Live Love"
22^nd May	3	JACKIE TRENT - "Where Are You Now (My Love)?"
15^th May	7	ROGER MILLER - "King Of The Road"
24^th April	8	THE BEATLES - "Ticket To Ride"
17^th April	4	CLIFF RICHARD - "The Minute You're Gone"
10^th April	6	UNIT FOUR PLUS TWO - "Concrete And Clay"
20^th March	6	THE ROLLING STONES - "The Last Time"
13^th March	4	TOM JONES - "It's Not Unusual"
25^th February	4	THE SEEKERS - "I'll Never Find Another You"
20^th February	6	THE KINKS - "Tired Of Waiting For You"
6^th February	8	THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS - "You've Lost That Loving Feeling"
30^th January	7	THE MOODY BLUES - "Go Now"
16^th January	5	GEORGIE FAME AND THE BLUE FLAMES - "Yeh Yeh"
1964
12^th December	6	THE BEATLES - "I Feel Fine"
5^th December	6	THE ROLLING STONES - "Little Red Rooster"
21^st November	8	THE SUPREMES - "Baby Love"
24^th October	6	SANDIE SHAW - "Always Something There To Remind Me"
10^th October	8	ROY ORBISON - "Oh, Pretty Woman"
26^th September	6	HERMAN'S HERMITS - "I'm Into Something Good"
12^th September	7	THE KINKS - "You Really Got Me"
29^th August	8	THE HONEYCOMBS - "Have I The Right?"
15^th August	2	MANFRED MANN - "Do Wah Diddy Diddy"
25^th July	8	THE BEATLES - "A Hard Day's Night"
18^th July	7	THE ROLLING STONES - "It's All Over Now"
11^th July	6	THE ANIMALS - "House Of The Rising Sun"
27^th June	9	ROY ORBISON - "It's Over"
30^th May	3	CILLA BLACK - "You're My World"
23^rd May	6	THE FOUR PENNIES - "Juliet"
9^th May	5	THE SEARCHERS - "Don't Throw Your Love Away"
25^th April	5	PETER AND GORDON - "A World Without Love"
4^th April	6	THE BEATLES - "Can't Buy Me Love"
21^st March	2	BILLY J KRAMER AND THE DAKOTAS - "Little Children"
29^th February	4	CILLA BLACK - "Anyone Who Had A Heart"
22^nd February	4	THE BACHELORS - "Diane"
1^st February	6	THE SEARCHERS - "Needles And Pins"
18^th January	7	THE DAVE CLARK FIVE - "Glad All Over"
1963
14^th December	7	THE BEATLES - "I Want To Hold Your Hand"
2^nd November	3	GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS - "You'll Never Walk Alone"
12^th October	6	BRIAN POOLE AND THE TREMELOES - "Do You Love Me?"
14^th September	8	THE BEATLES - "She Loves You"
24^th August	7	BILLY J KRAMER AND THE DAKOTAS - "Bad To Me"
10^th August	4	THE SEARCHERS - "Sweets For My Sweet"
3^rd August	6	ELVIS PRESLEY - "(You're The) Devil In Disguise"
20^th July	5	FRANK IFIELD - "I'm Confessin'"
22^nd June	3	GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS - "I Like It"
4^th May	7	THE BEATLES - "From Me To You"
13^th April	4	GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS - "How Do You Do It?"
30^th March	4	THE SHADOWS - "Foot Tapper"
16^th March	6	CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS - "Summer Holiday"
23^rd February	6	FRANK IFIELD - "The Wayward Wind"
2^nd February	6	JET HARRIS AND TONY MEEHAN - "Diamonds"
26^th January	5	THE SHADOWS - "Dance On!"
15^th January	5	CLIFF RICHARD - "The Next Time"
1962
15^th December	6	ELVIS PRESLEY - "Return To Sender"
10^th November	4	FRANK IFIELD - "Lovesick Blues"
6^th October	9	THE TORNADOS - "Telstar"
15^th September	4	ELVIS PRESLEY - "She's Not You"
28^th July	7	FRANK IFIELD - "I Remember You"
14^th July	7	RAY CHARLES - "I Can't Stop Loving You"
30^th June	2	MIKE SARNE WITH WENDY RICHARD - "Come Outside"
26^th May	5	ELVIS PRESLEY - "Good Luck Charm"
19^th May	6	B.BUMBLE AND THE STINGERS - "Nut Rocker"
24^th March	8	THE SHADOWS - "Wonderful Land"
24^th February	5	ELVIS PRESLEY - "Can't Help Falling In Love"
13^th January	3	CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS - "The Young Ones"
1961
30^th December	9	DANNY WILLIAMS - "Moon River"
9^th December	8	FRANKIE VAUGHAN - "Tower Of Strength"
11^th November	7	ELVIS PRESLEY - "His Latest Flame"
21^st October	3	HELEN SHAPIRO - "Walking Back To Happiness"
14^th October	6	THE HIGHWAYMEN - "Michael"
7^th October	6	THE SHADOWS - "Kon-Tiki"
23^rd September	2	SHIRLEY BASSEY - "I Reach For The Stars"
2^nd September	9	JOHN LEYTON - "Johnny Remember Me"
12^th August	4	HELEN SHAPIRO - "You Don't Know"
5^th August	5	EDEN KANE - "Well I Ask You"
22^nd July	7	THE EVERLY BROTHERS - "Temptation"
1^st July	7	DEL SHANNON - "Runaway"
3^rd June	4	ELVIS PRESLEY - "Surrender"
27^th May	5	THE TEMPERANCE SEVEN - "You're Driving Me Crazy"
20^th May	5	FLOYD CRAMER - "On The Rebound"
6^th May	9	THE MARCELS - "Blue Moon"
25 March	2	ELVIS PRESLEY - "Wooden Heart"
4^th March	5	EVERLY BROTHERS - "Walk Right Back"
25^th February	4	PETULA CLARK - "Sailor"
28 January	8	ELVIS PRESLEY - "Are You Lonesome Tonight?"
14^th January	6	JOHNNY TILLOTSON - "Poetry In Motion"
1960
31^st December	2	CLIFF RICHARD - "I Love You"
5^th November	4	ELVIS PRESLEY - "It's Now Or Never"
22^nd October	6	ROY ORBISON - "Only The Lonely"
1^st October	4	RICKY VALANCE - "Tell Laura I Love Her"
27^th August	7	THE SHADOWS - "Apache"
6^th August	8	JOHNNY KIDD AND THE PIRATES - "Shaking All Over"
30^th July	3	CLIFF RICHARD - "Please Don't Tease"
9^th July	6	JIMMY JONES - "Good Timin'"
25 June	5	EDDIE COCHRAN - "Three Steps To Heaven"
7^th May	7	THE EVERLY BROTHERS - "Cathy's Clown"
30^th April	4	ANTHONY NEWLEY - "Do You Mind?"
2^nd April	1	LONNIE DONEGAN - "My Old Man's A Dustman"
17^th March	5	JOHNNY PRESTON - "Running Bear"
10^th March	6	ADAM FAITH - "Poor Me"
5^th February	2	ANTHONY NEWLEY - "Why?"
29^th January	5	MICHAEL HOLLIDAY - "Starry Eyed"
1959
18^th December	7	EMILE FORD AND THE CHECKMATES - "What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For?"
4^th December	5	ADAM FAITH - "What Do You Want"
30^th October	6	CLIFF RICHARD - "Travellin' Light"
16^th October	7	BOBBY DARIN - "Mack The Knife"
9^th October	6	JERRY KELLER - "Here Comes Summer"
11^th September	2	CRAIG DOUGLAS – 'Only Sixteen'
31^st July	3	CLIFF RICHARD – 'Living Doll'
3^rd July	4	BOBBY DARIN – 'Dream Lover'
19^th June	4	RUSS CONWAY – 'Roulette'
15^th May	6	ELVIS PRESLEY – 'A Fool Such As I'
24^th April	7	BUDDY HOLLY – 'It Doesn't Matter Anymore'
27^th March	4	RUSS CONWAY – 'Side Saddle'
20^th March	7	THE PLATTERS - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
20^th February	2	SHIRLEY BASSEY – 'As I Love You'
30^th January	6	ELVIS PRESLEY – 'I Got Stung' / 'One Night'
23^rd January	3	JANE MORGAN – 'The Day The Rains Came'
1958
19^th December	7	CONWAY TWITTY – 'It's Only Make Believe'
28^th November	9	LORD ROCKINGHAM'S XI – 'Hoots Mon'
7^th November	6	TOMMY EDWARDS – 'All In The Game'
26^th September	7	CONNIE FRANCIS - "Carolina Moon"/"Stupid Cupid"
22^nd August	5	THE KALIN TWINS - "When"
4^th July	8	THE EVERLY BROTHERS - "All I Have To Do Is Dream"/"Claudette"
27^th June	5	VIC DAMONE – "On The Street Where You Live"
16^th May	7	CONNIE FRANCIS - "Who's Sorry Now?"
25^th April	4	MARVIN RAINWATER - "Whole Lotta Woman"
28^th February	6	PERRY COMO - "Magic Moments"
14^th February	5	MICHAEL HOLLIDAY - "The Story Of My Life"
24^th January	7	ELVIS PRESLEY - "Jailhouse Rock"
10^th January	8	JERRY LEE LEWIS - "Great Balls Of Fire"
1957
22^nd November	3	HARRY BELAFONTE - "Mary's Boy Child"
1^st November	5	BUDDY HOLLY AND THE CRICKETS - "That'll Be The Day"
30^th August	4	PAUL ANKA - "Diana"
12^th July	7	ELVIS PRESLEY - "All Shook Up"
28^th June	8	LONNIE DONEGAN - "Putting On The Style"/"Gamblin Man"
7^th June	6	JOHNNIE RAY - "Yes Tonight Josephine"
25^th May	3	ANDY WILLIAMS - "Butterfly"
12^th May	5	GUY MITCHELL - "Rock-A-Billy"
12^th April	8	LONNIE DONEGAN - "Cumberland Gap"
22^nd February	5	TAB HUNTER - "Young Love"
25^th January	4	FRANKIE VAUGHAN - "The Garden Of Eden"
4^th January & 11^th January	5 & 5	GUY MITCHELL - "Singing The Blues" TOMMY STEELE - "Singing The Blues"
1956
16^th November	6	JOHNNIE RAY - "Just Walking In The Rain"
19^th October	2	FRANKIE LAINE - "A Woman In Love"
21^st September	3	ANNE SHELTON - "Lay Down Your Arms"
10^th August	7	DORIS DAY - "Que Sera, Sera"
20^th July	6	FRANKIE LYMON AND THE TEENAGERS - "Why Do Fools Fall In Love?"
15^th June	2	PAT BOONE - "I'll Be Home"
4^th May	3	RONNIE HILTON - "No Other Love"
13^th April	5	WINIFRED ATTWELL - "The Poor People Of Paris"
30^th March	5	KAY STARR - 'Rock And Roll Waltz'
16^th March	7	DREAMWEAVERS - "It's Almost Tomorrow"
17^th February	4	DEAN MARTIN - "Memories Are Made Of This"
20^th January	9	TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD - "Sixteen Tons"
1955
16^th December	4	DICKIE VALENTINE - "Christmas Alphabet"
25^th November	7	BILL HALEY AND THE COMETS - "Rock Around The Clock"
11^th November	5	THE JOHNSTON BROTHERS - "Hernando's Hideaway"
14^th October	4	JIMMY YOUNG - "The Man From Laramie"
29^th July	8	SLIM WHITMAN - "Rose Marie"
15^th July	5	ALMA COGAN - "Dreamboat"
24^th June	2	JIMMY YOUNG - "Unchained Melody"
27^th May	5	EDDIE CALVERT - "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White"
13^th May	4	TONY BENNETT - "Stranger In Paradise"
29^th April	6	PEREZ 'PREZ' PRADO AND HIS ORCHESTRA - "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White"
11^th March	3	TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD - "Give Me Your Word"
18^th February	4	RUBY MURRAY - "Softly, Softly"
14^th January	5	ROSEMARY CLOONEY - "Mambo Italiano"
7^th January	5	DICKIE VALENTINE - "Finger Of Suspicion"
1954
3^rd December	6	WINIFRED ATWELL - "Let's Have Another Party"
26^th November	4	ROSEMARY CLOONEY - "This Ole House"
5^th November	2	VERA LYNN - "My Son My Son"
10^th October	3	DON CORNELL - "Hold My Hand"
17^th September	5	FRANK SINATRA - "Three Coins In A Fountain"
10^th September	5	KITTY KALLEN - "Little Things Mean A Lot"
2^nd July	2	DAVID WHITFIELD - "Cara Mia"
30^th April	7	JOHNNIE RAY - "Such A Night"
16^th April	8	DORIS DAY - "Secret Love"
12^th March	1	THE STARGAZERS - "I See The Moon"
8^th January	4	EDDIE CALVERT- "Oh Mein Papa"
1953
13^th November	4	FRANKIE LAINE - "Answer Me"
6^th November	2	DAVID WHITFIELD - 'Answer Me'
23^rd October	5	FRANKIE LAINE - "Hey Joe"
11^th September	3	GUY MITCHELL - "Look At That Girl"
15^th August	5	MANTOVANI - "Moulin Rouge Theme"
26^th June	5	EDDIE FISHER – 'I'm Walking Behind You'
24^th April	3	FRANKIE LAINE - "I Believe"
17^th April	4	LITA ROZA - "How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?"
10^th April	4	THE STARGAZERS - "Broken Wings"
13^th March	2	GUY MITCHELL – 'She Wears Red Feathers'
6^th February	3	PERRY COMO - "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes"
30^th January	5	EDDIE FISHER – 'Outside Of Heaven'
23^rd January	7	KAY STARR – 'Comes A-Long A-Love'
16^th January	6	JO STAFFORD - "You Belong To Me"
1952
14^th November	4	AL MARTINO – "Here In My Heart"

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Magnus

31 August 2006 00:34

I haven’t counted, but by eye you seem to mark on a sort of flattened, short-tailed bell curve.

Tom

31 August 2006 08:46

Yes – there’s a kind of rough attempt at normal distribution being made (i.e. 10s should be rarer than 9s should be rarer than 8s – 5s and 6s should be the most common).

Tom

31 August 2006 09:54

The average mark so far is 5.36.

The stats suggest that I should have made a couple more things 10 so far.

Steve Mannion

31 August 2006 11:29

Is ‘Everlasting Love’ missing from this list? Can’t see it.

Tom

31 August 2006 11:31

It’s not been updated since “The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde”. I’m going to update end of every month I think.

steve m

13 July 2007 13:19

update please!

Tom

13 July 2007 14:02

End of every Plutonian Space Month.

Admin

31 July 2007 14:52

Tom, I’ve put in place the automatic index scheme i outlined to you. Let me know how you like it – and what you want to do with the ongoing Popular ‘meta data’. (I’ve got a copy of your old manual text, just in case)

Tom

31 July 2007 15:03

Alan – sorry I didn’t reply – I wuv it!

I will try and conform to the meta data – of course I need to write moar entries first.

Tom

31 July 2007 17:26

OK, clearly I will have to work out how to do the meta data

Alan

31 July 2007 19:10

Don’t worry – yr golden. You were fooled by the aggressive caching we do on FT. I’ll see if I can work out a way to ‘expire’ this page when you do a new popular post.

(However, next time you want to do a ‘twofer’ – like dodd/stones – i might need to tweak the presentation of the post. though if you look at that post you can see how the metadata works for that.)

admin

22 April 2009 23:48

Introducing: the FT Readers’ top 100

AndyPandy

24 April 2009 16:22

Howe often is this updated as there are some with 5 votes or more and a higher than 5.8 average score and there not listed in this Top 100.

admin

24 April 2009 19:00

It was updating twice a day, but i just changed it to 4 times a day, which is still a bit stingy as the calculation isn’t all that resource greedy. still the data won’t change that often, so seems not too bad.

Tom

30 April 2009 10:44

Highest ranked 10: “Israelites” (#2) – I’m amazed at this! Tho not displeased.
Highest ranked 9: “Good Vibration” (#1) – Fair enough
Highest ranked 8: “Space Oddity” (#9) – Hmmm
Highest ranked 7: “The Name Of The Game” (#17) – I can see why it’s loved so much.
Highest ranked 6: “Geno” (#23) – still wildly overrated I reckon.
Highest ranked 5: “A Whiter Shade Of Pale” (#34) – Hands up, I was wrong about this.

Not sure what the highest rated 4-3-2-1 are (not counting K Dodd obv!). I’m guessing “Imagine” and “Vincent” for the 2 and 1.

Tom

30 April 2009 11:08

Highest ranked 4:”What A Wonderful World” (#100) – still too corny for me.
Highest ranked 3:”She” (#190) – was wrong about this one too.
Highest ranked 2:”Hold Me Close” (#305) – a bit harsh possibly.
Highest ranked 1:”Vincent” (#224) – bah!

Tom

30 April 2009 11:16

And going the other way:

Lowest ranked 10:”Atomic” (#41) – would probably be my lowest too
Lowest ranked 9: “Out Of Time” (#152) – OK, I’m not sure why I gave it 9 either
Lowest ranked 8: “Lady Madonna” (#185) – surprised how relatively disliked this is
Lowest ranked 7: “I’ve Never Been To Me” (#329) – nor have you lot
Lowest ranked 6: “Summer Nights” (#342) – this is total fun hating
Lowest ranked 5: “Amazing Grace” (#374) – only I appreciate its dronelike qualities
Lowest ranked 4: “Billy, Don’t Be A Hero” (#368) – not as bad as all that
Lowest ranked 3: “Seven Tears” (#383) – harsh!
Lowest ranked 2: “Figaro” (#384) – there are worse things
Lowest ranked 1: “Long Haired Lover” and “No-One Quite Like Grandma” (equal #385 – after 385 we’re in the land of <5 votes)

AndyPandy

13 May 2009 18:53

It’s not letting me vote on any songs at the moment or showing me what other people have averaged

AndyPandy

13 May 2009 20:05

Problem solved – now I’ve gone back to “pink”

admin

14 May 2009 08:49

oopsy. i will update the css with the new additions used by the voting feature

(We changed it so that you can’t see averages until you have voted)

Tom

23 May 2009 08:00

Jacko into the Top 20 I see!

admin

19 June 2009 11:26

should the simple chronological list be reversed, so recent entries are at the top?

Tom

19 June 2009 12:02

Let’s give it a go!

rosie

6 July 2009 11:13

From the point of view of somebody trying to make a comment on the very first entry, this is inconvenient to say the least. Recent entries I can find easily, but I did think one of the points of this index was to be able to find older entries quickly…

Tom

6 July 2009 13:07

Duly noted! Once we’ve had it this way for a month or so I’ll do some analytics fu and I can work out which is more effective for getting people to entries that have dropped off the front page.

Ooh – how about a “random entry” function?

Alan

6 July 2009 13:51

The ‘?’ random link on the banner goes to a random FT post

it could be tied to a random popular post if clicked from a popular post or the /popular page.

Erithian

6 July 2009 13:57

No strong feelings either way, but I would have thought people were more likely to want to comment on fairly recent entries than on the very earliest entries, and if they want to comment on something from the 60s or 70s it doesn’t take long to scroll down whichever way the chronological list is ordered, once you get used to it.

Tom

6 July 2009 14:03

#26 – it could be but I’d prefer keeping the “?” as is and having a separate random entry link I could put in the text box.

Under the Moon of Love « The Hits Just Keep On Comin’

10 August 2009 19:54

[…] If you’d like to read about these records (and everything else that topped the UK charts from 1952 forward), prepare to kill hours and hours reading Popular. The complete list of records Tom has covered so far is here. […]

Tom

2 September 2009 08:42

OMG go Doris Day!

admin

2 September 2009 09:50

hope you don’t mind me disclosing the current votes for the 2 exact ‘9’s currently on populist
secret love: 10 10 9 8 8
dancing queen: 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 6

they love to love, but our readers just equally love to dance

ottersteve

3 September 2009 19:16

Hi Tom.
Fun idea you have here with just one little criticism of the scoring methods. Ideally you would have just asked everyone to ONLY score those songs they would give a 10 to, and no other score.

There are people out there who will truly love a great song and give it 10.

Other people however will absolutely HATE the same song and score 1 just to try and get it off the top 100 list.

An example will surely be “Bohemian Rhapsody” which, over the last 34 years has been shown to be loved and hated in equal measues! You will end up with a kind of tug-of-war going on over quite a few of the songs! Or maybe that was part of your intention – if so – tee hee.

admin

3 September 2009 20:37

there are strengths and weaknesses in any scoring system, but

“Ideally you would have just asked everyone to ONLY score those songs they would give a 10 to, and no other score”

would give an average of 10 for everything! we could only count the number of votes

ottersteve

4 September 2009 15:57

Fair point, but you would still have a top 100, with the record scoring most 10’s being top of the list.

Tom

4 September 2009 16:30

Ottersteve – we kind of do have this, in that we do polls at the end of each (chart) year which are binary yes/no ones (though based on 6 or above, not 10). I’ve not actually bothered running a comparison yet though (rubs hands in statistical glee…)

Tom

25 September 2009 07:41

Hello everyone, we’re in The Times today. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6847964.ece

Very exciting, though the interview happened 2 weeks post-new-baby and I’m left wondering what I meant sometimes!

Tom

7 October 2009 20:32

A few notes on comments – from the shiny new features Alan has installed:

The most-commented Popular post is “No Charge” by JJ Barrie, with 272.

Two other posts have got more than 200 comments – “Dancing Queen” and “Night Fever”.

25 more posts are comment centurions – most recently The Crowd – so that’s 28 in all that have got into triple figures.

At the other end of the scale, 8 posts have 0 comments, and 30 only have one (in some cases I know this to be a spambot that slipped through the net)

ottersteve

11 October 2009 12:06

Tom.
Re your comment at 35. Your end of each year chart is a great idea, but not all of the years seem to have this feature. I’d love to see all years accounted for as I enjoy putting my ten pen’th in.

On the subject of the readers poll. I suspect that many of the voters have been swayed by your wise words on a few of the songs. It’s my guess that’s because many readers were simply too young or not even born when certain (high-ranked, on the above chart) tracks were at No.1

I was fortunate to be around to fully enjoy the 60’s “pop boom” and I believe most Beatles fans would not put down Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby as the best of the Beatles No.1’s. For me, personally, “She Loves you” was the true trigger of the wave of musical euphoria that swept the country at that time (I was 9 years old). Hey Jude comes a close 2nd for me. If you had given a high score of your own to these tracks – I’m convinced they would have been in the readers top 10 too.

Just an observation – not taking it all TOO seriously.
Steve

admin

12 October 2009 11:44

i’ve just tagged up the 14 ‘year-poll’ posts with ‘popular year poll’ so they appear here:

enitharmon

12 October 2009 12:37

So, are we ever going to be able to vote in the outstanding year polls?

admin

12 October 2009 12:45

it won’t take a lot to set them up – but it’s Tom’s call. He was setting up the old ones as a way to take up comment crew slack when he’s busy.

Tom

12 October 2009 15:44

Today would be a good day to put one up – though I’m too busy even to do a poll at the moment!

admin

12 October 2009 16:41

i’ll put up ’74 later on then if you like? it’s also a matter of bringing it to the attention of the crew. i guess by a comment on that (back in time) post and on the most recent popular post?

Tom

12 October 2009 22:52

Cool, thanks Alan!

What I think I’ll do is frontpage it for a day or two so the regulars all see it, then it can be plunged back into the Mud.

Tom

15 October 2009 17:22

I was doing a little playing around w/my scores today, having set up a better excel file for them (NON-NERDS LOOK AWAY). I wanted to answer the qn: what is the best run of #1 hits?

My answer (so far at least), if you take a 10-song average, is the stretch which starts inauspiciously with Boney M’s “Mary’s Boy Child” and runs until “Are ‘Friends’ Electric” (#430-439).

But, if you look at my best ERA for pop – defined as a 50-song average – it’s #171-#220 – starting with Roy Orbison’s “It’s Over” and ending with Chris Farlowe’s “Out Of Time” – so mid-64 to mid-66.

I want to do this with the reader marks and will pester the relevant ppl for a .csv file 🙂

admin

15 October 2009 20:54

Tom, i’ve sent a 40K tab file to freakytrigger gmail. it’s pop_no, post_title and scores.

the scores column has individual scores comma separated. if i get you right, you’re just after the average score, so i could have just given you the ave score, but i figured you might want to go wild on the stats, so you could get #of10 scores, #of9 scores, etc, and all manner of statpr0n.

if you can’t parse the data and you’d rather just have the ave, let me know.

quick fact: Come On Eileen has the highest number of votes by some distance.

(i have deleted all user ID info, so the scoring given in the file is anonymous BTW.)

Tom

16 October 2009 00:25

I have been parsing away for about an hour. Lovely stuff.

Rory

12 February 2010 11:27

Can we have an Unpopulist as well? On the readers’ scores? The bottom 20 or 50 would satisfy curiosity…

admin

12 February 2010 11:59

i spoil you i really do.

i wasn’t sure what to do about the numbering, but the 100th is the worst (as you can see from the score).

Tom

12 February 2010 12:55

It will take quite a bad record to shift that one I think. Or a sudden surge in wuv for St Wins.

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