THE 1000 UK NUMBER ONE POLL

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No Get Off My Cloud. Oooff.

Nice job fella.

― Bumfluff, Sunday, 23 January 2005 19:11 (nineteen years ago) link

Oops, that wasn't quite right... TAKE TWO:

100 Professional Widow - Tori Amos 18/01/97 185 points, 7 votes
99 Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler 12/03/83 187 points, 6 votes
98 Sunday Girl - Blondie 26/05/79 189 points, 8 votes
97 Get It On - T.Rex 24/07/71 191 points, 11 votes
96 Cum On Feel The Noize - Slade 03/03/73 192 points, 7 votes
95 Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival 20/09/69 192 points, 9 votes
94 Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick - Ian Dury & The Blockheads 27/01/79 196 points, 7 votes
93 Help! - The Beatles 05/08/65 197 points, 9 votes
92 Pure Shores - All Saints 26/02/00 200 points, 9 votes
91 Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones 23/07/69 202 points, 6 votes
90 My Sweet Lord - George Harrison 30/01/71 205 points, 6 votes
89 Doctorin' The Tardis - The Timelords 18/06/88 205 points, 7 votes
88 The Sun Always Shines On TV - A-Ha 25/01/86 206 points, 8 votes
87 Stand & Deliver - Adam & The Ants 09/05/81 209 points, 7 votes
86 Hey Jude - The Beatles 11/09/68 211 points, 9 votes
85 The Israelites - Desmond Dekker & The Aces 16/04/69 214 points, 9 votes
84 Theme From S'Express - S'Express 30/04/88 215 points, 10 votes
83 Should I Stay Or Should I Go - The Clash 09/03/91 216 points, 8 votes
82 You Really Got Me - The Kinks 10/09/64 218 points, 8 votes
81 Call Me - Blondie 26/04/80 221 points, 8 votes
80 Maggie May - Rod Stewart 09/10/71 223 points, 9 votes
79 Rock Your Baby - George McCrae 27/07/74 224 points, 6 votes
78 Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out - The Beatles 16/12/65 225 points, 8 votes
77 Block Rockin' Beats - The Chemical Brothers 05/04/97 225 points, 8 votes
76 Stand By Me - Ben E. King 21/02/87 228 points, 9 votes
75 Je T'Aime... Moi Non Plus - Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg 11/10/69 232 points, 11 votes
74 Breathe - The Prodigy 23/11/96 234 points, 10 votes
73 Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) - Spiller 26/08/00 236 points, 11 votes
72 Vogue - Madonna 14/04/90 239 points, 6 votes
71 Without You - Nilsson 11/03/72 239 points, 7 votes
70 99 Red Balloons - Nena 03/03/84 241 points, 11 votes
69 Telegram Sam - T.Rex 05/02/72 242 points, 7 votes
68 Paperback Writer - The Beatles 23/06/66 242 points, 8 votes
67 I Feel Fine - The Beatles 10/12/64 244 points, 8 votes
66 Waterloo - Abba 04/05/74 245 points, 8 votes
65 Don't Look Back In Anger - Oasis 02/03/96 247 points, 7 votes
64 Sound Of The Underground - Girls Aloud 28/12/02 247 points, 10 votes
63 Brimful Of Asha - Cornershop 28/02/98 254 points, 14 votes
62 The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore - The Walker Brothers 17/03/66 255 points, 10 votes
61 A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles 23/07/64 259 points, 11 votes
60 I'm A Believer - The Monkees 19/01/67 264 points, 9 votes
59 A Town Called Malice/Precious - The Jam 13/02/82 264 points, 9 votes
58 She Loves You - The Beatles 12/09/63 265 points, 7 votes
57 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) - Dead Or Alive 09/03/85 269 points, 11 votes
56 Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel 28/03/70 276 points, 9 votes
55 I'm Not In Love - 10cc 28/06/75 283 points, 9 votes
54 Telstar - The Tornados 14/10/62 287 points, 8 votes
53 Toxic - Britney Spears 13/03/04 291 points, 15 votes
52 Voodoo Chile - Jimi Hendrix Experience 21/11/70 297 points, 9 votes
51 It's Over - Roy Orbison 25/06/64 297 points, 12 votes
50 Like A Prayer - Madonna 25/03/89 298 points, 14 votes
49 Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 12/09/70 300 points, 11 votes
48 Ashes To Ashes - David Bowie 23/08/80 307 points, 11 votes
47 Firestarter - The Prodigy 30/03/96 309 points, 10 votes
46 Ticket To Ride - The Beatles 22/04/65 314 points, 12 votes
45 Your Woman - White Town 25/01/97 316 points, 11 votes
44 Stan - Eminem 16/12/00 317 points, 13 votes
43 Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks 07/07/66 327 points, 13 votes
42 3AM Eternal - The KLF featuring Children of the Revolution 02/02/91 329 points, 14 votes
41 Jumpin' Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones 19/06/68 334 points, 14 votes
40 Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners 07/08/82 341 points, 13 votes
39 Metal Guru - T.Rex 20/05/72 343 points, 11 votes
38 Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders 19/01/80 350 points, 12 votes
37 Space Oddity - David Bowie 08/11/75 352 points, 13 votes
36 It's A Sin - The Pet Shop Boys 04/07/87 360 points, 11 votes
35 The Winner Takes It All - Abba 09/08/80 362 points, 11 votes
34 Baby One More Time - Britney Spears 27/02/99 363 points, 15 votes
33 Are Friends Electric? - Tubeway Army 30/06/79 372 points, 12 votes
32 Under Pressure - Queen & David Bowie 21/11/81 379 points, 10 votes
31 Make It Easy On Yourself - The Walker Brothers 23/09/65 388 points, 15 votes
30 Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen 29/11/75 398 points, 13 votes
29 Geno - Dexy's Midnight Runners 03/05/80 400 points, 11 votes
28 Freak Like Me - Sugababes 04/05/02 400 points, 15 votes
27 Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood 28/01/84 405 points, 17 votes
26 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones 09/09/65 417 points, 14 votes
25 All The Things She Said - Tatu 08/02/03 428 points, 15 votes
24 Paint It, Black - The Rolling Stones 26/05/66 429 points, 15 votes
23 Reach Out I'll Be There - The Four Tops 27/10/66 439 points, 15 votes
22 Band Of Gold - Freda Payne 19/09/70 452 points, 14 votes
21 Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue 29/09/01 459 points, 17 votes
20 Crazy In Love - Beyonce 12/07/03 477 points, 18 votes
19 I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye 26/03/69 488 points, 15 votes
18 Pump Up The Volume - M/A/R/R/S 03/10/87 493 points, 19 votes
17 Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor 03/02/90 507 points, 17 votes
16 Uptown Top Ranking - Althea & Donna 04/02/78 510 points, 19 votes
15 Into The Groove - Madonna 03/08/85 527 points, 16 votes
14 Ignition (remix) - R Kelly 17/05/03 536 points, 14 votes
13 Atomic - Blondie 01/03/80 545 points, 22 votes
12 Don't You Want Me - The Human League 12/12/81 607 points, 22 votes
11 Dancing Queen - Abba 04/09/76 640 points, 19 votes
10 The Model / Computer Love - Kraftwerk 06/02/82 657 points, 20 votes
9 Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys 19/12/87 704 points, 22 votes
8 West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys 11/01/86 736 points, 23 votes
7 Tainted Love - Soft Cell 05/09/81 749 points, 19 votes
6 Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush 11/03/78 776 points, 22 votes
5 Heart Of Glass - Blondie 03/02/79 795 points, 28 votes
4 Billie Jean - Michael Jackson 05/03/83 824 points, 25 votes
3 I Feel Love - Donna Summer 23/07/77 825 points, 23 votes
2 Ghost Town - The Specials 11/07/81 876 points, 25 votes
1 Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys 17/11/66 1024 points, 29 votes

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Sunday, 23 January 2005 19:15 (nineteen years ago) link

Yes, thanks Mike. That was thrilling and heartbreaking at the same time, like a proper song should be.

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Sunday, 23 January 2005 19:16 (nineteen years ago) link

...and the next 100:

101 Never Ever All Saints 17/01/98 180 points, 8 votes
102 Two Tribes Frankie Goes To Hollywood 16/06/84 177 points, 8 votes
103 Name Of The Game Abba 05/11/77 175 points, 6 votes
104 Going Underground / Dreams Of Children The Jam 22/03/80 174 points, 9 votes
105 Yes Sir I Can Boogie Baccara 29/10/77 174 points, 6 votes
106 Get Off My Cloud The Rolling Stones 04/11/65 173 points, 7 votes
107 Ring My Bell Anita Ward 16/06/79 172 points, 8 votes
108 What A Wonderful World / Cabaret Louis Armstrong 24/04/68 172 points, 6 votes
109 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' The Righteous Brothers 04/02/65 170 points, 8 votes
110 I Feel For You Chaka Khan 10/11/84 170 points, 6 votes
111 Knowing Me Knowing You Abba 02/04/77 169 points, 6 votes
112 These Boots Are Made For Walkin' Nancy Sinatra 17/02/66 168 points, 7 votes
113 Don't Stop Movin' S Club 7 05/05/01 166 points, 6 votes
114 Yeah Usher featuring Lil' Jon & Ludacris 27/03/04 165 points, 7 votes
115 Have I The Right The Honeycombs 27/08/64 164 points, 7 votes
116 World In Motion EnglandNewOrder 09/06/90 161 points, 7 votes
117 Praise You Fatboy Slim 16/01/99 161 points, 7 votes
118 Mmm Bop Hanson 160 points, 6 votes
119 Oops!...I Did It Again Britney Spears 13/05/00 159 points, 7 votes
120 You Don't Have To Say You Love Me Dusty Springfield 28/04/66 158 points, 6 votes
121 Hot Love T.Rex 20/03/71 156 points, 5 votes
122 Back To Life (How Ever Do You Want Me) Soul II Soul featuring Caron Wheeler 24/06/89 155 points, 8 votes
123 Dub Be Good To Me Beats International featuring Lindy Layton 03/03/90 154 points, 8 votes
124 Take A Chance On Me Abba 18/02/78 154 points, 6 votes
125 You Don't Know Me Armand Van Helden 153 points, 6 votes
126 Setting Sun The Chemical Brothers 151 points, 6 votes
127 Some Might Say Oasis 150 points, 5 votes
128 Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel 22/02/75 149 points, 6 votes
129 Hello Goodbye The Beatles 06/12/67 149 points, 5 votes
130 Little Sister / His Latest Flame Elvis Presley 09/11/61 149 points, 4 votes
131 Lose Yourself Eminem 14/12/02 148 points, 6 votes
132 2 Become 1 Spice Girls 148 points, 5 votes
133 Mama Weer All Crazee Now Slade 09/09/72 145 points, 6 votes
134 Wannabe Spice Girls 27/07/96 145 points, 5 votes
135 See My Baby Jive Wizzard 19/05/73 145 points, 5 votes
136 The Drugs Don't Work The Verve 13/09/97 143 points, 5 votes
137 Killing Me Softly The Fugees 08/06/96 142 points, 6 votes
138 A Little Less Conversation Elvis vs JXL 22/06/02 142 points, 5 votes
139 (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice Amen Corner 12/02/69 142 points, 4 votes
140 Sugar Sugar The Archies 25/10/69 141 points, 6 votes
141 Mr Tambourine Man The Byrds 141 points, 5 votes
142 Heart The Pet Shop Boys 09/04/88 141 points, 5 votes
143 Video Killed The Radio Star The Buggles 20/10/79 139 points, 7 votes
144 Let's Dance David Bowie 09/04/83 138 points, 7 votes
145 Flat Beat Mr Oizo 138 points, 4 votes
146 Mouldy Old Dough Lieutenant Pigeon 14/10/72 138 points, 4 votes
147 Baby Love The Supremes 19/11/64 137 points, 6 votes
148 Every Liitle Thing She Does Is Magic The Police 14/11/81 137 points, 4 votes
149 All Or Nothing The Small Faces 135 points, 7 votes
150 Don't Speak No Doubt 22/02/97 134 points, 7 votes
151 Lola's Theme Shapeshifters 24/07/04 134 points, 7 votes
152 Concrete And Clay Unit Four Plus Two 08/04/65 134 points, 5 votes
153 Jack Your Body Steve 'Silk' Hurley 24/01/87 134 points, 4 votes
154 Ride On Time Black Box 133 points, 4 votes
155 The Power Of Love Frankie Goes To Hollywood 08/12/84 132 points, 7 votes
156 Eternal Flame The Bangles 15/04/89 131 points, 4 votes
157 I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles 12/12/63 129 points, 7 votes
158 I Don't Want To Talk About It / First Cut Is The Deepest Rod Stewart 21/05/77 129 points, 4 votes
159 I'll Never Fall In Love Again Bobbie Gentry 18/10/69 129 points, 4 votes
160 Can't Buy Me Love The Beatles 02/04/64 128 points, 5 votes
161 Do You Really Want To Hurt Me Culture Club 128 points, 5 votes
162 I Don't Like Mondays The Boomtown Rats 127 points, 4 votes
163 Cars Gary Numan 125 points, 5 votes
164 Born To Make You Happy Britney Spears 29/01/00 125 points, 3 votes
165 Black Coffee All Saints 123 points, 5 votes
166 Killer Adamski 122 points, 6 votes
167 Oh Pretty Woman Roy Orbison 08/10/64 122 points, 5 votes
168 More Than A Woman Aaliyah 19/01/02 120 points, 5 votes
169 Lady Madonna The Beatles 27/03/68 119 points, 5 votes
170 Blue Moon The Marcels 04/05/61 119 points, 3 votes
171 Independent Women Part 1 Destiny's Child 02/12/00 118 points, 4 votes
172 Rock Me Amadeus Falco 116 points, 4 votes
173 Get Back The Beatles with Billy Preston 115 points, 4 votes
174 Round Round Sugababes 24/08/02 114 points, 4 votes
175 I'm Still Waiting Diana Ross 21/08/71 114 points, 4 votes
176 All Around The World Oasis 24/01/98 114 points, 3 votes
177 School's Out Alice Cooper 12/08/72 113 points, 3 votes
178 Cumberland Gap Lonnie Donegan 12/04/57 112 points, 4 votes
179 You Wear It Well Rod Stewart 02/09/72 112 points, 4 votes
180 Bright Eyes Art Garfunkel 14/04/79 111 points, 4 votes
181 Start The Jam 06/09/80 111 points, 3 votes
182 Double Barrel Dave & Ansel Collins 01/05/71 110 points, 5 votes
183 It's Not Unusual Tom Jones 109 points, 3 votes
184 Sixteen Tons Tennessee Ernie Ford 20/01/56 108 points, 4 votes
185 Runaway Del Shannon 107 points, 4 votes
186 Lady (Hear Me Tonight) Modjo 107 points, 4 votes
187 A Whiter Shade Of Pale Procol Harum 08/06/67 106 points, 6 votes
188 Cos I Luv You Slade 106 points, 5 votes
189 (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me Sandie Shaw 22/10/64 104 points, 6 votes
190 Ready Or Not The Fugees 21/09/96 104 points, 5 votes
191 All You Need Is Love The Beatles 102 points, 3 votes
192 Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart Marc Almond with Gene Pitney 101 points, 4 votes
193 Night Fever The Bee Gees 101 points, 4 votes
194 Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley 100 points, 5 votes
195 Genie In The Bottle Christina Aguilera 16/10/99 100 points, 4 votes
196 The Ballad Of John & Yoko The Beatles 100 points, 4 votes
197 Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby The Beatles 99 points, 4 votes
198 Respectable Mel & Kim 28/03/87 98 points, 5 votes
199 The Special AKA Live! (EP) The Specials 02/02/80 98 points, 3 votes
200 Together We Are Beautiful Fern Kinney 15/03/80 96 points, 4 votes

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Sunday, 23 January 2005 19:25 (nineteen years ago) link

Songs which polled a single #1, and nothing else:

The Final Countdown - Europe
Unchained Melody - Gareth Gates

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Sunday, 23 January 2005 19:26 (nineteen years ago) link

i knew it :((

― :| (....), Sunday, 23 January 2005 19:32 (nineteen years ago) link

Some of the songs which polled zero:

Baby Come Back - The Equals
Babycakes - 3 Of A Kind
Barbie Girl - Aqua
Deeply Dippy - Right Said Fred
Diamonds - Jet Harris & Tony Meehan
Dilemma - Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
Dizzy - Tommy Roe
Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid II
Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid 20
Don't Throw Your Love Away - The Searchers
Don't Turn Around - Aswad
Down Under - Men At Work
Dreamer - Livin' Joy
Dreams - Gabrielle
Fame - Irene Cara
I Only Have Eyes For You - Art Garfunkel
I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
Keep On Movin' - Five
La Isla Bonita - Madonna
Land Of Make Believe - Bucks Fizz
Little Red Rooster - The Rolling Stones
Love Me For A Reason - The Osmonds
Millennium - Robbie Williams
Moon River - Danny Williams
Move Closer - Phyllis Nelson
No Matter What - Boyzone
Oh Carolina - Shaggy
On The Rebound - Floyd Cramer
Pray - Take That
Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) - The Offspring
Pure And Simple - Hear'Say
Radio - Robbie Williams
Rat Trap - The Boomtown Rats
Rise - Gabrielle
She - Charles Aznavour
Show You The Way To Go - The Jacksons
Skweeze Me Pleeze Me - Slade
Summer Holiday - Cliff Richard & The Shadows
Summer Nights - John Travolta & Olivia Newton John
Tears On My Pillow - Johnny Nash
Tell Laura I Love Her - Ricky Valance
The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde - Georgie Fame
The Joker - The Steve Miller Band
The One And Only - Chesney Hawkes
The Real Thing - Tony Di Bart
Three Steps To Heaven - Eddie Cochran
Thunderbirds / 3AM - Busted
Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
Vincent - Don McLean
Walkin' Back To Happiness - Helen Shapiro
Wherever I Lay My Heart (That's My Home) - Paul Young
Who Do You Think You Are / Mama - Spice Girls
Who's That Girl - Madonna
Working My Way Back To You - The Detroit Spinners
You Are Not Alone - Michael Jackson

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Sunday, 23 January 2005 19:34 (nineteen years ago) link

Highest placed song from the 1950s:
#178 Cumberland Gap - Lonnie Donegan

followed by:
#184 Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Sunday, 23 January 2005 19:35 (nineteen years ago) link

Number of votes submitted for a song by Westlife: one for "Mandy" (35 points).

Number of #1 hits by Westlife: 12.

JUSTICE IS DONE.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Sunday, 23 January 2005 19:39 (nineteen years ago) link

Number of hits from the 1990s in the Top 40: ONE. ("Nothing Compares 2U")

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Sunday, 23 January 2005 19:41 (nineteen years ago) link

Correction: TWO. ("Baby One More Time")

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Sunday, 23 January 2005 19:42 (nineteen years ago) link

Hits of The Beatles:

46. Ticket To Ride (314)
58. She Loves You (265)
61. A Hard Day's Night (259)
67. I Feel Fine (244)
68. Paperback Writer (242)
78. Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out (225)
86. Hey Jude (211)
93. Help! (197)
129. Hello Goodbye (149)
157. I Want To Hold Your Hand (129)
160. Can't Buy Me Love (128)
169. Lady Madonna (119)
173. Get Back (115)
191. All You Need Is Love (102)
196. The Ballad Of John & Yoko (100)
197. Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby (100)
426. From Me To You (24)

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Sunday, 23 January 2005 19:47 (nineteen years ago) link

I'd like to know which three others voted for Amen Corner, "(If Paradise Is) Half As Nice."

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Sunday, 23 January 2005 19:55 (nineteen years ago) link

I'm one. #9.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 23 January 2005 20:20 (nineteen years ago) link

Hits of Abba:
11 Dancing Queen (640,19)
35 The Winner Takes It All (362,11)
66 Waterloo (245,8)
103 Name Of The Game (175,6)
111 Knowing Me Knowing You (169,6)
124 Take A Chance On Me (154,6)
205 Super Trouper (92,4)
255 Fernando (67, 4)
302 Mamma Mia (50,2)

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Sunday, 23 January 2005 22:35 (nineteen years ago) link

Hits of the Rolling Stones:
24 Paint It Black (429,15)
26 Satisfaction (417,14)
41 Jumpin Jack Flash (334,14)
91 Honky Tonk Women (202,6)
106 Get Off My Cloud (173,7)
236 The Last Time (75,4)
422 It's All Over Now (24,1)
Little Red Rooster (0)

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Sunday, 23 January 2005 22:38 (nineteen years ago) link

Hits of the Spice Girls:
132 2 Become 1 (148,5)
134 Wannabe (145,5)
402 Viva Forever (28,2)
409 Goodbye (27,1)
417 Say You'll Be There (26,3)
421 Spice Up Your Life (25,1)
Holler/Let Love Lead The Way (0)
Too Much (0)
Who Do You Think You Are/Mama (0)

None of Geri Halliwell's 4 #1 hits polled a single vote.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Sunday, 23 January 2005 22:43 (nineteen years ago) link

Hits of Oasis:
65 Don't Look Back In Anger (247,7)
127 Some Might Say (150,5)
176 All Around The World (114,3)
222 The Hindu Times (81,3)
314 D'You Know What I Mean? (47,1)
324 Go Let It Out (44,2)

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Sunday, 23 January 2005 22:45 (nineteen years ago) link

132 2 Become 1 (148,5)

Awesome that this was the highest.

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Sunday, 23 January 2005 22:48 (nineteen years ago) link

Hits of Elvis:
130 Little Sister/His Latest Flame (149,4)
138 A Little Less Conversation (with JXL) (142,5)
194 Jailhouse Rock (100,5)
310 Rock-A-Hula Baby/Can't Help Falling In Love (48,1)
327 It's Now Or Never (44,2)
375 Return To Sender (34,1)
382 Are You Lonesome Tonight (33,3)
385 The Wonder Of You (33,1)
425 All Shook Up (24,1)
447 Devil In Diguise (20,1)
Zero: A Fool Such As I/I Need Your Love Tonight, Crying In The Chapel, Good Luck Charm, One Night/I Got Stung, She's Not You, Surrender, Way Down, Wooden Heart.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Sunday, 23 January 2005 22:51 (nineteen years ago) link

Hits Of Madonna:
15 Into The Groove (527,16)
50 Like A Prayer (298,14)
72 Vogue (239,6)
220 Papa Don't Preach (81,3)
328 True Blue (44,2)
366 Frozen (35,2)
514 Music (8,1)
Zero: American Pie, La Isla Bonita (FOR SHAME!), Who's That Girl.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Sunday, 23 January 2005 22:53 (nineteen years ago) link

Hits of Britney:
34 Baby One More Time (363,15)
53 Toxic (291,15)
119 Oops! I Did It Again (159,7)
164 Born To Make You Happy (125,3)
499 Everytime (11,1)

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Sunday, 23 January 2005 22:55 (nineteen years ago) link

Hits Of Cliff Richard:
449 Living Doll (with The Young Ones) (19,1)
461 We Don't Talk Anymore (17,2)
Zero: Twelve others.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Sunday, 23 January 2005 22:57 (nineteen years ago) link

Top 100 by decade:
1950s - 0
1960s - 25
1970s - 24
1980s - 29
1990s - 12
2000s - 10

No hits from 1992-1996 charted in the top 100. Other than that, at least one hit per year featured from 1962 to 2004.

Top years: 1966 and 1980, each with six entries.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Sunday, 23 January 2005 23:04 (nineteen years ago) link

I voted for the Amen Corner; #27.

Glad to see three others voted for "Mouldy Old Dough", but sad not to see "Float On" or "Pass the Dutchie" in there.

I'm rather surprised that "Coz I Love You" wasn't the highest Slade one; it's stupendous.

― Tom May (Tom May), Sunday, 23 January 2005 23:35 (nineteen years ago) link

Did no-one vote for "Back For Good"? I thought that was a dead cert. Not that I voted for it, mind.

― davidsim (davidsim), Monday, 24 January 2005 01:05 (nineteen years ago) link

best ILX poll EVER!

― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Monday, 24 January 2005 01:53 (nineteen years ago) link

yes.

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 24 January 2005 09:33 (nineteen years ago) link

Mike, what was the oldest and newest songs to gain votes, and their position?

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Monday, 24 January 2005 09:56 (nineteen years ago) link

Hits of Slade:
96 Cum On Feel The Noize (192,7)
133 Mama Weer All Crazee Now (145,6)
188 Cos I Luv You (106,5)
368 Merry Xmas Everybody (35,3)
416 Take Me Bak 'Ome (26,1)
Zero: Skweeze Me Pleeze Me

Hits of Take That:
244 Back For Good (72,5) - for me, the low placing for this was one of the major shockers.
271 Relight My Fire (60,2)
391 Never Forget (30,1)
408 Everything Changes (27,1)
Zero: Babe, How Deep Is Your Love, Pray, Sure.

(Also amazed that Pray scored zero.)

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Monday, 24 January 2005 10:12 (nineteen years ago) link

The oldest song to poll a vote:
472. You Belong To Me - Jo Stafford (16/01/53) 16 points, 1 vote
(This was the second ever Number One).

The next oldest:
250. Secret Love - Doris Day (16/04/54) 69 points, 2 votes

The newest song to poll, excluding Jailhouse Rock:
341. I'll Stand By You - Girls Aloud (27/11/04) 41 points, 2 votes

Followed by:
488. Vertigo - U2 (20/11/2004) 13 points, 1 vote

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Monday, 24 January 2005 10:20 (nineteen years ago) link

I think that generally, 1992-96 got an unfairly bum rap. Maybe this has something to do with the "10 years old = boring, 20 years old = cool" rule.

Best placing for 1992:
280. Would I Lie To You? - Charles & Eddie (57,2)

Best placing for 1993:
271. Relight Me Fire - Take That featuring Lulu (60,2)

Best placing for 1994:
245. Let Me Be Your Fantasy - Baby D (72,3)

Best placing for 1995:
127. Some Might Say - Oasis (150,5)

Best placing for 1996:
126. Setting Sun - Chemical Brothers (151,6)

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Monday, 24 January 2005 10:30 (nineteen years ago) link

The newest song to poll, excluding Jailhouse Rock:
341. I'll Stand By You - Girls Aloud (27/11/04) 41 points, 2 votes

If we'd done the poll one week later "Goodies" could have been a pretty big factor...

I'm surprised at the low placing of Baby D. I always thought ILM had much love for early 90s dance.

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 24 January 2005 10:40 (nineteen years ago) link

If we'd done the poll one week later "Goodies" could have been a pretty big factor...

Agreed. I also can't help but feel that "Goodies" is actually the 997th Number One, and that we've got 3 more to go.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Monday, 24 January 2005 10:57 (nineteen years ago) link

Is "Goodies" the 'official' 1000th No 1? Or is that next week?

It would've been at least No 5 on my list, top 3 if I was in the right mood.

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 24 January 2005 11:00 (nineteen years ago) link

Take That: "Pray" was their first great song...

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 24 January 2005 11:19 (nineteen years ago) link

"Goodies" is the "official" 1001st Number One. The original spur for doing this poll was "One Night" becoming the 1000th Number One.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Monday, 24 January 2005 11:29 (nineteen years ago) link

Unspeakably awesome to see "Ghost Town" at #2!!!

― Nic de Teardrop (Nicholas), Monday, 24 January 2005 11:48 (nineteen years ago) link

CHARLES & EDDIE GOT LESS THAN SOME MIGHT SAY?

Fuck's sake...

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 24 January 2005 11:48 (nineteen years ago) link

neither is really greater than the other there

― Stevem On X (blueski), Monday, 24 January 2005 12:53 (nineteen years ago) link

No Abba or Madonna in the top ten? Bloody Pet Shop Boys fans.

― David Merryweather (DavidM), Monday, 24 January 2005 13:14 (nineteen years ago) link

Dusty @ 120, WTF???

― Madchen (Madchen), Monday, 24 January 2005 13:31 (nineteen years ago) link

Yeah, Dusty's low placing was another big shock; in fact, she spent most of the voting week even lower, and only rose to #120 towards the end.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Monday, 24 January 2005 13:37 (nineteen years ago) link

It might also interest you to know that "Good Vibrations" polled 43% of the maximum possible total (i.e. 48 sets of 50 points) - further evidence of a convincing win. Of the 29 people who voted for it, 14 placed it in their Top 10.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Monday, 24 January 2005 13:54 (nineteen years ago) link

Hey, Mike-t. If you only counted the number ones, what would it look like? (Just as this was what the BBC were doing)

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 24 January 2005 14:01 (nineteen years ago) link

I'm a little surprised by the lack of Madness in this poll, considering how well the 80s did in general.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 24 January 2005 14:14 (nineteen years ago) link

"House of Fun" ony, qualified there iirc...

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 24 January 2005 14:15 (nineteen years ago) link

i forgot it, but it's probably not my favourite song of theirs

― Stevem On X (blueski), Monday, 24 January 2005 14:18 (nineteen years ago) link

I got sick second half of last week and consequently nowhere near a computer, so I didn't vote in the end. Quite a few songs between #51 and #100 would have been a few places higher if I had. And 'Knowing Me Knowing You' would have made it too. Oh well.

― Jeff W (zebedee), Monday, 24 January 2005 14:33 (nineteen years ago) link

I'm a little surprised by the lack of Madness in this poll, considering how well the 80s did in general

Madness had loads of top ten hits but only one number one, I think.

― The Horse of Babylon (the pirate king), Monday, 24 January 2005 16:29 (nineteen years ago) link

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THE 1000 UK NUMBER ONE POLL - RESULTS