THE 1000 UK NUMBER ONE POLL - RESULTS

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

The Final Countdown - Europe
Unchained Melody - Gareth Gates

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

followed by:
#184 Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford

Number of #1 hits by Westlife: 12.

JUSTICE IS DONE.

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)

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

Awesome that this was the highest.

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.

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.

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.)

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

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)

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.

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.

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

Fuck's sake...

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

Oh, fairly boring I'm afraid:

1. Good Vibrations (3)

2. Ghost Town, Billie Jean, Wuthering Heights, Always On My Mind, Dancing Queen, Atomic, Uptown Top Ranking, Band Of Gold, Don't Look Back In Anger (2)

11. I Feel Love, The Model, Into The Groove, I Heard It Through The Grapevine, Can't Get You Out Of My Head, Paint It Black, Under Pressure, Come On Eileen, Ticket To Ride, Tears Of A Clown, It's Over, I Feel Fine, Paperback Writer, Telegram Sam, Maggie May, My Sweet Lord, Pure Shores, Name Of The Game, Yes Sir I Can Boogie, I Feel For You, Dub Be Good To Me, Setting Sun, Born To Make You Happy, Rock Me Amadeus, Super Trouper, Glad All Over, The Final Countdown, Unchained Melody (Gareth Gates) (1)

1. Name Of The Game - Abba (#103)
2. You've Lost That Loving Feeling - Righteous Brothers (#109)
3. Good Vibrations - Beach Boys (#1)
4. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel (#56)
5. Band Of Gold - Freda Payne (#22)

Whoo! There I was thinking I was a boring consensualist (my top four - in the top five) but I voted for both of these.