Best UK number one single of 1971

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i think Ernie is the only song on that list that has at some point emotionally destroyed me

Damn right. It gets my vote.

― Michael Jones, Thursday, 3 May 2007 08:51 (sixteen years ago) link

I took a return Virgin flight to China just over a year ago, which had every UK Number One EVER on the in-flight entertainment system. You can imagine the joy. Deciding to do without sleep, I proceeded to work through them in order from Al Martino onwards, and managed to get as far as late 1975. OK, so not all of them got played in full (Pat Boone only lasted 20 seconds before I could take no more), but only two earned immediate repeat plays: Those Were The Days and Ernie.

"Thank you for flying Tom Hibbert airways..."

― Mark G, Thursday, 3 May 2007 09:16 (sixteen years ago) link

Out of 45 votes cast, "Get It On" predictably walks it.

― Marcello Carlin, Friday, 4 May 2007 07:28 (sixteen years ago) link

Damn, I knew I should have voted for "Maggie May" instead.

― JN$OT, Friday, 4 May 2007 07:35 (sixteen years ago) link

Mine, btw, was an equally predictable vote for "Double Barrel."

― Marcello Carlin, Friday, 4 May 2007 07:44 (sixteen years ago) link

Hardly surprising that "Get It On" wins. It is more or less the only of these #1's that is part of the "singles canon".

― Geir Hongro, Friday, 4 May 2007 08:14 (sixteen years ago) link

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