Come on Eileen

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

100 Greatest #1s

Mark L · Loudmouth

Rat Trap (85)
I Don't Like Mondays (70)
Do They Know It's Christmas (67)

manatthetop · In the Long Grass

Really. I thought that both singles sold over s million copies each? Same with Banna Republic I was always aware of this also had sold over a million copies. But only got to number 3 ?

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Guardian rules are just one song per artist...

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

manatthetop wrote:
Really. I thought that both singles sold over s million copies each? Same with Banna Republic I was always aware of this also had sold over a million copies. But only got to number 3 ?

1970s million sellers

Artist	Song	Date released	Date certified platinum	Year of millionth sale
Gary Glitter	"I Love You Love Me Love"	9 November 1973	1 January 1974	1973
Brotherhood of Man	"Save Your Kisses for Me"	5 March 1976	1 May 1976	1976
Queen	"Bohemian Rhapsody"	31 October 1975	1 January 1976	1975
Wings	"Mull of Kintyre"	11 November 1977	1 December 1977	1977
David Soul	"Don't Give Up on Us"	3 December 1976	1 February 1977	1977
Boney M.	"Rivers of Babylon" / "Brown Girl in the Ring"	14 April 1978	1 May 1978	1978
Boney M.	"Mary's Boy Child Oh My Lord"	24 November 1978	1 December 1978	1978
Simon Park	"Eye Level"	3 November 1972	1 January 1978	1977
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John	"You're the One That I Want"	1 May 1978	1 July 1978	1978
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John	"Summer Nights"	1 September 1978	1 October 1978	1978
Village People	"Y.M.C.A."	1 November 1978	1 January 1979	1979
Blondie	"Heart of Glass	19 January 1979	1 February 1979	1979
Art Garfunkel	"Bright Eyes"	9 January 1979	1 May 1979	1979
Pink Floyd	"Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)"	23 November 1979	1 January 1980	200410
Slade	"Merry Xmas Everybody"	7 December 1973	1 December 1980	1985
The New Seekers	"I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)"	11 December 1971^[34]		200410
ABBA	"Dancing Queen"	6 August 1976		200410
Julie Covington	"Don't Cry for Me Argentina"	12 November 1976		200410
Ian Dury and The Blockheads	"Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick"	1 November 1978		200410

Mark L · Loudmouth

ArrGee wrote:
Guardian rules are just one song per artist...

Mines like an each way bet!

Mike menzies · V Deep

I ignore some of the old chart info from1970s/80s etc as I think they were not as accurate stay made out (working on retail) banana sold more at the shop I worked at than theno1&2 put together so I don't take lot of stuff and Mondays inb79 sold a lot more than other so called bestsellers also fave ad we now what happened there

Mike menzies · V Deep

Should say Dave pic disc (incidentally they counted pic disc I old Roxanne in its sales when it charted so double standards ) I would put rat trap in top 10 and Mondays in top 10 but that's just me

Mike menzies · V Deep

What I meant to say was pic disc of Roxanne by police was counted to its chart position (12) at the time as the a&m to who used to come to the store as a by loose with his comments etc and let slip a few chart related short cuts etc never took much notice they also ha a list of what to push more than others singles wise but that's another story

Mark L · Loudmouth

Mike menzies wrote:
What I meant to say was pic disc of Roxanne by police was counted to its chart position (12) at the time as the a&m to who used to come to the store as a by loose with his comments etc and let slip a few chart related short cuts etc never took much notice they also ha a list of what to push more than others singles wise but that's another story

I recall Banana Republic was very popular and was even being touted as a possible Christmas no. 1 but it suddenly slipped back from no. 3. Beacon Radio in Wolverhampton played it a lot at the time. A great first single off Mondo Bongo.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Mark L wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Guardian rules are just one song per artist...
Mines like an each way bet!

OK, I would prefer Rat Trap make the top 100, but realistically Mondays will. Maybe not quite top 30, but should be in top 100.

Hoping the likes of Ghost Town, Come On Eileen and Blockbuster place high as well. I suspect Bohemian Rhapsody will be #1.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Mike menzies wrote:
Should say Dave pic disc (incidentally they counted pic disc I old Roxanne in its sales when it charted so double standards )

The picture disc wasn't the issue, it was the free ticket to a gig.

manatthetop · In the Long Grass

ArrGee wrote:
manatthetop wrote:
Really. I thought that both singles sold over s million copies each? Same with Banna Republic I was always aware of this also had sold over a million copies. But only got to number 3 ?
1970s million sellers

Artist Song Date released Date certified
platinum Year of millionth
sale
Gary Glitter "I Love You Love Me Love" 9 November 1973 1 January 1974 1973
Brotherhood of Man "Save Your Kisses for Me" 5 March 1976 1 May 1976 1976
Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody" 31 October 1975 1 January 1976 1975
Wings "Mull of Kintyre" 11 November 1977 1 December 1977 1977
David Soul "Don't Give Up on Us" 3 December 1976 1 February 1977 1977
Boney M. "Rivers of Babylon" / "Brown Girl in the Ring" 14 April 1978 1 May 1978 1978
Boney M. "Mary's Boy Child Oh My Lord" 24 November 1978 1 December 1978 1978
Simon Park "Eye Level" 3 November 1972 1 January 1978 1977
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John "You're the One That I Want" 1 May 1978 1 July 1978 1978
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John "Summer Nights" 1 September 1978 1 October 1978 1978
Village People "Y.M.C.A." 1 November 1978 1 January 1979 1979
Blondie "Heart of Glass 19 January 1979 1 February 1979 1979
Art Garfunkel "Bright Eyes" 9 January 1979 1 May 1979 1979
Pink Floyd "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)" 23 November 1979 1 January 1980 200410
Slade "Merry Xmas Everybody" 7 December 1973 1 December 1980 1985
The New Seekers "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)" 11 December 1971^[34] 200410
ABBA "Dancing Queen" 6 August 1976 200410
Julie Covington "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" 12 November 1976 200410
Ian Dury and The Blockheads "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick" 1 November 1978 200410

Must be Bob bull****ing again. As I'm near sure he was the one that said it?

Mark L · Loudmouth

ArrGee wrote:
Mark L wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Guardian rules are just one song per artist...
Mines like an each way bet!
OK, I would prefer Rat Trap make the top 100, but realistically Mondays will. Maybe not quite top 30, but should be in top 100.
Hoping the likes of Ghost Town, Come On Eileen and Blockbuster place high as well. I suspect Bohemian Rhapsody will be #1.

Don't think Mondays will be that high unfortunately. However, hope the 3 songs mentioned get good placings Just watched a You Tube video on Eileen and the development of Dexys. An early version of the song was called Yes, Let's! Worth searching for the latter and listening to it, although quality not great. And yes, Bo Rap will be number one. Sincerely hope Everything I do etc is not placed despite 16 weeks at number one in the early 90s

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Mark L wrote:
Sincerely hope Everything I do etc is not placed despite 16 weeks at number one in the early 90s

Could be Love is All Around. 15 weeks.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

manatthetop wrote: Must be Bob bull****ing again. As I'm near sure he was the one that said it?

Don't believe what you read. Nor what Geldof says.

Mark L · Loudmouth

ArrGee wrote:
Mark L wrote:
Sincerely hope Everything I do etc is not placed despite 16 weeks at number one in the early 90s
Could be Love is All Around. 15 weeks.

Or Drake's One Dance, also 15 weeks at number one, four years ago. No, me neither.

I suspect that whilst the first 20 years of the current century account for around 30% of the total review period, we will not see 30 singles from 2000 to today in the 100. Suspect a heavier presence of 60s, 70s and 80s songs.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/all-the-number-1-singles__7931/

Around 1,400 to choose from.

This is the first week in ages I know the artists and the song at #1.

manatthetop · In the Long Grass

ArrGee wrote:
manatthetop wrote: Must be Bob bull****ing again. As I'm near sure he was the one that said it?
Don't believe what you read. Nor what Geldof says.

As I got older. I never did listen to Geldof. As I realized he is abit of a bullsh?ter. I remember he once said that some of his solo albums sold more than some rats albums. ( Didn't say which ones?) But no evidence of this what so ever. Unless he's talking about V.Deep or ITLG. But the only album of his to do well it get into the album charts are Deep in the heart of nowhere. And The vegetarians of love. And what came out of both album. This is the world calling. Getting to the high of 24. And his only top 20 solo single to the high of 15. That's Geldofs claim to fame as a solo artists. His other albums flopped.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

I like listening to Geldof, he is always interesting. He does have a tendency to exaggerate and embellish the humdrum and mundane to talk tall. The joke about the Germans thinking it is all about them works better if the song did reach #1. Which it didnt. And Fingers being in the dole queue wearing pyjamas is probably far more interesting than what actually happened.

manatthetop · In the Long Grass

100 per cent. I agree. He is a great talker and draws you in. That's what I like about him. If you have ever been to one of the Dublin gigs. He knows and the Dublin crowed knows he can't bullsh?t them. He middle class . Not working class always was. But like John Lennon. He tried to make out he was poor or came from a poor family. This was not the case

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

manatthetop wrote:
He middle class .

Having attended Blackrock, definitely not working class. None of the Rats come from poor families from what I know. Ditto U2.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Have to be in top 80 (i guess) www.theguardian.com/music/2020/apr/27/the-100-greatest-uk-no-1s

Amazed that I Will Survive is only #84. And Killer is only #87. Also wonder if Elton John gets a second entry with Don't Go Breaking My Heart as it was with Kiki Dee.

Must admit I haven't ever heard half a dozen of them.

Mark L · Loudmouth

ArrGee wrote:
Have to be in top 80 (i guess) www.theguardian.com/music/2020/apr/27/the-100-greatest-uk-no-1s

Amazed that I Will Survive is only #84. And Killer is only #87. Also wonder if Elton John gets a second entry with Don't Go Breaking My Heart as it was with Kiki Dee.

Must admit I haven't ever heard half a dozen of them.

Strange selections. Surprisingly 8 out of 20 so far are this century songs which is 40%, whereas should be proportionately 30%.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Mark L wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Have to be in top 80 (i guess) www.theguardian.com/music/2020/apr/27/the-100-greatest-uk-no-1s

Amazed that I Will Survive is only #84. And Killer is only #87. Also wonder if Elton John gets a second entry with Don't Go Breaking My Heart as it was with Kiki Dee.

Must admit I haven't ever heard half a dozen of them.
Strange selections. Surprisingly 8 out of 20 so far are this century songs which is 40%, whereas should be proportionately 30%.

Not sure the Rats will appear at this rate. Only 3 of the first 20 are deserving in my opinion. Which leaves very few slots up for grabs for decent songs. Believe by Cher at #83 is unbelievable as is Bieber at #90. When this is done, I'm gonna put my top 100 up.

Mark L · Loudmouth

ArrGee wrote:
Mark L wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Have to be in top 80 (i guess) www.theguardian.com/music/2020/apr/27/the-100-greatest-uk-no-1s

Amazed that I Will Survive is only #84. And Killer is only #87. Also wonder if Elton John gets a second entry with Don't Go Breaking My Heart as it was with Kiki Dee.

Must admit I haven't ever heard half a dozen of them.
Strange selections. Surprisingly 8 out of 20 so far are this century songs which is 40%, whereas should be proportionately 30%.
Not sure the Rats will appear at this rate. Only 3 of the first 20 are deserving in my opinion. Which leaves very few slots up for grabs for decent songs. Believe by Cher at #83 is unbelievable as is Bieber at #90. When this is done, I'm gonna put my top 100 up.

I would agree. The latest unveiling is no better. Number 80 is 3 minutes of Dave or Fredo (?) rapping inanely about guns, drugs and women with the N word used frequently but thats ok in the circumstances, if you get me. When Elvis Costello sings it on Olivers Army, it is becoming obligatory for the same word to be silenced. These things are black and white.

I am over 50 so it is correct that I am appalled at some of the choices here.

Mark L · Loudmouth

ArrGee wrote:
Have to be in top 80 (i guess) www.theguardian.com/music/2020/apr/27/the-100-greatest-uk-no-1s

Amazed that I Will Survive is only #84. And Killer is only #87. Also wonder if Elton John gets a second entry with Don't Go Breaking My Heart as it was with Kiki Dee.

Must admit I haven't ever heard half a dozen of them.

Or a third with 1990s Sacrifice / Healing Hands?

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Mark L wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Have to be in top 80 (i guess) www.theguardian.com/music/2020/apr/27/the-100-greatest-uk-no-1s

Amazed that I Will Survive is only #84. And Killer is only #87. Also wonder if Elton John gets a second entry with Don't Go Breaking My Heart as it was with Kiki Dee.

Must admit I haven't ever heard half a dozen of them.
Or a third with 1990s Sacrifice / Healing Hands?

Only one per artist, but I suspect the duo with Kiki Dee would count as a different artist.

The 30 so far are dogsh!te overall. Only 5 are deserving. And not sure any of them would make my top 100.

Mark L · Loudmouth

ArrGee wrote:
Mark L wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Have to be in top 80 (i guess) www.theguardian.com/music/2020/apr/27/the-100-greatest-uk-no-1s

Amazed that I Will Survive is only #84. And Killer is only #87. Also wonder if Elton John gets a second entry with Don't Go Breaking My Heart as it was with Kiki Dee.

Must admit I haven't ever heard half a dozen of them.
Or a third with 1990s Sacrifice / Healing Hands?
Only one per artist, but I suspect the duo with Kiki Dee would count as a different artist.
The 30 so far are dogsh!te overall. Only 5 are deserving. And not sure any of them would make my top 100.

Forgot the one per artist rule. Sacrifice is a better song. I'm finding just 4 or 5 are worthy. Just had a listen to Drake's One Dance in case I've missed out on a classic. Spent 15 weeks at number one in 2016.

Surprised it managed 15 minutes tbh. And that's a quarter of an hour too long probably smile

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Mark L wrote:

Forgot the one per artist rule. Sacrifice is a better song. I'm finding just 4 or 5 are worthy. Just had a listen to Drake's One Dance in case I've missed out on a classic. Spent 15 weeks at number one in 2016.

Surprised it managed 15 minutes tbh. And that's a quarter of an hour too long probably

Sacrifice would struggle to make an Elton top 100. He has plenty of better songs.

in the meantime I have narrowed down the 1,400 #1s to 200. Pretty easy as most are garbage. Amazing how many covers (especially pi$$ poor ones, sorry Captain Tom) made it to #1. Heroes and Perfect Day would be in my top 100 if it was the originals. Ironic that the original Heroes didnt make top 20. Perfect Day was not released as a single by Lou Reed.

Mark L · Loudmouth

ArrGee wrote:
Mark L wrote:
Forgot the one per artist rule. Sacrifice is a better song. I'm finding just 4 or 5 are worthy. Just had a listen to Drake's One Dance in case I've missed out on a classic. Spent 15 weeks at number one in 2016.
Surprised it managed 15 minutes tbh. And that's a quarter of an hour too long probably
Sacrifice would struggle to make an Elton top 100. He has plenty of better songs.

He does. But Sacrifice is still very good and what I feel are the even better songs could not qualify as they didn't get to number one. The likes of Rocket Man, Daniel, Goodbye Yellow, Your Song, Benny, Im Still Standing and Can You Feel The Love Tonight never made it. Might Candle in the Wind 1997 feature?

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

FFS This is unbelievable!

68 Dexys Midnight Runners Come on Eileen (1982)

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

61-70 are better; maybe 6 or 7 somewhat worthy of being in a top 100 (even if not mine). 99 Red Balloons (#64) is NOT better than Come On Eileen.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

seems like The Rats are anticipated by a couple of the comments...

"Over forty minutes into the first half and the Germans are leading the Republic of Ireland 2-1. Is there an upset on the cards here, Jeff?
Yes, I don't think anyone was expecting that here today, Clive. Thing is, though, the Irish have Bono on the bench and he's usually good for one. It's a pity Kevin Rowland never declared for the Boys in Green."

"Dont forget you have Dana and Johnny Logan to look forward to. Bound to be in the top ten the pair of them. Oh and the Boomtown Rats to score a brace in extra time."

"...we have Sir Bob to call on as well, with Rat Trap being my preferred option over I Don't Like Mondays, partly due to the Grease-referenced TOTP performance "

And disappointment at Dexy's low ranking..

"Come on Eileen should be Top Ten in this list.

One of the best songs ever written and performed!
An extraordinary 5 minute music achievement and composition style rarely successfully emulated.

A joyous pop-rock-folk-soul song that stands the test of time. Cheers to hopefully more joyousness in the coming months."

Mark L · Loudmouth

ArrGee wrote:
61-70 are better; maybe 6 or 7 somewhat worthy of being in a top 100 (even if not mine). 99 Red Balloons (#64) is NOT better than Come On Eileen.

Agree with this. Come on Eileen was so different, brave and with the benefit of hindsight, timeless. No evening wedding do is complete without it. Top 20 minimum. Think the Rats will be placed well. Glad my placings were wrong.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

My short (err if just over 200 could be considered short) list

06/01/1956 ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK - BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS
17/02/1956 MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS - DEAN MARTIN
01/11/1957 THAT'LL BE THE DAY - CRICKETS
10/01/1958 GREAT BALLS OF FIRE - JERRY LEE LEWIS
24/01/1958 JAILHOUSE ROCK - ELVIS PRESLEY
04/07/1958 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM/CLAUDETTE - EVERLY BROTHERS
19/12/1958 IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE - CONWAY TWITTY
20/03/1959 SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES - PLATTERS
24/04/1959 IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE - BUDDY HOLLY
03/07/1959 DREAM LOVER - BOBBY DARIN
04/12/1959 WHAT DO YOU WANT - ADAM FAITH
17/03/1960 RUNNING BEAR - JOHNNY PRESTON
23/06/1960 THREE STEPS TO HEAVEN - EDDIE COCHRAN
04/08/1960 SHAKIN' ALL OVER - JOHNNY KIDD & THE PIRATES
25/08/1960 APACHE - SHADOWS
31/08/1961 JOHNNY REMEMBER ME - JOHN LEYTON
04/10/1962 TELSTAR - TORNADOS
31/10/1963 YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE - GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS
16/01/1964 GLAD ALL OVER - DAVE CLARK FIVE
09/07/1964 THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN - ANIMALS
13/08/1964 DO WAH DIDDY DIDDY - MANFRED MANN
24/09/1964 I'M INTO SOMETHING GOOD - HERMAN'S HERMITS
12/11/1964 OH PRETTY WOMAN - ROY ORBISON
22/07/1965 MR TAMBOURINE MAN - BYRDS
05/08/1965 HELP! - BEATLES
17/03/1966 THE SUN AIN'T GONNA SHINE ANYMORE - WALKER BROTHERS
26/05/1966 PAINT IT, BLACK - ROLLING STONES
07/07/1966 SUNNY AFTERNOON - KINKS
15/09/1966 ALL OR NOTHING - SMALL FACES
22/09/1966 DISTANT DRUMS - JIM REEVES
27/10/1966 REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE - FOUR TOPS
17/11/1966 GOOD VIBRATIONS - BEACH BOYS
19/01/1967 I'M A BELIEVER - MONKEES
08/06/1967 A WHITER SHADE OF PALE - PROCOL HARUM
09/08/1967 SAN FRANCISCO (BE SURE TO WEAR SOME FLOWERS IN YOUR HAIR) - SCOTT MCKENZIE
08/11/1967 BABY NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU - FOUNDATIONS
24/04/1968 WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD/CABARET - LOUIS ARMSTRONG
03/07/1968 BABY COME BACK - EQUALS
31/07/1968 MONY MONY - TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS
14/08/1968 FIRE - CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN
13/11/1968 THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY - HUGO MONTENEGRO & HIS ORCHESTRA & CHORUS
12/02/1969 (IF PARADISE IS) HALF AS NICE - AMEN CORNER
26/03/1969 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE - MARVIN GAYE
16/04/1969 ISRAELITES - DESMOND DEKKER & THE ACES
04/06/1969 DIZZY - TOMMY ROE
02/07/1969 SOMETHING IN THE AIR - THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN
20/09/1969 BAD MOON RISING - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
20/12/1969 TWO LITTLE BOYS - ROLF HARRIS
31/01/1970 LOVE GROWS (WHERE MY ROSEMARY GOES) - EDISON LIGHTHOUSE
28/03/1970 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - SIMON & GARFUNKEL
02/05/1970 SPIRIT IN THE SKY - NORMAN GREENBAUM
13/06/1970 IN THE SUMMERTIME - MUNGO JERRY
12/09/1970 TEARS OF A CLOWN - SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES
21/11/1970 VOODOO CHILE - JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
28/11/1970 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING - DAVE EDMUNDS
20/03/1971 HOT LOVE - T REX
09/10/1971 REASON TO BELIEVE/MAGGIE MAY - ROD STEWART
11/03/1972 WITHOUT YOU - NILSSON
17/06/1972 VINCENT - DON MCLEAN
12/08/1972 SCHOOL'S OUT - ALICE COOPER
25/11/1972 MY DING-A-LING - CHUCK BERRY
27/01/1973 BLOCKBUSTER - SWEET
03/03/1973 CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE - SLADE
21/04/1973 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE - DAWN FEATURING TONY ORLANDO
23/06/1973 RUBBER BULLETS - 10 C.C.
28/07/1973 I'M THE LEADER OF THE GANG (I AM) - GARY GLITTER
19/01/1974 YOU WON'T FIND ANOTHER FOOL LIKE ME - NEW SEEKERS
26/01/1974 TIGER FEET - MUD
23/02/1974 DEVIL GATE DRIVE - SUZI QUATRO
06/04/1974 SEASONS IN THE SUN - TERRY JACKS
04/05/1974 WATERLOO - ABBA
17/08/1974 WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN - THREE DEGREES
21/09/1974 KUNG FU FIGHTING - CARL DOUGLAS
26/10/1974 EVERYTHING I OWN - KEN BOOTHE
07/12/1974 YOU'RE THE FIRST THE LAST MY EVERYTHING - BARRY WHITE
18/01/1975 DOWN DOWN - STATUS QUO
22/02/1975 MAKE ME SMILE (COME UP AND SEE ME) - STEVE HARLEY & ****NEY REBEL
04/10/1975 HOLD ME CLOSE - DAVID ESSEX
29/11/1975 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - QUEEN
21/02/1976 DECEMBER '63 (OH WHAT A NIGHT) - FOUR SEASONS
26/06/1976 YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING - REAL THING
24/07/1976 DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART - ELTON JOHN & KIKI DEE
04/12/1976 UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE - SHOWADDYWADDY
12/02/1977 DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA - JULIE COVINGTON
25/06/1977 SHOW YOU THE WAY TO GO - JACKSONS
02/07/1977 SO YOU WIN AGAIN - HOT CHOCOLATE
23/07/1977 I FEEL LOVE - DONNA SUMMER
11/03/1978 WUTHERING HEIGHTS - KATE BUSH
19/08/1978 THREE TIMES A LADY - COMMODORES
18/11/1978 RAT TRAP - BOOMTOWN RATS
06/01/1979 Y.M.C.A. - VILLAGE PEOPLE
27/01/1979 HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK - IAN DURY & THE BLOCKHEADS
03/02/1979 HEART OF GLASS - BLONDIE
17/03/1979 I WILL SURVIVE - GLORIA GAYNOR
16/06/1979 RING MY BELL - ANITA WARD
30/06/1979 ARE 'FRIENDS' ELECTRIC? - TUBEWAY ARMY
22/09/1979 CARS - GARY NUMAN
20/10/1979 VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR - BUGGLES
19/01/1980 BRASS IN POCKET - PRETENDERS
02/02/1980 THE SPECIAL A.K.A. LIVE! EP - THE SPECIAL AKA
16/02/1980 COWARD OF THE COUNTY - KENNY ROGERS
22/03/1980 GOING UNDERGROUND/DREAMS OF CHILDREN - JAM
31/05/1980 THEME FROM M*A*S*H (SUICIDE IS PAINLESS) - MASH
23/08/1980 ASHES TO ASHES - DAVID BOWIE
10/01/1981 IMAGINE - JOHN LENNON
21/02/1981 SHADDAP YOU FACE - JOE DOLCE MUSIC THEATRE
14/03/1981 JEALOUS GUY - ROXY MUSIC
09/05/1981 STAND AND DELIVER - ADAM & THE ANTS
11/07/1981 GHOST TOWN - SPECIALS
14/11/1981 EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC - POLICE
12/12/1981 DON'T YOU WANT ME - HUMAN LEAGUE
29/05/1982 HOUSE OF FUN - MADNESS
12/06/1982 GOODY TWO SHOES - ADAM ANT
03/07/1982 HAPPY TALK - CAPTAIN SENSIBLE
07/08/1982 COME ON EILEEN - DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS WITH THE EMERALD EXPRESS
23/10/1982 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME - CULTURE CLUB
13/11/1982 I DON'T WANNA DANCE - EDDY GRANT
29/01/1983 DOWN UNDER - MEN AT WORK
19/02/1983 TOO SHY - KAJAGOOGOO
05/03/1983 BILLIE JEAN - MICHAEL JACKSON
12/03/1983 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART - BONNIE TYLER
26/03/1983 IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW - DURAN DURAN
23/07/1983 WHEREVER I LAY MY HAT (THAT'S MY HOME) - PAUL YOUNG
13/08/1983 GIVE IT UP - K C & THE SUNSHINE BAND
05/11/1983 UPTOWN GIRL - BILLY JOEL
14/01/1984 PIPES OF PEACE - PAUL MCCARTNEY
28/01/1984 RELAX - FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
20/10/1984 FREEDOM - WHAM!
10/11/1984 I FEEL FOR YOU - CHAKA KHAN
27/07/1985 THERE MUST BE AN ANGEL (PLAYING WITH MY HEART) - EURYTHMICS
03/08/1985 INTO THE GROOVE - MADONNA
16/11/1985 A GOOD HEART - FEARGAL SHARKEY
14/12/1985 SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU - WHITNEY HOUSTON
08/03/1986 CHAIN REACTION - DIANA ROSS
13/09/1986 DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY - COMMUNARDS WITH SARAH-JANE MORRIS
08/11/1986 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY (LOVE THEME FROM 'TOP GUN') - BERLIN
06/12/1986 THE FINAL COUNTDOWN - EUROPE
20/12/1986 CARAVAN OF LOVE - HOUSEMARTINS
27/12/1986 REET PETITE (THE SWEETEST GIRL IN TOWN) - JACKIE WILSON
21/02/1987 STAND BY ME - BEN E. KING
28/03/1987 RESPECTABLE - MEL & KIM
09/05/1987 NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW - STARSHIP
01/08/1987 LA BAMBA - LOS LOBOS
03/10/1987 PUMP UP THE VOLUME / ANITINA (THE FIRST TIME I SEE SHE DANCE) - M/A/R/R/S
16/01/1988 HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH - BELINDA CARLISLE
26/03/1988 DON'T TURN AROUND - ASWAD
14/05/1988 PERFECT - FAIRGROUND ATTRACTION
24/09/1988 HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER - HOLLIES
29/10/1988 ORINOCO FLOW - ENYA
28/01/1989 SOMETHINGS GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART - MARC ALMOND FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST STAR GENE PITNEY
15/04/1989 ETERNAL FLAME - BANGLES
03/02/1990 NOTHING COMPARES 2 U - SINEAD O'CONNOR
31/03/1990 THE POWER - SNAP
12/05/1990 KILLER - ADAMSKI
09/06/1990 WORLD IN MOTION - ENGLANDNEWORDER
15/09/1990 THE JOKER - STEVE MILLER BAND
27/10/1990 A LITTLE TIME - BEAUTIFUL SOUTH
05/01/1991 BRING YOUR DAUGHTER...TO THE SLAUGHTER - IRON MAIDEN
09/03/1991 SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO - CLASH
13/07/1991 (EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU - BRYAN ADAMS
02/11/1991 THE FLY - U2
07/12/1991 DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME - GEORGE MICHAEL & ELTON JOHN
19/09/1992 EBENEEZER GOODE - SHAMEN
04/06/1994 LOVE IS ALL AROUND - WET WET WET
08/04/1995 BACK FOR GOOD - TAKE THAT
02/03/1996 DON'T LOOK BACK IN ANGER - OASIS
30/03/1996 FIRESTARTER - PRODIGY
01/06/1996 THREE LIONS (THE OFFICIAL SONG OF THE ENGLAND FOOTBALL TEAM) - BADDIEL & SKINNER & LIGHTNING SEEDS
27/07/1996 WANNABE - SPICE GIRLS
18/01/1997 PROFESSIONAL WIDOW (IT'S GOT TO BE BIG) - TORI AMOS
01/02/1997 BEETLEBUM - BLUR
22/02/1997 DON'T SPEAK - NO DOUBT
05/04/1997 BLOCK ROCKIN' BEATS - CHEMICAL BROTHERS
17/01/1998 NEVER EVER - ALL SAINTS
21/03/1998 IT'S LIKE THAT - RUN DMC VERSUS JASON NEVINS
15/08/1998 NO MATTER WHAT - BOYZONE
05/09/1998 IF YOU TOLERATE THIS YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE NEXT - MANIC STREET PREACHERS
16/01/1999 PRAISE YOU - FATBOY SLIM
26/08/2000 GROOVEJET (IF THIS AIN'T LOVE) - SPILLER
29/09/2001 CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD - KYLIE MINOGUE
14/12/2002 LOSE YOURSELF - EMINEM
27/12/2003 MAD WORLD - MICHAEL ANDREWS FEAT. GARY JULES
07/02/2004 TAKE ME TO THE CLOUDS ABOVE - LMC V U2
12/03/2005 DAKOTA - STEREOPHONICS
26/03/2005 (IS THIS THE WAY TO) AMARILLO? - TONY CHRISTIE FEAT. PETER KAY
10/09/2005 DARE - GORILLAZ
17/09/2005 DON'T CHA - PUSSYCAT DOLLS FEAT. BUSTA RHYMES
29/10/2005 I BET YOU LOOK GOOD ON THE DANCEFLOOR - ARCTIC MONKEYS
24/12/2005 JCB SONG - NIZLOPI
16/09/2006 I DON'T FEEL LIKE DANCIN' - SCISSOR SISTERS
14/10/2006 AMERICA - RAZORLIGHT
23/02/2008 MERCY - DUFFY
24/05/2008 THAT'S NOT MY NAME - TING TINGS
28/06/2008 VIVA LA VIDA - COLDPLAY
16/08/2008 I KISSED A GIRL - KATY PERRY
20/09/2008 SEX ON FIRE - KINGS OF LEON
27/12/2008 HALLELUJAH - ALEXANDRA BURKE
07/02/2009 THE FEAR - LILY ALLEN
30/05/2009 BONKERS - DIZZEE RASCAL FEAT. ARMAND VAN HELDEN
12/02/2011 PRICE TAG - JESSIE J FT BOB
26/02/2011 SOMEONE LIKE YOU - ADELE
05/11/2011 READ ALL ABOUT IT - PROFESSOR GREEN FT EMELI SANDE
04/01/2014 HAPPY - PHARRELL WILLIAMS

Mark L · Loudmouth

106?!

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Mark L wrote:
106?!

Dont know that got in! I was mostly eliminating. Needless to say it wont be in my top 100.

-- Edited by ArrGee on Thursday 30th of April 2020 04:23:43 PM

manatthetop · In the Long Grass

ArrGee wrote:
Mark L wrote:
106?!
Dont know that got in! I was mostly eliminating. Needless to say it wont be in my top 100.

-- Edited by ArrGee on Thursday 30th of April 2020 04:23:43 PM

Hard to believe that this song kept Vienna of the number one spot.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

manatthetop wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Mark L wrote:
106?!
Dont know that got in! I was mostly eliminating. Needless to say it wont be in my top 100.
Hard to believe that this song kept Vienna of the number one spot.

Robson & Jerome keeping Pulps Common People off top spot was a bigger injustice. The number of insipid cover songs that make #1 is unbelievable. Also for some acts it beggars belief that their #1 songs are not necessarily their finest moment. Elton John notably, but Roxy Music as well. U2 also have better songs than their #1s. At least with The Rats, their brace are among their best. Ditto The Specials and Dexys.

Another strange phenomena is having #1s either solo or with another act when they are better known for their main act. Shaun Ryder, Midge Ure, Feargal Sharkey and Captain Sensible are examples of that.

PS I seemed to have missed out Tainted Love by Soft Cell. Another cover, but a decent one.

Mark L · Loudmouth

'Is there something I should know' is a fairly decent track from Duran Duran but they too had better songs which didn't hit the top. Rio, Hungry like the Wolf and Girls on Film spring to mind. I had forgotten how good some of the number ones from 1990 and 1991 were. Ultravox and Pulp were cruelly robbed of the number ones they deserved, particularly Pulp. Common People and Disco 2000 are amongst their finest moments, anthemic classics which pop up like Eileen at that wedding do. In fact, Different Class is entirely that and was one of the few musical high points for me post 1992, with Pulp, Blur and Oasis setting 1995 on fire. I Spy from DC is brilliant - talk about sleeping with the enemy! What was remarkable is that it took over a decade and a half for Pulp to really crack it, meaning their origin was around the peak of the Rats!

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Mark L wrote:
'Is there something I should know' is a fairly decent track from Duran Duran but they too had better songs which didn't hit the top. Rio, Hungry like the Wolf and Girls on Film spring to mind. I had forgotten how good some of the number ones from 1990 and 1991 were. Ultravox and Pulp were cruelly robbed of the number ones they deserved, particularly Pulp. Common People and Disco 2000 are amongst their finest moments, anthemic classics which pop up like Eileen at that wedding do. In fact, Different Class is entirely that and was one of the few musical high points for me post 1992, with Pulp, Blur and Oasis setting 1995 on fire. I Spy from DC is brilliant - talk about sleeping with the enemy! What was remarkable is that it took over a decade and a half for Pulp to really crack it, meaning their origin was around the peak of the Rats!

Disco 2000 only made #7, so hardly robbed Sorted for Es and Wizz/Mis-shapes was cruelly thwarted by Mick Hucknall. Of course if you listen to what Pulp did in the 1980s, its not too surprising it took them a decade to crack it. Little Girl with Blue Eyes was a great single, but was never going to be a hit with lyrics like There's a hole in your heart and one between your legs, you never had to wonder which one he's going to fill"

Agree that Duran Duran had better. Planet Earth and My Own Way in particular.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

The Who have to be the most glaring omission from #1 list. Umpteen hits but none reached top spot.

https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-huge-pop-acts-who-never-scored-a-number-1-single-in-the-uk__15683/

-- Edited by ArrGee on Thursday 30th of April 2020 07:00:06 PM

Mark L · Loudmouth

ArrGee wrote:
Mark L wrote:
'Is there something I should know' is a fairly decent track from Duran Duran but they too had better songs which didn't hit the top. Rio, Hungry like the Wolf and Girls on Film spring to mind. I had forgotten how good some of the number ones from 1990 and 1991 were. Ultravox and Pulp were cruelly robbed of the number ones they deserved, particularly Pulp. Common People and Disco 2000 are amongst their finest moments, anthemic classics which pop up like Eileen at that wedding do. In fact, Different Class is entirely that and was one of the few musical high points for me post 1992, with Pulp, Blur and Oasis setting 1995 on fire. I Spy from DC is brilliant - talk about sleeping with the enemy! What was remarkable is that it took over a decade and a half for Pulp to really crack it, meaning their origin was around the peak of the Rats!
Disco 2000 only made #7, so hardly robbed Sorted for Es and Wizz/Mis-shapes was cruelly thwarted by Mick Hucknall. Of course if you listen to what Pulp did in the 1980s, its not too surprising it took them a decade to crack it. Little Girl with Blue Eyes was a great single, but was never going to be a hit with lyrics like There's a hole in your heart and one between your legs, you never had to wonder which one he's going to fill"
Agree that Duran Duran had better. Planet Earth and My Own Way in particular.

Would only use 'robbed' in relation to Common People. Of the four singles, Sorted was the one I liked least, although still good. I rate Common People and Disco 2000 equally. They both sound anthemic to me and a class apart. I also liked Bad Cover Version very much which I think was years later, but I recall did a 'Guilty' and surprised me it ended up as a modest top 30 hit only. Agree their 80s output makes their very slow commercial success only notable rather than surprising.

Planet Earth is another great Duran Duran track. A very catchy debut single. The Reflex deservedly hit the top, probably more so than ITSISK.

Some great tracks from the Who over the years, particularly like their latest album.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Rats in the top 50?
Still stunned that Come On Eileen only made #68. Take That at #53? FFS.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Surprising...

46 Queen Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Unbelievable!

41
East 17 Stay Another Day (1994)

50
Steve Silk Hurley Jack Your Body (1987)

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

So Rats in top 40?

Mark L · Loudmouth

They deserve to be compared to some of these absurd placings.

Jack Your Body was appalling then and is now. To say as 'a signal of a vast shift in the way pop music sounded its unbeatable' is like saying Jeremy Corbyn vastly shifting Labour to the hard left made them unbeatable. I think not. Position 1349 for me.

manatthetop · In the Long Grass

Agree. The UK charts can be a strange one. But that's what makes it different. As any song could have gotten to number one. A song on out in the 80s. Called. Jack and Diane. By John Mellencamp. Now me being me through this song's has number one writin all over it. But it didn't even chart. But who am I. Only a wee boomtown rats fan.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

36 David Bowie Lets Dance (1983)
This is amazing as Space Oddity and Ashes to Ashes are far superior.

37 Slade Merry Xmas Everybody (1973)
Again, Cmon Feel the Noize is a far better Slade #1. No doubt a great festive song, but not their best #1.

34 Rod Stewart Da Ya Think Im Sexy? (1978)
And this is pretty piss poor. Quite apart from this pile of sh!te knocking the Rats off #1, Maggie May is far better

Still 40-31 does have a few good artists.

Rats in top 30?

Mark L · Loudmouth

Agree with the above. I think even China Girl is better than Let's Dance. Beginning to think anti-Rats blankstare journalism is coming to the fore and Rats may be left out of the entire 100.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Mark L wrote:
Agree with the above. I think even China Girl is better than Let's Dance. Beginning to think anti-Rats journalism is coming to the fore and Rats may be left out of the entire 100.

I don't expect The Rats to make the top 30 given what has gone so far.

Still have The Beatles & The Stones to appear. Suspect Cliff, Madonna, Oasis, Blur, Abba, Ed Sheeran, Michael Jackson, U2, Police, Bee Gees, and T. Rex. Westlife will probably appear.

Ghost Town has to be there. Blockbuster should be as well. Another Brick in the Wall a shoo in.

Throw in 2 or 3 more recent artists and there are probably only around 10 spots up for grabs.

https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/artists-with-the-most-number-1-singles-on-the-uk-chart__23765/

Mark L · Loudmouth

Agree with this analysis with regret. Thought Rat Trap would be there as first new wave, Irish group to top etc. These lists are just journos opining with considerable personal bias inescapably mixed in. Sometimes, it works 'in our favour' with Geldof the 8th best showman etc and sometimes the usual lack of consideration for the Rats achievements either accidentally or purposefully pertains.

Mike menzies · V Deep

I take no money of their polls I know the rats are up there with the best (it still annoys me that they never get recognition they deserved among their peers ) th ed y are vastly underrated but still the best band

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Mark L wrote:
Agree with this analysis with regret. Thought Rat Trap would be there as first new wave, Irish group to top etc. These lists are just journos opining with considerable personal bias inescapably mixed in. Sometimes, it works 'in our favour' with Geldof the 8th best showman etc and sometimes the usual lack of consideration for the Rats achievements either accidentally or purposefully pertains.

Many reasons why either one of the two should make the list, but the main reason one of them should is they are most definitely in the top 100 #1s. Had this being the Telegraph, Neil McCormick would have the Rats in the top 10 and U2 @ #1.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Mike menzies wrote:
vastly underrated but still the best band

I can't list 100 #1s that are better. Especially if D'ya think I'm Sexy is #34.

FWIW I think The Rats, Dexy's and The Specials are the only groups that had two near perfect #1s and no other chart toppers. Quality rather than quantity

Mark L · Loudmouth

ArrGee wrote:
Mark L wrote:
Agree with this analysis with regret. Thought Rat Trap would be there as first new wave, Irish group to top etc. These lists are just journos opining with considerable personal bias inescapably mixed in. Sometimes, it works 'in our favour' with Geldof the 8th best showman etc and sometimes the usual lack of consideration for the Rats achievements either accidentally or purposefully pertains.
Many reasons why either one of the two should make the list, but the main reason one of them should is they are most definitely in the top 100 #1s. Had this being the Telegraph, Neil McCormick would have the Rats in the top 10 and U2 @ #1.

.. and he would have been right on the Rats but not U2. Despite the geographical origins being almost identical, I never got U2 like the Rats.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Mark L wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Mark L wrote:
Agree with this analysis with regret. Thought Rat Trap would be there as first new wave, Irish group to top etc. These lists are just journos opining with considerable personal bias inescapably mixed in. Sometimes, it works 'in our favour' with Geldof the 8th best showman etc and sometimes the usual lack of consideration for the Rats achievements either accidentally or purposefully pertains.
Many reasons why either one of the two should make the list, but the main reason one of them should is they are most definitely in the top 100 #1s. Had this being the Telegraph, Neil McCormick would have the Rats in the top 10 and U2 @ #1.
.. and he would have been right on the Rats but not U2. Despite the geographical origins being almost identical, I never got U2 like the Rats.

I think its mainly because McCormick went to school with them and they are good mates.

manatthetop · In the Long Grass

Mark L wrote:
Agree with the above. I think even China Girl is better than Let's Dance. Beginning to think anti-Rats journalism is coming to the fore and Rats may be left out of the entire 100.

Agree with you here. Loved China Girl. Regards U2 never really got an them. I do have the Joshua tree album. But that's as far as it goes. Regards Irish bands. A wee one doing the rounds are a band called picture this. Not bad. Also loved a band called. The Thrills. The album Teenager is fuc? ING great. If none of you have heard this album. Give it a go. Every song is class

manatthetop · In the Long Grass

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

manatthetop wrote:
Mark L wrote:
Agree with the above. I think even China Girl is better than Let's Dance. Beginning to think anti-Rats journalism is coming to the fore and Rats may be left out of the entire 100.
Agree with you here. Loved China Girl. Regards U2 never really got an them. I do have the Joshua tree album. But that's as far as it goes. Regards Irish bands. A wee one doing the rounds are a band called picture this. Not bad. Also loved a band called. The Thrills. The album Teenager is fuc? ING great. If none of you have heard this album. Give it a go. Every song is class

I liked One Horse Town by The Thrills, but as time went on they weren't so good. Second album was pretty poor. That written had a good time at their post gig party at The Astoria.

Best Irish band right now is Fontaines DC. Dogrel is a great album though it does take a listen or two to get into. Best tracks - Big, Too Real, Hurricane Laughter.

Mark L · Loudmouth

ArrGee wrote:
Mark L wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Mark L wrote:
Agree with this analysis with regret. Thought Rat Trap would be there as first new wave, Irish group to top etc. These lists are just journos opining with considerable personal bias inescapably mixed in. Sometimes, it works 'in our favour' with Geldof the 8th best showman etc and sometimes the usual lack of consideration for the Rats achievements either accidentally or purposefully pertains.
Many reasons why either one of the two should make the list, but the main reason one of them should is they are most definitely in the top 100 #1s. Had this being the Telegraph, Neil McCormick would have the Rats in the top 10 and U2 @ #1.
.. and he would have been right on the Rats but not U2. Despite the geographical origins being almost identical, I never got U2 like the Rats.
I think its mainly because McCormick went to school with them and they are good mates.

Mates with the Rats or U2. 0r both?

Mark L · Loudmouth

manatthetop wrote:

Have this and it's brilliant. Some of the best music in the world comes out of Ireland.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Mark L wrote:
Mates with the Rats or U2. 0r both?

U2 - He wrote screenplay for Killing Bono

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

So Rats in top 20? Probably a piece on Mondays on Monday...

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

With The Beatles to appear along with Cliff, Oasis, Blur, Abba, Ed Sheeran, Michael Jackson, U2, Police and Westlife.
Ghost Town has to be there. Blockbuster should be as well. Another Brick in the Wall a shoo in. Wuthering Heights as well. And a Grease song.
Can the Rats squeeze in?

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Not #20

Mark L · Loudmouth

ArrGee wrote:
Not #20

I get the feeling if the obvious Monday link is overlooked, the Rats won't feature at all.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Mark L wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Not #20
I get the feeling if the obvious Monday link is overlooked, the Rats won't feature at all.

#15, #10 & #5 will all be Monday

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Not #19 - Can't believe the garbage people listen to these days, I must be getting old!

Mike menzies · V Deep

They are always number 1for me that don't know good music when they hear it as late Terry Wogan used to say they are ejits

Mark L · Loudmouth

ArrGee wrote:
Not #19 - Can't believe the garbage people listen to these days, I must be getting old!

Lost for words. Unaware of the songs existence. Absurd placing.

manatthetop · In the Long Grass

Mark L wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Not #19 - Can't believe the garbage people listen to these days, I must be getting old!
Lost for words. Unaware of the songs existence. Absurd placing.

I do not take much notice of this. As we are all aware the rats have always been overlooked.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

manatthetop wrote:
I do not take much notice of this. As we are all aware the rats have always been overlooked.

Still 18 places up for grabs.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

No 18, Ian Dury and the Blockheads Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

Rats in top 17?

Mark L · Loudmouth

ArrGee wrote:
No 18, Ian Dury and the Blockheads Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

Rats in top 17?

Doubt it, but hoping I'm wrong. Not uncomfortable at all with this one being included in the top 20. Also liked What a Waste with the class lyrics:

First-night nerves every one-night stand.

I should be glad to be so inclined.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Looks like Rats are in top 16. Rat Trap or Mondays?

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Top 15 for the Rats. Could they be #1?

manatthetop · In the Long Grass

ArrGee wrote:
Top 15 for the Rats. Could they be #1?

Pushing your luck here. It does say in the documentary that it was believe it not for 18 months the rats were the biggest thing going in the UK

Mark L · Loudmouth

manatthetop wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Top 15 for the Rats. Could they be #1?
Pushing your luck here. It does say in the documentary that it was believe it not for 18 months the rats were the biggest thing going in the UK

It depends if the Guardian elite acknowledge this and the ground- breaking video for Mondays. Then there may be a slim chance they're in there somewhere, but number one of all the number ones is for the birds I'm sorry to say.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Mark L wrote:
manatthetop wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Top 15 for the Rats. Could they be #1?
Pushing your luck here. It does say in the documentary that it was believe it not for 18 months the rats were the biggest thing going in the UK
It depends if the Guardian elite acknowledge this and the ground- breaking video for Mondays. Then there may be a slim chance they're in there somewhere, but number one of all the number ones is for the birds I'm sorry to say.

Mr. Tambourine Man?

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

manatthetop wrote:
It does say in the documentary that it was believe it not for 18 months the rats were the biggest thing going in the UK

The 18 month period being?

Maybe from November 1978 - August 1979 they were, but with Surfacing only getting to #7 in the LP chart and Diamond Smiles not making top 10, it was no longer than 10 months. The Police were bigger than The Rats towards the end of 1979 with 2 #1 singles and a #1 LP. Arguably Gary Numan as well with similar. And Blondie (not a UK band, but neither are The Rats) trumped them all. 5 #1 singles + 2 #1 LP.

1	Blondie	Parallel Lines	Album	Sep 1978
5	Blondie	Hanging On The Telephone	Single	Nov 1978
1	Blondie	Heart Of Glass	Single	Jan 1979
1	Blondie	Sunday Girl	Single	May 1979
2	Blondie	Dreaming	Single	Sep 1979
1	Blondie	Eat To The Beat	Album	Oct 1979
13	Blondie	Union City Blue	Single	Nov 1979
1	Blondie	Atomic	Single	Feb 1980
1	Blondie	Call Me	Single	Apr 1980
1	Blondie	The Tide Is High	Single	Nov 1980

manatthetop · In the Long Grass

From the 1 st single. The rats had laid the groundwork in 76. ATFTT stayed in the chart's for 44 week's. I'm my opinion as good as Monday's was. I think this song killed the rats.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

manatthetop wrote:
In my opinion as good as Monday's was. I think this song killed the rats.

I think there were other factors like the media surrounding Geldof and Yates. Also in 1979, there were a lot more alternative bands with Specials, Gary Numan, The Police, Madness, Squeeze, Elvis Costello, The Jam and The Clash having bigger hits whereas prior to that there was only The Rats, The Stranglers and Blondie making top 10 on a regular basis.

What a difference a year made.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1978

Artist	Country of origin	Weeks	Singles
John Travolta	United States	31	"Sandy", "Summer Nights", "You're the One That I Want"
Boney M.	Germany/ Jamaica/ Aruba	30	"Mary's Boy Child Oh My Lord", "Rasputin", "Rivers of Babylon"/"Brown Girl in the Ring"
Olivia Newton-John	Australia/ United Kingdom	29	"Hopelessly Devoted to You", "Summer Nights", "You're the One That I Want"
Darts	United Kingdom	20	"Come Back My Love", "Daddy Cool", "It's Raining", "The Boy from New York City"
Bee Gees	United Kingdom	19	"How Deep Is Your Love", "Night Fever", "Stayin' Alive", "Too Much Heaven"
Electric Light Orchestra	United Kingdom	14	"Mr. Blue Sky", "Sweet Talkin' Woman", "Wild West Hero"
The Boomtown Rats	Ireland	13	"Like Clockwork", "Rat Trap"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1979

Artist	Country of origin	Weeks	Singles
ABBA	Sweden	21	"Angeleyes"/"Voulez-Vous", "Chiquitita", "Does Your Mother Know", "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)", "I Have a Dream"
Blondie	United States	20	"Dreaming", "Heart of Glass", "Sunday Girl"
Earth, Wind & Fire	United States	16	"After the Love Has Gone", "Boogie Wonderland", "September"
Gary Numan	United Kingdom	16	"Are "Friends" Electric?", "Cars", "Complex"
The Police	United Kingdom	14	"Can't Stand Losing You", "Message in a Bottle", "Walking on the Moon"

Rats were only in top 10 for 7 weeks in 1979 with one song...

-- Edited by ArrGee on Friday 15th of May 2020 07:11:15 PM

manatthetop · In the Long Grass

ArrGee wrote:
manatthetop wrote:
In my opinion as good as Monday's was. I think this song killed the rats.
I think there were other factors like the media surrounding Geldof and Yates. Also in 1979, there were a lot more alternative bands with Specials, Gary Numan, The Police, Madness, Squeeze, Elvis Costello, The Jam and The Clash having bigger hits whereas prior to that there was only The Rats, The Stranglers and Blondie making top 10 on a regular basis.
What a difference a year made.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1978
Artist Country of origin Weeks Singles
John Travolta United States 31 "Sandy", "Summer Nights", "You're the One That I Want"
Boney M. Germany/ Jamaica/ Aruba 30 "Mary's Boy Child Oh My Lord", "Rasputin", "Rivers of Babylon"/"Brown Girl in the Ring"
Olivia Newton-John Australia/ United Kingdom 29 "Hopelessly Devoted to You", "Summer Nights", "You're the One That I Want"
Darts United Kingdom 20 "Come Back My Love", "Daddy Cool", "It's Raining", "The Boy from New York City"
Bee Gees United Kingdom 19 "How Deep Is Your Love", "Night Fever", "Stayin' Alive", "Too Much Heaven"
Electric Light Orchestra United Kingdom 14 "Mr. Blue Sky", "Sweet Talkin' Woman", "Wild West Hero"
The Boomtown Rats Ireland 13 "Like Clockwork", "Rat Trap"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1979

Artist Country of origin Weeks Singles
ABBA Sweden 21 "Angeleyes"/"Voulez-Vous", "Chiquitita", "Does Your Mother Know", "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)", "I Have a Dream"
Blondie United States 20 "Dreaming", "Heart of Glass", "Sunday Girl"
Earth, Wind & Fire United States 16 "After the Love Has Gone", "Boogie Wonderland", "September"
Gary Numan United Kingdom 16 "Are "Friends" Electric?", "Cars", "Complex"
The Police United Kingdom 14 "Can't Stand Losing You", "Message in a Bottle", "Walking on the Moon"
Rats were only in top 10 for 7 weeks in 1979 with one song...

-- Edited by ArrGee on Friday 15th of May 2020 07:11:15 PM

You could be right here. But the rat's had a good run up until Monday's. Then Diamond smiles didn't make the top 10. Someone's looking at you did do well. Banna Republic the last big hit. I know Mondo bongo did better chart wise than TFAOS. But I don't think it sold as many copies?. After that the writing was on the wall. Plus as you pointed out afew other factors came into play. I remember back in the day. The papers said really some bad stuff. About the band. But this was to do more with Bob's mouthful and he couldn't help himself. ,( Think this is the real reason Cott left). He seen the writing on the wall. For me ITLG was s lost album. And that's a pity. Cos it's really good. When you think back and seen what was around then. Makes you wonder. But by that stage Band aid took over and that ended the rat's for sure. The rest is history. As they say.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Top 14 for the Rats?

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

ArrGee wrote:
With The Beatles to appear along with Cliff, Oasis, Blur, Abba, Ed Sheeran, Michael Jackson, U2, Police and Westlife.
Ghost Town has to be there. Blockbuster should be as well. Another Brick in the Wall a shoo in. ~~Wuthering Heights as well.~~ And a Grease song.
Can the Rats squeeze in?

13 to go. And according to my analysis, 15 acts to squeeze in. Distinct lack of Irish representation. Just Enya!

Mark L · Loudmouth

Not looking hopeful

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Top 12?

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Well at least a Rats fan is at #12. Top 11?

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Top 10!

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Top 8?

Mark L · Loudmouth

8 to say it, but err no

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

ArrGee wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
With The Beatles to appear along with Cliff, Oasis, Blur, Abba, Ed Sheeran, Michael Jackson, U2, Police and Westlife.
Ghost Town has to be there. Blockbuster should be as well. Another Brick in the Wall a shoo in. And a Grease song.
Can the Rats squeeze in?
13 to go. And according to my analysis, 15 acts to squeeze in.

Only 7 places left. There are going to be some great #1s not on the list. And some big acts excluded.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Just 2 places left...

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

100 Bill Haley and His Comets Rock Around the Clock (1955)
99 Lorde Royals (2013)
98 Lieutenant Pigeon Mouldy Old Dough (1972)
97 Dave and Ansell Collins Double Barrel (1971)
96 Roy Orbison Its Over (1964)
95 The Buggles Video Killed the Radio Star (1979)
94 Dua Lipa New Rules (2017)
93 Del Shannon Runaway (1961)
92 Nancy Sinatra These Boots Are Made for Walkin (1966)
91 Whigfield Saturday Night (1994)
90 Justin Bieber What Do You Mean? (2015)
89 Sugababes Freak Like Me (2002)
88 Craig David 7 Days (2000)
87 Adamski Killer (feat Seal) (1990)
86 The Tornados Telstar (1962)
85 Estelle American Boy (feat Kanye West) (2008)
84 Gloria Gaynor I Will Survive (1979)
83 Cher Believe (1998)
82 Robyn With Every Heartbeat (feat Kleerup) (2007)
81 Elton John Are You Ready for Love? (2003)
80 Dave Funky Friday (feat Fredo) (2018)
79 Jackie Trent Where Are You Now (My Love) (1965)
78 Thunderclap Newman Something in the Air (1969)
77 Enya Orinoco Flow (1988)
76 Baby D Let Me Be Your Fantasy (1994)
75 Procol Harum A Whiter Shade of Pale (1967)
74 Will Young Leave Right Now (2003)
73 Chicago If You Leave Me Now (1976)
72 Rage Against the Machine Killing in the Name (2009)
71 Spice Girls Wannabe (1996)
70 Rui Da Silva Touch Me (feat Cassandra) (2001)
69 Snap! Rhythm Is a Dancer (1992)
68 Dexys Midnight Runners Come on Eileen (1982)
67 Black Box Ride on Time (1989)
66 Eminem Stan (feat Dido) (2000)
65 Kraftwerk The Model (1982)
64 Nena 99 Red Balloons (1984)
63 Steve Harley and ****ney Rebel Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) (1975)
62 Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock (1958)
61 Arctic Monkeys I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor (2005)
60 Ariana Grande Thank U, Next (2018)
59 The Walker Brothers Make It Easy on Yourself (1965)
58 Rihanna Umbrella (feat Jay-Z) (2007)
57 10cc Im Not in Love (1975)
56 Aaliyah More Than a Woman (2002)
55 Daft Punk Get Lucky (feat Pharrell Williams) (2013)
54 tATu All the Things She Said (2003)
53 Take That Back for Good (1995)
52 Soft Cell Tainted Love (1981)
51 S-Express Theme from S-Express (1988)
50 Steve Silk Hurley Jack Your Body (1987)
49 Chemical Brothers Setting Sun (feat Noel Gallagher) (1996)
48 So Solid Crew 21 Seconds (2001)
47 Suzi Quatro Can the Can (1973)
46 Queen Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)
45 Simon and Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
44 Rick Astley Never Gonna Give You Up (1987)
43 Tubeway Army Are Friends Electric? (1979)
42 Lady Gaga Bad Romance (2009)
41 East 17 Stay Another Day (1994)
40 The Four Tops Reach Out (Ill Be There) (1966)
39 The Jam Going Underground (1980)
38 Blondie Heart of Glass (1979)
37 Slade Merry Xmas Everybody (1973)
36 David Bowie Lets Dance (1983)
35 The Pretenders Brass in Pocket (1980)
34 Rod Stewart Da Ya Think Im Sexy? (1978)
33 Tom Jones Its Not Unusual (1965)
32 Britney Spears Baby One More Time (1999)
31 Althea and Donna Uptown Top Ranking (1977)
30 Madonna Vogue (1990)
29 Whitney Houston I Wanna Dance With Somebody (1987)
28 The Kinks You Really Got Me (1964)
27 George Michael Careless Whisper (1984)
26 The Rolling Stones (I Cant Get No) Satisfaction (1965)
25 Bee Gees Night Fever (1978)
24 Freda Payne Band of Gold (1970)
23 The KLF 3am Eternal (1991)
22 George McCrae Rock Your Baby (1974)
21 T Rex Get It On (1971)
20 Carly Rae Jepsen Call Me Maybe (2012)
19 Lil Nas X Old Town Road (remix feat Billy Ray Cyrus) (2019)
18 Ian Dury & the Blockheads Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (1979)
17 Kylie Minogue Cant Get You Out of My Head (2001)
16 Beyoncé Crazy in Love (2003)
15 Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls of Fire (1957)
14 Kate Bush Wuthering Heights (1978)
13 Frankie Goes to Hollywood Relax (1984)
12 Sinéad OConnor Nothing Compares 2 U (1990)
11 The Beach Boys Good Vibrations (1966)
10 Marvin Gaye Heard It Through the Grapevine (1968)
9 Abba Dancing Queen (1976)
8 The Prodigy Firestarter (1996)
7 The Human League Dont You Want Me (1981)
6 Michael Jackson Billie Jean (1983)
5 Dead or Alive You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) (1984)
4 Donna Summer I Feel Love (1977)
3 The Beatles She Loves You (1963)

Mark L · Loudmouth

Pete Burns will be not be spinning in his grave. However, although a great number one, isn't number 5 of all time rather too high?

manatthetop · In the Long Grass

Surprise surprise. No Boomtown Rats. It's Not Unusual.

Mike menzies · V Deep

That is about right I was watching a 70s music programme on my rigour did not just of 78& then 79 no mention of rat trap or Mondays but played artists who had 1single limping into 59020 in convinced that they have a problem with th days and I don't know why but there you go should say top hits top20 (spellchecker again) and should say tivo box