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2/9/24 35 Madness - Baggy Trousers 30 Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes 29 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time +4 28 Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart 28 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 27 The Damned - Eloise 26 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 24 Roy Orbison - You Got It 23 Tears for Fears - Mad World 23 Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye 22 Eurythmics - Who's That Girl 22 The Vapors - Turning Japanese 21 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy 19 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 19 Queen - A Kind of Magic 18 Queen - I Want It All 17 Heart - Alone  11 New Order - Blue Monday 88 08 Yazoo - Don’t Go -1 00 Michael Jackson - Bad -5

2/Sep/2024 33 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife 33 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover +4 33 Perry Como — Magic Moments 33 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 31 Jerry Keller — Here Comes Summer 30 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 29 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 29 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire 26 Shirley Bassey — As I Love You 25 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette 23 Emile Ford — What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For 21 Connie Francis — Who’s Sorry Now 21 Conway Twitty — It’s Only Make Believe 20 Elvis Presley — One Night / I Got Stung 20 Russ Conway — Roulette 18 Marvin Rainwater — Whole Lotta Woman 18 Buddy Holly — It Doesn’t Matter Anymore 15 Elvis Presley — A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight 15 Vic Damone — On The Street Where You Live 12 Craig Douglas — Only Sixteen 12 Jane Morgan — The Day The Rains Came 11 Lord Rockingham’s XI — Hoots Mon 00 Adam Faith — What Do You Want? -6

Sun 1 Sep 29 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover +2 29 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife +2 28 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 27 Jerry Keller — Here Comes Summer 26 Perry Como — Magic Moments 26 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire 25 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 24 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 24 Shirley Bassey — As I Love You 23 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette 23 Emile Ford — What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For 21 Connie Francis — Who’s Sorry Now 20 Marvin Rainwater — Whole Lotta Woman 20 Tommy Edwards — It’s All In The Game 20 Conway Twitty — It’s Only Make Believe 20 Elvis Presley — One Night / I Got Stung 20 Russ Conway — Roulette 19 Lord Rockingham’s XI — Hoots Mon 18 Buddy Holly — It Doesn’t Matter Anymore 18 Vic Damone — On The Street Where You Live 17 Elvis Presley — A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight 17 Craig Douglas — Only Sixteen 16 Adam Faith — What Do You Want? 14 Jane Morgan — The Day The Rains Came 14 Russ Conway — Side Saddle 00 Kalin Twins — When -6

Sun 1 Sep 28 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time +4 28 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 27 Madness - Baggy Trousers 25 The Damned - Eloise 24 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 24 Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart 23 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy 22 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 21 Tears for Fears - Mad World 21 Eurythmics - Who's That Girl 21 The Vapors - Turning Japanese 21 Yazoo - Don’t Go 21 Queen - A Kind of Magic 21 Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye 20 Queen - I Want It All 20 New Order - Blue Monday 88 20 Heart - Alone  20 Roy Orbison - You Got It 16 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 12 Michael Jackson - Bad -2 12 Earth, Wind & Fire - Let’s Groove  11 Jona Lewie — Stop The Cavalry  04 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Souvenir 00 Womack & Womack - Teardrops -4

How did the song: Great Balls of Fire—get past the sensors of the late 1950s in the USA (did they have sensors in Britain as well at that time)? This questions goes for the song: Good Golly Miss Molly I just got to ball — as well.

31st August 25 Madness - Baggy Trousers 24 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time +4 24 Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye 24 Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart 24 The Damned - Eloise 23 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy 23 Queen - I Want It All 22 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 22 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 21 Eurythmics - Who's That Girl 21 The Vapors - Turning Japanese 21 Roy Orbison - You Got It 21 Yazoo - Don’t Go 20 Queen - A Kind of Magic 20 New Order - Blue Monday 88 20 Tears for Fears - Mad World 20 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 20 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 20 Heart - Alone  14 Jona Lewie — Stop The Cavalry 13 Michael Jackson - Bad 12 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Souvenir -6 11 Earth, Wind & Fire - Let’s Groove  11 Womack & Womack - Teardrops

31/Aug/2024 26 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife +2 26 Perry Como — Magic Moments 24 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 24 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 24 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire 24 Shirley Bassey — As I Love You 23 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover +2 23 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette 23 Jerry Keller — Here Comes Summer 23 Emile Ford — What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For 22 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 21 Connie Francis — Who’s Sorry Now 20 Marvin Rainwater — Whole Lotta Woman 20 Tommy Edwards — It’s All In The Game 20 Conway Twitty — It’s Only Make Believe 20 Elvis Presley — One Night / I Got Stung 20 Russ Conway — Roulette 20 Craig Douglas — Only Sixteen 18 Buddy Holly — It Doesn’t Matter Anymore 18 Vic Damone — On The Street Where You Live 18 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Travellin’ Light 17 Elvis Presley — A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight 17 Lord Rockingham’s XI — Hoots Mon 16 Adam Faith — What Do You Want? 14 Jane Morgan — The Day The Rains Came 14 Russ Conway — Side Saddle 08 Kalin Twins — When 07 Michael Holliday — The Story Of My Life 00 Cliff Richard — Living Doll -6

The top 7 go through! at 31 Aug 65 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons 49 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day +1 49 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up +1 37 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love +1 35 Doris Day — Que Sera Sera 35 Paul Anka — Diana +1 30 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues 06 Guy Mitchell & Jimmy Carroll — Rock-A-Billy -6

31/8/24 79 Roy Orbison - You Got It +4 75 New Order - Blue Monday 88  75 Queen - I Want It All 55 Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart 29 Womack & Womack - Teardrops 13 Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don’t Care -6

30/Aug/2024 57 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons 44 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day +1 43 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up +1 42 Paul Anka — Diana +1 38 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love +1 32 Doris Day — Que Sera Sera 31 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues 17 Johnnie Ray — Yes Tonight, Josephine -3 14 Guy Mitchell & Jimmy Carroll — Rock-A-Billy 14 Andy Williams — Butterfly 10 Dean Martin — Memories Are Made Of This 00 Lonnie Donegan — Puttin’ On The Style / Gamblin’ Man -3

30/08/24 72 Queen - I Want It All 71 Roy Orbison - You Got It  71 New Order - Blue Monday 88 63 Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart 58 Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don’t Care +4 18 Womack & Womack - Teardrops 07 Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car -3 00 Kim Wilde - You Came -3

29/Aug/2024 53 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons 41 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 41 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day 41 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up 41 Paul Anka — Diana +4 31 Doris Day — Que Sera Sera 30 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues 20 Johnnie Ray — Yes Tonight, Josephine -1 20 Andy Williams — Butterfly 20 Guy Mitchell & Jimmy Carroll — Rock-A-Billy -5 16 Dean Martin — Memories Are Made Of This 09 Lonnie Donegan — Puttin’ On The Style / Gamblin’ Man 07 Johnnie Ray — Just Walking In The Rain

29/8/24 69 New Order - Blue Monday 88 69 Queen - I Want It All 69 Roy Orbison - You Got It +4 63 Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart 52 Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don’t Care 21 Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car -2 21 Kim Wilde - You Came 18 Womack & Womack - Teardrops 04 Jeff Wayne - The Eve Of The War (Ben Liebrand Remix) 00 Donna Summer - This Time I Know It’s For Real -4

28/08/24 67 Roy Orbison - You Got It +4 63 New Order - Blue Monday 88 62 Queen - I Want It All 58 Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart 48 Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don’t Care 30 Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car 25 Womack & Womack - Teardrops 21 Kim Wilde - You Came 18 Jeff Wayne - The Eve Of The War (Ben Liebrand Remix) 16 Donna Summer - This Time I Know It’s For Real -1 06 Madonna - Cherish -5

28/Aug/2024 45 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons 38 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love +1 38 Paul Anka — Diana +3 37 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day 37 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up 33 Doris Day — Que Sera Sera 25 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues 25 Guy Mitchell & Jimmy Carroll — Rock-A-Billy 21 Dean Martin — Memories Are Made Of This 20 Frankie Vaughan — The Garden Of Eden 20 Andy Williams — Butterfly 20 Lonnie Donegan — Puttin’ On The Style / Gamblin’ Man 17 Johnnie Ray — Yes Tonight, Josephine 17 Johnnie Ray — Just Walking In The Rain 09 Lonnie Donegan — Cumberland Gap -6

I did not collect them, but a friend in the USA used to collect them. She wanted me to try to find Britannia Bear for her here in Norway — we never had Beanie Babies here so she never got it — from me anyway. Later I found out it was worth a lot of money and she thought she could get it cheap in Europe and sell it high in the USA (this was a long time ago though). It is worth a look anyway.

27/08/24 39 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons 36 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love +1 34 Paul Anka — Diana +1 33 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day +1 32 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up +1 29 Doris Day — Que Sera Sera 26 Lonnie Donegan — Cumberland Gap 25 Guy Mitchell & Jimmy Carroll — Rock-A-Billy  24 Dean Martin— Memories Are Made Of This 21 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues  20 Johnnie Ray — Just Walking In The Rain 20 Frankie Vaughan — The Garden Of Eden 20 Andy Williams — Butterfly  20 Johnnie Ray — Yes Tonight, Josephine  20 Lonnie Donegan — Puttin’ On The Style / Gamblin’ Man 15 Anne Shelton — Lay Down Your Arms  14 Winifred Atwell — The Poor People Of Paris 06 Ronnie Hilton — No Other Love  02 Tommy Steele & The Steelmen — Singing The Blues 00 Frankie Laine — A Woman In Love -6

27-08-2024 62 Roy Orbison - You Got It +4 58 New Order - Blue Monday 88 55 Queen - I Want It All 52 Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart 47 Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don’t Care 30 Womack & Womack - Teardrops 29 Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car 29 Donna Summer - This Time I Know It’s For Real 27 Madonna - Cherish 26 Jeff Wayne - The Eve Of The War (Ben Liebrand Remix) 21 Kim Wilde - You Came 12 Sydney Youngblood — If Only I Could -3 00 Paula Abdul - Straight Up -3

Sven-Göran Eriksson scores a point. Noam Chomsky moves up to the main list. Johnnie Walker is new sub No.3. Thank you.

34 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons 32 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 30 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day 28 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up 26 Paul Anka — Diana +4 25 Lonnie Donegan — Cumberland Gap 24 Doris Day — Que Sera Sera 22 Guy Mitchell & Jimmy Carroll — Rock-A-Billy 21 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues 20 Dean Martin — Memories Are Made Of This 20 Johnnie Ray — Just Walking In The Rain 20 Tommy Steele & The Steelmen — Singing The Blues 20 Frankie Vaughan — The Garden Of Eden 20 Andy Williams — Butterfly 20 Johnnie Ray — Yes Tonight, Josephine 20 Lonnie Donegan — Puttin’ On The Style / Gamblin’ Man 18 Winifred Atwell — The Poor People Of Paris 16 Anne Shelton — Lay Down Your Arms 12 Frankie Laine — A Woman In Love -2 12 Ronnie Hilton — No Other Love 10 Tab Hunter — Young Love 06 Kay Starr — Rock And Roll Waltz -2 06 Dreamweavers — It’s Almost Tomorrow -2

Mon 26 Aug 61 Roy Orbison - You Got It +4 55 New Order - Blue Monday 88 52 Queen - I Want It All 47 Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don’t Care 47 Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart 36 Womack & Womack - Teardrops  28 Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car 27 Donna Summer - This Time I Know It’s For Real 25 Madonna - Cherish 23 Jeff Wayne - The Eve Of The War (Ben Liebrand Remix) 21 Kim Wilde - You Came 19 Vanessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi 16 Sydney Youngblood — If Only I Could 09 Paula Abdul - Straight Up -2 06 Soul II Soul - Get a Life -4

17)Zhu Rongji (1928), Premier of China Please. Congratulations @drol

8/25/2024 26 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love +1 22 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day +1 21 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up +1 21 Paul Anka — Diana +1 21 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tonn 21 Lonnie Donegan — Cumberland Gap 20 Dean Martin — Memories Are Made Of This 20 Dreamwavers — It’s Almost Tomorrow 20 Kay Starr — Rock And Roll Waltz 20 Ronnie Hilton — No Other Love 20 Anne Shelton — Lay Down Your Arms 20 Frankie Laine — A Woman In Love 20 Johnnie Ray — Just Walking In The Rain 20 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues 20 Tommy Steele & The Steelmen — Singing The Blues 20 Frankie Vaughan — The Garden Of Eden 20 Tab Hunter — Young Love 20 Guy Mitchell & Jimmy Carroll — Rock-A-Billy 20 Andy Williams — Butterfly 20 Johnny Ray — Yes Tonight, Josephine 20 Lonnie Donegan — Puttin’ On The Style / Gamblin’ Man 20 Harry Belafonte — Mary’s Boy Child 18 Winifred Atwell — The Poor People Of Paris -2 12 Doris Day — Que Sera Sera -2 12 Pat Boone — I’ll Be Home -2

Sun 25 Aug 56 Roy Orbison - You Got It +4 52 New Order - Blue Monday 88 46 Queen - I Want It All 46 Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don’t Care 45 Womack & Womack - Teardrops 40 Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart 27 Vanessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi 27 Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car 26 Donna Summer - This Time I Know It’s For Real 25 Madonna - Cherish 21 Jeff Wayne - The Eve Of The War (Ben Liebrand Remix) 21 Kim Wilde - You Came 20 Sydney Youngblood - If Only I Could 20 Soul II Soul - Get a Life 13 Paula Abdul - Straight Up 09 Sabrina - Boys (Summertime Love) -6

25/Aug/2024 62 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock 60 Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen — Mambo Italiano 55 Tony Bennett — Stranger In Paradise 43 Rosemary Clooney — This Ole House 36 Johnston Brothers — Hernando’s Hideaway 26 Alma Cogan — Dreamboat 24 Jimmy Young — The Man From Laramie +4 16 Eddie Calvert — Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White -3 16 Prez Prado & His Orchestra — Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White -3