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09.05.23 84 Del Shannon – Runaway 82 The Shadows – Apache 61 John Leyton – Johnny Remember Me +2 56 Roy Orbison — Only The Lonely 52 Helen Shapiro – Walkin´ Back To Happiness +2 42 Petula Clark – Sailor -3 39 Johnny Tillotson – Poetry In Motion 09 Shirley Bassey – Reach For The Stars/Climb Ev'ry Mountain 09 Helen Shapiro – You Don´t Know -3 The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away from Helen Shapiro.

08.05.23 79 Del Shannon – Runaway 76 The Shadows – Apache 61 John Leyton – Johnny Remember Me +4 53 Petula Clark – Sailor 50 Helen Shapiro – Walkin´ Back To Happiness 48 Roy Orbison – Only The Lonely 31 Johnny Tillotson – Poetry In Motion 23 Elvis Presley – (Marie’s The Name Of) His Latest Flame/Little Sister 21 Helen Shapiro – You Don´t Know 18 Shirley Bassey – Reach For The Stars/Climb Ev'ry Mountain 10 The Everly Brothers – Temptation -6

07.05.23 69 Del Shannon – Runaway +1 66 The Shadows – Apache 52 John Leyton – Johnny Remember Me +3 48 Petula Clark – Sailor 47 Helen Shapiro – Walkin´ Back To Happiness 44 Roy Orbison – Only The Lonely 38 Johnny Tillotson – Poetry In Motion 36 Elvis Presley – (Marie’s The Name Of) His Latest Flame/Little Sister 25 Jimmy Jones – Good Timin´ 24 Shirley Bassey – Reach For The Stars/Climb Ev'ry Mountain 23 Helen Shapiro – You Don´t Know 20 The Everly Brothers – Temptation 18 Johnny Kidd & The Pirates – Shakin´ All Over 06 The Marcels— Blue Moon -6

06.05.23 64 The Shadows – Apache 61 Del Shannon – Runaway 47 Helen Shapiro – Walkin´ Back To Happiness 47 Roy Orbison – Only The Lonely 44 Petula Clark – Sailor 41 John Leyton – Johnny Remember Me +2 37 Johnny Tillotson – Poetry In Motion 31 Shirley Bassey – Reach For The Stars/Climb Ev'ry Mountain 30 Elvis Presley – (Marie’s The Name Of) His Latest Flame/Little Sister 26 Johnny Kidd & The Pirates – Shakin´ All Over +2 25 Helen Shapiro – You Don´t Know 24 Jimmy Jones – Good Timin´ -3 21 The Everly Brothers – Temptation 15 Eden Kane – Well I Ask You 14 Michael Holliday – Starry Eyed 14 The Marcels — Blue Moon -3 13 Elvis Presley – Are You Lonesome Tonight  12 Elvis Presley – It´s Now Or Never

Would love to see Truss stuck in the bin.

@YoungWillz, thanks for bumping this, I've spent an interesting 10 minutes reading about Sir Joh, who I've never heard of before.

I hadn't realised that Putin has been running the British government for 13 years. Explains a lot, really.

@Imelda, you didn't use the most recent list.

I've realised that the reason I've heard a lot of these before is that I'm the right age to have been regularly exposed to episodes of Heartbeat, where the '60s lasted 18 years and every dramatic situation could be soundtracked with a suitably thematic song.

05.05.23 48 Del Shannon – Runaway 45 The Shadows – Apache 41 Roy Orbison – Only The Lonely 38 Helen Shapiro – Walkin´ Back To Happiness 37 The Marcels – Blue Moon 36 Petula Clark – Sailor 35 John Leyton – Johnny Remember Me +2 33 Jimmy Jones – Good Timin´ 32 Shirley Bassey – Reach For The Stars/Climb Ev'ry Mountain 31 Elvis Presley – Are You Lonesome Tonight 29 Johnny Kidd & The Pirates – Shakin´ All Over +2 29 Johnny Tillotson – Poetry In Motion 26 Elvis Presley – (Marie’s The Name Of) His Latest Flame/Little Sister 24 Helen Shapiro – You Don´t Know 22 Elvis Presley – It´s Now Or Never 21 The Everly Brothers – Temptation 20 Michael Holliday – Starry Eyed 18 Anthony Newley – Do You Mind 15 Eden Kane – Well I Ask You 14 Adam Faith – Poor Me 14 Floyd Cramer – On The Rebound 14 Johnny Preston – Running Bear -6 05 The Temperance Seven – You´re Driving Me Crazy 05 Cliff Richard & The Shadows – I Love You

I'm glad I'm not the only one re. Blue Moon! The other big scorer I don't understand the appeal of is the caterwauling of Good Timin'.

@Joey Russ it's not a typo, the UK no.1 version was recorded by a Danny Williams.

Can the next voter move John Leyton under Helen Shapiro?

I hardly think a cheap drone that didn't even produce a decent explosion constituted an attempt on Putin's worthless life.

Walk Right Back was just instantly forgettable, Ebony Eyes actively bad. Double-A sides work both ways in terms of evaluating quality.

04.05.23 39 Del Shannon — Runaway +3 38 Roy Orbison – Only The Lonely 34 The Shadows – Apache 32 Jimmy Jones – Good Timin’ 31 Helen Shapiro – Walkin´ Back To Happiness +1 31 Petula Clark – Sailor 30 The Marcels – Blue Moon 28 Shirley Bassey – Reach For The Stars/Climb Ev'ry Mountain 27 Elvis Presley – Are You Lonesome Tonight 26 Johnny Kidd & The Pirates – Shakin´ All Over 26 John Leyton – Johnny Remember Me 24 Helen Shapiro – You Don´t Know 23 Elvis Presley – It´s Now Or Never 21 The Everly Brothers – Temptation 21 Elvis Presley – (Marie’s The Name Of) His Latest Flame/Little Sister 20 Michael Holliday – Starry Eyed 20 Johnny Preston – Running Bear 20 Anthony Newley – Do You Mind 20 Cliff Richard & The Shadows – I Love You 20 Johnny Tillotson – Poetry In Motion 18 Eden Kane – Well I Ask You 16 The Temperance Seven – You´re Driving Me Crazy 16 Floyd Cramer – On The Rebound 16 Adam Faith – Poor Me 15 Elvis Presley – Surrender 14 The Shadows – Kon-Tiki 13 Eddie Cochran – Three Steps To Heaven -1 12 Danny Williams – Moon River 11 The Highwaymen – Michael 10 The Everly Brothers – Cathy´s Clown 06 Everly Brothers – Walk Right Back/Ebony Eyes -5 04 Frankie Vaughan – Tower Of Strength Faced with a sea of unfamiliarity, my downvoting strategy was to work my way up from the bottom and see what I also disliked. Ebony Eyes is a morbid tale of a plane crash, so no thanks. I only know Walkin’ Back to Happiness because it was used as incidental music on the Great British Sewing Bee, whose producers seem to love this era. One good thing about this era of music, the songs are short, so you can blast through them in no time!

Listening to it for the first time literally as I type this. It's very lurid.

Douglas Ross, is that you?

I'm guessing I won't be alone in listening to a lot of songs I've never heard of before to make an informed choice, but that's half the enjoyment.

Pity it's utter shit, isn't it?

'Don't go for second-best baby, put your love to the test' Well done Madge, enduring and triumphing despite some dedicated...opposition.

I was tempted to give No Doubt a leg-up, as it's the other one of the four I like, but we've just seen how quickly a healthy score can vanish.

02.05.23 42 Madonna – Vogue +4 42 White Town – Your Woman 06 No Doubt – Don’t Speak 03 Fatboy Slim – Praise You -6

May Day 49 Madonna — Vogue +4 35 No Doubt — Don’t Speak 28 White Town – Your Woman 27 Fatboy Slim — Praise You -6

Given that an election is coming up very soon in Turkey, I'd retain some scepticism.