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7/26/2024 33 Lewis Capaldi — Someone You Loved 32 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa — One Kiss 30 Lil Nas X — Old Town Road +2 30 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper — Shallow +2 28 Jess Glynne — I’ll Be There 26 Benny Blanco, Halsey & Khalid — Eastside 26 Ariana Grande — Thank U, Next 24 Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid — Beautiful People 24 Stormzy — Vossi Bop 24 Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello — Señorita 22 Ava Max — Sweet But Psycho 22 Calvin Harris & Sam Smith — Promises 20 Rudimental ft. Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen — These Days 20 Drake — In My Feelings 20 Dave ft. Fredo — Funky Friday 20 Ariana Grande — 7 Rings 20 Ariana Grande — Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored 20 Ed Sheeran ft. Stormzy — Take Me Back To London 20 Demi Lovato ft. Clean Bandit — Solo 16 Drake — Nice For What 14 Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds — Three Lions 11 Drake — God’s Plan 08 Eminem ft. Ed Sheeran — River 08 Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber — I Don’t Care 06 George Ezra — Shotgun -1 0 Lil Dicky ft. Rihanna Beater — Freaky Friday -5

7/26/2024 38 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 38 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy 35 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 34 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle +1 34 Queen - I Want to Break Free +1 33 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 31 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams  31 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It 28 Baltimora— Tarzan Boy 26 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 26 Madonna - Like a Virgin 24 U2 - Pride (In The Name of Love) 21 Stevie Wonder - Part-Time Lover  20 Dee C. Lee - See the Day  18 Bananarama - Robert De Niro’s Waiting  17 The Commodores - Nightshift  16 Elton John - Nikita  13 Thompson Twins - Doctor! Doctor! -4 12 Madonna - Material Girl +2 9 Colonel Abrams - Trapped -2

Winsor McCay died on this day 90 years ago, aged ~65. - McCay's first name was Zenas, and he went by his middle name. His birth date is unknown, ranging from 1867 to 1871; one birth record says 1867, his gravestone says 1869, and he claimed to have been born in September of 1871. - McCay would work on illustrating advertisements before becoming a comics artist. His first recurring strip was 1904's Mr. Goodenough (about a lazy rich man trying to become more active), with McCay seeing further success with Little Sammy Sneeze (the gag can easily be inferred by the title), which ran in papers from 1904 to 1907. - McCay's comic strips soon turned to fantastical dream settings with 1904's Dream of the Rarebit Fiend (which was his longest-running comic, lasting until 1925), and in 1905 he created his most iconic comic series- Little Nemo in Slumberland: Little Nemo was in instant smash-hit, with an extremely expensive stage musical debuting in 1907. McCay would follow this with a 1911 short film bringing the characters into animation (most of which was him displaying the process): - In 1914, McCay made animation history when he made Gertie the Dinosaur, a vaudeville cartoon that was synced to McCay's commands: Consisting of about 14 minutes of animation, Gertie was the first cartoon to use important animation techniques such as keyframes, tracing paper, and animation loops. - McCay was also known for animating 1918's The Sinking of the Lusitania, one of the few propaganda cartoons to come out of World War I: - McCay died of an embolism in his brain, and his son Bob McCay would end up later reviving the Little Nemo comic. Many of the animation industry's most innovative personalities viewed him as a direct inspiration to their work- such as the Fleischer brothers, Chuck Jones, and (of course) Walt Disney.

Mick Jagger is 81.

7/25/2024 30 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa — One Kiss 28 Lil Nas X — Old Town Road +2 26 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper — Shallow +2 24 Lewis Capaldi — Someone You Loved 24 Jess Glynne — I’ll Be There 24 Stormzy — Vossi Bop 24 Ariana Grande — Thank U, Next 22 Demi Lovato ft. Clean Bandit — Solo 22 Benny Blanco, Halsey & Khalid — Eastside 22 Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello — Senorita 20 Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds — Three Lions 20 Drake — God’s Plan 20 Rudimental ft. Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen — These Days 20 Lil Dicky ft. Chris Brown — Freaky Friday 20 Drake — Nice For What 20 Drake — In My Feelings 20 Calvin Harris & Sam Smith — Promises 20 Dave ft. Fredo — Funky Friday 20 Ava Max — Sweet But Psycho 20 Ariana Grande — 7 Rings 20 Ariana Grande — Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored 20 Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid — Beautiful People 20 Ed Sheeran ft. Stormzy — Take Me Back To London 16 George Ezra — Shotgun 14 Eminem ft. Ed Sheeran — River 14 Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber — I Don’t Care 02 LadBaby — We Built This City -6 Sausage rolls are a far worse foundation for city buildings than rock and roll, I'm afraid.

7/25/2024 34 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 32 Queen - I Want to Break Free +2 31 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle +2 30 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 30 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy 30 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 29 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams 26 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It 26 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 26 Madonna - Like a Virgin 25 Baltimora— Tarzan Boy 22 U2 - Pride (In The Name of Love) 21 Stevie Wonder - Part-Time Lover 20 The Commodores - Nightshift 20 Dee C. Lee - See the Day 19 Elton John - Nikita 18 Colonel Abrams - Trapped 17 Bananarama - Robert De Niro’s Waiting 17 Thompson Twins - Doctor! Doctor! 16 Madonna - Material Girl 15 Bronski Beat & Marc Almond - I Feel Love (Medley) 14 Spandau Ballet - Only When You Leave 12 Ashford & Simpson - Solid 06 Jimmy Nail - Love Don’t Live Here Anymore -3 0 UB40 - Don’t Break My Heart -3

Pope Innocent VIII died on this day 532 years ago, aged 60. - Innocent's name before ascending to the papacy was Giovanni Cybo. He was appointed as a bishop in 1467, and as a cardinal in 1473. - After the death of Pope Sixtus IV in 1484, several cardinal electors convinced each other to vote for Innocent to prevent the election of cardinal Marco Barbo (probably due to the Papal States' political strain with Venice). - Innocent spent his early papacy trying to assemble a Crusade against the Ottoman Empire, but failed to do so. Regardless, Ottoman sultan Bayezid II would pay Innocent to keep his brother Cem (claiming to be the true heir to the Ottoman throne) imprisoned- and Innocent would use this to his advantage by threatening to release him (which occurred in 1495, after Innocent's death). - Innocent would issue a papal bull in 1484 condemning the practice of witchcraft, which was written to allow a German inquisitor (named Heinrich Kramer) to take witchcraft investigations into their own hands. Among the things Innocent wrote within the bull was that any cat owner could be identified as a witch, and that the cat was to be burned at the stake with its owner. - Innocent was a slaveowner, having owned 100 Moorish slaves. - Before ascending to the papacy, Innocent had at least seven bastard children (of which two were legitimized). His son Franceschetto married into the powerful Medici family. - Innocent died after an 8-year papacy, and was succeeded by Pope Alexander VI.

Rita Marley (Bob's widow and a reggae musician of her own) is 78.

7/24/2024 (8:29 PM EST) 24 Lil Nas X — Old Town Road +2 22 Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds — Three Lions 22 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper — Shallow +2 21 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa — One Kiss 21 Demi Lovato ft. Clean Bandit — Solo 21 Benny Blanco, Halsey & Khalid — Eastside 21 Stormzy — Vossi Bop 20 Eminem ft. Ed Sheeran — River 20 Drake — God’s Plan 20 Rudimental ft. Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen — These Days 20 Lil Dicky ft. Chris Brown — Freaky Friday 20 Drake — Nice For What 20 Jess Glynne — I’ll Be There 20 Drake — In My Feelings 20 Calvin Harris & Sam Smith — Promises 20 Dave ft. Fredo — Funky Friday 20 Ariana Grande — Thank U, Next 20 Ladbaby — We Built This City 20 Ava Max — Sweet But Psycho 20 Ariana Grande — 7 Rings 20 Ariana Grande — Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored 20 Lewis Capaldi — Someone You Loved 20 Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber — I Don't Care 20 Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello — Senorita 20 Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid — Beautiful People 20 Ed Sheeran ft. Stormzy — Take Me Back To London 14 Ladbaby — I Love Sausage Rolls -6 14 George Ezra — Shotgun 14 Tones And I — Dance Monkey

7/24/2024 92 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times 63 Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson — Symphony 53 Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug — Havana +4 22 Dua Lipa — New Rules -6

7/24/2024 32 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy 29 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 29 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 28 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 26 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle +2 25 Queen - I Want to Break Free +2 25 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams 25 Baltimora - Tarzan Boy 24 Madonna - Like a Virgin 24 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It 23 U2 - Pride (In the Name of Love) 23 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 21 Bronski Beat & Marc Almond - I Feel Love (Medley) 21 Stevie Wonder - Part-Time Lover 20 Thompson Twins - Doctor! Doctor! 20 The Commodores - Nightshift 20 Dee C. Lee - See the Day 19 Elton John - Nikita 19 Colonel Abrams - Trapped 18 Bananarama - Robert De Niro’s Waiting 18 Ashford & Simpson - Solid 18 Spandau Ballet - Only When You Leave 16 Madonna - Material Girl 14 Jimmy Nail - Love Don’t Live Here Anymore 12 UB40 - Don’t Break My Heart 10 Red Box - Lean On Me (Ah-Li-Ayo) -3 9 Status Quo - Marguerita Time -3

Alex "Hurricane" Higgins died on this day 14 years ago, aged 61. - Higgins joined a snooker league at his local YMCA in 1967, and from there would compete in amateur tournaments. He would go professional in 1971, and would win the 1972 World Snooker Championship- his first time competing in said competition, beating notable opponents such as John Spencer, John Pulman, and Rex Williams. At 23, he was the youngest winner (until Stephen Hendry won the 1990 tournament at the age of 21). - Higgins would win a second World Snooker Champion title in 1982, and would win the Masters tournament in 1978 and 1981. At the 1990 World Championship, Higgins got drunk on vodka after losing and would insult other players, and punched an official, leading to him being banned for the 1991 Tournament. - Outside of snooker, Higgins was known for recording a version of "Wild Thing" with The Troggs in 1992 (alongside his good friend, the actor Oliver Reed): - Higgins was a severe smoker, reportedly smoking 80 cigarettes a day. He was diagnosed with mouth cancer in both 1994 and 1996, and throat cancer in 1998; the radiation therapy used to treat the throat cancer caused him to lose all his teeth. He would continue to abuse nicotine and alcohol until he died of malnutrition, weighing only 90 lbs (41 kg) at the time of his death. He had also become penniless due to his expensive treatment and addiction. - Higgins appeared on the DeathList once, in 2002 at spot number 30 (his age was erroneously stated to be 54 instead of 53).

Lynda Carter is 73.

7/23/2024 25 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill +4 25 U2 - Pride (In the Name of Love) 25 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy 24 Baltimora - Tarzan Boy 23 Queen - I Want to Break Free +2 22 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle +2 22 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 22 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams 22 Elton John - Nikita 21 Bronski Beat & Marc Almond - I Feel Love (Medley) 21 Colonel Abrams - Trapped 21 Stevie Wonder - Part-Time Lover 21 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It 21 Madonna - Like a Virgin 21 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 20 Status Quo - Marguerita Time 20 Joe Fagin - That’s Livin’ Alright 20 Thompson Twins - Doctor! Doctor! 20 Bananarama - Robert De Niro’s Waiting 20 Spandau Ballet - Only When You Leave 20 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 20 Ashford & Simpson - Solid 20 The Commodores - Nightshift 20 Madonna - Material Girl 20 Jimmy Nail - Love Don’t Live Here Anymore 20 UB40 - Don’t Break My Heart 20 Dee C. Lee - See the Day 14 Red Box - Lean On Me (Ah-Li-Ayo) -6 14 Break Machine - Street Dance The Gigi D'Agostino version of The Riddle remains stuck in my head:

7/23/2024 94 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times 64 Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug — Havana +4 60 Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson — Symphony 25 Clean Bandit — Rockabye -6 23 Dua Lipa — New Rules 02 Mike Posner — I Took A Pill In Ibiza