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12/2/2023 68 Fatboy Slim — Right Here, Right Now +1 66 Stardust — Music Sounds Better With You 65 The Corrs — Runaway 41 Natalie Imbruglia — Big Mistake 40 Madonna — Beautiful Stranger 33 Madonna — Ray Of Light -6 22 DJ Jurgen Presents Alice DeeJay — Better Off Alone +3 20 Phats & Small — Turn Around 17 Terrorvision — Tequila

Marty Feldman died on this day 41 years ago, aged 48. - Feldman's bulging eyes were the result of Graves' ophthalmopathy, complicated by vehicle accidents, thyroid disease, and botched reconstructive surgery. - Feldman initially wanted to be a jazz musician, but decided to become a comedian by the time he was 20. Among his first gigs was as part of a comedy troupe called "Morris, Marty and Mitch". - Feldman would then write for TV comedy shows (often working with Barry Took), which included Bootsie and Snudge and Round the Horne. - Feldman reached new heights of fame by starring in the 1967 show At Last the 1948 Show (which he starred alongside Pythons John Cleese and Graham Chapman, and Goodie Tim Brooke-Taylor), notably creating the Four Yorkshiremen sketch that Cleese and Chapman would co-opt into Monty Python's Flying Circus. - In the 1970s, Feldman would venture into acting in feature films, most notably in Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein as Igor: Feldman would improvise most of his lines for the movie. - Feldman also went back to music in the late 1960s with a short recording career, and he would implement musical sketches in his 1974 series of TV specials Marty Back Together Again- which were covers of Tom Lehrer songs: - Feldman's final TV appearance was in a 1981 episode of The Muppet Show, notably comparing his eyes with Cookie Monster's: - Feldman smoked five packs of cigarettes a day, which were detrimental to his health. He died from a heart attack while filming Yellowbeard, and the film was dedicated to his memory.

Britney Spears is 42. (the 3rd-best UK #1 song of the 2000s decade, according to the KoS)

My take: 1. Jimmy Carter (100, Ex US President, 6) 2. Glynis Johns (101, Actress, NEW) 3. Alan Greenspan (98, Economist, 4) 4. Nigel Starmer-Smith (80, Rugby Commentator, 5) 5. David Graham (99, Actor, NEW) 6. William Russell (100, Actor, NEW) 7. Jacques Delors (99, French Politician, 11) 8. Mel Brooks (98, Comedian/Director, 10) 9. Stanley Baxter (98, Comedian, 20) 10. Dick Van Dyke (99, Actor, 1) 11. Shannen Doherty (53, 90210 Actor, -) 12. Joanne Woodward (94, Actress, 17) 13. Norman Lear (102, TV Producer, 28) 14. Jean-Marie Le Pen (96, French Neo-Nazi, 22) 15. James Whale (73, Broadcaster, -) 16. Eva Marie Saint (100, Actress, NEW) 17. Pete Murray (99, British radio presenter, 36) 18. Esther Rantzen (84, TV presenter, NEW) 19. David Attenborough (98, Broadcaster and Natural Historian, -) 20. Roberta Flack (87, Singer, NEW) 21. Cleo Laine (97, Jazz Singer, 24) 22. Sandy Gall (97, TV news reporter, 16) 23. Ethel Kennedy (96, Kennedy Family, 18) 24. Noam Chomsky (96, Intellectual, -) 25. Bob Newhart (95, Comedian, 37) 26. Douglas Hurd (94, Politician, -) 27. Tom Lehrer (96, Musical comedian, NEW) 28. Vanessa Redgrave (87, Actress, -) 29. Desmond Morris (96, Zoologist, 19) 30. Yoko Ono (91, Mrs Lennon, 27) 31. Linda Nolan (65, Nolan Sister, 47) 32. Dennis Skinner (92, Politician, 41) 33. Dick Cheney (83, Politician, 8) 34. Bruce Willis (69, Actor, NEW) 35. Norman Tebbit (93, Politician, 14) 36. Denis Law (84, Footballer, -) 37. Imelda Marcos (95, Former First Lady of the Philippines, 33) 38. Franz Beckenbauer (79, Footballer, NEW) 39. Patricia Routledge (95, Actress, NEW) 40. Prunella Scales (92, Sybil Fawlty, 26) 41. Sonny Rollins (94, Jazz Musician, 44) 42. James Earl Jones (93, Vader's Voice, NEW) 43. Len Deighton (95, Spy novelist, NEW) 44. Pope Francis (88, The Pope, NEW) 45. Buzz Aldrin (94, Moonwalker, NEW) 46. Rex Williams (91, Snooker player, -) 47. Sophia Loren (90, Actress, NEW) 48. Willie Nelson (91, Country Singer, 40) 49. Tom Baker (90, Fourth Doctor, NEW) 50. Clint Eastwood (94, Dirty Harry, NEW) If Jimmy Carter (or anyone else on the 2023 list) dies, Hal Linden would take their place somewhere on the 2024 list (presumably in the bottom 5).

12/1/2023 (WHAMAGEDDON BEGINS) 32 The Wombles — Wombling Merry Christmas 24 John & Yoko etc. — Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 24 Andy Williams — It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year 24 Bing Crosby — White Christmas 24 Kate Bush — December Will Be Magic Again 23 Darlene Love — Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 22 The Waitresses — Christmas Wrapping 22 Wham! — Last Christmas 22 Burl Ives — Holly Jolly Christmas +1 21 Bing Crosby & David Bowie — Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy 21 Jona Lewie — Stop The Cavalry 21 Donny Hathaway — This Christmas 21 Run-DMC — Christmas In Hollis 21 Perry Como — God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 21 José Feliciano — Feliz Navidad 21 Frank Sinatra — Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 21 The Ronettes — Sleigh Ride 21 Nat King Cole — The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) +1 21 Chuck Berry — Run Rudolph Run +1 20 The Pretenders — 2000 Miles 20 Tom Jones & Cerys Matthews — Baby It’s Cold Outside 20 Elvis Presley — Blue Christmas 20 Ray Conniff — Carol Of The Bells 20 Coldplay — Christmas Lights 20 George Michael — December Song 20 Band Aid — Do They Know It’s Christmas? 20 The Darkness — Don’t Let The Bells End 20 Chris Rea — Driving Home For Christmas 20 Kay Starr — (Everybody’s Waitin’ For) The Man With The Bag 20 Gene Autry — Here Comes Santa Claus 20 Greg Lake — I Believe In Father Christmas 20 The Jackson 5 — I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 20 Wizzard — I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 20 Mike Oldfield — In Dulci Jubilo 20 Perry Como — It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 20 Bobby Helms — Jingle Bell Rock 20 Dean Martin — Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 20 The Beach Boys — Little Saint Nick 20 Mud — Lonely This Christmas 20 Boney M — Mary’s Boy Child (Oh My Lord) 20 Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters — Mele Kalikimaka 20 The Carpenters — Merry Christmas Darling 20 Shakin’ Stevens — Merry Christmas Everyone 20 Bob Dylan — Must Be Santa 20 Leona Lewis — One More Sleep 20 The Eagles — Please Come Home For Christmas 20 Ray Conniff — Ring Christmas Bells 20 Brenda Lee — Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree 20 Eartha Kitt — Santa Baby 20 The Crystals — Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 20 Jim Reeves — Silver Bells 20 Elton John — Step Into Christmas 20 Queen — Thank God It’s Christmas 20 Kelly Clarkson — Underneath The Tree 20 Gabriella Cilmi — Warm This Winter 20 Johnny Mathis — When A Child Is Born 20 Perry Como — Winter Wonderland 20 Destiny’s Child — 8 Days Of Christmas 18 The Ronettes — Frosty The Snowman 18 Stevie Wonder — What Christmas Means To Me 16 The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York +1 16 Ed Sheeran & Elton John — Merry Christmas 16 Slade — Merry Xmas Everybody 15 Mariah Carey — All IWant For Christmas Is You 14 Ariana Grande — Santa Tell Me 12 Michael Buble — Jingle Bells 12 Justin Bieber — Mistletoe -6 4 Paul McCartney — Wonderful Christmastime

12/1/2023 67 Fatboy Slim — Right Here, Right Now +2 64 The Corrs — Runaway 62 Stardust — Music Sounds Better With You 46 Madonna — Beautiful Stranger 43 Madonna — Ray Of Light -3 35 Natalie Imbruglia — Big Mistake 27 Terrorvision — Tequila 27 Phats & Small — Turn Around 25 DJ Jurgen Presents Alice DeeJay — Better Off Alone +2 8 Brandy ft. Mase — Top Of The World -3

Henry I of England died on this day 888 years ago, aged 67. - Henry was the youngest son of William the Conquerer, and his only one born after the Battle of Hastings. After his father's death, he joined his older brother Robert in Normandy as a part of his royal court- Robert made him a count in 1088 and gave him a large swath of land. - His brother William invaded Normandy in 1091, and the three brothers fought each other until the First Crusade began in 1095, when Robert joined. - Henry inherited England from William upon his mysterious death in 1100, and began his reign by filling church positions with his supporters. - Robert would try to seize England in 1101, but failed. Henry himself would then invade Normandy in 1105, merely trying to leech power away from his brother. - Henry's son William died when a ship he was on sunk, creating a succession crisis. He never solved this problem in the 15 years until his death, causing England to be contested between his daughter Matilda and nephew Stephen (Stephen ended up becoming king). - Henry allegedly died due to eating too many lampreys at a royal feast- this may have been due to failing to washing them before eating, leading to a possible listeria infection.

Deep Roy is 66. Most famous for portraying every Oompa Loompa in the 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory:

11/30/2023 21 Run-DMC — Christmas In Hollis 21 Perry Como — God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 21 José Feliciano — Feliz Navidad 21 The Pretenders — 2000 Miles 21 Burl Ives — Holly Jolly Christmas +1 21 The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York +1 21 John & Yoko etc. — Happy Xmas (War Is Over) +1 21 Wham! — Last Christmas +1 20 Tom Jones & Cerys Matthews — Baby It’s Cold Outside 20 Elvis Presley — Blue Christmas 20 Ray Conniff — Carol Of The Bells 20 Darlene Love — Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 20 Coldplay — Christmas Lights 20 The Waitresses — Christmas Wrapping 20 George Michael — December Song 20 Kate Bush — December Will Be Magic Again 20 Band Aid — Do They Know It’s Christmas? 20 The Darkness — Don’t Let The Bells End 20 Chris Rea — Driving Home For Christmas 20 Kay Starr — (Everybody’s Waitin’ For) The Man With The Bag 20 The Ronettes — Frosty The Snowman 20 Frank Sinatra — Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 20 Gene Autry — Here Comes Santa Claus 20 Greg Lake — I Believe In Father Christmas 20 The Jackson 5 — I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 20 Wizzard — I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 20 Mike Oldfield — In Dulci Jubilo 20 Perry Como — It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 20 Andy Williams — It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year 20 Bobby Helms — Jingle Bell Rock 20 Michael Buble — Jingle Bells 20 Dean Martin — Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 20 The Beach Boys — Little Saint Nick 20 Mud — Lonely This Christmas 20 Boney M — Mary’s Boy Child (Oh My Lord) 20 Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters — Mele Kalikimaka 20 The Carpenters — Merry Christmas Darling 20 Shakin’ Stevens — Merry Christmas Everyone 20 Slade — Merry Xmas Everybody 20 Justin Bieber — Mistletoe 20 Bob Dylan — Must Be Santa 20 Leona Lewis — One More Sleep 20 Bing Crosby & David Bowie — Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy 20 The Eagles — Please Come Home For Christmas 20 Ray Conniff — Ring Christmas Bells 20 Brenda Lee — Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree 20 Chuck Berry — Run Rudolph Run 20 Eartha Kitt — Santa Baby 20 The Crystals — Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 20 Ariana Grande — Santa Tell Me 20 Jim Reeves — Silver Bells 20 The Ronettes — Sleigh Ride 20 Elton John — Step Into Christmas 20 Jona Lewie — Stop The Cavalry 20 Queen — Thank God It’s Christmas 20 Nat King Cole — The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) 20 Donny Hathaway — This Christmas 20 Kelly Clarkson — Underneath The Tree 20 Gabriella Cilmi — Warm This Winter 20 Stevie Wonder — What Christmas Means To Me 20 Johnny Mathis — When A Child Is Born 20 Bing Crosby — White Christmas 20 Perry Como — Winter Wonderland 20 The Wombles — Wombling Merry Christmas 20 Destiny’s Child — 8 Days Of Christmas 18 Cliff Richard — Mistletoe & Wine 18 Paul McCartney — Wonderful Christmastime -2 16 Ed Sheeran & Elton John — Merry Christmas -2 16 Mariah Carey — All I Want For Christmas Is You -2

11/30/2023 65 Fatboy Slim — Right Here, Right Now +2 60 The Corrs — Runaway 60 Stardust — Music Sounds Better With You 48 Madonna — Ray Of Light -2 46 Madonna — Beautiful Stranger 33 Natalie Imbruglia — Big Mistake 30 Phats & Small — Turn Around 29 Terrorvision — Tequila 28 DJ Jurgen Presents Alice DeeJay — Better Off Alone +2 15 Brandy ft. Mase — Top Of The World 10 Pras Michel ft. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mya — Ghetto Superstar 10 Ann Lee — 2 Times 6 Artful Dodger ft. Craig David — Re-Rewind -4

♪ The boys of Dublin Hospital choir still singing F.O.N.Y., which is probably going to be the country's #1 for Christmas Day. ♪ RIP.

George H. W. Bush died on this day 5 years ago, aged 94. - Named after his maternal grandfather George Herbert Walker, Bush also got his "Poppy" nickname from him- Walker was called "Pop". - Bush served as a naval aviator during World War II, and was once shot down by Japanese forces in 1944- he ejected and was rescued by a nearby American submarine, but some other aviators would be captured, executed, and had their livers cannibalized by the Japanese. Consider the infamous moment he threw up on Japanese PM Kiichi Miyazawa in 1992 as him avenging his comrades. - George married Barbara in 1945, and the two were married for 73 years. They had the longest marriage of a US presidential couple until being surpassed by the Carters in 2019. - Bush was known for his lifelong hatred of broccoli, banning it from being served on Air Force One, and once referred to Barbara as "a total totalitarian" when she tried to add broccoli to his diet. He personally preferred food such as pork rinds, ice cream, and nachos. - Bush was also known for his dislike of the Simpson family, comparing them unfavorably to the Waltons. This led to the 1996 episode "Two Bad Neighbors": - Among Bush's post-presidency activities included skydiving on his 85th and 90th birthdays in 2009 and 2014, and being the coin flip participant at Super Bowl LI. - Bush's last public appearance was him voting in the 2018 midterm elections, and could be seen with his service dog Sully: - Bush was diagnosed with vascular Parkinsonism in 2012, but it was not until 2017 that his health declined significantly. He was hospitalized with sepsis the day after Barbara's funeral, and would return to the hospital the next month due to low blood pressure. His last days were well-documented, with his Secretary of State and lifelong friend James Baker stating his last meal was of three boiled eggs, some yogurt, and juice. - Bush appeared on every DeathList from his debut in 2013 until his death. He was the 12th (and last) death of 2018.

Ridley Scott is 86.

Made this meme after remembering he died immediately after Joss Ackland:

"GOTCHA!"

11/29/2023 71 Stardust — Music Sounds Better With You 63 Fatboy Slim — Right Here, Right Now +2 56 The Corrs — Runaway 48 Madonna — Ray Of Light -3 44 Madonna — Beautiful Stranger 35 Natalie Imbruglia — Big Mistake 32 DJ Jurgen Presents Alice DeeJay — Better Off Alone +2 30 Phats & Small — Turn Around 30 Terrorvision — Tequila 20 Ann Lee — 2 Times 16 Artful Dodger ft. Craig David — Re-Rewind 15 Brandy ft. Mase — Top Of The World 12 Pras Michel ft. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mya — Ghetto Superstar 6 Blur — Tender -3

Yasuhiro Nakasone died on this day 4 years ago, aged 101. - Nakasone served in Japan's Navy during World War II, organizing a comfort woman brothel in 1942. - After Japan's loss, Nakasone adopted nationalist views and ran for a seat in Japan's newly-formed House of Representatives. He would be elected in 1947 as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (ironically conservative in political leaning). - During his time in the House, Nakasone wrote a letter criticizing Douglas MacArthur for the postwar American occupation of Japan (MacArthur immediately threw the letter away), blamed Emperor Hirohito for Japan's loss, and was the one who got money granted to begin Japan's nuclear power research. - Nakasone would serve in several ministerial positions- he was the minister of Science (1959), Transport (1967), International Trade and Industry (1972), and Administration (1981). - Nakasone became PM in 1982 after Zenko Suzuki stepped down as the LDP's president. He would emulate his contemporary (and friend) Ronald Reagan by warming Japan's relationship with the Soviet Union, privatized the railroad and phone industries, and promoted a nationalist ideology. His party made him resign in 1987 when he attempted to introduce a value-added tax. - Nakasone was implicated in the Recruit insider trading scandal in 1988, but remained in the House until 2004- having served there for 57 years. - Nakasone was the second Japanese PM to live beyond the age of 100 (the first was Naruhiko Higashikuni, who turned 100 in 1987).

Chuck Mangione is 83.

11/28/2023 67 Stardust — Music Sounds Better With You 61 Fatboy Slim — Right Here, Right Now +2 58 The Corrs — Runaway 50 Madonna — Beautiful Stranger 49 Madonna — Ray Of Light -2 40 Natalie Imbruglia — Big Mistake 30 Phats & Small — Turn Around 30 Terrorvision — Tequila 30 DJ Jurgen Presents Alice DeeJay — Better Off Alone +2 22 Ann Lee — 2 Times 20 Pras Michel ft. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mya — Ghetto Superstar 20 Artful Dodger ft. Craig David — Re-Rewind 15 Brandy ft. Mase — Top Of The World 13 Blur — Tender 5 T-Spoon — Sex On The Beach -1 0 Busta Rhymes — Turn It Up / Fire It Up -3

Danny Wells died on this day 10 years ago, aged 72. - Wells' birth name was "Jack Westelman". - Wells' acting career began in 1972, by appearing in two episodes of Love, American Style. He would appear in episodes of Columbo and Sanford and Son before having a recurring role as Charlie, the bartender in The Jeffersons. - Wells is best remembered for his role as Luigi in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show, portraying the character in both the show's animated and live-action segments: He would not reprise voicing Luigi for the subsequent The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World cartoons, and was recast with Tony Rosato. - Besides voicing Luigi, Wells provided many voice roles to animated shows- these included Egon's uncle Cyrus in The Real Ghostbusters, Gus the alligator in Willa's Wild Life, King Hugo III in Potatoes and Dragons, and the "Poop or Scoop" host in the educational game show Crashbox: Wells also provided voice work to three video games- none of them were in the Mario franchise, but he did voice Arthur Partridge in Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. - Wells' death from cancer ironically occurred the year Nintendo had its "Year of Luigi" celebrating the character's 30-year anniversary.

Chamillionaire is 44.

11/27/2023 63 Stardust — Music Sounds Better With You 59 Fatboy Slim — Right Here, Right Now +2 52 Madonna — Ray Of Light -1 51 Madonna— Beautiful Stranger 49 The Corrs — Runaway 40 Natalie Imbruglia — Big Mistake 31 Terrorvision — Tequila 30 Phats & Small — Turn Around 30 DJ Jurgen Presents Alice DeeJay — Better Off Alone +2 26 Blur — Tender 20 Pras Michel ft. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mya — Ghetto Superstar 20 Artful Dodger ft. Craig David — Re-Rewind 20 Ann Lee — 2 Times 15 Brandy ft. Mase — Top Of The World 12 T-Spoon — Sex On The Beach -2 12 Busta Rhymes — Turn It Up / Fire It Up 11 Spice Girls— Stop -3 7 Jay-Z — Hard Knock Life

PD James died on this day 9 years ago, aged 94. - The "PD" in her name stood for "Phyllis Dorothy". She took her pen surname from her mother, Dorothy. Before she became a writer, James worked for a hospital board. - James' first novel, Cover Her Face, was released in 1962 and began the Adam Dalgleish series of detective fiction. Fourteen books were written up to 2008, and these would be adapted into TV movies and radio dramatizations. - Besides Adam Dalgleish, James created the character of Cordelia Gray. While she only had two novels, these also received several adaptations- among the most interesting was Gray's appearance in the Detective Conan manga (this was part of an anthology issue). - James would take elements from her life and insert them into her books (Adam's name came from the father of an English teacher she knew, and her workplace of the NHS was a location in one of her novels). - James also wrote The Children of Men in 1992- set in a dystopian 2021 where England has become massively infertile. This would be adapted into a feature-length movie in 2006 that was nominated for three Oscars. - James would be made a baroness in 1991, and was a Tory in the House of Lords- shortly before her death, she became a vocal opponent of Scottish independence. - James debuted on the DeathList in 2012 and stayed on until her death two years later. She was the ninth death (of the ten) of 2014.

Bill Nye is 68.

11/26/2023 59 Stardust — Music Sounds Better With You 57 Fatboy Slim — Right Here, Right Now +2 48 Madonna — Ray Of Light -2 45 The Corrs — Runaway 44 Madonna — Beautiful Stranger 38 Natalie Imbruglia — Big Mistake 36 Terrorvision — Tequila 34 DJ Jurgen Presents Alice DeeJay — Better Off Alone +1 30 Phats & Small — Turn Around 26 Blur — Tender 26 T-Spoon — Sex On The Beach 26 Ann Lee — 2 Times 24 Spice Girls — Stop -4 20 Pras Michel ft. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mya — Ghetto Superstar 20 Artful Dodger ft. Craig David — Re-Rewind 15 Brandy ft. Mase — Top Of The World 15 Busta Rhymes — Turn It Up / Fire It Up 13 Jay-Z — Hard Knock Life +1 Just going to post this: (Don't know if this will hasten or slow Hard Knock Life's fall.)