Great Uncle Bulgaria

12/9/2024 40 The Bangles — Walk Like an Egyptian 38 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill -3 21 Tears for Fears - Mad World -1 21 The Vapors - Turning Japanese +2 19 The Damned - Eloise 15 Madness - Baggy Trousers +2 14 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time -2

12/9/2024 51 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock +3 50 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover -3 43 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife 40 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock +1 37 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette 34 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons 26 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 11 Paul Anka — Diana -3

Same, but there are a lot of people who follow celebrities and aspire to be like them in some degree, particularly if that celebrity is generally considered 'cool.' In my youth (40 years ago) the likes of Sounds and NME (UK music magazines) were full of the political views of the likes of Paul Weller and Billy Bragg, who were the cool rock stars of the day whose views were clearly going to be of interest to the readership (mostly young adults who eschewed the pop music of the day and considered themselves discerning and a bit 'alternative'), unlike those of say Cliff Richard or members of Bucks Fizz, who were commercially popular but decidedly uncool. Taylor Swift clearly has millions of followers, although I'm not sure how cool she is and whether people who can't think for themselves who follow her would be likely to listen to her advice on who to vote for. My then 10-year old daughter was very into Swift about 10 years ago (about the time of the Red album) but then disowned her when she became a teenager. Don't know if Swift's target market is still 10 year old girls or whether she has broader appeal (the fact she has sell out world tours suggests the latter). My hunch is she is popular but not particularly 'cool' (but not embarrassingly uncool either). I suspect no one who aspires to be cool will want to be seen endorsing Donald Trump though, hence her endorsing now.

11/9/2024 38 The Bangles — Walk alike an Egyptian 36 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill -3 30 The Damned - Eloise 23 Madness - Baggy Trousers +3 22 Tears for Fears - Mad World 21 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 15 The Vapors - Turning Japanese +1 09 Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes -3

11/9/2024 51 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock +4 50 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover -4 41 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife 38 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette 34 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons 30 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock 28 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 16 Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen — Mambo Italiano 16 Paul Anka — Diana 14 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 06 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes -2

10/9/2024 46 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover -4 46 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock +3 41 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette 41 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons 41 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife 30 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock +1 28 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 26 Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen — Mambo Italiano 16 Paul Anka — Diana  14 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes -2 14 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 11 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire

10/9/2024 42 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 38 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill -2 32 Madness - Baggy Trousers +2 28 The Damned - Eloise 28 Tears for Fears - Mad World 22 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 14 Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes -4 14 The Vapors - Turning Japanese +2

9/9/2024 44 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 41 Madness - Baggy Trousers 40 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 28 Tears for Fears - Mad World 28 The Damned - Eloise 25 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 16 The Vapors - Turning Japanese +4 14 Ultravox - Dancing WithTears In My Eyes -2 08 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) -4

9/9/2024 44 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover -2 44 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife -2 42 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons 40 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock +4 37 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette 29 Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen — Mambo Italiano 28 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock 26 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 24 Paul Anka — Diana 22 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes -2 22 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire 20 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 06 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues

8/9/2024 52 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 38 Madness - Baggy Trousers 37 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 35 The Damned - Eloise 28 Tears for Fears - Mad World 28 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 22 Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes 16 The Vapors - Turning Japanese +4 12 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 02 Queen - A Kind of Magic -6

8/9/2024 44 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 40 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons 36 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock +4 34 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife 31 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock 30 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire 28 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette 25 Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen — Mambo Italiano 23 Paul Anka — Diana 23 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 23 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 20 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues 20 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 17 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up 13 Frankie Laine — I Believe -4 09 Perry Como & The Ramblers — Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes 00 Alma Cogan — Dreamboat sank -2

7/9/24 46 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 42 Madness - Baggy Trousers +2 37 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 36 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 31 The Damned - Eloise 28 Tears for Fears - Mad World 22 Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes 16 The Vapors - Turning Japanese +2 14 Queen - A Kind of Magic -6 12 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 06 Aztec Camera— Somewhere In My Heart 04 Queen - I Want It All

7/9/24 36 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons 36 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 31 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife 29 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock +2 26 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock 24 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette 24 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire 23 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up 23 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 22 Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen — Mambo Italiano 22 Paul Anka — Diana 22 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 20 Alma Cogan — Dreamboat 20 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues 20 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 20 Frankie Laine — I Believe 14 Mantovani & His Orchestra — The Song From Moulin Rouge 12 Perry Como & The Ramblers — Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes -5 09 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day +2 07 Rosemary Clooney — This Ole House 06 Prez Prado & His Orchestra — Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White -1

6. September 2024 28 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 25 Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen — Mambo Italiano 24 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons 23 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock +2 22 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire 22 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock 22 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife 20 Alma Cogan — Dreamboat 20 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues 20 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 20 Paul Anka — Diana 20 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 20 Perry Como & The Ramblers — Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes 20 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up 20 Kay Starr — Comes A-Long A-Love 20 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 20 Frankie Laine — I Believe 17 Prez Prado & His Orchestra — Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 17 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day +2 17 Mantovani & His Orchestra — The Song From Moulin Rouge 16 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette 14 Tony Bennett — Stranger In Paradise 14 Rosemary Clooney — This Ole House 14 Johnston Brothers — Hernando’s Hideaway 09 Doris Day — Que Sera Sera -6

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