Great Uncle Bulgaria

26/7/24 38 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 34 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy 33 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle 32 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 32 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 31 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams 31 Queen - I Want to Break Free 30 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It 27 Baltimora— Tarzan Boy +4 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 -3 17 Colonel Abrams - Trapped 17 Thompson Twins - Doctor! Doctor! 16 Madonna - Material Girl 16 Elton John - Nikita -3 06 Bronski Beat & Marc Almond - I Feel Love (Medley)

25 July 36 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy 34 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time +1 30 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 29 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 28 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams +1 27 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle 26 Queen - I Want to Break Free 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 +1 24 Colonel Abrams - Trapped 21 Stevie Wonder - Part-Time Lover 21 Baltimora - Tarzan Boy +1 20 Bananarama - Robert De Niro’s Waiting 20 Thompson Twins - Doctor! Doctor! 20 The Commodores - Nightshift 20 Dee C. Lee - See the Day 19 Elton John - Nikita 18 U2 - Pride (In The Name of Love) 16 Madonna - Material Girl 15 Bronski Beat & Marc Almond - I Feel Love (Medley) 14 Spandau Ballet - Only When You Leave 12 Ashford & Simpson - Solid 09 Jimmy Nail - Love Don’t Live Here Anymore -3 09 UB40 - Don’t Break My Heart -3

I'm passing this round, only know 4 of them (one of which was on its 4th or 5th reissue since 1996), none of which inspire me to listen to any of the others. The eldest (pop-music listening) young womble had b*ggered off to Uni by this point which reduced my exposure to this stuff considerably. Enjoy.

24/Jul/2024 92 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times 59 Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson — Symphony 49 Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug — Havana +4 34 Dua Lipa — New Rules -6

24/7/2024 29 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time +1 28 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 28 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes  27 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy +1 25 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams +1 24 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle 24 Madonna - Like a Virgin +1 24 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It 23 U2 - Pride (In the Name of Love) 23 Queen - I Want to Break Free 23 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 23 Baltimora - Tarzan Boy 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 Jimmy Nail - Love Don’t Live Here Anymore 20 Dee C. Lee - See the Day 19 Elton John - Nikita -3 19 Colonel Abrams - Trapped 18 Status Quo - Marguerita Time 18 Bananarama - Robert De Niro’s Waiting 18 Ashford & Simpson - Solid 18 Spandau Ballet - Only When You Leave 16 Madonna - Material Girl 13 Red Box - Lean On Me (Ah-Li-Ayo) 12 UB40 - Don’t Break My Heart -3 Like most 1970s Elton John and indeed early UB40 but both were past their best by 'now'...

23/7/2024 71 Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye +1 64 Tears for Fears - Mad World 60 Yazoo - Don't Go +3 51 The J. Geils Band - Centerfold 42 Eurythmics - Who’s That Girl? -6 17 Yazoo - Nobody’s Diary 15 Pigbag - Papa’s Got a Brand New Pigbag

23/7/2024 94 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times 60 Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson — Symphony 56 Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug — Havana 34 Clean Bandit — Rockabye +4 26 Dua Lipa — New Rules 02 Mike Posner — I Took A Pill In Ibiza 00 The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey — Closer to the grave and, look, there it is -6

227l/2024 82 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times -3 63 Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug — Havana 54 Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson — Symphony 37 Clean Bandit — Rockabye +4 25 Dua Lipa — New Rules 17 Mike Posner — I Took A Pill In Ibiza 14 The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey — Closer 06 Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean — Feels -3

22nd July 66 Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye 64 Tears for Fears - Mad World 47 Yazoo - Don't Go +4 46 The J. Geils Band - Centerfold -3 40 Eurythmics - Who’s That Girl? 29 Pigbag - Papa’s Got a Brand New Pigbag 23 Yazoo - Nobody’s Diary 16 The Beat - Can’t Get Used to Losing You 13 Siouxsie and the Banshees - Dear Prudence -3

21/7/24 61 Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye 59 Tears for Fears - Mad World 46 Yazoo - Don't Go +4 45 The J. Geils Band - Centerfold 40 Eurythmics - Who’s That Girl? -3 35 Pigbag - Papa’s Got a Brand New Pigbag 24 Siouxsie and the Banshees - Dear Prudence -3 22 Ph.D - I Won’t Let You Down  22 Yazoo - Nobody’s Diary  16 The Beat - Can’t Get Used to Losing You

21/Jul/2024 73 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times 51 Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug — Havana 48 Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson — Symphony 35 Clean Bandit — Rockabye +4 31 Mike Posner — I Took A Pill In Ibiza 27 Dua Lipa — New Rules 20 Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean — Feels 20 The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey — Closer 12 Taylor Swift — Look What You Made Me Do -3 09 Zayn — Pillowtalk -3 04 Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber & MØ — Cold Water

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Just the one for me (Mario Zagallo)

20th July 57 Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye 55 Tears for Fears - Mad World 44 Yazoo - Don't Go +4 42 The J. Geils Band - Centerfold 41 Eurythmics - Who’s That Girl? -2 33 Pigbag - Papa’s Got a Brand New Pigbag 30 Siouxsie and the Banshees - Dear Prudence -2 26 Ph.D - I Won’t Let You Down 24 Yazoo - Nobody’s Diary 22 The Beat - Can’t Get Used to Losing You 12 Kool & The Gang - Get Down on It -2 06 Howard Jones - New Song  04 Soft Cell - What?

20.07.2024 65 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times 50 Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson — Symphony 39 Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug — Havana 33 Clean Bandit — Rockabye +4 33 Mike Posner — I Took A Pill In Ibiza 29 Dua Lipa — New Rules -2 23 Taylor Swift — Look What You Made Me Do -2 22 The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey — Closer 20 Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean — Feels 18 Zayn — Pillowtalk 16 Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber & MØ — Cold Water 08 Shawn Mendes - Stitches  04 Sam Smith — Too Good At Goodbyes -2