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20th August 29 Roy Orbison - You got it 27 New Order - Blue Monday 88 24 Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance 24 Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don’t Care +1 23 Danny Wilson - Mary’s Prayer 23 Queen - I Want It All +1 22 Vanessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi 22 Sabrina - Boys (Summertime Love) +2 21 Jeff Wayne - The Eve Of The War (Ben Liebrand Remix) 21 Aztec Camera - Somewhere in My Heart 21 Paula Abdul - Straight Up 20 Iron Maiden - Can I Play With Madness 20 Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car 20 Everything But The Girl - I Don’t Want to Talk About It 20 Kim Wilde - You Came 20 B.V.S.M.P. - I Need You 20 Womack & Womack - Teardrops 20 Chris de Burgh - Missing You 20 Bananarama & Lananeeneenoonoo - Help! 20 Donna Summer - This Time I Know It’s For Real 20 Lynne Hamilton - On The Inside 20 Madonna - Cherish 20 Sydney Youngblood - If Only I Could 20 Soul II Soul - Get a Life 18 Angry Anderson - Suddenly 18 Rebel MC & Double Trouble - Street Tuff 17 Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It’s True 17 Taylor Dayne - Tell It to My Heart 14 Krush - House Arrest 12 D Mob ft. Gary Haisman - We Call It Acieed 05 Liverpool FC - Anfield Rap (Red Machine in Full Effect) -6 Massive drop off in quality from the round before. Apart from the two obvious reasons for voting for Sabrina, it's a fun song, certainly in the top 5 here. Much prefer this Queen song to Kind of Magic, rare bucking of the 'got worse as they went on after the first 3-4 albums' trend. I was at Uni with Everything But the Girl but in the year below and in the same year as some of the Housemartins, one of my then best friends did maths alongside Norman Cook/Fat Boy Slim.

20/8/2024 69 Queen - A Kind of Magic  67 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 64 The Damned - Eloise 37 Heart - Alone -6 23 Michael Jackson - Bad +1 14 The Housemartins — Happy Hour +3

Tue 20 Aug 48 Kay Starr — Comes A-Long A-Love 48 Frankie Laine — I Believe 47 Perry Como & The Ramblers — Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes 43 Mantovani & His Orchestra — The Song From Moulin Rouge 10 Frankie Laine — Hey Joe! -6 10 Guy Mitchell — Look At That Girl +4

19/8/2024 67 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 67 Queen - A Kind of Magic -3 66 The Damned - Eloise 35 Heart - Alone -3 25 The Housemartins — Happy Hour +2 24 Michael Jackson - Bad +1 22 Cameo - Word Up! +1

19/8/2024 36 Kay Starr — Comes A-Long A-Love +2 34 Perry Como & The Ramblers — Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes 35 Mantovani & His Orchestra — The Song From Moulin Rouge +2 34 Frankie Laine — I Believe 28 Frankie Laine — Hey Joe! 22 Guy Mitchell — Look At That Girl 18 Guy Mitchell — She Wears Red Feathers 18 Frankie Laine — Answer Me 17 Al Martino — Here In My Heart -3 00 David Whitfield — Kill Me -3

Tom Lehrer again please.

Congrats Daredevil. Well done. Had no desire to see my pick Tom Lehrer die anyway.

18/8 28 Frankie Laine — I Believe 26 Kay Starr — Comes A-Long A-Love 25 Perry Como & The Ramblers — Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes 22 David Whitfield — Answer Me 21 Mantovani & His Orchestra — The Song From The Moulin Rouge 22 Guy Mitchell — Look At That Girl 22 Frankie Laine — Answer Me 20 Frankie Laine — Hey Joe! 18 Guy Mitchell — She Wears Red Feathers 20 Lita Roza — How Much Is That Doggie In The Window +2 18 Jo Stafford — You Belong To Me +2 16 Eddie Fisher — Outside Of Heaven 14 Eddie Fisher ft. Sally Sweetland — I’m Walking Behind You 10 Al Martino — Here In My Heart -6 That's my 5 year old self, listening to Junior Choice with Ed Stewart* in the late 60s, voting for Lita Roza, if only because it might well be gone by tomorrow. *For the uninitiated , a UK radio programme for kids that ran in the 60s and 70s

18-8-24 75 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 66 Queen - A Kind of Magic 64 The Damned - Eloise 39 Cameo - Word Up! 38 Heart - Alone -6 27 The Housemartins — Happy Hour +1 27 Michael Jackson - Bad +3 I've been downvoting Queen all game which has had no effect at all so time to start attacking my second least favourite instead (although tbh I quite like it, just not quite as much as the other 5)

17/8/2024 37 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know 18 OneRepublic — Counting Stars +4 17 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times -6

17/8/2024 77 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 65 Queen - A Kind of Magic -2 62 The Damned - Eloise 41 Heart - Alone -2 39 Michael Jackson - Bad +1 37 The Housemartins — Happy Hour +2 36 Cameo - Word Up! +1 07 Mental as Anything - Live It Up 06 Alison Moyet - Is This Love? -2

16-8-24 75 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 63 The Damned - Eloise 59 Queen - A Kind of Magic -3 42 Cameo - Word Up! 43 The Housemartins — Happy Hour +2 38 Michael Jackson - Bad +2 37 Heart - Alone  22 Alison Moyet - Is This Love? -3 13 Mental as Anything - Live It Up  06 Bananarama - Love In The First Degree

16/8/24 42 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know +1 29 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times -6 24 OneRepublic — Counting Stars +3 09 Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne — Rather Be

15/8/24 71 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 60 The Damned - Eloise 56 Queen - A Kind of Magic -4 50 Michael Jackson - Bad 42 Cameo - Word Up! 34 Heart - Alone 31 The Housemartins — Happy Hour 29 Alison Moyet - Is This Love? -2 20 Mental as Anything - Live It Up 12 Bananarama - Love In The First Degree 10 The Proclaimers— Letter From America 07 Jackie Wilson - I Get the Sweetest Feeling 06 Sly Fox — Let’s Go All The Way +4 Sly Fox's last stand starts here.... Love Yazoo and indeed early Queen but not a fan of either of these

15.08.24 38 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know +1 32 Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne — Rather Be -1 26 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times -2 27 OneRepublic — Counting Stars +1 07 Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams — Get Lucky +2 04 Years & Years — King -3 Something for everyone...

14/8/24 67 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 57 The Damned - Eloise 56 Queen - A Kind of Magic -3 49 Michael Jackson - Bad 38 Cameo - Word Up! 34 Alison Moyet - Is This Love? -2 33 Heart - Alone 29 The Housemartins — Happy Hour 24 Mental as Anything - Live It Up -1 21 Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately 13 The Proclaimers — Letter From America 12 Bananarama - Love In The First Degree 11 Jackie Wilson - I Get the Sweetest Feeling  10 Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way.+4

14/8/24 44 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know +1 38 Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne — Rather Be 28 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times -3 28 OneRepublic — Counting Stars +1 14 Years & Years — King -3 10 Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams — Get Lucky +2

13/Aug/2024 47 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know 36 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times -3 36 Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne — Rather Be 30 OneRepublic — Counting Stars +1 27 Years & Years — King -3 06 Cee Lo Green — Forget You 06 Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams — Get Lucky +3

13/8/24 64 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 59 Queen - A Kind of Magic -3 54 The Damned - Eloise 47 Michael Jackson - Bad 39 Cameo - Word Up! 39 Heart - Alone 35 Alison Moyet - Is This Love? -3 28 Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately 24 Mental as Anything - Live It Up 20 The Housemartins — Happy Hour +2 19 Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way +2 13 The Proclaimers — Letter From America 13 Jackie Wilson - I Get the Sweetest Feeling  13 Bananarama - Love In The First Degree  11 Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel 

9/8/24 47 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 42 Queen - A Kind of Magic 32 The Damned - Eloise 28 Michael Jackson - Bad 28 Sly Fox - Let’s Go All The Way +1 26 Mental as Anything - Live It Up 26 Alison Moyet - Is This Love? 26 Cameo - Word Up! +1 25 Heart - Alone 24 Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately 23 Mel and Kim - Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)  20 Bronski Beat - Hit That Perfect Beat 20 Owen Paul - My Favourite Waste of Time 20 Robbie Nevil - C’est la Vie 20 Curiosity Killed The Cat - Down to Earth 20 Jackie Wilson - I Get the Sweetest Feeling 20 The Proclaimers - Letter From America 20 Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel 19 Peter Cetera - Glory of Love 19 Bananarama - Love In The First Degree 18 The Housemartins — Happy Hour +2 18 Five Star - System Addict -2 16 Atlantic Starr - Always -2 16 Rick Astley - Whenever You Need Somebody 09 Level 42 - Lessons in Love  06 Janet Jackson - Let’s Wait Awhile -2

9/8/24 40 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know 39 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times -3 36 Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne — Rather Be 32 Years & Years — King -3 31 David Guetta ft. Sia — Titanium +2 26 Cee Lo Green — Forget You 26 OneRepublic — Counting Stars +1 24 Ella Henderson — Ghost 24 Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams — Get Lucky 16 Lil Nas X — Old Town Road 16 John Newman — Love Me Again +1

I can remember when this came out there was some speculation (in my circles at least) as to whether she would unleash her talents and let them roam free as nature intended in the video. Of course she didn't (nor in those for any subsequent hits as far as I recall, although having established the principle in her first one there wasn't much incentive to make any effort to watch any of the others). I know she wasn't publicly out at the time but, even for a closeted lesbian, getting your kit off to fuel male sexual fantasies seems an odd career choice.

08.08.2024  39 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know +1 37 Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams — Get Lucky 36 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times 34 David Guetta ft. Sia — Titanium +1 31 Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne — Rather Be 26 Years & Years — King -2 26 Ella Henderson — Ghost -1 24 OneRepublic — Counting Stars +1 22 Lil Nas X — Old Town Road 22 John Newman — Love Me Again 20 Cee Lo Green — Forget You 14 Pitbull ft. Kesha — Timber -3 09 Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson — Symphony +1 06 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls

8/8/24 37 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 36 Queen - A Kind of Magic 25 Cameo - Word Up! +1 25 Sly Fox - Let’s Go All The Way +1 24 The Damned - Eloise 24 Alison Moyet - Is This Love? 24 Mental as Anything - Live It Up 24 Michael Jackson - Bad +1 23 Heart - Alone 23 Mel and Kim - Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend) 21 Peter Cetera - Glory of Love 20 Bronski Beat - Hit That Perfect Beat 20 Five Star - System Addict 20 Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately 20 Owen Paul - My Favourite Waste of Time 20 Robbie Nevil - C’est la Vie 20 Curiosity Killed The Cat - Down to Earth 20 Jackie Wilson - I Get the Sweetest Feeling 20 Atlantic Starr - Always  20 Bananarama - Love In The First Degree 20 The Proclaimers - Letter From America 20 Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel 18 Cliff Richard - Some People  18 Rick Astley - Whenever You Need Somebody 16 Janet Jackson - Let’s Wait Awhile 16 The Housemartins - Happy Hour +1 15 Level 42 - Lessons in Love 14 Club Nouveau - Lean On Me 12 Samantha Fox - Touch Me (I Want Your Body)  05 Sigue Sigue Sputnik — Love Missile F1-11 00 George Michael - I Want Your Death -6

sorry this came up just as I hit the button