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7th August 25 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian +1 25 Queen - A Kind of Magic -3 22 The Damned - Eloise 22 Alison Moyet - Is This Love? 21 Peter Cetera - Glory of Love 21 Heart - Alone 21 Cliff Richard - Some People 21 Cameo - Word Up! 20 Bronski Beat - Hit That Perfect Beat 20 Five Star - System Addict 20 Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately 20 Level 42 - Lessons in Love 21 The Housemartins - Happy Hour +1 21 Sly Fox- Let’s Go All The Way +1 21 Michael Jackson - Bad +1 20 Owen Paul - My Favourite Waste of Time 20 Mel and Kim - Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend) 20 Robbie Nevil - C’est la Vie 20 Curiosity Killed The Cat - Down to Earth 20 Mental as Anything - Live It Up 20 Jackie Wilson - I Get the Sweetest Feeling 20 Janet Jackson - Let’s Wait Awhile 20 Atlantic Starr - Always 20 Bananarama - Love In The First Degree 20 Rick Astley - Whenever You Need Somebody 20 The Proclaimers - Letter From America 20 Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel 17 Sigue Sigue Sputnik- Love Missile F1-11 14 Cliff Richard & Sarah Brightman - All I Ask of You 14 Club Nouveau - Lean On Me 14 Comic Relief Presents Mel And Kim - Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree 14 Samantha Fox- Touch Me (I Want Your Body) 14 George Michael - I Want Your Sex -3 This was the period in which most of the fine acts of the first half of the decade disappeared from the charts to be replaced by SAW and a lot of other dross.

7/8/2024 36 Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams — Get Lucky 34 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know 34 David Guetta ft. Sia — Titanium +3 29 Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne — Rather Be 28 John Newman — Love Me Again 28 Pitbull ft. Kesha — Timber -2 27 Years & Years — King -2 25 Ella Henderson — Ghost 25 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times 24 Lil Nas X — Old Town Road 22 OneRepublic — Counting Stars +1 20 Cee Lo Green — Forget You 18 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls 16 Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson — Symphony 08 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé — Telephone -2

7/8/2024 39 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 29 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 24 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 16 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams +4 15 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) -1 07 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy 06 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It -5

6/8/24 37 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 30 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes -3 26 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 18 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 15 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It -3 14 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams 13 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy 11 Madonna - Like a Virgin +4

06.08.2024 40 Gotye ft. Kimbra— Somebody That I Used To Know 32 Daft Punk ft. Pharrel Williams — Get Lucky 29 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times 28 Pitbull ft. Kesha — Timber 27 David Guetta ft. Sia — Titanium +1 26 John Newman — Love Me Again +1 25 Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne — Rather Be 25 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé — Telephone 25 Years & Years — King -3 24 Lil Nas X — Old Town Road 21 Ella Henderson — Ghost 21 OneRepublic — Counting Stars +1 20 Cee Lo Green — Forget You 18 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls 16 Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson — Symphony 13 Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris — We Found Love -3 11 Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars — Uptown Funk +1 10 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa — One Kiss

although the person in the lead after 20m seems to win most of the time...

5/8/2024 39 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes -3 36 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 35 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 26 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy 21 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams + 16 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It -3 11 Madonna - Like a Virgin +4 10 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)

5/8/2024  31 Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams — Get Lucky 29 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know 27 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times -2 26 Pitbull ft. Kesha — Timber 25 Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne — Rather Be 24 David Guetta ft. Sia — Titanium 24 Lil Nas X — Old Town Road 24 Years & Years — King 23 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé — Telephone 21 Ella Henderson — Ghost 21 John Newman — Love Me Again 21 Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson - Symphony 21 Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars — Uptown Funk  20 OneRepublic — Counting Stars 20 Cee Lo Green — Forget You 18 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa — One Kiss 18 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls 16 Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris — We Found Love -2 12 Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug — Havana +1 11 Owl City — Fireflies -2 07 Lorde — Royals +3 05 Lewis Capaldi — Someone You Loved Some modest rearranging of deckchairs on the Titanic...

Sun 4 Aug 48 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes -3 41 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 33 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams 32 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 30 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy 16 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It -3 16 Madonna - Like a Virgin +4 10 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)

3/8/24 57 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 40 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 35 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams 35 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 28 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy 21 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It -6 15 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 15 Madonna - Like a Virgin +4 08 Queen - I Want to Break Free

One of my favourite porn scenes...although Emily fucking Imogen is arguably even better.

I must be thick as I don’t get it at all? Most of you on here (inc TQR, no idea how old you are) are far too young to remember this, but back in the 60s there was a kids' TV programme called Trumpton. The roll call for the local fire brigade was (from memory) Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grubb. Marchand and Matheny are both one syllable out, but otherwise it scans identically.

2/8/2024 63 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes -3 39 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 39 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 33 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams +2 28 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy 27 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It -3 23 Madonna - Like a Virgin +2 17 Queen - I Want to Break Free 17 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)

1/8/24 65 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes -3 43 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 43 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 32 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It-3 32 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy 29 Madonna - Like a Virgin +2 25 Queen - I Want to Break Free 23 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams +2 14 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) The wrong Tina song is nearest the trapdoor. The Ultravox song is Ok to good but they did several better and it doesn't shine in this company. Clearly both of these are minority opinions however.

31/7/2024 52 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes -3 46 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 44 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy 42 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time +2 39 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams 33 Madonna - Like a Virgin +2 29 Queen - I Want to Break Free 28 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It -3 26 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 17 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle

30/7/2024 48 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 47 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 46 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams +2 46 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy 44 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 40 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It -3 33 Madonna - Like a Virgin +2 31 Queen - I Want to Break Free 29 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 21 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle 03 Stevie Wonder - Part-Time Lover -3

29/7/2024 48 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy 46 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 44 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 43 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams +2 37 Madonna - Like a Virgin +2 36 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes -3 34 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle 30 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It -3 30 Queen - I Want to Break Free 30 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 29 Stevie Wonder - Part-Time Lover 07 Madonna - Material Girl  04 Bananarama - Robert De Niro’s Waiting Agree with Biblio about WDNAH being the better Tina Turner song, although wouldn't have either in my top 5. There's a few stellar artists with relatively ordinary songs here (Stevie Wonder, Queen, Tina (who peaked 10-15 yers previously), Ultravox, the now departed Commodores, and Elton John). Conversely, whilst Bananarama are generally a talentless waste of space I quite like this one.

28/7/2024 44 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 41 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams +1 40 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy 39 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 38 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle 38 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 36 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It 35 Queen - I Want to Break Free 33 Madonna - Like a Virgin +3 30 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 25 Stevie Wonder - Part-Time Lover  12 Bananarama - Robert De Niro’s Waiting 10 U2 - Pride (In The Name of Love) 09 Dee C. Lee - See the Day  07 Madonna - Material Girl 07 Elton John - Nikita -3 06 The Commodores - Nightshift -3

27/7/24 40 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 38 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 37 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 36 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy 36 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams 36 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It 36 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle  36 Queen - I Want to Break Free 30 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 26 Madonna - Like a Virgin 21 Stevie Wonder - Part-Time Lover  16 U2 - Pride (In The Name of Love) 15 Bananarama - Robert De Niro’s Waiting  14 Dee C. Lee - See the Day  14 The Commodores - Nightshift -3 13 Elton John - Nikita -3 13 Madonna - Material Girl 13 Baltimora— Tarzan Boy +4 06 Thompson Twins - Doctor! Doctor!  Looks like I'm onto a loser with Tarzan boy but I think it's a fun song

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