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56 The Pretenders — Brass in Pocket 48 The Police — Don't Stand So Close to Me 42 Blondie — Call Me 42 Blondie — Atomic 40 The Jam — Going Underground / Dreams of Children 38 Soft Cell — Tainted Love +2 36 ABBA — The Winner Takes It All 33 Adam & the Ants — Stand and Deliver 30 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes -6 29 The Specials — Ghost Town 27 The Police — Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic +2 24 The Specials — Too Much Too Young 18 The Human League — Don't You Want Me 09 The Jam — Start!  09 David Bowie & Queen — Under Pressure

52 The Pretenders — Brass in Pocket 48 Blondie — Atomic 48 The Police — Don't Stand So Close to Me 40 ABBA — The Winner Takes It All 39 The Jam — Going Underground / Dreams of Children 37 Blondie — Call Me 36 The Specials — Ghost Town 35 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes -6 34 Soft Cell — Tainted Love +2 31 Adam & the Ants — Stand and Deliver 27 The Specials — Too Much Too Young 25 The Police — Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic +2 24 The Jam — Start! 19 David Bowie & Queen — Under Pressure 19 Adam & the Ants — Prince Charming  11 The Human League — Don't You Want Me

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44. ABBA - The Winner Takes It All 43 Blondie - Atomic 43 The Police – Don't Stand So Close to Me 43 The Jam - Going Underground / Dreams of Children 43 The Specials - Ghost Town 41 The Pretenders – Brass in Pocket 42 Soft Cell – Tainted Love +2 34 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes -6 32 Blondie – Call Me 32 Adam & the Ants – Stand and Deliver 29 The Specials – Too Much Too Young 28 Adam & the Ants – Prince Charming 26 The Police – Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic +2 24 The Jam – Start! 22 David Bowie & Queen - Under Pressure 16 Olivia Newton-John & ELO – Xanadu 13 Detroit Spinners – Working my Way Back to You 12 The Human League – Don't You Want Me 10 Dexy's Midnight Runners – Geno

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Precious and Few - Breithaupt - billed as being all about the music of the early 70s, I bought it expecting/hoping to read about his memories of Sweet, Slade, T Rex and maybe even some guy called Glitter but it instead focuses on US acts of the era, of which many of whom I have little knowledge or interest. Some acts (e.g. the Motown big hitters) obviously transcend geographical boundaries but if you are looking for a glam rock nostalgia fest this is the wrong book for you. The Lost Girls - Heather Young. This one of those books where the big event (the disappearance of a 6 year old girl many years ago) is known up front and 99% of the story is spent giving you the history of events which led up to it. This involves - not all at all coincidentally - parallel narratives about women 50 years ago and in the present, both of whom spend an inordinate amount of time emoting at great length and making bad life decisions. I guessed the perpetrators at an early stage although there was another rather sordid subplot that I didn't see coming. Unusually for this genre, all the bad things in this book happen to young children. Never have I ever - Joshiliyn Jackson Another domestic thriller, which was a page turner even if the plot was unbelievable at times. The protagonist (seemingly as ever) was an annoying over-emotional woman and I was rooting for the baddie throughout. Half way through the second Richard Osman Thursday Murder Club book. Unusually, I think it's better than the first one, at least thus far. The dialogue seems sharper, the humour better expressed and the action tauter. We also find out a bit more about the old woman who in book 1 seemed to be able to persuade everybody (including the police) to give her whatever favours she wanted at short notice for no obvious reason, which undermined the credibility of the whole thing somewhat.

Sakamoto joker please.

/pedants corner mode on Fashion is off the same album (Scary Monsters), China Girl isn't though (Lets Dance). /Utter fuckwit with nothing better to do mode off That'll teach me to trust my memory instead of checking my facts first. Pedantry is fine, If you had put some error up about some act in which I was interested (i.e. not Bowie) I'd have done the same

50 ABBA – The Winner Takes It All 47 Blondie – Atomic 43 Soft Cell – Tainted Love +1 42 The Jam – Going Underground / Dreams of Children +1 40 The Specials – Ghost Town 40 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes -4 38 The Police – Don't Stand So Close to Me 32 Blondie – Call Me +1 31 The Pretenders – Brass in Pocket 30 Adam & the Ants – Stand and Deliver 29 The Specials – Too Much Too Young 28 Adam & the Ants – Prince Charming 24 The Police – Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic +1 22 The Jam – Start! 22 David Bowie & Queen – Under Pressure 17 Roxy Music- Jealous Guy 14 Olivia Newton-John & ELO - Xanadu 14 Dexy's Midnight Runners – Geno 13 The Human League – Don't You Want Me 13 Odyssey – Use It Up and Wear It Out 13 Detroit Spinners - Working my Way Back to You 10 John Lennon - Woman -2 10 M.A.S.H. – Theme from M.A.S.H. (Suicide Is Painless) Getting harder to find stuff to downvote. Today's unpopular onion - some of Bowie's 70s stuff is great but Ashes to Ashes is a fairly average song, hyped up at the time by a newsworthily expensive video. Subsequent singles off the album (Fashion and China Girl) were much better.

He's been on the salvage lot periphery of the #1 Hits team for a while; I think his wife died in 2022, so I took that as the excuse I need to finally promote him. I'm not the first to pick him – he appears to have previously featured on theme teams of Canadians, one-hit wonders, and "annoying people". (In his defence, I don't believe anyone could still be hearing 'No Charge' enough in the 21st century to truthfully call themselves annoyed by it. Haunted by the memory, maybe.) I'm the guilty one here. The problem with a 'list of annoying slebs' team was that people like Alison Hammond, Scarlett Moffatt, Su Pollard etc were not going to die. Having compiled a list of 18 annoying people I bulked it out with a couple of old people who had produced irritating records a few decades previously, one of whom was our Mr Barrie, in the hope that I might get at least one hit. As it was, neither they, or indeed any of the others on my wishlist, died and I abandoned the theme as a stupid idea last year. 'No Charge' is still a really annoying record though.

47 The Specials – Ghost Town 45 Blondie – Atomic 42 ABBA - The Winner Takes It All 39 Soft Cell – Tainted Love 35 The Jam – Going Underground / Dreams of Children 35 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes -4 31 The Police – Don't Stand So Close to Me 29 The Specials – Too Much Too Young 28 David Bowie & Queen – Under Pressure 28 Adam & the Ants – Stand and Deliver 27 The Pretenders – Brass in Pocket 26 Adam & the Ants – Prince Charming 23 Roxy Music – Jealous Guy 23 The Police – Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic +2 22 The Jam – Start! 22 Blondie – Call Me +2 20 Barbra Streisand – Woman in Love 20 John Lennon – Woman 20 Dexy's Midnight Runners – Geno 19 Bucks Fizz – Making Your Mind Up 19 Odyssey – Use It Up and Wear It Out 15 M.A.S.H. – Theme from M.A.S.H. (Suicide Is Painless) 15 Detroit Spinners – Working My Way Back to You 14 Olivia Newton-John & ELO – Xanadu 11 ABBA – Super Trouper 11 The Human League – Don't You Want Me 6 John Lennon – (Just Like) Starting Over -2 I think we have our Police and Blondie singles the wrong way round. Would Ghost Town be top if Terry Hall hadn't croaked last week? It's good but hardly the best thing on here...

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42 The Specials – Ghost Town 42 Blondie – Atomic 39 ABBA – The winner takes it all +2 35 Soft Cell – Tainted Love +2 32 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes 29 David Bowie & Queen – Under Pressure 29 The Specials – Too much, too young 27 Police – Don´t stand so close to me 27 The Jam – Going underground / Dreams of children 27 Adam & the Ants – Stand and deliver 25 Adam & the Ants – Prince Charming 23 Roxy Music – Jealous Guy 23 The Pretenders – Brass in pocket 23 The Jam – Start 22 Barbra Streisand – Woman in love 20 Police – Every little thing she does is magic 22 Blondie – Call me 22 Olivia Newton-John & ELO - Xanadu 21 Detroit Spinners – Working my way back to you 21 Odyssey – Use it up and wear it out 20 John Lennon – Woman 20 Bucks Fizz – Making your mind up 18 Human League – Don’t you want me 16 Smokey Robinson – Being with you 16 Julio Iglesias – Begin the beguine (Volver a empezar) 15 Dexy´s Midnight Runners – Geno 15 Fern Kinney – Together we are beautiful 15 M.A.S.H. – Theme from M.A.S.H. (Suicide is painless) 13 John Lennon – (Just like) Starting over 12 Kenny Rogers – Coward of the county -3 11 Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin – It´s my party -3 9 ABBA – Super Trouper  6 Aneka – Japanese Boy -1

42 The Specials – Ghost Town 37 Blondie – Atomic 37 ABBA – The winner takes it all 34 Olivia Newton-John & ELO - Xanadu 32 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes -2 32 Soft Cell – Tainted Love +1 27 David Bowie & Queen – Under Pressure 27 The Jam – Going underground / Dreams of children 25 The Specials – Too much, too young 25 Adam & the Ants – Prince Charming 25 Police – Don´t stand so close to me 23 Adam & the Ants – Stand and deliver 22 Barbra Streisand – Woman in love 20 Police – Every little thing she does is magic +2 22 Kenny Rogers – Coward of the county -2 22 Blondie – Call me +1 21 Detroit Spinners – Working my way back to you 21 The Pretenders – Brass in pocket 21 The Jam – Start 21 Odyssey – Use it up and wear it out 21 Roxy Music – Jealous Guy 20 Bucks Fizz – Making your mind up 18 Human League – Don’t you want me 18 John Lennon – Woman 18 Johnny Logan – What´s another year -2 17 Dexy´s Midnight Runners – Geno 17 Fern Kinney – Together we are beautiful 16 Smokey Robinson – Being with you 16 Julio Iglesias – Begin the beguine (Volver a empezar) 15 M.A.S.H. – Theme from M.A.S.H. (Suicide is painless) 14 Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin – It´s my party 13 John Lennon – (Just like) Starting over 9 ABBA – Super Trouper  7 Aneka – Japanese Boy Back off my travels and, in the words of an early 90s song title we will be voting on in a month or so, back for good. Surprised the tide is high is dead whilst Johnny Logan remains unmolested... 

I've never heard of it or him either. Still, as long as he's famous in the US. I doubt many of our US friends know who Nigel Starmer-Smith is, for example...

Thanks and thanks for running this Chilean Way. This is a most unexpected and doubtless never-to-be-repeated triumph, mid-4th quartile is my usual level.

17 Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights 15 Donna Summer – I Feel Love +3 08 Blondie – Heart of Glass +1 08 David Bowie – Space Oddity -6

1 Benjamin Berry 2 Lucille Randon 3 Gloria Dea 4 Angela Redgrave 5 June Spencer 6 Charlotte Kretschmann 7 Babette Endres 8 Hans Schornach 9 Ethel Caterham 10 Ada Thompson 11 Margerete Trostl 12 Stefanie Kurner 13 Anna Dixel 14 Marie-Rose Tessier 15 Andree Bertoletto Subs Norman Lear Caren Marsh Doll Thanks for running

Back from a break, surprised to find this is still going. 26 Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights 25 Donna Summer – I Feel Love +4 12 David Bowie – Space Oddity -6 11 Blondie – Heart of Glass

Back home and belatedly noting George Cohen made it 8 for me over Christmas. It's a marathon not a sprint...

51 Donna Summer – I Feel Love +4 48 Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights 41 Blondie – Heart of Glass 33 David Bowie – Space Oddity -6 33 ABBA – The Name of the Game 26 Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody 14 Gary Numan – Cars 6 T.Rex – Get It On That's my lot for several days. Play nicely....