Death Impends

Peter Renaday from the Batman category was picked by diego and I

12/9/2024 41 The Bangles — Walk Like an Egyptian +1 35 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill -3 22 Tears for Fears - Mad World +1 22 The Vapors - Turning Japanese +1 20 The Damned - Eloise +1 14 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 12 Madness - Baggy Trousers -3

The Mirror states August 15 as the DOD; figure I'd check around given the gap between death and announcement for Rolf.

12/9/2024 51 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 50 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 45 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife +2 40 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock 39 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette +2 34 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons 23 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon -3 08 Paul Anka — Diana -3

9/11/2024 54 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 48 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 43 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife +2 40 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette +2 38 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons 34 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock 26 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 14 Paul Anka — Diana 11 Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen — Mambo Italiano -6 08 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love

9/11/2024 39 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill -3 38 The Bangles — Walk Like an Egyptian +2 27 The Damned - Eloise +2 23 Madness - Baggy Trousers -3 22 Tears for Fears - Mad World 20 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 17 The Vapors - Turning Japanese

Yeah I added him to my US #1s team this year. Sugar Shack was even the biggest year-end chart hit of 1963 despite not being very well remembered today, a little like Bobby Lewis with Tossin' and Turnin'. Which isn't the most confident augur of his obit chances when Lewis got zilch, but hopefully the quicker local press at least amounts to something Yahoo. Also of interest to me is it's the song that stalled Be My Baby at #2 on the US charts.

9/10/2024 44 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian +2 35 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill -3 30 The Damned - Eloise +2 29 Madness - Baggy Trousers -3 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

9/10/2024 46 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 46 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 45 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons 43 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife +2 37 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette +2 30 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock 28 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 20 Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen — Mambo Italiano -6 16 Paul Anka — Diana  14 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 14 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 11 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire

9/9/2024 46 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian +2 40 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 35 Madness - Baggy Trousers -6 30 The Damned - Eloise +2 28 Tears for Fears - Mad World 25 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 16 The Vapors - Turning Japanese 14 Ultravox - Dancing WithTears In My Eyes 08 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)

9/9/2024 46 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife +2 44 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 42 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons 40 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 39 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette +2 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 22 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire 20 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 00 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues -6

8/9/2024 54 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian +2 38 Madness - Baggy Trousers 37 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill  31 The Damned - Eloise +2 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 12 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 00 Queen - A Kind of Magic -6

9/8/2024 44 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 42 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife +4 40 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons 34 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 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 13 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up 13 Frankie Laine — I Believe 03 Perry Como & The Ramblers — Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes -6

I knew about Wade Boggs for a long time as Futurama made a reference to him in a baseball episode. His Cheers appearance I saw about a year and a half ago.

9/7/2024 48 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian +2 41 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 36 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 36 Madness - Baggy Trousers 33 The Damned - Eloise +2 28 Tears for Fears - Mad World 22 Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes 14 Queen - A Kind of Magic 12 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 10 The Vapors - Turning Japanese 06 Aztec Camera— Somewhere In My Heart 02 Queen - I Want It All -6

9/7/2024 40 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons 36 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 32 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife +1 30 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock 29 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 25 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette +3 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 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues 20 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 20 Frankie Laine — I Believe 14 Alma Cogan — Dreamboat 12 Perry Como & The Ramblers — Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes 09 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day 08 Mantovani & His Orchestra — The Song From Moulin Rouge -6 07 Rosemary Clooney — This Ole House

Yin and yang. DL 2023 did their own thing to the disappointment of the forum and it ended up their second best. DL 2024 gave the forum a lot of what they wanted and it's been a clunker.

9/6/2024 25 Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen — Mambo Italiano 24 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 24 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons 22 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire 22 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock 22 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife +2 21 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 20 Alma Cogan — Dreamboat 20 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues 20 Johnston Brothers — Hernando’s Hideaway 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 Mantovani & His Orchestra — The Song From Moulin Rouge -3 16 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette +2 15 Doris Day — Que Sera Sera 15 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day 14 Tony Bennett — Stranger In Paradise -3 14 Rosemary Clooney — This Ole House

6/9/2024 58 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife +2 57 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire 54 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 52 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette +1 52 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes +1 47 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 46 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 04 Buddy Holly — It Doesn’t Matter Anymore -6

6/9/2024 48 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian +2 44 The Damned - Eloise +2 40 Madness - Baggy Trousers 35 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 34 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 28 Tears for Fears - Mad World 22 Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes 19 The Vapors - Turning Japanese 15 Queen - A Kind of Magic 12 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 10 Aztec Camera- Somewhere In My Heart 09 Roy Orbison — You Got It 04 Queen - I Want It All -6

No June Foray listed, bin it

9/5/2024 52 Madness - Baggy Trousers 44 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian +2 37 The Damned - Eloise +2 34 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 28 Tears for Fears - Mad World 28 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 22 Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes 19 Queen - A Kind of Magic 18 Roy Orbison - You Got It 16 Queen - I Want it All -6 15 The Vapors - Turning Japanese 12 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 12 Aztec Camera- Somewhere In My Heart 09 Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (but not yet)

9/5/2024 52 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette +1 52 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover +1 52 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife +1 49 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 48 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes +1 47 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire 41 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 18 Buddy Holly — It Doesn’t Matter Anymore 11 Perry Como — Magic Moments -6 15 Jerry Keller — Here Comes Summer 09 Elvis Presley — One Night / I Got Stung 08 Conway Twitty — It’s Only Make Believe

9/4/2024 46 Madness - Baggy Trousers 38 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian +1 33 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 33 The Damned - Eloise +1 30 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 28 Tears for Fears - Mad World +1 26 Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes +1 22 Queen - I Want it All -6 22 Roy Orbison - You Got It 18 Aztec Camera— Somewhere In My Heart 18 Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye 18 Queen - A Kind of Magic 15 The Vapors - Turning Japanese 13 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 10 Eurythmics - Who's That Girl

9/4/2024 47 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 47 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife 46 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 42 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette 39 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire 37 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 36 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 33 Jerry Keller — Here Comes Summer 25 Perry Como — Magic Moments -6 20 Conway Twitty — It’s Only Make Believe 18 Elvis Presley — One Night / I Got Stung 18 Buddy Holly — It Doesn’t Matter Anymore 13 Emile Ford — What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For +4 09 Russ Conway — Roulette