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Wed 25 Dec 35 Faithless - Insomnia 35 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 34 Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin 32 Erasure - Blue Savannah +4 30 Suede - Stay Together 28 Youssou N’Dour ft. Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds -6 28 Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) 27 No Doubt - Just a Girl 22 EMF - Unbelievable  19 Shania Twain - That Don’t Impress Me Much 18 Annie Lennox - Little Bird/Love Song for a Vampire 17 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 09 Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back Merry Xmas All

Loved him in Die Hard.

Tue 24 Dec 43 Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin 36 Suede - Stay Together 34 Youssou N’Dour ft. Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds 33 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 28 Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) 27 Erasure - Blue Savannah +4 26 No Doubt - Just a Girl 25 Faithless - Insomnia 23 Annie Lennox - Little Bird/Love Song for a Vampire 22 EMF - Unbelievable  18 Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back 18 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 17 Shania Twain - That Don’t Impress Me Much 08 Spin Doctors - Two Princes 00 Stereophonics - The Bartender and the Thief -6

Another factor in play was that there were others I like. So it was a matter of getting behind the ones less likely to attract hate.

You can make up a name. I do.

Not quick enough.

And what made you think he needed a thread to himself?

I And me because I haven't been voting it up, although I did in the earlier round. Problem was I knew certain people would be bent on destroying it so it wasalready a lost cause.

I'll start. Winningest

I really don't like the expansion of "grab" to mean have, get or obtain. "Let's grab a coffee" Such a rude, pushy expression. In the words of Depeche Mode The grabbing hands grab all they can All for themselves, after all

Mon 23 Dec 41 Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin 33 Erasure - Blue Savannah +4 32 Suede - Stay Together 32 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 31 Youssou N’Dour ft. Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds -1 27 Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) 25 No Doubt - Just a Girl 22 EMF - Unbelievable  22 Annie Lennox - Little Bird/Love Song for a Vampire 21 Faithless - Insomnia 20 Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back 17 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 15 Shania Twain - That Don’t Impress Me Much 12 Spin Doctors - Two Princes 10 Stereophonics - The Bartender and the Thief 10 The Sisters of Mercy ft. Ofra Haza - Temple of Love (1992) 06 Suede - Trash  -5

I must be doing it wrong. I'll have a play around with it.

Still working on mine. First batch nearly ready. Not easy to find a comprehensive list other than go through the UK charts archive week by week - but the site gets so slow that it eventually dragged my computer down with it and I had to stop. Unfortunately the every hit site concentrates on the best-sellers so doesn't cover every song, and will be less and less useful as we delve further down the chart. I do have an old book of British Hit Singles which is handy for checking peak positions, but you have to know what to look for. Being old is an advantage there

I don't remember any indication that his death was imminent, more likely a few months away.

Do we have a thread for unfortunately phrased reporting? "The pressure on Mr Cottrell comes at a time of turmoil in the Church of England following a damning report into how it covered up prolific abuse by the barrister John Smyth." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz7qpdl4jdyo

Sun 22 Dec 33 Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin 33 Erasure - Blue Savannah 31 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 30 Suede - Stay Together 29 Youssou N’Dour ft. Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds -3 26 The Sisters of Mercy ft. Ofra Haza - Temple of Love (1992) +4 26 Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) 24 No Doubt - Just a Girl 24 Annie Lennox - Little Bird/Love Song for a Vampire -3 22 EMF - Unbelievable  21 Faithless - Insomnia 20 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 20 Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back 17 Shania Twain - That Don’t Impress Me Much 16 Spin Doctors - Two Princes 15 Stereophonics - The Bartender and the Thief 14 Suede - Trash 

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I can never remember who this fucker is.

Different fall, I think.

I agree with Ulitzer. People should not be wiped from history because of their transgressions.

Sorry to hear that. They're not really my cup of tea but a friend is an avid fan of Johnny and I did go and see them with her back in the summer. She'll be gutted.

Sat 21 Dec 49 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives - 18 Pink Floyd — Another Brick In the Wall 09 Pet Shop Boys— Always On My Mind +4 05 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World - 6

Sat 21 Dec 38 Erasure - Blue Savannah +4 30 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 29 Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin 28 Suede - Stay Together 27 Youssou N’Dour ft. Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds 26 Annie Lennox - Little Bird/Love Song for a Vampire 25 Shania Twain - That Don’t Impress Me Much 25 Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) 23 No Doubt - Just a Girl 22 The Sisters of Mercy ft. Ofra Haza - Temple of Love (1992) 22 EMF - Unbelievable  20 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 20 Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back 20 Spin Doctors - Two Princes 20 Faithless - Insomnia 17 Stereophonics - The Bartender and the Thief 16 Suede - Trash 10 The Seahorses - Love Is The Law 06 Radiohead - Paranoid Android -6

Today I wanted some frozen roast potaoes (yeah, lazy, I know). There weren't many left in Sainsburys but there was a section full of these with no price on them. I scanned one, and they were priced at 50p. They are £1.90 on Tesco site. I got three. Result!