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Former British & Irish Lions player Ronnie Lamont dead aged 81. (This is not the Lions player named Ronnie who's on my theme team).

I really wish I'd thought of this joke at the time.

Bang, its gone.

52 Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights +4 51 Donna Summer – I Feel Love 49 Blondie – Heart of Glass 33 ABBA – The Name of the Game 30 David Bowie – Space Oddity 17 Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody 14 Gary Numan – Cars 0 T.Rex – Get It On -6 Been circling long enough...

51 Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights 45 Donna Summer - I Feel Love 45 Blondie – Heart of Glass +4 38 ABBA - The Name of the Game 35 David Bowie – Space Oddity 26 Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody 21 Gary Numan – Cars 12 T.Rex – Get It On 9 ABBA – Knowing Me, Knowing You -6

Proper obit for Andrew Nickolds, written by Matthew Engel, who I more associate with cricket, but then Nickolds wrote some cricket-based stuff.

Aussie actor Tony Barry reported dead by Sam Neill. Think of your favourite Aussie TV show, he was probably in it.

Re. Barrowman - I don't if this is the devastating news alluded to above, but he's cancelled his tour because of poor ticket sales.

Ali Ahmed Aslam deid.

There's only one possible winner.

49 Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights 48 Donna Summer – I Feel Love 41 David Bowie – Space Oddity 37 ABBA – The Name of the Game 37 Blondie – Heart of Glass +4 29 Gary Numan – Cars 20 Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody 15 Suzi Quatro – Devil Gate Drive 15 ABBA – Knowing Me, Knowing You -6 12 T.Rex – Get It On 9 Sweet – Blockbuster 4 Baccara - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie Let's lend my support to Blondie for a while. Certainly not my favourite Blondie track, but deserves to survive until the latter reaches of the final.

Strangely enough, not for me either. I suspect we both thought a certain unique as (as far as I know) this was Hodges' first year on the list. Cn anyone on the committee (or a past showrunner) confirm? I do have the consolation of him being my joker.

Inasmuch as one can 'love' a song, there's only 3 here I would say I love. Several I have no strong feelings either way (and I include the ABBA tracks in this number) but there are also some I've grown tired of hearing, BOTW being one of those.

47 Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights +4 44 Donna Summer – I Feel Love 40 David Bowie – Space Oddity 31 Blondie – Heart of Glass 31 ABBA – The Name of the Game 30 Gary Numan – Cars 26 ABBA – Knowing Me, Knowing You 25 Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody 21 Suzi Quatro – Devil Gate Drive 17 Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie 14 T.Rex – Get It On 12 The Sweet – Blockbuster 5 Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over Troubled Water -3 3 Alice Cooper – School's Out -3

I've just voted. Best received death at chez time was Russell Bishop, no contest. The other categories (well, most of them) required too much thought to say categorically 'X' is the vote, so generally went with first name that I found on the list of the dead (but this did bias it towards the latter part of the year, so Bob Saget stood no chance).

If only @Thatcher hadn't added that wiki link! I quite enjoyed a bit of The Specials back in the day, but lately spoiled by constant repetition of *that* joke.

Twenty years ago today footballer Arthur Rowley died, aged 78. He's the English Football League's leading goalscorer, with 434 goals in 619 games, in a career lasting 20 years with West Bromwich Albion, Fulham, Leicester City & Shrewsbury Town,

I think its more a case of number 8 by default, rather than anyone's opinion. People feel more strongly against ABBA other songs/artists.

44 David Bowie – Space Oddity 42 Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights +4 34 Donna Summer – I Feel Love 33 Gary Numan – Cars 31 Blondie – Heart of Glass 28 ABBA – The Name of the Game 23 ABBA – Knowing Me , Knowing You -6 22 Suzi Quatro – Devil Gate Drive 20 Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie 20 Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody 16 The Sweet – Blockbuster 16 Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over Troubled Water 14 T.Rex – Get It On 14 10cc – I'm Not in Love 13 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown 9 Nilsson - Without You 9 Alice Cooper – School's Out

37 Donna Summer – I Feel Love 37 Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights +4 31 Gary Numan – Cars 30 Blondie – Heart of Glass 30 David Bowie – Space Oddity 25 Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody 23 10cc – I'm Not in Love 22 Suzi Quatro – Devil Gate Drive 22 Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie 22 ABBA – Knowing Me , Knowing You -6 21 Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over Troubled Water 20 ABBA – The Name of the Game 20 Nilsson – Without You 19 The Sweet – Blockbuster 16 T.Rex – Get It On 14 Don McLean – Vincent 13 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown 12 Alice Cooper – School's Out  12 Suzi Quatro – Can the Can  10 ABBA – Waterloo

If Sunday Girl is going, hopefully Waterloo & Fernando will swiftly follow (yes, I do realise what I've just done).

33 Donna Summer – I Feel Love 32 Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights +4 29 David Bowie – Space Oddity 28 Gary Numan – Cars 25 Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody 24 10cc – I'm Not in Love 25 Blondie – Heart of Glass 22 Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie 22 ABBA – Knowing Me, Knowing You 21 Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over Troubled Water 20 ABBA – The Name of the Game 20 Nilsson – Without You 20 Suzi Quatro – Devil Gate Drive 20 The Sweet – Blockbuster 20 T.Rex – Get It On 19 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Tears of a Clown 17 Alice Cooper – School's Out 16 Don McLean – Vincent 14 Suzi Quatro – Can the Can 10 ABBA – Waterloo -3 10 Althea & Donna – Up Town Top Ranking 9 Bay City Rollers – Bye Bye Baby 4 ABBA – Fernando -3 2 Blondie – Sunday Girl

and properly credited to its creator too.

64 Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights + 57 Althea & Donna – Uptown Top Ranking 54 Blondie – Heart of Glass 53 Gary Numan – Cars 29 Blondie – Sunday Girl +4 -5 Bee Gees – Tragedy -6 My pleasure.