Bibliogryphon

76 George Michael – Careless Whisper 62 Madonna – Into the Groove 55 Nena – 99 Red Balloons 26 Eurythmics — There must be an Angel +4 25 Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes -6 24 Duran Duran – The Reflex

Happy Birthday Phil Collins

This very day in 1986 my wife went to see Fergal Sharkey in concert. I just found the programme whilst putting her vinyl albums on ebay.

68 George Michael – Careless Whisper 66 Madonna – Into the Groove 51 Nena – 99 Red Balloons 34 Eurythmics – There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)   28 Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Relax 27 Dead or Alive – You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) 21 Duran Duran — The Reflex -3 17 Philip Bailey & Phil Collins – Easy Lover +4 12 Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes -3

Dave Burgess for me

It's a dream I'm willing to defend

70 George Michael – Careless Whisper 63 Nena – 99 Red Balloons 53 Madonna – Into the Groove 34 Eurythmics – There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart) 30 Feargal Sharkey – A Good Heart +2 28 Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Relax -3 26 Philip Bailey & Phil Collins – Easy Lover +2 25 Duran Duran – The Reflex -3 24 Dead or Alive – You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) 13 Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes 8 Chaka Khan – I Feel for You

I bought Russians with my first pay from my Saturday job

64 George Michael – Careless Whisper 56 Madonna – Into the Groove 54 Nena – 99 Red Balloons 34 Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Relax 33 Eurythmics – There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart) +4 31 Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes -6 30 Duran Duran – The Reflex 28 Chaka Khan – I Feel for You 28 Feargal Sharkey – A Good Heart 24 Philip Bailey & Phil Collins – Easy Lover 18 Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go 18 Dead or Alive – You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) 6 Midge Ure – If I Was

She was in the first series of Gentleman Jack but her character was recast for the second season which made me suspicious. Which I believe I shared at the time

I was 16 in 1985. There was great music around just it didn't get to no.1

I agree but it is their only number one I would much rather have seen Sweet Dreams Who's That Girl When Tomorrow Comes Don't Ask Me Why However it is still head and shoulders above the competition here

56 George Michael – Careless Whisper 53 Nena – 99 Red Balloons 46 Madonna – Into the Groove 34 Eurythmics – There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart) 34 Feargal Sharkey — A Good Heart +4 33 Frankie Goes to Hollywood — Relax -3 32 Midge Ure — If I Was 30 Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes -2 28 Chaka Khan – I Feel for You 27 Philip Bailey & Phil Collins – Easy Lover 26 Dead or Alive – You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) 25 Duran Duran – The Reflex 21 Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go 13 Paul Hardcastle – 19 12 Wham! – I’m Your Man -1 9 Wham! – Freedom  5 Frankie Goes to Hollywood – The Power of Love

Just started my annual trawl of the DDP cross referencing it with my own 1000+ Name longlist and I noticed that Helena Bonham-Carter is out of order She is listed at the bottom of the B listing. At first I thought she should have been in the Cs but she should be much further up

Japan now has over 90,000 Centarians

That takes me back to the joke that went round at school at the time....

Just entered my team and I have just entered my team to oppose it Good luck and may the least worst win

Just a reminder for those bemoaning Stevie's lack of quality No.1 action his harmonica playing does feature on There Must Be An Angel

51 George Michael — Careless Whisper 46 Nena – 99 Red Balloons 37 Madonna – Into The Groove 35 Frankie goes to Hollywood – Relax 31 Eurythmics – There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) +4 30 Feargal Sharkey – A Good Heart 28 Midge Ure – If I Was 28 Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes -2 27 Philip Bailey & Phil Collins – Easy Lover 25 Duran Duran – The Reflex 25 Chaka Khan – I feel for you 22 Dead or Alive – You spin me round (like a record) 19 Paul Hardcastle – 19 19 Wham - Wake me up before you go go 17 Wham – Freedom 16 Wham – I`m your man -2 13 Phyllis Nelson – Move Closer 12 Shakin´ Stevens – Merry Christmas everyone 12 UB40 & Chrissie Hynde – I got you babe 12 Foreigner – I want to know what love is 10 David Bowie & Mick Jagger – Dancing in the street 09 Jim Diamond – I should have known better -2 8 Frankie goes to Hollywood – The power of love

Also the metric of a single week makes it very faddy. Serious music fans bought the albums

38 Nena – 99 Red Balloons 38 George Michael – Careless Whisper 33 Madonna – Into The Groove 28 Feargal Sharkey – A Good Heart 27 Frankie goes to Hollywood – Relax 26 Eurythmics – There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) 26 Phyllis Nelson – Move Closer 25 Philip Bailey & Phil Collins – Easy Lover +4 23 Midge Ure – If I Was 23 Dead or Alive – You spin me round (like a record) 21 Frankie goes to Hollywood – The power of love 21 Duran Duran – The Reflex 21 Chaka Khan – I feel for you 21 Foreigner – I want to know what love is 21 Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes -2 19 Shakin´ Stevens – Merry Christmas everyone 18 Sister Sledge – Frankie 18 Jim Diamond – I should have known better 18 Wham – I`m your man -2 17 Paul Hardcastle – 19 17 Wham – Freedom 16 Wham – Wake me up before you go go 15 UB40 & Chrissie Hynde – I got you babe 13 Paul McCartney – Pipes of Peace 11 Lionel Richie – Hello 11 Whitney Houston – Saving all my love for you -2 09 Jennifer Rush – The power of love 07 David Bowie & Mick Jagger – Dancing in the street 05 Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson – I know him so well

That decision is up to @Summer in Transylvania I am not sure they set a deadline

He likes to get it out and handle it and he fears that his control is not adequate and he might break some bits and if he can't look at it and enjoy it properly he feels that it should be with someone who can

I had 13 uniques on my theme team and 16 uniques on my Unusual Suspects team My I Cannot Believe they're Not Deader team has six drop 40 names on it (no uniques)

After the 80s would there be any interest in going back to do the sixties before we very nervously step foot into the land of horrors which will be 90s No.1s?