Bibliogryphon

Congrats @tracy 1923 Henry Kissinger/Glynis Johns 1924 Jimmy Carter/Eva Marie Saint 1925 Pete Murray/Ysanne Churchman 1926 Timothy Dudley-Smith/Doreen Mantle 1927 Sandy Gall/Leontyne Price 1928 Joss Ackland/Queen Ratna of Nepal 1929 John Woodvine/Imelda Marcos 1930 Douglas Hurd/Edna O'Brien  1931 Ken Bates/Leslie Caron 1932 Roy Hattersley/Prunella Scales

58 Soft Cell — Tainted Love 43 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes 42 The Specials — Ghost Town 34 The Human League — Don't You Want Me 28 The Pretenders — Brass in Pocket -3 27 Blondie — Atomic -3 16 Blondie — Call Me +4

With people like Gullis and Lee I imagine they try and moderate their language and pronouncements because they are MPs. If they didn't I can imagine them going full BNP

Hi @Summer in Transylvania MariNisia has already nabbed Bob Barker

Congrats @MariNisia Keeping your run from 2022 into 2023 1923 Henry Kissinger/Glynis Johns 1924 Jimmy Carter/Eva Marie Saint 1925 Pete Murray/Ysanne Churchman 1926 Timothy Dudley-Smith/Doreen Mantle 1927 Sandy Gall/Leontyne Price 1928 Joss Ackland/Queen Ratna of Nepal 1929 John Woodvine/Imelda Marcos 1930 Douglas Hurd/Edna O'Brien  1931 Ken Bates/Leslie Caron 1932 Roy Hattersley/Prunella Scales

55 The Pretenders — Brass in Pocket -2 53 Soft Cell — Tainted Love 50 Blondie — Atomic -2 42 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes 36 The Specials — Ghost Town +2 34 Blondie — Call Me +2 30 The Human League — Don't You Want Me 0 The Police — Don't Stand So Close to Me -2

The 25 is a maximum not a minimum. In theory the could get 50 new names each year

54 Blondie — Atomic 52 The Pretenders — Brass in Pocket 45 Blondie — Call Me 45 Soft Cell — Tainted Love 40 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes +2 37 The Specials — Ghost Town +2 32 The Police — Don't Stand So Close to Me 18 The Human League — Don't You Want Me 12 The Specials — Too Much Too Young 11 ABBA — The Winner Takes It All 6 The Jam — Going Underground / Dreams of Children -6

Apologies it is right there as a unique for you but you were one of those players who helpfully got your entry in early and I had forgotten you had her on your team

No-one picked Stephanie Cole for Coronation Street - bit of a surprise

Roger Moore, Jimmy Edwards, Max Bygraves & Harry Secombe (?)

57 The Pretenders — Brass in Pocket 49 Soft Cell — Tainted Love 46 Blondie — Atomic 41 Blondie — Call Me 39 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes 39 The Specials — Ghost Town +4 33 The Police — Don't Stand So Close to Me 21 ABBA — The Winner Takes It All 19 The Specials — Too Much Too Young 18 The Police — Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 17 The Jam — Going Underground / Dreams of Children -6 12 The Human League — Don't You Want Me 11 Adam & the Ants — Stand and Deliver

It really needs the context of the time. The early days of video were ripe for this group who had a very distinctive style and sound. My sister had Smash Hits at the time and every issue couldn't get enough of them

49 The Pretenders - Brass in pocket 48 The Police — Don't Stand So Close to Me 46 Blondie — Atomic 42 Blondie — Call Me 40 Soft Cell — Tainted Love 35 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes 35 The Specials — Ghost Town 32 Adam & the Ants — Stand and Deliver +4 30 The Jam — Going Underground / Dreams of Children -6 28 The Police — Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 22 The Specials — Too Much Too Young 17 ABBA — The Winner Takes It All 14 The Human League — Don't You Want Me  10 David Bowie & Queen — Under Pressure

I'll pick John B.Goodenough Thanks for running

Count me in

Or he might just go all Duke of Winsdor and be slavishly devoted to her until he dies whether she deserves it or not

56 The Pretenders — Brass in Pocket 54 The Police — Don't Stand So Close to Me 42 Blondie — Call me 40 The Specials — Ghost Town 39 The Jam — Going Underground / Dreams of Children -6 37 Blondie — Atomic 36 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes +2 36 Soft Cell — Tainted Love 35 Adam & the Ants — Stand and Deliver +2 28 ABBA — The Winner Takes It All 27 The Specials — Too Much Too Young 25 The Police — Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 16 The Jam — Start! 13 The Human League — Don't You Want Me 09 David Bowie & Queen — Under Pressure

Will swap him for Sandy Gall

I have Harry Belafonte

I limited myself to one Kate Bush and there was other stuff in 85 that I wanted to include. Note there is no Genesis here because their best stuff is album tracks

@msc 1986 - Queen: A Kind of Magic I actually had to check because I was convinced this reached No.1

I tried not to go to obscure. Thinking of things that actually charted and on another day I would make different choices

I was tempted to put this in @Book 's Kill or Save 80's thread but I don't want to interrupt the game as it can get quite chaotic at the best of times bit I thought about all the songs that will not crop up in that game. I have picked one from each year and only used each artist once 1980 Babooshka - Kate Bush 1981 Wordy Rappinghood - Tom Tom Club 1982 Senses Working Overtime - XTC 1983 Drop The Pilot - Joan Armatrading 1984 A New England - Kirsty MacColl 1985 Road to Nowhere - Talking Heads 1986 Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel 1987 This Corrosion - Sisters of Mercy 1988 She Makes My Day - Robert Palmer 1989 Don't Ask Me Why - Eurythmics

It's early days yet. Only one hit on the board. I posted half an hour after midnight on NYD and still had to replace four picks