Bibliogryphon

46 ABBA – The Winner Takes It All 44 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes 44 Blondie – Atomic 42 Soft Cell – Tainted Love 40 The Specials – Ghost Town +1 39 The Jam – Going Underground / Dreams of Children 38 The Police – Don't Stand So Close to Me 31 The Pretenders – Brass in Pocket 30 Blondie – Call Me 29 The Specials – Too Much Too Young 28 David Bowie & Queen – Under Pressure 28 Adam & the Ants – Stand and Deliver 28 Adam & the Ants – Prince Charming 23 The Police – Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 22 The Jam – Start! 22 Roxy Music – Jealous Guy -2 14 Olivia Newton-John & ELO – Xanadu +3 14 Dexy's Midnight Runners – Geno 13 The Human League – Don't You Want Me 13 Odyssey – Use It Up and Wear It Out 13 Detroit Spinners – Working My Way Back to You -2 12 John Lennon – Woman -2 10 M.A.S.H. – Theme from M.A.S.H. (Suicide Is Painless) 7 Bucks Fizz – Making Your Mind Up

Peter Boross

Both culturally and politically it defines that early eighties period Would always be one to put on an anti-Tory playlisyt

Just for transparency my new sub to replace Vladimir Putin who stepped into my main team in place of Pope Benedict is Arundhati Roy

In the final analysis despite the long drought in the summer 2022 ended up being the best non-record breaking year since 2015

There is a scoreboard up on the first page. I have counted 27 teams who got their entries in before the deadline which is four more than entered last time so thank you to all returnees and welcome to all the new players @GuyFromFuture seems to have gone back there and the other three I can see who entered last time are @chilean way, @theoldlady and @YorkshireBanker Please check the list and if you have sent me a team before the deadline and not included it please let me know Just sorting out the subs for Pope Benedict and I will begin to compile the teams

51 Blondie – Atomic 48 The Specials – Ghost Town 39 Soft Cell – Tainted Love 39 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes 38 ABBA – The Winner Takes It All 35 The Jam – Going Underground / Dreams of Children 31 The Police – Don't Stand So Close to Me 30 David Bowie & Queen – Under Pressure 29 The Specials – Too Much Too Young 27 The Pretenders – Brass in Pocket 26 Adam & the Ants – Stand and Deliver 25 Adam & the Ants – Prince Charming 23 Roxy Music – Jealous Guy 22 The Jam – Start! 22 Barbra Streisand – Woman in Love 21 The Police – Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 21 Odyssey – Use It Up and Wear It Out 20 John Lennon – Woman 20 Blondie – Call Me 20 Dexy's Midnight Runners – Geno 19 Bucks Fizz – Making Your Mind Up 15 M.A.S.H. – Theme from M.A.S.H. (Suicide Is Painless) 15 Detroit Spinners – Working My Way Back to You 11 ABBA – Super Trouper 11 The Human League – Don't You Want Me 10 Olivia Newton-John & ELO – Xanadu +4 10 John Lennon – (Just Like) Starting Over -3 4 Smokey Robinson – Being with You -3 Xanadu is ELO's only No.1. The film is a cultural touchstone just for the sheer batshit combination of over ambition and camp daftness.

Something from a long time ago that nobody is sure about

I only have myself to blame. I could have made the deadline Christmas or the middle of January

A record so bad my Dad bought it. He also bought Lena Martell.

Six of the current top 7 are on my ipod

42 The Specials – Ghost Town 42 Blondie – Atomic 37 ABBA – The winner takes it all 33 Soft Cell – Tainted Love 32 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes 30 David Bowie & Queen – Under Pressure +1 29 The Specials – Too much, too young 27 Police – Don´t stand so close to me 27 The Jam – Going underground / Dreams of children 27 Adam & the Ants – Stand and deliver 26 Barbra Streisand – Woman in love 25 Adam & the Ants – Prince Charming 24 Olivia Newton-John & ELO - Xanadu +2 23 Roxy Music – Jealous Guy 23 The Pretenders – Brass in pocket 23 The Jam – Start 22 Police – Every little thing she does is magic 22 Blondie – Call me 21 Detroit Spinners – Working my way back to you 21 Odyssey – Use it up and wear it out 20 John Lennon – Woman 20 Bucks Fizz – Making your mind up 16 Human League - Don't you want me 15 Kenny Rogers – Coward of the county 15 Dexy´s Midnight Runners – Geno 15 Fern Kinney – Together we are beautiful  15 M.A.S.H. – Theme from M.A.S.H. (Suicide is painless) 14 Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin – It´s my party 13 John Lennon – (Just like) Starting over 13 Smokey Robinson – Being with you -3 10 ABBA – Super Trouper +1 6 Aneka – Japanese Boy 5 Julio Iglesias - Begin the Begine (Volvera empezar) - 3

I have got Joss Ackland

Yeah I think he will not go till number 3 or 4 when everyone has got bored voting for him

I have gone with my theory that if I have to look them up their illness trumps their limited fame so I have picked Sakamoto

42 The Specials – Ghost Town 38 Olivia Newton-John & ELO - Xanadu +1 33 Blondie – Atomic 33 ABBA – The winner takes it all 31 Soft Cell – Tainted Love 28 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes 27 David Bowie & Queen – Under Pressure 27 The Jam – Going underground / Dreams of children 25 The Specials – Too much, too young 25 Adam & the Ants – Prince Charming 25 Police – Don´t stand so close to me 24 Kenny Rogers – Coward of the county 23 Adam & the Ants – Stand and deliver +1 22 Barbra Streisand – Woman in love 22 Julio Iglesias – Begin the beguine (Volver a empezar) -2 21 John Lennon – Woman 21 Blondie – Call me 21 Detroit Spinners – Working my way back to you 21 The Pretenders – Brass in pocket 21 The Jam – Start 21 Odyssey – Use it up and wear it out 21 Roxy Music – Jealous Guy 20 Police – Every little thing she does is magic 20 Johnny Logan – What´s another year 20 Bucks Fizz – Making your mind up 17 Dexy´s Midnight Runners – Geno 17 Fern Kinney – Together we are beautiful 16 John Lennon – (Just like) Starting over 16 Smokey Robinson – Being with you -2 15 M.A.S.H. – Theme from M.A.S.H. (Suicide is painless) 14 Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin – It´s my party 14 Human League – Don’t you want me +1 11 Aneka – Japanese Boy 09 ABBA – Super Trouper +1 06 Blondie – The tide is high 02 Don McLean – Crying -2

Entries are now closed and game is on. Masterlist expected Tuesday. I will contact any players who I have any issues during verification. Glad this is a one off starting at New Year

1923 Henry Kissinger/Gloria Whelan 1924 Jimmy Carter/Eva Marie Saint 1925 Pete Murray/Ysanne Churchman 1926 Timothy Dudley-Smith/Judith Magre 1927 Harry Belafonte/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

Peter Boross

No you need to start the game with a sub in each category incase any of the more obscure picks turnout to be dead before the game began. Happened twice last game

I don't think Bernard Cribbins was a real miss. He was still filming at the time he died.

Now that is what I call a miss. My sincere condolences if you are either a devout Catholic or running a Deadpool which starts in 13 hours time

If Pope Benedict was on your main list or your only sub I will need a new sub from you. I will give you till Tuesday to submit these because that is when I aim to put the Masterlists up but the game will begin at Midnight

Can't believe noone had Barbara Walters!