Bibliogryphon

To be fair Martin Lewis is spinning the decision this way

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23/9/2024 50 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 46 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 44 Erasure— Blue Savannah 42 EMF - Unbelievable +4 40 MC Hammer - U Can’t Touch This 37 Monty Python - Always Look on the Bright Side of Life 27 Guns N’ Roses - You Could Be Mine -3 24 Erasure - Chorus 20 Madonna - Rescue Me  20 P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift on Memory Bliss  20 K-Klass - Rhythm Is a Mystery  20 East Side Beat - Ride Like The Wind 15 C+C Music Factory ft. Freedom Williams - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) 15 The Prodigy - Charly 12 Oceanic - Insanity -3

23/9/2024 44 Nat King Cole — Smile 44 Dean Martin — That’s Amore 38 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel 36 Al Hibbler — Unchained Melody 31 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog +2 30 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap -2 27 Frankie Vaughan — The Green Door 24 Lou Busch — Zambesi +2 22 Nat King Cole — Pretend 22 Frank Sinatra — Learnin’ The Blues 20 Mantovani — Swedish Rhapsody -2 20 Frank Chacksfield — Terry’s Theme From ‘Limelight’ 20 Frankie Laine — Where The Winds Blow 20 Winifred Atwell — Let’s Have A Party 20 Frankie Laine — Blowing Wild 20 Guy Mitchell — Cloud Lucky Seven 20 Frankie Laine — Cool Water 17 Cyril Stapleton — Blue Star (The Medic Theme) 17 Tony Martin — Walk Hand In Hand 16 Lonnie Donegan — Lost John / Stewball 14 Diana Decker — Poppa Piccolin 14 Guy Mitchell — Pretty Little Black-Eyed Susie 12 Teresa Brewer — A Tear Fell -2

22/9/2024 37 Nat King Cole — Smile 36 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel +1 30 Dean Martin — That’s Amore +1 28 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog 27 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap 26 Al Hibbler — Unchained Melody 24 Lou Busch — Zambesi +1 23 Frankie Vaughan — The Green Door 22 Nat King Cole — Pretend 22 Frank Sinatra — Learnin’ The Blues 21 Mantovani — Swedish Rhapsody 20 Guy Mitchell — Pretty Little Black-Eyed Susie 20 Frank Chacksfield — Terry’s Theme From ‘Limelight’ 20 Frankie Laine — Where The Winds Blow 20 Winifred Atwell — Let’s Have A Party 20 Frankie Laine — Blowing Wild 20 Guy Mitchell — Cloud Lucky Seven 20 David Whitfield — Santo Natale 20 Frankie Laine — Cool Water 20 Cyril Stapleton — Blue Star (The Medic Theme) 20 Lonnie Donegan — Lost John / Stewball 20 Tony Martin — Walk Hand In Hand 19 Bill Hayes — The Ballad Of Davy Crockett +1 17 Diana Decker — Poppa Piccolino 14 Teresa Brewer — A Tear Fell 08 Guy Mitchell — Feet Up! 04 Max Bygraves — Meet Me On The Corner -6 02 Mitch Miller — The Yellow Rose Of Texas

22/9/2024 46 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon +1 46 Erasure — Blue Savannah +1 44 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love +1 39 Monty Python - Always Look on the Bright Side of Life 37 MC Hammer - U Can’t Touch This 37 EMF - Unbelievable +1 28 Guns N’ Roses - You Could Be Mine -3 24 Erasure - Chorus 20 Madonna - Rescue Me  20 P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift on Memory Bliss  20 K-Klass - Rhythm Is a Mystery  20 East Side Beat - Ride Like The Wind 19 C+C Music Factory ft. Freedom Williams - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) 19 Oceanic - Insanity  16 The Prodigy - Charly  08 Altern 8 - Activ 8 (Come With Me) 06 Betty Boo - Where Are You Baby? 05 Rod Stewart - Rhythm of My Heart -3

Genuinely missed that it was so fast

9/21/2024 30 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel +1 28 Dean Martin — That’s Amore +1 26 Nat King Cole — Smile 25 Al Hibbler — Unchained Melody 23 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog 23 Lou Busch — Zambesi +1 21 Bill Hayes — The Ballad Of Davy Crockett +1 21 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap 21 Frankie Vaughan — The Green Door 20 Diana Decker — Poppa Piccolino 20 Guy Mitchell — Pretty Little Black-Eyed Susie 20 Nat King Cole — Pretend 20 Frank Chacksfield — Terry’s Theme From ‘Limelight’ 20 Frankie Laine — Where The Winds Blow 20 Mantovani — Swedish Rhapsody 20 Winifred Atwell — Let’s Have A Party 20 Frankie Laine — Blowing Wild 20 Guy Mitchell — Cloud Lucky Seven 20 David Whitfield — Santo Natale 20 Frankie Laine — Cool Water 20 Frank Sinatra — Learnin’ The Blues 20 Cyril Stapleton — Blue Star (The Medic Theme) 20 Mitch Miller — The Yellow Rose Of Texas 20 Lonnie Donegan — Lost John / Stewball 20 Tony Martin — Walk Hand In Hand 16 Teresa Brewer — A Tear Fell 13 Max Bygraves — Meet Me On The Corner -6 12 Various Artists — All Star Hit Parade 12 Four Aces ft. Al Alberts — Love Is A Many Splendored Thing 09 Guy Mitchell — Feet Up!

Three way tie for the lead with 100 days to go

Congrats @Summer in Transylvania 1924 Russell M. Nelson/Eva Marie Saint 1925 Pete Murray/Brigitte Auber 1926  Alan Greenspan/Judith Magre 1927 Sandy Gall/Hazel Chinnery 1928 James Ivory/Queen Ratna of Nepal 1929 John Woodvine/Imelda Marcos 1930 Douglas Hurd/Katherine Jackson  1931 Ken Bates/Leslie Caron  1932 Roy Hattersley/Carmen Munroe 1933 Tinto Brass/Kim Novak

Colin Jeavons as my sub please

Sat 21 Sep 24 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife -6 18 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock +4

Sat 21 Sep 44 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 41 Monty Python - Always Look on the Bright Side of Life 37 Erasure — Blue Savannah 36 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love +4 35 Guns N’ Roses - You Could Be Mine -2 33 MC Hammer - U Can’t Touch This 32 EMF - Unbelievable  23 C+C Music Factory ft. Freedom Williams - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) 22 The Prodigy - Charly  21 Oceanic - Insanity  20 Madonna - Rescue Me  20 Erasure - Chorus  20 P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift on Memory Bliss  20 K-Klass - Rhythm Is a Mystery  20 Altern 8 - Activ 8 (Come With Me)  20 East Side Beat - Ride Like The Wind 14 Rod Stewart - Rhythm of My Heart -2 14 Betty Boo - Where Are You Baby? 04 Beverly Craven - Promise Me -2

20/9/24 25 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife -3 20 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock +4 17 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette -3 10 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock

20/9/24 43 Monty Python - Always Look on the Bright Side of Life 37 Erasure — Blue Savannah 34 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon +1 31 Guns N’ Roses - You Could Be Mine -2 28 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love +1 28 EMF - Unbelievable 27 MC Hammer- U Can’t Touch This 24 Oceanic - Insanity  22 The Prodigy - Charly 20 Betty Boo - Where Are You Baby? 20 C+C Music Factory ft. Freedom Williams - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) 20 Madonna - Rescue Me 20 Erasure - Chorus 20 P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift on Memory Bliss 20 K-Klass - Rhythm Is a Mystery 20 Altern 8 - Activ 8 (Come With Me) 20 East Side Beat - Ride Like The Wind 16 Rod Stewart - Rhythm of My Heart -2 14 New Kids On The Block - Tonight 13 Beverly Craven - Promise Me -2 12 Candy Flip - Strawberry Fields Forever 08 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Sailing on the Seven Seas +2 07 Chad Jackson - Hear the Drummer (Get Wicked)  

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19/9/24 38 Monty Python - Always Look on the Bright Side of Life 31 Erasure — Blue Savannah 29 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon +1 29 Guns N’ Roses - You Could Be Mine -2 27 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love +1 24 EMF - Unbelievable 24 MC Hammer- U Can’t Touch This 24 Oceanic - Insanity  22 The Prodigy - Charly 20 Chad Jackson - Hear the Drummer (Get Wicked) 20 New Kids On The Block - Tonight 20 Betty Boo - Where Are You Baby? 20 C+C Music Factory ft. Freedom Williams - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) 20 Madonna - Rescue Me 20 Erasure - Chorus 20 P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift on Memory Bliss 20 K-Klass - Rhythm Is a Mystery 20 Altern 8 - Activ 8 (Come With Me) 20 East Side Beat - Ride Like The Wind 18 Rod Stewart - Rhythm of My Heart -2 15 Beverly Craven - Promise Me 13 Candy Flip - Strawberry Fields Forever 10 Iron Maiden - Holy Smoke -2 10 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Sailing on the Seven Seas +2 08 49ers - Touch Me

19/9/2024 38 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife -3 27 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock +4 20 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette -3 07 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock

Congrats @Yvonne 1924 Russell M. Nelson/Eva Marie Saint 1925 Pete Murray/Brigitte Auber 1926  Alan Greenspan/Judith Magre 1927 Sandy Gall/Hazel Chinnery 1928 James Ivory/Queen Ratna of Nepal 1929 John Woodvine/Imelda Marcos 1930 Douglas Hurd/Katherine Jackson  1931 Ken Bates/Leslie Caron  1932 Roy Hattersley/Carmen Munroe 1933 Tinto Brass/Kim Novak

Original Doctor Who assisstant and The Great Escape alumni William Russell is 90 today.

18/9/2024 25 Monty Python- Always Look on the Bright Side of Life 25 Erasure — Blue Savannah +1 23 The Waterboys- The Whole of the Moon +1 23 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark- Sailing on the Seven Seas +1 22 EMF- Unbelievable 21 MC Hammer- U Can’t Touch This 21 Roxette- It Must Have Been Love +1 20 49ers- Touch Me 20 Candy Flip- Strawberry Fields Forever 20 Chad Jackson- Hear the Drummer (Get Wicked) 20 New Kids On The Block- Tonight 20 Betty Boo- Where Are You Baby? 20 C+C Music Factory ft. Freedom Williams- Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) 20 2 In A Room- Wiggle It 20 Rod Stewart- Rhythm of My Heart 20 Madonna- Rescue Me 20 Erasure- Chorus 20 Guns N’ Roses- You Could Be Mine 20 P.M. Dawn- Set Adrift on Memory Bliss 20 The Prodigy- Charly 20 Oceanic- Insanity 20 K-Klass- Rhythm Is a Mystery 20 Altern 8- Activ 8 (Come With Me) 20 East Side Beat- Ride Like The Wind 18 Beverly Craven- Promise Me -2 18 Michael Bolton- How Am I Supposed to Live Without You -2 14 Iron Maiden- Holy Smoke -2

Mad World was fourth on my list of the Finalists so I think this is a fair result. However the pattern of voting makes me think this is the compromise candidate. This has been an absolutely fantastic round with a lot of strong songs. Thanks @wannamaker for the admin duties.

Wed 18 Sep 43 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife -3 29 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock +2 29 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock +2 21 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette -3

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17/9/2024 62 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife 31 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock +2 27 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock +2 12 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette -3 10 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover -3