Bibliogryphon

Would have preferred Donna Summer to do that

Didn't think that could be done. Great work everyone.

31/8/24 83 Roy Orbison - You Got It  77 Queen - I Want It All +2 75 New Order - Blue Monday 88  57 Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart +2 23 Womack & Womack - Teardrops 07 Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don’t Care -6

30.08.2024 57 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons 43 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up 42 Paul Anka — Diana 39 Doris Day — Que Sera Sera +1 39 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day +1 37 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love +1 32 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues +1 14 Guy Mitchell & Jimmy Carroll — Rock-A-Billy 14 Andy Williams — Butterfly 11 Johnnie Ray — Yes Tonight, Josephine 04 Dean Martin — Memories Are Made Of This -6

Fri 30 Aug 75 Roy Orbison - You Got It  74 Queen - I Want It All +2 71 New Order - Blue Monday 88 65 Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart +2 46 Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don’t Care -6 21 Womack & Womack - Teardrops

I banned Centarians from my work game unless they were on the list before they reached 100 (e.g. June Spencer) and I can comfortably ignore this thread now

Think I am going to give up on this round an wait for the final to downvote Transvision Vamp

29/8/24 73 Roy Orbison - You Got It +4 69 New Order - Blue Monday 88 69 Queen - I Want It All 63 Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart 50 Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don’t Care -6 18 Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car 18 Kim Wilde - You Came 12 Womack & Womack - Teardrops -6 08 Jeff Wayne - The Eve Of The War (Ben Liebrand Remix) +4

29.08.2024 53 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons 43 Paul Anka — Diana 41 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up 37 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 35 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day 35 Doris Day — Que Sera Sera +2 30 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues 20 Johnnie Ray — Yes Tonight, Josephine 20 Andy Williams — Butterfly 20 Guy Mitchell & Jimmy Carroll — Rock-A-Billy 13 Dean Martin — Memories Are Made Of This -3 11 Lonnie Donegan — Puttin’ On The Style / Gamblin’ Man +2 04 Johnnie Ray — Just Walking In The Rain -3

German 5 pfennings from between the wars I was throwing out an old computer carcass from the loft the other day and I was at the tip and been a good recycler I removed the EPS blocks and was just about to take the cardboard box away when I noticed two dark discs at the bottom of the box. It turns out it was two coins from my collection which must have fallen out of their album. One is a 1898 10 cent piece from France and the other a 1 cent from Malta. Close shave

28.08.2024 45 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons 42 Doris Day — Que Sera Sera +1 38 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 38 Paul Anka — Diana 37 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up 32 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day +1 26 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues +1 25 Guy Mitchell & Jimmy Carroll — Rock-A-Billy 21 Lonnie Donegan — Puttin’ On The Style / Gamblin’ Man +1 20 Andy Williams — Butterfly 18 Dean Martin — Memories Are Made Of This -3 17 Johnnie Ray — Yes Tonight, Josephine 17 Johnnie Ray — Just Walking In The Rain 14 Frankie Vaughan — The Garden Of Eden 06 Lonnie Donegan — Cumberland Gap -3

28/8/24 67 Roy Orbison - You Got It 63 New Order - Blue Monday 88 62 Queen - I Want It All 58 Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart 42 Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don’t Care -6 30 Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car 22 Jeff Wayne - The Eve Of The War (Ben Liebrand Remix) 21 Kim Wilde - You Came 20 Donna Summer - This Time I Know It’s For Real +4 19 Womack & Womack - Teardrops 06 Madonna - Cherish

27/8/24 39 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons 36 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 35 Paul Anka — Diana 33 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up 29 Doris Day — Que Sera Sera +4 28 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day 27 Dean Martin — Memories Are Made Of This -2 25 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues 25 Guy Mitchell & Jimmy Carroll — Rock-A-Billy 22 Lonnie Donegan — Cumberland Gap 20 Johnnie Ray — Just Walking In The Rain 20 Frankie Vaughan — The Garden Of Eden 20 Andy Williams — Butterfly 20 Johnnie Ray — Yes Tonight, Josephine 20 Lonnie Donegan — Puttin’ On The Style / Gamblin’ Man 13 Anne Shelton — Lay Down Your Arms -2 12 Winifred Atwell — The Poor People Of Paris -2

27/8/24 62 Roy Orbison - You Got It 62 New Order - Blue Monday 88 55 Queen - I Want It All 52 Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart 43 Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don’t Care -6 29 Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car 27 Madonna - Cherish 25 Donna Summer - This Time I Know It’s For Real +4 24 Jeff Wayne - The Eve Of The War (Ben Liebrand Remix) 24 Womack & Womack - Teardrops 21 Kim Wilde - You Came 12 Sydney Youngblood — If Only I Could

Valdas Adamkus for me please

26/8/24 61 Roy Orbison - You Got It 55 New Order - Blue Monday 88 52 Queen - I Want It All 47 Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart 39 Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don’t Care -6 30 Womack & Womack - Teardrops 29 Donna Summer - This Time I Know It’s For Real +2 28 Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car 24 Jeff Wayne - The Eve Of The War (Ben Liebrand Remix) +1 23 Vanessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi 23 Madonna - Cherish 21 Kim Wilde - You Came 16 Sydney Youngblood — If Only I Could 10 Paula Abdul - Straight Up +1 06 Soul II Soul - Get a Life

26.08.2024 34 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons 32 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 31 Doris Day — Que Sera Sera 30 Paul Anka — Diana 29 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up 28 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day +4 25 Lonnie Donegan — Cumberland Gap 22 Guy Mitchell & Jimmy Carroll — Rock-A-Billy 21 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues 20 Dean Martin — Memories Are Made Of This 20 Johnnie Ray — Just Walking In The Rain 20 Frankie Vaughan — The Garden Of Eden 20 Andy Williams — Butterfly 20 Johnnie Ray — Yes Tonight, Josephine 20 Lonnie Donegan — Puttin’ On The Style / Gamblin’ Man 18 Winifred Atwell — The Poor People Of Paris 16 Anne Shelton — Lay Down Your Arms 14 Tommy Steele & The Steelmen — Singing The Blues 12 Frankie Laine — A Woman In Love 12 Ronnie Hilton — No Other Love 10 Tab Hunter — Young Love  00 Kay Starr — Rock And Roll Waltz -6

25.08.24 26 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 21 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up 21 Paul Anka — Diana 21 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tonn 21 Lonnie Donegan — Cumberland Gap 20 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day +4 20 Doris Day — Que Sera Sera 20 Dean Martin — Memories Are Made Of This 20 Dreamwavers — It’s Almost Tomorrow 20 Kay Starr — Rock And Roll Waltz 20 Anne Shelton — Lay Down Your Arms 20 Johnnie Ray — Just Walking In The Rain 20 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues 20 Tommy Steele & The Steelmen — Singing The Blues 20 Frankie Vaughan — The Garden Of Eden 20 Tab Hunter — Young Love 20 Guy Mitchell & Jimmy Carroll — Rock-A-Billy 20 Andy Williams — Butterfly 20 Johnny Ray — Yes Tonight, Josephine 20 Lonnie Donegan — Puttin’ On The Style / Gamblin’ Man 20 Harry Belafonte — Mary’s Boy Child 18 Winifred Atwell — The Poor People Of Paris 14 Ronnie Hilton — No Other Love -6 14 Frankie Laine — A Woman In Love 12 Pat Boone — I’ll Be Home

Sun 25 Aug 56 Roy Orbison - You Got It 52 New Order - Blue Monday 88 46 Queen - I Want It All 45 Womack & Womack - Teardrops 41 Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart +1 40 Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don’t Care -6 27 Vanessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi 27 Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car 27 Donna Summer - This Time I Know It’s For Real +1 25 Madonna - Cherish 21 Jeff Wayne - The Eve Of The War (Ben Liebrand Remix) 21 Kim Wilde - You Came 20 Sydney Youngblood - If Only I Could 20 Soul II Soul - Get a Life 15 Paula Abdul - Straight Up +2 09 Sabrina - Boys (Summertime Love)

25/8/24 62 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock 60 Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen — Mambo Italiano 55 Tony Bennett — Stranger In Paradise 43 Rosemary Clooney — This Ole House 36 Johnston Brothers — Hernando’s Hideaway 30 Alma Cogan — Dreamboat +4 24 Jimmy Young — The Man From Laramie 14 Prez Prado & His Orchestra — Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White -6 10 Eddie Calvert — Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White

The correct answer here is clearly to ditch both versions of the same song because one is marginally more dreadful than the other

What is really interesting looking at these lists is the way it moved from big bands and easy listening towards the rock and roll sounds as it goes through

Sat 24 Aug 56 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock 51 Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen — Mambo Italiano 47 Tony Bennett — Stranger In Paradise 39 Jimmy Young — The Man From Laramie 35 Rosemary Clooney — This Ole House 32 Johnston Brothers — Hernando’s Hideaway 32 Prez Prado & His Orchestra — Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White -6 30 Alma Cogan — Dreamboat +4 24 Eddie Calvert — Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 14 Johnnie Ray — Such A Night 06 Doris Day — Secret Love

Sat 24 Aug 50 Roy Orbison - You Got It 49 New Order - Blue Monday 88 42 Queen - I Want It All 39 Womack & Womack - Teardrops 37 Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart 34 Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don’t Care -6 32 Vanessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi 26 Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car 26 Donna Summer - This Time I Know It’s For Real +2 23 Jeff Wayne - The Eve Of The War (Ben Liebrand Remix) 23 Paula Abdul - Straight Up 23 Madonna - Cherish 21 Kim Wilde - You Came 20 Sydney Youngblood - If Only I Could 20 Soul II Soul - Get a Life 19 Sabrina - Boys (Summertime Love) 14 Danny Wilson - Mary’s Prayer +2 12 Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance 06 Everything But The Girl - I Don’t Want to Talk About It

Fri 23 Aug 44 Roy Orbison - You Got It 43 New Order - Blue Monday 88 38 Queen - I Want It All 35 Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart 33 Vanessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi 31 Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don’t Care -6 29 Womack & Womack - Teardrops 25 Madonna - Cherish 25 Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car 25 Paula Abdul - Straight Up +1 24 Donna Summer - This Time I Know It’s For Real +1 23 Jeff Wayne - The Eve Of The War (Ben Liebrand Remix) +1 21 Danny Wilson - Mary’s Prayer +1 21 Everything But The Girl - I Don’t Want to Talk About It 21 Kim Wilde - You Came 21 Sabrina - Boys (Summertime Love) 20 Sydney Youngblood - If Only I Could 20 Soul II Soul - Get a Life 16 Chris de Burgh - Missing You  15 Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance 14 Lynne Hamilton - On The Inside