Bibliogryphon

23.08.2024 52 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock 45 Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen — Mambo Italiano 39 Tony Bennett — Stranger In Paradise 35 Jimmy Young — The Man From Laramie 33 Johnston Brothers — Hernando’s Hideaway 30 Rosemary Clooney — This Ole House -3 28 Alma Cogan — Dreamboat +4 26 Prez Prado & His Orchestra — Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White -3 26 Eddie Calvert — Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 26 Doris Day — Secret Love 23 Johnnie Ray — Such A Night 15 David Whitfield with Mantovani & His Orchestra — Cara Mia 12 Jimmy Young — Unchained Melody 06 Frank Sinatra — Three Coins In The Fountain

DoorSlammer already had Mirtha Legrand

Congrats @polar duck 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

22/8/2024 46 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock 38 Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen — Mambo Italiano 34 Johnston Brothers — Hernando’s Hideaway +1 31 Tony Bennett — Stranger In Paradise 31 Rosemary Clooney — This Ole House -2 31 Jimmy Young — The Man From Laramie +1 26 Prez Prado & His Orchestra — Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White -4 25 Doris Day — Secret Love +1 24 Alma Cogan — Dreamboat +1 23 Johnnie Ray — Such A Night 22 Eddie Calvert — Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 21 David Whitfield with Mantovani & His Orchestra — Cara Mia 18 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Give Me Your Word 17 Jimmy Young — Unchained Melody 17 Frank Sinatra — Three Coins In The Fountain 09 Winifred Atwell — Let’s Have Another Party 07 Dickie Valentine — The Finger Of Suspicion 06 Kitty Kallen — Little Things Mean A Lot

22.08.24 39 Roy Orbison - You Got It 39 New Order - Blue Monday 88 34 Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart 33 Queen - I Want It All 31 Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don’t Care -2 30 Vanessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi -2 27 Madonna - Cherish 24 Womack & Womack - Teardrops 23 Sabrina - Boys (Summertime Love) 23 Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance 23 Paula Abdul - Straight Up +1 22 Donna Summer - This Time I Know It’s For Real +1 21 Jeff Wayne - The Eve Of The War (Ben Liebrand Remix) 21 Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car 20 Everything But The Girl - I Don’t Want to Talk About It 20 Kim Wilde - You Came 20 Chris de Burgh - Missing You 20 Lynne Hamilton - On The Inside 20 Sydney Youngblood - If Only I Could 20 Soul II Soul - Get a Life 19 Danny Wilson - Mary’s Prayer +1 18 B.V.S.M.P. - I Need You -2 14 Bananarama & Lananeeneenoonoo - Help! 09 Taylor Dayne - Tell It to My Heart +1

Jim Lovell

Fixed that for you

21/8/24 33 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock +1 31 Doris Day — Secret Love 30 Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen — Mambo Italiano +1 26 Jimmy Young — The Man From Laramie 26 Tony Bennett — Stranger In Paradise 26 Johnston Brothers — Hernando’s Hideaway +1 23 Prez Prado & His Orchestra — Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 22 Alma Cogan — Dreamboat +1 22 Rosemary Clooney — This Ole House 21 Frank Sinatra — Three Coins In The Fountain 21 Dickie Valentine — The Finger Of Suspicion 21 David Whitfield with Mantovani & His Orchestra — Cara Mia 21 Johnnie Ray — Such A Night 20 Kitty Kallen — Little Things Mean A Lot 20 Vera Lynn — My Son, My Son 20 Eddie Calvert — Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 20 Jimmy Young — Unchained Melody 18 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Give Me Your Word 17 Winifred Atwell — Let’s Have Another Party 14 Ruby Murray — Softly Softly 12 Slim Whitman — Rose Marie  00 Eddie Calvert — Oh, Mein Papa -6

21/8/24 34 Roy Orbison - You got it 32 New Order - Blue Monday 88 28 Vanessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi 25 Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart 24 Queen - I Want It All 24 Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance 24 Danny Wilson - Mary’s Prayer +1 23 Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don’t Care -2 22 Paula Abdul - Straight Up +1 22 Sabrina - Boys (Summertime Love) 21 Donna Summer - This Time I Know It’s For Real +1 21 Jeff Wayne - The Eve Of The War (Ben Liebrand Remix) 21 Madonna - Cherish 20 Iron Maiden - Can I Play With Madness 20 Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car 20 Everything But The Girl - I Don’t Want to Talk About It 20 Kim Wilde - You Came 20 B.V.S.M.P. - I Need You 20 Womack & Womack - Teardrops 20 Chris de Burgh - Missing You 20 Bananarama & Lananeeneenoonoo - Help! 20 Lynne Hamilton - On The Inside 20 Sydney Youngblood - If Only I Could 20 Soul II Soul - Get a Life 18 Rebel MC & Double Trouble - Street Tuff 15 Angry Anderson - Suddenly -2 13 Taylor Dayne - Tell It to My Heart +1 09 D Mob ft. Gary Haisman - We Call It Acieed -2 08 Krush - House Arrest 

20/Aug/2024 30 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock +1 26 Doris Day — Secret Love 25 Tony Bennett — Stranger In Paradise 24 Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen — Mambo Italiano +1 24 Johnston Brothers — Hernando’s Hideaway +1 22 Rosemary Clooney — This Ole House 22 Jimmy Young — The Man From Laramie 22 Prez Prado & His Orchestra — Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 22 Frank Sinatra — Three Coins In The Fountain 21 Alma Cogan — Dreamboat +1 21 Dickie Valentine — The Finger Of Suspicion 21 David Whitfield with Mantovani & His Orchestra — Cara Mia 21 Winifred Atwell — Let’s Have Another Party 21 Johnnie Ray — Such A Night 20 Kitty Kallen — Little Things Mean A Lot 20 Vera Lynn — My Son, My Son 20 Ruby Murray — Softly Softly 20 Eddie Calvert — Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 20 Jimmy Young — Unchained Melody 18 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Give Me Your Word -2 18 Slim Whitman — Rose Marie -2 12 Eddie Calvert — Oh, Mein Papa -2 08 Don Cornell — Hold My Hand My votes as the previous submission was discounted

Tue 20 Aug 26 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock +1 24 Tony Bennett — Stranger In Paradise 22 Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen — Mambo Italiano +1 22 Johnston Brothers — Hernando’s Hideaway +1 22 Prez Prado & His Orchestra — Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 21 Frank Sinatra — Three Coins In The Fountain 21 Rosemary Clooney — This Ole House 21 Dickie Valentine — The Finger Of Suspicion 21 Alma Cogan — Dreamboat +1 20 Doris Day — Secret Love 20 Johnnie Ray — Such A Night 20 David Whitfield with Mantovani & His Orchestra — Cara Mia 20 Kitty Kallen — Little Things Mean A Lot 20 Don Cornell — Hold My Hand 20 Vera Lynn — My Son, My Son 20 Winifred Atwell — Let’s Have Another Party 20 Ruby Murray — Softly Softly 20 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Give Me Your Word 20 Eddie Calvert — Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 20 Jimmy Young — Unchained Melody 20 Jimmy Young — The Man From Laramie 18 Eddie Calvert — Oh, Mein Papa -2 18 Slim Whitman — Rose Marie -2 10 Dickie Valentine — Christmas Alphabet 04 The Stargazers — I See The Moon -2

20.08.24 22 Roy Orbison- You Got It 22 Vanessa Paradis- Joe Le Taxi 21 Danny Wilson- Mary’s Prayer +1 20 Aztec Camera- Somewhere in My Heart +1 20 Paula Abdul- Straight Up +1 20 Krush- House Arrest 20 Billy Ocean- Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car 20 New Order- Blue Monday 88 20 Liverpool FC- Anfield Rap (Red Machine in Full Effect) 20 Sabrina- Boys (Summertime Love) 20 Everything But The Girl- I Don’t Want to Talk About It 20 Kim Wilde- You Came 20 B.V.S.M.P.- I Need You 20 Womack & Womack- Teardrops 20 Milli Vanilli- Girl You Know It’s True 20 Chris de Burgh- Missing You 20 Angry Anderson- Suddenly 20 Neneh Cherry- Buffalo Stance 20 Bananarama & Lananeeneenoonoo- Help! 20 Donna Summer- This Time I Know It’s For Real 20 Transvision Vamp- Baby I Don’t Care 20 Queen- I Want It All 20 Lynne Hamilton- On The Inside 20 Cliff Richard- I Just Don’t Have the Heart 20 Madonna- Cherish 20 Sydney Youngblood- If Only I Could 20 Jeff Wayne- The Eve Of The War (Ben Liebrand Remix) 20 Soul II Soul- Get a Life 18 Rebel MC & Double Trouble- Street Tuff -2 18 D Mob ft. Gary Haisman- We Call It Acieed -2 20 Iron Maiden- Can I Play With Madness -2 15 Taylor Deane- Tell It to My Heart +1

These last two rounds have been huge battles. Of the five that have gone through here only Bad is not on my current playlists

Simon Napier Bell has just posted this on Twitter. The write up suggests that Phil is lively, wickedly funny and possibly recording new music Pictorial evidence does not really support that view

None of these songs are really my cup of tea but Hey Joe shocked me at how bad it was I have already done a listen through of the next batch and I know where my points are starting off

I skipped straight from R1 to R4 when Chris Evans started hosting the breakfast show only to be punished later in my life when my daughter who was less than impressed by Nick Grimshaw as a replacement for Chris Moyles decided to switch on the school run to R2 where at the time Chris Evans presenting.

Tue 20 Aug 48 Kay Starr — Comes A-Long A-Love 48 Frankie Laine — I Believe 47 Perry Como & The Ramblers — Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes 43 Mantovani & His Orchestra — The Song From Moulin Rouge 16 Frankie Laine — Hey Joe! -6 06 Guy Mitchell — Look At That Girl +4

Tue 20 Aug 69 Queen - A Kind of Magic 68 The Damned - Eloise 63 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 45 Heart - Alone 28 Michael Jackson - Bad -6 07 The Housemartins — Happy Hour +4

Somebody That I Used To Know for me was the right winner here. It is distinctive yet familiar. It probably has more traction here with the Radio 2 demographic who appear to be in the majority here. I did struggle with this game at times especially the middle group. The winner being from the opening group probably says it all about the decade.

19.08.24 37 Kay Starr — Comes A-Long A-Love +1 36 Mantovani & His Orchestra — The Song From Moulin Rouge +1 36 Perry Como & The Ramblers — Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes -2 35 Frankie Laine — I Believe +1 26 Frankie Laine — Hey Joe! -2 22 Guy Mitchell — Look At That Girl 19 Guy Mitchell — She Wears Red Feathers +1 18 Frankie Laine — Answer Me 09 Al Martino — Here In My Heart -2

@Funeralopolis gets their first hit and @wannamaker moves into a winning position only needing Henri Guybet to finish of his trio from Flic Story

King Harald of Norway

19/8/24 70 Queen - A Kind of Magic 68 The Damned - Eloise 63 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 40 Heart - Alone 25 Cameo - Word Up! 25 The Housemartins — Happy Hour +4 23 Michael Jackson - Bad -6

I would be up for No.4s

18/08/24 28 Perry Como & The Ramblers — Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes 28 Frankie Laine — I Believe 28 Kay Starr — Comes A-Long A-Love 27 Mantovani & His Orchestra — The Song From The Moulin Rouge 24 Frankie Laine — Hey Joe! 22 Guy Mitchell — Look At That Girl 20 Jo Stafford — You Belong To Me 20 Guy Mitchell — She Wears Red Feathers +2 18 Frankie Laine — Answer Me 16 Lita Roza — How Much Is That Doggie In The Window +2 15 David Whitfield — Answer Me 10 Al Martino — Here In My Heart 10 Eddie Fisher — Outside Of Heaven 00 Eddie Fisher ft. Sally Sweetland — I’m Walking Behind You -6