Bibliogryphon

If I had been in control from the very beginning the only people who would have individual threads were people who have actually made the list

This is the latest fourth death on the above graph. Latest fifth death is day 242 (2022) which still ran the year out at 14 hits. Busy Autumn?

22/7/24 81 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times 55 Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug — Havana 50 Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson — Symphony 39 Clean Bandit — Rockabye 25 Dua Lipa — New Rules +4 20 The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey — Closer 19 Mike Posner — I Took A Pill In Ibiza -6 14 Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean — Feels 07 Taylor Swift — Look What You Made Me Do

22/7/24 65 Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye 59 Tears for Fears - Mad World 48 The J. Geils Band - Centerfold -2 43 Yazoo - Don't Go 40 Eurythmics - Who’s That Girl? 29 Pigbag - Papa’s Got a Brand New Pigbag 23 Yazoo - Nobody’s Diary +4 22 Siouxsie and the Banshees - Dear Prudence -4 14 The Beat - Can’t Get Used to Losing You 10 Ph.D - I Won’t Let You Down 

21st July 61 Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye 59 Tears for Fears - Mad World 48 Yazoo - Don't Go 43 The J. Geils Band - Centerfold -3 43 Eurythmics - Who’s That Girl? +4 35 Pigbag - Papa’s Got a Brand New Pigbag 25 Siouxsie and the Banshees - Dear Prudence -3 22 Ph.D - I Won’t Let You Down  22 Yazoo - Nobody’s Diary 16 The Beat - Can’t Get Used to Losing You

21.07.2024 73 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times 48 Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson — Symphony 47 Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug — Havana 33 Clean Bandit — Rockabye 33 Dua Lipa — New Rules +4 27 Mike Posner — I Took A Pill In Ibiza -6 21 Taylor Swift — Look What You Made Me Do 20 Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean — Feels 20 The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey — Closer 12 Zayn — Pillowtalk 04 Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber & MØ — Cold Water

20/7/24 61 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times 46 Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson — Symphony 39 Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug — Havana 35 Clean Bandit — Rockabye 31 Mike Posner — I Took A Pill In Ibiza -2 29 Dua Lipa — New Rules +4 28 The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey — Closer -2 25 Taylor Swift — Look What You Made Me Do 22 Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber & MØ — Cold Water 20 Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean — Feels 18 Zayn — Pillowtalk 08 Shawn Mendes - Stitches -2 06 Sam Smith — Too Good At Goodbyes

20/7/24 57 Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye 55 Tears for Fears - Mad World 43 Eurythmics - Who’s That Girl? +2 42 The J. Geils Band - Centerfold -2 40 Yazoo - Don't Go +2 33 Pigbag - Papa’s Got a Brand New Pigbag 28 Siouxsie and the Banshees - Dear Prudence 26 Ph.D - I Won’t Let You Down 24 Yazoo - Nobody’s Diary 22 The Beat - Can’t Get Used to Losing You 14 Kool & The Gang - Get Down on It -2 06 Howard Jones - New Song  06 Wah! - The Story of the Blues  04 Soft Cell - What? -2

Are you Light Yagami?

19.07.2024 53 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times 42 Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson — Symphony 36 Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug — Havana 32 Clean Bandit — Rockabye 26 The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey — Closer -2 26 Mike Posner — I Took A Pill In Ibiza -2 24 Dua Lipa — New Rules +4 23 Taylor Swift — Look What You Made Me Do 22 Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber & MØ — Cold Water 20 Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean — Feels 20 Sam Smith — Too Good At Goodbyes 18 Zayn — Pillowtalk 17 Shawn Mendes — Stitches 17 Little Mix — Shout Out To My Ex 13 Drake ft. Wizkid & Kyla — One Dance -2 11 DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller — Wild Thoughts 

Gone for Daniel Barenboim seems like the next one might be left field

19/7/24 53 Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye 51 Tears for Fears - Mad World 39 The J. Geils Band - Centerfold 38 Eurythmics - Who’s That Girl? 36 Yazoo - Don't Go +4 34 Siouxsie and the Banshees - Dear Prudence -2 31 Pigbag - Papa’s Got a Brand New Pigbag 26 Ph.D - I Won’t Let You Down 26 The Beat - Can’t Get Used to Losing You 22 Yazoo - Nobody’s Diary 20 Howard Jones - New Song  19 Kool & The Gang - Get Down on It -2 17 Soft Cell - What? -2 14 Wah! - The Story of the Blues  06 The Belle Stars - Sign of the Times

July 25th

Congrats @Summer in Transylvania 1924 Russell M. Nelson/Eva Marie Saint 1925 Pete Murray/Ysanne Churchman 1926 Timothy Dudley-Smith/Judith Magre 1927 Sandy Gall/Hazel Chinnery 1928 James Ivory/Queen Ratna of Nepal 1929 John Woodvine/Patricia Routledge 1930 Douglas Hurd/Edna O'Brien  1931 Ken Bates/Leslie Caron 1932 Roy Hattersley/Carmen Munroe 1933 Tinto Brass/Kim Novak

For those who had picked Bob Newhart subs will go in so let me have an extra sub

List done (while waiting for those Scavenger Hunts entries to come in) Is there anything stopping players using the same word as the original game?

This comes from a time when I would watch TOTP every week. Tune into the Top 40 on a Sunday and would listen to Radio 1 on a daily basis but I have absolutely no recollection of ever hearing What? by Soft Cell

Democratic Convention starts on Aug 19th. This will need to be an absolute deadline. If he makes it till then he will be the candidate for good or ill.

18/7/24 37 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times 35 Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson — Symphony 28 Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug — Havana 26 Clean Bandit — Rockabye 24 Mike Posner — I Took A Pill In Ibiza -3 24 The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey — Closer 23 Drake ft. Wizkid & Kyla — One Dance 23 Taylor Swift — Look What You Made Me Do 22 Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber & MØ — Cold Water 22 Little Mix — Shout Out To My Ex 20 DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller — Wild Thoughts 20 Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean — Feels 20 Sam Smith — Too Good At Goodbyes 19 DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper & Lil Wayne — I’m The One 18 Lukas Graham — 7 Years 18 Zayn — Pillowtalk 17 Shawn Mendes — Stitches -3 16 Dua Lipa — New Rules +4 12 James Arthur — Say You Won’t Let Go 06 Ed Sheeran — Perfect

18/7/24 51 Tears for Fears - Mad World 47 Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye 36 The J. Geils Band - Centerfold 36 Siouxsie and the Banshees - Dear Prudence 34 Eurythmics - Who’s That Girl? +2 32 Yazoo - Don't Go +2 29 Pigbag - Papa’s Got a Brand New Pigbag 28 Yazoo - Nobody’s Diary 28 The Beat - Can’t Get Used to Losing You 26 Kool & The Gang - Get Down on It 26 Ph.D - I Won’t Let You Down 24 Howard Jones - New Song  22 Soft Cell - What? 16 Wah! - The Story of the Blues  14 Culture Club - Time (Clock of the Heart) 11 The Belle Stars - Sign of the Times 00 The Style Council - Long Hot Summer/Paris Match -6

That is what Wikipedia has. So @Yvonne misses Out on her namesake

17/07/2024 29 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times 26 Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson — Symphony 24 Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug — Havana 24 Dua Lipa — New Rules +2 24 Clean Bandit — Rockabye +2 22 Little Mix — Shout Out To My Ex 22 Mike Posner — I Took A Pill In Ibiza -2 22 Ed Sheeran — Perfect 22 Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber & MØ — Cold Water 21 Drake ft. Wizkid & Kyla — One Dance 21 Taylor Swift — Look What You Made Me Do 20 Shawn Mendes — Stitches 20 Zayn — Pillowtalk 20 The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey — Closer 20 James Arthur — Say You Won’t Let Go 20 DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper & Lil Wayne — I’m The One 20 DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller — Wild Thoughts 20 Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean — Feels 20 Sam Smith — Too Good At Goodbyes 14 Lukas Graham — 7 Years 10 Artists For Grenfell — Bridge Over Troubled Water -2 07 Post Malone ft. 21 Savage — Rockstar -2 06 Ed Sheeran — Shape Of You  06 Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber — Despacito

This list feels like a low grade 80s compilation you might by in a Motorway service station because you quite like them but would tire of quite rapidly

17/7/24 119 Years & Years — King 110 Ella Henderson — Ghost 104 Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars — Uptown Funk +2 99 Pharrell Williams — Happy +2 96 Pitbull ft. Kesha — Timber 26 Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne — Rather Be 14 Calvin Harris — Summer 10 Ellie Goulding — Love Me Like You Do -3 00 Tinie Tempah ft. Jess Glynne — Not Letting Go -3

17/7/24 47 Tears for Fears - Mad World 41 Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye 41 Siouxsie and the Banshees - Dear Prudence 34 The Beat - Can’t Get Used to Losing You 32 Eurythmics - Who’s That Girl? +2 31 The J. Geils Band - Centerfold 28 Yazoo - Don't Go +2 27 Pigbag - Papa’s Got a Brand New Pigbag -3 24 Yazoo - Nobody’s Diary 23 Kool & The Gang - Get Down on It 22 Soft Cell - What? 22 Ph.D - I Won’t Let You Down 20 Culture Club - Time (Clock of the Heart)  20 Wah! - The Story of the Blues  20 Howard Jones - New Song 18 JoBoxers - Boxerbeat  17 The Belle Stars - Sign of the Times 12 The Style Council - Long Hot Summer/Paris Match -3 11 Haircut 100 - Love Plus One