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55 Enya – Orinoco Flow +4 54 Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place On Earth 36 Black Box – Ride On Time 34 The Bangles – Eternal Flame 32 Tiffany – I Think We´re Alone Now 31 Kylie Minogue – Hand On Your Heart 31 Madonna —Like a Prayer 30 Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky 27 Aswad – Don’t Turn Around 27 Pet Shop Boys — Heart 26 Simple Minds – Belfast Child (Ballad Of The Streets EP) 26 Soul to Soul ft Caron Wheeler – Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) 23 Lisa Stansfield – All Around The World 19 Marc Almond/Gene Pitney – Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart 7 Yazz and the Plastic Population - The Only Way (if only) Up -6 4 S-Express – Theme from S-Express

You do make what appear to be some odd choices (at least to me). Tomato en route . I'm completely ambivalent about most of those. Carlisle and The Bangles are just banal pop to me, even Madge is, and she doesn't provoke the kind of love hate reactions I see here with any track at all - I like Frozen best I guess or Into the Groove but its not a biggie. Enya, I actually much prefer Caribbean Blue which is her only track that's on a playlist but will vote for Orinoco over the rest of that stuff.

Since you have voted consistently for The Bangles, it's down to four. Not a huge leap that if you like the Bangles then it's not Belinda either, three. Enya? Nah, and I'll be back with my rotten vegetable show if it is anyway so... One of two. I'm going with Pet Shops not Madge but it's a complete guess.

50 Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place On Earth 47 Enya – Orinoco Flow +4 38 The Bangles – Eternal Flame 36 Black Box – Ride On Time 33 Madonna — Like A Prayer 30 Kylie Minogue – Hand On Your Heart 30 Tiffany – I Think We´re Alone Now 30 Simple Minds – Belfast Child (Ballad Of The Streets EP) 29 Pet Shop Boys - Heart 26 Yazz & the Plastic Population – The Only Way Is Up -1 26 Lisa Stansfield – All Around The World 25 Soul to Soul ft Caron Wheeler – Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) 25 S-Express – Theme from S-Express 24 Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky 23 Aswad – Don´t Turn Around 15 Marc Almond/Gene Pitney – Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart 14 U2 – Desire 9 Robin Beck - First Time 0 Phil Collins – @Bibliogryphon, Genesis? Sure yes. At least prior to their 'pop' phase. Seen them a number of times. Phil's navel gazing misery songs or in this instance cover versions? Not so much. -5 Jesus, that's a long song title...pseuds corner - downvote.

46 Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place on Earth 43 Enya – Orinoco Flow +4 38 The Bangles – Eternal Flame 38 Madonna — Like a prayer 31 Soul II Soul ft. Caron Wheeler – Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) 30 Lisa Stansfield – All Around The World 30 Black Box – Ride On Time 29 Simple Minds – Belfast Child (Ballad Of The Streets EP) 29 Kylie Minogue – Hand On Your Heart 26 S-Express – Theme from S-Express 26 Tiffany – I Think We´re Alone Now 25 Yazz & the Plastic Population – The Only Way Is Up 25 Phil Collins — A Groovy Kind Of Love 24 Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky 22 Pet Shop Boys – Heart 21 Marc Almond/Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold of my Heart 18 U2 – Desire 18 Robin Beck – First Time 18 Aswad – Don´t Turn Around 14 Jason Donovan – Sealed With A Kiss 11 Jason Donovan - Too Many Broken Hearts 0 Pensioners round the block – You´ve Lost It (If you ever had it) -6

38 Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place on Earth 38 Madonna — Like A Prayer 38 Enya – Orinoco Flow +4 33 The Bangles – Eternal Flame 33 Kylie Minogue – Hand On Your Heart 32 Black Box – Ride On Time 29 Soul II Soul ft. Caron Wheeler – Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) 28 Lisa Stansfield – All Around The World 25 Simple Minds – Belfast Child (Ballad Of The Streets EP) 24 Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky 24 Tiffany – I Think We´re Alone Now 24 S-Express – Theme from S-Express 21 Aswad – Don´t Turn Around 21 Phil Collins – A Groovy Kind Of Love 20 Marc Almond and Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart 20 Jason Donovan – Too Many Broken Hearts 20 Jason Donovan – Sealed With A Kiss 19 Yazz & the Plastic Population – The Only Way Is Up 18 U2 – Desire 18 Pet Shop Boys – Heart 18 Robin Beck – First Time 16 New Kids on the Block – You´ve Got It (The Right Stuff) 15 Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan – Especially For You 12 Wet Wet Wet – With A Little Help From My Friends / Billy Bragg – She´s Leaving Home 9 Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for you 9 Sonia – You´ll Never Stop Me From Loving You 6 Whitney Houston – One Moment In Time 0 Bros – Loss -6

33 Belinda Carlisle – Heaven is a place on earth 33 Enya – Orinoco Flow 33 Madonna — Like a Prayer 30 The Bangles – Eternal Flame 30 Black Box – Ride on Time +4 29 Kylie Minogue – Hand on your heart 27 Soul II Soul ft. Caron Wheeler – Back to life (However do you want me) 23 Simple Minds – Belfast Child (Ballad of the streets EP) 23 S-Express – Theme from S-Express 23 Phil Collins – A groovy kind of love 22 Tiffany – I think we´re alone now 22 Lisa Stansfield – All around the world 22 Marc Almond and Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold of my Heart 22 Pet Shop Boys – Heart 21 Aswad – Don´t turn around 20 Kylie Minogue – I should be so lucky 20 Glenn Medeiros – Nothing´s gonna change my love for you 20 Jason Donovan – Too many broken hearts 20 Jason Donovan – Sealed with a kiss 19 Yazz & the Plastic Population – The only way is up 18 Robin Beck – First Time 17 Wet Wet Wet – With a little help from my friends / Billy Bragg – She´s leaving home 17 Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan – Especially for you 17 Sonia – You´ll never stop me from loving you 16 U2 – Desire 16 New Kids on the Block – You´ve got it (The right stuff) 15 Cliff Richard – Mistletoe and wine  13 Gerry Marsden, Paul McCartney, Holly Johnson & The Christians — Ferry ‘cross The Mersey 11 Bros – I owe you nothing -6 10 Whitney Houston – One moment in time 8 - Fairground Attraction - Perfect 2 Time Lords – Doctorin’ the Tardis

29 Madonna — Like a prayer 28 Belinda Carlisle – Heaven is a place on earth 25 Soul II Soul ft. Caron Wheeler – Back to life (However do you want me) 25 The Bangles – Eternal Flame 25 Enya – Orinoco Flow +4 24 Black Box – Ride on Time 24 Kylie Minogue – Hand on your heart 23 Simple Minds – Belfast Child (Ballad of the streets EP) 23 Gerry Marsden, Paul McCartney, Holly Johnson & the Christians – Ferry ´cross the Mersey 23 S-Express – Theme from S-Express 22 U2 – Desire 22 Tiffany – I think we´re alone now 21 Yazz & the Plastic Population – The only way is up 21 Phil Collins – A groovy kind of love 20 Kylie Minogue – I should be so lucky 20 Aswad – Don´t turn around 20 Fairground Attraction – Perfect 20 Wet Wet Wet – With a little help from my friends / Billy Bragg – She´s leaving home 20 Bros – I owe you nothing 20 Glenn Medeiros – Nothing´s gonna change my love for you 20 Robin Beck – First Time 20 Jason Donovan – Too many broken hearts 20 Jason Donovan – Sealed with a kiss 20 Sonia – You´ll never stop me from loving you 20 Lisa Stansfield – All around the world 20 Pet Shop Boys – Heart 18 Whitney Houston – One moment in time 17 Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan – Especially for you 17 New Kids on the Block – You´ve got it (The right stuff) 17 Cliff Richard – Mistletoe and wine 16 Hollies – He aint`t heavy, he`s my brother 15 Band Aid II – Do they know it´s Christmas? 13 Marc Almond & Gene Pitney – Something`s gotten hold of my heart 12 Time Lords – Doctorin´ the Tardis -6

You're not trying hard enough, it's more than that whether you include any Jason or not, and definitely includes Doctoring the bloody Tardis.

64 A-ha – The Sun Always Shines on TV +4 41 The Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way 39 Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin 39 Bee Gees – You Win Again +4 36 Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls 7 Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up -6 Quite.

Presumably because a lot of them (er, us) had him in inverse...

60 a-ha – The Sun Always Shines on TV 47 The Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way 39 Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls 35 Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin 27 Bee Gees - You Win Again +4 21 Rick Astley — Never Gonna Give You Up 11 Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves me) -6

60 a-ha – The Sun Always Shines on TV 40 Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin 39 The Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way 34 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls 27 Rick Astley — Never Gonna Give You Up 25 Bee Gees — You Win Again 20 Madonna — La Isla Bonita 19 Falco – Rock Me Amadeus +4 19 Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) -6 5 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I Knew You Were Waiting For Me

Warrants particular attention for the unwary.

59 A-ha – The Sun Always Shines on TV 47 The Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way 45 Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin 33 Falco – Rock Me Amadeus +4 31 Madonna — La Isla Bonita 29 Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) 27 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls 24 Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up 23 Bee Gees - You Win Again 16 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I Knew You Were Waiting For Me 0 Madonna – Papa Don’t Vote -6

56 a-ha – The Sun Always Shines On TV 46 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way 46 Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin 30 Madonna – La Isla Bonita 27 Bee Gees - You Win Again 27 Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) 27 Falco – Rock Me Amadeus +4 26 Rick Astley — Never Gonna Give You Up 25 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I Knew You Were Waiting For Me 25 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls 19 Starship – Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now -4 12 Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach 12 Berlin - Take My Breath Away 8 Mel & Kim — Respectable 0 T’Pau – Careful with that it's very valuable and extremely fragile...Damn! -2

57 A-ha – The Sun Always Shines On TV  45 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way 44 Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin 34 Madonna – La Isla Bonita 30 Rick Astley — Never Gonna Give You Up 27 Starship – Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now 26 Falco – Rock Me Amadeus +4 23 Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) 23 Bee Gees - You Win Again 22 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls 21 Berlin – Take My Breath Away 21 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I Knew You Were Waiting For Me 18 Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach 17 Mel & Kim —Respectable 13 T’Pau – China In Your Hand -6 8 Wham – Edge of Heaven 7 Los Lobos - La Bamba 

And you maintain, personify even, an absolute shit-ton of American tropes that this post hasn't diminished one iota.

Ricks going down in the 8th.

57 A-ha – The Sun Always Shines On TV 46 Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin 36 Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) 36 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way 33 Rick Astley — Never Gonna Give You Up 28 Madonna — La Isla Bonita 26 Falco – Rock Me Amadeus 25 Mel & Kim – Respectable 25 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls 23 Starship – Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now 23 Bee Gees – You Win Again 22 Berlin – Take My Breath Away 21 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I Knew You Were Waiting For Me 16 George Michael – A Different Corner +4 15 Wham – Edge of Heaven 15 Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach 13 T’Pau – China In Your Hand 12 Jackie Wilson – Reet Petite 12 Los Lobos – La Bamba 6 Ben E. King – Stand By Me 4 MARRS - Pump Up the Volume 0 Diana Ross – Nuclear Meltdown -6

It may be late, I may even have been out and partaken of the falling down water, but I noticed. I'm too dry for my own good sometimes.

You know nothing Jon Snow, oh wait a minute.....

give me a sec ....