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So, next round is gonna start now: 1988/89: 20 Belinda Carlisle – Heaven is a place on earth 20 Tiffany – I think we´re alone now 20 Kylie Minogue – I should be so lucky 20 Asward – Don´t turn around 20 Pet Shop Boys – Heart 20 S-Express – Theme from S-Express 20 Fairground Attraction – Perfect 20 Wet Wet Wet – With a little help from my friends / Billy Bragg – She´s leaving home 20 Time Lords – Doctorin´ the Tardis 20 Bros – I owe you nothing 20 Glenn Medeiros – Nothing´s gonna change my love for you 20 Yazz & the Plastic Population – The only way is up 20 Phil Collins – A groovy kind of love 20 Hollies – He ain´t heavy, he´s my brother 20 U2 – Desire 20 Whitney Houston – One moment in time 20 Enya – Orinoco Flow 20 Robin Beck – First Time 20 Cliff Richard – Mistletoe and wine 20 Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan – Especially for you 20 Marc Almond & Gene Pitney – Something´s gotten hold of my heart 20 Simple Minds – Belfast Child (Ballad of the streets EP) 20 Jason Donovan – Too many broken hearts 20 Madonna – Like a prayer 20 The Bangles – Eternal Flame 20 Kylie Minogue – Hand on your heart 20 Gerry Marsden, Paul McCartney, Holly Johnson & the Christians – Ferry ´cross the Mersey 20 Jason Donovan – Sealed with a kiss 20 Soul II Soul ft. Caron Wheeler – Back to life (However do you want me) 20 Sonia – You´ll never stop me from loving you 20 Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers – Swing the Mood 20 Black Box – Ride on time 20 Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers – That´s what I like 20 Lisa Stansfield – All around the world 20 New Kids on the Block – You´ve got it (The right stuff) 20 Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers – Let´s party 20 Band Aid II – Do they know it´s Christmas?

It would be a shame for the UK press if he didn't get one. So yeah, it could be possible.

D-A-CH-Hit No. 2 is Hans Modrow, German politician and last communist premier of the German Democratic Republic. He was 95. https://www.n-tv.de/politik/Frueherer-DDR-Regierungschef-Hans-Modrow-gestorben-article23910073.html Edit: Also a unique hit in the DDP for me

60 a-ha – The Sun Always Shines on TV 39 The Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way 34 Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin -6 30 Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls 29 Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up 25 Bee Gees – You Win Again 21 Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) +4 15 Falco – Rock Me Amadeus 09 Madonna – La Isla Bonita

If that turns out to be true I will be very disappointed, very angry and he will be banned for that round. Or both.

Kundera

Ach... he did some fine music. R.I.P.

My first CD album was Jimmy Somerville - The Singles Collection 1984/1990 (with Bronski Beat and Communards). Also still in the game

59 A-ha – The Sun Always Shines on TV 39 Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin -6 35 The Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way 32 Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up 31 Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) +4 27 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls 25 Falco – Rock Me Amadeus 23 Bee Gees - You Win Again 23 Madonna — La Isla Bonita 16 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I Knew You Were Waiting For Me

56 A-ha – The Sun Always Shines on TV 46 The Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way 40 Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin -6 31 Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) +4 31 Madonna — La Isla Bonita 29 Falco – Rock Me Amadeus 25 Bee Gees — You win again 22 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls 22 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I Knew You Were Waiting For Me 22 Rick Ashley - Never Gonna Give You Up 11 Starship — Nothing`s Gonna Stop Us Now 11 Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach 08 Berlin — Take My Breath Away

And Natalie Fornasier is a hit for me: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11690577/Sydney-writer-Natalie-Fornasier-dies-battle-melanoma.html

57 A-ha – The Sun Always Shines On TV  45 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way 38 Madonna – La Isla Bonita 38 Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin -6 36 Rick Astley — Never Gonna Give You Up 27 Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) +4 24 Starship – Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now 24 Falco – Rock Me Amadeus 23 Bee Gees - You Win Again  21 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I Knew You Were Waiting For Me 19 Mel & Kim — Respectable 17 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls  15 Berlin – Take My Breath Away 12 Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach 08 Wham – The Edge of Heaven  07 T’Pau – China In Your Hand 05 Los Lobos — La Bamba

57 A-ha – The Sun Always Shines On TV 42 Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin -6 34 Madonna – La Isla Bonita 32 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way 32 Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) +4 27 Rick Astley — Never Gonna Give You Up 25 Mel & Kim – Respectable 24 Bee Gees – You Win Again 24 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls 23 Starship – Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now 23 Falco – Rock Me Amadeus 23 Berlin – Take My Breath Away 21 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I Knew You Were Waiting For Me 17 T’Pau – China In Your Hand 14 Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach 13 Wham – Edge of Heaven 13 George Michael – A Different Corner 12 Los Lobos – La Bamba 04 Jackie Wilson – Reet Petite

Kundera

53 A-ha – The Sun Always Shines On TV 44 Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin 40 Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) +4 30 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way 29 Rick Astley — Never Gonna Give You Up 28 Madonna — La Isla Bonita 25 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls 25 Bee Gees – You Win Again 25 Mel & Kim – Respectable 24 M/A/R/R/S – Pump Up The Volume 22 Berlin – Take My Breath Away 22 Falco – Rock Me Amadeus 21 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I Knew You Were Waiting For Me 19 Starship – Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now 18 T’Pau – China In Your Hand 17 Wham – Edge of Heaven 15 Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach 14 George Michael – A Different Corner 12 Jackie Wilson – Reet Petite 12 Los Lobos – La Bamba 09 Diana Ross – Chain Reaction 06 Ben E. King – Stand By Me -6

47 a-ha – The sun always shines on TV 41 Pet Shop Boys – It´s a sin 40 Rick Astley — Never gonna give you up 36 Whitney Houston – I wanna dance with somebody (who loves me) +4 36 Falco – Rock me Amadeus 32 M/A/R/R/S - Pump up the volume 29 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don´t leave me this way 24 Madonna – La isla bonita 24 Bee Gees - You Win Again 22 T´Pau – China in your hand 23 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls 23 Starship – Nothing´s gonna stop us now 22 Berlin – Take my breath away 21 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I knew you wait’n (fo me) 21 Jackie Wilson – Reet Petite 21 Mel & Kim – Respectable 20 George Michael – A different corner 19 Los Lobos – La Bamba 16 Madonna – Papa don´t preach 14 Wham – The edge of heaven 13 Ben E. King – Stand by me -6 09 Madonna – True Blue 09 Diana Ross – Chain Reaction

Ok, then please vote after midday

Maybe the next voting person could correct the following: Ben E. King is at 17 points! Thanks!

38 Falco – Rock me Amadeus 37 a-ha – The sun always shines on TV 37 Pet Shop Boys – It´s a sin 35 Whitney Houston – I wanna dance with somebody (who loves me) +4 32 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls 31 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don´t leave me this way 29 Starship – Nothing´s gonna stop us now 28 Rick Astley – Never gonna give you up 24 Los Lobos – La Bamba 24 MARRS - Pump up the volume 22 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I knew you were waiting (for me) 22 Berlin – Take my breath away 21 Madonna – Papa don´t preach 21 Jackie Wilson – Reet Petite 21 Mel & Kim – Respectable 21 Madonna – La isla bonita 20 Bee Gees - You Win Again 19 T´Pau – China in your hand 19 Diana Ross – Chain Reaction 18 George Michael – A different corner 18 The Housemartins – Caravan of love 14 Wham – The edge of heaven 14 Steve ´Silk` Hurley – Jack your body  13 Ben E. King – Stand by me 12 Boy George – Everything I own 10 Madonna – True Blue 09 Billy Ocean – When the going gets tough, the tough gets going -6 05 Michael Jackson & Siedah Garrett – I just can´t stop loving you

January-Update: 6 hits in the first month. Not that bad, but keep it coming, new deadpooling year! As far as I can see, we do have the following hits: Hits so far: 01. Fay Weldon (22.09.1931 – 04.01.2023): Bibliogryphon, Grimgrass 02. Gianluca Vialli (09.07.1964 – 06.01.2023): Book, chilean way, diego, gcreptile, JoeyRuss, LizLemon, RoverAndOut ,Sean, Summer in Transylvania, The Daredevil, The Old Crem, theoldlady, TomTomTelekom, TQR, wannamaker, WEP, YoungWillz 03. King Constantine II of Greece (02.06.1940 – 10.01.2023): diego, Grimgrass, RoverAndOut, Summer in Transylvania, The Old Crem, WEP 04. Carole Cook (14.01.1924 – 11.01.2023): Etushispushingupdaisies 05. Gina Lollobrigida (04.07.1927 – 16.01.2023): Bibliogryphon, The Daredevil 06. David Crosby (14.08.1941 – 19.01.2023): chilean way, Etushispushingupdaisies, Great Uncle Bulgaria, JoeyRuss, msc, RoverAndOut, TomTomTelekom, wannamaker, WEP Standings: 03: RoverAndOut: Gianluca Vialli, King Constantine II of Greece, David Crosby, 03: WEP: Gianluca Vialli, King Constantine II of Greece, David Crosby, 02: Bibliogryphon: Fay Weldon, Gina Lollobrigida, 02: chilean way: Gianluca Vialli, David Crosby, 02: diego: Gianluca Vialli, King Constantine II of Greece, 02: Etushispushingupdaisies: Carole Cook, David Crosby, 02: Grimgrass: Fay Weldon, King Constantine II of Greece, 02: JoeyRuss: Gianluca Vialli, David Crosby, 02: Summer in Transylvania: Gianluca Vialli, King Constantine II of Greece, 02: The Daredevil: Gianluca Vialli, Gina Lollobrigida, 02: The Old Crem: Gianluca Vialli, King Constantine II of Greece, 02: TomTomTelekom: Gianluca Vialli, David Crosby, 02: wannamaker: Gianluca Vialli, David Crosby, 01: Book: Gianluca Vialli, 01: gcreptile: Gianluca Vialli, 01: Great Uncle Bulgaria: David Crosby, 01: LizLemon: Gianluca Vialli, 01: msc: David Crosby, 01: Sean: Gianluca Vialli, 01: theoldlady: Gianluca Vialli, 01: TQR: Gianluca Vialli, 01: YoungWillz: Gianluca Vialli, 0: DL 2023: 0: ThereWillBeDeaths7: Please tell me if I missed a hit, especially one of the lesser known or more obscure picks...

39 a-ha – The sun always shines on TV 38 Falco – Rock me Amadeus 34 Pet Shop Boys – It´s a sin 32 Rick Astley – Never gonna give you up 29 Whitney Houston – I wanna dance with somebody (who loves me) +4 29 Starship – Nothing´s gonna stop us now 26 M/A/R/R/S – Pump up the volume 25 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don´t leave me this way 24 Los Lobos – La Bamba 24 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I knew you were waiting (for me) 22 Bee Gees – You win again 22 T´Pau – China in your hand 21 Jackie Wilson – Reet Petite 21 Mel & Kim – Respectable 21 Diana Ross – Chain Reaction 20 Berlin – Take my breath away 19 Madonna – La isla bonita 18 The Housemartins – Caravan of love 18 Madonna – Papa don´t preach 18 George Michael – A different corner 18 Steve ´Silk` Hurley – Jack your body 17 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls 16 Wham – The edge of heaven 15 Spitting Image – The Chicken Song 15 Ben E. King – Stand by me 15 Billy Ocean – When the going gets tough, the tough gets going -6 14 Europe – The Final Countdown 13 Michael Jackson & Siedah Garrett – I just can´t stop loving you 12 Boy George – Everything I own 10 Madonna – True Blue 07 Boris Gardiner — I want to wake up with you 06 Madonna – Who´s that girl

It must have been a vote on Tuesday and on Wednesday. I hope. 36 a-ha – The sun always shines on TV 33 Pet Shop Boys – It´s a sin 28 Whitney Houston – I wanna dance with somebody (who loves me) +4 28 Falco – Rock me Amadeus 25 Rick Astley – Never gonna give you up 24 Los Lobos – La Bamba 24 Bee Gees – You win again 24 M/A/R/R/S – Pump up the volume 23 Starship – Nothing´s gonna stop us now 22 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don´t leave me this way 22 T´Pau – China in your hand 22 Steve ´Silk` Hurley – Jack your body 21 The Housemartins – Caravan of love 21 Diana Ross – Chain Reaction 21 Madonna – La isla bonita 21 Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls 21 Berlin – Take my breath away 20 Billy Ocean – When the going gets tough, the tough gets going 20 Boris Gardiner – I want to wake up with you 20 Spitting Image – The Chicken Song 20 Europe – The Final Countdown 20 Jackie Wilson – Reet Petite 20 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I knew you were waiting (for me) 20 Mel & Kim – Respectable 19 Madonna – True Blue 18 George Michael – A different corner 18 Wham – The edge of heaven 15 Michael Jackson & Siedah Garret – I just can´t stop loving you 14 Boy George – Everything I own 14 Madonna – Who´s that girl 14 Madonna – Papa don´t preach 14 Ferry Aid – Let it be 13 Cliff Richard & the Young Ones – Living Doll 13 Ben E. King – Stand by me 08 Pet Shop Boys – Always on my mind -6

I like the songs too, you can take a deep breath

24 Whitney Houston – I wanna dance with somebody (who loves me) +4 20 Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls 20 a-ha – The sun always shines on TV 20 Billy Ocean – When the going gets tough, the tough gets going 20 Diana Ross – Chain Reaction 20 Cliff Richard & the Young Ones – Living Doll 20 George Michael – A different corner 20 Falco – Rock me Amadeus 20 Spitting Image – The Chicken Song 20 Doctor & the Medics – Spirit in the sky 20 Wham – The edge of heaven 20 Madonna – Papa don´t preach 20 Chris de Burgh – Lady in red 20 Boris Gardiner – I want to wake up with you 20 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don´t leave me this way 20 Madonna – True Blue 20 Nick Berry – Every loser wins 20 Berlin – Take my breath away 20 Europe – The Final Countdown 20 The Housemartins – Caravan of love 20 Jackie Wilson – Reet Petite 20 Steve ´Silk` Hurley – Jack your body 20 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I knew you were waiting (for me) 20 Ben E. King – Stand by me 20 Boy George – Everything I own 20 Mel & Kim – Respectable 20 Ferry Aid – Let it be 20 Madonna – La isla bonita 20 Starship – Nothing´s gonna stop us now 20 Firm – Star Trekkin´ 20 Pet Shop Boys – It´s a sin 20 Madonna – Who´s that girl 20 Los Lobos – La Bamba 20 Michael Jackson & Siedah Garret – I just can´t stop loving you 20 Rick Astley – Never gonna give you up 20 M/A/R/R/S – Pump up the volume 20 Bee Gees – You win again 20 T´Pau – China in your hand 14 Pet Shop Boys – Always on my mind -6

Duran Duran are eliminated, so the next round can start. Everyone can vote again today! 1986/87: 20 Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls 20 a-ha – The sun always shines on TV 20 Billy Ocean – When the going gets tough, the tough gets going 20 Diana Ross – Chain Reaction 20 Cliff Richard & the Young Ones – Living Doll 20 George Michael – A different corner 20 Falco – Rock me Amadeus 20 Spitting Image – The Chicken Song 20 Doctor & the Medics – Spirit in the sky 20 Wham – The edge of heaven 20 Madonna – Papa don´t preach 20 Chris de Burgh – Lady in red 20 Boris Gardiner – I want to wake up with you 20 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don´t leave me this way 20 Madonna – True Blue 20 Nick Berry – Every loser wins 20 Berlin – Take my breath away 20 Europe – The Final Countdown 20 The Housemartins – Caravan of love 20 Jackie Wilson – Reet Petite 20 Steve ´Silk` Hurley – Jack your body 20 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I knew you were waiting (for me) 20 Ben E. King – Stand by me 20 Boy George – Everything I own 20 Mel & Kim – Respectable 20 Ferry Aid – Let it be 20 Madonna – La isla bonita 20 Starship – Nothing´s gonna stop us now 20 Whitney Houston – I wanna dance with somebody (who loves me) 20 Firm – Star Trekkin´ 20 Pet Shop Boys – It´s a sin 20 Madonna – Who´s that girl 20 Los Lobos – La Bamba 20 Michael Jackson & Siedah Garret – I just can´t stop loving you 20 Rick Astley – Never gonna give you up 20 M/A/R/R/S – Pump up the volume 20 Bee Gees – You win again 20 T´Pau – China in your hand 20 Pet Shop Boys – Always on my mind