And so the Guardian's all time greatest UK no.1 single is.....

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And so the Guardian's all time greatest UK no.1 single is.....

Postby Brickyard Jack » 05 Jun 2020, 19:16

West End Girls for Christ's sake. Good song sure, but not the greatest UK no.1. Ghost Town (at number 2) is more like it.

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Re: And so the Guardian's all time greatest UK no.1 single is.....

Postby Muskrat » 06 Jun 2020, 01:31

Middle of the Road were Chirpy Chirpy Cheated!
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Postby ` » 06 Jun 2020, 11:31

Muskrat wrote:Middle of the Road were Chirpy Chirpy Cheated!



It was a real shaddap in the face for poor old Joe Dolce, too

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Re: And so the Guardian's all time greatest UK no.1 single is.....

Postby GoogaMooga » 07 Jun 2020, 12:01

So long as it's not Bohemian Rhapsody
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Re: And so the Guardian's all time greatest UK no.1 single is.....

Postby Rayge » 07 Jun 2020, 14:43

You've Lost That Loving Feeling did not make the top 100.
Justin Beiber did.
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Re: And so the Guardian's all time greatest UK no.1 single is.....

Postby robertff » 07 Jun 2020, 15:51

What was their agenda?



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Postby ` » 07 Jun 2020, 16:34

robertff wrote:What was their agenda?



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Thought the PSBs were sort of agenda-neutral

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Postby Fonz » 09 Jun 2020, 18:42

Yay! At least it wasn’t Coldplay! Celebrations at chez Fonz.
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