Yesterday was my 52nd birthday in Real Life, so I decided to go find out what was the UK No.1 single for this week in each year since I was born. π
Some gems in there, plus a few surprises. Also, a lot of ‘WTF?’ songs, which I decided not to play. Though I might throw those into a future show… π
Truth be told, some of the more recent entries served to remind me how out-of-touch I am with current ‘pop’ music. Then again, I’d rather listen to (and purchase) stuff that speaks to me, and not follow the crowd. π
Tracklisting:
1968 β Baby Come Back β The Equals
1969 β Something In The Air β Thunderclap Newman
1970 β In the Summertime β Mungo Jerry
1971 β Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep β Middle of the Road
1974 β She β Charles Aznavour
1976 β You to Me Are Everything β The Real Thing
1978 β You’re the One That I Want β John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
1979 β Are ‘Friends’ Electric? β Tubeway Army & Gary Numan
1980 β Xanadu β Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra
1981 β Ghost Town β The Specials
1982 β Happy Talk β Captain Sensible
1983 β Baby Jane β Rod Stewart
1984 β Two Tribes β Frankie Goes to Hollywood
1985 β Frankie β Sister Sledge
1986 β Papa Don’t Preach β Madonna
1987 β It’s a Sin β Pet Shop Boys
1989 β Back to Life β Soul II Soul
1991 β (Everything I Do) I Do It for You β Bryan Adams
1992 β Take a Chance on Me β Erasure (from Abba-Esque EP)
1993 β Dreams β Gabrielle
1994 β Love Is All Around β Wet Wet Wet
1996 β Killing Me Softly With His Song β Fugees
1998 β Because We Want To β Billie Piper
1999 β 9 PM – Till I Come β ATB
2000 β The Real Slim Shady β Eminem
2001 β Another Chance β Roger Sanchez
2002 β A Little Less Conversation β Elvis Presley & JXL
2003 β Crazy in Love (feat. Jay-Z) β BeyoncΓ©
2006 β Hips Don’t Lie (feat. Wyclef Jean) β Shakira
2007 β Umbrella (feat. JAY-Z) β Rihanna
2009 β Evacuate the Dancefloor β Cascada
2010 β California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg) β Katy Perry
2013 β Love Me Again β John Newman
2014 β Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea) β Ariana Grande
2017 β Despacito β Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee
2018 β Shotgun β George Ezra