The 19th, 119th, 219th and so on UK #1 singles - your favourite
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This is the latest in a series of similar (or they could even be described as related) polls.
The poll commences with the nineteenth ever UK chart topper and then has nine incremental steps of 100 so that the ten entries are as follows:-
The 19th, 119th, 219th, 319th, 419th, 519th, 619th, 719th, 819th and 919th UK #1 singles.
Please vote for your favourite.
You may award half a vote to your second favourite.
You may also award half a vote to your third favourite.
Please feel free to comment on one or more of the poll entries.
The poll commences with the nineteenth ever UK chart topper and then has nine incremental steps of 100 so that the ten entries are as follows:-
The 19th, 119th, 219th, 319th, 419th, 519th, 619th, 719th, 819th and 919th UK #1 singles.
Please vote for your favourite.
You may award half a vote to your second favourite.
You may also award half a vote to your third favourite.
Please feel free to comment on one or more of the poll entries.
The 19th, 119th, 219th and so on UK #1 singles - your favourite 39 votes
Such A Night - Johnnie Ray (1954) (19th ever UK #1)
5%
2 votes
Surrender - Elvis Presley (1961) (119th UK #1)
5%
2 votes
Get Away - Georgie Fame (1966) (219th UK #1)
2%
1 vote
Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Slade (1972) (319th UK #1)
7%
3 votes
Take A Chance On Me - Abba (1978) (419th UK #1)
35%
14 votes
Let’s Dance - David Bowie (1983) (519th UK #1)
28%
11 votes
First Time - Robin Beck (1988) (619th UK #1)
2%
1 vote
Back For Good - Take That (1995) (719th UK #1)
7%
3 votes
Blame It On The Weatherman - B*Witched (1999) (819th UK #1)
2%
1 vote
Hero - Enrique Iglesias (2002) (919th UK #1)
2%
1 vote
1
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Surrender: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O3Bj9fQkvGo
Get Away: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pS_qdUlfyLQ&pp=0gcJCR4Bo7VqN5tD
Mama Weer All Crazee Now: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eEv6jy_7PQQ
Take A Chance On Me: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-crgQGdpZR0
Let’s Dance: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VbD_kBJc_gI
First Time: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh6-L98l6eE
Back For Good: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N2ICtCO8TCw
Blame It On The Weatherman: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HTwiK8z2m_Y
Hero: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=koJlIGDImiU
Half to Slade.
Half to David Bowie.
From favourite to least favourite:-
1) Such A Night
I absolutely love this vintage track by Johnnie Ray, which can best be described as being almost but not quite rock ‘n’ roll. With its raw energy and passionate performance style it was a significant precursor to the soon to be burgeoning genre.
Of all the entries so far in this series of polls from the years 1952, 1953 and 1954 this one is undoubtedly my favourite.
2) Mama Weer All Crazee Now
Some people had a misspent youth, but it would seem that Slade had a misspelt youth!
3) Let’s Dance
This was David Bowie’s third and final solo #1 in the UK. It’s the only one of the three that’s not about Major Tom, and the only one of the three that I don’t consider to be a Bowie classic. For me the song is good but not great.
4) Surrender
I would imagine that back in the early sixties there were many young women (and, perhaps, quite a few young men too) who were more than willing to surrender to Elvis.
5) Take A Chance On Me
This one is sure to poll very well because many people think that Abba were the best thing since sliced bread. Of course, many other people think that they were the worst thing since stale bread. I fall into neither category. My opinion of Abba is that they were a decent group but nothing more, and my opinion of “Take A Chance On Me” is that it’s a decent track but nothing more.
6) Get Away
Georgie Fame had three UK chart toppers in the sixties. For me this one is definitely the weakest of the three, although I still quite like it.
7) Back For Good
You won’t often hear me praising Take That, because I am not a big fan of their music. However, I will concede, albeit somewhat reluctantly, that this particular Take That track is not bad at all.
8) First Time
Most power ballads don’t really appeal to me and this particular power ballad certainly doesn’t.
9) Blame It On The Weatherman
This track required a listen on Youtube. My verdict? It’s bloody awful. Suffice to say I am not bewitched by the music of B*Witched.
10) Hero
Once again a listen on Youtube was required. My verdict? It’s also bloody awful, but it does have 603 million views on Youtube, so what do I know?
Half to B*Witched and ABBA. Onion, Blame It On The Weatherman is a terrific song.
Let's agree to disagree. 🙂
I can tolerate the Bowie song and thats the best I can say about it. The Robin Beck song starts off OK but seems to tail off for me.
So, I'll give half a mark to David Bowie and a very rare 90s half mark to Take That. Back for good is one of their better efforts.
Half to Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Slade
Half for Robin Beck
Half to Take That
My halves go to Slade and Abba too
Halves to Bowie & Take That
As for the rest
Decent efforts from
ABBA
Slade
& Georgie Fame
Not so decent efforts from
Elvis
& Enrique
In the better than the rest of their efforts but still a bit rubbish department
B*Witched
In the hoping she’ll spontaneously combust during the screechy bits department
Robin Beck
No half marks this round sadly and I will leave it there because going through most of the others would just be a relentless barrage of negativity and we don't need that at Christmas.
Take That followed by Enrique and Abba
Half a vote to Back For Good. I'm not a fan of boy bands, but this song is arguably one of the best any boy band has ever released.
My half votes again here too
Halves as well for Slade and Abba.