Sunday, 4 May 2025

And finally ... my favourite Number 1s

I might as well tie it all together.

Having now listened to all the UK Number 1s, I'll run down my favourite 25.

I made a nice little playlist of my top 5 from each decade and added a few others, to help me decide.

This is very loose, it really is just what I'm feeling this week, but I think it's a good snapshot of the most interesting songs that have achieved popularity over the last 70 years.

The order of things is already a bit different from the individual lists for each decade ...

1. Going Underground - The Jam. I think this must be my favourite, after all.

2. Diamonds - Rihanna. This is a much more transient choice. I just love it at the moment.

3. Why Do Fools Fall in Love? - Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers

4. Brimful of Asha - Cornershop

5. Dancing Queen - ABBA

6. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson

7. Would I Lie to You? - Charles and Eddie

8. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

9. We Can Work it Out - The Beatles

10. Umbrella - Rihanna

11. With Every Heartbeat - Robyn ft Kleerup

12. There Must Be An Angel - Eurythmics

13. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me - Dusty Springfield

14. Like a Prayer - Madonna

15. Independent Women Pt 1 - Destiny's Child

16. Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys

17. Heart of Glass - Blondie

18. Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor

19. What Was I Made For? - Billie Eilish

20. Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin

21. Uptown Top Ranking - Althea and Donna

22. Concrete and Clay - Unit 4+2

23. Stand and Deliver - Adam and the Ants

24. Geno - Dexys Midnight Runners

25. The Promise - Girls Aloud

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