[Music] Greatest UK no1 Single

Acker79 said:

The Guardian has been spending the past six weeks counting down the greatest uk no1 single of all time. I find such rundowns are often affected by recent news (especially when voted for by the public) - bohemian rhapsody being decried the best ever shortly after Freddie's death, Wonderwall when Oasis split. This one hasn't to, my knowledge, been so affected, except perhaps by who misses out, (for example no R.Kelly for Gotham City, or y'know, 'I Believe I can Fly' or other massive hits of his)

It was quite surprising to me that their number one is 'West End Girls' by Pet Shop Boys. I mean, I like the song, but greatest ever?

Numbers 100-21 were covered in groups of ten, then the top 20 got entire articles to themselves, this is the number one article:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2...st-uk-no-1s-no-1-pet-shop-boys-west-end-girls

Here is the full rundown: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/apr/27/the-100-greatest-uk-no-1s

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Acker79 said:

The Guardian has been spending the past six weeks counting down the greatest uk no1 single of all time. I find such rundowns are often affected by recent news (especially when voted for by the public) - bohemian rhapsody being decried the best ever shortly after Freddie's death, Wonderwall when Oasis split. This one hasn't to, my knowledge, been so affected, except perhaps by who misses out, (for example no R.Kelly for Gotham City, or y'know, 'I Believe I can Fly' or other massive hits of his)

It was quite surprising to me that their number one is 'West End Girls' by Pet Shop Boys. I mean, I like the song, but greatest ever?

Numbers 100-21 were covered in groups of ten, then the top 20 got entire articles to themselves, this is the number one article:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2...st-uk-no-1s-no-1-pet-shop-boys-west-end-girls

Here is the full rundown: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/apr/27/the-100-greatest-uk-no-1s

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Acker79 said:

The Guardian has been spending the past six weeks counting down the greatest uk no1 single of all time. I find such rundowns are often affected by recent news (especially when voted for by the public) - bohemian rhapsody being decried the best ever shortly after Freddie's death, Wonderwall when Oasis split. This one hasn't to, my knowledge, been so affected, except perhaps by who misses out, (for example no R.Kelly for Gotham City, or y'know, 'I Believe I can Fly' or other massive hits of his)

It was quite surprising to me that their number one is 'West End Girls' by Pet Shop Boys. I mean, I like the song, but greatest ever?

Numbers 100-21 were covered in groups of ten, then the top 20 got entire articles to themselves, this is the number one article:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2...st-uk-no-1s-no-1-pet-shop-boys-west-end-girls

Here is the full rundown: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/apr/27/the-100-greatest-uk-no-1s

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Stato said:

I read The Guardian and am a big music fan, but haven't read any of this. It seems like a pointless space filling exercise. None of us choose our favourite music with reference to where it reached in a sales list. I don't dislike the Pet Shop Boys, but the song they chose as the best is not even among my own favourite Pet Shop Boys songs. The journalists who picked it are only giving their own opinions and everyone's opinions are equally valid. Their's just happen to be completely wrong and worthless and mine are right. I could make a serious case for Joe Dolce's Shuddupaya Face being more worthwhile. It certainly had a larger impact on my life.

I would also take Waterloo Sunset, Oliver's Army and Up The Junction over anything on the list, but they're all excluded because they only got to number 2. Ranking art may be fun, but trying to sum up millions of individual's different reactions to hundreds of diverse pieces of art is a bit stupid and making arbitrary entrance rules is even stupider.

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Harry Wilson's tackle said:

I like that a lot.

Did I miss Hot Cocolate, Chicory Tip, Credence Clearwater Revival, Marmalade, The Sweet, The Supremes, The Hollies, Ennio Morricone, Family, The Sex Pistols.....?

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