The 100 greatest No.1 singles

[Artois]

Just been watching the Channel 4 program. Some absolute classics in there naturally.

But Brimful of Asha by Cornershop? How can that be the 57th greatest number 1 ever?

There are a few others that I wouldn't agree with too. Here is the list, what do you make of it?

1. Imagine - John Lennon
2. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
3. Hey Jude - The Beatles
4. Dancing Queen - ABBA
5. Every Breath You Take - The Police
6. Stand By Me - Ben E.King
7. The Drugs Don't Work - The Verve
8. Don't Look Back in Anger - Oasis
9. Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) - Spiller
10. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams
11. Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor
12. Millennium - Robbie Williams
13. Like A Prayer - Madonna
14. House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
15. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
16. Tainted Love - Soft Cell
17. I'm A Believer - The Monkees
18. You Really Got Me - The Kinks
19. Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum
20. If You Tolerate This - Manic Street Preachers
21. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
22. Firestarter - The Prodigy
23. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
24. What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong Orchestra
25. Praise You - Fatboy Slim
26. Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio
27. Space Oddity - David Bowie
28. Going Underground - The Jam
29. Ready or Not - Fugees
30. Good Vibrations - Beach Boys
31. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
32. Careless Whisper - George Michael
33. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
34. Voodoo Chile - Jimi Hendrix Experience
35. Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid
36. House of Fun - Madness
37. Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) - Steve Harley R
38. Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
39. Heart of Glass - Blondie
40. Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
41. Should I Stay or Should I Go - The Clash
42. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
43. Back for Good - Take That
44. It's Like That - Run DMC vs Jason Nevins
45. Ghost Town - The Specials
46. Another Brick in the Wall Part II - Pink Floyd
47. No Matter What - Boyzone
48. Mr Tambourine Man - The Byrds
49. Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush
50. Oh Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
51. Don't You Want Me - Human League
52. Love Is All Around - Wet Wet Wet
53. Video Killed The Radio Star - Buggles
54. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - Righteous Brothers
55. Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade
56. Night Fever - Bee Gees
57. Brimful of Asha (remix) - Cornershop
58. Get It On - T-Rex
59. You'll Never Walk Alone - Gerry and the Pacemakers
60. Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick - Ian Dury & B'heads
61. True - Spandau Ballet
62. You're The One That I Want - Travolta/ Newton-John
63. YMCA - Village People
64. Baby Love - The Supremes
65. Maggie May - Rod Stewart
66. It's Not Unusual - Tom Jones
67. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - The Hollies
68. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
69. There Must Be An Angel - Eurythmics
70. West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
71. I Feel Love - Donna Summer
72. World in Motion - Englandneworder
73. San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear…….) - Scott Mackenzie
74. Albatross - Fleetwood Mac
75. Without You - Nilsson
76. Red Red Wine - UB40
77. I'm Not in Love - 10CC
78. The Fly - U2
79. The Most Beautiful Girl in the World - Prince
80. Reach Out (I'll Be There) - Four Tops
81. I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder
82. That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly and the Crickets
83. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? - Culture Club
84. The Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
85. Hello - Lionel Richie
86. I Should Be So Lucky - Kylie Minogue
87. Jealous Guy - Roxy Music
88. Je T'Aime(Moi Non Plus) - Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg
89. The Model/Computer Love - Kraftwerk
90. Strangers In The Night - Frank Sinatra
91. Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) - Soul II Soul
92. Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman
93. Israelites - Desmond Dekker and the Aces
94. Brass In Pocket - Pretenders
95. (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & Comets
96. Ride on Time - Black Box
97. Rivers of Babylon / Brown Girl In The Ring - Boney M
98. The Young Ones - Cliff Richard and the Shadows
99. I Believe - Frankie Laine
100. Mull of Kintyre/Girls School - Wings
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[Bwian]

How can any "Greatest No 1 Singles" list be taken seriously if it places

Take That
Coolio
Boyzone
Robbie I'm f***ing great I am-no you're not you **** Williams
Spiller
and Run DMC

above the likes of Kate Bush, Roxy Music, Buddy Holly, T Rex, Pretenders and loads more?

Who compiled it?

 

[north stand falmer]

Only one record that beats everything hands down and that is........The clash.......ROCK THE CASPER!! Class record!

 

[Artois]

Who compiled it?

"The Voting Public"

 

[Sonic]

Space Oddity only Number 27?? Something seriously wrong there.
How can that 16 week (yawn) Bryan Adams bilge be higher up the chart?

Would say the same for Bridge Over Troubled Water, and Another Brick In The Wall. Classics - way too low down the list.

 

[Artois]

The clash.......ROCK THE CASPER

The friendly ghost?

 

[Bwian]

"The Voting Public"

Shocking

 

[Sam]

there iwll always be controversy over list like this, because everyone has different tastes in music. the people that could actually be arsed ringing up are probably inbreds

 

[WhitleyDennis]

The Boomtown Rats' superb I Don't Like Mondays hasn't made the top 100 No 1s, but something/someone called "spiller" is apparently amongst the 10 best ever?

MMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmm

 

[Juan Albion]

The Boomtown Rats' superb I Don't Like Mondays hasn't made the top 100 No 1s, but something/someone called "spiller" is apparently amongst the 10 best ever?

MMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmm

See, we all have different tastes. I was a fan of the Rats before they even released a record and I would have said that of their #1s, Rat Trap was far superior to Mondays, which I rather loathe. Even better was She's So Modern but I expect that was too good to make #1.

Anyway, where are Barry Manilow and the Sex Pistols?

 

[WhitleyDennis]

She's So Modern is superb. So is Looking After Number One. I don't think either got to number 1 though. Funnily enough, I don't particularly like Rat Trap.

Why no Gary Glitter?

 

[Juan Albion]

She's So Modern is superb. So is Looking After Number One. I don't think either got to number 1 though. Funnily enough, I don't particularly like Rat Trap.

Why no Gary Glitter?

Because he's a sick kiddie-fiddling barsteward perchance?

 

[Stumpy Tim]

"The Voting Public"

If this is the standard Channel 4 Top 100, then Channel 4 chose those 100 songs & the public selected from them. So it's not quite true to say the public selected these.

Saying that, I do agree with the top three, but am amazed Band Aid is so low down. Also, didn't the Stone Roses ever get to Number 1?? If so, the inclusion of World In Motion by New Order is a joke.

And where is Bring your Daughter to the Slaughter by Iron Maiden. A modern day classic

 

[JJ McClure]

The only way to judge the greatest no.1 single is on stats, not on a stupid public vote. Copies sold, lenght of stay at the top etc. Besides no Whigfield, it can't be right!

 

[REDLAND]

good to see Ghost Town in there, but i though Going Underground by The Jam should have made it

 

[CHAPPERS]

12. Millennium - Robbie Williams

Anyone else have a problem with that.

Not only is Robbie Williams a talentless wanker but that song is even bad by his bollocks standards. I wish the f***ing general public would wake up and realise that this man has NO talent. He DOESN'T write any of his songs and you'll notice that since he split with his writing partner that he hasn't realsed anything at all. He rode on the back of Gary Barlows songs in Take That and he rode on the back of his writers songs when single. That show he put on doing old Ratpack tunes was an insult IMHO and i wa astonished when people came out praising it.
He should be seen for what he is, a fat useless prick who is only famous because of other people.


And he supports Port vale. ****.

 

[tinx]

12. Millennium - Robbie Williams

Anyone else have a problem with that.

Not only is Robbie Williams a talentless wanker but that song is even bad by his bollocks standards. I wish the f***ing general public would wake up and realise that this man has NO talent. He DOESN'T write any of his songs and you'll notice that since he split with his writing partner that he hasn't realsed anything at all. He rode on the back of Gary Barlows songs in Take That and he rode on the back of his writers songs when single. That show he put on doing old Ratpack tunes was an insult IMHO and i wa astonished when people came out praising it.
He should be seen for what he is, a fat useless prick who is only famous because of other people.


And he supports Port vale. ****.

I couldn't have said it better myself.........Four words.

Robbie is a ****

end of story

 

[Benny Seagull]

most of it isn't to my choice but some classics there to say the least. artois, conershop rule and brimful of asha is a classic but there are certainly more better ones they've done than that. how can you pick them out of the whole bunch?!! boyzone is 10 places above!

 

[CHAPPERS]

Was Brinful of Asha not credited as Norman Cooks No 1. The original is dull.

 

[Benny Seagull]

the point is chappers that artois here is slagging them right off and there are many worse bands on that list!