I Do Enjoy a Nice Number One in the Morning

[Beebo]

Ironically Kylie was at number 1 with Locomotion.

That’s a great fact.

 

[Venod]

Just catching up with this thread and the talk of Bowie had me looking up where my favorite song of his charted 18 for the Young Americans, a fine single from a fine album of the same name deserved better.

 

[Oldhippy]

Toto's Hold the line was an excellent song I thought. Only got to 14 though. Jefferson Starship's Jane only got to 21. Both great songs. My absolute top songs never got to be singles though.

 

[Drago]

Toto's Hold the line was an excellent song I thought.

A fantastic track, and a blistering solo from a young Steve Lukather.

The first bassline I ever learned to play IIRC.

Yet Africa was dreary and gets to number 1. Go figure.

 

[Webbo2]

What a set of old hippies you lot are next you will be raving about “ Don’t fear the reaper” Blue Oyster Cult.😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

 

[Oldhippy]

Indeed it is, Steve Lukather always slightly underestimated in the line up of greats I think. Africa was a bit of a drag I agree.

 

[Drago]

What a set of old hippies you lot are next you will be raving about “ Don’t fear the reaper” Blue Oyster Cult.😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

That's one of my 15 YO daughters favourite songs!

Indeed it is, Steve Lukather always slightly underestimated in the line up of greats I think. Africa was a bit of a drag I agree.

You are my father!

 

[Beebo]

Just reading about Gimme Shelter by the Rolling Stones.
Often cited as their greatest song, it was never released as a single in UK or USA.
How times have changed. A song that good would be marketed to death.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Born too late to witness the Rolling Stones 1960's stuff, but I loved their first one I can remember! I think it made number 2, but definitely not 'top of the charts' in early 1971.😎👍


View: https://youtu.be/hxXV2UftL7Q?is=nGlQJfMbx_KKgb_c

Naively as a then ten year old I thought they were singing about the Tate & Lyle version.🤷

 

[PeteXXX]

Many others, but this has to be up there in my No 1's



And,to set an earworm for you today, maybe one of the strangest, possibly....

 

[PeteXXX]

Even better, Crazy Frog beat Coldplay for the No 1 spot 🐸

 

[Stevo 666]

Even better, Crazy Frog beat Coldplay for the No 1 spot 🐸

A worthy achievement if ever there was one.

 

[Drago]

Crazy Frog is a far better songwriter!