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i found an article on the internet a while ago with the top 50 selling singles in the UK,
i was surprised by at least half of these, not surprised by the other half...
i thought i'd post the list with appropriate links to the tracks once i finished the "singles" thread(done!) and the "greatest aussie singers" thread(2 to go!)...
i will be counting down from #50 thru #1...
im not normally a fan of lists as theyre always someone's personal opinion, but this one is actually based on record sales from the british recording industry's official number crunching.
so here goes with #50...
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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50. Black Eyed Peas â âI Gotta Feelinââ. ***
An object lesson in directness: all you need to sell warehouse-loads is an airheaded
lyric and a one-fingered synth riff from David Guetta.
Year: 2009
Sold: 1.3m
[video=youtube;uSD4vsh1zDA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSD4vsh1zDA[/video]
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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49. Celine Dion â âThink Twiceâ. **
Celine Dionâs first UK No.1 took an unprecedented 14 weeks to get to the top of its chart run
just shy of its actual running time.
Year: 1994
Sold: 1.3m
Highest UK Chart Placing: #1
[video=youtube;vGwIaL0jOUg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGwIaL0jOUg[/video]
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48. Dexys Midnight Runners â âCome On Eileenâ. ***
Kevin Rowlandâs celtic soul reinvention was fuelled by nabbing fiddle player Helen OâHara from former Runner Kevin Archerâs new band Blue Ox Babes.
The result was a transatlantic No.1 and wedding disco purgatory.
Year: 1982
Sold: 1.31m
chart high: #1
[video=youtube;oc-P8oDuS0Q]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc-P8oDuS0Q[/video]
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47. All Saints â âNever Everâ. ***
âA few questions that I need to know.â Grammatical crimes did nothing to derail All Saintsâ sweet doo-wop update, another slow-burner that took two months to finally win over the public.
Year: 1997
Sold: 1.31m
chart high: #1
[video=youtube;Ei7-cTjWVpo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei7-cTjWVpo[/video]
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46. Tony Christie feat. Peter Kay â â(Is This The Way To) Amarilloâ. ***
Goofing around in the video is enough to get you a âfeaturingâ credit these days.
Peter Kay doesnât actually appear on the record, a Comic Relief re-release of Christieâs 1971 version, but his moonface dominates.
Year: 2005
Sold: 1.31m
chart high #1
[video=youtube;Xx8l5l1g0wA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx8l5l1g0wA[/video]
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45. Spice Girls â âWannabeâ. *
The only thing that could fill the Take That-less void in 1996 was a girlband who overcame charming amateurism to make âGirl Power!â a viable mantra and record some damned good tunes.
Yeah, they did.
Year: 1996
Sold: 1.32m
Chart High. #1
[video=youtube;gJLIiF15wjQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJLIiF15wjQ[/video]
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44. Gareth Gates â âUnchained Melodyâ.
After losing the Pop Idol final to the far superior Will Young, Gareth Gates embarked on a pop career with all the enthusiasm of Eeyore.
He tackles âUnchained Melodyâ with less vim and charisma than Robson and bleedinâ Jerome.
Year: 2002
Sold: 1.34m
Chart High: #1
[video=youtube;A0EBj68dlak]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0EBj68dlak[/video]
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43. Fugees â âKilling Me Softlyâ. ***
One time, two time.
Credit goes to Lauryn Hill for effortlessly redirecting attention from Wyclef Jeanâs dunderheaded rap barfs with a soul vocal so sweet it bore comparison with Roberta Flackâs take.
Year: 1996
Sold: 1.36m
Chart High. #1
[video=youtube;oKOtzIo-uYw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKOtzIo-uYw[/video]
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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