Smurfie
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Post by Smurfie on Feb 1, 2010 23:23:53 GMT 1
It was the first single I ever bought, so I am pleased it came out top!
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meister
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Post by meister on Feb 2, 2010 11:09:02 GMT 1
Worthy winner and a finely penned song by the brothers Gibb.
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Post by rubcale on Feb 2, 2010 13:06:40 GMT 1
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! there could only be one winner although perhaps it would have been fairer to credit the song to Diana Ross and The Bee Gees.
Certainly one of Diana's best 3 singles but it had to fight it's way up the charts.
Began to gather pace in the discos and managed to break into the top 75 at #69 which was massive as it meant that shops like Boots, Woolies W H Smith then stocked it and the public "saw" it - a big jump to #44 when the local radio stations began to play as just outside the top 40.
Breaking into the top 40 at #31 the next week meant that it got those vital three plays reserved on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for new chart entries on Radio 1 and the rest is history!
Strangely this record bombed in the States.
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Stewie
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Post by Stewie on Feb 26, 2010 14:54:55 GMT 1
(7) Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (5) A-Ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV (8) Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going (10) Diana Ross - Chain Reaction (8) Cliff Richard & The Young Ones featuring Hank Marvin - Living Doll (10) George Michael - A Different Corner (3) Falco - Rock Me Amadeus (9) Spitting Image - The Chicken Song (9) Doctor & The Medics - Spirit In The Sky (9) Wham! - Edge Of Heaven (10) Madonna - Papa Don't Preach (9) Chris De Burgh - The Lady In Red (10) Boris Gardiner - I Want To Wake Up With You (10) Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way (10) Madonna - True Blue (10) Nick Berry - Every Loser Wins (10) Berlin - Take My Breath Away (8) Europe - The Final Countdown (10) The Housemartins - Caravan Of Love (10) Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite
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Stewie
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Post by Stewie on Feb 26, 2010 14:57:07 GMT 1
Chain Reaction is one of the best songs ever written and performed. The only winner from 1986
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Post by o on Mar 2, 2010 14:02:47 GMT 1
If I'd have voted, it would have been like this...
6 Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls 7 A-Ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV 5 Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going 6 Diana Ross - Chain Reaction 6 Cliff Richard & The Young Ones featuring Hank Marvin - Living Doll 1 George Michael - A Different Corner 10 Falco - Rock Me Amadeus 5 Spitting Image - The Chicken Song 10 Doctor & The Medics - Spirit In The Sky 6 Wham! - Edge Of Heaven 7 Madonna - Papa Don't Preach 1 Chris De Burgh - The Lady In Red 1 Boris Gardiner - I Want To Wake Up With You 8 Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way 6 Madonna - True Blue 0 Nick Berry - Every Loser Wins 6 Berlin - Take My Breath Away 8 Europe - The Final Countdown 7 The Housemartins - Caravan Of Love 7 Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite
And would have expected Madonna to win, shocked Diana Ross won!
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Post by seanster on Jul 10, 2010 9:38:02 GMT 1
pleased that awful 'Lady In Red' joint bottom - hurrah!
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Jan
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Post by Jan on Aug 5, 2010 8:22:55 GMT 1
Not sure if it will still count, but here are my ratings:
(10)Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (9) A-Ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV (6) Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going (9) Diana Ross - Chain Reaction (2) Cliff Richard & The Young Ones featuring Hank Marvin - Living Doll (5) George Michael - A Different Corner (7) Falco - Rock Me Amadeus (0) Spitting Image - The Chicken Song (2) Doctor & The Medics - Spirit In The Sky (6) Wham! - Edge Of Heaven (9) Madonna - Papa Don't Preach (1) Chris De Burgh - The Lady In Red (1) Boris Gardiner - I Want To Wake Up With You (5) Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way (5) Madonna - True Blue (1) Nick Berry - Every Loser Wins (6) Berlin - Take My Breath Away (4) Europe - The Final Countdown (5) The Housemartins - Caravan Of Love (2) Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2016 9:50:50 GMT 1
My least favourite # 1 won.
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