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Post by rubcale on Jul 3, 2017 10:39:09 GMT 1
Highly entertaining thread Kingpin seeing the vast diversity among Haveners. Debarge and Phyllis Nelson - what a combination. I did think Debarge would be high on my list but can't recall having charted Phyllis so highly.
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Post by Shireblogger on Jul 3, 2017 12:06:18 GMT 1
Fascinating thread. Thanks for compiling.
Given Madonna only has the #14 and #24 singles, it is quite surprising to see her as the top artist.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jul 3, 2017 12:24:28 GMT 1
There will be points for Like A Virgin crossing over from 1984 too.
In addition I already charted Angel but that one didn't do so well in my chart and not sure it made the top 20 so I wouldn't have given it any points.
I assume my contribution for "Crazy For You" was added in even though I charted it early (in its US run).
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Post by Kingpin on Jul 3, 2017 18:33:20 GMT 1
Rubcale - Phil Collins 198 points Can't believe I gave my most points to the man who should have been charged for murdering You Can't Hurry Love. Sorry rubcale, I know this is bordering on blasphemy, but I actually prefer his version.... *runs and hides*
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Post by Kingpin on Jul 3, 2017 19:02:19 GMT 1
Here's a quick rundown of the top acts on the combined retro-chart, sorry should have posted this yesterday:
39 David Bowie 600
39 Bronski Beat 600
38 Ashford and Simpson 613
37 Godley and Crème 614
36 Propaganda 619
35 Sheila E 619
34 Wham! 633
33 King 634
32 Debarge 647
31 Katrina and The Waves 652
30 Bryan Ferry 704
29 Marillion 710
28 Paul Hardcastle 712
27 Duran Duran 738
26 Alison Moyet 752
25 Simple Minds 796
24 Kool and The Gang 802
23 Animotion 808
22 Dream Academy 821
21 Strawberry Switchblade 853
20 Frankie Goes To Hollywood 906
19 Paul Young 927
18 Smiths 939
17 Don Henley 940
16 Go West 956
15 Phyllis Nelson 957
14 Barbara Dickson 958
13 Elaine Paige 1027
12 Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy 1034
11 Philip Bailey 1056
10 Pat Benatar 1115
9 Kirsty MacColl 1124
8 Foreigner 1222
7 Bruce Springsteen 1315
6 Dead Or Alive 1379
5 Phil Collins 1677
4 Bryan Adams 1705
3 Prince 1792
2 Tears For Fears 1831
1 Madonna 1858
There's only a small margin between Madonna and Tears For Fears. In addition to Material Girl and Like a Virgin, Madonna also added 438 points to her total with Crazy For You (oh, and a solitary point for Angel from Earl Purple!)
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Post by Whitneyfan on Jul 3, 2017 20:23:13 GMT 1
Interesting that Prince is #3 overall but has no songs in the top 40. I guess that splitting up his double A-sides meant that he had quite a few hits in the first half of the year.
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Post by popchartfreak on Jul 3, 2017 20:50:13 GMT 1
fab review thanks for all the hard work Kingpin!
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Post by rubcale on Jul 5, 2017 13:31:17 GMT 1
Can't believe I gave my most points to the man who should have been charged for murdering You Can't Hurry Love. Sorry rubcale, I know this is bordering on blasphemy, but I actually prefer his version.... *runs and hides* LOL - the diversities of Haveners. The Supremes' You Can't Hurry Love Is My all-time 2nd favourite record - narrowly pipped by Abba - Knowing Me, Knowing You.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jul 5, 2017 17:39:02 GMT 1
Both versions of "You Can't Hurry Love" peaked at #2 in my chart.
So my chart equivalent of "Black Is Black" and "Wonderwall"..
The Supremes version was kept out by the Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" and Phil Collins' version by David Essex's "A Winter's Tale".
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Post by Earl Purple on Jul 5, 2017 17:43:26 GMT 1
As for Prince, I charted 1999 in 1983 and "Let's Go Crazy" was a hit in my chart in 1984 so his two big UK hits were not in my chart. I did chart the flipsides but they're not as good. I also prefer "Raspberry Beret" to "Paisley Park" and they were both charting for me together (in the same chart but separately) as one was in the US chart and the other in the UK chart.
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