My Top 41 songs that reached #41 (complete)

[TheThorne]

Inspired by the knowledge that Top Of The Pops was going to play a song at #41 this weekend, I thought I woudl compile my top 100 , songs that peaked at #41. The great majority are from the 80s onwards although there is a few early ones but my knowledge of non top 40s before 1979 is pretty terrible. Oh and nothing after 2017 purely as I haven't done enough research to get that info so hope there is nothing brilliant.


But before we count down the top 41, here is the songs before, in batches just for fun  or just because I made the list so might as well publish it.

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100 I'll Always Love You - Taylor Dayne
99 Ladies Man  - D4
98 Well Well Well  - Duffy
97 Shame - Eurythmics
96 Running From Paradise  - Daryl Hall & John Oates
95 Primary Instinct - Senseless Things
94 21st Century (Digital Boy)  - Bad Religion
93 Freedom (EP) - QFX
92 Bury You  - Symposium
91 Listen To The Man - George Ezra

Just because I know they have fans and people will moan they are so low

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90 She's Got Issues - Offspring
89 Killing Jar  - Siouxsie & The Banshees
88 Big Bubbles No Troubles  - Ellis Beggs & Howard
87 Kiss And Tell - Bryan Ferry
86 Hands - Jewel
85 The Passenger - Siouxsie & The Banshees
84 Blue - Fine Young Cannibals
83 Curiosity - Jets 
82 Emily Kane - Art Brut
81 In The Best Possible Taste (Part 2) - Kingmaker

Video chosen for same reason, I know they have fans

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80 Question  - System Of A Down
79 Save Me - Big Country
78 Mean Streak - Y & T
77 Hip Hop   - Dead Prez
76 Action - Saint Etienne
75 Aikea-Guinea - Cocteau Twins
74 Turn On The Night - Kiss
73 (I Can't Get Me No) Satisfaction - Devo
72 Sister Moon - Transvision Vamp
71 Here I Stand - Milltown Brothers

Because its a great video, damn playback disabled

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70 Almost Gold - Jesus & Mary Chain
69 Lost Cat - Catatonia
68 Paperfaces - Feeder
67 Be My Enemy - Departure
66 Angel - Goldie 
65 Home - Simple Minds
64 Another Pearl - Badly Drawn Boy
63 Miracle - Olive
62 Ready Or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide) - Delfonics
61 Patio Song  - Gorky's Zygotic Mynci

Songs start to get real good now

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60 Hump De Bump - Red Hot Chili Peppers
59 Mono - Courtney Love
58 The Sun Does Rise - Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
57 Love Is A Killer - Vixen
56 Tasty Fish  - Other Two
55 She's Got You High - Mumm Ra
54 Sparks  - Röyksopp
53 I Can't Stand The Rain - Ann Peebles
52 Let's Kill Music - Cooper Temple Clause
51 To Love Somebody - Bee Gees

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50 Televators - Mars Volta
49 A Sorta Fairytale - Tori Amos
48 We'll Be Together - Sting
47 The Chant Has Begun  - Level 42
46 Let Me Go  - Heaven 17
45 You Can't Fool Me Dennis  - Mystery Jets
44 True Nature - Jane's Addiction
43 Love Is The Seventh Wave - Sting
42 Splash - Sub Focus featuring Coco Sumner

Just missing out is this drum n bass anthem

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41 Love Is All That Matters - Human League 

I think this Human League song gets forgotten a lot sandwiched between their last monster hit 'Human' from 1986 and their 90s comeback. Reached #41 in 29/10/88.

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40 Sunshine On Leith - Proclaimers


Yes this only reached #41 way back in 26/11/88 but its link to Scottish football has kept in on playlists for many years and is their 3rd most streamed song with over 14 million streams.

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39 Shot By Both Sides - Magazine


I'm not the biggest old school punk fan but I knew this song from a complication I used to use when I DJed. It reached #41 in 04/03/78.

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38 One Life Stand - Hot Chip

A bit more current this dance track reached #41 in 13/02/10, its probably one of my go to Hot Chip songs, its crazy to think that they had a  top 10 hit just a few years earlier.

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37 King Of The Rodeo - Kings Of Leon

Not sure that I have returned much to this song since it was out but its perfectly serviceable KOL so maybe it needs more love. It reached No. 41 on 23/04/05.

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36 The Boxer - Chemical Brothers


Another track that maybe doesn't rate among their classics featuring Tim Burgess, and taken from the album 'Push The Button' this reached #41 on 23/07/05.

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35 Shorty  - Wannadies

Not currently featured in Pop Pourri but it is another up-tempo indie banger from the Scandi Poppers. This reached #41 in 05/07/97.

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34 Beautiful - Athlete

This is a lovely song, for a time in the early 00s Athlete were just releasing a string of brilliant tunes including this one, many of which deserved to be still remembered. This reached #41 in  16/11/02.

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33 Dubstar - Cathedral Park

I was a huge fan of Dubstar especially their debut album but they were pretty solid for most of their output including this #41 from 20/09/97

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32 Out Come The Freaks - Was (Not Was)



Lets go back a bit now, this is the retro thread, think this definitely a song that seemed bigger than its peak of #41 but surprising its not in their top 10 most streamed songs, from 17/03/84

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31 Get Off This - Cracker



This maybe should be a little higher, loved this band, best known for their MTV2 anthem 'Low', this reached #41 in 30/07/94

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30 Rock Of Ages - Def Leppard

This was probably always one of their most famous songs in the US but didn't really get well known here until the movie and musical of the same name. taken from the near prefect album 'Pyromania' it is their 5th most streamed song with over 35 million streams, it reached #41 in 03/09/83.

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29 Always On The Run  - Lenny Kravitz

The first song  by him that really got my attention and of course had all those Jim Hendrix comparisons. It reached #41 in 30/03/91.