Another Year In Pop: 32

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

For better or worse, Katy Perry is this week's brand new Number 1. Rihanna moves up into the top ten, and in inexplicable re-entry news, Baz Luhrmann's in at no.72 with 'Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)'. Okaaay.

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Re: Number Ones of the year so far

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

30 straight weeks - seriously, this has to be a record.

Re: Number Ones of the year so far

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

There are some astonishingly good runs of #1s but yes this is a good sustained one, and I'd count the McFly for 31 weeks of high quality.

531-537 is a 32-week run BUT requires you to like "Hello" by Lionel Richie.

Re: Number Ones of the year so far

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

If we're including McFly - which erm I'm not - may as well get B&S in there to make 34 weeks. 'Beautiful Liar' may only be worth 7/10 but that is still Any Good At All.

I like 'Hello'! I think. But I don't like Frankie Goes To Hollywood, and I've never heard that Duran Duran song.

Re: Number Ones of the year so far

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

you don't like EITHER of those FGTH?!

Re: Number Ones of the year so far

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I've never liked them! Don't think I have any particular hate for them - maybe this is cuz I never have to hear them - but you know what I'm like with bellowy, stompy songs...

Other amazing runs:
639-645 (21 weeks)
679-685 (32 weeks! most of them thanks to 'I Will Always Love You' though which I heart but no one else will)

erm and then incredibly there is no notably long run of awesome No 1s until the aforementioned 'Umbrella' to 'Bleeding Love' reign.

Re: Number Ones of the year so far

[justfanoe.livejournal.com]

The Reflex:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eotbo-DsPTo&feature=related

Re: Number Ones of the year so far

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

601-608, though!

Re: Number Ones of the year so far

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The Aswad's a bit of a weak spot there - not bad exactly but not stellar either. Good run though, certainly no stinkers (and I'd stretch it back to T'Pau at 600 which has period charm at least)

Re: Number Ones of the year so far

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

also like.

earlier 432-440 which is basically SIX MONTHS i think is amazing. it is both in the heart of tiny alan nostalgia country - and coming up on popular soon :-)

Re: Number Ones of the year so far

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

thrown in 431, go on