Top 3 Singles (that didn't get to No.1)

[1966_and_all_that]

Following the success of my 'that's how fascism starts' thread, I thought I'd go off-politics and ask for posters favourite three singles that didn't make number one in the charts so I'll start things off with:

Instant Karma - John Lennon
Tokoloshe Man - John Kongos
My Boy Lollipop - Millie Small

 

[Dave62]

Take it you mean UK chart 66?

Sound of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel (3)
Magical Mystery Tour - Beatles (2)
Oh Well - Fleetwood Mac (2)

 

[navel]

Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks (2)
Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles (2)
Tin Soldier - Small Faces (9)

 

[TangerineSeasider]

Assuming you’re meaning UK charts, then ….

Duran Duran - Ordinary World

Ultravox - Vienna

King - Love and pride

 

[1966_and_all_that]

Take it you mean UK chart 66?

Sound of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel (3)
Magical Mystery Tour - Beatles (2)
Oh Well - Fleetwood Mac (2)

Sorry, yes.

 

[1966_and_all_that]

Assuming you’re meaning UK charts, then ….

Duran Duran - Ordinary World

Ultravox - Vienna

King - Love and pride

Ultravox is certainly up there...Aah, Shaddup Your Face!

 

[Lytham_fy8]

Vienna is a big bag of old wank.

 

[TangerineSeasider]

Vienna is a big bag of old wank.

You certainly don’t mince your words, Lytham.
I bet you’d be a bundle of laughs at the upcoming Midge Ure gigs

 

[Bend it like Suddick]

Biggest travesty in musical history was Vienna not reaching No 1.

Did anyone ever know of anyone who bought that utter bilge by Joe Dolci? I certainly didn't.

Lytham you must be tone deaf and have a playlist comprising of 100 different mixes of the Birdy Song.

 

[TOON Seasider]

American Pie - Don McLean
Let it be - The Beatles
Born slippy - Underworld

 

[Lytham_fy8]

Biggest travesty in musical history was Vienna not reaching No 1.

Did anyone ever know of anyone who bought that utter bilge by Joe Dolci? I certainly didn't.

Lytham you must be tone deaf and have a playlist comprising of 100 different mixes of the Birdy Song.

There's literally hundreds of better famous singles than that cod synth rock overblown load of old crap that never made number 1, it's just the stock answer that everyone gives.

Strawberry Fields/Penny Lane never made it to number one for example, or A Design for Life, or Born Slippy, or Suspicious Minds etc etc...

 

[Shandypants]

Voodoo Lady Creme Brulee. Utter travesty, Les Mcqueen what a legend

 

[Lala]

Vienna is a big bag of old wank.

Beaten to the no 1 of the year slot by Tainted Love

 

[TangerineSeasider]

I’ll change my mind ….. sod the synth rock overblown load of old crap.

Metallica - Enter Sandman

Ozzy - Shot in the dark

Iron Maiden - Run to the hills

 

[Bend it like Suddick]

There's literally hundreds of better famous singles than that cod synth rock overblown load of old crap that never made number 1, it's just the stock answer that everyone gives.

Strawberry Fields/Penny Lane never made it to number one for example, or A Design for Life, or Born Slippy, or Suspicious Minds etc etc...

Im an Ultravox fan so naturally I agree to disagree. Its also one of the best vids ever produced.

Anyway fill your boots.........

 

[Bend it like Suddick]

Assuming you’re meaning UK charts, then ….

Duran Duran - Ordinary World

Ultravox - Vienna

King - Love and pride

Great pick TS....Ultravox and King are two of my favourites

 

[Old_Laytonian]

Echo Beach Martha and the Muffins

 

[rockontommy]

Voodoo Lady Creme Brulee. Utter travesty, Les Mcqueen what a legend

It's a shit business.

 

[April13th1970]

Spirit of Radio - Rush
Silver Machine - Hawkwind
Paradise By The Dashboard Life - Meat Loaf

 

[Costero Poderoso]

A bit one track mind this but : peaches, no more heroes and golden brown.

 

[1966_and_all_that]

A bit one track mind this but : peaches, no more heroes and golden brown.

Doesn't matter. Good tracks.

 

[Limechase]

Sweet - Teenage Rampage
Sweet - Fox on the Run
Sweet - Action

 

[Bluecabinboy]

Thriller - Michael Jackson
1999 - Prince
Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen

 

[Lewis_Winthorpe]

Bonnie Tyler - Holding out For A Hero

Take That - Babe

Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting

I've still not gotten over these not reaching the top

 

[Lewis_Winthorpe]

Echo Beach Martha and the Muffins

Tune

 

[Pool CW]

Bonnie Tyler - Holding out For A Hero

Take That - Babe

Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting

I've still not gotten over these not reaching the top

Lewis, Do you like Richard Marx-Hazard ?. One of my all times. Once got told the meaning of the song. Now I have forgot.

 

[Lewis_Winthorpe]

Lewis, Do you like Richard Marx-Hazard ?. One of my all times. Once got told the meaning of the song. Now I have forgot.

It's a decent song to be fair