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1979 was pretty good, right?
Oct. 16th, 2009 07:01 amTom lists the potential best ever run of UK #1 singles (up to mid '80s, I assume). Curious about Tom's methodology, which I'm guessing is eyeball; but is it "10 in a row without any stinkers" or "10 in a row with the highest average"?
Anyhow, the United States, for the same period, gives us 13 songs: Chic "Le Freak," Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," Bee Gees "Too Much Heaven," Rod Stewart "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy," Gloria Gaynor "I Will Survive," Bee Gees "Tragedy," The Doobie Brothers "What A Fool Believes" [I don't remember this one from its title alone], Amii Stewart "Knock On Wood," Blondie "Heart Of Glass," Peaches & Herb "Reunited," Donna Summer "Hot Stuff," Bee Gees "Love You Inside Out" [don't remember this from its title alone, either], Anita Ward "Ring My Bell." (If we want to jigger this to get rid of "Flowers" and "Heaven" and start with "Le Freak" we can, since the latter recurred.) My guess is that I'll slightly prefer Britain's to ours [can't recall "Sunday Girl" or "Are 'Friends' Electric" offhand], though, assuming that "Love You Inside Out" is viable and the Doobies aren't, we can almost make it to ten with no stinkers by adding "Bad Girls," "Good Times," and "My Sharona." But then, unfortunately, as our number ten we get Robert John's "Sad Eyes" (which isn't unredeemable, but isn't scintillating either). If only "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" had hit a week earlier.
Was a fairly astonishing year for non–number ones as well, as I recall.
( Memory lane )
Anyhow, the United States, for the same period, gives us 13 songs: Chic "Le Freak," Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," Bee Gees "Too Much Heaven," Rod Stewart "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy," Gloria Gaynor "I Will Survive," Bee Gees "Tragedy," The Doobie Brothers "What A Fool Believes" [I don't remember this one from its title alone], Amii Stewart "Knock On Wood," Blondie "Heart Of Glass," Peaches & Herb "Reunited," Donna Summer "Hot Stuff," Bee Gees "Love You Inside Out" [don't remember this from its title alone, either], Anita Ward "Ring My Bell." (If we want to jigger this to get rid of "Flowers" and "Heaven" and start with "Le Freak" we can, since the latter recurred.) My guess is that I'll slightly prefer Britain's to ours [can't recall "Sunday Girl" or "Are 'Friends' Electric" offhand], though, assuming that "Love You Inside Out" is viable and the Doobies aren't, we can almost make it to ten with no stinkers by adding "Bad Girls," "Good Times," and "My Sharona." But then, unfortunately, as our number ten we get Robert John's "Sad Eyes" (which isn't unredeemable, but isn't scintillating either). If only "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" had hit a week earlier.
Was a fairly astonishing year for non–number ones as well, as I recall.
( Memory lane )
