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I totally lose the 'what was no 1 on your 18th birthday' competitionn

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PermanentTemporary · 03/03/2023 22:15

Was watching TOTP and thought I'd check what was toppermost of the poppermost when I turned 18 and omg.

Let it Be by Ferryaid. What a letdown.

link here, others are available

OP posts:
Phoebesgift · 04/03/2023 01:35

Hey Jude, The Beatles.

MillicentMold · 04/03/2023 01:36

Bright Eyes

Phoebesgift · 04/03/2023 01:40

Woop...for my 18th it was Boyz II men. Wink

polkadotpixie · 04/03/2023 01:48

Eminem - Without Me...how can that be 20 years ago?! 😩

sciencedoesntlie · 04/03/2023 01:52

I want to sex you up 🤮🤮🤮

Rolypolyfishheads · 04/03/2023 01:55

Mine is You Are Not Alone by Michael Jackson. Oh god, that is dire.

tobee · 04/03/2023 01:55

Chain Reaction by Diana Ross which isn't bad.

However, when I was born was Cinderella Rockefella by Esther and Abi Ofarim which is fantastic and I used to play it a lot at my nana and grandads house when I was little. I had know idea of the significance! Lol

Caramelsmadfuzzytail · 04/03/2023 02:01

Mine wuz sacrifice/healing hands by Elton john

TaysideTeuchter · 04/03/2023 02:05

Light My Fire by Will Young 😫

TheNestedIf · 04/03/2023 02:07

Things Can Only Get Better by D:Ream. Well, no. Things did get a lot worse before they got better.

FredWinnie · 04/03/2023 02:13

Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler
Fab song
The literal version is fantastic

MrsHemsworth · 04/03/2023 02:34

SlippinKimmy · 03/03/2023 23:42

Haha, snap! We must be the same age 😁. Vile song and man though 🤮

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Mine, too! 🤗

Agree - awful man.

JimnJoyce · 04/03/2023 02:45

mines fab Chaka Khan I Feel For You

MooseBeTimeForSnow · 04/03/2023 02:48

Bohemian Rhapsody/These are the days of our lives - Queen.

I’m quite happy with that.

CuppaWhiteTea · 04/03/2023 03:04

Wannabe by the Spice Girls
Hated it at the time. Would 100% dance enthusiastically to it now.

Furries · 04/03/2023 03:16

Ivesaidenough · 03/03/2023 22:42

Dub be good to me by Beats International! I'd forgotten they existed.

awesome tune!

sashh · 04/03/2023 04:11

The power of love, Jennifer Rush.

SuffolkUnicorn · 04/03/2023 04:21

Bob the builder

Forever42 · 04/03/2023 04:46

Bright eyes
Art Garfunkel. I declare myself the loser 😅

I love that song! Mine is Boombastic by Shaggy, which I don't love.

garlictwist · 04/03/2023 04:46

One Day in Your Life by Michael Jackson. Never heard of it. Not one of his bigger tunes maybe.

GotABeatForYouMama · 04/03/2023 04:51

Only you - The Flying Pickets. Could have been worse I suppose...Band Aid was number 1 on my 19th....December 25th is not known for it's exceptional chart toppers.

allthegoodusernameshavegone · 04/03/2023 05:02

Mistletoe & wine - Cliff Richard 🤦‍♀️

marriednotdead · 04/03/2023 05:13

Mine is Against all odds by Phil Collins. Given some of these, I can live with that!

Oblomov23 · 04/03/2023 05:16

This thread is funny.
Laughing at Benny Hill. Why are they all so bad?
Mine is innuendo by Queen. Not bad compared to some here, but not one of the best Queen songs.

Billybagpuss · 04/03/2023 05:27

Saschka · 03/03/2023 22:34

”In November 1994, in an episode of the UK television drama series Soldier Soldier, actors Robson Green and Jerome Flynn performed "Unchained Melody" as an impromptu duo The Unrighteous Brothers after the entertainment failed to appear at a wedding”

Didn’t know either, thank you Wikipedia. Obviously much lower bar to launching your pop career in the 90s.

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Noooo soldier soldier was huge, everyone was obsessed. Simon cowel had to beg them to record it as they considered themselves actors not singers. He had people coming up to him in the street wanting to buy it but as a record it didn’t exist. So he offered money and there’s a great clip of Robson recounting this going ‘how much’.

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