1. The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl- Fairytale of New York2. The Cardigans- Lovefool3. Busta Rhymes- Fire It Up4. Sophie Ellis Bextor- Murder On The Dancefloor5. Deee-Lite- Groove Is In The Heart6. Jackson 5- I Want You Back7. M- Pop Muzik8. Suzanne Vega vs DNA- Tom's Diner9. Prince- Little Red Corvette10. Heaven 17- Temptation11. The Police- Can't Stand Losing You12. A-Ha- Take On Me13. The Sweet- Ballroom Blitz14. Spandau Ballet- Gold15. Eddy Grant- Electric Avenue16. Sparks- This Town Ain't Big Enough (For The Both of Us)17. Tony Christie- I Did What I Did For Maria18. Eurythmics- Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)19. Kim Wilde- Kids In America20. Petula Clark- Downtown21. Stevie Wonder- Sir Duke
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Saturday, 1 May 2004 23:13 (twenty-one years ago)
"Sir Duke" really doesn't sound like a #2 single.
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Saturday, 1 May 2004 23:14 (twenty-one years ago)
You scumbag, you maggotYou cheap lousy faggotHappy Christmas your arseI pray God it's our last
Ah...so sweet.
― Evanston Wade (EWW), Sunday, 2 May 2004 01:06 (twenty-one years ago)
― earlnash, Sunday, 2 May 2004 03:00 (twenty-one years ago)
― fernando, Sunday, 2 May 2004 05:11 (twenty-one years ago)
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun""Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (if only 'cause it seemed to spend all summer behind "Annie's Song," ick)"Can't Help Falling in Love""Purple Rain""U Got the Look"
UK chart: "Penny Lane"/"SFF," "19th Nervous Breakdown," "Live to Tell," no?
― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Sunday, 2 May 2004 05:48 (twenty-one years ago)
― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Sunday, 2 May 2004 05:50 (twenty-one years ago)
― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Sunday, 2 May 2004 05:53 (twenty-one years ago)
― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Sunday, 2 May 2004 05:59 (twenty-one years ago)
― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Sunday, 2 May 2004 06:21 (twenty-one years ago)
― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Sunday, 2 May 2004 06:22 (twenty-one years ago)
― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Sunday, 2 May 2004 08:27 (twenty-one years ago)
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 2 May 2004 11:02 (twenty-one years ago)
― Alex in Doncaster (Alex in Doncaster), Sunday, 2 May 2004 11:15 (twenty-one years ago)
― gspm (gspm), Sunday, 2 May 2004 18:25 (twenty-one years ago)
Beatles-Twist And ShoutStones-19th Nervous BreakdownDavid Bowie-Fame(#2 club play 1975)Bob Dylan-Like A Rolling Stone
― nycguy7, Sunday, 2 May 2004 22:33 (twenty-one years ago)
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 2 May 2004 22:36 (twenty-one years ago)
― chris andrews (fraew), Monday, 3 May 2004 00:53 (twenty-one years ago)
― uh, Monday, 3 May 2004 02:54 (twenty-one years ago)
mine would have 'Everybody In The Place' and 'I Wanna Give You Devotion' on it naturally, i'll have to look at everyhit again at work later and figure out the rest
― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 02:42 (twenty-one years ago)
there's a good site here that lists them all (hasn't been updated for six months though):http://freespace.virgin.net/sharon.persky/uknumbertwos.htm
Going back only as far as 1980, I came up with this, um, birthday-party-themed CD80:
Altered Images - Happy BirthdayP!nk - Get The Party StartedEminem - My Name IsKid Creole & The Coconuts - Annie I'm Not Your DaddyLipps Inc - Funky TownBomb The Bass - Beat DisShanice - I Love Your SmileDiana Ross - Upside DownKylie Minogue - Confide In MeSupergrass - Richard IIIShut Up And Dance - Raving I'm RavingCulture Club - The War SongDestiny's Child - BootyliciousBusted - Year 3000Stardust - Music Sounds Better With YouRachel Stevens - Sweet Dreams My LA ExGirls Aloud - No Good AdviceStevie Wonder - Happy Birthday
― zebedee (zebedee), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:51 (twenty-one years ago)
― zebedee (zebedee), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:52 (twenty-one years ago)
I didn't try to include every US#2, but I did put together this anyway:http://open.spotify.com/user/pplains/playlist/2jx6znAhsG9rC3oG7INGh0
― pplains, Monday, 5 November 2012 04:46 (twelve years ago)
Madonna UK & US #2 singles
"Holiday" (UK)"Borderline" (UK)"Material Girl" (US)"Crazy For You" (UK)"Live To Tell" (UK)"Causing A Commotion" (US)"Express Yourself" (US)"Cherish" (US)"Hanky Panky" (UK)"Justify My Love" (UK)"I'll Remember" (US)"Frozen" (US)"Ray Of Light" (UK)"Beautiful Stranger" (UK)"American Life" (UK)"Hollywood" (UK)
― LeRooLeRoo, Monday, 5 November 2012 05:44 (twelve years ago)
Been doing this for a few days.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 20 July 2020 14:31 (four years ago)
Is there actually a comprehensive list of U.S. #2s somewhere? The Billboard book is long out of print.
― Get the point? Good, let's dance with nunchaku. (Eric H.), Monday, 20 July 2020 17:53 (four years ago)