Odd one out

15. The Dead Kennedys are from California, not New York.

The Split Enz are not from Australia, but then 3/4 of the Easybeats aren't either although they are considered "Australian rock" (guitarist George Young is coincidentally older brother of Angus).

falco's austrian, not german.

One of them never produced David Bowie, it's either Davies or Dudgeon

Martin Gore doesn't like the cock.

2. Rhett Davies - has never produced Bowie.

3. Sabrina - not produced by Stock/Aitken/Waterman.

6. The Who are the only act not to have had a British number one single.

11. Gloria Gaynor - not produced by Giorgio Moroder.

12. Slade are the only act not produced or co-produced by Mike Chapman.

14. The Hollies were from Manchester; everyone else came from Liverpool.

Marcello beat me to it on most of the others.

I think 13 might have something to do with hit single duets....?

6. The Who are the only act not to have had a British number one single.

OK, I'm lost and I plead total ignorance. Is there some children's music chart where the Teletubbies etc. could conceivably be #1? Or was that an obvious joke answer?

no dice. cliff richard is a stage name, too.

Iglesias is the only one who never charted as a member of a band.

I am pretty sure John Farnham never did either :-)

3. Sabrina - not produced by Stock/Aitken/Waterman.

Stock/Aitken/Waterman produced a single for her.

1. Split Enz - AC/DC - John Farnham - Air Supply - Easybeats

Split Enz were Kiwis, while the rest were from Oz.

2. Nile Rodgers - Ken Scott - Tony Visconti - Rhett Davies - Gus Dudgeon

Rhett Davies never produced a Bowie album.

3. Samantha Fox - Sinitta - Sonia - Sabrina - Sandra

Unlike the four other mentioned S...a's, Sandra stuck with husband Michael Cretu, and never worked with Stock/Aitken/Waterman

4. George Michael - Jimmy Sommerville - Andy Bell - Martin Gore - Freddie Mercury

In spite of having appeared in leather a lot and sung about S&M, Martin Gore is indeed a heterosexual.

5. Stone Roses - New Order - The Farm - The Smiths - Happy Mondays

The Farm were from Manchester, not Liverpool.

6. Mr. Blobby - The Who - Bob The Builder - Teletubbies - The Simpsons

Unlike all of the others, The Who never had a UK number one single.

7. Falco - Kraftwerk - Boney M - Scooter - Can

Falco was an Austrian, not a German.

8. The Jackson Five - The Osmonds - Thompson Twins - Everly Brothers - The Kelly Family

The Thompson Twins were not at all related.

9. The Supremes - The Four Tops - The Temptations - The Seekers - Martha & The Vandellas

The Seekers were never on Motown.

10. Peter Green - Lindsey Buckingham - Stevie Nicks - Jeremy Spencer - Jeff "Skunk" Baxter

Jeff "Skunk" Baxter was never a member of Fleetwood Mac.

11. Donna Summer - Sparks - Gloria Gaynor - Berlin - Limahl

Gloria Gaynor has never worked with Giorgio Moroder.

12. Blondie - Sweet - Slade - Suzi Quatro - Mud

Slade never worked with Mike Chapman.

13. Julio Iglesias - Cliff Richard - Gene Simmons - Mick Jagger - Rod Stewart

Cliff Richard has been living in a celibate since the 60s, which could hardly be said about any of the others.

14. Gerry & The Pacemakers - The Beatles - The Searchers - Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas - The Hollies

The Hollies were from Manchester, thus they don't belong among this bunch of Merseyside bands.

15. The Strokes - Talking Heads - Velvet Underground - Television - Dead Kennedys

The Dead Kennedys were from California rather than NYC.

The Farm are from Liverpool, not Manchester :)

How does one confirm something like this? (Not that I'm interested in the specifics of Dame Cliff's sex life, or the lack thereof.)

Yes, right. The Farm are of course the ones from Liverpool, not the rest of the bunch.

Lucky old celibate!

But you never heard it from me, right?