Stock/Aitken/Waterman Singles - The First 20

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Including only songs that did become at least minor UK hits, so no record of the Cypriotic Eurovision entry from 1984, which apparently was the first time they were ever noticed hit-wise (not counting Peter Waterman's contribution to a few early Nik Kershaw and Musical Youth hits produced by Peter Collins).

Poll Results

OptionVotes
YOU SPIN ME ROUND (LIKE A RECORD)--Dead Or Alive (1) 17
VENUS--Bananarama (8) 4
SAY I'M YOUR NUMBER ONE--Princess (7) 4
YOU THINK YOU'RE A MAN--Divine (16) 2
MY HEART GOES BANG (GET ME...)--Dead Or Alive (23) 1
IN TOO DEEP--Dead Or Alive (14) 1
LOVER COME BACK TO ME--Dead Or Alive (11) 1
NO FOOL (FOR LOVE)--Hazell Dean (41) 0
I'LL KEEP ON LOVING YOU--Princess (16) 0
YOU'D BETTER NOT FOOL AROUND--Haywoode (82) 0
LOVE IS WAR--Brilliant (64) 0
AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE--Princess (28) 0
IT'S A MAN'S MAN'S WORLD--Brilliant (58) 0
THEY SAY IT'S GONNA RAIN--Hazell Dean (58) 0
THE HEAVEN I NEED--The Three Degrees (42) 0
GETTING CLOSER--Haywoode (67) 0
WHATEVER I DO (WHEREVER I GO)--Hazell Dean (4) 0
I'M SO BEAUTIFUL--Divine (52) 0
BACK IN MY ARMS (ONCE AGAIN)--Hazell Dean (41) 0
UPSTROKE--Agents Aren't Aeroplanes (81) 0


Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Saturday, 17 July 2010 00:15 (fourteen years ago)

Went for "Venus".

I believe the site I have taken this list from has also included a few singles that were indeed produced by Phil Harding and/or Pete Hammond not involving the three main members of the Hit Factory, but they would still have the same spirit and sound, so I guess that doesn't matter all that much.

Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Saturday, 17 July 2010 00:18 (fourteen years ago)

Amazing how few of these I (an American) know.

PappaWheelie V, Saturday, 17 July 2010 02:37 (fourteen years ago)

you spin me round. never really thought much of bananarama's version of 'venus' even though i loved them & the original

iPrincess 2.0 (electricsound), Saturday, 17 July 2010 02:49 (fourteen years ago)

I love the awesome slap in the face lyrics of You Think You're A Man - too bad most people never get over the image and the over the top gayness of Divine.

StanM, Saturday, 17 July 2010 05:42 (fourteen years ago)

we've done this before, surely? my vote, as it has and always will, goes to princess SIYNO

NI, Saturday, 17 July 2010 16:02 (fourteen years ago)

"Say I'm Your Number One" was my pick as well. Not that I like very many of these.

Born too beguiled (DavidM), Saturday, 17 July 2010 16:14 (fourteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TXoGjYO7TY

StanM, Saturday, 17 July 2010 21:40 (fourteen years ago)

Too formative to really represent PWL properly, yet. For me this is totally down to "You Spin Me Round" vs "Say I'm Your Number One" (pace Divine) and "Say I'm Your Number One"'s dreaminess wins out over Dead or Alive's drama.

Altho if the 12 inch version of "You Spin Me Round" with the flamenco guitar on it was in the mix, this might be tougher.

Orange You Glad I Didn't Say MaƱana? (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 17 July 2010 21:58 (fourteen years ago)

two weeks pass...

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Sunday, 1 August 2010 23:01 (fourteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Monday, 2 August 2010 23:01 (fourteen years ago)


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