Best/Worst Year for Number 1 singles

Posted by: Shayman on 23 August 2005

Am I right in saying 1964 was the best year ever for Number 1 singles (a few stinkers but generally great. Esp 2nd half of the year) and 2001 was the worst (A couple of Shaggy cover versions being the best it had to offer)?

Lets debate and try and come to an official Naim webforum best and worst years.

Jonathan

PS All years No. 1s are listed here

1964

Jan
161 Dave Clark Five.. Glad All Over 16/1/1964
162 Searchers.. Needles & Pins 30/1/1964
Feb
163 Bachelors.. Diane 20/2/1964
164 Cilla Black.. Anyone Who Had A Heart 27/2/1964
March
165 Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas.. Little Children 19/3/1964
April
166. Beatles.. Can't Buy Me Love 2/4/1964
167. Peter & Gordon.. A World Without Love 23/4/1964
May
168. Searchers.. Don't Throw Your Love Away 7/5/1964
169. Four Pennies.. Juliet 21/5/1964
170. Cilla Black .. You're My World 28/5/1964
June
171. Roy Orbison.. It's Over 25/6/1964
July
172. Animals.. The House Of The Rising Sun 9/7/1964
173. Rolling Stones.. It's All Over now 16/7/1964
174. Beatles.. A Hard Day's Night 23/7/1964
Aug
175. Manfred Mann.. Do Wah Diddy Diddy 13/8/1964
176. Honeycombes.. Have I The Right 27/8/1964
Sept
177. Kinks.. You Really Got Me 10/9/1964
178. Herman's Hermits.. I'm Into Something Good 24/9/1964
Oct
179. Roy Orbison.. Oh Pretty Woman 8/10/1964
180. Sandie Shaw.. (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me 22/10/1964
Nov
181. Supremes.. Baby Love 19/11/1964
Dec
182. Rolling Stones.. Little Red Rooster 3/12/1964
183. Beatles.. I Feel Fine 10/12/1964


2001

Jan
887. Rui Da Silva featuring Cassandra.. Touch Me 13/1/2001
888. Jennifer Lopez.. Love Don't Cost A Thing 20/1/2001
889. Limp Bizkit.. Rollin' 27/1/2001
Feb
890. Atomic Kitten.. Whole Again 10/2/2001
March
891. Shaggy featuring Rikrok.. It Wasn't Me 10/3/2001
892. Westlife.. Uptown Girl 17/3/2001
893. Hear'Say.. Pure And Simple 24/3/2001
April
894. Emma Bunton.. What Took You So Long 14/4/2001
895. Destiny's Child.. Survivor 28/4/2001
May
896. S Club 7.. Don't Stop Movin' 5/5/2001
897. Geri Halliwell.. It's Raining Men 12/5/2001
June
898. DJ Pied Piper Do You Really Like It 2/6/2001
899. Shaggy featuring Rayvon.. Angel 9/6/2001
900. Christina Aguilera with Lil' Kim, Mya & Pink.. Lady Marmalade 30/6/2001
July
901. Hear'Say.. The Way To Your Love 7/7/2001
902. Roger Sanchez .. Another Chance 14/7/2001
903. Robbie Williams.. Eternity/The Road To Mandalay 21/7/2001
Aug
904. Atomic Kitten.. Eternal Flame 4/8/2001
905. So Solid Crew.. 21 Seconds 18/8/2001
906. Five.. Let's Dance 25/8/2001
Sept
907. Blue.. Too Close 8/9/2001
908. Bob The Builder.. Mambo No 5 15/9/2001
909. DJ Otzi.. Hey Baby 22/9/2001
910. Kylie Minogue.. Can't Get You Out Of My Head 29/9/2001
Oct
911. Afroman.. Because I Got High 27/10/2001
Nov
912. Westlife.. Queen of My Heart 17/11/2001
913. Blue.. If You Come Back 24/11/2001
Dec
914. S Club 7.. Have You Ever 1/12/2001
915. Daniel Bedingfield.. Gotta Get Thru This 8/12/2001
916. Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman.. Somethin' Stupid 22/12/2001
Posted on: 23 August 2005 by bhazen
I don't really know my chart history but wasn't 1967 (a great year for albums, obviously) the year that Engelbert Humperdink's "The Green Grass of Home" kept "Strawberry Fields Forever" from getting to #1 on the British popcharts?
Posted on: 24 August 2005 by blythe
1964

Jan
161 Dave Clark Five.. Glad All Over 16/1/1964
162 Searchers.. Needles & Pins 30/1/1964
Feb
March
165 Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas.. Little Children 19/3/1964
April
166. Beatles.. Can't Buy Me Love 2/4/1964
167. Peter & Gordon.. A World Without Love 23/4/1964
May
June
171. Roy Orbison.. It's Over 25/6/1964
July
172. Animals.. The House Of The Rising Sun 9/7/1964
173. Rolling Stones.. It's All Over now 16/7/1964
174. Beatles.. A Hard Day's Night 23/7/1964
Aug
175. Manfred Mann.. Do Wah Diddy Diddy 13/8/1964
Sept
177. Kinks.. You Really Got Me 10/9/1964
178. Herman's Hermits.. I'm Into Something Good 24/9/1964
Oct
179. Roy Orbison.. Oh Pretty Woman 8/10/1964
Nov
181. Supremes.. Baby Love 19/11/1964
Dec
182. Rolling Stones.. Little Red Rooster 3/12/1964
183. Beatles.. I Feel Fine 10/12/1964

I've deleted the ones I hate and the ones I don't know but in balance, I love the 1964 "hits".
Let's compare that to 2001..............


2001

Jan
Feb
March
April
May
896. S Club 7.. Don't Stop Movin' 5/5/2001
August
906. Five.. Let's Dance 25/8/2001
Sept
910. Kylie Minogue.. Can't Get You Out Of My Head 29/9/2001
Oct
Nov
912. Westlife.. Queen of My Heart 17/11/2001


OK, I concede that on the whole, I hate the 1990's stuff!!!!!!!!!! I can also appreciate that S-Club 7 isn't most people's favourite, but I thought they had a nice tune! Same with Kylie, Five & Westlife!
Posted on: 25 August 2005 by Simon Matthews
Shayman - I would totally agree that it would be pretty difficult to list such a monumentally dire pile of crap tunes as those from 2001. No wonder Kylie's track came in at no1 with a breath of fresh air after what preceeded it.

Although not great I do feel a lift has occured in the charts a little of late (generic pop, r&b and the f....g crazy frog notwithstanding).
Posted on: 25 August 2005 by Shayman
blythe

Very generous ouf you there. But following your example of giving credit even to songs which at least hold a catchy tune I'm still left with....

[quote]2001

Jan
Feb
891. Shaggy featuring Rikrok.. It Wasn't Me 10/3/2001
Mar
April
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
910. Kylie Minogue.. Can't Get You Out Of My Head 29/9/2001
Oct
Nov
Dec


Another appalling year which came a close second for me was 2004.....

2004
Jan
969: Michelle McManus: All This Time 17/1/2004
Feb
970: LMC V U2: Take Me To The Clouds Above 7/2/2004
971: Sam & Mark: With A Little Help From My Friends / Measure Of A Man 21/2/2004
972: Busted: Who's David 28/2/2004
March
973: Peter Andre: Mysterious Girl 6/3/2004
974: Britney Spears: Toxic 13/3/2004
975: DJ Casper Cha Cha Slide 20/3/2004
976: Usher: Yeah 27/3/2004
April
977: McFly: Five Colours In Her Hair 10/4/2004
978: Eamon: F**k It (I Don't Want You Back) 24/4/2004
May
979: Frankee: F.U.R.B (F U Right Back) 22/5/2004
June
980: Mario Winans feat. Enya & P.Diddy: I Don't Wanna Know 12/6/2004
981: Britney Spears: Everytime 26/6/2004
July
982: McFly: Obviously 3/7/2004
983: Usher: Burn 10/7/2004
984: Shapeshifters: Lola's Theme 24/7/2004
985: The Streets: Dry Your Eyes 31/7/2004
Aug
986: Busted: Thunderbirds / 3AM 7/8/2004
987: 3 Of A Kind: Babycakes 21/8/2004
988: Natasha Bedingfield: These Words 28/8/2004
Sept
989: Nelly: My Place / Flap Your Wings 11/9/2004
990: Brian McFadden: Real To Me 18/9/2004
991: Eric Prydz: Call On Me 25/9/2004
Oct
992: Robbie Williams: Radio 16/10/2004
Nov
993: Ja Rule feat. R.Kelly & Ashanti: Wonderful 6/11/2004
994: Eminem: Just Lose It 13/11/2004
995: U2: Vertigo 20/11/2004
996: Girls Aloud: I'll Stand By You 27/11/2004
Dec
997: Band Aid 20: Do They Know It's Christmas 11/12/2004

A disgraceful collection of sh!te in which there are again no redeeming features. The death of 'pop' music can't be far away with such a collection of awful cover versions, remixes and once promising acts on their way down.

Invariably those 'tipped for the top' are quite clearly 'top for the tip' on these offerings.

Jonathan
Posted on: 25 August 2005 by Simon Matthews
My god you are depressing me!! That lot scores 11 out of ten on the shitometer. Maybe a few recent half decent albums from guitar based bands has led me into a false sence of optimism with regard to the health of the pop charts.

Any soulfull and spiritually uplifting recommended ringtones out there? Roll Eyes
Posted on: 25 August 2005 by Guido Fawkes
Jonathan, Blythe

Don't completely agree with you on 2001 - I don't even like the songs by KM or Shaggie. In fact even 1977 looks a disappointing list and I always think of that as great year.

64-70 all look good to me - perhaps it's just my age.

Rotf

Think I'll play a Nick Drake album to cheer me up.