Banned Number Ones

born toulouse · **Posted:** Wed May 31, 2017 5:24 pm

God Save The Queen, Relax and then this:

Reached the top spot today and I can't think why radio stations won't play it.

alibarthez · **Joined:** Tue Nov 25, 2014 10:06 pm **Posts:** 1072

God save the Queen officially a number 2.

born toulouse · **Posted:** Wed May 31, 2017 9:58 pm

At the time they wouldn't admit it was the biggest selling single but it was so I reckon it counts.

horden · **Posted:** Wed May 31, 2017 10:10 pm

Je t'aime Jeremy Corbyn

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Thu Jun 01, 2017 12:59 am

I know plenty of number ones that should have been banned.

For being lousy and cringeworthy, that is.

demented twig · **Joined:** Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:09 pm **Posts:** 1043

Montpoolier wrote:

I know plenty of number ones that should have been banned.

For being lousy and cringeworthy, that is.

ah shaddap you face

Dalton'sHaircut · **Joined:** Sun Oct 05, 2014 9:26 pm **Posts:** 1013

For being lousy and cringeworthy, that is.[/quote]
ah shaddap you face[/quote]

I saw some list about joke songs that kept very well known 'classics' that you expected made it to No 1 off the top spot. If I remember well shaddap you face kept Vienna by Ultravox from reaching number 1. This example I find quite funny

horden · **Posted:** Fri Jun 02, 2017 9:39 am

Mr Blobby

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Fri Jun 02, 2017 9:59 am

Clive Dunn's "Grandad" took gag Number Ones to a new level but didn't actually keep anything meritorious from getting to No.1
It did nudge "I Hear you Knockin" off the top but that had already been played to death, and it was still No. 2 for a few weeks after that.
Grandad was eventually replaced by "My Sweet Lord", which can be accused of keeping "Ride a White Swan" off the top.

ElvisC · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:55 am **Posts:** 4504

Montpoolier wrote:

Clive Dunn's "Grandad" took gag Number Ones to a new level but didn't actually keep anything meritorious from getting to No.1
It did nudge "I Hear you Knockin" off the top but that had already been played to death, and it was still No. 2 for a few weeks after that.
Grandad was eventually replaced by "My Sweet Lord", which can be accused of keeping "Ride a White Swan" off the top.

These must have all been early 1970, as I got my Record Player Xmas 1969 and bought all four singles mentioned!!!

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Fri Jun 02, 2017 10:11 am

Bad news Mr C.: all those were Nov-Dec 1970. I guess you got your turntable a year later than you thought (or waited a long time before buying any discs!)

yloop · **Posted:** Sun Jun 04, 2017 5:25 pm

Robson & Jerome beat Wonderwall to number one with I Believe/Up on the roof.

Bonkers.

charco · **Joined:** Thu Jun 25, 2015 8:24 am **Posts:** 885

Pet shop boys kept Pogues, Fairytale of New York City off no 1.

Travesty

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