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These are the best selling songs of each year , rather than the best , or even representative of the music at the time . Quite few were big selling 'one offs ' . For example Robson & Jerome were actors in a popular tv series ' Soldier Soldier' and teamed up to do some classic songs , other best sellers being for charity or an event such as Scotland qualifying for the World cup . Cliff Richard he has had no 1 songs spanning decades .
' Candle in the wind ' was first a bit for Elton in the 70s but the Princess Diana version caught the mood of the nation so well .
Not to mention that a great song by Ultravox called Vienna was not at number one because people who went to Spain for vacation bought the " Chicken " song that was big at the time in Spain !!!!!!
Probably one of the great songs that never made no 1 . Stuck behind Bohemian Rhapsody of I remember correctly then lost out to a novelty .
CLIFF RICHARD popped up on this twice 30 years apart . He was Britain's version of Elvis . Both were releasing hit after hit , both were making their own movies . Cliff had more hits than Elvis and sold more albums . I believe if Cliff went to America he would have been bigger than Elvis in America .
I didn’t know this!
I think they would of deported him.
only cause hes still alive!
@@MillsyLM Yes i know , i saw an interview with him years ago . He quoted that he left it too late to try his luck in America by the time he got there , there was dozens of similar performers just like him . He wanted to go in 1959 but got got bad advice to wait .
@@jimreid4367 ouch
Cliff Richard and the Drifters - the backing group had to change their name because of the American group so they renamed as The Shadows. The lead guitarist, Hank Marvin, would be an inspiration to the likes of David Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton.
Ken Dodd was a stand up comic who was actually a trained singer. His stand up career lasted for decades and usually included singing.
Englebert Humperdinck is a real historical character. He was a German classical composer of the late 19th, early 20th century. Arnold Dorsey is the real name of the Englebert Humperdinck here.
It was, Cliff Richard and the Shadows, not Drifters. The Shadows were his usual backing band and had several hits in their own right, instrumentals though. They had one of the first 'Guitar Heroes' in Hank Marvin.
I CAN REMEMBER THE EARLY DISCS BETTER THAN THE LATER ONES, 'CAUSE THE MUSIC DIED IN THE 90'S. --MOSTLY.
Bright Eyes was huge because it featured in the film Watership Down.
And was written by everyone's favourite Womble - Mike Batt.
It’s interesting how US the top sellers went late 80s on.
Always has to be remembered that best sellers are bought for and by mums, dads and grandparents, and rarely reflect the zeitgeist.
Great reaction and knowledge 👍🏽👍❤️
Ken Dodd was a a hugely popular standup comedian, with a career from the fifties up to his death not all that long ago. But along side that he sang distinctly none-comic ballads.
Just a bit of info, Frank Ifield, the 1962 chart entry died this week. He was 86. Ken Dodd, 1965 entry died in March, 2018. He was 90. Of course, we've also lost George Harrison, Whitney Houston, Meatloaf and Les McKeown, the lead Bay City Roller singer. Paul McCartney has become the first billionaire musician. And have you seen this YT vid - 'Old Movie Stars Dance to Uptown Funk'?
I have, it’s very good!
A lot of the songs post 84 were charity songs and were only best sellers for that reason, there are probably 100's of songs that are better than most in this in my opinion
Robson and Jerome were quite well-known TV actors in the UK; if memory serves, their cover of "Unchained Melody" was either part of a show where their characters sang the song, or they played musicians/singers and someone had the bright idea to actually have them sing "for real". The success was most likely a combination of the team-up, their previous fame and a great song choice.
You really should look up Ken Dodd's main career. He was a stand-up comedian who I always found hilarious. There's also television footage of him with the Beatles. He lives into his nineties.
ART GARFUNCLE WAS A FABULOUS SINGER
I am curious as to why British people do not seem to be particularly fond of Motown music.
I was a punk rocker in the late 70's, it was forbidden to like, heavy rock or mainstream pop. That said, I liked, What's The Name Of The Game, by, ABBA. If my friends had found out I'd never have heard the end of it. BTW, I like Mbop as well.
The word SOCCER comes from the full name for the game asSOCiation football
No, Give Ireland Back To The Irish wasn't banned, it was just never released as a single. Banned songs in the UK? Je T'aime, by Serge Gainsborough and Jane Birkin. God Save The Queen, by, tHe SEx PiStoLs and, Ding Dong The Witch is Dead, by, The Munchkins (went straight to number 1 on the occasion of Margaret Thatchers death, despite being banned from airplay by the BBC and others.
It was from a drama about thr British Army
Dolly parton is an icon the world over and miley is her goddaughter. Some I thought would be on this list Michael Jackson and Madonna
was he as big in the UK as the US?
He was ranked 5th best selling artist in the UK although I grew up in the 70s so I liked the Jackson 5 best he still had some really good songs though
Robson and Jerome were actors in a very populat TV show, who used their popularity to launch a music career.
it is true regarding soccer, but then we grew up and rightfully called it football
The only song I think should have been on there was bohemian rhapsody
fair point.
Music needs to get back to its roots, rock, reggae). "But it was, Temptations all night, with encores from stage right, charging from the bass line to the treble, but on stage they ain't got no roots, rock, rebel. Onstage they ain't got no ROOTS, ROCK, REBEL."
Robson and Jerome were not musicians, they were TV actors who had a hit on the back of their TV show (Soldier Soldier, where they played army buddies). Soap actors were doing the same sort of thing around that time, capitalising on the success of the programmes they appeared on. Robson and Jerome got on that bandwagon. Neither of them can sing. Listen to their bersion back to back with the original and realise what chancers they were as musicians.
In the sixties there was no such thing as bubblegum pop that came later
Was wondering have you theyard of October ends ? they's new song is fire! You should react to it
Grace Slick, of Jefferson Airplane (later, Jefferson Starship, then just, Starship, who are responsible for one of the most loathed songs in Rock and Roll history. We Built This City) hated The Beatles and was very outspoken about it. Elvis hated them too, but they idolosed him, initially. Elvis tried to get them banned from the US.
Crocodile rock by Elton John was massive in the 70's.
Peak 5 in the UK
@@OnlyGoodMusic_ Like Hotel California by The eagles, it was played to death on juke boxes for what seemed like a lifetime.
Bronn doing singing in 1995. What would Tyrion Lannister say?
Um Bop is a brilliant song. Catchy. Hey Jude was no1 when I was born.
Please have a look at uk rock bands .
Will Young, Leona Lewis, Alexandra Burke were talent show winners, and these were the winner's songs. Peter Kay's was a charity song, he's a comedian miming to Tony Christie's classic with other celebrities. It's all about the video really, now it's a case of whose dead.
From this list Mull of Kintyre is the first one I have a memory of experiencing at the time. I was four years old.
Love the Beatles and Oxigin. Cilla Black is my guilty pleasure 😂
No Queen like what!!
Popular music was over in 1999 then.
Who doesn't love the Beatles?
Me.
I only like two John Lennon songs. Woman and Mind Games.
Hi John, nice to see you again
Hello there!
You should take a listen to Lewis Capaldi, his songs are amazing
‘Bright Eyes’ was the soundtrack to to the animated movie, ‘Watership Down’ and it was a big family movie.
It was Art’s voice that stole the hearts of listeners, compared to Paul Simon, whose song lyrics were mostly drippy.
The last 20 years of this i haven't even heard most of them, thank god. 🐕💩 I pretty much stopped listening to new music when i was 21.
Music on a downslope beggining with the 90 ' s to downright crappy nowadays
I was born in 1963 and when I was six years old I went to my first concert. It was Engelbert Humperdink cos I had a huge crush on him! As for the "novelty" songs in our charts well we are a nation that will name important vessels "Boaty McBoatFace" if given the chance so yeah we like our novelty songs. Check out the charity singles released by LadBaby xxx
Hey jude year I was born
💯 % with you on Uptown Funk
To be honest I found it a pretty poor selection..
I kind of agree, I thought it would be more of a representation of a year instead of a top seller.
Hey, the theme tune to "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers" made in into the charts back in the day! 🙂 Also, "Hallelujah" -- Leonard Cohen is still alive (I think), but the ultimate cover? Either by KD Lang, or (my personal favorite), the a capella version by Pentatonix. Simply awesome!
Unfortunately he passed on November 7 2016. It was a day of mourning in Canada.
I hate every version of Hallelujah except Leonard Cohen's original.
tf does football have to do with it?
1996's song is wrong.
Bruno Mars is a cousin of Rami Malek
Mmm bop by Hanson!!!. I'm unsubscribing. Only joking lol
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My cousin bought the cd and I took the piss so much he tried claiming it was his mum's
Does this really count as a reaction video?
Not really.
God you like interrupting,
The Beatles are ducking shit,the rolling stones are better