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· Jun 18
For no good reason I started a project, listening to and rating every single UK number 1 single from 1960 to present out of 10. I then decided to average each year and rank them in order to find which year had the best number 1 singles. Thought I would share my results with #musicsky 1/2
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I am hearing that on his deathbed Charlie Kirk received the light of Islam and unhesitatingly recited the Shahada. Even now he looks down on the Ummah from the gardens of Jannah. Truly there is no god but Allah, and Mohammad is his prophet!
September 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I am hearing that on his deathbed Charlie Kirk received the light of Islam and unhesitatingly recited the Shahada. Even now he looks down on the Ummah from the gardens of Jannah. Truly there is no god but Allah, and Mohammad is his prophet!
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JD Vance Rushed To Walter Reed After Inner Hillbilly Returns
September 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
JD Vance Rushed To Walter Reed After Inner Hillbilly Returns
Years by UK No 1 Single
41/65: 1973
We're at the absolute peak of glam rock here in 1973, with no.1s from Slade, Wizard, The Sweet and Suzi Quarto. #musicsky (1/3)
41/65: 1973
We're at the absolute peak of glam rock here in 1973, with no.1s from Slade, Wizard, The Sweet and Suzi Quarto. #musicsky (1/3)
August 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Years by UK No 1 Single
41/65: 1973
We're at the absolute peak of glam rock here in 1973, with no.1s from Slade, Wizard, The Sweet and Suzi Quarto. #musicsky (1/3)
41/65: 1973
We're at the absolute peak of glam rock here in 1973, with no.1s from Slade, Wizard, The Sweet and Suzi Quarto. #musicsky (1/3)
Years by UK No.1 Single
42/65: 2014
I paused this thankless task for a few weeks. It's because of years like 2014. It was harrowing to listen to. There were 38 no.1s, and most were painfully dull. (1/4) #musicsky
42/65: 2014
I paused this thankless task for a few weeks. It's because of years like 2014. It was harrowing to listen to. There were 38 no.1s, and most were painfully dull. (1/4) #musicsky
August 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Years by UK No.1 Single
42/65: 2014
I paused this thankless task for a few weeks. It's because of years like 2014. It was harrowing to listen to. There were 38 no.1s, and most were painfully dull. (1/4) #musicsky
42/65: 2014
I paused this thankless task for a few weeks. It's because of years like 2014. It was harrowing to listen to. There were 38 no.1s, and most were painfully dull. (1/4) #musicsky
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LONG LUNCH , ARRIVE LATE , LEAVE EARLY , HIDE IN BATHROOM , I SUPPORT ALL TIME THEFT - dashare.zone ADMIN
July 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
LONG LUNCH , ARRIVE LATE , LEAVE EARLY , HIDE IN BATHROOM , I SUPPORT ALL TIME THEFT - dashare.zone ADMIN
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Iain McGilp on how "the black disease" ravaged Glasgow 25 years ago and sent the city into a panic.
www.glasgowbell.co.uk/how-the-blac...
www.glasgowbell.co.uk/how-the-blac...
How 'the black disease' ravaged Glasgow
Twenty-five years ago, a flesh-eating bug threw the city into a panic
www.glasgowbell.co.uk
July 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Iain McGilp on how "the black disease" ravaged Glasgow 25 years ago and sent the city into a panic.
www.glasgowbell.co.uk/how-the-blac...
www.glasgowbell.co.uk/how-the-blac...
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"Within four days, they had details of 12 suspected cases with broad similarities, and four further deaths likely linked to the same cause.
Something was killing Glasgow’s injecting drug users, and no one could be sure what it was or where it had come from."
Something was killing Glasgow’s injecting drug users, and no one could be sure what it was or where it had come from."
How 'the black disease' ravaged Glasgow
Twenty-five years ago, a flesh-eating bug threw the city into a panic
www.glasgowbell.co.uk
July 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"Within four days, they had details of 12 suspected cases with broad similarities, and four further deaths likely linked to the same cause.
Something was killing Glasgow’s injecting drug users, and no one could be sure what it was or where it had come from."
Something was killing Glasgow’s injecting drug users, and no one could be sure what it was or where it had come from."
Years by UK No.1 Single
43/65: 2015
The mid 2010s again, and another pretty nothing year in terms of No.1s, although our worst of the year stands out a mile. The year scored 4.83/10. #musicsky (1/3)
43/65: 2015
The mid 2010s again, and another pretty nothing year in terms of No.1s, although our worst of the year stands out a mile. The year scored 4.83/10. #musicsky (1/3)
July 23, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Years by UK No.1 Single
43/65: 2015
The mid 2010s again, and another pretty nothing year in terms of No.1s, although our worst of the year stands out a mile. The year scored 4.83/10. #musicsky (1/3)
43/65: 2015
The mid 2010s again, and another pretty nothing year in terms of No.1s, although our worst of the year stands out a mile. The year scored 4.83/10. #musicsky (1/3)
Years by UK No.1 Single
44/65: 2007
2007 scores 4.82/10. It starts and ends badly, with 4 1/10 songs, however it also features several extremely good no.1s, including 3 9/10s. Let's get the bad out the way. (1/5) #musicsky
44/65: 2007
2007 scores 4.82/10. It starts and ends badly, with 4 1/10 songs, however it also features several extremely good no.1s, including 3 9/10s. Let's get the bad out the way. (1/5) #musicsky
July 16, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Years by UK No.1 Single
44/65: 2007
2007 scores 4.82/10. It starts and ends badly, with 4 1/10 songs, however it also features several extremely good no.1s, including 3 9/10s. Let's get the bad out the way. (1/5) #musicsky
44/65: 2007
2007 scores 4.82/10. It starts and ends badly, with 4 1/10 songs, however it also features several extremely good no.1s, including 3 9/10s. Let's get the bad out the way. (1/5) #musicsky
Years by UK No.1 Single
45/65: 1990
A bit of a bizarre year for no.1s, scoring 4.82/10, in spite of having the 2 best no.1s of the entire decade. I'm actually calling a tie on the best no.1 of 1990. Let's get the bad stuff out the way first... (1/6) #musicsky
45/65: 1990
A bit of a bizarre year for no.1s, scoring 4.82/10, in spite of having the 2 best no.1s of the entire decade. I'm actually calling a tie on the best no.1 of 1990. Let's get the bad stuff out the way first... (1/6) #musicsky
July 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Years by UK No.1 Single
45/65: 1990
A bit of a bizarre year for no.1s, scoring 4.82/10, in spite of having the 2 best no.1s of the entire decade. I'm actually calling a tie on the best no.1 of 1990. Let's get the bad stuff out the way first... (1/6) #musicsky
45/65: 1990
A bit of a bizarre year for no.1s, scoring 4.82/10, in spite of having the 2 best no.1s of the entire decade. I'm actually calling a tie on the best no.1 of 1990. Let's get the bad stuff out the way first... (1/6) #musicsky
#musicsky #5SongShuffle
Chromatics "Cherry"
Desire "Don't Call (12" Mix)"
Makthaverskan "This Time"
The Walkmen "Angela Surf City"
DARKSIDE "Golden Arrow"
Chromatics "Cherry"
Desire "Don't Call (12" Mix)"
Makthaverskan "This Time"
The Walkmen "Angela Surf City"
DARKSIDE "Golden Arrow"
July 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
#musicsky #5SongShuffle
Chromatics "Cherry"
Desire "Don't Call (12" Mix)"
Makthaverskan "This Time"
The Walkmen "Angela Surf City"
DARKSIDE "Golden Arrow"
Chromatics "Cherry"
Desire "Don't Call (12" Mix)"
Makthaverskan "This Time"
The Walkmen "Angela Surf City"
DARKSIDE "Golden Arrow"
Years by UK No.1 Single
46/65: 1972
1972 has a pretty terrible reputation as year of novelty no.1s, however overall it's not as bad as what's come before, scoring 4.72/10. Some of the novelty tunes are bad, some probably better than you would think (1/3) #musicsky
46/65: 1972
1972 has a pretty terrible reputation as year of novelty no.1s, however overall it's not as bad as what's come before, scoring 4.72/10. Some of the novelty tunes are bad, some probably better than you would think (1/3) #musicsky
July 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Years by UK No.1 Single
46/65: 1972
1972 has a pretty terrible reputation as year of novelty no.1s, however overall it's not as bad as what's come before, scoring 4.72/10. Some of the novelty tunes are bad, some probably better than you would think (1/3) #musicsky
46/65: 1972
1972 has a pretty terrible reputation as year of novelty no.1s, however overall it's not as bad as what's come before, scoring 4.72/10. Some of the novelty tunes are bad, some probably better than you would think (1/3) #musicsky
#musicsky #5SongShuffle
Air "Afternoon Sister"
Death Shanties "Saturn Devouring His Young"
The Byrds "Wasn't Born To Follow"
Neil Young "On The Beach"
Lee Hazelwood "Won't You Tell Your Dreams"
Air "Afternoon Sister"
Death Shanties "Saturn Devouring His Young"
The Byrds "Wasn't Born To Follow"
Neil Young "On The Beach"
Lee Hazelwood "Won't You Tell Your Dreams"
July 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
#musicsky #5SongShuffle
Air "Afternoon Sister"
Death Shanties "Saturn Devouring His Young"
The Byrds "Wasn't Born To Follow"
Neil Young "On The Beach"
Lee Hazelwood "Won't You Tell Your Dreams"
Air "Afternoon Sister"
Death Shanties "Saturn Devouring His Young"
The Byrds "Wasn't Born To Follow"
Neil Young "On The Beach"
Lee Hazelwood "Won't You Tell Your Dreams"
Years By UK No.1 Single
47/65: 1961
I've moaned before about the early 1960s, but this is better. The lack of Cliff Richard and The Shadows might be a factor in my increased enjoyment of this year's no.1s. #musicsky (1/3)
47/65: 1961
I've moaned before about the early 1960s, but this is better. The lack of Cliff Richard and The Shadows might be a factor in my increased enjoyment of this year's no.1s. #musicsky (1/3)
July 11, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Years By UK No.1 Single
47/65: 1961
I've moaned before about the early 1960s, but this is better. The lack of Cliff Richard and The Shadows might be a factor in my increased enjoyment of this year's no.1s. #musicsky (1/3)
47/65: 1961
I've moaned before about the early 1960s, but this is better. The lack of Cliff Richard and The Shadows might be a factor in my increased enjoyment of this year's no.1s. #musicsky (1/3)
Years By UK No.1 Single
48/65: 1992
4.67/10 Just 12, due to lengthy stays at no.1 for Shakespeare Sister (8wks) and Whitney Houston (10wks). I've no idea how this finished ahead of 1998, there is very little to like about 1992 #musicsky (1/4)
48/65: 1992
4.67/10 Just 12, due to lengthy stays at no.1 for Shakespeare Sister (8wks) and Whitney Houston (10wks). I've no idea how this finished ahead of 1998, there is very little to like about 1992 #musicsky (1/4)
July 11, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Years By UK No.1 Single
48/65: 1992
4.67/10 Just 12, due to lengthy stays at no.1 for Shakespeare Sister (8wks) and Whitney Houston (10wks). I've no idea how this finished ahead of 1998, there is very little to like about 1992 #musicsky (1/4)
48/65: 1992
4.67/10 Just 12, due to lengthy stays at no.1 for Shakespeare Sister (8wks) and Whitney Houston (10wks). I've no idea how this finished ahead of 1998, there is very little to like about 1992 #musicsky (1/4)
#musicsky #5SongShuffle
Tav Falco's Panther Burns "Streamline Train"
Raf "Self Control"
Amen Dunes "Bedroom Drum"
Gigi Perez "Sailor Song"
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band "Next"
Tav Falco's Panther Burns "Streamline Train"
Raf "Self Control"
Amen Dunes "Bedroom Drum"
Gigi Perez "Sailor Song"
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band "Next"
July 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
#musicsky #5SongShuffle
Tav Falco's Panther Burns "Streamline Train"
Raf "Self Control"
Amen Dunes "Bedroom Drum"
Gigi Perez "Sailor Song"
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band "Next"
Tav Falco's Panther Burns "Streamline Train"
Raf "Self Control"
Amen Dunes "Bedroom Drum"
Gigi Perez "Sailor Song"
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band "Next"
Years By UK No.1 Single
49/65: 1998
#musicsky I don't remember this era of music too fondly, but there's a few good things going on this year, which scores 4.66/10. It's a two way battle for best No.1 of the year, with Cornershop's "Brimful of Asha" narrowly losing out to... (1/4)
49/65: 1998
#musicsky I don't remember this era of music too fondly, but there's a few good things going on this year, which scores 4.66/10. It's a two way battle for best No.1 of the year, with Cornershop's "Brimful of Asha" narrowly losing out to... (1/4)
July 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Years By UK No.1 Single
49/65: 1998
#musicsky I don't remember this era of music too fondly, but there's a few good things going on this year, which scores 4.66/10. It's a two way battle for best No.1 of the year, with Cornershop's "Brimful of Asha" narrowly losing out to... (1/4)
49/65: 1998
#musicsky I don't remember this era of music too fondly, but there's a few good things going on this year, which scores 4.66/10. It's a two way battle for best No.1 of the year, with Cornershop's "Brimful of Asha" narrowly losing out to... (1/4)
Years by UK No.1 Single
50/65: 2002
Into the top 50 best years of no.1s, with 2002, which scores 4.63/10. In the spirit of optimism I will note that there are several really good no.1 s this year #musicsky (1/5)
50/65: 2002
Into the top 50 best years of no.1s, with 2002, which scores 4.63/10. In the spirit of optimism I will note that there are several really good no.1 s this year #musicsky (1/5)
July 9, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Years by UK No.1 Single
50/65: 2002
Into the top 50 best years of no.1s, with 2002, which scores 4.63/10. In the spirit of optimism I will note that there are several really good no.1 s this year #musicsky (1/5)
50/65: 2002
Into the top 50 best years of no.1s, with 2002, which scores 4.63/10. In the spirit of optimism I will note that there are several really good no.1 s this year #musicsky (1/5)
Years by UK No.1 Single
51/65: 1988
Very much the year the '80s pop bubble bursts. Things have been on a downward trajectory in the second half of the decade, and 1988 scores just 4.66/10. #musicsky (1/4)
51/65: 1988
Very much the year the '80s pop bubble bursts. Things have been on a downward trajectory in the second half of the decade, and 1988 scores just 4.66/10. #musicsky (1/4)
July 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Years by UK No.1 Single
51/65: 1988
Very much the year the '80s pop bubble bursts. Things have been on a downward trajectory in the second half of the decade, and 1988 scores just 4.66/10. #musicsky (1/4)
51/65: 1988
Very much the year the '80s pop bubble bursts. Things have been on a downward trajectory in the second half of the decade, and 1988 scores just 4.66/10. #musicsky (1/4)
Years by UK No.1 Single
52/65: 1993
One of those years that doesn't really feel like the '90s have started yet. There's not a lot especially good, and not a lot especially bad in 1993, which scored 4.6/10. Very much a year in search of an identity (1/3) #musicsky
52/65: 1993
One of those years that doesn't really feel like the '90s have started yet. There's not a lot especially good, and not a lot especially bad in 1993, which scored 4.6/10. Very much a year in search of an identity (1/3) #musicsky
July 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Years by UK No.1 Single
52/65: 1993
One of those years that doesn't really feel like the '90s have started yet. There's not a lot especially good, and not a lot especially bad in 1993, which scored 4.6/10. Very much a year in search of an identity (1/3) #musicsky
52/65: 1993
One of those years that doesn't really feel like the '90s have started yet. There's not a lot especially good, and not a lot especially bad in 1993, which scored 4.6/10. Very much a year in search of an identity (1/3) #musicsky
#musicsky #5SongShuffle
Movietone "Summer"
Portishead "Machine Gun"
Bob Dylan "Desolation Row"
Interpol "Leif Erikson"
Flying Saucer Attack "Wish"
Movietone "Summer"
Portishead "Machine Gun"
Bob Dylan "Desolation Row"
Interpol "Leif Erikson"
Flying Saucer Attack "Wish"
July 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
#musicsky #5SongShuffle
Movietone "Summer"
Portishead "Machine Gun"
Bob Dylan "Desolation Row"
Interpol "Leif Erikson"
Flying Saucer Attack "Wish"
Movietone "Summer"
Portishead "Machine Gun"
Bob Dylan "Desolation Row"
Interpol "Leif Erikson"
Flying Saucer Attack "Wish"
#5SongShuffle #musicsky
The Nation of Ulysses "Love is a Bull Market"
Motorbass "Les Ondes"
Candi Staton "Young Hearts Run Free"
The Velvet Underground "Femme Fatale"
Sebadoh "Mind Meld"
The Nation of Ulysses "Love is a Bull Market"
Motorbass "Les Ondes"
Candi Staton "Young Hearts Run Free"
The Velvet Underground "Femme Fatale"
Sebadoh "Mind Meld"
July 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
#5SongShuffle #musicsky
The Nation of Ulysses "Love is a Bull Market"
Motorbass "Les Ondes"
Candi Staton "Young Hearts Run Free"
The Velvet Underground "Femme Fatale"
Sebadoh "Mind Meld"
The Nation of Ulysses "Love is a Bull Market"
Motorbass "Les Ondes"
Candi Staton "Young Hearts Run Free"
The Velvet Underground "Femme Fatale"
Sebadoh "Mind Meld"
Years by UK No.1 Single
53/65: 1962
The early '60s were a mystery to me before this, and it would have been no loss if they'd remained that way. 1962's scores 4.58/10. There's not much good though Ray Charles' "I Can't Stop Loving You" and the Tornadoes' "Telstar" are both quality. #musicsky (1/5)
53/65: 1962
The early '60s were a mystery to me before this, and it would have been no loss if they'd remained that way. 1962's scores 4.58/10. There's not much good though Ray Charles' "I Can't Stop Loving You" and the Tornadoes' "Telstar" are both quality. #musicsky (1/5)
July 4, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Years by UK No.1 Single
53/65: 1962
The early '60s were a mystery to me before this, and it would have been no loss if they'd remained that way. 1962's scores 4.58/10. There's not much good though Ray Charles' "I Can't Stop Loving You" and the Tornadoes' "Telstar" are both quality. #musicsky (1/5)
53/65: 1962
The early '60s were a mystery to me before this, and it would have been no loss if they'd remained that way. 1962's scores 4.58/10. There's not much good though Ray Charles' "I Can't Stop Loving You" and the Tornadoes' "Telstar" are both quality. #musicsky (1/5)
#5SongShuffle #musicsky
MGMT "Mystery Disease"
Mazzy Star "Blue Flower"
Teenage Fanclub "Ain't That Enough"
The Breeders "Safari"
Why? "Fatalist Palmistry"
MGMT "Mystery Disease"
Mazzy Star "Blue Flower"
Teenage Fanclub "Ain't That Enough"
The Breeders "Safari"
Why? "Fatalist Palmistry"
July 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
#5SongShuffle #musicsky
MGMT "Mystery Disease"
Mazzy Star "Blue Flower"
Teenage Fanclub "Ain't That Enough"
The Breeders "Safari"
Why? "Fatalist Palmistry"
MGMT "Mystery Disease"
Mazzy Star "Blue Flower"
Teenage Fanclub "Ain't That Enough"
The Breeders "Safari"
Why? "Fatalist Palmistry"
Years by UK No.1 Single
54/65: 2010
Hurray - another year from the 2010s, scoring 4.54/10. Years in the 2010s were typically afflicted by a terrible X Factor/Britain's Got Talent winner - poor 2010 has 3, plus some other utter garbage. There are a couple of redeeming features. #musicsky (1/4)
54/65: 2010
Hurray - another year from the 2010s, scoring 4.54/10. Years in the 2010s were typically afflicted by a terrible X Factor/Britain's Got Talent winner - poor 2010 has 3, plus some other utter garbage. There are a couple of redeeming features. #musicsky (1/4)
July 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Years by UK No.1 Single
54/65: 2010
Hurray - another year from the 2010s, scoring 4.54/10. Years in the 2010s were typically afflicted by a terrible X Factor/Britain's Got Talent winner - poor 2010 has 3, plus some other utter garbage. There are a couple of redeeming features. #musicsky (1/4)
54/65: 2010
Hurray - another year from the 2010s, scoring 4.54/10. Years in the 2010s were typically afflicted by a terrible X Factor/Britain's Got Talent winner - poor 2010 has 3, plus some other utter garbage. There are a couple of redeeming features. #musicsky (1/4)