Greatest number one singles of the 00's (UK version)

Greatest number one singles of the 00's (UK version) (October 2019)

This is one decade where the UK charts were clearly superior to the US charts. The UK charts had all of the same stuff as the US charts plus UK and European songs as well. There was just so much more.It was the last gasp of the charts as well. The next decade would prove to be the worst in some time. Also, this was a time when you could still buy actual cd's in stores. 

75. Mika- Grace Kelly

74. My Chemical Romance- Welcome to the black parade

73. Take That- Patience

72. Lady Gaga- Bad Romance

71. Britney Spears- Oops, I did it again

70. 2 Pac and Elton John- Ghetto Gospel

69. Westlife- Queen of my heart

68. Mcfly- 5 colours in her hair

67. Holly Valance- Kiss Kiss

66. Pixie Lott- Mama Do

65. Leona Lewis- Run

64. Rihanna- Take a Bow

63. Britney Spears- Born to make you happy

62. Natasha Bedingfield- These words

61. Mcfly- Star Girl

60. U2- Sometimes you can’t make it on your own

59. Mcfly- Obviously

58. Elvis vs. JXL- A little less conversation

57. Las Ketchup- Ketchup Song

56. Tony Christie and Peter Kay- Is this the way to Amarillo?

55. Mcfly- All about you

54. The Kaiser Chiefs- Ruby

53. Oasis- Lyla

52. Akon- Lonley

51. Eminem- Like toy soldiers

50. Girls Aloud- The Promise

49. Katy Perry- I kissed a girl

48. Liberty X- Just a little

47. Gorillaz- Dare

46. Leona Lewis- Bleeding Love

45. Oasis- The importance of being idle

44. Lady Gaga- Poker Face

43. Destiny’s Child- Independent women part 1

42. All Saints- Black Coffee

41. Beyonce- If I were a boy

40. Kylie Minogue- Can’t get you out of my head

39. Tatu- All the things she said

38. Kyle Minogue- Spinning around

37. All Saints- Pure Shores

36. Girls Aloud- I’ll stand by you

35. Robbie Williams- Rock DJ

34. Elton John- Are you ready for love?

33. Atomic Kitten- Whole Again

32. Fragma- Toca’s Miracle

31. The Stereophonics- Dakota

30. Duffy- Mercy

29. Justin Timberlake- Sexy Back

28. Kings of Leon- Sex on fire

27. Shakira- Hips don’t lie

26. Lady Gaga- Just Dance

25. The Sugababes- Round Round

24. Gnarls Barkley- Crazy

23. Destiny’s Child- Survivor

22. Usher- Yeah!

21. The Sugababes- Push the Button

20. U2- Vertigo

19. Band Aid 20- Do they know it’s Christmas?

18. Girls Aloud- Sound of the Underground

17. Eminem- Without me

16. Brittney Spears- Toxic

15. The Arctic Monkeys- I bet that you look good on the dance floor

14. Lily Allen- The Fear

13. The Sugababes- About you now

12. Eminem- Lose yourself

11. Sean Kingston- Beautiful Girls

10. Spiller and Sophie Ellis Bextor- Groovejet (if this ain’t love)

9. James Blunt- You’re Beautiful

8. Lily Allen- Smile

7. Christina Aguilera- Dirrty

6. Eminem- The real slim shady

5. Nelly and Kelly Rowland- Dilemma

4. Beyonce- Crazy in Love

3. U2- Beautiful Day

2. Rihanna- Umbrella

1. Eminem- Stan

Greatest number one singles of the 90's (UK version)

Greatest number one singles of the 90's (UK version) (September 2019)

This list is much stronger than the US one. There was a lot more quality music in the UK at this time and in the 00's than in the US for sure. There was also a very curious and/ or unexpected number one songs as well. In the US, the nineties was the time when the charts started to not really reflect what was going on in music as much as they always had done previously.

75. Ricky Martin- Livin’ Lavida Loca

74. Armand Van Helden- You don’t know me

73. Blur-Beetlebum

72. The Shamen- Ebenezer Goode

71. Westlife- Flying without wings

70. The Spice Girls- Goodbye

69. Oasis- All around the world

68. Ronan Keating- When you say nothing at all

67. The Offspring- Pretty fly (for a white guy)

66. Various Artists- Perfect Day

65. East 17- Stay another day

64. Jamiroquai- Deeper underground

63. Puff Daddy- I’ll be missing you

62. Fatboy Slim- Praise you

61. Take That and Lulu- Relight my fire

60. Snap- The Power

59. Livin’ Joy- Dreamer

58. Billie-Girlfriend

57. The Spice Girls- Too much

56. Take That- Never Forget

55. Bewitched- Ce La Vie

54. Christine Aguilera- Genie in a bottle

53. The Spice Girls- 2 become 1

52. Michael Jackson- You are not alone

51. Coolio- Gangsta’s Paradise

50. ATB- 9 PM (Till I come)

49. Wamdue Project- King of my castle

48. The Vengaboys- Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom

47. Shanks and Bigfoot- Sweet like chocolate

46. Five- Keep on movin’

45. The Prodigy- Breathe

44. The Chemical Brothers- Block rockin’ beats

43. Madonna- Frozen

42. The Spice Girls- Say you will be there

41. Steps- Tragedy

40. R Kelly- I believe I can fly

39. The Spice Girls- Spice up your life

38. 2 Unlimited- No Limit

37. Chesney Hawkes- The one and only

36. Wet, Wet, Wet- Love is all around

35. Hanson- Mmm Bop

34. Billie- Because we want to

33. Blur- Country House

32. Oasis- Some might say

31. Take That- Back for good

30. Whigfield- Saturday Night

29. Cher- Believe

28. The Backstreet Boys- I want it that way

27. Sinead O’Conner- Nothing compares 2 U

26. The Fugees- Killing me softly (with his song)

25. No Doubt- Don’t Speak

24. Iron Maiden- Bring your Daughter to the Slaughter

23. Vanilla Ice- Ice, Ice Baby

*22. Queen- Bohemian Rhapsody

21. The Prodigy- Firestarter

20. Robbie Williams- Millennium

19. Baddiel and Skinner and the Lightning Seeds- 3 Lions

18. The Spice Girls- Wannabe

17. Run DMC vs. Jason Nivens- It’s like that

16. Robbie Williams- She’s the one

15. Madonna- Vogue

14. Michael Jackson- Black or white

13. Whitney Houston- I will always love you

12. S Club 7- Bring it all Back

11. All Saints- Never ever

10. Shakespeare’s Sister- Stay

9. Bryan Adams- Everything I do (I do it for you)

8. Elton John- Candle in the Wind ‘97

7. Brittney Spears- ….Baby, one more time

6. Celine Dion- My heart will go on

5. The Verve- The drugs don’t work

4. Oasis- Don’t look back in anger

3. Meat Loaf- I would do anything for love (but I won’t do that)

2. Cornershop- Brimful of Asha

1. The Manic Street Preachers- If you tolerate this then your children will be next

Greatest number one singles of the 90's (US version)

Greatest number one singles of the 90's (US version) (September 2019)

This is, by far, the weakest of the lists so far. To be honest, a lot of the stuff that topped the charts in the 90's in the US was not good, to be kind. There was good music in the nineties, but those songs rarely made it to the top of the charts. The mid to end of the nineties were particularly weak. That being said, it was still miles better than what we have today. There was also a bunch of songs that were number one for massive amounts of time. Some of those are on here because I could not omit them entirely. The idea of these lists is also to give as full a picture of that decade as possible.

75. Toni Braxton- Unbreak my Heart

74. Boyz II Men- I’ll make love to you

73. Los Del Rio- Macarena

72. Mariah Carey and Boys II Men- One sweet Day

71. Ricky Martin- Livin’ La vida Loca

70. Bare naked Ladies- One Week

69. Destiny’s Child- Bills, Bills, Bills

68. Mariah Carey- Fantasy

67. Will Smith- Getting jiggy with it

66. TLC- Unpretty

65. Janet Jackson- Together Again

64. Toni Braxton- You’re making me high

63. Jon Bon Jovi- Blaze of glory

62. Seal- Kiss from a rose

61. Michael Bolton- How am I supposed to live without you?

60. Mariah Carey- Emotions

59. TLC- Creep

58. Maxi Priest- Close to you

57. Ini Kamoze- Here comes the hotstepper

56. Amy Grant- Baby, Baby

55. Kriss Kross- Jump

54. Santana and Rob Thomas- Smooth

53. Extreme- More than words

52. Mariah Carey- Vision of love

51. EMF- Unbelievable

50. Phil Collins- Another day in Paradise

49. Puff Daddy- I’ll be missing you

48. Jennifer Lopez- If you had my love

47. Notorious BIG- Hypnotize

46. Celine Dion- Because you loved me

45. Bone Thugs N’ Harmony- Tha Crossroads

44. Notorious BIG- Mo Money Mo Problems

43. Christina Aguilera- Genie in a bottle

42. Right Said Fred- I’m too sexy

41. Nelson- Love and Affection

40. TLC- No Scrubs

39. Lauryn Hill- Doo Wop (that thing)

38. Michael Jackson- You are not alone

37. Coolio- Gangsta’s Paradise

36. Sir Mix A lot- Baby got Back

35. Boyz II Men- End of the Road

34. Janet Jackson- Love would never do (without you)

33. All 4 One- I swear

32. SWV- Weak

31. Snow- Informer

30. C and C Music Factory- Gonna make you sweat (Everybody dance now)

29. Wilson Phillips- Hold on

28. Alannah Myles- Black Velvet

27. Roxette- It must have been love

26. Spice Girls- Wannabe

25. Brandy and Monica- The boy is mine

24. Paula Abdul- Opposites Attract

23. Hanson- Mmm Bop

22. Savage Garden- Truly, madly, deeply

21. Sinead O’Conner- Nothing Compares 2 U

20. Monica- Angel of mine

19. 2 Pac and Dr. Dre- California Love

18. Cher- Believe

17. Janet Jackson- Escapade

16. KC and Jo Jo- All my life

15. Ace of Base- The Sign

14. Madonna- Vogue

13. Vanilla Ice- Ice, Ice Baby

12. Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories- Stay (I missed you)

11. TLC- Waterfalls

10. Madonna- Take a bow

9. Aerosmith- Don’t want to miss a thing

8. Madonna- Justify my love

7. Elton John- Candle in the Wind ‘97

6. Bryan Adams- Everything I do (I do it for you)

5. Michael Jackson- Black or white

4. Whitney Houston- I will always love you

3. Brittney Spears- …Baby one more time

2. Celine Dion- My heart will go on

1. Meat Loaf- I would do anything for love (But I won’t do that)

Greatest number one singles of the 80's (UK version)

Greatest number one singles of the 80's (UK version) (September 2019)

The UK version of this list is very different from the American one. There are still a ton of classics here though, but it is very unique.

75. Dexy’s Midnight Runners- Geno

74. Irene Cara- Fame

73. Bucks Fizz- Making your mind up

72. John Lennon- Just like starting over

71. Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder- Ebony and Ivory

70. Berlin- Take my breath away

69. Stevie Wonder- I just called to say I love you

68. Adam Ant- Stand and Deliver

67. Musical Youth- Pass the Dutchie

66. Sonia- You’ll never stop me from loving you

65. Yaz- The only way is up

64. Adam Ant- Prince Charming

63. Blondie- Atomic

62. Chaka Khan- I feel for you

61. Madness- House of fun

60. Lisa Stansfield- All around the world

59. The Pretenders- Brass in Pocket

58. Blondie- Call me

57. Madonna- Papa don’t preach

56. Lionel Richie- Hello

55. Europe- The Final Countdown

54. Billy Joel- Uptown Girl

53. M/A/R/R/S- Pump up the volume

52. The Police- Don’t stand so close to me

51. Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan- Especially for you

50. Madonna- La Isla Bonita

49. Wham!-I’m your man

48. Culture Club- Do you really want to hurt me?

47. Kylie Minogue- I should be so lucky

46. Mel and Kim- Respectable

45. The Police- Every little thing she does is magic

44. Survivor- Eye of the Tiger

43. Belinda Carlisle- Heaven is a place on Earth

42. Wham!- Freedom

41. The Jam- Going Underground

40. New Edition- Candy Girl

39. Nena- 99 Red Luftballoons

38. Men at Work- Down Under

37. Whitney Houston- I want to dance with somebody (who loves me)

36. The Jam- A town called Malice

35. Black Box- Ride on time

34. Soul 2 Soul- Back 2 Life

33. T’Pau- China in your hand

32. David Bowie- Ashes to Ashes

31. Shakin’ Stevens- Merry Christmas Everyone

30. Madonna- True Blue

29. Starship- Nothing’s gonna stop us now

28. David Bowie and Queen- Under Pressure

27. Foreigner- I want to know what love is

26. The Specials- Ghosttown

25. Kajagoogoo- Too Shy

24. David Bowie- Let’s Dance

23. The Bangles- Eternal Flame

22. ABBA- The winner takes it all

21. Frankie Goes to Hollywood- Two Tribes

20. Adam Ant- Goody two shoes

19. Dead or Alive- You spin me (Right round)

18. Blondie- The tide is high

17. Rick Astley- Never gonna give you up

16. Bonnie Tyler- Total Eclipse of the heart

15. Wham!- Wake me up before you go go

14. Spandau Ballet- True

13. Soft Cell- Tainted Love

12. Madonna- Into the groove

11. Pet Shop Boys- West End Girls

10. Culture Club- Karma Chameleon

9. Dexy’s Midnight Runners- Come on Eileen

8. Madonna- Like a Prayer

7. Wham!- Careless Whisper

6. Human League- Don’t you want me?

5. Band Aid- Do they know it’s Christmas?

4. USA for Africa- We are the World

3. Frankie Goes to Hollywood- Relax

2. The Police- Every Breath you take

1. Michael Jackson- Billie Jean

Greatest Number one singles of the 80's (US Version)

Greatest Number one singles of the 80's (US Version) (September 2019)

This might be the strongest of these lists. There were so many great singles in the eighties that many of them never even came close to topping the charts. These are the best of the chart toppers.

75. John Mellencamp- Jack and Diane

74. Mr. Mister- Broken Wings

73. George Michael- One More Try

72. Tears for Fears- Shout

71. John Waite- Missing you

70. Tears for Fears- Everybody wants to rule the world

69. Belinda Carlisle- Heaven is a place on Earth

68. Mr. Mister- Kyrie

67. Whitney Houston- How will I know?

66. Wham!- Everything she wants

65. Rick Springfield- Jessie’s Girl

64. Hall and Oates- Private Eyes

63. Olivia Newton John- Physical

62. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts- I love Rock N’ Roll

61. Whitney Houston- I want to dance with somebody (who loves me)

60. Tina Turner- What’s love got to do with it?

59. Roxette- Listen to your heart

58. John Parr- St. Elmo’s Fire

57. George Michael- Father Figure

56. Survivor- Eye of the Tiger

55. Queen- Crazy Little thing called love

54. Heart- Alone

53. Michael Jackson- Man in the Mirror

52. Genesis- Invisible Touch

51. Kenny Loggins- Footloose

50. Lionel Richie- All night long (All night)

49. Kim Carnes- Bette Davis Eyes

48. The Cutting Crew- I just died in your arms tonight

47. Prince- Let’s go crazy

46. Whitesnake- Here I go again

45. Yes- Owner of a lonely heart

44. Billy Joel- Tell her about it

43. Starship- Nothing’s gonna stop us now

42. David Bowie- Let’ Dance

41. Blondie- The tide is high

40. Rick Astley- Never gonna give you up

39. Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes- I’ve had the time of my life

38. Men at Work- Down Under

37. Cyndi Lauper- Time after Time

36. Pink Floyd- Another brick in the wall part 2

35. Foreigner- I want to know what love is

34. The Eurythmics- Sweet Dreams (are made of this)

33. Robert Palmer- Addicted to Love

32. Bon Jovi- Living on a prayer

31. Bonnie Tyler-Total Eclipse of the heart

30. Billy Joel- It’s still Rock N’ Roll to me

29. Hall and Oates- Out of touch

28. The Human League- Don’t you want me

27. Phil Collins- Against all odds (take a look at me now)

26. The Bangles- Eternal Flame

25. The Pet Shop Boys- West End Girls

24. J Geils Band- Centerfold

23. Wham!- Wake me up before you go go

22. Dire Straits- Money for nothing

21. Simple Minds- Don’t you forget about me

20. Aha- Take on me

19. Dexy’s Midnight Runners- Come on Eileen

18. Guns N’ Roses- Sweet Child O’ Mine

17. INXS- Need you tonight

16. The Bangles- Walk like and Egyptian

15. Huey Lewis and the News- The Power of love

14. George Michael- Faith

13. Culture Club- Karma Chameleon

12. U2- With or Without you

11. Queen- Another one bites the dust

10. Billy Joel- We didn’t start the fire

9. Madonna- Like a Prayer

8. USA for Africa- We are the world

7. Van Halen- Jump

6. Wham!- Careless Whisper

5. Michael Jackson- Beat it

4. Madonna- Like a Virgin

3. The Police- Every Breath you take

2. Prince- When doves cry

1. Michael Jackson- Billie Jean

Greatest number one singles of the 70's (UK version)

Greatest number one singles of the 70's (UK version) (September 2019)

This is the UK version of the greatest number one singles of the seventies. There were many genres of music that produced hits in the seventies. There was glam, funk, punk, disco, singer songwriters and stadium rock just to name a few.

75. Mud- Lonely This Christmas

74. Brotherhood of Man- Save all of your kisses for me

73. The Wurzels- Combine Harvester

72. Little Jimmy Osmond- Long haired lover from Liverpool

71. Donny Osmond- Puppy Love

70. Boney M- Mary’s boychild

69. Chicago- If you leave me now

68. Blondie- Sunday Girl

67. Paper Lace- Billy don’t be a hero

66. Tony Orlando and Dawn- Knock three times

65. The New Seekers- I’d like to teach the world to sing

64. Don McLean- Vincent

63. The Four Seasons- Oh what a night (December 1963)

62. ABBA- Name of the game

61. Tony Orlando and Dawn- Tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree

60. Slade- Cum on Feel the Noize

59. Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel- Come up and see me (Make me smile)

58. Suzie Quatro- Can the Can

57. Benny Hill- Ernie, the fastest milkman in the west

56. Mud- Tiger Feet

55. The Police- Walking on the moon

54. Art Garfunkel- Bright Eyes

53. T Rex- Hot Love

52. Boney M- Rivers of Babylon

51. The Commodores- Three times a lady

50. ABBA- Fernando

49. Barry White- My first, last, my everything

48. Rod Stewart- Do you think I’m sexy?

47. Slade- Mama, we’re all crazy now

46. Norman Greenbaum- Spirit in the sky

45. T Rex- Metal Guru

44. Carl Douglas- Kung Fu Fighting

43. Elvis Presley- The wonder of you

42. Tammy Wynette- Stand by your man

41. T Rex- Telegram Sam

40. Rod Stewart- Sailing

39. 10 CC- I’m not in love

38. Nilsson- Without you

37. Elton John and Kiki Dee- Don’t go breaking my heart

36. John Travolta and Olivia Newton John- You’re the one that I want

35. The Police- Message in a bottle

34. Rod Stewart- I don’t want to talk about it

33. Terry Jacks- Seasons in the sun

32. Slade- Merry Christmas Everybody

31. John Travolta and Olivia Newton John- Summer Nights

30. Donna Summer- I feel love

29. The Sweet- Blockbuster

28. ABBA- Knowing me, knowing you

27. Ian Dury and the Blockheads- Hit me with your rhythm stick

26. The Bee Gees- Tragedy

25. David Bowie- Space Oddity

24. ABBA- Take a chance on me

23. The Village People- YMCA

22. Tubeway Army- Are friends electric?

21. The Buggles- Video killed the radio star

20. Freda Payne- Band of Gold

19. Alice Cooper- School’s out

18. Rod Stewart- Maggie May

17. ABBA- Mama Mia

16. The Bee Gees- Night Fever

15. T Rex- Get it on

14. ABBA- Waterloo

13. Boomtown Rats- I don’t like Mondays

12. Pink Floyd- Another Brick in the Wall part 2

11. Gloria Gaynor- I will survive

10. Gary Numan- Cars

9. Kate Bush- Wuthering Heights

8. Blondie- Heart of Glass

7. ABBA- Dancing Queen

6. Jimi Hendrix- Voodoo Child

5. George Harrison- My Sweet Lord

4. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles- Tears of a clown

3. Simon and Garfunkel- Bridge over troubled water

2. Paul McCartney- Mull of Kintyre

1. Queen- Bohemian Rhapsody