FIRST ROUND DRAW

124 songs split into 31 groups of four.

The two most voted from each group will move forward to the second round.

• The three Brilliant Corners songs were not single releases but I thought Somebody Up There Likes Me is such a fantastic LP I just had to include them – besides which they won’t go anywhere.

Starting date yet to be decided, most likely the end of October.

MONDAY 20 OCTOBER

GROUP 1

A Guy Called Gerald – Voodoo Ray
The Proclaimers – I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)
The Sugarcubes – Deus
Tanita Tikaram – Twist In My Sobriety

TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER

GROUP 2

Bobby McFerrin – Don’t Worry, Be Happy
Erasure – Ship Of Fools
Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy
Vanessa Paradis – Joe Le Taxi

WEDNESDAY 22 OCTOBER

GROUP 3

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – The Mercy Seat
Tracy Chapman – Talkin’ Bout A Revolution
D Mob featuring Gary Haisman – We Call It Acieed
Jane Wiedlin – Rush Hour

THURSDAY 23 OCTOBER

GROUP 4

Art Of Noise ft Tom Jones – Kiss
Johnny Hates Jazz – Don’t Say It’s Love
Metallica – One
Robin Beck – First Time

FRIDAY 24 OCTOBER

GROUP 5

Deacon Blue – Dignity
Eric B & Rakim – I Know You Got Soul
Michael Jackson – Smooth Criminal
Voice Of The Beehive – Don’t Call Me Baby

GROUP 6

Bananarama – Nathan Jones
Morrissey – Suedehead
Phil Collins – Groovy Kind Of Love
Whitesnake – Give Me All Your Love

GROUP 7

Billy Bragg – Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards
Pet Shop Boys – Domino Dancing
The Timelords – Doctorin’ The Tardis
U2 – Desire

GROUP 8

Aztec Camera – How Men Are
The House of Love – Christine
Terence Trent D’Arby – Sign Your Name
Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers – Tomorrow People

GROUP 9

Belinda Carlisle – I Get Weak
Climie Fisher – Love Changes (Everything)
REM – Orange Crush
Two Men, A Drum Machine & A Trumpet – Tired Of Getting Pushed Around

GROUP 10

Brilliant Corners – Oh!
Cud – Slack Time
REM – Stand
Sea Urchins – Please Rain Fall

GROUP 11

Bananarama – I Want You Back
The Caretaker Race – Anywhere But Home
Front 242 – Headhunter
Danny Wilson – Mary’s Prayer

GROUP 12

Aztec Camera – Somewhere In My Heart
Enya – Orinoco Flow
Sonic Youth – Teen Age Riot
Maxi Priest – Wild World

GROUP 13

A-ha – Stay On These Roads
The Charlottes – Are You Happy Now?
Fleetwood Mac – Everywhere
Prefab Sprout – The King Of Rock ‘N’ Roll

GROUP 14

All About Eve – Martha’s Harbour
Bros – I Owe You Nothing
Brilliant Corners – Teenage
The Sisters Of Mercy – Dominion

GROUP 15

14 Iced Bears – Come Get Me
INXS – Need You Tonight
Kylie Minogue – Got To Be Certain
Ofra Haza – Im Nin’Alu

GROUP 16

Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Stance
Deacon Blue – Real Gone Kid
Psychedelic Furs – All That Money Wants
Pebbles – Girlfriend

GROUP 17

Rick Astley – Together Forever
Tracy Chapman – Fast Car
Milli Vanilli – Girl You Know It’s True
Pet Shop Boys – Heart

GROUP 18

Fairground Attraction – Perfect
Hothouse Flowers -Don’t Go
Public Enemy – Don’t Believe The Hype
Salt-N-Pepa – Push It

GROUP 19

Brilliant Corners – Your Feet Never Touch The Ground
Fugazi – Waiting Room
Jack ‘N’ Chill – The Jack That House Built
The Orchids – Underneath The Window, Underneath The Sink

GROUP 20

The Bangles – Hazy Shade Of Winter
Bomb The Bass – Beat Dis
Mica Paris – My One Direction
Morris Minor & The Majors – Stutter Rap (No Sleep ‘Til Bedtime)

GROUP 21

Depeche Mode – Behind The Wheel
Michelle Shocked – Anchorage
N.W.A – Straight Outta Compton
The Pooh Sticks – On Tape

GROUP 22

Darling Buds – Shame On You
Bruce Springsteen – Tougher Than The Rest
Eighth Wonder – I’m Not Scared
New Order – Touched By The Hand Of God

GROUP 23

Aswad – Don’t Turn Around
Breathe – Hands To Heaven
Bros – Drop The Boy
Pixies – Gigantic

GROUP 24

Inner City – Good Life
The Poppyheads – Cremation Town EP
The Stone Roses – Elephant Stone
Taja Sevelle – Love Is Contagious

GROUP 25

Erasure – A Little Respect
Galaxie 500 – Tugboat
The Pogues – If I Should Fall From Grace With God
Yazz & The Plastic Population – The Only Way Is Up

GROUP 26

Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine
Robert Palmer – Simply Irresistible
Tanita Tikaram -Good Tradition
Kim Wilde – You Came

GROUP 27

Coldcut featuring Yazz & The Plastic Population – Doctorin’ The House
Dinosaur Jr – Freak Scene
Billy Ocean – Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
Womack & Womack – Teardrops

GROUP 28

Bros – When Will I Be Famous
Freiheit – Keeping The Dream Alive
Taylor Dayne – Tell It To My Heart
Whitney Houston – One Moment In Time

GROUP 29

The Fall – Victoria
The Field Mice – Emma’s House
Pet Shop Boys – Left To My Own Devices
Yello – The Race

GROUP 30

Billy Bragg – She’s Got a New Spell
The Mission – Tower Of Strength
Bomb The Bass – Megablast / Don’t Make Me Wait
The Primitives – Crash

GROUP 31

Another Sunny Day – I’m In Love With A Girl Who Doesn’t Know I Exist
Belinda Carlisle – Circle In The Sand
Happy Mondays – Wrote For Luck
Transvision Vamp – I Want Your Love

GROUP 32

The Fall – Jerusalem / Big New Prinz
Morrissey – Every Day Is Like Sunday
S-Express – Theme From S-Express
New Order – Blue Monday

FOURTH ROUND DRAW

Singles1982

ROUND 4 – MATCH 1

GO WILD IN THE COUNTRY
Bow Wow Wow

VERSUS

A TOWN CALLED MALICE
The Jam

Singles1982

ROUND 4 – MATCH 2

SAY HELLO, WAVE GOODBYE
Soft Cell

VERSUS

WAX AND WANE
Cocteau Twins

Singles1982

ROUND 4 – MATCH 3

SENSES WORKING OVERTIME
XTC

VERSUS

LOVE MY WAY
Psychedelic Furs

Singles1982

ROUND 4 – MATCH 4

I COULD BE HAPPY
Altered Images

VERSUS

THE MODEL
Kraftwerk

Singles1982

ROUND 4 – MATCH 5

PARTY FEARS TWO
The Associates

VERSUS

GOLDEN BROWN
The Stranglers

Singles1982

ROUND 4 – MATCH 6

IT AIN’T WHAT YOU DO (IT’S THE WAY THAT YOU DO IT)
Fun Boy Three & Bananarama

VERSUS

TEMPTATION
New Order

Singles1982

ROUND 4 – MATCH 7

I SECOND THAT EMOTION
Japan

VERSUS

DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME
Culture Club

Singles1982

ROUND 4 – MATCH 8

DON’T YOU WANT ME
The Human League

VERSUS

DON’T GO
Yazoo

This tournament will commence tomorrow Friday 29th August.

Four matches will be posted each day, morning and evening until the FIRST ROUND is complete. None at weekends because social.media is quieter – people out there actually have lives to be getting on with!

From the music charts I stole 147 songs including two of your ultimate favourites in Save Your Love and The Birdie Song.

I then added another 17 songs from the indie charts of 1982 which included Love My Way, Wax And Wane and Lets Go To Bed.

It was a fabulous music year and I’m sure I could make a top twenty list of singles worthy of “winning song”.

Who makes the finals of course is down to your votes.

Here is the FIRST ROUND DRAW in full.

D Train – You’re The One For Me
VS
Kraftwerk – The Model / Computer Love

Tight Fit – Fantasy Island
VS
Toni Basil – Mickey

Associates – Party Fears Two
VS
Shakin’ Stevens – Oh Julie

Kim Wilde – View From A Bridge
VS
Robert Wyatt – Shipbuilding

The Stranglers – Golden Brown
VS
PhD – I Won’t Let You Down

Lionel Richie – Truly
VS
Adam & The Ants – Deutscher Girls

Roxy Music – More Than This
VS
Scritti Politti – Asylums In Jerusalem

Iron Maiden – Run To The Hills
VS
Bucks Fizz – The Land Of Make Believe

Madness – Cardiac Arrest
VS
Simple Minds – Promised You A Miracle

Duran Duran – My Own Way
VS
Haircut 100 – Fantastic Day

Depeche Mode – See You
VS
Meat Loaf – Dead Ringer For Love

Sisters Of Mercy – Alice
VS
Kool & The Gang – Get Down On It

Sex Gang Children – Beasts EP
VS
Shakin’ Stevens – Shirley

Toto – Africa
VS
Elton John – Blue Eyes

Christopher Cross – Arthur’s Theme
VS
Felt – My Face Is On Fire

Shalamar – A Night To Remember
VS
The Passage – XOYO

Tracey Thorn – Plain Sailing
VS
Classix Nouveaux – Is It A Dream

Shakatak – Easier Said Than Done
VS
Pigbag – Papa’s Got A Brand New Pigbag

Trio – Da Da Da
VS
Farmers Boys – Whatever Is He Like

The Human League – Don’t You Want Me
VS
Adrian Gurvitz – Classic

Junior – Mama Used To Say
VS
Bardo – One Step Further

Starsound – Stars On 45
VS
ABC – Poison Arrow

Electric Light Orchestra – Ticket To The Moon
VS
Thomas Dolby – She Blinded Me With Science

Earth Wind & Fire – Let’s Groove
VS
Bucks Fizz – My Camera Never Lies

The Jam – A Town Called Malice
VS
Chas & Dave – Ain’t No Pleasing You

Foreigner – Waiting For A Girl Like You
VS
Bow Wow Wow – Go Wild In The Country

Adam & The Ants – Ant Rap
VS
Madness – House Of Fun

Patrice Rushen – Forget Me Nots
VS
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Maid Of Orleans

Rocky Sharpe & The Replays – Shout Shout (Knock Yourself Out)
VS
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder – Ebony And Ivory

The Clash – Rock The Casbah
VS
Shaking Stevens – Give Me Your Heart Tonight

Tight Fit – The Lion Sleeps Tonight
VS
Southern Death Cult – Moya / Fatman

Yazoo – Only You
VS
The Stranglers – Strange Little Girl

The Pretenders – Back On The Chain Gang
VS
ABC – The Look Of Love

Kid Creole & The Coconuts – Annie I’m Not Your Daddy
VS
Captain Sensible – Happy Talk

Depeche Mode – Leave In Silence
VS
Bananarama – Shy Boy

The Clash – Should I Stay Or Should I Go
VS
Fat Larry’s Band – Zoom

Brat Chalk Dust – The Umpire Strikes Back
VS
Dire Straits – Private Investigations

Gary Numan – Music For Chameleons
VS
Scotland World Cup Squad – We Have A Dream

Dionne Warwick – Heartbreaker
VS
The Steve Miller Band – Abracadabra

Tears For Fears – Mad World
VS
Carly Simon – Why

Dexy’s Midnight Runners With The Emerald Express – Come On Eileen
VS
Ultravox – Reap The Wild Wind

Odyssey – Inside Out
VS
Adam Ant – Friend Or Foe

New Order – Temptation
VS
The Jam- The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow)

Altered Images – I Could Be Happy
VS
Soft Cell – Torch

Irene Cara – Fame
VS
Survivor – Eye Of The Tiger

Bow Wow Wow – I Want Candy
VS
Madness – Driving In My Car

Goombay Dance Band – Seven Tears
VS
Chicago – Hard To Say I’m Sorry

Kool & The Gang – Ooh La La La (Let’s Go Dancin’)
VS
Malcolm McLaren & The World’s Famous Supreme Team – Buffalo Gals

Rocker’s Revenge featuring Donnie Calvin – Walking On Sunshine
VS
Phil Collins – You Can’t Hurry Love

Abba – One Of Us
VS
The Packman – I’m The Packman (Eat Everything I Can)

The Beat – Save It For Later
VS
The Tweets – The Birdie Song

Joe Jackson – Stepping Out
VS
The Mobiles – Drowning In Berlin

Talk Talk – Talk Talk
VS
Peter Gabriel – Shock The Monkey

Jon & Vangelis – I’ll Find My Way Home
VS
Billy Idol – White Wedding

Wham! – Young Guns (Go For It)
VS
Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney – The Girl Is Mine

Dollar – Mirror Mirror
VS
Renee & Renato – Save Your Love

Japan – Night Porter
VS
The Police – Spirits In The Material World

Ultravox – Hymn
VS
Duran Duran – Hungry Like The Wolf

Bananarama With Fun Boy Three – Really Saying Something
VS
The J Geils Band – Centerfold

Soft Cell – Say Hello Wave Goodbye
VS
Associates – Club Country

Shalamar – I Can Make You Feel Good
VS
Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup Final Squad – Tottenham Tottenham

Adam Ant – Goody Two Shoes
VS
XTC – Senses Working Overtime

Fun Boy Three & Bananarama – It Ain’t What You Do It’s The Way That You Do It
VS
Madness – It Must Be Love

Blancmange – Living On The Ceiling

VS

Imagination – Just An Illusion
VS
Haircut 100 – Love Plus One

England World Cup Squad – This Time (We’ll Get It Right)
VS
Japan – Ghosts

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Message VS
Daryl Hall & John OatesI Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll
VS
Visage – The Damned Don’t Cry

Altered Images – See Those Eyes
VS
Supertramp – It’s Raining Again

Psychedelic Furs – Love My Way
VS
Simple Minds – Glittering Prize

Eurythmics – Love Is A Stranger
VS
Roxy Music – Avalon

Evelyn King – Love Come Down
VS
Men Without Hats – Safety Dance

Eddy Grant – I Don’t Wanna Dance
VS
Genesis – 3 x 3 (EP)

The Firm – Arthur Daley (E’s Alright)
VS
Gang Of Four – I Love A Man In Uniform

The The – Uncertain Smile
VS
The Human League – Mirror Man

The Cure – Let’s Go To Bed
VS
Haysi Fantayzee – John Wayne Is Big Leggy

Modern English – I Melt With You
VS

Daryl Hall & John Oates – Maneater

The Jam – Beat Surrender
VS
Marvin Gaye – (Sexual) Healing

Duran Duran – Save A Prayer
VS
Culture Club – Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?

Hot Chocolate – It Started With A Kiss
VS
Duran Duran – Rio

The Beatles – The Beatles Movie Medley
VS
Soft Cell – What

Tears For Fears – Pale Shelter
VS
Yazoo – Don’t Go

Haircut 100 – Nobody’s Fool
VS
Gary Numan – White Boys And Heroes

Japan – I Second That Emotion
VS
UB40 – So Here I Am

Midge Ure – No Regrets
VS
Yazoo – Situation

Shalamar – There It Is
VS
Cocteau Twins – Wax And Wane

Musical Youth – Pass The Dutchie
VS
Siouxsie & The Banshees – Slowdive

The Jam – Just Who Is The 5 O’Clock Hero
VS
ABC – All Of My Heart

A Flock Of Seagulls – Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)
VS
Kevin Rowland & Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Jackie Wilson Said

FIRST ROUND DRAW

Monday 28 April

Sideshow – Barry Biggs
Mystery Dance – Elvis Costello
Lido Shuffle – Boz Scaggs
Rockaria – ELO

Tuesday 29 April

Solsbury Hill – Peter Gabriel
Good Morning Judge – 10CC
Hold Back The Night – Graham Parker And The Rumour
Torn Between Two Lovers – Mary McGregor

Wednesday 30 April

Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder
Car Wash – Rose Royce
Pearl’s A Singer – Elkie Brooks
Red Light Spells Danger – Billy Ocean

Thursday 1 May

Chant Down Babylon – Sylford Walker
Don’t Give Up On Us – David Soul
Free – Denice Williams
Ain’t Gonna Bump No More – Joe Tex

Friday 2 May

Mah-Na, Mah-Na – Pero Umiliani
Love Me – Yvonne Elliman
Chanson D’Amour – The Manhattan Transfer
Romeo – Mr. Big

Saturday 3 May

They Shoot Horses Don’t They? – Racing Cars
I Wish – Stevie Wonder
Sound And Vision – David Bowie
When – Showaddywaddy

Sunday 4 May

Crazy Water – Elton John
Knowing Me, Knowing You – Abba
I Don’t Want To Talk About It – Rod Stewart
Disco Inferno – The Trammps

Monday 5 May

The Shuffle – Van McCoy
Sheena Is A Punk Rocker – Ramones
Boogie Nights – Heatwave
Hotel California – The Eagles

Tuesday 6 May

Lonely Boy – Andrew Gold
Living Thing – ELO
Things We Do For Love – 10CC
Tie Your Mother Down – Queen

Wednesday 7 May

Fanfare For The Common Man – Emerson Lake And Palmer
Isn’t She Lovely – David Parton
Oh Lori – Alessi
Pretty Vacant – Sex Pistols

Thursday 8 May

Peaches – The Stranglers
Tokyo Joe – Bryan Ferry
Angelo – Brotherhood Of Man
We’re All Alone – Rita Coolidge

Friday 9 May

When I Need You – Leo Sayer
African Dub – Silvertones
Telephone Line – ELO
Lucille – Kenny Rogers

Saturday 10 May

Ma Baker – Boney M
In The City – The Jam
Feel The Need – Detroit Emeralds
So You Win Again – Got Chocolate

Monday 12 May

You’re Moving Out Today – Carole Bayer-Sager
Sam – Olivia Newton-John
The Crunch – The Rah Band
Easy – The Commodores

Tuesday 13 May

Show You The Way To Go – The Jacksons
The Year Of The Cat – Al Stewart
Jack In The Box – The Moments
I Feel Love – Donna Summer

Wednesday 14 May

Nobody Does It Better – Carly Simon
Oxygen Part IV – Jean-Michel Jarre
Magic Fly – Space
Know Yourself Mankind – The Gladiators

Thursday 15 May

This Perfect Day – The Saints
Silver Lady – David Soul
Dreams – Fleetwood Mac
Do Anything You Wanna Do – Eddie And The Hot Rods

Friday 16 May

Jamming – Bob Marley & The Wailers.
Way Down – Elvis Presley
Roadrunner – Jonathan Richmond
Float On – The Floaters

Saturday 17 May

Nights On Broadway – Candi Station
Something Better Change – The Stranglers
Gary Gilmore’s Eyes – The Adverts
Living Next Door To Alice – Smokie

Sunday 18 May

Telephone Man – Meri Wilson
All Around The World – The Jam
Black Is Black – La Belle Epoque
Tulane – Steve Gibbons Band

Monday 19 May

Money Money Money – Abba
Looking After Number 1 – Boomtown Rats
Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft – The Carpenters
Daddy Cool – Boney M

Tuesday 20 May

New Rose – The Damned
2-4-6-8 Motorway – Tom Robinson
Little Does She Know – Kursaal Flyers
Somebody To Love – Queen

Wednesday 21 May

Mary Of The 4th Form – Boomtown Rats
You’re In My Heart – Rod Stewart
Sonic Reducer – Dead Boys
Lost Without Your Love – Bread

Thursday 22 May

Holiday In The Sun – Sex Pistols
Grandma’s Party – Paul Nicholas
Turn To Stone – ELO
Egyptian Reggae – Jonathan Richman

Friday 23 May

No More Heroes – The Stranglers
Dance Dance Dance – Chic
That’s What Friends Are For – Denice Williams
You Got What It Takes – Showaddywaddy

Saturday 24 May

Heroes – David Bowie
Flip – Jesse Green
Winter Melody – Donna Summer
Prove It – Television

Sunday 25 May

Watchin’ The Detectives – Elvis Costello
White Punks On Dope – The Tubes
Waiting In Vain – Bob Marley and The Wailers
Wonderous Stories – Yes

Monday 26 May

I Can’t Stand My Baby – The Rezillos
Two Sevens Clash – Culture
Name Of The Game – Abba
New Kid In Town – The Eagles

Tuesday 27 May

Rocking All Over The World – Status Quo
Yes Sir I Can Boogie – Baccara
The Modern World – The Jam
Southern Nights – Glen Campbell

Wednesday 28 May

Feel The Spirit – Wailing Souls
Dancin’ Party – Showaddywaddy
Black Betty – Ram Jam
Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll – Ian Dury

Thursday 29 May

God Save The Queen – Sex Pistols
We Are The Champions – Queen
Star Wars Theme – Neco
Dancing The Night Away – The Motors

Friday 30 May

Give A Little Bit – Supertramp
How Deep Is Your Love – Bee Gees
Rip Her To Shreds – Blondie
Have I The Right – Dead End Kids

A music tournament for Bluesky users commencing soon.

No nominations needed as almost all top 40 entries (source Everyhit / Retro Charts) will be included.

Obviously there will be crossovers: hit singles that were released in 1978 but still in the charts in 1979. To save a lot of checking, these songs have been included.

The tournament will include seeded songs (round three onwards).

Round one will include groups of four songs.

The hashtag will be #Singles1979

Here is a list of all the entries including the first round draw.

ROUND ONE

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 1

Musique – In The Bush
Public Image Ltd – Death Disco
Shalamar – Take That To The Bank
The Village People – In The Navy

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 2

Earth Wind & Fire – After The Love Has Gone
Gary Moore – Parisienne Walkways
Heatwave – Always And Forever / Mind Blowing Decisions
UFO – Doctor Doctor

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 3

Boney M – Painter Man
The Dickies – Banana Splits
The Jam – Strange Town
Lena Martell – One Day At A Time

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 4

Chic – I Want Your Love
Ian Dury & The Blockheads – Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3)
Leo Sayer – Raining In My Heart
The Shadows – Theme From ‘the Deer Hunter’ (Cavatina)

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 5

Barry White – Just The Way You Are
Dan Hartman – This Is It
Leif Garrett – I Was Made For Dancin’
UK Subs – Stranglehold

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 6

Anne Murray – You Needed Me
Cliff Richard – We Don’t Talk Anymore
Dollar – Shooting Star
Sham 69 – Hersham Boys

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 7

Angelic Upstarts – I’m An Upstart
The Commodores – Sail On
The Monks – Nice Legs Shame About Her Face
Squeeze – Slap And Tickle

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 8

Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond – You Don’t Bring Me Flowers
Electric Light Orchestra – Confusion / Last Train To London
Rachel Sweet – BABY
Sister Sledge – He’s The Greatest Dancer

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 9

Electric Light Orchestra – The Diary Of Horace Wimp
Paul Evans – Hello This Is Joanne
Spyro Gyra – Morning Dance
Thin Lizzy – Sarah

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 10

Herb Alpert – Rise
David Bowie – Boys Keep Swingin’
The Doobie Brothers – What A Fool Believes
Sparks – Beat The Clock

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 11

Elkie Brooks – Don’t Cry Out Loud
Dennis Brown – Money In My Pocket
Mankind – Dr Who
Judie Tzuke – Stay With Me Till Dawn

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 12

Milk & Honey – Hallelujah
Olivia Newton-John – A Little More Love
The Players Association – Turn The Music Up
Suzi Quatro – She’s In Love With You

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 13

Herbie Hancock – You Bet Your Love
Hot Chocolate – I’ll Put You Together Again
Motorhead – Bomber
Racey – Some Girls

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 14

Cats UK – Luton Airport
The Crusaders – Street Life
The Dooleys – Wanted
Fiddler’s Dram – Day Trip To Bangor

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 15

Dr Hook – When You’re In Love With A Beautiful Woman
Judas Priest – Take On The World
Randy Vanwarmer – Just When I Needed You Most
Thin Lizzy – Waiting For An Alibi

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 16

The Bellamy Brothers – If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me
Kate Bush – Wow
The Three Degrees – My Simple Heart
The Tourists – I Only Want To Be With You

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 17

Frantique – Strut Your Funky Stuff
Kandidate – Girls Girls Girls
Neil Diamond – Forever In Blue Jeans
Roxy Music – Angel Eyes

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 18

BA Robertson – Bang Bang
The Barron Knights – A Taste Of Aggro
Madness – The Prince
Sylvester – Dance (Disco Heat)

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 19

Diana Ross – It’s My House
The Gibson Brothers – Ooh What A Life
Phoebe Snow – Every Night
Rickie Lee Jones – Chuck E’s In Love

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 20

The Boomtown Rats – Diamond Smiles
The Clash – English Civil War
Eruption – One Way Ticket
The Undertones – Jimmy Jimmy

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 21

Angelic Upstarts – Teenage Warning
Chanson – Don’t Hold Back
Doll – Desire Me
Sex Pistols & Ten Pole Tudor – Silly Thing / Who Killed Bambi

Singles1979 R1 / GROUP 22

Chaka Khan – I’m Every Woman
Elton John – Song For Guy
London Symphony Orchestra – Theme From ‘Superman’
Sparks.- The Number One Song In Heaven

ROUND TWO

Rod Stewart – Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
Racey – Lay Your Love On Me
Boney M – Mary’s Boy Child
The Bee Gees – Too Much Heaven
Sarah Brightman & Hot Gossip – I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper
John Travolta – Greased Lightning
Father Abraham & The Smurfs – Christmas In Smurfland
Buzzcocks – Promises
Blondie – Hanging On The Telephone
Rocky Sharpe & The Replays -Rama Lama Ding Dong
Sally Oldfield – Mirrors
Darts – Don’t Let It Fade Away
Billy Joel – My Life
Dan Hartman – Instant Replay
Paul Evans – Hello This Is Joanne
Barry Manilow – Could It Be Magic
Abba – Chiquitita
Generation X – King Rocker
Gene Chandler – Get Down
The Real Thing – Can You Feel The Force?
Gary’s Gang – Keep On Dancing
Toto – Hold The Line
The Pretenders – Stop Your Sobbing
The Clash – Tommy Gun
Violinski – The Clog Dance
Sex Pistols – Something Else / Frigging In The Rigging
Wings – Goodnight Tonight
Gonzalez – Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet
Boney M -Hooray Hooray It’s A Holi-Holiday
Donna Summer – Hot Stuff
Electric Light Orchestra – Shine A Little Love
McFadden & Whitehead – Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now
Quantum Jump – The Lone Ranger
The Skids – Masquerade
Dollar – Who Were You With In The Moonlight
Gerry Rafferty – Night Owl
Eddy Grant – Living On The Front Line
Elvis Costello – Accidents Will Happen
Janet Kay – Silly Games
Sex Pistols – C’mon Everybody
Dave Edmunds – Girls Talk
The Police – Can’t Stand Losing You
The Ruts – Babylon’s Burning
The Knack – My Sharona
Patrick Hernandez – Born To Be Alive
Abba – Angeleyes / Voulez Vous
The Korgis – If I Had You
Blondie – Dreaming
Nick Lowe – Cruel To Be Kind
The Stranglers – Duchess
Secret Affair – Time For Action
Darts – Duke Of Earl
Rainbow – Since You’ve Been Gone
Status Quo – Whatever You Want
The Jam – When You’re Young
Sad Cafe – Every Day Hurts
Dave Edmunds – Queen Of Hearts
Errol Dunkley – OK Fred
Fleetwood Mac – Tusk
Charlie Daniels Band – The Devil Went Down To Georgia
The Jags – Back Of My Hand
Viola Wills – Gonna Get Along Without You Now
Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand – No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
Kool & The Gang – Ladies Night
BA Robertson – Knocked It Off
KC & The Sunshine Band – Please Don’t Go
Gary Numan – Complex
Matchbox – Rockabilly Rebel
The Gibson Brothers – Que Sera Mi Vida
Status Quo – Living On An Island
Rose Royce – Is It Love You’re After
The Moody Blues – Nights In White Satin
The Commodores – Still
Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmas Time
Michael Jackson – Off The Wall
Abba – I Have A Dream

The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry
Joy Division – Transmission
The Slits – Typical Girls
Gang Of Four – Damaged Goods
Magazine – Rhythm Of Cruelty
Dead Kennedys – California Uber Alles

ROUND THREE

The Village People – YMCA
Ian & The Blockheads – Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
Earth Wind & Fire – September
Chic – Le Freak
Funkadelic -One Nation Under A Groove
Driver 67 – Car 67
Blondie – Heart Of Glass
The Three Degrees – Woman In Love
Dr Feelgood – Milk And Alcohol
The Members – Sound Of The Suburbs
Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive
The Bee Gees – Tragedy
Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Oliver’s Army
Meat Loaf – Bat Out Of Hell
Queen – Don’t Stop Me Now
The Skids – Into The Valley
The Cars – Just What I Needed
Lene Lovich – Lucky Number
Dire Straits – Sultans Of Swing
Art Garfunkel – Bright Eyes
Squeeze -Cool For Cats
Supertramp -The Logical Song
M – Pop Muzik
Abba -Does Your Mother Know
Peaches & Herb – Reunited
Amii Stewart – Knock On Wood
The Police – Roxanne
Earth Wind & Fire – Boogie Wonderland
Anita Ward – Ring My Bell
Roxy Music – Dance Away
Tubeway Army -Are ‘Friends’ Electric
Squeeze – Up The Junction
Sister Sledge – We Are Family
The Boomtown Rats – I Don’t Like Mondays
Chic – Good Times
Blondie – Sunday Girl
The Special AKA – Gangsters
Joe Jackson – Is She Really Going Out With Him?
The Flying Lizards – Money
Sister Sledge – Lost In Music
The Police – Message In A Bottle
Gary Numan – Cars
Michael Jackson- Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
Buggles – Video Killed The Radio Star
XTC – Making Plans For Nigel
Electric Light Orchestra – Don’t Bring Me Down
Queen – Crazy Little Thing Called Love
The Selecter -On My Radio
The Jam – Eton Rifles
The Specials featuring RicoA Message To You Rudy
Madness – One Step Beyond
David Bowie – John I’m Only Dancing
The Skids – Working For The Yankee Dollar
The Beat – Tears Of A Clown / Ranking Full Stop
Sheila & B Devotion – Spacer
The Pretenders – Brass In Pocket
Blondie. – Union City Blue
The Police – Walking On The Moon
Pink Floyd – Another Brick In The Wall
The Sugarhill Gang – Rappers Delight

For our next music poll adventure we are leaving America and packing our bags for Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Most nominations are now in and the provisional draw for the first round has now been made.

This comprises groups of four songs with the two most voted for going through to round two.

Two groups will be posted each day on X on the commencement of the tournament.

What I would hope for is that if people have the time, to take time to listen to the choices in a group, rather than just vote for the most popular artist name which we know tends to happen a lot.

While a tournament will have an eventually winning song, the exercise is more about music-sharing and the discovery of material unheard before. 👍

*ARTISTS MUST HAVE BEEN BORN IN SCOTLAND AND BANDS MUST HAVE BEEN FORMED / ORIGINATE FROM SCOTLAND “

FIRST ROUND DRAW

Monday 14 October

ROUND 1 – GROUP 1

All I Asked You To Do – The Wake
Here It Cones Again – The Amazing Snakeheads
Here On My Own – U.N.P.O.C
Mackay’s Memoirs – Martyn Bennett

ROUND 1 – GROUP 2

Dial: Revenge – Mogwai
I Guess We Were Young – Edwyn Collins
Someone Somewhere In Summertime – Simple Minds
Working For The Yankee Dollar – The Skids

Tuesday 15 October

ROUND 1 – GROUP 3

Good Morning Britain – Aztec Camera
Head On – The Jesus And Mary Chain
I Was A Maoist Intellectual – Momus
Keep It Clean – Camera Obscura

ROUND 1 – GROUP 4

Bugs – Spare Snare
Grey Skies Blue – The Submarines
Hammerhead – AC Acoustics
Something Outside – The Wake

Wednesday 16 October

ROUND 1 – GROUP 5

Accused Of Stealing – The Delgados
New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) – Simple Minds
See Those Eyes – Altered Images
Young At Heart – The Bluebells

ROUND 1 – GROUP 6

Friend Of The Night – Mogwai
Musette & Drums – Cocteau Twins
The Reputation Of Ross Francis – My Latest Novel
The Wrong Girl – Belle And Sebastian

Thursday 17 October

ROUND 1 – GROUP 7

For Adolf’s Only – The Valves
Junior Dragon – The LaFontaines
Mary’s Prayer – Danny Wilson
Ursula – Theo Bleak

ROUND 1 – GROUP 8

Eleanor – Franz Ferdinand
French Navy – Camera Obscura
Higher Than the Sun – Primal Scream
Killing This Time – Gentle Sinners

Friday 18 October

ROUND 1 – GROUP 9

I Love This Life – The Blue Nile
Kelly – Kyle Falconer
Louise Louise – Orange Juice
Plastic Ashtray – Urusei Yatsura

ROUND 1 – GROUP 10

April Skies – The Jesus And Mary Chain
Fields Of Fire – Big Country
Sunny Goodge Street – Donovan
Theme For Great Cities – Simple Minds

Monday 21 October

ROUND 1 – GROUP 11

Limbs – Emma Pollock
Omega Amigo – The Shamen
Perfect Skin – Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
Tick Tock – Astrid

ROUND 1 – GROUP 12

At Last I Am Free – Elizabeth Fraser
New Town – Life Without Buildings
Superstar Tradesmen – The View
Tinseltown In the Rain – The Blue Nile

Tuesday 22 October

ROUND 1 – GROUP 13

A Very Cellular Song – Incredible String Band
I Could Be Happy – Altered Images
Pick Up The Pieces – The Average White Band
Safety Net – Shop Assistants

ROUND 1 – GROUP 14

Justify The Rain – Cosmic Rough Riders
Premonition – Simple Minds
Razzle Dazzle Rose – Camera Obscura
Satellite City – Orange Juice

Wednesday 23 Otober

ROUND 1 – GROUP 15

Coming In From The Cold – The Delgados
Hold Your Sex – Spare Snare
Mogwai Fear Satan – Mogwai
Rollercoaster Ride – Belle And Sebastian

ROUND 1 – GROUP 16

Carolyn’s Fingers – Cocteau Twins
Flying Saucer Attack – The Rezillos
Love Steals Us From Loneliness- Idlewild
Movin’ On Up – Primal Scream

Thursday 24 October

ROUND 1 – GROUP 17

Carbrain – The Wake.
Chance Meeting – Josef K
If I Die – Biff Bang Pow
The Saints Are Coming – The Skids

ROUND 1 – GROUP 18

Big Ben – Roddy Frame
Gimme Your Heart – Subs
It’s Only Obvious – The Orchids
Jacob’s Ladder – The Filthy Tongues

Friday 25 October

ROUND 1 – GROUP 19

Cascades – Sheer Taft
Felicity – Orange Juice
It Happens – Primal Scream
Nooks – King Creosote

ROUND 1 – GROUP 20

Haven’t You Heard – Arab Strap
Jenny Nowhere – The Clouds
Opal Krusch – Billy Mackenzie
Pinky Blue – Altered Images

ROUND 1 – GROUP 21

A Wooden Tree – Ivor Cutler
Broken Wave -James Yorkston
Golden Shower – Boy Hairdressers
Needle Of Death – Bert Jansch

ROUND 1 – GROUP 22

Daddy’s Gone – Glasvegas
Dignity – Deacon Blue
Driving With The Brakes On – Del Amitri
The Oil Slick – Frightened Rabbit

ROUND 1 – GROUP 23

Crush The Flowers – The Wake
Honey In The Sun – Camera Obscura
Killing All The Flies – Mogwai
Never Understand – The Jesus And Mary Chain

ROUND 1 – GROUP 24

Here We Go Again – Sister Madds
Peculiar – Mull Historical Society
Quiet Little Voices – We Were Promised Jetpacks
Writing To Reach You – Travis

ROUND 1 – GROUP 25

Charlotte Street – Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
Cut The Cake – Average White Band
Hunter And The Hunted – Simple Minds
Sugar Hiccup – Cocteau Twins

ROUND 1 – GROUP 26

Autobiography Of Spy – Hamish Hawk
Hair Of The Dog – Nazareth
One Day This’ll All Be Fields – Meursalt
Sponge – Ege Bam Yasi

ROUND 1 – GROUP 27

Baker Street – Gerry Rafferty
Geronimo – Young Fathers
King Of Bring – Malcolm Middleton
Whatever Turns You On – Aberfeldy

ROUND 1 – GROUP 28

Belladonna – Ian Carr
Candy – Paolo Nutini
Get Up And Use Me – Fire Engines
Horseshoe – Withered Hand

ROUND 1 – GROUP 29

Bring Me Closer – Altered Images
Christmas Steps- Mogwai
(Feels Like) Heaven – Fiction Factory
Near You – Teenage Fanclub

ROUND 1 – GROUP 30

Honey To The Core – Friends Again
My Trapped Lightning: The Nectarine No. 9
Rosemary Lane – Bert Jansch
VTr – The Twilight Sad

ROUND 1 – GROUP 31

2 Rights Make 1 Wrong – Mogwai
Chelsea Girl – Simple Minds
Falling And Laughing – Orange Juice
If Looks Could Kill – Camera Obscura

ROUND 1 – GROUP 32

I’m On My Way – The Proclaimers
Signal Fire – Snow Patrol
Teenage Superstars – The Vaselines
When I Argue I See Shapes – Idlewild

ROUND 1 – GROUP 33

Creeping Up The Back Stairs – The Fratellis
Jan 9 – Dog Faced Hermans
The Boy With The Arab Strap – Belle And Sebastian
The Place You Hid – Kitchen Cynics

ROUND 1 – GROUP 34

If I Could Tell You – The Pastels
It’s Not Too Beautiful – The Beta Band
Now Westlin Winds – Dick Gaughan
Serious Drugs – BMX Bandits

ROUND 1 – GROUP 35

Angel – Kevin McDermott Orchestra
Cherry-Coloured Funk – Cocteau Twins
In My Place – Sister John
Magic – Pilot

ROUND 1 – GROUP 36

Cath – The Bluebells
Darklands – The Jesus And Mary Chain
Motorbike Beat – The Rezillos
Walk Out To Winter – Aztec Camera

ROUND 1 – GROUP 37

Coming Around – The Cuban Heels
Default – Django Django
Losers Hall Of Fame – John Miller
Poised Over The Pause Button – This Poison!

ROUND 1 – GROUP 38

4 Notes (Phil Bancroft & Dolphin Boy mix) – Martyn Bennett
I’m Free – Soup Dragons
Love Song – Simple Minds
Soho – Annie Booth

ROUND 1 – GROUP 39

Alcoholiday – Teenage Fanclub
Baby, You’re So Free – Cosmic Rough Riders
I Don’t Talk To Me – Lowlife
We Feel Good – Endgames

ROUND 1 – GROUP 40

4 Kids On A Gaza Beach – JD Meatyard
Dark Matters- Wrest
Flame On – Captain America
Seasons – The Snuts

ROUND 1 – GROUP 41

60 Cities – Simple Minds
Feelgood Factor – Hermit Crabs
Kewpies Like Watermelon – Yurusei Yatsura
Maymorning – Runrig

ROUND 1 – GROUP 42

Flowers And Football Tops – Glasvegas
I Wanna Fall In Love – BMX Bandits
Roygbiv – Boards Of Canada
Sorry For Laughing- Josef K

ROUND 1 – GROUP 43

I Can’t Wait – Danny Wilson
Punk Rock Hotel – Paul Quinn
Roots Of Oak – Donovan
The Bronze Medal – Idlewild

ROUND 1 – GROUP 44

Avignon – The Orchids
The Final Arrears – Mull Historical Society
Daily News – The Exploited
Never Seen Before – Close Lobsters

ROUND 1 – GROUP 45

Dead Vandals – Johnny & The Self Abusers
First Big Weekend – Arab Strap
I’m Not Here – The Twilight Sad
No Danger – The Delgados

ROUND 1 – GROUP 46

Happy Cycling – Boards Of Canada
Machines – Biffy Clyro
Star Sign – Teenage Fanclub
Wax And Wane – Cocteau Twins

ROUND 1 – GROUP 47

Cycle – The Pastels
James – Camera Obscura
Pretending – C Duncan
Zoetrope – Boards Of Canada

ROUND 1 – GROUP 48

Blue Boy – Orange Juice
Glastonbury Song – The Waterboys
Koeeoaddi There – The Incredible String Band
You’ve Got to Stop Worrying All The Time – Broken Chanter

ROUND 1 – GROUP 49

Gllittering Prize – Simple Minds
Party Fears Two – The Associates
Sidewalking – The Jesus And Mary Chain
Top Of The Pops – The Rezillos

ROUND 1 – GROUP 50

Delilah – The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Iceblink Luck – Cocteau Twins
Loaded – Primal Scream
This Is The Sea – The Waterboys

ROUND 1 – GROUP 51

Chance – Big Country
Don’t Talk To Me About Love – Altered Images
If I Was – Midge Ure
Knocked It Off – B A Robertson

ROUND 1 – GROUP 52

Apathy – Nyah Fearties
Ballad Of Miss Demeanour – The Flowers
Daisy – Karine Polwart
We Could Send Letters – Aztec Camera

ROUND 1 – GROUP 53

Come On Die Young – Mogwai
From The Flagstones – Cocteau Twins
Into The Valley – The Skids
Reverence – The Jesus And Mary Chain

ROUND 1 – GROUP 54

(Don’t You) Forget About Me – Simple Minds
How Men Are – Aztec Camera
Mellow Doubt – Teenage Fanclub
Sunshine On Leith – The Proclaimers

ROUND 1 – GROUP 55

A Day’s Wait – Altered Images
Dying Day – Orange Juice
I Hate Scotland – Ballboy
King Of Nothing – Kevin McDermott Orchestra

ROUND 1 – GROUP 56

Heaven Or Las Vegas – Cocteau Twins
Let’s Go Out Tonight -The Blue Nile
Love Is The Heart Of Everything – Dog Faced Hermans
We Rule The School – Belle And Sebastian

ROUND 1 – GROUP 57

Everything’s Roses – Fire Engines
Gentle Tuesday – Primal Scream
Molly’s Lips – The Vaselines
Wan Light – Orange Juice

ROUND 1 – GROUP 58

Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken? – Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
Don’t Shilly Shally – Edwyn Collins
Punk’s Not Dead – The Exploited
White Noise – Mogwai

ROUND 1 – GROUP 59

Dogs Of War – The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Moon 3 – Friends Again
Saturday Night – The Blue Nile
Where The Traffic Goes – Jasmine Minks

ROUND 1 – GROUP 60

Drop The Pressure – Mylo
Glitter And Trauma- Biffy Clyro
Labour Of Love – Hue & Cry
New Mexico – Dean Owens

ROUND 1 – GROUP 61

500 Miles – The Proclaimers
I’m In Love – Teenage Fanclub
Night Owl – Gerry Rafferty
Up On The Catwalk – Simple Minds

ROUND 1 – GROUP 62

Dry The Rain -The Beta Band
Nothing To Be Done – The Pastels
Since Yesterday – Strawberry Switchblade
The Honeythief – Hipsway

ROUND 1 – GROUP 63

Careful – Horse
Obscurity Knocks – Trash Can Sinatras
Piglet – Arab Strap
The Sun’s Coming Over The Hill – Karine Polwart

ROUND 1 – GROUP 64

Johnny Cash – Sons And Daughters
I’m Losing More Than I Have Ever Had – Primal Scream
Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand
What Do We Do Now – Just Joans

ROUND 1 – GROUP 65

Black Dog – Jill Lorean
I’ll Never Be Yours – Bubblegum Lemonade
The Hairstyle Of The Devil – Momus
The Only Thing – Travis/Susanna Hoffs

ROUND 1 – GROUP 66

Come Monday Night – God Help The Girl
Euphoria, Take My Hand – Glasvegas
Get Me Away From Here, I’m Dying – Belle And Sebastian
Headlights On The Parade – The Blue Nile

ROUND 1 – GROUP 67

I Should Have Known Better – Jim Diamond
Lorelei – Cocteau Twins
Only One Way – Karine Polwart
Steel Guitars – 18 Wheeler

ROUND 1 – GROUP 68

Don’t Look Back – Teenage Fanclub
Squares – The Beta Band
Waltz For Aidan – Mogwai
You Trip Me Up – The Jesus And Mary Chain

ROUND 1 – GROUP 69

Breaking Point – Bourgie Bourgie
Dead Pop Stars – Altered Images
Lazy Line Painter Jane – Belle And Sebastian
Pearly Dewdrops Drops – Cocteau Twins

ROUND 1 – GROUP 70

Changeling – Simple Minds
Helicon 1 – Mogwai
Just Like Honey – The Jesus And Mary Chain
Patience – ACUTEK

ROUND 1 – GROUP 71

Everything Goes Around The Water- The Delgados
Meat Whiplash – Fire Engines
Run – Snow Patrol
Waterfront – Simple Minds

ROUND 1 – GROUP 72

It’s Thunder & It’s Lightning – We Were Promised Jet Packs
Love’s Going Out Of Fashion – Biff Bang Pow.
Rama Llama – Sons And Daughters
The First Girl I Loved – The Incredible String Band

ROUND 1 – GROUP 73

Get Up – Young Fathers
I Just Don’t Think l’ll Ever Get Over You – Colin Hay
Sometimes Always – The Jesus And Mary Chain
That’s About It – Spare Snare

ROUND 1 – GROUP 74

A Girl Called Johnny – The Waterboys
Bluebeard – Cocteau Twins
Lloyd, I’m Ready To Be Heartbroken – Camera Obscura
Promised You A Miracle – Simple Minds

ROUND 1 – GROUP 75

A Girl Like You – Edwyn Collins
Danielle – The Apple Scruffs
I Believe In Bugs – Ivor Cutler
Jump On The House Train – Fear-E

ROUND 1 – GROUP 76

The Burrian – Lau
The Mother We Share – Chvrches
The Pan Within – The Waterboys
The Woodpile – Frightened Rabbit

ROUND 1 – GROUP 77

Big Sleep – Simple Minds
Come Together – Primal Scream
Faith Healer – Alex Harvey
Shy Retirer – Arab Strap

ROUND 1 – GROUP 78

Consolation Prize – Orange Juice
Going Places – Teenage Fanclub
Hurry Gurdy Man – Donovan
Some Candy Talking – The Jesus And Mary Chain

ROUND 1 – GROUP 79

Appearance Is Everything – Human Beast
Masquerade – The Skids
Simply Thrilled Honey – Orange Juice
Throw The R Away. The Proclaimers

ROUND 1 – GROUP 80

Baby Honey – The Pastels
Caledonian Road – Shop Assistants
Everyday Now – Texas
Fight Like The Night – Malcolm Middleton

ROUND 1 – GROUP 81

Ain’t That Enough – Teenage Fanclub
Cocaine On The Catwalk – Dawn Of The Replicants
Kill All Hippies – Primal Scream
Let’s Go Out Tonight – Craig Armstrong

ROUND 1 – GROUP 82

Bad Bad Boy – Nazareth
Cut Your Hair – Walt Disco
Dear Heart – Cocteau Twins
I’m Taking The Train Home – Twilight Sad

ROUND 1 – GROUP 83

Al Sharp – The Beta Band
Fixed Action Patterns – Duncan Marquiss
Is This Music? – Teenage Fanclub

ROUND 1 – GROUP 84

Let’s Make Some Plans – Close Lobsters
Swamp Song – The Amazing Snakeheads
Tinder – Hipsway
Wasted Little DJs – The View

ROUND 1 – GROUP 85

The Concept – Teenage Fanclub
The Devil Gun – Frankie Miller
The Lang Toun – James Yorkston
The Sexual Loneliness Of Jesus Christ – Jackie Leven

ROUND 1 – GROUP 86

I Saw – Young Fathers
Keeping Warm – We Were Promised Jetpacks
Persephone – Cocteau Twins
USA -The Exploited

ROUND 1 – GROUP 87

Another Sunny Day – Belle And Sebastian
Elemental Attributes – Paws
Roll To Me – Del Amitri
Token Girl – Big Girl’s Blouse

ROUND 1 – GROUP 88

I Travel – Simple Minds:
Oblivious – Aztec Camera
The Bird – Kathryn Joseph
Those Eyes, That Mouth – Cocteau Twins

ROUND 1 – GROUP 89

In A Big Country – Big Country
Iron Sky – Paolo Nutini
Saturday Nite – Bay City Rollers
Sometimes I Just Have To Say Your Name – Del Amitri

ROUND 1 – GROUP 90

Air Fàir An Là – Niteworks
Burn The Empire – The Snuts
Glass Smash – The View
The Good Years – Karine Polwart

ROUND 1 – GROUP 91

Blow It Out Your Arse – JD Meatyard
I’m A Cuckoo – Belle And Sebastian
Take Me To The Girl – The Associates
World Party – The Waterboys

ROUND 1 – GROUP 92

…And A Bang On The Ear – The Waterboys
Home And Dry – Gerry Rafferty
Sparky’s Dream – Teenage Fanclub
Velocity Girl – Primal Scream

ROUND 1 – GROUP 93

Charles – The Skids
December – Teenage Fanclub
Maya – The Incredible String Band
Porrohman – Big Country

ROUND 1 – GROUP 94

Country Girl – Primal Scream
I Hate Rock n Roll – The Jesus And Mary Chain
Some People – JD Meatyard
You’ve Got the Power – Win

ROUND 1 – GROUP 95

Hang Ten – Soup Dragons
Out Of Town – The Skids
Still Alive – The Spook School
Where Do The Nights Of Sleep Go To When They Do Not Come To Me – Ballboy

ROUND 1 – GROUP 96

It Don’t Bother Me – Bert Jansch
It’s My Own Cheating Heart – Glasvegas
She’s Got Diamonds in Her Hair – Biff Bang Pow
Subbuteo – Admiral Fallow

ROUND 1 – GROUP 97

Dylan In The Movies – Belle And Sebastian
Jailbird – Primal Scream
Take Good Care Of Yourself – Frank Miller
Turning Of Our Bones – Arab Strap

ROUND 1 – GROUP 98

Buried Guns – Outlines
Hope And Despair – Edwyn Collins
Numbers – Treacherous Orchestra
Sunshine Superman – Donovan

ROUND 1 – GROUP 99

Everything Is Alright When You’re Down – The Jesus & Mary Chain
God Knows it’s True – Teenage Fanclub
Move Any Mountain – The Shamen
White Car In Germany – The Associates

ROUND 1 – GROUP 100

All I Need Is Everything – Aztec Camera
Everything Flows – Teenage Fanclub
Happy Birthday – Altered Images
Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Heads Kicked In Tonight – The Rezillos

ROUND 1 – GROUP 101

Days Away – The Cathode Ray
El Capitan – Idlwild
It Happens – Primal Scream
Nature Thing – Close Lobsters

ROUND 1 – GROUP 102

Adultery – Scars
Coolverine – Mogwai
Nautilus – Anna Meredith
Your Love Is The Place Where I Come From – Teenage Fanclub

ROUND 1 – GROUP 103

Crystal Crescent – Primal Scream
Fox In The Snow – Belle And Sebastian
Here We Go – Arab Strap
Trees And Flowers – Strawberry Switchblade

ROUND 1 – GROUP 104

Destination Venus – The Rezillos
Pillar To Post – Aztec Camera
Upside Down – The Jesus And Mary Chain
Women’s Realm – Belle & Sebastian

ROUND 1 – GROUP 105

All You Need Is Hate – The Delgados
Boss Drum – The Shamen
Dayvan Cowboy – Boards Of Canada
Never Ever Happens – Del Amitri

ROUND 1 – GROUP 106

Dog On Wheels – Belle And Sebastian
Happy When It Rains – The Jesus And Mary Chain
Lost Weekend – Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
Screaming In The Trees – Arab Strap

ROUND 1 – GROUP 107

Mexican Grand Prix – Mogwai
Somewhere In My Heart – Aztec Camera
The Leanover – Life Without Buildings
What You Do to Me – Teenage Fanclub

ROUND 1 – GROUP 108

Flathead – The Fratellis
Pull The Wires From The Wall – The Delgados
Revelation – Josef K
Tenterhook – Orange Juice

ROUND 1 – GROUP 109

Religious Songs – Withered Hand
Richie Sacramento – Mogwai
Toys – Young Fathers
UK ’82 – The Exploited

ROUND 1 – GROUP 110

That’s The Way It’s Got To Be – The Poets
The American – Simple Minds
The State I Am In – Belle And Sebastian
The Whole Of The Moon – The Waterboys

ROUND 1 – GROUP 111

A Walk Across The Rooftops – The Blue
American-English – Idlewild
Love ’74 – Stone The Crows
Over And Done With – The Proclaimers

ROUND 2 – GROUP 112

Her Name – Telstar Ponies
Mo Bhean Chomain – Julie Fowlis
Sister Shadow – Roddy Frame
Wonderful Lie – Withered Hand

ROUND 1 – GROUP 113

All About You – Scars
Lonesome Swan – Glasvegas
Natural Successor – Pictish Trail
Stars Of Track And Field – Belle And Sebastian

ROUND 1 – GROUP 114

Shot To Life – Cru Servers
That’s Not Love – Silvi
The Rattler – Goodbye Mr Mackenzie
What Comes To Pass – Kevin McDermott Orchestra

ROUND 1 – GROUP 115

Constellations Of Vanity – Nectarine No.9
Endless Soul – Josef K
My Father My King – Mogwai
One Million Rainy Days – The Jesus and Mary Chain

ROUND 1 – GROUP 116

Candyskin – Fire Engines
Going To Heaven – Close Lobsters
Modern Leper – Frightened Rabbit
Wonderland – Big Country

ROUND 1 – GROUP 117

Betelgeuse – King Creosote
I Was Just Dreaming – The Orchids
Play Dead – Astrid
Sticks And Stones, Girl – Del Amitri

ROUND 1 – GROUP 118

ABC – Big Country
Memories – The Amazing Snakeheads
Love Among The Ruins – Lies Damned Lies
Tension In New York – Neil Landstrumm

ROUND 1 – GROUP 119

A.A.L.A.S – Denis Sulta
Island – The Phantom Band
Shape Of Things To Come – Love and Money
White Love – One Dove

ROUND 1 – GROUP 120

Forest Fire – Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
Round And Round: Paul Haig
This Rock – Jill Lorean
We Will Not Be Lovers – The Waterboys

ROUND 1 – GROUP 121

Kelvingrove Baby – The Bathers
Splinter – The Fruit Tree Foundation
Sunkissed – Friends Again
The Downtown Lights – Blue Nile

ROUND 1 – GROUP 122

Cathkin Braes – De Rosa
Euphoria – Dissenter
Mid Air – Paul Buchanan
Sun Crush – 18 Wheeler

What happens when you like the B-side of a single more than the A?

Sometimes a B-side, example The Model (Kraftwerk) and We Will Rock You (Queen) become just as well known and loved as their big brother.

In a future Acid Mouse Music poll trip, readers will be invited to submit ten examples of their favourite B-sides.

What wer’e not allowing is double A’s so out go things like Fools Gold and Dreams Of Children.

The hashtag will be #FaveFlipsides on X and I look forward to receiving your submissions.

Coming soon, a small tournament focusing on British one-hit wonders.

Starting point may be 64 songs (or higher depending on research).

References: The Official Charts Company, Retro Charts and Wikipedia

Criteria: The artist must have had only one entry inside the UK top 40 singles chart.

These are the initial 40 match-ups and if we find anything that really got missed out, it can be wild-carded in at a later date.

Friday 23 February

MATCH 1

Seaside Shuffle – Terry Dactyl and The Dinosaurs

VERSUS

Gonna Get Along Without You Now – Viola Wills

MATCH 2

Toast – Streetband

VERSUS

This Perfect Day – The Saints

Saturday 24 February

MATCH 3

Jack Your Body – Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley

VERSUS

Popcorn – Hot Butter

MATCH 4

Loving You – Minnie Ripperton

VERSUS

Ring My Bell – Anita Ward

Sunday 25 February

MATCH 5

Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin

VWRSUS

Supersonic – HWA ft Sonic The Hedgehog

MATCH 6

Heartache Avenue – Maisonettes

VERSUS

Uptown Top Ranking – Althea and Donna

Monday 26 February

MATCH 7

King Of The Cops – Billy Howard

VERSUS

Just One More Night – Yellow Dog

MATCH 8

A Little Love And Understanding – Gilbert Becaud

VERSUS

Shaddap Ya Face – Joe Dolce Music Theatre

Tuesday 27 February

MATCH 9

The Pushbike Song – The Mixtures

VERSUS

Substitute – Clout

MATCH 10

Obsession – Animotion

VERSUS

Tell Laura I Love Her – Ricky Valance

Wednesday 28 February

MATCH 11

You Get What You Give – The New Radicals

VERSUS

Together We Are Beautiful – Fern Kinney

MATCH 12

Brilliant Mind – Furniture

VERSUS

Silly Games – Janet Kay

Thursday 29 February

MATCH 13

99 Red Balloons – Nena

VWRSUS

Only Crying – Keith Marshall

MATCH 14

Hip Hop Be Bop (Don’t Stop) – Man Parrish

VERSUS

Je T’aime Mon Non Plus – Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg

Friday 1 March

MATCH 15

7 Ways To Love – Cola Boy

VERSUS

Northern Lights – Renaissance

MATCH 16

Let’s Do Rock Steady – The Bodysnatchers

VERSUS

The Captain Of Her Heart – Double

Saturday 2 March

MATCH 17

Thunderbirds Are Go – FAB ft MC Parker

VERSUS

Tulane – Steve Gibbons Band

MATCH 18

A Walk In The Park – Nick Straker Band

VERSUS

Never Never – The Assembly

Sunday 3 March

MATCH 19

Funkytown – Lipps Inc

VERSUS

Nut Rocker – B Bumble and The Stingers

MATCH 20

Couldn’t Get It Right – Climax Blues Band

VERSUS

Do You Really Like It? – DJ Pied Piper

Monday 4 March

MATCH 21

What’s Up – 4 Non Blondes

VERSUS

You’re Moving Out Today – Carole Bayer- Sager

MATCH 22

Captain Beaky – Keith Michel

VERSUS

Wand’rin’ Star – Lee Marvin

Tuesday 5 March

MATCH 23

There’s No-One Quite Like Grandma – St. Winifred’s School Choir

VERSUS

Back Of My Hand – Jags

MATCH 24

Break My Stride – Matthew Wilder

VERSUS

The Floral Dance – Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band

Wednesday 6 March

MATCH 25

In The Year 2525 – Zager And Evans

VERSUS

Top Of The Pops – Rezillos

MATCH 26

Echo Beach – Martha And The Muffins

VERSUS

Afternoon Delight – Starland Vocal Band

Thursday 7 March

MATCH 27

Mickey – Toni Basil

VERSUS

Just When I Needed You Most – Barbara Jones

MATCH 28

Convoy – CW McCall

VERSUS

Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats And Dogs – Brian and Michael

Friday 8 March

MATCH 29

Something In The Air – Thunderclap Newman

VERSUS

Barbados – Typically Tropical

MATCH 30

Safety Dance – Men Without Hats

VERSUS

(Feels Like) Heaven – Fiction Factory

Saturday 9 March

MATCH 31

Car 67 – Driver 67

VERSUS

Telephone Man – Meri Wilson

MATCH 32

I Touch Myself – Divinyls

VERSUS

Turning Japanese – Vapors

Sunday 10 March

MATCH 33

Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry

VERSUS

(Nothing Serious) Just Buggin’ – Whistle

MATCH 34

Doop – Doop

VERSUS

Hey Matthew – Karel Fialka

Monday 11 March

MATCH 35

Rappers Delight – Sugarhill Gang

VERSUS

SuperMarioLand – Ambassadors Of Funk ft MC Mario

MATCH 36

Eye Level – The Simon Park Orchestra

VERSUS

Pump Up The Volume – M/A/R/R/S

Tuesday 12 March

MATCH 37

Day Trip To Bangor – Fiddler’s Dram

VERSUS

Every Which Way But Loose – Eddie Rabbitt

MATCH 38

Dat – Pluto Shervington

VERSUS

Spirit In The Sky – Norman Greenbaum

Wednesday 13 March

MATCH 39

Strut Your Funky Stuff – Frantique

VERSUS

Which Way Should I Jump? – Milltown Brothers

MATCH 40

7Teen – The Regents

VERSUS

Radio Africa – Latin Quarter

Thursday 14 March

MATCH 41

Jilted John – Jilted John

VERSUS

Float On – The Floaters

MATCH 42

Somebody’s Watching Me – Rockwell

VERSUS

Big In Japan – Alphaville

Friday 15 March

MATCH 43

Tell Him – The Exciters

VERSUS

Bette Davis Eyes – Kim Carnes

MATCH 44

Beach Baby – First Class

VERSUS

Juicy Fruit – Mtume

Saturday 16 March

MATCH 45

Ain’t No Love (Ain’t No Use) – Sub Sub

VERSUS

Since Yesterday – Strawberry Switchblade

MATCH 46

Frankenstein – Edgar Winter Group

VERSUS

Boogie Oogie Oogie – A Taste Of Honey

Sunday 17 March

MATCH 47

Your Woman – White Town

VERSUS

I’m In Love With A German Film Star – The Passions

MATCH 48

Ain’t No Stopping Us Now – McFadden & Whitehead

VERSUS

How Long – Ace

Monday 18 March

MATCH 49

7 Seconds – Youssou N’Dour

VERSUS

Amigo – Black Slate

MATCH 50

Kiss You All Over – Exile

VERSUS

Turn The Music Up – Players Association

Tuesday 19 March

MATCH 51

Waiting For The Train – Flash And The Pan

VERSUS

Immaculate Fools – Immaculate Fools

MATCH 52

One Rule For You – After The Fire

VERSUS

Hippy Chick – Soho

Wednesday 20 March

MATCH 53

Music Sounds Better With You – Stardust

VERSUS

Too Drunk To Fuck – Dead Kennedys

MATCH 54

One Step Further – Bardo

VERSUS

Tomorrow People – Ziggy Marley

Thursday 21 March

MATCH 55

Homicide – 999

VERSUS

Computer Game (Theme From The Invaders – Yellow Magic Orchestra

MATCH 56

We Are The World – USA For Africa

VERSUS

Sesame’s Treet – Smart E’s

Friday 22 March

MATCH 57

A Trip To Trumpton – Urban Hype

VERSUS

Love Is A Wonderful Colour – Icicle Works

MATCH 58

Police Officer – Smiley Culture

VERSUS

Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet – Gonzalez

Drowning In Berlin – The Mobiles
Girls – Moments And Whatnauts
Whispering Grass – Windsor Davies and Don Estelle
Eighteen With A Bullet – Pete Wingfield
Rochdale Cowboy – Mike Harding
Funky Moped / Magic Roundabout – Jasper Carrott
Motor Biking – Chris Sledding
The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine – Laurel & Hardy ft Chill Wills
Howzat – Sherbet

THIRD ROUND DRAW

Wednesday 14 February

(50.3 %) – Speak Like A Child – Style Council
(50.3%) – Last Train To Clarksville – The Monkees

(60.8%) – Wuthering Heights – Kate Bush
(60.9%) – Motown Junk – Manic Street Preachers

(86.5%) – Cannonball – The Breeders
(84.9%) – (I’m) Stranded – The Saints

Thursday 15 February

(89.3%) – They Don’t Know – Kirsty MacColl
(81.4%) – Who Needs Love Like That – Erasure

(50.8%) – Reet Petite – Jackie Wilson
(50.5%) – Ceremony – New Order

(81.3%) – Orgasm Addict – Buzzcocks
(77.8%) -The Funeral – Band of Horses

Friday 16 February

(75.8%) – Dance Stance – Dexy’s Midnight Runners
(74.5%) – Take Me I’m Yours – Squeeze

(51.5%} – Killing An Arab – The Cure
(51.5%) – In The City – The Jam

(78.7%) – Torn – Natalie Imbruglia
(77.4%) – Spiral Scratch EP – The Buzzcocks

Saturday 17 February

(74.2%) – Voodoo Ray – A Guy Called Gerald
(73.5%) – New Rose – The Damned

(52.2%) – She’s Not There – The Zombies
(51.1%) – Ode To Billie Joe – Bobbie Gentry

(73.2%) – Oh Bondage! Up Yours – X Ray Spex
(73%) – I Can’t Explain – The Who

Sunday 18 February

(72.9%) – The Weight – The Band
(72.9%) – Transmission – Joy Division

(52.4%) – Reverend Black Grape – Black Grape
(52.4%) – I Want You Back – The Jackson 5

(57.1%) – (50%) – Your Love Is King – Sade VERSUS (57.1%) – (50%) – Give Peace A Chance – John Lennon

Monday 19 February

(72.5%) – White Riot – The Clash
(71.9%) – Only You – Yazoo

(52.7%) – Keep Yourself Alive – Queen
(52.7%) – A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain… The Orb

(71.8%) – (Get A) Grip (On Yourself) – The Stranglers
(71.1%) – Planet Earth – Duran Duran

Tuesday 20 February

(70.9%) – Sultans Of Swing – Dire Straits
(70.7%) – This Is A Call – Foo Fighters

(54.1%) – Box Elder – Pavement
(54.1%) – Getting Nowhere Fast – Girls At Our Best

(53.7%) All You Need Is Love – Justified Ancients Of Mu Mu
(52.9%) – Birthday – Sugarcubes

Wednesday 21 February

(70.3%) – Only Love Can Break Your Heart – St Etienne
(70%) – Packet Of Three EP – Squeeze

(55.6%) – Blitzkreig Bop – Ramones
(54.5%) – Pump Up The Volume – M/A/R/R/S

(69.5%) – Take On Me – A-ha
(68.9%) – The Sound Of Silence – Simon and Garfunkel

Thursday 22 February

(68.1%) – Killing In The Name Of – RATM
(66.1%) – Suspect Device – Stiff Little Fingers

(56.3%) – A Whiter Shade of Pale – Procol Harum
(56.4%) – Soldier Girl – Polyphonic Spree

(55.9%) – C.I.D – UK Subs
(55.7%) – Touch Me I’m Sick – Mudhoney

Friday 23 February

(65.6%) – Teenage Kicks –The Undertones
(65.3%) – Radio Free Europe – REM

(56.7%) – California Uber Alles – Dead Kennedys
(56.4%) – Supersonic – Oasis

(65%) – All Tomorrow’s Parties – The Velvet Underground & Nico
(64.8%) – Mannequin – Wire

Saturday 24 February

(64.6%) – Public Image – Public Image Limited
(64.3%) – I Only Want To Be With You – Dusty Springfield

(59.1%) – Whole Wide World – Wreckless Eric
(59.7%) – Public Enemy No. 1 – Public Enemy

(57.7%) – West End Girls – Pet Shop Boys
(57.1%) – Dress – PJ Harvey

Sunday 25 February

(63.8%) – In the Ghetto – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
(63.5%) – Maybeline – Chuck Berry

(60.6%) – More Than A Feeling – Boston
(59.3%) – Ride EP – Ride

Monday 26 February

(63.4%) – Anarchy In The UK – Sex Pistols
(62.3%) – Fairytale In The Supermarket – The Raincoats

(61.1%) – The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum – Fun Boy Three
(60.7%) – Our Lips Are Sealed – The Go-Go’s

SECOND ROUND DRAW

Thursday 25 January

(47.9%) – Keep Yourself Alive – Queen VERSUS
(50%) – Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones

(50.6%) – Cannonball – The Breeders VERSUS
(50%) – Can’t Seem To Make You Mine – The Seeds

(50.8%) – Serpent’s Kiss – The Mission VERSUS
(50.6%) – Getting Nowhere Fast – Girls At Our Best

(51.4%) – California Uber Alles – Dead Kennedys
VERSUS (50.8%) – In A Rut – The Ruts

Friday 26 January

(51.8%) – Paranoid – The Dickies
VERSUS (51.5%) – Voodoo Ray – A Guy Called Gerald

(52.2%) – Dress – PJ Harvey
VERSUS (52%) – Goo Goo Muck – The Cramps

(52.5%) – (I’m) Stranded – The Saints
VERSUS (52.5%) – I’m Shakin’ – The Blasters

(52.9%) – Virginia Plain – Roxy Music
VERSUS (52.8%) – Ceremony – New Order

Saturday 27 January

(53.5%) – Soldier Girl – Polyphonic Spree
VERSUS (53.5%) – Take It Easy – The Eagles

(54.5%) – Dance Stance – Dexy’s Midnight Runners VERSUS (54.3%) – The Promise – When in Rome

(54.9%) – Only Love Can Break Your Heart – St Etienne VERSUS (54.8%) – TVOD / Warm Leatherette – The Normal

(55.7%) – Orgasm Addict – Buzzcocks
VERSUS (55.5%) – Back Of My Hand- The Jags

Sunday 28 January

(56.3%) – Crate Songs For Ella EP – Prolapse
VERSUS (56.2%) – Who Needs Love Like That – Erasure

(56.5%) – Dignity – Deacon Blue
VERSUS (56.3%) – Reverend Black Grape – Black Grape

(56.8%) – Protect Ya Neck – Wu-Tang Clan
VERSUS (56.7%) – Packet Of Three EP – Squeeze

(57.1%) – Your Love Is King – Sade
VERSUS (57.1%) – Give Peace A Chance – John Lennon

Monday 29 January

57.4%) – Spiral Scratch EP – The Buzzcocks VERSUS (57.1%) – Not Forgotten – Leftfield

(58.3%) – In the Ghetto – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds VERSUS (57.5%) – Running Free – Iron Maiden

(58.7%) – Silly Thing – Graham Parker and The Rumour VERSUS (58.5%) – Mannequin – Wire

(59.1%) – You’re Gonna Miss Me – 13th Floor Elevators VERSUS (59%) – More Than A Feeling – Boston

Tuesday 30 January

(59.3%) – I Want You Back – The Jackson 5
VERSUS (59.3%) – Pictures On My Wall – Echo & The Bunnymen

(59.6%) – Supersonic – Oasis
VERSUS (59.5%) – 10538 Overture – ELO

(60.9%) – Ode To Billie Joe – Bobbie Gentry
VERSUS (60.1%) – Runaround Sue – Dion

(61.4%) – Clint Eastwood – Gorillaz
VERSUS (61.3%) – All Tomorrow’s Parties – The Velvet Underground & Nico

Wednesday 31 January

(61.9%) – In The City – The Jam
VERSUS (61.1%) – Relax – Frankie Goes To Hollywood

(62.2%) – A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain… The Orb VERSUS (61.9%) – Date With The Night – Yeah Yeah Yeahs

(62.8%) – Powder Blue – Elbow
VERSUS (62.6%) – Oh Bondage! Up Yours – X Ray Spex

(63%) – Radio Free Europe – REM
VERSUS (63%) – Wham Rap – Wham

Thursday 1 February

(63.9%) – Johnny Come Home – Fine Young Cannibals VERSUS (63.5%) – Birthday – Sugarcubes

(64.4%) – Fairytale In The Supermarket – The Raincoats VERSUS (64.4%) – The Rattler – Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie

(65.4%) – These Arms Of Mine – Otis Redding VERSUS (64.5%) – Reet Petite – Jackie Wilson

(66.4%) – She’s Not There – The Zombies
VERSUS (66.4%) . – Rock Lobster – The B52’s

Friday 2 February

(67.4%) – The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum – Fun Boy Three VERSUS
(67.2%) – Good Times Bad Times – Led Zeppelin

(67.7%) – Black Swan – Thom Yorke
VERSUS (67.5%) – The Weight – The Band

(68.3%) – Losing My Edge – LCD Soundsystem
VERSUS (68.1%) – Last Train To Clarksville – The Monkees

(68.5%) – Take On Me – A-ha
VERSUS (68.3%) – I Wanna Be Your Dog – The Stooges

Saturday 3 February

69.2%) – Runaway – The Corrs
VERSUS (69%) – This Is A Call – Foo Fighters

(69.7%) – Bela Lugosi’s Dead – Bauhaus
VERSUS (69.5%) – Anarchy In The UK – Sex Pistols

(70%) – Motörhead – Motorhead
VERSUS (69.9%) – Speak Like A Child – Style Council

(70.8%) – White Riot – The Clash
VERSUS (70.2%) – Mr. Brightside – The Killers

Sunday 4 February

(71.3%) – Suspect Device – Stiff Little Fingers
VERSUS (71.2%) – Falling And Laughing – Orange Juice

(72.2%) – Upside Down – The Jesus And Mary Chain VERSUS (72.1%) – A Whiter Shade of Pale – Procol Harum

(73.3%) – I Am The Beat – The Look
VERSUS (72.8%) – Sultans Of Swing – Dire Straits

(75.1%) – Into Tomorrow – Paul Weller
VERSUS (73.6%) All You Need Is Love – Justified Ancients Of Mu Mu

Monday 5 February

(77.3%) – Maybeline – Chuck Berry
VERSUS (75.8%) – Royals – Lorde

(77.5%) – Caught By The Fuzz – Supergrass
VERSUS (77.3%) – The Sound Of Silence – Simon and Garfunkel

(78.1%) – Gangsters – The Specials
VERSUS (77.9%) – Teenage Kicks – The Undertones

(78.8%) – Indian Rope – The Charlatans
VERSUS (78.7%) – Torn – Natalie Imbruglia

Tuesday 6 February

(79.7%) – Pump Up The Volume – M/A/R/R/S
VERSUS (79.4%) – Pure – Lightning Seeds

(80%) – Love Me Do – The Beatles
VERSUS (79.8%) – Cockney Translation – Smiley Culture

(80.7%) – Little Johnny Jewel – Television
VERSUS (80.2%) – Blitzkreig Bop – Ramones

(81.1%) – Take Me I’m Yours – Squeeze
VERSUS (80.7%) – I Can’t Explain – The Who

Wednesday 7 February

(82.4%) – New Rose – The Damned
VERSUS (82.1%) – Love / Building On Fire – Talking Heads

(82.7%) – Fear Of Drowning – British Sea Power
VERSUS (82.6%) – C.I.D – UK Subs

(83.6%) – Long Tall Sally – The Kinks VERSUS (83.3%) – Only You – Yazoo

(84%) – Video Killed The Radio Star – Buggles VERSUS (83.6%) – Transmission – Joy Division

Thursday 8 February

(84.5%) – Green Onions – Booker T & The MG’.s VERSUS (84.4%) – Wuthering Heights – Kate Bush

(84.8%) – Electricity – OMD VERSUS (84.6%) – Looking After No. 1 – The Boomtown Rats

(86%) – West End Girls – Pet Shop Boys VERSUS
(85.9%) – Killing In The Name Of – RATM

(87.5%) – Motown Junk – Manic Street Preachers VERSUS (87.2%) – So It Goes – Nick Lowe

Friday 9 February

(88.2%) – Public Image – Public Image Limited VERSUS (87.6%) – Shot By Both Sides – Magazine

(89.8%) – African And White – China Crisis VERSUS (89.3%) – They Don’t Know – Kirsty MacColl

(91.8%) – Life In A Northern Town – Dream Academy VERSUS (90.1%) – I Only Want To Be With You – Dusty Springfield

(61.2%) – Ride EP – Ride VERSUS
(55.7%) – Touch Me I’m Sick – Mudhoney

Saturday 10 February

(71.2%) – King / Food For Thought – UB40 VERSUS (77%) – Our Lips Are Sealed – The Go-Go’s

(64.8%) – Box Elder – Pavement VERSUS (75.2%) – Dry The Rain – The Beta Band

Khe Sanh – Cold Chisel VERSUS
The Funeral – Band of Horses

Public Enemy No. 1 – Public Enemy VERSUS (50.2%) – Alive – Pearl Jam

Sunday 11 February 

(67.9%} – Killing An Arab – The Cure VERSUS (62%) – Creep – Radiohead

(72.1%) – Planet Earth – Duran Duran VERSUS (70.5%) – She’s So High – Blur

(50%) – (Get A) Grip (On Yourself) – The Stranglers VERSUS C30 C60 C90 Go! – Bow Wow Wow