The Guardian's 100 best UK number ones

[Heath Park]

Surely YNWA will be at No.1...
;-)

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

I stopped reading the list as soon as I saw Justin Bieber: /

How many times has David Gray made the list?

Just asking for a mate see.

Oh hi @BlueHammer85 , didn't see you there........ ;-)

 

[lefty goldblatt]

These list things are absolute bollocks, if not totally made up by a few dick heads in a room

Typical example
Greatest Hits Top 300 records by British artists, was done over the recent Bank Holiday weekend.

Not one record by Status Quo, the band with over 60 chart hits, and the most appearances on Top of the Pops, don't get a single record in there. They are liked by various age demographics, and have made some cracking singles over a 40 year period, yet not a single entry, on a stations chart which will play rock music.
Genesis (150 million + records sold) got 1 entry

Either a few people's tastes chart, or a load of old bollocks chart, or a we forgot a load of artists when we were doing this chart, chart

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Surely YNWA will be at No.1...
;-)

Probably candle in the wind. Surprised those cunts haven't adopted this as one of their tunes tbh.

 

[Groke]

Most number ones are wank, as by definition it means they are popular amongst the general public, and the general public are cunts

 

[flook]

Most number ones are wank, as by definition it means they are popular amongst the general public, and the general public are cunts

Harsh but fair

 

[The Colonel]

I see them as kind of talking points really it's just somebody's opinion there is no Richter scale on what is a better song than another.
I will say I think melody is a strong indicator of a good song, a memorable melody.
There are some songs that I don't particularly like but I appreciate that they have a good melody.
River deep Mountain High would be a good example of that I don't like it but it has an awesome melody.
I used to like writing songs and I found that the melody was the hardest part.
We all have our favourite songs.

Yes, too easily trashy pop songs are dismissed yet the talent in some of them, particularly in the melody as you say and overlapping tracks is apparent. Others however just just old tried and tested rehashed basic chord sequence hooks and must have been composed in minutes. This list has some strange inclusions and ordering but in the main picks out the former from the latter.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

The thing with lists are they are someone's opinion. You don't have to respect their opinion but you should respect that they have an opinion.

cobblers.

 

[denislawsbackheel]

These list things are absolute bollocks, if not totally made up by a few dick heads in a room

Typical example
Greatest Hits Top 300 records by British artists, was done over the recent Bank Holiday weekend.

Not one record by Status Quo, the band with over 60 chart hits, and the most appearances on Top of the Pops, don't get a single record in there. They are liked by various age demographics, and have made some cracking singles over a 40 year period, yet not a single entry, on a stations chart which will play rock music.
Genesis (150 million + records sold) got 1 entry

Either a few people's tastes chart, or a load of old bollocks chart, or a we forgot a load of artists when we were doing this chart, chart

Both utter shite...

 

[lefty goldblatt]

Both utter shite...

Well that's me told