The #1 of #1s

The results of Mike's ILM poll to find the Top 100 UK #1s were announced on Sunday afternoon:

100 'Professional Widow' - Tori Amos 18/01/97 185 points, 7 votes
99 'Total Eclipse Of The Heart' - Bonnie Tyler 12/03/83 187 points, 6 votes
98 'Sunday Girl' - Blondie 26/05/79 189 points, 8 votes
97 'Get It On' - T.Rex 24/07/71 191 points, 11 votes
96 'Bad Moon Rising' - Creedence Clearwater Revival 20/09/69 192 points, 9 votes
95 'Cum On Feel The Noize' - Slade 03/03/73 192 points, 7 votes
94 'Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick' - Ian Dury & The Blockheads 27/01/79 196 points, 7 votes
93 'Help!' - The Beatles 05/08/65 197 points, 9 votes
92 'Pure Shores' - All Saints 26/02/00 200 points, 9 votes
91 'Honky Tonk Women' - The Rolling Stones 23/07/69 202 points, 6 votes

90 'Doctorin' The Tardis' - The Timelords 18/06/88 205 points, 7 votes
89 'My Sweet Lord' - George Harrison 30/01/71 205 points, 6 votes
88 'The Sun Always Shines On TV' - A-Ha 25/01/86 206 points, 8 votes
87 'Stand & Deliver' - Adam & The Ants 09/05/81 209 points, 7 votes
86 'Hey Jude' - The Beatles 11/09/68 211 points, 9 votes
85 'The Israelites' - Desmond Dekker & The Aces 16/04/69 214 points, 9 votes
84 'Theme From S'Express' - S'Express 30/04/88 215 points, 10 votes
83 'Should I Stay Or Should I Go' - The Clash 09/03/91 216 points, 8 votes
82 'You Really Got Me' - The Kinks 10/09/64 218 points, 8 votes
81 'Call Me' - Blondie 26/04/80 221 points, 8 votes

80 'Maggie May' - Rod Stewart 09/10/71 223 points, 9 votes
79 'Rock Your Baby' - George McCrae 27/07/74 224 points, 6 votes
78 'Block Rockin' Beats' - The Chemical Brothers 05/04/97 225 points, 8 votes
77 'Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out' - The Beatles 16/12/65 225 points, 8 votes
76 'Stand By Me' - Ben E. King 21/02/87 228 points, 9 votes
75 'Je T'Aime... Moi Non Plus' - Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg 11/10/69 232 points, 11 votes
74 'Breathe' - The Prodigy 23/11/96 234 points, 10 votes
73 'Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)' - Spiller 26/08/00 236 points, 11 votes
72 'Without You' - Nilsson 11/03/72 239 points, 7 votes
71 'Vogue' - Madonna 14/04/90 239 points, 6 votes

70 '99 Red Balloons' - Nena 03/03/84 241 points, 11 votes
69 'Paperback Writer' - The Beatles 23/06/66 242 points, 8 votes
68 'Telegram Sam' - T.Rex 05/02/72 242 points, 7 votes
67 'I Feel Fine' - The Beatles 10/12/64 244 points, 8 votes
66 'Waterloo' - Abba 04/05/74 245 points, 8 votes
65 'Sound Of The Underground' - Girls Aloud 28/12/02 247 points, 10 votes
64 'Don't Look Back In Anger' - Oasis 02/03/96 247 points, 7 votes
63 'Brimful Of Asha' - Cornershop 28/02/98 254 points, 14 votes
62 'The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore' - The Walker Brothers 17/03/66 255 points, 10 votes
61 'A Hard Day's Night' - The Beatles 23/07/64 259 points, 11 votes

60 'A Town Called Malice/Precious' - The Jam 13/02/82 264 points, 9 votes
59 'I'm A Believer' - The Monkees 19/01/67 264 points, 9 votes
58 'She Loves You' - The Beatles 12/09/63 265 points, 7 votes
57 'You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)' - Dead Or Alive 09/03/85 269 points, 11 votes
56 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' - Simon & Garfunkel 28/03/70 276 points, 9 votes
55 'I'm Not In Love' - 10cc 28/06/75 283 points, 9 votes
54 'Telstar' - The Tornados 14/10/62 287 points, 8 votes
53 'Toxic' - Britney Spears 13/03/04 291 points, 15 votes
52 'It's Over' - Roy Orbison 25/06/64 297 points, 12 votes
51 'Voodoo Chile' - Jimi Hendrix Experience 21/11/70 297 points, 9 votes

50 'Like A Prayer' - Madonna 25/03/89 298 points, 14 votes
49 'Tears Of A Clown' - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 12/09/70 300 points, 11 votes
48 'Ashes To Ashes' - David Bowie 23/08/80 307 points, 11 votes
47 'Firestarter' - The Prodigy 30/03/96 309 points, 10 votes
46 'Ticket To Ride' - The Beatles 22/04/65 314 points, 12 votes
45 'Your Woman' - White Town 25/01/97 316 points, 11 votes
44 'Stan' - Eminem 16/12/00 317 points, 13 votes
43 'Sunny Afternoon' - The Kinks 07/07/66 327 points, 13 votes
42 '3AM Eternal' - The KLF featuring Children of the Revolution 02/02/91 329 points, 14 votes
41 'Jumpin' Jack Flash' - The Rolling Stones 19/06/68 334 points, 14 votes

40 'Come On Eileen' - Dexy's Midnight Runners 07/08/82 341 points, 13 votes
39 'Metal Guru' - T.Rex 20/05/72 343 points, 11 votes
38 'Brass In Pocket' - The Pretenders 19/01/80 350 points, 12 votes
37 'Space Oddity' - David Bowie 08/11/75 352 points, 13 votes
36 'It's A Sin' - The Pet Shop Boys 04/07/87 360 points, 11 votes
35 'The Winner Takes It All' - Abba 09/08/80 362 points, 11 votes
34 'Baby One More Time' - Britney Spears 27/02/99 363 points, 15 votes
33 'Are Friends Electric?' - Tubeway Army 30/06/79 372 points, 12 votes
32 'Under Pressure' - Queen & David Bowie 21/11/81 379 points, 10 votes
31 'Make It Easy On Yourself' - The Walker Brothers 23/09/65 388 points, 15 votes

30 'Bohemian Rhapsody' - Queen 29/11/75 398 points, 13 votes
29 'Freak Like Me' - Sugababes 04/05/02 400 points, 15 votes
28 'Geno' - Dexy's Midnight Runners 03/05/80 400 points, 11 votes
27 'Relax' - Frankie Goes To Hollywood 28/01/84 405 points, 17 votes
26 '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction' - The Rolling Stones 09/09/65 417 points, 14 votes
25 'All The Things She Said' - Tatu 08/02/03 428 points, 15 votes
24 'Paint It, Black' - The Rolling Stones 26/05/66 429 points, 15 votes
23 'Reach Out I'll Be There' - The Four Tops 27/10/66 439 points, 15 votes
22 'Band Of Gold' - Freda Payne 19/09/70 452 points, 14 votes
21 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' - Kylie Minogue 29/09/01 459 points, 17 votes

20 'Crazy In Love' - Beyonce 12/07/03 477 points, 18 votes
19 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine' - Marvin Gaye 26/03/69 488 points, 15 votes
18 'Pump Up The Volume' - M/A/R/R/S 03/10/87 493 points, 19 votes
17 'Nothing Compares 2 U' - Sinead O'Connor 03/02/90 507 points, 17 votes
16 'Uptown Top Ranking' - Althea & Donna 04/02/78 510 points, 19 votes
15 'Into The Groove' - Madonna 03/08/85 527 points, 16 votes
14 'Ignition (remix)' - R Kelly 17/05/03 536 points, 14 votes
13 'Atomic' - Blondie 01/03/80 545 points, 22 votes
12 'Don't You Want Me' - The Human League 12/12/81 607 points, 22 votes
11 'Dancing Queen' - Abba 04/09/76 640 points, 19 votes

10 'The Model / Computer Love' - Kraftwerk 06/02/82 657 points, 20 votes
9 'Always On My Mind' - Pet Shop Boys 19/12/87 704 points, 22 votes
8 'West End Girls' - Pet Shop Boys 11/01/86 736 points, 23 votes
7 'Tainted Love' - Soft Cell 05/09/81 749 points, 19 votes
6 'Wuthering Heights' - Kate Bush 11/03/78 776 points, 22 votes
5 'Heart Of Glass' - Blondie 03/02/79 795 points, 28 votes
4 'Billie Jean' - Michael Jackson 05/03/83 824 points, 25 votes
3 'I Feel Love' - Donna Summer 23/07/77 825 points, 23 votes
2 'Ghost Town' - The Specials 11/07/81 876 points, 25 votes
1 'Good Vibrations' - The Beach Boys 17/11/66 1024 points, 29 votes

So, how did my Top 100 compare? 'Good Vibrations', 'Ghost Town' and 'Heart Of Glass' all featured in my Top 10, and my #1 'Dancing Queen' was ranked at #11. My #2 'Bohemian Rhapsody' ranked only #30, and my #3 'Hey Jude' fared even more spectacularly badly, managing an astonishingly lame #86. Venturing beyond my Top 10, 'I Don't Like Mondays' (#13), 'All You Need Is Love' (#17), 'Take A Chance On Me' (#18) and 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine' (#19) all failed to scrape into the Top 100.

Of the final Top 10, 'I Feel Love', 'Always On My Mind' and 'The Model' all failed to make my Top 100, and the whole list made me wonder how I could have omitted certain tracks - Marc Bolan has particular cause to feel posthumously aggrieved. Sorry Marc.

Good to see modern pop well represented with Britney (twice), Beyonce, Sugababes, Tatu, Girls Aloud and Kylie all scoring highly.

Final thought: Why the fuck did so many people vote for R Kelly, and with enough weighting to propel 'Ignition (Remix)' to #14?