Greatest no2 Singles

Nice list. It would be interesting to see what kept some of these off the top spot, I remember Wonderwall was up against Robson and Jerome which was a epic a battle as Blur’s Country House it turned out.

You can find quite a few hours somehow disappearing down a rabbit hole with this site, but it will give you the answers (you’re right about Robson and Jerome beating Wonderwall)

D’ya want any of these worms, they’re only a penny each

Just listened to the Rod Stewart song on that list. Fair play to him - Given the era, and hearing how direct the lyric is about the subject’s sexuality, that’s quite a remarkable thing to get to number 2.

The Killing of Georgie – a rare self-penned Rod Stewart hit – is a remarkable single, particularly for 1976: a tender paean to a gay friend that turns into an unflinching depiction of his homophobic murder, then transforms itself into a lengthy, heartbroken coda (its melody pinched – as John Lennon noted – from the Beatles’ Don’t Let Me Down).

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Think it was on ‘Lovers Rock’.

Such a masterpiece of a song. Been on solid repeat since reading this list.

Thanks again for posting it!

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Yep, along with the equally amazing Kunte Kinte by The Revloutionaries. Great film, great songs.

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