1996 UK Official Charts Number One Hits SURVIVOR (Round 2 - Vote to SAVE)

Vote for your favourites to SAVE

  • Michael Jackson - Earth Song (6th January)

    Votes: 14 30.4%

  • George Michael - Jesus to a Child (20th January)

    Votes: 23 50.0%

  • Babylon Zoo - Spaceman (27th January)

    Votes: 11 23.9%

  • Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger (2nd March)

    Votes: 22 47.8%

  • Take That - How Deep Is Your Love (9th March)

    Votes: 5 10.9%

  • The Prodigy - Firestarter (30th March)

    Votes: 18 39.1%

  • Mark Morrison - Return of the Mack (20th April)

    Votes: 21 45.7%

  • George Michael - Fastlove (4th May)

    Votes: 30 65.2%

  • Gina G - Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit (25th May)

    Votes: 37 80.4%

  • Baddiel, Skinner and The Lightning Seeds - Three Lions (1st June)

    Votes: 6 13.0%

  • Fugees - Killing Me Softly (8th June)

    Votes: 28 60.9%

  • Spice Girls - Wannabe (27th July)

    Votes: 23 50.0%

  • Fugees - Ready or Not (21st September)

    Votes: 24 52.2%

  • Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffany's (5th October)

    Votes: 13 28.3%

  • The Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun (12th October)

    Votes: 10 21.7%

  • Boyzone - Words (19th October)

    Votes: 2 4.3%

  • Spice Girls - Say You'll Be There (26th October)

    Votes: 35 76.1%

  • The Prodigy - Breathe (23rd November)

    Votes: 20 43.5%

  • Spice Girls - 2 Become 1 (28th December)

    Votes: 32 69.6%
  • Total voters
    46
  • Poll closed .
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It was a wipe-out clear as crystal vote this opening round. 8 songs have received the chop with 3 acts receiving over 90%(!) of the vote. :D Robson & Jerome particularly AGOG.

Results:
20. Boyzone - A Different Beat (14th December) - Round 1 (57.8% to evict)
21. Peter Andre - Flava (14th September) - Round 1 (75.6% to evict)
22. Robson & Jerome - What Becomes of the Brokenhearted (9th November) - Round 1 (82.2% to evict)
22. Dunblane - Knockin' on Heaven's Door (21st December) - Round 1 (82.2% to evict)
24. Gary Barlow - Forever Love (20th July) - Round 1 (84.4% to evict)
25. Peter Andre - I Feel You (7th December) - Round 1 (91.1% to evict)
26. Robson & Jerome - Saturday Night at the Movies (9th November) - Round 1 (93.3% to evict)
27. Robson & Jerome - You'll Never Walk Alone (9th November) - Round 1 (95.6% to evict)

19 songs have made it through to the next stage of the contest as we begin another round of voting.

This time we are shifting gear, with a vote to SAVE YOUR 9 FAVOURITES of the 19 songs remaining. Two days to vote, the decisions are now in your hands. :disco:
 
I've been very nostalgic for Morning Glory of late: Some Might Say and the piano outro on Wonderwall especially.

Anyway, Gina's formula was absolutely scintillating/titillating and the hyper hi-nrg camp elegance was unparalleled. I'm still getting my breath back. She's my top.
 
Lauryn Hill's stunning vocal on Killing Me Softly deserves to win the whole thing
 
straightorbroken said:
I've been very nostalgic for Morning Glory of late: Some Might Say and the piano outro on Wonderwall especially.

Anyway, Gina's formula was absolutely scintillating/titillating and the hyper hi-nrg camp elegance was unparalleled. I'm still getting my breath back. She's my top.
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Ooo a bit of Oasis love :disco:
 
I feel like I have to give Earth Song the 2 Become 1 treatment. I do like it a lot, it’s high drama nonsense, but it’ll also have a chance in the probably weaker 1995 survivor (at least spiritually if that happens or not)

So my last vote went to Tiffany’s, even though it’s a bit crap, there’s something that frantically rubs my nostalgia g-spot
 
I did 90s survivors a few years ago. I ended up including best sellers along with the no.1s. I think Born Slippy won in 1996 as a result.
 
Other huge songs in the mid 90s that didn’t get to number one because there were always so many big pop acts and novelty singles at the end of the year:

Wonderwall
Missing
Angels
Together Again
Torn
 
Wonderwall would have been #1 for about 6 months in the 2023 climate, wouldn't it? :zombie:
 
VoR said:
Wonderwall would have been #1 for about 6 months in the 2023 climate, wouldn't it? :zombie:
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But then it would have denied Robson and Jerome, so swings and roundabouts.
 
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And to go extra geek, there were 2 others that struggled to hit #1 pre Christmas and looked to be going the same way, but managed to stick it out and got that post Christmas clearout number one Raye-style:

Never Ever
Heartbeat/Tragedy
 
Never Ever hung around for AGES - didn't it finally hit #1 deep into new year?
 
Both of those singles’ enduring success was particularly impressive as they were relatively new acts. All Saints had only been on the market for 2 months when it was released.

Both singles are million sellers and among the biggest ever in the UK.
 
Tragedy still did 98k on its week at #1 which was only about 20k lower than its peak two weeks prior on the Xmas week - very much a case of holding steady throughout the period but the massive late November until Xmas period entries each week meaning like it looked like it was fading in popularity, when it was actually staying strong. The fact it only opened with 66k is nuts, but I guess Tragedy was somewhat held back from promotion until after release.
 
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