I would like a list of the DEAD PEOPLE to have hit #1 single in the UK (1 Viewer)

[AGinAg (37)]

The Machine AGOG.

 

[Eileen]

Toby Smith died yesterday. He's the keyboardist in Jamiroquai.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Toby Smith died yesterday. He's the keyboardist in Jamiroquai.

That's super niche.

 

[Eileen]

I'm a completist.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

I'm a completist.

An inconsistent one, cos I'll bet there's scores more unmentioned here. Those arseholes The Stargazers are mostly unaccounted for.

 

[Eileen]

I actually can't find death dates for two of them. For the ones, I can find birthdays for, they're both dead.

 

[octophone]

Any more? All three members of the classic Motorhead line-up are now dead but they never had a number 1, did they?

 

[Madison]

Avicii

 

[AGinAg (37)]

1950s update, those alive are in bold:

Al Martino
Jo Stafford
Kay Starr
Eddie Fisher
Perry Como
Guy Mitchell
The Stargazers (As far as I can tell all known members are dead)
Lita Roza
Frankie Laine
Eddie Fisher
Mantovani
David Whitfield
Eddie Calvert
Doris Day ALIVE
Johnnie Ray
Doris Day
Kitty Kallen
Frank Sinatra
Don Cornell
Vera Lynn ALIVE
Don Cornell
Rosemary Clooney
Winifred Atwell
Dickie Valentine
Rosemary Clooney
Dickie Valentine
Ruby Murray
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Perez "Prez" Prado and his Orchestra
Tony Bennett ALIVE
Jimmy Young
Alma Cogan
Slim Whitman
Jimmy Young
Johnston Brothers
Bill Haley & His Comets
Dean Martin
The Dream Weavers (One member - Wade Buff appears to be ALIVE)
Hugo Winterhalter (Orchestra)
Ronnie Hilton
Pat Boone ALIVE
Frankie Lymon (and The Teenagers)
Anne Shelton
Johnnie Ray
Guy Mitchell
Tommy Steele
Frankie Vaughan
Guy Mitchell
Tab Hunter
Lonnie Donegan
Andy Williams
Johnnie Ray
Lonnie Donegan
Elvis Presley
Paul Anka
The Crickets (One member of three - Jerry Allison is ALIVE)
Harry Belafonte
Jerry Lee Lewis ALIVE
Michael Holliday
Perry Como
Marvin Rainwater
Connie Francis ALIVE
Vic Damone
The Everly Brothers (One member of two - Don Everly is ALIVE)
The Kalin Twins
Connie Francis
Tommy Edwards
Lord Rockingham's XI
Conway Twitty
Jane Morgan
Shirley Bassey (with Wally Stott & His Orchestra) ALIVE
The Platters (Multiple line-ups, almost impossible to decide)
Russ Conway
Buddy Holly
Elvis Presley
Russ Conway
Bobby Darin
Cliff Richard and The Shadows ALIVE
Craig Douglas ALIVE
Jerry Keller ALIVE
Adam Faith
Emile Ford (and the Checkmates)

 

[AGinAg (37)]

So Doris Day followed by Vera Lynn are the oldest surviving number one artists.

 

[octophone]

Avicii

Oh, of course. I only really found out how popular he was because he died.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Working on the 1960s now, but there's 106 to get through.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

I got bored around the beat bands. Fuck them, too many members).

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Aretha Franklin of course.

 

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Tab Hunter as well.

 

[lolly]

Aretha Franklin of course.

Are her and George the first dead duo?

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Are her and George the first dead duo?

I'm unable to see one from before. Obviously there were duos but not separate stars coupling up.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Ok I've found Jet Harris and Tony Meehan from 1963.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

WINDSOR DAVIES

 

[AGinAg (37)]

I think those 13 from the 1950s are still hanging on.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Just having a look at the 1980s

Lillian Lopez (Odyssey)
David Bowie
John Lennon
Freddie Mercury (Queen)
Renne (and Renato)
Patrick Waite (Musical Youth)
Greg Ham (Men at Work)
Brian Hibbard (Flying Pickets)
George Michael
Jim Diamond
Pete Burns (Dead or Alive)
Phyllis Nelson
Joni Sledge (Sister Sledge)
Whitney Houston
Margaret Thatcher (Spitting Image)
Jackie Wilson
Aretha Franklin
Ben E King
Mel (& Kim)
Michael Jackson
Gene Pitney

is about as good as I can get. It's hard with line-up changes and knowing who was involved with which songs.

 

[lolly]

Didn't another of Dead or Alive die last year as well?

 

[Diddy]

Didn't another of Dead or Alive die last year as well?

Or is he alive?

 

[AGinAg (37)]

I can only see from the 1990s

Charles Pettigrew (and Eddie)
Prince
Stephen Gately (Boyzone)

The 00s

Aaliyah
Lisa Left Eye Lopes
2Pac
Eva Cassidy

10s

Avicii
Paul Bäumer (Bingo Players)

 

[octophone]

Didn't another of Dead or Alive die last year as well?

Yes - I think the only place I saw it mentioned was Superdeluxeedition.

 

[Ellie]

I can only see from the 1990s one of Charles and Eddie and Stephen Gately.

The 00s had Aaliyah, Lisa Left Eye Lopes, 2Pac and Eva Cassidy

Prince (obviously already mentioned), that one from Culture Beat?

 

[Diddy]

Disappointed that Scatman John wasn’t a number 1, I guess I’ve been Mandela’d on that one

 

[AGinAg (37)]

1970s

Stuart Edwards (Edison Lighthouse)
Lee Marvin
Eliv Presley
Pete Moore/ Ronnie White/ Bobby Rogers/ Marv Tarplin (The Miracles)
Jimi Hendrix
Clive Dunn
George Harrison
Mickey Finn/ Steve Curry/ Marc Bolan (T Rex)
Eric McCredie (Middle of the Road)
Horace Kay/ Joseph Pope/ Charles Pope (The Tams)
Benny Hill
David Cassidy
Hilda Woodward (Lieutenant Pigeon)
Chuck Berry
Brian Connolly and Mick Tucker (Sweet)
Mike Burney/ Hugh McDowell (Wizzard)
Lennie Peters (& Lee)
Les Gray/ Dave Mount (Mud)
Alvin Stardust
Charles Aznavour
Fayette Pinkney (Three Degrees)
John Denver
Leroy Smith/ Marcel King (Sweet Sensation)
Barry White
Rick Parfitt (Status Quo)
Tammy Wyette
Windsor Davies and Don Estelle
Alan Longmuir (Bay City Rollers)
George Williams/Donald Banks/ George Hilliard (The Tymes)
Billy Lyall (Pilot)
Telly Savalas
David Bowie
Freddie Mercury (Queen)
Eddie Amoo/ Ray Lake (The Real Thing)
Demis Roussos
Terry Kath/ Laudir de Oliveira (Chicago)
Buddy Gask/ Al Jarrod (Showaddywaddy)
Tim Hauser (Manhattan Transfer)
Michael Jackson (The Jacksons)
Errol Brown (Hot Chocolate)
Donna Summer
Larry Cunningham (The Floaters)
Linda McCartney (Wings)
Robin and Maurice Gibb (The Bee Gees)
Bobby Farrell (Boney M)
Milan Williams (The Commodores)
Gerry Cott (Boomtown Rats)
Jacques Morali/ Glenn Hughes (The Village People)
Paul Gardiner (Tubeway Army)
Ray Sawyer (Dr Hook)

 

[octophone]

Barrett wasn't in Pink Floyd when they had their no. 1.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Barrett wasn't in Pink Floyd when they had their no. 1.

I thank you. It's a very challenging list to compile, without specific knowledge.

 

[lolly]

Al James of Showaddywaddy also died last year.

 

[Zu]

Oh no

 

[Breathe]

Who's Eliv Presley?

 

[Diddy]

Who's Eliv Presley?

He’s the king of rack and role! Honestly raed a böok, Broth

 

[Pingu]

I can only see from the 1990s

Charles Pettigrew (and Eddie)
Prince
Stephen Gately (Boyzone)

The 00s

Aaliyah
Lisa Left Eye Lopes
2Pac
Eva Cassidy

10s

Avicii
Paul Bäumer (Bingo Players)

Elvis in the 2000s as well unless they're only counting towards one decade.

 

[octophone]

I think dead is dead is dead really...

 

[Diddy]

What about George Harrison? Or was he elsewhere on the list? He was #1 in 2002 (knocking off Aaliyah, or the other way around)

 

[Diddy]

Oh, I’m sure he’s somewhere, he was the second person named in this thread

 

[AGinAg (37)]

UPDATED

Al Martino
Jo Stafford
Kay Starr
Eddie Fisher
Perry Como
Guy Mitchell
The Stargazers (As far as I can tell all known members are dead)
Lita Roza
Frankie Laine
Eddie Fisher
Mantovani
David Whitfield
Eddie Calvert
Doris Day
Johnnie Ray
Doris Day
Kitty Kallen
Frank Sinatra
Don Cornell
Vera Lynn
Don Cornell
Rosemary Clooney
Winifred Atwell
Dickie Valentine
Rosemary Clooney
Dickie Valentine
Ruby Murray
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Perez "Prez" Prado and his Orchestra
Tony Bennett ALIVE
Jimmy Young
Alma Cogan
Slim Whitman
Jimmy Young
Johnston Brothers
Bill Haley & His Comets
Dean Martin
The Dream Weavers (One member - Wade Buff appears to be ALIVE)
Hugo Winterhalter (Orchestra)
Ronnie Hilton
Pat Boone ALIVE
Frankie Lymon (and The Teenagers)
Anne Shelton
Johnnie Ray
Guy Mitchell
Tommy Steele
Frankie Vaughan
Guy Mitchell
Tab Hunter
Lonnie Donegan
Andy Williams
Johnnie Ray
Lonnie Donegan
Elvis Presley
Paul Anka
The Crickets (One member of three - Jerry Allison is ALIVE)
Harry Belafonte
Jerry Lee Lewis ALIVE
Michael Holliday
Perry Como
Marvin Rainwater
Connie Francis ALIVE
Vic Damone
The Everly Brothers (One member of two - Don Everly is ALIVE)
The Kalin Twins
Connie Francis
Tommy Edwards
Lord Rockingham's XI
Conway Twitty
Jane Morgan
Shirley Bassey (with Wally Stott & His Orchestra) ALIVE
The Platters (Multiple line-ups, almost impossible to decide)
Russ Conway
Buddy Holly
Elvis Presley
Russ Conway
Bobby Darin
Cliff Richard and The Shadows ALIVE
Craig Douglas ALIVE
Jerry Keller ALIVE
Adam Faith
Emile Ford (and the Checkmates)

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Doris Day and Vera Lynn. Anyone more recent?