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I Can't Believe It Was Number 1

50 years ago this week Amazing Grace was topping the charts so what are the chart toppers that are the most unusual number 1s? From Lilly the Pink to Streets of London. It’s the songs were a chart topping surprise

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Mon 11 Apr 2022 18:00

Music Played

  • Kraftwerk

    The Model

    • The Man Machine.
    • Capitol.
    • 4.
  • Althea & Donna

    Uptown Top Ranking

    • Rhythm Of The Sun (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
  • Aneka

    Japanese Boy

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
  • Desmond Dekker & The Aces

    Israelites

    • Rediscover The 60's-With A Little Hel.
    • Old Gold.
  • Lil Nas X

    Old Town Road (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 103 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Baz Luhrmann

    Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.
  • George Harrison

    My Sweet Lord

    • All Things Must Pass.
    • EMI.
    • 4.
  • Gary Numan

    Are Friends Electric?

    Performer: Tubeway Army.
    • Our Friends Electric (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
  • Lord Rockingham's XI

    Hoots Mon!

    • Capital Gold '50s Legends.
    • Virgin.
    • 14 / 1.
  • Paul Hardcastle

    19

    • Greatest Hits Of The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.
  • Brian and Michael

    Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats & Dogs

    • 20 Golden Number Ones.
    • MFP.
  • Ian Dury & the Blockheads

    Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
  • Culture Club

    Do You Really Want To Hurt Me

    • Culture Club - Kissing To Be Clever.
    • Virgin.
  • Robert Miles

    Children

    • Now That’s What I Call Music! 34.
    • NOW.
    • 022.
  • Ken Dodd

    Tears

    • The Hits Of 1965 (Various Artists).
    • MFP.
  • The Tornados

    Telstar

    • Rediscover The 60's - Sealed With A K.
    • Old Gold.
  • Jimmy Osmond

    Long Haired Lover From Liverpool

  • Dave & Ansel Collins

    Double Barrel

    • 20 Golden Number Ones.
    • Island.
  • Enigma

    Sadeness (Part I)

    • New Pure Moods (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
    • 5.
  • The Clash

    Should I Stay Or Should I Go

    • Combat Rock.
    • Columbia.

Broadcast

  • Mon 11 Apr 2022 18:00