Here’s another Spotify playlist for you: everything available that I’ve given 8 or more too. No Beatles, and some other annoying omissions (“Hot Love”! “Rhythm Stick”!) but at least Lord Rockingham and the Pigeon are there.
The playlist will be updated as my marking generosity dictates.
All the UK number ones since 1952, reviewed in order and rated by whim. As featured on Radio 2, The Times, Metro, Paul Cornell's LiveJournal, etc etc.
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Just gone through your spotify list of “8-or-mores”.
It is remarkable how much we agree on your chosen ones – couldn’t have picked a better list myself (shame that Spotify don’t have missing ones on your list).
Regrettably I am also 20 years older than you and you are in danger of being classified – like myself – as a boring old fart, well before your time. The majority of the songs you chose would just about appear in most peoples top 50 lists. No signs of “rebellious youth” there then.
But redemption for you is at hand! I’d love to see you give 8 or more to some of the next 500 or so tracks that got up a lot of peoples noses. E.G “Barbie Girl”, – or most of the no.1s from 1989 when you get to them (a true nadir of a year in the history of pop music).
Keep up the good work
Ottersteve