FoGs Greatest UK Xmas No. 1

[Kol]

Here we go folks, 

As was a Christmas day tradition to sit down and watch Top of the Pops to see which song made it to No. 1, we will now decide which is the greatest to achieve that feat.

We go all the way back to 1952 when the charts began up until last year.

The songs which only had 1 week at the top will fight it out in the preliminary round. 

Bohemian Rhapsody will get a bye into round 2 as the song with the most weeks at No 1 combined.

Each round of voting will last 24 hours. I know some round may have a lot of songs but we need to get in as many as possible otherwise the game will last too long. I think you will all know most of them so you might not need to listen to them all to make a decision.

[DejaBoo]

Sounds fun! Thanks Kol!

[Kol]

Ben Haenow - Something I Need (2014) Vs The Justice Collective - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (2012)




LadBaby - Don't Stop Me Eatin' (2020) Vs LadBaby - I Love Sausage Rolls (2019)




Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name (2009) Vs LadBaby - We Built This City (2018)




Spice Girls - Goodbye (1998) Vs Sam Bailey - Skyscraper (2013)




Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day (1990) Vs Military Wives with Gareth Malone - Wherever You Are (2011)




LadBaby ft. Ed Sheeran and Elton John - Sausage Rolls for Everyone (2021) Vs Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir - A Bridge over You (2015)





Ben Haenow - Something I Need (2014) Vs The Justice Collective - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (2012)
LadBaby - Don't Stop Me Eatin' (2020) Vs LadBaby - I Love Sausage Rolls (2019)
Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name (2009) Vs LadBaby - We Built This City (2018)
Spice Girls - Goodbye (1998) Vs Sam Bailey - Skyscraper (2013)
Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day (1990) Vs Military Wives with Gareth Malone - Wherever You Are (2011)
LadBaby ft. Ed Sheeran and Elton John - Sausage Rolls for Everyone (2021) Vs Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir - A Bridge over You (2015)

[E.N.]

Bloody hell, there's some serious dross there!

Ben Haenow - Something I Need (2014) Vs The Justice Collective - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (2012)
LadBaby - Don't Stop Me Eatin' (2020) Vs LadBaby - I Love Sausage Rolls (2019), if I have to
Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name (2009) Vs LadBaby - We Built This City (2018)
Spice Girls - Goodbye (1998) Vs Sam Bailey - Skyscraper (2013)
Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day (1990) Vs Military Wives with Gareth Malone - Wherever You Are (2011)
LadBaby ft. Ed Sheeran and Elton John - Sausage Rolls for Everyone (2021) Vs Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir - A Bridge over You (2015)

[Necro]

LadBaby, WTAF? Definitely NOT what my hangover needed this morning!!

The Justice Collective - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (2012)
Abstain
Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name (2009)
Sam Bailey - Skyscraper (2013)
Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day (1990)
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir - A Bridge over You (2015)

[nothing]

LadBaby, WTAF? Definitely NOT what my hangover needed this morning!!

The Justice Collective - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (2012)
Abstain
Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name (2009)
Sam Bailey - Skyscraper (2013)
Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day (1990)
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir - A Bridge over You (2015)

Same please

[Homer J. Fong]

Ben Haenow - Something I Need
LadBaby - I Love Sausage Rolls
Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name
Spice Girls - Goodbye
Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir - A Bridge over You

[RSOAPS]

Jesus wept, who the hell is this LadBaby clown and who fuck is buying that "music"

The Justice Collective - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (2012)

LadBaby - I Love Sausage Rolls (2019)

Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name (2009)

Spice Girls - Goodbye (1998)

Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day (1990)

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir - A Bridge over You (2015)

[Neowise]

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Ben Haenow - Something I Need (2014) Vs The Justice Collective - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (2012)




LadBaby - Don't Stop Me Eatin' (2020) Vs LadBaby - I Love Sausage Rolls (2019)




Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name (2009) Vs LadBaby - We Built This City (2018)




Spice Girls - Goodbye (1998) Vs Sam Bailey - Skyscraper (2013)




Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day (1990) Vs Military Wives with Gareth Malone - Wherever You Are (2011)




LadBaby ft. Ed Sheeran and Elton John - Sausage Rolls for Everyone (2021) Vs Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir - A Bridge over You (2015)





Ben Haenow - Something I Need (2014) Vs The Justice Collective - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (2012)
LadBaby - Don't Stop Me Eatin' (2020) Vs LadBaby - I Love Sausage Rolls (2019)
Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name (2009) Vs LadBaby - We Built This City (2018)
Spice Girls - Goodbye (1998) Vs Sam Bailey - Skyscraper (2013)
Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day (1990) Vs Military Wives with Gareth Malone - Wherever You Are (2011)
LadBaby ft. Ed Sheeran and Elton John - Sausage Rolls for Everyone (2021) Vs Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir - A Bridge over You (2015)

only song out of the 1 week wonders that i feel is worthy of my vote.

Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name (2009)

[Declan A Walsh]

Bloody hell, there's some serious dross there!

Ben Haenow - Something I Need (2014) Vs The Justice Collective - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (2012)
LadBaby - Don't Stop Me Eatin' (2020) Vs LadBaby - I Love Sausage Rolls (2019), if I have to -  I don't have to!!
Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name (2009) Vs LadBaby - We Built This City (2018)
Spice Girls - Goodbye (1998) Vs Sam Bailey - Skyscraper (2013) - Neither!!
Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day (1990) Vs Military Wives with Gareth Malone - Wherever You Are (2011)
LadBaby ft. Ed Sheeran and Elton John - Sausage Rolls for Everyone (2021) Vs Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir - A Bridge over You (2015) - To quote EN: if I have to!

Jesus wept, who the hell is this LadBaby clown and who fuck is buying that "music"

You are both right!! My votes are within EN's post here - amended as necessary.

[Declan A Walsh]

Will Ladbaby make it four in a row? 

[E.N.]

Jesus wept, who the hell is this LadBaby clown and who fuck is buying that "music"

The only defence is that the proceeds go to charity.
Still an absolute abomination though. The UK really has gone to the dogs since I left, I never realised how much I was holding it all together

[ShaneU]

Ben Haenow - Something I Need (2014) Vs The Justice Collective - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (2012)
LadBaby - Don't Stop Me Eatin' (2020) Vs LadBaby - I Love Sausage Rolls (2019)
Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name (2009) Vs LadBaby - We Built This City (2018)
Spice Girls - Goodbye (1998) Vs Sam Bailey - Skyscraper (2013)
Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day (1990) Vs Military Wives with Gareth Malone - Wherever You Are (2011)
LadBaby ft. Ed Sheeran and Elton John - Sausage Rolls for Everyone (2021) Vs Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir - A Bridge over You (2015)

More like Ben Whonow? There's going to be a lot of X factor winners who had a number one at Christmas and disappeared into obscurity shortly after in this tournament. LadBaby is shite too but at least it's for charity...

[ari101]

Wow, am, these are tough to choose from for the wrong reasons 🤣
Never heard of LadBaby before it's like the comic relief single at xmas except worse... 🙈 At least it was for charity!

Ben Haenow - Something I Need (2014)
Abstain
LadBaby - We Built This City (2018)
Sam Bailey - Skyscraper (2013)
Military Wives with Gareth Malone - Wherever You Are (2011)
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir - A Bridge over You (2015)

[RSOAPS]

LadBaby - We Built This City (2018)

I'm sorry, did you seriously just vote for this rubbish over Rage Against The Machine's epic anthem Killing In The Name?

Is there something inherently wrong with you? Like are you a sociopath or serial killer or something that would explain such a decision?

[Jluv]

The justice collective..he ain't heavy
Ladbaby..I love sausage rolls
Raging against the machine
Spice Girls..Goodbye
Cliff Richard.. saviours day
NHS Choir..a bridge over you

[ari101]

LadBaby - We Built This City (2018)

I'm sorry, did you seriously just vote for this rubbish over Rage Against The Machine's epic anthem Killing In The Name?

Is there something inherently wrong with you? Like are you a sociopath or serial killer or something that would explain such a decision?

Probably both and more besides 🤣
I'll absolutely agree it is the higher quality entry but I struggle to listen to it more 😬🙉

[RSOAPS]

I'm sorry, did you seriously just vote for this rubbish over Rage Against The Machine's epic anthem Killing In The Name?

Is there something inherently wrong with you? Like are you a sociopath or serial killer or something that would explain such a decision?

Probably both and more besides 🤣
I'll absolutely agree it is the higher quality entry but I struggle to listen to it more 😬🙉

I just don't think we can be friends anymore. The anti-establishment message in Killing In The Name alone should make it the obvious choice for anyone, particularly when its facing off against that LadBaby tripe... I can't even...

[ari101]

Probably both and more besides 🤣
I'll absolutely agree it is the higher quality entry but I struggle to listen to it more 😬🙉

I just don't think we can be friends anymore. The anti-establishment message in Killing In The Name alone should make it the obvious choice for anyone, particularly when its facing off against that LadBaby tripe... I can't even...

Feel free to consider me dead 😋 I'll still be haunting you by listening to the majority of your musical recommendations, as, in pop music, you pick fabulous tracks! 👻👻👻🤣

[RSOAPS]

I just don't think we can be friends anymore. The anti-establishment message in Killing In The Name alone should make it the obvious choice for anyone, particularly when its facing off against that LadBaby tripe... I can't even...

Feel free to consider me dead 😋 I'll still be haunting you by listening to the majority of your musical recommendations, as, in pop music, you pick fabulous tracks! 👻👻👻🤣

Don't worry, I tell so many people that they're dead to me so often that I usually forget within a few hours 

[E.N.]

When Rage got number one they said they'd do a free celebration gig in London. They were true to their word and I went. For the encore they played clips of Simon Cowell bemoaning the campaign etc before coming on and playing it, it was one of the most euphoric moments I've ever known at a gig, the crowd went absolutely ballistic, it was awesome

[RSOAPS]

I'll still be haunting you by listening to the majority of your musical recommendations, as, in pop music, you pick fabulous tracks! 👻👻👻🤣

@ari101 to show that I'm only half-joking in my disdain at your vote, here's a pop song I've been listening to a lot these days

[ari101]

I do like that song 👻👻👻

[Edser]

As was a Christmas day tradition to sit down and watch Top of the Pops to see which song made it to No. 1, we will now decide which is the greatest to achieve that feat.

As an aside, I only heard on the radio today that the Christmas TOTP has been cancelled this year 

https://www.nme.com/news/music/top-of-th...bc-3360180

[ShaneU]

Ah sure they were all miming on that show anyway good riddance

[Edser]

No winners here..

Ben Haenow - Something I Need
LadBaby - I Love Sausage Rolls
Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name
Abstain
Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir - A Bridge over You

[DejaBoo]

The Justice Collective - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (2012)
LadBaby - I Love Sausage Rolls (2019)
LadBaby - We Built This City (2018)
Sam Bailey - Skyscraper (2013)
Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day (1990)
Greenwich NHS Choir - A Bridge over You (2015)

[RSOAPS]

LadBaby - We Built This City (2018)

We've found another sociopath!

[DejaBoo]

LadBaby - We Built This City (2018)

We've found another sociopath!

It's a catchy chooooooone  

[jp liz v1]

I do like Ben from X Factor's version

[jp liz v1]

Ben Haenow - Something I Need (2014)
LadBaby - I Love Sausage Rolls (2019)
LadBaby - We Built This City (2018)
Sam Bailey - Skyscraper (2013)
Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day (1990)
LadBaby ft. Ed Sheeran and Elton John - Sausage Rolls for Everyone (2021)

(I think I have gone for cheesy cheesy)

[RSOAPS]

LadBaby - We Built This City (2018)
LadBaby ft. Ed Sheeran and Elton John - Sausage Rolls for Everyone (2021)

[Irish Aris]

Hahahahaha!!!
I don't know most of them and don't have time to listen to them, so I'll just vote for the one I know
Rage Against The Machine

[Kol]

The next round has 32 matches, if I go 16 each day is it too many? That's 32 songs to look at but as I said you will probably be familiar with most of them. Otherwise I can do it over 3 days 11/11/10

[Declan A Walsh]

The next round has 32 matches, if I go 16 each day is it too many? That's 32 songs to look at but as I said you will probably be familiar with most of them. Otherwise I can do it over 3 days 11/11/10

16 each day is fine because we have all day with no time limit.

[Kol]

Ben Haenow - Something I Need (2014) 4 Vs 8 The Justice Collective - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (2012)
LadBaby - Don't Stop Me Eatin' (2020) Vs 8 LadBaby - I Love Sausage Rolls (2019)
Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name (2009) 11 Vs 3 LadBaby - We Built This City (2018)
Spice Girls - Goodbye (1998) 5 Vs 5 Sam Bailey - Skyscraper (2013) Neither are great, I will give Spicers the nod
Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day (1990) 11 Vs 1 Military Wives with Gareth Malone - Wherever You Are (2011)
LadBaby ft. Ed Sheeran and Elton John - Sausage Rolls for Everyone (2021) 1 Vs 11 Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir - A Bridge over You (2015)

[Kol]

Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) (1971) Vs Johnnie Ray - Just Walkin' in the Rain (1956)




Pet Shop Boys - Always on My Mind (1987) Vs Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking (1970)




Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name (2009) Vs Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover from Liverpool (1972)




The Beatles - Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out (1965) Vs Wings - Mull of Kintyre / Girls' School (1977)




Danny Williams - Moon River (1961) Vs The Human League - Don't You Want Me (1981)




Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone (1985) Vs Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir - A Bridge over You (2015)




Elvis Presley - Return to Sender (1962) Vs Boney M. - Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord (1978)




The Beatles - I Feel Fine (1964) Vs Cliff Richard and The Shadows - I Love You (1960)




The Beatles - I Want to Hold Your Hand (1963) Vs Band Aid II - Do They Know It's Christmas? (1989)




Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys (1969) Vs Harry Belafonte - Mary's Boy Child (1957)




Frankie Laine - Answer Me (1953) Vs Matt Cardle - When We Collide (2010)




The Scaffold - Lily the Pink (1968) Vs Spice Girls - Goodbye (1998)




East 17 - Stay Another Day (1994) Vs Al Martino - Here in My Heart (1952)




Leon Jackson - When You Believe (2007) Vs LadBaby - I Love Sausage Rolls (2019)




Westlife - I Have a Dream / Seasons in the Sun (1999) Vs Band Aid 20 - Do They Know It's Christmas? (2004)




Cliff Richard - Mistletoe and Wine (1988) Vs Tom Jones - Green, Green Grass of Home (1966)






Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) (1971) Vs Johnnie Ray - Just Walkin' in the Rain (1956)
Pet Shop Boys - Always on My Mind (1987) Vs Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking (1970)
Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name (2009) Vs Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover from Liverpool (1972)
The Beatles - Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out (1965) Vs Wings - Mull of Kintyre / Girls' School (1977)
Danny Williams - Moon River (1961) Vs The Human League - Don't You Want Me (1981)
Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone (1985) Vs Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir - A Bridge over You (2015)
Elvis Presley - Return to Sender (1962) Vs Boney M. - Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord (1978)
The Beatles - I Feel Fine (1964) Vs Cliff Richard and The Shadows - I Love You (1960)
The Beatles - I Want to Hold Your Hand (1963) Vs Band Aid II - Do They Know It's Christmas? (1989)
Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys (1969) Vs Harry Belafonte - Mary's Boy Child (1957)
Frankie Laine - Answer Me (1953) Vs Matt Cardle - When We Collide (2010)
The Scaffold - Lily the Pink (1968) Vs Spice Girls - Goodbye (1998)
East 17 - Stay Another Day (1994) Vs Al Martino - Here in My Heart (1952)
Leon Jackson - When You Believe (2007) Vs LadBaby - I Love Sausage Rolls (2019)
Westlife - I Have a Dream / Seasons in the Sun (1999) Vs Band Aid 20 - Do They Know It's Christmas? (2004)
Cliff Richard - Mistletoe and Wine (1988) Vs Tom Jones - Green, Green Grass of Home (1966)

[Declan A Walsh]

Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) (1971) Vs Johnnie Ray - Just Walkin' in the Rain (1956) - Actually, the other one is quite good too and I don't think I had heard it before.

Pet Shop Boys - Always on My Mind (1987) Vs Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking (1970)

Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name (2009) Vs Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover from Liverpool (1972)

The Beatles - Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out (1965) Vs Wings - Mull of Kintyre / Girls' School (1977)

Danny Williams - Moon River (1961) Vs The Human League - Don't You Want Me (1981) - I can just tolerate this one but it gets far more airplay than it deserves. The other song makes me feel kind of wistful, even sad, whenever I hear it.

Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone (1985) Vs Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir - A Bridge over You (2015) - Tolerable beats irritating!

Elvis Presley - Return to Sender (1962) Vs Boney M. - Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord (1978) - Not mad about either but don't hate them. This one just has the edge.

The Beatles - I Feel Fine (1964) Vs Cliff Richard and The Shadows - I Love You (1960)

The Beatles - I Want to Hold Your Hand (1963) Vs Band Aid II - Do They Know It's Christmas? (1989)

Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys (1969) Vs Harry Belafonte - Mary's Boy Child (1957) - ABSTAIN

Frankie Laine - Answer Me (1953) Vs Matt Cardle - When We Collide (2010) - Never heard this version before, prefer Barbara Dickson's version, but it's pleasant enough.

The Scaffold - Lily the Pink (1968) Vs Spice Girls - Goodbye (1998)

East 17 - Stay Another Day (1994) Vs Al Martino - Here in My Heart (1952) - ABSTAIN

Leon Jackson - When You Believe (2007) Vs LadBaby - I Love Sausage Rolls (2019) - ABSTAIN

Westlife - I Have a Dream / Seasons in the Sun (1999) Vs Band Aid 20 - Do They Know It's Christmas? (2004)

Cliff Richard - Mistletoe and Wine (1988) Vs Tom Jones - Green, Green Grass of Home (1966) - Again, tolerable beats irritating!

[Necro]

Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) (1971)

Pet Shop Boys - Always on My Mind (1987)

Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name (2009) - that other song still haunts my nightmares after some lunatic submitted it to a Walrus of mine ages back.

Wings - Mull of Kintyre / Girls' School (1977)

The Human League - Don't You Want Me (1981)

Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone (1985)

Elvis Presley - Return to Sender (1962)

Cliff Richard and The Shadows - I Love You (1960)

Band Aid II - Do They Know It's Christmas? (1989)

Harry Belafonte - Mary's Boy Child (1957)

Matt Cardle - When We Collide (2010)

Spice Girls - Goodbye (1998)

East 17 - Stay Another Day (1994)

Leon Jackson - When You Believe (2007) - Leon is lucky he's up against that LadBaby abomination.

Westlife - I Have a Dream / Seasons in the Sun (1999) - there can only be one Band Aid...

Cliff Richard - Mistletoe and Wine (1988) - at least it's Christmassy 😂

[Neowise]

first two can take a hike. If they were against the 2nd pair, both the second pair would be going through.

Pet Shop Boys - Always on My Mind (1987) Vs Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking (1970)
Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name (2009) Vs Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover from Liverpool (1972)
The Beatles - Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out (1965) Vs Wings - Mull of Kintyre / Girls' School (1977)
not really fair, multiple songs against one.

Danny Williams - Moon River (1961) Vs The Human League - Don't You Want Me (1981)
Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone (1985) Vs Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir - A Bridge over You (2015)
Elvis Presley - Return to Sender (1962) Vs Boney M. - Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord (1978)
The Beatles - I Feel Fine (1964) Vs Cliff Richard and The Shadows - I Love You (1960)
The Beatles - I Want to Hold Your Hand (1963) Vs Band Aid II - Do They Know It's Christmas? (1989)
Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys (1969) Vs Harry Belafonte - Mary's Boy Child (1957)
Frankie Laine - Answer Me (1953) Vs Matt Cardle - When We Collide (2010)
The Scaffold - Lily the Pink (1968) Vs Spice Girls - Goodbye (1998)
East 17 - Stay Another Day (1994) Vs Al Martino - Here in My Heart (1952)
Leon Jackson - When You Believe (2007) Vs LadBaby - I Love Sausage Rolls (2019)
Westlife - I Have a Dream / Seasons in the Sun (1999) Vs Band Aid 20 - Do They Know It's Christmas? (2004)
Cliff Richard - Mistletoe and Wine (1988) Vs Tom Jones - Green, Green Grass of Home (1966)