November 28, 2020

 

 

1     FUSE FORTH G     5  5

2     WITH A GRIN     3  6

3     K ALAS AS BUZ  I FINK     6  9

4     AR INTEREST  MP     6  6

5     N SHONE ON BJ     3  7

6     O BE BY ROOM B     5  5

7     O SO COOL   C A GRAND     7  7

8     O KING OR ROVER  TB     6  8

9     OK  MARBLE N     4  5

10    R HAPPY RANKED R     5  8

11    CLAIM ONION A HIT     7  7

12    O DIAL PIANO CO     5  2  5

13    ID   VAR  DAMN IT     5  6

14    MARK AND RAP  FL     5  7

15    C  OTTER PARKS     5  6

16    MOST SAUCE  OK     5  6

17    L  Y  BNB  SOLID     5  5

18    R PARDON  HANDLER     6  8

19    ID   ON RARE FIND     3  9

20    VAR   ONE HAND LIES     4  10

21    C AS R SWOLLEN EAR     5  9

22    LV  COZEE STAR     6  5

23    AH  U R A MUST   R  AK U     6  7

24    J N L SAIL COMES     5  7

25    E  J    E COOL     3  4

26    ON ART  THAT N T     6  5

27    O TO C NET  YET     4  6

28    R B ONE TREE  R G     6  5

29    E  IAN  AN A FAB BULB     6  8

30    L   CIVIL BEANS     6  5

31    ONE LINK VAN     5  5

32    A DIP IS SO     4  4

33    NINE CAR KNAVE  F M     5  9

34    ID   I AIM PRETTY     7  5

35    L  LOAD N CARRY     4  7

36    C  C  LIKE ARMCHAIR     7  7

37    SONIC TRAILER  VR     6  8

38    BEANO  N LONG AGO     6  7

39    MANY VERY D     6  3

40    IF K  CARRY RESEND     4  10

41    BOYZ  ABBA  OR  M     5  6

42    R  SO  P F  ON A BALL     5  7

43    Y A W  STARTER     3  7

44    T  IN MAIL VAN R     5  6

45    ONWARD HOME OR  L A     6  8

46    HI  C   H RUNG HOST     5  7

47    I LEASE A JOB  AL     7  5

48    U  THE TOWN MAPS     7  5

49    K  PEARL  SHIP     4  6

50    HARSH BY AIR  SON     8  5

51    J  ASK  IS MOMENT     5  7

52    Y  CV  ONTO CORNER     5  8

53    TRIED   WINS ON     7  4

54    NU NAIL   ZEN MAIL     6  7

55    ROBBY  RAN ON S     5  6

56    U  C  LINK   J SAID     6 5

57    R BEND  GRASS ROOTS     6  9

58    E  EL – ROCK REGION     5  3 – 5

59    DR  CLEAN ICE     6  4

60    HIGH MASTER  N  EDDY     5  10

61    U VALID FOR CLAIM     8  6

62    RELISH ANY CLUB  A     4  10

63    E REMAINED OF J     7  5

64    CV   SON WAIT     3  6

65    O C  SING AWARD     5  6

66    N DEAR  IN FONDANT     5  9

67    A DAY IN   LOOK MERRY N     6  10

68    L  MOVES EAST     5  5

69    ROLL ON CT  ACE     7  4

70    JR  ADD ON FOR  H     4  7

71    AT AND SHONE     4  6

72    PETS TO VETS     5  5

73    RE  ONWARD JOB     6  5

74    LIKE DUSK   LOOK M     5  8

75    L  N  HENS   JOG ON     4  7

76    E RAISES THE BALL N     9  6

77    SO ME AT PARK     5  5

78    L N MAN  ELO  ELO  U GEM     8  7

79    A MR  S B   IN AHEAD     4  8

80    ABLE TO B A PAL  ZA     5  8

 

the answers will appear on my website –

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on 19th December 2020

 

Compiled by Harriet Blackbury

November 2020.

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Many Thanks for visiting my website  Regards Harriet

 

 

November 23, 2020

 

 

In 86, ‘Walk Like An Egyptian’,

came from The Bangles, on CBS.

And in 05, ‘You’re Beautiful’, on Atlantic,

gave James Blunt a U.S. No.1 success.

 

The Beatles with Billy Preston, on Apple,

had a hit with ‘Get Back’, in 69.

And in 90, George Michael, on Epic,

arrived with ‘Praying For Time’.

 

In 70, ‘Venus’, on Penny Farthing,

came from Shocking Blue.

And in 78, Yvonne Elliman, on RSO,

gave us ‘If I Can’t Have You’.

 

In 85, ‘Broken Wings’ by Mr Mister,

arrived on RCA.

And in 09, Jason De Rula, on Warner Brothers,

had a US No.1 with ‘Whatcha Say’.

 

In 80, Blondie on Chrysalis,

had a hit with ‘Call Me’.

And in 90, ‘Blaze Of Glory’, on Vertigo,

came from Jon Bon Jovi.

 

In 71, The Temptations on Tamla Motown gave us,

‘Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)’.

And Outkast, with ‘Hey Ya’ on Arista,

topped the US chart in 03.

 

In 78, Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams, on CBS,

with ‘Too Much  Too Little  Too Late’, made the No.1 line.

And The Doobie Brothers on Warner Brothers,

also a No.1, with ‘What A Fool Believes’, in 79.

 

In 75, ‘Angie Baby’, on Capitol,

gave Helen Reddy a No.1 sell.

And in 87, Terence Trent D’arby, on CBS,

had a hit with ‘Wishing Well’.

 

In 82, Christopher Cross, on Warner Brothers,

blessed us with ‘Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)’.

And in 2010, ‘Fireflies’, on Island,

for Owl City, a US No.1, too.

 

In 86, Kim Wilde, on MCA,

gave us ‘You Keep Me Hangin on’.

And in 98, ‘I don’t want to miss a thing’,

on Columbia, for Aerosmith, a US No.1.

 

Wild Cherry on Epic, had a hit,

with ‘Play That Funky Music’, in 76.

And in 90, ‘It Must Have Been Love’, on EMI,

for Roxette, ends this US No.1 mix.

 

written by Harriet Blackbury.

 

November 21, 2020

 

 

1     WILL AS COLUMN     6  6

2     SAVE S M  OK     3  5

3     E WHO  E DID   E     5  4

4     SWING ABLE ARM     5  7

5     SO  J K   U GAIN H     6  4

6     IMPLY K COMETH     5  7

7     E THANK AN A     6  3

8     AR U TUNA AND JAM     6  7

9     GUARD ME SIR S     3  8

10    R RANKED HAPPY R     5  8

11    NATIONAL JR   S  IS  US     6  9

12    C I HAD REAL LINES     7  7

13    CV   OK TO SEE     5  4

14    L RAN VARIETY  M B     6  7

15    VAR    BIDS  DO OK     5  6

16    AS SO IN MIDDLE     5  7

17    AS FERRY RAN     4  6

18    L   DOG MAULED CAT     3  10

19    Y   ART HEAR  RR     5  5

20    SKY JET  AC  AC     4  6

21    DG  IN  N GOALS     3  7

22    VAR   EK  MR STAR     4  7

23    NY  GAINS  DN     5  4

24    L BIG HILL IN PIP     6  7

25    Y MINE STRONG     6  5

26    LOCAL LANE  NN     4  7

27    JON PASS MICK     4  7

28    IS  IN FORM  SCAN     5  7

29    ROYAL PLANS     4  6

30    I C M  IS BRAVE   GO     5  7

31    C J   LEADS IN     1  1  7

32    SUM LESS TOY     3  7

33    HAMPSHIRE C M     5  6

34    RUN DREAM SWAN     6  6

35    KENT GRANARY ON M     4  10

36    U R CHAMP G     4  4    

37    O I CRIED  GO     5  4

38    U  C  ABOUT  R R R      5  5

39    B S  MID AIR H     4  5

40    IMPART  TENT B     5  6

41    C WISE LOOK     5  4

42    OH  C SQUID  O J M     4  7

43    E  OK NANNA  U E’     5  1′  4

44    E  JEM OF A DINER     7  5

45    GOING LANDS     3  7

46    I  C  LA BY A GRILL     5  7

47    C  STREET  FEEL  H V     5  8

48    OUR JNR  AMAZED     6  6

49    HAND IN ROOM FOB     6  7

50    ANS   ONLY LAND  D H     5  8

51    ONE FAB BIKE     5  5

52    WERE ANY FREE N      6  6

53    TT  CHAIR  ITEM     4  7

54    E LINKING NAVY K     5  8

55    BREAD BUYER L     3  8

56    I  C  E KIND SOLO MAN     7  7

57    I AM – RELAX AN GLAD     3  5  6

58    E B LUNCH  BEE     3  7

59    OK  CAR  JC  K     4  4

60    L OLD KEY  LYL     5  5

61    BOX  LEADER     4  5

62    E FAR SEEN FROM JL     9  5

63    C SAW GRINNER  MUM     6  8

64    Y    IF E ENAMEL     4  6

65    O C U SHARP ONE     5  6

66    SAM HID AT M     4  5

67    SAIL ON LAND  JT     5  7

68    ANS   A REAL M ROAD     5  8

69    WILL SEND IN     4  6

70    TO JOHN  IAN ANDY     6  7

71    ROCK  MERC VAN  I STEER CAR     7  6  7

72    R J  O SO GREEN     5  5

73    CALM SPEAKING N     5  8

74    DELIVER GATE  SC     5  8

75    AH   JAWS N ALL     5  5

76    R ARENA ON TREND D     6  8

77    URL   HI HI  G EYE     6  5

78    L CHEER   L  CRAFT     4  8

79     HE SAME ARTY  J     5  6

80    M IN U  IN MY  J Q     5  5

81    L ‘N RADIO CLOSES     4  9

82    ML  MACHINE     3  6

83    E GO RESET GB     6  4

84    C BOAT RINKS     5  5

85    AH’   GON TO CORNER     6  7

86    R   THE SPUN SPEECH      7  7

87    REAL CLICK ON     5  6

88    ED JOIN ROB     6  3

89    WAIT LEE TOLD     4  7

90    I C AN OX     3  3 

 

the answers will appear on my website

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on the 12th December 2020

 

Compiled by Harriet Blackbury

November 2020

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Many Thanks for visiting my website  Regards Harriet         

 

 

1     LES HART

2     BOB STOKOE

3     RYAN LOWE

4     NEVILLE SOUTHALL

5     DEREK SPENCE

6     DAVID FLITCROFT

7     COLIN BELL

8     BRIAN WILLIAMS

9     GEORGE JONES

10    SAMMY MCILROY

11    GEORGE BUCHAN

12    NICKY ADAMS

13    TERRY MCDERMOTT

14    DANNY MAYOR

15    DEAN KIELY

16    BILLY RUDD

17    DANIEL NARDIELLO

18    ANDY BISHOP

19    KEITH KENNEDY

20    PAUL AIMSON

21    BHAICHUNG BHUTIA

22    ANTHONY BAILEY

23    RON PHILIPS

24    DAVID NUGENT

25    PADDY KENNY

26    WAYNE ENTWISTLE

27    CHRIS BRASS

28    ALEC LINDSAY

29    NEIL RAMSBOTTOM

30    BRIAN BARRY-MURPHY

31    BOBBY COLLINS

32    DAVID BUCHANAN

33    ROY PARNELL

34    MALCOLM BROWN

35    CAMERON NATHAN

36    STAN BOWLES

37    GREG FARRELL

38    LEON CLARKE

39    CHRIS HARKER

40    HARRY BUNN

41    ALEX DAWSON

42    ANDY ROWLAND

43    CAMERON BELFORD

44    RAY POINTER

45    GERRY KEENAN

46    TONY BARTLEY

47    NEIL DANNS

48    BRIAN TURNER

49    TREVOR CARSON

50    EDDIE COLQUHOUN

51    NICKY MAYNARD

52    WILL AIMSON

53    BRIAN STANTON

54    BOBBY OWEN

55    NICKY AJOSE

56    ALAN JACKSON

57    DOM TELFORD

58    PETER CLARKE

59    DAVID HATTON

60    KYLE BENNETT

61    GORDON ATHERTON

62    BILL CALDER

63    CAMERON BURGESS

64    TOM KENNEDY

65    TOM ALDRED

66    GEORGE HAMPSTEAD

67    DANIEL BACHMAN

68    JIMMY NICHOLSON

69    DANNY CARLTON

70    HARRY BUNNER

71    GARY BRABIN

72    TERRY GENNOE

73    JIMMY KERR

74    REECE BROWN

75    JAKE CARROLL

76    LIAM ROBINSON

77    ALEX BRUCE

78    PETER FARRELL

79    LEON BARNETT

80    HUGH TINNEY

81    DAMIEN ALLEN

82    ELLIOTT BENNETT

83    HUGHIE RILEY

84    DAI WAI TSUN

85    COLIN WALDRON

86    SEAN CLARE

87    COLIN KAZIM – RICHARDS

88    SEBASTIEN CAROLE

89    CHRIS LUCKETTI

90    TOM BEADLING

91    CIAN BOLGER

92    JAY O’SHEA

93    STEPHEN DAWSON

94    CHRIS STOKES

95    JOE MURPHY

96    CALLUM STYLES

97    EOGHAN O’CONNELL

98    CALLUM MCFADZEAN

99    ALEX ALSTON

100  LEE DIXON

Bonus Ball answer ……

101   JOHN FORREST

 

Compiled by Harriet Blackbury

October 2020

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Many Thanks for visiting my website   Regards Harriet

 

November 13, 2020

 

 

 

1     DOMINIC CALVERT – LEWIN

2     NEVILLE SOUTHALL

3     YERRY MINA

4     SANDRO RAMIREZ

5     MIKEL ARTETA

6     HOWARD KENDALL

7     ANTHONY GORDON

8     ALAN BALL

9     DUNCAN FERGUSON

10    ROMELU LUKAKU

11    JOE ROYLE

12    KEVIN RATCLIFFE

13    RICHARLISON

14    TIM CAHILL

15    ADRIAN HEATH

16    LOUIS SAHA

17    DIXIE DEAN

18    GARY LINEKER

19    FABIAN DELPH

20    ALLAN

21    ANDREI KANCHELSKIS

22    PETER REID

23    JAMES RODRIGUEZ

24    THOMAS GRAVESEN

25    SEAMUS COLEMAN

26    RAY WILSON

27    ABDOULAYE DOUCOURE

28    PETER BEARDSLEY

29    NIELS NKOUNKOU

30    TOMMY LAWTON

31    ALEX IWOBI

32    JEAN – PHILIPPE GBAMIN

33    ANDRE GOMES

34    WAYNE ROONEY

35    TREVOR STEVEN

36    JORDAN PICKFORD

37    TIM HOWARD

38    TOM DAVIES

39    GYLFI SIGUROSSON

40    ALEX YOUNG

41    BERNARD

42    TREVOR ROSS

43    MICHAEL KEANE

44    JARRAD BRANTHWAITE

45    JOLEON LESCOTT

46    CENK TOSUN

47    JIM McDONAGH

48    YANNICK BOLASIE

49    PHIL NEVILLE

50    JONJOE KENNY

51    GARY STANLEY

52    LUCAS DIGNE

53    MUHAMED BESIC

54    COLIN HARVEY

55    JOAO VIRGINIA

56    LEIGHTON BAINES

57    MASON HOLGATE

58    ANDERS LIMPAR

59    JONAS LOSSL

60    PHIL JAGIELKA

61    BENI BANINGIME

62    TONY HIBBERT

63    STEVEN PIENAAR

64    DAVID UNSWORTH

65    BOB LATCHFORD

66    GRAEME SHARP

67    ANDY GRAY

68    MAROUANE FELLAINI

69    MIKE LYONS

70    JOSEPH YOBO

71    ASA HARTFORD

72    BRIAN LABONE

73    DAVID WEIR

74    DAVE WATSON

75    STEVE McMAHON

76    KEVIN SHEEDY

77    LEON OSMAN

78    ROY VERNON

79    GARY STEVENS

80    LEE CARSLEY

 

Compiled by Harriet Blackbury

October 2020

(usual copyright rules apply)

 

Many Thanks for visiting my website   Regards Harriet

 

 

November 5, 2020

 

 

With their first of fifteen hits on RCA,

in 71, The Sweet took ‘Funny Funny’ to No.13.

Also in 71, ‘Co – Co’, reached the Top 2,

and Alexander Graham Bell, made the No.33 scene.

 

In 72, ‘Poppa Joe’ climbed to No.11,

followed by ‘Little Willie’, with a No.4 won.

Also in 72, ‘Wig-Wam Bam’, made No.4,

and in 73, ‘Blockbuster’, enjoyed five weeks at No.1.

 

Still in 73, ‘Hell Raiser’, reached No.2,

and ‘The Ballroom Blitz’, also a Top 2.

In 74, ‘Teenage Rampage’, yet another Top 2,

with ‘The Six Teens’, at No.9, on view.

 

Ending 74, ‘Turn It Down’ peaked at No.41,

and in 75, ‘Fox On The Run’ made a No.2 cry.

Also in 75, ‘Action’ peaked at No.15,

and in 76, ‘Lies In Your Eyes’, a No.35 high.

 

In 78, ‘Love Is Like Oxygen’, at No.9,

was their first hit on Polydor.

And in 85, ‘It’s…It’s… The Sweet Mix’,

on Anagram, made a No.45 score.

 

R I P

Brian Connolly     1945 – 1997

Mick Tucker     1947 – 2002

Steve Priest     1948 – 2020

Thank You for the music

 

written by Harriet Blackbury

 

 

 

With all but one of their hits on Parlophone, in 94

‘Caught By The Fuzz’, at No.43, their first chart entry.

Followed in 95, by ‘Mansize Rooster’,

which climbed into the Top 20.

 

Also in 95, ‘Lose It’, on Sub Pop, made No.75,

and ‘Lenny’, back on Parlophone, had a Top 10 shout.

With ‘Alright’/’Time’, their last hit of 95 – a No.2,

and in 96, in the Top 5, was ‘Going Out’.

 

In 97, three more hits followed,

with ‘Richard 111’, claiming a Top 2 play.

Then ‘Sun Hits The Sky’, a Top 10,

and at No.18, came ‘Late In The Day’.

 

In 99, ‘Pumping On Your Stereo’, made No 11,

with ‘Moving’ at No.9, the next to arrive.

And ending 99, ‘Mary’ reached No.36,

and in 02,’Never Done Nothing Like That Before’, a No.75.

 

Also in 02, ‘Grace’ peaked at No.13,

and in 03, ‘Seen The Light’, rose to No.22.

In 04, ‘Kiss Of Life’ made No.23,

and in 05, ‘St Petersburg’, also a No.22.

 

Still in 05, reaching No.52, came ‘Low C’,

and in 08, ‘Bad Blood’ peaked at No.73.

Ending this run of chart hits,

for Supergrass, covering a fourteen year spree.

 

written by  Harriet Blackbury

 

 

 

1     GEDSON FERNANDES

2     JIMMY GREAVES

3     JOE HART

4     GARTH CROOKS

5     GARETH BALE

6     LUKA MODRIC

7     SON HEUNG – MIN

8     GLENN HODDLE

9     LEDLEY KING

10    DAVE MACKAY

11    HARRY KANE

12    CHRIS WADDLE

13    PAUL GASCOIGNE

14    KYLE WALKER

15    DELE ALLI

16    CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN

17    TEDDY SHERINGHAM

18    DANNY BLANCHFLOWER

19    PIERRE – EMILE HOJBJERG

20    EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR

21    SERGIO REGUILON

22    TANGUY NDOMBELE

23    JOSE MOURINHO

24    BRANDON AUSTIN

25    JERMAIN DEFOE

26    STEVEN BERGWIJN

27    AARON LENNON

28    ROBBIE KEANE

29    CLIFF JONES

30    MATT DOHERTY

31    RAFAEL VAN DER VAART

32    CARLOS VINICIUS

33    CLIVE ALLEN

34    ERIC DIER

35    MARTIN CHIVERS

36    GARY LINEKER

37    BOBBY SMITH

38    GIOVANI LO CELSO

39    GARY MABBUTT

40    PAT JENNINGS

41    BILL NICHOLSON

42    SERGE AURIER

43    TERRY YORATH

44    HUGO LLORIS

45    SOL CAMPBELL

46    BEN DAVIES

47    GUS POYET

48    LUCAS MOURA

49    MICHAEL CARRICK

50    DIMITAR BERBATOV

51    HARRY REDKNAPP

52    ERIK LAMELA

53    STEVE ARCHIBALD

54    ALFIE WHITEMAN

55    RICARDO VILLA

56    JAPHET TANGANGA

57    LES FERDINAND

58    OSVALDO ARDILES

59    ALAN MULLERY

60    TOBY ALDERWEIRELD

61    MARTIN PETERS

62    HARRY WINKS

63    CYRIL KNOWLES

64    RYAN SESSEGNON

65    DENNIS CIRKIN

66    MOUSA DEMBELE

67    JURGEN KLINSMANN

68    DARREN ANDERTON

69    JACK CLARKE

70    DAVINSON  SANCHEZ

71    CAMERON CARTER – VICKERS

72    DAVID GINOLA

73    ALAN GILZEAN

74    PAULO GAZZANIGA

75    GERRY ARMSTRONG

76    MOUSSA SISSOKO

77    JAN VERTONGHEN

78    STEVE PERRYMAN

79    MICHAEL DAWSON

80    JUAN FOYTH

 

Many Thanks for visiting my website   Regards Harriet

Compiled by Harriet Blackbury

October 2020

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