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March 6, 2021
118 ELLIOTT ANDERSON
119 ANDY CARROLL
120 JOE LINTON
121 ALLAN SAINT – MAXIMIN
122 JOE WILLOCK
123 MIGUEL ALMIRON
124 KARL DARLOW
125 JAVIER MANQUILLO
126 FABIAN SCHAR
127 JAMAL LEWIS
128 JEFF HENDRICK
129 EMIL KRAFTH
130 PAUL DUMMETT
131 CALLUM WILSON
132 RYAN FRASER
133 CHRISTIAN ATSU
134 HENRI SAIVET
135 CIARAN CLARK
136 DWIGHT GAYLE
137 MATT RITCHIE
138 MARTIN DUBRAVKA
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1 JACKIE MILBURN
2 KEVIN KEEGAN
3 MICHAEL OWEN
4 ALAN SHEARER
5 JIMMY LAWRENCE
6 FRANK CLARK
7 PAUL GASCOIGNE
8 DAVID GINOLA
9 MALCOLM MACDONALD
10 BOBBY ROBSON
11 ANDY COLE
12 GARY SPEED
13 CHRIS WADDLE
14 TIM KRUL
15 LES FERDINAND
16 JIM ILEY
17 LEE CLARK
18 BOBBY MONCUR
19 DAVID CRAIG
20 PETER BEARDSLEY
21 BOB STOKOE
22 KEVIN NOLAN
23 JONJO SHELVEY
24 NOLBERTO SOLANO
25 RONNIE SIMPSON
26 JOE HARVEY
27 DAVID KELLY
28 ALAN KENNEDY (also No.90)
29 SHAY GIVEN
30 BARRY VENISON
31 JIMMY BOYD
32 BILL MCCRACKEN
33 YOHAN CABAYE
34 PAPISS CISSE
35 CHEICK TIOTE
36 HUGHIE GALLACHER
37 STEVE HOWEY (also No.105)
38 OBAFEMI MARTINS
39 STEVE BRUCE
40 BOBBY MITCHELL
41 KIERON DYER
42 POP ROBSON
43 CRAIG BELLAMY
44 DANNY SIMPSON
45 ROB LEE
46 STEVEN TAYLOR
47 JOHN BERESFORD
48 ALF MCMICHAEL
49 JONATHAN WOODGATE
50 GAVIN PEACOCK
51 FAUSTINO ASPRILLA
52 HATEM BEN ARFA
53 WILLIE MCFAUL
54 SHOLA AMEOBI
55 JOEY BARTON
56 DEMBA BA
57 WYN DAVIES
58 LAURENT ROBERT
59 JERMAINE JENAS
60 NEIL MCDONALD
61 ROBBIE ELLIOTT
62 JONAS GUTIERREZ
63 FABRICIO COLOCCINI
64 ISAAC HAYDEN
65 TERRY HIBBITT
66 PHILIPPE ALBERT
67 ALBERT SHEPERD
68 JOSE ENRIQUE
69 WILF LOWE
70 STEVE HARPER
71 JOCK RUTHERFORD
72 NIKOS DABIZAS
73 TERRY MCDERMOTT
74 FRANK HUDSPETH
75 TOMMY MCDONALD
76 LEN WHITE
77 JACK COLBACK
78 STAN SEYMOUR
79 ALAN GOWLING
80 MARC HOTTIGER
81 JIMMY STEWART
82 KENNY WHARTON
83 GLENN ROEDER
84 MARK MCGHEE
85 JIM SMITH
86 KEVIN BROCK
87 MICKY BURNS
88 CLARENCE ACUNA
89 JOHN GALLAGHER
90 ALAN KENNEDY (also No.28)
91 KEVIN DILLON
92 TOMMY CRAIG
93 MICKY QUINN
94 MARK STIMSON
95 JOHN BIRD
96 JOHN ANDERSON
97 MICK MAHONEY
98 JOHN BURRIDGE
99 DAVID MCCREERY
100 LOMANA LUALUA
101 STEWART BARROWCLOUGH
102 TOMMY CASSIDY
103 IRVING NATTRESS
104 KEVIN SCOTT
105 STEVE HOWEY (also No.37)
106 PAVEL SMICEK
107 DARREN PEACOCK
108 WARREN BARTON
109 KEITH GILLESPIE
110 DAVID BATTY
111 AARON HUGHES
112 OLIVIER BERNARD
113 NICKY BUTT
114 CHARLES N’ZOGBIA
115 RYAN TAYLOR
116 YOAN GOUFFRAN
117 VURNON ANITA
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Thank you for visiting my website Regards Harriet
March 2, 2021
In 83, ‘Money Go Round (Part 1)’, reached No.11,
for Style Council, on Polydor.
And in 85, ‘Money For Nothing’, on Vertigo,
gave Dire Straits, a US No.1 & UK Top 4.
In 75, ‘Money Honey’, made the Top 3,
for The Bay City Rollers, on Bell.
And in 2000, ‘Money’, on Parlophone Rhythm,
for Jamelia ft Beenie Man, a Top 5 sell.
In 85, ‘Money’s Too Tight To Mention’, on Elektra,
(their first hit) rose to No.13, for Simply Red.
And in 98, Money Mark, had a Top 40,
on Mo Wax with ‘Hand In Your Head’.
In 66, ‘Big Time Operator’, on Columbia,
made No.25, for Zoot Money & The Big Roll Band.
And in 94, ‘Money’, on Virgin,
reached No.48, for The Backbeat Band.
In 98, ‘Money’, on Epic,
was at No.12, for Charli Baltimore.
And in 05, ‘Rich Girl’, on Interscope,
gave Gwen Stefani, a Top 4.
In 90, ‘Moneytalks’ on Atco,
for AC/DC peaked at No.36.
And in 76, ‘Money Money Money’, on Epic,
gave Abba, a gold selling Top 3, ending this mix.
In 87, ‘Time Stand Still’, reached No.42,
for Rush with Aimee Mann, on Vertigo.
And in 05, Lemar climbed to No.9,
on Sony Music, with ‘Time To Grow’.
In 79, ‘Good Times’, on Atlantic –
a US No.1 & UK Top 5, for Chic.
And in 89, ‘The Time Warp2 (Remix)’,
on Jive, for Damian, at No.7, did peak.
In 68, ‘Time For Living’, on Warner Brothers,
gave The Association a No.23.
And in 08, ‘Time To Pretend’, on Columbia,
peaked at No.35, for MGMT.
In 60, ‘Good Timin’, on MGM,
found Jimmy Jones at No.1, in the Hit Parade.
And in 03, ‘Time For Heroes’, made No.20,
for The Libertines, on Rough Trade.
In 67, ‘The Time Has Come’, on Immediate,
took P.P. Arnold to No.47.
And in 98, ‘Time Of Your Life (Good Riddance)’,
on Reprise, saw Green Day at No.11.
In 65, Cliff Richard & The Shadows,
on Columbia, made No.22, with ‘The Time In Between’.
And in 96, ‘Every Time I Fall In Love’, on World,
for Upside Down, climbed to No.18.
In 87, ‘Time Will Crawl, on EMI America,
saw David Bowie with a No.33, on view.
And in 86, ‘Time’, on EMI,
for Freddie Mercury, reached No.32.
In 82, ‘Time (Clock Of The Heart)’, on Virgin,
gave Culture Club, a gold selling, Top 3 approach.
And in 2002, ‘Time And Time Again’, on DreamWorks,
peaked at No.54, for Papa Roach.
In 69, ‘Time Is Tight’, on Stax,
made No.4, for Booker T & The MG’s.
And in 2000, ‘Time To Burn’, on Data,
gave Storm, a Top 3, with ease.
In 84, ‘Time After Time’, on Portrait’,
gave Cyndi Lauper, a Top 3 success.
And in 85, ‘Everytime You Go Away’, made No.4,
for Paul Young, on CBS.
February 23, 2021
1 HAIL IF DEAR W Z 8 4
2 O SHY GORDON 3 7
3 SEEK HIT N B CERTAIN 9 7
4 I B OK AS A SWAN RAN – A 5 3 – 7
5 L VIVA O I LUCKI JEM 4 11
6 HAIRY CALL G 4 6
7 WITH A GRIN 3 6
8 Y WITH A LEG D G 6 5
9 ANS L MR CHOICE 5 7
10 OH U GATHER TASTE G 6 9
11 DATA N LUCK JB 4 7
12 E VERB MEETS K 5 6
13 I CHAIN I LEVER 5 7
14 RUN G M NEARLY 5 6
15 Y G AND RAY 4 4
16 HEN ON N WORDS A J 6 7
17 E GROW EDGE OR GO 6 7
18 ON TO SWANS END RD 6 8
19 ANS M ONE N SKY 5 6
20 IF RANGERS CRY 5 7
21 BELL MYTH 3 5
22 LIE JON U SPRAIN 6 7
23 LET HIM TRY CLICK 6 8
24 TAIL A VAN PATH N ROCK
25 SHOCK ANON J J 4 7
26 U KEY TOUCH U HOOK E 8 7
27 GOSH MATE OFF 5 6
28 MM JUST HEAR CAR 5 8
29 WE AND AL RAP 4 6
30 YES SAY WHEN EN EN 5 9
31 OH AM A MASK DUO 7 5
32 O I WIN IDEA 4 5
33 PVL STEEPLE CO 5 7
34 ENJOY AWARD 6 4
35 L HOW IS A NO UPHELD 4 11
36 R MIGHT BARK 4 6
37 SUCH AN OPEN ON J 5 8
38 L I BOLT TO RADIO AM 7 8
39 C TO N STAND 5 4
40 MR CHART SONG SIR 5 9
41 JOIN MAN N C 3 6
42 I GIVE CAT A TUNE 7 6
43 HY ROY N BEN N J 6 5
44 IN ON CHARM C W OK 6 7
45 HR BARLEY ART 6 5
46 IS B LIKE A CANYON 7 7
47 PRETEND HENS SHONE 7 9
48 LIKE E AND JIM 4 7
49 BANTER DID E NUT FLY 5 11
50 L MAN BOOT SIR 5 6
51 L REAL MINTY K 6 5
52 E NINE MEDAL DAY 6 7
53 Y F CUP REF HELP J S 7 7
54 O ME GUARD IF NEED 6 8
55 OK AL AN JOSH 4 6
56 HE QUIK IF S K 6 4
57 O Y ANY A BEACH 5 6
58 Y REACH JMC MAST 5 8
59 EARLY POTTER 5 6
60 I NEATLY CHANNEL 9 5
61 O I EDWARD LEAR I J 5 9
62 THY BY CASUAL HIM 5 9
63 J W E A LORD 4 4
64 STORM LION IN CORN 7 8
65 HE ICE BREEZE 8 3
66 LUSH N Y DELI MAN 6 7
67 MY T LEARNING 5 6
68 ATOM SKINS ME J 5 7
69 I AM THE I JET PLANE APP 4 8 6
70 CITY REF KNEW R 5 7
71 ME BUSY SORRY M 3 9
72 E RUPERT BRIDGE 5 8
73 L HARVEST WINDS DUE 4 12
74 Y B OFF OR DO U B B W 5 8
75 OH JUMP C I AM BY 5 7
76 O DEAR MR BARNES 6 7
77 Y YR R H JUMPER 5 6
78 WE HID MINTS 5 5
79 BE LIT BY GRILL 5 7
80 DUKE ZFRR 4 4
81 LEARN ONLINE 6 5
82 SEA MOTORS 3 6
83 I AM MY MILL IS J W 5 8
84 L OF LIFT ON C H 5 6
85 HR SUN READY 5 5
86 GEE LARGE ROCK 6 6
87 B HIP BARREL 4 6
88 EAST NOW B N 3 6
89 PS E SOME PRINT 5 7
90 I D MAKE NIKE 4 6
91 LEFT US RUN BAK CHEERIO 5 3 6 – 5
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February 17, 2021
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In July, Kelly Clarkson reached No.22,
with ‘Breakaway’, on RCA.
And in November, ‘The Saints Are Coming’, a Top 2,
on Mercury, for U2 & Green Day.
In June, ‘World At Your Feet’, on Independiente,
gave Embrace a Top 3.
And in September, Janet & Nelly peaked at No.18,
on Virgin, with ‘Call On Me’
In May, The Ordinary Boys featuring Lady Sovereign,
had a Top 6, with ‘Nine 2Five’, on Polydor.
And in October, ‘Irreplaceable’, on Columbia,
for Beyonce, was a US No.1 & UK Top 4.
In July, ‘That Old Pair Of Socks’, on Skint,
took Fatboy Slim to No.9.
Also in July, ‘Smile’, on Regal,
saw Lily Allen on the No.1 line.
In August, ‘Stars Are Blind’, on Warner Brothers,
gave Paris Hilton a Top 5 fix.
And in January, ‘Sleep’, on Mercury,
for Texas, reached No.6
In September, ‘Starlight’, on Helium3/Warner Brothers,
for Muse, shone at No.13.
And in March, ‘So Sick’, on Def – Jam,
saw ‘Ne-Yo make the US & UK No.1 scene.
In May, ‘Steady As She Goes’, on XL Recordings,
saw The Raconteurs at No.4, doing fine.
And in August, ‘Empire’, on Columbia,
for Kasabian reached No.9.
In March, ‘Make A Move On Me’, on Data,
gave Joey Negro, a No.11.
And in July,’Get Together’, on Warner Brothers,
for Madonna, peaked at No.7.
In May, ‘Bright Idea’, on Mercury,
took Orson to No.11.
And in June, ‘Heal The World’, on Epic,
gave Michael Jackson, a No.27.
In January, ‘All Time Love’, on Sony,
for Will Young, made the Top 3.
And in March, Darkness, peaked at No.8,
on Atlantic, with ‘Is It Just Me’.
In February, Alex Parks, reached No.56,
with ‘Honesty’, on Polydor.
And in March, ‘Amazing’, on S,
gave Westlife a Top 4.
In April, ‘From Paris To Berlin’, on Apollo,
gave Infernal, a Top 2 entry.
And in May, ‘The Adventure’, on Geffen,
for Angels & Airwaves, reached the Top 20.
In March, Hot Chip, made No.32,
with ‘Over And Over’, on EMI.
And in November, ‘Star Girl’, on Island,
was a No.1 for McFly.
In April, ‘Crazy’, on Warner Brothers,
gave Gnarls Barkley, a 9 week, No.1 platinum seller.
And in November, ‘Wild Blue Yonder’, on V2,
climbed to No.22 for Paul Weller.
In October, The Ordinary Boys, made the Top 10,
with ‘Lonely At The Top’, on B Unique/Polydor.
And in December, ‘I Think We’re Alone Now’,
on Fascination, gave Girls Aloud, a Top 4.
In February, Jesse McCartney made No.16,
on Angel, with ‘Beautiful Soul’.
And in July, ‘Chasing Cars’, on Fiction,
was a Top 6, for Snow Patrol.
written by Harriet Blackbury.
February 13, 2021
1 GARETH BALE
2 VIRGIL VAN DIJK
3 MATT LE TISSIER
4 IVAN GOLAC
5 CHE ADAMS
6 THEO WALCOTT
7 DANNY INGS
8 ALAN BALL JR
9 JAY RODRIGUEZ
10 TED BATES
11 ADAM LALLANA
12 KELVIN DAVIS
13 SADIO MANE
14 RICKIE LAMBERT
15 PETER OSGOOD
16 RALPH HASENHUTTL
17 PAULO GAZZANIGA
18 MORGAN SCHNEIDERLIN
19 NATHAN REDMOND
20 ARTUR BORUC
21 FRANCIS BENALI
22 TERRY PAINE
23 ALAN SHEARER
24 MICK CHANNON
25 MARTIN CHIVERS
26 LUKE SHAW
27 KEN MONKOU
28 JASON DODD
29 TIM FLOWERS
30 MANOLA GABBIADINI
31 MARIANS PAHARS
32 IAIN DOWIE
33 PETER SHILTON
34 STEVE MORAN
35 KEVIN KEEGAN
36 SHANE LONG
37 MARK HUGHES
38 JAMES BEATTIE
39 RYAN BERTRAND
40 KYLE WALKER – PETERS
41 CLAUS LUNDEKVAM
42 JAMES WARD – PROWSE
43 ALEX OXLADE – CHAMBERLAIN
44 DANNY WALLACE
45 JOSE FONTE
46 KEVIN PHILLIPS
47 FRASER FORSTER
48 STUART ARMSTRONG
49 VICTOR WANYAMA
50 IBRAHIMA DIALLO
51 ALEX McCARTHY
52 DUSAN TADIC
53 DANIEL N’LUNDULU
54 CALUM CHAMBERS
55 PIERRE – EMILE HOJBJERG
56 JASON PUNCHEON
57 NATHANIEL CLYNE
58 MOUSSA DJENEPO
59 ORIOL ROMEU
60 JAN BEDNAREK
61 ANTTI NIEMI
62 DAVID ARMSTRONG
63 ANDREW SURMAN
64 MATT TARGETT
65 DEJAN LOVREN
66 NATHAN TELLA
67 CEDRIC SOARES
68 DANNY HIGGINBOTHAM
69 RON DAVIES
70 JANNIK VESTERGAARD
71 RORY DELAP
72 MICHAEL OBAFEMI
73 WILLIAM SMALLBONE
74 JACK STEPHENS
75 WAYNE BRIDGE
76 STEVEN DAVIS
77 CHRIS BAIRD
78 GRAZIANO PELLE
79 HARRY LEWIS
80 MATT OAKLEY
81 MAYA YOSHI
82 JO TESSEM
83 LEE HOLMES
84 KGAOGELO CHAUKE
85 YAN VALERY
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January 2021
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Many Thanks for visiting my website Regards Harriet
February 10, 2021
With their first three hits all US No.1’s on Stateside,
in 64, ‘Where Did Our Love Go’, also made the UK Top 3.
With ‘Baby Love’, a month later, becoming a UK No.1.
And opening 65, at No.27, was ‘Come See About Me’.
Their 2nd hit of 65, ‘Stop In The Name Of Love’ –
(first of 7, on Tamla Motown, to make the US No.1 spot),
also reached the UK No.7, with their next hit –
‘Back In My Arms Again’ making a UK Top 40 trot.
Ending 65, ‘I Hear A Symphony’, was a UK No.39,
and in 66, ‘You Can’t Hurry Love’ – a UK Top 3 place won.
Ending 66, at No.8, was ‘You Keep Me Hangin’On’, and
in 67, at No.17, was ‘Love Is Here And Now You’re Gone’.
Still in 67, ‘The Happening’, reached No.6.
and ‘Reflections’, enjoyed the Top 5 scene.
Ending 67, ‘In And Out Of Love’, made No.13, and was
the 2nd hit of newly named – Diana Ross & The Supremes.
In 68, at No.28, arrived ‘Forever Came Today’, and
‘Some Things You Never Get Used To’, a No.34, was to be.
Ending 68, ‘Love Child’ – a US No.1 & UK No.15,
and in 69, ‘I’m Gonna Make You Love Me’, for Diana Ross
& The Supremes & The Temptations – a UK Top 3.
Four more hits followed in 69,
with ‘I’m Living In Shame’, peaking at No.14.
And ‘No Matter What Sign You Are’ – a No.37, and then
‘I Second That Emotion’ with The Temptations at No.18.
and ‘Someday We’ll Be Together’- a US No.1 & UK No.13.
Now in 70, again with The Temptations, next in this mix
came ‘Why (Must We Fall In Love)’, reaching No.31.
And ‘Up The Ladder To The Roof’, climbed to No.6.
In 71, ‘Stoned Love’, was a UK Top 3, and at No.11 with
The Four Tops came ‘River Deep Mountain High’.
Followed by ‘Nathan Jones’, which reached the Top 5,
And ending 71, ‘You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart’,
(again with The Four Tops), peaked at No.25.
In 72, ‘Floy Joy’, rose to No.9,
and ‘Automatically Sunshine’, was a Top 10.
In 73, ‘Bad Weather’, landed at No.37,
and in 74, ‘Baby Love.’ (on Tamla Motown),
at No.12, a hit, all over again.
In 89, ‘Stop! In The Name Of Love’, on Motown,
for Diana Ross & The Supremes, at No.62.
Ending this glimpse into some of the work,
by this legendary group, loved so true.
Thank You for the music
R.I.P Mary Wilson 1944 – 2021
written by Harriet Blackbury.
118 SOLDIER ON NET L A 6 8
119 C ROYAL LAND R 4 7
120 JOIN LET ON 3 6
121 INSTALL A MAIN – AN MIX 5 5 – 7
122 COOL LIKE J W 3 7
123 L I GO RUN A MILE M 6 7
124 AWARD ROLL K 4 6
125 JOIN A QUAVER MILL 6 9
126 I C HAS RAN FAB 6 5
127 L I AM JEWELS 5 5
128 FRED HE IN KFC J 4 8
129 E MR HALF KIT 4 6
130 U LEAD PUTT MM 4 7
131 L OWN ALL MUSIC 6 6
132 R RAN FAR YES 4 6
133 A ANS U C I THIRST 9 4
134 HE VISIT NEAR 5 6
135 I C L A CAR PARK 6 5
136 DELIGHT WAY G 6 5
137 IT CREAM T HIT 4 7
138 DR AV U A K MINT BAR 6 8
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on 6th March 2021
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