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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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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.

 

 

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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.

 

 

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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.

 

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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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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.

 

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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

 

Compiled by Harriet Blackbury

the answers will appear on my website  –

blackbury-poems.com

on 6th March 2021

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