BBC Radio 2 ran a poll amongst its listeners to find out what was the favourite song that got to #2 in the charts, but never #1. Here were the results:
1. Ultravox - Vienna, 1981 (Shaddup You Face - Joe Dolce)
2. The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York, 1987 (Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys)
3. Don McLean - American Pie, 1972 (Son Of My Father - Chicory Tip, Without You - Nilsson)
4. James - Sit Down, 1991 (The One And Only - Chesney Hawkes)
5. The Stranglers - Golden Brown, 1982 (Town Called Malice - The Jam)
6. The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset, 1967 (Silence Is Golden, The Tremeloes)
7. The Beatles - Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever, 1967 (Release Me, Engelbert Humperdinck)
8. Queen - We Are The Champions, 1977 (The Name Of The Game - Abba, Mull Of Kintyre/Girls' School - Wings)
9. The Beach Boys - God Only Knows, 1966 (Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles)
10. A-ha - Take On Me, 1985 (The Power Of Love, Jennifer Rush)
http://www.nme.com/news/ultravox/67950
There are some good songs on that list, particularly 'Sit Down' by James, 'Waterloo Sunset' by The Kinks and even The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl. I also find it interesting how a lot of the #1s weren't as good as the #2s (in my opinion... Chesney Hawkes? Jennifer Rush? Who are Chicory Tip? And the Joe Dolce thing goes without saying).
However, I listened to Ultravox's 'Vienna' for what I believe to be the first time ever. That song is shite, how in the world did it make it to the top of that list?? Really?! I'm utterly perplexed by that, I guess that's Radio 2 listeners for you, though!
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