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Post by webm@ster on Jan 28, 2004 21:54:13 GMT -5
Which UK Band was the first since the Beatles to enter the US Singles charts at # 1 ?
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Post by effinpeaz on Jan 28, 2004 21:57:48 GMT -5
sue me, i'm going to venture a FAR OUT guess, mainly because i feel a bit loony at the moment... spice girls haha, go on! laugh!!!
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Post by ListenUp on Jan 28, 2004 22:00:20 GMT -5
Spice Girls
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Post by mape on Jan 28, 2004 22:02:40 GMT -5
hmmm... sounds like a trick question. I'll say no UK band has had single enter at #1 since the beatles.
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Post by daysleeper on Jan 28, 2004 22:05:01 GMT -5
spice girls is a good bet if its not a modern band though - maybe one of the 80's rock giants - dire straits, Genesis, Def Leppard? i dunno...Starsailor?
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Post by ListenUp on Jan 28, 2004 22:07:03 GMT -5
Nice avatar daysleeper. ;D
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Post by shadowboxer on Jan 28, 2004 22:31:54 GMT -5
hmmm maybe the Rolling Stones???
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Post by daysleeper on Jan 28, 2004 22:34:27 GMT -5
hmmm maybe the Rolling Stones??? she's not just a pretty face! rolling stones remix of Sympathy for the Devil got to number one last year right??
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Post by webm@ster on Jan 28, 2004 23:04:23 GMT -5
I'll post the answer tomorrow...... I'm sure one of you cheaters will get a tip from somewhere ;D
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Post by chocolate st*rfish on Jan 29, 2004 7:21:27 GMT -5
hmmm maybe the Rolling Stones 29th May 1971 Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones (2 weeks) edit: i think i dint enter billboard single charts at #1 tho, spice girls "wannabe" 1997 def went to #1 in the 1st week. i hope it's not elton john in the end.
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Post by webm@ster on Jan 29, 2004 11:56:00 GMT -5
You have all suffered enough ;D Answer: Right said Fred, I'M SO SEXY source : VH1
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Post by daysleeper on Jan 29, 2004 12:14:59 GMT -5
You have all suffered enough ;D Answer: Right said Fred, I'M SO SEXY source : VH1 lol! quality tune... so can anyone confirm some of the other number ones mentioned? The two Rolling Stones songs and the Spice Girls? i think they all went to number one
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Post by mape on Jan 29, 2004 13:16:52 GMT -5
so wins the prize? or do we all get the booby prize? (oops i said that word again) damn, that just shows how Uk bands are treated in the US, if only right said fred could do that. I see webby was watching pop-up video
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Post by shadowboxer on Jan 29, 2004 13:35:42 GMT -5
so can anyone confirm some of the other number ones mentioned? The two Rolling Stones songs and the Spice Girls? i think they all went to number one Yeah what about the Stones!!! VHI is full of shite!
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Post by maketradefair on Jan 29, 2004 16:35:19 GMT -5
robson and jerome! ;D
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Post by ListenUp on Jan 29, 2004 16:38:56 GMT -5
You have all suffered enough ;D Answer: Right said Fred, I'M SO SEXY source : VH1
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Post by effinpeaz on Jan 29, 2004 23:12:06 GMT -5
holy hell...figures...
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