Singles Poll 2006-2007

The Cat: “Do you like numbers, Dave?”
Dave: “Numbers make the world go round”

THE FINAL TOP 100 (@ Sunday 1 April 2007)

1. The Associates – Party Fears Two (1982)
2. The Skids – Into The Valley (1979)
3. Aztec Camera – Oblivious (1983)
4. Big Country – In A Big Country (1983)
5. Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out (2004)
6. The Blue Nile – Tinseltown In The Rain (1984)
7. Trashcan Sinatras – Obscurity Knocks (1990)
8. Cocteau Twins – Pearly Dewdrops Drops (1984)
9. Orange Juice – Rip It Up (1983)*
10. Danny Wilson – Mary’s Prayer (1987)
11. The Waterboys – Whole of the Moon (1985)
12. Deacon Blue – Dignity (1987)
13. Edwyn Collins – A Girl Like You (1994)
14. Gerry Rafferty – Baker Street (1978)
15. This Mortal Coil – Song To The Siren (1983)
16. Big Country – Fields of Fire (400 Miles) (1983)
17. The Proclaimers – Letter from America (1987)
18. Jesus and Mary Chain – Never Understand (1985)
19. Altered Images – Don’t Talk To Me About Love (1983)
20. Simple Minds – Waterfront (1983)
21. The Proclaimers – I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) (1988)
22. Stealers Wheel – Stuck In The Middle With You (1972)
23. Del Amitri – Nothing Ever Happens (1990)
24. Teenage Fanclub – Everything Flows (1990)
25. Primal Scream – Loaded (1990)
26. Wet Wet Wet – Love Is All Around (1994)
27. Hipsway – The Honeythief (1986)
28. The Proclaimers – Sunshine On Leith (1988)
29. Texas – I Don’t Want A Lover (1989)
30. Teenage Fanclub – Sparky’s Dream (1995)
31. Goodbye Mr Mackenzie – The Rattler (1986)
32. Lloyd Cole and the Commotions – Perfect Skin (1984)
33. The Rezillos – Top of the Pops (1978)
34. Belle and Sebastian – Lazy Line Painter Jane (1997)
35. Roddy Frame – Reason For Living (1998)
36. Jesus and Mary Chain – Just Like Honey (1985)
37. Strawberry Switchblade – Since Yesterday (1984)
38. Orange Juice – Felicity (1982)*
39. The Associates – Club Country (1982)
40. Love and Money – Winter (1991)
41. Arab Strap – The First Big Weekend (1996)
42. Friends Again – State of Art (1983)
43. Idlewild – American English (2002)
44. Simple Minds – I Travel (1980)
45. Orange Juice – Falling and Laughing (1980)
46. The Big Dish – Miss America (1991)
47. Aztec Camera – Walk Out to Winter (1983)
48. Aztec Camera – Somewhere In My Heart (1988)*
49. Simple Minds – Don’t You (Forget About Me) (1985)
50. Camera Obscura – Lloyd, I’m Ready To Be Heartbroken (2006)
51. Travis – Why Does It Always Rain On Me? (1999)
52. Shop Assistants – Safety Net (1986)
53. Orange Juice – Blue Boy (1980)
54. Camera Obscura – Eighties Fan (2001)*
55. Deacon Blue – Real Gone Kid (1988)
56. Strawberry Switchblade – Trees and Flowers (1983)
57. Jesus and Mary Chain – Some Candy Talking (1986)
58. Average White Band – Pick Up The Pieces (1974)
59. Eddi Reader – Patience of Angels (1994)
60. Fire Engines – Get Up And Use Me (1980)
61. Horse – Careful (1990)
62. Bay City Rollers – Bye Bye Baby (1975)
63. Sensational Alex Harvey Band – Boston Tea Party (1976)
64. Jesus and Mary Chain – Upside Down (1984)
65. Orange Juice – Simply Thrilled Honey (1980)
66. The Vaselines – Son of a Gun (1987)
67. Sons and Daughters – Johnny Cash (2004)
68. Hue and Cry – Looking for Linda (1989)*
69. Hue and Cry – Labour of Love (1986)
70. Altered Images – Happy Birthday (1981)
71. The Fire Engines – Candyskin (1981)
72. Primal Scream – Movin’ On Up (1992)
73. BMX Bandits – Serious Drugs (1992)
74. The River Detectives – Chains (1989)
75. Win – You’ve Got The Power (1985)
76. Josef K – Sorry For Laughing (1981)
77. Fiction Factory – (Feels Like) Heaven (1983)
78. Cocteau Twins – Iceblink Luck (1990)
79. Annie Lennox – Why? (1992)
80. Sensational Alex Harvey Band – Delilah (1975)
81. Marti Pellow – Close To You (2001)
82. Primal Scream – All Fall Down (1985)
83. Jesus and Mary Chain – You Trip Me Up (1985)
84. Nazareth – This Flight Tonight (1973)
85. H2O – Dream To Sleep (1983)
86. The Bluebells – Cath (1983)
87. Paolo Nutini – Last Request (2006)
88. Lloyd Cole and the Commotions – Lost Weekend (1985)
89. Josef K – It’s Kinda Funny (1980)
90. Belle and Sebastian – I’m A Cuckoo (2004)
91. The Rezillos – Destination Venus (1978)
92. Big Country – Chance (1983)
93. Jesus and Mary Chain – April Skies (1987)
94. Del Amitri – Always The Last To Know (1992)
95. Cocteau Twins – Aikea Guinea (1985)
96. Deacon Blue – Fergus Sings The Blues (1989)
97. The Bluebells – Young At Heart (1984)
98. The Beta Band – Dry The Rain (1997)
99. Frankie Miller – Caledonia (1992)*
100. Bourgie Bourgie – Breaking Point (1984)

* Available earlier on different format

Post-Chart Analysis from Dave in the Stats Bunker:

Dave’s Blurb…

(Dave, 1 April 2007)

Top 30 Worst Jock ‘n’ Roll Singles 2006/07

1. Wet Wet Wet – Love Is All Around*
2. Simple Minds – Belfast Child*
3. The Proclaimers – I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)*
4. Andy Cameron – Ally’s Tartan Army
5. The Krankies – Fan’dabi’dozi*
6. Neil Reid – Mother of Mine
7. Sandi Thom – I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker*
8. Deacon Blue – Dignity*
9. Altered Images – Happy Birthday*
10. Lulu and the Luvvers – Shout*
11. Owen Paul – My Favourite Waste of Time*
12. Hue and Cry – Labour of Love*
13. Kelly Marie – Feels Like I’m In Love
14. Sheena Easton – 9 to 5*
15. Annie Lennox – No More I Love Yous*
16. Simple Minds – Don’t You (Forget About Me)*
17. The Proclaimers – Letter from America*
18. Jim Diamond – I Should Have Known Better
19. Andy Stewart – Scottish Soldier
20. Deacon Blue – Bacharach and David EP
21. Del Amitri – Don’t Come Home Too Soon
22. Billy Connolly – D.I.V.O.R.C.E.
23. Bay City Rollers – Bye Bye Baby
24. Travis – Why Does It Always Rain On Me?*
25. Del Amitri – Nothing Ever Happens*
26. The Waterboys – The Whole of the Moon*
27. The Associates – Party Fears Two*
28. Deacon Blue – Chocolate Girl
29. Andy Stewart – Donald, Where’s Your Troosers?
30. Sheena Easton – For Your Eyes Only

*Has received at least one vote in the Best AND Worst Single categories

The Unlucky 13: One Vote Wonders

We had loads of songs with just one vote. Hundreds of them in fact. Some are obscure classics, some are obscure, some were voted for by the people that made them and some deserve to remain obscure. But some truly great Scottish Singles only got one vote. Here’s a selection:

1. Orange Juice – Bridge
2. St Judes Infirmary – Church Of John Coltrane
3. Superstar – Everyday I Fall Apart
4. The Waterboys – A Girl Called Johnny
5. Primal Scream – Higher Than The Sun
6. BMX Bandits – Kylie’s Got A Crush On Us (The writer of which was the only one who voted for….
7. …) Belle and Sebastian – Jonathan David
8. The Pastels – Million Tears
9. Teenage Fanclub – Neil Jung
10. TV21 – On The Run
11. Headboys – Shape Of Things To Come
12. The Delgados – Pull The Wires From The Wall
13. Aberfeldy – Tom Weir

Stone cold classics each and every one. We could also mention the Close Lobsters with “I’m Going To Heaven To See If It Rains” but that will only set The Cat off again… and rightly so mind you. I mean “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree” by KT Tunstall got loads of votes, not enough for the Top 100 mind you but loads more than the Close Lobsters. What is wrong with you people?

(Dave, 25 March 2007)