" There is a Star " was also successful in countries such as Switzerland and Sweden, and peaked at # 43 in the UK Singles Chart.

It also give Londoners a chance to win exclusive tickets to film premieres and sports tournament tickets, such as the Wimbledon Ladies Singles Final.

After the breakthrough of Tubeway Army and Gary Numan in the British Singles Chart, large numbers of artists began to enjoy success with a synthesizer-based sound in the early 1980s, including Soft Cell, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Japan and Depeche Mode in the United Kingdom, while in Japan, Yellow Magic Orchestra's success opened the way for synthpop bands such as P-Model, Plastics, and Hikashu.

They came to prominence in 2002 with their single " Race " ( which reached number 66 in the UK Singles Chart ), and début album, Breathe, drawing comparisons to groups such as Coldplay, Muse, The Verve and Doves.

Singles from such groups, such as The Records ' " Starry Eyes ", Nick Lowe's " Cruel to be Kind " and Bram Tchaikovsky's " Girl of My Dreams ", rivaled or even surpassed their American counterparts in capturing the essential elements of power pop.

Singles such as " Run Come ", " Not for Sale ", " African Girl ", " Lovers Rock ", " In a Dis Ya Time ", " Africa " and " Make It with You " ( with Carroll Thompson ) were hits in the years that followed.

Singles such as snap-influenced " Everytime Tha Beat Drop " featuring Atlanta hip hop group Dem Franchize Boyz and Elliott-produced " A Dozen Roses ( You Remind Me )" failed to reach the top forty of the regular pop charts.

This means that, based on the definition of the hometown used by Guinness World Records, the band formed in Northwich and consequently, Northwich is recorded as their home town in such publications as British Hit Singles & Albums.

Upon his return to London in 1980, his publisher introduced him to Andy Hill, a composer and fellow songwriter who Sinfield worked with to create hits such as " The Land of Make Believe " by Bucks Fizz, which reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart, and became one of the biggest-selling hits of the decade.

A string of hits followed on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart ( replaced Go-Set charts after August ), with Sherbet releasing original Top 10 hits such as " Silvery Moon " ( 1974 ) and their first number-one hit " Summer Love " ( 1975 ).

Singles from the album, such as " Talaash ", were politically influenced and became subject to censorship, which led to the eventual ban from all state run television and radio during the rule of by then the Pakistani Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif.

An instant success, it reached number two in the UK Singles Chart and scaled the Top 5 in other countries such as Germany, France and Australia.

Tracks such as " Who Sold Her Out " and " Planet Earth " received airplay on Triple J, with the former reaching the top 100 on the ARIA Singles Chart and the latter listed at No. 31 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2001.

Gas Works Park has been a setting for films, such as Singles and 10 Things I Hate About You.

With only one single making the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart, the Rich Kids join the list of one-hit wonders ; a list that includes other UK punk or new wave acts such as John Cooper Clarke, Jilted John, 999, the Radio Stars, and The Vibrators.

On his earlier, pre-Vs. Pearl Jam recordings, such as the tracks recorded for the Singles soundtrack and the video version of " Even Flow ", Abbruzzese is known to have used Ludwig drums.

Singles such as " It's Hard to Be a Woman " and " Love Takes a Lot of My Time " failed to crack the country Top 40.

Fury concentrated less on rock and roll and more on mainstream ballads, such as " Halfway to Paradise " and " Jealousy " ( which reached # 3 and # 2 respectively in the UK Singles Chart in 1961 ).

Vocal trance artists, such as Nadia Ali and Ian Van Dahl, have charted albums and singles on such American charts as the Top Electronic Albums, Hot Dance Airplay and Hot Dance Singles Sales charts.

He was the first British guitarist to have a hit record in the UK Singles Chart, in 1959, and his best-selling tutorial guides, Play in a Day, were a major influence on many leading British musicians, such as Eric Clapton, Brian May, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon, Dave Davies, Keith Richards, Pete Townshend, Tony Iommi and Jimmy Page.

Singles such as " Sunny Afternoon " ( 1966 ) and " Waterloo Sunset " ( 1967 ) showcased lead singer Ray Davies ' observational writing style and became Top Ten hits throughout Europe and the UK.

The Hot Wax label, distributed by Buddah Records, was in full operation for about four years, racking up a series of successful records, such as Honey Cone's " Want Ads " ( a number 1 hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard R & B Singles charts ), " Stick Up ", and " One Monkey Don't Stop No Show "; " Somebody's Been Sleeping in My Bed " by 100 Proof ( Aged in Soul ); " Westbound Number 9 " by Flaming Ember ; and " Rip Off " by Laura Lee.

The album remains unfinished, but in 2010 Captain Mod Records released Secret Affair, The Singles Collection which featured two of the Peer Music tracks, " Soho Dreams " and " Land Of Hope ".

Songs from the album include " I Wish You Well ", which became the first Canadian song to debut at # 1 on the RPM Canadian Singles Charts, as well as three other Top 20 hits in Canada: " Wildest Dreams " (# 5 RPM Canadian Charts ), " Dreamer's Dream " (# 4 RPM Canadian Charts ) and " Crawl " (# 11 RPM Canadian Charts ).

" Sweet Dreams My LA Ex " is the 186th bestselling single of this decade in the UK, according to the Official Top 200 Bestselling Singles of the 00s List.

The song was covered by American singer Tina Turner on her 1996 album Wildest Dreams ; her version became a top ten hit on the French Singles Chart.

Category: Singles certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan

The band's debut single, " Smalltown Boy ", the tale of a boy who was cast away by his family for being homosexual, was a hit, peaking at No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart.

( The success of Hee Haw and Lawrence Welk in syndication, and the network decisions that led to their respective cancellations, were the inspiration for a novelty song called " The Lawrence Welk-Hee Haw Counter-Revolution Polka ," performed by Clark ; the song became a top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the fall of 1972.

In an interview conducted by Jan & Dean fan and historian David Beard for the Collectors ' Choice release, Jan & Dean The Complete Liberty Singles, Dean Torrence stated that he felt the duo should be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: " We have the scoreboard if you just want to compare number of hits and musical projects done.

Phasing was, by 1967, heavily identified with the musical style known from 1967 onwards as psychedelia, and as " Rainbow Chaser " was the only Nirvana single to achieve commercial success, peaking at number 34 in UK Singles Chart during May 1968, they were invariably tagged as a " psychedelic " band.

Singles from this album were " Krafty ", " Jetstream " ( which features guest vocals by Ana Matronic from the Scissor Sisters ), and the title track.

Also enigmatic and surreal was one of the most influential records of 1967, " A Whiter Shade of Pale " by Procol Harum, which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 1967, and stayed there for six weeks.

* Billboard Top Pop Singles by Joel Whitburn

The term " rhythm and blues " was used by Billboard in its chart listings from June 1949 until August 1969, when its " Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles " chart was renamed as " Best Selling Soul Singles ".

Buoyed along by the popularity of synthpop at the time, the song reached number 9 on the UK Singles Chart.

These singles were collected on Singles Going Steady, described by critic Ned Raggett as a " punk masterpiece ".

Produced by McCrorie-Shand and Steve James, this single reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in December 1997, remaining in the Top 75 for 32 weeks after its release, selling over a million copies.

" Made of Stone " received more press attention and was picked up for airplay by DJ Richard Skinner on his late night Radio One show, but peaked at number ninety on the UK Singles Chart.

After leaving Take That, Williams launched his solo career starting off in 1996 by covering George Michael's " Freedom ", the single reached number two in the UK Singles Chart.

Six years after the men's nationals were first held, the first official U. S. Women's National Singles Championship was held at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in 1887, won by 17-year-old Philadelphian Ellen Hansell, accompanied by the U. S. Women's National Doubles Championship ( not held for the next two years ) and U. S. Mixed Doubles Championship ( not held in 1899 ).

A concerted drive, including a poll ( scrutinised by the Electoral Reform Society ) to select the track, saw " Bunsen Burner " — with music sampled from the Trammps song " Disco Inferno " and lyrics devised to help his daughter with her chemistry homework — reach number nine in the UK Singles Chart on 6 October, and earned Otway an appearance on Top Of The Pops, BBC Television's flagship popular music programme.

Singles from the album were the well received title track " Classic Fantastic " followed by " Mr Sun ".

Category: Singles certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America

* " Apple Jack ", a song by Jet Harris and Tony Meehan which reached No 4 in the UK Singles chart in September 1963

In November 1988 Sub Pop released " Love Buzz ", the debut single by Aberdeen, Washington band Nirvana, as the first entry in the Sub Pop Singles Club, a subscription service that would allow subscribers to receive singles by the label on a monthly basis by mail.

The original series was discontinued in 1993, followed by Singles Club V. 2, launched in 1998 and discontinued in 2002.