Oops, didn't realise there were some above where I started.

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 1 minute ago
Will Still Love Me Tomorrow, The Shirlees (1960)
Surrender, Elvis Presley (1961)
Be My Baby, the Ronettes (1963)
Surfin USA, Beach Boys (1963)
Dancing in the Street, Martha and the Vandellas (1964)
Don’t Worry Baby, The Beach Boys (1964)
Pretty Woman, Roy Orbison (1964)
Stop in the Name of Love, The Supremes (1965) - SOUL
My Girl, The Temptations (1965) - SOUL
You Can’t Hurry Love, The Supremes (1966) - SOUL
God Only Knows, The Beach Boys (1966) - Surf Rock
Sunday Girl, Blondie (1979) - NEW WAVE
Fade to Grey, Visage (1980) - NEW WAVE
*Flashdance…What A Feeling, Irena Cara (1983) - DISCO
Dancing With Tears In My Eyes, Ultravox (1984) - NEW WAVE
When Doves Cry, Prince (1984) - FUNK
*81,82,83,84 , Simple Minds (1984) - ROCK

etc.
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oo, look at her.

To be fair, anyone who puts Lily Allen in a top song list has absolutely no right to judge any music anyway

Stop in the Name of Love, The Supremes (1965) - MOTOWN & POP
My Girl, The Temptations (1965) - MOTOWN & POP
You Can’t Hurry Love, The Supremes (1966) - MOTOWN & POP
God Only Knows, The Beach Boys (1966) - Surf Rock & POP
Sunday Girl, Blondie (1979) - POP
Fade to Grey, Visage (1980) - NEW WAVE
*Flashdance…What A Feeling, Irena Cara (1983) - POP (that's not a disco beat imo)
Dancing With Tears In My Eyes, Ultravox (1984) - NEW WAVE
When Doves Cry, Prince (1984) - It's POP & tenuously also funk
*81,82,83,84 , Simple Minds (1984) - SYNTHPOP/NEWWAVE
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I count new wave as pop

I will do some further research into the 70s though.

1970s probably saw the most pop single (45s) sales than any decade with the most genres. Just a few listed below. Think of the recording artists and the hits they made included in any of these genres....

Glam Rock
Pop Rock
Elton John songbook
Michael Jackson songbook
David Bowie songbook
McCartney/Wings songbook
ABBA songbook
Motown
Philly Sound
Punk Rock
The New Wave UK and US
Disco
American Soul
Northern Soul
New Romatics
American radio soft rock & ballads
Synth Pop
Reggae
Ska
Lovers Rock
Jazz Fusion
Two-Tone

I'm going to investigate:
Wings
Bowie
Roxy Music
Fleetwood Mac (2)
Mott the Hoople
T-Rex
Elton John
Mungo Jerry
Bee Gees
Abba
Gary Numan
OMD
Human League
The Police
The Cure
Adam and the Ants
Joy Division
The Stranglers

How are you sixty odd and needing to "investigate" them

i'm in my 40s actually thanks.

Oh wow, you looked 60 in the video you posted about 5 years ago.

Identified the following POSSIBLE CANDIDATES so far
Not saying any of them will make it.
I'm up to (down to) Elton John atm
Perfect Day, Lou Reed (1972)
Life on Mars, David Bowie (1973)
Love is the Drug, Roxy Music (1975)
Dance Away, Roxy Music (1979)
Angel Eyes, Roxy Music (1979)
Ashes to Ashes, David Bowie (1980)
Jealous Guy, Roxy Music (1981)
Avalon, Roxy Music (1982)
Let’s Dance, David Bowie (1983)
Absolute Beginners, David Bowie (1986)

wow Summer Night City
Never realised Abba were ahead of their time

update (just done OMD)
Perfect Day, Lou Reed (1972)
*Rocket Man, Elton John (1972)???
Life on Mars, David Bowie (1973)
*Bennie and the Jets, Elton John (1974)
Love is the Drug, Roxy Music (1975)
*Jive Talkin, the Bee Gees (1975)
*Fernando, ABBA (1976)
*Dancing Queen, ABBA (1976)
*Knowing Me Knowing You, ABBA (1977)
*Take a Chance on Me, ABBA (1978)
Dance Away, Roxy Music (1979)
Angel Eyes, Roxy Music (1979)
*Summer Night City, ABBA (1979)*
*Are Friend Electric, Gary Numan (1979)*
*Super Trouper, ABBA (1980)*
Ashes to Ashes, David Bowie (1980)
*Enola Gay, OMD (1980)*
*Souvenir, OMD (1981)*
Jealous Guy, Roxy Music (1981)
*The Day Before You Came, ABBA (1982)*
Avalon, Roxy Music (1982)
Let’s Dance, David Bowie (1983)
Absolute Beginners, David Bowie (1986)

wow

out of all grate Elton John songs u choozed Benny n the freekin Jets

comment by #4zA (U22472)
posted 6 minutes ago
wow

out of all grate Elton John songs u choozed Benny n the freekin Jets
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go and listen to some stuff by The Cure and take your mind off it

can imagine you liking this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijxk-fgcg7c

comment by #4zA (U22472)
posted 14 minutes ago
wow

out of all grate Elton John songs u choozed Benny n the freekin Jets
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he's going through the 70s, give him a day or two and we'll be at benny hill

comment by Whitneywasthegreatest (U23088)
posted 8 minutes ago
can imagine you liking this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijxk-fgcg7c
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Car-wrecked

I thought it was like Nick Cave!!!

Right, so these are POSSIBLE CANDIDATES for my list:

Perfect Day, Lou Reed (1972)
Rocket Man, Elton John (1972)???
Life on Mars, David Bowie (1973)
Bennie and the Jets, Elton John (1974)
Love is the Drug, Roxy Music (1975)
Jive Talkin, the Bee Gees (1975)
Fernando, ABBA (1976)
Dancing Queen, ABBA (1976)
Knowing Me Knowing You, ABBA (1977)
Take a Chance on Me, ABBA (1978)
*Being Boiled, The Human League (1978)
*Wuthering Heights, Kate Bush (1978)
Dance Away, Roxy Music (1979)
Angel Eyes, Roxy Music (1979)
Summer Night City, ABBA (1979)*
Are Friend Electric, Gary Numan (1979)*
Super Trouper, ABBA (1980)*
*Love Will Tear Us Apart, Joy Division (1980)
*Babooshka, Kate Bush (1980)
Ashes to Ashes, David Bowie (1980)
Enola Gay, OMD (1980)*
Souvenir, OMD (1981)*
*Don’t You Want Me Baby, The Human League (1981)
Jealous Guy, Roxy Music (1981)
*Mirror Man, The Human League (1982)
*Golden Brown, The Stranglers (1982)
The Day Before You Came, ABBA (1982)*
Avalon, Roxy Music (1982)
Let’s Dance, David Bowie (1983)
*Running Up That Hill, Kate Bush (1985)
Absolute Beginners, David Bowie (1986)


new ones since my previous post have a * at the front
ones I think have a strong chance have a * at the back




I'll have a proper listen to them and finalise my list tomorrow before I go and see my beloved in concert

Oh wait, I think Summer Night City falls over into disco.
Disco is strictly banned from this list, so I might have to forget that one unfortunately.

Wow. But Life on Mars on the other hand.
Does that qualify?
That really hit me. Astonishingly advanced video as well.

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 2 hours, 22 minutes ago
Oops, didn't realise there were some above where I started.
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no worries
forget it

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