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 - 'What Do You Want' (1959) and 'Poor Me' (1960) |
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"I'd been at my manager’s office. Her secretary got the call just after I'd left, and chased me down the street shouting 'We’re No.1'. It was beyond belief. I was living with my mum and dad in a council flat in Acton - and there I was with a No.1 record. I lived as Terry Nelhams at home, and Adam Faith when I went out."
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 - 'Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini' (1990) |
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"I had the longest song title ever to get to the top of the chart. Also, I was the only person ever to be No.1 on their wedding day. And as Linda walked up the aisle, the organist started playing 'Itsy Bitsy...' It was brilliant!"
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 - 'Too Shy', also No.1 in the US (1983) |
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"I was from a small town, and it just wasn't the done thing to go into the music business. Everybody at school told me I was mad. So when I got into the band, I was all the more determined. You don’t make a record to go to Number Two, you want a No.1. It was very special."
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| Find
out what the stars thought about having a No.1 |
| Mikey
Graham |
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| "It was the beginning
of the rollercoaster ride..." |
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| Pete
Burns |
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| "I was in such an
anaesthetised daze it didn't actually penetrate." |
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| Aneka |
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| "My car broke down
and I had to push it down Prince's Street." |
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| Adam
Faith |
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| "I was living with
my mum and dad in a council flat..." |
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| Timmy
Mallett / Bombalurina |
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| "I had the longest
song title..." |
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| Limahl |
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| "It just wasn't
the done thing..." |
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| Suggs |
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| "Paul Weller from
The Jam sent us a telegram..." |
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| Chip
Hawkes |
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| "I remember shouting
and dancing all down Fleet Street..." |
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| Aswad |
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| "It was like winning
the World Cup for us..." |
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