What are the most memorable songs to reach no 2 in the UK charts?
* Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis, 1956) * Move It (Cliff Richard, 1958) First songs by the two most successful singers on the UK charts * Jealousy (Billy Fury, 1961) Spent a record 281 weeks on the chart without hitting number 1, a record. This was the nearest he got. * Stranger On The Shore (Acker Bilk, 1962) Longest running number 2 ever, stayed on charts for 55 weeks * Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields (1967) Ended the Beatles run of 11 straight chart toppers. * Magical Mystery Tour (Beatles, 1967) * Holiday (Madonna, 1985) The only time an act has ever stopped itself from reaching no 1 * Honey (Bobby Goldsboro, 1968 and 1975) * Crazy For You (Madonna, 1985 and 1991) Reached number 2 on two seperate occasions * Vienna (Ultravox, 1981) Everyone mentions this one, outsold by ‘Shadappa You Face.’ * Last Christmas (Wham, 1984) Biggest-selling record NOT to reach no 1 * Kylie Minogue’s strange coincidence: * Got To Be Certain (1988) * Give Me Just A Little More Time (1992) * Confide In Me (1994) All
