number one

[tizzy 22]

which 3 songs that got to number one do not have the title in their lyrics

[spat]

bohemian rhapsody-twice

[fremsley]

unchained melody

[littleoldme]

Theme From M*A*S*H

[littleoldme]

OK, Suicide Is Painless is the subtitle, but I'm being pedantic ;-)

[littleoldme]

Ah, of course - The Ballad of John and Yoko by The Beatles.

[Leo1972]

'Space Oddity' by David Bowie
'Swing the Mood' by Jive Bunny
'Killer' by Adamski
'The Millenium Prayer' by Cliff Richard
'Mambo No. 5' by Louis Bega (and again by Bob the Builder)
'Lola's Theme' by Shapeshifters

plus the many instrumentals like 'Albatross' by Fleetwood Mac and 'Flat Beat' by Mr Oizo

[nantyboy]

Annies Song by John Denver

[jenstar]

If this is a quiz question, then we have to somehow get into the mind of a complete and utter idiot who thinks they can set quizzes despite having not the slightest notion of how to go about it or indeed any concept of basic research. I think the most likely candidates for such a useless moron to demand as the "correct" answers would be Unchained Melody, Bohemian Rhapsody and Space Oddity - the first two of these are almost 100% certain to be in the selection, and Space Oddity is the most likely third candidate.

[brachiopod]

Go jenstar !! Go jenstar !!

[capper1985]

lou bega said 'mambo no.5 at least twice during his song...

it even started..

'ladies and gentlemen....this in mambo number five!'

[Leo1972]

OK I forgot abot the ad-libbing before the song begins. And the Bob the Builder one still counts, at any rate!

[soprano76]

well im gonna plump for apace by the shadows

[sheffwed39]

albatross by fleetwood mac

[bongerman]

Careless Whisper - George Michael

(The lyrics mention careless whispers (plural!))

[bongerman]

The Chicken Song - Spitting Image
Theme from S-Express by S-Express
That's what I like - Jive Bunny
The Joker - Steve MIller Band
Sadeness Part 1 - Enigma
The shoop shoop song - Cher
The Fly - U2
Abba-esque EP - Erasure
Country House - Blur
Wannabe - Spice Girls
Professional Widow - Tori Amos
Feel It - The Tamperer feat. Maya
Everybody's free to wear sunscreen - Baz Luhrmann
9p.m. til I come - ATB

OK - some of these get very close to containing the lyrics but they don't. And I had fun looking.

[soprano76]

shoop shoop...by cher???......them words are sang in the song DOH!!!!

[capper1985]

no limit - 2 unlimited....