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UK No 1 hits where the title is not in the lyrics.

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Marky B | 19:25 Sun 17th May 2009 | Music
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In Emmerdale on Friday night,the gorgeous Maisie did a quiz and one of the questions was "Name three UK number 1 chart hits,where the title is not in the lyrics."
She came up with the answers of
UNCHAINED MELODY
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
SPACE ODDITY.
Are there anymore?
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annies song by john denver.

double barrel by dave and ansel collins.
Killer by Adamski
Albatross - Fleetwood Mac maybe not technically correct as there are no lyrics :)
Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana.
Sympathy for the Devil, Rolling Stones.
is it not number 1 hits!
The Imigrant Song - Led Zep
Foul on Nirvana, hc. S.L.T.S. only got to Number 7 in the UK charts.

Sadeness (Part 1) by Enigma
Yes, Immigrant song doesn't include the lyrics 'Immigrant Song'... but it wasn't even a single in the UK, never mind a number one.
I'm sure instrumentals don't count either.

What about The Importance of being Idle by Oasis?
Side Saddle Russ Conway

Apache The Shadows

The Good The Bad & The Ugly HugoMontenegro
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Thanks for the answer,guys,but they must have reached number 1 in the UK singles chart and of course,a song with lyrics.
Marky B
Angel Fingers (Wizard 1973)

Dreadlock Holiday (10CC 1978)

Abba-Esque (Erasure 1992)

Ballad of John & Yoko? (Beatles 1969)

Orinoco Flow (Enya 1988)
Sorry Supermike, whilst I agree with Abba-esque and Ballad of John and Yoko, can I point out the following regarding your other suggestions but:

1. Dreadlock Holiday does include the lyric 'dreadlock holiday' - for example it has the verse/chorus:
I don't like cricket
I love it (Dreadlock Holiday)
I don't like reggae
I love it (Dreadlock Holiday)
Don't like Jamaica
I love her (Dreadlock Holiday)


2. Orinoco Flow includes the lineWe can sail, we can sail... with the orinoco flow

3. Angel Fingers has a chorus of
Angel Fingers, Angel Fingers
How I�d sing for the things you do
How it lingers, Angel Fingers
That�s why I fell in love with you </>
Sorry Supermike, whilst I agree with Abba-esque and Ballad of John and Yoko, can I point out the following regarding your other suggestions but:

1. Dreadlock Holiday does include the lyric 'dreadlock holiday' - for example it has the verse/chorus:
I don't like cricket
I love it (Dreadlock Holiday)
I don't like reggae
I love it (Dreadlock Holiday)
Don't like Jamaica
I love her (Dreadlock Holiday)


2. Orinoco Flow includes the lineWe can sail, we can sail... with the orinoco flow

3. Angel Fingers has a chorus of
Angel Fingers, Angel Fingers
How I�d sing for the things you do
How it lingers, Angel Fingers
That�s why I fell in love with you

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fairytale of new york
the pogues and kirsty mccoll r.i.p
Fairytale of New York has had a few top ten chart runs but never reached number 1.
i stand corrected i thought it was number 1 probably because its so popular
was sabre dance number one?
No, Dot, it only reached number 5 I believe.... but it was an instrumental anyway.

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