{"id":4651,"date":"2015-08-05T09:02:51","date_gmt":"2015-08-05T09:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=4651"},"modified":"2021-09-17T13:58:33","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T12:58:33","slug":"the-9-weirdest-uk-number-1-singles-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/08\/05\/the-9-weirdest-uk-number-1-singles-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"The 9 weirdest UK number 1 singles of all time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Britain is renowned for producing good music, with the Beatles, David Bowie, Radiohead, the Rolling Stones and too many more to list all emerging from our wonderful isles.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the British public has quite a fondness for novelty singles too. Here are 9 of the weirdest songs to hit number 1.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E0uDWynfCQc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>We Will Rock You &#8211; Five + Queen<\/h3>\n<p>Just think: there are kids out there heard who Five\u2019s version of <em>We Will Rock You <\/em>before Freddie Mercury\u2019s and probably wondered who that moustachioed chap in their other videos was. Blimey!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n8YWZm_YKoo\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Can We Fix It? &#8211; Bob The Builder<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In the year 2000, grown men and women were happily singing this children\u2019s TV theme song in public. Not only was it Christmas number 1, but it was the biggest selling song of 2000.<\/p>\n<p>Still, at least it was a one off&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kjERnmcjbAE\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Mambo No. 5 \u201d\u201c Bob The Builder<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Oh no, wait, it wasn\u2019t! Just a few months later, Bob The Builder scored his <em>second <\/em>UK number 1 with a cover of Mambo No. 5. His version replaced ladies names with construction supplies and equipment. Yes, this actually happened.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k85mRPqvMbE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Axel F \u201d\u201cCrazy Frog<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>One day, we will have to explain to our children why we allowed a ringtone to top the charts for a <em>whole month<\/em>. <em>Axel F<\/em> outsold Coldplay\u2019s <em>Speed of Sound<\/em> by 4 to 1, which probably led Chris Martin to consider writing ringtones instead.<\/p>\n<p>Still, it could have been worse. In France, <em>Axel F <\/em>topped the charts for 13 weeks. That\u2019s over <em>3 months<\/em>. It was eventually toppled by&#8230;<em>Popcorn <\/em>by the Crazy Frog. Sacre bleu!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h37KQu64RY4\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Mr Blobby \u201d\u201c Mr Blobby<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Mr Blobby was many things to many people: arch nemesis of Noel Edmonds, destroyer of property, bringer of nightmares.<\/p>\n<p>We can all agree that <em>Mr Blobby <\/em>reaching number 1 was a terrible moment in British history, however. The song consists of children singing Mr Blobby\u2019s name while he screamed in his blood-curdling robotic voice.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mr Blobby <\/em>has been named the worst song of all time on numerous occasions and one critic has even accused Blobby of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtv.co.uk\/jedward\/news\/10-songs-we-wish-were-jokes\">trying to kill music entirely<\/a>. It\u2019s a fair accusation.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VeTK4AbeTow\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Come On You Reds \u201d\u201c Manchester United<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Before they bored football fans everywhere with their continued dominance of English football, Manchester United teamed up with Status Quo to release this monstrosity. It topped the chart in 1994, making Man U the only team to have a number 1 single.<\/p>\n<p>That said: it\u2019s hilarious to imagine Roy Keane and Eric Cantona merrily singing in the recording studio.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FItP77HqV9c\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh \u201d\u201c Teletubbies (1997)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The 60s had the Beatles. The 90s had the Teletubbies.<\/p>\n<p>The Fab Four of Tinky Winky, La La, Dipsy and Po topped the charts for 2 weeks, once again proving that the British public love children\u2019s television shows. If the creators of Peppa Pig are reading this<em>, release the theme song as a single right now<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and here\u2019s a fun fact: the evil genius behind <em>Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh <\/em>was none other than Simon Cowell. Remember that the next time he calls someone a novelty act on <em>The X Factor<\/em>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EIl-6UnlGVs\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Chocolate Salty Balls \u201d\u201c Chef (1999)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To be fair, this song has quite a bit of musical credibility, with Isaac Hayes on vocals and Rick Rubin producing. But&#8230;well, it\u2019s basically a 3 minute innuendo. Remarkably, it was Isaac Hayes\u2019 only UK #1.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sTJ7AzBIJoI\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Everybody\u2019s Free (To Wear Sunscreen) \u201d\u201c Baz Luhrmann <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The director of <em>Romeo + Juliet <\/em>produces a song that\u2019s basically someone reading a Chicago Tribune article to a backing track. We\u2019ll leave it at that.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Get cash for your embarrassing albums with musicMagpie. Just click the button below to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/entertainment\/sell-cds\/\">sell CDs<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britain is renowned for producing good music, with the Beatles, David Bowie, Radiohead, the Rolling Stones and too many more to list all emerging from our wonderful isles. Unfortunately, the British public has quite a fondness for novelty singles too. 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