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List of number-one indie hits of 2009 (UK) peer review

I appreciate your thanks - glad my peer review was useful and good luck with the article at FLC. Ruhrfisch _><>° 02:15, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Warren Stacey

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The DYK project (nominate) 18:03, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Peter Lumsden

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DYK for Faya

On 13 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Faya, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that female R&B group Faya was discovered singing at a youth centre in Slough, and went on to sign a six-album deal with Def Jam Recordings? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 12:03, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Bedsitcom

On 10 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bedsitcom, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the reality TV programme Bedsitcom featured actors following the producer's instructions, as well as unaware members of the public, leading to it being labelled "morally reprehensible"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 12:03, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

DYK for This Little Light

On 16 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article This Little Light, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that LZ7's 2010 single "This Little Light" is based around the 20th century gospel song "This Little Light of Mine"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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DYK for Alexa Goddard

On 7 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Alexa Goddard, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that R&B singer Alexa Goddard's debut chart hit, a cover of "Turn My Swag On", topped the UK Indie Chart on its second week of release? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

~ a week to wikipedia's birthday. Thanks Victuallers (talk) 11:34, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

List of number-one dance hits from the 2000s

Cheers for pointing this out. These were taken from a mate's Music Week collection. It's possible that mistakes have crept in. Grrr! He didn't have a full set for 2003, which is why I left that blank. How far back does that site you linked me go? I supposed I could have a look myself :p I should verify that the chart is the same one first (because there's the Upfront Club Play one too) and then at some point correct the mistakes - gah! Technohead1980 (talk) 21:20, 25 March 2011 (UTC)

Ah, that's a good point about the Upfront Club Top 40 - I'm not entirely sure what the difference is between that and the UK Dance Chart. The sources that I've been using are the archive crawls of Radio 1's Dance Chart that are done by the Wayback Machine, which can be found here and here. From the looks of things, there are loads of archives of 2005's dance chart, so that might be a good place to start to see how it compares to the current Misplaced Pages article. I might try to dig out one or two old editions of Music Week as well, just to see if they specifically call the chart that they list the "UK Dance Chart" or whatever. Thanks a lot for the speedy reply, incidentally. A Thousand Doors (talk) 02:29, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

The Upfront chart is based on airplay. That is to say, DJs return listings of what they've been playing to the OCC and then they compile it. The UK Dance chart (prior to downloads) was based on sales of 12" dance records from specialist dance outlets. Now, in the download age, it's based on sales of dance music from any outlet (but let's face it, predominantly itunes). I have to admit that, looking at the links you've posted, it seems as if that's the proper UK Dance chart. That is to say, the sales one. Technohead1980 (talk) 10:03, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

Ah, okay, that makes sense. I only have one or two issues of Music Week, and they're all from after their 2008 redesign, but, from what I can tell, they only seem to list the Upfront chart (on page 35), and I can't find the Dance Chart at all. I might see if it's archived on the official OCC website though. A Thousand Doors (talk) 00:13, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

I see what they've done. They've changed the #1s to the biggest selling dance record on the main chart, which is not how the chart is calculated. This could mean they've done it to other years. I'll have to review. Technohead1980 (talk) 06:40, 4 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Great Reality TV Swindle

On 31 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Great Reality TV Swindle, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 2002, a British man working in a bookstore conned 30 people into leaving their homes and quitting their jobs? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:05, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Invitation to take part in a pilot study

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DYK for List of number-one dance hits of 2005 (UK)

On 25 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article List of number-one dance hits of 2005 (UK), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the longest-running number one of the UK Dance Chart in 2005 was "Hung Up" by Madonna, which spent four weeks at the top of the chart? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

UK Dance Chart number-one albums of 2009

I noticed you have recently created the above page. I will offer my help expanding/creating all the 'Dance Chart Number one albums' if i knew where i could obtain the information from. Wilbur2012(talk) 17:40, 27 May 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wilbur2012 (talk • contribs)

Hey Wilbur, that'd be very good of you, thanks very much! To be honest though, I haven't been able to find anywhere on the web that contains all the information that we'd need. There are a few weeks dotted about on web archive crawls of Radio 1's dance chart page (e.g. here and here), but the only place I can think of that would contain all the number ones would be some back issues of ChartsPlus. I wasn't planning on spending money getting them though, so I thought that the best that I could do would be to go through the archive crawls and add whatever information I can find. If you're able to help, that'd be really great, but, if not, that's fine too. A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 18:25, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

I will look forward to trying to expand those articles. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wilbur2012 (talk • contribs) 18:31, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Great start on the 2000s

That may only be from the end of 2009, but it's a solid start and makes it clear how others could add to it. – SJ + 19:53, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks very much, SJ! A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 20:12, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

Bedsitcom

I would like to pass this. I have just a few questions and then I will. See (Talk:Bedsitcom/GA1) Good work. AIRcorn (talk) 09:26, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick response. I have a few more comments, but this well and truly meets the criteria, so I am passing it. Congratulations. AIRcorn (talk) 12:02, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Disputed non-free use rationale for File:NikRussian.png

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Re: Buffalo G

(from User talk:Daniel); "Hi there Daniel. A few years back you deleted an article about Irish pop band Buffalo G, following an AfD discussion. Would you perhaps be willing to restore that article, as they did have a single that made number 17 on the UK Singles Chart (Source), which does make them notable, per criterion 2 of WP:MUSICBIO. Thanks very much. A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 00:15, 6 July 2011 (UTC)"

The article had very, very little content. In some respects you'd probably be better just starting from scratch. If the new article asserts notability (as it seems to be able to) then there'd be no issues with the previous AfD. Regards, Daniel (talk) 00:56, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

Re:File:NikRussian.png

Portraits like that are often used on biographies, as it is generally held that seeing an image of a person significantly adds to an article about them. However, this does not extend to articles in which they are just a part. Basically, I think we are perfectly able to understand the article without seeing a picture of the man's face; specifically, I believe the image fails NFCC#8. For comparison, take a look at Lady in the Lake trial, an article I wrote. Though it contains biographical details about Gordon and Carol Park, we are able to understand the article without seeing pictures of them. J Milburn (talk) 21:01, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

Hmm, that's fair enough then. The suggestion that an image of Russian should be included in the article was made by H1nkles during a peer review. It seemed like a good idea, but I couldn't find a free-use one, so tried to make do with one that could fall under fair-use. Thanks for bringing this issue to my attention anyway. A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs)

Proposed deletion of 22 Dynamic Hits, Vol. 2

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FL comment

See my comment at Misplaced Pages:Featured list candidates/List of Christmas number one albums (UK)/archive1 PumpkinSky talk 01:49, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

Per the discussion at the above now-deleted discussion, I have deleted the nomination. Feel free to re-submit when your first nomination has been closed or gains a few supports. Dabomb87 (talk) 22:01, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

Pennant numbers

Yes - you are correct. The 47 is the vessel's pennant number, equivalent to, say CV-6 or CVN-65 after USS Enterprise. Mark Sublette (talk) 01:26, 6 August 2011 (UTC)Mark SubletteMark Sublette (talk) 01:26, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

Great Reality TV Swindle

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Good Article promotion

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Misplaced Pages:Featured list candidates/List of posthumous number-one singles (UK)/archive1

Hi there, just to let you know I've addressed all the points you raised, was wondering if you could see if it's been done to your total satisfaction......? Cheers! -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 12:09, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

They haven't quite all been addressed - the ones that have been done I've struckthrough, but there are still one or two that haven't quite yet been fixed. A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 13:19, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

Nomination of Alex Day for deletion

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Triple Crown jewels

This user has a Triple Crown.

List of number-one singles in 2011 (UK)

Hey A Thousand Doors, I just noticed that the layout of the page mentioned has been changed dramatically. You mentioned in the edit that a discussion had taken place and I was wondering where I could locate this - personally I find the addition of 'Record Labels' an unnecessary one; causing the table to carry on into two-lines per single (e.g. 'Olly Murs featuring Rizzle Kicks' now extends onto a second line of the table, whereas before it was only one). I'm hoping that in this discussion I can find a justification/agreement of the decision, so any help would be much appreciated – AlligatorSky (talk) 17:28, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

Hey there AlligatorSky, thanks a lot for the message. To be honest, my use of the word "discussion" was perhaps a little obtuse - a couple of months ago I mentioned on the article's talk page that there were areas for expansion, nobody really said anything, so I thought that I'd just be bold, make the change myself, and see what people thought. My reasoning is that, as Wikipedians, we should really be aiming to be the most comprehensive resource available, and there's a relevance to detailing the record labels through which the singles were released; the information can be sourced from Radio 1's website, so I don't think there's any verifiability issue there. Personally, my monitor displays almost all of the number ones on single lines – I don't know how it might be different for you, but obviously if there's an WP:ACCESS issue then that's something that we'll have to look into. Thanks again for the message. A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 22:08, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

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DYK for List of posthumous number ones on the UK Albums Chart

On 17 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article List of posthumous number ones on the UK Albums Chart, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, and Amy Winehouse (pictured) have all had posthumous number-one albums in the UK? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/List of posthumous number ones on the UK Albums Chart.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Orlady (talk) 12:01, 17 October 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Official Subscription Plays Chart

On 22 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Official Subscription Plays Chart, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that when first launched, the Official Subscription Plays Chart tracked more than 3.2 million digital plays per week in the United Kingdom, across 340,000 unique songs? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Official Subscription Plays Chart.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

Interview with Wikimedia Foundation

Hello Thousand, My name is Matthew Roth and I'm a Storyteller working on the 2011 fundraiser with the Wikimedia Foundation in San Francisco. In past years, we've relied on Jimbo to carry the bulk of the fundraising weight and he's done very well helping us hit our yearly funding targets. This year, however, we're broadening the scope and reach of the fundraiser by incorporating more voices and different people on the funding banners and appeals that will start running full-time on November 7th. We're testing new messages and finding some really great results with editors and staff members of the Foundation. You can see the current progress of the tests here. I'm curious if you would want to participate in an interview with me as part of this process? The interviews usually last 60 minutes and involve a number of questions about your personal editing experiences, as well as general questions about Misplaced Pages and its impact in the world. Please let me know by emailing mroth (at) wikimedia.org. Thanks! Matthew (WMF) 21:58, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

Imperial triple crown jewels

Creationist

Hello! I reverted your edit regarding the Lee Strobel article with a rationale on its talk page, but wanted to drop you a note here so that you would notice it and could comment, if desired. Have a good day! SocratesJedi | Talk 04:45, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

Re:Possible featured pictures?

Both very nice pictures, but they are suspicious. The first claims to have a separate source and author, the second claims to have a different author and copyright holder. Clarification of this would be required. Also, as these are clearly professional photographs, OTRS permission would really be needed. In all seriousness, in their current state, they'd be more likely to be deleted than featured. J Milburn (talk) 20:45, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

Yikes. Probably for the best that I didn't just jump straight in nominating them right away then. Thanks for letting me know. A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 21:08, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Son of God (TV series)

Replying to your comments on my talk page...

I read your suggestion that this hook be saved for Christmas, and decided that it made sense to feature it sooner. The article is not particularly focused on Jesus' birth, and the hook is decidedly unrelated to Christmas. Christianity-related topics like this one are featured in DYK year-round, and IMO this rather serious article would get more reader attention on a day when people aren't in a holiday mood.

As for why I didn't use in an image slot, please note that more hooks are nominated with images than can be used in image slots, so we need to be selective. This particular image did not illustrate the hook fact; indeed, the conventional depiction of Christ in the image was inconsistent with the hook fact, so I concluded that the hook was one that would "work" better without the image. --Orlady (talk) 16:48, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

Okay, that makes sense - thanks very much for the response. A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 16:52, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

And thanks to you for contributing a good article and an interesting hook! (The fact is hardly surprising to me, but I know it is controversial.) --Orlady (talk) 16:58, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Son of God (TV series)

On 8 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Son of God (TV series), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a study conducted by the BBC series Son of God concluded that the skin of Jesus Christ would have been "olive-coloured" and "swarthy"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Son of God (TV series).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:04, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

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DYK for The People's Book of Records

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DYK for UK Indie Breakers Chart

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Proposed deletion of List of UK Indie Breakers Chart number ones

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Your GA nomination of Son of God (TV series)

The article Son of God (TV series) you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Son of God (TV series) for things which need to be addressed. Jezhotwells (talk) 04:17, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

		The Good Article Barnstar
		Thanks A Thousand Doors for helping to promote Son of God (TV series) to Good Article status. Please accept this little sign of appreciation and goodwill from me, because you deserve it. Keep it up, and give someone a pat on the back today. --Sp33dyphil ©ontributions 23:23, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

Need your help

Hi. I saw you have made a many contributions to the UK charts series of articles. I've recently created a similar series of articles of the U.S. singles charts by decade, which are built the same way the British ones are (by decade and with statistics).

These are the articles​​:

• List of Billboard number-one singles of the 1940s (U.S.)
• List of Billboard number-one singles during 1950–1958 (U.S.)
• List of Hot 100 number-one singles during 1958–1969 (U.S.)
• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of the 1970s (U.S.)
• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of the 1980s (U.S.)
• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of the 1990s (U.S.)
• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of the 2000s (U.S.)
• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of the 2010s (U.S.)

Unfortunately, there are some Wikipedians whom oppose keeping these articles around, claiming that they are essentially a duplication of information which already exists in other articles (namely, the extended articles covering individual years in the U.S. singles chart) and therefore they are in their opinion redundant – even though in my opinion, these articles present the chart lists more effectively (through sortable lists with reduced redundant data) and contain statistics by decade which does not exist elsewhere on Misplaced Pages. Despite this opposition, so far three of these articles have ​​survived individual AfDs. Nevertheless, according to this current ongoing deletion review it seems that very soon another bigger AfD is going to be held in which the fate of ALL these articles is going to be determined in a voting. I myself believe that these articles have a lot of potential and could be further expanded/developed. Nevertheless, if this potential would not be demonstrated soon enough, I fear the outcome of the upcoming voting, knowing that many Wikipedians might not see the value in such a series and/or its potential to be further expanded/developed.

Because you have had a lot of experience in developing the British charts articles, I assume you might have some good insights on how to expanding this series of articles as well. I would appreciate any help you would be able to provide in expanding/developing this series of articles.

Thanks in advance. TheCuriousGnome (talk) 02:30, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

Hmm, this is certainly quite a polarising issue, thanks for bringing it to my attention. From the looks of the deletion review, it appears that the lists are going to be restored and then put up at AfD all together, so I think I'll just wait until that happens and then throw my comments in at that point. For what it's worth, I think there are merits to both ways of displaying the information. I'll have a think about which format I prefer though... A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 20:21, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

OK. Thanks anyway. TheCuriousGnome (talk) 13:25, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

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Talkback

Aaron • 16:19, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

Hello, I have addressed your comments at Misplaced Pages:Featured list candidates/List of songs recorded by Rihanna/archive1. Aaron • 16:52, 4 March 2012 (UTC)

I have addressed your concerns at Misplaced Pages:Featured list candidates/List of songs recorded by Rihanna/archive1. Aaron • 22:39, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

Chartjackers GT nom

Good morning. You happened to mention in the FLC for the List of Chartjackers episodes that you had watched the series, so you're probably more familiar with its scope than most other editors. I recently nominated the three Chartjackers articles to become a Good Topic (see here). Would you mind looking over the nom and offering your comments, whether positive or negative? V_oBEDD 09:58, 4 March 2012 (UTC)

Can do. Not all too familiar with topics on Misplaced Pages, but I shall have a look over it and leave some comments for you. A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 14:22, 4 March 2012 (UTC)

Number One albums of the 1970s

It seems that you have taken it upon yourself to change the official dates on this chart. Please remove these dates. You have credited every album as reaching No.1 on Sunday which is incorrect. The Official charts use Saturday as its chart date. The only other option available to you would be to use each Tuesday.--Tuzapicabit (talk) 10:21, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

This is a perennial debate for which, to the best of my knowledge, no clear consensus has been reached. My reasoning for listing the singles by the date that they reached number one rather than their week ending date is that this is clearer and more intuitive to our readers. I believe that the main reason why someone would want to look up the list of UK number ones is to find out which single was number one on a particular date – under the current system, that would just be whichever single was number-one on the date in question, or immediately before it. Asking them to subtract six days first makes the information more prone to being misunderstood. The OCC's search facility lists number ones from the day that they topped the chart, e.g. a search for what was the number-one album on 10 March 1975 returns that it was Pysical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin. Using the week ending dates instead could easily confuse a reader into thinking that it was On the Level by Status Quo, although that was not the case. This is why I believe that it is in our best interests to use dates of reaching number one, rather than the week ending dates. A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 15:05, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

Yes, but these albums didn't reach No.1 on Sunday. Reggatta de Blanc reached No.1 on week-ending 13 October 1979 (Saturday), but in fact it reached No.1 on 9 October (Tuesday), you have it as 7 October, so whichever you choose, the dates you have are wrong. On the 7 October The Pleasure Principle was still No.1.--Tuzapicabit (talk) 16:18, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

But that's not what the source says. If you search for 7 October 1979 on the OCC's site, it states that Reggatta be Blanc was the number-one album, Eat to the Beat was at two, and The Pleasure Principle was at three. Also, if you're saying that pre-1987 singles/albums didn't technically become number ones until Tuesday, then that would mean, for example, that "I Love You" by Cliff Richard & The Shadows didn't top the chart until 27 December 1960. But this would imply that it wasn't the 1960 Christmas number one, and we can verify from the OCC's previous website that it was. My understanding has been (and correct me if I'm wrong here) that an album's time at number one officially began on the Sunday, but that it wasn't actually announced as the number one until the Tuesday. A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 19:41, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

Actually, the sources for the OCC given on the article state the week-ending date, which is what we should also use. It's not for us to decide which date to use. Either way the latest No.1 wasn't known until Tuesday, so the previous Sunday was the previous week's No.1, so yes, if you went back to the day of 7 October 1979 the current No.1 was The Pleasure Principle. Yes, "I Love You" by Cliff Richard wasn't the Christmas No.1 regardless of what anything else says (although its sales for its week at No.1 are taken from the week over Christmas, but that's a different argument), but nothing we can do about that, we have to go with the sources, whether right or wrong.--Tuzapicabit (talk) 20:57, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

Hmm... All right, you've convinced me. A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 21:11, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

Ok thanks. But now you've mentioned it, maybe we can change "I Love You" since it clearly wasn't No.1 on Christmas Day in 1960 Or maybe not , actually I'm done! --Tuzapicabit (talk) 12:51, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

Number Ones

I used this website as a source - http://www.onlineweb.com/theones/ - some years have "number of number ones" - other years don't, so I had to just count them. Generally I only counted new number ones in a given year. 阝工巳几千凹父工氐 (talk) 08:58, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

Talkback

Aaron • 11:55, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

• And again lol. Aaron • 11:11, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

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