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Pauro 76
17/10/2006, 10:20 AM
My Chemical Romance hit No. 1 in the UK singles chart this week with ‘Welcome to the Black Parade’. good song actually, but can anyone remember the last time a rock band made No.1, it doesnt happen very often...
lofty9
17/10/2006, 10:24 AM
I remember Iron Maiden's Bring Your Daughter to The Slaughter as No1. But I'm sure there was a few more after that.
BohsPartisan
17/10/2006, 10:25 AM
that was in January of, I think 1991 or was it 90?
gustavo
17/10/2006, 10:25 AM
28 Jan 2006 Arctic Monkeys When The Sun Goes Down
Drumcondra Red
17/10/2006, 10:29 AM
Hmmm, when I first saw the video the other day, I thought yer man singing was that guy off Big Brother!!! :D
Pauro 76
17/10/2006, 10:53 AM
Stereophonics “Dakota’ I suppose... but Iron Maiden was the last out and out rock single I remember making no.1..... Stiltskin “Inside’? that was more of a Levis advert thing, when they could release a soundtrack of farting hippos and that would reach no.1 purely cos of the Levis link...
Kingdom
17/10/2006, 11:07 AM
WHat abput that mock rock band, eh The Darkness.
Pauro 76
17/10/2006, 11:28 AM
Manics ‘Masses Against the Classes’ another unexpected one...
tetsujin1979
17/10/2006, 11:38 AM
what about that crowd who won Eurovision - did they make it to no 1?
paul_oshea
17/10/2006, 2:39 PM
28 Jan 2006 Arctic Monkeys When The Sun Goes Down



eh that certainly aint rock young fella, listen to some proper rock and then you will realise that can't be considered rock.

again it begs the question, is it the average joe soaps ignorant view of rock, or is it actual rock.

iron maiden 1990, it was released on December 24 and quickly hit #1 on the UK charts. It stayed there for 2 weeks.
gustavo
18/10/2006, 10:23 AM
young fella?? hmm
ok I was thinking rock in the broadest sense of the word but if you want to be pedantic go right ahead.
CollegeTillIDie
23/10/2006, 6:20 AM
Manics ‘Masses Against the Classes’ another unexpected one...

Ah yes a classic!
Pauro 76
23/10/2006, 8:52 AM
Ah yes a classic!

and probably their last great song too.
BohsPartisan
23/10/2006, 10:31 AM
iron maiden 1990, it was released on December 24 and quickly hit #1 on the UK charts. It stayed there for 2 weeks.

Only reason that happened was the buying public were all singled out after the xmas #1 rush and the only ones buying were hardcore fans.
Terry
23/10/2006, 10:46 AM
I have to say I think Paul is spot on there
gustavo
23/10/2006, 11:29 AM
eh that certainly aint rock young fella, listen to some proper rock and then you will realise that can't be considered rock.

again it begs the question, is it the average joe soaps ignorant view of rock, or is it actual rock.

iron maiden 1990, it was released on December 24 and quickly hit #1 on the UK charts. It stayed there for 2 weeks.

Also if you took time to get down off your soapbox there you might notice that the OP had My Chemical Romance as the latest band to hit number one surely not rock in your sense of the word.