Number-one songs that never were
WHAT do Ultravox’s ‘Vienna’, The Beatles’ ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ and The Kinks’ ‘Waterloo Sunset’ have in common? All these iconic songs were denied a UK number one by arguably inferior rivals.
Instead, they are part of a pantheon of classic number-two singles, a club that also includes The Pogues’ ‘Fairytale Of New York’ and, in the UK, Don McLean’s ‘American Pie’ (which topped the charts here).
