Stan Halen's blog

20 Best Number Ones - what were you (not) thinking of?

The new issue thunks on the doormat. Thumb thumb thumb. Ah yes, 20 Worst Number Ones, good idea. Check; check; take your word for it (never knowingly heard James Blunt); ooh, harsh; etc.

Turn page - 20 Best Number Ones. Check; check; take your word for it (never knowingly heard Beyonce or that Kylie one); Kate Bush? - you must be joking; etc.

In summary, mostly fair. But one omission from the 20 best really is a shocker. This first pleasured my ears 37 summers ago and I still remember how it sounded like nothing else that went before. The most fuzztastic one-hit wonder ever. An inspired choice for the opening credits of the undeservedly forgotten Miami Blues. And it still sounds ace.