Ultimate Number Ones

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Mark Cooper

Stephanie McWhinnie

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Music: Pop & Chart

Ultimate Number 1s at the BBC

23/11/2012

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With The Bee Gees, T. Rex, Donna Summer, John Lennon, Culture Club, Spice Girls and more.

A selection of hits that reached number one in the UK singles chart, including The Bee Gees, T. Rex, Donna Summer, John Lennon, Culture Club and Adele.

From the vaults of the BBC archive comes a selection of hits that attained the toppermost of the poppermost prize and made it to number one in the hit parade. From across the decades, we applaud the most coveted of all chart positions with smash hits and classics from The Bee Gees, T. Rex, Donna Summer, John Lennon, Culture Club, The Spice Girls, James Blunt, Rihanna, Adele and many more.

First broadcast to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the first official UK chart in 2012.

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