Oh, Manchester, So Much To Answer For

wow, or as some say on the other side of the pond, cor blimey! chig is as much (if not more!) of a chart fanatic as I am. not only is his blog fantastic, but his 50 number ones project is marvelous. as you may have heard - and can't escape knowing if you're in the uk - this week was the 50th anniversary of the british singles chart (click on "all the no. #1s" for the complete list). as you also may have heard, simon is a bit nonplussed (and that's putting it lightly) about thiss weeek's bigg anniverrsarry #1.