Greatest Songs To be Kept Off Of No 1

[ATS]

Remember Paul and Barry in my youth
Damned if I can remember who did the later cover version

[Peter]

I assume that website that was set up to get justice for songs like Vienna that never made it to number one never took off then?

The idea was for people to vote on a song that should've been no.1 but wasn't, and everyone download it in the same week.

[ATS]

Wonderwall

[Steve R]

Free - All Right Now (1970).

[colonel]

The Beatles:

Something
Come Together
Penny Lane
Strawberry Fields Forever

At least one Who track and a US Zeppelin single.

[Ace]

God Save The Queen by The Sex Pistols that wasn't recognised by the charts, but sold more than the then Number 1 by Rod Stewart

[dynatech]

There are numerous gems that should have hit the top and had to make do with the runner-up spot (in addition to the tunes mentioned above)
Bits & Pieces - Dave Clark 5
Heart Full Of Soul - Yardbirds
My Generation - The Who
I Can't Let Go - The Hollies
God Only Know - The Beach Boys
Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
Build Me Up Buttercup - The Fortunes
Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition

Often better than what was number one at the time...
and that's just the 60's