Shortlist for Official Charts Pop Gem #79: Number 2s

Which Number 1 near-misses have made our shortlist from your faves?

Each we ask you to nominate your favourite overlooked classics of big hits of yesteryear that deserve more love.

This week, we were after songs that got to NUMBER 2. Which nearly-Number 1s deserved to join the Pop Gem Hall Of Fame?

Your suggestions came thick and fast – and some popular choices came up, but in the end we got it down to these 10 contenders…

If some of them aren’t ringing any bells, check out our video playlist, plus wrap your ears round every Pop Gem ever ever ever.

Which Number 2 is your Number 1?

The final 10:

ARTIST	TRACK	YEAR
KATE NASH	FOUNDATIONS	2007
BLAZIN' SQUAD	FLIP REVERSE	2003
S CLUB 7	REACH	2000
SPICE GIRLS	STOP	1998
PULP	COMMON PEOPLE	1995
ACE OF BASE	THE SIGN	1994
RIGHT SAID FRED	I'M TOO SEXY	1991
2 UNLIMITED	GET READY FOR THIS	1991
BROS	WHEN WILL I BE FAMOUS	1987
SQUEEZE	UP THE JUNCTION	1979

Video playlist

Feast your eyes, ears and any other part of your anatomy you fancy on our list of the ten finalists.

And the winner is…

All will be revealed on Saturday, when we announce our Pop Gem pick on Facebook and Twitter.

Every Pop Gem ever

Fancy reliving those perfect Pop Gems we already picked all over again? No worries, get your ears wrapped round these playlists on Spotify and Deezer.

Spotify

Deezer