QUIZ: Was this classic song a hit... or a miss?

17 January 2023, 12:54

The Stone Roses in 1989... and one of their classic singles. But was it a chart hit?
The Stone Roses in 1989... and one of their classic singles. But was it a chart hit? Picture: Joe Dilworth/Avalon/Getty Images

We’ll give you the name of a track - all you have to do is say whether the song made the charts… or didn’t get a sniff of success at all.

Some songs feel like they’ve been around forever and are so part of the furniture, they must have ALWAYS been mega-hits.

Not so. Some of your favourite songs struggled to make the charts, or weren’t even singles in the first place!

Here’s our challenge. We’ll give you the name of a track - all you have to do is say whether the song made the UK Top 40 singles chart… of didn’t get a sniff of success at all. But beware… some songs did better when they were reissued…

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