This thread of ‘best selling singles going back to 14,000BC’ is an absolute treat
People are loving this thread created by @jazzemu_ and @AdrianRMG charting the ‘best selling single of every decade all the way back to 14,000BC’.
Composer and all-round good guy @mrnickharvey said it’s one of the best things he’s ever seen on Twitter. And you’ll see why.
2000s – James Blunt, You’re Beautiful pic.twitter.com/nHJ8hfR2ms
— (@jazzemu_) December 5, 2019
1990s – Lou Bega, Mambo No.5 pic.twitter.com/GJ8r9iQdBw
— (@jazzemu_) December 5, 2019
1980s – Cher, If I Could Turn Back Time pic.twitter.com/7VBIR15cdW
— (@jazzemu_) December 5, 2019
1970s – The Beegees, Haaaah pic.twitter.com/OBWH6QjUeE
— (@jazzemu_) December 5, 2019
1960s – Herbie Bonson, Do The Crunch pic.twitter.com/9M9fNUJP8k
— (@jazzemu_) December 5, 2019
1950s – Chunky Finchman & The Interrupters, She’s My Baby pic.twitter.com/7f6EHoxdGl
— (@jazzemu_) December 5, 2019
1940s – Jöhn Smith, Britain (Is Where I’m From) pic.twitter.com/ic8t8JT2wQ
— (@jazzemu_) December 5, 2019
1930s – Disney Inc., Unconscious Tower Maiden pic.twitter.com/XlJJiD9TN7
— (@jazzemu_) December 5, 2019
1920s – Phillip Jameson, Dirty Anklez pic.twitter.com/RfQDd1Og3T
— (@jazzemu_) December 5, 2019
1910s – Rupert McCarthy, Bellum Est Malum (War Is Bad) pic.twitter.com/brwVZsQLC6
— (@jazzemu_) December 5, 2019
1900s – The Wright Brothers, Ten Feet High Club pic.twitter.com/pTqxJfoYDh
— (@jazzemu_) December 5, 2019
1850s – Nurse Licebaron, Little Timmy pic.twitter.com/W9ZeAS97AE
— (@jazzemu_) December 5, 2019
1820s – Lord Crisp-Banbury, Mambo No. 4 pic.twitter.com/KaRLBWkIJ6
— (@jazzemu_) December 5, 2019
1790s – Beethoven, Post-deafness Acoustic Sessions pic.twitter.com/Wx9xtM1lJb
— (@jazzemu_) December 5, 2019
1770s – Handel, Zadok The Priest (Club Edit) pic.twitter.com/VF5SjkOY1S
— (@jazzemu_) December 5, 2019
1580s – Cher, I Turned Back Time pic.twitter.com/mRNnd1dXBh
— (@jazzemu_) December 5, 2019
1440s – Bogis De Bonbon, Hurmurnurmur pic.twitter.com/uKm0A4x5oH
— (@jazzemu_) December 5, 2019
1430s – Baron Von Hurb, Ma-lreanr pic.twitter.com/DPCOIWJyju
— (@jazzemu_) December 5, 2019
1420s – Glög, Ü pic.twitter.com/xaNyc9Lewv
— (@jazzemu_) December 5, 2019
1350s – The Rancid Prince, Be My Daddy pic.twitter.com/yml9baNLsK
— (@jazzemu_) December 5, 2019
1310s – Sir Chillalot, Mambo No.3 pic.twitter.com/LuPE8EcpHH
— (@jazzemu_) December 5, 2019
660s – The People of Byzantium, The Coronation of Cher pic.twitter.com/48ambUgWw1
— (@jazzemu_) December 5, 2019
70s BCE – The Bethelehem Bbz, Zoopzappyzappa pic.twitter.com/Sl14y5LZF9
— (@jazzemu_) December 5, 2019
2540s BCE – Nafkatiti, Mambo No.2 pic.twitter.com/pLVIJOqvHN
— (@jazzemu_) December 5, 2019
2650s BCE – Gogmagog, Stonehenge Finish pic.twitter.com/ILH8KTW8sX
— (@jazzemu_) December 5, 2019
3220s BCE – The People of Babylon, The Aliens Are Gone pic.twitter.com/FsqIMKJAmB
— (@jazzemu_) December 5, 2019
3230s BCE – The Aliens, Does Anyone Want To Hang Out pic.twitter.com/FKmUVqkk5i
— (@jazzemu_) December 5, 2019
12,450BCE – Brog, Mambo No.1 pic.twitter.com/91s1dUPA4k
— (@jazzemu_) December 5, 2019
14,000BCE – H. Sapiens, Rock Scraping On Other Rock (Once) pic.twitter.com/5wCosTSpox
— (@jazzemu_) December 5, 2019
And here’s just a little bit of the love it generated.
I’ve been on Twitter for 10 years and I think clicking on this tweet was the best moment I’ve ever experienced since joining.
Thank you for presenting your comprehensive research so perfectly.— Dan Bull (@itsDanBull) December 6, 2019
Great. Now Rock Scraping On Other Rock is going to be stuck in my head all day.
— David Lewis (@uniondesign) December 6, 2019
I thought this was going to be a super serious, interesting, and educational thread.
And it absolutely is.— Neil (@ rabbitopus on insta) (@rinneil) December 6, 2019
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