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The Best (and worst)
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| Here's an eclectic selection of the best, and sometimes the worst, of all sorts of things including: the best ever videos, and movies, dead good (but dead) pop artists, all time best singles, best cars of the century, pop icons, top UK snacks, Europe's heaviest smokers, most popular UK names, things that drive us mad, email |
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Best Cars of the 20th Century (alphabetically)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Vroom vroom vroom ....!
| In December 1999, an international jury of automotive journalists and experts elected the: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ford Model T | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| as the winner of the Car Of The Century award. The Ford Model T was selected for the significant innovation it represented in its day, as well as its design, and its impact on the auto industry, and indeed, society itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The runners up were:
2nd: the Mini (all types) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| the total list of nominees were as follows:
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| Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint | 54-68 | Italy
| Audi Quattro
| 88-91
| Germany
| Austin Seven
| 22-39
| UK
| BMW 328
| 36-40
| Germany
| Bugatti T35
| 26-30
| France
| Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
| 63-67
| USA
| Citroen Traction Avant
| 34-57
| France
| Citroen 2CV
| 48-90
| France
| Citroen DS19
| 55-65
| France
| Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta
| 59-62
| Italy
| FIAT 500 Topolino
| 36-48
| Italy
| Ford Model T
| 08-27
| USA
| Ford Mustang
| 64-69
| USA
| Jaguar XK120
| 48-54
| UK
| Jaguar E-Type
| 61-75
| UK
| Mercedes-Benz S, SS & SSK
| 27-32
| Germany
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Coupe
| 54-57
| Germany
| Mini
| 59-now
| UK
| NSU RO80
| 67-76
| Germany
| Porsche 911
| 63-now
| Germany
| Range Rover
| 70-96
| UK
| Renault Espace
| 84-now
| France
| Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
| 07-25
| UK
| Volkswagen Beetle
| 46-now
| Germany
| Volkswagen Golf
| 74-84
| Germany
| Willys Jeep
| 41-45
| USA
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Best Ever Singles~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| Title | Sales (millions) 1
| Candle In The Wind 97 - Elton John (1997)
| 31
| 2
| White Christmas - Bing Crosby (1977)
| 30
| 3
| Rock Around the Clock - Bill Hayley and His Comets (1955)
| 17
| 4
| I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles (1963)
| 12
| 5
| It's Now Or Never - Elvis Presley (1960)
| 10
| 6
| Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley (1956)
| 9
| 6
| Diana - Paul Anka (1957)
| 9
| 8
| Hey Jude - The Beatles (1968)
| 8
| 8
| I'm A Believer - The Monkees (1967)
| 8
| 8
| (Everything I Do) I Do For You - Bryan Adams (1991)
| 8
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| Source:Guiness Book of Hit Singles Dec 1998
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Blockbuster's All-time Top 50 Videos (1999)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| 1 | Four Weddings and a Funeral(Cert. 15, Comedy)
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| Braveheart (Cert. 15, Action)
| 3
| Seven (Cert. 18, Thriller)
| 4
| Forrest Gump (Cert. 12, Drama)
| 5
| Speed (Cert. PG, Action)
| 6
| Men In Black (Cert. PG, Action)
| 7
| The Fugitive (Cert. PG, Action)
| 8
| Ransom (Cert. 18, Thriller)
| 9
| Pulp Fiction (Cert. 18, Action)
| 10
| Mask (Cert. PG, Comedy)
| 11
| Dumb and Dumber (Cert. PG, Comedy)
| 12
| Scream (Cert. 18, Horror)
| 13
| The Rock (Cert. 15, Action)
| 14
| Heat (Cert. 15, Action)
| 15
| True Lies (Cert. 15, Action)
| 16
| Jerry Maguire (Cert. 15, Romance)
| 17
| Mission: Impossible (Cert. PG, Action)
| 18
| Liar Liar (Cert. 12, Comedy)
| 19
| Die Hard with a Vengence (Cert. 15, Action)
| 20
| Trainspotting (Cert. 18, Drama)
| 21
| Stargate (Cert. PG, Sci-Fi
| 22
| Con Air (Cert. 18, Action)
| 23
| Face/Off (Cert. 18, Action)
| 24
| Mrs Doubtfire (Cert. PG, Comedy)
| 25
| Jurassic Park (Cert. PG, Action)
| 26
| Usual Suspects (Cert. 18, Drama)
| 27
| Indecent Proposal (Cert. 15, Drama)
| 28
| The Nutty Professor (Cert. 12, Comedy)
| 29
| Cliffhanger (Cert. 15, Action)
| 30
| Apollo 13 (Cert. PG, Thriller)
| 31
| Independence Day (Cert. 12, Action)
| 32
| In the Line of Fire (Cert. 15, Action)
| 33
| Twister (Cert. PG, Action)
| 34
| Under Siege (Cert. 15, Action)
| 35
| Ace Ventura - Pet Detective (Cert. PG, Comedy)
| 36
| Twelve Monkeys (Cert xxxxxxxx)
| 37
| Demolition Man (Cert. 18, Action)
| 38
| Golden Eye (Cert. 12, Action)
| 39
| Jumanji (Cert. PG, Childrens comedy)
| 40
| The Firm (Cert. 15, Drama)
| 41
| Ace Ventura 2 - When Nature Calls (Cert. PG, Comedy)
| 42
| Air Force One (Cert. 15, Action)
| 43
| Cool Runnings (Cert. PG, Comedy)
| 44
| Bad Boys (Cert. 18, Action)
| 45
| The Fifth Element (Cert. PG, Action)
| 46
| Muriel's Wedding (Cert. 15, Comedy)
| 47
| Phenomenon (Cert. PG, Science Fiction)
| 48
| The Specialist (Cert. 18, Action)
| 49
| A Few Good Men (Cert. 15, Drama)
| 50
| Groundhog Day (Cert. PG, Comedy)
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Dead Good~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Death seems to be a good career move,
| Buddy Holly: | "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" on April 24th 1959. Holly died in an air crash on 3rd February of that same year. |
| Eddie Cochran: | "Three Steps To Heaven" in June 1960. Cochran died in a car crash on 17th April that year. |
| Jum Reeves: | "Distant Drums" in September 1966. Reeves died in a plane crash on 31st July 1964. |
| Jimi Hendrix: | "Voodoo Chile" in November 1970. He chocked to death in the previous September. |
| Elvis Presley: | "Way Down" in September 1977. A month earlier he died from a heart attack. |
| John Lennon: | "(Just Like) Starting Over", "Imagine" and "Woman" in Dec/January 1980/81. He was shot dead on December 8th 1980. |
| Jackie Wilson: | "Reet Petite" in December 1986. Wilson died 2 years previously, but his record first entered the charts on 15th November 1957, which must make it the slowest climber of all time? |
| Freddie Mercury: | "Living On My Own" in August 1993. The singer died in November 1991. |
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Europe's Heaviest Smokers~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| Country | No. of cigarettes per capita per year 1
| Greece
| 3,020
| 2
| Luxenbourg
| 2,140
| 3
| Spain
| 1,929
| 4
| Germany
| 1,841
| 5
| Denmark
| 1,791
| 6
| Ireland
| 1,784
| 7
| Austria
| 1,685
| 8
| Portugal
| 1,681
| 9
| Belgium
| 1,568
| 10
| Italy
| 1,541
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| Source:Eurostat 1999
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20th Century's Top 20 Pop Icons~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
according to readers of the UK's Q Magazine, Oct 99,
| Position | Artist
| 1
| John Lennon
| 2
| Paul McCartney
| 3
| Kurt Cobain
| 4
| Bob Dylan
| 5
| Elvis Presley
| 6
| David Bowie
| 7
| Madonna
| 8
| Noel Gallagher
| 9
| Liam Gallagher
| 10
| Michael Stipe
| 11
| Keith Richards
| 12
| Bob Marley
| 13
| Freddie Mercury
| 14
| Frank Sinatra
| 15
| Jimi Hendrix
| 16
| Thom Yorke
| 17
| Aretha Franklin
| 18
| Bono
| 19
| James Brown
| 20
| Brian Wilson
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Top UK Snacks~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| Product | Sales (£millions) 1
| Walkers Crisps
| 360.5
| 2
| Pringles
| 171.2
| 3
| Hula Hoops
| 61.2
| 4
| Quavers
| 50.2
| 5
| Wotsits
| 47.2
| 6
| Doritos
| 40.6
| 7
| Skips
| 39.2
| 8
| Golden Wonder Crisps
| 30.9
| 9
| Walkers Lites
| 27.2
| 10
| Mini Cheddars
| 25.6
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| Source:AC Nielson May 1999
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