We’re #2!

Inspired by Tom Ewing’s “Popular” (which traces the history of UK #1 singles) and Tom Breihan’s “The Number Ones” (which does the same for US #1s), “We’re #2!” looks at the history of those songs which almost but not-quite managed to reach the summit of the UK Singles Chart, beginning a quarter century back from this column’s inception (March 2019) up until whenever the Present Day comes about. Here you can find a complete chronological archive of the series so far.

1994

001]	Bryan Adams, Sting & Rod Stewart	“All for Love”	23rd January
002]	Toni Braxton	“Breathe Again“	30th January
003]	Ace of Base	“The Sign“	27th February
004]	Bruce Springsteen	“Streets of Philadelphia“	27th March
005]	Crash Test Dummies	“Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm“	24th April
006]	Big Mountain	“Baby, I Love Your Way“	5th June
007]	All-4-One	“I Swear“	26th June
008]	Let Loose	“Crazy for You“	14th August
009]	Red Dragon	“Compliments on Your Kiss (Feat. Brian & Tony Gold)“	28th August
010]	Kylie Minogue	“Confide in Me“	4th September
011]	Corona	“The Rhythm of the Night“	18th September
012]	Bon Jovi	“Always“	2nd October
013]	Real McCoy	“Another Night“	13th November
014]	The Stone Roses	“Love Spreads“	27th November
XXX]	Whitney Houston	“All I Want for Christmas is You“	11th December