| TOMHARK | 1958 single by Elias & His Zigzag Jive Flutes which reached number 2 in the UK charts |
| DISCO | 1979 single by Ottawan which reached number 2 in the UK charts |
| ITSRAINING | 1978 single by Darts which reached number 2 in the UK charts |
| BREATHLESS | 1958 single by Jerry Lee Lewis (10) |
| LOLA | 1970 single by the Kinks which reached number two in the UK singles chart (4) |
| MYCOLOGY | Studied by Elias Fries and Beatrix Potter, a branch of biology concerned with mushrooms and toadstools (8) |
| AUTODAFE | 1936 novel by Elias Canetti (4-2-2) |
| BEMYBABY | 1963 single by The Ronettes that reached number 2 in the US and number 4 in the UK |
| ALLOUTOFLOVE | 1980 ballad by Air Supply that reached number 2 in the US and number 11 in the UK |
| IMCOMINGHOME | Tom Jones single that reached number 2 in the UK chart in 1967 (2,6,4) |
| CRAZYHORSES | 1972 single by The Osmonds that reached number 2 in the UK |
| ONEDAYILLFLYAWAY | 1980 single by Randy Crawford that reached number 2 in the UK chart (3,3,3,3,4) |
| LOVEDONTLIVEHEREANYMORE | Rose Royce single that reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart in 1978 |
| ITSMYLIFE | 1992 single by Dr Alban that reached number two in the UK charts (3,2,4) |
| SONGFORWHOEVER | Single by The Beautiful South that reached number two in the UK in 1989 |
| THEJEAN | 1972 David Bowie single that reached number 2 in the UK charts |
| INTHENAVY | 1979 single by Village People that reached number 2 in the UK |
| GENIE | 1972 David Bowie single that reached number 2 in the UK charts |
| JEEPSTER | 1971 T Rex single that reached number 2 in the UK charts |
| LOLLIPOP | The first commercially successful international ska song, recorded by Millie Small that reached number two in both the UK and the US in 1964 (2,3,8) |
