Every Number One Ever
A comedy podcast for pop music historians. Join us as we keep or bin every UK number one!
Podcast Description
A comedy podcast for pop music historians. Join us as we keep or bin every UK number one!
Episodes
Dec 1, 2025
Episode 157 - [redacted]
Dec 1, 2025
Dec 1, 2025
1hr 28 min
What would have happened if members of Take That were able to quantum leap? What would the world be like if Liam were allowed to name Cocteau Twins songs? And who was responsible for teaching Dickie V to spell? All this plus other stuff in one of our final ever episodes. Just a handful to go!
Dec 8, 2025
Episode 158 - The Accordion Adds Colour!
Dec 8, 2025
Dec 8, 2025
1hr 13 min
We are WAY into single digits now. There's so little time left. If you are starting here you are an absolute lawless individual - and we're here for it!
1994 was the YEAR. That's all I'm saying. No spoilers.
Dec 15, 2025
Episode 159 - The Bottom Of The Bag
Dec 15, 2025
Dec 15, 2025
1hr 14 min
Only 2 more episodes to go. Its getting down to the absolute dregs... or is it? Is there anything astonishing left in the grab bag of number ones? Or, come Christmas day, will Santa's sack (oo er) be found containing nothing but a lump of coal, a fluffy scotch egg, and a one-week Westlife? Only time (and the final episodes) will tell.
Dec 22, 2025
Dec 22, 2025
1hr 15 min
Our penultimate show! And yes, you're right dear listener, we have had to do some really annoying strange maths to fudge it, so we're skimping on you, depriving you of two whole number ones! Don't blame us, blame Taylor Swift and her long-lasting oeuvre/egg.
Also, Merry Christmas <3
Dec 29, 2025
Episode 161 - The Last
Dec 29, 2025
Dec 29, 2025
1hr 13 min
We all knew the day would arrive. This, ladies and gents and others, is our very final episode of the proper podcast recorded live at DOA Studios. Just a reminder not to unsubscribe just yet, as we've got some post mortem episodes coming in the new year.
OKLOVEYOUBYE!
Mar 23, 2026
Aftermath A - Mistakes & Regrets
Mar 23, 2026
Mar 23, 2026
1hr 18 min
Now we've had a bit of time to climb down from our giddy final episode, we've come over a bit introspective. In the first of our wrap up episodes we wade back into the past few years 'work' and talk about all the things we got wrong. Expect bitter recriminations, sass and brutal honesty.
Mar 30, 2026
Aftermath B - AUA
Mar 30, 2026
Mar 30, 2026
1hr 31 min
For the second part of our retrospective, we open the floor to our dear listeners and find out what YOU want to know. What deviant questions do you have for us?
Apr 6, 2026
Aftermath C - Stat Attack
Apr 6, 2026
Apr 6, 2026
1hr 24 min
For the last of our look backs across the pod, we invite on the lovely Dr Noah Henry who's been crunching the numbers and delivering the bad news. Who will be binmaster general? Whats our most hated year? Why oh why do we have X-Factor so much?
If you want to have a dig through the data, head over to patreon.com/enoepodcast to dig through all our grubby data.

Welcome to Every Number One Ever!
A revisionist history of pop music and culture from 1952 to now.
Over the next three years, friends and DAA stalwarts Matthew Leonard, Craig Lowe, and Liam Maloney are pruning the UK pop charts from day dot to now. Randomly selected number ones fired at them and either banished to the bin for all eternity or raised to the hallowed pantheon of pop after discussion, argument and general nonsense.
The discarded songs will be expunged from history and in their stead shall be one randomly selected number two single. Will it be Penny Lane, God Only Knows, Jean Genie? Or the Dexys Midnight Runner's parody 'Come On England'? Only fate and a random spreadsheet function can know for sure!
So join us on our odyssey into pop as we try to correct some historical musical maladies and revitalise the once glittering UK pop chart.



