The Numbers Racket

In the coming weeks I'm planning some themed radio shows. Brace yourselves for a clatter of songs about painters, a solid hour of cult troubadors and something about space travel. I'm also working at a two hour programme full of songs that feature numerals in the title.

Here's the shorlist, but I could do with some better suggestions, especially for 9 and 13. Whaddya reckon?

1. One – U2

2. It Takes Two – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell

3. Three Is The Magic Number – Jack Johnson

4. Four To The Floor – Starsailor

5. Five Years- David Bowie

6. Six Underground – Sneaker Pimps

7. The Magnificent Seven – The Clash / 7 Nation Army – White Stripes

8. Eight Days A Week – The Beatles / Dinner At 8 – Rufus Wainwright

9. Nine2Five – Ordinary Boys / Adam Ant – Apollo 9

10. Ten Commandments Of Love – Neville Brothers

11. Eleven O’ Clock Tick Tock – U2

12. Twelve – Forward Russia / 12XU – Wire

13. Thirteen – Cold

14. Fourteen Years – Guns ‘N’ Roses

15. Little 15 – Depeche Mode

16. Sixteen Tons – Ernie Ford

17. At Seventeen – Janis Ian

18. Eighteen With A Bullet – Pete Wingfield

19. 19th Nervous Breakdown – Rolling Stones

20. 20th Century Boy – T Rex

21. No Time To Be 21 – The Adverts / 21 Seconds To Go – So Solid

22. 22 Grand Job – Rakes

23. 23 – Jimmy Eat World / 23 – Blonde Redhead

24. Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa – Gene Pitney

25. Twenty Five Miles –Edwin Starr

Stu Bailie presents The Late show on Radio Ulster, every Friday from 10pm until midnight. See his playlist here.