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Personally I'm surprised 'Dance Away' wasn't chosen as it had a much more impressive chart run and was number 1 on at least one other chart, but not the official chart.
The list of no. 2 singles was not chosen simply by sales alone, but by the panel's personal preference. So influential songs, and songs that have stood the test of time will be included, although some would have also sold in large quantities too. If it was by sales alone then Dance Away would have been chosen, as official estimates put its UK sales as high as 750,000 - more than double LITD. Note that Dance Away was the 57th best selling UK single of the 1970s - (some updated charts show slightly different placing) - and was till recent times one of the top 20 selling singles of all time in the UK not to make number 1.