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Posted by: awardinary 15th April 2024, 11:24 PM

Thank you for all the suggestions for your chart flops of 2009, now we look at the next year, 2010. What songs do you remember from this time and why do you remember them fondly? These could be songs that failed to make the UK Top 40 Singles Chart, or even the Top 75, but they have to have been released as a single at some point during the year.

I will nominate something in a little while that I personally enjoyed in this year, but for now, it’s over to you.

Posted by: Roba. 16th April 2024, 12:37 AM

#84 for this tune from Mika!



Duffy's 2nd era lead single missed out at 41 too.



Boyzone's follow up to the emotional Stephen Gately 'Gave It All Away' missed out at 44. Thought this was pretty solid as well.



This was a great track from Swedish star Erik Hassle.

Posted by: Scene 16th April 2024, 05:51 AM

I will post more later but this instantly comes to mind.

Posted by: Jessie Where 16th April 2024, 07:00 AM

Ooooh SO many from this year.

I remember this was widely predicted to be a big hit, it even got Radio 1 support which back then was a big deal but it got to #44 and he was never heard of again. I actually really liked it:

Posted by: Jessie Where 16th April 2024, 07:04 AM

I remember loads of people on here were predicting this to be a top 5, but it ended up at #64. I have a distinct feeling the release of it may have been messed up somehow though:

Posted by: gooddelta 16th April 2024, 08:55 AM

I'd have also posted Boyzone, Erik Hassle and Sky - all so good. I've realised loads I was going to post actually eventually were small hits in 2011, so I'll have to save them for that thread.

Alphabeat ended up being something of a one-album wonder sadly. The debut was definitely better but The Spell and DJ were solid singles, this didn't reach the top 75 at all.



This actually got to No.35, but I foolishly thought it was going to be some sort of major hit for Katie, as it's brilliant and her prior hit had gone to No.1 in late 2007 with Eva Cassidy.



Hurts had four hits in 2010. Wonderful Life was my favourite, but at least made No.21. This one was No.50, quite a big singalong chorus, it felt bigger.



Interest in our Eurovision entry was so low in 2010 that even fan downloads couldn't get it above...No.179! It sounds like a Jason Donovan Pontins tribute act from 1989 and the vocals in the last 10 seconds are so flat that it's astonishing this wasn't a nul pointer.



A song that did better was this interval act at the contest, which reached No.70, although it was significantly bigger around Europe (No.1 in Norway, top five in Germany...)



No.54...wtf. I loved Robyn's three part Body Talk project released in 2010, such high quality.



The first charting single for Avicii got to No.46 at the end of 2010, although of course under the name Tim Berg he'd had a bigger top 15 hit with Seek Bromance.



A No.57 hit for Taylor Swift, and she also fumbled the bag a bit with the original Speak Now era here. Mine (a No.30 hit in 2010) wasn't the strongest song on the album by any means, and Enchanted was probably a missed opportunity looking back.

Posted by: Jessie Where 16th April 2024, 09:12 AM

Thought this would be a fair bit bigger at the time. Excellent song. #64

Posted by: jimwatts 16th April 2024, 11:10 AM

I'll post a few more later, but first:

The Beatles - Twist And Shout (#48)
The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun (#64; #58 in 2012)
The Beatles - In My Life (#78)
The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There (#90)

Posted by: Scene 16th April 2024, 02:26 PM

This should have been massive! I think I actually prefer it to her other, bigger ballads. Truly gorgeous but sadly the 2010 dance-craze ate it up.


This probably got cancelled hence its low peak but wtf were her label thinking? Bey and Alicia were both at the top of their game in 2010.


Again, not really released so not really a flop but why was this not released instead of the dull 'I Got You'?


This was the follow-up to Impossible (iirc) and had the ballad-to-uptempo novelty of PCD's Hush x4. Really enjoyed it at the time and deserved better!


This should have been BIG! Such a unique, unconventional pop song for the time. Poor Tash.

Posted by: Scene 16th April 2024, 03:14 PM

One of the better tracks on The E.N.D. Only made #55 though.


A flop from Alesha after the misjudged Drummer Boy.


Only made #51, I guess it was a late single and everyone had the album.

Posted by: Roba. 16th April 2024, 03:24 PM

'You Lost Me' is gorgeousl

Also 'I Got You' is one of Leona's better songs imo lol. Was a good upbeat number from her and should've swapped places with 'Happy'!

Posted by: Scene 16th April 2024, 03:45 PM

Yeah I kind of wish I submitted YLM for the 30 Day Song Challenge when it was the song you want to blow up in the charts. It's easily one of her best and could have saved the Bionic era if she performed that on The X Factor final instead of promoting Burlesque! The final that year got like 20 million viewers so I'm sure it would have seen it go top 10 minimum!

Edit: Regarding IGY, never really liked it and found it a bit bland/safe. There were so many better options for second single imo.

Posted by: jimwatts 16th April 2024, 09:57 PM

I recognise that Sky Ferreira song now I've heard it - hadn't realised that was also her, as I love 'Don't Forget' which was her 2022 release!

A few from me - this one reached #79:


One of my faves of the year peaked at #63:


Their last (new) Top 75 hit to date made #68:


This didn't chart but was released alongside 'Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra)' in 2010 - I caught it on one of the music TV channels then and its still my favourite of theirs:


This didn't chart either, but I prefer it to the two which did from that album:


Finally, there are non-Top 40 charting songs I could have sent for this band for 2005, 2007 and 2010, as well as in future for 2011, 2013 and 2017, but because of reasons, I'll just post this one from their 2010 album which has Regine on vocals:

Posted by: Roba. 17th April 2024, 01:19 PM

Adam Lambert made his chart debut over here in 2010, this peaked at 53 and is so much better than the track that did make top 40 ('For Your Entertainment' which I guess could fit here too as it reached 37)!

Posted by: Scene 17th April 2024, 01:57 PM

@Roba I was going to put that in the 2009 thread until I remembered it was 2010, but then forgot about it such a tune! Did Pink write it?

Posted by: Jessie Where 17th April 2024, 02:00 PM

She did! Here's her version of it:

Posted by: Mack. 17th April 2024, 02:13 PM

This from Nicki Minaj:

Posted by: gooddelta 17th April 2024, 02:26 PM

Great shout, I bought her album. This deserved better.

Posted by: Scene 17th April 2024, 02:30 PM

Ok I remember now both versions are great.

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 17th April 2024, 11:37 PM

That Mika song is sooo good. I actually forgot it existed (and it's the song for one of my all time favourite movies!!! )

That Erik Hassle track is stunning too and I thought it was going to be one of those big #4 but spends forever in the top 10 kind of smashes.

'You Lost Me' is genuinely gorgeous! Agreed that it's one of her absolute best and deserved the same level of success that 'Hurt' got at LEAST.

You are correct about 'Put It In A Love Song'. Iirc, both of them actually filmed a video for it before it was shelved Would have been an incredible Summer single and follow up to 'Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)' (which deserves a mention here itself as that was huge in the US but didn't make a dent here in the UK!)!

OIIIII! NOT THE IGY SHADE!! I still think had they gone with 'Outta My Head' as a late Summer single and launched the album off the back off of 'Happy' the era could have lasted beyond the singles it got! (Kinda like how Little Mix launched 'Wings' and then 'DNA' and then the album with XF promo). 'Echo' is an all time great album for me. 'Can't Breathe' is such a missed opportunity for a single </3 especially for US rhythmic radio at the time!

Shontelle is so underrated </3 What a banger.

Love that Natasha song too. It was really unique for 2010! Endearing too!

LOOOVE this too! Deserved so much more </3

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 18th April 2024, 12:09 AM

Jason Derulo - The Sky's The Limit



After 4 top 12 hits from the album, Jason finally took the plunge to release the best song on the album but unfortunately it stalled at.. #68 </3

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Marina & The Diamonds - Hollywood (#12)



I Am Not A Robot (#26)



Oh No! (#38)



Kinda cheating a bit with this one as all of them were top 40 hits, but I really believed she would be the next big thing and assumed all of them were destined to be huge top 10 smashes (with 'Hollywood' being a guaranteed top 3 smash!) OMG at what they've renamed 'Oh No!' too because it seems to have gone viral at some point on Tik Tok???? OMG.

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Kate Nash - Do-Wah-Doo



Again, another that went top 40 (#15) but this one spent just 3 weeks top 100! I thought it was going to be huge </3

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Ironik feat. Jessica Lowndes - Falling In Love



In an era where male rap with female hooks were literally taking over, I always thought this would do better than #40 and just 2 weeks top 100! An absolute STUNNER of a song!

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Girls Can't Catch - Echo



Girls Can't Catch... a hit it seems!!!! 2010 seems to be the era of short lived top 40 hits! This pop gem had top 10 written all over it. Instead it went to #19 and spent 3 weeks top 100. Gross!

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Kid Sister feat. Cee-Lo Green - Daydreamin'



Am I remembering correctly... did this actually get Radio 1 playlisting? What a bop. It didn't chart and deserved to either way </3

Posted by: Roba. 18th April 2024, 12:23 AM

This didn't chart I don't think but a massive bop. I did have a CD of one of her early 2000's cheesy pop covers too

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 18th April 2024, 12:45 AM

WHAT A GREAT CHOICE!!!

SUCH A GOOD SONG!

Posted by: Scene 18th April 2024, 02:06 PM

Yeah in hindsight (and as much as I love Happy) I think they should have gone for either Don’t Let Me Down (feat. JT) or Naked for lead single then Can’t Breathe for 2nd single with XF performance. The label spent so much on making an album they really didn’t know what to do with.

Posted by: Roba. 18th April 2024, 06:16 PM

They did turn it around the following year with 'Moves Like Jagger' but even though it peaked at #30 I'd consider this a bit of a flop for Maroon 5 especially when considering it was the lead single off this album at the time!

Posted by: Cow P 18th April 2024, 06:34 PM

Already mentioning it on my thread, Keane ft. K'naan - Stop For A Minute. Peaked at #40 in UK.

Posted by: Roba. 21st April 2024, 10:09 PM

Follow up to Brandon Flowers solo debut 'Crossfire', 'Only The Young' peaked at an really low #143.

Posted by: One_For_Sorrow 22nd April 2024, 05:02 AM

Got a fair few for this year:

Adam Lambert - If I Had You



Brian McFadden & Delta Goodrem - Mistakes



Cassette Kids - Spin



Scarlett Belle - Closure



Paloma Faith - Smoke and Mirrors

Posted by: Roba. 23rd April 2024, 10:08 PM

Loved this from Gabriella. Her second single 'Hearts Don't Lie' also flopped but wasn't keen on that one.

Posted by: awardinary 26th April 2024, 11:21 PM

In an effort to catch up with everyone else, here’s my selection of flops from the first quarter of 2010;

Esmee Denters – Admit It [Peaked at #56 in January 2010]
Possibly not helped by being released in the first week of the year, but this follow up to the Top 10 hit Outta Here flopped badly. So did her next lead single released later this year.



Rihanna feat. Young Jeezy – Hard [Peaked at #42 in January 2010]
The single was not pushed as an international single for Rihanna but helped by the music video perhaps, she was able to reach just outside the Top 40 with this one.



Sub Focus – Could This Be Real [Peaked at #41 in January 2010]
Not accustomed yet to chart hits, this single, along with the next one, just missed out on a Top 40 position, but a couple of years later they would be much more successful.



Hot Chip – One Life Stand [Peaked at #41 in February 2010]
The last time Hot Chip were in the charts was with this single from 2010 which just failed to make it into the Top 40.



Muse – Resistance [Peaked at #38 in February 2010]
So many singles from this era deserved better after the strong peak for Uprising in 2009. This one, whilst it did make it into the Top 40, quickly fell away from the charts.



Amy MacDonald – Don’t Tell Me That It’s Over [Peaked at #48 in March 2010]
Her ability to find hits was over a long time before this single came along sadly. The Scottish singer was unable to repeat the success of her solo from 2007, and after one more attempt in 2012 called it a day on chasing chart hits.



Goldfrapp – Rocket [Peaked at #47 in March 2010]
The last single to chart for Goldfrapp as an electronic outfit. It was a good one that could have peaked higher if not perhaps for all the Glee Cast singles sticking around in the charts in 2010.



Robbie Williams – Morning Sun [Peaked at #45 in March 2010]
Up to this point, this became the lowest charting single from Robbie Williams in the UK, missing out on the Top 40 and only lasting 3 weeks in the charts.

Posted by: Mack. 27th April 2024, 12:33 AM

It still baffles why Hard wasn't chosen as the third single instead of Te Amo..

Posted by: lewistgreen 27th April 2024, 03:10 PM

Am I misremembering but I thought Hard was playlisted by Radio 1 and peaked at #42 because it had that push?

EDIT: Hard was playlisted by Radio 1 in July 2010 and it re-entered the chart but it didn't go past its previous January peak so ignore me there

Posted by: Jade 27th April 2024, 03:29 PM

The Chemical Brothers - 'Swoon'

I was lucky enough to hear this live in 2019 on their tour sadly only peaked at #85!

Posted by: awardinary 27th April 2024, 09:38 PM

My findings of the second quarter of 2010 flops;

Boys Like Girls – Love Drunk [Peaked at #48 in April 2010]
Not one that I remember very much about, but this pop punk band had a go in 2008 with a single that flopped too, this did better but not enough to give them a Top 40 single.



Mini Viva – One Touch [Did Not Chart]
Why did this one never make it into the UK charts? It screams hit, and it was such a fun pop song, as good if not better than their 2009 hit Left My Heart In Tokyo. This was such a disappointing result for Mini Viva.



Cascada – Pyromania [Peaked at #60 in May 2010]
I know that I mentioned Cascada before in these threads, but this one from 2010 did deserve a mention. Another electro-pop hit in the making that wasn’t to be. Should have easily been another Top 10 hit with this Poker Face knock-off.



Hurts – Better Than Love [Peaked at #50 in May 2010]
The first charting single by Hurts peaked outside the Top 40, but it paved the way for one of the best songs of the year, despite its low peak, and that’s what matters.



Delphic – Couhterpoint [Did Not Chart]
Mentioned earlier in this thread by jimwatts, Delphic were one of the few new bands in 2010 that I took a real liking to, and for me, this was their best single, yet it failed to make ah]ny impact whatsoever which is criminal.



McLean – Finally In Love [Peaked at #44 in June 2010]
After My Name became a Top 10 hit earlier this year, one might expect his follow-up single to have some reasonable success off the back of it, but #44 was all that this could manage.

Posted by: One_For_Sorrow 27th April 2024, 10:20 PM

I’ve always liked Pyromania, wish it had done better.

Posted by: Roba. 28th April 2024, 12:04 AM

A fan of 'Pyromania' as well. Kinda forgot about it until now though oops.

Posted by: Mack. 28th April 2024, 04:57 PM

This from Nadine Coyle peaked at #26

Posted by: One_For_Sorrow 29th April 2024, 05:35 AM

Oh another good one, loved this too.

Posted by: Roba. 29th April 2024, 02:56 PM

Another OneRepublic song post today in one of these but they were on strong form for me for several years and then lost it a lot later on.

Peaked at 77.

Posted by: Jessie Where 29th April 2024, 04:46 PM

Or indeed 'Fire Bomb'!

Posted by: awardinary 29th April 2024, 10:23 PM

Onto quarter three of 2010;

Gorillaz – On Melancholy Hill [Peaked at #78 in July 2010]
The British virtual band weren’t so chart successful this era as the previous two. This flop failed to make it into the Top 40 by some margin, but they were able to have a Top 40 single before the end of the year.



Justin Bieber – Somebody To Love [Peaked at #33 in July 2010]
Justin Bieber fever was everywhere in 2010, and perhaps this single deserved to do better than its #33 peak. Even an Usher remix wasn’t able to get it any higher.



Diana Vickers – The Boy Who Murdered Love [Peaked at #36 in July 2010]
X Factor contestant Diana Vickers followed up her #1 hit with this single that struggled to get any higher than a few places within the Top 40.



Klaxons – Echoes [Peaked at #55 in August 2010]
Whilst this band were able to have some chart success back in 2007, they were not able to do as well with this single three years later.



The xx – Islands [Peaked at #34 in September 2010]
It climbed and it climbed, but the peak it managed was #34, which perhaps was about right for a song from an unknown band at the time, but it’s legacy suggests it should have done better.



Nick Jonas – Introducing Me [Peaked at #51 in September 2010]
A first solo effort by Jonas Broher Nick, from the soundtrack to Camp Rock 2. It would be a few years later that he would push his own solo material to the public, but at least this one set him up a little.



Scissor Sisters – Any Which Way [Peaked at #81 in September 2010]
A failed attempt for Scissor Sisters, whose only hit this era was Fire With Fire. Perhaps if this had been pushed more with some promotion it could have stood a chance of another Top 40 hit.

Posted by: lewistgreen 29th April 2024, 10:43 PM

I'm still not over Any Which Way not being a smash. The 7th Heaven Remix is top tier.

Posted by: One_For_Sorrow 30th April 2024, 03:19 AM

The Diana Vickers one I find a little baffling. From #1 single to just scraping the top 40. Was it the wrong choice prehaps?

Posted by: Jessie Where 30th April 2024, 09:08 AM

I don't believe so.

I think the first single and the album got to #1 because they piled a ton of hype into it, and I think that was evidenced by both of them (sadly) falling down the chart like they had a brick tied to it. This single was released after the album and was a different situation.

Posted by: awardinary 6th May 2024, 01:36 PM

Realised I forgot to finish 2010 flops, so here’s some highlights from the last quarter of the year;

Selena Gomez & The Scene – Round & Round [Peaked at #47 in October 2010]
Following the Too 10 hit Naturally, youngster Selena Gomez was still in the early days of her music career, and so some flops would be expected, and here is one of them.



Plan B – The Recluse [Peaked at #35 in October 2010]
2010 was a good year for Plan B. Having scored three Top 20 hits already, including the massive hit She Said in the summer, it was a post-album single that didn’t have the same impact as the others.



Kelly Rowland – Forever And A Day [Peaked at #49 in October 2010]
Kelly’s solo career has been very hit and miss, with many great singles struggling to make any sort of chart impact. Commander came before this and smashed, this didn’t.



Eliza Doolittle – Rollerblades [Peaked at #58 in October 2010]
Sticking with October flops, Eliza Doolittle had released Skinny Genes earlier in the year, but her big hit came with Pack Up which reached #5. This one did not perform as well as those.



Jamiroquai – White Knuckle Ride [Peaked at #39 in November 2010]
The last charting hit for Jamiroquai, having achieved major success in the 90s and early 00s, it seemed that there was no room in the charts for any more music from Jay Kay and co.



Alistair Griffin – Just Drive [Peaked at #38 in November 2010]
Having already broke into the music industry many years previously thanks to appearing as a contestant on Fame Academy, Alistair Griffin achieved an unlikely Top 40 single which was his last.



The Script – Nothing [Peaked at #42 in November 2010]
The second era from The Script was a far cry from their first. One hit from the album, and only this other charting single to show for it. Not their finest material but deserved a little better than it got.



Flo Rida – Turn Around (5 4 3 2 1) [Peaked at #41 in December 2010]
From a UK #1 in August to a #41 flop in December, rapper Flo Rida had a funny year of ups and downs, together with a feature on a single by The Saturdays, but this one was a flop.



Christina Aguilera – Express [Peaked at #75 in November 2010]
Taken from the soundtrack to Burlesque, this non-hit for Christina was released along with the Christmas singles of 2010 and failed to peak any higher than #75.

Posted by: Scene 6th May 2024, 05:56 PM

Duffy has to be the biggest flop of 2010. Following up a #1 era with a #41 single!

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 6th May 2024, 06:16 PM

It always makes me sad whenever I speak about Duffy now tbh. What she endured and had to go through was tragic!

Posted by: Riser 14th May 2024, 02:41 AM

In the UK Owl City's follow-up to 'Fireflies' was different from the rest of the world. Either way that second hit would be out of reach for him until 2012.

Posted by: Scene 14th May 2024, 06:04 AM

The 2012 thread reminded me of this gingercide MIA music video from 2010. I don’t think it became a hit.