21. Lady GaGa - Bad Romance - 2009

 

Personal chart peak: #1 (for 6 weeks)

 

Onto THE song of the moment, I only first heard it less than three months ago but it's practically ruled my life ever since. To launch The Fame Monster, GaGa's own special way of doing a deluxe album repackage which featured eight brand new songs, she teamed up with RedOne again to make a song that can only be described as absolutely sensational. A killer chorus, the video of the decade, subtle nods to Poker Face throughout, the excellent 'ra ra ah a ah a GaGa ooh la la' singalong elements. The song has already been a huge worldwide hit and is still growing!!! Perfect pop song - this could well end up as one of my favourite songs of all time - but it was released just that tiny bit too late to quite catch up with the top 20 of the decade...

Oh god yes. If I still did a weekly chart, it'd have been at number one for...*thinks*

 

...9 weeks tomorrow? And my obsession with it STILL shows no sign of abating!

 

And yes, very, VERY clearly the video of the decade :wub:

Oh god yes. If I still did a weekly chart, it'd have been at number one for...*thinks*

 

...9 weeks tomorrow? And my obsession with it STILL shows no sign of abating!

 

And yes, very, VERY clearly the video of the decade :wub:

 

I've never had a video on repeat so much before I don't think - it's just stunning

 

I just don't understand that there are people here who call it average compared to Love Game!?! :rofl:

 

thank goodness the video and X Factor performance converted some of the unitnerested/haters :drama:

don't think I heard the instrumental, although Synaesthesia topped my chart first time in autumn 2000 so I definitely heard it before the UK release...god knows where I used to discover this music because I didn't have much access to the internet back in 2000

 

Everytime You Need Me topped my chart in November 2000 as well, I really can't remember how I came across it so soon before release!?!

 

It was on the radio back in November, remember it got its release in the last week of 2000 along with Rui Da Silva, charting in the early days of 2001.

Kim Lukas - yes, was a huge hit here, and possibly everywhere in the continent. Unfortunately there are hundreds of dance and pop songs that could've been huge in the UK but never got a chance. You guys only got the tip of the europop phenomenon :P

 

Shapeshifters, really hated it :o

 

Bad Romance, learning to really love it, but wouldnt rank in my top500 of the decade lol.

It was on the radio back in November, remember it got its release in the last week of 2000 along with Rui Da Silva, charting in the early days of 2001.

 

It came out in early February in the UK - it charted at #28 (criminally low :() on the 17/2/2001

Kim Lukas - yes, was a huge hit here, and possibly everywhere in the continent. Unfortunately there are hundreds of dance and pop songs that could've been huge in the UK but never got a chance. You guys only got the tip of the europop phenomenon :P

 

Shapeshifters, really hated it :o

 

Bad Romance, learning to really love it, but wouldnt rank in my top500 of the decade lol.

 

what a shame, as I loved the genre but with limited access to the internet rarely got to hear hits from the continent - it was only when I went on holiday abroad that I heard them :lol: :(

 

shame about Shapeshifers :cry: I didn't need to learn to love Bad Romance - as soon as I heard the finished song it was love :wub:

It came out in early February in the UK - it charted at #28 (criminally low :() on the 17/2/2001

 

Talking about Fragma - Everytime You Need Me ;)

Talking about Fragma - Everytime You Need Me ;)

 

ah right, sorry :lol:

 

I remember buying that in early 2001, didn't it come out the same week as Steps as well, was it an all new top 3 that week? Touch Me was #2 in my chart whilst Fragma were #1 :wub:

Yeah it was an all new top3, Rui Da Silva was far ahead in sales, but Steps were almost overtaken by Fragma

Yeah it was an all new top3, Rui Da Silva was far ahead in sales, but Steps were almost overtaken by Fragma

 

wow, really :o I wish Fragma had overtaken, I remember them spending a few weeks at #3/4 with Everytime You Need Me...

I think it went something like 3-3-4-5, which was a pretty huge feat back then

definitely, the charts were so fast back then, I remember being impressed with its longevity :D

20. Missy Higgins - Ten Days - 2005

 

Personal chart peak: #1 (for 6 weeks)

 

There have been some great digital TV channels over the last decade, many of which have disappeared. One was B4, which was part of the Channel 4 company. They played only future releases and instantly removed songs from their playlists once they were released. One week in 2005 I was watching and came across a beautiful ballad called Ten Days. I googled the song and discovered it was by Australian singer/songwriter Missy Higgins, whose name I was aware of seeing as I loosely follow the Australian charts and had noticed her name a lot. Indeed, this song had been a top 20 hit here, although the jaunty Scar was her biggest hit there. I fell in love with this straight away and it just grew and grew on me - Missy's Australian accent shining through in her vocals, the gorgeous melody, the biographical music video. Everything about this song is perfect to me and Missy Higgins is a special talent indeed. As for the success of the song in the UK? It got to #134 - I would expect nothing less amongst the musical dross that was early 2005.

 

 

19. Sarah McLachlan - World On Fire - 2004

 

Personal chart peak: #1 (for 6 weeks)

 

Back to Canadian singer Sarah McLachlan now. I bought her long awaited new album Afterglow in early 2004 because I loved lead single Fallen. The instant album standout to me was the glorious World On Fire. A tale about the trials and tribulations of the modern world, the music somehow seemed bright and uplifting. The music video is probably one of my favourites of the decade - costing only $15 to actually film, it more resembles a high budget Power Point presentation in places, but it really is worth watching because it will definitely make you think. I can't stress how underrated Sarah McLachlan is. With minimal promotion and airplay as expected, the song scraped into the UK charts at #72, 71 places below where it deserved to be :(

 

 

18. Vanessa Amorosi - Absolutely Everybody - 2000

 

Personal chart peak: #1 (for 1 week)

 

2000 was indeed an amazing year for dance music, but my favourite song of the year was an out and out pop song. Australian teenager Vanessa Amorosi emerged out of nowhere just after summer 2000. She had no airplay or particular promotion that I can recall, only fairly regular spins on music video channels. This was enough to launch her into the UK top ten at #7 with her debut single. Absolutely Everybody is probably one of the most uplifting songs of the decade. A feel good singalong chorus with a positive message, brilliant verses but nothing was more incredible than Vanessa's absolutely sensational vocals. For a girl who was that young, the power that she expressed on this song blew me away. It's a real shame that she was a one hit wonder in the UK because she really does have some brilliant music besides this song in her back catalogue that never saw the light of day here.

 

 

17. Anna Abreu - Music Everywhere - 2009

 

Personal chart peak: #1 (for 4 weeks)

 

Onto something from this year, Finnish Idols winner Anna Abreu has had a couple of songs that impressed me in the past but Music Everywhere completely transformed my opinion of the girl. First time I heard it I knew it was special and with each listen I just loved it more and more, to the point that by the third listen I knew every word. Ridiculously tacky lyrics, it doesn't matter - the pulsating electro pop beat is as fresh as music like this gets - if this song had been given to Miley Cyrus is would be her biggest hit. Yes, it's Disney sounding and immature but it's absolutely one of my favourite uptempo pop songs of the decade. According to iTunes I've listened to it 200 times, and I've definitely listened to it on youtube and on my CD player a further hundred times at least. Yet still I love it as much as I do when I first heard it. She sings with such attitude and power - this song is so unbelievably commercial that it would be hard not to be a smash hit if promoted properly - here's to Anna domination in 2010!!!

 

 

16. Jordin Sparks feat Chris Brown - No Air - 2008

 

Personal chart peak: #1 (for 6 weeks)

 

I followed American Idol in 2007 but didn't expect very much from eventual winner Jordin Sparks, who seemed to be the best of an average bunch. Still, I enjoyed her proper debut single Tattoo (I ignore the fact that her winner's song This Is My Now is seen as her debut) and bought her album which was also very good. The instant standout was the song that I'd heard was the next confirmed single; No Air. An R&B duet featuring the then incredibly popular Chris Brown (pre Rihanna-gate), the duo's vocals worked incredibly well together making it one of the defining duets of the decade. It had blanket airplay, was all over the place in summer 2008 and deservedly went top three in the UK, spending ages in the top ten too. A very fresh production, a great instrumental breakdown two thirds of the way through and a fantastic refrain and great ad-libs from both singers, it blew me away and still does to be honest. Shocking that the best song ever to come from American Idol alumni is from somebody who I'd rate far below Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood!!!

 

here are the stats as we close in on the finish line;

 

2000 - None

2001 - 3

2002 - 2

2003 - 1

2004 - 1

2005 - None

2006 - 2

2007 - 4

2008 - 1

2009 - 1

 

2007 had some incredible songs clearly! Only one song left from this year, any guesses which one :kink:

'No Air' is completely stunning I agree. Definetly by far and away from Jordin, not sure I'd agree that it's better than some of Kelly Clarkson's offerings though! :o

Since U Been Gone by Kelly and Jesus Take The Wheel by Carrie were both in my top 100 but I'd much rather listen to No Air :wub:

ok I was one place out and I owe you £1000 :arrr: :kink:

A guarenteed 12 in the next BJSC final I'm in will do... ^_^

Hold On, Be Strong, Lola's Theme and Bad Romance are all really good. I quite like Ten Days too, and No Air is quite good for the type of song it is I suppose.

 

It was You Are Alive which I bought. Great song! :wub:

A guarenteed 12 in the next BJSC final I'm in will do... ^_^

 

send something to my taste and it's yours :heehee:

Hold On, Be Strong, Lola's Theme and Bad Romance are all really good. I quite like Ten Days too, and No Air is quite good for the type of song it is I suppose.

 

It was You Are Alive which I bought. Great song! :wub:

 

I was always surprised that you liked Hold On Be Strong and Mine All Mine - but she is an incredibly talented singer with a great voice and charisma in my opinion :wub:

 

You Are Alive was indeed great, it had a more powerful chorus than the other two singles