December 15, 200915 yr Author 140 Amy Macdonald - Mr Rock & Roll 2007 UK#12 139 Late Of The Pier – Space And The Woods 2008 UK Flop I have high hopes this Nottingham based act will develop in the next decade like Muse developed in the 00s. A fantastic anthem of teenage disaffection that is simultaneously retro yet futuristic.. 138 Libertines – What A Waster 2002 UK#37 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs4DgqlIzXI 137 Oasis - Stop Crying Your Heart Out 2002 UK#2 136 Elbow - One Day Like This 2008 UK#35
December 15, 200915 yr Author 135 Tinchy Stryder ft Amelle Berrabah - Never Leave You 2009 UK#1 134 Eva Cassidy - Somewhere Over The Rainbow 2001 UK#42 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht341mwVpr8 133 Graham Coxon - Freakin' Out 2004 UK#19 9RDbOlfKVQY The former Blur guitarist returned with a rocker influenced by the Skids' Into The Valley, that could easily have been a massive Blur anthem had the band not imploded due to Damon's extra curricular ideas. 132 Jarvis Cocker – Don’t Let Him Waste Your Time 2007 UK#36 131 Keane - Bedshaped 2004 UK#10
December 15, 200915 yr Author 130 Manic Street Preachers - The Masses Against The Classes 2000 UK#1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDg9TmsqUPQ 129 Muse - Invincible 2007 UK#21 128 Zero 7 ft Sia - Somersault 2004 UK#56 JUxVUWm2Wv8 This lovely downtempo electronica track featuring the vocals of Australian singer/songwriter Sia sadly failed to repeat the success of the Simple Things album and Destiny single. 127 Thrills - Whatever Happened To Corey Haim? 2004 UK#22 126 Outkast - Hey Ya 2004 UK#3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wl6R8u6Zus
December 15, 200915 yr Author 125 Luther Vandross - Dance With My Father 2003 UK Flop (2004 Reissue after Grammy winning success UK#21) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvW6nuQ2B0s 124 Joan As Policewoman - Real Life 2007 UK Flop 123 Duran Duran - What Happens Tomorrow 2005 UK#11 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AbVZq-OEbM 122 Futureheads - The Beginning Of The Twist 2008 UK#20 121 INXS - Afterglow 2006 UK Flop 2DqKC6LDiRg The song was written by Andrew Farriss and Desmond Child, and was a tribute to Michael Hutchence, one of INXS' founders, who was alleged to have committed suicide in 1997. In singing the song, J. D. Fortune, winner of Rock Star: INXS, described his role in Hutchence's legacy—his "afterglow". One thing is certain this OZ#10 (which spent nearly half a year in the Oz Top 50) & USA#22 hit is light years better than any of the dreadful UK X-Factor winning first singles ....
December 15, 200915 yr Author 120 Killers - Somebody Told Me 2005 UK#3 119 Raconteurs - Steady As She Goes 2006 UK#4 118 Travis - Sing 2001 UK#3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1f2M5G9KG8 117 Coral - In The Morning 2005 UK#6 116 Pulp - Bad Cover Version 2002 UK#27 The original anti Simon Cowell Reality TV song, assembled by Jarvis Cocker using look & soundalikes of famous musicians to record a Band Aid type song and video featuring acerbic lyrics with regards to the horror of Pop Idol and released to take on Gareth Gates mauling of Unchained Melody. Even Jarvis could not have foreseen the increased dominance that these Reality TV shows have over the UK public, little wonder he moved to France.
December 15, 200915 yr Author 115 Basement Jaxx - Romeo 2001 UK#6 114 Camille - Money Note 2008 UK Flop This French singer/songwriter delivered this sarcastic song in her unusual Bjork/Kate Bush vocals about aspiring to be like Mariah Carey and all those other technically excellent singers with no individuality that appear on TV Music talent shows this decade. 113 LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight The Moonlight 2000 UK#1 112 Air - Radio #1 2001 UK#31 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkoXHqKXFQg 111 Norah Jones - Don't Know Why 2002 UK#59
December 15, 200915 yr Author 110 Lady GaGa - Poker Face 2009 UK#1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH6CpnhwIiw 109 Nizlopi - JCB Song 2005 UK#1 108 Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other Man 2006 UK#2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JgeuPZaERA 107 Mark Ronson ft Daniel Merriweather - Stop Me 2007 UK#2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4kBr5WWiBM 106 Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopes - The Block Party 2001 UK#16 8FYpWvDwq7o This track was the only solo hit by the TLC rapper. This had a futuristic yet retro early 1980s feel to it a good 7/8 years before it was in vogue to do so, with a video directed by Hype Williams. But then again Left Eye always was a Supernova.
December 15, 200915 yr Author 105 Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On 2006 UK#2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVNK_VDQY8I 104 Divine Comedy - Perfect Lovesong 2001 UK#42 674PtHca8Kg A song title that is a perfect description. Musically a delightful Beatles meets Beach Boys sound on the track. Neil Hannon's chamber pop band should have been far bigger IMHO. 103 Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You 2004 UK#18 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDQuQGG3FlY 102 Kate Nash - Foundations 2007 UK#2 101 Rufus Wainwright - Going To A Town 2007 UK#54 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x28k8k_ru...to-a-town_music
December 16, 200915 yr Author Recap # 200 - 101 200 Blur - Music Is My Radar 2000 199 Alisha's Attic - Push It All Aside 2001 198 Jay-Z - 99 Problems 2004 197 Go! Team - Ladyflash 2006 196 Adele - Hometown Glory 2007 195 OutKast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) 2000 194 Breaks Co-Op - The Otherside 2005 193 Beverley Knight - Shoulda Woulda Coulda 2002 192 Feeling - Never Be Lonely 2006 191 Rose Elinor Dougall & the Distractions - Start/Stop/Synchro 2009 190 Candie Payne - One More Chance 2007 189 Athlete - Wires 2005 188 Kings Of Convenience - Toxic Girl 2001 187 Montell Jordan - Get It On Tonite 2000 186 Pet Shop Boys - Flamboyant 2004 185 Camera Obscura - French Navy 2009 184 Melys - Chinese Whispers 2001 183 Rufus Wainwright - The One You Love 2005 182 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero 2009 181 Emma Bunton - Maybe 2003 180 Katie Melua - Closest Thing To Crazy 2003 179 Ladyhawke – Paris Is Burning 2008 178 Metric - Monster Hospital 2006 177 Mousse T ft Emma Lanford - Is It Cos I'm Cool? 2004 176 Robbie Williams - Eternity 2001 175 Sugababes - About You Now 2007 174 Jem - It's Amazing 2008 173 Amy Winehouse - Take The Box 2004 172 Beck - Lost Cause 2002 171 Cat Power - The Greatest 2006 170 Ladytron - Destroy Everything You Touch 2005 169 Badly Drawn Boy - You Were Right 2002 168 Embrace - Wonder 2001 167 Liam Lynch - United States Of Whatever 2002 166 Low - Just Like Christmas 2000 165 We Are Scientists - After Hours 2008 164 Supermen Lovers/Mani Hoffman - Starlight 2001 163 New Young Pony Club - Ice Cream 2006 162 Justice Vs Simian – We Are Your Friends 2006 161 Depeche Mode - John The Revelator 2006 160 Editors - Smokers Outside The Hospital Beds 2007 159 Bats For Lashes - What's A Girl To Do 2007 158 Aimee Mann - Save Me 2000 157 Foo Fighters - Long Road To Ruin 2007 156 Nelly Furtado - Try 2004 155 Natalie Portman's Shaved Head - Sophisticated Side Ponytail 2008 154 Richard Hawley – Tonight The Streets Are Ours 2007 153 Alanis Morissette - Eight Easy Steps 2004 152 Charlotte Hatherley - Behave 2007 151 Amanda Palmer - Oasis 2009 150 Lucie Silvas - What You're Made Of 2004 149 Super Furry Animals – Juxtaposed With U 2001 148 Queens Of The Stone Age - No One Knows 2002 147 Modest Mouse – Float On 2004 146 Kate Bush - King Of The Mountain 2005 145 Client - Zerox Machine 2007 144 Jayhawks - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me 2000 143 Nerina Pallot - Alien 2001 142 PNAU ft Ladyhawke - Embrace 2008 141 White Stripes – Fell In Love With a Girl 2002 140 Amy Macdonald - Mr Rock & Roll 2007 139 Late Of The Pier – Space And The Woods 2008 138 Libertines – What A Waster 2002 137 Oasis - Stop Crying Your Heart Out 2002 136 Elbow - One Day Like This 2008 135 Tinchy Stryder ft Amelle Berrabah - Never Leave You 2009 134 Eva Cassidy - Somewhere Over The Rainbow 2001 133 Graham Coxon - Freakin' Out 2004 132 Jarvis Cocker – Don’t Let Him Waste Your Time 2007 131 Keane - Bedshaped 2004 130 Manic Street Preachers - The Masses Against The Classes 2000 129 Muse - Invincible 2007 128 Zero 7 Featuring Sia - Somersault 2004 127 Thrills - Whatever Happened To Corey Haim 2004 126 Outkast - Hey Ya 2004 125 Luther Vandross - Dance With My Father 2003 124 Joan As Policewoman - Real Life 2007 123 Duran Duran - What Happens Tomorrow 2005 122 Futureheads - The Beginning Of The Twist 2008 121 INXS - Afterglow 2006 120 Killers - Somebody Told Me 2005 119 Raconteurs - Steady as She Goes 2006 118 Travis - Sing 2001 117 Coral - In The Morning 2005 116 Pulp - Bad Cover Version 2002 115 Basement Jaxx - Romeo 2001 114 Camille - Money Note 2008 113 LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight The Moonlight 2000 112 Air - Radio #1 2001 111 Norah Jones - Don't Know Why 2002 110 Lady GaGa - Poker Face 2009 109 Nizlopi - JCB Song 2005 108 Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other Man 2006 107 Mark Ronson ft Daniel Merriweather - Stop Me 2007 106 Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopes - The Block Party 2001 105 Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On 2006 104 Divine Comedy - Perfect Lovesong 2001 103 Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You 2004 102 Kate Nash - Foundations 2007 101 Rufus Wainwright - Going To A Town 2007
December 16, 200915 yr these went top 5 in my chart, bold went to #1; 177 Mousse T ft Emma Lanford - Is It Cos I'm Cool? 2004 175 Sugababes - About You Now 2007 150 Lucie Silvas - What You're Made Of 2004 140 Amy Macdonald - Mr Rock & Roll 2007 135 Tinchy Stryder ft Amelle Berrabah - Never Leave You 2009 128 Zero 7 Featuring Sia - Somersault 2004 114 Camille - Money Note 2008 110 Lady GaGa - Poker Face 2009 108 Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other Man 2006 107 Mark Ronson ft Daniel Merriweather - Stop Me 2007 105 Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On 2006 102 Kate Nash - Foundations 2007 some excellent stuff so far - love some of the other songs too :D
December 16, 200915 yr Author OK, not that I'm into the top 100 I will post links to all videos, but post more than one video in each bunch of 5 (if I can find it non-embedded) if the song semi flopped in the UK. 100 Margaret Berger - Will You Remember Me Tomorrow 2006 UK Flop issxl_LCULs Thank you to the Buzzjack Song Contest. This is a brilliant albeit slightly cheesy EuroDisco Steps/S Club 7 type tune was only a Top 20 hit in her native Norway, but I still think it sounds like a massive #1 hit for the right artist at the right time. 99 M.I.A. - Paper Planes 2008 UK#19 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gMFZLcSJL0 98 Anastacia - Left Outside Alone 2004 UK#3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS7YCPKbSvw 97 Duffy - Rockferry 2007 UK#45 96 Wolfman ft Pete Doherty - For Lovers 2004 UK#7
December 16, 200915 yr Author 95 Zero 7 - Destiny 2001 UK#30 94 Ash - Burn Baby Burn 2001 UK#13 93 U2 - Beautiful Day 2000 UK#1 92 Emiliana Torrini - Jungle Drum 2009 UK Flop iZ9vkd7Rp-g One of many great singles introduced to me via Radio 2's brilliant Radcliffe & Maconie evening show (which I'm listening to right now). This song by the Icelandic singer/songwriter (who wrote Kylie's Slow) went on to be a massive hit in Europe topping several national charts including Germany. 91 DB Boulevard - Point Of View 2002 UK#3
December 16, 200915 yr Author 90 Cyndi Lauper - Into The Nightlife 2008 UK Flop This song might have reached #1 in the US Dance charts but despite promo in the UK on TV shows such as Loose Women & the Graham Norton show radio would not touch it with a barge poll. You can bet had this track been recorded by Rihanna; Britney Spears or Nelly Furtado it would have gone straight to A-List on Radio 1. 89 Train - Drops Of Jupiter 2001 UK#10 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS0CV_GWEMI 88 Kirsty MacColl - In These Shoes 2000 UK Flop (#82) p1smVJ5VgCY The Electric Landlady released this joyous sardonic track in the last few months prior to her tragic death. This track was covered by Bette Midler and featured in the HBO show Sex and the City. It would later be adopted by Catherine Tate as the theme tune for her BBC TV show and feature on the soundtrack to British film Kinky Boots. 87 Ladyhawke - Magic 2009 UK Flop 9fIDmPFd95o New Zealander Pip Brown finally got round to releasing the best track off her eponymous debut retro electropop album. It did however go to #31 in her native country and caused the album to finally reach #1 their in its 61st week in the chart. 86 Straw - Sailing Off The Edge Of The World 2001 UK#52 nAVGYaFhq5k English melodic rock band released their final single (a lovely World Party-esque sounding track) of four singles before they were dropped by WEA and split as a result "never to return".
December 16, 200915 yr The following are all good-excellent songs! 200 Blur - Music Is My Radar 2000 - Underrated... 198 Jay-Z - 99 Problems 2004 197 Go! Team - Ladyflash 2006 195 OutKast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) 2000 193 Beverley Knight - Shoulda Woulda Coulda 2002 192 Feeling - Never Be Lonely 2006 191 Rose Elinor Dougall & the Distractions - Start/Stop/Synchro 2009 190 Candie Payne - One More Chance 2007 189 Athlete - Wires 2005 186 Pet Shop Boys - Flamboyant 2004 185 Camera Obscura - French Navy 2009 182 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero 2009 180 Katie Melua - Closest Thing To Crazy 2003 179 Ladyhawke – Paris Is Burning 2008 178 Metric - Monster Hospital 2006 177 Mousse T ft Emma Lanford - Is It Cos I'm Cool? 2004 176 Robbie Williams - Eternity 2001 175 Sugababes - About You Now 2007 172 Beck - Lost Cause 2002 - I've not heard this one, will have to check it out, love a bit of Beck. 170 Ladytron - Destroy Everything You Touch 2005 169 Badly Drawn Boy - You Were Right 2002 167 Liam Lynch - United States Of Whatever 2002 - :D 166 Low - Just Like Christmas 2000 165 We Are Scientists - After Hours 2008 162 Justice Vs Simian – We Are Your Friends 2006 161 Depeche Mode - John The Revelator 2006 - My favourite Mode song of recent times... 160 Editors - Smokers Outside The Hospital Beds 2007 - Doors... 159 Bats For Lashes - What's A Girl To Do 2007 158 Aimee Mann - Save Me 2000 157 Foo Fighters - Long Road To Ruin 2007 156 Nelly Furtado - Try 2004 155 Natalie Portman's Shaved Head - Sophisticated Side Ponytail 2008 154 Richard Hawley – Tonight The Streets Are Ours 2007 149 Super Furry Animals – Juxtaposed With U 2001 148 Queens Of The Stone Age - No One Knows 2002 147 Modest Mouse – Float On 2004 145 Client - Zerox Machine 2007 142 PNAU ft Ladyhawke - Embrace 2008 :wub: 141 White Stripes – Fell In Love With a Girl 2002 140 Amy Macdonald - Mr Rock & Roll 2007 139 Late Of The Pier – Space And The Woods 2008 138 Libertines – What A Waster 2002 - This song makes me sad... :( 137 Oasis - Stop Crying Your Heart Out 2002 136 Elbow - One Day Like This 2008 - So low! And behind 'Never Leave You'? :( 133 Graham Coxon - Freakin' Out 2004 132 Jarvis Cocker – Don’t Let Him Waste Your Time 2007 131 Keane - Bedshaped 2004 130 Manic Street Preachers - The Masses Against The Classes 2000 129 Muse - Invincible 2007 127 Thrills - Whatever Happened To Corey Haim 2004 126 Outkast - Hey Ya 2004 122 Futureheads - The Beginning Of The Twist 2008 120 Killers - Somebody Told Me 2005 119 Raconteurs - Steady as She Goes 2006 118 Travis - Sing 2001 116 Pulp - Bad Cover Version 2002 115 Basement Jaxx - Romeo 2001 114 Camille - Money Note 2008 :wub: 110 Lady GaGa - Poker Face 2009 109 Nizlopi - JCB Song 2005 108 Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other Man 2006 107 Mark Ronson ft Daniel Merriweather - Stop Me 2007 105 Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On 2006 103 Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You 2004 102 Kate Nash - Foundations 2007 I dislike so few of those. A magnificant chart!
December 16, 200915 yr OK, not that I'm into the top 100 I will post links to all videos, but post more than one video in each bunch of 5 (if I can find it non-embedded) if the song semi flopped in the UK. 100 Margaret Berger - Will You Remember Me Tomorrow 2006 UK Flop 99 M.I.A. - Paper Planes 2008 UK#19 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gMFZLcSJL0 98 Anastacia - Left Outside Alone 2004 UK#3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS7YCPKbSvw 97 Duffy - Rockferry 2007 UK#45 96 Wolfman ft Pete Doherty - For Lovers 2004 UK#7 From these 'Paper Planes' and 'For Lovers' are both excellent songs, 'For Lovers' is so underrated and utterly beautiful. Margaret is good too...
December 16, 200915 yr 95 Zero 7 - Destiny 2001 UK#30 94 Ash - Burn Baby Burn 2001 UK#13 93 U2 - Beautiful Day 2000 UK#1 92 Emiliana Torrini - Jungle Drum 2009 UK Flop 91 DB Boulevard - Point Of View 2002 UK#3 Of these I've never liked 'Beautiful Day' but the rest are all great!
December 16, 200915 yr 90 Cyndi Lauper - Into The Nightlife 2008 UK Flop 89 Train - Drops Of Jupiter 2001 UK#10 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS0CV_GWEMI 88 Kirsty MacColl - In These Shoes 2000 UK Flop (#82) 87 Ladyhawke - Magic 2009 UK Flop 86 Straw - Sailing Off The Edge Of The World 2001 UK#52 Like all of these, but Train is the only one I think is great...
December 16, 200915 yr Author 85 Nerina Pallot - Everbody's Gone To War 2006 UK#14 84 Kaiser Chiefs - Oh My God 2005 UK#6 83 Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood 2001 UK#4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ozb39Bgh9w 82 Catatonia - Stone By Stone 2001 UK#19 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97e_dVy9LV8 81 Ben Folds ft Regina Spektor - You Don't Know Me 2008 UK Flop R07B3NbwIcg This very quirky lead-off single from Ben Folds' third studio album, Way to Normal was introduced to me via listening to Jonathan Ross' Saturday Radio 2 show.
December 16, 200915 yr Author 80 Aqualung - Strange and Beautiful 2002 UK#7 79 Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine 2006 UK Flop kjfTDDAstig The title track and final single released from her third album and only release this decade, is typical Fiona quirky humour at its best as exemplified by the self-directed video. 78 Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You 2009 UK#1 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x86jjo_ke...ld-suck-w_music 77 Madonna - American Life 2003 UK#2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DVjEgmvVGA 76 Sia - Soon We'll Be Found 2008 UK Flop CDDW5zwu6yE The Australian singer/songwriter really should have had a major hit with this third single release from her Some People Have Real Problems albums. This track has been recorded for potential inclusion on Christina Aguilera's 4th album due for release in 2010.
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