** Hitstastic Top 40 Singles **

December 31, 200915 yr

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http://vibewaves.brinkster.net/europe/2009/davidguetta-sexybitch.jpg 10. David Guetta featuring Akon - Sexy Bitch [160 pts] [pk #1]

The first of two apperances for French DJ/producer David Guetta. Riding the dance boom, David Guetta has had his most successful era to date bagging himself two no. 1 hits in my chart along the way. 'Sexy Bitch' featured Akon - an inconsistant act in my chart whose previous best chart hit was 'Smack That' which got to no. 3 in November 2006. In 2006, David Guetta scored his previous big hit in my chart with the 'Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)' spending four weeks stuck at #2!!! :o

December 31, 200915 yr

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http://vibewaves.brinkster.net/europe/2009/madonna-celebration.jpg09. Madonna - Celebration [162 pts] [pk #1]

To co-incide with the release of a new greatest hits compilation, Madonna teamed up with Paul Oakenfold and created the dance track 'Celebration' which is clearly based around Madonna's 1984 classic 'Holiday'. The track first got released across Europe and hit no. 1 in Finland and Sweden. In the UK the track peaked at #3 whilst the album hit no. 1 in the majority of countries. The original Paul Oakenfold version is far better, imo, than the Benny Benassi remix used in the video.

December 31, 200915 yr

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http://vibewaves.brinkster.net/europe/2009/bep-igottafeelin.jpg08. Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling [179 pts] [pk #1]

Without a doubt, the most successful Black Eyed Peas single in my chart to date is 'I Gotta Feeling' spending three weeks at no. 1 - their only other chart topper for me was 'Don't Lie' in 2005. David Guetta worked his magic on this track and completely outperformed previous track 'Boom Boom Pow' in both sales and chart performance in various countries.

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http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Thumbnail_Images/HMV/INFECT102CD.JPG07. The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition[179 pts] [pk #1]

If any song from 2009 could be used as a soundtrack for reflect on the last 12 months, 'Sweet Disposition' would definitely be considered a worthy track. With its anthemic feel and uplifting chorus, The Temper Trap climbed their way to no. 1 in my chart in September. Then the song deservedly climbed into the UK top 10 in early October peaking at a respectable #6 - not bad considering rock music on the whole really hadn't caught the UK record buying publics attention. Until Rage Against The Machine that is!!! :lol:

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http://vibewaves.brinkster.net/europe/2009/lilyallen-thefear.jpg 06. Lily Allen - The Fear [197 pts] [pk #1]

Lily Allen returned with her most successful single to date at the start of the year. 'The Fear' went straight in at no. 1 in January 2009 which boded well for the release of second studio album 'It's Not Me, It's You'. Both single and album gave Lily Allen her first chart double simultaniously holding the no. 1 spot in both charts.

December 31, 200915 yr

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http://vibewaves.brinkster.net/europe/2009/ladygaga-badromance.jpg 05. Lady GaGa - Bad Romance [198 pts] [pk #1]

Proving how much of a dominant force Lady GaGa has been in 2009, at #5 is the second appearance from Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta wich means there's still two more tracks to come from the GaGa!!! :o 'Bad Romance' is the most recent chart topper to make the end of year chart after spending 7 weeks at no. 1 - had the track been released a few weeks earlier, it could have been in contention for being my no. 1 single of 2009.

December 31, 200915 yr

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http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Thumbnail_Images/HMV/679L167CD.JPG 04. Little Boots - Remedy [201 pts] [pk #1]

Breaking through the 200 points barrier we find Victoria Christina Hesketh aka Little Boots who was championed in the BBC Sound of 2009 poll but, maybe down to bad timing, it seemed La Roux got in first and stole Little Boots' thunder as the big electro pop female act of the year. A shame as Little Boots had a far more successful year in my personal chart. Little Boots' first three singles all went top 3 outpeaking the previous single ('Stuck On Repeat' no. 3, 'New In Town' no. 2, 'Remedy' no. 1)...and where does an artist go from here?

'Earthquake' (no. 34!!!)

December 31, 200915 yr

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http://vibewaves.brinkster.net/europe/2008/ladygaga-justdance.jpg 03. Lady GaGa featuring Colby O' Donis & Akon - Just Dance [218 pts] [pk #1]

A lot of people first discovered Lady GaGa in the summer of 2008 after 'Just Dance' was released in Australiasia and central Europe. Some posters even had 'Just Dance' in their charts of 2008. Timing was everything and taking advantage of a usually quiet January, Lady GaGa released 'Just Dance' in the UK & Ireland. The track went on to sell 77k in its first week at no. 1 - very good sales for a no. 1 single so early in the year.

December 31, 200915 yr

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As always it comes down to just two singles - which track of 2009 has been the most successful in my personal chart this year? :o

In second place it's...

:o

http://vibewaves.brinkster.net/europe/2009/davidguetta-wlto.jpg 02. David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over [227 pts] [pk #1]

The second appearance from David Guetta is at no. 2 with the excellent 'When Love Takes Over' featuring Kelly Rowland on vocals. From the first time I heard this, I had a gut feeling this would be an absolute smash hit. Sure enough 'When Love Takes Over' became a monster hit - even got rushed released to UK iTunes because an unofficial version by Airi L was climbing up iTunes - even peaked around no. 9 before tailong after the genuine David Guetta was released. As a consequence, David Guetta's version climbed to no. 1 in its second week whilst Airi L's version plummted out of the top 75 from no. 22!!! :o

Which means...

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/2703459.JPG 01. Lady GaGa - Poker Face [234 pts] [pk #1] :dance:

Having scored four no. 1 hits in 2009, the highest ranked is 'Poker Face' - my no. 1 single of 2009. I first heard this song in November 2008 when it was released in Australia, New Zealand and Canada making its entry in the HET30 chart I compile. Following the success of 'Just Dance', I quickly entered 'Poker Face' at no. 1 just as the song shot up into the UK before hitting the UK no. 1 spot a fortnight later.

That concludes the Hitstastic Top 40 Singles of 2009 countdown. If you're out and about celebrating New Years Eve and bringing in 2010 have a great time. Let's hope 2010 will be a fantastic year for all of us.

December 31, 200915 yr

Your #39 is my #1 of the year :D

The Fear, Sweet Disposition and Remedy are also in my top 10 of the year. I didn't think much of Celebration, it was a bit of a let down it only peaked at #2 in personal chart earlier in the year and been a fan of Madonna for donk-ish years, it was really disappointing. I actually prefer the free download that iTunes gave away "It's So Cool' so much better, also the track spent a week at #1 later on in the year.

Temper Trap is 2 places higher in the chart of the year, its one track that took me by surprise, as I really love it, I just love the sound to it, once its lodged in your head you just can't shift it. Lol:

And oops not a fan of Lady Gaga, I'm afraid

January 1, 201015 yr

Excellent top 40 I must say (your taste is very similar to mine). 4/5 of the top 5 are utterly brilliant (excepting Just Dance which now bores me utterly) and would probably be in my top 5 of the year if I were doing a thread this year.

Good stuff!

January 1, 201015 yr

amazing top 5 :wub: Remedy, Poker Face and Bad Romance all reaching my top 11 of the year :P

January 1, 201015 yr

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Your #39 is my #1 of the year :D

The Fear, Sweet Disposition and Remedy are also in my top 10 of the year. I didn't think much of Celebration, it was a bit of a let down it only peaked at #2 in personal chart earlier in the year and been a fan of Madonna for donk-ish years, it was really disappointing. I actually prefer the free download that iTunes gave away "It's So Cool' so much better, also the track spent a week at #1 later on in the year.

Temper Trap is 2 places higher in the chart of the year, its one track that took me by surprise, as I really love it, I just love the sound to it, once its lodged in your head you just can't shift it. Lol:

And oops not a fan of Lady Gaga, I'm afraid

Thanks for posting Martin :D

Bat For Lashes was your no. 1 of 2009? :D I read your list of no. 1 hits from 2009 and was surprised at how alternative the vast majority of those chart toppers were. I've always been into dance and electro pop and it just happens that this style of music suddenly became popular again in 2009. It'd be great to see more brilliant dance/electro pop tracks getting released in 2010 and continuing to have chart success.

I heard The Temper Trap 'Sweet Disposition' used on a TV show advert (can't remember which one) and I really liked the song from what I heard, I just didn't know what the song was called. It was only when I checked out 'Sweet Disposition' on YouTube that I realised this was the song I'd actually liked for ages before that but never knew the song title of band. The track first entered at no. 5 in my chart but eventually topped my chart five weeks later. :D

Oh well, not everyon is going to like Lady GaGa. Personally, I think Lady GaGa has captured the world of music on a similar scale to that of Madonna in 1985. If Lady GaGa continues to release brilliant pop tracks for another 25 years I don't see why she can't still be going strong come 2024.

January 1, 201015 yr

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Excellent top 40 I must say (your taste is very similar to mine). 4/5 of the top 5 are utterly brilliant (excepting Just Dance which now bores me utterly) and would probably be in my top 5 of the year if I were doing a thread this year.

Good stuff!

Cheers Jester :D

I still like 'Just Dance', I've never got bored of that song to be honest. I did bore of 'Paparazzi' sooner than I expected hence its low(ish) appearance in my end of year chart. If I was to rank all four of GaGa's single in order of how much I like them the order would be Bad Romance > Poker Face > Just Dance > Paparazzi.

January 1, 201015 yr

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amazing top 5 :wub: Remedy, Poker Face and Bad Romance all reaching my top 11 of the year :P

I haven't seen your chart of 2009. :o I'll have to have a look round and find the thread. I'm guessing Alcazar was your no. 1 of 2009? :lol:

January 2, 201015 yr

Love these, shouldnt have missed out :(

http://vibewaves.brinkster.net/europe/2009/emilianatorrini-jungledrum.jpg 41. Emiliana Torrini - Jungle Drum [105 pts] [pk #3]

http://vibewaves.brinkster.net/europe/2009/cobrastarship-gggb.jpg 42. Cobra Starship featuring Leightton Meester - Good Girls Go Bad [104 pts] [pk #2]

http://vibewaves.brinkster.net/europe/2009/kellyclarkson-mlwswy.jpg 43. Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You [104 pts] [pk #4]

http://vibewaves.brinkster.net/europe/2009/dizzeerascal-holiday.jpg 44. Dizzee Rascal featuring Calvin Harris & Chrome - Holiday [103 pts] [pk #1]

http://vibewaves.brinkster.net/europe/2009/florida-rightround.jpg 47. Flo-Rida featuring Ke$ha - Right Round [101 pts] [pk #3]

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Thumbnail_Images/HMV/88697543552.JPG 48. Paloma Faith - New York [101 pts] [pk #5]

:wub:

http://vibewaves.brinkster.net/europe/2009/laroux-bulletproof.jpg 32. La Roux - Bulletproof [118 pts] [pk #3]

http://vibewaves.brinkster.net/europe/2009/beyonce-halo.jpg 34. Beyonce - Halo [114 pts] [pk #4]

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Thumbnail_Images/HMV/1792832.JPG 35. The Noisettes - Never Forget You [113 pts] [pk #2]

http://vibewaves.brinkster.net/europe/2009/muse-uprising.jpg 36. Muse - Uprising [113 pts] [pk #2]

http://vibewaves.brinkster.net/europe/2009/dizzeerascal-bonkers.jpg 25. Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden - Bonkers [128 pts] [pk #1]

http://vibewaves.brinkster.net/europe/2009/bep-meetmehalfway.jpg 26. Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway [127 pts] [pk #3]

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Thumbnail_Images/HMV/FLOMACITUPSS.JPG 27. Florence & The Machine - Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) [124 pts] [pk #2]

http://vibewaves.brinkster.net/europe/2009/lilyallen-notfair.jpg 30. Lily Allen - Not Fair [118 pts] [pk #1]

http://vibewaves.brinkster.net/europe/2009/ladygaga-paparazzi.jpg 20. Lady GaGa - Paparazzi [137 pts] [pk #1]

http://vibewaves.brinkster.net/europe/2009/kesha-tiktok.jpg 19. Ke$ha - TiK ToK [138 pts] [pk #2]

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Thumbnail_Images/HMV/MERRIWEATHER.JPG 18. Daniel Merriweather - Red [139 pts] [pk #2]

http://vibewaves.brinkster.net/europe/2008/beyonce-singleladies.jpg 16. Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) [144 pts] [pk #2]

http://vibewaves.brinkster.net/europe/2009/beyonce-sweetdreams.jpg 14. Beyonce - Sweet Dreams [149 pts] [pk #4]

http://vibewaves.brinkster.net/europe/2009/arrahman-jaiho.jpg 13. A.R. Rahman & The Pussycat Dolls - Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny) [157 pts] [pk #1]

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Thumbnail_Images/HMV/HOSPCDS02.JPG 12. The Prodigy - Omen [157 pts] [pk #1]

http://vibewaves.brinkster.net/europe/2009/calvinharris-imnotalone.jpg 11. Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone [159 pts] [pk #1]