Moth 09

Posted January 2, 201015 yr

40. Happyland (Amanda Jenssen) - Former Swedish Pop Idol runner up.

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39. Boys and Girls (Martin Solveig) - Track from French DJ and producer with a sound somewhat like Calvin Harris.

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38. G-Get up and Drive (Faber Drive) - Canadian rock band discovered by Chad Kroeger of Nickelback.

37. Fire Burning (Sean Kingston) - Jamaican born US based dancehall pop.

36. Gloria (Mando Diao) - Swedish rock group's follow up to "Dance with Somebody".

35. Million Dollar Bill (Whitney Houston) - Great soulful comeback single from the US diva.

34. No Games (Serani) - Jamaican reggae singer who enjoyed some success in the US with this track.

33. Three Days in a Row (Anouk) - Dutch rock singer who has produced consistently good music over a 13 year career to date.

32. I Dont Believe You (Pink) - Sixth single from "Funhouse" so perhaps unsurprisingly only reached 62 in the UK charts.

31. Bulletproof (La Roux) - Huge UK number one for the electropop duo.

30. Blackout (Milk Inc) - Belgian dance group which has also produced good music over a 13 year career to date.

29. Sexy Love (Residence Deejays) - One of several Romanian dance projects which enjoyed success in 2009 outside their homeland.

28. Russian Girl (Deep Central) - Another example of Romanian dance music typically with a great production but with banal English lyrics.

27. Dont Stop Believin (The Glee Cast) - Interpretation of the classic 80's song from Journey by the cast from Fox TV series hugely popular in the US.

26. Jungle Drum (Emiliana Torriani) - Iceland singer who previously performed "Gollums Song" for Lord of the Rings film enjoyed international success in 2009.

25. Umbrella (The Baseballs) - German rockabilly group who specialise in covering popular songs of the last few years.

24. Sincerita (Arisa) - Winner of the 2009 San Remo Festival.

23. I Dreamed a Dream (Susan Boyle) - Her version of the Les Miserables classic was so memorably performed on "Britain's Got Talent".

22. Icon (Daan) - Belgian group with a song inspired by Johnny Cash or possibly Leonard Cohen.

21. Rain (Mika) - Second single from "The Boy who Knew Too Much" only reached 72 in the UK charts but does a lot better on my chart.

20. Fall in Love (Dbanj) - Nigerian R & B singer who featured at the first MTV Africa awards.

19. Ik Heb een Tuintje in mijn Haart (Jan Smit/Damaru) - Dutch Schlager singer Jan Smit , one of the most successful solo artists ever in Holland, teams up with a Surinam singer Dumaru on a reworking of his reggae song.

18. Birthday Sex (Jerimih) - Soul song which peaked at 15 in the UK but at 4 in the US.

17. Runaway (Darin) - Swedish singer of Kurdish descent with a US R & B influenced song.

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15. Sexy Bitch/Chick (David Guetta/Akon) - Massive worldwide hit for the collaboration between Guetta and Akon.

14. We are the People (Empire of the Sun)-Australian duo reached 14 in the UK charts for this song, the interesting video for which was filmed in Mexico.

13. Never Forget You (The Noisettes) - Sixties style follow up to "Dont Upset Rythm" reached 20 in the UK charts.

12. Jai Ho (Pussycat Dolls/ A R Rahman) - Composed and sung by A R Rahman for the multi award winning "Slumdog Millionaire" the song was given the Pussycat Dolls treatment.

11. Please Dont Leave me (Pink) - Third single from "Funhouse" is Pink's second in this chart and for me the best.

10. Pencil Full of Lead (Paolo Nutini) - Swing style track with clever lyrics and seemingly influenced by Jackie Wilson's "Reet Petite".

9. Stereo Love (Edward maya/Viki Jigulina) - Internationally successful Romanian trance song, the video for which was beautifully filmed in Mykonos.

8. Breathe Gentle (Tiziano Ferro/Kelly Rowland) - Italian singer takes "Indietro" into English on this collaboration with Kelly Rowland.

7. October and April (Yori Llonen/Annette Olzon) - Duet between lead singers of the Finnish groups Rasmus and Nightwish produces this atmospheric ballad.

6. Cry Cry Cry (Oceana) - German based singer had international success with this soulful track.

5. Impossible (Daniel Merriweather) - Apparently with little promotion this retro sounding track only reaches 67 in the UK charts.

4. Red (Daniel Merriweather) - Second song in my Top 10 for the Australian singer with this Mark Ronson produced ballad.

3. Uprising (Muse) - Lead single from the fifth and hugely successful album "Resistance".

2. Papillon (The Editors) - Birmingham based indie band with a song supported by a simple but effective video of runners which matches the feel of the track.

1. Sweet Disposition (Temper Trap) - Australian rock band eventually reached 6 in the UK charts but is number one for 2009 in my chart.