12 Kings Of Leon 'Sex On Fire' - 711 points (32 voters, 2nd in Heat 1)

 

 

UK Chart Run: {1}-1-1-2-2-4-4-5-11-13-13-17-14-15-21-12-11-12-14-19-18-23-19-14-16-22-23-29-31-27-30-29-37-40-39-47-53-52-60-54-50-68-74R(3)-

70-61-51-45-49-33-6-11-18-16-16-16-21-26-31-39-43-45-53-62-57-66-55-30-38-51-60-56->71

 

Ahead of 'Umbrella'?! Now this I am shocked with, I rarely read a bad word about the Rihanna song but all I seem to see on here regarding 'Sex on Fire' is that everyone is majorly bored of it, that it's $h!t now and that 'Use Somebody' should've had its success. Imagine how high it'd be if people actually liked it?!! Although the size of this song was very surprising, I wasn't surprised that they became a lot bigger with their 4th album. A highly successful Glastonbury headline set and a half million selling 3rd album they were always going to grow in stature. With something like this it was always going to be a massive growth, it appealed to so many new fans as well as charming all of the old ones. Personally, I think I'm getting bored of it and then every time I hear that intro again I'm taken in by its charms. It's still fantastic.

I'm seriously shocked and surprised that Kings Of Leon are higher than Rihanna here. Good way though.

I convinced myself I was bored of Sex On Fire, like you, but every single time I hear it it still sounds 'new'. Brilliant.

Edited February 4, 201015 yr by BrayFish

It took a while for me to get into 'Umbrella' but slowly but surely I found myself really liking the track. Then it became the victim of overkill and I started to get bored of hearing the song all the time. Even my neice still had it as her ringtone about a year after its release!!! :wacko: Personally, I think 'Don't Stop The Music' was by far the best single from 'Good Girl Gone Bad'.

The biggest shock for me so far is how low Gnarls Barkley is, now that IS a long running #1 and era defining track that deserved top 10 in this. :(

 

...but Gnarls Barkley isn't a solo female artist from America. Or Britian!!! :lol:

Edited February 4, 201015 yr by Hitstastic

Disturbia's the best thing Rihanna's released in my opinion - I was gutted that it stalled at #3 :(

Biggest shockS for me...

 

Gnarls Barkley

LADY GAGA - JUST DANCE!!

 

Disturbia's the best thing Rihanna's released in my opinion - I was gutted that it stalled at #3 :(

 

THIS

Edited February 4, 201015 yr by Darren-5-08

So, just missing out on the top 10...

 

11 Nelly Furtado 'Maneater' - 754 points (37 voters, 3rd in Heat 4)

 

 

UK Chart Run: 8-{1}-1-1-2-4-4-7-10-38R(23)-45-69-71R(24)->13

 

When the height of Timbaland domination started, this is a difinitive song from the hugely successful era he had. She'd had a few decent sized hits before but this new sound took her to a whole new level and 'Loose' was a hugely successful era throughout the world.

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NO! :cry:

 

On the uphand, I'd like to congratulate BuzzJack for putting COLDPLAY - VIVA LA VIDA, the best #1 of the decade, in the top ten :wub:

Edited February 4, 201015 yr by BrayFish

Yes, 'Crazy' is far far too low. It's the only position I'm genuinely disappointed in. :(

On the uphand, I'd like to congratulate BuzzJack for putting COLDPLAY - VIVA LA VIDA, the best #1 of the decade, in the top ten :wub:

I agree there! ^_^

'Sex On Fire' is undoutably one of the 00s best rock tracks. It's success, imo, was definitely deserved in 2008. I remember when we used to work in Stockport and we tuned the work radio to X.Fm and they played this a good month before its release and I thought it was excellent. Then it see 'Sex On Fire' shoot straight to no. 1 on downloads was incredible and I'm sure it surprised a lot of people. Then people started getting bored of it after its use on The X Factor when the track got a second lease of life. It'd been a long time since I'd seen a track like this enjoy a second stint of chart success in the UK charts.

So, I'm not around tomorrow but please join me on Saturday evening for 10-4, where I will reveal the order of the following 10 songs.

 

 

Coldplay 'Viva La Vida'

Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden 'Bonkers'

Dizzee Rascal & Calvin Harris 'Dance Wiv Me'

Lady GaGa 'Poker Face'

Manic Street Preachers 'The Masses Against The Classes'

Rage Against The Machine 'Killing In The Name'

R Kelly 'Ignition (Remix)'

Robyn 'With Every Heartbeat'

The Streets 'Dry Your Eyes'

Sugababes 'About You Now'

 

Ah, if only. :)

Yes, 'Crazy' is far far too low. It's the only position I'm genuinely disappointed in. :(

Actually, looking at what's actually in the top 10 I should rephrase this to the only song I'm disappointed with how low it is...

So, I'm not around tomorrow but please join me on Saturday evening for 10-4, where I will reveal the order of the following 10 songs.

Coldplay 'Viva La Vida'

Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden 'Bonkers'

Dizzee Rascal & Calvin Harris 'Dance Wiv Me'

Lady GaGa 'Poker Face'

Manic Street Preachers 'The Masses Against The Classes'

Rage Against The Machine 'Killing In The Name'

R Kelly 'Ignition (Remix)'

Robyn 'With Every Heartbeat'

The Streets 'Dry Your Eyes'

Sugababes 'About You Now'

 

Ah, if only. :)

 

That sounds like a great top ten to me. Maybe not Manics though.

'Maneater' is excellent. If only it had managed to top the UK chart a week earlier. -_- When Nelly Furtado released her last album in Europe, she apparantly said in an interview that she actually didn't like the 'Loose' era because she felt it was the least "Nelly Furtado" (ie; she doesn't like dancing :lol: ) so her Spanish (?) language album from 2009 saw Nelly return to her folk rock roots from her earlier albums.

'Umbrella' is a decade defining song for me. Absolutely adore it, one of my all time favourite songs. Gutted to see it finish lower than the disgustingly overrated 'Sex On Fire'.

84 Beyonce ft Jay-Z 'Deja Vu' - 199 points

83 Kylie Minogue 'Spinning Around' - 218

82 Destiny's Child 'Independant Women Pt 1' - 236

81 Fedde Le Grand 'Put Your Hands Up For Detriot' - 243

 

80 Justin Timberlake 'SexyBack' - 256

79 Alexandra Burke 'Bad Boys' - 267

78 Destiny's Child 'Survivor' - 269

77 Rihanna 'Take A Bow' - 274

76 Christina Aguilera, Lil Kim, Mya & Pink 'Lady Marmalade' - 276

75 Madonna 'Sorry' - 280

74 Aaliyah 'More Than A Woman' - 289

73 Arctic Monkeys 'When The Sun Goes Down' - 320

72 Holly Valance 'Kiss Kiss' - 320

71 Britney Spears 'Oops... I Did It Again' - 322

 

70 Daniel Bedingfield 'Gotta Get Thru This' - 338

69 Melanie C 'I Turn To You' - 338

68 Oasis 'The Importance of Being Idle' - 340

67 Beyonce & Shakira 'Beautiful Liar' - 340

66 Shapeshifters 'Lola's Theme' - 341

65 Black Eyed Peas 'Boom Boom Pow' - 347

64 Katy Perry 'I Kissed A Girl' - 349

63 Black Eyed Peas 'Meet Me Halfway' - 353

62 S Club 7 'Never Had A Dream come True' - 359

61 Lily Allen 'Smile' - 360

 

60 Estelle ft Kanye West 'American Boy' - 376

59 Ting Tings 'That's Not My Name' - 387

58 Nelly ft Kelly Rowland 'Dilemma' - 388

57 S Club 7 'Don't Stop Movin'' - 390

56 LeAnn Rimes 'Can't Fight The Moonlight' - 395

55 David Guetta ft Kelly Rowland 'When Love Takes Over' - 412

54 Liberty X 'Just A Little' - 415

53 Timbaland ft Keri Hilson & DOE 'The Way I Are' - 420

52 Calvin Harris 'I'm Not Alone' - 421

51 Sonique 'It Feels So Good' - 430

 

50 Black Eyed Peas 'Where Is The Love?' - 431

49 My Chemical Romance 'Welcome To The Black Parade' - 434

48 Michael Andrews ft Gary Jules 'Mad World' - 441

47 Natasha Bedingfield 'These Words' - 445

46 Roger Sanchez 'Another Chance' - 449

45 Britney Spears 'Everytime' - 456

44 Stereophonics 'Dakota' - 458

43 Duffy 'Mercy' - 462

42 Girls Aloud 'The Promise' - 503

41 Christina Aguilera ft Redman 'Dirrty' - 506

 

 

40 Lady GaGa 'Just Dance' - 508

39 Melanie C ft Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes 'Never Be The Same Again' - 520

38 Kelly Clarkson 'My Life Would Suck Without You' - 521

37 Eminem 'Lose Yourself' - 522

36 Scissor Sisters 'I Don't Feel Like Dancin' - 522

35 Fragma 'Toca's Miracle' - 525

34 Gnarls Barkley 'Crazy' - 531

33 Sugababes 'Round Round' - 534

32 Shakira ft Wyclef Jean 'Hips Don't Lie' - 539

31 Black Eyed Peas 'I Gotta Feeling' - 547

 

30 Will Young 'Leave Right Now' - 560

29 Girls Aloud 'Sound Of The Underground' - 563

28 Sugababes 'Push The Button' - 569

27 Madonna 'Hung Up' - 580

26 Spiller 'Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)' - 594

25 Eminem 'Stan' - 598

24 Take That 'Patience' - 598

23 Evanescence 'Bring Me To Life' - 601

22 Christina Aguilera 'Beautiful' - 610

21 Sugababes 'Freak Like Me' - 619

 

20 Gorillaz 'DARE' - 626

19 All Saints 'Pure Shores' - 629

18 Sugababes 'Hole In The Head' - 640

17 Arctic Monkeys 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor' - 640

16 Pink 'Just Like A Pill' - 690

15 Tatu 'All The Things She Said' - 695

14 Beyonce 'Crazy In Love' - 710

13 Rihanna ft Jay-Z 'Umbrella' - 710

12 Kings Of Leon 'Sex On Fire' - 711

11 Nelly Furtado 'Maneater' - 754

That sounds like a great top ten to me. Maybe not Manics though.

That's top 3.

Toxic top 10 :o

60 Estelle ft Kanye West 'American Boy' - 376 Ack! Too low, another of my favourite #1s of the decade. Love Estelle so much.

58 Nelly ft Kelly Rowland 'Dilemma' - 388 For a song that was around so much at the time, I often forget this one, still sounds good.

55 David Guetta ft Kelly Rowland 'When Love Takes Over' - 412 Pleasantly surprised that this is as high as it is! Probably my favourite dance song. More of this Kelly please.

50 Black Eyed Peas 'Where Is The Love?' - 431 Thirteen year old me loved this, now it's a bit ehhh, kinda makes me cringe. Lots of their singles are better than this imo.

39 Melanie C ft Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes 'Never Be The Same Again' - 520 Pleased this is top 40, though it should have been #1. It's old, but it sounds timeless, Lisa's bit makes the song. I'd love to know where Rich is hearing this getting regular airplay though, the Spice Girls and their solo output is almost taboo. It's almost possible to forget just how huge they were.

36 Scissor Sisters 'I Don't Feel Like Dancin' - 522 :puke2: Scissor Sisters are one of my most despised acts, this especially.

34 Gnarls Barkley 'Crazy' - 531 Never been fond of this. I like it when covered though, I just dislike Gnarls Barkley.

33 Sugababes 'Round Round' - 534 Hmm...I slightly prefer this to "Freak Like Me", but this isn't their strongest #1.

32 Shakira ft Wyclef Jean 'Hips Don't Lie' - 539 Never been bowled over by this, good to see it quite low. Shakira's voice just grates so much.

31 Black Eyed Peas 'I Gotta Feeling' - 547 I think I predicted the order correct. Their worst #1 finishes highest. Average song.

28 Sugababes 'Push The Button' - 569 Surprised this isn't second to "About You Now" in terms of Sugababes #1s. :o

22 Christina Aguilera 'Beautiful' - 610 A proper classic, but one I have to be in a $h!t mood to listen to.

19 All Saints 'Pure Shores' - 629 Ooh, this is rather high! I like it, thought it was released in 1999 because I have it on cassette, but I see it was 2000. Not the best All Saints song, but probably their best from the 00s.

16 Pink 'Just Like A Pill' - 690 Deservedly finishes high, one of her best songs, so anthemic!

15 Tatu 'All The Things She Said' - 695 I only knew of this because it was a WWE Divas entrance music. I liked it, for entrance music, but I'm not a big fan of it in general.

14 Beyonce 'Crazy In Love' - 710 This is one of those songs that makes me go "BAH THIS IS SO OVERRATED". Then I play it and remember why it's actually deserving.

13 Rihanna ft Jay-Z 'Umbrella' - 710 Wow, this usually finishes top 10 in the record of the decade game, surprised it's outside the top 10. Bring back this Rihanna please.

12 Kings Of Leon 'Sex On Fire' - 711 - Painful. I didn't like it on first listen, I LOATHE it now. I particularly hate the Jamie Afro revival which led commercial radio to finally play it. I'm sure I heard a radio DJ call it a new song...in late 2009. :manson: