Pray for Linkin Park or a comeback by KoL/Coldplay I guess? :lol: I doubt we'll get a rock #1 this year.

 

I'd call WNSA quite a solid dance song, and that has a *fair* shot at #1 (probably not if it is, as rumoured, released in direct competition with JLS next week)

 

I still think LP could do it with the right track, and I can't believe that none of Coldplay, KoL or The Killers will get a #1.

 

Or Limp Bizkit? :rofl:

Edited July 2, 201015 yr by Jared Leto

I still think LP could do it with the right track, and I can't believe that none of Coldplay, KoL or The Killers will get a #1.

 

Or Limp Bizkit? :rofl:

 

The Killers are definitely not coming back this year (or possibly ever :() as Brandon Flowers is now doing solo stuff.

 

And KoL/Coldplay comebacks this year are unlikely. Both will probably come back next year I'd suspect.

Edited July 2, 201015 yr by Bray

Coldplay wont be back for another year - I thought they were taking an extended break.

 

Would like MSP to have yet another number 2....

Coldplay wont be back for another year - I thought they were taking an extended break.

 

Would like MSP to have yet another number 2....

 

Manic Street Preachers?

I'm pretty sure they'll never have another big hit single, the lead single from JfPL completely missed the top 100

Manic Street Preachers?

I'm pretty sure they'll never have another big hit single, the lead single from JfPL completely missed the top 100

 

No singles were released from that album though...

Manic Street Preachers?

I'm pretty sure they'll never have another big hit single, the lead single from JfPL completely missed the top 100

 

There were no singles released or promoted.

There definitely was a single, or at the very least a song with a video and some airplay - Jackie Collins' Existential Question Time.

 

It surely should have at least gone top 100 on that.

 

EDIT: It didn't even go top 200.

Edited July 2, 201015 yr by Bray

Although the quality of number 1s has decreased this year it still gets 100 bonus extra points for (so far) not featuring a Westlife number 1 - a fact that blemishes the years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006 forever in UK pop history.

 

The suffering endured by many in those years will not be forgotten. WE WILL NOT FORGET.

Although the quality of number 1s has decreased this year it still gets 100 bonus extra points for (so far) not featuring a Westlife number 1 - a fact that blemishes the years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006 forever in UK pop history.

 

The suffering endured by many in those years will not be forgotten. WE WILL NOT FORGET.

 

Heh, something even Cheryl haters can thank Cheryl for - she prevented Westlife getting a 15th (!) #1 last year with yet another lifeless cover.

Edited July 2, 201015 yr by Bray

There definitely was a single, or at the very least a song with a video and some airplay - Jackie Collins' Existential Question Time.

 

It surely should have at least gone top 100 on that.

 

EDIT: It didn't even go top 200.

 

 

It must have been released after the album in that case. And the obsessive Manics fans would probably not being cherry picking a promoted song.

 

No reason to download it. Plus it was rubbish, in my opinion.

 

I don;'t think Twatlife will ever have another #1 thankfully. Judging by how their last album fell so quickly and sold poorly compared to their previous ones we can only hope they'll f*** off forever :) Either that or release some original material for once.

 

I am so thankful for downloads as it seems to have killed the #1 streaks of both those Irish monstrotities and McFly :heehee:

I'm glad, some of #1's this year have been shocking though... when songs remain at #1 for ages, it's boring and very annoying if you don't like it :P.

Didn't hear people complaining when "Umbrella" was number 1 for 10 weeks tho. :P

Didn't hear people complaining when "Umbrella" was number 1 for 10 weeks tho. :P

 

 

Really? I remember complaints/

Really? I remember complaints/

 

Well some people would have preferred Lee Mead at number 1 of course.. :lol:

Didn't hear people complaining when "Umbrella" was number 1 for 10 weeks tho. :P

 

oh I did complain!!! :arrr:

 

anyway, genres:

 

Bad Romance- Pop

Replay- R'n'B

Fireflies- Synthpop

Everybody Hurts- Pop

In My Head- Electro pop

Pass Out- Grime-pop

Telephone- Electro-pop

This Aint a Love Song- Pop-rock

OMG- Urban

Once- Electro-pop

Good Times- Pop with Hip-hop traits

Nothing On You- Urban

Dirtee Disco- Pop-R'n'B

Gettin' Over You- Dance/pop/R'n'B

Shout- Unclassifiable

California Gurls- Pop

 

so Pop music is and always has been dominant in most number 1s- this year is no exception, just not always 'pure' pop

 

I find it depressing that many rock bands who have done defining classics before, seem to just become 'album acts' as that means its it for their singles- or no promotion is done like Gorillaz, and I know this is going to happen to The Coral next week :cry:

 

It would be nice if we got a number 1 that didnt sound mainstream and surprises everyone- like MCR and Kings Of Leon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I agree with your second part

 

it is my opinion but Fireflies has also been very critically acclaimed, even on this forum, very little people criticise it and its the 2nd best selling single of the year so far behind a charity song- it also had a very good chart run, sales dont always reflect quality, but in this case it does, and I dont think theres been another song at number 1 that has quite matched its acclaim and quality

 

on originality- I dont think any of the number 1s this year have been remotely original, I think FF would be the most original

 

I personally think the song is dire. The lyrics are horrendous and make no sense. Really don't understand why it was so successful... :wacko:

This year isn't bad at all. It suffers a lot, from following 2009, which was probably the best year for music in my life, but this year is getting much better. The worst bit was February-April, where the music was quite appalling, but the past couple of months have been great. If we can keep this up for the rest of the year, I think we can have another awesome year for music.

 

I think the reason that we have shorter number-ones is because the music is so good, that songs move quickly down the charts, as the following week, there's yet again, dozens of new tracks people want to buy.

 

Only joking. :lol: The shorter number-one runs have nothing to do with the quality of music (although I know lots of people would love to claim it's because the music is worse). It's all to do with the market at the moment. Many advertising campaigns are now leading to more and more people buying a song on its first week of release, rather than gradually buying it over the few months after release. Therefore, songs that don't sell so well, can have higher peaks, if they get 50% of their sales in their first week.

 

Only the more widely popular songs seem to have longevity though - and quite often they are not the ones that have the highest peak position...

You sound like a broken record! You only need to look at this year's #1s to see your argument is bollocks, for the sake of argument I've taken the following genres off Wikipedia:

 

Bad Romance - Dance-Pop

Replay - R&B

Fireflies - Synthpop

Everybody Hurts - Pop

In My Head - Electro-Rock (wtf?)

Pass Out - Grime

Telephone - Electropop

This Ain't a Love Song - Indie-Pop

OMG - Synthpop (maybe not)

Once - Pop-Rock

Good Times - Electro-Hop

Nothin' On You - Alternative Hip-Hop

Dirtee Disco - Disco House

Gettin' Over You - Funky House :lol:

Shout - Electropop (not sure that's entirely accurate)

California Gurls - Dance-Pop

 

The only trends there are that pop has been largly dominant in one form or another (no surprise there) and dance, followed by R&B, Hip-Hop and lastly Rock have been the only other genres with much of a foothold and the last one is only tenuous given the odd categorisation of Jason DeRulo.

 

Here's how I'd define them...

 

Bad Romance - Dance-Pop : Agree

Replay - R&B : Agree

Fireflies - Synthpop : Agree

Everybody Hurts - Pop : I think charity records are effectively a genre to themselves, as they don't rely on merit to sell.

In My Head - Electro-Rock (wtf?): Nope - R&B

Pass Out - Grime : No -R&B

Telephone - Electropop : Dance-pop

This Ain't a Love Song - Indie-Pop : Rock

OMG - Synthpop (maybe not) : R&B

Once - Pop-Rock : Pop

Good Times - Electro-Hop : R&B

Nothin' On You - Alternative Hip-Hop : Rap

Dirtee Disco - Disco House : Rap

Gettin' Over You - Funky House :lol: : Dance

Shout - Electropop (not sure that's entirely accurate) : Rap

California Gurls - Dance-Pop : Dance/Rap

Pray for Linkin Park or a comeback by KoL/Coldplay I guess? :lol: I doubt we'll get a rock #1 this year.

 

I didn't think we would last year - until Rage Against The Machine...