If I'd have known - I'd have voted for 'Bad Day'. f***ING LOVE SHOT YOU DOWN :wub:

Biggest sellers of 2004 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_in_Briti...singles_of_2004

 

It's not a bad list really, it's got Eric Prydz, Kelis, Britney Spears, Eminem, Shapeshifters, The Streets, Usher, Outkast, O-Zone. Although it does have some awful songs like "Thunderbirds/3AM", "All This Time", "5 Colors in Her Hair", and sales were REALLY BAD except for the million selling Band Aid 20 and Eamon who almost sold 600k.

 

Jennifer Lopez "On The Floor"'s first week sales of 133k would have got it to 36 on that chart - that's how bad it is

Edited April 8, 201114 yr by danielGaGa

2004 was an awful year for music- there was some real gems (Killers, Green Day, Keane, Scissor Sisters, Maroon 5, Snow Patrol) but the best selling list is tragic- they were either novelty, guilty pleasures, absolutely terrible or completely of the time and have dated badly

 

in fact, I think theres only about 5 songs that have aged well on there

Biggest sellers of 2004 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_in_Briti...singles_of_2004

 

It's not a bad list really, it's got Eric Prydz, Kelis, Britney Spears, Eminem, Shapeshifters, The Streets, Usher, Outkast, O-Zone. Although it does have some awful songs like "Thunderbirds/3AM", "All This Time", "5 Colors in Her Hair", and sales were REALLY BAD except for the million selling Band Aid 20 and Eamon who almost sold 600k.

 

Jennifer Lopez "On The Floor"'s first week sales of 133k would have got it to 36 on that chart - that's how bad it is

 

2004 has some fantastic songs in its year-end top 40. 2005's is great too. To be honest, I've liked all the lists, but 2008 was probably my least favourite, but even that had some fantastic songs in.

 

Talking about Eminem, wasn't Like Toy Soldiers released in 2004? It got to #1 and it's not in the year-end top 40. It's one of my favourites. :(

Edited April 8, 201114 yr by Eric_Blob

^it was released in 2005 and it was just outside the top 40 of the year

 

pretty frustrating I know - I am similarly frustrated by Coldplay's Speed of Sound- which was at frigging 41 on this list! :drama:

Edited April 8, 201114 yr by chart wizard

^it was released in 2005 and it was just outside the top 40 of the year

 

pretty frustrating I know - I am similarly frustrated by Coldplay's Speed of Sound- which was at frigging 41 on this list! :drama:

 

Oh, really, it was this year! :o That's a shame. :( It's definitely one of my favourites from this year then, and it would've been interesting to see exactly how much everybody on here hates it compared to the other songs on the list. :lol:

 

Speed of Sound is good aswell. It sounds very similar to Clocks, but I think I prefer Speed of Sound, although do have some appreciation for Clocks seeing as a lot of songs I really like sample it (like Need You Now by Agnes and When Love Takes Over by David Guetta).

1 Thing is one of the HIGHLIGHTS of this list... and it's gone out early again :(

 

Voted for Bad Day. Shot You Down is good as well!

Audio Bullys. Again.

Black Eyed Peas - Don't Phunk With My Heart

You're all way too harsh on 2004. It was a good year, but the best sellers list doesn't do it justice as usual. But even from the 40 there there's still some brilliance.

 

These would still get a play from me:

 

Usher - Yeah! :wub:

Anastacia - Left Outside Alone

Britney Spears - Toxic :wub:

Frankee - f*** U Right Back (Yes, I genuinely liked this one and bought it on single - the Eamon one was whiny crap though)

Kelis - Milkshake

Destiny's Child - Lose My Breath :D

Natasha Bedingfield - These Words

Britney Spears - Everytime

The Streets - Dry Your Eyes :wub:

Shapeshifters - Lola's Theme :D

Jamelia - Thank You :D

Outkast - Hey Ya! :wub:

Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules - Mad World

McFly - 5 Colours In Her Hair (I loved their first album - sorry!! Obviously was better though)

Kelis - Trick Me :D

Cassidy feat. R Kelly - Hotel

Rachel Stevens - Some Girls

 

17/40 is pretty good going really. I liked way less on 2006 and 2007, off the top of my head.

 

Anyway, back to 2005, sad to see the Audio Bullys looking like they're about to exit :(

Edited April 9, 201114 yr by superbossanova

Black Eyed Peas - Don't Phunk With My Heart

2004 was an OK year for music but chartwise it was dreadful. There was only two number ones which I'd quite happily listen to. The rest went from average to dreadful...

2004 was an OK year for music but chartwise it was dreadful. There was only two number ones which I'd quite happily listen to. The rest went from average to dreadful...

There were some pretty terrible #1s, that's true. Babycakes was the absolute low and easily one of the worst #1s ever, and the reality crap (Michelle, Sam & Mark, Peter Andre) at the start of the year certainly wasn't enjoyable either. Not to mention I absolutely hate Call On Me :puke2:

 

However, I still refuse to think of it as a bad year for the charts. Some other top 5 hits I liked from this year:

 

Keane - Somewhere Only We Know (Bedshaped was better, but that only got to #10)

Victoria Beckham - This Groove/Let Your Head Go

Will Young - Your Game

N.E.R.D - She Wants To Move

Twista - Slow Jamz

Girls Aloud - The Show

Morrissey - Irish Blood, English Heart (although this wasn't his best of 2004)

Kelis feat. Andre 3000 - Millionaire

The Libertines - Can't Stand Me Now

Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out

Manic Street Preachers - The Love Of Richard Nixon

Deep Dish - Flashdance

Lemar - If There's Any Justice

Nelly & Christina Aguilera - Tilt Ya Head Back

The 411 - On My Knees

Jay Sean - Stolen

Outkast - Roses

Gwen Stefani - What You Waiting For?

 

I'd definitely take this list and the one above compared to any of the recent years, bar perhaps 2008 which I also thought was decent.

 

The 2003-05 period seems to get a very hard time on this site, I've noticed :( They were quite urban-heavy but I actually think a lot of decent stuff from that genre was doing well (also come crap, too, unfortunately) and I actually love R&B music, anyway. And 2004 was the start of the indie revival :D

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However, I still refuse to think of it as a bad year for the charts. Some other top 5 hits I liked from this year:

 

Keane - Somewhere Only We Know (Bedshaped was better, but that only got to #10)

Victoria Beckham - This Groove/Let Your Head Go

Will Young - Your Game

N.E.R.D - She Wants To Move

Twista - Slow Jamz

Girls Aloud - The Show

Morrissey - Irish Blood, English Heart (although this wasn't his best of 2004)

Kelis feat. Andre 3000 - Millionaire

The Libertines - Can't Stand Me Now

Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out

Manic Street Preachers - The Love Of Richard Nixon

Deep Dish - Flashdance

Lemar - If There's Any Justice

Nelly & Christina Aguilera - Tilt Ya Head Back

The 411 - On My Knees

Jay Sean - Stolen

Outkast - Roses

Gwen Stefani - What You Waiting For?

 

I'd definitely take this list and the one above compared to any of the recent years, bar perhaps 2008 which I also thought was decent.

 

The 2003-05 period seems to get a very hard time on this site, I've noticed :( They were quite urban-heavy but I actually think a lot of decent stuff from that genre was doing well (also come crap, too, unfortunately) and I actually love R&B music, anyway. And 2004 was the start of the indie revival :D

:o are all those singles in the EOY Top 40?? So many that i like there.

:o are all those singles in the EOY Top 40?? So many that i like there.

No, they're not. Sorry to confuse you :D

 

I was just trying to defend 2004 against these attacks by listing some other big hit singles (songs that peaked in the top 5) that I liked that didn't make the top 40 of the year.

 

This is the EOY top 40:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_in_Briti...singles_of_2004

 

If you took out the crap from the EOY top 40 and replaced it with those songs, though - now that would probably be the best year-end top 40 ever :D Though you could probably do that with any year, really.

No, they're not. Sorry to confuse you :D

 

I was just trying to defend 2004 against these attacks by listing some other big hit singles (songs that peaked in the top 5) that I liked that didn't make the top 40 of the year.

 

This is the EOY top 40:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_in_Briti...singles_of_2004

 

If you took out the crap from the EOY top 40 and replaced it with those songs, though - now that would probably be the best year-end top 40 ever :D Though you could probably do that with any year, really.

Huge disappointment. After all those songs you had mentioned above, that list looks empty. Hey Ya for winner, although there is no way this to happen.

 

But yes. 2004 was indeed a good year.