I loved 4ever so much, haha. I remember I was embarrassed about liking it and Jake would continuously mock me. :o

Doesn't Jake love 4ever?!

Oh, and I of course approve of the presence of Nadine Beiler and Salem al Fakir in here. Less so Daz Sampson and THE WINNER THAT SHALL NOT BE NAMED.

I shall be keeping an eye on this in the hope of a Robyn appearance. Hopefully there will be a few others I approve of too. ^_^

I demand at least one Kopečka-sponsored appearance. JUST THE ONE

Really hoping Khia's 'My Neck, My Back' is in here somewhere. Modern day classic :wub:

90. Nadine Beiler - The Secret Is Love

 

 

Personal chart top 5 run: 3-1-2-OUT-4-5-5-5-OUT-3-4

 

Too soon? 50 odd plays in the first 3 days would suggest otherwise, I NEVER get this obsessed with songs anymore. Austria's recent entry to the Eurovision took them back to the final for the first time since 2004 and deservedly so. The goddess with the lopsided haircut and huge voice belted out this dated Christina Aguilera album cut circa 1999 and blew me away. First time I heard it I knew that it would go on to rank amongst my all time favourites, it just completely clicked with me - her voice, the Disney-esque music - yes it should have finished higher than 18th in the contest, but all the best songs do - more on that later!

:wub: My ESC highlight this year! The Saade will appear higher though :P

 

87. Rihanna - Disturbia

 

 

Personal chart top 5 run: 1-1-4-3-OUT-4-3-2-5

 

2007's Good Girl Gone Bad was when I really sat up and began to take notice of Rihanna, she could have gone either way with this era. A slip up of a first single and she may have been just another Christina Milian, but she came back with Umbrella, one of the decade's defining moments. Fast forward a year and some incredible success and it was time for the inevitable re-release - electro pop song Disturbia saw the Barbadian dabbling in yet another different genre, and it sounded like she'd had Eiffel 65's Blue (Da Ba Dee) on repeat before twisting it into something very interesting - darker than we expected from her, the video especially, and it paved the way into Rated R perfectly. I was rather addicted to this song for quite a while, and as somebody who didn't care at all for Rihanna until quite a few years into her career, it's interesting to note that this isn't her last appearance in the countdown!

Amazing! Best track on GGGB!

 

82. Rogue Traders - Voodoo Child

 

 

Personal chart top 5 run: 4-3-OUT-4-4-3-3

 

Australian soap Neighbours has a habit of churning out excellent popstars, and they did it again in 2006 when Silas' idol Natalie Bassingthwaite departed her role as Izzy Hoyland (imo one of the show's best characters) to join dance act Rogue Traders. Voodoo Child was another anthem from that glorious 2006 summer, and proved to me once again why Australia have always been one of my favourite musical countries. Thankfully the UK saw how special it was and it matched its #3 peak in my chart. Sadly they were to be a one hit wonder of sorts, but what a hit it was!

Anthem, one of my fave songs of '06. For some reason, I always thought it was a number 1 until just a few months ago :o

 

79. Mariah Carey - We Belong Together

 

 

Personal chart top 5 run: 3-OUT-1-1-2-OUT-4-5-5

 

After years of breakdowns and flops, Mariah returned emancipated in 2005 with the urban jam It's Like That. That was good enough for me to invest in Mimi's comeback album and it was packed full of hits, the most obvious of all being this R&B ballad. Denied what would have been her first non-cover #1 in the UK to 2Pac by a stupidly small amount of copies, it did spend about a year at #1 in the US to make up for it. This was a stunning return to form.

Mumu's best track ever :wub: Just stunning!

 

77. Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry

 

 

Personal chart top 5 run: 1-1-1-1-2-3-3-4-4-5

 

I have to be honest - I thought that London Bridge was an absolute abomination, and Glamorous wasn't that much better either. So when I first heard Big Girls Don't Cry, Fergie Ferg's big summer 07 ballad single, I was a little surprised to say that least. Pleasantly surprised - it instantly struck a chord with me, the middle 8 being by far my favourite part - now lets all play jacks and uno cards! I wouldn't mind Fergie breaking away from the Peas again if she was to record more songs of this ilk, but other than that her stuff was all very 3rd rate Gwen Stefani imo, especially Glamorous which literally was Gwen's Luxurious tarted up :lol:

The best thing anyone in the Peas have done, including the group together :heart:

 

76. Daniel Powter - Bad Day

 

 

Personal chart top 5 run: 5-OUT-5-1-1-1-1-2-2-4

 

Another unpopular choice I'm sure, especially looking at some of the comments in the 2005 #2's rate thread in Chart Chat. Canadian Daniel Powter's Bad Day was around at the same time as James Blunt's You're Beautiful and the two male balladeers seemed unseparable at the time chartwise, both top 3 for weeks on end. I will shamefully admit that I loved You're Beautiful too - and it also topped my personal chart, albeit before it became overplayed and unbearable - the week it debuted at #12 in the UK charts :lol: But Bad Day was the more enduring of the two for me, a very anthemic song even if it was custom made for US dramas and coffee outlet soundtracks across the world. I believe he was voted the biggest one hit wonder of the 00s in the US - again, what a hit it was!

 

I don't get all the hate for it :( I know it was hammered by the radio, but its such a nice song about the hard times in life :wub:

 

this and You're Beautiful surely have to be two of the most played songs of the 00s on the radio? I swear I heard them nearly every day :o

And that's all for a bit as I have to go to work, but it shall resume later tonight/in the week and here are the first 25 in recapped form;

 

76. Daniel Powter - Bad Day

77. Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry

78. Salem Al Fakir - Keep On Walking

79. Mariah Carey - We Belong Together

80. Keri Hilson, Ne-Yo & Kanye West - Knock You Down

81. De Nada - Love You Anyway

82. Rogue Traders - Voodoo Child

83. DHT feat Edmee - Listen To Your Heart

84. Lily Allen - Smile

85. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder On The Dancefloor

86. Alice Deejay - Will I Ever

87. Rihanna - Disturbia

88. Tanel Padar & Dave Benton - Everybody

89. Daz Sampson - Teenage Life

90. Nadine Beiler - The Secret Is Love

91. Ian van Dahl - Will I?

92. The Veronicas - 4Ever

93. Thunderbugs - Friends Forever

94. Cascada - Evacuate The Dancefloor

95. Jade Ewen - It's My Time

96. Delta Goodrem - Electric Storm

97. Jewel - Down So Long

98. Alphabeat - Fascination

99. Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten

100. Love inc - You're A Superstar

 

Oh dear, there's no sign of Kylie. :(

Oh, and I of course approve of the presence of Nadine Beiler and Salem al Fakir in here. Less so Daz Sampson and THE WINNER THAT SHALL NOT BE NAMED.

 

Marie N? She's not here :o

 

I shall be keeping an eye on this in the hope of a Robyn appearance. Hopefully there will be a few others I approve of too. ^_^

 

I hope so, and in fact I know so - further up though!

 

I demand at least one Kopečka-sponsored appearance. JUST THE ONE

 

There aren't many BJSC entries in here at all to be fair, in fact there are only three Rontvian entries in the top 100 :o Can anyone guess which ones? M.A.G.I.C. and The Last Time came painfully close though and would be between 101-110!

 

Really hoping Khia's 'My Neck, My Back' is in here somewhere. Modern day classic :wub:

 

It won't be, I can't stand it :heehee:

 

:wub: My ESC highlight this year! The Saade will appear higher though :P

 

Eric Saade will not be in this chart :P

 

Oh dear, there's no sign of Kylie. :(

 

Patience Jason :o

96. Delta Goodrem - Electric Storm

 

 

Personal chart top 5 run: 3-2-2-3-5-OUT-4

 

The first of X number of appearances from my favourite artist of all time (hence the username). Electric Storm was a track on Delta's 2004 album Mistaken Identity, the lyrics relating to her rocky relationship with Australian tennis player Mark Philippoussis - dear god she's had some strange partners - Mark, Brian McFadden and Nick Jonas? What a trio! Anyway, this is a dramatic mid-tempo anthem and always reminds me of Xmas Eve 2004 for some reason, I think I had it on repeat on the journey home from work on that day. Silas sent it to BJSC at some point and it flopped spectacularly but that was the Delta curse at play once again sadly. It really is magnificent.

 

This is one of my absolute favourite Delta songs. There are so many transcendent moments on Mistaken Identity, but I think the final crescendo in 'Electric Storm' takes top honours.

 

A solid list so far - a mixture of memories and discoveries. I remember when 'Disturbia' leaked and I played it on a loop the entire evening. And lovely to see Nadine Beiler on here, I couldn't find any fellow supporters on the night! (Although I can't support an inclusion of Jade Ewen, anywhere, ever. *waits to be cast out*)

 

I look forward to the rest!

75. Nerina Pallot - Everybody's Gone To War

 

 

Personal chart top 5 run: 2-1-1-2-1-1-3-2-4-5

 

Time for another 'will never be a star', and it's Jersey singer/songwriter Nerina Pallot. I first became aware of this song at some point in 2005 because Asda FM would repeatedly play it and I assumed that it was Sheryl Crow! I later found out exactly what it was when the song was launched properly in the UK and quickly became obsessed with it and its parent album Fires. The supermarket food fight video was genius, as is almost everything that she does to be honest but it's clear that she's never going to be appreciated. She was lucky to get a top 15 hit out of this I guess, although I doubt many people remember it these days :drama:

74. Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone

 

 

Personal chart top 5: 2-1-2-2-4-3-4-3

 

I'll be honest, I wasn't much interested in Miss Independent or Low so didn't bother with Kelly's Thankful until a few years down the line. First time I heard Since U Been Gone was the turning point in 2005, where it suddenly went from quite $hit to pretty great, because it was I think perhaps the exact same week that I first heard Bad Day and We Belong Together (which have already featured!). It was a powerful anthemic gutsy pop/rock song and you just felt that it had hit written all over it. I was pleased to see it go top 5 in the UK and hang around for a bit, and it's definitely her signature song - even though she later had a #1. I bought Breakaway on a whim on the release day only off the back of this song and I've never regretted it - one of my top five favourite albums ever!

73. Blue - I Can

 

 

Personal chart top 5 run: 3-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-3-5

 

No doubt I'll be ridiculed for this and perhaps justifiably but this is easily one of my 2011 highlights thus far. Blue are an act that I can't say I cared much for when they were at their peak a decade ago. If You Come Back was pleasant and All Rise/Fly By II were decent but that's about it. I Can though represented an update of their sound and sounded like a Blue song but also like Tinie Tempah's Written In The Stars - whatever though - it was contemporary. And I was very pleased that we were finally sending a modern song to Eurovision. It may have limped in at 11th in the contest (FIFTH in the public vote though - damn juries!), but it's still my favourite UK Eurovision entry since the 90s and genuinely one I think I'll listen to for years to come, I absolutely love it!

72. Ann Lee - 2 Times

 

 

Personal chart top 5 run: 3-4-3-OUT-1-3-OUT-1-1-2-3-5

 

Whigfield songwriter Annerley Gordon branched out on her own in 1999 and unleashed the Europop beast 2 Times on an unsuspecting public. Despite her being British, it was a hit all over Europe first and I remember first hearing it on some music channel circa July 1999 - I thought it was awful! Slowly but surely though it crept into my consciousness and I find myself absolutely loving it a few weeks later. It went to #2 in the UK for a couple of weeks, beaten by Christina's debut Genie In A Bottle, it's probably lucky that it didn't go to #1 as it would no doubt have been one of the most hated ever! 'Do do do do do do, do do do do do do'

I quite liked that Nerina track, I think we have the album somewhere too. Listening now though and I'm not sure I like it as much as I used to. :(

 

On the other hand, Since U Been Gone was always a major hate track for me that I would give -1 to in rates... but I've fairly recently decided that it's not so bad after all, it's aged quite well I think and it's even on one of my playlists for the car now. :D

 

 

edit: I bought that Ann Lee song, how times have changed! :lol:

71. The Cardigans - Erase/Rewind

 

 

Personal chart top 5 run: N/A

 

The eagle eyed amongst you will recognise a line from this song in the subtitle of this topic! Swedish band The Cardigans' second single from Gran Turismo was released in early 1999 and became their second UK top ten hit after Lovefool. A gloriously dark and moody slice of Swedish indie, I still remember buying this on single. I was 11 years old and only owned about three CD singles up to this point. I felt so grown up and 'cool' buying this single in Our Price, it felt so respectable compared to my previous purchases (Cher and The Corrs). Kleerup freshened this up in 2008 and it was also very very good but the original is absolutely unbeatable, definitely my Cardigans career highlight and probably the first Swedish act I really got into!

70. Charlotte Perrelli - Hero

 

 

Personal chart top 5 run: 1-3-OUT-4-3-2-1-1-1-2-2-5

 

From one extreme of Swedish pop to the other, Dame Charlotte Perrelli aka Charlotte Nilsson returned to Eurovision in 2008, 9 years after her win and looking like she'd aged 30 years in between. Fresh from shattering Sanna Nielsen's dreams in Melodifestivalen, and despite not winning the public vote, Hero was expected to contend for victory in Belgrade and it would have been deserved - pulsating schlager of the highest order, an insane backing track, heroic lyrics and a legend fronting it. Except the performance was one of the WORST of all time, she looked terrible, even worse because she was being presented in black and white against a blue background (!?!) and because Ukraine's Ani Lorak completely showed her up with a far superior performance of a similar sort of song. Ah well...

69. Cher - Believe

 

 

Personal chart top 5 run: N/A

 

And onto the song that really ignited my love for pop music. Late 1998 and it was time for the comeback of 52 year old Cher, and it was a good one. With Xenomania behind her, she returned with a storming pop/dance song famous for the robotic vocoder effects that would later go on to become a staple in pop music. For the first time ever, I tuned into the charts just to follow the progress of this song and was elated when it debuted at #1...and then stayed there for 7 weeks fending off a number of huge name competitors and selling 1.5 million along the way. Truly deserved in my opinion, an absolutely defining song and why everytime an aging diva returns with a big hit will forever be known as 'doing a Cher'. Looking back, it was quite strange that the biggest song in the country for such a long period of time was by a woman in her 50s, even the kids were down with it - and I know it because I was in Year 7 at the time and absolutely everybody loved it and sang it everywhere!

Oh now Erase/Rewind IS a genuinely great record. It's one I always tend to forget about it, until it pops up on my shuffle and I fall back in love with it all over again.

 

However some of these other choices are bland / utter cheese on a scale that even I can't defend :(

This is one of my absolute favourite Delta songs. There are so many transcendent moments on Mistaken Identity, but I think the final crescendo in 'Electric Storm' takes top honours.

 

A solid list so far - a mixture of memories and discoveries. I remember when 'Disturbia' leaked and I played it on a loop the entire evening. And lovely to see Nadine Beiler on here, I couldn't find any fellow supporters on the night! (Although I can't support an inclusion of Jade Ewen, anywhere, ever. *waits to be cast out*)

 

I look forward to the rest!

 

It really is amazing, so dramatic but it definitely works :wub:

 

Glad you're enjoying it - The Secret Is Love was fantastic, I can understand why some people didn't like it though - a bit Disney and dated I guess.

 

I quite liked that Nerina track, I think we have the album somewhere too. Listening now though and I'm not sure I like it as much as I used to. :(

 

On the other hand, Since U Been Gone was always a major hate track for me that I would give -1 to in rates... but I've fairly recently decided that it's not so bad after all, it's aged quite well I think and it's even on one of my playlists for the car now. :D

edit: I bought that Ann Lee song, how times have changed! :lol:

 

Aw, that's a shame :( I still think it's great, I rarely ever go off songs that I've loved in the past :o Memories keep them up in my estimations I guess...

 

I would never have had you down as buying 2 Times!

 

Oh now Erase/Rewind IS a genuinely great record. It's one I always tend to forget about it, until it pops up on my shuffle and I fall back in love with it all over again.

 

However some of these other choices are bland / utter cheese on a scale that even I can't defend :(

 

I'm QUITE aware of how shameful some of these are but I stand by them as they genuinely ARE my 100 all time favourites for one reason or another. It does get a little more respectable further up I guess but there are still some howlers :lol: