05 - 33 Gwen Stefani 'What You Waiting For?' (29-38-11-153-33-05) (392 points)

UK #4

 

 

Another song reaching a new Record of the Decade peak now, reaching the top 10 for the first time is the debut solo single for Gwen Stefani, with What You Waiting For? She's a previous winner of the competition, her band No Doubt winning with signature hit Don't Speak in 2007. Although her first album Love Angel Music Baby was a huge seller it didn't produce any hits higher than #4. What You Waiting For was more popular than its peak chart position suggests, becoming an anthem to many a pop fan and it was what No Doubt fans had been waiting for too. It's been a while since we've heard from Gwen or No Doubt but a return has been talked about for a long while.

 

Much higher than I expected! Slightly embarrassing how obsessed I was with this song back in 04/05 but it really is my favourite pop single of all time.

Edited September 12, 201113 yr by ▲▲▲

I love both songs but Rihanna please to win :wub: Robyn is too overated on this site sadly - luckily the 1 song of hers I love is the one battling out for number one. Umbrella is not my fave Rihanna song but it's so amazing!!! I'm happy with this top 3, Back To Black is overated for me I much prefer Rehab.

 

Great to see Gwen so high, I loved that song since it first came out. One of my favourite songs ever and I'd chose it to win over anything else in the top 5 (even Rihanna)

Edited September 12, 201113 yr by danielXF

Umbrella? Erm....

 

07 - 03 Rihanna ft. Jay-Z 'Umbrella' (05-02-03-07) (354 points)

UK #1

 

 

In the summer of 2007 this song was completely unavoidable, it was even blamed for the poor summer weather in the country. Becoming the longest number one of the century spending a whole 10 weeks at the summit of the chart this song turned Rihanna from a popstar with reasonable commercial success to a superstar, one of the biggest artists on the planet. Despite never really having much of a break (it does feel like she's been constantly around since she emerged) she's managed to remain incredibly popular and people haven't really got that tired of her. However nothing she's done since has ever really managed to get close to matching the popularity of Umbrella. It's frightening to think how much this would've sold had the 2007 sales climate been similar to todays, it would be a million seller though for sure. Here it stays in the top 10 but exits the top 5 for the first time in its four years here.

 

Oops - what else is still in? :huh:

Robyn & Lady GaGa?

Sorry had a braindead moment and thought Rihanna was still in :lol: OK, so yeah Lady GaGa to win :heart:

02 - 07 Robyn 'With Every Heartbeat' (33-125-07-02) (435 points)

01 - 01 Lady GaGa 'Bad Romance' (01-01) (494 points)

 

 

 

So Bad Romance becomes the first song to win this competition twice, after beating her own song Poker Face last year it comfortably beats Robyn's With Every Heartbeat this time around, finishing 59 points in front. With Every Heartbeat was the first the UK had heard from Robyn since her 1998 top 10 hit Show Me Love, it entered the chart straight at the top becoming her first and so far only chart topper. She has a huge following on here so it's perhaps no surprise that With Every Heartbeat climbs five places this year.

 

Less than a year after Just Dance was released Lady Gaga released her second album, The Fame Monster, released separately in some places but here it was added on to The Fame to make a deluxe edition. Released pretty much as soon as it premiered it took a while before it made number one, becoming her third of (so far) four chart toppers. As many songs take falls in their second year and as none of her other songs have improved this year, it's perhaps a surprise that it's stayed at the top, and by such a margin too.

 

The full list:

 

200 - 121 Emma Bunton 'What Took You So Long?'

199 - RE Christina Aguilera 'The Voice Within'

198 - NE Shapeshifters 'Lola's Theme'

197 - NE Missy Elliott 'Lose Control'

196 - NE Temper Trap 'Sweet Disposition'

195 - 128 Black Eyed Peas 'Where Is The Love'

194 - 132 Pussycat Dolls ft. Busta Rhymes 'Don’t Cha'

193 - RE Alicia Keys 'No One'

192 - NE Adele 'Hometown Glory'

191 - NE Kelly Rowland ft. David Guetta 'Commander'

 

190 - RE Rachel Stevens 'Sweet Dreams My LA Ex'

189 - RE Nelly Furtado 'Try'

188 - RE Avril Lavigne 'Complicated'

187 - 184 Dannii Minogue 'You Won't Forget About Me'

186 - 103 Keane 'Somewhere Only We Know'

185 - 108 Noisettes 'Never Forget You'

184 - 76 Coldplay 'The Scientist'

183 - NE Cassie 'Me & U'

182 - NE La Roux 'In For The Kill'

181 - NE Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys 'Empire State of Mind'

 

180 - 70 Alicia Keys 'Fallin'

179 - NE Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris & Chrome 'Dance Wiv Me'

178 - NE Vampire Weekend 'A-Punk'

177 - NE Saturdays 'Ego'

176 - RE Natasha Bedingfield 'These Words'

175 - 18 Christina Aguilera 'Beautiful'

174 - NE Bloc Party 'Banquet'

173 - NE Crystal Castles ft. Robert Smith 'Not In Love'

172 - 72 David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland 'When Love Takes Over'

171 - NE Killers 'Read My Mind'

 

170 - NE Nelly Furtado 'I'm Like a Bird'

169 - NE Example 'Kickstarts'

168 - 166 Nelly Furtado 'All Good Things Come To An End'

167 - RE Nelly & Kelly Rowland 'Dilemma'

166 - 57 Sugababes 'Round Round'

165 - NE Hot Chip 'Ready For The Floor'

164 - RE Vanessa Carlton 'A Thousand Miles'

163 - NE Beyonce 'Listen'

162 - NE Gorillaz '19/2000'

161 - NE Dizzee Rascal ft. Armand Van Helden 'Bonkers'

 

160 - 34 Green Day 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams'

159 - RE Killers 'When You Were Young'

158 - RE Madonna 'Sorry'

157 - 100 Jamelia 'Superstar'

156 - 111 Sugababes 'Too Lost In You'

155 - 177 Destiny's Child 'Bootylicious'

154 - NE Katy Perry 'Teenage Dream'

153 - 52 Take That 'Patience'

152 - 125 Cascada 'Everytime We Touch'

151 - 71 Rihanna 'SOS'

 

150 - 192 Royksopp ft. Robyn 'The Girl and the Robot'

149 - RE Royksopp 'What Else is There?'

148 - 149 Daft Punk 'Harder Better Faster Stronger'

147 - 135 Estelle ft. Kanye West 'American Boy'

146 - 80 Outkast 'Ms Jackson'

145 - RE Arctic Monkeys 'Fluorescent Adolescent'

144 - 186 Coldplay 'In My Place'

143 - 138 Muse 'Plug in Baby'

142 - 94 Gwen Stefani 'Hollaback Girl'

141 - 180 Girls Aloud 'The Loving Kind'

 

140 - RE Missy Elliott 'Get Ur Freak On'

139 - NE Kelis 'Acapella'

138 - 28 Kelly Clarkson 'My Life Would Suck Without You'

137 - 156 Fergie 'Big Girls Don't Cry'

136 - NE Peter, Bjorn & John 'Young Folks'

135 - 127 Atomic Kitten 'Whole Again'

134 - NE Knife 'Heartbeats'

133 - NE Katy Perry 'Firework'

132 - RE Arctic Monkeys 'When The Sun Goes Down'

131 - 93 Girls Aloud 'The Promise'

 

130 - 64 Christina Aguilera ft. Redman 'Dirrty'

129 - 87 Britney Spears 'Womanizer'

128 - 96 Beyonce 'Sweet Dreams'

127 - 122 Aaliyah 'More Than a Woman'

126 - NE Robyn 'Be Mine!'

125 - NE Kate Nash 'Foundations'

124 - 131 Snow Patrol ft. Martha Wainwright 'Set the Fire to the Third Bar'

123 - NE Tinie Tempah 'Pass Out'

122 - NE Cheryl Cole 'Fight For This Love'

121 - NE Shakira 'She Wolf'

 

120 - 105 Kelly Rowland 'Stole'

119 - 86 Gnarls Barkley 'Crazy'

118 - NE Sigur Ros 'Hoppipolla'

117 - 88 Sugababes 'Stronger'

116 - 148 Destiny's Child 'Lose My Breath'

115 - RE No Doubt 'It's My Life'

114 - 37 Sugababes 'Hole in the Head'

113 - 116 Mariah Carey 'We Belong Together'

112 - 12 MGMT 'Kids'

111 - 21 Amy Winehouse 'Rehab'

 

110 - 147 Girls Aloud 'Love Machine'

109 - 73 Killers 'Human'

108 - 04 Leona Lewis 'Bleeding Love'

107 - RE Stereophonics 'Dakota'

106 - 14 Anastacia 'Left Outside Alone'

105 - 169 Gorillaz 'Dare'

104 - 99 Girls Aloud 'Sexy! No No No'

103 - 185 Kylie Minogue 'In Your Eyes'

102 - 38 Kelly Clarkson 'Behind These Hazel Eyes'

101 - 118 Kelly Clarkson 'Because of You'

 

100 - RE Shakira 'Underneath Your Clothes'

99 - 75 Coldplay 'Clocks'

98 - RE Pink 'Don't Let Me Get Me'

97 - NE Killers 'All These Things That I've Done'

96 - 117 Britney Spears 'I'm a Slave 4 U'

95 - 74 Britney Spears 'Stronger'

94 - 61 Sugababes 'Run For Cover'

93 - 47 Riva ft. Dannii Minogue 'Who Do You Love Now?'

92 - NE Cee-Lo 'f*** You'

91 - RE Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules 'Mad World'

 

90 - 130 Roger Sanchez 'Another Chance'

89 - 139 Gorillaz 'Clint Eastwood'

88 - 79 Misteeq 'Scandalous'

87 - 58 Christina Aguilera 'Fighter'

86 - 62 DJ Sammy 'Heaven'

85 - RE Girls Aloud 'No Good Advice'

84 - RE S Club 7 'Don't Stop Movin'

83 - RE Goldfrapp 'A&E'

82 - 98 Rihanna 'Russian Roulette'

81 - 142 Pink 'U & Ur Hand'

 

80 - 90 White Stripes 'Seven Nation Army'

79 - NE Lady Gaga 'Alejandro'

78 - RE Rihanna 'Unfaithful'

77 - 110 Amerie '1 Thing'

76 - 101 Sophie Ellis-Bextor 'Murder on the Dancefloor'

75 - 182 Kylie Minogue 'Love At First Sight'

74 - NE Bloc Party 'Flux'

73 - 160 MGMT 'Time to Pretend'

72 - NE Arcade Fire 'Rebellion (Lies)'

71 - 68 Evanescence 'Bring Me To Life'

 

70 - 133 Empire of the Sun 'We are the People'

69 - NE Rogue Traders 'Voodoo Child'

68 - 17 Snow Patrol 'Run'

67 - 92 Shakira ft. Wyclef Jean 'Hips Don't Lie'

66 - NE Muse 'Supermassive 'Black Hole'

65 - 66 Christina Aguilera 'Hurt'

64 - RE Girls Aloud 'The Show'

63 - 46 Sugababes 'Push the Button'

62 - 67 Britney Spears 'Gimme More'

61 - 63 Rihanna 'Don't Stop the Music'

 

60 - 129 Wheatus 'Teenage Dirtbag'

59 - 44 Girls Aloud 'Something Kinda Oooh'

58 - 41 Lady GaGa 'Just Dance'

57 - NE Kylie Minogue 'All the Lovers'

56 - 77 Destiny's Child 'Survivor'

55 - NE Marina & The Diamonds 'Hollywood'

54 - RE Kelis 'Trick Me'

53 - 06 Kylie Minogue 'Can't Get You Out of My Head'

52 - NE M.I.A. 'Paper Planes'

51 - 134 Beyonce 'Halo'

 

50 - 45 Little Boots 'Remedy'

49 - 30 Girls Aloud 'Sound of the Underground'

48 - 181 Calvin Harris 'I'm Not Alone'

47 - 48 Nelly Furtado 'Maneater'

46 - NE Eminem & Rihanna 'Love The Way You Lie'

45 - 163 Chemical Brothers 'Galvanize'

44 - 31 Beyonce 'Irreplaceable'

43 - 112 Saturdays 'Up'

42 - 124 Timbaland ft. Keri Hilson 'The Way I Are'

41 - 20 Pink 'Just Like A Pill'

 

40 - 40 Lady GaGa 'Paparazzi'

39 - NE Girls Aloud 'Untouchable'

38 - NE Johnny Cash 'Hurt'

37 - NE Rihanna 'Only Girl (In The World)'

36 - NE Rihanna ft. Drake 'What's My Name?'

35 - 13 Rihanna 'Disturbia'

34 - 02 Lady GaGa 'Poker Face'

33 - NE Alicia Keys 'Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart'

32 - 53 Take That 'Rule the World'

31 - 10 Leona Lewis 'Run'

 

30 - 23 TATU 'All The Things She Said'

29 - 24 Pink 'Who Knew'

28 - RE Eminem 'Lose Yourself'

27 - 35 Girls Aloud 'Biology'

26 - NE Lady GaGa & Beyonce 'Telephone'

25 - 55 Britney Spears 'Everytime'

24 - 97 Franz Ferdinand 'Take Me Out'

23 - 22 Killers 'Somebody Told Me'

22 - 19 Arctic Monkeys 'I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor'

21 - 09 Sugababes 'About You Now'

 

20 - NE Robyn 'Dancing On My Own'

19 - 27 Shakira 'Whenever Wherever'

18 - 42 Katy Perry 'Hot N Cold'

17 - 16 Girls Aloud 'Call the Shots'

16 - 15 Beyonce ft. Jay-Z 'Crazy in Love'

15 - 51 Coldplay 'Viva la Vida'

14 - 32 Sugababes 'Freak Like Me'

13 - 39 Nelly Furtado 'Say it Right'

12 - 11 Kelly Clarkson 'Since U Been Gone'

11 - 59 Gorillaz 'Feel Good Inc.'

 

10 - 29 Lily Allen 'The Fear'

09 - 08 Britney Spears 'Toxic'

08 - RE OutKast 'Hey Ya!'

07 - 03 Rihanna ft. Jay-Z 'Umbrella'

06 - 26 Madonna 'Hung Up'

05 - 33 Gwen Stefani 'What You Waiting For?'

04 - 82 Amy Winehouse 'Back to Black'

03 - 05 Killers 'Mr Brightside'

02 - 07 Robyn 'With Every Heartbeat'

01 - 01 Lady GaGa 'Bad Romance'

 

Awesome top 3, for me Mr Brightside >>>>>>>>>> Bad Romance >>>>> With Every Heartbeat but they're all great.

I'm surprised Mr Brightside got another new peak :o great though, a fantastic top 3 and a predictable if still worthy winner, I think the fact it stayed at number 1 in it's second year shows it's lasting status, as a lot of songs take big falls to a position more 'accurate' in the second year

 

thanks for doing this RFC, I always like this game ^_^

Well done Rabbit Fur Coat on running the comp - glad Bad Romance beat Robyn (don't get her appeal at all, although saying that I voted for neither GaGa or Robyn to win - so Bad Romance is the lesser of two evils)

Would've preferred a 'With Every Heartbeat' win out of the two but 'Bad Romance' is somewhat a modern classic it seems, so I'd say that's still a deserved winner. Brilliant to see Gwen climbing into the top 5 and 'Dancing On My Own' entering pretty high!

I prefer the top 3 backwards!

 

But all three are brilliant songs, so a good result.

 

Thanks RFC for running this, it feels like it's been going for ever.

Boring winner.

 

I still can't believe how poorly Mr. Brightside performed in the chart initially! Why could people not see how good it is then? Must be the absolute definition of a grower. I loved it on first listen but it took a lot of listens for it to find its way eventually to becoming one of my favourite songs of all time. A very deserved top 3 finish and I'm hoping it can do the impossible and win next year (which would make it the first male winner yes?)

 

Thanks for running this RFC. :D

Edited September 12, 201113 yr by Bré

15 - 51 Coldplay 'Viva la Vida'

14 - 32 Sugababes 'Freak Like Me'

13 - 39 Nelly Furtado 'Say it Right'

12 - 11 Kelly Clarkson 'Since U Been Gone'

11 - 59 Gorillaz 'Feel Good Inc.'

 

10 - 29 Lily Allen 'The Fear'

09 - 08 Britney Spears 'Toxic'

08 - RE OutKast 'Hey Ya!'

07 - 03 Rihanna ft. Jay-Z 'Umbrella'

06 - 26 Madonna 'Hung Up'

05 - 33 Gwen Stefani 'What You Waiting For?'

04 - 82 Amy Winehouse 'Back to Black'

03 - 05 Killers 'Mr Brightside'

02 - 07 Robyn 'With Every Heartbeat'

01 - 01 Lady GaGa 'Bad Romance'

 

bar the vile Kelly Clarkson, the HIDEOUS Rihanna single and Lily Allen, that's a pretty good top 15 by Buzzjack standards..... although Back to Black is head and shoulders above anything else in there.....

Even though you ranked it two places lower than another song still to come?! :drama:

 

I couldn't remember what was left/what I voted for, oops! :lol:

 

I should have said Bad Romance ftw and I'm glad it has although admittedly it wasn't one of my top ten songs of the 00's (probably 11th or 12th)...

Boring winner.

 

I still can't believe how poorly Mr. Brightside performed in the chart initially! Why could people not see how good it is then? Must be the absolute definition of a grower. I loved it on first listen but it took a lot of listens for it to find its way eventually to becoming one of my favourite songs of all time. A very deserved top 3 finish and I'm hoping it can do the impossible and win next year (which would make it the first male winner yes?)

 

Thanks for running this RFC. :D

 

Mr Brightside spent 7 weeks at number one in my Personal Chart in 2004! :D

 

Thanks everyone for the thank you's, thanks for all taking part and voting! I've enjoyed doing it, something to do whilst bored and unemployed...

Beyond Gwen (who is good but not THAT good), I can't really argue with any of that top 10. In fact if you take Biology and Untouchable out (loons aside, they really CAN'T be classed amongst the definitive forty of the decade), that's a very solid top 40. We just need to get the likes of MGMT and Empire Of The Sun even higher next time.

'Mr Brightside' is truly astounding! It really is the greatest song ever made, imo. I really do hope it'll win one year. :wub: Nice to see it still climbing and growing though.

 

'Hung Up', 'What You Waiting For' and 'Hey Ya' are quite possibly three of my most overrated songs ever. I honestly do not get why they are so popular :mellow: Each respective artist have FAR better imo. :(

I'm delighted Mr Brightside is top 3. :heart:

 

Overall good top 15. Thanks for doing this Rabbit :)