Hello and welcome to the next set of yearly final rounds of this years Record of the Decade games.

 

The rules are the same as always, vote for a maximum of 20, minimum of 10, songs, in order of preference. Your favourite song will get 20 points and your 20th favourite 1 point. The top 3 songs qualify for the final, 4th-10th into a play-off round and the top 35 automatically qualify for the competition next year.

 

Song list:

Adele 'Hometown Glory'

Alphabeat 'Boyfriend'

Alphabeat 'Fascination'

Britney Spears 'Break The Ice'

Britney Spears 'Piece of Me'

Britney Spears 'Womanizer'

Coldplay 'Violet Hill'

Coldplay 'Viva La Vida'

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

Elbow 'One Day Like This'

Eric Prydz 'Pjanoo'

Estelle ft. Kanye West 'American Boy'

Gabriella Cilmi 'Sweet About Me'

Girls Aloud 'The Loving Kind'

Girls Aloud 'The Promise'

Goldfrapp 'A&E'

Guru Josh Project 'Infinity 2008'

Hot Chip 'Ready For The Floor'

Jordin Sparks ft. Chris Brown 'No Air'

Katy Perry 'Hot N Cold'

Katy Perry 'I Kissed A Girl'

Kelly Rowland 'Work'

The Killers 'Human'

Kings of Leon 'Sex on Fire'

Kings of Leon 'Use Somebody'

Kylie Minogue 'In My Arms'

Lady Gaga 'Just Dance'

Leona Lewis 'Run'

M.I.A. 'Paper Planes'

Madonna ft. Timbaland & Justin Timberlake '4 Minutes'

MGMT 'Kids'

MGMT 'Time To Pretend'

Natasha Bedingfield 'Pocketful of Sunshine'

Pendulum 'Propane Nightmares'

Pink 'So What'

Pussycat Dolls 'I Hate This Part'

Pussycat Dolls 'When I Grow Up'

Rihanna 'Disturbia'

Rihanna 'Don't Stop The Music'

Rihanna 'Take A Bow'

Robyn 'Be Mine!'

Sam Sparro 'Black and Gold'

Santigold 'L.E.S. Artistes'

Sara Bareilles 'Love Song'

The Saturdays 'Up'

September 'Cry For You'

T.I. ft. Rihanna 'Live Your Life'

Ting Tings 'Shut Up And Let Me Go'

Ting Tings 'That's Not My Name'

Vampire Weekend 'A-Punk'

 

 

You have until 12:00 on Sunday 22nd July to vote.

 

Please also vote in the 2009 final round here: http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=144206

20 [bEST] Elbow 'One Day Like This'

19 Girls Aloud 'The Loving Kind'

18 Vampire Weekend 'A-Punk'

17 M.I.A. 'Paper Planes'

16 MGMT 'Time To Pretend'

15 Ting Tings 'Shut Up And Let Me Go'

14 Katy Perry 'Hot N Cold'

13 MGMT 'Kids'

12 Pendulum 'Propane Nightmares'

11 Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris & Chrome 'Dance Wiv Me'

10 Robyn 'Be Mine!'

09 Goldfrapp 'A&E'

08 Estelle ft. Kanye West 'American Boy'

07 Kings of Leon 'Use Somebody'

06 Santigold 'L.E.S. Artistes'

05 Britney Spears 'Piece of Me'

04Coldplay 'Viva La Vida'

03 Eric Prydz 'Pjanoo'

02 Lady Gaga 'Just Dance'

01 Rihanna 'Don't Stop The Music'

 

Weak year in comparison with the last few...

 

20 Natasha Bedingfield Pocketful of Sunshine (best)

19 Rihanna Don't Stop The Music

18 Goldfrapp A&E

17 Pink So What

16 Kylie Minogue In My Arms

15 Pussycat Dolls I Hate This Part

14 Adele Hometown Glory

13 Britney Spears Piece of Me

12 Katy Perry Hot N Cold

11 Rihanna Take A Bow

10 Santigold L.E.S. Artistes

09 Kelly Rowland Work

08 Girls Aloud The Loving Kind

07 Kings of Leon Use Somebody

06 Killers Human

05 Coldplay Viva La Vida

04 Lady Gaga Just Dance

03 Rihanna Disturbia

02 September Cry For You

01 Saturdays Up

 

Girls Aloud 'The Loving Kind' BEST

Alphabeat 'Boyfriend'

Katy Perry 'Hot N Cold'

Killers 'Human'

MGMT 'Kids'

Katy Perry 'I Kissed A Girl'

Britney Spears 'Womanizer'

MGMT 'Time To Pretend'

Sam Sparro 'Black and Gold'

Coldplay 'Viva La Vida'

September 'Cry For You'

Goldfrapp 'A&E'

Hot Chip 'Ready For The Floor'

Britney Spears 'Piece of Me'

Kings of Leon 'Sex on Fire'

Madonna ft. Timbaland & Justin Timberlake '4 Minutes'

Rihanna 'Disturbia'

Saturdays 'Up'

Adele 'Hometown Glory'

Girls Aloud 'The Promise'

01. Elbow 'One Day Like This'

02. Coldplay 'Viva La Vida'

03. Alphabeat 'Fascination'

04. MGMT 'Time To Pretend'

05. Guru Josh Project 'Infinity 2008'

06. Kings of Leon 'Sex on Fire'

07. Pendulum 'Propane Nightmares'

08. Killers 'Human'

09. Vampire Weekend 'A-Punk'

10. Santigold 'L.E.S. Artistes'

11. Ting Tings 'That's Not My Name'

12. Coldplay 'Violet Hill'

13. Kings of Leon 'Use Somebody'

14. MGMT 'Kids'

15. Ting Tings 'Shut Up And Let Me Go'

16. Sam Sparro 'Black and Gold'

17. Eric Prydz 'Pjanoo'

18. Katy Perry 'Hot N Cold'

19. September 'Cry For You'

20. Hot Chip 'Ready For The Floor'

 

 

20: Hot N Cold - Katy Perry [bEST]

19: Viva La Vida - Coldplay

18: So What - Pink

17: The Promise - Girls Aloud

16: American Boy - Estelle featuring Kanye West

15: Black And Gold - Sam Sparro

14: That's Not My Name - The Ting Tings

13: Run - Leona Lewis

12: Love Song - Sara Bareilles

11: Live Your Life - T.I. featuring Rihanna

 

10: I Hate This Part - The Pussycat Dolls

09: When I Grow Up - The Pussycat Dolls

08: Up - The Saturdays

07: Just Dance - Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donnis

06: Womanizer - Britney Spears

05: I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry

04: Sweet About Me - Gabriella Cilmi

03: Human - The Killers

02: One Day Like This - Elbow

01: Fascination - Alphabeat

I'm going to differ from Jark, I found it incredibly difficult to whittle the list down to 20. Initially there were only 10/50 that I could easily cull. All of the top 13 could easily have been #1 in another year.

 

01. Gabriella Cilmi Sweet About Me

02. MGMT Kids

03. MGMT Time To Pretend

04. Katy Perry Hot N Cold

05. Goldfrapp A&E

06. Kelly Rowland Work

07. Kings Of Leon Sex On Fire

08. Coldplay Viva La Vida

09. The Killers Human

10. Kings Of Leon Use Somebody

 

11. Girls Aloud The Loving Kind

12. Elbow One Day Like This

13. Alphabeat Fascination

14. Pussycat Dolls I Hate This Part

15. Dizzee Rascal, Calvin Harris & Chrome Dance Wiv Me

16. Sam Sparro Black And Gold

17. Coldplay Violet Hill

18. Leona Lewis Run

19. Eric Prydz Pjanoo

20. Hot Chip Ready For The Floor

 

20 // Sam Sparro - Black and Gold {best}

19 // Alphabeat - Fascination

18 // Katy Perry - Hot N Cold

17 // Adele - Hometown Glory

16 // The Saturdays - Up

15 // M.I.A. - Paper Planes

14 // Estelle feat. Kanye West - American Boy

13 // Hot Chip - Ready for the Floor

12 // The Ting Tings - Shut Up and Let Me Go

11 // Pendulum - Propane Nightmares

10 // Rihanna - Disturbia

09 // MGMT - Time to Pretend

08 // Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown - No Air

07 // Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music

06 // MGMT - Kids

05 // Kylie Minogue - In My Arms

04 // Madonna feat. Timbaland & Justin Timberlake - 4 Minutes

03 // Alphabeat - Boyfriend

02 // Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up

01 // Vampire Weekend - A-Punk

MGMT 'Time To Pretend'

M.I.A. 'Paper Planes'

Kelly Rowland 'Work'

Adele 'Hometown Glory'

Santigold 'L.E.S. Artistes'

MGMT 'Kids'

Hot Chip 'Ready For The Floor'

Vampire Weekend 'A-Punk'

Goldfrapp 'A&E'

Girls Aloud 'The Loving Kind'

Britney Spears 'Piece of Me'

Estelle ft. Kanye West 'American Boy'

Kings of Leon 'Use Somebody'

Girls Aloud 'The Promise'

Guru Josh Project 'Infinity 2008'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1) Kylie Minogue 'In My Arms'

2) Leona Lewis 'Run'

3) The Saturdays 'Up'

4) Lady Gaga 'Just Dance'

5) Kings of Leon 'Sex on Fire'

6) Britney Spears 'Womanizer'

7) Alphabeat 'Boyfriend'

8) Estelle ft. Kanye West 'American Boy'

9) M.I.A. 'Paper Planes'

10) Britney Spears 'Piece of Me'

11) Pussycat Dolls 'When I Grow Up'

12) Kelly Rowland 'Work'

13) Girls Aloud 'The Loving Kind'

14) Katy Perry 'Hot N Cold'

15) Jordin Sparks ft. Chris Brown 'No Air'

16) Rihanna 'Don't Stop The Music'

17) Girls Aloud 'The Promise'

18) Katy Perry 'I Kissed A Girl'

19) Sam Sparro 'Black and Gold'

20) Ting Tings 'Shut Up And Let Me Go'

20. The Saturdays - Up [best]

19. Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody

18. Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown - No Air

17. Pussycat Dolls - I Hate This Part

16. Leona Lewis - Run

15. Coldplay - Viva La Vida

14. Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire.

13. Rihanna - Take A Bow

12. Katy Perry - Hot & Cold

11. Gabriella Cilmi 'Sweet About Me'

01. Girls Aloud 'The Promise' {Best}

02. Leona Lewis 'Run'

03. Katy Perry 'Hot N Cold'

04. Kelly Rowland 'Work'

05. Rihanna 'Don't Stop The Music'

06. Britney Spears 'Womanizer'

07. Katy Perry 'I Kissed A Girl'

08. Rihanna 'Disturbia'

09. M.I.A. 'Paper Planes'

10. Rihanna 'Take A Bow'

11. Britney Spears 'Piece of Me'

12. Sara Bareilles 'Love Song'

13. Natasha Bedingfield 'Pocketful of Sunshine'

14. Girls Aloud 'The Loving Kind'

15. Coldplay 'Viva La Vida'

16. MGMT 'Kids'

17. Estelle ft. Kanye West 'American Boy'

18. Lady Gaga 'Just Dance'

19. Madonna ft. Timbaland & Justin Timberlake '4 Minutes'

20. T.I. ft. Rihanna 'Live Your Life'

 

Why are "The Loving Kind" and "Just Dance" included in 2008 when they were both clearly at their peak in 2009. It'd be like including "Titanium" and "Somebody That I Used to Know" in 2011...

20 Rihanna 'Disturbia' [best]

19 Coldplay 'Viva La Vida'

18 T.I. ft. Rihanna 'Live Your Life'

17 Killers 'Human'

16 M.I.A. 'Paper Planes'

15 Rihanna 'Take A Bow'

14 Coldplay 'Violet Hill'

13 Gabriella Cilmi 'Sweet About Me'

12 Pendulum 'Propane Nightmares'

11 Katy Perry 'Hot N Cold'

10 Sara Bareilles 'Love Song'

9 Elbow 'One Day Like This'

8 Jordin Sparks ft. Chris Brown 'No Air'

7 Rihanna 'Don't Stop The Music'

6 Sam Sparro 'Black and Gold'

5 Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris & Chrome 'Dance Wiv Me'

4 Madonna ft. Timbaland & Justin Timberlake '4 Minutes'

3 Lady Gaga 'Just Dance'

2 Saturdays 'Up'

1 September 'Cry For You'

 

Rather amazing. Poor Run, Hometown Glory, Infinity and Use Somebody, they only just missed out.

01. Estelle ft. Kanye West 'American Boy' (best)

02. Sara Bareilles 'Love Song'

03. Kelly Rowland 'Work'

04. Leona Lewis 'Run'

05. Jordin Sparks ft. Chris Brown 'No Air'

06. Adele 'Hometown Glory'

07. The Saturdays 'Up'

08. Robyn 'Be Mine!'

09. Goldfrapp 'A&E'

10. Pussycat Dolls 'When I Grow Up'

11. Britney Spears 'Piece of Me'

12. M.I.A. 'Paper Planes'

13. T.I. ft. Rihanna 'Live Your Life'

14. Pussycat Dolls 'I Hate This Part'

15. Britney Spears 'Womanizer'

16. Lady Gaga 'Just Dance'

17. Katy Perry 'Hot N Cold'

18. Kylie Minogue 'In My Arms'

19. Santigold 'L.E.S. Artistes'

20. Pink 'So What'

1. Rihanna 'Don't Stop The Music'

2. Girls Aloud 'The Loving Kind'

3. Alphabeat - Boyfriend

4. Kings of Leon 'Sex on Fire'

5. Coldplay 'Viva La Vida'

6. Killers 'Human'

7. Saturdays 'Up'

8. The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name

9. Katy Perry 'Hot N Cold'

10. Britney Spears 'Womanizer'

11. Alphabeat - Fascination

12. Leona Lewis 'Run'

13. Girls Aloud 'The Promise'

14. September - Cry For You

15. Katy Perry 'I Kissed A Girl'

16. Kylie Minogue - In My Arms

17. Kings of Leon 'Use Somebody'

18. Jordin Sparks ft. Chris Brown 'No Air'

19. Sara Bareilles - Love Song

20. Estelle ft. Kanye West 'American Boy'

 

BEST

 

20 | KYLIE MINOGUE = IN MY ARMS

19 | ALPHABEAT = BOYFRIEND

18 | ROBYN = BE MINE!

17 | BRITNEY SPEARS = PIECE OF ME

16 | VAMPIRE WEEKEND = A-PUNK

15 | ADELE = HOMETOWN GLORY

14 | SANTIGOLD = L.E.S. ARTISTES

13 | GURU JOSH PROJECT = INFINITY 2008

12 | PENDULUM = PROPANE NIGHTMARES

11 | ERIC PRYDZ = PJANOO

10 | RIHANNA = DISTURBIA

09 | PUSSYCAT DOLLS = WHEN I GROW UP

08 | ALPHABEAT = FASCINATION

07 | BRITNEY SPEARS = WOMANIZER

06 | NATASHA BEDINGFIELD = POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE

05 | GIRLS ALOUD = THE LOVING KIND

04 | KATY PERRY = HOT N COLD

03 | THE TING TINGS = SHUT UP AND LET ME GO

02 | BRITNEY SPEARS = BREAK THE ICE

01 | HOT CHIP = READY FOR THE FLOOR

 

Amazing year, the first where I've really struggled to get a top 20!

01. MGMT - Kids (BEST)

02. M.I.A - Paper Planes

03. Elbow - One Day Like This

04. Vampire Weekend - A Punk

05. Sam Sparro - Black and Gold

06. Hot Chip - Ready for the Floor

07. Coldplay - Violet Hill

08. Goldfrapp - A&E

09. Pendulum - Propane Nightmares

10. MGMT - Time to Pretend

11. Adele - Hometown Glory

12. The Ting Tings - Shut Up & Let Me Go

13. Alphabeat - Fascination

14. Santigold - L.E.S. Artistes

15. Dizzee Rascal (ft. Calvin Harris & Chrome) - Dance Wiv Me

16. Robyn - Be Mine

17. Sara Bareilles - Love Song

18. The Killers - Human

18. Lady Gaga - Just Dance

20. The Saturdays - Up

 

Edited July 15, 201213 yr by SevenSeize

01 Lady GaGa - Just Dance

02 Britney Spears - Piece Of Me

03 Pussycat Dolls - I Hate This Part

04 Leona Lewis - Run

05 Rihanna - Disturbia

06 Katy Perry - Hot N Cold

07 Britney Spears - Break The Ice

08 Jordin Sparks ft. Chris Brown - No Air

09 Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music

10 Britney Spears - Womanizer

 

11 Alphabeat - Fascination

12 Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl

13 Pink - So What

14 Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up

15 T.I. ft. Rihanna - Live Your Life

16 Rihanna - Take A Bow

17 The Saturdays - Up

18 Kelly Rowland - Work

19 Girls Aloud - The Loving Kind

20 Guru Josh Project - Infinity 2008

BEST

20 Girls Aloud 'The Loving Kind'

19 Leona Lewis 'Run'

18 Kelly Rowland 'Work'

17 Katy Perry 'Hot N Cold'

16 MGMT 'Kids'

15 The Killers 'Human'

14 Hot Chip 'Ready For The Floor'

13 Rihanna 'Disturbia'

12 Pussycat Dolls 'I Hate This Part'

11 Alphabeat 'Fascination'

10 Britney Spears 'Piece of Me'

09 MGMT 'Time To Pretend'

08 Jordin Sparks ft. Chris Brown 'No Air'

07 September 'Cry For You'

06 The Saturdays 'Up'

05 Sam Sparro 'Black and Gold'

04 Madonna ft. Timbaland & Justin Timberlake '4 Minutes'

03 Guru Josh Project 'Infinity 2008'

02 Sara Bareilles 'Love Song'

01 Alphabeat 'Boyfriend'

 

 

20 The Saturdays 'Up' (BEST)

19 Girls Aloud 'The Loving Kind'

18 Leona Lewis 'Run'

17 Natasha Bedingfield 'Pocketful Of Sunshine'

16 Katy Perry 'Hot N Cold'

15 Alphabeat 'Boyfriend'

14 Robyn 'Be Mine'

13 Vampire Weekend 'A-Punk'

12 Sara Bareilles 'Love Song'

11 Jordin Sparks feat Chris Brown 'No Air'

10 Estelle feat Kanye West 'American Boy'

09 Britney Spears 'Piece Of Me'

08 Santigold 'LES Artistes'

07 Adele 'Hometown Glory'

06 Girls Aloud 'The Promise'

05 Rihanna 'Don't Stop The Music'

04 Pink 'So What'

03 MIA 'Paper Planes'

02 Kylie Minogue 'In My Arms'

01 MGMT 'Time To Pretend'

 

Not an outstanding year, but a better selection than I'd have expected anyway.