August 29, 201212 yr +30 ABBA "The Winner Takes It All" +25 Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody" +22 The Corrs "Breathless" +20 ADELE "Someone Like You" +18 Britney Spears "Oops!... I Did It Again" +16 Celine Dion "My Heart Will Go On" +14 Sinéad O'Conner "Nothing Compares 2 U" +13 Kelly Osbourne and Ozzy Osbourne "Changes" +12 Eiffel 65 "Blue (da ba dee)" +11 Las Ketchup "The Ketchup Song (Aserje)" +10 Destiny's Child "Independent Women Part I" +9 Boyzone "No Matter What" +8 Nicole Scherzinger "Don't Hold Your Breath" +7 Sugababes "Hole in the Head" +6 B.o.B feat. Haley Williams "Airplanes" +5 Elvis Presley vs. JXL "A Little Less Conversation" +4 Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean "Hips Don't Lie" +3 Cover Drive "Twilight" +2 Gabrielle "Dreams" +1 Mariah Carey "Without You" -Rui da Silva feat. Cassandra Fox "Touch Me"
August 29, 201212 yr What surprises me is that you seem surprised by this. I agree though, it is a tragedy (no pun intended), but I bet that at the time the majority of the million plus who purchased the Steps cover didn't even know it was a cover. I would have put it down to people not wanting to like a Bee Gees song as it's not 'cool' but the fact it's Steps would surely contradict that thought. Despite some quite diverse voting in general, the list of qualifiers in the end has still been very predictable for BJ. Still, each to their own.............unfortunately :P I think you're right about them not knowing the original, probably most were quite young at the time, and people tend to love the version of any song that they first get to know. Even if it's a soundalike. I know I still prefer chart cover versions from 1972 when I was a kiddie to the originals so I shouldn't complain :) While a lot of popular pop divas ease through comfortably to the finals (where in the non-buzzjack world they may not always find it as easy) I've been pleasantly surprised by the sheer variety of styles of music people are voting for - even where, say, Number ones from the last 10 years are preferred, they aren't all from the same genre. I'm also really happy to see Nut Rocker featuring in some more modern-oriented lists - Radio One use it right now, it was one of the first records I bought in 1972 (a re-issued hit), so even though I haven't voted for it I'm chuffed to see new audiences liking it. Hooray! I'm really fascinated by the final results, Steps whinge aside, really enjoying it all :D
August 29, 201212 yr +30- The Prodigy/ Firestarter +25- Madonna/ Hung Up +22- Snap!/ The Power +20- UB40/ Red Red Wine +18- Shakira ft Wyclef Jean/ Hips Don't Lie +16- B.o.B ft Hayley Williams/ Airplanes +14- Boyzone/ No Matter What +13- Boney M/ Rivers of Babylon +12- Dizzee Rascal ft Calvin Harris & Chrome/ Dance Wiv Me +11- Oasis/ The Importance of Being Idle +10- Wham!/ Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go +09- Kelly Osbourne and Ozzy Osborune/ Changes +08- Flo Rida ft Ke$ha/ Right Round +07- The Three Degrees/ When Will I See You Again +06- Queen/ Bohemian Rhapsody +05- Baddiel, Skinner and The Lightning Seeds/ Three Lions +04- The Notorious B.I.G ft P Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge and Avery Storm/ Nasty Girl +03- Eiffel 65/ Blue (da ba dee) +02- The Fugees/ Killing Me Softly +01- Adele/ Someone Like You -02 Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band - The Official BBC Children In Need Medley
August 29, 201212 yr Author +30 Flo Rida feat. Ke$ha "Right Round" +25 Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody" +22 Madonna "Hung Up" +20 Fatman Scoop feat. The Crooklyn Clan "Be Faithful" +18 Dizzee Rascal "Dirtee Disco" +16 Oasis "The Importance of Being Idle" +14 Meck feat. Leo Sayer "Thunder In My Heart Again" +13 My Chemical Romance "Welcome to the Black Parade" +12 Cornershop "Brimful of Asha (The Norman Cook Remix)" +11 Las Ketchup "The Ketchup Song (Aserje)" +10 Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean "Hips Don't Lie" +09 The Prodigy "Firestarter" +08 Afroman "Because I Got High" +07 Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris and Chrome "Dance Wiv Me" +06 Mint Royale "Singin' in the Rain" +05 Taio Cruz "Dynamite" +04 Fugees "Killing Me Softly" +03 Cover Drive "Twilight" +02 Los Lobos "La Bamba" +01 Destiny's Child "Independent Women Part I" -02 JLS feat. Dev "She Makes Me Wanna" Votes that don't feature Hung Up in this round shouldn't be counted tbh :smoke: If I was allowed to do that I would. :lol: Love that song :wub:
August 29, 201212 yr I really enjoyed choosing from this week's list - there are some real classic number one singles in there! I can't help feeling, though, that my selections tend to help the songs from the last millennium at the expense of post-2000 number ones! 30 ABBA "The Winner Takes It All" 25 Fern Kinney "Together We Are Beautiful" 22 Jason Donovan "Too Many Broken Hearts" 20 Britney Spears "Oops!... I Did It Again" 18 Billy Joel "Uptown Girl" 16 Marvin Gaye "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" 14 Baddiel, Skinner and The Lightning Seeds "Three Lions" 13 Eurythmics "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" 12 Madonna "Hung Up" 11 The Prodigy "Firestarter" 10 Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody" 09 Dusty Springfield "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" 08 The Three Degrees "When Will I See You Again" 07 The Spencer Davis Group "Keep On Running" 06 Roy Orbison "Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)" 05 Feargal Sharkey "A Good Heart" 04 Robson & Jerome "I Believe/Up on the Roof" 03 The Communards "Don't Leave Me This Way" 02 My Chemical Romance "Welcome to the Black Parade" 01 Herman's Hermits "I'm Into Something Good" -02 = Cliff Richard "The Millennium Prayer"
August 30, 201212 yr +30 ADELE "Someone Like You" +25 B.o.B feat. Haley Williams "Airplanes" +22 ABBA "The Winner Takes It All" +20 Eiffel 65 "Blue (da ba dee)" +18 Celine Dion "My Heart Will Go On" +16 Tasmin Archer "Sleeping Satellite" +14 Madonna "Hung Up" +13 Rui da Silva feat. Cassandra Fox "Touch Me" +12 My Chemical Romance "Welcome to the Black Parade" +11 Taio Cruz "Dynamite" +10 Busted "Thunderbirds/3am" +09 Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean "Hips Don't Lie" +08 New Kids on the Block "Hangin' Tough" +07 Sugababes "Hole in the Head" +06 JLS feat. Dev "She Makes Me Wanna" +05 Flo Rida feat. Ke$ha "Right Round" +04 Snap! "The Power" +03 Meck feat. Leo Sayer "Thunder In My Heart Again" +02 Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg "Je t'aime... moi non plus" +01 Boyzone "No Matter What" -02 Cliff Richard "The Millennium Prayer"
August 30, 201212 yr I really enjoyed choosing from this week's list - there are some real classic number one singles in there! I can't help feeling, though, that my selections tend to help the songs from the last millennium at the expense of post-2000 number ones! So do mine, dont worry about it, they need the votes more! Most of the great Number ones of the 21st century get plenty of votes, so while I might be tempted to vote for My Chemical Romance, Suzi Quatro needs my votes more...:) I usually find I narrow the list down quickly to about 40 faves then struggle as I have to ruthlessly dispense with records I love. Argh!
August 30, 201212 yr 30 Busted "Thunderbirds/3am" 25 Jason Donovan "Too Many Broken Hearts" 22 Pixie Lott "All About Tonight" 20 My Chemical Romance "Welcome to the Black Parade" 18 Britney Spears "Oops!... I Did It Again" 16 Rui da Silva feat. Cassandra Fox "Touch Me" 14 Boney M. "Rivers of Babylon" 13 ABBA "The Winner Takes It All" 12 Gabrielle "Dreams" 11 Baddiel, Skinner and The Lightning Seeds "Three Lions" 10 Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean "Hips Don't Lie" 09 Billy Joel "Uptown Girl" 08 Sinéad O'Conner "Nothing Compares 2 U" 07 Sugababes "Hole in the Head" 06 Cornershop "Brimful of Asha (The Norman Cook Remix)" 05 The Prodigy "Firestarter" 04 Boyzone "No Matter What" 03 The Communards "Don't Leave Me This Way" 02 Cover Drive "Twilight" 01 Wham! "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" -2 Celine Dion "My Heart Will Go On" :puke2:
August 30, 201212 yr +30 Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean "Hips Don't Lie" +25 Madonna "Hung Up" +22 Eiffel 65 "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" +20 ABBA "The Winner Takes It All" +18 ADELE "Someone Like You" +16 Boyzone "No Matter What" +14 Celine Dion "My Heart Will Go On" +13 The Corrs "Breathless" +12 Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris and Chrome "Dance Wiv Me" +11 Cover Drive "Twilight" +10 Tasmin Archer "Sleeping Satellite" +9 Meck feat. Leo Sayer "Thunder In My Heart Again" +8 Rui da Silva feat. Cassandra Fox "Touch Me" +7 Eurythmics "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" +6 Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg "Je t'aime... moi non plus" +5 Baddiel, Skinner and The Lightning Seeds "Three Lions" +4 Taio Cruz "Dynamite" +3 B.o.B feat. Haley Williams "Airplanes" +2 Mariah Carey "Without You" +1 Nicole Scherzinger "Don't Hold Your Breath" -2 Cliff Richard "The Millennium Prayer"
August 31, 201212 yr +30 Marvin Gaye "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" +25 Boney M. "Rivers of Babylon" +22 Celine Dion "My Heart Will Go On" +20 Dusty Springfield "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" +18 Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody" +16 Robson & Jerome "I Believe/Up on the Roof" +14 The Three Degrees "When Will I See You Again" +13 Smokey Robinson "Being with You" +12 ABBA "The Winner Takes It All" +11 Gilbert O'Sullivan "Get Down" +10 Slade "Coz I Luv You" +9 Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean "Hips Don't Lie" +8 Ray Charles "I Can't Stop Loving You" +7 The Overlanders "Michelle" +6 The Spencer Davis Group "Keep On Running" +5 Eurythmics "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" +4 Fern Kinney "Together We Are Beautiful" +3 UB40 "Red Red Wine" +2 Elvis Presley "It's Now or Never" +1 Madonna "Hung Up "
August 31, 201212 yr +30 Cornershop "Brimful Of Asha" +25 Eurythmics "There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)" +22 The Communards "Don't Leave Me This Way" +20 The Corrs "Breathless" +18 Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody" +16 Tasmin Archer "Sleeping Satellite" +14 Los Lobos "La Bamba" +13 UB40 "Red Red Wine" +12 Fugees "Killing Me Softly" +11 Marvin Gaye "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" +10 Gabrielle "Dreams" +09 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg "Je t'aime... moi non plus" +08 Snap "The Power" +07 Dizzee Rascal "Dance Wiv Me" +06 The Prodigy "Firestarter" +05 Madonna "Hung Up" +04 Eiffel 65 "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" +03 Sugababes "Hole In The Head" +02 Adele "Someone Like You" +01 Elvis & JXL "A Little Less Conversation" -02 Pixie Lott "All About Tonight"
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