I really shouldn't like 'Earthquake' but it is fabulous! <3 And yay for Iggy, even if it's the poorest of her three tracks.

I really shouldn't like 'Earthquake' but it is fabulous! <3 And yay for Iggy, even if it's the poorest of her three tracks.

*four

 

(poor forgotten 'Beat Down' :( [technically not her song I know but she's the only vocalist in it])

 

And imo 'Work' is a lot better than 'Bounce'/'Change Your Life', they are a bit too basic bitch for my loving.

#55 - #51

 

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#55: Justin Timberlake "Mirrors"

Chart Run - (7-5-6-7-12-23-28-39-x-44-x-47-x) (10 weeks)

UK Peak - #1

Sales - 690,000

Click the artwork to watch the official video!

 

Justin Timberlake

 

05 Mirrors

18 Take Back the Night

20 Suit & Tie (Justin Timberlake feat. JAY Z)

22 Holy Grail (JAY Z feat. Justin Timberlake)

23 3 Way (The Lonely Island feat. Lady GaGa & Justin Timberlake)

 

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#54: Chase & Status feat. Louis M^ttrs "Lost & Not Found"

Chart Run - (6-2-3-3-2-10-13-38-x) (8 weeks)

UK Peak - #9

Sales - 570,000

Click the artwork to watch the official video!

 

Chase & Status

 

01 Hitz (Wretch 32 Remix) (Chase & Status feat. Tinie Tempah & Wretch 32)

02 Blind Faith (Chase & Status feat. Liam Bailey)

02 Lost & Not Found (Chase & Status feat. Louis M^ttrs)

08 Let You Go (Chase & Status feat. Mali)

13 Count On Me (Chase & Status feat. Moko)

15 Time (Chase & Status feat. Delilah)

15 Heartbeat (Chase & Status Remix) (Nneka)

20 Blow

22 Flashing Lights (Chase & Status & Sub Focus feat. Takura)

42 Machine Gun (Chase & Status feat. Pusha T)

43 Big Man (Chase & Status feat. Liam Bailey)

46 Alive (Chase & Status feat. Jacob Banks)

 

Louis M^ttrs

 

02 Lost & Not Found (Chase & Status feat. Louis M^ttrs)

 

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#53: Droideka "Get Hyper"

Chart Run - (24-40-x-31-14-4-3-4-9-20-4-26-24-34-x) (13 weeks)

UK Peak - #29

Sales - 780,000

Click the artwork to watch the official video!

 

Droideka

 

03 Get Hyper

 

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#52: Russ Chimes "Turn Me Out"

Chart Run - (2-9-12-30-23-x-43-13-13-x) (7 weeks)

UK Peak - #40

Sales - 410,000

Click the artwork to watch the official video!

 

Russ Chimes

 

02 Turn Me Out

 

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#51: Klangkarussell feat. Will Heard "Sonnentanz"

Chart Run - (26-28-6-5-10-6-14-34-24-19-27-x-48-x) (12 weeks)

UK Peak - #3

Sales - 430,000

Click the artwork to watch the official video!

 

Klangkarussell

 

05 Sonnentanz (Klangkarussell feat. Will Heard)

 

Will Heard

 

05 Sonnentanz (Klangkarussell feat. Will Heard)

 

Notes:

*all chart histories have only taken charts from the Buzzjack era into account - so any chart hits from Jan - Aug 2010 will not be represented here.

**"total estimated sales figures" are my last fm scrobbles of all versions of the song up to 11 December 2013, 18:10 - which have been multiplied by 10,000 to make them seem more like sales figures of my fictional BJSC participating country, Danaelanda. The chart is not purely based on last fm playcount, which is why some songs with lower 'sales' are higher in the chart.

 

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We start off with Justin Timberlake, a man who had a big comeback in 2013 and scored his biggest selling song to date with 'Mirrors'. Clocking at 8 minutes, it is the longest song in my year-end chart, but the length of the song doesn't put me off as I love the two contrasting sections, the first part which was made for radio followed by a more RnB styled 2nd half makes for a good listen.

 

Chase & Status also came back this year with their 3rd album, from which 'Lost & Not Found' is taken from. The song shows off the vocals of the unknown Louis M^ttrs and mixes them with their breakbeat style. It was a very refreshing comeback from them which became their 3rd top 2 hit in my chart. It definitely does a better job than the follow up 'Count On Me' which did slightly better chart wise in the UK.

 

At #53 is Droideka 'Get Hyper', which blew up this year thanks to a viral video. It was originally put on YouTube in July 2011 on an underground bass music promotion channel which allows people to download their songs for free and use them in their YouTube videos without having to worry about copyright issues, but after seeing it get popular they put the song on iTunes and it made the top 40 officially. It definitely has the 'unprofessional bedroom producer' sound but it's a fun song with lots of bass so of course I was gonna love it.

 

Next up is a track which miraculously scraped the top 40, 'Turn Me Out' from British DJ Russ Chimes. It's an uplifting house tune with a woman giving the sex factor with the repeated lyrics "turn me on/turn me out/make me scream/make me shout". And what's even better is the intro, which gradually builds in tempo until the beat and sample kicks in. You'll only find that on the full version of the song though (stupid radio edits!)

 

And just missing the top 50 is Klangkarussell. Their instrumental 'Sonnentanz' was a big club hit in 2012, but for general release they added British vocalist Will Heard who sounds like Sam Smith but without the falsetto, which made it a lot better in my opinion. It's a laid-back summery dance tune which is deserving of a top 50 place, but only 50 songs could make it.

 

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Recap:

 

051. Klangkarussell feat. Will Heard "Sonnentanz"

052. Russ Chimes "Turn Me Out"

053. Droideka "Get Hyper"

054. Chase & Status feat. Louis M^ttrs "Lost & Not Found"

055. Justin Timberlake "Mirrors"

056. Cahill feat. Kimberley Locke "Feel the Love"

057. Iggy Azalea "Work"

058. DJ Fresh vs. Diplo feat. Dominique Young Unique "Earthquake"

059. Ke$ha feat. will.i.am "Crazy Kids"

060. Miguel "Adorn"

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061. Disclosure feat. Eliza Doolittle "You & Me"

062. Calvin Harris & Alesso feat. Hurts "Under Control"

063. Avicii "Dear Boy"

064. Avicii "Speed (Burn & Lotus F1 Team Mix)"

065. Avicii "X You"

066. OneRepublic vs. Alesso "If I Lose Myself"

067. Rita Ora "Radioactive"

068. Olly Murs "Dear Darlin"

069. will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber "#thatPOWER"

070. David Guetta feat. Taped Rai "Just One Last Time"

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071. James Arthur "Impossible"

072. Manufactured Superstars "Zombies In Love"

073. Showtek feat. We Are Loud & Sonny Wilson "Booyah"

074. Tiësto, Mark Alston, Baggi Begovic & Jason Taylor feat. Teddy Geiger "Love and Run"

075. Fatboy Slim & Riva Starr feat. Beardyman "Eat Sleep Rave Repeat (Calvin Harris Remix)"

076. TJR "Ode To Oi"

077. Jason Derulo feat. 2 Chainz "Talk Dirty"

078. Nicky Romero & NERVO "Like Home"

079. Carly Rae Jepsen "Tonight I'm Getting Over You"

080. Ben Pearce "What I Might Do"

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081. Drake "Started From the Bottom"

082. London Grammar "Strong (High Contrast Remix)"

083. Jessie J feat. Big Sean & Dizzee Rascal "Wild"

084. Armin van Buuren feat. Cindy Alma "Beautiful Life"

085. Lorde "Royals"

086. Taylor Swift "I Knew You Were Trouble."

087. Plezier "Plezier Anthem"

088. Kanye West "Black Skinhead"

089. Knife Party "LRAD"

090. Quintino & Alvaro "World In Our Hands"

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091. Sander van Doorn, DubVision & Mako feat. Mariana Bell "Into the Light"

092. W&W "Thunder"

093. Stone & Van Linden "Summerbreeze"

094. Dizzee Rascal "Bassline Junkie"

095. Gorgon City feat. Yasmin "Real"

096. Stylo G "Soundbwoy"

097. John Newman "Love Me Again"

098. Camo & Krooked "All Night"

099. Tinie Tempah feat. 2 Chainz "Trampoline"

100. W&W "Lift Off!"

 

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Sublime choices here... 'Lost & Not Found', 'Sonnetanz', 'Turn Me Out' :wub: :wub: :wub:

 

Love the Cahill, DJ Fresh, and Droideka tracks as well! :heart: 'Mirrors' is a guilty pleasure too. :D

#50 - #46

 

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#50: The 1975 "Chocolate"

Chart Run - (3-4-4-5-8-20-48-46-x-42-x) (9 weeks)

UK Peak - #19

Sales - 630,000

Click the artwork to watch the official video!

 

The 1975

 

03 Chocolate

18 Sex

19 The City

 

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#49: Lana Del Rey vs. Cedric Gervais "Summertime Sadness"

Chart Run - (14-3-2-1-3-19-32-22-31-x-42-x) (10 weeks)

UK Peak - #4

Sales - 500,000

Click the artwork to watch the official video!

 

Lana Del Rey

 

01 Summertime Sadness (Lana Del Rey vs. Cedric Gervais)

04 Video Games

08 Ride

10 Young And Beautiful (Lana Del Rey vs. Cedric Gervais)

28 Young And Beautiful

34 Born To Die

 

Cedric Gervais

 

01 Molly

01 Summertime Sadness (Lana Del Rey vs. Cedric Gervais)

10 Young And Beautiful (Lana Del Rey vs. Cedric Gervais)

45 Molly (Tyga feat. Cedric Gervais, Wiz Khalifa & Mally Mall)

 

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#48: Drake feat. Majid Jordan "Hold On, We're Going Home"

Chart Run - (19-11-3-3-10-19-6-11-13-22-37-46-x-41-x) (13 weeks)

UK Peak - #4

Sales - 550,000

Click the artwork to watch the official video!

 

Drake

 

01 What's My Name (Rihanna feat. Drake)

03 Hold On, We're Going Home (Drake feat. Majid Jordan)

03 Headlines

04 Started From the Bottom

09 Right Above It (Lil' Wayne feat. Drake)

10 Take Care (Drake feat. Rihanna)

11 Pop That (French Montana feat. Rick Ross, Drake & Lil' Wayne)

11 Love Me (Lil' Wayne feat. Drake & Future)

14 F**kin' Problems (A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar)

29 Make Me Proud (Drake feat. Nicki Minaj)

33 Moment 4 Life (Nicki Minaj feat. Drake)

41 Find Your Love

44 Crew Love (Drake feat. The Weeknd)

 

Majid Jordan

 

03 Hold On, We're Going Home (Drake feat. Majid Jordan)

 

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#47: Ellie Goulding "Burn"

Chart Run - (20-47-x-28-24-20-10-24-35-48-35-36-x-38-45-42-33-26-x) (16 weeks)

UK Peak - #1

Sales - 510,000

Click the artwork to watch the official video!

 

Ellie Goulding

 

02 Anything Could Happen

02 Wonderman (Tinie Tempah feat. Ellie Goulding)

03 I Need Your Love (Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding)

04 Summit (Skrillex feat. Ellie Goulding)

05 Lights

10 Burn

10 Your Song

20 Figure 8

23 How Long Will I Love You

37 You My Everything

41 Stay Awake (Ellie Goulding feat. Madeon)

47 Explosions

 

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#46: The Aston Shuffle vs. Tommy Trash "Sunrise (Won't Get Lost)"

Chart Run - (14-26-28-44-28-22-7-5-11-25-x) (10 weeks)

UK Peak - DNC

Sales - 590,000

Click the artwork to watch the official video!

 

The Aston Shuffle

 

05 Sunrise (Won't Get Lost) (The Aston Shuffle vs. Tommy Trash)

17 Can't Stop Now (The Aston Shuffle vs. Matisse & Sadko)

 

Tommy Trash

 

05 Reload (Sebastian Ingrosso & Tommy Trash feat. John Martin)

05 Sunrise (Won't Get Lost) (The Aston Shuffle vs. Tommy Trash)

15 Truffle Pig

 

Notes:

*all chart histories have only taken charts from the Buzzjack era into account - so any chart hits from Jan - Aug 2010 will not be represented here.

**"total estimated sales figures" are my last fm scrobbles of all versions of the song up to 11 December 2013, 18:10 - which have been multiplied by 10,000 to make them seem more like sales figures of my fictional BJSC participating country, Danaelanda. The chart is not purely based on last fm playcount, which is why some songs with lower 'sales' are higher in the chart.

 

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The 1975 start our top 50 with indie jam "Chocolate" which I was really into at the time so it deserves a place here. It's a nice song which did quite well in the charts. And the singer has a distinctive voice which helps.

 

Up next is Lana Del Rey who gets the dance treatment from Cedric Gervais, it's clearly a formula that worked as it went to #1 on my chart, however there are 17 #1s that did even better in my year-end chart, oops. The song is mostly worth listening to for her voice, but why would I listen to a downtempo when there are the dancetastic sounds of Cedric on this version? A great duo, although follow-up 'Young & Beautiful (Remix)' didn't get me so much, as it was basically the same as this remix. Choose a different remixer next time Lana!

 

Drake is at #48 with his highest entry in my chart. The song features absolutely no rapping which is an unexpected move for the Canadian but it paid off well obviously as people loved it including myself. As you know I love an RnB song when it's done well and this is certainly done well.

 

Ellie Goulding with her first of 2 entries enters at #47. The song is a pop anthem and stayed at UK #1 for 3 weeks. Not much else to say about this except it's a great song and I expect more good tunes from her next year.

 

Finishing the section is The Aston Shuffle with the floptastic 'Sunrise (Won't Get Lost)'. Although it kinda shaked off that tag when it finished 6th in the rejects final. It's a proper tune, the man's vocals are great but it wouldn't be this good without the Tommy Trash co-production which turns it into a progressive house banger. Only one more section to go before the top 40 guys!

 

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Recap:

 

046. The Aston Shuffle vs. Tommy Trash "Sunrise (Won't Get Lost)"

047. Ellie Goulding "Burn"

048. Drake feat. Majid Jordan "Hold On, We're Going Home"

049. Lana Del Rey vs. Cedric Gervais "Summertime Sadness"

050. The 1975 "Chocolate"

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051. Klangkarussell feat. Will Heard "Sonnentanz"

052. Russ Chimes "Turn Me Out"

053. Droideka "Get Hyper"

054. Chase & Status feat. Louis M^ttrs "Lost & Not Found"

055. Justin Timberlake "Mirrors"

056. Cahill feat. Kimberley Locke "Feel the Love"

057. Iggy Azalea "Work"

058. DJ Fresh vs. Diplo feat. Dominique Young Unique "Earthquake"

059. Ke$ha feat. will.i.am "Crazy Kids"

060. Miguel "Adorn"

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061. Disclosure feat. Eliza Doolittle "You & Me"

062. Calvin Harris & Alesso feat. Hurts "Under Control"

063. Avicii "Dear Boy"

064. Avicii "Speed (Burn & Lotus F1 Team Mix)"

065. Avicii "X You"

066. OneRepublic vs. Alesso "If I Lose Myself"

067. Rita Ora "Radioactive"

068. Olly Murs "Dear Darlin"

069. will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber "#thatPOWER"

070. David Guetta feat. Taped Rai "Just One Last Time"

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071. James Arthur "Impossible"

072. Manufactured Superstars "Zombies In Love"

073. Showtek feat. We Are Loud & Sonny Wilson "Booyah"

074. Tiësto, Mark Alston, Baggi Begovic & Jason Taylor feat. Teddy Geiger "Love and Run"

075. Fatboy Slim & Riva Starr feat. Beardyman "Eat Sleep Rave Repeat (Calvin Harris Remix)"

076. TJR "Ode To Oi"

077. Jason Derulo feat. 2 Chainz "Talk Dirty"

078. Nicky Romero & NERVO "Like Home"

079. Carly Rae Jepsen "Tonight I'm Getting Over You"

080. Ben Pearce "What I Might Do"

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081. Drake "Started From the Bottom"

082. London Grammar "Strong (High Contrast Remix)"

083. Jessie J feat. Big Sean & Dizzee Rascal "Wild"

084. Armin van Buuren feat. Cindy Alma "Beautiful Life"

085. Lorde "Royals"

086. Taylor Swift "I Knew You Were Trouble."

087. Plezier "Plezier Anthem"

088. Kanye West "Black Skinhead"

089. Knife Party "LRAD"

090. Quintino & Alvaro "World In Our Hands"

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091. Sander van Doorn, DubVision & Mako feat. Mariana Bell "Into the Light"

092. W&W "Thunder"

093. Stone & Van Linden "Summerbreeze"

094. Dizzee Rascal "Bassline Junkie"

095. Gorgon City feat. Yasmin "Real"

096. Stylo G "Soundbwoy"

097. John Newman "Love Me Again"

098. Camo & Krooked "All Night"

099. Tinie Tempah feat. 2 Chainz "Trampoline"

100. W&W "Lift Off!"

 

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Love all five these ones! :cheer:

#45 - #41

 

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#45: Kat Krazy feat. elkka "Siren"

Chart Run - (12-6-6-4-3-12-14-16-x-29-x) (9 weeks)

UK Peak - DNC

Sales - 380,000

Click the artwork to watch the official video!

 

Kat Krazy

 

03 Siren (Kat Krazy feat. elkka)

12 Lifted (Kat Krazy Remix) (Naughty Boy feat. Emeli Sandé)

28 See the Sun (Big Time) (Kat Krazy feat. Susie Ledge)

 

elkka

 

03 Siren (Kat Krazy feat. elkka)

 

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#44: Zedd feat. Foxes "Clarity"

Chart Run - (43-5-13-17-18-12-19-29-x) (8 weeks)

UK Peak - #29

Sales - 610,000

Click the artwork to watch the official video!

 

Zedd

 

05 Clarity (Zedd feat. Foxes)

18 Spectrum (Zedd feat. Matthew Koma)

 

Foxes

 

05 Clarity (Zedd feat. Foxes)

21 Right Here (Rudimental feat. Foxes)

24 Youth

 

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#43: Calvin Harris feat. Ayah Marar "Thinking About You"

Chart Run - (11-x-23-10-2-7-16-11-8-4-4-14-20-41-41-x) (14 weeks)

UK Peak - #8

Sales - 520,000

Click the artwork to watch the official video!

 

Calvin Harris

 

01 Spectrum (Say My Name) (Calvin Harris Remix) (Florence + The Machine)

02 Bounce (Calvin Harris feat. Kelis)

02 We Found Love (Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris)

02 Thinking About You (Calvin Harris feat. Ayah Marar)

02 Sweet Nothing (Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch)

03 Eat Sleep Rave Repeat (Calvin Harris Remix) (Fatboy Slim & Riva Starr feat. Beardyman)

03 I Need Your Love (Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding)

03 Awooga

04 Under Control (Calvin Harris & Alesso feat. Hurts)

05 Drinking From the Bottle (Calvin Harris feat. Tinie Tempah)

08 Feel So Close

12 Let's Go (Calvin Harris feat. Ne-Yo)

12 We'll Be Coming Back (Calvin Harris feat. Example)

20 Here 2 China (Calvin Harris & Dillon Francis feat. Dizzee Rascal)

 

Ayah Marar

 

02 Thinking About You (Calvin Harris feat. Ayah Marar)

33 Mind Controller

 

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#42: Breach "Jack"

Chart Run - (32-x-22-3-2-2-4-11-38-x) (8 weeks)

UK Peak - #9

Sales - 530,000

Click the artwork to watch the official video!

 

Breach

 

02 Jack

10 Everything You Never Had (We Had It All) (Breach feat. Andreya Triana)

 

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#41: Disclosure feat. Sam Smith "Latch"

Chart Run - (22-7-35-31-15-19-12-18-38-19-26-29-21-28-34-27-31-32-37-32-16-38-x-40-48-x-33-34-26-x) (27 weeks)

UK Peak - #11

Sales - 970,000

Click the artwork to watch the official video!

 

Disclosure

 

04 You & Me (Disclosure feat. Eliza Doolittle)

05 Confess To Me (Disclosure feat. Jessie Ware)

06 White Noise (Disclosure feat. AlunaGeorge)

07 Latch (Disclosure feat. Sam Smith)

11 When A Fire Starts To Burn

21 Voices (Disclosure feat. Sasha Keable)

27 F For You

27 Tenderly

30 Control (Disclosure feat. Ria Richie)

 

Sam Smith

 

07 Latch (Disclosure feat. Sam Smith)

07 La La La (Naughty Boy feat. Sam Smith)

 

Notes:

*all chart histories have only taken charts from the Buzzjack era into account - so any chart hits from Jan - Aug 2010 will not be represented here.

**"total estimated sales figures" are my last fm scrobbles of all versions of the song up to 11 December 2013, 18:10 - which have been multiplied by 10,000 to make them seem more like sales figures of my fictional BJSC participating country, Danaelanda. The chart is not purely based on last fm playcount, which is why some songs with lower 'sales' are higher in the chart.

 

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Now for the last 5 songs that missed the privilege of not sharing a post with four other songs. Firstly we go to Kat Krazy, an upcoming British producer whose track 'Siren' got signed to Armind records and even got the Armin van Buuren remix treatment. However the original version is much better, and is the one that charts today. It's a song that I could see being a UK hit if he was actually a big name in the EDM scene, elkka's vocals are beautiful too.

 

Next up is a song that really should've been a massive success, but it just wasn't to be. German producer Zedd with British singer Foxes teamed up for this really good song that $mashed into my personal top 5. I also love the Tiësto remix of this which gives the song a big room drop as opposed to the more commercial one found in the original.

 

Calvin Harris up next with his collab with Ayah Marar. But don't worry Calvin you will be appearing in my top 40, twice! This song managed to make the top 10 in the UK and broke the record for most top 10s from a single studio album. Although people were quick to point out that he cheated a bit by releasing loads of songs before dropping the album, and hiring different vocalists for each song. Despite that it's still a cool achievement and I'm very happy for his continued success.

 

Almost at the top 40 mark and Breach is the next to go. The song in question is one that got a lot of hate for being overly repetitive and the sexual lyrics, but I loved the simplicity of this. And on another note YAY for Breach not being a one trick pony and having a fab follow-up in 'Everything You Never Had', which also hit top 10 for me but isn't quite as good as 'Jack'.

 

And falling at the last hurdle is Disclosure with 'Latch'. The song is actually from 2012 but it missed my YE Top 100 so it is eligible for this year's countdown. Plus the fact that it had massive longevity, a lot of its chart weeks coming from 2013. It wasn't the first song I heard of theirs but it was the first one that I took proper notice of and loved. Their music has an element of style to it and it's clear that this song doesn't just appeal to the EDM community but has massive cross-appeal. Indie, urban and pop fans were all loving Disclosure this year! They still have one more song yet to come so I'm sure they aren't too annoyed at missing top 40 (if they're even reading this lol)

 

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Recap:

 

041. Disclosure feat. Sam Smith "Latch"

042. Breach "Jack"

043. Calvin Harris feat. Ayah Marar "Thinking About You"

044. Zedd feat. Foxes "Clarity"

045. Kat Krazy feat. elkka "Siren"

046. The Aston Shuffle vs. Tommy Trash "Sunrise (Won't Get Lost)"

047. Ellie Goulding "Burn"

048. Drake feat. Majid Jordan "Hold On, We're Going Home"

049. Lana Del Rey vs. Cedric Gervais "Summertime Sadness"

050. The 1975 "Chocolate"

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051. Klangkarussell feat. Will Heard "Sonnentanz"

052. Russ Chimes "Turn Me Out"

053. Droideka "Get Hyper"

054. Chase & Status feat. Louis M^ttrs "Lost & Not Found"

055. Justin Timberlake "Mirrors"

056. Cahill feat. Kimberley Locke "Feel the Love"

057. Iggy Azalea "Work"

058. DJ Fresh vs. Diplo feat. Dominique Young Unique "Earthquake"

059. Ke$ha feat. will.i.am "Crazy Kids"

060. Miguel "Adorn"

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061. Disclosure feat. Eliza Doolittle "You & Me"

062. Calvin Harris & Alesso feat. Hurts "Under Control"

063. Avicii "Dear Boy"

064. Avicii "Speed (Burn & Lotus F1 Team Mix)"

065. Avicii "X You"

066. OneRepublic vs. Alesso "If I Lose Myself"

067. Rita Ora "Radioactive"

068. Olly Murs "Dear Darlin"

069. will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber "#thatPOWER"

070. David Guetta feat. Taped Rai "Just One Last Time"

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071. James Arthur "Impossible"

072. Manufactured Superstars "Zombies In Love"

073. Showtek feat. We Are Loud & Sonny Wilson "Booyah"

074. Tiësto, Mark Alston, Baggi Begovic & Jason Taylor feat. Teddy Geiger "Love and Run"

075. Fatboy Slim & Riva Starr feat. Beardyman "Eat Sleep Rave Repeat (Calvin Harris Remix)"

076. TJR "Ode To Oi"

077. Jason Derulo feat. 2 Chainz "Talk Dirty"

078. Nicky Romero & NERVO "Like Home"

079. Carly Rae Jepsen "Tonight I'm Getting Over You"

080. Ben Pearce "What I Might Do"

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081. Drake "Started From the Bottom"

082. London Grammar "Strong (High Contrast Remix)"

083. Jessie J feat. Big Sean & Dizzee Rascal "Wild"

084. Armin van Buuren feat. Cindy Alma "Beautiful Life"

085. Lorde "Royals"

086. Taylor Swift "I Knew You Were Trouble."

087. Plezier "Plezier Anthem"

088. Kanye West "Black Skinhead"

089. Knife Party "LRAD"

090. Quintino & Alvaro "World In Our Hands"

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091. Sander van Doorn, DubVision & Mako feat. Mariana Bell "Into the Light"

092. W&W "Thunder"

093. Stone & Van Linden "Summerbreeze"

094. Dizzee Rascal "Bassline Junkie"

095. Gorgon City feat. Yasmin "Real"

096. Stylo G "Soundbwoy"

097. John Newman "Love Me Again"

098. Camo & Krooked "All Night"

099. Tinie Tempah feat. 2 Chainz "Trampoline"

100. W&W "Lift Off!"

 

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Another five tracks that I love :heart-old:, 'Latch' is definitely an all-time classic! :wub:

#forty

 

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#40: Naughty Boy feat. Sam Smith "La La La"

Chart Run - (31-35-x-32-46-37-24-7-10-12-15-34-27-20-16-20-26-39-44-x) (18 weeks)

UK Peak - #1

Sales - 600,000

Click the artwork to watch the official video!

 

Naughty Boy

 

07 La La La (Naughty Boy feat. Sam Smith)

12 Lifted (Kat Krazy Remix) (Naughty Boy feat. Emeli Sandé)

28 Wonder (Naughty Boy feat. Emeli Sandé)

 

Sam Smith

 

07 Latch (Disclosure feat. Sam Smith)

07 La La La (Naughty Boy feat. Sam Smith)

 

Notes:

*all chart histories have only taken charts from the Buzzjack era into account - so any chart hits from Jan - Aug 2010 will not be represented here.

**"total estimated sales figures" are my last fm scrobbles of all versions of the song up to 11 December 2013, 18:10 - which have been multiplied by 10,000 to make them seem more like sales figures of my fictional BJSC participating country, Danaelanda. The chart is not purely based on last fm playcount, which is why some songs with lower 'sales' are higher in the chart.

 

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And today the top 40 starts. And what better way to start it off with one of the biggest songs of the year. Frequent listeners of TEH CHERT SHO will know all about how Naughty Boy won Deal Or No Deal which kickstarted his career, Jameela would mention this every week.

 

When I first heard this song I was a little disappointed, but it just kept on growing and eventually I loved this song. Sam Smith's vocals are the main selling point in this for me, the production is quite good too, but I didn't like 'Lifted' very much, which had more or less the same beat but with Emeli Sandé. As obvious as it was that Sam would win the Sound of 2014 award, it is very much deserved as with the right songs, his voice really shines. Hopefully he makes a song as good as this next year if he is to live up to the hype.

 

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#thirtynine

 

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#39: Rudimental feat. Ella Eyre "Waiting All Night"

Chart Run - (43-25-50-41-33-31-17-6-15-8-12-34-34-x-45-29-23-46-38-37-35-44-x) (21 weeks)

UK Peak - #1

Sales - 650,000

Click the artwork to watch the official video!

 

Rudimental

 

03 Feel the Love (Rudimental feat. John Newman)

06 Waiting All Night (Rudimental feat. Ella Eyre)

13 Baby (Rudimental feat. MNEK & Sinead Harnett)

21 Right Here (Rudimental feat. Foxes)

26 Not Giving In (Rudimental feat. John Newman & Alex Clare)

46 Hell Could Freeze (Rudimental feat. Angel Haze)

 

Ella Eyre

 

06 Waiting All Night (Rudimental feat. Ella Eyre)

 

Notes:

*all chart histories have only taken charts from the Buzzjack era into account - so any chart hits from Jan - Aug 2010 will not be represented here.

**"total estimated sales figures" are my last fm scrobbles of all versions of the song up to 11 December 2013, 18:10 - which have been multiplied by 10,000 to make them seem more like sales figures of my fictional BJSC participating country, Danaelanda. The chart is not purely based on last fm playcount, which is why some songs with lower 'sales' are higher in the chart.

 

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Charting at #39 is Rudimental with their big hit of 2013. It may seem like an attempt to re-create 'Feel the Love', with its repetitive vocals, saxophone usage and drum n' bass rhythm - but it stands out on its own somehow, despite not being as good as the former. I guess if it's not broke, it don't need fixing.

 

The soulful vocals of Ella get me here with her plea to her lover, you can feel the emotion behind it despite there not being much lyrics, but hey, repetition can work well. This, accompanied with the fast beats of Rudimental and the return of the sax make for a good song worth listening to.

 

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#thirtyeight

 

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#38: Mat Zo & Porter Robinson "Easy"

Chart Run -(35-11-18-18-20-25-41-x-34-23-15-11-12-21-x) (13 weeks)

UK Peak - #28

Sales - 740,000

Click the artwork to watch the official video!

 

Mat Zo

 

10 Rebound (Arty & Mat Zo)

11 Easy (Mat Zo & Porter Robinson)

 

Porter Robinson

 

01 Language

11 Easy (Mat Zo & Porter Robinson)

 

Notes:

*all chart histories have only taken charts from the Buzzjack era into account - so any chart hits from Jan - Aug 2010 will not be represented here.

**"total estimated sales figures" are my last fm scrobbles of all versions of the song up to 11 December 2013, 18:10 - which have been multiplied by 10,000 to make them seem more like sales figures of my fictional BJSC participating country, Danaelanda. The chart is not purely based on last fm playcount, which is why some songs with lower 'sales' are higher in the chart.

 

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Porter Robinson returns to my year-end chart at #38. Following up a song as good as 'Language' (which went to #3 in last year's chart) would be hard for anybody - but Porter, with help from Mr. Zo, does it very well. You can clearly hear the Mat and Porter sounds that they are known for in this song, and together they create a really good tune.

 

The hook in this song 'loving you is easy' is very relatable because it's very difficult for a smile to not appear on your face when this song is on. Unfortunately it just missed my top 10 on not one but 2 occasions but it easily makes my top 40 despite that. Sadly we haven't heard from Porter since this song but I hope he's currently in the process of making another big tune for my ears to appreciate.

 

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#thirtyseven

 

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#37: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton "Can't Hold Us"

Chart Run - (33-21-4-2-5-24-34-25-x-38-22-19-12-21-23-19-39-49-x) (16 weeks)

UK Peak - #3

Sales - 750,000

Click the artwork to watch the official video!

 

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

 

01 Thrift Shop (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz)

02 Can't Hold Us (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton)

34 Same Love (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lambert)

 

Ray Dalton

 

02 Can't Hold Us (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton)

 

Notes:

*all chart histories have only taken charts from the Buzzjack era into account - so any chart hits from Jan - Aug 2010 will not be represented here.

**"total estimated sales figures" are my last fm scrobbles of all versions of the song up to 11 December 2013, 18:10 - which have been multiplied by 10,000 to make them seem more like sales figures of my fictional BJSC participating country, Danaelanda. The chart is not purely based on last fm playcount, which is why some songs with lower 'sales' are higher in the chart.

 

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The first of two entries for Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, this one has some cool rapping. It's nice for a change to have someone who doesn't talk about money, bitches and cars in their song, instead going for lyrics about how he made it as an artist.

 

It's not as good as 'Thrift Shop', but it's certainly a great follow-up and I hope that the duo can get some more hits. The production also gets praise from me, I love it when producers add piano to their songs, although as a piano player myself, I'm obviously biased as to what my fave instrument is.

 

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#thirtysix

 

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#36: will.i.am feat. Britney Spears "Scream & Shout"

Chart Run - (9-2-1-1-1-9-6-12-30-47-x-42-x) (11 weeks)

UK Peak - #1

Sales - 840,000

Click the artwork to watch the official video!

 

will.i.am

 

01 Check It Out (will.i.am feat. Nicki Minaj)

01 T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever) (will.i.am feat. Jennifer Lopez & Mick Jagger)

01 Scream and Shout (will.i.am feat. Britney Spears)

03 #thatPOWER (will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber)

05 This Is Love (will.i.am feat. Eva Simons)

06 Fall Down (will.i.am feat. Miley Cyrus)

08 Something Really Bad (Dizzee Rascal feat. will.i.am)

09 Crazy Kids (Ke$ha feat. will.i.am)

12 Bang Bang

18 Forever (Wolfgang Gartner feat. will.i.am)

32 Hall of Fame (The Script feat. will.i.am)

40 Gettin' Dumb (will.i.am feat. 2NE1 & apl.de.ap)

47 Hello (will.i.am feat. Afrojack)

 

Britney Spears

 

01 Scream and Shout (will.i.am feat. Britney Spears)

02 Hold It Against Me

10 Work Bitch

29 Till The World Ends

 

Notes:

*all chart histories have only taken charts from the Buzzjack era into account - so any chart hits from Jan - Aug 2010 will not be represented here.

**"total estimated sales figures" are my last fm scrobbles of all versions of the song up to 11 December 2013, 18:10 - which have been multiplied by 10,000 to make them seem more like sales figures of my fictional BJSC participating country, Danaelanda. The chart is not purely based on last fm playcount, which is why some songs with lower 'sales' are higher in the chart.

 

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will.i.am had the last #1 of 2012 and the first #1 of 2013 on my chart with this song which features Britney and her iconic accent and a beat from Lazy Jay. The song is not to be taken seriously at all, the lyrics aren't that great. I just love it for what it is though. And it brought Britney into chart relevance for 2 months. Yay!

 

"everybody in the club, all eyes on arse, all eyes on arse". I definitely wouldn't be looking elsewhere if I saw Britney in a club!

 

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:hi: Dan :D

 

044. Zedd feat. Foxes "Clarity"

048. Drake feat. Majid Jordan "Hold On, We're Going Home"

049. Lana Del Rey vs. Cedric Gervais "Summertime Sadness"

051. Klangkarussell feat. Will Heard "Sonnentanz"

052. Russ Chimes "Turn Me Out"

055. Justin Timberlake "Mirrors"

056. Cahill feat. Kimberley Locke "Feel the Love" Heard this now, What a TUNE!!!

057. Iggy Azalea "Work"

059. Ke$ha feat. will.i.am "Crazy Kids" Prefer this to Die Young personally but Timber stomps over both :D

062. Calvin Harris & Alesso feat. Hurts "Under Control"

066. OneRepublic vs. Alesso "If I Lose Myself"

067. Rita Ora "Radioactive"

068. Olly Murs "Dear Darlin"

071. James Arthur "Impossible"

079. Carly Rae Jepsen "Tonight I'm Getting Over You"

082. London Grammar "Strong (High Contrast Remix)"

083. Jessie J feat. Big Sean & Dizzee Rascal "Wild"

085. Lorde "Royals"

086. Taylor Swift "I Knew You Were Trouble."

097. John Newman "Love Me Again" SO LOW :cry:

099. Tinie Tempah feat. 2 Chainz "Trampoline Not as BIG as he used to be and going by this track I'm not suprised

 

Fab so far, expecting a top 10 consisting of Avicii & Calvin :lol:

056. Cahill feat. Kimberley Locke "Feel the Love" Heard this now, What a TUNE!!!

059. Ke$ha feat. will.i.am "Crazy Kids" Prefer this to Die Young personally but Timber stomps over both :D

097. John Newman "Love Me Again" SO LOW :cry:

099. Tinie Tempah feat. 2 Chainz "Trampoline Not as BIG as he used to be and going by this track I'm not suprised

Fab so far, expecting a top 10 consisting of Avicii & Calvin :lol:

It's a really uplifting tune I agree!

'Timber' is alright but I can't see it doing as well as 'Crazy Kids' on my chart

At least it made the cut :P

Me neither, when the highest Tinie can get as a lead artist on my YE chart is #99, you can tell that he's not as good as he used to be. We still have one more of his songs to go, but he's a featured artist on said song.

There will be other artists in the top 10 too :lol:

 

Thanks Rob!

Oops a lot to catch up on.

 

A few i liked at the time but have since got bored of slightly. Major major love for 'Adorn' (indeed SO refreshing), 'Crazy Kids' (i see you crediting will.i.am.not <_<), 'Hold On...' and 'Work' though. Shocking that only one of them was a big hit officially.

#thirtyfive

 

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#35: Bastille "Pompeii"

Chart Run - (19-2-5-7-7-13-19-21-30-38-49-x-32-46-x) (13 weeks)

UK Peak - #2

Sales - 990,000

Click the artwork to watch the official video!

 

Bastille

 

02 Pompeii

08 Of the Night

12 Laura Palmer

18 Flaws

34 Things We Lost In the Fire

 

Notes:

*all chart histories have only taken charts from the Buzzjack era into account - so any chart hits from Jan - Aug 2010 will not be represented here.

**"total estimated sales figures" are my last fm scrobbles of all versions of the song up to 11 December 2013, 18:10 - which have been multiplied by 10,000 to make them seem more like sales figures of my fictional BJSC participating country, Danaelanda. The chart is not purely based on last fm playcount, which is why some songs with lower 'sales' are higher in the chart.

 

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Bastille impressed me with this song which was their first big UK chart smash, a well-written song which has the right mix of pop and indie vibes in it. It was nice to see this be such a hit as it's good to have variety in the charts, and when an indie song is done very well, it will get love from me - sadly this isn't the case most of the time which is why my chart is dominated by EDM.

 

Also worth checking out is the Kat Krazy remix of this, which is responsible for almost a third of its total last.fm playcount. It was the song that got me into Kat and made me check out his other songs (which lead me to the brilliant 'Siren' that I reviewed earlier)

 

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Oops a lot to catch up on.

 

A few i liked at the time but have since got bored of slightly. Major major love for 'Adorn' (indeed SO refreshing), 'Crazy Kids' (i see you crediting will.i.am.not <_<), 'Hold On...' and 'Work' though. Shocking that only one of them was a big hit officially.

It's not so much shocking that those songs (except Drake) weren't big hits, more disappointing but expected - although 'Work' and 'Crazy Kids' did outperform my expectations and at one point I wasn't sure if 'Adorn' would even get pushed.

 

You can always trust will.i.am to make a song better though :( (however I am saying that without having ever listened to the non-will.i.am version oops)

#thirtyfour

 

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#34: Chris Malinchak "So Good To Me"

Chart Run - (20-17-10-17-19-28-18-7-14-31-25-26-36-44-49-41-38-35-x-44-x) (19 weeks)

UK Peak - #2

Sales - 690,000

Click the artwork to watch the official video!

 

Chris Malinchak

 

07 So Good To Me

 

Notes:

*all chart histories have only taken charts from the Buzzjack era into account - so any chart hits from Jan - Aug 2010 will not be represented here.

**"total estimated sales figures" are my last fm scrobbles of all versions of the song up to 11 December 2013, 18:10 - which have been multiplied by 10,000 to make them seem more like sales figures of my fictional BJSC participating country, Danaelanda. The chart is not purely based on last fm playcount, which is why some songs with lower 'sales' are higher in the chart.

 

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Chillout house isn't really my thing, and yes this is the highest song of its type in the chart - but this is just so relaxing and something that isn't represented in the charts a lot. It may not have lots of bass and an epic drop, but one of the good things about EDM is the wide variety of sub-genres, and this song doesn't need those elements to win my love.

 

It would work as an instrumental, but the vocals make it even better. I've probably said it before but I love it when dance music has good vocalists to it. I also love the intro and how the song builds up gradually, the vocal doesn't actually start until we're almost 2 minutes into the song! Which is why I obviously prefer the full version to the radio edit.

 

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#thirtythree

 

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#33: Krewella "Alive"

Chart Run - (38-5-17-32-34-36-x-47-x-21-26-40-36-x-46-x) (12 weeks)

UK Peak - DNC

Sales - 590,000

Click the artwork to watch the official video!

 

Krewella

 

05 Alive

42 Live For the Night

 

Notes:

*all chart histories have only taken charts from the Buzzjack era into account - so any chart hits from Jan - Aug 2010 will not be represented here.

**"total estimated sales figures" are my last fm scrobbles of all versions of the song up to 11 December 2013, 18:10 - which have been multiplied by 10,000 to make them seem more like sales figures of my fictional BJSC participating country, Danaelanda. The chart is not purely based on last fm playcount, which is why some songs with lower 'sales' are higher in the chart.

 

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At #33 we get to the UK smash hit that never was, it's not original or innovative - but why would I care when it's amazing like it is? Female vocalist? tick. Cool dance beat? tick. Congratulations guys you matched the criteria for making a perfect dance-pop song! :cheer:

 

It's fun to listen to and it manages to get the balance right between dance elements and pop elements, a lot of dance-pop songs get this wrong by making it too basic for my liking - but this has all the ingredients for a chart hit right? Oh.

 

Also worth listening to is the Hardwell remix which gives the drop more of an edge, perfect for listening to when I'm in a proper dancey mood.

 

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