332. "Run" Leona Lewis (6 weeks)

 

Reached #1: 14 December 2008

UK Chart Peak: #1

 

An exquisite cover of Snow Patrol's 2004 hit "Run" (#6 in my chart), this was Leona's third #1 in my chart, staying there through Christmas and well into January 2009. It was #1 in the UK, Ireland and Austria.

 

Such was the demand for the track, that it kickstarted the trend of people buying phony cover versions of a song before it becomes available in the UK. It was one the three new song in the deluxe version of her album "Spirit".

 

Edited November 11, 201410 yr by N-S

333. "Poker face" Lady Gaga (2 weeks)

 

Reached #1: 25 January 2009

UK Chart Peak: #1

 

Miss Germanotta's debut hit "Just dance" only managed to peak at #5 in my chart, lost between a flood of new releases but was still in the top 15 when follow-up "Poker face" entered at #1, assuring that she was a brand new star destined for the highest chart heights.

 

"Poker Face" was #1 in the UK, Australia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the USA and was my chart's #1 song of 2009. In Germany, it was the first song to reach the 500k mark in downloads.

 

334. "The boy does nothing" Alesha Dixon (3 weeks)

 

Reached #1: 8 February 2009

UK Chart Peak: #5

 

Mis-Teeq never made that much fuss in my chart, their biggest hit being "All I want" which peaked at #12.

 

However, Alesha Dixon found much greater success in her solo career, with "The Boy Does Nothing" hitting #1 in my chart and becoming a top 3 hit in Finland, France, Norway and Spain. Alesha would have two more top 40 hits in my chart to date: "Breath Slow" and "To Love Again".

 

335. "Lucky" Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat (1 week)

 

Reached #1: 1 March 2009

UK Chart Peak: #149

 

Jason Mraz grabbed a second #1 hit in my chart with "Lucky", duetting along Colbie Caillat. He also recorded a Spanish version with Mexican singer Ximena Sariñana.

 

Colbie Caillat's biggest hit on her own in my chart is 2007's "Bubbly" which hit #4.

 

 

336. "Halo" Beyoncé (1 week)

 

Reached #1: 8 March 2009

UK Chart Peak: #4

 

"Halo" was Beyonce's fourth solo #1 hit in my chart (and Ryan Tedder's second #1 as a composer), also topping the chart in Brazil and Norway.

 

The Glee Cast's mash-up of "Halo" and "Walking On Sunshine" hit #5 in my chart in 2010.

 

337. "Love story" Taylor Swift (2 weeks)

 

Reached #1: 15 March 2009

UK Chart Peak: #2

 

"Love Story" was Taylor Swift's crossover international hit, reaching #1 in Australia and in my chart.

 

Her music video co-star, model and singer Justin Gaston, was dating Miley Cyrus at the time. Taylor Swift suggested him for the role after seeing him in the talent show "Nashville Star".

 

 

338. "My life would suck without you" Kelly Clarkson (3 weeks)

 

Reached #1: 29 March 2009

UK Chart Peak: #1

 

Kelly Clarkson got her third #1 in my chart with "My life would suck without you" which was also her first UK #1, as well as being a chart-topper in the USA, Canada and Poland.

 

The first draft of this song apparently contained marijuana references.

 

339. "Untouched" The Veronicas (1 week)

 

Reached #1: 19 April 2009

UK Chart Peak: #8

 

The Origliasso twins scored their first proper international hit with "Untouched", which hit #1 in Ireland and in my chart and was their first UK top 10 single.

 

The Veronicas have only hit my chart three more times: "4ever" in 2009 (#17), "Lolita" in 2012 (#2) and "You ruin me" (#29).

 

Edited December 5, 201410 yr by N-S

340. "Estou vivo" Boss AC (1 week)

 

Reached #1: 26 April 2009

 

"Estou vivo" (="I'm alive) was an unexpected second #1 hit in my chart for Boss AC, cementing his status as one Portugal's biggest rappers.

 

Born Augusto Cardoso, he released his first record back in 1993 at age 18.

 

341. "If U seek Amy" Britney Spears (1 week)

 

Reached #1: 3 May 2009

UK Chart Peak: #20

 

After four weeks in chart, "If U seek Amy" took advantage of a slow week to become Britney's 12th #1 in my chart, thus establishing herself as the artist with most #1 hits in my chart.

 

In some countries, due to the title's double-entendre, the radio edited version was released title "If you see me".

 

 

 

342. "Shimmer and shine" Ben Harper & Relentless 7 (1 week)

 

Reached #1: 10 May 2009

UK Chart Peak: DNC

 

2009 had its fair share of surprise #1's and here is one more. Veteran indie-rocker Ben Harper shot to #1 with "Shimmer and shine" the first single from the album "White lines for dark times", the first one recorded with Relentless 7.

 

Harper had three previous top 40 hits in my chart, the biggest of them being 2003's "Diamonds on the inside" (#23).

 

343. "Gaivota" Amália Hoje (5 weeks)

 

Reached #1: 17 May 2009

 

Amália Hoje was an all-star project formed by Sónia Tavares and Nuno Gonçalves from The Gift, Fernando Ribeiro from Moonspell and Paulo Praça from several bands, that gave modern reinterpretations of songs performed by Portugal's biggest musical icon Amália Rodrigues, the Queen of Fado, in the 10th anniversary of her death.

 

"Gaivota" (seagull), recorded by Amália Rodrigues in 1970, was the lead single of the record that went on to become four times platinum. It was the longest running #1 of 2009 in my chart.

 

344. "Red" Daniel Merriweather (3 non-consecutive weeks)

 

Reached #1: 21 June 2009, 5 July 2009

UK Chart Peak: #5

 

Australian singer Daniel Merriweather hit #1 in my chart with "Red", produced by Mark Ronson whose track "Stop Me" featured Merriweather's vocals.

 

Daniel Merriweather had two more top 20 hits in my chart: "Impossible" and "Water To A Flame" in duet with Adele.

 

345. "New Divide" Linkin Park (1 week)

 

Reached #1: 28 June 2009

UK Chart Peak: #19

 

Linkin Park scored their fifth (and last so far) #1 in my chart with this track from the soundtrack to "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen". It was #1 in Poland.

 

Its working title was "Megatron".

 

346. "I gotta feeling" Black Eyed Peas (3 weeks)

 

Reached #1: 12 July 2009

UK Chart Peak: #1

 

One of the most massive hits of the year worldwide, "I gotta feeling" became Black Eyed Peas' third #1 in my chart. With 15 million downloads, it has been considered the highest selling digital song worldwide. It was also a global #1 topping the charts in countries like USA, the UK, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, New Zealand, Romania, Sweden and Switzerland.

 

"I gotta feeling" was also Portugal's official song for the 2010 World Cup. The song was chosen because it was a favourite of the players for some motivation during the qualifier play-off games against Bosnia-Herzegovina.

 

Edited December 10, 201410 yr by N-S

347. "f*** you" Lily Allen (1 week)

 

Reached #1: 9 August 2009

UK Chart Peak: #153

 

Not officially released in the UK, "f*** you" was a hit in Continental Europe hitting #1 in Flemish Belgium and top 5 in Wallon Belgium, Finland, Norway and Switzerland. It's Lily Allen's first and so far only #1 hit in my chart. It is also the only #1 song in my chart with an uncensored swear word.

 

Lily Allen has stated that this song his about George W. Bush. Due to its anti-homophobe lyric content, it has also became a pro-LGBT rights anthem.

 

Edited December 10, 201410 yr by N-S

348. "She wolf" Shakira (1 week)

 

Reached #1: 23 August 2009

UK Chart Peak: #4

 

Auwwwww! Shakira is one of the queens of my chart and she snatched a #1 yet again with her 2009 album title track. It reached #2 in Germany and Ireland. A Spanish version titled "Loba" was released in Spain and Latin America and hit #1 in Mexico.

 

A

of the music video by Andrew Foster became viral at the time.

 

349. "Paparazzi" Lady Gaga (3 weeks)

 

Reached #1: 23 August 2009

UK Chart Peak: #4

 

Paparazzi's was Lady Gaga's second #1 hit in my chart and also a chart-topper in Germany. As well as the original version, I am also a big fan of the Moto Blanco remix.

 

The three hair metal rockers featured in the video are the Lundberg triplets from Swedish band Snake Of Eden, who starred on the dating reality show Daisy Of Love.

 

Edited December 30, 201410 yr by N-S

350. "Celebration" Madonna (4 weeks)

 

Reached #1: 13 Sepetember 2009

UK Chart Peak: #3

 

The lead single and title-track of Madonna's 2009 best of album, "Celebration" was Madge's seventh #1 in my chart, also hitting #1 in Finland, Israel, Italy, Sweden and Scotland.

 

The Benny Benassi remix was the one used for the music video (in which starred her daughter Lourdes and her then-boyfriend Jesus Luz), but I think the original version by Paul Oakenfeld's is much better.

 

351. "SOS (Let The Music Play)" Jordin Sparks (2 weeks)

 

Reached #1: 11 October 2009

UK Chart Peak: #13

 

Based around 1983 pioneering dance hit "Let The Music Play" by Shannon, "SOS" became a surprise second #1 hit in my chart for Jordin Sparks.