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Higher #300 :lol: happy to see it enter :P

 

Some fab songs!

Definitely it's top 3 (or top 2, if both versions of your previous # 1 were combined).

Even # 1 wouldn't a surprise. :)

 

:o

 

Higher #300 :lol: happy to see it enter :P

 

Some fab songs!

 

Yes, it snuck in at the end there, great pop song!

50-41

 

41. The Shapeshifters - Lola's Theme (#1 - 2004)

42. Rihanna feat Drake - What's My Name (#1 - 2010)

43. Delerium feat Sarah McLachlan - Silence (#1 - 2000)

44. Delta Goodrem - Hunters And The Wolves (#1 - 2012)

45. Rihanna feat Calvin Harris - We Found Love (#1 - 2011)

46. Shakira - Whenever, Wherever (#1 - 2002)

47. Fragma feat Maria Rubia - Everytime You Need Me (#1 - 2000)

48. Tove Styrke - White Light Moment (#1 - 2010)

49. DJ Kent feat The Arrows - Spin My World (#1 - 2013)

50. Cher - Believe (N/A - 1998)

 

Kicking off my top 50 of all time is Cher's incredible 1998 single Believe, which practically reshaped pop music single-handedly for a few years after. This is essentially the song that got me interested in the charts, I was forever intrigued to follow her progress.

 

#49 and I'm sure I'll get ribbed, is DJ Kent and The Arrows with Spin My World. A resounding BJSC failure, I'm forever unsure as to what went wrong, an absolutely beautiful piano house track with gorgeous vocals, a simple but incredibly effective melody and a stunning video, I'm still certain that this would be a huge UK #1 if it was to ever get a push here, especially in the summer. It fits the current chart trend 'sound' so well.

 

At #48 is Tove Styrke's sublime Scandielectropop hit White Light Moment, which pretty much MADE late 2010 for me, along with Rihanna's career highlight What's My Name at #42. That bassline *.* The Drake verse *.* Everything about it! That said, she came incredibly close to matching it with 2011's dance anthem We Found Love with Calvin Harris, which ends up at #45 - the X Factor performance of said track raised it from a 10/10 to an 11/10 in my eyes, it looked like so much fun.

 

Also in this section are a smattering of early 00s classics. Delerium and Sarah McLachlan's 2000 top 3 trance hit Silence at #43, Fragma and Maria Rubia's top 3 2001 top 3 smash Everytime You Need Me at #47, Shakira's wonderful English debut single and statement Whenever, Wherever and the house throwback 2004 UK No.1 Lola's Theme by Shapeshifters at #41!

 

The remaining unmentioned song is Delta Goodrem's Hunters And The Wolves at #44 aka the track on the album that was better than all of the singles but never got released as one, as every good Delta (:magic:) album has. The Tori Amos-esque stunner is the best song she's put her name to since 2007.

 

Tove Styrke - White Light Moment

 

 

DJ Kent feat The Arrows - Spin My World

 

My big faves from 41 - 100:

 

41. The Shapeshifters - Lola's Theme (#1 - 2004) Now this is a tune, I hope there isn't a crap song at #40 blocking this out :lol:

42. Rihanna feat Drake - What's My Name (#1 - 2010)

43. Delerium feat Sarah McLachlan - Silence (#1 - 2000) Trance classic! I assume it's the Tiesto remix that you know + love?

45. Rihanna feat Calvin Harris - We Found Love (#1 - 2011) :wub:

50. Cher - Believe (N/A - 1998)

51. Lorde - Royals (2013 - #1)

52. Ian Van Dahl - Castles In The Sky (2001 - #1)

53. Fragma - Toca's Miracle (2000 - #1)

58. Gotye feat Kimbra - Somebody That I Used to Know (2011 - #1)

61. David Guetta feat Sia - Titanium (2011 - #1) :wub:

65. Stromae - Alors On Danse (2010 - #1)

72. Madonna - Hung Up (#1 - 2006)

81. Spiller feat Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) (2000 - #1)

91. Keri Hilson feat Kanye West & Ne-Yo - Knock You Down (2009 - #1)

100. Avicii & Nicky Romero I Could Be the One (2013 - #1) What a start to the top 100 :heart: I imagine it'd be very high in my all-time chart

My big faves from 41 - 100:

 

41. The Shapeshifters - Lola's Theme (#1 - 2004) Now this is a tune, I hope there isn't a crap song at #40 blocking this out :lol:

42. Rihanna feat Drake - What's My Name (#1 - 2010)

43. Delerium feat Sarah McLachlan - Silence (#1 - 2000) Trance classic! I assume it's the Tiesto remix that you know + love?

45. Rihanna feat Calvin Harris - We Found Love (#1 - 2011) :wub:

50. Cher - Believe (N/A - 1998)

51. Lorde - Royals (2013 - #1)

52. Ian Van Dahl - Castles In The Sky (2001 - #1)

53. Fragma - Toca's Miracle (2000 - #1)

58. Gotye feat Kimbra - Somebody That I Used to Know (2011 - #1)

61. David Guetta feat Sia - Titanium (2011 - #1) :wub:

65. Stromae - Alors On Danse (2010 - #1)

72. Madonna - Hung Up (#1 - 2006)

81. Spiller feat Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) (2000 - #1)

91. Keri Hilson feat Kanye West & Ne-Yo - Knock You Down (2009 - #1)

100. Avicii & Nicky Romero I Could Be the One (2013 - #1) What a start to the top 100 :heart: I imagine it'd be very high in my all-time chart

 

Now you mention it, I don't think #40 will be quite your thing :lol: It's the Airscape mix that's my favourite although the Tiesto mix is stunning too!

Some great songs there. Silence is a particular favourite.

 

I know it's been touched upon, but I'd love to understand the appeal of Royals. It seems like such a NOTHINGY and HORRIBLE song.

Some great songs there. Silence is a particular favourite.

 

I know it's been touched upon, but I'd love to understand the appeal of Royals. It seems like such a NOTHINGY and HORRIBLE song.

 

Each to their own, I know it's an incredibly polarising song. I just find it hypnotic to listen to almost, I love the beautifully minimalist production.

31. Anna Abreu - Music Everywhere (2009 - #1)

32. Missy Higgins - Ten Days (2005 - #1)

33. Jennifer Lopez feat Pitbull - On The Floor (2011 - #1)

34. Sarah McLachlan - World On Fire (2004 - #1)

35. Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen - Good Time (2012 - #1)

36. Delta Goodrem - Born To Try (2003 - #1)

37. Jordin Sparks feat Chris Brown - No Air (2008 - #1)

38. Kim Lukas - All I Really Want (2000 - #1)

39. Delta Goodrem - Mistaken Identity (2004 - #1)

40. Maria Haukaas Storeng - Hold On Be Strong (2008 - #1)

 

This section, a love letter to the 21st century, kicks off at #40 with Norway's classy and brilliant 2008 Eurovision entry Hold On Be Strong by Maria Haukaas Storeng singing about how love can catch you off guard like bad crimes. The title track of Delta's second album, the sonic predecessor to Hunters And The Wolves, the dramatic pop of Mistaken Identity is at #39 while unknown Brit Kim Lukas' top five Canadian and Danish superb dance-pop smash All I Really Want is at #38! I first heard the song while holidaying in Tenerife and ordered the single from eBay, my first ever purchase on that famous website!

 

Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown's classic 2008 duet No Air makes it to #37, and is my favourite song to ever come out of an American Idol, beating even Kelly and Carrie's best efforts! The song that kicked off Delta's career and my love affair with her, the majestic global smash Born To Try is at #36, while a more recent hit from Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen is at #35, the hugely uplifting summer pop of Good Time!

 

Sarah McLachlan is back again at #34 with her UK #72 triumph World On Fire, which has for my money one of the most effective and thought-provoking videos I've seen. It helps that the song is hugely gorgeous as well. Only three years old but just outside the top 30 at #33, it's the huge RedOne moment that is On The Floor by J.Lo and Pitbull. Now that's what I call a comeback *.*

 

Australian singer Missy Higgins may only be famous in her own country (save for a bit of US buzz for Where I Stood) but I loved her and her debut album The Sound Of White remains one of my all time favourites. The stunning ballad Ten Days is the highlight of that collection and is at #32 here. And over to BJSC for #31 and the tacky brilliance of Finnish popstrel Anna Abreu with the breathtakingly infectious Music Everywhere, one of my many great entries that succumbed to Numayania!

 

Anna Abreu - Music Everywhere

 

 

Sarah McLachlan - World On Fire

 

 

Kim Lukas - All I Really Want

 

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Edited August 16, 20159 yr by Last Dreamer

Better late, than never. :)

 

Part 1 :

 

B*Witched - C'est La Vie : 1 week on the top in 1999*.

 

Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman - Time to Say Goodbye : 1 week on the top in 1997*. She is great opera singer, who could predict her classic fame after disco tune "I Lost My Heart To a Starship Trooper" from 1978.

 

Timoteij - Kom : Nice sample of girly pop, but "This Is My Life" was deserved MF winner.

 

Madonna - Cherish : Classic. My # 2 from 1989 yearly chart (behind "Dear Jessie")

 

Kim Lukas - Let It Be The Night : Good song. She and Rollergirl :wub: were and still my 2 favourite dance pop singers.

 

Deuce - I Need You : AMAZING !!!! :wub: Maybe it's my "song of the year" from 1995, but I must finish the retrospective for that year. This song should won Eurovision 1995 (not "Nocturne"), but British choose awful "Love City Groove". "I Need You" was fresh and catchy pop, especially in comparing with the most boring ESC songs in 90s decade. Maybe it was the safe bet for the win. :cry:

 

* - in my personal weekly charts.

 

Thankts Alex! This Is My Life was lovely but only my third favourite of that year. Finally, someone else has heard of Kim Lukas :cheer: Rollergirl wasn't far outside of my chart, Dear Jessie was a #1 for me in 2000. I Need You is so much better than Love City Groove, I wish it had been picked.

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21. Avicii & B & B And Choir - We Write The Story (2013 - #1)

22. ATB - 9PM (Till I Come) (1999 - #1)

23. The Corrs - So Young (1998 - N/A)

24. Kylie Minogue - All The Lovers (2010 - #1)

25. Flip & Fill feat Kelly Llorenna - True Love Never Dies (2001 - #1)

26. Take That - The Flood (2010 - #1)

27. Vanessa Amorosi - Absolutely Everybody (2000 - #1)

28. Gina G - Ooh Aah...Just A Little Bit (1996 - N/A)

29. Robyn with Kleerup - With Every Heartbeat (2007 - #1)

30. Ed Sheeran - The A Team (2011 - #1)

 

Into the all-important top 30 and the brilliant Ed Sheeran kicks it off with The A Team, an incredibly powerful and affecting song lyrically for a million seller. What a (mainstream) debut single it was! One of the comebacks of the noughties at #29, Swedish ex teen-popstar and general legend Robyn fired back into the charts emphatically with the absolutely glorious With Every Heartbeat, surely one of the most unexpected and cherised UK chart toppers of all time.

 

The best song that the UK have ever sent to the Eurovision, a global smash hit single, karaoke classic and one of the biggest selling and most well-loved hits of the 90s. And it finished 8th, whaaaaaat??? Gina G would have landslided to victory in the dance-friendly download era with the brilliant Ooh Aah...Just A Little Bit, my 28th favourite song of all time. Keeping it Australian, Vanessa Amorosi's UK debut/only single Absolutely Everybody was launched in September 2000 and despite no airplay it got heavy TV support and became a well-deserved top ten smash, and obviously a #1 for me, what a stunning party anthem!

 

And now THE comeback kids of the 00s, it's of course Take That who took 10 years out, changed their sound and somehow returned bigger than they'd been before! The story was complete when Robbie returned to the band in 2010 and The Flood was created, a dramatic power-pop song that accompanied me through many a snowy drive through Wales, the X Factor favourite sadly only peaked at No.2 in the UK, but it went one better for me with seven weeks on top!

 

Following Set You Free 2001 wouldn't be an easy task but Kelly Llorenna used it as an opportunity to launch a relatively successful solo career, and the reactivated 2001 single True Love Never Dies, essentially Flip & Fill's vocal take on Rank 1's Airwave sent them all to the top of my chart for 10 weeks, and into the UK top ten. CHOON alert at #25!

 

And having already appeared five times, it's fair to say that I've always had a soft spot for Kylie. But it was 2010's All The Lovers, the lead single from Aphrodite, that finally provided me with the ultimate 'moment' that I'd been anticipating, the 13/10 if you will, and #24 here. The pure euphoria of All The Lovers rightly gave her a (probably final) UK top 3 smash hit and of course topped my chart for weeks on end.

 

1998 and the year that my love affair with The Corrs properly kicked in, along with most other people's after the famous Royal Albert Hall show moved their career up a gear. Their final single of the year, the bright and breezy pop fun of So Young, #23 here, took them to #6 in the UK and instantly became a favourite of mine. Who can resist the longing for the lust of youth and the gorgeous violin solo?

 

And a year later and summer 1999 the UK was treated to a huge #1 hit courtesy of ATB with the bendy synth magic of 9PM (Till I Come), the first dance song I ever bought and the one that kick-started my love affair with the genre at the age of 12. Much love at #22 to a song that never gets old.

 

And just missing out on a top 20 place at #21, it's my much ridiculed end of year #1 from last year, We Write The Story by Avicii, Benny & Bjorn from ABBA and a choir. I'd heard that they were all collaborating to produce a Eurovision anthem but I didn't realise quite how much I'd love it. Perhaps it was getting caught up in the atmosphere that did it but when I was watching the show live in Malmo and this glorious dance meets choral anthem got going, it felt like a real magic moment. To have the iconic Natalie Horler and Bonnie Tyler strutting along a bridge above your head while this stunning piece of music played was quite amazing. Six and a half minutes of absolute beauty for me, and utter indifference to everybody else, but such was the general story of all of my favourite songs of 2013!

 

Avicii & B & B And Choir - We Write The Story

 

 

Flip & Fill feat Kelly Llorenna - True Love Never Dies

 

 

Vanessa Amorosi - Absolutely Everybody

 

 

 

'Hold On Be Strong' is utterly wonderful, I'm so pleased it went top 5 on the night.

'Hold On Be Strong' is utterly wonderful, I'm so pleased it went top 5 on the night.

 

It was such a pleasant surprise, seeing as Eastern Europe COMPLETELY dominated that top ten otherwise. Maria bought the style and class and bagged herself a very deserved smash.

11. Alice Deejay - Back In My Life (1999 - #1)

12. Delta Goodrem - Innocent Eyes (2003 - #1)

13. Alcazar - Stay The Night (2009 - #1)

14. Take That - Rule The World (2007 - #2)

15. Lena - Satellite (2010 - #1)

16. Lady Gaga - Bad Romance (2009 - #1)

17. Take That - Shine (2006 - #1)

18. Maroon 5 feat Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger (2011 - #1)

19. Caroldene - Time Is A Healer (2001 - #1)

20. Shakira - Underneath Your Clothes (2002 - #1)

 

Shakira kicks off the top 20 with the beautiful ballad Underneath Your Clothes, from Laundry Service. An instant highlight from the moment I got the album, the 1-2 punch of this and Whenever, Wherever told me that she was a force to be reckoned with.

 

At #19 is British soul and gospel unknown Caroldene with Time Is A Healer. I first discovered this song from a Peoplesound.com free CD and became rather enamoured with it, the gorgeous verses and uplifting chorus took it to the top of my chart for 8 weeks in 2001. Fun fact - the song appears extensively in the background of crap film The Martins!

 

Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera's record shattering UK #2 smash pops up at No.18. I was never much of a Maroon 5 fan prior to this song but Christina has always been a favourite of mine. Moves Like Jagger is so incredibly infectious that it's hard not to be taken by it, almost certainly one of the catchiest songs of the past five years. Still never gets old for me, despite the overplay.

 

#17 and it's the first of two songs by reformed boyband Take That in my top 20. The Mark Owen-led Shine was my favourite on Beautiful World from my first play through the album, it just stood out so much as something special. Obviously it's been whored around the supermarket adverts and god knows where else since then but it's still a high quality ELO-inspired modern pop classic, and one of their noughties holy trinity.

 

Lady Gaga's Bad Romance, which finishes at #16 here, seemed like something potentially special from the day the demo leaked. But as soon as the studio version of the lead single from The Fame Monster (the best deluxe addition to any album ever) emerged, it was clear that special was an understatement. With only a couple of months to spare until the end of the noughties, Gaga delivered an incredible contender for pop song of the decade, she's never bettered it but when you set the bar this high for yourself, how exactly DO you better it?

 

Eurovision 2010 now at #15 and the long suffering Germany hadn't won in almost 30 years. But Stefan Raab's Unser Star Fur Oslo process worked wonders and found the cute and charming Lena Meyer-Landrut. The Kate Nash inspired Satellite was chosen and soared to a convincing victory despite many naysayers assuming that she had no chance. The painted toe-naits won out in the end and Lena grabbed herself a European smash!

 

And again to Take That at #14. For the film Stardust Take That put together a simply phenomenal string-drenched power ballad called Rule The World, to complete their trio of new classics that they'd put out between 2006 and 2007 (lets ignore I'd Wait For Life). Sadly it was not to be a chart topper as they decided to put it out on the same week as Leona Lewis' Bleeding Love (one of those rare weeks when two future all-time classics arrive on the chart together). This #2 peak was mirrored on my chart where it stalled behind Delta Goodrem's epic Believe Again. 2007 truly was sensational for quality.

 

Over to Melodifestivalen for #13 and Alcazar! The colourful Swedish pop band had already been responsible for the brilliant entries Alcastar and Not A Sinner, Nor A Saint but Stay The Night lifted everything up ten notches. A perfectly constructed disco-pop song with incredible production, a stunning melody and great trade-off lyrics between the iconic girls and Andreas. And then the dance break lifts everything into a euphoric key change. Seeing this performed live MADE my life, there IS no happier band than Alcazar, and if they'd sent this to Eurovision, the already incredible 2009 would have been ten times better yet.

 

Back to Delta for #12. Having bought her album Innocent Eyes with my first ever pay cheque, I settled to listen to it and was absolutely blown away by the first track on the album to follow Born To Try. If anything, this was the song that turned her from someone who I loved to somebody who I would come to idolise. Like a young Tori Amos, she bashed out this confident and gutsy dramatic pop anthem and I was stunned. How it was only a flash in the pan top ten curiosity in the UK I really don't understand, but at least it sold the album to almost a million people here so for that I can't complain!

 

And #11, and out of the top ten for the first time ever due to Loreen, it's Dutch dance group Alice Deejay and their frankly stunning second single, 1999's Back In My Life. Following up Better Off Alone was hardly going to be easy but they very very nearly managed to equal it somehow with a song that sounded nothing like it. A much more mournful and emotional song with harder trance synths than its predecessor, it went to the top of my chart for a then record 11 weeks and was in the UK top ten across the turn of the millennium. It may not be as well remembered as Better Off Alone, in the UK at least, but it deserves to be.

 

Alice Deejay - Back In My Life

 

 

Alcazar - Stay The Night

 

 

Caroldene - Time Is A Healer

 

10. Sara Bareilles - Love Song (2007 - #1)

 

 

Kicking off my top ten of all time is Californian singer Sara Bareilles with Love Song. I first downloaded this song in Autumn 2007 in a demo form, from MySpace I believe. It was yet to take off anywhere at that point but I instantly loved it. The album version turned this like into love and it quickly topped my chart, becoming my Xmas #2 for 2007 behind Delta Goodrem's Believe Again. In early 2008 I sent it to BJSC, where it became my first winner and a few months later in May watched with pride as it climbed the UK charts into the top five. For me this song is the perfect example of piano pop - jaunty, catchy, an interesting subject matter, a talented singer and a brilliant little video. She's released two of my favourite albums of the past decade too and deserves to be a lot more than a one hit wonder, which will hopefully change in the coming weeks.

 

9. Delta Goodrem - Extraordinary Day (2004 - #1)

 

 

Naturally the only artist with more than one top ten appearance, Delta's second album Mistaken Identity was surprisingly just as stunning as her debut and the sophomore slump only stretched as far as album sales because the quality of the music itself certainly didn't slide. Two songs stood right out for me on my first play after college one November afternoon. The title track and Extraordinary Day. Over the weeks it was the latter that would become my favourite, topping my chart for nine weeks and the second of her trio of Xmas #1's on my chart. A haunting tale about the day in July 2003 when Delta discovered that she had cancer, the lyrics are incredibly poignant and the melody and Delta's harrowing but beautiful vocal delivery is simply stunning. I officially CANNOT at people that call this an album filler.

 

8. The Corrs - Runaway (1995/1999 - N/A)

 

 

The highest entry from the act with the most appearances in this top 300, Irish siblings The Corrs, is Runaway. From their debut album Forgiven Not Forgotten and originally released a number of times in the mid 90s, the single failed to catch fire despite being one of the greatest love songs ever written. It took their newfound success, a Talk On Corners album repackage (actually the first 'deluxe edition' I can actually recall seeing!) and a Tin Tin Out remix to push it into the hearts of the British public. Released on the same week as Britney's Baby One More Time, it obviously never stood a chance but it did manage to deservedly peak at No.2. I love both versions equally, the polish and radio-friendly aspects of the Tin Tin Out remix are brilliant but the rawness of the original still sound amazing. The violin key change towards the end is still one of my favourite parts of any song, ever.

 

7. Agnes - Release Me (2008 - #1)

 

 

I'd vaguely followed Swedish Idol 2005 winner Agnes' career for a few years but she'd never really had a single that I LOVED. Even autumn 2008's On & On wasn't quite great enough for me. Roll on December and the second single from the iconic Dance Love Pop album surfaced and went straight to the top of my personal chart, becoming my 2008 Xmas No.1. A perfect fusion of Agnes' trademark vocals, an unforgettable melody and the greatest disco-strings I've heard since ABBA, I assumed that this would be the end of the story. Until somehow the greater good intervened and it got a UK push, from which it actually benefitted. It shot into the top three on release in May 2009 (two months after I saw her flop at Melodifestivalen!) and was basically the most unexpected hit I'd ever seen. I just don't expect to see amazing Scandipop songs do well in this country. Sadly it was her only major international hit but she's still huge in Sweden, and as good/stunning as ever. One thing I won't forgive however is AATW chopping out the fantastic instrumental breakdown in the UK radio edit, criminal!

 

6. DJ Sammy & Yanou feat Do - Heaven (2002 - #1)

 

 

And just missing out on the top five is what I feel is the best cover version of all time. Bryan Adams' original version of Heaven is very nice MOR radio rock but Spanish producer DJ Sammy, his German friend Yanou (one third of Cascada) and Dutch singer Do transformed it into a trance-pop club anthem. I first became aware of the song in summer 2002 and got hold of the single on import for about £8. It stayed at the top of my personal chart for 12 weeks in a row during which time I sung its praises to anybody that would listen, even persuading somebody from my high school music class to sing it in a school show! Roll on October and the UK release arrived. Up against the comeback single from Craig David and Madonna's Bond theme nobody really thought that it stood a chance of #1 but I kept the faith and to the top it went, much to my eternal delight! Yanou's Candlelight Mix is also absolutely stunning and well worthy of a mention, still played a lot by Heart I believe!

5. DJ Jurgen Presents Alice Deejay - Better Off Alone (1999 - #1)

 

 

Better Off Alone by Dutch DJ Jurgen and girl group Alice Deejay burst into the UK top five in July 1999 and achieved the rare feat of climbing the charts to its peak. The first time I heard this anthem was on Radio 1 during a drive up to Great Yarmouth on a family holiday. I quickly bought Now 43, the only way at the time of getting hold of the radio edit, seeing as the CD single bizarrely only featured club mixes. I became quickly obsessed with the gorgeous trance melody and Judith Pronk's short but effective vocal sections. If ATB's 9PM (Till I Come) was my introduction to dance music, this was the song that made me realise that it would quickly become my favourite genre.

 

4. Shakira feat Wyclef Jean - Hips Don't Lie (2006 - #1)

 

 

Already one of my favourite artists, the stunning Shakira returned in early 2006 with a reworking of Wyclef's earlier song Dance Like This. The pair made the song into an absolutely irresistible latin-flavoured collaboration which quickly won me over. It hung around my top 20 without leaving between March-June 2006 but it was then that the sun came out and it all just sounded more anthemic. After 5 weeks in a row locked at No.2 in my personal chart behind Lily Allen's Smile, Shakira and Wyclef finally ascended one place to spend a further 10 weeks on top! It didn't do too badly in the UK either becoming a mammoth #1 single, even in the low sales climate that was 2006. Truly the Colombian beauty's finest moment for me and without doubt her signature song.

 

3. Delta Goodrem - Believe Again (2007 - #1)

 

 

And onto the greatest ballad ever written at No.3. When I first heard the opening strings and drama of Believe Again in October 2007 it was pretty clear that the song was going to be something special. Sounding like a lost epic movie soundtrack song, the stunning track combined beautiful production, a gorgeous melody and almost new-age influences with Delta's flawless vocals. And then THAT middle eight crashes in - 'I believe the impossible is possible to overcome' chant - before it all fades back out to a truly awesome soundscape. Six minutes of beauty, the song spent 12 consecutive weeks on top of my chart in late 2007 and kept heavyweights such as Bleeding Love, Rule The World, Call The Shots and About You Now to No.2 peaks!

 

2. Loreen - Euphoria (2012 - #1)

 

 

Never did I think that a song would come anywhere close to Set You Free in terms of quality but almost two decades later, it very nearly happened (although clearly not QUITE). I'd always liked Loreen's output but found her slightly overhyped, with My Heart Is Refusing Me and Sober becoming top 15/top 10 hits for me but fading quickly. However, I was intrigued to hear just why she'd decided to return instantly to Melodifestivalen in 2012 and it all became quite clear the moment I heard Euphoria. Instantly BLOWN away, in a way that no song had blown me away for a good five years the incredible dance anthem crashed into my chart at No.1 and spent an incredible total of 17 weeks there!

 

Many of us on Buzzjack joked while it was still participating in MF that the song would landslide Eurovision and go top 3 in the UK, but I'm sure none of us expected it to actually happen. But yes, the sensational anthem rose all the way to #1 on iTunes the day after the contest but with nothing to prop it up sadly ended up at #3 (yet 3 months in the top 75 is pretty good for a Eurovision song with little to no airplay here!). Another *.* moment was it being such a big hit that it even ended up on the Now 82 compilation, the first Eurovision appearance on a Now album in 13 years! A truly iconic and memorable song that combined Loreen's unique vocal and performance style with a fascinating string heavy soundscape from Peter Bostrom and Thomas G:Son, it's without doubt the greatest Eurovision entry of all time.

 

1. N-Trance - Set You Free (1995/2001 - #1)

 

 

 

It says it all when ever Euphoria can't replace this song in my affections. Set You Free was quite easily my favourite song of the 90s, a perfect dance anthem with a powerhouse vocal from northern diva Kelly Llorenna. The rave breakdowns, the pure JOY of everything about the song, Kelly's dreads, it absolutely pains me that it wasn't a UK #1.

 

It's surely not possible to make the perfect song better? Rob Searle disagreed and had a good go in 2001. He transformed it into a soaring, beautiful trance anthem. This song, even moreso than #2 DEFINES the feeling of Euphoria. An absolutely glorious new melody, the added minor chords completely transformed the song. The joy was still in place but with it a truckload of emotion and a sense of longing for youth and basically the sound of perfection. The remix spent 26 consecutive weeks inside my top five - still a record - and my favourite song of the 90s was also my favourite song of the 00s. The UK lapped it up all over again, sending it back into the top five, one of very few songs to go top five twice!

 

Truly THE greatest song ever written.

The full top 300 (with a few updates as Sanna and Alcazar have climbed since I started), thanks for following :D

 

1. N-Trance Set You Free

2. Loreen Euphoria

3. Delta Goodrem Believe Again

4. Shakira Feat. Wyclef Jean Hips Don't Lie

5. Alice Deejay Better Off Alone

6. DJ Sammy & Yanou feat Do Heaven

7. Agnes Release Me

8. The Corrs Runaway

9. Delta Goodrem Extraordinary Day

10. Sara Bareilles Love Song

11. Alice Deejay Back In My Life

12. Delta Goodrem Innocent Eyes

13. Alcazar Stay The Night

14. Take That Rule The World

15. Lena Meyer-Landrut Satellite

16. Lady GaGa Bad Romance

17. Take That Shine

18. Maroon 5 Moves Like Jagger (feat Christina Aguilera)

19. Caroldene Time Is A Healer

20. Shakira Underneath Your Clothes

21. Avicii & B & B And Choir We Write the Story

22. ATB 9PM (Till I Come)

23. The Corrs So Young

24. Kylie Minogue All The Lovers

25. Flip & Fill Feat. Kelly Llorenna True Love Never Dies

26. Take That The Flood

27. Vanessa Amorosi Absolutely Everybody

28. Gina G Ooh Aah... Just A Little Bit

29. Robyn With Every Heartbeat

30. Ed Sheeran The A Team

31. Anna Abreu Music Everywhere

32. Missy Higgins Ten Days

33. Jennifer Lopez On The Floor (feat. Pitbull)

34. Sarah McLachlan World On Fire

35. Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen Good Time

36. Delta Goodrem Born To Try

37. Jordin Sparks Feat. Chris Brown No Air

38. Kim Lukas All I Really Want

39. Delta Goodrem Mistaken Identity

40. Maria Haukaas Storeng Hold On Be Strong

41. The Shapeshifters Lola's Theme

42. Rihanna Feat. Drake What's My Name

43. Delerium/Sarah McLachlan Silence

44. Delta Goodrem Hunters And The Wolves

45. Rihanna We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris)

46. Shakira Whenever, Wherever

47. Fragma Everytime You Need Me

48. Tove Styrke White Light Moment

49. DJ Kent feat The Arrows Spin My World

50. Cher Believe

51. Lorde Royals

52. Ian Van Dahl Castles In The Sky

53. Fragma Toca's Miracle

54. Girls Aloud The Promise

55. All Saints Rock Steady

56. Delta Goodrem A Year Ago Today

57. Delta Goodrem Not Me, Not I

58. Gotye Somebody That I Used to Know (Featuring Kimbra)

59. Ira Losco 7th Wonder

60. Eiffel 65 Blue (Da Ba Dee)

61. David Guetta & Sia Titanium (feat. Sia)

62. ATC Around The World (La La La La La)

63. Thrillseekers feat Sheryl Deane Synaesthesia (Fly Away)

64. Cascada Glorious

65. Stromae Alors On Danse

66. KT Tunstall Other Side Of The World

67. Aurora/Naimee Coleman Ordinary World

68. Alexander Rybak Fairytale

69. Atomic Kitten Eternal Flame

70. The Corrs Forgiven, Not Forgotten

71. Mariah Carey feat Joe and 98 Degrees Thank God I Found You

72. Madonna Hung Up

73. The Corrs Summer Sunshine

74. Natasha Bedingfield These Words

75. Delta Goodrem Out Of The Blue

76. Kelly Llorenna Tell It To My Heart

77. Charlotte Perrelli Hero

78. Roll Deep Green Light

79. The Cardigans Erase / Rewind

80. Alice Deejay The Lonely One

81. Spiller Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)

82. Groove Armada feat Mutya Buena Song 4 Mutya (Out Of Control)

83. Carrie Underwood Jesus, Take The Wheel

84. Ann Lee 2 Times

85. Kelly Clarkson Since U Been Gone

86. Nerina Pallot Everybody's Gone to War

87. Daniel Powter Bad Day

88. Fergie Big Girls Don't Cry

89. Salem Al Fakir Keep On Walking

90. Mariah Carey We Belong Together

91. Keri Hilson Knock You Down ft. Kanye West & Ne-Yo

92. De Nada Love You Anyway

93. Lily Allen Smile

94. Daz Sampson Teenage Life

95. Thunderbugs Friends Forever

96. Rogue Traders Voodoo Child

97. Janet Leon Heartstrings

98. Rae Morris Don't Go

99. The Veronicas 4ever

100. Avicii & Nicky Romero I Could Be the One

101. Delta Goodrem Electric Storm

102. Avicii Wake Me Up

103. Alicia Keys Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart

104. Natasha Bedingfield Unwritten

105. ATB Don't Stop

106. Jewel Down So Long

107. Ace Of Base Life Is A Flower

108. Spice Girls Viva Forever

109. B*Witched To You I Belong

110. Eternal Ft Bebe Winans I Wanna Be The Only One

111. Tanel Padar, Dave Benton & 2XL Everybody

112. Jade Ewen It's My Time

113. Alice DeeJay Will I Ever

114. D.H.T. Listen to Your Heart

115. One More Time Den Vilda

116. Sophie Ellis-Bextor Murder On The Dancefloor

117. Rank 1 Airwave

118. Kylie Minogue What Do I Have To Do

119. Precious Say It Again

120. Rihanna Disturbia

121. Cascada Evacuate The Dancefloor

122. Love Inc. You're A Superstar

123. Leona Lewis Run

124. Mason vs Princess Superstar Perfect (Exceeder)

125. Texas In Our Lifetime

126. Energy 52 Cafe Del Mar

127. Ace Of Base Always Have, Always Will

128. Colbie Caillat Realize

129. Madonna Like A Prayer

130. The Sound Of Arrows M.A.G.I.C.

131. Sash! Mysterious Times

132. ABBA The Winner Takes It All

133. Sanna Nielsen Undo

134. Alphabeat Fascination

135. Lady Gaga Poker Face

136. Clean Bandit Rather Be (feat. Jess Glynne)

137. Eric Amarillo Om Sanningen Ska Fram

138. Blue I Can

139. Jo O'Meara What Hurts the Most

140. ABBA Lay All Your Love on Me

141. Timbaland feat. Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake Give It To Me

142. Leona Lewis Bleeding Love

143. The Corrs Dreams

144. Nadine Beiler The Secret Is Love

145. Ian Van Dahl Will I

146. Madison Avenue Don't Call Me Baby

147. Kylie Minogue Some Kind Of Bliss

148. Robert Miles Feat. Maria Nayler One & One

149. Christina Aguilera , Lil' Kim, Mya And P!nk Lady Marmalade

150. Republica Ready To Go

151. Spice Girls 2 Become 1

152. The Corrs I Never Loved You Anyway

153. KT Tunstall Suddenly I See

154. The Boo Radleys Wake Up Boo!

155. Pet Shop Boys Se A Vide E (That's The Way Life Is)

156. Tin Tin Out Feat. Shelly Nelson Here's Where The Story Ends

157. Cascada Everytime We Touch

158. Sash! La Primavera

159. Scooch Flying The Flag (For You)

160. The Corrs Erin Shore

161. Berri Sunshine After The Rain

162. Alex Party Don't Give Me Your Life

163. Puretone Stuck In A Groove

164. Sheelah The Last Time

165. Taylor Swift We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

166. The Corrs Only When I Sleep

167. Take That Never Forget

168. Texas Carnival Girl

169. Paula Cole Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?

170. Honeyz End Of The Line

171. DJ Jean The Launch

172. Rivaz Colors

173. Delta Goodrem Wish You Were Here

174. Kelly Llorenna Brighter Day

175. Kylie Minogue Get Outta My Way

176. Leddra Chapman Story

177. Steps One For Sorrow

178. Gabriella Cilmi Sweet About Me

179. Zero 7 Destiny (feat Sia)

180. Sarah McLachlan Fallen

181. Prance Faris Flares

182. Eric Saade Popular

183. Le Kid We Should Go Home Together

184. Enya Anywhere Is

185. Strike U Sure Do

186. Kelly Llorenna This Time I Know It's for Real

187. The Corrs Toss The Feathers

188. Ed Sheeran You Need Me, I Don't Need You

189. Livin' Joy Dreamer

190. Boyzone All That I Need

191. New Radicals You Get What You Give

192. Madonna The Power Of Good-Bye

193. S Club 7 Bring It All Back

194. The Corrs Queen Of Hollywood

195. Little Boots Remedy

196. Maria Haukaas Storeng & Mira Craig Mine All Mine

197. The Corrs No Frontiers

198. Swedish House Mafia Don't You Worry Child [feat. John Martin]

199. Mad' House Like A Prayer

200. Michael Woods Platinum Chains

201. Birgitta Open Your Heart

202. Passenger Let Her Go

203. Dannii Minogue You Won't Forget About Me

204. Boyzone Love You Anyway

205. Missy Higgins Steer

206. H Two O Feat. Platnum What's It Gonna Be?

207. ATB My Dream

208. Masai Do That Thang

209. TQ Westside

210. Honeyz Finally Found

211. Steps Last Thing On My Mind

212. Belinda Carlisle Heaven Is A Place On Earth

213. Girls Aloud The Loving Kind

214. All Saints Never Ever

215. Natalie Imbruglia Shiver

216. DJ Sammy California Dreaming

217. Nelly Furtado Feat. Timbaland Promiscuous

218. Vanilla Ninja Cool Vibes

219. Boyzone Gave It All Away

220. Christina Aguilera Beautiful

221. Avi + Nat Together

222. Milk Inc. Land Of The Living

223. Malena Ernman La Voix

224. Tone Damli Aaberge Butterflies

225. Sanna Nielsen I'm In Love

226. Take That Pray

227. Katrina & The Waves Love Shine A Light

228. Dario G Dream To Me

229. The Corrs All The Love In The World

230. ABBA When All Is Said And Done

231. Kylie Minogue I Should Be So Lucky

232. The Corrs Baby Be Brave

233. Beautiful Small Machines Robots In Love

234. Serebro Song #1

235. Zero 7 Somersault (feat Sia)

236. Kate Nash Foundations

237. Alcazar Blame It On The Disco

238. Texas Say What You Want

239. Lucie Silvas What You're Made Of

240. Shakira Antologia

241. Carola Invincible

242. Spice Girls Say You'll Be There

243. Lady Gaga Applause

244. Hozier Take Me To Church

245. Ace Of Base The Sign

246. Inner City Good Life (Buena Vida)

247. Fragma Magic

248. The Corrs Would You Be Happier?

249. ATB Never Give Up

250. Ed Sheeran Lego House

251. Sheelah Psycho

252. Kylie Minogue Wow

253. Julie & Ludwig On Again... Off Again

254. Alphabeat 10,000 Nights

255. Nelly Furtado Say It Right

256. Amy MacDonald Barrowland Ballroom

257. The Corrs What Can I Do

258. Helene Fischer Atemlos Durch Die Nacht

259. Nelly Furtado Maneater

260. JX There's Nothing I Won't Do

261. Boyzone Picture Of You

262. Kylie Minogue Better The Devil You Know

263. Mika Grace Kelly

264. Adele Someone Like You

265. Sara Varga Spring För Livet

266. Dario G Sunchyme

267. Meja All 'Bout The Money

268. Honeyz Love Of A Lifetime

269. Oasis Live Forever

270. Take That Patience

271. Margaret Berger I Feed You My Love

272. Eternal Angel Of Mine

273. Sanna Nielsen Nobody Without You

274. Lise Karlsnes Red Hot

275. Carrie Underwood I Ain't In Checotah Anymore

276. XTM & DJ Chucky Presents Annia Fly On The Wings Of Love

277. Liberty X Song 4 Lovers

278. B*Witched C'est La Vie

279. Evelin Samuel & Camille Diamond Of Night

280. Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirè)

281. Milk Inc. In My Eyes

282. Masai Heaven & Hell

283. Sonority Chase The Sun

284. Watergate Heart Of Asia

285. Lutricia McNeal Stranded

286. Agnes One Last Time

287. Staygold Backseat (ft. Spank Rock, Damien Adore & Lady Tigra)

288. Timoteij Kom

289. York O.T.B. (On The Beach)

290. Savage Garden To The Moon & Back

291. Madonna Cherish

292. Deuce I Need You [Euro Star Mix]

293. Oasis Don't Look Back In Anger

294. Kim Lukas Let It Be The Night

295. Starship Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now

296. Minimalistix Close Cover

297. James Blunt You're Beautiful

298. Anjo Tears In The Rain

299. Nik Kershaw The Riddle

300. The Saturdays feat Flo Rida Higher

I always envy people who can compile a list like this :lol: I really have no idea what my own list would be like, all I know is that That's How You Know by Amy Adams is my #1

 

Some fab songs here <3