Love both of those, Amy's legacy was somewhat ruined by the mess of a posthumous album though :( Both Marina's albums are fab and among my all time faves, can't wait for the next era!

Amy was always shit, how is she so high up on this list? :drama:

Amy actually almost missed the top 100 on nominations :o

19| Ke$ha - 430 points (62-23-35-19)

 

Ke$ha reaches a new peak chart position of #19 this year. Her most recent album release was 'Warrior' in December 2012 which went top 10 in the US but only #60 in the UK. However lead single 'Die Young' was a UK top 10 hit and Ke$ha secured another top 40 hit from the album last year with 'Crazy Kids' featuring will.i.am. At the beginning of this year, Ke$ha achieved her second UK #1 after featuring on the Pitbull single 'Timber' which was a massive success worldwide.

 

20| Kate Bush - 429 points (17-31-31-20)

 

Climbing back into the top 20 since the first chart back in 2010, Kate Bush is just 4 places away from reaching a new peak! Kate's most recent single release was a 2012 remix of 'Running Up That Hill' which premiered during the Closing Ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics. It entered the UK singles chart at #6 which was Kate's first top 10 single for nearly seven years when 'King of the Mountain' charted at #4 in 2005.

It's nice to see both of them so high. Ke$ha's second era was all around a mess but I really hope she comes back stronger with album #3.

Kate Bush is iconic, one of the best British singers ever. So many classic tracks and albums, aside from the obvious big hits I always find myself drawn to Suspended In Gaffa, Hounds Of Love and Cloudbusting :wub:

Kesha :wub:

My ultimate pop girl at the moment

17| Leona Lewis - 469 points (09-13-19-17)

 

X Factor 2006 winner Leona Lewis climbs the chart this year and stays in the top 20 for a fourth consecutive year. Last Christmas Leona released her first Christmas single 'One More Sleep' that reached #3 in the UK chart and the album 'Christmas, With Love', released only 3 weeks before Christmas Day, sold over 100,000 copies - more than her third studio album 'Glassheart' managed. With the success of 'One More Sleep' Leona broke the record for the British female solo artist with the most UK top five singles as this was Leona's eighth! This year, Leona parted ways with Syco Music and signed a new record deal with Island Records and if rumours are to be believed, her fifth studio album may even be released as soon as this year!

 

18| Shakira - 454 points (13-19-30-18)

 

This year Shakira released her first album since 2010 and her first English-language album since 2009's very successful 'She Wolf'. The album, titled 'Shakira.' was top 10 in many countries and achieved a top 15 position in the UK. The lead single 'Can't Remember To Forget You' featured Rihanna and was also a top 10 hit across much of the world, just missing out in the UK with a peak of #11. After 'Empire', Shakira then released 'Dare (La La La)' and a World Cup version of the song title 'La La La (Brazil 2014)' which was also successful in several countries, especially in mainland Europe.

I love Kesha and Leona :wub:

Edited August 21, 201410 yr by Ultraviolence1989

15| Robyn - 486 points (23-21-13-15)

 

Robyn falls a couple of places in comparison to 2012, but spends a second consecutive year in the top 15. Most recently, Robyn has teamed up with Röyksopp on the single 'Do It Again' that has achieved some success in the UK by charting in the top 75. Robyn has achieved one UK #1 single with 'With Every Heartbeat' featuring Kleerup and two further UK top 10s: 'Show Me Love' in 1997 and 'Dancing On My Own' in 2010.

 

16| Lily Allen - 482 points (22-18-16-16)

 

In 2012 Lily Allen managed to reach a new peak position despite not having released any new music since 2009's 'It's Not Me, It's You', but with the release of her third studio album 'Sheezus' this year Lily has managed to match that peak position and stay at #16. 'Sheezus' reached #1 in the UK album chart and has so far produced six singles, three of which reached the UK top 10: 'Air Balloon', 'Hard Out Here' and the #1 smash 'Somewhere Only We Know'.

I love Lily Allen so so much, she has an amazing catalogue

I thought Robyn would be top 10 with the amount of love she gets on here

13| Paloma Faith - 518 points (75-59-57-13)

 

Paloma Faith climbs a massive 44 places this year as she enters the top 15 for the first time. Paloma's third studio album 'A Perfect Contradiction' was released earlier this year and peaked at #2 on the UK albums chart and has had great longevity on the charts. The album has also produced 2 top 10 singles so far: 'Can't Rely On You' and 'Only Love Can Hurt Like This'. Paloma looks like she will achieve her first UK #1 single next month as 'Changing', her collaboration with Sigma, is showing all of the signs of being one of the biggest #1s of the year so far!

 

14| Lana Del Rey - 492 points (XX-XX-24-14)

 

In only her second year on the chart, Lana Del Rey climbs into the top 15 and improves her peak by 10 positions. Lana's third studio album 'Ultraviolence' was released in June this year and went straight to the top of the UK chart and has charted in the top 5 of many countries worldwide. Lead single 'West Coast' also charted just outside the UK top 20 but inside the US top 20 at #17. Lana confirmed to Digital Spy that the title track will be her next single and the album has already sold over one million copies worldwide.

 

Paloma is a lot higher than I expected, but she is fab <3 Lana is amazing too, at least the first era! For me Ultraviolence was a disappointment on a par with Duffy's Endlessly :(

Both of them deserve to be top 10

I have loved Paloma since 2009 and I am so glad she is getting big success at last now. New York is still my favourite by her

And I think I have said enough about Queen Lana on this forum

 

Anyway Kelly for 1 :wub:

11| Florence Welch - 527 points (33-29-17-11)

 

For the fourth consecutive year, Florence Welch climbs the chart. This year she manages a 6 place climb to the brink of the top 10! As a solo artist, Florence reached #1 in the UK chart after featuring on Calvin Harris' single 'Sweet Nothing' back in 2012 and the song also achieved a top 10 position in the US. Earlier that year, Florence + The Machine achieved their first #1 following the release of a Calvin Harris remix of 'Spectrum (Say My Name)' which was their only top 10 single from the 'Ceremonials' era. On the other hand, both of Florence + The Machine's albums have peaked at #1 in the UK.

 

12| P!nk - 518 points (02-03-07-12)

 

P!nk falls down the chart for the fourth consecutive year but still charts at a very respectable 12th position. Her most recent album release was 'The Truth About Love' in 2012 which hit the top 5 in many countries and produced singles including 'Blow Me (One Last Kiss)', 'Try', 'True Love' and the massively successful 'Just Give Me A Reason' featuring Nate Ruess - the lead singer of Fun. Amazingly, five of P!nk's 6 studio albums have charted in the top 3 in the UK with only her debut 'Can't Take Me Home' not achieving that by charting at #13.

 

Why are all these beiges so high?

In a final attempt to get lots of replies, here are your top 10. Time to make a full top 10 prediction and let's see who can get the most right!

 

Adele (XX-07-10-??)

Beyoncé (05-02-02-??)

Britney Spears (08-05-03-??)

Ellie Goulding (44-40-20-??)

Katy Perry (12-04-05-??)

Kelly Clarkson (03-08-09-??)

Kylie Minogue (07-10-06-??)

Lady Gaga (01-06-04-??)

Madonna (11-09-08-??)

Rihanna (03-01-01-??)

 

Get predicting! :cheer:

1. Beyonce

2. Katy Perry

3. Rihanna

4. Britney Spears

5. Lady Gaga

6. Madonna

7. Kylie Minogue

8. Kelly Clarkson

9. Adele

10. Ellie Goulding

 

predictions..

Florence :wub: great to see her so high, very different to other artists and you always know it's her when you hear her voice. P!nk is really good but I feel I should like her more than I do given my tastes, she wasn't in my top 40.

Prediction (and I am pretty much terrible at them)

1. Katy Perry

2. Britney Spears

3. Lady Gaga

4. Beyonce

5. Kylie Minogue

6. Rihanna

7. Madonna

8. Kelly Clarkson

9. Ellie Goulding

10. Adele

 

And my what I want order

10. Madonna

9. Kylie

8. Beyonce

7. Adele (I love her but she hasn't done anything new last year and pretty much last two years)

6. Ellie Goulding

5. Rihanna

4. Katy Perry

3. Britney Spears

2. Lady Gaga

1. Kelly Clarkson