some great songs at the top end, Prayer In C and Giant In My Heart nearly matching my EOY positions! :wub:

I adore bang bang- it is such a great collaboration and prayer in c is one of my favourite dance songs this year :wub:

Rob: You'll be happy to see it missed the top 10 then :P I've always liked her but I think Nobody's Perfect/Who You Are are her absolute best.

 

Noah: I know, I was hoping it's re-release would mean everyone discovered it and liked it but it just didn't happen :( With those songs you're rooting for I think you might be happy with the results, not sure if either of them have won though :P

 

Dan: I know that you like a few more to come so that's good.

 

Ultraviolence: Yes, Bang Bang is an excellent collaboration. Glad they all pulled it off.

Rob: You'll be happy to see it missed the top 10 then :P I've always liked her but I think Nobody's Perfect/Who You Are are her absolute best.

 

Yes yes yes :cheer: :wub: It is so beautiful, my favourite of hers along with price tag

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08. If I Could Change Your Mind - Haim (8-2-9-8-8-11-22-26-32-45-49-x) 11 weeks

09. Jubel - Klingande (12-5-2-8-7-14-1-5-6-7-7-6-10-14-18-22-23-30-32-35-x) 20 weeks

10. Changes - Faul & Wad Ad vs. Pnau (12-10-11-6-18-23-22-25-25-35-40-45-48-x) 13 weeks

 

If I Could Change Your Mind: This is the song that made me fall in love with Haim, it's just a perfect summer song and immediately makes me happy. They have the perfect music style which is just upbeat laidback easy-listening tunes and it just works so well for them. This song defined my spring/summer because I just had it on for hours. The downside to this is that listening to it in winter feels like a sin :lol:

 

Jubel: If this was a points chart this would actually be #1 :lol: The reason it's not is probably because I just don't hear it much anymore, anyway it's still a fantastic dance song with a lovely brass (not sure what instrument) solo. This was my holiday tune in Italy back in December last year and now I always relate this song to those memories which means it has a special connection to me.

 

Changes: Similar to Jubel this is another brass led dance track but this a bit more upbeat, the childrens choir really add a uniqueness to this song which makes it more interesting but really this song is ALL about that saxophone (?) solo.

Oh yey, another person with 'Giant In My Heart' so high! It's an improvement on 'Hideaway' for me so it's a shame many seem to think it's the worst of the three singles. Out of the ones that are left though I'd love to see a Kiesza finish!

 

Going back earlier, great to see 'Comeback' featuring highly. 'Crying for No Reason' should be higher though :kink:

As my chart is just like the official chart with the #1 changing so often there are bound to be non-1#s so like Gezza's thread I've decided to weed out my non-1#s and replace them with more deserving #2s. Here is the revised list of my personal chart #1s of 2014. Those highlighted in red are the amendments.

 

Revised #1s of 2014

02/02/14 ~ Dark Horse - Katy Perry feat. Juicy J

09/02/14 ~ Dark Horse - Katy Perry feat. Juicy J (2)

16/02/14 ~ Team - Lorde

23/02/14 ~ Dark Horse - Katy Perry feat. Juicy J (3)

02/03/14 ~ Team - Lorde (2)

09/03/14 ~ Glory and Gore - Lorde

16/03/14 ~ Team - Lorde (3)

23/03/14 ~ Hideaway - Kiesza

30/03/14 ~ Hideaway - Kiesza (2)

06/04/14 ~ I Will Never Let You Down - Rita Ora

13/04/14 ~ Hideaway - Kiesza (3)

20/04/14 ~ I Will Never Let You Down - Rita Ora (2)

27/04/14 ~ Birthday - Katy Perry

04/05/14 ~ Birthday - Katy Perry (2)

11/05/14 ~ Birthday - Katy Perry (3)

18/05/14 ~ Jubel - Klingande

25/05/14 ~ If I Go - Ella Eyre

01/06/14 ~ I Wanna Feel - Secondcity

08/06/14 ~ Gecko (Overdrive) - Oliver Heldens X Becky Hill

15/06/14 ~ Giant In My Heart - Kiesza

22/06/14 ~ Giant In My Heart - Kiesza (2)

29/06/14 ~ Gecko (Overdrive) - Oliver Heldens X Becky Hill (2)

06/07/14 ~ Sleepless - Cazzette

13/07/14 ~ Prayer In C - Lillywood & Robin Schulz

20/07/14 ~ If I Go - Ella Eyre (2)

27/07/14 ~ Boom Clap - Charli XCX

03/08/14 ~ Rude - MAGIC!

10/08/14 ~ Comeback - Ella Eyre

17/08/14 ~ Anaconda - Nicki Minaj

24/08/14 ~ Anaconda - Nicki Minaj (2)

31/08/14 ~ Prayer In C - Lilly Wood & Robin Schulz (2)

07/09/14 ~ Black Widow - Iggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora

14/09/14 ~ Bang Bang - Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj

21/09/14 ~ Bang Bang - Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj (2)

28/09/14 ~ Bang Bang - Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj (3)

05/10/14 ~ Say You Love Me - Jessie Ware

12/10/14 ~ Yellow Flicker Beat - Lorde

19/10/14 ~ I Don't Care - Cheryl

26/10/14 ~ Video Girl - FKA Twigs

02/11/14 ~ Outside - Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding

09/11/14 ~ Only - Nicki Minaj feat. Chris Brown, Drake & Lil Wayne

16/11/14 ~ Blank Space - Taylor Swift

23/11/14 ~ Blank Space - Taylor Swift (2)

30/11/14 ~ 7/11 - Beyoncé

07/12/14 ~ The Heart Wants What It Wants - Selena Gomez

14/12/14 ~ Lips Are Movin - Meghan Trainor

21/12/14 ~ Lips Are Movin - Meghan Trainor (2)

28/12/14 ~ Lips Are Movin - Meghan Trainor (3)

Jubel and Changes next to each other is such an appropriate pairing :lol: :heart: both are amazing summery tunes!

Bang Bang is amazing son due to Nicki, I agree!

 

Prayer in C is so instant :music: by far one of my favorite dance tunes this year! I heard/fell in love with it first with my cousins on holiday so it makes me miss/remember them a lot when I hear this :(

hey josh! your last set is amazing, jubel and changes really were big highlights of the year!

Yes Josh, it's saxophone for both Changes and Jubel! I prefer Jubel because there's a lot more to it than just saxophone (in fact I'd say the guitar is the best part!), so I'm pleased to see it place higher between the two. :D

Ultraviolence: Yes! It's really fantastic, she does have lovely vocals.

 

Froot: It's leagues ahead of No Enemiesz for me! But yes, Hideaway is also better for me. Crying For No Reason is stunning but I feel it's been overshadowed as the year has gone by.

 

Dan: Indeed, the things I love about both are so similar they're hard to split apart for me but I think Jubel edges it for me.

 

Neil: Yes, obviously it wouldn't be as great without Nicki's verse but the other two all do their part! It's nice when you can attach a song to memories, glad it means something to you.

 

Math: Definetely, hope we get more saxophone tracks in 2015. I like One Day (Vandaag) too.

 

Riser: Oh yes, the guitar is lovely too but for me the songs are made by the saxophones. I think what edges Jubel ahead of Changes for me are the aforementioned other instruments adding an extra layer to the track :wub:

'Birthday' and 'Bang Bang' :wub: So glad the former was released as a single, it made me love it a lot more <3

 

Surprised Rita is in your top 10 :o But that is v good news~

ok bare in mind that these next seven are actually all #1 and incredibly difficult to split apart

 

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06. Anaconda - Nicki Minaj (3-1-2-4-7-11-35-41-45-2-5-5-8-13-27-47-x) 16 weeks

07. I Will Never Let You Down - Rita Ora (1-4-1-5-5-10-7-10-19-19-22-37-38-49-x) 14 weeks

 

Anaconda: So on first listen of this I thought it was crazy and never going to be the hit she needed to ensure everybody knew she was back but after repeated listens I really got into the madness of the track and began to love it. And then her career-defining iconic video came along and took over the world and my love just continued to increase for the track because it really was just one big mad package which is what I love about Nicki. The raps in this are just so funny and always make me sing-a-long, a bit like Starships really and I'm so glad this was the big hit it became.

 

I Will Never Let You Down: On first listen of this I knew it was going to be big, it is a perfectly crafted pop song with a huge dance breakdown after the chorus courtesy of Calvin Harris. This was just one of the best pop songs this year, I love the subtle chorus booms into the big dance part and it all just works so well. I'm quite a Rita fan and love a lot of her music so I'm glad her comeback single was well-received. I hope her future singles are still good and not rushed because of Calvin being a bit of a poop.

 

Here's the top 5:

Iggy Azalea (feat. Rita Ora) - Black Widow

Katy Perry (feat. Juicy J) - Dark Horse

Kiesza - Hideaway

Lorde - Team

Pitbull (feat. Kesha) - Timber

 

Any revised predictions?

Jubel & Changes are both wonderful and it's great seeing them side by side here, the sax hits were so good if the 'craze' only lasted in the UK for not too long, great to see Haim there too, great song and video. I heard their album recently and I really loved it, hope they can carry on like this for their second album.

 

Also, always nice to see another Rude fan, we are few and far between on here :( Only don't really like Timber & Black Widow from your top 5, so any of those songs apart from them would be fine!

Edited January 4, 201510 yr by Chez Wombat

Yes yes yes :cheer: :wub: It is so beautiful, my favourite of hers along with price tag

All of THIS but I'd add Domino in there too :)

Calum: Yes it was a great single choice in the end, really loved it by the end of the campaign. I love Rita as an artist, one of her only fans on the site it seems :( :lol:

 

Chez: Definitely wish there were more hits with saxophone in them because it's such a lovely intrument and works well on any style of song really. Yes, Haim have such an excellent sound going on, very excited to see what they have to offer with their second album. Seems Rude has lots of detractors on here but I do understand that it could be a bit tiring due to overplay although I still love it as much as I did when I first heard it, refreshing to see something a bit different in the charts too.

 

Rob: Domino is one of the best for me too, she has a really strong discography I think, even her second album gave us three great singles. Wild is a really strong pop single.

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04. Black Widow - Iggy Azalea (feat. Rita Ora) (3-6-3-11-12-29-50-xx[10]-10-5-3-2-4-6-6-22-34-40-45-50-x) 19 weeks

05. Hideaway - Kiesza (1-1-2-2-4-4-4-8-6-11-23-24-28-42-41-48-49-x) 17 weeks

 

Black Widow: I feel like we had confirmation of this single way before the campaign really started so I'd kind of burnt out the song before it had even started taking off which was irritating as I thought I'd never be able to get into it again, but I was so wrong because when that video came out I fell in love with the song all again. This song is basically Dark Horse Pt 2 so that's probably why I like it so much but it's such a good formula. Get On Your Knees on Nicki's latest album is also similar in style and another fantastic single. Fortunately, this song took off worldwide and was the big smash it deserved to be. Rita > Iggy on this though, sorry!

 

Hideaway: I was hooked on first listen of this, the undeniable 'oo ah's just had me enticed and it was like a new toy I couldn't put down. Her vocals are so sharp and cutting and they work so well on the slower parts of the song before the addictive bassline and the main hook. An incredibly strong dance tune and I'm hoping it's gone down as a bit of a dance classic like Sonique.

Jubel and changes are 2 of my favourite dance songs so great to see them together. I adore if I could change your mind and the other 4 as well :wub:

 

I love that idea for alternate 1's, I might steal that idea for my thread in a couple of days if that's ok with you :kink: (and if I do it, it is definitely bye bye for giant in my heart)

Black Widow is great, but Iggy's rap doesn't interest me in the slightest in the song. The chorus is bangin though!

 

Hideaway! I love the video, it's really well choreographed :heart: