72. LILY ALLEN - AIR BALLOON (-7 POINTS)

WEEKS IN TOP TEN: 1
OCC PEAK: 7 (1wk)
RESHUFFLE AVERAGE POSITION: 5
AMOUNT OF 5's RECIEVED: 4
AMOUNT OF -5's RECIEVED: 4
POSITIVE VOTES: 16
NEGATIVE VOTES: 20
RUN: 5
AVERAGE WEEKLY SCORE -7


I remember giving this my "-5" for that week, through sheer disappointment, after loving her previous material and indeed the previous single "Hard Out Here" this just seemed inferior and a rare down point in her discography.

Air Balloon is wonderful, much unlike that John Lewis cover.

 

Also just noticed we are WELL into the top half now and yet still in negatives :lol: BJ loves to hate!

71. WRETCH 32 - 6 WORDS (-5 POINTS)

WEEKS IN TOP TEN: 1
OCC PEAK: 8 (1wk)
RESHUFFLE AVERAGE POSITION: 6
AMOUNT OF 5's RECIEVED: 1
AMOUNT OF -5's RECIEVED: 1
POSITIVE VOTES: 16
NEGATIVE VOTES: 16
RUN: 6
AVERAGE WEEKLY SCORE -5


Wretch 32's sole entry next, which I don't mind but it goes on a bit for my liking, preferred "Don't Go" tbf.

70. NICKI MINAJ - ANACONDA (-5 POINTS)

WEEKS IN TOP TEN: 1
OCC PEAK: 3 (1wk)
RESHUFFLE AVERAGE POSITION: 6
AMOUNT OF 5's RECIEVED: 3
AMOUNT OF -5's RECIEVED: 3
POSITIVE VOTES: 15
NEGATIVE VOTES: 17
RUN: 6
AVERAGE WEEKLY SCORE -5


Nicki Minaj is behind Ariana Grande in terms of the Bang Bang trio, with Minaj I find her a bit hit and miss, and while I don't dislike "Anaconda" the best bits are for me the "Baby Got Back" samples, and normally to love a cover of a song I already know, they have to do something else to it which I love. Anaconda beats 6 Songs as it recieved three "+5"s compared to 6 Songs' one.

69. TOM ODELL - REAL LOVE (-2 POINTS)

WEEKS IN TOP TEN: 1
OCC PEAK: 7 (1wk)
RESHUFFLE AVERAGE POSITION: 6
AMOUNT OF 5's RECIEVED: 1
AMOUNT OF -5's RECIEVED: 1
POSITIVE VOTES: 16
NEGATIVE VOTES: 17
RUN: 6
AVERAGE WEEKLY SCORE -2


Rather disappointing that probably the least sexy song in the countdown lands at #69, and while I really loved "Another Love" (2013's #43) this song isn't my cup of tea.

68. MELISSA STEEL FT. POPCAAN - KISSES FOR BREAKFAST (1 POINT)

WEEKS IN TOP TEN: 1
OCC PEAK: 10 (1wk)
RESHUFFLE AVERAGE POSITION: 6
AMOUNT OF 5's RECIEVED: 3
AMOUNT OF -5's RECIEVED: 0
POSITIVE VOTES: 12
NEGATIVE VOTES: 18
RUN: 6
AVERAGE WEEKLY SCORE 1


Now we can embark on to positive scores with Melissa Steel and her MASSIVE one pointer. The song's pleasant enough kind of reminds me of Cover Drive. Melissa has another entry left with Blonde.

67. GEORGE EZRA - BLAME IT ON ME (1 POINT)

WEEKS IN TOP TEN: 4
OCC PEAK: 6 (1wk)
RESHUFFLE AVERAGE POSITION: 5
AMOUNT OF 5's RECIEVED: 8
AMOUNT OF -5's RECIEVED: 7
POSITIVE VOTES: 60
NEGATIVE VOTES: 55
RUN: 4-7-5-5
AVERAGE WEEKLY SCORE 0.25


Despite its OCC peak, Blame It On Me seems to be one of the biggest hits of 2014, I loved the song, not as much as the still to appear "Budapest" though, For those keeping track of the Big 3 from last year, Ezra & Sheeran have one left and Sam Smith has two, although Ezra's the only one with fully positive score. BIOM finishes higher than KFB as it recieved eight "+5"s compared to KFB's three.

66. NICO & VINZ - AM I WRONG (2 POINTS)

WEEKS IN TOP TEN: 5
OCC PEAK: 1 (2wks)
RESHUFFLE AVERAGE POSITION: 5
AMOUNT OF 5's RECIEVED: 16
AMOUNT OF -5's RECIEVED: 5
POSITIVE VOTES: 77
NEGATIVE VOTES: 75
RUN: 2-4-5-7-6
AVERAGE WEEKLY SCORE 0.4


Another big hit from 2014, this time an OCC#1, at the time I was surprised it managed not that it's poor, but not stand-outish at all. I appreciate it more now, but it doesn't hold with the heavyweights of the year for me.

65. PARRA FOR CUVA FT. ANNA NAKLAB - WICKED GAMES (4 POINTS)

WEEKS IN TOP TEN: 1
OCC PEAK: 6 (1wk)
RESHUFFLE AVERAGE POSITION: 4
AMOUNT OF 5's RECIEVED: 4
AMOUNT OF -5's RECIEVED: 1
POSITIVE VOTES: 16
NEGATIVE VOTES: 14
RUN: 4
AVERAGE WEEKLY SCORE 4


A BJSC entry here as Parra For Cuva take a chilled dance take on Chris Isaak's gorgeous original, which is what mainly brings it down for me. On its own, it's fine.

Edited January 26, 201510 yr by Leonardo

Suddenly after nearly a week of break, there's a big update! :o

 

I like Wizard but it's a fairly weak track. Gold Skies should've deserved a better run :nono:

 

If I Lose Myself is actually in my top 10 2014 tracks :wub: :wub: :music: Alesso did a superb job with the remix and the 1R vocals fit perfectly D

Air Balloon exists in my top 100 2014 tracks, a great fun little song :D

 

6 Words has a great build up but I think the chorus could've been a bit more of a 'Nobody To Love' hit to it. :thinking:

 

Anaconda :puke2: what a disaster of a "song" :drama: good to see it GTFO as fast as possible though :D

 

Kisses For Breakfast is a good track :)

 

While I'm a hit and miss with the likes of George Ezra and Sam Smith I've quite got into Blame It On Me recently. I could get into Budapest in time when it stops being so overplayed :drama: :thinking:

 

Am I Wrong deserved its run. A great little track with amazing vocals and production. :D

 

Slightly dissapointed with the run of Wicked Games. Great sampling of vocals and production but why did it have to slip so fast and Robin Schulz not? :angry:

Edited January 26, 201510 yr by SPINUMINATI ADAM

64. COLDPLAY - A SKY FULL OF STARS (4 POINTS)

WEEKS IN TOP TEN: 1
OCC PEAK: 9 (1wk)
RESHUFFLE AVERAGE POSITION: 6
AMOUNT OF 5's RECIEVED: 6
AMOUNT OF -5's RECIEVED: 4
POSITIVE VOTES: 19
NEGATIVE VOTES: 19
RUN: 6
AVERAGE WEEKLY SCORE 4


The first of the two Ghost Stories entries here both managing positive scores, Magic is still to come. A Sky Full Of Stars reminds me of Charlie Brown from Mylo Xyloto in that the production is much more dance-centric than previous singles. I enjoy ASFOS, not my favourite Coldplay single by a bit, but it's still a fantastic song. ASFOS finishes higher than WG as it recieved six "+5"s compared to WG's four.

Edited January 26, 201510 yr by Leonardo

63. SAM SMITH - I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE (4 POINTS)

WEEKS IN TOP TEN: 10
OCC PEAK: 3 (1wk)
RESHUFFLE AVERAGE POSITION: 6
AMOUNT OF 5's RECIEVED: 24
AMOUNT OF -5's RECIEVED: 19
POSITIVE VOTES: 157
NEGATIVE VOTES: 153
RUN: 6-5-6-6-5-6-X-5-5-7-8
AVERAGE WEEKLY SCORE 0.4


Sam Smith loses his third song leaving him with his biggest and least successful single "Like I Can" in the contest to battle it out with Sheeran's "Drunk" and Ezra's "Budapest". It took me a while to take to this song, as I thought it too similar to his previous material, but I now appreciate it in its own right. INTOO finishes higher than ASFOS as it recieved twenty-four "+5"s compared to ASFOS's six.

62. ALESSO FT. TOVE LO - HEROES (WE COULD BE) (5 POINTS)

WEEKS IN TOP TEN: 1 in 2014
OCC PEAK: 6 (1wk)
RESHUFFLE AVERAGE POSITION: 5
AMOUNT OF 5's RECIEVED: 3
AMOUNT OF -5's RECIEVED: 2
POSITIVE VOTES: 17
NEGATIVE VOTES: 14
RUN: 5
AVERAGE WEEKLY SCORE 5


After previously enjoying both Alesso & Tove Lo's previous songs, this song fails to deliver for me, as it's too basic, although I know it has plenty of fans on here, but it's a bad song in my view.

Edited January 26, 201510 yr by Leonardo

Night Stories

 

Blasphemy!!! (*Ghost Stories :heehee:)

 

Hooray for both Coldplay entries being on positive scores - helps that they were both only top 10 for a week of course :P

61. EXAMPLE - ONE MORE DAY (STAY WITH ME) (6 POINTS)

WEEKS IN TOP TEN: 1
OCC PEAK: 4 (1wk)
RESHUFFLE AVERAGE POSITION: 5
AMOUNT OF 5's RECIEVED: 3
AMOUNT OF -5's RECIEVED: 3
POSITIVE VOTES: 18
NEGATIVE VOTES: 15
RUN: 5
AVERAGE WEEKLY SCORE 6


Previous getting as high as #8 in a YE countdown with "Changed The Way You Kissed Me", Example has had a bit of a fall from relevancy since then. I still love his output and I enjoyed this single, but then again I really loved "Say Nothing" and no one seemed to like that.

Edited January 26, 201510 yr by Leonardo

Blasphemy!!! (*Ghost Stories :heehee:)

 

Hooray for both Coldplay entries being on positive scores - helps that they were both only top 10 for a week of course :P

 

Oops, will correct, what am I getting it mixed up with?

60. NEON JUNGLE - BRAVEHEART (6 POINTS)

WEEKS IN TOP TEN: 3
OCC PEAK: 4 (1wk)
RESHUFFLE AVERAGE POSITION: 5
AMOUNT OF 5's RECIEVED: 7
AMOUNT OF -5's RECIEVED: 6
POSITIVE VOTES: 46
NEGATIVE VOTES: 53
RUN: 4-5-6
AVERAGE WEEKLY SCORE 2


As i've said with their previous entry I don't get Neon Jungle at all, I can't see the appeall but hey different strokes and all that. Neon Jungle leave Little Mix & The Veronicas to battle it out for the top girl group single, Braveheart beats OMD (SWM) as it recieved seven "+5"s compared to OMD's three.

Edited January 26, 201510 yr by Leonardo

Oops, will correct, what am I getting it mixed up with?

 

Possibly 'Night Visions'?

Possibly 'Night Visions'?

 

That's the one.

59. WANKELMUT & EMMA-LOUISE - MY HEAD IS A JUNGLE (7 POINTS)

WEEKS IN TOP TEN: 2
OCC PEAK: 5 (1wk)
RESHUFFLE AVERAGE POSITION: 6
AMOUNT OF 5's RECIEVED: 8
AMOUNT OF -5's RECIEVED: 9
POSITIVE VOTES: 30
NEGATIVE VOTES: 30
RUN: 6-5
AVERAGE WEEKLY SCORE 3.5


The fault with the Reshuffle chart is that sometimes it takes a while for a song to hit you, this was the case for this song, as I originally gave it a "-5" but I feel bad now as it's one of my favourite songs from that month now.