Here's what's left in the running for the top 20

 

No Doubt

Just A Girl

Don't Speak

New

Ex-Girlfriend

Simple Kind Of Life

Hey Baby

Hella Good

Underneath It All

It's My Life

Bathwater

Settle Down

 

Gwen Stefani

Let Me Blow Ya Mind (Ft Eve)

What You Waiting For

Rich Girl

Hollaback Girl

Cool

The Sweet Escape

4 In The Morning

Early Winter

Baby Don't Lie

 

 

Any thoughts any predictions....

Oh gosh 'Spiderwebs' is certainly top 20 worthy :( Pleasantly surprised to see 'Settle Down' and 'Baby Don't Lie' still in there (but probably out soon regardless)!

Spiderwebs should have been much higher :(

20. No Doubt (Ft Bounty Killer) - Hey Baby = Avg.[7.227]

Highest Rates: 9 [Acidburn, American Oxygen, Nick F1, Liam, Jark, Kellyann, Cremey, Mack Kauto, Dandystar]

Lowest Rates: -1 [Fgiboy2511, Griff]

 

 

Kicking off the top 20 is No Doubt's iconic "Hey Baby", making this a triple whammy. Released in October 2001 as the lead single from their 5th album "Rock Steady". The song marked a change of pace for the band by using Jamaican dancehall sounds and featuring rapper Bounty Killer and became a massive success for the band and even won them a younger audience as well as a Grammy award for Best Pop Performance by Duo or Group. It reached #5 in the USA, becoming their highest charting and most successful hit at the time, and fared even better in the UK by reaching #2, becoming their biggest hit in 5 years since "Don't Speak" and put them back in public favour after their previous album "Return Of Saturn" and it's singles didn't fare well there. Elsewhere it reached top 5 in New Zealand, Norway, Romania and top 10 in Australia, and Germany, along with top 20 peaks in Italy, Swiss, Austria, Netherlands, Ireland and Sweden. Oddly enough this didn't manage any 10's on this, but did score 9 9's which is very impressive and mainly 8's after that, and only 3 low rates.

19. Gwen Stefani - Early Winter = Avg.[7.38]

Highest Rates: 10 [Auron87, Nick F1, Liam]

Lowest Rates: 4 [Fgiboy2511]

 

 

At #19 is Gwen Stefani's "Early Winter", now this surprised me, I honestly didn't think that this would get this high, but the scores speak for themselves and to be honest I think that "WIU" deserved to be higher than this and swap places. Released in January 2008 as the 5th and final single from her 2nd album "The Sweet Escape". Written by Keane's frontman Tim Rice Oakley and funnily enough it does influence their sound. When released it had limited success by not getting a full worldwide release, like in the UK or USA after her the poor response to "NTYGI". But was successful in Germany by reaching #6 becoming the joint highest with the title track charting single there, as well as top 20 peaks in Swiss and Finland, then top 40 in Austria faring better than her previous single in those countries.

18. No Doubt - Simple Kind Of Life = Avg.[7.45]

Highest Rates: 11 [Riser], 10 [West]

Lowest Rates: 1 [Fgiboy2511]

 

 

At #18 is No Doubt's "Simple Kind Of Life" released in June 2000 as the 2nd single from their 4th album "Return Of Saturn" and lyrically discusses Gwen's desire to settle down and have a family. It was the album's most successful single in the USA by reaching #38, but elsewhere it didn't fare well due to lack of exposure by missing the top 50 in Canada, in the UK it became their lowest charting single at the time by reaching only #69, then finally making small dents on the top 100 in Australia and Netherlands.

17. No Doubt - New = Avg.[7.55]

Highest Rates: 11 [Heezus Froot], 10 [Auron87]

Lowest Rates: 3 [Mack Kauto]

 

 

At #17 is another "ROS" era single "New" released in May 1999 as the first single from "Return Of Saturn" and featured on the movie soundtrack to "Go". This also marks their first since the departure of Eric Stefani and marked a different sound for the group switching from ska punk to new wave. In the USA it failed to crack the US Top 100 by peaking at #123, but fared much better on Alternative songs chart by reaching top 10. In the UK it had a much better reception by reaching #30 becoming their 4th top 40 hit.

New :wub:

16. Gwen Stefani (Ft Eve) - Let Me Blow Ya Mind = Avg.[7.704]

Highest Rates: 11 [Griff, Riser], 10 [Jark, Kellyann]

Lowest Rates: 1 [Heezus Froot]

 

 

At #16 is "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" a single by Eve (what ever happened to her) and features Gwen Stefani, making this her 2nd solo single. Released in May 2001 and taken from Eve's 2nd album "Scorpion" as the 2nd and final release. The song became a big success for both singers and became one of the most played songs of the summer and eventually won a Grammy award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and Best Female Video at the MTV Music Video awards. In the USA it reached #2 and in the UK it reached #4 becoming Gwen's first solo top 5 hit and Eve's 2nd top 10 hit at the time. Elsewhere it smashed worldwide by topping the charts in Australia, Belgium, France, Ireland and Swiss, and top 5 in Netherlands, Denmark and Germany, along with top 10 peaks in Austria, Sweden and New Zealand.

15. Gwen Stefani - Baby Don't Lie = Avg.[7.952]

Highest Rates: 10 [American Oxygen, Heezus Froot]

Lowest Rates: 6.5 [Dandystar]

 

 

At #15 is another Gwen Stefani single "Baby Don't Lie" which was her comeback single, her first solo release in 6 years since "Early Winter", and marked a more mature sound for her and surprised many after she said that after releasing 2 solo albums, she never wanted to record any solo material ever again and returned to No Doubt in 2012. But after making a live appearance with long time friend and producer Pharrell Williams, it seemed that a comeback was in the works and months later in October 2014 this was released. It became a moderate success worldwide by reaching top 40 in Finland, Canada, Netherlands, Slovakia, Germany, Czech Republic, Hungary and New Zealand. In the USA it peaked at #46 becoming her 12th solo hit to chart on the top 100.

If I remembered to rate, I would have given 'Hey Baby' it's ONLY 10. :o I'm actually shocked, it's such a jam!

OMG I would Have Given Early Winter my 11 if I had voted too! It's her best single for me. Such a Gem :wub:

14. No Doubt - Underneath It All = Avg.[8]

Highest Rates: 10 [Acidburn, Henderella, Riser]

Lowest Rates: 4 [Dandysta, Mack Kauto]

 

 

At #14 is No Doubt's "Underneath It All" released in August 2002 as the 3rd single from their 5th album "Rock Steady" and features guest vocals by Lady Saw. The song is their biggest hit in the USA reaching #3 and won a Grammy for Best Pop performance by duo or group. Elsewhere it was less successful, in the UK it reached #18, becoming their 6th top 20 hit and in other countries it hit top 10 in New Zealand and top 40 in Australia, Romania, Austria, Canada and Sweden and lower peaks everywhere else.

Running is f***ing LIFE are u people deaf or what? such amazing song.

13. Gwen Stefani - 4 In The Morning = Avg.[8.090]

Highest Rates: 10 [West, Nick F1, Frank, MIKEMYER]

Lowest Rates: 4 [Mack Kauto]

 

 

At #13 is one of Gwen's most beautiful and underrated numbers yet "4 In The Morning" released in June 2007 as the 3rd single from her 2nd album "The Sweet Escape" and despite rave reviews it became her lowest charting single in the USA peaking at #54, her first to miss the top 50 but fared better elsewhere by reaching top 10 in New Zealand, Romania, Australia and Finland. In the UK it reached #22 and to date stands as her final top 40 hit. It also managed top 20 peaks in Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Canada, Italy, Austria, Germany and Swiss. It managed mainly high scores on here with 4 10's and 8 9's and several 8's and 7's.

12. No Doubt - Settle Down = Avg.[8.181]

Highest Rates: 10 [Heezus Froot, Kellyann, Frank, Cremey]

Lowest Rates: 1 [Fgiboy2511]

 

 

At #12 is No Doubt's comeback single "Settle Down" released in July 2012 as the lead single from their 6th album "Push And Shove", making this their first release in 8 years, while they went on hiatus, like Gwen starting her solo project and the rest spending time with their family's. The song received positive reviews but was only a moderate success on the charts, by reaching #34 on the USA charts and managed top 40 peaks in Austria, Canada, Japan, Germany and New Zealand.

11. No Doubt - Ex Girlfriend = Avg.[8.2]

Highest Rates: 10 [Mr Aly, Kylie Jackson, Kellyann, MIKEMYER]

Lowest Rates: 6 [Mack Kauto]

 

 

At #11 and just outside the top 10 is No Doubt's "Ex Girlfriend" released in May 2000 as the lead single from their "Return Of Saturn" and was originally gonna be a ballad about her relationship with Gavin Rossdale, but since the album already contained so many ballads, she decided to change the tempo and in it's music video it showed Gwen's new pink hair look. The single was a moderate success when released by reaching top 10 in Australia and Spain, and top 20 in New Zealand, Finland, Netherlands, Sweden and Swiss. Then finally it made top 40 peaks in UK, Germany and Canada.

 

 

 

Edited July 7, 201510 yr by Acidburn

10. No Doubt - Bathwater = Avg.[8.325]

Highest Rates: 10 [Atonement, Nick F1, Heezus Froot, Liam, Kellyann, MIKEMYER]

Lowest Rates: 4 [Mack Kauto]

 

 

At #10 is No Doubt's "Bathwater" which was released in April 2004 as the 2nd and final single from their greatest hits album "The Singles 1991-2003". It was originally included on their "Return Of Saturn" album and released as the final single in November 2000, but was a commercial failure by barely receiving any airplay in the USA and only charted in 2 countries Australia and Germany, failing to chart in the top 70 in each country. Several years later the track saw new life by getting remixed and hit the UK top 20 peaking at #17, this would be their last single until 2012 as the group went on a long extended break.

09. Gwen Stefani - Rich Girl (Ft Eve) = Avg.[8.363]

Highest Rates: 10 [Acidburn, Fgiboy2511, Henderella, American Oxygen, Liam, MIKEMYER]

Lowest Rates: 1 [Griff]

 

 

At #9 is Gwen Stefani's "Rich Girl", released in December 2004 as the 2nd single from her debut album "Love Angel Music Baby" and features Eve making this their 2nd collaboration together after "Let Me Blow Ya Mind". The song is a remake of Louchie Lou and Michie One's 1993 song, which itself is an interploration of "If I Were A Rich Man" from the 1964 musical "Fiddler On The Roof". The song became another smash hit for both singers by reaching #7 on the US Top 100 becoming her first solo top 10 hit and the albums 2nd most successful single. In the UK it matched the peak of their previous hit by reaching #4 and elsewhere it managed top 5 peaks in Australia, Ireland, Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, New Zealand, Belgium and France, and top 10/20 peaks in seven other countries. The scores were very positive on here with 6 10's, 8 9's and then a lot of 7's and 8's, there were only 2 low rates a 1 and a 5. But glad that this did well on here and it does stand as one of my faves from her and I rushed out to buy the album after hearing this and never looked back, such a brilliant album.

08. Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl = Avg.[8.454]

Highest Rates: 11 [Fgiboy2511, Mack Kauto, MIKEMYER], 10 [Acidburn, Henderella, Kylie Jackson, Liam, Frank]

Lowest Rates: 3 [Dandystar]

 

 

At #8 is one of Gwen's signature tracks "Hollaback Girl" released in March 2005 as the 3rd single from her debut album "Love Angel Music Baby" and was written as a response to Courtney Love's statement saying that Gwen was a cheerleader, and was stated as a fun record and had a polarizing effect on the public, but that didn't stop it from becoming a chart smash by topping the US charts for 4 weeks becoming her most successful solo hit to date and ended up becoming the year's 2nd biggest selling single behind Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together". In the UK it wasn't quite as successful by peaking at #8 becoming her 4th solo top 10 hit, but it did manage to outsell her previous hit "RG" and spend 15 weeks on the chart. Elsewhere it also managed to top the Australian chart becoming her 2nd #1 over there and hit top 5 peaks in Germany, New Zealand, Ireland, Austria and Danish as well as top 10 in Belgium, Italy, Norway, Swiss, Sweden, Netherlands and Finland, then top 20 everywhere else.