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+25 The Bravery - An Honest Mistake

+24 Coldplay - Fix You

+23 Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger

+22 Gorillaz feat. De La Soul - Feel Good Inc.

+21 Stereophonics - Dakota

+20 Coldplay - Speed Of Sound

+19 Gorillaz feat. Shaun Ryder - DARE

+18 The Chemical Brothers - Galvanize

+17 Kanye West - Diamonds From Sierra Leone

+16 Mylo vs. Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure

+15 Coldplay - Talk

+14 Audio Bullys feat. Nancy Sinatra - Shot You Down

+13 Madonna - Hung Up

+12 2Pac - Ghetto Gospel

+11 The Killers - Somebody Told Me

+10 Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor

+9 Scissor Sisters - Filthy/Gorgeous

+8 Sunset Strippers - Falling Stars

+7 Gwen Stefani feat. Eve - Rich Girl

+6 Gorillaz feat. Bootie Brown - Dirty Harry

+5 The Killers - Smile Like You Mean It

+4 Foo Fighters - Best Of You

+3 Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends

+2 Gwen Stefani - Cool

+1 Ciara feat. Missy Elliott - 1, 2 Step

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+25 Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies)

24 Bravery - An Honest Mistake

23 Royksopp - What Else Is There?

22 Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc

21 Stereophonics - Dakota

20 Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor

19 Amerie - 1 Thing

18 Scissor Sisters - Filthy/Gorgeous

17 KT Tunstall - Other Side Of The World

16 Gorillaz - DARE

15 Chemical Brothers - Galvanize

14 Audio Bullys - Shot You Down

13 Coldplay - Talk

12 Foo Fighters - Best Of You

11 Oasis - The Importance Of Being Idle

10 Killers - Somebody Told Me

09 Gorillaz - Dirty Harry

08 Coldplay - Fix You

07 Kanye West (feat. Jamie Foxx) - Gold Digger

06 KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See

05 Green Day - Holiday

04 Gwen Stefani - Cool

03 Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict A Riot

02 Goldfrapp - Ooh La La

01 Kanye West - Diamonds From Sierra Leone

 

+25 Ciara -1,2 Step

+24 Mariah Carey - We Belong Together

+23 Ciara - Goodies

+22 Mariah Carey - It's Like That

+21 Britney Spears - Do Somethin'

+20 Rihanna - Pon De Replay

+19 Ashanti - Only U

+18 Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl

+17 Gwen Stefani - Cool

+16 Gwen Stefani - Rich Girl

+15 Amerie - 1 Thing

+14 Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu

+13 Kelly Clarkson - Because of You

+12 Kelly Clarkson - Behind These Hazel Eyes

+11 Kanye West - Gold Digger

+10 Pussycat Dolls - Don't Cha

+9 Madonna - Hung Up

+8 Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone

+7 KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See

+6 Jennifer Lopez - Get Right

+5 Black Eyed Peas - My Humps

+4 Black Eyed Peas - Don't Phunk With My Heart

Here they are! Such a good year, almost feel bad how low down some songs I love are:

 

+25 KT Tunstall - Other Side Of The World

+24 Killers - Smile Like You Mean It

+23 Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor

+22 Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies)

+21 Oasis - The Importance Of Being Idle

+20 Stereophonics - Dakota

+19 Coldplay - Fix You

+18 Green Day - Holiday

+17 Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc

+16 Foo Fighters - Best Of You

+15 Coldplay - Talk

+14 Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends

+13 Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict A Riot

+12 KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See

+11 Gorillaz - DARE

+10 Coldplay - Speed Of Sound

+9 Kelly Clarkson - Since You Been Gone

+8 Gorillaz - Dirty Harry

+7 Killers - Somebody Told Me

+6 Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You

+5 Daniel Powter - Bad Day

+4 Kelly Clarkson - Behind These Hazel Eyes

+3 Bravery - An Honest Mistake

+2 Madonna - Hung Up

+1 Kanye West (feat. Jamie Foxx) - Gold Digger

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Alrighty. For the final time - 2005 results:

 

The columns are labeled as:

Position / Last Year's Position / Playoff Position / Artist / Song / Points

 

60 34 - Coldplay - Talk 95

59 NE 15 Goldfrapp - Ooh La La 111

58 NE 21 Girls Aloud - Long Hot Summer 116

57 NE 22 Kanye West - Diamonds From Sierra Leone 116

56 41 14 Gorillaz - Dirty Harry 118

55 50 5 Killers - Smile Like You Mean It 121

54 RE 23 Rachel Stevens - So Good 132

53 46 17 Mariah Carey - It's Like That 141

52 NE 13 Rachel Stevens - I Said Never Again (But Here We Are) 143

51 NE 25 Sunset Strippers - Falling Stars 143

50 NE 16 Green Day - Holiday 144

49 26 - Natalie Imbruglia - Shiver 147

48 NE 18 Britney Spears - Do Somethin'' 147

47 42 6 Black Eyed Peas - My Humps 148

46 45 24 KT Tunstall - Other Side Of The World 149

45 20 - Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies) 153

44 NE 19 Jem - They 157

43 32 - Sugababes - Ugly 158

42 35 - Girls Aloud - Wake Me Up 159

41 RE 8 Charlotte Church - Crazy Chick 159

40 30 - Daniel Powter - Bad Day 167

39 23 - KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See 169

38 48 1 Black Eyed Peas - Don't Phunk With My Heart 170

37 44 4 Scissor Sisters - Filthy/Gorgeous 172

36 NE 20 Foo Fighters - Best Of You 172

 

Were we continuing on with 2005, these songs below 35th place would not autoqualify back for next year. As it is, it doesn't really matter so much but it's nice to see where things would have gone. Pleasingly, this isn't ALL of the playoff qualifiers although there's a very large amount of them. Autoqualifier Talk brings up the rear quite soundly though, it never really got going with two other Coldplay songs to compete with. Most of the low ranked qualifiers, indeed all of the 'extra 10' fall out here too, albeit with Best Of You only a point off, although we also lose playoff winner Don't Phunk With My Heart, and top 5s in Filthy/Gorgeous and Smile Like You Mean It.

 

The biggest autoqualified casualty here is unfortunately Arcade Fire's indiekid anthem of utter gloriousness Rebellion (Lies), which has stayed afloat well in the past few years but couldn't get the votes to reach anywhere near its previous highs in this competition. Shiver and Suddenly I See are unfortunate surprises here too.

 

35 43 10 Audio Bullys - Shot You Down 173

34 28 - Royksopp - What Else Is There? 178

33 RE 7 Ciara - Goodies 178

32 40 3 Ciara - 1, 2 Step 179

31 29 - Coldplay - Speed Of Sound 187

30 18 - Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu 190

29 36 2 Gwen Stefani - Rich Girl 190

28 37 9 Bravery - An Honest Mistake 200

27 27 - Oasis - The Importance Of Being Idle 202

26 22 - Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends 204

25 39 11 Mylo vs Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure 210

24 NE 12 Ashanti - Only U 210

23 33 - Jennifer Lopez - Get Right 212

22 19 - Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict A Riot 219

21 15 - Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl 235

20 31 - Mariah Carey - We Belong Together 237

19 24 - 2pac (feat. Elton John) - Ghetto Gospel 242

18 25 - Rihanna - Pon de Replay 261

17 21 - Gwen Stefani - Cool 277

16 17 - Stereophonics - Dakota 292

 

Yep, that's right, I am expanding the playoff cut-off point to a top 15, so we get to keep some more songs for an extra round. In the limbo space between this though, there are a few notable things, although it's mostly stayed somewhat the same, and that's it's good to cut the older years loose after a while, we have a very nice performance for Only U, which was a surprising qualifier for me from the off, and despite only coming through in 12th there, it's just narrowly become the highest playoff qualifier, drawing with Doctor Pressure (Only U has one more vote but they're basically even) and definitely the highest new entry. Highest re-entry goes to Ciara's Goodies, one point below the much jammier 1, 2 Step.

 

15 13 - Kanye West (feat. Jamie Foxx) - Gold Digger 295

14 11 - Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You 308

13 14 - Pussycat Dolls (feat. Busta Rhymes) - Don't Cha 311

12 7 - Gorillaz - DARE 322

11 16 - Chemical Brothers - Galvanize 324

10 6 - Coldplay - Fix You 336

9 10 - Killers - Somebody Told Me 341

8 9 - Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor 349

7 5 - Kelly Clarkson - Behind These Hazel Eyes 355

6 12 - Amerie - 1 Thing 399

 

Despite all the extra changes though, the top 15 has mostly remained the same as it was last time, just reshuffled, with Galvanize replacing Hollaback Girl, which I think has got to be QUITE the upgrade. In any case, the playoff qualifiers are a lovely mix of various anthems from this year that have pretty much all remained timeless to this day for most people, it does read like the best list of classics from that year and I wouldn't have it any other way. 1 Thing is the biggest mover, climbing up 6 places to ALMOST secure an automatic spot, although I'd guess it has a good advantage in the playoff rounds anyway.

 

5 8 - Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc 405

4 3 - Kelly Clarkson - Since You Been Gone 408

3 4 - Sugababes - Push The Button 417

2 2 - Girls Aloud - Biology 430

1 1 - Madonna - Hung Up 450

 

So, going straight to the final are the same top 4 as last year, with the top 2 in the same order, as I pretty much expected they would be, plus the best track in this whole line-up - Feel Good Inc just sneaking in ahead of 1 Thing as the last slew of votes came in. Thank you guys, that's made me very happy that it is almost certain of going out on a high. The other 4 tracks are also great tunes, I wouldn't argue with any of them really. So.... good job! Now let me prepare 2006.

Hooray for the final / playoff expansions putting 'Feel Good Inc.' straight to the final and allowing 'Gold Digger', 'DARE' and 'Galvanize' to progress *.* Pleasing to see The Bravery going out as a would-be AQ after just missing out last year.

Oh dear, no Mariah or Gwen in the Top 15. :(

 

Yay, Biology in 2nd place!

YES for 'Galvanize' smashing it this year :dance:

 

and 'Feel Good Inc.' joining the autoqualifiers :music:

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