#112: Only The Young - I Do

 

 

Year of release: 2015

Chart Run: {1-5-13-18-21-26-32-55}

Peak: #1

Weeks on top 100: 8

 

The first of my 29 number ones to appear, I Do did descend quite quickly, as it unfortunately failed to catch on. Which is a shame, as it is a great song.

#111: The Saturdays - All Fired Up

 

 

Year of release: 2011

Chart Run: {75-x¹⁵-41-21-17-12-12-9-7-6-6-6-8-8-12-10-11-15-14-16-16-14-13-13-18-13-11-9-13-16-19-20-21-22-21-20-23-32-35-38-44-52-63-68-76-76-80-83-87}

2015 Peak: #9

Weeks on top 100 in 2015: 25

 

2011 EOY: #14

2014 EOY: #34

 

At #111 we have The Saturdays with the fantastic All Fired Up, which is my favourite song by them. Four years later, it's still fantastic.

#110: The Saturdays - Not Giving Up

 

 

Year of release: 2013

Chart Run: {9-6-11-17-23-33-42-53-82-95-x¹¹-69-46-39-34-33-1-1-1-2-4-5-6-8-8-8-8-7-6-7-6-7-9-9-12-12-13-14-15-16-20-18-21-25-34-49-60-73-74-75-63-68-74-70-93}

2015 Peak: #6

Weeks on top 100 in 2015: 28

 

2014 EOY: #32

 

At #110 we have the second and final Saturdays appearance, this time with Not Giving Up.

#109: One Direction - Perfect

 

 

Year of release: 2015

Chart Run: {26-21-20-12-9-10-16-21-25-30-33-28-51...}

Peak: #9

Weeks in top 100 in 2015: 10

 

At #109 we have Perfect by One Direction, which is the best song they have made since Live While We're Young all the way back in 2012. This comes after the dreary Night Changes and the irritating Drag Me Down, so I wasn't expecting much, but this is them properly on form. I wouldn't say it's perfect, but it's very close.

#108: Calvin Harris featuring HAIM - Pray To God

 

 

Year of release: 2014

Chart Run: {98-x⁵-99-79-87-88-78-71-55-24-16-13-16-15-19-22-24-29-36-47-52-61-78-86}

Peak: #13

Weeks on top 100 in 2015: 22

 

When I listened to Motion (albeit reluctantly due to "Blame") this was the clear standout, with Faith being the only other song to spike my interest. It unfairly stalled at #35, despite being the second best track from the album, after Under Control.

#107: SecondCity - I Wanna Feel

 

 

Year of release: 2014

Chart Run: {1-1-1-2-3-3-7-9-16-15-12-12-16-17-18-23-19-18-17-16-18-19-21-20-24-25-24-27-23-24-21-9-11-12-13-12-15-18-19-20-23-26-28-34-47-52-62-68-70-78-91-x³-97-95}

2015 Peak: #9

Weeks on top 100 in 2015: 22

 

2014 EOY: #4

 

One of the best tracks of 2014, I Wanna Feel unfortunately will go down in history as one of the biggest fluke number ones, which is a shame because it's a really great song. With What Can I Do? charting at #85 and no new music making any waves, it seems SecondCity will be confined to one-hit wonder aswell.

#106: 99 Souls featuring Destiny's Child & Brandy - The Girl Is Mine

 

 

Year of release: 2015

Chart Run: {57-8-10-16-10-18...}

Peak: #8

Weeks on top 100 in 2015: 3

 

Another sample-heavy song, The Girl Is Mine uses "The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy & Monica and "Girl" by Destiny's Child, both of whom are credited. Brandy even re-recorded her vocals. Anyway, this was premiered on here back in December 2014, and the proper version, released in November, has had phenomenal success, and is currently at #9. In my chart, it has currently peaked at #8, but could still improve on that. Don't let the 8 place fall fool you.

#105: Ella Eyre - Always

 

 

Year of release: 2015

Chart Run: {15-12-11-16-22-23-30-30-31-38-52-62-72-78-81-78-78-59-77-94...}

Peak: #11

Weeks on top 100 in 2015: 17

 

The second of seven Ella Eyre appearances, Always entered at #15 following Feline's release and climbed up to #11. Although it was overtaken by Even If (still to come), it maintained a very strong run and holds on to the top 100 this week, despite the Bowie onslaught causing 23 other songs, some of which were higher than Always last week, to drop out.

#104: Ella Henderson - The First Time

 

 

Year of release: 2014

Chart Run: {33-40-42-51-54-49-56-55-53-50-52-57-58-55-55-60-68-74-87-92-93-94-99-x⁶-93-93}

2015 Peak: #52

Weeks on top 100 in 2015: 15

 

2014 EOY: #150

 

At #104 we have Ella Henderson with The First Time. I don't think I need to tell you what I think about this song, but here I go anyway: it's fantastic.

#103: Sia - Big Girls Cry

 

 

Year of release: 2014

Chart Run: {26-16-15-16-17-30-49-70-52-44-40-51-58-65-78-95-92-60-60-89}

Peak: #15

Weeks on top 100: 20

 

Sia now at #103 with the vastly underrated Big Girls Cry, which sadly couldn't get any higher than #77 on the official chart. I actually prefer this to Elastic Heart, and it had a yo-yoish, but lengthy run in my chart.

#102: Foxes - Let Go For Tonight

 

 

Year of release: 2014

Chart Run: {8-1-1-1-2-2-3-4-4-4-6-7-8-13-10-10-11-11-11-15-16-17-22-17-17-15-15-17-18-20-19-23-24-25-30-33-25-24-12-14-19-26-28-32-35-38-46-46-45-42-46-61-70-74-72-72-79-92-98-99-98-100-81-77-93-x³-91}

2015 Peak: #12

Weeks on top 100 in 2015: 28

 

2014 EOY: #5

 

At #102 we have my fifth favourite song of 2014, behind "Riptide", "Crying For No Reason", "Rather Be" and "I Wanna Feel". Almost 2 years after it was released, it still sounds amazing and I wish it had been a bigger hit than it was. Poor Foxes can't get a song which is a really big hit, can she? :(

#101: Vance Joy - Riptide

 

 

Year of release: 2013

Chart Run: {17-18-20-18-18-15-15-16-13-15-9-8-5-5-1-2-2-2-4-5-6-5-9-9-7-8-10-12-13-9-10-16-18-22-24-22-16-15-6-8-13-16-18-21-24-26-33-38-42-48-63-68-75-73-69-71-76-88-92-98-96-93-82-95-100-x²-94-78-98}

2015 Peak: #6

Weeks on top 100 in 2015: 30

 

2014 EOY: #1

 

My favourite song of 2014 finishes at #101 here. Two years on, the summery vibe of Riptide is still lovely, and it hasn't aged a bit.

#101: Vance Joy - Riptide

#102: Foxes - Let Go For Tonight

#103: Sia - Big Girls Cry

#104: Ella Henderson - The First Time

#105: Ella Eyre - Always

#106: 99 Souls feat. Destiny's Child & Brandy - The Girl Is Mine

#107: SecondCity - I Wanna Feel

#108: Calvin Harris feat. HAIM - Pray To God

#109: One Direction - Perfect

#110: The Saturdays - Not Giving Up

#111: The Saturdays - All Fired Up

#112: Only The Young - I Do

#113: Neon Jungle - Braveheart

#114: Birdy - Wings

#115: Muse - Psycho

#116: Sia - Elastic Heart

#117: Alesso feat. Roy English - Cool

#118: Taylor Swift - Shake It Off

#119: Nathan Sykes - Over And Over Again

#120: The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work

#121: Years & Years - I Want To Love

#122: Ariana Grande feat. The Weeknd - Love Me Harder

#123: James Bay - Hold Back The River

#124: David Guetta feat. Emeli Sandé - What I Did For Love

#125: Meghan Trainor - Dear Future Husband

#126: Kygo feat. Parson James - Stole The Show

#127: Florence + The Machine - Hiding

#128: Florence + The Machine - Various Storms & Saints

#129: Jermaine Stewart - Get Lucky

#130: Paloma Faith - Only Love Can Hurt Like This

#131: Duke Dumont - Won't Look Back

#132: Foxes - Holding Onto Heaven

#133: Sia - Chandelier

#134: The Human League - Don't You Want Me

#135: Florence + The Machine - Ship To Wreck

#136: Years & Years - Real

#137: Echosmith - Cool Kids

#138: The Weeknd - Earned It

#139: Dappy - Beautiful Me

#130: Years & Years - Foundation

#141: Florence + The Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful

#142: Katy B - Crying For No Reason

#143: G.R.L. - Lighthouse

#144: Sam Smith - Stay With Me

#145: Foxes - Count The Saints

#146: Ellie Goulding - Army

#147: Faithless - Insomnia

#148: Little Mix - Secret Love Song, Pt. II

#149: Sam Smith - Like I Can

#150: Gabrielle Aplin - Light Up The Dark

#151: Take That - Rule The World

#152: Ella Eyre - Alone Too

#153: George Ezra - Blame It On Me

#154: Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne - Rather Be

#155: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

#156: Gorgon City feat. MNEK - Ready For Your Love

#157: Rixton - Wait On Me

#158: Pulp - Common People

#159: Sam Smith - I'm Not The Only One

#160: Oasis - Wonderwall

#161: Take That - Babe

#162: Indiana - Solo Dancing

#163: Take That - Could It Be Magic?

#164: Take That - Patience

#165: Gorgon City feat. Jennifer Hudson - Go All Night

#166: CHVRCHES - Get Away

#167: Ella Henderson - Beautifully Unfinished

#168: Ella Henderson - Rockets

#169: Ella Henderson - Missed

#170: Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding - Outside

#171: Sigma feat. Labrinth - Higher

#172: Taylor,Swfit - Blank Space

#173: Taylor Swift - Style

#174: LunchMoney Lewis - Bills

#175: Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky

#176: Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water

#177: Years & Years - Border

#178: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - In The Heat Of The Moment

#179: Luke Friend - Hole In My Heart

#180: Years & Years - Take Shelter

#181: Markus Feehily - Love Is A Drug

#182: Take That - Hey Boy

#183: Culture Club - Karma Chamaleon

#184: James Newton Howard - The Hanging Tree

#185: Coldplay - Hymn For The Weekend

#186: Ed Sheeran - Afire Love

#187: Sam Smith - Lay Me Down

#188: Little Mix - I Love You

#189: Ben Haenow - Something I Need

#190: Ben E. King - Stand By Me

#191: Ella Henderson - Billie Holiday

#192: Ella Henderson - Hard Work

#193: Queen - Don't Stop Me Now

#194: Queen - I Want To Break Free

#195: Ella Henderson - Five Tattoos

#196: Ella Henderson - 1996

#197: Rachel Platten - Fight Song

#198: Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass

#199: Faithless - Insomnia 2.0 (Avicii Remix)

#200: Olly Murs - Seasons

#100: Blonde featuring Karen Harding - Feel Good (It's Alright)

 

 

Year of release: 2015

Chart Run: {1-2-10-19-24-26-23-34-42-51-70}

Peak: #1

Weeks on top 100: 11

 

The first of three Blonde appearances and the first of two for Karen Harding, the collaboration between the two was a really good track, which sadly failed to have any success. In hindsight, this probably was helped to number one by goodwill from I Loved You, Say Something and All Cried Out, but its complete lack of success also hastened its relatively rapid exit.

#99: Years & Years - Worship

 

 

Year of release: 2015

Chart Run: {55-22-25-38-50-70-83-97-90-99-93-85-77-76-98-x-49-16-19-22-20-28-31-34-46-55-61-75-86-93-97-98-x⁹-83-85}

Peak: #16

Weeks on top 100 in 2015: 31

 

At #99 we have Years & Years with Worship, which was an instant grat premiered in March. It reached #22 as an instant grat, but re-peaked at #16 after the release of Communion. It also re-entered at the start of 2016, before being knocked out by the Bowie effect. Could it be a future single? Maybe. Gold seems to be the popular choice unfortunately.

#98: Disclosure featuring The Weeknd - Nocturnal

 

 

Year of release: 2015

Chart Run: {14-17-23-24-25-23-30-32-41-52-57-26-37-46-67...}

Peak: #14

Weeks on top 100 in 2015: 12

 

Disclosure make their first appearance with the opening track of Caracal. Featuring vocals from The Weeknd, the song may clock up at 6 minutes and 44 minutes (I have made a 5 minute 13 seconds version on Audacity though) but it definitely merits that runtime, and this and Jaded are by far the best two tracks on the album.

#97: Ed Sheeran - Bloodstream

 

 

Year of release: 2014

Chart Run: {25-23-19-12-12-12-13-11-19-22-28-32-43-59-67-82-94}

Peak: #11

Weeks on top 100: 17

 

At #97 we have Ed Sheeran with the original version of Bloodstream. Although the Rudimental remix is better, this is still an excellent track.

#96: Coldplay - Adventure Of A Lifetime

 

 

Year of release: 2015

Chart Run: {43-31-23-17-13-9-14-13-19-20-39...}

Peak: #9

Weeks on top 100 in 2015: 8

 

At #96 we have Coldplay with Adventure Of A Lifetime, which is still sitting high in the UK chart. This entered just outside the top 40, climbing its way up to #9 over the next five weeks. It took a bit of a tumble this week, but we all know why, don't we?

#95: Little Mix - Love Me Or Leave Me

 

 

Year of release: 2015

Chart Run: {15-13-13-11-7-9-8-10-11-20...}

Peak: #7

Weeks on top 100 in 2015: 7

 

At #95 we have Little Mix for their third appearance, this time with the heart-wrenching Love Me Or Leave Me. This is without a doubt the saddest song for me, and it almost manages to bring me to tears. Almost. Anyway, it's had a very good run here, remaining remarkably consistent, with only this week's Bowie invasion knocking it off balance.

#94: Ella Eyre - Good Times

 

 

Year of release: 2015

Chart Run: {22-23-37-54-59-20-15-10-4-9-13-21-28-37-46-56-72-87-x⁷-88-79}

Peak: #4

Weeks on top 100 in 2015: 18

 

Time for something uplifting at #94. Although it isn't as good as Comeback or Together, it's still a fantastic track and one that definitely deserved more success than it got.

Edited January 19, 20169 yr by Taylor Jago