12. Axwell Λ Ingrosso - Something New

 

Score: 51

Votes: 6

 

 

 

Former Swedish House Mafia members Axwell & Ingrosso teamed up in duo guise last year for the release of Something New. The house track just missed the top 20, debuting at #22 but outperformed their 2 subsequent singles including Sun Is Shining, which should have been a massive hit. This song scored remarkably high for one which only received 6 scores.

11. Duke Dumont - The Giver (Reprise)

 

Score: 52

Votes: 9

 

 

 

The final faller before the top 10 is Duke Dumont with a remix of one of his first releases, 'The Giver'. Following two #1's and a #2 single, this track could only manage a #32 peak and 2 weeks in the top 40. Another great track from him but it couldn't quite make the top 10 in this countdown.

 

Top 10 to be revealed later tonight.

10. Florence + The Machine - Ship To Wreck

 

Score: 58

Votes: 13

 

 

 

Florence + The Machine managed to get two songs into the top 10 and the second one chronologically appears lower. Ship To Wreck was the follow up to 'What Kind Of Man' and managed to outchart it, peaking at #27, along with managing a further week top 40. I personally prefer this track of the two but how well will the other one finish?

9. Florence + The Machine - What Kind Of Man

 

Score: 70

Votes: 13

 

 

 

Just as things tend to happen, both of Flo's appearances come one after the other. 'What Kind Of Man' became the band's first hit since their only #1 to date 'Spectrum' back in 2012. The song only managed to peak at #37 however, but outperforms its successor in this countdown.

8. Kygo feat. Parson James - Stole The Show

 

Score: 75

Votes: 14

 

 

 

In eighth is a Norwegian who had a pretty good 2015 all things considered. 'Firestone' took him all the way to the top 10 and whilst 'Stole The Show' couldn't do the same, peaking at #24, it still managed a lengthy run in the chart. One of the first to bring the tropical house sound to the mainstream, the future is looking very bright for Kygo.

7. Sia - Alive

 

Score: 77

Votes: 14

 

 

 

Sia was very much back with a bang in 2014 with her top 10 hit 'Chandelier'. The success would carry on into 2015 with 'Elastic Heart' repeating the feat. Next single 'Alive' was less successful, managing one week at #30 but coming close to re-entering following an X Factor performance.

6. Foxes - Body Talk

 

Score: 79

Votes: 16

 

 

 

Foxes returned with era #2 last year but lead single 'Body Talk' couldn't make the top 20 like her 3 previous solo tracks, peaking at #25. It would only notch one further week in the top 40 and she is yet to manage another hit since, could this year see any return to form?

Body Talk top 10, by far the best (and only good) thing she's done this era :heart: :heart:

5. Taylor Swift - Wildest Dreams

 

Score: 89

Votes: 13

 

 

 

Since Taylor Swift pulled all her music from streaming it was always going to be difficult scaling the UK Charts at least. Whilst 'Bad Blood' made the top 10, two of her other hits last year couldn't grace the top half of the top 40, this one just scraping in for a couple of weeks. The video for 'Wildest Dreams' brought out some controversy but the song was another generally successful one from her huge album '1989'. Taylor manages to get both her songs into the top 5, but can 'Style' take the crown?

Edited January 31, 20169 yr by Dobbo

All the good ones are out :(

4. Ariana Grande - One Last Time

 

Score: 96

Votes: 14

 

 

 

Following two #1s in 2014, Ariana Grande found herself a sleeper hit in the UK with 'One Last Time'. It steadily ascended the chart to an eventual peak of #24. I'm a big fan of this track, a change in sound to her usual hits and featured a spectacular video to boot.

3. Selena Gomez feat. A$AP Rocky - Good For You

 

Score: 104

Votes: 15

 

 

 

Continuing her more sultry R&B sound last year, Selena Gomez scored another top 40 hit, this time a more successful long-runner. Featuring A$AP Rocky (who achieved his first UK top 40 in the process) the song peaked at #23 and received widespread acclaim. A really good track and certainly my favourite of the top 3 here.

 

Which leaves us with a final two of Pray To God Vs Style!

 

 

2. Taylor Swift - Style

 

Score: 116

Votes: 20

 

 

 

Runner-up this year is Taylor Swift with 'Style'. Another track taken from '1989' this would have a lengthy chart run culminating in a #21 peak. Very unlucky to just miss the the top 20 but had it been available for streaming it undoubtedly would have managed it. Perhaps fitting it doesn't win this contest but it came very close and did receive the most votes of all tracks, only 5 participants not awarding it any points.

1. Calvin Harris feat. HAIM - Pray To God

 

Score: 122

Votes: 19

 

 

 

Which means this year's champs are Calvin Harris & HAIM with their collaboration 'Pray To God'. HAIM of course were runners-up last year and have gone one better this time round. The track, taken from Calvin's album 'Motion', experienced a surprisingly unsuccessful chart run, only managing to peak at #35 and spend 3 total weeks top 40, contrary to his usual single performances. However it has had its moment in this countdown, a deserving winner overall.

 

Thanks once again, full results & semis will be posted in the OP at some point tomorrow!

yay at the underrated Pray To God winning, I still don't get what happened for that to not be the big top 10 it should've been. Silly commercial radio not playing it enough -_-

I thought you hated Pray To God.

 

Great winner, although I wish Wildest Dreams was the runner-up instead of Style.

Ooh, I thought Style had this locked up. Both are great but very happy to see Pray To God come out on top :wub:

I am in LOVE with that top 5.

I thought you hated Pray To God.

 

I wasn't a huge fan of it at the time (and thought there were better options on the album) but have grown a little more to it since. Definitely his weakest in the last few years IMO though.

Full final results & Semis have been posted at the start :)