#80 | Same Difference - 'We R One' (AVG. 6.28)

 

Noooooooooooooo!!! Out so soon. :'( You don't get more poppy than this. It's phenomenal and such a delight to listen to! Really deserves to be so much higher in this countdown. I remember thinking this would be one of the biggest pure pop/novelty hits of the year! Loooool. Their XF performance of it SLAYED.

 

 

#79 | One Direction - Don't Forget Where You Belong (AVG. 6.3)

 

Here, have another One Direction album/Instant Grat track. Nice enough track.

 

 

#78 | One Direction - History (AVG. 6.35)

 

And just like that we lose another 1D song, but this time it's an official single. The final single no less. In about it's rightful position imo. Catchy but bland.

 

 

#77 | Maria Lawson - 'Sleepwalking' (AVG. 6.37)

 

MARIA LAWSON OUT PERFORMS 1D'S LAST EVER SINGLE!!!!!!!!! OMGGGGGGG!!!!!! *.* She is the TRUE runner up from season 2 of X Factor. I remember the uproar over her early elimination and how much it pissed people off... so OF COURSE she releases a single and it flops... :lol: Such a shame as it's rather nice <3

 

 

#76 | Misha B - 'Here's To Everything (Ooh La La)' (AVG. 6.39)

 

Here we have the last single to be released by Misha B. It's better than 'Home Run', but not by much, so I'm pleased to see they've disappeared relatively close together. So at least Buzzjack got SOMETHING right in that 'Do You Think Of Me' is the best of her singles *.* (and one of the very best songs in this whole rate...)

 

Oops I knew it :( Here's To Everything is MAJESTIC - the "When my world is on fire, I dance with the flames" line is stunning.

 

YES Jonjo DYTOM IS the best song in this rate so i'm glad it's still to come. :music: Can it WIN.

Omg Sleepwalking <3 Such a lovely track.

 

Here's To Everything is amaze too, anthem *.*

SAME DIFFERENCE AT 80?!!!!! What kind of f***ery?! :blink: :angry: :snif: breaks my heart

 

Also all those 1D songs are great and definitely should have been higher.

 

Same Difference at 80, genuinely shocked by that, they deserve so much more :cry:

Well, I can assume that had Loving You Is Easy been included here, it would have flopped more than Carry You.

I was worried Same Difference would be higher tbh, I saw a lot of 11s!

Wow at there being no Alexandra songs so far. Even 'Start Without You' is still to come. :o

#75 | Aiden Grimshaw - 'Is This Love' (AVG. 6.45)

 

Kicking off a, for the most part, strong, top 75 is Aiden Grimshaw. An X Factor series 7 contestant who I was a big fan of, but it seems that myself (who gave it a 9), Ryan (9.5) and Froot (11) were within a minority, because the scores were less than amazing across the board. However, I think this is a genius track and you won't find anything quite like it within the rest of the results. Personally I think the X Factor label put off indie fans and the sound was too indie for X Factor fans, as despite good enough support from Radio 1, this came in at a disappointing #35, with the second (just as good) single missing the top 40 altogether.

 

 

#74 | Rebecca Ferguson: - 'I Hope' (AVG. 6.479)

 

Next we have the first of 3 tracks from Rebecca Ferguson to fall from the rate, another series 7 contestant, who came second to Matt Cardle and finished ahead of 1D, 5 years back. Rebecca has had pretty decent success since leaving the X Factor (more than the winner anyway). She made a career by singing flat , but her output was generally good some of the time. I like 'I Hope', and to see songs of this quality falling, low top 75, it goes to show how good the X Factor has been for music in the UK.

 

 

#73 | Cher Lloyd - 'Swagger Jagger' (AVG. 6.5)

 

Now we have the contestant from series 7 - the same series as Rebecca and Aiden. The very much love-hate Cher Lloyd's first single is a bit of a marmite track. It's quite awful actually. It's gimmicky and silly, and I can see why it's so hated - but it's still quite infectious. And as many people that seemed to dislike this song, it still stormed in at #1 in the UK. Get it Cher.

 

 

#72 | Matt Cardle - 'Loving You' (feat. Melanie C) (AVG. 6.666)

 

Another from series 7. This time we have the winner, Matt Cardle's second and final entry in this chart, and it's his only organically successful single (no X factor performance etc), Spice Girls impact. It's a nice ballad, but is a bit forgettable beyond that, but at #72, it's a decent showing!

 

 

 

#71 | Leona Lewis - 'Trouble' (feat. Childish Gambino) (AVG. 6.74)

 

And finishing off this batch is Leona Lewis's 'Trouble', which I can never decide if I like or not. I think I do, and I love Donald Glover's involvement. Either way, it was a weak choice comeback single and was the beginning of the end when it came to the huge success of Leona's career, sadly.

 

Trouble far too low! The Childish Gambino version is so slick and the way it builds until that final minute and then releases is exquisite *.*

 

GWON BURKE. Queen. <3

The Beast rightfully slaying

I still love 'Trouble' but I'm not surprised it has fallen out before Leona's other tracks. I remember the hype for it from the press back in 2011 when it was originally supposed to be released. It definitely didn't live up to the hype but I think Childish Gambino turned it from mediocre to great.

 

Happy to win!!

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I Hope falling behind Swagger Jagger and Loving You...All 3 of queen Rebecca's songs should have been top 15/10 tbh :rolleyes:

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Wow at there being no Alexandra songs so far. Even 'Start Without You' is still to come. :o

 

 

I expected Elephant and Let It Go to be less popular!

With both being flawless, why would you expect that?:o

With both being flawless, why would you expect that?:o

 

 

bc Buzzjack taste is often less than flawless

Trouble is MUCH too low, what the hell! Perhaps not a classic but it's definitely one of her best to me and I thought it'd be much higher.

 

Here's To Everything is also great, the only Misha B song I can tolerate but despite it not really being anything special, I've always found HTO really enjoyable.

I try to refrain from complaining about results but I actually can't at SWAGGER JAGGER being higher than Aiden. :/

Trouble wasn't a good comeback single at all, the album was full of potential, but sadly it didn't take off and it wrecked her career. I reckon if 'Come Alive' was released first and followed by 'Glassheart', then things could have been different.

I expected Elephant and Let It Go to be less popular!

 

True but I remember SWY getting a lot of stick at the time - especially the video. :puke: 'Let It Go' should be the lowest Alexandra song in this rate if I had my way.

 

Trouble wasn't a good comeback single at all, the album was full of potential, but sadly it didn't take off and it wrecked her career. I reckon if 'Come Alive' was released first and followed by 'Glassheart', then things could have been different.

 

I agree but I need to resist ranting about the 'Glassheart' injustice yet again. :lol:

Wow at there being no Alexandra songs so far. Even 'Start Without You' is still to come. :o

'Start Without You' is amaze. Still a jam to me <3

 

What a great section, bar Rebecca Fergusson :puke:. Aiden's song is really, very good (I gave it an 8 btw, not a bad score :o) although I prefer 'Curtain Call' and that would most probably have got one of my 10's had it not charted at #41 and gone top 40! Cher Lloyd grabbing that relevance though *.* 'Swagger Jagger' is amazing the middle 8 is phenom! 'Loving You' is his best by farrrrr (although I've only heard the three singles :basil:) so I'm happy to see that managed to go top 80. And although 'Trouble' is nowhere near to being my fave Leona track, I still enjoy it sometimes. Pleased to see 'I Got You' outperform it as I really thought that'd be the next Leona track out! :o