40 Disclosure feat. Sam Smith - Latch [fave]

39 Gotye feat. Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know

38 Elbow - One Day Like This

37 M.I.A. - Paper Planes

36 Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky

35 Robyn feat. Kleerup - With Every Heartbeat

34 Bastille - Pompeii

33 Kiesza - Hideaway

32 HAIM - Falling

31 Girls Aloud - Call The Shots

30 CHVRCHES - The Mother We Share

29 Lady Gaga - Bad Romance

28 Disclosure feat. AlunaGeorge - White Noise

27 Sia - Chandelier

26 Girls Aloud - Sexy! No No No

25 Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks

24 HAIM - The Wire

23 Sugababes - About You Now

22 Lana Del Rey - Video Games

21 Robyn - Dancing On My Own

20 My Chemical Romance - Welcome To The Black Parade

19 Solange - Losing You

18 Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin - Don't You Worry Child

17 Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away With Me

16 Owl City - Fireflies

15 Alphabeat - Fascination

14 Adele - Rolling In The Deep

13 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé - Telephone

12 MGMT - Kids

11 Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean - Hips Don't Lie

10 Of Monsters & Men - Little Talks

09 Little Boots - Remedy

08 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black

07 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe

06 Gnarls Barkley - Crazy

05 Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne - Rather Be

04 La Roux - Bulletproof

03 Azealia Banks - 212

02 Lady Gaga - The Edge Of Glory

01 Kate Nash - Foundations

 

Could've also pointed these

00 Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know?

00 Ellie Goulding - Figure 8

00 Justin Timberlake feat. Timbaland - SexyBack

00 Katy B - Crying For No Reason

00 Lana Del Rey - Born To Die

00 Little Mix - Move

00 Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk

00 Nelly Furtado - Say It Right

00 Rihanna feat. Jay-Z - Umbrella

00 Years & Years - King

 

40 points Alphabeat - Fascination

39 Nelly Furtado - Say It Right

38 Robyn - With Every Heartbeat

37 Chase & Status (feat. Liam Bailey) - Blind Faith

36 Adele - Rolling In The Deep

35 Loreen - Euphoria

34 Lana Del Rey - Video Games

33 La Roux - Bulletproof

32 Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music

31 Ellie Goulding - Lights

30 Rihanna (feat. Drake) - What's My Name

29 Beyoncé (feat. Jay-Z) - Drunk In Love

28 Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love

27 Rihanna (feat. Calvin Harris) - We Found Love

26 Adele - Set Fire To The Rain

25 Lady Gaga - Bad Romance

24 Lady Gaga - The Edge Of Glory

23 Agnes - Release Me

22 Elbow - One Day Like This

21 Major Lazer (feat. DJ Snake & MØ) - Lean On

20 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe

19 Rihanna - Only Girl (In The World)

18 Little Mix - Move

17 Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do

16 Nicki Minaj - Super Bass

15 Disclosure (feat. AlunaGeorge) - White Noise

14 HAIM - Falling

13 Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You

12 Kiesza - Hideaway

11 Robyn - Dancing On My Own

10 Solange - Losing You

9 Lana Del Rey - Born To Die

8 Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away With Me

7 Nelly Furtado - Maneater

6 Sugababes - About You Now

5 Sia - Chandelier

4 Adele - Hello

3 Justin Bieber - Sorry

2 Amy Winehouse - Tears Dry On Their Own

1 Clean Bandit (feat. Jess Glynne) - Rather Be

+40 Rihanna - Only Girl (In The World)

+39 Rihanna - Disturbia

+38 Britney Spears - Womanizer

+37 HAIM - The Wire

+36 Mark Ronson (feat. Bruno Mars) - Uptown Funk

+35 Justin Bieber - Sorry

+34 Lana Del Rey - Born To Die

+33 Rihanna (feat. Jay-Z) - Umbrella

+32 Britney Spears - Piece Of Me

+31 Sia - Chandelier

+30 David Guetta (feat. Sia) - Titanium

+29 Katy Perry (feat. Juicy J) - Dark Horse

+28 Nicki Minaj - Super Bass

+27 Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music

+26 Taylor Swift - Blank Space

+25 Clean Bandit (feat. Jess Glynne) - Rather Be

+24 Gotye (feat. Kimbra) - Somebody That I Used To Know

+23 Adele - Rolling In The Deep

+22 Paramore - Misery Business

+21 Katy Perry - Hot N Cold

+20 Rihanna (feat. Calvin Harris) - We Found Love

+19 Robyn - Dancing On My Own

+18 Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love

+17 Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know?

+16 Amy Winehouse - Tears Dry On Their Own

+15 Britney Spears - Gimme More

+14 Lady Gaga - Paparazzi

+13 Estelle (feat. Kanye West) - American Boy

+12 Loreen - Euphoria

+11 Major Lazer (feat. DJ Snake & MØ) - Lean On

+10 Beyoncé - Irreplaceable

+9 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black

+8 Gnarls Barkley - Crazy

+7 Little Mix - Move

+6 Azealia Banks - 212

+5 Shakira (feat. Wyclef Jean) - Hips Don't Lie

+4 Years & Years - King

+3 MGMT - Kids

+2 Katy B - Crying For No Reason

+1 Kiesza - Hideaway

15 Robyn 'Dancing On My Own'

14 M.I.A. 'Paper Planes'

13 Solange 'Losing You'

12 Robyn 'With Every Heartbeat'

11 Carly Rae Jepsen 'Run Away With Me'

10 HAIM 'Falling'

09 Daft Punk 'Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell)'

08 Lady Gaga 'Bad Romance'

07 Nelly Furtado 'Say It Right'

06 Rihanna 'We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris)'

05 CHVRCHES 'The Mother We Share'

04 Girls Aloud 'Call the Shots'

03 Beyoncé 'Drunk In Love (feat. Jay-Z)'

02 Lana Del Rey 'Video Games'

01 MGMT 'Kids'

+40 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black

+39 Nelly Furtado - Say It Right

+38 Solange - Losing You

+37 Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away With Me

+36 Rihanna (feat. Calvin Harris) - We Found Love

+35 Gotye (feat. Kimbra) - Somebody That I Used To Know

+34 Agnes - Release Me

+33 Girls Aloud - Call The Shots

+32 Katy B - Crying For No Reason

+31 Disclosure (feat. AlunaGeorge) - White Noise

+30 Alphabeat - Fascination

+29 Years & Years - King

+28 Rihanna - Only Girl (In The World)

+27 Lady Gaga - Paparazzi

+26 Girls Aloud - Sexy! No No No

+25 Mark Ronson (feat. Bruno Mars) - Uptown Funk

+24 Lady Gaga - Bad Romance

+23 M.I.A - Paper Planes

+22 Loreen - Euphoria

+21 Azealia Banks - 212

+20 Major Lazer (feat. DJ Snake & MØ) - Lean On

+19 David Guetta (feat. Sia) - Titanium

+18 Robyn - Dancing On My Own

+17 Katy Perry - Teenage Dream

+16 Ellie Goulding - Lights

+15 Justin Timberlake - Mirrors

+14 Nicki Minaj - Super Bass

+13 Nelly Furtado - Maneater

+12 G.R.L - Ugly Heart

+11 Ellie Goulding - Figure 8

+10 MGMT - Kids

+09 Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks

+08 Rihanna - SOS

+07 Katy Perry - Hot N Cold

+06 CHVRCHES - The Mother We Share

+05 Lily Allen - The Fear

+04 Britney Spears - Gimme More

+03 Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble

+02 Lady Gaga - The Edge Of Glory

+01 Robyn - With Every Heartbeat

This was so so tight, I probably deleted around 30 from the start but then just ordered them as best I could, my commiserations are just the ones that came the closest, I at least mildly like probably just over half of the selection, which certainly wasn't true for some of the earlier rounds.

 

+40 My Chemical Romance - Welcome To The Black Parade

+39 Owl City - Fireflies

+38 Paramore - Misery Business

+37 Coldplay - Viva La Vida

+36 Elbow - One Day Like This

+35 Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know?

+34 HAIM - The Wire

+33 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black

+32 Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks

+31 Amy Winehouse - Tears Dry On Their Own

+30 CHVRCHES - The Mother We Share

+29 Bastille - Pompeii

+28 Of Monsters And Men - Little Talks

+27 Lily Allen - The Fear

+26 MGMT - Kids

+25 Lana Del Rey - Video Games

+24 Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child

+23 HAIM - Falling

+22 Lana Del Rey - Born To Die

+21 Coldplay - Paradise

+20 P!nk - Who Knew

+19 Mark Ronson (feat. Bruno Mars) - Uptown Funk

+18 Clean Bandit (feat. Jess Glynne) - Rather Be

+17 Kate Nash - Foundations

+16 Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away With Me

+15 Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You

+14 La Roux - Bulletproof

+13 Shakira (feat. Wyclef Jean) - Hips Don't Lie

+12 Gotye (feat. Kimbra) - Somebody That I Used To Know

+11 M.I.A - Paper Planes

+10 Disclosure (feat. Sam Smith) - Latch

+09 Ellie Goulding - Lights

+08 Ellie Goulding - Figure 8

+07 Disclosure (feat. AlunaGeorge) - White Noise

+06 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe

+05 Chase & Status (feat. Liam Bailey) - Blind Faith

+04 Katy B - Crying For No Reason

+03 Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble

+02 Beyoncé - Halo

+01 Galantis - Runaway (U&I)

 

Adele - Rolling In The Deep

Ella Henderson - Ghost

Ellie Goulding - Anything Could Happen

Little Boots - Remedy

Daft Punk (feat. Pharrell) - Get Lucky

David Guetta (feat. Sia) - Titanium

Adele - Hello

Adele - Set Fire To The Rain

Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love

Alphabeat - Fascination

Azealia Banks - 212

Calvin Harris (feat. Florence Welch) - Sweet Nothing

Robyn - Dancing On My Own

Gnarls Barkley - Crazy

+40 Years & Years - Shine

+39 Lana Del Rey - Video Games

+38 Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks

+37 Years & Years - Kings

+36 Sia - Chandelier

+35 Rihanna ft. Jay-Z - Umbrella

+34 Shakira ft. Wyclef Jean - Hips Don't Lie

+33 P!nk - Who Knew

+32 Lady Gaga - The Edge Of Glory

+31 Nelly Furtado - Say It Right

+30 Coldplay - Paradise

+29 Ellie Goulding - Lights

+28 Major Lazer ft. Mø and DJ Snake - Lean On

+27 Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away With Me

+26 Lady Gaga - Bad Romance

+25 Coldplay - Viva La Vida

+24 G.R.L. - Ugly Heart

+23 David Guetta ft. Sia - Titanium

+22 Lana Del Rey - Born To Die

+21 Adele - Hello

+20 Amy Winehouse - Tears Dry On Their Own

+19 Lady Gaga - Paparazzi

+18 Rihanna - Disturbia

+17 Britney Spears - Piece Of Me

+16 Katy Perry - Hot N Cold

+15 Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne - Rather Be

+14 Katy Perry - Teenage Dream

+13 Of Monsters And Men - Little Talks

+12 Robyn - With Every Heartbeat

+11 Nelly Furtado - Maneater

+10 La Roux - Bulletproof

+9 Rihanna - SOS

+8 Britney Spears - Gimme More

+7 Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch - Sweet Nothing

+6 Loreen - Euphoria

+5 Paramore - Misery Business

+4 Ella Henderson - Ghost

+3 Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know

+2 Adele - Rolling In The Deep

+1 Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do

Never going to get a perfect order. Started with a longlist of 53, cut 10 easily enough, getting rid of Call Me Maybe and Bulletproof felt brutal

 

40 Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble

39 G.R.L - Ugly Heart

38 Lady Gaga - Paparazzi

37 Years & Years - Shine

36 Justin Bieber - Sorry

35 Katy Perry - Hot N Cold

34 Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child

33 Agnes - Release Me

32 Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do

31 Rihanna - Disturbia

30 Sugababes - About You Now

29 My Chemical Romance - Welcome To The Black Parade

28 Ariana Grande (feat. Iggy Azalea) - Problem

27 HAIM - Falling

26 Ella Henderson - Ghost

25 Loreen - Euphoria

24 Rihanna (feat. Drake) - What's My Name

23 Owl City - Fireflies

22 Little Mix - Black Magic

21 Kate Nash - Foundations

20 Little Mix - Move

19 Mariah Carey (feat. Miguel) - #Beautiful

18 Taylor Swift - Blank Space

17 Alphabeat - Fascination

16 Girls Aloud - Sexy! No No No

15 Katy B - Crying For No Reason

14 Solange - Losing You

13 Little Boots - Remedy

12 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé - Telephone

11 Galantis - Runaway (U&I)

10 Estelle (feat. Kanye West) - American Boy

09 Disclosure (feat. Sam Smith) - Latch

08 Of Monsters And Men - Little Talks

07 Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away With Me

06 Rihanna - Only Girl (In The World)

05 Ellie Goulding - Anything Could Happen

04 MGMT - Kids

03 Nicki Minaj - Super Bass

02 Paramore - Misery Business

01 Lily Allen - The Fear

 

The tough final cut

Elbow - One Day Like This

+40 Coldplay - Viva La Vida

+39 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black

+38 Ellie Goulding - Figure 8

+37 CHVRCHES - The Mother We Share

+36 Chase And Status (feat. Liam Bailey) - Blind Faith

+35 My Chemical Romance - Welcome To The Black Parade

+34 Owl City - Fireflies

+33 HAIM - Falling

+32 Paramore - Misery Business

+31 Girls Aloud - Call The Shots

+30 Coldplay - Paradise

+29 Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know?

+28 Kiesza - Hideaway

+27 Disclosure (feat. AlunaGeorge) - White Noise

+26 Adele - Set Fire To The Rain

+25 Lana Del Rey - Born To Die

+24 Little Mix - Move

+23 Beyoncé (feat. Jay-Z) - Drunk In Love

+22 Disclosure (feat. Sam Smith) - Latch

+21 M.I.A. - Paper Planes

+20 Shakira (feat. Wyclef Jean) - Hips Don't Lie

+19 Ellie Goulding - Anything Could Happen

+18 Amy Winehouse - Tears Dry On Their Own

+17 Adele - Rolling In The Deep

+16 P!nk - Who Knew

+15 Sia - Chandelier

+14 Justin Timberlake - Mirrors

+13 Lana Del Rey - Video Games

+12 Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music

+11 Clean Bandit (feat. Jess Glynne) - Rather Be

+10 Lily Allen - The Fear

+9 Azealia Banks (feat. Lazy Jay) - 212

+8 Agnes - Release Me

+7 Rihanna (feat. Drake) - What's My Name?

+6 Major Lazer and DJ Snake (feat. MØ) - Lean On

+5 Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks

+4 Daft Punk (feat. Pharrell) - Get Lucky

+3 Nelly Furtado - Say It Right

+2 Bastille - Pompeii

+1 Rihanna (feat. Calvin Harris) - We Found Love