24. peak: 18 11wks THE GLITTERING GUTTER (DAVE AUDEN RADIO MIX) Billie Ray Martin 140100 (aeyundore 88)

 

 

Pure late-80's/90's delight for me this one, the former German singer of hitmakers Electribe 101 was great at her moody best, and this track was pure moody-dance-groove, loved it, and love that it extended her run of chart hits in my charts to 28 years! Fab record, and new off her 2016 album. Third and final track for Summericia aka.

23. peak: 12 8wks TAKE ME THERE Adore Delano 145700 (New Lexico 83)

 

 

Another pop goodie, this song chugs along beautifully, meshing from verse to chorus smoothly, actually I think I prefer the verse to the more uplifting singalong bits. How to do a good pop track! Fun. Second and final one for New Lexico.

22. peak: 19 10wks THE GREATEST KING 152100 (pagasa 82)

 

 

No, not the big-booted 80's pop band, a jazzsoul-EDM creation that is just pure gorgeousness. Love it, love it's understated goovy fabness. Pagasa's only listing, but what a fab one.

I....... knew that was coming :funky: just been listening to it on Spotfiy and it's a serious head jam :music: I noticed it's still 'ONLY JUST' hanging in there in you top 100 as well (your latest chart anyway) so amazing run for it :wub:

Edited December 9, 20168 yr by XMAS Rob S~

I....... knew that was coming :funky: just been listening to it on Spotfiy and it's a serious head jam :music: I noticed it's still 'ONLY JUST' hanging in there in you top 100 as well (your latest chart anyway) so amazing run for it :wub:

 

Thanks Rob, yes number 100 last week, new chart on Sunday - I don't want to chuck it out but all good runs come to an end :lol:

21. peak: 12 8wks PORCELAIN Skott 152700 (kylienips 86)

 

 

Mart!n/Mikey's top record of the year, and again lots of Kylienips tunes make my charts but only this one made the 100, shockingly. It's fragile-with-attitude, with hints of The Beatles Lucy In The Sky in the backing riffs, and of course cool. While it's not one you could hum along to in the car, it's one that rewards attention.

 

 

...and that means only 20 songs left.

 

the countries that will (alphabetically) feature are,

 

Aeroche

Altyr Muunilinst

Botannika

Brechtoria

D’yermaker

Danaelanda

Espen

FARC (2)

Fljotavik

Hendinia

Ingermanlandia

Medhelnia (2)

Mulgracia

Oslol

Syndare

Terra Avium

Trifoski

Yehesi

 

but who gets top and who gets top 10...?

 

TBC

Oooooo I've made top 20 - exciting! I'm assuming it is Agnes?

Oooooo I've made top 20 - exciting! I'm assuming it is Agnes?

That wouldn't be a bad assumption... :lol:

20. peak: 16 10wks LOVE ME BETTER Love Thy Brother featuring Ariel Beesley 153250 (hendinia 88)

 

 

I Lurrve this one, playful, joyful and an unusual vocal style, and a biiiig chorus, poptastic and fresh. Second and final entry from from Hendinia kicks off the 20..

 

19. peak: 11 7wks LOVE YOU WITH THE LIGHTS ON (MONSIEUR ADI REMIX) Morgxn 161300 (FARC 87)

 

 

Not entirely unlike a Years And Years sort of appeal, the laid-back EDM falsetto pop of this one was appealing right on the first listen. First of two inside the top 20 for FARC...now that’s just greedy!

18. peak: 17 12wks ALL NIGHT LONG Rochelle 162900 (yehesi 84)

 

 

This SO sounded like a future 2016 hit, Tim’s good at spotting those catchy contemporary pop toons, and I’m a bit disappointed it didn’t happen in the UK. Slap to British radio, Spotify playlists, and itunes for not promoting it. Third and final track on the list for Yehesi.

17. peak: 16 12wks MY MOON Sweet Coffee 187000 (espen 84)

 

 

From the same contest (84) this laid-back Massive Attack-ish delight was too low-key to be huge in the contest, but it did well enough, considering. I love moon imagery (big on astronomy, me!) so a big win already for me. A great entry from Espen, love it.

16. peak: 9 10wks MONODY TheFatRat featuring Laura Brehm 194600 (Danaelanda 81)

 

 

Well this was a catchy ditty and a half. Sort of part Celtic-Eurovision, part EDM-bubblegum pop as they used to call catchy pop back in the late 60’s. I loved bubblegum pop and Celtic tunes. Second and biggest of two for Danaelanda.

15. peak: 10 8wks ULAY OH How I Became The Bomb 195800 (Terra Avium 83)

 

 

Hmmm, tender and sad, and a very unusual entry from Terra Avium, the second and highest for the year for them. It sounded like nothing else entered in 2016, and had a very memorable video and song premise. Distorted electronic vocals helped the mood. Lovely.

14. peak: 12 10wks BRAND NEW MOVES (VISUALIZER) Hey Violet 198150 (Oslol 87)

 

 

Well, my second-fave DNQ of the year. Not only did it not get through to the final, it got hardly any love at all! Sometimes I seem to be in a world of my own, but I love this track. Hey Violet made a fab record, funky, compelling, insistent, and in the groove. Maybe that’s not fashionable right now, or maybe the hook wasn’t in-ya-face enough, but it deserved better, especially given the lead singer's fab vocals, a great singer. Oslol’s biggest of the year (for me!) and second of 2 in the chart.

13. peak: 6 13wks HIGHER Kwamie Liv 224000 (syndare 85)

 

 

Like many a great slow-groove this one just grew and grew for me - it didn’t get big points from me initially, but after the contest and as the weeks passed I loved it more and more, loved the breathiness, the build to the chorus, the unusual sounds on the track. It ended the year as my fave and highest-ranked track from BJSC 85. Also the biggest of Syndare’s two tracks on the list.

12. peak: 10 14wks HEY Willa 247050 (altyr 86)

 

 

Another terrific upbeat track, and a great jaunty production, not to mention an earworm of a song. It stayed on my chart for 14 weeks, so it had legs too. Loved the vocals, loved the hooks, and the highest of Altyr’s 2 entries on my list.

11. peak: 6* 8wks RIVER RUNS DRY Scavenger Hunt 262850 (dyermaker 89)

 

 

just missing out on the top 10, and also the final in 89, bizarrely under-loved, this great song is my top record of the year to DNQ. A great vocal performance, a classy pop offering, and still on my charts. D’Yermaker’s best entry of the year, and final of 2 on the list.

Which means the top 10 is left... the countries that will (alphabetically) feature are,

 

Aeroche

Botannika

Brechtoria

FARC

Fljotavik

Ingermanlandia

Medhelnia (2)

Mulgracia

Trifoski

 

10 peak: 5 9wks DON’T YOU CRY FOR ME Cobi 319450 (mulgracia 89)

 

At 10, James makes my year-end top 10 yet again, this time with the powerful blues-cum-reggae ballad. A bit Hozier, a lot passionate, almost bordering on vocal hysteria, the track is both Mulgracia's and BJSC89's top track of 2016.