0010 Garbage – The World Is Not Enough

0009 Groove Armada – I See You Baby

0008 Steve Angello & Laidback Luke (feat. Robin S) – Show Me Love

0007 Sean Paul (feat. Alexis Jordan) – Got 2 Luv U

0006 Ke$ha – Blah Blah Blah

0005 David Morales presents The Face (feat. Juliet Roberts) – Needin' U II

0004 Amelia Lily – Shut Up (And Give Me Whatever You Got)

0003 Chante Moore – Straight Up

0002 Jennifer Lopez – Do It Well

0001 Will Young – Who Am I

 

+10 1984 The Pointer Sisters – I'm So Excited

+09 1997 Skunk Anansie – Brazen (Weep)

+08 1999 Garbage – The World Is Not Enough

+07 1993 Robin S – Luv 4 Luv

+06 1981 Rod Stewart – Young Turks

+05 2004 Groove Armada – I See You Baby

+04 2015 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (feat. Melle Mel, Grandmaster Caz, Kool Moe Dee & Eric Nally) – Downtown

+03 1985 Maria Vidal – Body Rock

+02 1987 Simply Red – The Right Thing

+01 2001 Chante Moore – Straight Up

 

+10 Prince - U Got the Look

+9 All Seeing I - Beat Goes On

+8 Groove Armada - I See You Baby

+7 The Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited

+6 Skunk Anansie - Brazen 'Weep'

+5 Simply Red - Something Got Me Started

+4 We've Got A Fuzzbox... - International Rescue

+3 Deuce - Call It Love

+2 Rod Stewart - Young Turks

+1 Maria Vidal - Body Rock

 

+10 Ferry Corsten – Rock Your Body Rock

+09 Steve Angello & Laidback Luke (feat. Robin S) – Show Me Love

+08 Sean Paul (feat. Alexis Jordan) – Got 2 Luv U

+07 Binary Finary – 1999

+06 Will Young – Who Am I

+05 Amelia Lily – Shut Up (And Give Me Whatever You Got)

+04 Ke$ha – Blah Blah Blah

+03 David Morales presents The Face (feat. Juliet Roberts) – Needin' U II

+02 Jennifer Lopez – Do It Well

+01 Groove Armada – I See You Baby

 

Was struggling at the end of that

Last day to get your votes in y'all.

+10 Paul Weller - Hung Up

+09 Simply Red - Something Got Me Started

+08 Nick Heyward - Take That Situation

+07 Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited

+06 Blackstreet featuring Janet - Girlfriend/Boyfriend

+05 DJ Dee-Kline - I Don't Smoke

+04 Macklemore et al - Downtown

+03 Real Roxanne featuring Hitman Howie T - Bang Zoom Let's Go

+02 Groove Armada - I See You Baby

+01 Garbage - The World Is Not Enough

+10 1992 Levellers – 15 Years (EP)

+9 2015 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (feat. Melle Mel, Grandmaster Caz, Kool Moe Dee & Eric Nally) – Downtown

+8 2009 Steve Angello & Laidback Luke (feat. Robin S) – Show Me Love

+7 1993 Robin S – Luv 4 Luv

+6 1984 The Pointer Sisters – I'm So Excited

+5 1999 Garbage – The World Is Not Enough

+4 1996 1300 Drums (feat. The Unjustified Ancients Of Mu) – Ooh! Aah! Cantona

+3 1989 We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It – International Rescue

+2 2011 Sean Paul (feat. Alexis Jordan) – Got 2 Luv U

+1 2005 Embrace – Looking As You Are

Voting has now closed, thanks to the 23 who did vote - so let's take a look at the five songs that are going direct to the final, and the five that will be given a second chance in the wildcard round. In order from 10th to first, here are your qualifiers.

 

10th - Jennifer Lopez – Do It Well (2007) (46 points)

 

'Do It Well' was released as the first single from her sixth studio album but by this point she couldn't quite get a top 10 hit, something which came very easy to her in previous eras. She'd have to wait until 2011 to get another, with her comeback 'On The Floor' reaching #1.

 

9th - Amelia Lily – Shut Up (And Give Me Whatever You Got) (2013) (54 points)

 

X Factor finalist Amelia Lily began her career with a #2 hit but no more top tens would follow, this one just missing out and also only spending two weeks in the top 40. One more top 40 hit would follow, 'Party Over' which reached #40 before being dropped by Syco and her album being scrapped.

 

8th - Aaliyah – Are You That Somebody? (1998) (55 points)

 

R&B singer Aaliyah got her 12th top 40 single with 'Are You that Somebody' which became her highest peaking single to date. She had five more hits afterwards including a #1 and a #5, which could have been more had it not been for her unfortunate death.

 

7th - Ke$ha – Blah Blah Blah (2010) (59 points)

 

Following her feature on 'Right Round' and massively successful debut single 'TiK ToK', she followed it with 'Blah Blah Blah' which just missed the top ten. She'd continue a successful career for a few more years though, eventually scoring 12 top 40 hits including three #1s.

 

6th - Garbage – The World Is Not Enough (1999) (60 points)

 

Garbage were chosen to perform the titular theme song to the 19th James Bond film 'The World Is Not Enough', which became their 10th UK top 40 hit. Six more would follow including 'Why Do You Love Me', their sixth and final top ten hit.

 

5th - The Pointer Sisters – I'm So Excited (1984) (77 points)

 

The Pointer Sisters are an American R&B group who had eight UK top 40 hits spanning from 1979-85. This one wasn't one of their three top 10 hits but nonetheless is arguably their most remembered song. It enjoys a place in the final joining a small handful of 80s hits.

 

4th - Steve Angello & Laidback Luke (feat. Robin S) – Show Me Love (2009) (84 points)

 

Steve Angello's only hit as a solo artist, and the first of two top 40 hits for Laidback Luke (his 'Natural Disaster' would reach #37 two years later). The song started out as a mashup of their instrumental track 'Be' with Robin S' 1993 #6 hit 'Show Me Love', though for commercial release Robin re-recorded her vocals. She has had no hits since.

 

3rd - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (feat. Melle Mel, Grandmaster Caz, Kool Moe Dee & Eric Nally) – Downtown (2015) (93 points)

 

Following a hugely successful first era, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis came back with 'Downtown', which couldn't quite become their fourth top ten hit but managed a respectable chart run and #11 peak. They've had no hits since however and the subsequent album underperformed.

 

2nd - Sean Paul (feat. Alexis Jordan) – Got 2 Luv U (2011) (94 points)

 

Sean da Paul proving his eternal relevance got his first top 20 hit as a leading artist for five years (since 'Temperature', which also reached #11) with 'Got 2 Luv U', before following it up with a huge #2 hit and his second #1 as a featured artist on The Saturdays' 'What About Us'. For featured artist Alexis Jordan, it was her third and final top 40 hit, having previously hit the top ten with 'Happiness' and 'Good Girl'

 

1st - Groove Armada – I See You Baby (2004) (106 points)

 

Pleasantly surprised to see this at #1, it's a brilliant dance choon. Originally taken from their 1999 album 'Vertigo' it was remixed by Fatboy Slim and reached #17 in the charts that year before being re-released in 2004, making #11. It also inspired the iconic "I see you baby, CHICKEN MADRAS" advert.

 

Onto the rest of the results now, Lil Wayne and friends just miss out on the wildcard round.

 

01 106 2004 Groove Armada – I See You Baby

02 94 2011 Sean Paul (feat. Alexis Jordan) – Got 2 Luv U

03 93 2015 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (feat. Melle Mel, Grandmaster Caz, Kool Moe Dee & Eric Nally) – Downtown

04 84 2009 Steve Angello & Laidback Luke (feat. Robin S) – Show Me Love

05 77 1984 The Pointer Sisters – I'm So Excited

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06 60 1999 Garbage – The World Is Not Enough

07 59 2010 Ke$ha – Blah Blah Blah

08 55 1998 Aaliyah – Are You That Somebody?

09 54 2013 Amelia Lily – Shut Up (And Give Me Whatever You Got)

10 46 2007 Jennifer Lopez – Do It Well

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11 45 2016 Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Imagine Dragons, Logic, Ty Dolla $ign & X Ambassadors – Sucker For Pain

12 35 2006 Will Young – Who Am I

13 33 1999 Binary Finary – 1999

14 32 2005 Roll Deep – The Avenue

15 25 1997 Skunk Anansie – Brazen 'Weep'

16 23 1999 Blackstreet & Janet – Girlfriend/Boyfriend

17 23 2001 Chante Moore – Straight Up

18 23 2004 Ferry Corsten – Rock Your Body Rock

19 23 1993 Robin S – Luv 4 Luv

20 21 2010 Michael Buble – Hollywood

21 19 1998 All Seeing I – Beat Goes On

22 17 1995 20 Fingers (feat. Gillette) – Short Short Man (Remix)

23 17 2001 David Morales presents The Face (feat. Juliet Roberts) – Needin' U II

24 17 1987 Prince – U Got The Look

25 17 1981 Rod Stewart – Young Turks

26 16 1989 We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It – International Rescue

27 14 1991 Simply Red – Something Got Me Started

28 12 2003 B2K (feat. P. Diddy) – Bump, Bump, Bump

29 11 2014 Elyar Fox – A Billion Girls

30 10 1984 Bluebells – I'm Falling

31 10 1985 Maria Vidal – Body Rock

32 10 1994 Paul Weller – Hung Up

33 10 1992 Levellers – 15 Years (EP)

34 9 1997 Clock – U Sexy Thing

35 9 2001 D12 – Fight Music

36 8 1983 Nick Heyward – Take That Situation

37 7 1980 Gibson Brothers – Mariana

38 6 2000 DJ Dee Kline – I Don't Smoke

39 6 2003 Enrique Iglesias – Addicted

40 6 2005 Embrace – Looking As You Are

41 5 1997 Cathy Dennis – Waterloo Sunset

42 5 1993 Diana Ross – If We Hold On Together

43 5 1996 1300 Drums (feat. The Unjustified Ancients Of Mu) – Ooh! Aah! Cantona

44 3 1995 Deuce – Call It Love

45 3 1986 Real Roxanne & Hitman Howie Tee – (Bang Zoom) Let's Go Go

46 2 1987 Simply Red – The Right Thing

47 0 2002 A1 – Make It Good

48 0 1988 Aswad – Give A Little Love

49 0 1981 Enigma – Ain't No Stopping (Disco Mix '81)

50 0 1990 Erasure – Star

51 0 2005 Rosetta Life (feat. Billy Bragg) – We Laughed

52 0 1996 Upside Down – Change Your Mind

Good to see I gave Rod Stewart's Young Turks more than half its overall points :lol:

So I guess Simply Red are the unluckiest act in this: five eligible tracks and not one has gone through.