I had no idea she was Daddy Pig's daughter!

7 rings is such a BOP. I love it now it was the most instant thank u, next era track for me at the time.

 

I think I prefer the title track now but 7 rings does go OFF.

 

What About Us is definite top tier P!nk as well. One of my favourites from her and her best lead.

 

Adele :wub: might’ve guessed she’d have the most entries as she never does collabs (well she does have one but it’s not memorable) but Send My Love is great quite light for her discography but still very Adele. I’m shook it was almost the lead though I do wonder how it would’ve went down had it been the lead it’s a strong track but not a lead I don’t think.

 

Lost Without You is also great. A tad overplayed but still stunning.

I cannot stand Lost Without You or Freya Ridings in general.

That's probably the best pair of songs posted together so far, love both of them :wub:

52. DOMINO- Jessie J (1,037,000)

 

 

PEAK POSITION: 1

YEAR: 2011

 

Added to the deluxe version of Jessie’s debut album “Who You Are” this is again a Dr Luke and Max Martin creation (in part) that gave the singer a second UK chart topper but a first as a solo track. The video ended up being entirely different to the original plan which was affected by Jessie injuring her foot and pulling out of supporting Katy Perry on world tour, but she’d recovered enough to end up being the sole performer in the promo.

 

 

51. BE THE ONE- Dua Lipa (1,039,000)

 

 

PEAK POSITION: 9

YEAR: 2017

 

This did nothing when released in 2015 but slowly started to become a hit in Germany and some other European countries in 2016 which prompted a re-issue here and it finally hit No 9. It even got a second promo to help it, it’s also unusual as it’s one of only two tracks on her debut LP which she didn’t at least co-write. That fact led to Lipa being hesitant to first record it and then release it as a single as she thought people may think that she didn’t have enough songs herself or confidence in them.

 

 

At the halfway stage I just wanted to say thank you so much for this countdown, which I am loving both from a chart geekery and a musical point of view.

 

It’s just one great song after another and the 50s section has been particularly fantastic. I especially love Hideaway, Call on Me, What About Us, Domino and Be the One. :wub: :wub: :wub:

 

It would be interesting to see the male equivalent, but I suspect there wouldn’t be so much brilliant pop.

I think 'Be The One' is still my favourite song by Dua, though she's run it close a couple of times since - Dua in general is one of the most consistently enjoyable of the big pop girls for me (the only single from her that I really dislike is 'Blow Your Mind (Mwah)').

50. YOUR SONG- Ellie Goulding (1,041,000)

 

 

PEAK POSITION: 2

YEAR: 2010

 

By Christmas 2010 having your cover version used by John Lewis in an advert had already proved a shortcut to having a hit thanks to Fyfe Dangerfield and Taken By Trees, so when Ellie Gouding’s version of the Elton classic surfaced as the song for that Christmas’ campaign it seemed an easy choice to issue the song as a single. It also got included on the re-issue of Goulding’s “Lights” album and became the biggest hit for Ellie (to that point) and the John Lewis campaigns. Produced by Ben Lovett of Mumford & Sons it was also performed live at the wedding of the Prince William & Kate Middleton when the couple had their first dance.

 

 

49. BLANK SPACE- Taylor Swift (1,044,000)

 

 

PEAK POSITION: 4

YEAR: 2014

 

"Some of the things I write about on a song like "Blank Space" are satire. You take your creative license and create things that are larger than life. You can write things like “I get drunk on jealousy but you'll come back each time you leave, 'cause darling I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream”. That is not my approach to relationships. But is it cool to write the narrative of a girl who's crazy but seductive but glamorous but nuts but manipulative? That was the character I felt the media had written for me, and for a long time I felt hurt by it. I took it personally. But as time went by, I realized it was kind of hilarious."- Swift

 

Leading to one of the most misheard lyrics of the last 10 years (“All the Lonely Starbucks lovers”) it helped built the profile of the singer into one of the decade’s biggest stars, its promo was the quickest in vevo history to reach 1 billion views and remains one of the 30 most viewed promo’s on youtube.

 

 

since I last commented my faves here are Let You Love Me, Where Have You Been, Thursday, Rude Boy, Bad Romance, Take Me Home (didn't realise this racked up that many "sales"), Born This Way, S&M, Hideaway, Call On Me, What About Us, Lost Without You, Domino, Be The One – a lot of quality in here!

 

particularly love how Hideaway is well on its way to a million units if it hasn't passed it already, what a shame she has been so slept on as an artist since.

 

as for the top 50 so far; Your Song is a sweet cover but not one I've given many listens since its release. Blank Space I never felt the love for.

Ellie’s version of Your Song is awful.

Finally a good Taylor song! (Possibly her best song in fact, I still haven't decided yet if 'cardigan' has now overtaken it for me x)

I think 'Be The One' is still my favourite song by Dua, though she's run it close a couple of times since - Dua in general is one of the most consistently enjoyable of the big pop girls for me (the only single from her that I really dislike is 'Blow Your Mind (Mwah)').

 

Each to their own but I really love Blow Your Mind (Mwah)!!

48. DON’T CALL ME UP- Mabel (1,070,000)

 

 

PEAK POSITION: 3

YEAR: 2019

 

Neneh Cherry’s daughter came good with this track which remains her best seller. It first got added to the re-issue of her mixtape “Ivy To Roses” in early 2019 and then served as the lead single to her album proper “High Expectations” later in the year. “I wanted to write a break up song that made people feel good about themselves, at first you’re sad but then there’s that moment that you get over them and it feels so good. I wanted to capture that moment”.

 

 

47. SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW- Lily Allen (1,071,000)

 

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PEAK POSITION: 1

YEAR: 2013

 

Outpacing Ellie Goulding (just) this is the biggest selling track to stem from the John Lewis adverts and one of only two chart topper from them. It was Allen’s third No 1 in the UK and is of course a cover of the Keane track (#3, 2004) and was used by the Labour party in their advert for the 2017 General election. The promo followed the making of the advert “The Bare & The Hare” for the Christmas advert with physical copies available in store.

 

 

I've always had a soft spot for Lily and 'Somewhere Only We Know' is a gorgeous version of the song. Hope she's back with new music soon!

two more great tracks, DCMU was one of the best pop bops of the past year and SOWT is my fave of the John Lewis ad songs, sounds lovely in the Christmas playlist.

It doesn't top the original but I do really like Lily's version of 'Somewhere Only We Know'.

46. SKYFALL- Adele (1,113,000)

 

 

PEAK POSITION: 2

YEAR: 2012

 

Although this is the best-selling Bond theme of all time and equalled the best ever placing on the UK chart for a track from the franchise it could have been so much better. It was released on a Friday and so had two days sales to debut at No 4 before reaching No 2 the week after BUT based on sales over its first 7 days it would have been No 1.

 

There was a touch of destiny about the project with Adele commenting “After “21” I was like why do I want to ruin things? But then I heard it was the 23rd Bond film and I was 23 and it felt a little like fate”