👊 BUZZJACK 15TH ANNIVERSARY KO 🥊

We may have just collectively got Mollie King BACK in the iTunes Top 40 but the fun doesn't stop there. We'll be celebrating the last 15 years of Buzzjack with a favourite pastime of the forum which is of course voting in polls. Taking inspiration from the successful format the Artist Forums have been using we'll be putting the biggest songs of the past 15 years head to head. Here's how it will work.

In theory, the year-end top 64 for each year will partake. However to avoid repeats the song will only be put in the first year it made the top 64, and the few positions below 64 are added to make up the difference. Any songs that made the top 64 of 2005 will likewise not be put in the 2006 round and not be a part of the game. The titles will be seeded by pitting the year-end #1 with the #64, and so on as would often happen in actual sport. Of course, year-end positions often don't correlate to BuzzJack tastes so we could very well see some tough match-ups even in the opening stage of the competition. In each round half of the competing songs will be kicked out until there is one standing. The top 4 of each year will go to the Grand Finale to determine the ultimate champion of the BuzzJack Boxing Ring.

To vote simply highlight your favourite of each pairing.

A new round will open every few days so make sure to get your votes in quickly.

2010: Round 2 Results
23 v 19 | Eminem featuring Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie vs. Take That - The Flood  
02 v 19 v 21 | Matt Cardle - When We Collide vs. Mike Posner - Cooler Than Me vs. The Wanted - All Time Low 
19 v 23 | Far East Movement featuring Dev & The Cataracs - Like A G6 vs. Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
26 v 16 | Rihanna - Only Girl In The World vs. Tinie Tempah featuring Eric Turner - Written In The Stars 
18 v 24 | Duck Sauce - Barbra Streisand vs. 3OH!3 featuring Katy Perry - Starstrukk 
27 v 15 | Owl City - Fireflies vs. Eliza Doolittle - Pack Up 
19 v 23 | B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams - Airplanes vs. Rihanna featuring Drake - What's My Name  
18 v 24 | Florence & The Machine - You've Got The Love vs. Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed 
33 v 09 | Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love vs. K'naan - Wavin' Flag  
26 v 16 | Tinie Tempah - Pass Out vs. Example - Kickstarts 
21 v 21 | Usher featuring Pitbull - DJ Got Us Falling In Love vs. Jason Derulo - Ridin' Solo
17 v 25 | Cee Lo Green - Forget You vs. Lady Gaga - Alejandro 
12 v 30 | Alicia Keys - Empire State Of Mind (Part II) Broken Down vs. Flo Rida featuring David Guetta - Club Can't Handle Me
15 v 27 | Rihanna - Rude Boy vs. Katy Perry - Firework 
34 v 08 | Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce - Telephone vs. Cheryl Cole - Parachute  
28 v 14 | Plan B - She Said vs. Taio Cruz - Dynamite

That was closer than I was expecting between FEM and Katy, but the expected winner did still happen. Rihanna still has three of hers in the running but Rude Boy got thrashed by Firework (Katy herself likewise has three songs qualify, with Starstrukk also going through). Lady Gaga still has both of hers in with Telephone being the biggest runaway winner of the round.

Thank you to Jason for pointing out a clerical error on my part which means The Wanted should have gone through instead of Mike Posner and additionally Usher and Jason Derulo are tied. If I make any more slip ups that big I may have to ask you to take over hosting duties. :P

Anyway back onto Round 3.

2010: Round 3
Eminem featuring Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie vs. Plan B - She Said  
The Wanted - All Time Low vs. Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce - Telephone 
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream vs. Katy Perry - Firework 
Rihanna - Only Girl In The World vs. Flo Rida featuring David Guetta - Club Can't Handle Me
3OH!3 featuring Katy Perry - Starstrukk vs. Lady Gaga - Alejandro 
Owl City - Fireflies vs. Usher featuring Pitbull - DJ Got Us Falling In Love vs. Jason Derulo - Ridin' Solo
Rihanna featuring Drake - What's My Name vs. Tinie Tempah - Pass Out 
Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed vs. Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love 

Previous threads / results:
2006: R1, R2, R3, R4, SF, Final
2007: R1, R2, R3, R4, SF, Final
2008: R1, R2, R3, R4, SF, Final
2009: R1, R2, R3, R4, SF, Final
2010: R1, R2

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Eminem featuring Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie vs. Plan B - She Said

The Wanted - All Time Low vs. Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce - Telephone

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream vs. Katy Perry - Firework

Rihanna - Only Girl In The World vs. Flo Rida featuring David Guetta - Club Can't Handle Me

3OH!3 featuring Katy Perry - Starstrukk vs. Lady Gaga - Alejandro

Owl City - Fireflies vs. Usher featuring Pitbull - DJ Got Us Falling In Love vs. Jason Derulo - Ridin' Solo

Rihanna featuring Drake - What's My Name vs. Tinie Tempah - Pass Out

Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed vs. Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love

Written In The Stars and Airplanes both deserved better there, but yay for All Time Low actually making it through in the end!

 

Eminem featuring Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie vs. Plan B - She Said

The Wanted - All Time Low vs. Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce - Telephone

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream vs. Katy Perry - Firework

Rihanna - Only Girl In The World vs. Flo Rida featuring David Guetta - Club Can't Handle Me

3OH!3 featuring Katy Perry - Starstrukk vs. Lady Gaga - Alejandro

Owl City - Fireflies vs. Usher featuring Pitbull - DJ Got Us Falling In Love vs. Jason Derulo - Ridin' Solo

Rihanna featuring Drake - What's My Name vs. Tinie Tempah - Pass Out

Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed vs. Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love

 

Interesting draw, almost all of those were fairly easy decisions for me!

Eminem featuring Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie vs. Plan B - She Said

The Wanted - All Time Low vs. Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce - Telephone

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream vs. Katy Perry - Firework

Rihanna - Only Girl In The World vs. Flo Rida featuring David Guetta - Club Can't Handle Me

3OH!3 featuring Katy Perry - Starstrukk vs. Lady Gaga - Alejandro

Owl City - Fireflies vs. Usher featuring Pitbull - DJ Got Us Falling In Love vs. Jason Derulo - Ridin' Solo

Rihanna featuring Drake - What's My Name vs. Tinie Tempah - Pass Out

Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed vs. Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love

 

That pattern *.*

 

All were fairly easy choices to make for me tbh.

I was going to comment in the other thread that most of the right songs won with the notable exception of that 3 way 'Cooler Than Me' battle... and now that is corrected anyway :magic: (plus one of the others that didn't go the way I voted turned into a tie). I think this is still a pretty good list so I have to disagree with dandy* & Chez.

 

Eminem featuring Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie vs. Plan B - She Said

The Wanted - All Time Low vs. Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce - Telephone

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream vs. Katy Perry - Firework - the cannibalisation again!

Rihanna - Only Girl In The World vs. Flo Rida featuring David Guetta - Club Can't Handle Me

3OH!3 featuring Katy Perry - Starstrukk vs. Lady Gaga - Alejandro

Owl City - Fireflies vs. Usher featuring Pitbull - DJ Got Us Falling In Love vs. Jason Derulo - Ridin' Solo

Rihanna featuring Drake - What's My Name vs. Tinie Tempah - Pass Out

Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed vs. Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love - these are 2 of my top 3 songs on the list though (along with 'Fireflies') so shame they are against each other

 

Nearly completely right side gang.

Poor Mike Posner :P

 

RIP to 'Like A G6', it put up a good fight. Nice to see 'Starstrukk' and 'Pass Out' get to round 3 but RIP in advance for the former getting the 'paired against Lady Gaga' curse.

 

Eminem featuring Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie vs. Plan B - She Said

The Wanted - All Time Low vs. Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce - Telephone

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream vs. Katy Perry - Firework

Rihanna - Only Girl In The World vs. Flo Rida featuring David Guetta - Club Can't Handle Me

3OH!3 featuring Katy Perry - Starstrukk vs. Lady Gaga - Alejandro

Owl City - Fireflies vs. Usher featuring Pitbull - DJ Got Us Falling In Love vs. Jason Derulo - Ridin' Solo

Rihanna featuring Drake - What's My Name vs. Tinie Tempah - Pass Out

Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed vs. Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love

 

Well, the two new additions were OK-ish though not ones I go back to much so..my comment still stands :kink:

 

Eminem featuring Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie vs. Plan B - She Said

The Wanted - All Time Low vs. Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce - Telephone

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream vs. Katy Perry - Firework

Rihanna - Only Girl In The World vs. Flo Rida featuring David Guetta - Club Can't Handle Me

3OH!3 featuring Katy Perry - Starstrukk vs. Lady Gaga - Alejandro

Owl City - Fireflies vs. Usher featuring Pitbull - DJ Got Us Falling In Love vs. Jason Derulo - Ridin' Solo

Rihanna featuring Drake - What's My Name vs. Tinie Tempah - Pass Out

Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed vs. Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love

Eminem featuring Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie vs. Plan B - She Said

The Wanted - All Time Low vs. Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce - Telephone

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream vs. Katy Perry - Firework

Rihanna - Only Girl In The World vs. Flo Rida featuring David Guetta - Club Can't Handle Me

3OH!3 featuring Katy Perry - Starstrukk vs. Lady Gaga - Alejandro

Owl City - Fireflies vs. Usher featuring Pitbull - DJ Got Us Falling In Love vs. Jason Derulo - Ridin' Solo

Rihanna featuring Drake - What's My Name vs. Tinie Tempah - Pass Out

Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed vs. Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love

 

Eminem featuring Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie vs. Plan B - She Said

The Wanted - All Time Low vs. Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce - Telephone

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream vs. Katy Perry - Firework

Rihanna - Only Girl In The World vs. Flo Rida featuring David Guetta - Club Can't Handle Me

3OH!3 featuring Katy Perry - Starstrukk vs. Lady Gaga - Alejandro :wub:

Owl City - Fireflies vs. Usher featuring Pitbull - DJ Got Us Falling In Love vs. Jason Derulo - Ridin' Solo

Rihanna featuring Drake - What's My Name vs. Tinie Tempah - Pass Out

Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed vs. Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love

 

Eminem featuring Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie vs. Plan B - She Said

The Wanted - All Time Low vs. Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce - Telephone

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream vs. Katy Perry - Firework

Rihanna - Only Girl In The World vs. Flo Rida featuring David Guetta - Club Can't Handle Me

3OH!3 featuring Katy Perry - Starstrukk vs. Lady Gaga - Alejandro

Owl City - Fireflies vs. Usher featuring Pitbull - DJ Got Us Falling In Love vs. Jason Derulo - Ridin' Solo

Rihanna featuring Drake - What's My Name vs. Tinie Tempah - Pass Out

Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed vs. Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love

 

 

Eminem featuring Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie

Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce - Telephone

Katy Perry - Firework

Rihanna - Only Girl In The World

Lady Gaga - Alejandro

Usher featuring Pitbull - DJ Got Us Falling In Love

Tinie Tempah - Pass Out

Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love

👊 BUZZJACK 15TH ANNIVERSARY KO 🥊

 

Thank you to Jason for pointing out a clerical error on my part which means The Wanted should have gone through instead of Mike Posner

Not pleased to see The Wanted fighting with the strongest song in this list though. You really hate them. :( Telephone finished 5th place in the Buzzjack's UK number 1 favourite of the 2010s recently you know.

Edited April 27, 20214 yr by Jason

Plan B - She Said

The Wanted - All Time Low

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream

Flo Rida featuring David Guetta - Club Can't Handle Me

Lady Gaga - Alejandro

Owl City - Fireflies

Rihanna featuring Drake - What's My Name

Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love

Eminem featuring Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie vs. Plan B - She Said

The Wanted - All Time Low vs. Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce - Telephone

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream vs. Katy Perry - Firework (night and day with the same artist here, love Teenage Dream even if I don't go back to it very often, cannot stand Firework)

Rihanna - Only Girl In The World vs. Flo Rida featuring David Guetta - Club Can't Handle Me

3OH!3 featuring Katy Perry - Starstrukk vs. Lady Gaga - Alejandro

Owl City - Fireflies vs. Usher featuring Pitbull - DJ Got Us Falling In Love vs. Jason Derulo - Ridin' Solo

Rihanna featuring Drake - What's My Name vs. Tinie Tempah - Pass Out

Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed vs. Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love

 

Eminem featuring Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie vs. Plan B - She Said

The Wanted - All Time Low vs. Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce - Telephone

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream vs. Katy Perry - Firework

Rihanna - Only Girl In The World vs. Flo Rida featuring David Guetta - Club Can't Handle Me

3OH!3 featuring Katy Perry - Starstrukk vs. Lady Gaga - Alejandro

Owl City - Fireflies vs. Usher featuring Pitbull - DJ Got Us Falling In Love vs. Jason Derulo - Ridin' Solo

Rihanna featuring Drake - What's My Name vs. Tinie Tempah - Pass Out

Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed vs. Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love

Eminem featuring Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie vs. Plan B - She Said --> these are basically tied, both are pretty good

The Wanted - All Time Low vs. Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce - Telephone --> adore all time low but nah it ain't winning this one

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream vs. Katy Perry - Firework --> let's get the right Katy song thru plz x

Rihanna - Only Girl In The World vs. Flo Rida featuring David Guetta - Club Can't Handle Me --> CCHM issa bop but nope

3OH!3 featuring Katy Perry - Starstrukk vs. Lady Gaga - Alejandro --> Starstrukk is way better, a classic

Owl City - Fireflies vs. Usher featuring Pitbull - DJ Got Us Falling In Love vs. Jason Derulo - Ridin' Solo --> Yass at RS resurrecting from the dead to easily win this one for me x

Rihanna featuring Drake - What's My Name vs. Tinie Tempah - Pass Out --> both bops

Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed vs. Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love --> probs the toughest one, adore both but gonna throw this one to Ellie

 

for all the shit I usually give 2010, I don't actually dislike anything here :o

Eminem featuring Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie vs. Plan B - She Said

The Wanted - All Time Low vs. Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce - Telephone

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream vs. Katy Perry - Firework

Rihanna - Only Girl In The World vs. Flo Rida featuring David Guetta - Club Can't Handle Me

3OH!3 featuring Katy Perry - Starstrukk vs. Lady Gaga - Alejandro

Owl City - Fireflies vs. Usher featuring Pitbull - DJ Got Us Falling In Love vs. Jason Derulo - Ridin' Solo

Rihanna featuring Drake - What's My Name vs. Tinie Tempah - Pass Out

Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed vs. Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love

Eminem featuring Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie

Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce - Telephone

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream

Rihanna - Only Girl In The World

3OH!3 featuring Katy Perry - Starstrukk

Usher featuring Pitbull - DJ Got Us Falling In Love

Rihanna featuring Drake - What's My Name

Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed

Eminem featuring Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie vs. Plan B - She Said

The Wanted - All Time Low vs. Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce - Telephone

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream vs. Katy Perry - Firework

Rihanna - Only Girl In The World vs. Flo Rida featuring David Guetta - Club Can't Handle Me

3OH!3 featuring Katy Perry - Starstrukk vs. Lady Gaga - Alejandro

Owl City - Fireflies vs. Usher featuring Pitbull - DJ Got Us Falling In Love vs. Jason Derulo - Ridin' Solo

Rihanna featuring Drake - What's My Name vs. Tinie Tempah - Pass Out

Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed vs. Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love

 

Eminem featuring Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie vs. Plan B - She Said

The Wanted - All Time Low vs. Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce - Telephone

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream vs. Katy Perry - Firework

Rihanna - Only Girl In The World vs. Flo Rida featuring David Guetta - Club Can't Handle Me

3OH!3 featuring Katy Perry - Starstrukk vs. Lady Gaga - Alejandro

Owl City - Fireflies vs. Usher featuring Pitbull - DJ Got Us Falling In Love vs. Jason Derulo - Ridin' Solo

Rihanna featuring Drake - What's My Name vs. Tinie Tempah - Pass Out

Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed vs. Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love