Top 100 songs of 2021

 

 

1. ABBA - Don't Shut Me Down

2. Clara Klingenström - Behöver Inte Dig Idag

3. ABBA - I Still Have Faith In You

4. Self Esteem - I Do This All The Time

5. Cora - Amsterdam

6. Sally Shapiro - Forget About You

7. Charlotte Perrelli - Still Young

8. Måneskin - I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE

9. DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ feat Delilah Brao, Luke Markinson & Anyelisax - Try Not To Be Afraid

10. ishi vu - This Is Your Life

11. Leonie Meijer - Take Me Back To Forgiveness

12. Alba August - Lights

13. Sofia Källgren - Handen På Hjärtat

14. Amy Studt - Ladder In My Tights

15. Alex M.O.R.P.H. feat Sylvia Tosun - An Angel's Love

16. Elena Tsagrinou - El Diablo

17. Tatiana Grindenko - COME IN / II. MOVEMENT

18. Thomas Lemmer & Christoph Sebastian Pabst - Gebirgsbachtürkis

19. Delta Goodrem - Everyone's Famous

20. Watergate - Maid Of Orleans (The Battle II)

21. thisisNAMASTE - I Like Your Face

22. Gina G - Higher Than Love

23. Hooverphonic - The Wrong Place

24. Jadudah - Love You (When You're A Mess)

25. KEiiNO - Monument

26. KA'BEL - Broken Hearted

27. Reba McEntire - Fancy (Dave Audé Remix)

28. Becky Hill & David Guetta - Remember

29. Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas

30. Hello Saferide - Anna

31. Sheppard - The Reasons Why

32. Måneskin - ZITTI E BUONI

33. TIX - Fallen Angel

34. Angel - Sommaren I City

35. DJ Muscleboy feat Yohanna - Spending My Time

36. Beatrice Egli - Power

37. Dotter - Little Tot

38. ABBA - Keep An Eye On Dan

39. Oden & Fatzo - Lauren

40. Te quiero Euridice - Un Segreto Tra Di Noi

41. Eva Rydberg & Ewa Roos - Rena Rama Ding Dong

42. Steps - Living In A Lie

43. Adele - Easy On Me

44. Ann Lee - No No No

45. Miss Li - The Manual

46. Pale Waves - Easy

47. Texas - Mr Haze

48. ABBA - Just A Notion

49. dodie - When

50. Gordon Giltrap - The Carnival - From "Wish You Were Here...?" TV Show

51. Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u

52. Steps - Take Me For A Ride

53. Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)

54. Delta Goodrem - All Of My Friends

55. ABBA - I Can Be That Woman

56. Saint Etienne - Music Again

57. Agnes - Here Comes The Night

58. Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix - Heartbreak Anthem

59. Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license

60. ATB x Topic x A7S - Your Love (9PM)

61. Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez feat Kathryn Hahn - Agatha All Along

62. Pink Pantheress - Just For Me

63. Ed Sheeran - Shivers

64. ABBA - Little Things

65. Lorde - Mood Ring

66. The Kelly Family - Christmas In Our Hearts

67. Cosmic Armchair - Conversations

68. Papa Dance - Nasz Disneyland

69. Clara Rubensson - Love In Siberia

70. Avi + Nat - Lost In Paradise

71. Nathan Evans - Wellerman (220 Kid x Billen Ted Remix)

72. Alba August - Killing Time

73. ABBA - When You Danced With Me

74. Delta Goodrem - Play

75. Dua Lipa - We're Good

76. easy life - music to walk home to

77. Camila Cabello - Don't Go Yet

78. Nothing But Thieves - Impossible (Orchestral Version) [Live At Abbey Road]

79. James Newman - Embers

80. David Scott - Aurora

81. Ferreck Dawn X Jem Cooke - Back Tomorrow

82. Shogun feat Adara - Dragon

83. Anne-Marie & Little Mix - Kiss My (Uh Oh)

84. Anabel Englund - Midnight Rapture

85. Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits

86. Jessica Andersson - Horizon

87. Erika Vikman - Syntisten Pöytä

88. Arvingarna - Tänker Inte Alls Gå Hem

89. Daði Freyr - 10 Years

90. Tusse - Voices

91. The Kiffness - Numnum Cat

92. Giordana Angi feat Loredana Bertè - Tuttapposto

93. Maisie Peters - Psycho

94. Glass Animals - Heat Waves

95. Wolf Alice - How Can I Make It OK?

96. Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever

97. Foxes - Sister Ray

98. Helene Fischer feat Luis Fonsi - Vamos a Marte

99. Ed Sheeran - Overpass Graffiti

100. Martin & Eric feat Thelma - Colours

 

Spotify playlist: https://spoti.fi/3JslMYa

 

Top 40 albums of 2021

 

 

1. ABBA - Voyage

2. Delta Goodrem - Bridge Over Troubled Dreams

3. Steps - What The Future Holds Pt.2

4. dodie - Build A Problem

5. Sheppard - Kaleidoscope Eyes

6. Ed Sheeran - =

7. Agnes - Magic Still Exists

8. Smith & Thell - Pixie's Parasol

9. Adele - 30

10. Clara Klingenström - Claras Dagbok

11. Self Esteem - Prioritise Pleasure

12. Taylor Swift - Red (Taylor's Version)

13. Anne-Marie - Therapy

14. Self Esteem - Compliments Please

15. Saint Etienne - I’ve Been Trying To Tell You

16. Little Mix - Between Us

17. The Veronicas - HUMAN

18. Becky Hill - Only Honest On The Weekend

19. Texas - Hi

20. Lana Del Rey - Chemtrails Over The Country Club

21. Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever

22. Helene Fischer - Rausch

23. Beatrice Egli - Alles Was Du Brauscht

24. Zara Larsson - Poster Girl

25. Jo O'Meara - With Love

26. Erika Vikman - Erika Vikman

27. Taylor Swift - Fearless (Taylor's Version)

28. DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ - The Makin' Magick II Album

29. Alba August - I Still Hide

30. Maite Kelly - Hello

31. Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR

32. Elton John - The Lockdown Sessions

33. Lana Del Rey - Blue Banisters

34. James Blunt - The Stars Beneath My Feet (2004-2021)

35. Tom Odell - monsters

36. London Grammar - Californian Soul

37. Pale Waves - Who Am I?

38. Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend

39. The Veronicas - GODZILLA

40. Marina - Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land

 

Commentary

 

Happy New Year everyone! So in what is probably not a huge surprise to anyone, the VERY long awaited and unexpected return of ABBA dominates my end of year chart, with the Swedish legends taking No.1 and No.3 as well as five other entries, AND the No.1 album of the year.

 

Instant disco classic Don't Shut Me Down eventually came out on top after I liked both of the comeback singles equally initially, a wonderful addition to the ABBA canon fronted by Agnetha, a tale of love, hope and coping with plenty of nods to previous singles and a killer chorus. Meanwhile, Frida's star turn on the beautifully nostalgic and triumphant ballad I Still Have Faith In You doesn't disgrace itself in third place.

 

Sandwhiched in between is Melodifestivalen discovery Clara Klingenström, who rode the wildcard wave to come out of nowhere and finish top five in the final, becoming a major star in the process with the fantastic indie-pop strummer Behöver Inte Dig Idag - I so would have loved to see Sweden take a chance on this and have a hunch it might have served them a little better than the good but generic Voices by Tusse. Another song from a strong Melfest year is also in the top ten - Still Young, the schlager final comeback from the iconic Charlotte Perrelli, which finishes 7th.

 

That's it for Eurovision related songs at the very top, with the highest actual entry, El Diablo by Cyprus' Lady Gaga tribute Elena Tsagrinou coming 16th. There is representation in the top ten from Italian winner, and already global superstars Måneskin, however, who finish at No.8 with the huge hit (thanks to TikTok as much as Eurovision) I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE. Their winner also comes top 40, along with the entries from Belgium and Norway.

 

The remaining five slots in the top ten are courtesy of BJSC, with Self Esteem leading the pack of my own entries with the incredible modern day Baz Luhrman type track, I Do This All The Time, which should have been No.1 for weeks. It wasn't but she has become a star in the last few months and has topped lots of respected year-end album lists, so despite 'only' finishing 10th in BJSC and not charting at all with I Do This All The Time, she has had the last laugh.

 

German duo Cora's 80s track Amsterdam is No.5, a bit of an old find for me which unsurprisingly flopped in the BJSC final, but their German ode to the Dutch city is just wonderful. And returning Swedish Italo Disco duo Sally Shapiro's stunning electropop ballad Forget About You is No.6. Also just popping in is another Swede, ishi vu with electronic dance track This Is Your Life, which bagged the bronze medal in its contest and finishes 10th in my end of year ranking.

 

The highest 'foreign' BJSC entry of a few discoveries scattered among the top 100 is Trifoski's runner-up Try Not To Be Afraid by DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ feat Delilah Brao, Luke Markinson & Anyelisax, marking the second time the mysterious DJ Sabrina has finished top ten in my end of year chart - she also finished 9th in 2019 with my own entry All The Beautiful Things U Do - the two songs are more or less on par for me, both completely brilliant.

 

Big UK hits (the aforementioned Eurovision winners excepted) are few and far between as is often the way, but kudos to the following for making the grade - Remember by Becky Hill & David Guetta (28), Ed and Elton's recent No.1 single Merry Christmas (29) and two of the former's other chart toppers, Shivers (63) and Bad Habits (85), Adele's comeback Easy On Me (43), two from the year's biggest new star Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u (51) and drivers license (59), the most unexpected No.1 for years, Cold Heart by Elton John and Dua Lipa (53), Heartbreak Anthem by Galantis, David Guetta and Little Mix (58), a triumphant top 10 return from the great ATB, along with Topic on Your Love (9PM) (60), Nathan Evans' novelty sea shanty hit Wellerman (71), Kiss My (Uh Oh) by Anne-Marie and Little Mix (83), Heat Waves by Glass Animals (94), Happier Than Ever by Billie Eilish (96), and another Ed track - Overpass Grafiti at 99.

 

In a great year for many of my favourite acts being active simultaneously, the ABBA album managed to edge out both Delta Goodrem's Bridge Over Troubled Dreams at No.2, and Steps' What The Future Holds Pt.2, the follow-up to my favourite album of 2020. The victor in last year's end of year songs chart, dodie finishes at No.4 with her debut album Build A Problem, while my favourite Aussie group Sheppard complete the top five with Kaleidoscope Eyes. This means usual heavyweights Ed Sheeran and Adele finish as low as No.6 and No.9 respectively, with albums by Agnes, Smith & Thell and Clara Klingenström also in the top ten.

 

A pretty strong year for both songs and albums overall, but like 2020 it was not an easy year outside music - surely 2022 will be better?

Edited December 31, 20213 yr by gooddelta

Hi Rich, my faves from your list.

 

4. Self Esteem - I Do This All The Time

5. Cora - Amsterdam - 1984 unknown song smashing in 2021 EOY chart, what is this Popchart's chart? :lol: this was great though

6. Sally Shapiro - Forget About You

8. Måneskin - I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE yeah I think this will be the token most appeared track in people's EOY's across the board along with Dua and Elton.

9. DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ feat Delilah Brao, Luke Markinson & Anyelisax - Try Not To Be Afraid such a wonderful entry this was

10. ishi vu - This Is Your Life yasss another solid entry from you this year

12. Alba August - Lights

14. Amy Studt - Ladder In My Tights really serving these very old random songs in your chart lol I don't think I've even heard this but her 2002 album we had on in the car once and I remember it being a rather solid album throughout. 2000's thread helping you out this year

15. Alex M.O.R.P.H. feat Sylvia Tosun - An Angel's Love the trance slayyyerrrr. You can't kill it!

16. Elena Tsagrinou - El Diablo great pick, this was one that stood out to me from the early bunch!

18. Thomas Lemmer & Christoph Sebastian Pabst - Gebirgsbachtürkis

21. thisisNAMASTE - I Like Your Face

22. Gina G - Higher Than Love

23. Hooverphonic - The Wrong Place I think I preferred the entry Pete sent to BJSC but this was cool too, certainly grew more afterwards!

24. Jadudah - Love You (When You're A Mess)

26. KA'BEL - Broken Hearted

27. Reba McEntire - Fancy (Dave Audé Remix)

28. Becky Hill & David Guetta - Remember I've funnily enough only just got into this more now rather than months ago when it was smashing. Put that down to me not listening to the charts on and off though and really seeking many hits out during the summer. Becky's really outdone the Voice tag now. 8 years and still going strong even if the majority is featuring rather than the lead.

29. Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas I'd like this a lot more if Mr Elton wasn't singing on it oops. He kinda work okay on the Dua remix but not this.

32. Måneskin - ZITTI E BUONI not everyday a rock track wins Eurovision. They've done extremely well!

35. DJ Muscleboy feat Yohanna - Spending My Time

43. Adele - Easy On Me - Unpopular opinion but I liked this to begin with but I got bored of it pretty quickly and coming from someone who is a big Adele fan too oops. The 'Eeeasssy' bits grate after a while for me. She still has the voice obviously though which we all know and love!

50. Gordon Giltrap - The Carnival - From "Wish You Were Here...?" TV Show Not heard it but Gordon Giltrap as a name for an artist :lol:

51. Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u the only track I particularly care of that she's released but it's a GREAT one at that.

53. Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix) wasn't sure about this at first but it clicked eventually and I love it now. I was so slow tweaking on Dua singing another Elton song on top of 'Sacrafice' lmao. I legit thought it was an original song she was singing :lol:

58. Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix - Heartbreak Anthem

59. Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license

60. ATB x Topic x A7S - Your Love (9PM)

63. Ed Sheeran - Shivers oops a bit low for this. It was his best song by miles for me this year.

66. The Kelly Family - Christmas In Our Hearts novelty but pretty fun at the same time. What's not to like?

75. Dua Lipa - We're Good

77. Camila Cabello - Don't Go Yet

79. James Newman - Embers flop. didn't think this did us any favours sending him when he doesn't have a memorable voice and quite dated.

84. Anabel Englund - Midnight Rapture

85. Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits

87. Erika Vikman - Syntisten Pöytä wonder if Cody will see this here..

89. Daði Freyr - 10 Years

94. Glass Animals - Heat Waves

96. Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever I love how this starts with your typical Billie blandness but evolves into quite a rock release from the middle!

99. Ed Sheeran - Overpass Graffiti

 

Great chart :D

Hi there!

Here are my favourites from your top 100 list:

1. ABBA - Don't Shut Me Down

3. ABBA - I Still Have Faith In You

4. Self Esteem - I Do This All The Time

8. Måneskin - I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE

16. Elena Tsagrinou - El Diablo

23. Hooverphonic - The Wrong Place

28. Becky Hill & David Guetta - Remember

29. Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas

32. Måneskin - ZITTI E BUONI

33. TIX - Fallen Angel

38. ABBA - Keep An Eye On Dan

39. Oden & Fatzo - Lauren

43. Adele - Easy On Me

48. ABBA - Just A Notion

51. Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u

53. Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)

58. Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix - Heartbreak Anthem

59. Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license

60. ATB x Topic x A7S - Your Love (9PM)

63. Ed Sheeran - Shivers

64. ABBA - Little Things

65. Lorde - Mood Ring

71. Nathan Evans - Wellerman (220 Kid x Billen Ted Remix)

73. ABBA - When You Danced With Me

75. Dua Lipa - We're Good

77. Camila Cabello - Don't Go Yet

79. James Newman - Embers

83. Anne-Marie & Little Mix - Kiss My (Uh Oh)

85. Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits

89. Daði Freyr - 10 Years

90. Tusse - Voices

93. Maisie Peters - Psycho

94. Glass Animals - Heat Waves

95. Wolf Alice - How Can I Make It OK?

96. Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever

97. Foxes - Sister Ray

99. Ed Sheeran - Overpass Graffiti

 

Great year-end list!

ABBA smashing, we love to see it :wub: Don't Shut Me Down is easily up there with their classics for me, such a great return. Here's my other faves:

8. Måneskin - I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE

16. Elena Tsagrinou - El Diablo

23. Hooverphonic - The Wrong Place

32. Måneskin - ZITTI E BUONI

38. ABBA - Keep An Eye On Dan

46. Pale Waves - Easy

48. ABBA - Just A Notion

51. Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u

53. Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)

59. Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license

62. Pink Pantheress - Just For Me

65. Lorde - Mood Ring

75. Dua Lipa - We're Good

77. Camila Cabello - Don't Go Yet

94. Glass Animals - Heat Waves

95. Wolf Alice - How Can I Make It OK?

96. Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever

Hi Rich! Here are my favourites!

 

1. ABBA - Don't Shut Me Down - A decent #1 and a decent comeback from ABBA! Whilst it's not my usual genre it was nice to see them get themselves into the Top 10.

4. Self Esteem - I Do This All The Time - Probably my favourite BJSC finalist this year, the chorus is incredibly strong and the talking in the verses is very refreshing.

6. Sally Shapiro - Forget About You

23. Hooverphonic - The Wrong Place - One of the best Eurovision entries this year, whilst I probably prefer Luka as lead singer to Geike this is still a very well put-together song.

27. Reba McEntire - Fancy (Dave Audé Remix)

29. Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas

31. Sheppard - The Reasons Why - This has grown on me a lot as the weeks have gone by, I don't think I've heard many songs with a female lead so it took a while getting used to it but it is a lovely song.

53. Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)

58. Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix - Heartbreak Anthem

71. Nathan Evans - Wellerman (220 Kid x Billen Ted Remix)

79. James Newman - Embers - Absolutely didn't deserve nul points! :(

89. Daði Freyr - 10 Years

90. Tusse - Voices

93. Maisie Peters - Psycho

94. Glass Animals - Heat Waves - Really happy to see this become so popular this year! Glass Animals certainly deserve it.

 

Great chart, thanks for posting!

Yay for We're God appearing here :w00t: #underrated

 

Also nice to see you're a fan of "Aurora" as well! I had considered sending it to BJSC last year but sent "Getting Late" instead

Hi Rich, my faves from your list.

 

4. Self Esteem - I Do This All The Time

5. Cora - Amsterdam - 1984 unknown song smashing in 2021 EOY chart, what is this Popchart's chart? :lol: this was great though

6. Sally Shapiro - Forget About You

8. Måneskin - I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE yeah I think this will be the token most appeared track in people's EOY's across the board along with Dua and Elton.

9. DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ feat Delilah Brao, Luke Markinson & Anyelisax - Try Not To Be Afraid such a wonderful entry this was

10. ishi vu - This Is Your Life yasss another solid entry from you this year

12. Alba August - Lights

14. Amy Studt - Ladder In My Tights really serving these very old random songs in your chart lol I don't think I've even heard this but her 2002 album we had on in the car once and I remember it being a rather solid album throughout. 2000's thread helping you out this year

15. Alex M.O.R.P.H. feat Sylvia Tosun - An Angel's Love the trance slayyyerrrr. You can't kill it!

16. Elena Tsagrinou - El Diablo great pick, this was one that stood out to me from the early bunch!

18. Thomas Lemmer & Christoph Sebastian Pabst - Gebirgsbachtürkis

21. thisisNAMASTE - I Like Your Face

22. Gina G - Higher Than Love

23. Hooverphonic - The Wrong Place I think I preferred the entry Pete sent to BJSC but this was cool too, certainly grew more afterwards!

24. Jadudah - Love You (When You're A Mess)

26. KA'BEL - Broken Hearted

27. Reba McEntire - Fancy (Dave Audé Remix)

28. Becky Hill & David Guetta - Remember I've funnily enough only just got into this more now rather than months ago when it was smashing. Put that down to me not listening to the charts on and off though and really seeking many hits out during the summer. Becky's really outdone the Voice tag now. 8 years and still going strong even if the majority is featuring rather than the lead.

29. Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas I'd like this a lot more if Mr Elton wasn't singing on it oops. He kinda work okay on the Dua remix but not this.

32. Måneskin - ZITTI E BUONI not everyday a rock track wins Eurovision. They've done extremely well!

35. DJ Muscleboy feat Yohanna - Spending My Time

43. Adele - Easy On Me - Unpopular opinion but I liked this to begin with but I got bored of it pretty quickly and coming from someone who is a big Adele fan too oops. The 'Eeeasssy' bits grate after a while for me. She still has the voice obviously though which we all know and love!

50. Gordon Giltrap - The Carnival - From "Wish You Were Here...?" TV Show Not heard it but Gordon Giltrap as a name for an artist :lol:

51. Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u the only track I particularly care of that she's released but it's a GREAT one at that.

53. Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix) wasn't sure about this at first but it clicked eventually and I love it now. I was so slow tweaking on Dua singing another Elton song on top of 'Sacrafice' lmao. I legit thought it was an original song she was singing :lol:

58. Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix - Heartbreak Anthem

59. Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license

60. ATB x Topic x A7S - Your Love (9PM)

63. Ed Sheeran - Shivers oops a bit low for this. It was his best song by miles for me this year.

66. The Kelly Family - Christmas In Our Hearts novelty but pretty fun at the same time. What's not to like?

75. Dua Lipa - We're Good

77. Camila Cabello - Don't Go Yet

79. James Newman - Embers flop. didn't think this did us any favours sending him when he doesn't have a memorable voice and quite dated.

84. Anabel Englund - Midnight Rapture

85. Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits

87. Erika Vikman - Syntisten Pöytä wonder if Cody will see this here..

89. Daði Freyr - 10 Years

94. Glass Animals - Heat Waves

96. Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever I love how this starts with your typical Billie blandness but evolves into quite a rock release from the middle!

99. Ed Sheeran - Overpass Graffiti

 

Great chart :D

 

Thanks for commenting Rob!

 

Ha yes, quite high for Cora in the end considering how old it is! Glad you liked quite a few of my BJSC entries here this year.

 

Oh yeah Pete's BJSC Hooverphonic was fab, my 18 I think at the time and a big hit in my end of year chart that year too, they're a really good band.

 

Oops at Shivers, I didn't expect it to finish so low really, I think it's great but it wore on me after the first few weeks.

 

Yeah quite an unepxected track from Billie really, one of my favourites from her tbh, it does stand out.

Hi there!

Here are my favourites from your top 100 list:

1. ABBA - Don't Shut Me Down

3. ABBA - I Still Have Faith In You

4. Self Esteem - I Do This All The Time

8. Måneskin - I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE

16. Elena Tsagrinou - El Diablo

23. Hooverphonic - The Wrong Place

28. Becky Hill & David Guetta - Remember

29. Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas

32. Måneskin - ZITTI E BUONI

33. TIX - Fallen Angel

38. ABBA - Keep An Eye On Dan

39. Oden & Fatzo - Lauren

43. Adele - Easy On Me

48. ABBA - Just A Notion

51. Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u

53. Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)

58. Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix - Heartbreak Anthem

59. Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license

60. ATB x Topic x A7S - Your Love (9PM)

63. Ed Sheeran - Shivers

64. ABBA - Little Things

65. Lorde - Mood Ring

71. Nathan Evans - Wellerman (220 Kid x Billen Ted Remix)

73. ABBA - When You Danced With Me

75. Dua Lipa - We're Good

77. Camila Cabello - Don't Go Yet

79. James Newman - Embers

83. Anne-Marie & Little Mix - Kiss My (Uh Oh)

85. Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits

89. Daði Freyr - 10 Years

90. Tusse - Voices

93. Maisie Peters - Psycho

94. Glass Animals - Heat Waves

95. Wolf Alice - How Can I Make It OK?

96. Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever

97. Foxes - Sister Ray

99. Ed Sheeran - Overpass Graffiti

 

Great year-end list!

 

Thanks a lot for commenting Sergej!

 

ABBA smashing, we love to see it :wub: Don't Shut Me Down is easily up there with their classics for me, such a great return. Here's my other faves:

8. Måneskin - I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE

16. Elena Tsagrinou - El Diablo

23. Hooverphonic - The Wrong Place

32. Måneskin - ZITTI E BUONI

38. ABBA - Keep An Eye On Dan

46. Pale Waves - Easy

48. ABBA - Just A Notion

51. Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u

53. Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)

59. Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license

62. Pink Pantheress - Just For Me

65. Lorde - Mood Ring

75. Dua Lipa - We're Good

77. Camila Cabello - Don't Go Yet

94. Glass Animals - Heat Waves

95. Wolf Alice - How Can I Make It OK?

96. Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever

 

Thanks Ansel, I agree, I really didn't expect Don't Shut Me Down to be so good. A really stellar comeback from ABBA musically, and in terms of impact.

Hi Rich! Here are my favourites!

 

1. ABBA - Don't Shut Me Down - A decent #1 and a decent comeback from ABBA! Whilst it's not my usual genre it was nice to see them get themselves into the Top 10.

4. Self Esteem - I Do This All The Time - Probably my favourite BJSC finalist this year, the chorus is incredibly strong and the talking in the verses is very refreshing.

6. Sally Shapiro - Forget About You

23. Hooverphonic - The Wrong Place - One of the best Eurovision entries this year, whilst I probably prefer Luka as lead singer to Geike this is still a very well put-together song.

27. Reba McEntire - Fancy (Dave Audé Remix)

29. Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas

31. Sheppard - The Reasons Why - This has grown on me a lot as the weeks have gone by, I don't think I've heard many songs with a female lead so it took a while getting used to it but it is a lovely song.

53. Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)

58. Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix - Heartbreak Anthem

71. Nathan Evans - Wellerman (220 Kid x Billen Ted Remix)

79. James Newman - Embers - Absolutely didn't deserve nul points! :(

89. Daði Freyr - 10 Years

90. Tusse - Voices

93. Maisie Peters - Psycho

94. Glass Animals - Heat Waves - Really happy to see this become so popular this year! Glass Animals certainly deserve it.

 

Great chart, thanks for posting!

 

Thanks for commenting Pete,

 

I was so pleased to see ABBA get a top ten with a new single, no mean feat for new material from a band in their 70s! I'm really glad you liked Self Esteem's track, I agree that it stands out.

 

Yes I had a feeling you'd approve of Hooverphonic making it to Eurovision, it's a shame what went down with replacing the singers really, but it was such a good song and performance and didn't deserve to flop so hard (3 points in the televote - I voted for it at least! :lol:)

 

Glad the Sheppard song has grown on you, I love Amy's voice and it's a really sweet song.

 

Embers was definitely a solid song in studio version. The live performance wasn't very impactful but it did deserve some points at least, just got a bit lost I suppose.

Yay for We're God appearing here :w00t: #underrated

 

Also nice to see you're a fan of "Aurora" as well! I had considered sending it to BJSC last year but sent "Getting Late" instead

 

We're soooo Good. Completely underrated indeed, at least Dua didn't go without success elsewhere in 2021. It's quite curious that she smashes - deservedly - 90% of the time, but every so often she has a song that doesn't connect as much with the GP. Their loss with We're Good.

 

Oh yeah I considered Aurora too, and it's a shame I didn't send it in a way as I missed my (usually) annual South African entry. It's a really good song with a lovely vocal.

 

Thanks for commenting Kath!

Hey, there! ^_^

 

Here are my faves from your charts:

 

3. ABBA - I Still Have Faith In You

8. Måneskin - I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE

15. Alex M.O.R.P.H. feat Sylvia Tosun - An Angel's Love

25. KEiiNO - Monument

27. Reba McEntire - Fancy (Dave Audé Remix)

28. Becky Hill & David Guetta - Remember

29. Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas

33. TIX - Fallen Angel

35. DJ Muscleboy feat Yohanna - Spending My Time

43. Adele - Easy On Me

48. ABBA - Just A Notion

58. Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix - Heartbreak Anthem

60. ATB x Topic x A7S - Your Love (9PM) (Start enjoying this rework after ATB released the Sequential One Remix)

63. Ed Sheeran - Shivers

73. ABBA - When You Danced With Me

85. Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits

93. Maisie Peters - Psycho

94. Glass Animals - Heat Waves

97. Foxes - Sister Ray

 

Great Top!

 

my faves of the list

 

1. ABBA - Don't Shut Me Down – a great comeback for Abba along with #3, I'm not a huge fan but both tracks did make my top 40 for a week

3. ABBA - I Still Have Faith In You

4. Self Esteem - I Do This All The Time

6. Sally Shapiro - Forget About You

8. Måneskin - I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE

9. DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ feat Delilah Brao, Luke Markinson & Anyelisax - Try Not To Be Afraid

10. ishi vu - This Is Your Life

15. Alex M.O.R.P.H. feat Sylvia Tosun - An Angel's Love

27. Reba McEntire - Fancy (Dave Audé Remix) – glad you got such a great discovery from this, and that it appears much higher up your list than mine!

28. Becky Hill & David Guetta - Remember

29. Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas

32. Måneskin - ZITTI E BUONI

35. DJ Muscleboy feat Yohanna - Spending My Time

38. ABBA - Keep An Eye On Dan – aha thanks for reminding me this exists, past the novelty of it having my name in the song title it's actually rather decent though

39. Oden & Fatzo - Lauren – this is brilliant, could very well appear high in my EOY 2022

43. Adele - Easy On Me

53. Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)

58. Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix - Heartbreak Anthem

60. ATB x Topic x A7S - Your Love (9PM)

62. Pink Pantheress - Just For Me

66. The Kelly Family - Christmas In Our Hearts – I liked this more than I expected to but alas Christmas quickly went after I got around to listening to that contest

75. Dua Lipa - We're Good

81. Ferreck Dawn X Jem Cooke - Back Tomorrow

84. Anabel Englund - Midnight Rapture

85. Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits – this was fairly good by Ed's standards but quickly got rinsed on the radio so never had the desire to listen to it on my own accord

87. Erika Vikman - Syntisten Pöytä

89. Daði Freyr - 10 Years

 

some great picks from the mainstream hits too, #28, #43, #53, #58 and #60 were all highlights from the chart last year.

Hi Rich! Pleased to see Delta doing as well as ever, it's a strong and tight album from her though I've not listened to it quite as much as usual. I think it's probably a stronger overall package than Wings of the Wild but without the same high highs on the whole? :thinking: Still great nonetheless! Love Agnes being in your top 10 albums too, a wonderful surprise :wub:

 

I'm not the biggest ABBA fan going (sacrilege I know! :kink:) but Don't Shut Me Down was a nice track so can't begrudge that being your #1! Really liked Clara Klingenström being the Melfest underdog last year, the song grew with each play and crept into my weekly top 40 too after initially not caring too much. Can't believe it's almost Melfest time again, I'm excited!

 

Ladder In My Tights! *.* I've loved that song for ages now, can't believe they picked All I Wanna Do to be a single over that!

Hey, there! ^_^

 

Here are my faves from your charts:

 

3. ABBA - I Still Have Faith In You

8. Måneskin - I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE

15. Alex M.O.R.P.H. feat Sylvia Tosun - An Angel's Love

25. KEiiNO - Monument

27. Reba McEntire - Fancy (Dave Audé Remix)

28. Becky Hill & David Guetta - Remember

29. Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas

33. TIX - Fallen Angel

35. DJ Muscleboy feat Yohanna - Spending My Time

43. Adele - Easy On Me

48. ABBA - Just A Notion

58. Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix - Heartbreak Anthem

60. ATB x Topic x A7S - Your Love (9PM) (Start enjoying this rework after ATB released the Sequential One Remix)

63. Ed Sheeran - Shivers

73. ABBA - When You Danced With Me

85. Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits

93. Maisie Peters - Psycho

94. Glass Animals - Heat Waves

97. Foxes - Sister Ray

 

Great Top!

 

Thanks for commenting! I must check out that remix of Your Love (9PM), I loved the 90s Sequential One mixes.

my faves of the list

 

1. ABBA - Don't Shut Me Down – a great comeback for Abba along with #3, I'm not a huge fan but both tracks did make my top 40 for a week

3. ABBA - I Still Have Faith In You

4. Self Esteem - I Do This All The Time

6. Sally Shapiro - Forget About You

8. Måneskin - I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE

9. DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ feat Delilah Brao, Luke Markinson & Anyelisax - Try Not To Be Afraid

10. ishi vu - This Is Your Life

15. Alex M.O.R.P.H. feat Sylvia Tosun - An Angel's Love

27. Reba McEntire - Fancy (Dave Audé Remix) – glad you got such a great discovery from this, and that it appears much higher up your list than mine!

28. Becky Hill & David Guetta - Remember

29. Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas

32. Måneskin - ZITTI E BUONI

35. DJ Muscleboy feat Yohanna - Spending My Time

38. ABBA - Keep An Eye On Dan – aha thanks for reminding me this exists, past the novelty of it having my name in the song title it's actually rather decent though

39. Oden & Fatzo - Lauren – this is brilliant, could very well appear high in my EOY 2022

43. Adele - Easy On Me

53. Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)

58. Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix - Heartbreak Anthem

60. ATB x Topic x A7S - Your Love (9PM)

62. Pink Pantheress - Just For Me

66. The Kelly Family - Christmas In Our Hearts – I liked this more than I expected to but alas Christmas quickly went after I got around to listening to that contest

75. Dua Lipa - We're Good

81. Ferreck Dawn X Jem Cooke - Back Tomorrow

84. Anabel Englund - Midnight Rapture

85. Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits – this was fairly good by Ed's standards but quickly got rinsed on the radio so never had the desire to listen to it on my own accord

87. Erika Vikman - Syntisten Pöytä

89. Daði Freyr - 10 Years

 

some great picks from the mainstream hits too, #28, #43, #53, #58 and #60 were all highlights from the chart last year.

 

Thanks Dan, glad to hear you liked the ABBA songs somewhat! Ha, yeah Keep An Eye On Dan is definitely an album highlight, I was a little unsure what to expect when I saw the song title.

 

Yes Fancy was such a brilliant entry from you, a real curveball that I absolutely loved immediately, glad it did so well for you and would have loved to see it win, even though Midnight Rapture made my chart too.

 

Agreed about Lauren, such a shame it's not taking off commercially, it sounds like it could have done!

 

Glad you liked The Kelly Family Christmas song, it's pretty jolly and catchy although I didn't expect it to go anywhere really in the results!

 

Yes every now and then I do still hear a big chart smash that I enjoy! The ATB song was a really welcome and unexpected top 10 return for him.

Edited January 12, 20223 yr by gooddelta

Hi Rich! Pleased to see Delta doing as well as ever, it's a strong and tight album from her though I've not listened to it quite as much as usual. I think it's probably a stronger overall package than Wings of the Wild but without the same high highs on the whole? :thinking: Still great nonetheless! Love Agnes being in your top 10 albums too, a wonderful surprise :wub:

 

I'm not the biggest ABBA fan going (sacrilege I know! :kink:) but Don't Shut Me Down was a nice track so can't begrudge that being your #1! Really liked Clara Klingenström being the Melfest underdog last year, the song grew with each play and crept into my weekly top 40 too after initially not caring too much. Can't believe it's almost Melfest time again, I'm excited!

 

Ladder In My Tights! *.* I've loved that song for ages now, can't believe they picked All I Wanna Do to be a single over that!

 

Thanks Joseph! Yeah I see what you mean about the Delta album, I do feel like the strongest songs on it were released as singles last year so as a whole it maybe didn't have as much mileage as her other albums, which pretty much always top my end of year charts (apart from Only Santa Knows and the Olivia soundtrack, oops!). But it's incredibly consistent anyway and I do really enjoy it. Agreed about Agnes, her quality never seems to let up.

 

Ha, I guess not everyone can be but really glad to hear you enjoyed Don't Shut Me Down somewhat. Glad Clara's grew on you too, I really loved her song and that the Swedish public took to her story and infectious personality. She wasn't as professional as all the other acts, particularly with her reactions to getting through etc, but I don't think it mattered. Yeah I'm really looking forward to it starting too!

 

Unbelievably I never checked out Amy Studt's debut album until this year, even though Misfit was in my 2003 end of year chart. I finally checked it out after seeing a thread about it on Buzzjack and was impressed, but particularly with the complete anthem that is Ladder In My Tights! I too can't believe it was overlooked for that pointless cover, I reckon it could have been another top 10 for her and not derailed the campaign completely like that did :drama:

Edited January 13, 20223 yr by gooddelta