It's that time of the year again. Here is the one rate to decide which song that missed the top 20 really should've peaked there. ;) Back for its 9th anniversary now, and 2nd time with me as the host.

 

Here is how it works. Any song that entered in the top 40, but failed to reach the top 20, for the first time in 2022 will be eligible. 103 titles are therefore eligible for competition, which will be randomly split into two semi-finals.

 

We have no time for songs that miss the top 20 twice, so only songs that reach the top 20 of the semi-final will qualify to the grand final.

 

Past results

2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014

Simply rank your top 10 favourites like this (or at least 5 if you're struggling to find that many songs you enjoy)

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And if there is something on the list that you really hate, you have this option;

-02 Least Favourite

 

The song with the most points will win the title of the song Buzzjack thinks should have been a UK top 20 smash! :D and will join the hall of honorary UK top twenties (listed at the end of the post).

 

The List:

Aitch - 1989

Alesso & Zara Larsson - Words

Billie Eilish - The 30th

Blackpink - Pink Venom

Blackpink - Shut Down

Blink-182 - Edging

Bugzy Malone & Mist - Energy

Burna Boy - Alone

Central Cee - LA Leakers Freestyle

Central Cee - Straight Back To It

Charli XCX feat. Rina Sawayama - Beg for You

Charlie Puth - Light Switch

D-Block Europe - 4 The Win

D-Block Europe - Black Beatles

D-Block Europe - Conor McGregor

D-Block Europe - Man In the Mirror

D4VD - Romantic Homicide

David Kushner - Miserable Man

Digga D - Hold It Down

Diplo & Miguel - Don't Forget My Love

DJ Khaled feat. Drake & Lil Baby - Staying Alive

Drake - Sticky

Fred Again.. - Delilah (Pull Me Out Of This)

Ghost - Mary On A Cross

Headie One, Abra Cadabra & Bandokay - Can't Be Us

Jack Harlow - Dua Lipa

Jae5 feat. Dave & BNXN - Propeller

Juice Wrld - Cigarettes

Juice Wrld - In My Head

Kalush - Stefania

Kendrick Lamar - The Heart Part 5

KSI - Summer Is Over

Lady Gaga - Hold My Hand

Leah Kate - 10 Things I Hate About You

Lil Yachty - Poland

Meekz feat. Dave - Fresh Out the Bank

Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa - Sweetest Pie

Metallica - Master of Puppets

Mimi Webb - Ghost of You

Montell Fish - Hotel

N-Dubz - Charmer

Omar Apollo - Evergreen (You Didn't Deserve Me At All)

Rosa Linn - Snap

SZA - Nobody Gets Me

Tate McRae - Chaotic

The 1975 - Oh Caroline

The Game & Kanye West - Eazy

The Kid Laroi - Thousand Miles

The Weeknd - How Do I Make You Love Me?

Tiësto & Charli XCX - Hot In It

Tion Wayne & M24 - Knock Knock

Buzzjack's honorary UK top 20s – previous medalists:

 

2021: 1st: Willow ~ Transparent Soul (feat. Travis Barker) / 2nd: Billie Eilish ~ Oxytocin / 3rd: Dua Lipa ~ We're Good

2020: 1st: Dua Lipa - Hallucinate / 2nd: Harry Styles - Golden / 3rd: Dadi Freyr - Think About Things

2019: 1st: Tiësto, Jonas Blue & Rita Ora – Ritual / 2nd: Camelphat & Cristoph feat. Jem Cooke – Breathe / 3rd: Mark Ronson feat. Camila Cabello – Find U Again

2018: 1st: Au/Ra & CamelPhat - Panic Room / 2nd: Billie Eilish - when the party's over / 3rd: Jorja Smith - Blue Lights

2017: 1st: Kesha - Praying / 2nd: Paramore - Hard Times / 3rd: Selena Gomez - Bad Liar

2016: 1st: Dua Lipa – Blow Your Mind (Mwah) / 2nd: Beyoncé – Formation / 3rd: Charli XCX feat. Lil Yachty - After The Afterparty

2015: 1st: Calvin Harris feat. HAIM - Pray To God / 2nd: Taylor Swift - Style / 3rd: Selena Gomez feat. A$AP Rocky - Good For You

2014: 1st: Lorde - Team / 2nd: HAIM - If I Could Change Your Mind / 3rd: Lana Del Rey - West Coast

 

Start voting! You have two weeks. :D

+12 SZA - Nobody Gets Me

+10 Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa - Sweetest Pie

+08 Charli XCX & Rina Sawayama - Beg For You

+07 N-Dubz - Charmer

+06 Tiesto & Charli XCX - Hot In It

+05 Mimi Webb - Ghost Of You

+04 Tate McRae - Chaotic

+03 Alesso & Zara Larsson - Words

+02 Charlie Puth - Light Switch

+01 BLACKPINK - Pink Venom

+12 Ghost - Mary On A Cross

+10 Tiësto & Charli XCX - Hot In It

+08 Fred Again.. - Delilah (Pull Me Out Of This)

+07 Diplo & Miguel - Don't Forget My Love

+06 Metallica - Master of Puppets

+05 Kalush - Stefania

+04 Charli XCX feat. Rina Sawayama - Beg for You

+03 Alesso & Zara Larsson - Words

+02 The Weeknd - How Do I Make You Love Me?

+01 Kendrick Lamar - The Heart Part 5

 

-02 Blink-182 - Edging

+12 Ghost - Mary On A Cross

+10 Charlie Puth - Light Switch

+08 The 1975 - Oh Caroline

+07 Diplo & Miguel - Don't Forget My Love

+06 Metallica - Master of Puppets

+05 Blink-182 - Edging

 

-02 Tiësto & Charli XCX - Hot In It (simply generic & repetitive)

+12 Kalush - Stefania

+10 SZA - Nobody Gets Me

+08 Tiësto & Charli XCX - Hot In It

+07 Charli XCX feat. Rina Sawayama - Beg for You

+06 The Weeknd - How Do I Make You Love Me?

+05 Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa - Sweetest Pie

+04 Rosa Linn - Snap

+03 Ghost - Mary On A Cross

+02 Billie Eilish - The 30th

+01 Lady Gaga - Hold My Hand

+12: the heart part 5

+10: poland

+8: shut down

+7: stefania

+6: pink venom

+5: eazy

+4: propellor

+3: 1989

+2: the 30th

+1: 4 the win

 

-2: snap

+12 Tiësto & Charli XCX - Hot In It

+10 Leah Kate - 10 Things I Hate About You

+08 Diplo & Miguel - Don't Forget My Love

+07 The Kid Laroi - Thousand Miles

+06 Fred Again.. - Delilah (Pull Me Out Of This)

+05 Alesso & Zara Larsson - Words

+04 Charlie Puth - Light Switch

+03 Kalush - Stefania

+02 The 1975 - Oh Caroline

+01 Blink-182 - Edging

 

 

-2 Rosa Linn - Snap

+12 The Kid Laroi - Thousand Miles

+10 Charlie Puth - Light Switch

+08 Charli XCX feat. Rina Sawayama - Beg for You

+07 Tiësto & Charli XCX - Hot In It

+06 Blackpink - Pink Venom

+05 David Kushner - Miserable Man

+04 Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa - Sweetest Pie

+03 Tate McRae - Chaotic

+02 Lady Gaga - Hold My Hand

+01 Leah Kate - 10 Things I Hate About You

 

-02 DJ Khaled feat. Drake & Lil Baby - Staying Alive

+12 Ghost - Mary On A Cross

+10 The Weeknd - How Do I Make You Love Me?

+08 Billie Eilish - The 30th

+07 Kalush - Stefania

+06 D4VD - Romantic Homicide

+05 David Kushner - Miserable Man

+04 Fred Again.. - Delilah (Pull Me Out Of This)

+03 Kendrick Lamar - The Heart Part 5

+02 Metallica - Master of Puppets

+01 Jack Harlow - Dua Lipa

+12 Kendrick Lamar - The Heart Part 5

+10 The Weeknd - How Do I Make You Love Me?

+8 Fred Again... - Delilah (Pull Me Out Of This)

+7 SZA - Nobody Gets Me

+6 D4VD - Romantic Homicide

+5 Billie Eilish - The 30th

+4 Charli XCX feat. Rina Sawayama - Beg For You

+3 Drake - Sticky

+2 The Kid Laroi - Thousand Miles

+1 Burna Boy - Alone

 

-2 Montell Fish - Hotel. Blatant copy of The Hills, i have no respect for that.

+12 Ghost - Mary On A Cross

+10 Metallica - Master of Puppets

+8 Billie Eilish - The 30th

+7 Blink-182 - Edging

+6 Lady Gaga - Hold My Hand

+5 The 1975 - Oh Caroline

+4 Fred Again.. - Delilah (Pull Me Out Of This)

 

-2 Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa - Sweetest Pie

+12 Tiësto & Charli XCX - Hot In It

+10 Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa - Sweetest Pie

+08 Alesso & Zara Larsson - Words

+07 Blackpink - Pink Venom

+06 Charlie Puth - Light Switch

+05 Blackpink - Shut Down

+04 Billie Eilish - The 30th

+03 Metallica - Master of Puppets

+02 Jack Harlow - Dua Lipa

+01 Rosa Linn - Snap

 

-02 The Kid Laroi - Thousand Miles

+12 SZA - Nobody Gets Me

+10 Tiesto & Charli XCX - Hot In It

+08 Alesso & Zara Larsson - Words

+07 The 1975 - Oh Caroline

+06 Kendrick Lamar - The Heart Part 5

+05 Fred Again… - Delilah (Pull Me Out Of This)

+04 Charli XCX ft. Rina Sawayama - Beg For You

+03 Metallica - Master Of Puppets

+02 Rosa Linn - Snap

+01 Mimi Webb - Ghost Of You

 

-02 DJ Khaled ft. Drake & Lil Baby - Staying Alive

+12 Billie Eilish - The 30th

+10 Fred Again.. - Delilah (Pull Me Out Of This)

+08 Ghost - Mary On A Cross

+07 The Weeknd - How Do I Make You Love Me?

+06 Diplo & Miguel - Don't Forget My Love

+05 Charli XCX feat. Rina Sawayama - Beg for You

+04 Tiësto & Charli XCX - Hot In It

+03 SZA - Nobody Gets Me

+02 Metallica - Master of Puppets

+01 N-Dubz - Charmer

 

The other semi final is definitely heavier on the good stuff but just about managed to cobble together a full list here.

+12 Ghost - Mary On A Cross

+10 Tiësto & Charli XCX - Hot In It

+8 Charli XCX feat. Rina Sawayama - Beg for You

+7 Rosa Linn - Snap

+6 Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa - Sweetest Pie

+5 Mimi Webb - Ghost of You

+4 The Weeknd - How Do I Make You Love Me?

+3 Billie Eilish - The 30th

+2 Lady Gaga - Hold My Hand

+1 Blackpink - Shut Down

 

-2 The Game & Kanye West - Eazy

 

+12 Meekz feat. Dave - Fresh Out the Bank

+10 Jae5 feat. Dave & BNXN - Propeller

+08 The Weeknd - How Do I Make You Love Me?

+07 Charli XCX feat. Rina Sawayama - Beg for You

+06 Aitch - 1989

+05 Headie One, Abra Cadabra & Bandokay - Can't Be Us

+04 Bugzy Malone & Mist - Energy

+03 Tion Wayne & M24 - Knock Knock

+02 Burna Boy - Alone

+01 SZA - Nobody Gets Me

 

-02 Ghost - Mary On A Cross

+12 Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa - Sweetest Pie

+10 Lady Gaga - Hold My Hand

+08 Billie Eilish - The 30th

+07 Charli XCX feat. Rina Sawayama - Beg for You

+06 Blackpink - Pink Venom

+05 Tate McRae - Chaotic

+04 Blackpink - Shut Down

+03 Tiësto & Charli XCX - Hot In It

+02 Charlie Puth - Light Switch

+01 The Weeknd - How Do I Make You Love Me?

 

-02 Ghost - Mary On A Cross

+12 Ghost - Mary On A Cross

+10 d4vd - Romantic Homicide

+8 Omar Apollo - Evergreen (You Didn't Deserve Me At All)

+7 SZA - Nobody Gets Me

+6 Fred Again.. - Delilah (Pull Me Out Of This)

+5 Metallica - Master of Puppets

+4 Rosa Linn - Snap

+3 David Kushner - Miserable Man

+2 The Weeknd - How Do I Make You Love Me?

+1 Billie Eilish - The 30th

 

+12 Master Of Puppets

+10 The Heart Part 5

+08 Delilah (Pull Me Out Of This)

+07 Mary On A Cross

+06 Straight Back To It

+05 How Do I Make You Love Me

+04 Stefania

+03 Light Switch

+02 Energy

+01 Sweetest Pie

 

 

Excellent batch of songs

Honourable mentions: The 30th, Fresh Out The Bank, Propeller, Alone, Don't Forget My Love, Man In The Mirror, Sticky, Can't Be Us, Romantic Homicide, Knock Knock

+12 Charlie Puth - Light Switch

+10 Charli XCX feat. Rina Sawayama - Beg for You

+08 Diplo & Miguel - Don't Forget My Love

+07 Kalush - Stefania

+06 Blackpink - Shut Down

+05 The Kid Laroi - Thousand Miles

+04 Aitch - 1989

+03 Mimi Webb - Ghost of You

+02 SZA - Nobody Gets Me

+01 Bugzy Malone & Mist - Energy