I suspect that one of mine will be revealed on each of the next four days.

NO 263- 12 POINTS

 

MIGUEL ( 87) (Voter: Rough Edges)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP 40 HITS: 3

BIGGEST HIT: SURE THING (#4, 2023)

 

 

CHILDISH GAMBINO ( 92) (Voter: Lewis GT)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP 40 HITS: 3

BIGGEST HIT: THIS IS AMERICA (#6, 2018)

 

 

GENE PITNEY ( 114) (Voter: JulainT)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP 40 HITS: 22

BIGGEST HIT: SOMETHING’S GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART (#1, 1989)

 

 

FRANK SINATRA ( 145) (Voter: DarrenJames-8pts, xajnipi- 4pts)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP 40 HITS: 34

BIGGEST HIT: THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN (#1, 1954) STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT (#1, 1966) SOMETHIN STUPID (#1, 1967)

 

 

MARTIN GARRIX ( 203) (Voter: Cow P-11pts, Jason- 1pt)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP 40 HITS: 10

BIGGEST HIT: ANIMALS (#1, 2013)

 

 

GRAHAM COXON ( NEW) (Voter: Rabbitfurcoat)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP 40 HITS: 7

BIGGEST HIT: FREAKIN OUT/ ALL OVER ME (#19, 2004)

 

 

MARK KNOPFLER ( NEW) (Voter: Voyager)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP 40 HITS: 2

BIGGEST HIT: DARLING PRETTY (#33, 1996)

 

 

MARSHMELLO ( NEW) (Voter: WhoOdyssey)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP 40 HITS: 8

BIGGEST HIT: HAPPIER (#2, 2018)

 

 

STEVE LACY ( NEW) (Voter: Ansel)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP 40 HITS: 1

BIGGEST HIT: BAD HABIT (#8, 2022)

 

 

TONY BENNETT ( NEW) (Voter: Jord)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP 40 HITS: 9

BIGGEST HIT: STRANGER IN PARADISE (#1, 1955)

 

I think Juice WRLD would have made my list too (so glad he is still here although surprised he was apparently so high the last time this was done!)

Graham Coxon's probably my favourite of that bunch, I quite like his solo stuff, Happiness In Magazines was a great album, as well as the stuff he did recently for 'The End Of The F***ing World' soundtrack.

I knew Cow P would have been the other person to vote for Martin Garrix. :P

 

Surprised my 12 pointer wasn't revealed yesterday! :o

Gene Pitney - another brilliant performer. All his songs are really soulful and dramatic, but Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa and Something’s Gotten Hold Of My Heart remain his two best I think. The re-working of the latter with Marc Almond was quite something: a very unlikely duo that somehow worked!

Edited November 17, 20231 yr by JulianT

As predicted... Happiness in Magazines is an incredible album, Graham Coxon released some great stuff in that initial period Blur weren't together.

Martijn would've still gotten 20 points from me if he weren't as Childish as uploading a baseless accusation of plagiarism on Instagram story to a smaller singer/songwriter named Avalan.

Gene Pitney - another brilliant performer. All his songs are really soulful and dramatic, but Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa and Something’s Gotten Hold Of My Heart remain his two best I think. The re-working of the latter with Marc Almond was quite something: a very unlikely duo that somehow worked!

 

My favourite no1 of 1989!

Frank Sinatra - what a legend !

NO 251- 13 POINTS

 

 

JACKIE WILSON ( 84) (Voter: Vibe)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP 40 HITS: 5

BIGGEST HIT: REET PETITE (#1, 1986)

 

 

KHALID ( 115) (Voter: Ansel- 1pt, Josh!- 1pt, Detonate- 11pts)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP HITS: 14

BIGGEST HIT: EASTSIDE (#1, 2018) BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (#1, 2019)

 

 

COOLIO ( 223) (Voter: Mack)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP 40 HITS: 7

BIGGEST HIT: GANGSTA’S PARADISE (#1, 1995)

 

 

21 SAVAGE ( NEW) (Voter: Y’All Starlight- 9 pts, Lewis GT- 4pts)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP 40 HITS: 10

BIGGEST HIT: ROCKSTAR (#1, 2017)

 

 

ARMIN VAN BUUREN ( NEW) (Voter: Cow P)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP 40 HITS: 1

BIGGEST HIT: THIS IS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE (#6, 2013)

 

 

CENTRAL CEE ( NEW) (Voter: Rough Edges)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP 40 HITS: 22

BIGGEST HIT: SPRINTER (#1, 2023)

 

 

KANO ( NEW) (Voter: Rabbitfurcoat)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP 40 HITS: 4

BIGGEST HIT: THIS IS THE GIRL (#18, 2007)

 

 

K-TRAP ( NEW) (Voter: Y’All Starlight)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP 40 HITS: 5

BIGGEST HIT: WARM (#17, 2022)

 

 

LES RYTHMES DIGITALES ( NEW) (Pete From Leeds)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP 40 HITS: 1

BIGGEST HIT: JACQUES YOUR BODY (#9, 2005)

 

 

LOU REED ( NEW) (Voter: Voyager)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP 40 HITS: 4

BIGGEST HIT: WALK ON THE WILD SIDE (#10, 1973) SATELLITE OF LOVE 04 (#10, 2004)

 

 

MANS ZELMERLOW ( NEW) (Voter: Gooddelta- 4pts, Pete From Leeds- 9pts)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP 40 HITS: 1

BIGGEST HIT: HEROES (#11, 2015)

 

 

OL DIRTY bast*rd ( NEW) (Lewis GT- 2pts, !!!- 11pts)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP 40 HITS: 3

BIGGEST HIT: GHETTO SUPASTAR (#2, 1998)

 

A very R&B and Hip-Hop heavy selection here. Didn't think of Lou Reed when nominating!

Nice to see someone else vote for 21! 'Warm' is also K-Trap's biggest hit btw x

Nice to see someone else remembered Mans Zelmerlow! Did wonder if he might be a bit higher given he became famous through Eurovision though.

Pete is throwing out some curious nominations here! I mean 'Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat)' is a classic obvz but has Les Rythmes Digitales really done enough to justify being ranked as the 18th best male solo artist of all time? (I guess he has a much wider body of work if you count his production work for other artists but that feels a bit beside the point of this poll).

 

Also as many as 3 people remembering Khalid exists :o :kink:

 

Yay for 21 Savage making an appearance here and getting more than one vote, again would have made my list too probably.

I would probably have given some points to Khalid.

AvB had one top 40 in the '00s with Communication as "Armin", right?

Edited November 17, 20231 yr by Cow P

Will add tomorrow. Forgot about that.

Khalid was on every other hit it seemed 4 years ago - completely fallen out of favour. 'Lovely' remains a streaming behemoth mind

NO 243- 14 POINTS

 

 

LABRINTH ( 101) (Rough Edges)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP 40 HITS: 13

BIGGEST HIT: BENEATH YOUR BEAUTIFUL (#1, 2012)

 

 

DIVINE ( 167) (Voter: AH Gold)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP 40 HITS: 2

BIGGEST HIT: YOU THINK YOU’RE A MAN (#16, 1984)

 

 

ERIC PRYDZ ( NEW) (Voter: Mack- 5pts, Chez Wombat- 9pts)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP 40 HITS: 3

BIGGEST HIT: CALL ON ME (#1, 2004)

 

 

J HUS ( NEW) (Voter: Lewis GT)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP 40 HITS: 16

BIGGEST HIT: WHO TOLD YOU (#2, 2023)

 

 

JANIECK DEVY ( NEW) (Voter: Pete From Leeds)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP 40 HITS: 1

BIGGEST HIT: REALITY (#29, 2015)

 

 

ROOTS MANUVA ( NEW) (Voter: Rabbitfurcoat)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP 40 HITS: 3

BIGGEST HIT: DUSTED (#28, 1999)

 

 

STEPHEN SANCHEZ ( NEW) (Voter: Cow P)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP 40 HITS: 1

BIGGEST HIT: UNTIL I FOUND YOU (#14, 2022)

 

 

TREVOR DANIEL ( NEW) (Voter: Joseph Styles)

 

 

TOTAL UK TOP 40 HITS: 1

BIGGEST HIT: FALLING (#14, 2019)