Welcome to Week 22 of these polls! :cheer: :mansoncheer:

 

Results from Week 21:

 

We couldn't break the tie for the best song, so it's a play-off between Take That - Rule The World and surprise leader for much of the week Sam Sparro - Black & Gold with both finishing on 14 votes, 1 ahead of Jeff Buckley.

 

An even closer race in the worst poll eventually saw Lee Mead - Any Dream Will Do take the spoils on 11 votes but only just, with three songs on 10 votes and the other on 9.

 

Best poll winners

week 1: Percy Faith - Theme From 'A Summer Place'

week 2: Petula Clark - Downtown

week 3: The Beach Boys - God Only Knows

week 4: The Beatles - Let It Be

week 5: Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us

week 6: Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas

week 7: Ultravox - Vienna

week 8: Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

week 9: A-ha - Take On Me

week 10: The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York

week 11: DNA ft. Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner

week 12: The KLF ft. Tammy Wynette - Justified And Ancient

week 13: Kylie Minogue - Confide In Me

week 14: Robert Miles - Children

week 15: Chumbawamba - Tubthumping

week 16: Alice Deejay - Better Off Alone

week 17: Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder On The Dancefloor

week 18: Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River

week 19: Dido - White Flag

week 20: Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.

week 21: tbc

 

Worst poll winners

week 1: Russ Hamilton - We Will Make Love

week 2: Ned Miller - From A Jack To A King

week 3: Cliff Richard - Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)

week 4: Ray Stevens - Bridget The Midget (The Queen Of The Blues)

week 5: Marie Osmond - Paper Roses

week 6: Our Kid - You Just Might See Me Cry / Joe Tex - Ain't Gonna Bump No More

week 7: Star Sound - Stars On 45 (Volume 2)

week 8: Cliff Richard - Daddy's Home

week 9: Black Lace - Agadoo

week 10: Abigail Mead & Nigel Goulding - Full Metal Jacket (I Want To Be Your Drill Instructor)

week 11: Madonna - Hanky Panky

week 12: Gazza and Lindisfarne - Fog On The Tyne (Revisited)

week 13: Nick Berry - Heartbeat / Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting - All For Love

week 14: 3T ft. Michael Jackson - Why

week 15: Will Smith - Just The Two Of Us

week 16: Boyzone - I Love The Way You Love Me

week 17: Westlife - What Makes A Man

week 18: One True Voice - Sacred Trust

week 19: Shane Richie - I'm Your Man

week 20: Westlife ft. Diana Ross - When You Tell Me That You Love Me

week 21: Lee Mead - Any Dream Will Do

Voted for 3 songs in the best poll: Adele, Aloe and Onika Nicki

 

Willow for worst, fortunately she had much better to come

 

Take That just about got my vote in the play-off

Voted for my five favourites this week:

 

Adele - Rolling In The Deep

Emeli Sandé - Heaven

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream

Labrinth feat. Tinie Tempah - Earthquake

Take That - The Flood

 

Sugababes for worst and Sam Sparro for tie-break (that was difficult!)

Gone for Empire State of Mind, Wavin' Flag, The Flood, Heaven, Feels So Close and Earthquake for best. Quite close this week x

 

Easy win for Whip My Hair for worst, still very painful. Went for Black and Gold in the tiebreak, I like them about the same but that would be a really unexpected winner that it's been great to revisit.

Close in the tiebreak but went for Rule The World.

 

Best:

Wavin’ Flag

The Flood

I Need A Dollar

Feel So Close

Earthquake

 

Worst:

Get Sexy

Whip My Hair

Faves: Adele > Take That > Aloe Blacc

 

Worst: Sugababes

 

Tie Break: Rule the World

Best: Teenage Dream, The Flood, Rolling In The Deep, Heaven & Earthquake

 

Worst: Jedward, Sugababes & Willow

 

Tie break- Rule The World

Favourite: most of mine aren't in the options! That said, although I really liked the #2s list, most of my favourites in this 2.5-year period seemed to land in #3-#5 instead (see the excellent bonus section picks), and also I felt like there seemed to be fewer songs loved by most than last week. Anyway, 'Starships' and 'Earthquake' are my top 2 options :heart: Voted them plus 'Feel So Close'.

 

Least favourite: definitely NOT 'Get Sexy' :cry: I found 'Heart Vacancy' fairly boring and 'Take A Chance On Me' just ok so I voted those as I much prefer the other 4. Thought 'Shame' might end up in the options as no one seemed to like it I think.

 

Tiebreaker: 'Black And Gold'! Glad 'No U Hang Up' dodged winning (losing) after being in the (joint) lead most times that I saw.

Best: Adele, Calvin Harris, Labrinth

Worst: Jedward, Wanted, JLS

Tiebreak: Take That

K'naan Aloe Blacc, Labrinth best.

 

Sugababes, Jedward, Willow worst.

 

Black & Gold > Rule The World.

Best: Teenage Dream, The Flood, Rolling In The Deep, Heaven & Earthquake

Our five votes being exactly the same *.*

Best: Empire State Of Mind | Teenage Dream | The Flood | Rolling In The Deep | Earthquake - I also really like 'Heaven' and 'Feel So Close'

Worst: Get Sexy :puke2: | All of the songs in this category are really bad except for 'Heart Vacancy' which is bearable

 

Tiebreaker: Black & Gold

Edited November 20, 20231 yr by Y'all Starlight

Despite voting for Rule the World, I am happy to see Black and Gold taking a lead - that really does feel completely forgotten these days and it was a great pop song

Best: Jay Z & Alicia Keys, K'Naan, Eminem/Rihanna, Katy, Take That, Adele, Emeli Sandé, Calvin!

 

Worst : Jedward, The Wanted (really bland single from them) & Willow. Can't remember that JLS track so they are spared lol! Not saying the Sugababes track is good or anything but I didn't mind that oops. Did go top 10 for me at the time too not that it reflects much now. It's rather dated more than anything. Probably was even then too.

 

Both of the tie songs are great but I'll go for Sam as Take That win so much on here!

Black & Gold topped my chart so that one. Think there's been a mix-up again :teresa: :lol: Shirley K-Narn and Loick are accidentally in the wrong categories... anyways, easy chart-topper votes for Jay-Z/Alicia, The Flood & Move Like Jagger. Must admit I'm surprised Jay Z and Maroon 5 not doing well - total pop classics!

 

Worst: Jedward, Willow, JLS all chart flops pour moi, but I specifically recall Ice Ice Baby and Whip It being annoying, and JLS I dont recall at all.

Despite voting for Rule the World, I am happy to see Black and Gold taking a lead - that really does feel completely forgotten these days and it was a great pop song

That’s exactly how I feel - I went with Rule The World because I slightly prefer it if I’m totally honest, but I’d actually love it to go the other way.

Our five votes being exactly the same *.*

 

omg I didn't notice that before. The TASTE. :wub:

It's close but we have leaders in all 3 polls at the moment! Not long to go now, the next listening session begins at 4pm here:

 

https://sync-tube.de/room/QhSE7JhL

Almost forgot to vote in this again oop but remembered just in time! Gone with 'Rolling In The Deep', 'Earthquake' and 'Empire State Of Mind' for my faves (close between the latter, 'Wavin' Flag' and 'Heaven' for my third pick), worst was a tough call between 'Get Sexy' and 'Whip My Hair' but went with the former (although 'Moves Like Jagger' is the actual worst x) and Take That pretty easily for the tiebreak.

 

Wow Take That having the (at least joint) most votes twice in a row it appears!