Just an idea that came to mind. It may have been done before but a new updated edition never hurts. Vote for as many as you want.

 

*NB: I'm taking the first announced new #1 single per each year hence why for example 2014 is Timber rather than Happy as Happy was announced as #1 on the December 29th 2013 chart show. Same with 2019/2020 with Ariana Grande instead of Ava Max and Stormzy instead of Ellie Goulding. Think 2010 was the only other example of this.

Voted for:

 

Manic Street Preachers - The Masses Against The Classes (2000)

Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down (2006)

Mika - Grace Kelly (2007)

Coldplay - Paradise (2012)

Eminem feat. Ed Sheeran - River (2018)

Gayle - abcdefu (2022)

Noah Kahan - Stick Season (2024)

Aaliyah, David Sneddon, Michelle McManus, Mika, Lady GaGa, Will I Am/Britney, Ellie Goulding & Little Mix

 

The last 2 are probably my faves

Voted for my top 5 (RAYE, Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay, Rihanna and MIKA) + Michelle McManus because obligatory x

 

Neat that we've had 3 years in a row where the first #1 of the year is also the artist's first #1!

Went for:

Rui da Silva

Aaliyah

Arctics

Rihanna / Drake

Coldplay

Raye

Noah

Some great ones, especially Arctics and Noah

and this underrated classic by Rui da Silva

Voted for..

 

Aaliyah

Mika

Lady GaGa

Rihanna/Drake

Coldplay

Pitbull

Ellie Goulding

Shawn Mendes

Ariana Grande

Little Mix

and RAYE/070 Shake

 

I do like 'When The Sun Goes Down' and I guess 'Now You're Gone' to some degree too but they aren't quite in the same regard as the other ones for me personally. A few others here I also enjoy but not quite point worthy in this group as well.

Aaliyah, Arctics, Mika & Coldplay, all some way ahead of the rest here (Escapism I also recall being pretty good, but I've only heard it once or twice).

Some serious recency bias going on here

I enjoy the majority of them (to some extent) but I picked my top 5

 

Michelle McManus

Basshunter

Lady Gaga

Will.I.Am / Britney Spears

Ellie Goulding

 

Voted for my five favourites as well:

 

Rui Da Silva - Touch Me (feat. Cassandra) (2001)

Aaliyah - More Than A Woman (2002)

Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down (2006)

Mika - Grace Kelly (2007)

RAYE - Escapism. (feat. 070 Shake) (2023)

Oh this is a good batch!! I voted for:

 

Michelle McManus - All This Time (2004)

Lady Gaga feat. Colby O'Donis - Just Dance (2009)

will.i.am feat. Britney Spears - Scream And Shout (2013)

Pitbull feat. Ke$ha - Timber (2014)

Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do (2015)

Shawn Mendes - Stitches (2016)

Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You (2017)

Ariana Grande - 7 rings (2019)

Little Mix - Sweet Melody (2021)

Gayle - abcdefu (2022)

Noah Kahan - Stick Season (2024)

 

And there's a few more I enjoy in there too.

Went for my top 5: 'Escapism.', 'Stick Season', 'Paradise', 'When The Sun Goes Down' and '7 Rings'!

Went for my tip 5:

Grace Kelly

Just Dance

Timber

Love Me Like You Do

Escapism

Only David Sneddon - Stop Living The Lie

Voted for

 

Rui Da Silva

Michelle McManus

Mika

Basshunter

Lady Gaga

Rihanna/Drake

Coldplay

will.i.am/Britney

Pitbull/Kesha

Ellie

Little Mix

Raye/070 Shake

 

Poor Steve Brookstein on 0 votes :cheeseblock:

Edited January 10, 20241 yr by Jαsє

Voted Rui, AM, Mika, Basshunter, Iyaz, RiRi, Ed & RAYE.

 

My top 3 are Touch Me, Now You're Gone and What's My Name.

Rui Da Silva

Arctic Monkeys

Lady Gaga

Iyaz

Rihanna

Will.I.AM & Britney

Ellie Goulding

Shawn Mendes

Little Mix

RAYE

Poor Steve Brookstein on 0 votes :cheeseblock:

Lol that's quite impressive 0 out of 58.

I don't suppose even Steve himself would vote for his song though.

I suppose Ciara had the first #1 you'd identify with 2005, skipping over Steve and the Elvis reissues.