March 20, 20241 yr 'Cha Cha Cha' is my favourite to drop out so far! I do find it difficult to compare really recent songs to established classics, but it was such a moment at Eurovision last year and love that a Finnish-language song went top 10 in the U.K. chart.
March 20, 20241 yr Deeper and Deeper far too low. It’s overlooked in general though so it did pretty well to make the final Yeah, pretty much this. It's such an under-rated song. 'Don't Let Me Get Me' deserved to be higher too, it was the first song P!nk released that really made me sit up and take notice and arguably the single that transitioned her from R&B/pop to the pop/rock sound she's now known for.
March 21, 20241 yr Author 44. Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles 759pts Writer - Vanessa Carlton Top scores - Alex! 46, coi 46, AaronTM 45 Low scores - marcinjaro 1, Popchartfreak 1, ElectroBoy 2 Average score - 21.7 This was the debut single and only top 40 solo hit for the singer from Pennsylvania. The follow-up singles only got to 53 and 94. She had a further top 20 hit as the featured singer on 'Big Yellow Taxi' by Counting Crows. Cwkej79U3ek
March 21, 20241 yr Author 43. John Farnham - You're The Voice 776pts Writers - Chris Thompson, Maggie Ryder, Andy Qunta, Keith Reid Top scores - StoneDragon 46, rio309 44, marcinjaro 44 Low scores - ...ready for it 2, West 2, Dotty New Year 2 Average score - 22.2 And here's another one that was the only top 40 hit for its singer. Things went a bit differently after this in his own country of Australia with the album it was taken from, 'Whispering Jack', becoming the second biggest selling album of all time there (now in third place) and being followed by six more number 1 albums. One of the song's co-writers, Chris Thompson, sang lead vocal on 'Blinded By The Light' by Manfred Mann's Earth Band which failed to qualify for the semi-finals. tbkOZTSvrHs
March 21, 20241 yr Author 42. Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time of My Life 781pts Writers - John DeNicola, Donald Markowitz, Franke Previte Top scores - Grandwicky 47, vibe 46, JackJones 44 Low scores - ElectroBoy 1, JulianT 1, Uls2000 2 Average score - 22.3 Taken from the film 'Dirty Dancing', this song did the award hat-trick of Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy. It was also a number 1 single in the US. Both singers had already reached the top of the charts there, Bill Medley as one of the Righteous Brothers and Jennifer Warnes with Joe Cocker. Among the singers to turn down the song were Donna Summer, Daryl Hall and Kim Carnes. 4BQLE_RrTSU
March 21, 20241 yr One of my faves (You're The Voice - doubly so since the Partridge movie!) and one of my least faves out in succession there
March 22, 20241 yr I had a WTF moment when I discovered John Farnham was one of the finalists. He is the annoying voice definitely. :drama: Edited March 22, 20241 yr by Jason
March 22, 20241 yr Yeah, sorry for Vanessa and Käärijä as I'm not participating in the final. This month has been so busy for me.
March 22, 20241 yr Author 41. Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor 791pts Writers - Hot Chip Top scores - RabbitFurCoat 48, detonate 47, coi 44 Low scores - Mack. 2, StoneDragon 3, Mango 4, Alex! 4 Average score - 22.6 Taken from the London group's third album, 'Made In The Dark', this was their only top 10 single. Their two other top 40 hits were 'Over And Over' (27) and 'Boy From School' (40). Ah_QkwK4FY8
March 22, 20241 yr Author 40. Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories - Stay (I Missed You) 796pts Writer - Lisa Loeb Top scores - Jester 49, marcinjaro 46, DarrenJames 46 Low scores - Chez Wombat 1, seven. 3, danG 4 Average score - 22.7 This song featured on the soundtrack to the 1994 film 'Reality Bites' after being put forward by Lisa Loeb's neighbour Ethan Hawke. It spent three weeks at number 1 in the US, making her the first artist to top the Billboard chart before being signed to any record label. It was her only UK top 40 hit. i9HGwRbMiVY
March 22, 20241 yr Author 39. Macy Gray - I Try 798pts Writers - Macy Gray, Jeremy Ruzumna, Jinsoo Lim, David Wilder Top scores - dandy* 48, Mango 46, xajnipi 46 Low scores - Mack. 1, Liamski689 2, seven. 2 Average score - 22.8 This was the first of five top 40 singles for the singer from Ohio. In 2001, it won the Grammy award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. WEQ0l_m3Xm0
March 22, 20241 yr Macy robbed! Definitely one of the very best 90s soul songs, I also loved how gradually it climbed to #6 in an era where singles rarely managed to climb the chart at all Really like the other two today as well. Seems amazing in retrospect that Hot Chip ever managed a top 10 single.
March 22, 20241 yr A Thousand Miles and You're The Voice are my favourites to drop out so far, both a bit cliched/overplayed and of their time, but it works so much that they still sound like great time capsules. Time of My Life is a similarly great 80s cheesy moment. No other massive favourites to drop, though I did rather like Ready for the Floor at the time and a rather unconventional top 10!
March 22, 20241 yr I love all 3 from today. 2 brilliant 90s songs and Hot Chip, which must have suffered due to Bray not voting in the final.
March 22, 20241 yr Macy robbed! Definitely one of the very best 90s soul songs, I also loved how gradually it climbed to #6 in an era where singles rarely managed to climb the chart at all Absolutely this. She has one of the most unique voices in music and both this single and follow-up 'Still' are just stunning. She deserved so much more success than she ever had.
March 23, 20241 yr Author 38. Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten 805pts Writers - Natasha Bedingfield, Danielle Brisebois, Wayne Rodrigues Top scores - Alex! 50, AaronTM 47, West 45 Low scores - Grandwicky 1, DarrenJames 5, dandy* 5, Uls2000 5 Average score - 23 From 2004, this was Natasha Bedingfield's third top 10 single. It was the most played record on US radio in 2006 after it was chosen to be the theme song for the MTV reality television series 'The Hills'. Unwritten has recently had a resurgence and is currently at number 12, having spent the last ten weeks in the top 20. b7k0a5hYnSI
March 23, 20241 yr Author 37. Metallica - Nothing Else Matters 806pts Writers - James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich Top scores - Grandwicky 50, RabbitFurCoat 46, Jade 43 Low scores - Mack. 4, Popchartfreak 4, Dotty New Year 4 Average score - 23 Metallica were formed in Los Angeles in 1981 and have had nineteen top 40 hits of which Nothing Else Matters is the sixth. tAGnKpE4NCI
March 23, 20241 yr Author 36. Prince and The Revolution - Kiss 822pts Writer - Prince Top scores - Uls2000 48, Leonardo 47, ...ready for it 44 Low scores - coi 1, Jade 2, JulianT 3 Average score - 23.5 The first of two songs by Prince drops out today. From 1986, it was his fifth top 10 single and a third number 1 in his own country. Just two years later, a cover version by The Art Of Noise featuring Tom Jones peaked one place higher at number 5. H9tEvfIsDyo
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