April 1, 20241 yr Author 11. Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song 984pts Writers - Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel, Lori Lieberman (uncredited) Top scores - Liamski689 49, detonate 46, dandy* 46 Low scores - Jason 3, Grandwicky 6, coi 9 Average score - 28.1 This song (the oldest one to reach the final) was first recorded by the American singer Lori Lieberman in 1971 after she attended a Don McLean concert and wrote some lyrics on a napkin while he was singing about how it had affected her. She was not credited as a writer on the original or the successful cover versions and the origins of the song have been disputed ever since by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel. Roberta Flack recorded her version after hearing the original on an aeroplane audio system. It spent five weeks at number 1 on the Billboard chart and won three Grammy awards. The Fugees version in 1996 was a UK number 1, also for five weeks. DEbi_YjpA-Y
April 1, 20241 yr Author 10. Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars 1008pts Writers - Gary Lightbody, Jonny Quinn, Nathan Connolly, Tom Simpson, Paul Wilson Top scores - jimwatts 50, Jason 50, coi 50 Low scores - Liamski689 3, detonate 4, Popchartfreak 6 Average score - 28.8 From 2006, Chasing Cars was the third top 10 single for the Dundee band. It has spent a total of 166 weeks in the top 100 with the most recent being in 2014. As at 2019, it was the most played song of the 21st century on UK radio. GemKqzILV4w
April 1, 20241 yr Author 9. Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine 1009pts Writers - Guns N' Roses Top scores - Jade 49, xajnipi 48, Liamski689 48 Low scores - AaronTM 2, AH Gold 2, Jester 4 Average score - 28.8 So this is our favourite number 6 single from the 1980s. It only got to number 24 in 1988 but was re-released the following year after 'Paradise City' had been a top 10 hit. Axl Roses' lyrics were about his girlfriend at the time Erin Everly (daughter of Don Everly). 1w7OgIMMRc4
April 1, 20241 yr Ah it's a shame Killing Me Softly couldn't quite reach the top 10, albeit it has done incredibly well to get anywhere near the final on Buzzjack - never mind about almost making the top 10!
April 2, 20241 yr Author 8. Sia - Chandelier 1016pts Writers - Sia Furler, Jesse Shatkin Top scores - Alex! 48, ElectroBoy 48, King Rollo 48 Low scores - Liamski689 1, Uls2000 6, RabbitFurCoat 6 Average score - 29 Sia had to wait eleven years from her first top 10 hit, 'Taken For Granted' in 2000, to her second, 'Titanium', which went all the way to number 1. Chandelier came three years later so it's now ten years since it was released and the young dancer in the video, Maddie Ziegler, is now 21 years old. The single spent 114 weeks in the top 100. 2vjPBrBU-TM
April 2, 20241 yr Author 7. Chicane featuring Máire Brennan - Saltwater 1029pts Writers - Nick Bracegirdle, Ciarán Brennan, Pól Brennan, Máire Brennan Top scores - danG 50, rio309 50, JackJones 50 Low scores - Leonardo 6, DarrenJames 8, marcinjaro 9 Average score - 29.4 Chicane is Nicholas Bracegirdle who comes from Chalfont St Giles. Saltwater was his sixth top 40 hit and the first to reach the top 10. He followed it up with the number 1 single, 'Don't Give Up', with Bryan Adams. The song uses parts from Clannad's 1982 top 5 hit 'Theme from Harry's Game' which are new recordings rather than samples. uTJtfytoYy4
April 2, 20241 yr Oh and a surprisingly high finish for Saltwater but fully deserved - sublime track. I’d have had Killing Me Softly over Chasing Cars and Sweet Child Of Mine, both of which are great but overplayed.
April 2, 20241 yr 9, 8, 7 are a other magnificent run of songs. Like others I'm surprised Mr Bluesky wasn't top 10 at least, I had it pegged as the type of song several people would put in their top 5 and would be at least mid-table for almost everyone else
April 3, 20241 yr Really really surprised Chicane ended up at #7 :o Boo at Sweet Child O' Mine ahead of Chasing Cars by 1 point only. :( EDIT: So, there are 4 groups and 2 female singers left. Edited April 3, 20241 yr by Jason
April 3, 20241 yr 'Sweet Child O' Mine' is good but definitely a tad overplayed. Still love 'Chandelier' ten years on :wub: I think that's the song that properly got me into Sia! 'Saltwater' is one of my favourite 90s dance songs, it's sublime. Apparently Máire Brennan now goes by the name Moya Brennan - she had her name changed by deed poll as that's the correct phonetic pronunciation of Máire and she was sick of people saying it wrong! I also recently discovered she's Enya's sister!
April 3, 20241 yr Author 6. Little Boots - Remedy 1073pts Writers - Victoria Hesketh, RedOne Top scores - Leonardo 48, Mango 48, West 46 Low scores - Liamski689 10, Jade 12, marcinjaro 12 Average score - 30.7 This is the highest placed song from the 21st Century with every voter giving it a double figure score. It was one of just two top 40 hits for the singer from Blackpool who had entered Pop Idol nine years earlier, failing to get as far as the televised auditions. McdqerXrwXE
April 3, 20241 yr Author 5. Robin S - Show Me Love 1074pts Writers - Allen George, Fred McFarlane Top scores - vibe 48, Grandwicky 48, danG 48 Low scores - Uls2000 1, DarrenJames 4, Mango 6 Average score - 30.7 Show Me Love was first released in 1990. It was remixed two years later by StoneBridge and Nick Nice and it was that version that reached number 6. Five more remixes followed with the song charting at 9 in 1997, 61 in 2002, 72 in 2006 and 11 in 2009 (a 1999 remix failed to chart). Andrea Martin, who sang the original demo version, always claimed that it was her vocal that was used on the final recording. Ps2Jc28tQrw
April 4, 20241 yr I'm delighted 'Remedy' finishes as high as number 6 :wub: easily one of my favourite pop songs of this century! 'Show Me Love' is massively overplayed.
April 4, 20241 yr Only 1 point separating Show Me Love and Remedy, but this time the right song 'won'. :P
April 4, 20241 yr Oh I'm surprised that Chicane didn't make the top 5 actually. Maybe it's my bias though as I love the track and think it's one of the best dance tracks from the late 90s.
April 4, 20241 yr Author 4. Abba - SOS 1133pts Writers - Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson Top scores - Popchartfreak 50, Dante77 49, Grandwicky 46, Uls2000 46, JulianT 46 Low scores - detonate 2, RabbitFurCoat 14, ...ready for it 16, ElectroBoy 16, Jade 16, marcinjaro 16 Average score - 32.4 There might have been some doubts over whether Abba could sustain chart success in the UK and elsewhere post 'Waterloo' after subsequent singles failed to make much of an impact but this song set them on their way, becoming the first of eighteen consecutive top 10 singles. It's the only UK hit single in which both the title and the credited act are palindromes. cvChjHcABPA
April 4, 20241 yr Kinda glad ABBA didn't quite make top 3 as, if I've worked out what's left correctly, the top 3 are all songs I adore.
April 4, 20241 yr Author 3. The Cure - Friday I'm In Love 1143pts Writers - Perry Bamonte, Boris Williams, Simon Gallup, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson Top scores - DarrenJames 49, ElectroBoy 49, Grandwicky 49 Low scores - ...ready for it 5, vibe 8, AH Gold 8 Average score - 32.7 The Cure were formed in Crawley in 1978. Released in 1992, Friday I'm In Love was the second single taken from their ninth album, 'Wish', and was the last of their four top 10 hits with all of them peaking between 5 and 8. mGgMZpGYiy8
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