No losses for me since the top 50 has started. Please continue this way Gezza! :P

I'd been expecting my 1 pointer to appear for a while - that'll be the last climber into the top 100 then! I charted 'Mermaids' last year and honestly it's one of my favourites from Florence (+ The Machine) along with the original 'Spectrum', but 'Shake It Out' is the absolute best for me. A shame to see HAIM, ahem, falling - they had my 13 points last time.

Fifth Harmony ahead of alot of legends, never change BJ 🤣

I'd been expecting my 1 pointer to appear for a while - that'll be the last climber into the top 100 then! I charted 'Mermaids' last year and honestly it's one of my favourites from Florence (+ The Machine) along with the original 'Spectrum', but 'Shake It Out' is the absolute best for me. A shame to see HAIM, ahem, falling - they had my 13 points last time.

 

Shake It Out is her best ever. Absolute masterpiece

That’s a lot of points lost for me! All 3 of those acts were / are consistently great.

 

I’m quite basic with my favourites.

 

“He’s On The Phone” is a banger. “Only Love Can Break Your Heart” is awesome and “I Was Born On Christmas Day” is a beauty to listen to when the time comes.

 

Chemical Brothers favourites:

Galvanize

Hey Boy Hey Girl

Block Rockin’ Beats

 

REM favourites:

Everybody Hurts

Losing My Religion

Man On The Moon

 

And I’m sorry but I love “Shiny Happy People” :P

They are also my fave St Etienne songs.

 

I'd definitely have given Florence a few points but always think of her/them as a solo artist not a group so never crossed my mind for this rate

 

 

I agree never see her as a band / group either.

NO 41- BLACK EYED PEAS ( 26)- 149 POINTS

 

 

Voter: Spiceboy- 17pts, AaronTM- 15pts, xajnipi- 8pts, Mack- 10pts, Bris29- 3pts, …Ready For It- 12pts, Quartonworks- 2pts, JordanLee- 12pts, jra1989-19pts, Detonate- 29pts, Riser- 17pts, One_For_Sorrow- 5pts

17 UK TOP 40 HITS

BIGGEST HIT: WHERE IS THE LOVE (#1, 2003) BOOM BOOM POW (#1, 2009) I GOTTA FEELING (#1, 2009) MEET ME HALFWAY (#1, 2009) THE TIME (DIRTY BIT) (#1, 2010)

 

 

NO 40- SNOW PATROL ( 45)- 150 POINTS

 

 

Voter: Padamic Tension- 28pts, Mack- 22pts, Quartonworks- 5pts, JordanLee- 21pts, Jason- 8pts, Riser- 15pts, Chez Wombat- 19pts, PeteFromLeeds- 25pts, Roba- 7pts

13 UK TOP 40 HITS

BIGGEST HIT: SIGNAL FIRE (#4, 2007)

 

 

NO 39- THE CURE ( 32)- 155 POINTS

 

 

Voter: Electroboy- 21pts, Jade- 29pts, Smint- 9pts, Dandy*-18pts, Marcinjaro-23pts, Chartjack2- 29pts, Stonedragon-26pts

22 UK TOP 40 HITS

BIGGEST HIT: LULLABY (#5, 1989)

 

 

and with that PeteFromLeeds becomes our first voter to exit the rate :(

Happy to see Snow Patrol top 40 and The Cure still there - I voted for both last time, and in 2010 I rated 'Chasing Cars' and 'In Between Days' my favourite singles of the 2000s and 20th century respectively :heart:

Most of the REM songs I like are mentioned by others really. Black Eyed Peas have some bangers and would be make it in mine if I extended to 40 or 50!

 

Great to see Snow Patrol top 40 just about. My faves from them are 'Run', 'Chasing Cars' (despite the overplay), 'You're All I Have' and 'Set The Fire To The Third Bar'. Also really liked 'If There's A Rocket, Tie Me To It'.

 

Don't know much of The Cure's stuff outside of the two well known ones which are both great!

Don't know much of The Cure's stuff outside of the two well known ones which are both great!

'Friday I'm In Love' and...?

'Friday I'm In Love' and...?

 

The Love Cats. Literally the only two I really know of theirs.

I decided to reward The Cure greatly this time as I only got into them a few years ago, after the last rate took place. I saw their performance of ‘Pictures Of You’ on TOTP repeats and immediately needed to hear more - quickly became obsessed with Disintegration and then their discography in general :wub: I’m impressed by how well Robert’s voice has held up all these years later.

The Cure were a great Pop singles band and their run from 1980 to 1991 was pretty special. I really don't like Friday I'm in Love and they began to lose me during the '90s.

 

However, Faith, Pornography and Seventeen Seconds are 3 very brilliant Post-Punk albums.

First act to get 13 voters tomorrow!

and with that PeteFromLeeds becomes our first voter to exit the rate :(

He has unique taste. Congrats! :P

 

 

I like to see Snow Patrol top 40 this time. :cheer:

The Love Cats. Literally the only two I really know of theirs.

Don't you know 'Boys Don't Cry'? :o It's absolutely their best imo. :wub:

Edited August 24, 2024Aug 24 by Jason

I didn't quite vote for The Cure, but I did love Disintegration, a beautiful soundscape <3 Snow Patrol are a bit like Keane in that their best days are behind them, but they had a very strong discography with some of the best indie stadium anthems.