It's that time of the year again. Here is the one rate to decide which song that missed the top 20 really should've peaked there. ;)

 

Here is how it works. Any song that entered in the top 40, but failed to reach the top 20, for the first time in 2023 will be eligible. We have cut down now to 47 by The qualifier round.

 

Past results

2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014

 

Buzzjack's honorary UK top 20s – previous medalists:

 

2023: 1st: Troye Sivan - Rush / 2nd: Zara Larsson - Can't Tame Her / 3rd: Sub Focus & Dimension - Ready To Fly

2022: 1st: Ghost - Mary On A Cross / 2nd: Charli XCX feat. Rina Sawayama - Beg for You / 3rd: My Chemical Romance - The Foundations of Decay

2021: 1st: Willow ~ Transparent Soul (feat. Travis Barker) / 2nd: Billie Eilish ~ Oxytocin / 3rd: Dua Lipa ~ We're Good

2020: 1st: Dua Lipa - Hallucinate / 2nd: Harry Styles - Golden / 3rd: Dadi Freyr - Think About Things

2019: 1st: Tiësto, Jonas Blue & Rita Ora – Ritual / 2nd: Camelphat & Cristoph feat. Jem Cooke – Breathe / 3rd: Mark Ronson feat. Camila Cabello – Find U Again

2018: 1st: Au/Ra & CamelPhat - Panic Room / 2nd: Billie Eilish - when the party's over / 3rd: Jorja Smith - Blue Lights

2017: 1st: Kesha - Praying / 2nd: Paramore - Hard Times / 3rd: Selena Gomez - Bad Liar

2016: 1st: Dua Lipa – Blow Your Mind (Mwah) / 2nd: Beyoncé – Formation / 3rd: Charli XCX feat. Lil Yachty - After The Afterparty

2015: 1st: Calvin Harris feat. HAIM - Pray To God / 2nd: Taylor Swift - Style / 3rd: Selena Gomez feat. A$AP Rocky - Good For You

2014: 1st: Lorde - Team / 2nd: HAIM - If I Could Change Your Mind / 3rd: Lana Del Rey - West Coast

 

Simply rank your top 15 favourites like this (or at least 8 if you're struggling to find that many songs you enjoy)

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And if there is something on the list that you really hate, you have this option;

-02 Least Favourite

 

The song with the most points will win the title of the song Buzzjack thinks should have been a UK top 20 smash! :D and will join the hall of honorary UK top twenties (listed at the top of the post).

 

The List:

21 Savage feat. Travis Scott & Metro Boomin - Née-Nah

Alex Warren - Carry You Home

Ariana Grande - The Boy Is Mine

Artemas - If U Think I'm Pretty

Baby Lasagna - Rim Tim Tagi Dim

Badger & Natasha Bedingfield - These Words

Becky Hill & Sonny Fodera - Never Be Alone

Bring Me The Horizon - Kool-Aid

Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding - Free

Chappell Roan - Red Wine Supernova

Charli XCX - Von Dutch

Charli XCX feat. Lorde - Girl, So Confusing

Charli XCX feat. Troye Sivan - Talk Talk

Dua Lipa - These Walls

Eliza Rose & Calvin Harris - Body Moving

Eminem, Big Sean & BabyTron - Tobey

Fred Again.. & Anderson .Paak feat. Chika - Places To Be

Good Neighbours - Home

Gracie Abrams - Close To You

Gracie Abrams feat. Taylor Swift - Us

J.I.D feat. 21 Savage & Baby Tate - Surround Sound

Jennie - Mantra

Joost - Europapa

Justin Timberlake - Selfish

Kendrick Lamar - Meet the Grahams

Lewis Capaldi - Strangers

Majestic, The Jammin Kid & Céline Dion - Set My Heart On Fire

Megan Thee Stallion - Hiss

Meghan Trainor & T-Pain - Been Like This

Morgan Walen - Love Somebody

Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday Girls

Noah Kahan - Forever

Olivia Rodrigo - So American

Post Malone feat. Luke Combs - Guy For That

Quavo & Lana Del Rey - Tough

Raye - Genesis

Raye - Worth It

Richy Mitch and the Coal Miners - Evergreen

Rudimental & Skepsis feat. Charlotte Plank & Riko Dan - Green & Gold

Tems - Love Me JeJe

The Kid Laroi - Nights Like This

The Weeknd & Anitta - São Paulo

Tommy Richman - Devil Is A Lie

Twenty One Pilots - Overcompensate

Tyler, the Creator feat. Lola Young - Like Him

Tyler, the Creator feat. Teezo Touchdown - Darling, I

Zach Bryan - Pink Skies

Start voting! You have two weeks. :D

 

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The following titles failed to gain enough votes in the qualifier poll and you may not vote for these:

Alex Warren - Burning Down [ 5 ] 

Eminem - Brand New Dance [ 5 ] 

John Williams - Carol of the Bells [ 5 ] 

Muni Long - Made For Me [ 5 ] 

Songer - Toxic [ 5 ] 

The Weeknd feat. Jennie & Lily Rose Depp - One of the Girls [ 5 ] 

21 Savage feat. Doja Cat - N.H.I.E. [ 4 ] 

Kesha - Holiday Road [ 4 ] 

Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres And His Orchestra - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas [ 4 ] 

Tyla feat. Gunna & Skillibeng - Jump [ 4 ] 

Gunna - One of Wun [ 3 ] 

Pozer - Kítchen Stove [ 3 ] 

Wes Nelson feat. Craig David - Abracadabra [ 3 ] 

Central Cee feat. Raye - Moi [ 2 ] 

David Kushner - Skin and Bones [ 2 ] 

Dominic Fike - Misses [ 2 ] 

Flex (UK) feat. Nate Dogg - 6 In The Morning [ 2 ] 

Headie One feat. Stormzy & Tay Keith - Cry No More [ 2 ] 

J. Cole - 7 Minute Drill [ 2 ] 

J. Cole feat. Bas & Central Cee - H.Y.B. [ 2 ] 

KSI - Dirty [ 2 ] 

Nicki Minaj feat. Lil Uzi Vert - Everybody [ 2 ] 

Post Malone feat. Blake Shelton - Pour Me A Drink [ 2 ] 

Skepta - Gas Me Up (Diligent) [ 2 ] 

Stray Kids - Chk Chk Boom [ 2 ] 

Central Cee - Entrapreneur [ 1 ] 

Drake - Practise [ 1 ] 

Laufey - Santa Baby [ 1 ] 

Mark Ambor - Run Rudolph Run [ 1 ] 

Playboi Carti - All Red [ 1 ] 

Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers - Freezing This Christmas [ 1 ] 

Central Cee - Gen Z Luv [ 0 ] 

Nicki Minaj - FTCU [ 0 ] 

Nines - Going Crazy [ 0 ] 

Yung Filly - Grey [ 0 ] 

+18 Kendrick Lamar - Meet the Grahams

+15 J.I.D feat. 21 Savage & Baby Tate - Surround Sound

+13 21 Savage feat. Travis Scott & Metro Boomin - Née-Nah

+12 Twenty One Pilots - Overcompensate

+11 Bring Me The Horizon - Kool-Aid

+10 Eminem, Big Sean & BabyTron - Tobey

+09 Tommy Richman - Devil Is A Lie

+08 Tems - Love Me JeJe

+07 Artemas - If U Think I'm Pretty

+06 Megan Thee Stallion - Hiss

+05 Ariana Grande - The Boy Is Mine

+04 Noah Kahan - Forever

+03 Raye - Genesis

+02 Tyler, the Creator feat. Lola Young - Like Him

+01 The Kid Laroi - Nights Like This

 

-02 Nicki Minaj- Pink Friday Girls (had to edit this one in)

Edited January 26Jan 26 by gasman449

+18 Becky Hill & Sonny Fodera - Never Be Alone

+15 Joost - Europapa

+13 Fred Again.. & Anderson .Paak feat. Chika - Places To Be

+12 Post Malone feat. Luke Combs - Guy For That

+11 The Weeknd & Anitta - São Paulo

+10 Twenty One Pilots - Overcompensate

+09 Baby Lasagna - Rim Tim Tagi Dim

+08 Eminem, Big Sean & BabyTron - Tobey

+07 Rudimental & Skepsis feat. Charlotte Plank & Riko Dan - Green & Gold

+06 Bring Me The Horizon - Kool-Aid

+05 Gracie Abrams feat. Taylor Swift - Us

+04 Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding - Free

+03 Quavo & Lana Del Rey - Tough

+02 Gracie Abrams - Close To You

+01 Jennie - Mantra

 

-2 Badger & Natasha Bedingfield - These Words

+18 Charli XCX feat. Troye Sivan - Talk Talk

+15 Charli XCX - Girl, So Confusing

+13 Rudimental & Skepsis feat. Charlotte Plank & Riko Dan - Green & Gold

+12 Becky Hill & Sonny Fodera - Never Be Alone

+11 Ariana Grande - The Boy Is Mine

+10 Charli XCX - Von Dutch

+09 Artemas - If U Think I'm Pretty

+08 Good Neighbours - Home

+07 Baby Lasagna - Rim Tim Tagi Dim

+06 Raye - Worth It

+05 Joost – Europapa

+04 Raye - Genesis

+03 Eliza Rose & Calvin Harris - Body Moving

+02 Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding - Free

+01 Lewis Capaldi - Strangers

 

-02 Badger & Natasha Bedingfield - These Words

 

+18 Charli XCX feat. Lorde - Girl, So Confusing

+15 Charli XCX feat. Troye Sivan - Talk Talk

+13 Charli XCX - Von Dutch

+12 Chappell Roan - Red Wine Supernova

+11 Joost - Europapa

+10 Quavo & Lana Del Rey - Tough

+09 Raye - Genesis

+08 Gracie Abrams - Close To You

+07 Ariana Grande - The Boy Is Mine

+06 Baby Lasagna - Rim Tim Tagi Dim

+05 Raye - Worth It

+04 Dua Lipa - These Walls

+03 Olivia Rodrigo - So American

+02 Fred Again.. & Anderson .Paak feat. Chika - Places To Be

+01 Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding - Free

+18 Gracie Abrams - Close To You

+15 Quavo & Lana Del Rey - Tough

+13 Baby Lasagna - Rim Tim Tagi Dim

+12 Artemas - If U Think I'm Pretty

+11 Charli XCX feat. Lorde - Girl, So Confusing

+10 Olivia Rodrigo - So American

+9 Noah Kahan - Forever

+8 Eliza Rose & Calvin Harris - Body Moving

+7 Joost - Europapa

+6 Zach Bryan - Pink Skies

+5 Richy Mitch and the Coal Miners - Evergreen

+4 Rudimental & Skepsis feat. Charlotte Plank & Riko Dan - Green & Gold

+3 Tems - Love Me JeJe

+2 Good Neighbours - Home

+1 Tyler, the Creator feat. Lola Young - Like Him

 

-2 Badger & Natasha Bedingfield - These Words

18 The Weeknd & Anitta - São Paulo

15 Chappell Roan - Red Wine Supernova

13 Artemas - If U Think I'm Pretty

12 Alex Warren - Carry You Home

11 Eminem, Big Sean & BabyTron - Tobey

10 Fred Again.. & Anderson .Paak feat. Chika - Places To Be

9 Noah Kahan - Forever

8 Baby Lasagna - Rim Tim Tagi Dim

7 Dua Lipa - These Walls

6 Becky Hill & Sonny Fodera - Never Be Alone

5 Joost - Europapa

4 Morgan Walen - Love Somebody

3 Raye - Genesis

2 Gracie Abrams - Close To You

1 The Kid Laroi - Nights Like This

-2 Justin Timberlake - Selfish

 

+18 The Kid Laroi - Nights Like This

+15 Charli XCX feat. Troye Sivan - Talk Talk

+13 Charli XCX feat. Lorde - Girl, So Confusing

+12 Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday Girls

+11 Majestic, The Jammin Kid & Céline Dion - Set My Heart On Fire

+10 Ariana Grande - The Boy Is Mine

+09 Artemas - If U Think I'm Pretty

+08 Jennie - Mantra

+07 Charli XCX - Von Dutch

+06 Badger & Natasha Bedingfield - These Words

+05 Zach Bryan - Pink Skies

+04 Morgan Wallen - Love Somebody

+03 Chappell Roan - Red Wine Supernova

+02 Olivia Rodrigo - So American

+01 Gracie Abrams - Close To You

+18 Chappell Roan - Red Wine Supernova

+15 Charli XCX feat. Lorde - Girl, So Confusing

+13 Jennie - Mantra

+12 Charli XCX - Von Dutch

+11 Morgan Walen - Love Somebody

+10 Megan Thee Stallion - Hiss

+09 J.I.D feat. 21 Savage & Baby Tate - Surround Sound

+08 Dua Lipa - These Walls

+07 Eminem, Big Sean & BabyTron - Tobey

+06 Artemas - If U Think I'm Pretty

+05 Richy Mitch and the Coal Miners - Evergreen

+04 Meghan Trainor & T-Pain - Been Like This

+03 Twenty One Pilots - Overcompensate

+02 Tommy Richman - Devil Is A Lie

+01 21 Savage feat. Travis Scott & Metro Boomin - Née-Nah

 

-02 Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday Girls

 

+18 Charli xcx - Von dutch

+15 Charli xcx - Talk talk (feat. Troye Sivan)

+13 Charli xcx - Girl, so confusing (feat. Lorde)

+12 Ariana Grande - the boy is mine

+11 Olivia Rodrigo - so american

+10 Quavo & Lana Del Rey - Tough

+09 Baby Lasagna - Rim Tim Tagi Dim

+08 Fred Again.. & Anderson .Paak - places to be (feat. Chika)

+07 Kendrick Lamar - meet the grahams

+06 Joost - Europapa

+05 Twenty One Pilots - Overcompensate

+04 Raye - Worth It.

+03 Artemas - if u think i'm pretty

+02 Good Neighbours - Home

+01 Megan Thee Stallion - Hiss

+18 Morgan Wallen - Love Somebody

+15 Gracie Abrams - Close To You

+13 Post Malone feat. Luke Combs - Guy For That

+12 Rudimental & Skepsis feat. Charlotte Plank & Riko Dan - Green & Gold

+11 Badger & Natasha Bedingfield - These Words

+10 Chappell Roan - Red Wine Supernova

+09 Charli XCX - Von Dutch

+08 Charli XCX feat. Troye Sivan - Talk Talk

+07 Charli XCX feat. Lorde - Girl, So Confusing

+06 Meghan Trainor & T-Pain - Been Like This

+05 Raye - Genesis

+04 Raye - Worth It

+03 Good Neighbours - Home

+02 Dua Lipa - These Walls

+01 Jennie - Mantra

+18 Charli XCX feat. Lorde - Girl, So Confusing

+15 Charli XCX feat. Troye Sivan - Talk Talk

+13 Raye - Genesis

+12 Charli XCX - Von Dutch

+11 Twenty One Pilots - Overcompensate

+10 Bring Me The Horizon - Kool-Aid

+09 Baby Lasagna - Rim Tim Tagi Dim

+08 Fred Again.. & Anderson .Paak feat. Chika - Places To Be

+07 Quavo & Lana Del Rey - Tough

+06 Artemas - If U Think I'm Pretty

+05 Ariana Grande - The Boy Is Mine

+04 Becky Hill & Sonny Fodera - Never Be Alone

+03 Rudimental & Skepsis feat. Charlotte Plank & Riko Dan - Green & Gold

+02 Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday Girls

+01 Kendrick Lamar - Meet the Grahams

 

 

+18 Gracie Abrams - Close To You

+15 Morgan Walen - Love Somebody

+13 Justin Timberlake - Selfish

+12 Alex Warren - Carry You Home

+11 Baby Lasagna - Rim Tim Tagi Dim

+10 Chappell Roan - Red Wine Supernova

+09 Dua Lipa - These Walls

+08 Ariana Grande - The Boy Is Mine

+07 Lewis Capaldi - Strangers

+06 Eliza Rose & Calvin Harris - Body Moving

+05 Raye - Worth It

+04 Twenty One Pilots - Overcompensate

+03 Raye - Genesis

+02 Post Malone feat. Luke Combs - Guy For That

+01 Rudimental & Skepsis feat. Charlotte Plank & Riko Dan - Green & Gold

 

-02 Megan Thee Stallion - Hiss :puke:

18 Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding - Free

15 Becky Hill & Sonny Fodera - Never Be Alone

13 Eliza Rose & Calvin Harris - Body Moving

12 Rudimental & Skepsis feat. Charlotte Plank & Riko Dan - Green & Gold

11 Gracie Abrams - Close To You

10 The Weeknd & Anitta - São Paulo

09 Zach Bryan - Pink Skies

08 Lewis Capaldi - Strangers

07 Charli XCX - Von Dutch

06 Majestic, The Jammin Kid & Céline Dion - Set My Heart On Fire

05 Chappell Roan - Red Wine Supernova

04 Artemas - If U Think I'm Pretty

03 Noah Kahan - Forever

02 Good Neighbours - Home

01 Olivia Rodrigo - So American

 

 

+18 Baby Lasagna - Rim Tim Tagi Dim

+15 Chappell Roan - Red Wine Supernova

+13 Olivia Rodrigo - So American

+12 Joost - Europapa

+11 Justin Timberlake - Selfish

+10 Bring Me The Horizon - Kool-Aid

+9 Charli XCX - Von Dutch

+8 Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding - Free

+7 Richy Mitch and the Coal Miners - Evergreen

 

-2 Raye - Worth It

+18 Charli XCX - Von Dutch

+15 Baby Lasagna - Rim Tim Tagi Dim

+13 Charli XCX feat. Lorde - Girl, So Confusing

+12 The Weeknd & Anitta - São Paulo

+11 Zach Bryan - Pink Skies

+10 The Kid Laroi - Nights Like This

+9 Rudimental & Skepsis feat. Charlotte Plank & Riko Dan - Green & Gold

+8 Badger & Natasha Bedingfield - These Words

+7 Artemas - If U Think I'm Pretty

+6 Majestic, The Jammin Kid & Céline Dion - Set My Heart On Fire

+5 Charli XCX feat. Troye Sivan - Talk Talk

+4 Quavo & Lana Del Rey - Tough

+3 Becky Hill & Sonny Fodera - Never Be Alone

+2 Eliza Rose & Calvin Harris - Body Moving

+1 Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding - Free

 

-2 Justin Timberlake - Selfish

Edited January 29Jan 29 by Jason

+18: Morgan Wallen - Love Somebody

+15: Twenty One Pilots - Overcompensate

+13: Bring Me The Horizon - Kool-Aid

+12: Zach Bryan - Pink Skies

+11: Post Malone feat. Luke Combs - Guy For That

+10: Good Neighbours - Home

+9: Noah Kahan - Forever

+8: Richy Mitch and the Coal Miners - Evergreen

+7: Alex Warren - Carry You Home

+6: Lewis Capaldi - Strangers

+5: Artemas - if u think i'm pretty

+4: Meghan Trainor & T-Pain - Been Like This

+3: Olivia Rodrigo - So American

+2: Justin Timberlake - Selfish

 

-2: The Weeknd & Anitta - São Paulo

+18 Charli XCX - Von Dutch

+15 Justin Timberlake - Selfish

+13 The Kid Laroi - Nights Like This

+12 Baby Lasagna - Rim Tim Tagi Dim

+11 Joost - Europapa

+10 Twenty One Pilots - Overcompensate

+09 Chappell Roan - Red Wine Supernova

+08 Rudimental & Skepsis feat. Charlotte Plank & Riko Dan - Green & Gold

+07 Becky Hill & Sonny Fodera - Never Be Alone

+06 Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday Girls

+05 Meghan Trainor & T-Pain - Been Like This

+04 Morgan Wallen - Love Somebody

+03 Fred Again.. & Anderson .Paak feat. Chika - Places To Be

+02 Tommy Richman - Devil Is A Lie

+01 Zach Bryan - Pink Skies

 

-02 Badger & Natasha Bedingfield - These Words

+18: Morgan Wallen - Love Somebody

The taste :wub:

+18- The Kid LAROI- NIGHTS LIKE THIS

+15- Kendrick Lamar- meet the grahams

+13- Quavo & Lana Del Rey- Tough

+12- Eminem ft Big Sean & BabyTron- Tobey

+11- Tyler, The Creator ft Lola Young- Like Him

+10- Ariana Grande- the boy is mine

+9- Baby Lasagna- Rim Tim Tagi Dim

+8- Charli XCX ft Lorde- Girl, So Confusing

+7- Charli XCX- Von Dutch

+6- Chappell Roan- Red Wine Supernova

+5- Artemas- if u think i'm pretty

+4- Charli XCX ft Troye Sivan- Talk Talk

+3- Rudimental & Skepsis ft Charlotte Plank & Riko Dan- Green & Gold

+2- Joost- Europapa

+1- Becky Hill & Sonny Fodera- Never Be Alone