Continuing on with the 22nd best selling song of the year we have.

Representing the UK year end charts: - Ian Van Dahl: Castle In The Sky

Representing the Australian year end charts: - Blue: All Rise

Edited November 25, 2025Nov 25 by Paddington James

Previous Results 2001:

#26 - Perfect Gentleman vs Mambo No 5

#25 - Touch Me vs Operation Blade (Bass In The Place)

#24 - Out Of Reach vs Let Me Blow Ya Mind

#23 - Queen Of My Heart vs Drops Of Jupiter

Blue's debut is good but doesn't top 'Castles In The Sky' here. Another dance classic!

Ian Van Dahl

Ian Van Dahl for me too although 'All Rise' is one of Blue's better efforts

Thats an different version of Castles In The Sky in the opening post to the one I know.

Still voted for it though!

I’ve gone for Blue, I don’t mind All Rise whereas I’m not in any way familiar with CastleS In The Sky.

Ian Van Dahl, a trance classic!

But All Rise was a really good debut single, albeit clearly based on this earlier Stargate production from 1999 that was a hit in Scandinavia (No.1 in Norway).

53 minutes ago, gooddelta said:

Ian Van Dahl, a trance classic!

But All Rise was a really good debut single, albeit clearly based on this earlier Stargate production from 1999 that was a hit in Scandinavia (No.1 in Norway).

Oh wow, they do sound quite similar. I’d never heard Not For The Dough before. Thanks for sharing.

Love 'Castles In The Sky' so that for the win, although Blue's debut was good as others have said.

'Not For The Dough' is a revelation though also from that to 'All Rise'... gives weight to the line in 'One Love' "for the Mother's Pride" being inspired by bread!

Blue but only just.

IVD

That video in the OP is the wrong version of it though!

Castles

1 hour ago, Jessie Where said:

IVD

That video in the OP is the wrong version of it though!

Oops sorry, I didn’t know.

Thanks. I’ve edited the original post.

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Castles... banger

Both great but I actually think “All Rise” is up there with the greatest ever boyband singles.

Castles In The Sky is pure magic!!!

Edited November 25, 2025Nov 25 by DaTilt