Some great songs here - "Teenage Dirtbag", "Sound Of The Underground" (my favourite Girls Aloud song), "You're Beautiful", "Whenever Wherever", "Feels So Good", "In For The Kill" (not so much the original, but the Skream Let's Get Ravy Mix is da bomb), "Killing In The Name", and "Umbrella" (really wondering that this is not higher).

The top 20 unfortunately features a lot of crap. These are the ones I like from it:

15. POKER FACE- Lady Gaga (882,059)

14. SEX ON FIRE- Kings Of Leon (903,070)

13. WHOLE AGAIN- Atomic Kitten (965,200)

12. CRAZY- Gnarles Barkley (972,400)

09. PURE AND SIMPLE- Hear’Say (1,081,700)

07. CAN’T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD- Kylie Minogue (1,104,600)

04. IT WASN’T ME- Shaggy Featuring Rik “Rok” Ducent (1,204,900)

Particularly the top 3 is very weak.

My favourites from the top 50:

48. CHASING CARS- Snow Patrol (611,400)

42. TEENAGE DIRTBAG- Wheatus (636,400)

39. YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL- James Blunt (658,200)
34. UMBRELLA- Rihanna Featuring Jay Z (676,200)

33. USE SOMEBODY- Kings Of Leon (698,695)

21. STAN- Eminem (772,700)

14. SEX ON FIRE- Kings Of Leon (903,070)

12. CRAZY- Gnarls Barkley (972,400)

03. (IS THIS THE WAY TO) AMARILLO?- Tony Christie Featuring Peter Kay (1,207,300)

plus at least one of the 2009 #1s (#spoilers for my forthcoming rate!)

Thanks for the informative countdown Gezza!

On 20/03/2026 at 18:36, Gezza said:

Plus Bob the builder who is neither

Correct, I had him in mind but forgot to mention him.

I'm guessing that's more of a novelty song right?

On 20/01/2026 at 18:35, Gezza said:

And here's the recap 150-200

200. CASTLES IN THE SKY- Ian Van Dahl (354,300)

199. GHETTO GOSPEL- 2Pac Featuring Elton John (354,600)

198. INFINITY 2008- Guru Josh Project (355,700)

197. TOXIC- Britney Spears (355,800)

196. LIVE YOUR LIFE- T.I Featuring Rihanna (358,700)

195. BREAK YOUR HEART- Taio Cruz (360,270)

194. RED- Daniel Merriweather (360,280)

193. RELEASE ME- Agnes (360,500)

192. I TURN TO YOU- Melanie C (361,400)

191. SOMETHING STUPID- Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman (361,900)

 

190. FREESTYLER- Bomfunk MC’s (362,000)

189. HEY YA- Outkast (362,800)

188. THE BOY DOES NOTHING- Alesha Dixon (364,600)

187. I WISH I WAS A PUNKROCKER (WITH FLOWERS IN MY HAIR)- Sandi Thom (365,100)

186. TAKE A BOW- Rihanna (365,800)

185. 21 SECONDS- So Solid Crew (367,400)

184. HEY THERE DELILAH- Plain White T’s (368,600)

183. BREATHE- Blu Cantrell Featuring Sean Paul (368,700)

182. ETERNITY/ THE ROAD TO MANDALAY- Robbie Williams (370,100)

181. AGAINST ALL ODDS- Mariah Carey & Westlife (370,400)

 

180. BEAUTIFUL LIAR- Shakira & Beyonce (371,900)

179. LIGHT MY FIRE- Will Young (372,700)

178. NO AIR- Jordin Sparks Featuring Chris Brown (372,800)

177. DAY N NITE- Kid Cudi Vs Crookers (374,485)

176. NOT FAIR- Lily Allen (375,540)

175. GREATEST DAY- Take That (376,100)

174. EVACUATE THE DANCEFLOOR- Cascada (376,810)

173. EMPIRE STATE OF MIND- Jay Z Featuring Alicia Keys (377,075)

172. ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID- t.A.t.U (378,900)

171. THE MAN WHO CAN’T BE MOVED- The Script (379,300)

 

170. LOVE STORY- Taylor Swift (379,785)

169. THE CHEEKY SONG (TOUCH MY BUM)- The Cheeky Girls (380,400)

168. DON’T STOP THE MUSIC- Rihanna (381,000)

167. I’M YOURS- Jason Mraz (381,400)

166. MAMBO NO 5- Bob The Builder (381,500)

165. WHAT WOULD YOU DO?- City High (381,750)

164. AMERICAN PIE- Madonna (382,000)

163. YOU ARE NOT ALONE- X Factor Finalists (382,900)

162. THAT’S NOT MY NAME- Ting Tings (383,600)

161. ALL SUMMER LONG- Kid Rock (383,800)

 

160. STRONGER- Kanye West (384,100)

159. MANEATER- Nelly Furtado (385,700)

158. NUMB/ ENCORE- Linkin Park/ Jay Z (386,400)

157. HAVE YOU EVER- S Club 7 (387,200)

156. CHA CHA SLIDE- DJ Casper (387,300)

155. DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT- Toploader (387,600)

154. ETERNAL FLAME- Atomic Kitten (389,800)

153. CRAZY IN LOVE- Beyonce (391,400)

152. OUT OF YOUR MIND- Truesteppers Featuring Dane Bowers & Victoria Beckham (391,700)

151. BRING ME TO LIFE- Evanescence (392,100)

Working my way through this thread, a fascinating read really enjoying it!

Seriously though, who would ever have thought Victoria Beckham outsold Beyonce's Crazy in love!?!? 🤯

38 minutes ago, Spiceboy said:

Seriously though, who would ever have thought Victoria Beckham outsold Beyonce's Crazy in love!?!? 🤯

That's actually blown my mind!