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 2025 will be eligible. About half the list has been eliminated after the qualifier round.

 

Past results

2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014

 

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

 

2024: 1st: Charli xcx - Von Dutch / 2nd: Baby Lasagna - Rim Tim Tagi Dim / 3rd: Chappell Roan - Red Wine Supernova

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! and will join the hall of honorary UK top twenties (listed at the top of the post).

 

The List:

Abor & Tynna - Baller

Addison Rae - Fame Is A Gun

Addison Rae - Headphones On

Andrew Gold - Spooky, Scary Skeletons

Calvin Harris & Jessie Reyez - Ocean

Charli xcx - Chains of Love

Doja Cat - Gorgeous

Ely Oaks - Running Around

Fontaines D.C. - It's Amazing To Be Young

Imogen Heap - Headlock

Jade - FUFN (F*ck You For Now)

Jennie - Like Jennie

Jisoo & Zayn - Eyes Closed

Jorja Smith - The Way I Love You

Katseye - Gabriela

Lady Gaga - Garden of Eden

Lana Del Rey - Henry, Come On

Levi Heron - The Glen

Lola Young - D£aler

Mark Ronson & Raye - Suzanne

Miley Cyrus - End of the World

Nathan Dawe & Abi Flynn - Here In Your Arms

Oasis - Slide Away

Olivia Dean - It Isn't Perfect But It Might Be

Olivia Dean - Let Alone the One You Love

Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train

PinkPantheress - Illegal

PinkPantheress - Tonight

Remember Monday - What the Hell Just Happened?

Rosalía feat. Björk & Yves Tumor - Berghain

Sam Barber feat. Avery Anna - Indigo

Sam Fender - Little Bit Closer

Sammy Virji & Skepta - Cops & Robbers

Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco & Gracie Abrams - Call Me When You Break Up

Sombr - We Never Dated

Sonny Fodera & Clementine Douglas - Tell Me

SZA - BMF

Tame Impala - Dracula

Tommy Cash - Espresso Macchiato

Twenty One Pilots - The Contract

Twice - Strategy

Twice - Takedown

Tyla - Push 2 Start

Tyler, the Creator - Sugar On My Tongue

Start voting! You have two weeks.

 

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

Bad Bunny - DTMF 7 {disqualified as it is certain to re-peak in the top 20 this week}

Cynthia Erivo & Jonathan Bailey - As Long As You're Mine 5

Denon Reed & Cru2 - Let Him Go 5

Jennie feat. Doechii - ExtraL 5

Justin Bieber - All I Can Take 5

Lewis Capaldi - The Day That I Die 5

Olivia Dean - Lady Lady 5

Sleep Token - Even In Arcadia 5

SZA feat. Kendrick Lamar - 30 for 30 5

Tate McRae - Anything But Love 5

AJ Tracey & Jorja Smith - Crush 4

Alex Warren feat. Rosé - On My Mind 4

Ariana Grande - Intro (End of the World) 4

Ely Oaks & Lavinia - Borderline 4

Frank Sinatra - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 4

Joji - Pixelated Kisses 4

MGK - Cliché 4

Morgan Seatree feat. Florence + The Machine - Say My Name 4

Myles Smith - Stay (If You Wanna Dance) 4

Oskar Med K - Make Me Feel 4

Sexyy Red & Bruno Mars - Fat, Juicy & Wet 4

Sleep Token - Look To Windward 4

Stray Kids - Do It 4

Tame Impala - My Old Ways 4

Gunna feat. Burna Boy - WGFT 3

Sleep Token - Damocles 3

Tate McRae feat. The Kid Laroi - I Know Love 3

Tkandz & Cxsper - Now Or Never 3

Aitch - A Guy Called? 2

Aitch & Bou - Raving In The Studio 2

J-Hope feat. GloRilla - Killin' It Girl 2

Morgan Wallen feat. Tate McRae - What I Want 2

PartyNextDoor & Drake - CN Tower 2

Drake - What Did I Miss? 1

Hazbin Hotel - Love in a Bottle 1

Myles Smith - Gold 1

Nemzzz feat. Central Cee - Dilemma 1

Stray Kids - Ceremony 1

Travis Scott - 4x4 1

Braelyn Rankins, Theo Somolu, Aaron Pierre & Kelvin Harrison Jr. - I Always Wanted A Brother 0

Digga D - DPMO 0

Drake - Gimme A Hug 0

Playboi Carti feat. Skepta - Toxic 0

+18 Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train

+15 Oasis - Slide Away

+13 Tame Impala - Dracula

+12 Tommy Cash - Espresso Macchiato

+11 Andrew Gold - Spooky, Scary Skeletons

+10 Rosalía feat. Björk & Yves Tumor - Berghain

+09 Calvin Harris & Jessie Reyez - Ocean

+08 Abor & Tynna - Baller

+07 Sonny Fodera & Clementine Douglas - Tell Me

+06 PinkPantheress - Illegal

+05 Jorja Smith - The Way I Love You

+04 Levi Heron - The Glen

+03 Sammy Virji & Skepta - Cops & Robbers

+02 Ely Oaks - Running Around

+01 PinkPantheress - Tonight

-02 Sam Barber feat. Avery Anna - Indigo

+18 Addison Rae - Headphones On

+15 Charli xcx - Chains of Love

+13 ROSALÍA - Berghain (feat. Björk & Yves Tumor)

+12 Oasis - Slide Away

+11 Imogen Heap - Headlock

+10 Lana Del Rey - Henry, come on

+09 PinkPantheress - Tonight

+08 Addison Rae - Fame is a Gun

+07 Sam Barber - Indigo (feat. Avery Anna)

+06 Lady Gaga - Garden of Eden

+05 Abor & Tynna - Baller

+04 PinkPantheress - Illegal

+03 JADE - FUFN (F*ck You For Now)

+02 Fontaines D.C. - It's Amazing To Be Young

+01 Doja Cat - Gorgeous

+18 Addison Rae - Headphones On
+15 ROSALÍA - Berghain (feat. Björk & Yves Tumor)
+13 Charli xcx - Chains of Love
+12 Addison Rae - Fame is a Gun
+11 Imogen Heap - Headlock
+10 PinkPantheress - Tonight
+09 PinkPantheress - Illegal
+08 Lana Del Rey - Henry, Come On
+07 Lady Gaga - Garden of Eden
+06 Tyler, the Creator - Sugar on My Tongue
+05 Tame Impala - Dracula
+04 SZA - BMF
+03 Jade - FUFN (F*ck You For Now)
+02 Doja Cat - Gorgeous

+01 Miley Cyrus - End of the World

+18 Sombr - We Never Dated

+15 Ely Oaks - Running Around

+13 Oasis - Slide Away

+12 Jade - FUFN (F*ck You For Now)

+11 PinkPantheress - Illegal

+10 Miley Cyrus - End of the World

+09 Tame Impala - Dracula

+08 Remember Monday - What the Hell Just Happened?

+07 Tyler, the Creator - Sugar On My Tongue

+06 Mark Ronson & Raye - Suzanne

+05 Sonny Fodera & Clementine Douglas - Tell Me

+04 Addison Rae - Fame Is A Gun

+03 Lady Gaga - Garden of Eden

+02 Tommy Cash - Espresso Macchiato

+01 Calvin Harris & Jessie Reyez - Ocean

-02 ROSALÍA - Berghain (feat. Björk & Yves Tumor)

Edited Tuesday at 10:122 days by ElectroBoy

+18: Tame Impala - Dracula

+15: Fontaines D.C. - It's Amazing To Be Young

+13: Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train

+12: Twenty One Pilots - The Contract

+11: Sam Fender - Little Bit Closer

+10: Sam Barber feat. Avery Anna - Indigo

+9: Sombr - We Never Dated

+8: Oasis - Slide Away

+7: Lola Young - D£aler

+6: Andrew Gold - Spooky, Scary Skeletons

+5: Tyler, the Creator - Sugar On My Tongue

-2: Jade - FUFN (F*ck You For Now)

+18 Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train

+15 Sam Fender - Little Bit Closer

+13 Fontaines D.C. - It's Amazing To Be Young

+12 Tame Impala - Dracula

+11 Imogen Heap - Headlock

+10 Andrew Gold - Spooky, Scary Skeletons

+09 Tyler, the Creator - Sugar On My Tongue

+08 Twenty One Pilots - The Contract

+07 Sonny Fodera & Clementine Douglas - Tell Me

+06 Sammy Virji & Skepta - Cops & Robbers

+05 PinkPantheress - Tonight

+04 Twice - Strategy

+03 Addison Rae - Fame Is A Gun

+02 Tyla - Push 2 Start

+01 Oasis - Slide Away

-02 Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco & Gracie Abrams - Call Me When You Break Up (forgot this was a thing when the hatechart was on ahh)

+18 Jade - FUFN (F*ck You For Now)

+15 Remember Monday - What the Hell Just Happened?

+13 Lola Young - D£aler

+12 Twice - Takedown

+11 Sombr - We Never Dated

+10 Addison Rae - Fame Is A Gun

+9 Sam Barber feat. Avery Anna - Indigo

+8 Miley Cyrus - End of the World

+7 Tame Impala - Dracula

+6 Lady Gaga - Garden of Eden

+5 Tommy Cash - Espresso Macchiato

+4 Oasis - Slide Away

+3 Imogen Heap - Headlock

+2 Calvin Harris & Jessie Reyez - Ocean

+1 Sonny Fodera & Clementine Douglas - Tell Me

+15 Lady Gaga - Garden of Eden

+14 Doja Cat - Gorgeous

+13 Imogen Heap - Headlock

+12 Mark Ronson & Raye - Suzanne

+11 Sammy Virji & Skepta - Cops & Robbers

+10 Lola Young - D£aler

+09 Sombr - We Never Dated

+08 Tyler, the Creator - Sugar On My Tongue

+18 PinkPantheress - Illegal

+15 Tame Impala - Dracula

+13 PinkPantheress - Tonight

+12 Tyler, the Creator - Sugar On My Tongue

+11 Sammy Virji & Skepta - Cops & Robbers

+10 Rosalía feat. Björk & Yves Tumor - Berghain

+09 Charli xcx - Chains of Love

+08 Sonny Fodera & Clementine Douglas - Tell Me

+07 Tyla - Push 2 Start

+06 Ely Oaks - Running Around

+05 Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train

+04 Sam Fender - Little Bit Closer

+03 Tommy Cash - Espresso Macchiato

+02 Fontaines D.C. - It's Amazing To Be Young

+01 Jorja Smith - The Way I Love You

+18 Jade - FUFN (F*ck You For Now)

+15 Olivia Dean - Let Alone the One You Love

+13 Mark Ronson & Raye - Suzanne

+12 Remember Monday - What the Hell Just Happened?

+11 Olivia Dean - It Isn't Perfect But It Might Be

+10 Addison Rae - Headphones On

+09 PinkPantheress - Illegal

+08 Katseye - Gabriela

+07 Addison Rae - Fame Is A Gun

+06 Miley Cyrus - End of the World

+05 PinkPantheress - Tonight

+04 Abor & Tynna - Baller

+03 Tyla - Push 2 Start

+02 Tommy Cash - Espresso Macchiato

+01 SZA - BMF

 

-02 Oasis - Slide Away