I thought this could be a fun idea to see what entries we all consider to be our favourites from the back catalogues of our entries.

If you had to limit yourself to a selection of your own entries for either a 20 or 40 track playlist, what would you include? Equally happy to see compilations of your 20 or 40 favourites from entries by other countries if you'd like... or split it and go disc 1 of your own entries and disc 2 of your favourites from others.

Including a spotify or apple music playlist or any artwork you'd like to use would be great too so we can listen along ☺️ and always great to see any commentary around why you've chosen the songs you have

Love this idea, though I'm definitely going to have to go and have a think about it in order to get the best songs out of it, whether that's my entries or others.

LookyLion's Hits & Misses discs (in Joni Mitchell style...) would look like this:

HITS (winners and top 10 hits)

1 Confidence Man - Holiday

2 Babet - Chameleon

3 Lights - Okay Okay

4 Girli - Crush Me Up

5 WIlla Ford - Love4Life

6 Blusher - Dead End

7 Hatchie - Lights On

8 Nôno - Lovesick

9 Debbii Dawson - Happy World

10 Claudia Valentina - Extra Agenda

11 Gregory Dillon - Sad Magic

12 Lauren Mayberry - Crocodile Tears

13 Honey. - What Now

14 Bonus track: current entry not yet revealed

MISSES (lower placings)

1 The Jordan - The Room

2 Lady Blackbird - Whatever His Name

3 Beks - Melodrama

4 Rondé - Love Myself

5 Aziya - Crush

6 Victoria Silvstedt - Love It!

7 Mari Bella - Different Kind Of Love

8 Anabel Englund - Underwater

9 Royal & the Serpent - Choke

10 Astrid S - Hits Different

11 Sordal - Transarctic Lover

12 Samantha Jade - Minutes To Midnight

13 Chandler Leighton - Say Less

14 Bonus track: a fave DNQ: Momo Boyd - American Love Song

Plus a bonus disc of Retro entries (all misses or DNQ's, sadly!)

1 Dolly Dots - Little Angel

2 Goddess - Sexual

3 Deodato - S.O.S. Fire in The Sky

4 Robert Görl - Darling Don't Leave Me

6 Dawn Upshaw - Lento e Largo

7 Dusty Springfield - That's the Kind Of Love I've Got For You

8 Teena Marie - Lovergirl

9 Alaska y Dinarama - A Quien L'Importa

To paraphrase Erasure - the first 20 hits.

Edited March 21Mar 21 by Colm

I recently made a playlist with all my entries (fun to shuffle!), but I might have a look and whittle it down to about 20 songs for this at some point then!

(two are missing from Spotify)

25 minutes ago, matto said:

I recently made a playlist with all my entries (fun to shuffle!), but I might have a look and whittle it down to about 20 songs for this at some point then!

(two are missing from Spotify)

Which contest was your first?

OUT FRIDAY FOR £12.99

1 hour ago, Colm said:

Which contest was your first?

BJSC 11 with Ladytron - Destroy Everything You Touch (I came 4th, shock)

Self imposing the limits of Danæviia era entries and top 20 hits here. May do alternate compilations if there is interest.

Chosen 20. Mostly it's a selection of my favourite entries, though in truth there's about 50 from my catalogue that I think are absolutely perfect and was obsessed with throughout the contest I entered them to, this is definitely true of all 20 of these, I've tried to choose among those some of the most enduring, and tried to cover most of the years and genres I've been entering here.

in that if you listen to this you'll get a taste of the kinds of J-pop, rock, swingy stuff, dance occasionally, indie and rap sometimes, that I might enter. Some are artists that I've gone onto become huge fans of, most of these artists I've at least listened to and loved an album from on top of these and it was in part loving an era that led me to enter many of them here. Some did well, some not so well, but I love all of them and they'd all be at the top of my recommendations list if relevant. Also tried to kind of go with a good order. Megitsune opens well, Just is the last track on its album and is a great closer (plus 'shock qualifier announced last' counts for a lot)

1.      BABYMETAL – Megitsune

2.      Beyond The Black – Night Will Fade

3.      Mori Calliope – end of a life

4.      Girls Dead Monster, LiSA – Ichiban No Takaramono (Yui. Final Ver)

5.      Nao Hiiragi – Requiem (Stygia Bootleg)*

6.      Sewerslvt – Jvnko Still Loves You

7.      Vylet Pony – Pest

8.      San Fermin – Sonsick

9.      PinocchioP – I’m Glad You’re Evil Too

10. Diablo Swing Orchestra – Celebremos Los Inevitables

11. Amaranthe – Amaranthine

12. Clipping. – Blood Of The Fang

13. Ado – Odo

14. I See Stars – The Hardest Mistakes (feat. Cassadee Pope)

15. Visions Of Atlantis – Tonight I’m Alive

16. Mikazuki BIGWAVE – Emotional Prism

17. Myuk – Yukiuta

18. DEMONDICE – Alcatraz

19. Eiko Shimamiya – Naruku No Hana

20. MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS - Just

*replaced with nanobii - Chipland on streaming services as Requiem is an underground dance remix of an obscure anime inset song that isn't even on streaming services in its original form and Chipland serves a similar niche and is also bloody brilliant. as such I made both a Spotify playlist and Youtube playlist as I'm not not including Reqiuem.

1. MC Boing - Dance Floor
   

Done

59 minutes ago, lewistgreen said:

1. MC Boing - Dance Floor
   

Done

No B-Side?!

On 20/11/2025 at 10:33, gooddelta said:

The Greatest Hits of FSR Rontvia

Disc 1

1. Sheelah – The Last Time (1st)

2. Sara Bareilles – Love Song (1st)

3. Delta Goodrem – Hunters And The Wolves (2nd)

4. Jessica Winter - Choreograph (2nd)

5. Holy Molly – Shot A Friend (2nd)

6. Anna Abreu – Music Everywhere (2nd)

7. Untouched – Smack Me (5th)

8. Maria Hauukas Storeng & Mira Craig – Mine All Mine (3rd)

9. Lise Karlsnes – Red Hot (2nd)

10. Zowie – Broken Machine (2nd)

11. KOLAJ – The Touch (5th)

12. Capulets – Stranger Love (3rd)

13. Millie Turner – The Shadow (6th)

14. Alba August - Lights (9th)

15. Olivia – I’m Not Your Lady (7th)

16. Sanna Nielsen – Nobody Without You (4th)

17. Caroline Jonsson – By My Side (5th)

18. One More Time - Highland (10th)

19. Helene Fischer – Atemlos Durch Die Nacht (12th)

20. Cora - Amsterdam (35th)

21. Haloo Helsinki! – Maailman Toisella Puolen (8th)

22. Andreas Bourani – Auf Uns (13th)

23. Jude York - Monaco (5th)

24. FIZZ – High In Brighton (36th)

25. Sheppard – A Grade Playa (DNQ)

Disc 2

1. SADU – Luukered (1st)

2. Dzivia - Voryva (2nd)

3. Ortiga – Ilumbarada (5th)

4. Billx & Otyken – My Wing (Rave Music Edit) (2nd)

5. Yaşar Gaga & Sezen Aksu – Şahane Bir Şey Yaşamak (9th)

6. Die Arkitekt & Lena Platonos – Mirkhel (7th)

7. Kali Mutsa – Hayako Hayako (6th)

8. Zaho de Sagazan – Tristesse (4th)

9. Spinifex Gum & Marliya Choir – Sisters (13th)

10. Dolcenera – Un Altro Giorno Sulla Terra (DNQ)

11. Pixie Paris – Es Rappelt Im Karton (16th)

12. Tina Guo – Super Mario Bros. (12th)

13. Walk The Moon – Shut Up and Dance (4th)

14. Hozier – Take Me To Church (11th)

15. Self Esteem – I Do This All The Time (10th)

16. Swim Deep – To Feel Good (14th)

17. Real Lies – North Circular (34th)

18. God Colony & Roy – Loss Is Not Infinite (24th)

19. Public Service Broadcasting – Spitfire (15th)

20. She Past Away – ínziva (8th)

21. ARGO – Korku (2nd)

22. Jadudah – Love You (When You’re A Mess) (17th)

23. Beast In Black – Power Of The Beast (10th)

24. Powerwolf – Sainted By The Storm (11th)

25. Sophie Straat & Metropole Orkest – Gebroken Spiegels (24th)

Disc 3

1. RAM feat. Susana – RAMelia (Tribute To Amelia) (1st)

2. Prance Faris – Flares (3rd)

3. Rivaz – Colors (3rd)

4. Kosmonova – Danse Avec Moi! (4th)

5. Tom Fall – Kaamos (6th)

6. Eric Amarillo – Om Sanningen Ska Fram (6th)

7. Michael Woods – Platinum Chains (4th)

8. RL Grime – Because Of U (3rd)

9. Cassie Raptor & Rebeka Warrior – O.B.I.C (10th)

10. Hudson Mohawke – Bicstan (4th)

11. Ishi vu – This Is Your Life (3rd)

12. DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ – All The Beautiful Things U Do (15th)

13. DJ Kent feat. The Arrows – Spin My World (DNQ)

14. Goldfish – Moonwalk Away (Moonlanding Mix) (4th)

15. The Kiffness – Sometimes I’m Alone (Lonely Cat) (9th)

16. Ulf Nilsson – Little By Litte (Lulleaux & George Whyman Remix) (3rd)

17. Bart & Baker and Billy Bros Orchestra – We Are What We Are (15th)

18. Daithí – Mary Keanes Introduction (DNQ)

19. Valtos & Elephant Sessions - 1990 (32nd)

20. ALYSS – T S I E R (9th)

21. Hayley Ross – Come Back (N-Joi Remix) (6th)

22. Example – Watch The Sun Come Up (25th)

23. Way Out West - Mindcircus (18th)

24. Andy Duguid & Jaren – 7even (15th)

25. Alex M.O.R.P.H. & Sylvia Tosun – An Angel’s Love (11th)

Disc 4

1. Beautiful Small Machines – Robots In Love (1st)

2. The Sound of Arrows – M.A.G.I.C. (2nd)

3. Chart Music – All My Life (1st)

4. Lykke Li – Sadness Is A Blessing (1st)

5. Uh Huh Her – Not A Love Song (1st)

6. Blänk Feat. Young Ivy – I’m Going For Your Brother (10th)

7. Staygold feat. Spank Rock, Lady Tigra and Damien Adore - Backseat (10th)

8. Midnight Kids feat. Annika Wells – Run It (3rd)

9. PUNCHBAG – f*** It (19th)

10. Sheelah – Psycho (1st)

11. Markoolio & Linda Bengtzing – Värsta Schlagern (20th)

12. Pixie Lott – Boys & Girls (Demo) (3rd)

13. Mira Craig – Headhunted (DNQ)

14. Emiliana Torrini – Jungle Drum (6th)

15. Caro Emerald – A Night Like This (12th)

16. Mr Little Jeans – Runaway (8th)

17. Sally Shapiro – Forget About You (24th)

18. Still Corners - Fireflies (12th)

19. Elsiane – Vaporous (7th)

20. Wim Mertens – Close Cover (8th)

21. The Rua – Fight For What’s Right (37th)

22. Pomplamoose feat. Dodie – Monster (DNQ)

23. Rae Morris – Don’t Go (14th)

24. Freya Ridings – Lost Without You (Live At St Pancras Old Church) (2nd)

25. Delta Goodrem – Believe Again (17th)

I made this already to celebrate winning 179 and hosting 180. Not sure how to cut it to just 40 😭

Supposing I had a hard limit of 40 tracks and it has to speak to the overall New Lexico vibe I would probably go with this

THE HITS

1. Metroplane - Word of Mouth (feat. Bree Runway)

2. Confidence Man - Better Sit Down Boy

3. Celtic Woman - Tir Na Nog (feat Oonagh)

4. Lilit Hovhanissyan - Armenian Girl

5. Yorke - airplane mode

6. NERVO - You're Gonna Love Again

7. Maude Latour - XOXO

8. Ben & Tan - Iron Heart

9. Ericka Jane - Death Of Me

10. Jennifer Aoun - Breaking My Heart

11. Bambie Thug - Tsunami (11:11)

12. Sofi de la Torre - Colorblind Cruisin

13. Moyka - Spaces

14. Emmi - Drum

15. KeshYew - Riyzamin

16. Ivy Levan - Biscuit

17. Bright Light Bright Light - Disco Moment

18. George Maple - Hero

19. Alice Levan - Lash Out

20. KREAM - Taped Up Heart (feat. Clara Mae)

21. Fear of Tigers - That's My Why

22. Kelly Sweet - Ashes Of My Paradise

23. Ask Embla - Einn

24. The Scarlet Opera - Alive

25. Duplex Heart - Keep Coming Back To The Start

THE DEEP CUTS

1. Simon Curtis - Flesh

2. WooWoos - Fizzy Lettuce

3. Ronya - Annoying

4. Tegan and Sara - I'm Not Your Hero

5. Sabina Ddumba - Scarred For Life

6. Oonagh - Gaa

7. Le Grind - Bricks

8. Ralph - Tease

9. Yola - Faraway Look

10. Elodie - Andromeda

11. Myriam Fares - Aman

12. Chrissy Chlapecka - Brat

13. Celtian - Niamh

14. Tom Rasmussen - Dysphoria

15. Genesis Lynea - Get Down

(probably forgot a bunch of good stuff so if you see this being edited in the next hour or so no you didn't)

All I searched for was Armenian Girl so I SHALL be purchasing.

Now That's What I Call Zanmatony coming to a store near you!

Also look forward to;

Top Of The POPHub

Smashin' Skall Hits

The Best Danæviia Album in The World... Ever!

FARCland

Nelionöir'fillas

Ministry of Aeroche

Plus plenty more!

Aeroche would be able to reinvigorate the early 00s trend that the Beatles started and do a compilation album of #1s

20 of Cheiron's most beloved international hits.

I did a little 'best of', specifically limiting myself to 20 entries. To be completely honest, I probably wouldn't consider my winner 'Sanctuary' as one of my favourite 20 songs, but I felt I should include it for 'symbolic' reasons.

They are in order of contests (oldest first). There's of course a chance that another day I would perhaps make some changes, but I feel pretty good about my choices at this moment.

Ladytron - Destroy Everything You Touch

Halou - Political

Kate Havnevik - Unlike Me

Allie X - Sanctuary

Poison Ivory - Alchemy

Anna and the Barbies - Álmatlan

Holy Two - Undercover Girls

Fakear - Ankara

World's End Girlfriend - Les Enfants du Paradis

AaRON - Blouson Noir

Alvia Islandia - Sugar Complex

Linea Aspera - Malarone

Lusine (feat. Vilja Larjosto) - Just a Cloud

Tikkle Me - Genius

mind.in.a.box - Change

Nite Jewel - 2 Good 2 Be True

Linda Perhacs - Parallelograms

Blacky - Ööö

Merina Gris - Mejor*

Project Pitchfork - Timekiller

14 qualifiers (including one winner and one auto-qualifier), 6 DNQs.

Biggest personal faves, oldest first: 'Political', 'Blouson Noir', 'Malarone', 'Change', '2 Good 2 Be True', 'Mejor*'.