4 hours ago, Red Blooded Man said:

I am fine with the ranking so far but Real Groove at 63...

I like it alot. It might be a little higher in my own countdown but not by much.

41

Right Here, Right Now

Giorgio Moroder feat. Kylie Minogue

UK chart peak: N/A

42

Higher

Taio Cruz feat. Kylie Minogue

UK chart peak: N/A (#8, Travie McCoy version)

43

Where the Wild Roses Grow

with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

UK chart peak: #11

44

If You Were With Me Now

with Keith Washington

UK chart peak: #4

From: Let's Get to It

45

Hold On to Now

UK chart peak: #81

From: Tension

Four of the five remaining collaborations in the top 100 take a battering here, meaning that only one single Kylie's collaborated with another artist on has made the top 40. If You Were With Me Now is one of those singles that I never really pay much attention to unless I'm going back to Let's Get to It for a full listen through. That's changed now even just from compiling this and I've found myself enjoying it a lot. It's a great collaboration, and one where Kylie and the other artist just sound like they were made to be on a song together. Kylie's first hit as a co-writer, it's a beautiful ballad and really stands out on her fourth album. I've always had a bit of a love/hate relationship with Where the Wild Roses Grow. When I was younger, moody and edgy Kylie just wasn't for me compared to pop bangers like Spinning Around and co, but maturing is realising that this is actually one of her strongest collaborations. It was lovely to see that Nick Cave had nothing but lovely things to say about Kylie too while watching her Netflix documentary. Where the Wild Roses Grow tells a beautiful - yet tragic - story. So much so that it appears on several Greatest Hits collections by Kylie now, too.

The euphoric sound of Higher and the similarities in style to some of the songs from the Aphrodite era (no surprise since it was initially conceived for the album) are just two of the reasons why I love it so much. It's always been one of my favourite Kylie collaborations, and probably always will be. Taio Cruz is a name very much of his time, but Kylie manages to make the song sound timeless and it can certainly hold up against some of her pop-bop solo singles. Right Here, Right Now is an absolute gem too. As I've already mentioned, when Kylie collaborates with the right people she really can come up with pure magic. And this is a fine example. Something that really wouldn't sound out of place on Kiss Me Once - and perhaps something that would improve some of the negative opinions of that album too - Kylie's vocal delivery is so dreamy. So despite some criticism for it being basic from review circles, I'd say it's the opposite.

Finally in this section, Hold On to Now is definitely one of my favourites from Tension (besides the singles yet to come in the countdown). One of the first songs to be recorded for Tension as well as one of Kylie herself's favourites, I've not spent too much time with it because the Tension and Tension II eras have been neglected for a while (rectification incoming) but certainly hearing and seeing it performed on the Tension tour via Netflix has reignited my love for it. Hearing Kylie speak about what the song means to her, too, and how important the lyrics are about holding on to now and living in the moment make it all the more powerful.

I love ‘Where the Wild Roses Grow’, I think this, ‘Confide’ and ‘Breathe’ are the top-3 for me from her DeCon years.

Would have put ‘Right Here, Right Now’ and ‘If You Were with Me Now’ much lower though.

I would've put ‘Where the Wild Roses Grow’ at Top 30 or Top 20 even.

I love 'Right Here, Right Now' too. Besides 'Devotion' and ‘Where the Wild Roses Grow’, it's one of my favourite Kylie's duet.

Nice to see if you were with me now doing decently which is rare.

Where the wild roses grow and Hold on to now would be higher for me.

Great to see Where The Wild Roses Grow and If You Were With Me Now place this well. I really enjoy both of these.

36

What Kind of Fool (Heard All That Before)

UK chart peak: #14

From: Greatest Hits (1992)

37

Did It Again

UK chart peak: #14

From: Impossible Princess

38

Slow

UK chart peak: #1

From: Body Language

39

Tension

UK chart peak: #19

From: Tension

40

Especially For You

with Jason Donovan

UK chart peak: #1

A few top 20 hits depart now as we get down to the top 40, and among those are two number ones. After building a considerable following with audiences appearing as Charlene and Scott on Neighbours, it's no surprise that Especially For You ended up being a number one for Kylie and Jason. Initially conceived for Jason's debut album Ten Good Reasons, it ended up being included on the US edition of Enjoy Yourself. Since then, it's gone on to enjoy continued success, and I'll hark back to the Showgirl tour again where it became the opening song of the encore. In Jason's absence, the lyrics appeared above her for everyone to sing along as they swayed their arms and embraced the moment before ending the show on the punchy note of Love at First Sight. I do really love Especially For You, even if Jason's vocals are the weakest part, and he always comes across - as recently as on Kylie's Netflix documentary - as quite a bitter character.

Slow is one song that I will just never connect with in the same way as the majority of other fans (or even casuals). I appreciate Slow for its boldness, and of course the music video and live performances always amp up the sex factor (more on that later though with a different song) but live performances are, again, probably where my problems lie and make me tire of the song. It's a bit like The Loco-Motion in that it's a song Kylie always tries to reinvent when performing live, switching the style up and freshening it up, but for me it's one moment of a Kylie concert I genuinely wouldn't mind missing, going for a toilet break or zoning out completely. And that's not say it's not a good song, because I have fond memories from when I was younger first discovering it among the Ultimate Kylie catalogue and more.

As for the other singles in this section, I've already spoken at length about the Tension era so I'll keep my thoughts on Tension as brief as possible. Following Padam Padam, could Kylie make it two bangers in a row? I'd say she succeeded on that front. Initially my reaction to the song was a bit cold (and it was with Padam Padam, too, truth be told), but over time I've warmed to it. It's a very forward-thinking song and the production is great. A banger with quite relaxed and slick vocals. Despite me not having been in a club for a long time now, I can imagine this would go off. And with one experimental song comes another; Did It Again taken from Impossible Princess stays right on trend with the experimentation and more moody Kylie side that came with that era. Not only is the music video for Did It Again one of Kylie's best and most interesting visually, the song has a certain charm to it with Kylie's vocals here having an attitude to them (something we don't get to hear often at all). Originally titled Clever Girl (Did It Again), the song ended up taking on a new meaning when it was written as a form of self-reflection following tabloids referring to Kylie as 'Kylie Thinogue' claiming she had anorexia. This song is another great example of Impossible Princess' late-in-the-day appreciation continuing to emerge even now being thoroughly deserved.

And then finally in this section we have What Kind of Fool (Heard All That Before). The lead single from Greatest Hits (1992) and the final original song to be released under PWL, this feels like much more of a celebration (pardon the pun)... than Celebration. A great addition to Kylie's discography, the vocals and the productions just exude a feeling of celebrating all that she'd achieved up to this point, while lyrically being quite distant from that. It's a shame that Kylie herself isn't a fan of the song though, despite it being ranked among some of the best PWL songs and even appearing in lists of top 40 Kylie singles (albeit I imagine there'd be quite a change now for some with the extensive list on offer). Care-free, bubbly, joyous Kylie makes for some of her most aurally pleasing music though, for sure.

What Kind Of Fool and Did It Again, two wonderful mid 90’s Kylie songs.

Slow has grown on me over the past 23 years, I actually enjoy it now.

Happy to see 'Right Here, Right Now' so high! What a banger... one which I haven't heard it for a while, I must rectify that.

'What Kind of Fool' is enjoyable and if I was to rank her PWL era singles it would be closer to the top than the bottom! For a Greatest Hits release, it was a perfect song to sum up the sound that started everything off for her. I suppose I can understand why by 1992 she wasn't happy with this sound though.

'Tension' and 'Slow' are amongst her very best

31

Flower

UK chart peak: #96

32

Say Something

UK chart peak: #56

From: DISCO

33

I Should Be So Lucky

UK chart peak: #1

From: Kylie

34

Finer Feelings

UK chart peak: #11

From: Let's Get to It

35

Step Back in Time

UK chart peak: #4

From: Rhythm of Love

Now we're really getting to the good stuff. From a near-flawless run of singles, it takes us until #35 before Rhythm of Love loses one of its singles. From Kylie's third album, Step Back in Time is a groovy, funky, feel-good bop that very much pays tribute to the sounds of the 70s and leans into disco so well. Always a highlight performed live too, Step Back in Time was that moment on the Showgirl tour like being in the club dancing with your friends, so care-free and in the moment. Everybody coming together to celebrate. Step Back in Time, of course, also went on to become the title of Kylie's most recent Greatest Hits collection. And speaking of disco, the highest-placing single from DISCO is in this section. Lead single Say Something immediately caught my attention and I knew we were in for a special era from Kylie. Not only did it come at a time where it felt like lyrically it spoke to us all so clearly - with all that was happening with COVID - but it also ended up being praised widely by a lot of critics which is good to see when often they're not always the kindest to Kylie. If there's one thing Kylie can cook up, it's a euphoric anthem that spreads love, joy, hope and positivity.

Perhaps surprisingly, Finer Feelings ends up being the highest-placed single from Kylie's fourth album Let's Get to It in the countdown. I think what makes this stand out from the rest on Let's Get to It is that vocally it's a lot more restrained, and manages to find strong moments where she can show off her voice. It still has its moments, but it's moodier and a lot more atmospheric compared to other more typical Kylie-sounding songs. What's more, hearing this live in a beautiful section between Cowboy Style and Too Far is a chef's kiss moment. The storytelling really jumped out and gave me loads of newfound love and appreciation for the song. Having appeared on The Abbey Road Sessions, too, and re-recorded beautifully for that is another reason to fall in love with it.

What to say about I Should Be So Lucky? There's so much. Knowing that the song was written in so little time while Kylie waited outside the studio to record it, and getting that little more insight into how it all came about (the recording and the music video) from her recent Netflix documentary, makes it all the more special. Early days Kylie captured the attention of the world with this song, and it's undoubtedly one of the biggest classic Kylie hits. I'll never forget the segment in the Showgirl tour, and can always visualise it so clearly, where The Loco-Motion comes to an end and we're just bopping with some generic backing music before those first notes hit and everybody instantly realises what's coming. This is one song that I don't mind always showing up on tours, because while it's another one that's always reinvented in different ways (either given space to be a ballad, or performed in the classic style) it's one that just doesn't get boring.

Finally in this section, we have the beautiful Flower. Originally intended to be included on X, it didn't end up being included but was however performed on KylieX2008 and did have a music video released, as well as also appearing on The Abbey Road Sessions. No matter what people say about Kylie's ability to sing live (which has always seemed bizarre to me anyway?!), when you see her live performance of Flower, there's no denying that she is a wonderful vocalist when the moment calls for it. What's heartbreaking about Flower is knowing the meaning behind it, and it being a love letter to the child that Kylie may or may not ever have. And I'm sure there are many other ways it can be interpreted too, but when you consider how much Kylie has spoken about having a family, and that this was written while she was undergoing treatment for cancer, it makes it all the more poignant.

A lot to catch up on here so I'll just list my highlights:

Tension

Slow

Did It Again

Hold On To Now

Where the Wild Roses Grow

Finer Feelings

Say Something

Step Back in Time

Flower is a stunning ballad that really deserved far greater success than it got.

Im in a way loving step back in time mode the last few weeks aswell so nice to see it do well here.

26

Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love)

UK chart peak: #93

From: Aphrodite

27

Never Too Late

UK chart peak: #4

From: Enjoy Yourself

28

Shocked

UK chart peak: #6

From: Rhythm of Love

29

Timebomb

UK chart peak: #31

30

Padam Padam

UK chart peak: #8

From: Tension

It's a testament to how strong an album Aphrodite is that only Better Than Today had dropped out at #76 before reaching the top 30. Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love) has always been a firm favourite of mine from the album. It's a miracle this even ended up being released as a single given how Better Than Today went down, but alas it at least got a moment to shine. But by that time, the campaign was dead in the water with this only just scraping the top 100 in the UK. The brackets couldn't be more on the nose here though because you can really feel the love with this song; an incredibly joyous pop bop. The final song before the encore on the Aphrodite: Les Folies tour, too, it was an iconic note to end on, feeling like a celebration on stage after a monumental performance by the goddess.

Three top 10 hits drop out here, the first of those being Padam Padam; ultimately the highest-placing song from the Tension era in the countdown. It took me quite a while to warm to Padam Padam. Initially I wasn't really feeling it. It wasn't until it started going viral and it felt a little inescapable that it finally hit me, and it ended up being iconic seeing everybody dancing to a Kylie single in 2023. It's hard to imagine this song ending up in the hands of Rita Ora or a Eurovision contestant now given those were the thoughts before it was snapped up by Kylie, and with Slow being the inspiration for some of the sounds on Tension, it's easy to see that with on this song. Rewind to earlier Kylie albums and we lose another single from Rhythm of Love, Shocked, and Never Too Late doesn't quite manage to become the highest-placing single from Enjoy Yourself with one more still to come. Both are such brilliant songs. Shocked has probably warmed its way into my affections from tour performances and repeated listens afterwards (notably its inclusion in the Smiley Kylie medley on the Showgirl tour; when you look back at that medley and see just how many songs were included in that it's wild, but in the best way), and Never Too Late just has that classic, early Kylie feel and sound that is so comfortable and joyous you can't help but shuffling along. Vocally, it always stands out so much to me with such a perfect hook. Hearing it as part of a classics medley on the Kiss Me Once tour was something I'll never forget.

Released in 2012 as part of KM25 celebrating Kylie's 25th anniversary in the music industry, Timebomb was surprise-released and is such an energetic dance bop that really switches things up in the best way. Although it didn't end up actually featuring on an album (of sorts) until Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection's release in 2019, it's always had its fans and was good to hear live on the Kiss Me Once tour (sadly I didn't make it to the Tension tour). It does seem strange looking back that they wouldn't include it on The Best of Kylie Minogue in 2012 as a new track, but alas. Lyrically it's quite similar to Dancing I'd say, even though it pre-dates that. It's always great to hear Kylie singing of living in the moment, seizing the day, and having the time of your life.

Great placing for Never too late and happy to see it do well here, put your hands up another great track that deserved better as a single, and while its my least fave rhythm of love single shocked is still a very good track.

Timebomb was always hit and miss with me and its never really a song i revisit much. Padam padam i enjoy but it probably would rank lower on my own chart, i loved what it done for Kylie, i loved the whole watching it grow into a big hit and loved seeing Kylie on another wave of success but if leave that out and base it on the song itself it def charts lower but ilaways remember it so so fondly.

Put Your Hands Up is solid, I think in hindsight I'd have probably chosen to release that instead of Better Than Today (or the title track), either could've made for a more eventful X-Factor performance too.

Never Too Late is definitely the best from Enjoy Yourself for me.

Shocked is an absolute anthem, I'd probably say my 4th favourite single from Rhythm of Love but still a 9 or 10. Perhaps her most solid singles run.

Timebomb is a red hot favourite, I love that slinky cool bouncy electro sound.

Padam is one of those huge songs it seems difficult to imagine how it couldn't have been a hit now, I still get a lot of enjoyment out of it and living through its success is a fond memory I'll always keep with me.

Ooh two batches to catch up on.

Step Back In Time and Never Too Late = ❤️

Also Shocked is one that has grown on me a bit, I quite like it now.