Record of the Decade: 2016-2025 - 2018 Voting

Here we are, voting time...

 

You can vote for up to 30 songs from the longlist below. +30 points to your favourite, and so on down to +1 if you want to nominate a 30th favourite. The minimum amount of songs you can vote for is 10, so that'll be +30 down to +21.

 

The breaks in this round will be: top 5 go straight to the ROTD final, 6th to 20th get to spar off again in the semi-final, and the remainder of the top 40 get to autoqualify to next year's game.

Deadline: Sunday 11th October, 6PM UK

1975 - It’s Not Living (If Its Not With You)

1975 - Love It If We Made It

5 Seconds Of Summer – Youngblood

A$AP Rocky (feat. Skepta) - Praise The Lord (Da Shine)

Arctic Monkeys - Four Out of Five

Ariana Grande - Breathin

Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman

Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry

Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next

Ariana Grande (feat. Pharrell Williams) - Blazed

Au/Ra & CamelPhat - Panic Room

Bazzi - Mine

Billie Eilish - When the Party's Over

Billie Eilish - You Should See Me In A Crown

bladee - Be Nice 2 Me

Bring Me The Horizon - MANTRA

BROCKHAMPTON - 1999 WILDFIRE

Bruno Mars (feat. Cardi B) - Finesse

BTS - IDOL

Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss

Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises

Car Seat Headrest - Bodys

Charli XCX & Troye Sivan - 1999

Childish Gambino - This Is America

Christine and the Queens - Doesn't matter

CHVRCHES - Get Out

Ciara - Level Up

Clean Bandit (feat. Demi Lovato) - Solo

Clean Bandit (feat. Marina & Luis Fonsi) – Baby

David Guetta & Sia - Flames

DJ Snake (feat. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B) - Taki Taki

Drake - God's Plan

Drake - Nice For What

Dua Lipa - IDGAF

Dua Lipa & BLACKPINK - Kiss and Make Up

Dynoro & Gigi D'Agostino - In My Mind

Eleni Foureira - Fuego

Ellie Goulding (feat. Diplo & Swae Lee) - Close To Me

Eminem (feat. Ed Sheran) - River

Florence + The Machine - Hunger

French Montana (feat. Drake) - No Stylist

Freya Ridings – Lost Without You

George Ezra - Paradise

George Ezra - Shotgun

Grimes (feat. HANA) - We Appreciate Power

Hailee Steinfeld - Capital Letters

Halsey - Without Me

Janelle Monáe - Make Me Feel

Jess Glynne - Thursday

Jonas Blue (feat. Jack & Jack) - Rise

Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams

Kacey Musgraves - Butterflies

Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour

Kacey Musgraves - High Horse

Keala Settle - This Is Me

Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All The Stars

Kero Kero Bonito - Only Acting

Kim Petras - Heart To Break

Kylie Minogue - Dancing

Kylie Minogue - Stop Me From Falling

Lady Gaga - Always Remember Us This Way

Lady Gaga - I'll Never Love Again

Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow

Lana Del Rey - Mariners Apartment Complex

Lauren Daigle - You Say

Liam Payne & Rita Ora - For You

Little Mix - Wasabi

Little Mix & Cheat Codes - Only You

Little Mix (feat. Nicki Minaj) - Woman Like Me

LSD - Audio

LSD - Genius

M.O, Lotto Boyzz & Mr Eazi - Bad Vibe

M-22 (feat. Medina) - First Time

Mabel (feat. Not3s) - Fine Line

Mark Ronson (feat. Miley Cyrus) - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart

Marshmello & Anne-Marie - FRIENDS

Marshmello & Bastille - Happier

Martin Garrix (feat. Bonn) - High On Life

Meghan Trainor - All The Ways

Metric - Risk

Mitski - Washing Machine Heart

MJ Cole & Freya Ridings - Waking Up

MK - 17

Muse - Something Human

Olly Murs (feat. Snoop Dogg) - Moves

Paloma Faith – Til’ I’m Done

Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes

Post Malone - Better Now

Post Malone & Swae Lee - Sunflower

Post Malone (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) - Psycho

RAYE - Friends

Rita Ora - Let You Love Me

ROSALIA - Malamente (Cap. I: Augurio)

Shawn Mendes - In My Blood

Sigrid - Strangers

Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity

SOPHIE - Immaterial

Taylor Swift – Delicate

Travis Scott (feat. Drake) - SICKO MODE

Troye Sivan - My My My!

Troye Sivan & Ariana Grande - Dance to This

Twenty One Pilots - Chlorine

Twenty One Pilots - Jumpsuit

Virtual Self - Ghost Voices

Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar - Pray For Me

Years & Years - All For You

Years & Years - Sanctify

Start Your Engine and May the Best Song Win

+30: Taylor Swift – Delicate

+29: Ellie Goulding (feat. Diplo & Swae Lee) - Close To Me

+28: Rita Ora - Let You Love Me

+27: Sigrid - Strangers

+26: Post Malone & Swae Lee - Sunflower

+25: Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry

+24: LSD - Genius

+23: Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss

+22: Post Malone - Better Now

+21: Janelle Monáe - Make Me Feel

+20: Freya Ridings – Lost Without You

+19: Clean Bandit (feat. Demi Lovato) - Solo

+18: LSD - Audio

+17: Kim Petras - Heart To Break

+16: Drake - God's Plan

+15: Ariana Grande - Breathin

+14: Eleni Foureira - Fuego

+13: A$AP Rocky (feat. Skepta) - Praise The Lord (Da Shine)

+12: MK - 17

+11: Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow

+10: Little Mix (feat. Nicki Minaj) - Woman Like Me

+09: Dynoro & Gigi D'Agostino - In My Mind

+08: David Guetta & Sia - Flames

+07: Halsey - Without Me

+06: Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes

+05: Liam Payne & Rita Ora - For You

+04: Marshmello & Anne-Marie - FRIENDS

+03: Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - I'll Never Love Again

+02: Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All The Stars

+01: Dua Lipa - IDGAF

+30 Billie Eilish - when the party's over

+29 Ariana Grande - no tears left to cry

+28 Ariana Grande - God is a woman

+27 ROSALÍA - MALAMENTE (Cap. I: Augurio)

+26 MJ Cole & Freya Ridings - Waking Up

+25 The 1975 - Love It If We Made It

+24 Lana Del Rey - Mariners Apartment Complex

+23 BROCKHAMPTON - 1999 WILDFIRE

+22 Childish Gambino - This Is America

+21 Christine and the Queens - Doesn't matter

+20 Mark Ronson - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (feat. Miley Cyrus)

+19 Troye Sivan & Ariana Grande - Dance to This

+18 Au/Ra & CamelPhat - Panic Room

+17 Ariana Grande - breathin

+16 Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All The Stars

+15 Mitski - Washing Machine Heart

+14 Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity

+13 Twenty One Pilots - Jumpsuit

+12 Freya Ridings - Lost Without You

+11 Arctic Monkeys - Four Out of Five

+10 Years & Years - Sanctify

+09 Janelle Monáe - Make Me Feel

+08 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss

+07 Billie Eilish - you should see me in a crown

+06 Grimes - We Appreciate Power (feat. HANA)

+05 Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams

+04 Drake - Nice For What

+03 Taylor Swift - Delicate

+02 Ariana Grande - thank u, next

+01 Virtual Self - Ghost Voices

+30 5 Seconds Of Summer – Youngblood

+29 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow

+28 Clean Bandit (feat. Marina & Luis Fonsi) – Baby

+27 Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams

+26 Lady Gaga - Always Remember Us This Way

+25 Lana Del Rey - Mariners Apartment Complex

+24 Dua Lipa - IDGAF

+23 Years & Years - Sanctify

+22 Little Mix - Wasabi

+21 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - I'll Never Love Again

+20 Little Mix (feat. Nicki Minaj) - Woman Like Me

+19 Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman

+18 Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises

+17 Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry

+16 Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next

+15 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss

+14 Shawn Mendes - In My Blood

+13 M.O, Lotto Boyzz & Mr Eazi - Bad Vibe

+12 Charli XCX & Troye Sivan - 1999

+11 Mark Ronson (feat. Miley Cyrus) - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart

+10 CHVRCHES - Get Out

+9 David Guetta & Sia - Flames

+8 M-22 (feat. Medina) - First Time

+7 Sigrid - Strangers

+6 Marshmello & Anne-Marie - FRIENDS

Little Mix & Cheat Codes - Only You +30

The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar - Pray For Me +29

Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry +28

Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss +27

Olly Murs (feat. Snoop Dogg) - Moves +26

Little Mix (feat. Nicki Minaj) - Woman Like Me +25

A$AP Rocky (feat. Skepta) - Praise The Lord (Da Shine) +24

LSD - Audio +23

Clean Bandit (feat. Demi Lovato) - Solo +22

Drake - God's Plan +21

Marshmello & Anne-Marie - FRIENDS +20

Keala Settle - This Is Me +19

Sigrid - Strangers +18

Dua Lipa - IDGAF +17

Troye Sivan - My My My! +16

Post Malone & Swae Lee - Sunflower +15

Ariana Grande - Breathin +14

Drake - Nice For What +13

Bruno Mars (feat. Cardi B) - Finesse +12

Childish Gambino - This Is America +11

Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes +10

Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity +9

David Guetta & Sia - Flames +8

Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow +7

Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All The Stars +6

Ellie Goulding (feat. Diplo & Swae Lee) - Close To Me +5

French Montana (feat. Drake) - No Stylist +4

Halsey - Without Me +3

Jess Glynne - Thursday +2

Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises +1

Edited yesterday at 16:311 day by Sami Hook Jama

30 Eleni Foureira - Fuego

29 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - I'll Never Love Again

28 Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry

27 Kim Petras - Heart To Break

26 Kacey Musgraves - High Horse

25 SOPHIE - Immaterial

24 Charli XCX & Troye Sivan - 1999

23 Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour

22 Dua Lipa & BLACKPINK - Kiss and Make Up

21 Troye Sivan - My My My!

20 Ariana Grande - Breathin

19 Ciara - Level Up

18 Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity

17 Little Mix - Wasabi

16 Rita Ora - Let You Love Me

15 Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman

14 Lady Gaga - Always Remember Us This Way

13 Janelle Monáe - Make Me Feel

12 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss

11 Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next

10 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow

09 Clean Bandit (feat. Demi Lovato) - Solo

08 M.O, Lotto Boyzz & Mr Eazi - Bad Vibe

07 5 Seconds Of Summer – Youngblood

06 Ellie Goulding (feat. Diplo & Swae Lee) - Close To Me

05 Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises

04 Dua Lipa - IDGAF

03 DJ Snake (feat. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B) - Taki Taki

02 Bruno Mars (feat. Cardi B) - Finesse

01 Years & Years - All For You

+30 Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next

+29 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss

+28 Ariana Grande (feat. Pharrell Williams) - Blazed

+27 Post Malone - Better Now

+26 Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity

+25 Little Mix - Wasabi

+24 Rita Ora - Let You Love Me

+23 Clean Bandit (feat. Demi Lovato) - Solo

+22 Charli XCX & Troye Sivan - 1999

+21 Eleni Foureira - Fuego

+20 Janelle Monáe - Make Me Feel

+19 Kacey Musgraves - High Horse

+18 Paloma Faith – Til’ I’m Done

+17 Ariana Grande - Breathin

+16 Sigrid - Strangers

+15 Troye Sivan - My My My!

+14 Years & Years - Sanctify

+13 Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry

+12 Olly Murs (feat. Snoop Dogg) - Moves

+11 Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman

+10 Dua Lipa - IDGAF

+9 George Ezra - Shotgun

+8 DJ Snake (feat. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B) - Taki Taki

+7 Troye Sivan & Ariana Grande - Dance to This

+6 Ellie Goulding (feat. Diplo & Swae Lee) - Close To Me

+5 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes

+4 Billie Eilish - When the Party's Over

+3 Halsey - Without Me

+2 Bruno Mars (feat. Cardi B) - Finesse

+1 SOPHIE - Immaterial

30 Mark Ronson (feat. Miley Cyrus) - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart

29 Eminem (feat. Ed Sheran) - River

28 Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry

27 Drake - Nice For What

26 Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity

25 Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All The Stars

24 Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar - Pray For Me

23 Ariana Grande - Breathin

22 Shawn Mendes - In My Blood

21 Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises

20 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow

19 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss

18 Bruno Mars (feat. Cardi B) - Finesse

17 Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman

16 Marshmello & Bastille - Happier

15 Troye Sivan - My My My!

14 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes

13 Sigrid - Strangers

12 Liam Payne & Rita Ora - For You

11 Post Malone & Swae Lee - Sunflower

10 Post Malone - Better Now

09 Clean Bandit (feat. Demi Lovato) - Solo

08 Marshmello & Anne-Marie - FRIENDS

07 Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams

06 Dua Lipa - IDGAF

05 5 Seconds Of Summer – Youngblood

04 Halsey - Without Me

03 Clean Bandit (feat. Marina & Luis Fonsi) – Baby

02 Keala Settle - This Is Me

01 Freya Ridings – Lost Without You

+30 Kendrick Lamar x SZA - All The Stars

+29 Ariana Grande - no tears left to cry

+28 5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood

+27 Liam Payne x Rita Ora - For You

+26 Sigrid - Strangers

+25 Little Mix x Cheat Codes - Only You

+24 Shawn Mendes - In My Blood

+23 Ariana Grande - breathin’

+22 Childish Gambino - This Is America

+21 Au/Ra x Camelphat - Panic Room

+20 Mark Ronson x Miley Cyrus - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart

+19 Clean Bandit x Demi Lovato - Solo

+18 Silk City x Dua Lipa - Electricity

+17 Little Mix - Wasabi

+16 The 1975 - It's Not Living (If It's Not With You)

+15 Dua Lipa - IDGAF

+14 MK - 17

+13 The Weeknd x Kendrick Lamar - Pray For Me

+12 Ariana Grande - God is a woman

+11 Bruno Mars x Cardi B - Finesse

+10 Taylor Swift - Delicate

+9 Calvin Harris x Dua Lipa - One Kiss

+8 Ariana Grande - thank u next

+7 Jonas Blue x Jack & Jack - Rise

+6 Ciara - Level Up

+5 RAYE - Friends

+4 Dua Lipa x BLACKPINK - Kiss and Make Up

+3 Mabel x Not3s - Fine Line

+2 Lady Gaga - Always Remember Us This Way

+1 Charli XCX x Troye Sivan - 1999

good selection! widdled it down quite quick, with only song i was just shy from adding being ‘My My My!’

This list is BRILLIANT. The top 20 I would happily score 10/10. The order is just how I feel right now, but if I did it another day it would be different. Gonna make a little playlist with some of these together

1. Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour

2. Kacey Musgraves - High Horse

3. Janelle Monáe - Make Me Feel

4. Post Malone - Better Now

5. Clean Bandit (feat. Marina & Luis Fonsi) – Baby

6. Marshmello & Bastille - Happier

7. Kacey Musgraves - Butterflies

8. Travis Scott (feat. Drake) - SICKO MODE

9. Arctic Monkeys - Four Out of Five

10. 5 Seconds Of Summer – Youngblood

11. Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes

12. George Ezra - Paradise

13. Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry

14. M-22 (feat. Medina) - First Time

15. Clean Bandit (feat. Demi Lovato) - Solo

16. George Ezra - Shotgun

17. Lauren Daigle - You Say

18. Eleni Foureira - Fuego

19. LSD - Genius

20. Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All The Stars

21. Childish Gambino - This Is America

22. David Guetta & Sia - Flames

23. Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman

24. Shawn Mendes - In My Blood

25. Taylor Swift – Delicate

26. Twenty One Pilots - Jumpsuit

27. Bruno Mars (feat. Cardi B) - Finesse

28. Billie Eilish - You Should See Me In A Crown

29. Troye Sivan - My My My!

30. Kylie Minogue - Dancing

30 ROSALIA - Malamente (Cap. I: Augurio)

29 Childish Gambino - This Is America

28 SOPHIE - Immaterial

27 Eleni Foureira - Fuego

26 Charli XCX & Troye Sivan - 1999

25 Billie Eilish - You Should See Me In A Crown

24 Grimes (feat. HANA) - We Appreciate Power

23 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow

22 Janelle Monáe - Make Me Feel

21 Florence + The Machine - Hunger

20 Lana Del Rey - Mariners Apartment Complex

19 Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next

18 Christine and the Queens - Doesn't matter

17 Mitski - Washing Machine Heart

30- Drake- God's Plan

29- Eminem ft Ed Sheeran- River

28- French Montana ft Drake- No Stylist

27- Post Malone ft Ty Dolla $ign- Psycho

26- Drake- Nice For What

25- Post Malone- Better Now

24- Post Malone ft Swae Lee- Sunflower

23- Travis Scott ft Drake- SICKO MODE

22- Bruno Mars ft Cardi B- Finesse

21- A$AP Rocky ft Skepta- Praise The Lord (Da Shine)

20- Juice WRLD- Lucid Dreams

19- Mabel ft Not3s- Fine Line

18- The Weeknd ft Kendrick Lamar- Pray For Me

17- Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa- One Kiss

16- Kendrick Lamar ft SZA- All The Stars

15- Childish Gambino- This Is America

14- Martin Garrix ft Bonn- High On Life

13- Ariana Grande- No Tears Left To Cry

12- Janelle Monae- Make Me Feel

11- Billie Eilish- When The Party's Over

10- Mark Ronson ft Miley Cyrus- Nothing Breaks Like A Heart

9- 5 Seconds of Summer- Youngblood

8- Ariana Grande- thank u, next

7- Clean Bandit ft Demi Lovato- Solo

6- Ariana Grande- God Is A Woman

5- Rita Ora- Let You Love Me

4- Ariana Grande- breathin

3- Sigrid- Strangers

2- Arctic Monkeys- Five Out of Five

1- Panic! At The Disco- High Hopes