This is a continuation from my 1994-1999 thread of what would have been my Personal Chart #1's had I been doing my chart. It is a mix of songs I have retrospectively come to love and those I loved at the time. Comments at any stage are most welcome!

 

 

2000

 

 

Manic Street Preachers – The Masses Against The Classes (2 weeks)

 

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I just noticed the start of this song sounds like Can We Fix It by Bob The Builder! :lol: Anyway, sneaky little #1 by the Manics, not their best, but still rather good.

 

"We love the winter"

 

 

 

REM – The Great Beyond (3 weeks)

 

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Taken from the Soundtrack to the Jim Carrey film Man In The Moon. The REM connection being their 1993 single of the same name.

 

"I'm pushing an elephant up the stairs"

 

 

 

All Saints – Pure Shores (6 weeks)

 

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Taken from the soundtrack from the Beach and cunningly has a bachy feel to it. Easily the All Saints best song.

 

"I can hear it calling you my dear"

Melanie C with Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes – Never Be The Same Again (3 weeks)

 

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This brilliant tune is argubly the best Solo Spice effort. Featuring the sadly departed Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes from TLC.

 

"It's not a secret anymore now we've opened up the door"

 

 

 

Toploader - Achilles Heel (3 weeks)

 

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I always preferred this, Toploader's debut single, to Dancing In The Moonlight.

 

"Keep the dream alive"

 

 

Sonique – It Feels So Good (3 weeks)

 

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Very classy dance tune, and probably the best from a dance heavy year.

 

"And it's you i'm only dreaming of"

S Club 7 - Reach (3 weeks)

 

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Superb flawless pop tune.

 

"And with that rainbow shining over you"

 

 

Kylie Minogue – Spinning Around (1 week)

 

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Massive comeback for Kylie, and with a video featuring THOSE hotpants, where could she go wrong?!

 

"Do you like what you see?"

 

 

David Gray - Babylon (1 week)

 

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Far from being boring, David Gray is a great lyricist and singer. This, his signature tune, is featured on his album White Ladder, which took neatly 2 years to get to Number 1!

 

"Moving through the clouds i'm pushing chemicals all though my bloodstream"

Steps – Summer Of Love (3 weeks)

 

http://www.songlyricscollection.com/lyrics/s/steps/step-one/step-one.jpg

 

Hurrah for my favourite Steps song! :lol: The video is rather like a GAP advert...

 

"The temperatures rising, we search the horizon"

 

 

Coldplay - Yellow (2 weeks)

 

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Apparently named after a copy of the Yellow Pages, this superb acoustic song was the reason I got inot Coldplay, who happen to be one of my favourite bands of all time. Expect to see alot more of them in this countdown!

 

"Look at the stars, look how they shine for you"

 

 

 

Robbie Williams – Rock DJ (1 week)

 

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Heavily influenced by Ian Dury, Rock DJ is an excellent comeback for Mr Williams. THAT video sees him rip his own skin off and feed it to ravenous ladies. Normal day, then?

 

"If you can't get a girl and your best friend can, it's time to move your body"

Spiller – Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) (7 weeks)

 

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My song of the year - slick classy dance tune featuring the lovely Sophie Ellis Bextor. Memorably beat the twig that is Victoria Beckham to the top of the charts ^_^

 

"Why does it feel so good?"

 

 

Modjo – Lady (Hear Me Tonight) (1 week)

 

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SUCH a good French dance tune. Good times!!

 

"As we dance by the moonlight"

 

 

 

Kylie Minogue – On A Night Like This (1 week)

 

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Considered by many to be Kylie's best, On A Night Like This is the classy second single from what I consider her best album, Light Years.

 

"Seems like i've known you a lifetime"

This is a 'missing song' from my countdown as it was never released in the UK, but did rather well in France..

 

Kylie Minogue - Your Disco Needs You

 

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The standout track from Light Years and the gayest song EVER!!! The video is well liked by Drag Queens from Tron! :cheer:

 

^Version 1

 

^Version 2

 

"You're a lonely heart"

 

 

^_^

All Saints – Black Coffee (3 weeks)

 

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I nearly like this as much as Pure Shores - nearly! Superb song.

 

"Each moment is cool, freeze the moment"

 

 

 

Coldplay - Trouble (3 weeks)

 

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This is the song that did it for me - I was totally smitten by Coldplay after hearing this in Virgin megastore. The only song to stop me in my tracks totally.

 

"Oh no what's this? A Spiderweb and i'm caught in the middle"

 

 

LeAnn Rimes – Can’t Fight The Moonlight (2 weeks)

 

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Taken from the film Coyote Ugly, this is an excellent tune from LeAnn Rimes. I really hated her before I heard this!

 

"You can try to resist, try to hide from my kiss"

 

 

 

Eminem – Stan (4 weeks)

 

http://www.vinyltap.co.uk/gallery/em/emines5736573922699230.jpg

 

 

Eminem's moment of pure genius. Samples Dido's Thank You to great effect. Never has obsessive fandom sounded so good!

 

"My tea's stone cold, i'm wondering why I got out of bed at all"

Steps – It’s The Way You Make Me Feel

 

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Widely considered the most credible Steps song, was a high climber on the chart as some copies were released the day before by Asda!

 

"Tell me, how can you walk away?"

 

 

 

Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag (2 weeks)

 

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Fabulous teen angst!

 

"Got two tickets for Iron Maiden baby"

 

 

 

Atomic Kitten – Whole Again (3 weeks)

 

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"Looking back on where we first met"

Fab list so far, may have to search out some of those oldies ^_^

Gorillaz – Clint Eastwood (3 weeks)

 

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Debut single from the ever amazing Gorillaz :wub:

 

"I ain't happy, i'm feeling glad, I got sunshine in a bag"

 

 

Hear’Say – Pure and Simple (3 weeks)

 

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After forming from the reality show Popstars, Myleene, Noel, Kym, Suzanne and Shrek released Pure and Simple, which sounds like the bast*rd child of Oasis's All Around The World and All Saint's Never Ever. Plus, they light their farts in the video!

 

"Wherever you, whatever you do"

 

 

 

The Avalanches – Since I Left You (1 week)

 

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Stunning sumemry tune from Australia's The Avalanches. The dancing in the video is just amaze!

 

"I found the world turned blue"

S Club 7 – Don’t Stop Movin’ (4 weeks)

 

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S Club 7 sucessfully cornered the dance market with this tune, arguably their best.

 

"Just go with the magic baby"

 

 

 

Steps – You’ll Be Sorry (1 week)

 

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Double A sided with Here and Now, You'll Be Sorry was the closest Steps ever came to a Dance record - and I love it!

 

"I waited so long for you"

 

 

 

Basement Jaxx - Romeo (3 weeks)

 

http://www.mattscdsingles.com/acatalog/basement%20jaxx%20romeo.jpg

 

Basement Jaxx's best song by miles, and one of my fave songs of the year. Just superb!

 

"Let it all go"

 

 

Gorillaz – 19/2000 (Soulchild Remix) (3 weeks)

 

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I was totally obsessed with the Souldchild remix of 19/2000 back in the day. It still sounds amazing 6 years on...!

 

"Get the cool, get the cool shoeshine"

 

 

Hear’Say – The Way To Your Love (1 week)

 

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Probably the best pop song of 2001.

 

"Cause together we will never give up"

 

 

 

Roger Sanchez – Another Chance (3 weeks)

 

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Best song of the year for me, and I have lots of very happy memories attached to it. The summer of 2001 was just the best time in my life.

 

"I'd rather tell you the things that we know"

The Avalanches – Frontier Psychiatrist (1 week)

 

http://www.gutsofdarkness.com/_images/pochettes/3748_8771.jpg

 

Completely and totally bonkers, and possibly the best video ever!

 

"He was as white as a sheet, and he also made false teeth"

 

 

 

Robbie Williams – Eternity (1 week)

 

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Beautiful song from Robbie - double A sided with below.

 

"You were there for summer dreaming"

 

 

 

Robbie Williams – The Road To Mandalay (1 week)

 

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My favourite Robbie song :wub:

 

"Everything I touched was golden"

Zero 7 - Destiny (1 week)

 

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Beautiful bit of chill out from Zero 7's debut album, Simple Things.

 

"When i'm weak, I draw strength from you"

 

 

 

Nelly Furtado – Turn Off The Light (1 week)

 

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Nelly's second single (I'm Like A Bird was close to a Jesters Top Tunes #1), with the weird swampmen in the video. Shame she has gone all hip hop now :(

 

"That girl you know she acts so tough tough tough"

 

 

 

Supermen Lovers - Starlight (2 weeks)

 

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House tune featuring a video with the funkiest potato in town!

 

"Can you give me the fame"

Kylie Minogue – Can’t Get You Out Of My Head (6 weeks)

 

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Kylie at her absolute peak :wub: Iconic song and video.

 

"There's a dark secret in me"

 

 

 

Riva feat Dannii Minogue – Who Do You Love Now? (2 weeks)

 

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Proving that Kylie isn't the only talent in the family, Dannii teamed up the mysterious Riva to produce the fabulous slice of electronica.

 

"And its hard to break a habit"

 

 

 

Blue – If You Come Back (1 week)

 

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Blue were so much better than the average boyband, and Lee Ryan's vocals are amazing on this track.

 

"Baby you're the one for me"

Hear’Say - Everybody (1 week)

 

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This little pop gem was rather lost in a busy week. Their last decent song!

 

"And I want you"

 

 

 

Daniel Bedingfield – Gotta Get Thru This (3 weeks)

 

http://www.mattscdsingles.com/acatalog/daniel%20bedingfield%20gotta%20get%20through%20this.jpg

 

Written at home and recorded in a garage :lol: I lost something rather important the week this was number 1 :kink:

 

"Gimme just a second and i'll be ok"

 

 

Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Murder On The Dancefloor (3 weeks)

 

http://www.mattscdsingles.com/acatalog/sophie%20ellis%20bextor%20murder%20on%20dancefloor%20mex%20promo.jpg

 

Sophie's second release of 2001, and her best imo. I just adore the video!

 

"Gonna burn this god damn house right down"

2002

 

 

A1- Caught In The Middle (2 weeks)

 

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Not quite as good as Same Old Brand New You, Caught In The Middle is nonetheless rather good.

 

"Things are so different now you're gone"

 

 

 

Alcazar – Crying At The Discoteque (2 weeks)

 

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I love camp Eurocheese! :lol:

 

"When disco spreads like a bacteria"

 

 

 

Enrique Iglesias – Hero (4 weeks)

 

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This song reminds me of someone special :(

 

"I can kiss away the pain"

Blue – Fly By (1 week)

 

http://www.mattscdsingles.com/acatalog/blue%20fly%20by%20cd%202.jpg

 

The other Blue song I really like!

 

"System up with the top down"

 

 

 

Will Young – Anything Is Possible (3 weeks)

 

http://www.songlyricscollection.com/lyrics/w/will-young/anything-is-possible-evergreen/anything-is-possible-evergreen.jpg

 

Will's debut and biggest selling single of the century so far :mellow: Far superior to Evergreen!

 

"I'm flying high, like the wind"

 

 

 

Kosheen - Hungry (3 weeks)

 

http://www.mattscdsingles.com/acatalog/kosheen%20hungry%20cd%201.jpg

 

Bristol band Kosheen make their return later this year - hurrah! Hungry is their best song to date.

 

"You're like a sight for sore eyes"

Some great songs in this countdown, some so-so. Where did A1 - Same Old Brand New You peak?

Some great songs in this countdown, some so-so. Where did A1 - Same Old Brand New You peak?

Same Old Brand New You would have been #2 - 2001 is my fave year ever for music, it was tough picking them!