Some fans said they wanted "to show Cheryl how much she is appreciated, since she's been off the grid for the last year. We also want to bring attention to a song that is a fan favourite"!

All of Cheryl's album cycles were all cut too short. 'A Million Lights' in particular was a bit of a waste. We deserved both 'Screw You' and 'Sexy Den A Mutha' as singles. Nice to see the latter got some recognition. ^_^

 

First album she could have gotten away with 'Happy Hour', ''Rain On Me' or Stand Up' (I know it was rumored to be lined up as 4th single) after 'Parachute'.

I'd have loved 'Amnesia' from 'Messy Little Raindrops' and 'Stars' from 'Only Human'.

I guess the Girls Aloud reunion got in the way of continuing A Million Lights.

I guess the Girls Aloud reunion got in the way of continuing A Million Lights.

Yeh It did, I'm pretty sure she had 'Screw You' lined up for single 3 and then the reunion struck.

The reunion was the correct choice.

It’s a pity she didn’t feel like (or wasn’t given the opportunity to) continue the A Million Lights era in 2013... I think there was another single or two left on that album, or maybe a re-release would have been the way to go about it.

 

Cutting the Messy Little Raindrops era short, only to end up experiencing the humiliation that came from being sacked by The X Factor USA judging panel, was really unfortunate. It’s understandable why she jumped at the chance to do that, but it ended up being such a mistake. :( Would have been better to put her energies into making that album double platinum, which I’m sure was achievable with another single or two.

Hindsight it a great thing, if USA x factor had worked out it could have been huge for her but it ended up the opposite and on the back of it minimized the album success.

GIRLS ALOUD

24th July 2021 (Last Update: 19th October 2019, 644 days ago)

 

Overall Stream Counts

 

1 - 35,469,305 - Love Machine

2 - 28,571,139 - Sound of the Underground

3 - 25,105,005 - Jump

4 - 17,862,613 - The Promise - Radio Edit

5 - 16,307,672 - Something Kinda Ooooh

6 - 11,803,997 - Something New

7 - 10,698,837 - Call the Shots

8 - 7,585,034 - Biology

9 - 6,029,416 - Can't Speak French - Radio Edit

10 - 5,849,984 - I'll Stand By You

 

11 - 5,117,169 - On the Metro

12 - 4,899,129 - Long Hot Summer

13 - 4,313,903 - The Loving Kind - Radio Edit

14 - 4,300,991 - Sexy! No No No…

15 - 3,482,321 - The Show

16 - 3,350,350 - No Good Advice

17 - 2,904,158 - Not Tonight Santa

18 - 2,839,574 - I Wanna Kiss You So [Christmas in a Nutshell]

19 - 2,638,931 - I Think We're Alone Now

20 - 2,513,262 - Walk This Way

 

21 - 2,329,881 - Untouchable - Radio Mix

22 - 2,263,615 - The Promise

23 - 2,025,597 - See the Day

24 - 1,967,750 - Whole Lotta History

25 - 1,335,055 - Untouchable

26 - 1,299,312 - The Loving Kind

27 - 1,201,463 - Beautiful 'Cause You Love Me

28 - 1,103,654 - Every Now and Then

29 - 1,031,001 - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

30 - 1,018,961 - Can't Speak French

 

31 - 858,471 - Rolling Back the Rivers in Time

32 - 849,351 - Wake Me Up

33 - 828,830 - Life Got Cold - Radio Version

34 - 725,016 - Miss You Bow Wow

35 - 702,692 - Black Jacks

36 - 647,205 - Girl Overboard

37 - 595,881 - Wake Me Up - Ten/Performance Version

38 - 594,295 - Memory of You

39 - 535,739 - Graffiti My Soul

40 - 523,694 - Life Got Cold

 

41 - 521,680 - Girls Aloud Megamix (Something New Single)

42 - 487,139 - Revolution in the Head

43 - 402,195 - With Every Heartbeat - Radio One Live Lounge

44 - 379,034 - Love is Pain

45 - 366,917 - Love is the Key

46 - 363,284 - Close to Love

47 - 350,252 - Je Ne Parle Pas Francais

48 - 347,029 - Jingle Bell Rock

49 - 336,729 - Wild Horses

50 - 331,350 - Crazy Fool

 

51 - 328,613 - Fling

52 - 286,682 - Control of the Knife

53 - 281,575 - Here We Go

54 - 281,170 - Swinging London Town

55 - 280,509 - Some Kind of Miracle

56 - 252,649 - Girls Allowed

57 - 247,941 - Turn to Stone

58 - 238,071 - Models

59 - 231,151 - Fix Me Up

60 - 206,047 - Watch Me Go

 

61 - 205,610 - All I Need (All I Don't)

62 - 200,268 - Merry Xmas Everybody

63 - 196,414 - Untouchable - Bimbo Jones Radio Edit

64 - 191,219 - Hoxton Heroes

65 - 189,216 - Mars Attack

66 - 176,727 - Deadlines & Diets

67 - 169,697 - What You Crying For

68 - 167,909 - Waiting

69 - 158,690 - Live in the Country

70 - 143,925 - Hear Me Out

 

71 - 143,280 - Racy Lacey

72 - 137,910 - Stop

73 - 137,196 - Crocodile Tears

74 - 131,384 - I Predict a Riot - Live at Wembley

75 - 128,548 - We Wanna Party

76 - 127,697 - Damn

77 - 119,447 - Forever and a Night

78 - 118,010 - It's Magic

79 - 112,493 - Intro

80 - 112,272 - Love/Hate

 

81 - 112,122 - Big Brother

82 - 109,059 - Real Life

83 - 104,785 - White Lies

84 - 103,214 - I'm Falling

85 - 102,992 - Girls on Film

86 - 102,955 - Thank Me Daddy

87 - 101,739 - Boogie Down Love

88 - 101,506 - I Say a Prayer for You

89 - 90,002 - Love Bomb

90 - 88,880 - 100 Different Ways

 

91 - 82,829 - Christmas Round at Ours

92 - 80,267 - Something New - The Alias Radio Edit

93 - 79,661 - Some Kind of Miracle - Single Version

94 - 78,049 - No Regrets

95 - 77,737 - Don't Want You Back

96 - 74,380 - Androgynous Girls

97 - 62,852 - She

98 - 58,917 - Sexy! No No No… - Live

99 - 55,368 - Something New - Jim Eliot Remix

100 - 55,323 - Everything You Ever Wanted

 

101 - 44,148 - Something New - Manhattan Clique Remix

102 - 43,712 - I Don't Really Hate You

103 - 38,445 - Nobody But You

104 - 35,892 - Dog Without a Bone

105 - 35,397 - Sound of the Underground - Live

106 - 34,689 - Sexy! No No No… - Tony Lamezma's "Yes Yes Yes" Mix

107 - 34,602 - Control of the Knife - Live

108 - 32,923 - It's Your Dynamite

109 - 31,681 - Mixed Up

110 - 31,009 - History

 

111 - 30,569 - Wake Me Up/Walk This Way - Live/Medley

112 - 30,097 - Can't Speak French - Live

113 - 29,241 - Call the Shots - Live

114 - 28,703 - White Christmas

115 - 28,381 - Love Machine - Live

116 - 28,280 - Blow Your Cover

117 - 28,015 - Something Kinda Ooooh - Live

118 - 27,502 - Girl Overboard - Live

119 - 27,079 - Loving Is Easy

120 - 27,052 - Biology - Live

 

121 - 26,460 - Count the Days

122 - 26,008 - The Loving Kind - Wideboys Club Mix

123 - 25,720 - Close to Love - Live

124 - 25,166 - Jump - Live

125 - 24,929 - Whole Lotta History - Acoustic Version

126 - 23,952 - The Crazy Life

127 - 21,484 - Whole Lotta History - Live

128 - 21,477 - I'll Stand By You - Live

129 - 21,408 - Untouchable - Original Album Edit

130 - 19,952 - Fling - Live

 

131 - 19,659 - Black Jacks - Live

132 - 18,932 - Rehab

133 - 17,548 - No Good Advice - Original Demo

134 - 13,453 - Call the Shots - Tony Lamezma's Sniper Mix

135 - 12,813 - Can't Speak French - Tony Lamezma Mix Radio Edit

136 - 11,627 - The Promise - Jason Nevins Re-Mix

137 - 11,382 - Untouchable - Bimbo Jones Club Mix

138 - 7,841 - Love Machine - Live at Hammersmith Apollo

139 - 7,494 - Sexy! No No No… - Xenomania Club Mix

140 - 7,035 - Hopelessly Devoted to You

 

141 - 5,376 - I Think We're Alone Now - Alternative Mix

142 - 5,373 - Something Kinda Ooooh - Co-Stars Remix

143 - 5,091 - Something Kinda Ooooh - Tube City Remix

144 - 4,792 - Biology - Benitez Beats Remix

145 - 4,349 - The Loving Kind - Wideboys Radio Edit

146 - 4,186 - Lights, Music, Camera, Action

147 - 3,311 - Long Hot Summer - GAY Live

148 - 2,406 - The Loving Kind - Utah Saints Club Mix

149 - 1,996 - Grease - Beatmasters Remix

 

= 236,439,456 streams

 

 

They have a further 42 tracks which are unavailable to listen to in the UK, perhaps unavailable worldwide - even though these are all uploaded to Spotify's database. I find this a bit crazy - I wish Universal would make them all available again. I wonder if they don't even realise?

 

1 - 474,096 - Girls Aloud Megamix (Something Kinda Ooooh Single)

2 - 217,792 - Theme to St Trinian's

3 - 125,630 - Teenage Dirtbag - Live at Carling Academy

4 - 79,554 - Money

5 - 36,628 - On My Way to Satisfaction

6 - 35,032 - Walk This Way - Yoad Mix

7 - 18,005 - Grease

8 - 17,432 - Life Got Cold - Album Version (Edited)

9 - 16,161 - Stay Another Day

10 - 11,957 - Biology - Tony Lamezma Remix

 

11 - 11,030 - I'll Stand By You - Tony Lamezma's Club Romp

12 - 9,914 - Call the Shots - Xenomania Club Mix

13 - 7,945 - Singapore

14 - 7,858 - Sacred Trust

15 - 7,742 - Hanging on the Telephone

16 - 7,576 - I Think We're Alone Now - Uniting Nations Remix

17 - 7,354 - Medley - What Will the Neighbours Say Medley

18 - 6,715 - I Think We're Alone Now - Tony Lamezma Baubletastic Remix

19 - 6,259 - Jump - Flip N Fill Remix

20 - 5,387 - Sound of the Underground - Instrumental Break Down Mix

 

21 - 5,372 - Something Kinda Ooooh - Live in Bournemouth

22 - 4,739 - Love Machine - Gravitas "Disco" Mix

23 - 4,719 - The Show - Gravitas Club Mix

24 - 4,046 - Medley (See the Day Single)

25 - 4,008 - Long Hot Summer - Benitez Beats

26 - 3,995 - Wake Me Up - Tony Lamezma's "Love Affair"

27 - 3,942 - Sound of the Underground - Brian Higgins Remix

28 - 3,736 - Whole Lotta History - Whole Lotta Lamezma Mix

29 - 3,517 - See the Day - SOUNDHOUSE Masterblaster Mix

30 - 3,247 - Real Life - Live at Hammersmith Apollo

 

31 - 3,181 - The After Show

32 - 3,174 - Jump - Almighty Vocal Mix

33 - 2,699 - On a Round

34 - 2,423 - Love Machine - Tony Lamezma Mix

35 - 2,157 - Sound of the Underground - Flip & Fill Remix

36 - 1,785 - I'll Stand By You - Gravitas Vocal Dub Mix Edit

37 - 1,659 - Life Got Cold - 29 Palms Remix Edit

38 - 1,206 - Life Got Cold - Stella Browne Edit

 

Under 1000 streams:

Exclusive Interview with Girls Aloud

No Good Advice - Dreadzone Vocal Mix

Stay Another Day - Instrumental

Teenage Dirtbag (Radio 1 - Established 1967)

 

= 1,169,672 streams (the Top 38 songs)

 

 

I'm not 100% sure if I've managed to find all their available or unavailable tracks, but hopefully I've not missed anything!

Pretty strong top 10.

You're a hero Jay :wub: Thanks so much!

 

I've always been a bit disappointed with their streaming numbers, as I feel they deserve so much more, especially with some of their biggest hits not hitting a very high mark. And it's a shame quite a few of their songs are spread out between album and single versions.

Also quite surprising non-single On The Metro is so high. And justice for No Good Advice! :wacko:

 

They have a further 42 tracks which are unavailable to listen to in the UK, perhaps unavailable worldwide - even though these are all uploaded to Spotify's database. I find this a bit crazy - I wish Universal would make them all available again. I wonder if they don't even realise?

 

It's also not available over here, so I do wonder if which countries they are available as the streams need to come from somewhere. I've always been surprised about this, seeing as they have uploaded all their b-sides, a bunch of live tracks even but not The Sound Of...

You're most welcome :wub:

 

I wonder if that Pop Music Activism guy could talk to Universal about the missing GA songs? It's so counterproductive to not have them available. :(

 

They were all available a few years ago, but then a bunch of singles vanished all of a sudden - though some survived the cull, randomly. I looked back at my post from October 2009, and some of the unavailable songs had the same streams counts then, so that suggests that particular songs aren't listenable anywhere in the world. I think TSOGA was taken off just before Ten, and I suppose I can see the logic in that when they had a new CD/Download to sell... but so many years have passed, it would make sense to add it back.

 

I assume singles like No Good Advice and The Show don't have decent playlisting. :( None of their singles are included on All Out 00s on Spotify which is a pity. Sugababes have About You Now and Push the Button on there, and Atomic Kitten have Whole Again and The Tide Is High and Pure Shores by All Saints is there too. Feels like such an oversight to not include even one Girls Aloud song. <_<

The should try and address this and have the songs available.

You're most welcome :wub:

 

I wonder if that Pop Music Activism guy could talk to Universal about the missing GA songs? It's so counterproductive to not have them available. :(

 

They were all available a few years ago, but then a bunch of singles vanished all of a sudden - though some survived the cull, randomly. I looked back at my post from October 2009, and some of the unavailable songs had the same streams counts then, so that suggests that particular songs aren't listenable anywhere in the world. I think TSOGA was taken off just before Ten, and I suppose I can see the logic in that when they had a new CD/Download to sell... but so many years have passed, it would make sense to add it back.

 

I assume singles like No Good Advice and The Show don't have decent playlisting. :( None of their singles are included on All Out 00s on Spotify which is a pity. Sugababes have About You Now and Push the Button on there, and Atomic Kitten have Whole Again and The Tide Is High and Pure Shores by All Saints is there too. Feels like such an oversight to not include even one Girls Aloud song. <_<

 

That would indeed be good, as it makes no sense for Universal to not make them available (again). Like you said, I could understand the move around the time of Ten to put the focus on that greatest hits, but now it doesn't make any sense.

 

Hm, the playlisting is a good point. Quite surprising to not see at least SOTU or Jump getting some playlist exposure as both songs were hits in mainland Europe as well and are quite remembered by the general public. It's quite interesting to look at the streaming numbers of both All Saints and Atomic Kitten compared to Girls Aloud. The song you mentioned, with support, have massive streams but their other songs barely make it onto 5 million streams. Whereas Girls Aloud don't have any big numbers, but have seven songs over the 10 million mark.

You're most welcome :wub:

 

I wonder if that Pop Music Activism guy could talk to Universal about the missing GA songs? It's so counterproductive to not have them available. :(

 

They were all available a few years ago, but then a bunch of singles vanished all of a sudden - though some survived the cull, randomly. I looked back at my post from October 2009, and some of the unavailable songs had the same streams counts then, so that suggests that particular songs aren't listenable anywhere in the world. I think TSOGA was taken off just before Ten, and I suppose I can see the logic in that when they had a new CD/Download to sell... but so many years have passed, it would make sense to add it back.

 

I assume singles like No Good Advice and The Show don't have decent playlisting. :( None of their singles are included on All Out 00s on Spotify which is a pity. Sugababes have About You Now and Push the Button on there, and Atomic Kitten have Whole Again and The Tide Is High and Pure Shores by All Saints is there too. Feels like such an oversight to not include even one Girls Aloud song. <_<

 

 

How is there no Girls Aloud song on there!?!?

Agreed that it's an injustice Girls Aloud don't appear on All Out 00s! Definitely seems like an oversight, especially when you point out the other girlband singles on there.

 

Nice to see 'Long Hot Summer' as high as #12 on their all time list! I guess its couple of appearances on Throwback Thursday have helped.

It has to be an oversight as they are more than worthy of a place, I wonder do the girls make much annually in general from girls Aloud.

It has to be an oversight as they are more than worthy of a place, I wonder do the girls make much annually in general from girls Aloud.

 

I highly doubt it as they have no songwriting credits, I’d imagine their income is non-existent from Girls Aloud.

I thought as much, they are prob lucky to make a couple hundred each.

I think they made quite a bit of money during their peak, but all from their television shows, big tours/personal apperances and sponsorship deals. The music itself probably never made them that much as they indeed barely had any writing credits and have to share between the five of them.

I think they made quite a bit of money during their peak, but all from their television shows, big tours/personal apperances and sponsorship deals. The music itself probably never made them that much as they indeed barely had any writing credits and have to share between the five of them.

 

 

This.