-Jay-

That's a hard question! I'll pick one from each album: Last Time Lover - them not performing this song at all is a huge shame! Wouldn't it have been cool if they'd had time to do a small venues tour in 1996 for Geri for them to build up their live performance skills in advance of 1998's world tour Denying - some fans dare to say it's the worst song on Spiceworld, and they are cows x Wasting My Time - always sounded like a bop to me, never found it boring, I wish it had more love in the fanbase!

To be fair we haven’t heard the rest of the album yet, perhaps the 3 released songs will end up making sense as the obvious single choices! I like what she’s served from Sweat so far (particularly What Could Possibly Go Wrong), but yes I do much prefer the run of Who I Am - Blame It on Me - In and Out of Love.

Biggest struggle for me was Erasure vs David Bowie!

I guess we could reappropriate this thread for the upcoming tour... apparently she's officially announcing it today?

Still very Spicy looking if you ask me! If Victoria actually wanted to do a reunion, I'd be shocked if Geri declined to be a part of that. So I very much doubt we'd ever see a reunion with Victoria but without Geri, even though it would be incredibly interesting to me to see that 1998-2000 line up back together again. Without Victoria, I have my doubts about Geri being convinced to do more. I feel like that version of the 4 piece would have done something else before now, if their hearts were truly in it. It really seems that at some point, some or all of the girls went back to the "5 or nothing" mentality. Which up to now means that 'nothing' is winning, lol. The 2016 GEM line up kind of feels like a fever dream that it was ever going to happen lol... but nevertheless it's a moment in Spice history when 3 of them thought that 3 was enough, even though nothing really came of it. It makes me wonder if Mel B and Emma have ever felt that way again in recent years. It would rely on Melanie C being open to that, but she took so long to even make peace with the concept that 4 was enough (I mean, it was her declining in 2016 to be a 4 piece that actually led to a brief 3 piece). Would she just point blank never consider 3?

Rolling year-end #1 songs, idea borrowed from danG! 12/2012 [228] Cheryl - Call My Name 01/2013 [235] Cheryl - Call My Name 02/2013 [237] Cheryl - Call My Name 03/2013 [241] Cheryl - Call My Name 04/2013 [228] Girls Aloud - Something New 05/2013 [235] Girls Aloud - Something New 06/2013 [240] Girls Aloud - Something New 07/2013 [241] Girls Aloud - Something New 08/2013 [247] Girls Aloud - Something New 09/2013 [255] Girls Aloud - Something New 10/2013 [203] Girls Aloud - Something New 11/2023 [152] Girls Aloud - Something New 12/2013 [148] Mariah Carey feat. Miguel - #Beautiful 01/2014 [148] Mariah Carey feat. Miguel - #Beautiful 02/2014 [150] Mariah Carey feat. Miguel - #Beautiful 03/2014 [151] Mariah Carey feat. Miguel - #Beautiful 04/2014 [152] Mariah Carey feat. Miguel - #Beautiful 05/2014 [117] Rita Ora - I Will Never Let You Down 06/2014 [135] Rita Ora - I Will Never Let You Down 07/2014 [137] Rita Ora - I Will Never Let You Down 08/2014 [140] Rita Ora - I Will Never Let You Down 09/2014 [145] The Saturdays - What Are You Waiting For? 10/2014 [155] The Saturdays - What Are You Waiting For? 11/2014 [155] The Saturdays - What Are You Waiting For? 12/2014 [162] The Saturdays - What Are You Waiting For? 01/2015 [162] The Saturdays - What Are You Waiting For? 02/2015 [164] The Saturdays - What Are You Waiting For? 03/2015 [168] The Saturdays - What Are You Waiting For? 04/2015 [170] The Saturdays - What Are You Waiting For? 05/2015 [170] The Saturdays - What Are You Waiting For? 06/2015 [156] Cheryl - I Don't Care 07/2015 [156] Cheryl - I Don't Care 08/2015 [157] Cheryl - I Don't Care 09/2015 [157] Cheryl - I Don't Care 10/2015 [155] Natalie La Rose feat. Jeremih - Somebody 11/2015 [155] Natalie La Rose feat. Jeremih - Somebody 12/2015 [157] Natalie La Rose feat. Jeremih - Somebody 01/2016 [161] Natalie La Rose feat. Jeremih - Somebody 02/2016 [141] Natalie La Rose feat. Jeremih - Somebody 03/2016 [135] Little Mix - Love Me Like You 04/2016 [135] Little Mix - Love Me Like You 05/2016 [135] Little Mix - Love Me Like You 06/2016 [137] Fifth Harmony feat. Ty Dolla $ign - Work from Home 07/2016 [150] Fifth Harmony feat. Ty Dolla $ign - Work from Home 08/2016 [154] Fifth Harmony feat. Ty Dolla $ign - Work from Home 09/2016 [159] Fifth Harmony feat. Ty Dolla $ign - Work from Home 10/2016 [162] Fifth Harmony feat. Ty Dolla $ign - Work from Home 11/2016 [162] Fifth Harmony feat. Ty Dolla $ign - Work from Home 12/2016 [170] Fifth Harmony feat. Ty Dolla $ign - Work from Home 01/2017 [184] Fifth Harmony feat. Ty Dolla $ign - Work from Home 02/2017 [157] Fifth Harmony feat. Ty Dolla $ign - Work from Home 03/2017 [147] Little Mix - Touch 04/2017 [156] Little Mix - Touch 05/2017 [158] Little Mix - Touch 06/2017 [159] Little Mix - Touch 07/2017 [159] Little Mix - Touch 08/2017 [159] Little Mix - Touch 09/2017 [159] Little Mix - Touch 10/2017 [160] Little Mix - Touch 11/2017 [144] Little Mix - Touch 12/2017 [135] Steps - Scared of the Dark 01/2018 [135] Steps - Scared of the Dark 02/2018 [135] Steps - Scared of the Dark 03/2018 [128] Dua Lipa - New Rules 04/2018 [131] Dua Lipa - New Rules 05/2018 [134] Dua Lipa - New Rules 06/2018 [134] Kylie Minogue - Dancing 07/2018 [138] Kylie Minogue - Dancing 08/2018 [141] Kylie Minogue - Dancing 09/2018 [153] Kylie Minogue - Dancing 10/2018 [163] Kylie Minogue - Dancing 11/2018 [164] Kylie Minogue - Dancing 12/2018 [167] Kylie Minogue - Dancing 01/2019 [145] Ariana Grande - no tears left to cry 02/2019 [148] Ariana Grande - no tears left to cry 03/2019 [148] Ariana Grande - no tears left to cry 04/2019 [117] Ariana Grande - no tears left to cry 05/2019 [104] Ariana Grande - breathin 06/2019 [104] Ariana Grande - breathin 07/2019 [106] Ariana Grande - breathin 08/2019 [98] Rita Ora - Let You Love Me 09/2019 [96] Ariana Grande - thank u, next 10/2019 [103] Kygo & Whitney Houston - Higher Love 11/2019 [107] Kygo & Whitney Houston - Higher Love 12/2019 [107] Kygo & Whitney Houston - Higher Love 01/2020 [111] Kygo & Whitney Houston - Higher Love {+} [111] Louise - Stretch 02/2020 [112] Louise - Stretch 03/2020 [111] Kygo & Whitney Houston - Higher Love 04/2020 [113] Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now 05/2020 [116] Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now 06/2020 [118] Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now 07/2020 [119] Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now 08/2020 [119] Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now 09/2020 [119] Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now 10/2020 [120] Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now 11/2020 [106] Dua Lipa - Physical 12/2020 [110] Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande - Rain on Me 01/2021 [115] Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande - Rain on Me 02/2021 [116] Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande - Rain on Me 03/2021 [117] Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande - Rain on Me 04/2021 [120] Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande - Rain on Me 05/2021 [110] Kylie Minogue - Say Something 06/2021 [110] Kylie Minogue - Say Something 07/2021 [74] Steps - Something in Your Eyes 08/2021 [77] Steps - Something in Your Eyes 09/2021 [80] Steps - Something in Your Eyes 10/2021 [69] Kylie Minogue - Real Groove 11/2021 [59] Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license 12/2021 [67] Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license 01/2022 [60] Griff - Black Hole 02/2022 [55] Griff - One Foot in Front of the Other 03/2022 [55] Griff - One Foot in Front of the Other 04/2022 [55] Griff - One Foot in Front of the Other 05/2022 [57] Griff - One Foot in Front of the Other 06/2022 [54] Steps - The Slightest Touch 07/2022 [56] Steps - The Slightest Touch 08/2022 [58] Harry Styles - As It Was 09/2022 [62] Harry Styles - As It Was 10/2022 [65] Harry Styles - As It Was 11/2022 [66] Harry Styles - As It Was 12/2022 [69] Harry Styles - As It Was 01/2023 [76] Harry Styles - As It Was 02/2023 [76] Harry Styles - As It Was 03/2023 [79] Carly Rae Jepsen - Talking to Yourself 04/2023 [80] Carly Rae Jepsen - Talking to Yourself 05/2023 [94] Loreen - Tattoo 06/2023 [134] Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam 07/2023 [182] Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam 08/2023 [203] Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam 09/2023 [217] Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam 10/2023 [223] Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam 11/2023 [226] Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam 12/2023 [234] Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam 01/2024 [238] Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam 02/2024 [243] Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam 03/2024 [246] Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam 04/2024 [248] Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam 05/2024 [167] Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam 06/2024 [130] Troye Sivan - Rush 07/2024 [130] Troye Sivan - Got Me Started 08/2024 [133] Troye Sivan - Got Me Started 09/2024 [125] Troye Sivan - Got Me Started 10/2024 [100] Ariana Grande - we can't be friends (wait for your love) 11/2024 [106] Ariana Grande - we can't be friends (wait for your love) 12/2024 [109] Ariana Grande - we can't be friends (wait for your love) 01/2025 [114] Ariana Grande - we can't be friends (wait for your love) 02/2025 [115] Ariana Grande - we can't be friends (wait for your love) 03/2025 [108] Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone - Fortnight 04/2025 [106] Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! 05/2025 [107] Lady Gaga - Abracadabra 06/2025 [112] Lady Gaga - Abracadabra 07/2025 [114] Lady Gaga - Abracadabra {+} [114] dearALICE - Ariana 08/2025 [117] Lady Gaga - Abracadabra 09/2025 [119] Tate McRae - Sports car 10/2025 [132] dearALICE - Ariana 11/2025 [134] dearALICE - Ariana 12/2025 [135] dearALICE - Ariana 01/2026 [138] dearALICE - Ariana 02/2026 [95] dearALICE - Drums Summary: 12/2012 - 03/2013 [4 months] Cheryl - Call My Name 04/2013 - 11/2013 [8 months] Girls Aloud - Something New 12/2013 - 04/2014 [5 months] Mariah Carey feat. Miguel - #Beautiful 05/2014 - 08/2014 [4 months] Rita Ora - I Will Never Let You Down 09/2014 - 05/2015 [9 months] The Saturdays - What Are You Waiting For? 06/2015 - 09/2015 [4 months] Cheryl - I Don't Care 10/2015 - 02/2016 [5 months] Natalie La Rose feat. Jeremih - Somebody 03/2016 - 05/2016 [3 months] Little Mix - Love Me Like You 06/2016 - 02/2017 [9 months] Fifth Harmony feat. Ty Dolla $ign - Work from Home 03/2017 - 11/2017 [9 months] Little Mix - Touch 12/2017 - 02/2018 [3 months] Steps - Scared of the Dark 03/2018 - 05/2018 [3 months] Dua Lipa - New Rules 06/2018 - 12/2018 [6 months] Kylie Minogue - Dancing 01/2019 - 04/2019 [4 months] Ariana Grande - no tears left to cry 05/2019 - 07/2019 [3 months] Ariana Grande - breathin 08/2019 [1 month] Rita Ora - Let Me Love You 09/2019 [1 month] Ariana Grande - thank u, next 10/2019 - 01/2020 & 03/2020 [5 months] Kygo & Whitney Houston - Higher Love 01/2020 - 02/2020 [2 months] Louise - Stretch 04/2020 - 10/2020 [7 months] Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now 11/2020 [1 month] Dua Lipa - Physical 12/2020 - 04/2021 [5 months] Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande - Rain on Me 05/2021 - 06/2021 [2 months] Kylie Minogue - Dancing 07/2021 - 09/2021 [3 months] Steps - Something in Your Eyes 10/2021 [1 month] Kylie Minogue - Real Groove 11/2021 - 12/2021 [2 months] Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license 01/2022 [1 month] Griff - Black Hole 02/2022 - 05/2022 [4 months] Griff - One Foot in Front of the Other 06/2022 - 07/2022 [2 months] Steps - The Slightest Touch 08/2022 - 02/2023 [7 months] Harry Styles - As It Was 03/2023 - 04/2023 [2 months] Carly Rae Jepsen - Talking to Yourself 05/2023 [1 month] Loreen - Tattoo 06/2023 - 05/2024 [12 months] Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam 06/2024 [1 month] Troye Sivan - Rush 07/2024 - 09/2024 [3 months] Troye Sivan - Got Me Started 10/2024 - 02/2025 [5 months] Ariana Grande - we can't be friends (wait for your love) 03/2025 [1 month] Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone - Fortnight 04/2025 [1 month] Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! 05/2025 - 08/2025 [4 months] Lady Gaga - Abracadabra 07/2025 & 10/2025-01/2026 [5 months] dearALICE - Ariana 09/2025 [1 month] Tate McRae - Sports car 02/2026 [1 month] dearALICE - Drums

Life is short, so if three of them want to, then they should just go for it! Mel B, Melanie C and Emma could absolutely work as a trio.

It's funny that neither Tension Live item was said to be Limited and yet sold out only days after release date, meanwhile two of the supposed limited Tension II CDs are still available after 18 months. Personally I think they underestimated how many Tension Live copies to print... which makes a difference from them usually vastly overestimating the amount to press of a lot of her other releases... can they try and find a happy medium, please? x

Not to nitpick but it actually went as high as #91! Unfortunately this campaign didn't seem to have quite as much interest as 5 years ago with Mollie. It can be a tall order to encourage people to spend 99p though, so I still think it's cool that we managed to get it showing up in the Top 100 for a day.

This surge being caused by men (and not a typical core audience of Madonna type of man x) was not how I'd imagine a Madonna song would get such a revival, but here we are lol. I was browsing the sound on TikTok and it's almost entirely teenage boys / young adult men who are using the sound. It's fascinating how/why things can go viral and what strikes a chord with an unlikely demographic.

UK Spotify chart runs: 01 03 04 02 02 - American Girls (track 2) 06 05 07 05 07 - Aperture (track 1) 04 08 09 09 08 - Taste Back (track 5) 02 07 11 08 09 - Ready, Steady, Go! (track 3) 05 13 13 12 11 - Coming Up Roses (track 8) 03 11 12 10 13 - Are You Listening Yet? (track 4) 08 14 16 13 15 - Pop (track 9) 11 16 24 17 19 - Dance No More (track 10) 07 15 18 16 20 - The Waiting Game (track 6) 09 17 20 19 21 - Season 2 Weight Loss (track 7) 14 23 29 22 22 - Carla's Song (track 12) 13 27 30 28 31 - Paint By Numbers (track 11) USA Spotify chart runs: 01 01 02 01 01 - American Girls (track 2) 04 05 08 09 06 - Taste Back (track 5) 05 06 10 10 07 - Coming Up Roses (track 8) 02 04 09 07 08 - Ready, Steady, Go! (track 3) 09 13 13 12 12 - Aperture (track 1) 07 10 15 14 14 - Pop (track 9) 03 09 14 15 16 - Are You Listening Yet? (track 4) 06 14 17 18 17 - The Waiting Game (track 6) 08 15 18 19 19 - Season 2 Weight Loss (track 7) 11 16 19 20 20 - Dance No More (track 10) 14 20 28 24 24 - Carla's Song (track 12) 13 21 36 32 32 - Paint By Numbers (track 11) Global Spotify chart runs: 01 04 06 03 02 - American Girls (track 2) 08 22 23 20 17 - Coming Up Roses (track 8) 09 16 20 16 19 - Aperture (track 1) 06 20 19 21 20 - Taste Back (track 5) 02 17 21 19 22 - Ready, Steady, Go! (track 3) 04 23 27 24 29 - Are You Listening Yet? (track 4) 11 25 32 26 30 - Pop (track 9) 10 27 33 32 33 - The Waiting Game (track 6) 12 28 36 35 39 - Season 2 Weight Loss (track 7) 15 30 41 36 41 - Dance No More (track 10) 19 37 53 44 45 - Carla's Song (track 12) 22 43 67 53 59 - Paint By Numbers (track 11) Other than American Girls which has received the main focus, it's interesting to see which songs appear to be establishing themselves as the fan favourites - Taste Back and Coming Up Roses! Personally I'm not blown away by Coming Up Roses, but I really like Taste Back - I would be happy if that became a single somewhere down the line.

Get those sales Melanie!

Many of these battles are going to be so hard to choose between! 😱

I like the sound of it tbh

1 Nelly Furtado - Try (favourite) 2 Delta Goodrem - Eclipse 3 Chappell Roan - After Midnight 4 Lily Allen - 22 5 ROSALÍA - Reliquia 6 LiSA - Akeboshi (明け星) 7 Kesha - RED FLAG. 8 Kelly Clarkson - Haunted 9 FKA twigs - Stereo Boy