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Thinking of my parents and my non-radio-listening friends, I'd say only a few of those mentioned above would be known by everyone. Someone Like You, I Gotta Feeling, Valerie. Umbrella probably. Maybe Paradise by Coldplay. Possibly Uptown Funk. Already running short of ones I'm confident on! Laughed out loud at the suggestion of Work by Rihanna!

I barely like any of these +5 Forget Me +4 BOTA +3 Not Over Yet +2 Ferrari +1 Under The Influence -1 Hold Me Closer -2 I'm Blue -3 Doja -4 I Ain't Worried -5 Super Freaky Girl

+40 Wolf Alice - The Last Man On Earth +39 P!nk - Try +38 Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever +37 Alan Walker - Faded +36 Wolf Alice - Don't Delete The Kisses +35 Taylor Swift & Bon Iver - Exile +34 Justin Timberlake - Mirrors +33 Christine And The Queens - Tilted / Christine +32 Tove Lo - Habits (Stay High) (Hippie Sabotage Remix) +31 Fun. (feat. Janelle Monae) - We Are Young +30 Dua Lipa - Physical +29 Lorde - Royals +28 Katy B - Crying For No Reason +27 Taylor Swift - All Too Well +26 Gotye (feat. Kimbra) - Somebody That I Used To Know +25 CHVRCHES - The Mother We Share +24 Billie Eilish - Bury a Friend +23 Sia - Chandelier +22 Go_A - Shum +21 Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know? +20 Lorde - Perfect Places +19 Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under +18 Tom Odell - Another Love +17 Miley Cyrus - Midnight Sky +16 Billie Eilish - Bad Guy +15 Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U +14 Taylor Swift - Blank Space +13 Katy Perry - Never Really Over +12 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – Shallow +11 Dua Lipa - Be The One +10 Lana Del Rey - Born To Die +9 Loreen - Euphoria +8 Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks +7 Lorde - Green Light +6 SAINt JHN - Roses (Imanbek Remix) +5 Taylor Swift - Out Of The Woods +4 Lilly Wood and The Prick - Prayer In C (Robin Schulz Remix) +3 Rita Ora - Anywhere +2 Mark Ronson (feat. Miley Cyrus) - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart +1 Avicii (feat. Aloe Blacc) - Wake Me Up

Much happier with what's made the cut from this semi - plenty good stuff (and variety) left to pick from in the final

Exile and Try saving that from being a very meh top 25 imo!

+25 Wolf Alice - The Last Man On Earth +24 Arcade Fire - Reflektor +23 Dadi Freyr - Think About Things +22 Harry Styles - Sign of the Times +21 Wolf Alice - Don't Delete The Kisses +20 Lorde - Royals +19 Fun. (feat. Janelle Monae) - We Are Young +18 Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License +17 Adele - When We Were Young +16 Billie Eilish - Bury a Friend +15 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes +14 Adele - Hello +13 Bastille - Pompeii +12 Lorde - Perfect Places +11 Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks +10 Måneskin - I Wanna Be Your Slave +9 Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face +8 George Ezra - Paradise +7 Lilly Wood and The Prick - Prayer In C (Robin Schulz Remix) +6 Katy Perry - Never Really Over +5 Lost Frequencies - Are You With Me +4 Billie Eilish - When the Party's Over +3 Calvin Harris (feat. Rihanna) - This Is What You Came For +2 Paramore - Hard Times +1 Paloma Faith - Only Love Can Hurt Like This Two strong semis, so to speak

+25 Arcade Fire - Everything Now +24 P!nk - Try +23 Christine And The Queens - Saint Claude +22 Måneskin - Zitti E Buoni +21 Taylor Swift & Bon Iver – Exile +20 Lorde - Team +19 CHVRCHES (feat. Robert Smith) - How Not to Drown +18 Adele – Easy On Me +17 ABBA - Don't Shut Me Down +16 Tom Odell - Another Love +15 P!nk (feat. Nate Ruess) - Just Give Me A Reason +14 Coldplay - A Sky Full Of Stars +13 Taylor Swift - All Too Well +12 Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball +11 Avicii - Wake Me Up +10 Paul Woolford & Diplo (feat. Kareen Lomax) - Looking For Me +9 SAINt JHN - Roses (Imanbek Remix) +8 Taylor Swift - Cardigan +7 Kiesza - Hideaway +6 Kygo (feat. Conrad Sewell) - Firestone +5 Elle King - Ex's And Oh's +4 Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do +3 Selena Gomez - Lose You To Love Me +2 Little Mix - Move +1 Post Malone - Circles

Noooo at Violent Sun and Parasite Eve falling out of AQ by a combined total of 11 points - that's 2 of my noms for next year sorted!

Most songs I nominate don't even crack the top 100, so mind blown at Wolf Alice getting so close to the top 5! Definitely one of the best songs of the decade imo. Sad to see so many good songs drop out just short of the auto-qualifier spots (Fred Again, The Anxiety etc). But overall a really strong year.

Such a strong year this... I was struggling to find 15 songs I even though were OKish from 2018, 2019... whereas here I genuinely like everything in the 30. Feels like the mainstream stuff is getting a lot more interesting these last couple of years, long may that continue! +30 Wolf Alice - The Last Man On Earth +29 Biffy Clyro - Errors In the History Of God +28 Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever +27 ABBA - I Still Have Faith In You +26 Wolf Alice - How Can I Make It Ok +25 Anxiety - Meet Me At Our Spot +24 Måneskin - Zitii E Buoni +23 Fred Again… (feat. The Blessed Madonna) - Marea (We’ve Lost Dancing) +22 Adele – Easy On Me +21 Coldplay - Coloratura +20 Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License +19 Lorde - Solar Power +18 ABBA - Don't Shut Me Down +17 Acraze (feat. Cherish) - Do It To It +16 Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under +15 Griff - Black Hole +14 Coldplay - Higher Power +13 CHVRCHES (feat. Robert Smith) - How Not to Drown +12 Olivia Rodrigo - Déjà Vu +11 Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U +10 PinkPantheress - Just for me +9 Rag'n'Bone Man - All You Ever Wanted +8 Rain Radio & DJ Craig Gorman - Talk About +7 Taylor Swift - Mr. Perfectly Fine +6 Marshmello & Jonas Brothers - Leave Before You Love Me +5 Måneskin - I Wanna Be Your Slave +4 ABBA - When You Danced With Me +3 Ed Sheeran - Overpass Graffiti +2 Ed Sheeran - Shivers +1 Mimi Webb - Good Without

Absolutely love the top 6 here +30 Bring Me The Horizon - Parasite Eve +29 Everything Everything - Violent Sun +28 Declan McKenna - The Key To Life On Earth +27 Biffy Clyro - Space +26 Strokes - The Adults Are Talking +25 1975 - If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know) +24 Dadi Freyr - Think About Things +23 Taylor Swift & Bon Iver - Exile +22 Miley Cyrus - Angels Like You +21 Will Ferrell & My Marianne - Husavik +20 Dua Lipa - Physical +19 Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am +18 Will Ferrell & My Marianne - Jaja Ding Dong +17 Miley Cyrus - Midnight Sky +16 Paul Woolford & Diplo (feat. Kareen Lomax) - Looking For Me +15 Taylor Swift - Champagne Problems +14 SAINt JHN - Roses (Imanbek Remix) +13 Taylor Swift - Cardigan +12 Dua Lipa - Good In Bed +11 Billie Eilish - No Time To Die +10 Taylor Swift - August +9 Powfu (feat. Beabadoobee) - Death Bed (Coffee For Your Head) +8 Gerry Cinnamon - Where We're Going +7 Topic & A7S - Breaking Me +6 Tate McRae - You Broke Me First +5 Lewis Capaldi - Before You Go +4 Doja Cat - Boss Bitch +3 Alan Walker & Ava Max - Alone, Pt. II +2 1975 - Me & You Together Song +1 Harry Styles - Golden

+30 Coldplay - Champion Of The World +29 Declan McKenna - British Bombs +28 Tiffany Haddish - Not Evil +27 Keiino - Spirit In The Sky +26 Bon Iver - Hey, Ma +25 Billie Eilish - Bury a Friend +24 Taylor Swift - You Need To Calm Down +23 Billie Eilish - Bad Guy +22 Sam Fender - Hypersonic Missiles +21 Harry Styles - Lights Up +20 Fontaines DC - Boys In The Better Land +19 Bring Me The Horizon (feat. Grimes) - Nihilist Blues +18 Billie Eilish - Everything I Wanted +17 Katy Perry - Never Really Over +16 Regard - Ride It +15 Selena Gomez - Lose You To Love Me +14 The National - You Had Your Soul With You +13 Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved +12 Miley Cyrus - Mother's Daughter +11 Lewis Capaldi - Grace +10 Lauv & Troye Sivan - I'm So Tired…

Thank you. That said, I've realised this is the worst year by far in this rate imo...! +30 Arctic Monkeys - Four Out of Five +29 Muse - Something Human +28 Yungblud - Polygraph Eyes +27 Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes +26 Twenty One Pilots - Jumpsuit +25 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – Shallow +24 Billie Eilish - When the Party's Over +23 Dynoro & Gigi D'Agostino - In My Mind +22 Grimes (feat. HANA) - We Appreciate Power +21 Sigrid - Sucker Punch +20 Florence & the Machine - Hunger +19 George Ezra - Paradise +18 Mark Ronson (feat. Miley Cyrus) - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart +17 Bring Me The Horizon - MANTRA +16 Post Malone & Swae Lee - Sunflower +15 Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Zac Efron, Zendaya & The Greatest Showman Ensemble - The Greatest Show

Could the deadline be extended a bit please? I got distracted by tonight's news and totally forgot!

Could the deadline be extended a bit please? I got distracted by tonight's news and totally forgot!

Some absolute horrors in there

+3 Gary Barlow - Forever Love (1996) +21 Peter Andre - I Feel You (1996) +5 Teletubbies - Teletubbies Say “Eh-Oh!” (1997) +1 Spacedust - Gym And Tonic (1998) +25 911 - A Little Bit More (1999) +10 Boyzone - You Needed Me (1999) +4 Cliff Richard - The Millennium Prayer (1999) +9 Oxide & Neutrino - Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty) (2000) +24 Five & Queen - We Will Rock You (2000) +12 A1 - Take On Me (2000) +13 Mariah Carey featuring Westlife - Against All Odds (2000) +11 Atomic Kitten - Eternal Flame (2001) +20 Westlife - Queen Of My Heart (2001) +14 Blazin’ Squad - Crossroads (2002) +19 Will Young & Gareth Gates - The Long And Winding Road (2002) +18 Fatman Scoop featuring Crooklyn Clan - Be Faithful (2003) +17 Ozzy & Kelly Osbourne - Changes (2003) +16 Sam & Mark - With A Little Help From My Friends (2004) +2 Eamon - F**k it (I Don’t Want You Back) (2004) +7 Frankee - F.U.R.B. (F**k You Right Back) (2004) +23 3 Of A Kind - Baby Cakes (2004) +8 Eminem - Just Lose It (2004) +6 Akon - Lonely (2005) +22 Crazy Frog - Axel F (2005) +15 Chico - It’s Chico Time (2006)

+5 Afraid To Feel +4 Break My Soul +3 My G +2 BOTA +1 Green Green Grass -1 Ferrari -2 Doja -3 Super Freaky Girl -4 I Ain't Worried -5 Crazy What Love Can Do

Unbelievable there's only been 7 and we're in September. A good group if #1s, considering I don't think the standard of the Top 10s has been great (I'd average score them below 5) RUTH 10/10 Afraid To Feel 8 As It Was 7 BOTA 6 Bruno 5 ABCDEFU 5 Starlight 4

Don't worry, none of mine are cracking the top 100 barely!

+30 alt-J - Adeline +29 Big Thief - Mary +28 Arcade Fire - Creature Comfort +27 Arcade Fire - Everything Now +26 Wolf Alice - Don't Delete The Kisses +25 Harry Styles - Sign of the Times +24 alt-J - 3WW +23 LCD Soundsystem - Oh Baby +22 Lorde - Perfect Places +21 Declan McKenna - Brazil +20 Susanne Sundfør - Undercover +19 Lorde - Liability +18 Lorde - Green Light +18 Julia Michaels - Issues +17 Imagine Dragons - Believer +16 Lorde - The Louvre +15 Dua Lipa - Be The One +14 MGMT - Little Dark Age +13 St. Vincent - New York +12 Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ***ORIGINAL NON-BIEBER VERSION*** - Despacito +11 Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill +10 Killers - The Man +9 Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE. +8 London Grammar - Rooting For You +7 Adele - Water Under The Bridge +6 CamelPhat & Elderbrook - Cola +5 Rita Ora - Anywhere +4 Lana Del Rey - Love +3 Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do +2 Drake - Passionfruit +1 Kendrick Lamar - DNA Incredible top few... was really struggling by the time I got into the bottom half

Ugh. A few songs I really like from this year, but none even made the semis. Go, Grimes and Everything Everything missing out leaves very little from 2015 I'll be voting for in the semi / final. Also baffled how Silk can be so low - one of the best songs by one of Britain's best bands and even had a prominent role in a huge British film!

Strong top 5. However to see the glorious Two Weeks miss out by a point to the somewhat less glorious Problem is... disappointing

+5 Afraid To Feel +4 Break My Soul +3 Not Over Yet +2 Green Green Grass +1 Doja -1 BOTA -2 Ferrari -3 I Ain't Worried -4 Crazy What Love Can Do -5 Stay With Me Awful top 10 at the moment

+30 Mystery Jets - Bubblegum +29 Black Honey - All My Pride +28 Kings of Leon - Over +27 Alan Walker - Faded +26 Little Mix (feat. Jason Derulo) - Secret Love Song +25 ZAYN – Pillowtalk +24 Christine And The Queens - Saint Claude +23 Christine And The Queens - Tilted / Christine +22 Viola Beach - Boys That Sing +21 Adele - When We Were Young +20 blink-182 - Bored To Death +19 Alan Walker - Alone +18 Biffy Clyro - Wolves of Winter +17 Strokes - Oblivius +16 Catfish and the Bottlemen - 7 +15 Röyksopp (feat. Susanne Sundfør) - Never Ever +14 Elle King - Ex's And Oh's +13 Emeli Sandé - Hurts +12 Kygo (feat. Kodaline) - Raging +11 Lady Gaga - A Million Reasons +10 Calvin Harris (feat. Rihanna) - This Is What You Came For +9 Blossoms - Charlemagne +8 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dark Necessities +7 xx - On Hold +6 Tove Lo - Cool Girl +5 Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza (Seeb Remix) +4 Alan Walker - Sing Me To Sleep +3 1975 - Somebody Else +2 Big Moon - Cupid +1 Bastille - Good Grief