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I didn't realise PSB were still being playlisted on Radio 1 with the Nightlife era (or at least for the lead single). Or that Steps had got onto the A-list with Love's Got A Hold On My Heart. Or, actually, that Dina Carroll made the A-list, shame that song underperformed as I enjoyed it.

Ooh, wonderful! Time for me to download Dai Dai on iTunes finally then. It would be helpful if it was reduced to 59p although as I understand it the proceeds of the song go to charity so I doubt they will do that. I was thinking earlier how a Shakira greatest hits is so long overdue (she only has a Spanish one called Grandes Exitos that covers 1995-2001 Spanish hits). At this point it would probably have to be at least two discs, as she has so many hits in both English and Spanish. For all the constant talk of the biggest global female singers, she is very often overlooked but has to be in the conversation when you take the Spanish hits into account too (she is currently the 5th biggest artist in the world on Spotify).

Going back to Shakedown, on balance I think I'd rather hear Who Let The Dogs Out!

The Bravery again... not Corrs out ☹️

I like Smoke and Ahai the most. Voted Smoke.

I really expected something like 1-26 for Madonna so 1-9-14 is exceptional in this day and age. Obviously she had the World Cup boost this week (all publicity is good publicity!) so it may fall a lot further next week. So cool to see Shakira at No.2 and giving Rein Me In a run for its money. As well as being a long overdue new smash for Shakira, who has never quite had the number of UK hits to match her status like some other superstar singers, it’s good to see an original football song do well and not just the usual suspects. I was in a restaurant the other day that played her 2014 World Cup song La La La - which I’d forgotten about but of course didn’t chart here, probably because we did so terribly. The same restaurant inexplicably played Crazy Frog’s Axel F and Gunther and the Sunshine Girls’ Ding Dong Song so La La La was the least random of the night.

I loved Move Your Body, and the single had an album megamix on it that immediately persuaded me to get that - one of the best Europop (that was even the title) albums of its time. I always think it's funny that Eiffel 65 managed another top three hit before disappearing from the UK charts for good yet Lou Bega's follow up couldn't even breach the top 40. Both could so easily have gone the same way, for better or for worse. Too Much Of Heaven deserved to be a third hit for Eiffel 65, not sure if the UK release was canned or if it was never even planned. Also, around this time we went on holiday to Tenerife, my first ever holiday abroad, and Kim Lukas was all over the radio there with All I Really Want, which had been a top 10 hit all over Europe. Eiffel 65 produced the hit version of that and it so easily could have been a hit here at the time, I have no idea why they fumbled the bag there, she's even a British singer herself despite being more popular in Europe, kind of like Ann Lee. Eiffel 65 also produced some memorable remixes of Bloodhound Gang's The Bad Touch and S Club 7's Reach (this one has to be heard to be believed, the vocoder makes Jon sound like a robot).

They might have saved Stand By Me for one of the Final Chapter albums. It would be a shame if Now had lost the licensing for a while.

Oasis were on 1997 and 1998 so should hopefully be good for 1994-1996.

Yes, at Earth it seemed like along with the usual suspects of the UK Delta fandom there was a large portion of the UK Eurovision crowd that I see everywhere to do with that (but had never seen at a Delta show before), and a lot more casual music fans than usual too. Mix in a large new Strictly fanbase - we hope - and I suspect it's her best ever opportunity at selling out these mid-sized venues, or at least largely filling them out.

Got my ticket for Brighton! I'm not even living there now and am much closer to London but I simply have to see her in the Dome (and the city where many of my Delta memories relate to from when I listened to her growing up). Plus it was in less demand than London so I got fifth row without paying extortionate prices.

The song was actually a Wyclef song called Dance Like This retooled for Shakira so he definitely didn't play a small part in it, it wouldn't exist without him. I love his part on the track, both him and Shakira were integral to its success, and the version Heart play that cuts a lot of him out feels half empty to me. And yes, Whenever, Wherever got super unlucky and could have released a week earlier to beat Westlife's World Of Our Own. It definitely sold over 100k first week. Shakira deserved to have so many more hits but she has done well considering the number of English singles she has released compared to Spanish is pretty low. To be having top three hits with a span of 24 years is impressive for anyone, but her first Spanish hits were in the mid 90s (Antología, Inevitable, Ojos Así, Dónde Estan Los Ládrones, Estoy Aquí, i could go on - all wonderful). And then La Tortura, Chantaje and so many more since her English breakout.

@AllStarBySmashMouth Would you be able to change my song version in the Spotify playlist please to the same one on the YouTube link? I've sent the link to PM. Nice edition here. I presume Orbital's Doctor Who theme is the one to beat through recognisability but a really diverse set of dance sub genres on show.

Yassss well done Skall! What a magnificent winner. I really never expected to see that happen despite loving it. Nice finish for Aeroche still in third, quite the banger. And I did like and vote for the FARC song too and always thought it sounded big (our odds had it seventh). Not a banner month for RontBet with some poor calls but we did get I think half of the top ten, and close with a couple! Thanks Addy, sad to have sat on the sidelines again but a very enjoyable contest, very well hosted!