Jade

1 hour to go! Before we begin, here is a reminder of the winning entry last time that allowed me to host this edition:

An easy shift to 'Satisfy You' now.

Your points have been tallied after almost three weeks of voting, so we officially have a winner. Results will begin at 8pm BST! Feel free to speculate or remind yourself of the entries:

Catching up on the last two sections! I'm not crazy about 'The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling)' either but I do agree that the added bridge is a redeeming feature, so helps it stand out more than their 'Eternal Flame' cover. "I'm gonna be your number 1" proved to be an apt lyric chart-wise over time with both Blondie and Atomic Kitten getting there! ...'Call Me' not quite a Blondie cover version though! I agree that the Timbaland production stands out positively, shame it barely dented the top 40. 'Dy-Na-Mi-Tee' would be my best of the week pick too. I love the trip-hop influences in the production and the delivery of the hook is really memorable. I'm currently being reminded of the N-Trance version of 'Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?' on TOTP repeats and 'Forever' is a palette cleanser in comparison to that formula, even if nothing groundbreaking. I heavily associate the instrumental of 'Fantasy' with the Now! That's What I Call A Music Quiz DVD if anyone else remembers this game that, 'Make Luv' and 'Year 3000' were used a lot. I remember getting that, on top of my parents picking up a Telly Addicts quiz DVD, in an airport - I see both of them were released in 2005 so probably that year. Not a bad start for Appleton as a duo anyway although I feel like the follow-up single has been a bit more enduring. I only discovered 'Two Months Off' about a year ago but it's great, Underworld rarely put a foot wrong for me! "You bring light in" is a lovely central lyric amongst the spoken word parts and their thrilling production style.

My votes are in!

What a tenure at the top for Jive Bunny so far *_* Love the grand Beatles-esque psychedelic sounds of 'Sowing the Seeds of Love'

Nilüfer Yanya gets my vote!

I voted for MØ in the main poll and PinkPantheress in the tiebreak!

Round 1: 30 (didn't get: Kool & The Gang, M People) Round 2: 33 (didn't get: The Clash) 3-in-10: 3 (Invisible Touch, Jesus He Knows Me, I Can't Dance) I watched a film called Roma yesterday which was set in 1970 to begin with and 'Yellow River' was playing in the car, so a handy reminder for the R1 year question

Deadline has now passed! I count 24 votes in my inbox including two guest voters *.* I haven't received anything from RobBot, vibe or WhoOdyssey. I'm happy to accept late votes until 2pm BST time but really want to finalise prep work after that, so still a bit of time to avoid a 33% deduction. Look out for a results thread this evening 💖☁️

Behind the scenes pt. 2 feat. Oldiana and 'hampstead':

Starting with 'Lift Me Up', don't care for it as a song and Geri's vocal performance is pretty strained

Yes great to see the arrival of 'Ride On Time'! I assumed it was a 90s song for years so was surprised to discover that it was actually late 80s. What a TUNE

'Deathwish' is so so good + how exciting that we get Addison and Lorde albums next month! thank you for commenting 💗

Addison entering!! obsessed with 'Headphones On' at the moment so cannot wait for her album next month 💗

I have come across this discourse as well and I see ‘Gnarly’ has actually climbed today!

24 hours left until the deadline! Waiting on votes from the following so take this post as a reminder: @awardinary @Cody Buckley @CowTzy @Herbs @jimwatts @J00prstar @RobBot @vibe @WhoOdyssey

Just Måneskin for me and they put on a brilliant live show!

May update (03/05/25): Subscribers: 56 million 01. 2.3 billion views - Side To Side (feat. Nicki Minaj) 02. 1.4 billion views - 7 rings 03. 1.4 billion views - Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea) 04. 1.2 billion views - no tears left to cry 05. 1.2 billion views - Break Free (feat. Zedd) 06. 1.1 billion views - Into You 07. 1 billion views - Focus 08. 846 million views - thank u, next 09. 838 million views - Love Me Harder (feat. The Weeknd) 10. 745 million views - Dangerous Woman 11. 641 million views - positions 12. 599 million views - break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored 13. 476 million views - The Way (feat. Mac Miller) 14. 412 million views - God is a woman 15. 379 million views - One Last Time 16. 327 million views - 34+35 17. 323 million views - Let Me Love You (feat. Lil Wayne) 18. 313 million views - Santa Tell Me 19. 268 million views - we can't be friends (wait for your love) 20. 266 million views - boyfriend (feat. Social House) 21. 250 million views - Stuck With U (with Justin Bieber) 21. 250 million views - breathin 23. 240 million views - Don't Call Me Angel (with Miley Cyrus & Lana Del Rey) 24. 197 million views - Baby I 25. 193 million views - Everyday (feat. Future) 26. 189 million views - Right There (feat. Big Sean) 27. 120 million views - 34+35 Remix (feat. Doja Cat & Megan Thee Stallion) 28. 118 million views - Almost Is Never Enough (feat. Nathan Sykes) 29. 104 million views - yes, and? 30. 70 million views - the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj) 31. 57 million views - MONOPOLY (feat. Victoria Monét) 32. 44 million views - the boy is mine 'we can't be friends (wait for your love)' becomes the 19th most viewed video on Ariana's YouTube channel and 'Stuck With U' moves up to 21st!

+05 Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club +04 Tate McRae - Sports car +03 Doechii - Anxiety +02 Ed Sheeran - Azizam +01 Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not -01 WizTheMc & bees & honey - Show Me Love -02 Sabrina Carpenter - Busy Woman -03 Alex Warren - Ordinary -04 Benson Boone - Beautiful Things -05 Jack Black - Steve’s Lava Chicken

Hey Sergej! Oh yes I've just seen Addison's climb in your chart *.* well that's brilliant - glad it's been a grower for you already! thank you for commenting 💗 Hi Piran! I'm sooooo excited for the mixtape as well 🤩 couldn't resist pre-ordering a vinyl copy! thank you for commenting 💗

I've been revisiting Blackout recently after 'Get Naked (I Got A Plan)' came on shuffle *.* The first album to come to mind was Madonna's Ray Of Light! I do appreciate the lyrics and her post-Evita vocals too but the dreamy, ambient production of that record is stunning and continues to be a relevant reference point to this day.

Hello Piran, hope you're good! Pleased to see a top 10 debut for PinkPantheress she's on fire right now... bring on the EP *.* Good that Lorde has made it in as well <3 I do hold special memories of Solar Power as I finally saw her live during that era... but loving the pivot to more of a familiar sound from her again. Intrigued for the album after seeing the title and cover! My favourite song in your throwback chart is 'Miracle', one of the best #1 hits that year.

Hi Sergej hope you're good! Delighted to see such a big rise for Addison this week *.* can't get enough of 'Headphones On' and I'm really looking forward to her album next month! Great new entries for Lana and Lorde too! Shame the latter only just missed out on a U.K. top 10 placing today, but #11 still a good result nevertheless.

#21 in the albums this week, not too bad with 7 new entries above it!