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Probably because she sang a song that isn't that well known. I don't know. :( Jay up to #11 now

15. Jay James - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (X Factor Performance) 27. Ben Haenow - Jealous Guy (X Factor Performance) 29. Lauren Platt - What a Feeling (X Factor Performance) 57. Paul Akister - If You Don't Know Me By Now (X Factor Performance) 67. Lola Saunders - Imagine (X Factor Performance) 74. Andrea Faustini - One Moment In Time (X Factor Performance) 89. Only The Young - Come On Eileen (X Factor Performance) 109. Stereo Kicks - Boys of the Summer (X Factor Performance) 139. Jack Walton - Straight Up (X Factor Performance) 141. Fleur East - It's a Shame (X Factor Performance) 174. Chloe Jasmine - Fame (X Factor Performance) 197. Jake Quickenden - Total Eclipse of the Heart (X Factor Performance) 334. Stephanie Nala - Call Me (X Factor Performance) No sign of Stevi :lol: Happy / Teardrop also back up to #25

Week 2 1. Fleur [1-1] 2. Lauren [3-2] 3. Jack [2-3] 4. Lola [8-4] 5. Only The Young [4-5] 6. Chloe [6-6] 7. Andrea [7-7] 8. Stereo Kicks [13-8] 9. Stephanie [11-9] 10. Jay [14-10] 11. Ben [10-11] 12. Paul [5-12] 13. Jake [12-13] 14. Stevi [15-14] XX. Blonde Electra [9] XX. Overload Generation [16]

Jay: Does every uptempo need to be turned into a ballad tonight? Most of the males this year are interchangeable. I'm so bored by most of them. That said, I liked the dramatic part at the end.

Only The Young: Got good once it got going, but nothing noteworthy. Hope they do something more contemporary next week (they obviously couldn't with this week's theme.) Jay closing? :manson:

Stevi: Doesn't do anything that previous novelty acts haven't already done and I find him pretty boring as far as novelty acts go. This performance was no exception. Hope he doesn't last too long.

Paul: Complete filler. Next. Doesn't help that he sang one of the most boring songs in existence.

Chloe: This year's Janet Devlin / Abi Alton. Decent but she's basically a one trick pony and I can see myself getting bored of her by the half way point. Also, her personality comes off a bit.. fake. :/

Jake: Too boring at the beginning and the song was just too big for him.

Lola: Good vocals but pretty poor song choice.

Stereo Kicks: MUCH better than last week. It was kind of fun. But an 8 piece boyband just doesn't work for me. And the chorus sounded bland; just like last week. There's no range.

Loved Fleur. :D Never heard of the song she sang, though.

Ben: Decent but forgettable.

Lauren: A bit slow, but I really liked it. The best so far tonight.

Andrea really didn't do anything for me. It sounded like "Stay With Me"; added with strained trying too hard vocal gymnastics. Meh.

Stephanie was so lifeless

2. Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud

Madonna - Give Me All Your Luvin'

Burn again

1. Fleur 2. Jack 3. Lauren 4. Only The Young 5. Paul 6. Chloe 7. Andrea 8. Lola 9. Blonde Electra 10. Ben 11. Stephanie 12. Jake 13. Stereo Kicks 14. Jay 15. Stevi 16. Overload Generation

Voting for "Burn" til it's finally out

Gonna let "Burn" burn burn burn <_<

New rank / Old rank 55 / 54. Lily Allen - The Fear [2009] 54 / 53. Sugababes - Freak Like Me [2002] 53 / 52. Lady Gaga & Beyoncé - Telephone [2010] 52 / 51. Spice Girls - 2 Become 1 [1996] 51 / 50. Holly Valance - Kiss Kiss [2002] 50 / 49. Scissor Sisters - I Don't Feel Like Dancin' [2006] 49 / 48. Cher - Believe [1998] 48 / 47. ATB - 9PM (Till I Come) [1999] 47 / 46. David Guetta feat. Sia - Titanium [2012] 46 / 45. Girls Aloud - The Promise [2008] #45. Lilly Wood & The Prick & Robin Schulz - Prayer In C 2 weeks at #1 in 2014 (#2 of 30 for '14) fiore9Z5iUg I really don't know how to tag this song, but I'll go with this. There's just something about this guitar riff. I can't get enough of it. Robin's production is in the same vein as "Waves", which might seem a bit uncreative, but I love it just the same. Much like "Waves", it's pretty atmospheric. The drums add to that. It's a bit relaxing in a way. But it's actually not relaxing at all because the entire production is a complete stark contrast to the lyrical content. Warm production mixed with lyrics that are cold as ice. The narrator is utterly angry and frustrated. It's especially shown in her vocals which are so strained and hostile. She's seeing all the tragedies that are going on in the world and it's making her, as well as the innocent victims from said tragedies, lose faith in God for allowing these things to happen. Constantly saying "Don't think I/they could forgive you" at the end of every stanza. Even going as far as to say "Don't think you can forgive you"; implying that even God won't forgive himself. It's such a cold lyric. This is definitely an interesting song. I think "you didn't send me no letter" is her way of saying that God won't answer her prayers. Structurally, this song is more like a poem; and there really is no chorus. 44. Cheryl (Cole) - Call My Name [2012] 43. Eminem feat. Dido - Stan [2000] 42. Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland - Dilemma [2002] 41. B*Witched - C'est La Vie [1998] 40. The Tamperer feat. Maya - Feel It [1998] 39. Robbie Williams - Rock DJ [2000] 38. Kiesza - Hideaway [2014] 37. Sugababes - Hole In The Head [2003] 36. Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson & D.O.E. - The Way I Are [2007] 35. Liberty X - Just A Little [2002] 34. Melanie C feat. Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes - Never Be The Same Again [2000] 33. The Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun [1996] 32. The Prodigy - Firestarter [1996] 31. Kylie Minogue - Spinning Around [2000] 30. Cornershop - Brimful Of Asha (Norman Cook Remix) [1998] 29. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love [2007] 28. Tomcraft - Loneliness [2003] 27. Coolio feat. LV - Gangsta's Paradise [1995] 26. Gina G - Ooh Aah... Just A Little Bit [1996] 25. Spiller feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) [2000] 24. Michael Andrews & Gary Jules - Mad World [2003] 23. All Saints - Never Ever [1998] 22. t.A.T.u. - All The Things She Said [2003] 21. The Fugees - Killing Me Softly [1996] 20. Spice Girls - Say You'll Be There [1996] 19. Rihanna feat. Jay-Z - Umbrella [2007] 18. Shanks & Bigfoot - Sweet Like Chocolate [1999] 17. Rudimental feat. John Newman - Feel The Love [2012] 16. Take That - Back For Good [1995] 15. Lady Gaga - Poker Face [2009] 14. Robyn with Kleerup - With Every Heartbeat [2007] 13. No Doubt - Don't Speak [1997] 12. Spice Girls - Viva Forever [1998] 11. Madonna - Hung Up [2005] 10. Sugababes - Push The Button [2005] 9. Nelly Furtado - Maneater [2006] 8. Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris - We Found Love [2011] 7. Girls Aloud - Sound Of The Underground [2002] 6. Britney Spears - Toxic [2004] 5. P!nk - Just Like A Pill [2002] 4. Lady Gaga - Bad Romance [2009] 3. Madonna - Frozen [1998] 2. Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head [2001] 1. All Saints - Pure Shores [2000] 2014 ranking 30. MAGIC! - Rude 29. Aloe Blacc - The Man 28. will.i.am feat. Cody Wise - It's My Birthday 27. Sam Smith - Money On My Mind 26. David Guetta feat. Sam Martin - Lovers On The Sun 25. Rixton - Me And My Broken Heart 24. 5 Seconds Of Summer - She Looks So Perfect 23. Oliver Heldens & Becky Hill - Gecko (Overdrive) 22. Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj - Bang Bang 21. Secondcity - I Wanna Feel 20. Sam Smith - Stay With Me 19. Ed Sheeran - Sing 18. Calvin Harris feat. John Newman - Blame 17. Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea - Problem 16. Cheryl feat. Tinie Tempah - Crazy Stupid Love 15. Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass 14. Rita Ora - I Will Never Let You Down 13. Pitbull feat. Ke$ha - Timber 12. Mr. Probz - Waves [Robin Schulz Remix] 11. DVBBS & Borgeous feat. Tinie Tempah - Tsunami (Jump) 10. Calvin Harris - Summer 09. Sigma - Nobody To Love 08. Route 94 feat. Jess Glynne - My Love 07. Duke Dumont feat. Jax Jones - I Got U 06. Nico & Vinz - Am I Wrong 05. Sigma feat. Paloma Faith - Changing 04. Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne - Rather Be 03. Ella Henderson - Ghost 02. Lilly Wood & The Prick & Robin Schulz - Prayer In C 01. Kiesza - Hideaway So I guess that's it. I have another an idea for a ranking like this but it's very similar to this one so I don't know.

New rank / Old rank 91 / 89. Evanescence feat. Paul McCoy - Bring Me To Life [2003] 90 / 88. The Corrs - Breathless [2000] 89 / 87. Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger [1996] 88 / 86. Aqua - Doctor Jones [1998] 87 / 85. Eminem - Without Me [2002] 86 / 84. Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin - Don't You Worry Child [2012] 85 / 83. Atomic Kitten - Whole Again [2001] 84 / 82. Sonique - It Feels So Good [2000] 83 / 81. Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again [2000] 82 / 80. Run-DMC vs. Jason Nevins - It's Like That [1998] 81 / 79. Baby D - Let Me Be Your Fantasy [1994] 80 / 78. Florence + The Machine - Spectrum (Say My Name) [Calvin Harris Remix] [2012] 79 / 77. Rui Da Silva feat. Cassandra - Touch Me [2001] 78 / 76. Whigfield - Saturday Night [1994] 77 / 75. The Streets - Dry Your Eyes [2004] 76 / 74. Snap! - Rhythm Is A Dancer [1992] 75 / 73. Rihanna - Only Girl (In The World) [2010] 74 / 72. Gabrielle - Dreams [1993] 73 / 71. Tinie Tempah - Pass Out [2010] 72 / 70. Leona Lewis - Run [2008] 71 / 69. Gorillaz feat. Shaun Ryder - DARE [2005] 70 / 68. Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne - Rather Be [2014] 69 / 67. B*Witched - Blame It On The Weatherman [1999] 68 / 66. Daniel Bedingfield - If You're Not The One [2002] 67 / 65. Lorde - Royals [2013] 66 / 64. B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams - Airplanes [2010] 65 / 63. Ace Of Base - All That She Wants [1993] 64 / 62. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy [2006] 63 / 61. Coldplay - Paradise [2012] 62 / 60. Gabrielle - Rise [2000] 61 / 59. Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris - Yeah! [2004] 60 / 58. Example - Changed The Way You Kiss Me [2011] 59 / 57. La Roux - Bulletproof [2009] 58 / 56. The Shapeshifters - Lola's Theme [2004] 57 / 55. The Prodigy - Breathe [1996] #56. Ella Henderson - Ghost 2 weeks at #1 in 2014 (#3 of 30 for '14) tA8AfQaUnXM When Ryan Tedder produces songs for others, he tend to utilise the same tricks for the most part. There's the big anthemic explosive chorus. There's usually a heavy use of percussion. Usually notable piano. "Ghost" follows a pretty similar formula to those songs; such as: "Bleeding Love" (as well as Leona's "Take A Bow" and "Happy"), "Halo", "Battlefield", "Already Gone", "Strip Me", "I Was Here", "Rumour Has It", "Not Over You", "So Good", "XO", "Wings" (Birdy), OneRepublic's own "Good Life", "Something I Need" and "Love Runs Out"... and those are just the ones I remember (or I'm familiar with.) But it's a winning formula no matter how many times he's done it. He knows what he's doing. "Ghost" is a bit different because it has this whole tribal thing going on in the production with the backing vocals (as well as the heavy percussion I mentioned earlier.) And I love this production. "Love Runs Out" uses this tribal thing too (new trend maybe?) What also makes "Ghost" great is that Ella's voice is spectacular. I love when she sings that "I had to go through hell to prove I'm not insane.." line. She's proof that winning X Factor can be overrated and waiting 2 years has been good for her. This song is about someone (or something) overpowering her and she's trying to break free from it. I think it's about an abusive relationship that Ella's character was in. She didn't see what was going on for a while but her friends and family did. When she finally accepted the truth she "had to go through hell to prove she wasn't insane". And her going to the river to pray is her moment of desperation for this nightmare to finally end. This guy and/or what he's done to her is still haunting and hurting her and she's not capable of moving on yet. I'm not sure what makes the river so significant. But maybe I'm just overthinking that part. The video shows a different story but I won't get into that. I really like the line "Had to meet the devil just to know his name", even though I'm not really sure what she means by that.

New rank / Old rank 134 / 131. Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX - I Love It [2013] 133 / 130. Shaggy feat. Ricardo "Rikrok" Ducent - It Wasn't Me [2001] 132 / 129. Enrique Iglesias - Hero [2002] 131 / 128. Las Ketchup - The Ketchup Song (Aserejé) [2002] 130 / 127. 2 Unlimited - No Limit [1993] 129 / 126. Spice Girls - Wannabe [1996] 128 / 125. Adele - Someone Like You [2011] 127 / 124. George Michael - Jesus To A Child [1996] 126 / 123. The Wanted - Glad You Came [2011] 125 / 122. Fragma - Toca's Miracle [2000] 124 / 121. Eternal feat. BeBe Winans - I Wanna Be The Only One [1997] 123 / 120. Oasis - Some Might Say [1995] 122 / 119. Jennifer Lopez - Love Don't Cost A Thing [2001] 121 / 118. B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars - Nothin' On You [2010] 120 / 117. Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull - On The Floor [2011] 119 / 116. Lady Gaga feat. Colby O'Donis - Just Dance [2009] 118 / 115. Babylon Zoo - Spaceman [1996] 117 / 114. Emma Bunton - What Took You So Long? [2001] 116 / 113. Justin Timberlake - SexyBack [2006] 115 / 112. DJ Fresh feat. Sian Evans - Louder [2011] 114 / 111. Sugababes - Round Round [2002] 113 / 110. Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around [1994] 112 / 109. Eminem - Lose Yourself [2002] 111 / 108. Tori Amos - Professional Widow (It's Got To Be Big) [Armand's Star Trunk Funkin' Mix] [1997] 110 / 107. Tasmin Archer - Sleeping Satellite [1992] 109 / 106. Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe [2012] 108 / 105. Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden - Bonkers [2009] 107 / 104. Olive - You're Not Alone [1997] 106 / 103. Freddie Mercury - Living On My Own [1993] 105 / 102. Usher - Burn [2004] 104 / 101. S Club 7 - Don't Stop Movin' [2001] 103 / 100. Kylie Minogue - Slow [2003] 102 / 99. Avicii vs Nicky Romero - I Could Be The One [2013] 101 / 98. The Shamen - Ebeneezer Goode [1992] 100 / 97. Spice Girls - Spice Up Your Life [1997] 99 / 96. Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way [1999] 98 / 95. The Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin' Beats [1997] 97 / 94. Lily Allen - Smile [2006] 96 / 93. Olly Murs feat. Rizzle Kicks - Heart Skips A Beat [2011] 95 / 92. All Saints - Black Coffee [2000] 94 / 91. The Wamdue Project - King Of My Castle [1999] 93 / 90. Britney Spears - Everytime [2004] #92. Sigma feat. Paloma Faith - Changing 1 week at #1 in 2014 (#5 of 30 for '14) oAeotgCHL3E 3 new entries in the top 100! I can't get enough of this song at the moment so its ranking might be a bit skewed by that. I didn't really like this or "Nobody To Love" at first. I guess because drum n bass doesn't have a lot of variety to it and Sigma didn't seem vastly different from Rudimental. But both songs grew on me in a major way. The production in "Changing" is stellar. It feels very big and theatrical. Right from the haunting chants at the very beginning. The verses are a bit lowkey (which lets Paloma really shine) and it all explodes in the drum n bass chorus. And with violins throughout. I tend to like violins in songs like this (it's also partly why I love Chase & Status' "Blind Faith".) And then that chorus climaxes with the "go-oh-oh-oh-oh" chant which feels sort of anthemic. Oh and Paloma does a flawless job on this.