JackJones

Pure Shores. Have been voting for it like 15 rounds so far, hopefully it will fall sometime soon.

I certainly don't like it and have been voting for it for like 10 rounds until now. I decided to change for a round to some other poor song and went with Mel C. Ideally the five songs that won't make it to top ten would be the ones by Mel C, All Saints, both songs by Sugababes (neither song is nowhere near their best ones), and .... probably Katy Perry. Thou I doubt one of the best songs by Britney will last more than a few rounds if it won't fall this time.

SLY will have something like 3-4 more weeks before it will crash. Then adult contemporary stations will switch into holiday music and all songs currently getting airplay there will collapse. And the only track inside airplay top 20 (besides OneRepublic) that is getting big impression numbers from AC is SLY. It might actually be number one there when they switch into holiday music and SLY could take something like 1-15 dive within a week if they switch at the beginning of the week and loose over 15m audience impressions. But it'll be a few more weeks before that happens and until then SLY will probably keep climbing.

LOL, SLY won't get anywhere near 200m, urban and urban ac stations haven't touched it and I really don't see those stations ever starting to play it. And the impressions that it is getting from urban are so low and the increases so small that if it ever even becomes a moderate top 20 hit there it will be falling on other formats by then. So maybe 10m more and that's it since it has no urban support (nor alternative where RITD made into top 20). But still very good for her. The record for a British artist, I'd say it is RITD. The panel expanded big time late 1990s (actually it was only back then when they started to include urban stations into total impressions) and since then there really haven't been that many hits by British artists that have been that big. Bleeding Love topped at around 140m impressions so that probably was the record holder before RITD (if I am not forgetting some huge hit) but after BL especially pop top 40 format has expanded big time and tens of new stations have been added so nowadays it is way easier to get audience impressions there well over what BL got back in 2008.

The record is by Mariah Carey's We Belong Together, it scored 223 million audience impressions in July 2005. And if I recall correctly Beyonce's Irreplaceable ranks second. But the only way to get that kinda numbers is to have an urban ballad to cross over to rhythmic and pop the same time and there haven't been any for a while. Rihanna's What's My Name got to something like 170+m and that is very good this day of age. Interesting to see when there will be another 200+m hit.

Really good selection overall. The weakest of all IMO are All Saints - Pure Shores, Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc, Lily Allen - Smile, Melanie C / 'Left Eye' Lopes - Never Be The Same Again and Sugababes - Round Round. I went with Lily Allen this round.

1. Shakira 'Whenever Wherever' (THE BEST) 2. Kylie Minogue 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' 3. Lady Gaga 'Bad Romance' 4. Nelly Furtado 'Say It Right' 5. Eminem & Rihanna 'Love The Way You Lie' 6. Britney Spears 'Everytime' 7. Rihanna 'Only Girl (In The World)' 8. Lady Gaga 'Paparazzi' 9. Eminem 'Lose Yourself' 10. Beyonce ft. Jay-Z 'Crazy In Love' 11. Tatu 'All The Things She Said' 12. Rihanna 'Disturbia' 13. Gwen Stefani 'What You Waiting For?' 14. Nelly Furtado 'Maneater' 15. Beyonce 'Halo' 16. Madonna 'Hung Up' 17. LaLady Gaga 'Poker Face' 18. Girls Aloud 'Call the Shots' 19. Leona Lewis 'Run' 20. Little Boots 'Remedy' 21. Girls Aloud 'Something Kinda Oooh' 22. Lady Gaga & Beyonce 'Telephone' 23. Calvin Harris 'I'm Not Alone' 24. Chemical Brothers 'Galvanize' 25. Timbaland ft. Keri Hilson & DOE 'The Way I Are'

Pop classic by kylie or pretty almost average track, no wonder which will win. Like s club and kylie even belong to same sentence. Edit: kylie will loose for rubbish.

Close call between Gabrielle and Nelly Furtado...voted the first but doesn't matter if one or both of the two would go thou it probably will be Ian van Dahl.

1. Nelly Furtado 'Say It Right' 2. Eminem 'Lose Yourself' 3. Eminem & Rihanna 'Love The Way You Lie' 4. Britney Spears 'Everytime' 5. Shakira 'Underneath Your Clothes' 6. Rihanna 'Don't Stop The Music' 7. Rihanna 'Unfaithful' 8. Rihanna 'Russian Roulette' 9. Killers 'Somebody Told Me' 10. Leona Lewis 'Run' 11. Chemical Brothers 'Galvanize' 12. Shakira ft. Wyclef Jean 'Hips Don't Lie' 13. Beyonce 'Halo' 14. Misteeq 'Scandalous' 15. DJ Sammy 'Heaven' 16. Kylie Minogue 'All The Lovers' 17. Pink 'Don't Let Me Get Me' 18. Evanescence 'Bring Me To Life' 19. Pink 'U & Ur Hand' 20. Snow Patrol 'Run'

1. Empire Of The Sun 'We Are The People' (THE BEST) 2. Shakira 'Whenever Wherever' 3. Michael Andrews ft Gary Jules 'Mad World' 4. Riva ft. Dannii Minogue 'Who Do You Love Now?' 5. Lady Gaga 'Paparazzi' 6. Lady GaGa 'Alejandro' 7. Timbaland ft. Keri Hilson & DOE 'The Way I Are' 8. Girls Aloud 'Call The Shots' 9. Calvin Harris 'I'm Not Alone' 10. Sophie Ellis-Bextor 'Murder on the Dancefloor' 11. Little Boots 'Remedy' 12. Britney Spears 'Stronger' 13. Roger Sanchez 'Another Chance' 14. M.I.A. 'Paper Planes' 15. Take That 'Rule The World' 16. Coldplay 'Clocks' 17. Katy Perry 'Hot N Cold' 18. Saturdays 'Up' 19. Kylie Minogue 'Love At First Sight' 20. S Club 7 'Don't Stop Movin' Edit: Really dislike Overprotected but Stronger is probably inside my top five Britney songs.

1. Shakira 'Whenever Wherever' (THE BEST) 2. Eminem 'Lose Yourself' 3. Calling 'Wherever You Will Go' 4. Shakira 'Underneath Your Clothes' 5. Lasgo 'Something' 6. Girls Aloud 'Sound of the Underground' 7. Coldplay 'In My Place' 8. Holly Valance 'Kiss Kiss' 9. Christina Aguilera ft. Redman 'Dirrty' 10. Jennifer Lopez 'Ain't It Funny' 11. Sophie Ellis-Bextor 'Murder on the Dancefloor' 12. Brandy 'What About Us?' 13. Liberty X 'Just a Little' 14. DJ Sammy 'Heaven' 15. Pink 'Don't Let Me Get Me' 16. Enrique Iglesias 'Hero' 17. Pink 'Just Like a Pill' 18. Aaliyah 'More Than A Woman' 19. Avril Lavigne 'Complicated' 20. Kylie Minogue 'In Your Eyes' EDIT:missed one song

1. Kylie Minogue 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' (THE BEST) 2. Riva ft. Dannii Minogue 'Who Do You Love Now?' 3. Faith Hill 'There You'll Be' 4. PPK 'Resurrection' 5. Kosheen 'Catch' 6. Linkin Park 'In the End' 7. Ian van Dahl 'Castles in the Sky' 8. iio 'Rapture' 9. Atomic Kitten 'Whole Again' 10. Britney Spears 'Stronger' 11. Roger Sanchez 'Another Chance' 12. Dido 'Here With Me' 13. Wheatus 'Teenage Dirtbag' 14. Linkin Park 'Crawing' 15. Emma Bunton 'What Took You So Long?' 16. Dido 'Thank You' 17. S Club 7 'Don't Stop Movin' 18. Mary J Blige 'Family Affair' 19. Nelly Furtado 'Turn Off the Lights' 20. Shaggy ft. RikRok 'It Wasn't Me'

1. Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules 'Mad World' (THE BEST) 2. Tatu 'All The Things She Said' 3. Holly Valance 'State of Mind' 4. Delta Goodrem 'Lost Without You' 5. Beyonce ft. Jay-Z 'Crazy In Love' 6. Evanescence 'My Immortal' 7. XTM & DJ Chuckie pts. Annia 'Fly On The Wings of Love' 8. Sugababes 'Hole in the Head' 9. Linkin Park 'Numb' 10. Johnny Cash 'Hurt' 11. Delta Goodrem 'Born to Try' 12. Misteeq 'Scandalous' 13. Christina Aguilera 'Beautiful' 14. Evanescence 'Bring Me To Life' 15. Tomcraft 'Loneliness' 16. Coldplay 'Clocks' 17. Avril Lavigne 'I'm With You' 18. Dannii Minogue 'I Begin To Wonder' 19. Delta Goodrem 'Innocent Eyes' 20. Kylie Minogue 'Slow'

1. O-Zone 'Dragostea Din Tei' (THE BEST) 2. Britney Spears 'Everytime' 3. The Rasmus 'In The Shadows' 4. Eric Prydz 'Call On Me' 5. Gwen Stefani 'What You Waiting For?' 6. The Knife 'Heartbeats' 7. Anastacia 'Left Outside Alone' 8. Snow Patrol 'Run' 9. Maroon 5 'She Will Be Loved' 10. Green Day 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams' 11. Anastacia 'Sick and Tired' 12. Avril Lavigne 'My Happy Ending' 13. Destiny's Child 'Lose My Breath' 14. Kelis 'Milkshake' 15. Dannii Minogue 'You Won't Forget About Me' 16. Usher ft. Ludacris & Lil Jon 'Yeah!' 17. Natasha Bedingfield 'These Words' 18. Shapeshifters 'Lola's Theme' 19. Keane 'Somewhere Only We Know' 20. Britney Spears 'Toxic'

1. Royksopp 'What Else Is There?' (THE BEST) 2. Pussycat Dolls ft. Busta Rhymes 'Don't Cha' 3. Chemical Brothers 'Galvanize' 4. Stereophonics 'Dakota' 5. Kelly Clarkson 'Because of You' 6. The Killers 'Somebody Told Me' 7. Kelly Osbourne 'One Word' 8. Madonna 'Hung Up' 9. Green Day 'Wake Me Up When September Ends' 10. Kelly Clarkson 'Behind These Hazel Eyes' 11. Tatu 'All About Us' 12. KT Tunstall 'Other Side of the World' 13. Gorillaz 'Dare' 14. Sugababes 'Push the Button' 15. 2Pac ft. Elton John 'Ghetto Gospel' 16. Kelly Clarkson 'Since U Been Gone' 17. KT Tunstall 'Suddenly I See' 18. Gwen Stefani 'Cool' 19. Missy Elliott 'Lose Control' 20. Coldplay 'Speed of Sound'

1. Chicane ft. Tom Jones 'Stoned In Love' (THE BEST) 2. Nelly Furtado 'Maneater' 3. Rihanna 'Unfaithful' 4. Nelly Furtado 'All Good Things (Come To An End)' 5. Shakira ft. Wyclef Jean 'Hips Don't Lie' 6. My Chemical Romance 'Welcome To The Black Parade' 7. Fedde Le Grande 'Put Your Hands Up For Detroit' 8. Girls Aloud 'Something Kinda Oooh' 9. Justin Timberlake 'SexyBack' 10. Pink 'U & Ur Hand' 11. Take That 'Patience' 12. Madonna 'Sorry' 13. Snow Patrol 'Chasing Cars' 14. The Automatic 'Monster' 15. David Guetta vs. The Egg 'Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)' 16. Mary J Blige & U2 'One' 17. Cascada 'Everytime We Touch' 18. Beyonce 'Irreplacable' 19. Nelly Furtado 'Promiscuous' 20. Pink 'Who Knew'

Liked it quite a bit. It reminded me of Stand By Me and Goonies. Well-made and very entertaining. And the kids weren't irritating like they often are in films.

1. Timbaland and OneRepublic 'Apologize' (THE BEST) 2. Nelly Furtado 'Say It Right' 3. Plain White Ts 'Hey There Delilah' 4. Aly & AJ 'Potential Break Up Song' 5. Timbaland ft. Keri Hilson & DOE 'The Way I Are' 6. Natasha Bedingfield 'Soulmate' 7. Girls Aloud 'Call The Shots' 8. Rihanna ft. Jay-Z 'Umbrella' 9. Robyn 'With Every Heartbeat' 10. Sophie Ellis-Bextor 'Catch You' 11. Take That 'Rule the World' 12. Leona Lewis 'Bleeding Love' 13. Alicia Keys 'No One' 14. Fray 'How To Save a Life' 15. Killers 'Read My Mind' 16. Justin Timberlake 'What Goes Around Comes Around' 17. Paramore 'Misery Business' 18. Sugababes 'About You Now' 19. Freemasons 'Uninvited' 20. Kanye West 'Stronger'

1. Sam Sparro 'Black and Gold' (THE BEST) 2. Amy MacDonald 'This Is The Life' 3. Rihanna 'Disturbia' 4. Rihanna 'Don't Stop the Music' 5. Leona Lewis 'Run' 6. Kings of Leon 'Use Somebody' 7. Kings of Leon 'Sex on Fire' 8. Lady GaGa 'Just Dance' 9. Leona Lewis 'Better in Time' 10. Pussycat Dolls 'I Hate This Part' 11. M.I.A. 'Paper Planes' 12. Ne-Yo 'Closer' 13. Jordin Sparks ft. Chris Brown 'No Air' 14. Guru Josh Project 'Infinity 2008' 15. Katy Perry 'Hot N Cold' 16. T.I. ft. Rihanna 'Live Your Life' 17. Britney Spears 'Break The Ice' 18. Kelly Rowland 'Work' 19. Alesha Dixon 'The Boy Does Nothing' 20. Coldplay 'Viva La Vida'

Great for Empire of the Sun, truly a great song. And fairly good list, it is not like I expected Little Lion Man, Uprising nor Sexy Bitch to qualify anyways. If the Girls Aloud song would be substituted by any of the three mentioned the whole top ten would have been quite good indeed.

Pumped Up Kicks could easily make top 10 on BB hot 100. It peaked no 1 on alternative but it is still top three and holding well. And it has been climbing on pop top 40 and adult top 40 fairly quickly with a big bullet that keeps increasing. I doubt Katy Perry will get to no 1 if there will be no remix in the next two weeks because by then Lighters should have sped past it saleswise big time.

1. Empire of the Sun 'We Are the People' (THE BEST) 2. David Guetta ft. Akon 'Sexy Bitch' 3. Mumford & Sons 'Little Lion Man' 4. Lady GaGa 'Bad Romance' 5. Muse 'Uprising' 6. Lady GaGa 'Poker Face' 7. Lady GaGa 'Paparazzi' 8. Enrique Iglesias ft. Ciara 'Takin Back My Love' 9. Beyonce 'Halo' 10. Madonna 'Celebration' 11. Rihanna 'Russian Roulette' 12. James Morrison & Nelly Furtado 'Broken Strings' 13. Calvin Harris 'I'm Not Alone' 14. Beyonce 'Sweet Dreams' 15. Sugababes 'About A Girl' 16. Pink 'Please Don't Leave Me' 17. Shakira 'She Wolf' 18. Little Boots 'Remedy' 19. David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland 'When Love Takes Over' 20. A.R. Rahman ft. Pussycat Dolls 'Jai Ho'

1. BoB ft. Hayley Williams 'Airplanes' (THE BEST) 2. Eminem & Rihanna 'Love The Way You Lie' 3. Rihanna 'Only Girl (In The World)' 4. Selena Gomez & The Scene 'Naturally' 5. Lady Gaga 'Alejandro' 6. Taio Cruz 'Dynamite' 7. Tinie Tempah ft Eric Turner 'Written In The Stars' 8. Ellie Goulding 'Your Song' 9. Saturdays 'Ego' 10. Yolanda Be Cool & D-Cup 'We No Speak Americano' 11. Lady GaGa & Beyonce 'Telephone' 12. Usher ft. Will.I.Am 'OMG' 13. Ellie Goulding 'Starry Eyed' 14. Katy Perry 'Firework' 15. Gabriella Cilmi 'On A Mission' 16. Kylie Minogue 'All the Lovers' 17. Bruno Mars 'Just The Way You Are' 18. Shontelle 'Impossible' 19. Kelly Rowland ft. David Guetta 'Commander' 20. Robyn 'Dancing On My Own'

Actually any old song can still appear on Billboard IF it is currently promoted by its label. Thou nowadays it is harder to tell what that exactly means since there are no physical single releases. Like when the film Ghost was released and the label released Unchained Melody as a single again (and also a re-recording so that there were two versions of the song inside top 40 the same time). I guess nowadays it means that radio stations start to play an older song as a current for some reason (instead of recurrent). Little Lion Man reappeared since it was still current (at least on adult top 40) and just now Don't You Wanna Stay reappeared because it is current still in several formats and after its initial 20+ chart weeks it has now gained enough points to enter inside top 50. But since there are no physical single releases it is harder to figure out which song is promoted again by the label since such things as Grammy win do not count as active promotion. People have complained about this rule for Billboard and their answer has been simple: the charts are not made for fans and chart followers etc but for music industry. And, of course, for industry faster turn-over is preferred so that more songs will get the exposure from being featured in the charts. They had the same thing for Billboard 200 until Michael Jackson's death but when the no 1 album was missing from Billboard it was too embarrassing for BB and they changed the rules for albums.