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Wow, I just listened to Dijon’s (Mk.gee and recent Bieber collaborator and influencer) new album. It’s fantastic! Quirky R+B for anyone looking for something slightly unusual.

Thanks Julian that was a really interesting read. Glad to see my personal favourite, Across The Universe, made it in! I’m useless because I’ve been a Buzzjack member for almost a year now and still haven’t ventured far from this little corner (UK Chart Forum) into all the other areas, so I’ve been missing out on stuff like this. I’ve seen mentions, in threads, of personal charts (is anyone allowed to start a thread, could I put my own lists in there?), and a Buzzjack Song Contest which also sound interesting. I need to get out more obviously😆.

Maybe pause the countdown for a bit, until you’re able to do it when you can enjoy it yourself, without the stress of trying to squeeze it in around other things?🤔. Might increase the anticipation?😆 Whatever you decide, it’s been brilliant so far, thanks for all your hard work

I have a soft spot for Mardy Bum because it was the first Arctic Monkeys song I ever heard. It was during the MySpace era and before they had had any formal releases. MP3 Demos were also passed from hand to hand and then given out at their concerts so that everyone already knew all the songs. It eventually led to their debut singles and especially album releases having massive opening sales. That’s all my favourite 4 gone, sadly none made the top 10 but the remaining songs are all really good so not too disappointed.

And the last of my top 3 goes out. Let It Happen was my song of the year in 2015, in fact one of my favourites of the whole 2010s. An epic disco pop prog psychedelic masterpiece. I love that it starts simply but, especially in the second half, so many new melodies are added leading to the fantastic ending. Surprised but very happy it did so well.

Thanks! Yes you articulated it much better than me. Later albums may be groundbreaking and innovative, but Rubber Soul is just more enjoyable I suppose?

Ooh I would love to see what you guys voted for in a Beatles rate! So sad I missed that. Where would I find the results on the forum?

Love Talking Heads, they never seemed to follow trends, doing their own thing. Sometimes a bit odd but always interesting, and groundbreaking in their use of African rhythms. I like Psycho Killer but they would go on to greater things Rubber Soul is my favourite Beatles album (probably controversial), I remember my mum was especially fond of it. I think it’s their most consistently great album, In My Life is one of the more thoughtful moments on there but is still fantastic. I can only be happy at a Bowie song appearing so high, even if it’s not one of my favourites Surprised at Bryan Adams going out so early, when I guessed at what I thought might be the #1 on the rate before you started the countdown, Summer Of 69 was one of 3 songs I thought might do it. The other 2 are still to come.

Klaxons, Razorlight, Stranglers, Bowie and Tremeloes for me……….Only just found out that Chesney Hawkes dad, Len, was in the Tremeloes!😆

I agree but would add Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?, with it’s fantastic Dr Dre inspired beat, as another favourite from AM.

Another of my top 3 goes out, I love ‘I Follow Rivers’. I’d never heard this remix before and I’m sorry I don’t think it brings anything useful, instead removing all of the distinctiveness and frankly oddness that makes it such a fantastic song and replacing it with a standard disco beat and house piano making it sound like a million other songs😔

I find it really sad that Vampire Weekend are only known to most of the UK public for A-Punk (or The Inbetweeners). It has always been one of my least favourites by them. They’re a fantastic band, I think one of the very best of the 21st Century and brilliant live too!

Sadly the first of my really high scorers to go. The Pixies are one of my all time favourite bands, Where Is My Mind? wouldn’t be amongst my absolute favourites of theirs but that’s no slight as the standard of their back catalogue is set so high. I once feared they would remembered only as critical darlings and a major influence on Nirvana, so I’m glad at least one of their songs is successful in the UK.

I’d be interested to know how Acquiesce voting had been going before it became ineligible, it was my favourite of the Oasis songs that were initially available. Would you be able to give your opinion on how you thought it might have done in the end? But after the final results countdown of course 😊.

Apparently one of Beyoncé’s favourite songs (she covered it on her Cowboy Carter album) due to it’s connection to the American civil rights movement. A very simple but powerful song!

Ah, now that is a great song!

The first track I heard by Kendrick, excellent song and a sign of great things to come.

Really looking forward to this countdown! I have a feeling the scores could be quite close as it seems a lot of the votes were polarised one way then the other. Just hoping some of my favourites make it into the top 10!

Thanks! That’s an excellent playlist, looking forward to listening to the whole thing later! I noticed you made it a collaborative list, are you happy for additions if we can think of other appropriate ones (I promise I won’t ruin it 😆)? Would you like to stick to one song per artist?

Just thought of another, one of the best songs on the Thriller album, Human Nature!

The Subway is excellent, reminds me a bit of the Cranberries (a big compliment) and the way it builds to the end gives goosebumps! Album 2 is looking very promising, loved all three songs since album one including The Giver (I seem to be one of the few). Loads of potential now coming to fruition!

I’ve always really liked The Last Time……and I’m giving bonus points for the sample of the Andrew Oldham Orchestra version used in Bittersweet Symphony!

Wow, The Subway is fantastic! Gorgeous song especially the fade out coda! I’m not going to predict any more future number ones though, because I’m always wrong.

Oh wow I forgot about those two, they’re going on my playlist, thanks! Is your full list recorded on the forum somewhere, would love to have a look at your other suggestions?

Apart from some already mentioned, these are some of my non top 40 favourites, most of them are my favourite songs by these artists (I’m not sure if any would be considered as iconic by others though) Night Of The Living Baseheads - Public Enemy NYC - Interpol Goodbye Girl - Squeeze Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J WFL - Happy Mondays Can’t Be Sure - Sundays Soon -My Bloody Valentine Sally MacLennane - Pogues Hit The North - Fall Hey Ladies - Beastie Boys Gigantic - Pixies (could be most of their singles really) Star Sign - Teenage Fanclub Nothing Can Stop Us -Saint Etienne Fall On Me - REM (or pretty much all of their early singles) Last Of The Melting Snow - Leisure Society (perhaps the most gorgeous song ever written IMO) I Hang Suspended - Boo Radleys Lazy Line Painter Jane - Belle & Sebastian Birthday - Sugarcubes Almost Prayed - Weather Prophets Flag Day - Housemartins Never Understand - Jesus & Mary Chain Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken - Lloyd Cole & The Commotions