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BEST POP SONG Charlie Puth – Attention Dua Lipa – New Rules Kesha – Praying Lana Del Rey – Love Lorde – Green Light Shawn Mendes – There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back BEST POP GROUP/DUO SONG Camila Cabello feat Young Thug – Havana Clean Bandit feat Sean Paul & Anne-Marie – Rockabye Lana Del Rey feat The Weeknd – Lust For Life Logic feat Alessia Cara & Khalid – 1-800-273-8255 The Chainsmokers & Coldplay – Something Just Like This Zayn feat Sia – Dusk Till Dawn BEST POP ALBUM Demi Lovato – Tell Me You Love Me Dua Lipa – Dua Lipa Kesha – Rainbow Lady Gaga – Joanne Lana Del Rey – Lust For Life Lorde – Melodrama BEST POP VIDEO Camila Cabello – Crying In The Club Dua Lipa – New Rules Katy Perry feat Skip Marley – Chained To The Rhythm Kesha – Praying Lorde – Green Light Selena Gomez – Bad Liar

18 Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You (I define worst as being the song that makes me want to punch a wall the most. There were ‘worse’ songs this year in an objective sense, but in terms of my personal enjoyment, this gave me the least) 15 Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE. (A mess, an absolute assault on the ears and done with the smug holier than thou attitude that has really turned me off Kendrick as an artist in the last few yeasr) 13 Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes (I expected nothing less than tired, predictable drivel from Smith’s return. I’m not even happy to be right.) 12 KYLE feat. Lil Yachty – iSpy (It’s essentially a very cruel, misogynistic hip-hop version of What Makes You Beautiful) 11 Katy Perry feat. Nicki Minaj - Swish Swish (Perry used to be able to put her tongue firmly in her cheek without utterly embarassing herself and everyone involved. This is just kind of sad.) 10 Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do (A song writer of Taylor’s calibre should’ve made something really special out of her theme and concept for this era, which I maintain is a good one, if slightly predictable. This is just kind of lazy which would be forgiveabe if it didn’t just sound so bloody awful. Ready For It is at least awful in a funny way.) 09 Jake Paul feat. Team 10 - It's Everyday Bro (This is everything that out of touch adults who think YouTube and its community is evil picture at night) 08 Drake - Blem (Never has an artist played to such extremes between awful and amazing) 07 Cardi B - Bodak Yellow (It was kind of fun for about a week. Her delivery is awful) 06 Sam Hunt - Body Like a Back Road (Actually really like the beat, but I spent the summer in the US and OH MY GOD was I absolutely sick of hearing this by the time I left. That he sang this to his wife at an awards show and she looked mortified speaks volumes) 05 Chris & Kem - Little Bit Leave It (Lower here because of how low my expectations were, as opposed to say Sheeran and Swift who are actual artists with talent, but it really is bloody awful. And I hate Love Island.) 04 Machine Gun Kelly feat Camila Cabello - Bad Things (Mostly I hate it just because it's reminding me of the fact I'm almost 25 and no longer really part of the youth zeitgeist. All I can think of when I listen to this song is how dumb these kids are....then I found out MGK is two years older than me. Eurgh.) 03 Maroon 5 feat Sza - What Lovers Do (It's nice to have tangible proof that Maroon 5 are now nothing more than the musical equivalent of dried paste I guess) 02 Ed Sheeran - How Would You Feel (Standard boring Sheeran filler. But that's enough to get it on here) 01 Liam Payne feat Quavo - Strip That Down (A good beat almost redeems it but I can't really get over how much Payne makes me cringe nowadays. He would really need the charisma of Justin Timberlake to pull this off and he just doesn't have it) To be honest, bar Bad and Boujee, I don't actually mind the rest of the songs here :lol:

I hope Taylor smashes with Call It What You Want, the first song from this project I've had any time for.

Been reading up on CNCO and apparently one of the band members was born in January 2001, which unless I'm mistaken makes him the first person born in the 21st Century to get a top ten hit. Willow Smith was born on 31st October 2000 but that's actually still the 20th century, the whole world just celebrated a year early for some reason.

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01 Lana Del Rey ~ Love 02 Harry Styles ~ Sign Of The Times 03 Lorde ~ Green Light 04 Kygo feat Selena Gomez ~ It Ain't Me 05 Shawn Mendes ~ There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back 06 Chainsmokers ~ Paris 07 French Montana feat Swae Lee ~ Unforgettable 08 Martin Garrix feat Dua Lipa ~ Scared To Be Lonely 09 Paramore ~ Hard Time 10 Lana Del Rey feat The Weeknd ~ Lust For Life

+25 Cee Lo Green - f*** You +24 Marina & The Diamonds - Oh No! +23 Wombats - Tokyo (Vampires and Wolves) +22 The Hoosiers - Choices +21 The Saturdays - Higher +20 Pendulum - Watercolour +19 Tim Berg - Seek Bromance +18 The Wanted - Lose My Mind +17 Kanye West - Power +16 Example - Won't Go Quietely +15 Biffy Clyro - Many Of Horror +14 Example - Kickstarts +13 Tinie Tempah feat Eric Turner - Written In The Stars +12 The Saturdays - Ego +11 Katy Perry feat Snoop Dogg - California Gurls +10 Afrojack feat Eva Simons - Take Over Control +09 Cheryl Cole - Parachute +08 Swedish House Mafia feat Pharrell Williams - One (Your Name) +07 My Chemical Romance - Na Na Na +06 Enrique Iglesias feat Nicole Scherzinger - Heartbeat +05 Diana Vickers - Once +04 Plan B - Stay Too Long +03 Taylor Swift - Mine +02 Pink - Raise Your Glass +01 The Wanted - All Time Low

+25 Pink - Sober +24 Mr. Hudson feat Kanye West - Supernova +23 Britney Spears - Circus +22 The Saturdays - Work +21 Florence & The Machine - Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) +20 Kevin Rudolf - Let It Rock +19 Cobra Starship feat Leighton Meester - Good Girls Go Bad +18 Jay Sean - Tonight +17 Paloma Faith - New York +16 Florence & The Machine - Dog Days Are Over +15 Girls Aloud - The Loving Kind +14 Beyonce - Sweet Dreams +13 Taylor Swift - Love Story +12 Lily Allen - 22 +11 JLS - Beat Again +10 Muse - Uprising +09 Freemasons feat Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer) +08 The Killers - Spaceman +07 Jay-Z feat Rihanna & Kanye West - Run This Town +06 Ciara feat Justin Timberlake - Love Sex Magic +05 Big Pink - Dominoes +04 Mariah Carey - Obsessed +03 Daniel Merriweather - Red +02 Ellie Goulding - Under The Sheets +01 Britney Spears - If U Seek Amy

+25: Kanye West ~ Love Lockdown +24: Biffy Clyro ~ Mountains +23: Jennifer Hudson ~ Spotlight +22: Keane ~ Spiralling +21: Britney Spears ~ Break The Ice +20: Kanye West feat Chris Martin ~ Homecoming +19: Flo Rida feat T-Pain ~ Low +18: Kylie Minogue ~ In My Arms +17: Black Kids ~ I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You +16: One Night Only ~ Just For Tonight +15: Adele ~ Chasing Pavements +14: Girls Aloud ~ Can’t Speak French +13: Miley Cyrus ~ See You Again +12: Sara Bareillis ~ Love Song +11: Sugababes ~ Denial +10: Alphabeat ~ 10,000 Nights +09: Kaiser Chiefs ~ Never Miss a Beat +08: H Two O feat Platnum ~ What’s It Gonna Be? +07: Duffy ~ Rain On Your Parade +06: Jonas Brothers ~ Burnin’ Up +05: Scouting For Girls ~ Heartbeat +04: Ashlee Simpson ~ Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya) +03: Ne-Yo ~ Closer +02: Hoosiers ~ Cops and Robbers +01: Leona Lewis ~ Forgive Me

+25: Gwen Stefani ~ 4 In The Morning +24: The Killers ~ Read My Mind +23: Robyn ~ Handle Me +22: Hellogoodbye ~ Here (In Your Arms) +21: JoJo ~ Too Little, Too Late +20: The Wombats ~ Let’s Dance To Joy Division +19: Kanye West ~ Stronger +18: Manic Street Preachers ~ Your Love Alone Is Not Enough +17: Beyonce & Shakira ~ Beautiful Liar +16: Alicia Keys ~ No One +15: The Hoosiers ~ Goodbye Mr A +14: My Chemical Romance ~ Teenagers +13: Justin Timberlake ~ Lovestoned/I Think She Knows +12: The Fray ~ Over My Head (Cable Car) +11: Sugababes ~ Change +10: 50 Cent feat Justin Timberlake & Timbaland ~ Ayo Technology +09: David Guetta feat Chris Willis ~ Love Is Gone +08: Arctic Monkeys ~ Flourescent Adolescent +07: Freemasons feat Bailey Tzuke ~ Uninvited +06: Calvin Harris ~ The Girls +05: Enrique Iglesias ~ Tired Of Being Sorry +04: T2 feat Jodie Aysha ~ Heartbroken +03: Aly & AJ ~ Potential Breakup Song +02: Avril Lavigne ~ Hot +01: Fergie feat Ludacris ~ Glamarous

Well, considering he's one of the UK's best selling male solo artists of all time, has like 4 albums with sales of over 2 million copies, has consistently sold out massive concerts for two decades now and is the most awarded artist of all time at the BRIT awards I'd say he's more than just a "showbiz chancer".

Well, aren't you a delight? I'm pretty sure all of them did it because they genuinely care about the situation and wanted to help. Of course the music was going to benefit, it was watched by ten million people, but I really don't think that will have been at the forefront of any of their minds. A very needlessly cynical view of a beautiful, unifying thing you've taken there. Oh and people often listen to songs because they like how they sound, and your opinion isn't an absolute.

10 The Killers ~ Smile Like You Mean It 09 Christina Aguilera ~ Hurt 08 Red Hot Chilli Peppers ~ The Zephyr Song 07 Black Kids ~ I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You 06 Pixie Lott ~ Turn It Up 05 Just Jack ~ The Day I Died 04 Shakira feat Rihanna ~ Can’t Remember To Forget You 03 Janet Jackson ~ Someone To Call My Lover 02 Black Eyed Peas ~ Let’s Get It Started 01 Stereophonics ~ Devil

10 Green Day ~ Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) 09 Mariah Carey ~ Don’t Forget About Us 08 Placebo ~ Every You Every Me 07 Rob Thomas ~ Lonely No More 06 Alanis Morrisette ~ Ironic 05 Anastacia ~ One Day In Your Life 04 Pink ~ Family Portrait 03 Beyonce ~ Me, Myself & I 02 Miley Cyrus ~ See You Again 01 Adele ~ Set Fire To The Rain

I guess the current chart show format will be beneficial unless it goes top ten. They can just skip over if it's at #32 or whatever. Not like that Wizard Of Oz situation.

2007 Song 1 - Gwen Stefani "4 In The Morning" Song 2 - Robyn "Handle Me" Song 3 - The Wombats "Let's Dance To Joy Division" 2008 Song 1 - Britney Spears "Break The Ice" Song 2 - Kylie Minogue "In My Arms" Song 3 - Black Kids "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You" 2009 Song 1 - Pink "Sober" Song 2 - Jay Sean "Tonight" Song 3 - Cobra Starship feat Leighton Meester "Good Girls Go Bad" 2010 Song 1 - The Wombats "Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)" Song 2 - The Hoosiers "Choices" Song 3 - Marina & The Diamonds "Oh No" 2011 Song 1 - JoJo "Disaster" Song 2 - Drake "Marvin's Room" Song 3 - Grouplove "Tongue Tied" 2012 Song 1 - Marina & The Diamonds "Power and Control" Song 2 - Ed Sheeran "Give Me Love" Song 3 - Carrie Underwood "Blown Away" 2013 Song 1 - Capital Cities "Safe & Sound" Song 2 - Austin Mahone "What About Love" Song 3 - Avril Lavigne "Rock N Roll" 2014 Song 1 - One Direction "Night Changes" Song 2 - George Ezra "Budapest" Song 3 - George Ezra "Listen To The Man" 2015 Song 1 - Taylor Swift "Wildest Dreams" Song 2 - Sam Hunt "Take Your Time" Song 3 - Shawn Mendes "Something Big" 2016 Song 1 - Carrie Underwood "Heartbeat" Song 2 - DNCE "Body Moves" Song 3 - Lady Gaga "Million Reasons"

You know, with the exception of the Westlife collaboration and the rather by numbers Endless Love cover, I can't think of a single Mariah Carey release I haven't liked. No exaggeration.

10 - Jordin Sparks ~ Battlefield 09 - Libertines ~ Don't Look Back Into The Sun 08 - George Michael ~ Father Figure 07 - Aretha Franklin ~ Who's Zoomin Who? 06 - Muse ~ Neutron Star Collision 05 - Little Mix ~ Love Me Like You 04 - Misha B ~ Home Run 03 - Rihanna ~ If It's Lovin' That You Want 02 - Montell Jordan ~ This Is How We Do It 01 - Cher ~ Walking In Memphis

10 - The Clash ~ London Calling 09 - Bryan Adams ~ Run To You 08 - Green Day ~ Holiday 07 - The Darkness ~ Growing On Me 06 - LeAnn Rimes ~ Life Goes On 05 - Jay Sean ~ Ride It 04 - Tinie Tempah feat Kelly Rowland ~ Invincible 03 - G.R.L ~ Ugly Heart 02 - Olly Murs ~ Kiss Me 01 - Anastacia ~ Not That Kind

I wouldn't discount Celine too early. Two million sellers and quite a few Gold singles afterall.

20 Years & Years ~ King 19 Mark Ronson feat Bruno Mars ~ Uptown Funk 18 Sigma ~ Nobody To Love 17 Clean Bandit feat Jess Glynne ~ Rather Be 16 Justin Bieber ~ What Do You Mean? 15 Ellie Goulding ~ Love Me Like You Do 14 Shawn Mendes ~ Stitches 13 Adele ~ Hello 12 KDA feat Tinie Tempah & Katy B ~ Turn The Music Louder (Rumble) 11 One Direction ~ Drag Me Down 10 Duke Dumont ~ I Got U 09 Tinie Tempah feat Jess Glynne ~ Not Letting Go 08 Jason DeRulo ~ Want To Want Me 07 Justin Bieber ~ Sorry 06 Little Mix ~ Black Magic 05 Chainsmokers feat Halsey ~ Closer 04 Lilly Wood & Robin Schulz ~ Prayer In C 03 Ariana Grande feat Iggy Azalea ~ Problem 02 5 Seconds Of Summer ~ She Looks So Perfect 01 Mike Posner ~ I Took a Pill in Ibiza -01 Sam Smith ~ Stay With Me -02 Zayn ~ Pillowtalk -03 Sam Smith ~ Money On My Mind -02 Sam Smith feat John Legend ~ Lay Me Down -01 Sam Smith ~ The Writing's On The Wall Yeah, you could say I'm not really a Sam Smith fan haha

+20 - Gotye feat Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know +19 - Fun feat Janelle Monae - We Are Young +18 - John Newman - Love Me Again +17 - Calvin Harris feat Florence Welch - Sweet Nothing +16 - Daft Punk feat Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky +15 - Naughty Boy feat Sam Smith - La La La +14 - Rihanna - Diamonds +13 - Eminem feat Rihanna - The Monster +12 - Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child +11 - David Guetta feat Sia - Titanium +10 - Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball +09 - Martin Garrix - Animals +08 - Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe +07 - The Saturdays feat Sean Paul - What About Us +06 - Olly Murs feat Flo Rida - Troublemaker +05 - Gabrielle Aplin - The Power Of Love +04 - DJ Fresh feat Rita Ora - Hot Right Now +03 - Icona Pop feat Charli XCX - I Love It +02 - Ellie Goulding - Burn +01 - Little Mix - Wings -01 - Will.i.am feat Britney Spears - Scream & Shout -02 - One Direction - One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks) -03 - Sam & The Womp - Bom Bom -04 - One Direction - Little Things -05 - Robin Thicke feat Pharrell Williams & T.I. - Blurred Lines. (I do actually like 1D, just happens that their worst 2 singles hit number one). 2012/2013 are the best years for music so far this decade.

Fight For This Love, Parachute, Promise This, Call My Name, Under The Sun and Crazy Stupid Love are all darn fine pop records. Cheryl's got her limitations as a singer, yes, but she's a hell of a performer and with such consistent output (though never reaching Girls Aloud's heights in my view) it's no surprise she turned into such a successful solo act.

Pixie Lott and Kate Bush are two I didn't guess when I tried to come up with the 44 remaining acts last weekend. Pixie was a genuine oversight, but Kate's sporadic chart appearances and lower peaks made me think she wouldn't have even made the Top 100. I knew Nicole would be in, though not this high.

I'm surprised Kelis managed to get such high figures considering the bulk of her success came in 04