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I could not agree more. In a dream world Work starts dropping 0.10 per update and finishes out of the top 10 by midnight Friday, but I don't think that's going to happen.

I never really understood what went wrong with Lighthouse. It wasn't radio unfriendly in the slightest, most people who heard it lied it... It was very good aswell. It's a shame they split up afterwards, but that does make them the second band whose last single was called Lighthouse. Currently Karen Harding's second single "Open My Eyes" is on pre-order, scheduled for 12 February.

Fact: the lesion usually found in the breast that suggests certains forms of cancer is called a black star lesion. http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jan/...ormen?CMP=fb_gu

#21: Ella Henderson - Ghost tA8AfQaUnXM Year of release: 2014 Chart Run: {19-1-1-1-3-3-5-5-5-7-11-14-14-13-14-12-9-9-9-9-11-12-17-17-17-19-16-14-11-10-10-10-10-14-12-14-16-17-19-19-18-20-24-25-26-31-31-33-36-37-38-30-37-40-34-36-32-37-38-40-44-48-46-48-51-58-60-64-64-62-58-57-60-62-65-67-49-48-53-52-50-29-32-43-51...} 2015 Peak: #10 Weeks on top 100 in 2015: 52 2014 EOY: #6 Just missing out on spending a second year in the top 20 is Ella Henderson's Ghost. This is the track which made her famous, and 18 months later it's still fantastic. This will become a classic.

#22: Karen Harding - Say Something SiwgvQA8ksE Year of release: 2015 Chart Run: {48-2-3-4-6-11-12-14-10-17-19-20-23-28-35-32-32-31-34-36-39-50-66-58-69-74-65-67-62-33-60-83-96} Peak: #2 Weeks on top 100: 33 It may have been the only one of the four top 20 new entries in the week it entered to be listenable, but Say Something is a really great tune which thankfully got a decent bout of success, spending 3 months in the top 40. It's been almost a year and it still sounds great.

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#23: Sigma featuring Paloma Faith - Changing oAeotgCHL3E Year of release: 2014 Chart Run: {7-8-7-8-9-10-7-3-1-1-3-5-6-7-7-7-12-11-12-12-12-12-14-20-18-17-17-11-11-12-14-16-18-18-19-21-28-32-31-33-37-40-44-45-41-35-47-54-52-56-52-60-52-49-49-54-57-56-63-72-74-63-54-61-65-80-94-77-78-71-65-44-31-37-40-42-47-59-67...} 2015 Peak: #11 Weeks on top 100 in 2015: 52 2014 EOY: #22 And another song to have spent the entire year in the top 100! At #23 we have Sigma with Changing, which is another great song by them, with the vocals of Paloma Faith. An absolutely fantastic track.

#24: Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk OPf0YbXqDm0 Year of release: 2014 Chart Run: {3-1-2-1-3-3-5-4-6-7-11-15-20-22-24-28-35-26-18-15-21-34-39-41-47-46-44-49-61-67-84-97} Peak: #1 Weeks on top 100 in 2015: 29 2014 EOY: #82 The biggest hit of the year lands in at #24 here. Again, a catchy song that anyone can dance to, but I do hope the tradition of the first number one of the year being the year's biggest seller, aka I don't want Love Yourself to be the biggest seller of 2016.

#25: Foxes - Body Talk VAerYplzZUE Year of release: 2015 Chart Run: {3-4-8-12-14-7-6-5-7-10-14-17-25-30-37-35-41-48-57-63-67-78-88-92-89-66-58-53-49-43-60-83-100...} Peak: #3 Weeks on top 100 in 2015: 29 Kicking off the top 25 is Foxes with the disco-esque Body Talk. Somewhat amusingly, its position here is also its peak position in the UK chart. Yes, this peaked at #25 and spent only two weeks in the top 40. Which means one of the best tracks of the year and the second worst "song" of the year peaked at the same position. Rather frustratingly, that song spent longer in the charts and had international success, while this gem ended up completely forgotten.

#26: Sigala featuring Bryn Christopher - Sweet Lovin' F4HuIqwGuBU Year of release: 2015 Chart Run: {89-100-68-45-46-41-8-1-4-6-7-5-2-1-4-3...} Peak: #1 Weeks on top 100 in 2015: 12 Sigala beats DJ Fresh to the #26 spot in this countdown (I don't think he's too mad at him for that, after all they collaborated on his next single). I actually prefer this to Easy Love now, and it spent another week at number one in January 2016. For the past two weeks it's also held the distinction of being the highest song in my chart not to be by David Bowie, so perhaps if he hadn't died, this could have been my number for four non-consecutive weeks?

#27: DJ Fresh featuring Ella Eyre - Gravity ujlPY31ZAJQ Year of release: 2015 Chart Run: {18-11-1-3-4-6-6-8-11-13-14-17-20-26-37-39-40-48-58-65-76-68-73-76-75-98-95-94-95-94-65-52-55-73-88-98-x11-95} Peak: #1 Weeks on top 100 in 2015: 36 After two abominations (not the two songs immediately preceding this of course), this was a return to form for DJ Fresh. Featuring the vocals of Ella Eyre, this was the biggest hit of the year for both artists, and actually outlasted Louder and Hot Right Now to become the DJ Fresh single with the longest top 40 run.

#28: Jess Glynne - Hold My Hand cLyUcAUMmMY Year of release: 2015 Chart Run: {20-17-20-22-27-30-36-8-3-3-1-4-5-7-16-23-30-33-41-54-66-83-98-x6-92-87-84-53-46-53-55-42-39-43-55-72-x4-73-x2-94} Peak: #1 Weeks on top 100 in 2015: 36 At #28 we have Jess Glynne with the fantastic Hold My Hand. I still remember the day when I first heard this beauty, two months before it was released. See, that's what was so good about the pre-order age: you could watch a song build up momentum before being released. Personally, I miss pre-orders; the chart was a lot better when they were in place.

#29: Galantis - Runaway (You & I) 5XR7naZ_zZA Year of release: 2015 Chart Run: {13-5-13-11-12-17-19-20-24-24-21-22-23-25-36-39-38-44-51-59-62-69-75-70-75-82-90-99-x3-66-78} Peak: #5 Weeks on top 100 in 2015: 28 Another dance track now, at #29 we have Galantis with the fantastic Runaway (You & I). This spent 17 weeks in my top 40. It's a really euphoric track, and I can't wait to hear more from Galantis.

#30: Disclosure - Jaded zjVSewbKllk Year of release: 2015 Chart Run: {29-13-8-6-5-5-9-11-14-17-16-20-24-31-27-21-27-41-48...} Peak: #5 Weeks on top 100 in 2015: 15 Starting off the top 30 is Disclosure with what is by far the best song from Caracal. After having disappointment after disappointment, I was losing faith in Caracal (a bit how FourFiveSeconds, Bitch Better Have My Money and Work has made me go completely off ANTI, the difference being Disclosure were making disappointment and not horrors) but this put me right back on the bandwagon. Both the production and the vocals are great, I love the futuristic theme, and for once in the era, it's a job very well done.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but if it stops Rihanna's new 'song', then I actually want "Fast Car" to be number one.

#31: Philip George - Afraid To Love #32: Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) #33: The Script - Superheroes #34: Naughty Boy feat. Beyoncé & Arrow Benjamin - Runnin' (Lose It All) #35: Take That - These Days #36: Years & Years - Desire #37: Ella Eyre - Comeback #38: Ella Henderson - Yours #39: Labrinth - Jealous #40: Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is #41: Kygo feat. Conrad - Firestone #42: Kygo feat. Ella Henderson - Here For You #43: Professor Green feat. Tori Kelly - Lullaby #44: Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do #45: Electric Light Orchestra/Jeff Lynne's ELO - When I Was A Boy #46: Ella Henderson - Empire #47: Charli XCX feat. Rita Ora - Doing It #48: Sigma - Nobody To Love #49: Ella Henderson - Lay Down #50: Jess Glynne - Take Me Home #51: Sia - Alive #52: Rachel Platten - Stand By You #53: Years & Years - Ties #54: Years & Years - Memo #55: Blonde feat. Alex Newell - All Cried Out #56: Hozier - Take Me To Church #57: The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony #58: Ella Henderson - Give Your Heart Away #59: Little Mix feat. Jason Derulo - Secret Love Song #60: Zara Larsson - Lush Life #61: Years & Years - Eyes Shut #62: Louisa Johnson - Forever Young #63: Tinie Tempah feat. Jess Glynne - Not Letting Go #64: Ella Henderson - Glow #65: Sigma & Diztortion feat. Jacob Banks - Redemption #66: Ed Sheeran & Rudimental - Bloodstream #67: MNEK & Zara Larsson - Never Forget You #68: Fleur East - Sax #69: OMI - Cheerleader [Felix Jaehn Remix] #70: Galantis - Peanut Butter Jelly #71: John Newman - Come And Get It #72: Ella Henderson - All Again #73: Ella Henderson - Pieces #74: Ella Henderson - Giants #75: Foxes - If You Leave Me Now #76: Sam Smith - Writing's On The Wall #77: Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy #78: Visage - Fade To Grey #79: The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face #80: Florence + The Machine - Queen Of Peace #81: David Soul - Don't Give Up On Us #82: Carly Rae Jepsen - I Really Like You #83: Olly Murs feat. Demi Lovato - Up #84: Bakermat - Teach Me #85: Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away With Me #86: Major Lazer & DJ Snake feat. MO - Lean On #87: Jason Derulo - Cheyenne #88: Andy C & Fiora - Heartbeat Loud #89: Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger #90: Queen - These Are The Days Of Our Lives #91: The Weeknd - The Hills #92: Ella Eyre - Even If #93: Meghan Trainor - Lips Are Movin' #94: Ella Eyre - Good Times #95: Little Mix - Love Me Or Leave Me #96: Coldplay - Adventure Of A Lifetime #97: Ed Sheeran - Bloodstream #98: Disclosure feat. The Weeknd - Nocturnal #99: Years & Years - Worship #100: Blonde feat. Karen Harding - Feel Good (It's Alright) #101: Vance Joy - Riptide #102: Foxes - Let Go For Tonight #103: Sia - Big Girls Cry #104: Ella Henderson - The First Time #105: Ella Eyre - Always #106: 99 Souls feat. Destiny's Child & Brandy - The Girl Is Mine #107: SecondCity - I Wanna Feel #108: Calvin Harris feat. HAIM - Pray To God #109: One Direction - Perfect #110: The Saturdays - Not Giving Up #111: The Saturdays - All Fired Up #112: Only The Young - I Do #113: Neon Jungle - Braveheart #114: Birdy - Wings #115: Muse - Psycho #116: Sia - Elastic Heart #117: Alesso feat. Roy English - Cool #118: Taylor Swift - Shake It Off #119: Nathan Sykes - Over And Over Again #120: The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work #121: Years & Years - I Want To Love #122: Ariana Grande feat. The Weeknd - Love Me Harder #123: James Bay - Hold Back The River #124: David Guetta feat. Emeli Sandé - What I Did For Love #125: Meghan Trainor - Dear Future Husband #126: Kygo feat. Parson James - Stole The Show #127: Florence + The Machine - Hiding #128: Florence + The Machine - Various Storms & Saints #129: Jermaine Stewart - Get Lucky #130: Paloma Faith - Only Love Can Hurt Like This #131: Duke Dumont - Won't Look Back #132: Foxes - Holding Onto Heaven #133: Sia - Chandelier #134: The Human League - Don't You Want Me #135: Florence + The Machine - Ship To Wreck #136: Years & Years - Real #137: Echosmith - Cool Kids #138: The Weeknd - Earned It #139: Dappy - Beautiful Me #130: Years & Years - Foundation #141: Florence + The Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful #142: Katy B - Crying For No Reason #143: G.R.L. - Lighthouse #144: Sam Smith - Stay With Me #145: Foxes - Count The Saints #146: Ellie Goulding - Army #147: Faithless - Insomnia #148: Little Mix - Secret Love Song, Pt. II #149: Sam Smith - Like I Can #150: Gabrielle Aplin - Light Up The Dark #151: Take That - Rule The World #152: Ella Eyre - Alone Too #153: George Ezra - Blame It On Me #154: Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne - Rather Be #155: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody #156: Gorgon City feat. MNEK - Ready For Your Love #157: Rixton - Wait On Me #158: Pulp - Common People #159: Sam Smith - I'm Not The Only One #160: Oasis - Wonderwall #161: Take That - Babe #162: Indiana - Solo Dancing #163: Take That - Could It Be Magic? #164: Take That - Patience #165: Gorgon City feat. Jennifer Hudson - Go All Night #166: CHVRCHES - Get Away #167: Ella Henderson - Beautifully Unfinished #168: Ella Henderson - Rockets #169: Ella Henderson - Missed #170: Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding - Outside #171: Sigma feat. Labrinth - Higher #172: Taylor,Swfit - Blank Space #173: Taylor Swift - Style #174: LunchMoney Lewis - Bills #175: Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky #176: Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water #177: Years & Years - Border #178: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - In The Heat Of The Moment #179: Luke Friend - Hole In My Heart #180: Years & Years - Take Shelter #181: Markus Feehily - Love Is A Drug #182: Take That - Hey Boy #183: Culture Club - Karma Chamaleon #184: James Newton Howard - The Hanging Tree #185: Coldplay - Hymn For The Weekend #186: Ed Sheeran - Afire Love #187: Sam Smith - Lay Me Down #188: Little Mix - I Love You #189: Ben Haenow - Something I Need #190: Ben E. King - Stand By Me #191: Ella Henderson - Billie Holiday #192: Ella Henderson - Hard Work #193: Queen - Don't Stop Me Now #194: Queen - I Want To Break Free #195: Ella Henderson - Five Tattoos #196: Ella Henderson - 1996 #197: Rachel Platten - Fight Song #198: Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass #199: Faithless - Insomnia 2.0 (Avicii Remix) #200: Olly Murs - Seasons

#31: Philip George - Afraid To Love UzNztkgiB_4 Year of release: 2015 Chart Run: {3-6-8-11-16-10-11-10-10-19-26-32-38-49-62-81-93-91-68-80-92} Peak: #3 Weeks on top 100: 21 At #31 we have Philip George with Afraid To Love, a song which unfortunately never was released, with the actually quite bad Alone No More chosen (for whatever reason) instead. This is incredible, and while not quite as good as Wish You Were Mine, it's still fantastic and it should have been a hit!

This is terrible! What is wrong with her? I've completely lost hope in Rihanna now. ANTI is an album I'd rather never have to hear. Still, at least Russian Roulette, Disturbia, Only Girl (In The World), Diamonds, We Found Love and the like exist.

Vote for your least favourite out of the 19 albums remaining. Vote closes on Friday evening. (Both albums in the tiebreaker are eliminated, this is simply to determine their final placing).

This is actually alright, for the time being. Nowhere near as bad as Wiggle anyway (but that was really rock bottom)

#32: Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) DJ4QoCskBN4 Year of release: 1975 Chart Run: {22-9-4-3-2-1-3-9-11-16-16-13-15-22-29-35-40-46-66-63-70-64-67-57-60-67-72-82-90-91} Peak: #1 Weeks on top 100: 30 The final 70s classic in this countdown is from Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel with Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me). Even if it's 41 years old, it's still a great track and one which will live on for a very long time.

#33: The Script - Superheroes WIm1GgfRz6M Year of release: 2014 Chart Run: {2-1-1-2-3-2-3-4-6-4-3-5-6-7-9-10-9-9-8-7-8-7-8-10-10-13-13-15-17-17-17-21-20-23-26-32-36-35-36-37-39-43-47-49-54-51-51-51-53-52-53-56-55-62-71-73-67-77-77-81-84-93-94} 2015 Peak: #7 Weeks on top 100 in 2015: 45 2014 EOY: #13 At #33 we have The Script with Superheroes, another song unfairly hated over here (The Script seem to be really unfairly hated around here since #3 for some reason). Anyway, this is a fantastic track and I'm glad it actually did quite well.

#34: Naughty Boy featuring Beyoncé & Arrow Benjamin - Runnin' (Lose It All) eJSik6ejkr0 Year of release: 2015 Chart Run: {22-7-2-2-3-6-8-13-19-23-28-32-36-43-47-61-88-86...} Peak: #2 Weeks on top 100 in 2015: 14 At #34 we have Naughty Boy, Beyoncé and Arrow Benjamin with Runnin' (Lose It All). Which reminds me I completely forgot to add Beyoncé in the redemption event. Anyway, this is fantastic, contains more quality in its first second than in the whole 3:36 of 7/11, and it returned Naughty Boy to the charts, giving him the last laugh over Zayn Malik.

#35: Take That - These Days I43R3jIFE74 Year of release: 2014 Chart Run: {4-5-5-6-5-3-3-1-3-4-4-6-11-12-14-14-15-14-16-17-19-21-20-21-25-33-24-17-10-13-20-25-27-26-31-38-48-55-60-61-63-68-69-73-71-74-76-88} 2015 Peak: #10 Weeks on top 100 in 2015: 36 2014 EOY: #30 Premiered just two weeks after Jason Orange's departure from the band was announced, These Days was a great song which returned Take That to number one. One year on, it's still fantastic.

#36: Years & Years - Desire 6nJCF01b510 Year of release: 2014 Chart Run: {4-7-7-10-15-17-20-19-21-23-21-23-25-27-28-29-36-44-41-42-38-44-54-59-63-72-77-79-78-91-97-83-38-32-43-54-60-61-61-81-80-80-81-87-95-96-97-x9-76-69-90-96...} 2015 Peak: #15 Weeks on top 100 in 2015: 43 2014 EOY: #156 At #36 we have the first hit single for Years & Years, and the song which introduced me to them. Obviously they'd slay much more with King and Shine (both still to come) but this is excellent aswell.