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Yes, I know this question is subjective, and no it is not a play on words to find a song with "Ordinary" in the title... it is just a moment to think about a song that went to #1 that was neither good, nor bad, but was just plain, simple and relatively ordinary, and not something you would expect to see at #1 at any time period. Thoughts?

SoundClash returns with cover songs from the 21st Century going head to head with each other. BuzzJack fave Robyn has been making hits for nearly three decades. Eight albums later, and a UK #1 single, she is still capable of making music that inspires. It's Beverley Knight vs. Calum Scott! You Decide! Here is what we have had so far in this series of SoundClash; Five vs. Robbie Williams in a battle of the Queen covers Alien Ant Farm vs. Fall Out Boy in a battle of the Michael Jackson covers Mad'House vs. Kelly Osbourne in a battle of the Madonna covers A1 vs Milk Inc. in a battle of the A-ha covers No Doubt vs. Weezer in a battle of the Talk Talk covers Scissor Sisters vs. Eric Prydz in a battle of the Pink Floyd covers Lolly vs. Céline Dion in a battle of the Cyndi Lauper covers Placebo vs. Maxwell in a battle of the Kate Bush covers Adele vs. Devlin feat. Ed Sheeran in a battle of the Bob Dylan covers Dario G vs. Bad Wolves in a battle of the Cranberries covers Smash Mouth vs. Joe McElderry in a battle of the Monkees covers Destiny's Child vs. Lizzo in a battle of the Bee Gees covers Atomic Kitten vs. One Direction in a battle of the Blondie covers Westlife vs. Fyfe Dangerfield in a battle of the Billy Joel covers Aurora feat. Naimee Coleman vs. allSTARS* in a battle of the Duran Duran covers Deep Dish feat. Stevie Nicks vs. Eva Cassidy in a battle of the Fleetwood Mac covers The Vamps feat. Shawn Mendes vs. Disturbed in a battle of the Simon & Garfunkel covers Girls Aloud vs. Ultra Naté in a battle of the Pointer Sisters covers t.A.T.u. vs. Mark Ronson feat. Daniel Merriweather in a battle of the Smiths covers Brandy & Ray J vs. Steve Brookstein in a battle of the Phil Collins covers Journey South vs. Mary J. Blige & U2 in a battle of the U2 covers Martine McCutcheon vs. Sam Smith in a battle of the Donna Summer covers Daphne & Celeste vs. Groove Coverage in a battle of the Alice Cooper covers Girls@Play vs. Pepsi & Shirlie in a battle of the Mel & Kim covers Stereophonics vs. Girls Of FHM in a battle of the Rod Stewart covers ATB vs. Alanis Morissette in a battle of the Seal covers Glee Cast vs. Rise Against in a battle of the Journey covers Stooshe vs. Weezer in a battle of the TLC covers Steps vs. Amerie in a battle of the Diana Ross covers Cascada vs. Discotronic & Tevin in a battle of the Savage Garden covers McFly vs. Young Soul Rebels in a battle of The Killers covers Dancing DJs vs. DHT in a battle of the Roxette covers Madonna vs. Passenger in a battle of the Don McLean covers Oasis vs. Limp Bizkit in a battle of The Who covers Pete Tong and The Heritage Orchestra vs. Rita Ora feat. Fatboy Slim in a battle of the Fatboy Slim covers Blue feat. Elton John vs. Ellie Goulding in a battle of the Elton John covers Primal Scream & Kate Moss vs. Jessica Simpson in a battle of the Nancy Sinatra covers Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules vs. Lorde in a battle of the Tears For Fears covers Ryan Adams vs. Leona Lewis in a battle of the Oasis covers MØ vs. Herve Pagez, Charli XCX & Diplo in a battle of the Spice Girls covers Lighthouse Family vs. Muse in a battle of the Nina Simone covers Sunblock feat. Sandy vs. Bastille in a battle of the Corona covers Sharleen Spiteri vs. Human Nature in a battle of the Tom Jones covers

Seems to be resolved now thankfully. 😅

Just tried to access and seeing this; Service UnavailableThe server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later. Additionally, a 503 Service Unavailable error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. Made me realise just how much I rely on this site as a resource for finding quick chart info. Hope it's back online soon.

If Cold Heart is your favourite new release this week, be sure to vote for Nilüfer Yanya in this week's Indie Track of the Week!

If Ballyhoo is your favourite new release this week, be sure to vote for Green Day in this week's Indie Track of the Week!

If Talk is your favourite new release this week, be sure to vote for Selena Gomez & benny blanco in this week's Pop Track of the Week!

If Mind Reader is your favourite new release this week, be sure to vote for Mimi Webb & Meghan Trainor in this week's Pop Track of the Week!

If Priceless is your favourite new release this week, be sure to vote for Maroon 5 in this week's Pop Track of the Week!

If Lose Yourself is your favourite new release this week, be sure to vote for MØ in this week's Pop Track of the Week!

If Where Have You Been is your favourite new release this week, be sure to vote for Kelly Clarkson in this week's Pop Track of the Week!

If Old Phone is your favourite new release this week, be sure to vote for Ed Sheeran in this week's Pop Track of the Week!

If French Girls is your favourite new release this week, be sure to vote for Dove Cameron in this week's Pop Track of the Week!

SoundClash returns with cover songs from the 21st Century going head to head with each other. Sir Tom Jones has a music career that spans seven decades and he still does much for the music industry even into his late 80s. He has enjoyed much chart success as an artist and it considered a legend by many. It's Sharleen Spiteri vs. Human Nature! You Decide! Here is what we have had so far in this series of SoundClash; Five vs. Robbie Williams in a battle of the Queen covers Alien Ant Farm vs. Fall Out Boy in a battle of the Michael Jackson covers Mad'House vs. Kelly Osbourne in a battle of the Madonna covers A1 vs Milk Inc. in a battle of the A-ha covers No Doubt vs. Weezer in a battle of the Talk Talk covers Scissor Sisters vs. Eric Prydz in a battle of the Pink Floyd covers Lolly vs. Céline Dion in a battle of the Cyndi Lauper covers Placebo vs. Maxwell in a battle of the Kate Bush covers Adele vs. Devlin feat. Ed Sheeran in a battle of the Bob Dylan covers Dario G vs. Bad Wolves in a battle of the Cranberries covers Smash Mouth vs. Joe McElderry in a battle of the Monkees covers Destiny's Child vs. Lizzo in a battle of the Bee Gees covers Atomic Kitten vs. One Direction in a battle of the Blondie covers Westlife vs. Fyfe Dangerfield in a battle of the Billy Joel covers Aurora feat. Naimee Coleman vs. allSTARS* in a battle of the Duran Duran covers Deep Dish feat. Stevie Nicks vs. Eva Cassidy in a battle of the Fleetwood Mac covers The Vamps feat. Shawn Mendes vs. Disturbed in a battle of the Simon & Garfunkel covers Girls Aloud vs. Ultra Naté in a battle of the Pointer Sisters covers t.A.T.u. vs. Mark Ronson feat. Daniel Merriweather in a battle of the Smiths covers Brandy & Ray J vs. Steve Brookstein in a battle of the Phil Collins covers Journey South vs. Mary J. Blige & U2 in a battle of the U2 covers Martine McCutcheon vs. Sam Smith in a battle of the Donna Summer covers Daphne & Celeste vs. Groove Coverage in a battle of the Alice Cooper covers Girls@Play vs. Pepsi & Shirlie in a battle of the Mel & Kim covers Stereophonics vs. Girls Of FHM in a battle of the Rod Stewart covers ATB vs. Alanis Morissette in a battle of the Seal covers Glee Cast vs. Rise Against in a battle of the Journey covers Stooshe vs. Weezer in a battle of the TLC covers Steps vs. Amerie in a battle of the Diana Ross covers Cascada vs. Discotronic & Tevin in a battle of the Savage Garden covers McFly vs. Young Soul Rebels in a battle of The Killers covers Dancing DJs vs. DHT in a battle of the Roxette covers Madonna vs. Passenger in a battle of the Don McLean covers Oasis vs. Limp Bizkit in a battle of The Who covers Pete Tong and The Heritage Orchestra vs. Rita Ora feat. Fatboy Slim in a battle of the Fatboy Slim covers Blue feat. Elton John vs. Ellie Goulding in a battle of the Elton John covers Primal Scream & Kate Moss vs. Jessica Simpson in a battle of the Nancy Sinatra covers Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules vs. Lorde in a battle of the Tears For Fears covers Ryan Adams vs. Leona Lewis in a battle of the Oasis covers MØ vs. Herve Pagez, Charli XCX & Diplo in a battle of the Spice Girls covers Lighthouse Family vs. Muse in a battle of the Nina Simone covers Sunblock feat. Sandy vs. Bastille in a battle of the Corona covers

Might not have come here expecting too much, but I must give a shoutout to @Tafty and @Cody Buckley for the lovely 12's. ❤️

Bravo Rich! 😊

@TheSnake needs to bring back funky house!

My personal rankings; HUGEL x David Guetta x Kehlani x Daecolm – Think Of Me Robin Schulz x NERVO x KOPPY – Freaking You Out Jorja Smith – The Way I Love You Subtronics x Flowdan – Hunter Charlotte Plank – Little Miss Sunshine Victoria Nadine x Kygo – Can't Get Enough Flume x JPEGMAFIA x Ravyn Lenae – Is It Real HI-LO x Temper – Work That Body

My personal rankings; Skunk Anansie – Animal Green Day – Ballyhoo New Found Glory – 100% Car Seat Headrest – The Catastrophe (Good Luck With That, Man) Nilüfer Yanya – Cold Heart House Of Protection – I Need More Than This PUNCHBAG – You Used To Be So Sexy Sparks – My Devotion

My personal rankings; Damiano David – Voices MØ – Lose Yourself Dove Cameron – French Girls Selena Gomez & benny blanco – Talk Mimi Webb & Meghan Trainor – Mind Reader Ed Sheeran – Old Phone Maroon 5 feat. LISA – Priceless Kelly Clarkson – Where Have You Been Week 17 Tiebreaker; Zara Larsson – Pretty Ugly PinkPantheress – Stateside

Just want to make it known to all that we now have a beautiful banner within our genre forum here, and me and Dan would like to extend our thanks and appreciation to @Calum for his efforts, and for @JosephBoone for agreeing to use it, thank you both kindly! ❤️

Votes dispatched! Thank you Jade for the hosting and with wimsical theme!

I thought this one was a good discovery, from an artist I had not heard of before;

Zanmatony made it to another final with some stuff opposition it might be said. The pop sensation H3rizon were able to score some fans in Semi Final 2 resulting in a third qualifier in 2025. The Semi-Final votes for BJSC 174 were assigned by Zanmatony in this order; +12 ESSIRAY – LOVE TYPE {Palmyra} [QUALIFIED] +10 DEBBY FRIDAY – 1/17 {Neliönoir} [QUALIFIED] +8 Nemahsis – i wanna be your right hand {Flynnonda} [DID NOT QUALIFY] +7 Deep Thrills – Truth Before Dare {Thelonia} [QUALIFIED] +6 We Are Domi – Getaway {The Spodic Empire} [QUALIFIED] +5 Lonely Computer feat. Montgomery – Blindfold {East Rukahavian} [QUALIFIED] +4 The Ting Tings – Good People Do Bad Things {Jupiterdonia} [QUALIFIED] +3 Relay Tapes – Violets {Utopia} [DID NOT QUALIFY] +2 Zoe Wees – Traitor {Ben's Sanctuary} [QUALIFIED] +1 lozeak – NADA {FSR Rontvia} [QUALIFIED] The final votes for BJSC 174 were assigned by Zanmatony in this orderl +18 KETTAMA – It Gets Better (Edit) {Pestolia} [3rd] +15 ESSIRAY – LOVE TYPE {Palmyra} [36th] +13 DEBBY FRIDAY – 1/17 {Neliönoir} [2nd] +12 Deep Thrills – Truth Before Dare {Thelonia} [7th] +11 GFRIEND – MAGO {Lotunia} [24th] +10 MØ – Keep Møving {Bronzil} [5th] +9 We Are Domi – Getaway {The Spodic Empire} [41st] +8 The Ting Tings – Good People Do Bad Things {Jupiterdonia} [32nd] +7 Zoe Wees – Traitor {Ben's Sanctuary} [12th] +6 Polo & Pan feat. Beth Ditto – Petite Etoile {Danæviia} [6th] +5 Orbital & Tilda Swinton – Deepest {Kluminican Republic} [8th] +4 Lonely Computer feat. Montgomery – Blindfold {East Rukahavian} [38th] +3 lozeak – NADA {FSR Rontvia} [29th] +2 Chloe Qisha – Sex, Drugs & Existential Dread {Taahino} [27th] +1 Erika Jayne – Bounce {Ajanaeda} [39th] We send our congratulations to Bøtanikkä for winning another BJSC and eagerly anticipate what things are in store for next time!

Update from BJSC 174; Final Positions (26/44 59.09%): 01 | 0 | 02 | 0 | 03 | 1 | Vitesse X – Eternal [BJSC 167] 04 | 1 | VENUS – Amplifier [BJSC 147] 05 | 0 | 06 | 0 | 07 | 1 | Mayra Verónica – Mama Mia [BJSC 145] 08 | 0 | 09 | 1 | Mint Royale feat. Lauren Laverne – Don’t Falter [BJSC 133] 10 | 1 | Pleasure Generation feat. Salena Mastroianni – Sacrifice [BJSC 132] 11 | 2 | Paradisio – Bailando [bJSC 97], Gryffin feat. Sinead Harnett – Love In Ruins [BJSC 98] 12 | 1 | Paul Elstak, The Viper & Boogshe – Rave, Rinse, Repeat [BJSC 162] 13 | 0 | 14 | 1 | Moon Boots feat. Cherry Glazerr – Come Back Around [BJSC 156] 15 | 0 | 16 | 2 | Yellow Claw feat. Yade Lauren – Love & War [BJSC 91], INESSA – Without You [BJSC 161] 17 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 2 | High Pulp feat. MonoNeon – Never In My Short Sweet Life [BJSC 163], Heidi Montag – 5G [Only Fire Remix] [BJSC 171] 20 | 1 | Jacana People – Tahara [BJSC 153] 21 | 1 | DJ Reiz – Dance Machine 96 [BJSC 148] 22 | 0 | 23 | 1 | Weekend Players – Into The Sun [BJSC 165] 24 | 0 | 25 | 2 | SHEE – win your love [BJSC 157], Olivia Lunny – TIMEZONE [BJSC 160] 26 | 0 | 27 | 1 | Bentley Rhythm Ace – Bentley’s Gonna Sort You Out! [BJSC 135] 28 | 0 | 29 | 1 | TEARS OF TRAGEDY – Spring Memory [BJSC 144] 30 | 1 | LYRA – Lose My Mind [shane Codd Remix] [BJSC 143] 31 | 2 | Mykah – Alex Kidd Main Theme (Electro House Version) [BJSC 151], H3rizon – Soul Ties (Don't Give It Up) [BJSC 174] 32 | 1 | Daze – Together Forever (The Cyber Pet Song) [BJSC 137] 33 | 0 | 34 | 2 | Transa – Timeless [BJSC 142], RIKKI – Suteki Da Ne [BJSC 170] 35 | 1 | Markus Schulz feat. Lady V – Winter Kills Me [BJSC 141] 36 | 1 | Nemahsis – coloured concrete [BJSC 168] 37 | 0 | 38 | 2 | Louis The Child feat. Evalyn – Fire [BJSC 92], Dreamwake – Memories [BJSC 166] 39 | 1 | Les Rythmes Digitales – (Hey You) What’s That Sound [BJSC 99] 40 | 1 | Alessandro Safina – Luna [BJSC 152] 41 | 3 | Samuel Jack – Feels Like Summer [BJSC 146], Cut Capers – Say What [Pisk Electro Swing Remix] [BJSC 155], Goldie vs. Ulterior Motive feat. Natalie Williams – I Adore You [BJSC 173] 42 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 44 | 0 |