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

If Blink Twice is your favourite new release this week, be sure to vote for Shaboozey & Myles Smith in this week's Pop Track of the Week!

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

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

If There's No Future In Optimism your favourite new release this week, be sure to vote for Garbage in this week's Pop Track of the Week!

If Don't Forget You Love Me your favourite new release this week, be sure to vote for Calum Hood in this week's Pop Track of the Week!

If That's What You Get your favourite new release this week, be sure to vote for Anne-Marie in this week's Pop Track of the Week!

I've enjoyed your participation in all my various SoundClash threads!

SoundClash returns with cover songs from the 21st Century going head to head with each other. She is known as the Queen of Motown Records, and as the lead singer of The Supremes, Diana Ross has become one of the most successful female artists of her generation. It's Steps vs. Amerie! 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

Having listened to the song before I created this poll I thought she belonged in a pop poll but WhoOdyssey considered her to be an indie artist still. Either way, we both accept there will be a crossover at times. Last week both polls featured Rachel Chinouriri.

Thrown my three allocated votes to CARAVEL, DEBBY FRIDAY and KETTAMA.

How many nations need to get their Ajanaedan visas then?

What a moment this was!

Well I've gone for something Ajanaeda might enjoy, and it's possibly the first step into a new world of "Pop R&B" for Zanmatony. That's if it's not considered a veto which I can't think is obvious. Surprised nobody has sent this artist before though...

This week's rankings; Prospa – Don't Stop Hardwell – Sanctuary NOTION x Unknown T x D38 – TenTen Robin Schulz x OSWALD – Eternal Life Franky Wah – Make Me Feel Free MJ Cole x Clementine Douglas – Knock Knock Martin Garrix x Arijit Singh – Weightless Chris Lake x Amber Mark – In My Head

Mumford & Sons, Fontaines D.C. & Linkin Park.

This week's rankings; Pulp – Spike Island The Amazons – Night After Night MARINA – CUNTISSIMO Green Day – Smash It Like Belushi Ghost – Lachryma Arcade Fire – Year Of The Snake Lana Del Rey – Henry, come on hard life – othello

I think 2002 was the year there was an all out peak in unique World Cup themed novelty singles popping up in the chart. The trend definitely had died out by the next World Cup in 2006. Elvis x JXL is the highlight of the other new entries, I have definitely played that a few times over the years. It's good for power walks I find.

This week's rankings; Garbage – There's No Future In Optimism MARINA – CUNTISSIMO Shaboozey & Myles Smith – Blink Twice Dean Lewis – I Hate That It's True Louise – Borderline Calum Hood – Don't Forget You Love Me Sugababes – Weeds Anne-Marie – That's What You Get

Which way will Alex be leaning today I wonder...

Is merely playlisting a song on Radio 1 a surefire guarantee that a song has been chosen as a single, or would Radio 1 just opt to play a more recent/popular album track that had gone viral? I know in this case a music video was made for the song which is probably a good intent that it was meant to be pushed in some territories maybe.

What did happen with them after this single underperformed at the time?

Garbage does feature in the corresponding Pop Track of the Week poll if you want to throw a vote to that one there.