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31. David Guetta featuring Sia - She Wolf (Falling To Pieces) 215pts Writers - David Guetta, Chris Braide, Sia Furler, Giorgio Tuinfort Top points - CowTzy 25, chrissmith276 19, Alex! 18, DaTilt 18, TheSnake 18 And talking about Iceland, the video for this single was shot there. It's one of several collaborations between David Guetta and Sia, this one being released in 2012.

32. Suede - Beautiful Ones 207pts Writers - Brett Anderson, Richard Oakes Top points - Grandwicky 25, Leonardo 24, Jester 23 From 1996, this was a fourth top 10 hit for the Britpop group. It was popular in Iceland, topping the singles chart there.

33. George Michael - One More Try 198pts Writer - George Michael Top points - Yog1963 25, marcinjaro 25, LKF 24 This was the fourth single to be taken from George Michael's first solo album 'Faith'. It spent three weeks at number 1 in the US.

34. The Stranglers - No More Heroes 193pts Writers - Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Jet Black Top points - Grandwicky 23, Liamski689 22, Uls2000 22 This was one of three top 10 hits for The Stranglers in 1977. It name checks Leon Trotsky, Lenny Bruce, Elmyr de Hory, Sancho Panza, William Shakespeare and Nero in its lyrics.

35. Beyonce - Listen 190pts Writers - Beyonce Knowles, Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler, Anne Preven Top points - AaronTM 25, Alex! 24, DarrenJ77 21 'Listen' was written for the 2006 film 'Dreamgirls' in which it is sung by Beyonce's character, Deena Jones. It peaked at number 16 in March 2007 before reaching number 8 in December 2008 after being performed on the X Factor as a duet with Alexandra Burke.

Thanks, and well done John on a double 39. I hope that rain has stopped now. Round 1: 27 Eternal, Diana Ross, Get Up And Boogie Round 2: 39 💥I only got 'La Mer' as two people voted for it in the number 8 poll and one of them used the French title. 3 in 10: 1 Living In America

Yes, you are correct. The list on wiki was showing Do You Really Want Me as 1995 but it wasn't a hit in the UK until 1998.

We Don't Talk Anymore is one of Cliff Richard's better songs but I think I would have put it around the same place. Walking On The Moon is OK but there are much better singles by The Police. I've never really liked Ring My Bell and would have put it below those two songs.

Maybe someone who likes Michelle Branch could take over choosing her songs (if they are not already taking part).

36. Taylor Swift featuring Bon Iver - Exile 189pts Writers - Taylor Swift, Joe Alwyn, Justin Vernon Top points - 777666jason 25, ...ready for it 25, dandy* 22 Taken from Taylor Swift's eighth album 'Folklore', Exile entered the singles chart in 2020 in the same week as 'Cardigan' (number 6) and 'The 1' (number 10).

37. Seal - Killer (EP) 183pts Writers - Adamski, Seal (Killer) Top points - Gary Feld 24, marcinjaro 20, Jester 17 Killer had been a number 1 for Adamski in 1990 with Seal on vocals. Just a year later, Seal recorded a new version with Trevor Horn producing. The other tracks on the EP were 'Hey Joe' and 'Come See What Love Has Done'.

38. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary 180pts Writer - John Fogerty Top points - Scene 25, Scone1 21, Borza 16, chartjack2 16 Going way back to 1969 now, we have the first top 40 hit for the group from California. They followed this up with the number 1 single, 'Bad Moon Rising'. Tina Turner's solo version of the song also continues to have high streaming figures.

39. Lily Allen - Pussy Palace 176pts Writers - Lily Allen, Blue May, Leroy Clampitt, Chloe Angelides Top points - Jason 25, 777666jason 23, vibe 23 This is the most recent single on the number 8 list, reaching its peak position in November 2025. It was Lily Allen's first top 10 hit since 2014.

40. Robyn - Show Me Love 172pts Writers - Robyn, Max Martin Top points - vibe 25, ...ready for it 21, Mango 19 From 1997, this was the Swedish singer's third top 40 hit. She still has one song ready to go in the second semi-final.

Thanks. Round 1: 39 💥 Round 2: 30 Road Runner, Being Lonely 3 in 10: 3 Change, Pale Shelter, Head Over Heels

1st Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone 2 Erasure - So The Story Goes 3 Ace Of Base - Beautiful Life 4 Florence + The Machine - Queen Of Peace 5 The Chicks - Not Ready To Make Nice 6 Abba - Hole In Your Soul 7 Atomic Kitten - If You Come To Me 8 Scissor Sisters - Take Your Mama 9 The Corrs - I Never Loved You Anyway 10 Haim - I Know Alone 11 The 1975 - Love Me 12 Girlicious - Over You

Italy doing well for me so far, not far behind the leaders.

10th - 16th February 1966 14. Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown - The Rolling Stones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0HpuzIwYv4 The Stones' last five singles all topped the chart but this will only get to number 2. Their distinctive guitar work is still present but this lacks the killer chorus of their last few songs so it falls short of the record of the week. 19. Tomorrow - Sandie Shaw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYHV2unfLvl A fairly basic pop song but she makes the best of it with a good vocal and it will return her to the top 10 after her last single only reached number 21. 34. Get Out Of My Life, Woman - Lee Dorsey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=canHi-ez8cs A rhythm and blues song which I liked a lot. We have piano, drums, guitar and brass instruments all involved but it's still nicely uncluttered. He has a few more hits to come so I look forward to them. 35. My Love - Petula Clark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFXZIXMB5r4 There's a constant rhythm running through this with no changes of pace and I can understand why Petula thought it was a bit flat and didn't want it to be released as a single but she was wrong and it will reach number 4 and top the US chart. 36. Girl - The Truth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVgLPFNDky8 A second cover of the Beatles song for this year and I think I prefer it to the one by St. Louis Union, there was some inventive instrumentation. I know an 80s band called The Truth who had a couple of top 40 hits, I didn't know there was one in the 60s as well. 37. Think - Chris Farlowe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKeQg31tITg A Rolling Stones song but not a cover as their version hasn't come out yet. He has a very big voice but a little frenzied in places. His next single will do better. 40. You've Come Back - PJ Proby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3amM9NDFEZo A ballad this time from PJ Proby and he sings it really well, accompanied by some dramatic orchestration. Record of the week : 30. Sha-La-La-La-Lee - The Small Faces It wasn't an easy decision but I've chosen this one for being the catchiest song. I also like the mod style guitar sound and the organ towards the end. It will be the second top 40 hit for The Small Faces, going as high as number 3.

1st Nik Kershaw - Gone To Pieces 2 The Weeknd - A Lesser Man 3 Conan Gray - Killing Me 4 David Bowie - Young Americans 5 Troye Sivan - Strawberries & Cigarettes 6 Guitarricadelafuente & Troye Sivan - Midsummer Pipe Dream 7 Ruel - Not What’s Going On 8 Fred Again.. - Berwyn (All That I Got Is You) 9 Shawn Mendes - Lost in Japan (Zedd Remix) 10 George Michael - Freeek! 11 Markus Riva - Forever 12 Eric Saade - Every Minute

Yesterday's wasn't put on the podcast until today so I'm just doing today's. Round 1: 36 Uptown Uptempo Round 2: 39 💥 3 in 10: 3 My Heart Will Go On, Think Twice, The Power Of Love

41. Jessie J - Who You Are 171pts Writers - Jessica Cornish, Toby Gad, Shelly Peiken Top points - Alex! 23, detonate 21, 777666jason 20 This was the sixth single to be taken from Jessie J's debut album 'Who You Are'. All of them reached the top 20.

42. Ash - Shining Light 167pts Writer - Tim Wheeler Top points - marcinjaro 24. Grandwicky 20, Julian 20 In common with the Bloc Party single, this was the fourth and final top 10 hit for the group from Northern Ireland. It has the same number of points and votes as 'Golden Years' and so wins the tie-break with one 24 point score.

43. David Bowie - Golden Years 167pts Writer - David Bowie Top points - Gary Feld 23, Scone1 22, Uls2000 21 Another singer from the current Pop Factor appears here with a song from 1975, released shortly after David Bowie had reached number 1 with the re-issued 'Space Oddity'.

44. Dire Straits - Romeo And Juliet 160pts Writer - Mark Knopfler Top points - Scone1 25, Scene 21, King Rollo 19 Another group from London now. Romeo And Juliet was the second out of five top 10 singles for Dire Straits. The first of them is still to come in the second semi-final.

45. Bloc Party - Flux 156pts Writers - Russell Lissack, Gordon Moakes, Kele Okereke, Matt Tong Top points - Mack 25, rio309 20, dandy* 14, Grandwicky 14, detonate 14 From 2007, this was the fourth and final top 10 hit for the London band.