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34. Karen Ramirez - Looking For Love 177pts Writers - Ben Watt, Tracey Thorn Top points - AH Gold 23, DaTilt 18, Jester 16 This is a cover of a song by Everything But The Girl from 1993 which had the title 'I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love'. It was one of two top 40 hits for the singer from London. I'm more familiar with the remix that was track 1 on the 'Euphoria' double CD of trance tunes from the late 90s.

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Aston Villa AFC Bournemouth 3-1 Sunderland Burnley 1-2 Brentford Liverpool 2-1 West Ham United Newcastle United 2-0 Everton Leeds United 1-3 Manchester City Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Nottingham Forest Fulham 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester United 2-0 Crystal Palace Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea

1st Nik Kershaw - You Might 2 David Bowie - Warszawa 3 Conan Gray - Miss You 4 Eric Saade - It’s Gonna Rain 5 George Michael - Precious Box 6 The Weeknd - Nothing Compares 7 Troye Sivan - In A Dream 8 Fred again.. - Sabrina (I Am A Party) 9 Ruel - Sitting In Traffic 10 Shawn Mendes - Where Were You In The Morning?

35. Coldplay - Violet Hill 175pts Writers - Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin Top points - Jester 23, 777666jason 21, Bror 21 Named after a street near Abbey Road in London, Violet Hill was Coldplay's ninth top 10 single.

36. Bob Marley and The Wailers - No Woman, No Cry (Live) 174pts Writers - Bob Marley, Vincent Ford Top points - jimwatts 23, rio309 21, chartjack2 20 No Woman, No Cry was first released as a track on the 1974 album 'Natty Dread'. This live version was recorded at the Lyceum Theatre in London in 1975 and reached number 22 as a single in the same year. It reached its peak of number 8 following Bob Marley's death in 1981.

37. Darren Hayes - Insatiable 168pts Writers - Darren Hayes, Walter Afanasieff Top points - Mango 25, GreyAsh 23, ElectroBoy 22 From 2002, this was the first of seven solo top 20 hits for the Australian singer who was formerly of Savage Garden who failed to qualify from the other semi-final.

38. The Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit) 166pts Writers - Anne Dudley, Gary Langan, J. J. Jeczalik, Paul Morley, Trevor Horn Top points - King Rollo 25, Jaz13music 23, Julian 22 With it's title inspired by the 1972 Yes song 'Close To The Edge', this single samples two further Yes tracks, 'Leave It' and 'Owner Of A Lonely Heart', from the 90125 album that three members of The Art Of Noise had contributed to. The "hey!" part went on to be sampled in other songs, most notably 'Firestarter' by The Prodigy. Close (To The Edit) wins a tie-break over Something Good '08 by 13 votes to 11.

39. Utah Saints - Something Good '08 166pts Writers - Kate Bush, Jez Willis Top points - Grandwicky 23, danG 21, Jason 18, marcinjaro 18 Sampling part of Kate Bush's 'Cloudbusting', Something Good got to number 4 in 1992. This 2008 remix came from Australians 'Van She Tech' with Kate Bush's vocal replaced by one from Davina Perera.

Well done on that score of 39! Round 1: 36 Understanding Round 2: 30 Dreams Come Through, Dedicated To The One I Love 3 in 10: 2 Fake, Criticize

Round 1: 36 The Chi-Lites Round 2: 33 Christina Aguilera, the year 3 in 10: 3 Mirror Man, Keep Feeling Fascination, The Lebanon

Video Killed The Radio Star is fabulous. The singles by Buggles, Gary Numan and New Musik really got me interested in synth pop in 1979 and 1980 before Ultravox, Depeche Mode and OMD came along behind them. Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick is another good one. I also like Ian Dury's other two top 10 hits, What A Waste and Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3. All of them had his witty, quirky lyrics.

40. Blue Boy - Remember Me 164pts Writers - Lex Blackmore, Robert Miller, Richard Evans, Marlena Shaw Top points - dandy* 24, Jester 21, Jaz13music 21 Blue Boy was the Scottish DJ, Alexis Blackmore. Using samples from 'Woman Of The Ghetto' by Marlena Shaw, Remember Me was one of two top 40 hits for him in 1997.

41. Cerrone - Supernature 151pts Writers - Cerrone, Alain Wisniak, Lene Lovich Top points - DaTilt 25, Julian 19, Chez Wombat 18 One of the earliest electronic dance hit singles, this was the second of three top 40 hits for the French musician, Jean-Marc Cerrone. Worldwide, it sold 8 million copies.

42. Echo & The Bunnymen - Nothing Lasts Forever 150pts Writers - Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson Top points - rio309 25, Mango 20, Jester 20 This was Echo & The Bunnymen's third top 10 hit, coming thirteen years after their second one, 'The Killing Moon'. It could be added to 'Ordinary World' by Duran Duran and 'Sailing On The Seven Seas' by OMD on a list of unexpected returns to the top 10 in the 1990s by 80s bands.

43. Madonna - Human Nature 147pts Writers - Madonna, Dave Hall, Shawn McKenzie, Kevin McKenzie, Michael Deering Top points - detonate 25, vibe 24, ...ready for it 24 Madonna is a regular in these polls but this is her only appearance this year as only one of her many top 10 singles peaked at number 8. Human Nature was an answer song to the criticism she had received to her 'Erotica' album and her lewd coffee table book. The song was written with Dave Hall, the other three names shown here are the writers of the sampled track, 'What You Need' by Main Source.

44. Wilkinson featuring Becky Hill - Afterglow 142pts Writers - Mark Wilkinson, Becky Hill, Bradford Ellis, Talay Riley Top points - ElectroBoy 24, Jason 21, chrissmith276 20 From 2013, this was the first of four top 40 hits for the English producer/DJ, each of them with a different featured singer. Becky Hill still has a second song left in.

45. Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 139pts Writers - Sara Allen, Daryl Hall, John Oates Top points - Liamski689 22, Uls2000 21, Yog1963 20, ...ready for it 20 From 1981 and hitting the chart in 1982, this was the first of just two top 10 hits for the duo from Philadelphia. It was also their fourth US number 1 single. At the recording of 'We Are The World' a few years later, Michael Jackson admitted to Daryl Hall that he had copied the bassline for his own song 'Billie Jean'.

46. Depeche Mode - In Your Room 131pts Writer - Martin Gore Top points - King Rollo 22, Julian 20, dandy* 20 Like the Stone Roses, Depeche Mode will just have one song in the final as In Your Room drops out. It was the fourth single to be taken from 'Songs Of Faith And Devotion'. My own score of 22 is based on the album version. The song was remixed for the single release and I think this version lacks the punch and scale of the original recording.

47. Nicki Minaj - Super Bass 125pts Writers - Onika Maraj, Daniel Johnson, Esther Dean, Roahn Hylton, Jeremy Coleman Top points - Alex! 21, Mack 20, AaronTM 19 Super Bass had a steady climb up the chart, taking 13 weeks to ascend to its peak position and giving Nicki Minaj her first top 10 single as the lead artist.

48. Taylor Swift - I Can Do It With A Broken Heart 102pts Writers - Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff Top points - ...ready for it 25, 777666jason 25, Alex! 13 Taken from Taylor Swift's 2024 album, 'The Tortured Poets Department', this is the highest placed of the five wild cards.

49. The Stone Roses - Elephant Stone 96pts Writers - Ian Brown, John Squire Top points - Jason 24, jimwatts 20, DaTilt 17 The Stone Roses fail to get two songs into the final as Elephant Stone falls here. First released in 1988, it wasn't a hit until it was re-issued in 1990. The recording was produced by New Order's Peter Hook in his own studio.

That was a great century from Harry Brook to steer England to the semi-finals. They seem to be playing better now after struggling through the first round group.

Round 1: 33 The year, Jamiroquai Round 2: 33 Hurricane Smith 3 in 10: 3 Lucky Man, Bitter Sweet Symphony, The Drugs Don't Work

I think for many of us it will be which album track we think others will like even if it isn't our own favourite from them. That's the way I'm thinking, anyway.

Round 1: 33 Kinky Afro Round 2: 24 War, Cruel To Be Kind, Heaven 3 in 10: 3 Get Down, Along Again (Naturally), Clair