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http://www.topnews.in/light/files/celine-dion_1.jpg 37= 30 Pixie Lott 204 37= 54 Celine Dion 204 39 27 Janet Jackson 193 40 44 Ellie Goulding 192 41 43 M.I.A 186 I've been reading 'The Uncanny' today for my dissertation. I find that Cremey's quote and our #41 kind of fit what the hell the man's been going on about for 100 pages :( Pixie Lott tying with Celine Dion is a rather odd occurrence also, the latter has actually climbed this year and I'm not going to deny she is a true talent, but her music grates on me. The obvious hits are 'Think Twice' and 'My Heart Will Go On', both of which achieved the rare feat of selling a million copies. I personally love Celine's version of 'It's All Coming Back To Me Now' and 'That's The Way It Is' which ended an amazing 1990s for the singer on a surprisingly upbeat note. Pixie on the otherhand, has a huge test ahead of her as she prepares to release her second album this fall. Her debut 'Turn It Up' never reached the top 5 but has sold over 900,000 copies and spawned 6 top 20 singles. I find her music to be good to listen to but it lacks any sort of 'spark'. Janet Jackson is another one of the 'greats'. Overshadowed by her late brother Michael and the rest of the clan, Janet had a fairly astounding run of hits through the 80s and 90s peaking in 1997 with the mammoth 'Together Again'. Success came again in 2001 with a top 3 single and an album that was denied #1 by Ash, but since then Janet has struggled to regain her former crown - with subsequent albums bombing dreadfully. Below is her song 'Again' from 1993. If you recognise the melody that's because Iyaz raped it last year *cringe* 96hmKX3Hd7c

The charts are always slow during the summer time. Its a scarce period for new album releases as everybody waits until the 4th quarter to benefit from Christmas. It will be back to 2010 levels once the end of August arrives.

42-100 42= 21 Natasha Bedingfield 182 42= 37 Whitney Houston 182 42= 52 Delta Goodrem 182 45 46 Beverley Knight 179 46 32 Alanis Morissette 177 47 48 Ciara 176 48 NE Janelle Monae 171 49= 41 Shania Twain 162 49= 20 Anastacia 162 51 63 Marina Diamondis 161 52 69 Alison Goldfrapp 149 53 31 Amy Winehouse 147 54 42 Carrie Underwood 143 55 74 Brandy 142 56 38 Taylor Swift 138 57= NE Diana Ross 136 57= NE Aaliyah 136 59= NE Selena Gomez 135 59= 75 Paloma Faith 135 61 53 Little Boots 133 62 25 Hayley Williams 132 63 58 Bat For Lashes 131 64 96 Tina Turner 130 65 91 Gabrielle 125 66 NE Nerina Pallot 121 67 68 Keri Hilson 118 68 34 Miley Cyrus 117 69 45 Jordin Sparks 116 70 57 Shirley Manson 112 71 NE Barbra Streisand 106 72= 60 Annie Lennox 103 72= NE Alexis Jordan 103 74 90 Alesha Dixon 102 75 67 Gabriella Cilmi 100 76 86 Lykke Li 99 77 65 Jennifer Hudson 96 78 NE PJ Harvey 92 79 27 Cheryl Cole 90 80 NE JoJo 89 81 NE Jamelia 86 82 78 Santigold 80 83 71 Dusty Springfield 74 84 NE Inna 73 85 NE Nadine Coyle 72 86 NE Natalie Horler 70 87= NE Mutya Buena 68 87= NE Katy B 68 89 92 Beth Gibbons 64 90 71 Mary J Blige 63 91 NE Laura Marling 59 92 NE Wynter Gordon 56 93 96 Colbie Caillat 53 94 79 Sheryl Crow 47 95 NE Christina Milian 40 96 NE Natalia Kills 37 97 NE Alison Moyet 36 98 NE Cassie 30 99 NE Shingai Shoniwa 25 100 NE Shontelle 16 101 NE Agnes 11

Anywhowoos http://nndb.com/people/274/000024202/alanis.jpg 42= 21 Natasha Bedingfield 182 42= 37 Whitney Houston 182 42= 52 Delta Goodrem 182 45 46 Beverley Knight 179 46 32 Alanis Morissette 177 Delta Goodrem was one of the first singers I ever grew attached to back in 2003. She's one of an endless slew of singers to make their name from Australian soap opera Neighbours and according to someone I met a few weeks back from good ol' Oz, she's every bit the 'sweetheart' to the people down under as Cheryl Cole (well formerly was) to us Brits. That said, her first two albums were exceptional, especially 2004's 'Mistaken Identity' which took the piano driven, romantic, sugary ballads of her record shattering debut to darker territories. Naturally, a highly publicised relationship with former Westlife douche Brian McFadden, a disappointing third album and the fourth record which has yet to materialised have sort of ruined her once beautiful appeal to me. That and the fact she's blatantly getting banged by a Jonas Brother :/ WTF Delta seriously? Natasha Bedingfield is another artist who could've had it all. Basking in her massively successful 'Unwritten' era in 2004, she had to ruin it by deserting us for the US and releasing a second album that was beyond BLAND. Many would disagree with me as I remember arguing with Aly about the quality of 'NB' at the time. She's still trying to get her name out there though as evident by new material which surfaced last year and a recent collaboration with pop-rock outfit Simple Plan. Only Australia took note of the lyrical hot mess that was 'Jet Lag' though. I implore you look it up :heehee: Whitney Houston, the drug dealer of the pop world. What can I say? She had a smashing run of hits in the 80s and 90s but since then has been a cautionary tale as to why drugs can ruin your career faster than Abi Titmus at a Bachelor party. Beverley Knight has been plodding away since the mid 90s trying to gain some level of massive success. I'm not a fan myself but she is one of the most consistant female singers out there and surely as they say - every dog has their day? Beverley's should be about 2038 at this rate. Alanis Morissette may have lost her angsty spark on subsequent albums but 'Jagged Little Pill' remains my favourite album of all time. There is not a bad track on the CD and anybody who can make a Black Eyed Peas song listenable surely deserves a trophy right? Over all the best group to crop up so far and all worthy of top 40 in my opinion. Shame on you Buzzjack! ntSBKPkk4m4

You can easily tell when somebody is trying too hard to be different. Marina reeks of such. I was really interested in hearing her material but it just sort of went downhill from there :lol:

Well as people have already said, she doesn't have the amount of material or the legacy that MJ had. Though the former may work to her advantage in this situation as others have mentioned. I'm not denying she is one of the biggest talents of recent years but I don't expect her death to come even close to matching the madness surrounding MJ's. I can only imagine another reaction like that from a massive star such as Madonna and the like. And that's not me being harsh and saying she is not as important as Michael Jackson because every human being is unique whether they're Jacko, Winehouse or in Norway. I'm merely talking from the point of view of the impact her demise will have on the charts. And BTB and 'You Know I'm No Good' should have both been top 10 hits imo but bleh.

You forget that most people will either be out by now for the evening and may not have even heard the news yet, I think the real indicator of how her songs will perform will be tomorrow morning.

http://www.besthairstyles.net/wp-content/uploads/anastacia-2011-hair-styles-6.jpg 47 48 Ciara 176 48 NE Janelle Monae 171 49= 41 Shania Twain 162 49= 20 Anastacia 162 51 63 Marina Diamondis 161 I never liked Ciara. She had a fairly successful era in 2005 with chart topper 'Goodies' and it's two follow up hits both reaching the UK top 5. She even had a small comeback in 2009 when she teamed up with Justin Timberlake on 'Love, Sex, Magic'. I found her to be just another RnB female really with nothing to make her stand out but I'm sure others (probably Jark :heehee:) will have something to say about that comment. Less we forget of course the old tired rumours that Ciara had man parts? Really, who comes up with such shit? I had to Wikipedia Janelle Monae as she is the only artist in the countdown I had never heard of before. She was apparently discovered by Big Boi of Outcast fame and good old P Diddy and has just started to gain more commericial recognition in the US with her 2010 release 'The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III)' which reached #17 and also earned the singer a Grammy nomination. I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the record when I skipped through. 'Tightrope' in particular is a stand out track. Shania Twain will be forever be remembered as the woman who released 'Come On Over'. The '21' of the last couple of years of the 1990s. Spawning the mammoth hit 'That Don't Impress Me Much' with its now iconic video and 'Man I Feel Like A Woman', which played on the idea of role reversal between the sexes, taking the idea as far as to recreate Robert Palmer's 'Addicted To Love' video with women in charge. Feminist scholars got wet at the campness of it all. Anastacia plummets out of the top 20 which is pretty expected considering she hasn't been relevant for about 7 years now. I was listening to her 'Anastacia' album the other day and it really hasn't stood the test of time at all :( Anastacia is one of FIVE artists to have fallen out of last year's top 20. Finally we have Marina Diamandis of Marina & The Diamonds fame. I was underwhelmed by their debut album released last year and don't expect to see their career lasting much after that dreaded second record. ZJL4UGSbeFg

http://amywinehouse.fansiter.com/pictures/amy-winehouse1.jpg 52 69 Alison Goldfrapp 149 53 31 Amy Winehouse 147 54 42 Carrie Underwood 143 55 74 Brandy 142 56 38 Taylor Swift 138 It's rather creepy that the next batch of females contains Amy Winehouse (R.I.P). Quite a tumble from last year, despite making one of the best albums of recent times in 'Back To Black'. I'm even willing to let the monstrotity that was 'Valerie' slide. Carrie Underwood has her legion of fans on BJ despite never releasing any material here. The American Idol winner is a huge selling star in her homeland, with her album sales topping even Kelly Clarkson's. Brandy and Taylor Swift round off this load - Brandy had some great material back in 1998, but I sort of lost interest after that. I still think she's very underrated in the UK anyway. Taylor Swift. Well, I'd rather not say anything tbh. She exceeds the definition of BLAND PERSONALITY and her music just fails to captivate me. She's America's sweetheart but I find her difficult to tolerate. Kudos also to Alison Goldfrapp for the raspy, soothing and emotional gem that was 'A&E'. Goldfrapp have been releasing music for over a decade and had their main breakthrough with album 'Supernature' in 2005, which ironically was their poorest album in my opinion until last year's 'Head First'. w1evzhSast8

That would be the only good thing to come from this :( I'm very hopeful now.

1998ish I think. I just used to listen and record the songs I liked because I was only about 10 at the time. I wrote them down sometimes but not religiously. My peak was in the early 2000s and though I still check the chart every week without fail, I can count the number of chart shows I have listened to since 2005 on one hand. It's not that my obsession with music or the charts have died down, I just couldn't stomach listening to the hosts (JK & Joel put me off and since those two the hosts have just gotten more and more hideous).

I could probably compile you a top 100 of the worst number ones ever faster than a list of the best. There's been some atrocious crap at the top of the charts. For now I'm going to go for Cliff Richard - Millennium Prayer but I'm sure I could find worse.

In my head I meant that she didn't get a #1 until after her death :P It's confuzzling doing dissertation and female countdowns :(

http://www.kalamu.com/bol/wp-content/content/images/diana%20ross%2017.jpg 57= NE Diana Ross 136 57= NE Aaliyah 136 59= NE Selena Gomez 135 59= 75 Paloma Faith 135 61 53 Little Boots 133 Diana Ross enters at #57. Not a massive fan of her but I respect and recognise her contribution to the music scene since the 1960s. I do feel that Michael Jackson tried to model his 'new face' after her if I'm honest. I've seen a few of her old single covers and the resemblence is uncanny. From beyond the grave Aaliyah proves that she still holds a place in our hearts. It was just a shame that her career didn't really take off until after her death. We have another tie just below the two ladies concerning Selena Gomez and Paloma Faith. Selena Gomez not really my cup of tea. A random UK top 10 hit with 'Naturally' last year and a slew of albums released since then, coupled with a high profile romance with the dreaded Justin Bieber and you wonder what the hell Disney feeds these teenagers (I'm thinking grinded up Mary Poppins ovaries but hmmm-ho). Love Paloma Faith and Little Boots. Their debut albums were both patchy in places but decent enough for the genres they represented. I wouldn't class either as amongst the best female artists of all time though (nor Gomez for that matter). I do, however, await to see if they can avoid the dreaded sophomore slump. hvXeUqlfxhY

http://netstorage.metrolyrics.com/artists/large/4619/81201774.jpg 62 25 Hayley Williams 132 63 58 Bat For Lashes 131 64 96 Tina Turner 130 65 91 Gabrielle 125 66 NE Nerina Pallot 121 I detract my previous comment about Madam Cyrus as Hayley Williams drops 37 places :P With no 'Airplanes' or new Paramore album to keep her high this year, that's quite a slump :o Still a huge fan though and I'm eagerly awaiting the band's 4th album set to be released in the near future. Bat For Lashes only takes a small drop this year, whilst it's encouraging to see some of the 'Greats' take decent climbs up the chart. I discovered a rare gem by Tina Turner recently 'I Don't Want To Fight'. It was one of her last top 10 hits in the UK reaching #7 in 1993. Coincidentally, 1993 was also the year Gabrielle burst onto the chart scene, becoming the most successful female solo artist of the decade and still remaining relevant until well into the new millennium. She's best known for hits such as 'Dreams', 'Rise' and 'Out Of Reach', the former two being UK chart toppers and the latter becoming a radio staple due to its inclusion on the 'Bridget Jones' Diary' soundtrack in 2001. Lastly, we have another new entry from Nerina Pallot. A fantastic, underrated talent who deserves so much more success. Despite a VERY brief commercial break through in 2006, Nerina has never won the hearts of the public, despite performing very modestly on this countdown. zUJDXZoJEAw

http://www.sweetslyrics.com/images/img_gal/973_barbra-streisand.jpg 67 68 Keri Hilson 118 68 34 Miley Cyrus 117 69 45 Jordin Sparks 116 70 57 Shirley Manson 112 71 NE Barbra Streisand 106 The less I say about Keri Hilson, the better. I can't abide her at all. Miley Cyrus takes a massive drop this year, in fact the second largest after Ms Cole. Despite finally making an album that was decent, it seems interest in the former Disney popstrel has been rather non existent as of late. Jordin Sparks' third album is expected sometime later this year, and other than Kelly Clarkson, she is the only American Idol winner to make any sort of impact on the UK charts. Her last album failed dramatically despite two long running top 20 hits though. Shirley Manson is rumoured to be working on new material with Garbage, which I personally CAN'T wait for as even their last studio album 'Bleed Like Me' was divine. Needless to say, Garbage are one of my favourite bands ever, so it's great to see 5 other people sharing their Shirley love with me. Finally, we come onto Barbara Streisand. I'm afraid I'm only familiar with her 1980 chart topper 'Woman In Love' (which was massacred by Liz McLarnon in 2006). Although, good old Barb is a regular mention in hit TV series Glee, I'd like to think her sudden entry into the countdown is propelled by Duck Sauce's hit named after the singer. Yus. That seems most plausible. z-CHEnJ7gnc

I do promise proper lil stats and everything once we reach the top 30. I just like to oust the deadwood quickly :heehee: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__mYMI8-rebI/TR33eG9d6DI/AAAAAAAAAR4/jM2ENHxnzuE/s1600/Annie-Lennox-Hiv-Positive.jpg 72= 60 Annie Lennox 103 72= NE Alexis Jordan 103 74 90 Alesha Dixon 102 75 67 Gabriella Cilmi 100 76 86 Lykke Li 99 A mixed bunch here. Alexis Jordan doing surprisingly well off the back of one album. Her hit potential has waned since the release of said LP though. Gabriella Cilmi is the highest placed artist in the countdown not to make anybody's top 10 (her highest placing was 12). Her career is pretty much on the slide in the UK, which is a shame as her last album was FAR superior to the dreadful stuff she was churning out back in 2008 (I will always LOATHE 'Sweet About Me'). Alesha Dixon, sadly, is also a name of the past though actually climbs this year in the countdown. Hard to believe she has been involved in the music industry for over a decade as Misteeq's debut single reached the top 10 back in 2001. Finally, we reach Annie Lennox. Eurythmics frontwoman and huge solo star during the early 90s, I will always be a fan of Annie's quirkiness and interesting, innovative music. She's up there with Bjork I feel in terms of eccentricity. Sadly, one studio album has been released since her 90s heyday, though she did perform strongly with a Greatest Hits compilation in 2009, even beating Kelly Clarkson's 4th studio album in its week of release. ['Why' <3, 'No More I Love Yous' <3]. Annie also encourages you all to HAVE SAFE SEX. OJHdT1j6hH8

http://www.clashmusic.com/files/imagecache/big_node_view/files/images/pjharvey.jpg 77 65 Jennifer Hudson 96 78 NE PJ Harvey 92 79 27 Cheryl Cole 90 80 NE JoJo 89 81 NE Jamelia 86 Next batch upon us and again I'm surprised at new entries for Jamelia and JoJo. They haven't been relevant for a good 5 years each now have they? :unsure: Jamelia's material was very hit n miss and she was quite a vile woman from what I've seen, whilst JoJo has apparently been supposed to be releasing a new album for yonks now. That said she did come out with some very good throwaway pop tunes back in the day (take note Rebecca Black). Cheryl Cole becomes the biggest faller in the countdown spiralling 52 places. 'Fight For This Love' aside, I see nothing interesting about the woman a all and it's evident that coupled with last year's X Factor, the mess that was aptly 'Messy Little Raindrops' and US X Factorgate that Cheryl's status as 'The Nation's Sweetheart' is crumbling around her at high speed. I am surprised she's taken such a hit on BJ though. With 5 'Bitch-Slaps', only one artist received more hate from the voters than Ms Cole. Welcome new entry for PJ Harvey at #78 - she's a favourite with the critics winning the acclaimed Mercury Music Prize in 2001 and being nominated again this year, in which she is a strong contender. -AWoZmAxKxg

What is it about Gooddelta and his token flop star coming last in these things? :lol: Last year, Vanessa Amorossi, this year Agnes :heehee: I also think you're the only one who gave both of them points.

http://www.tampabay.com/multimedia/archive/00014/b4s_Horler031608_14135c.jpeg 82 78 Santigold 80 83 71 Dusty Springfield 74 84 NE Inna 73 85 NE Nadine Coyle 72 86 NE Natalie Horler 70 I may be a bit harsh during this countdown but Natalie from Cascada? VILE in every sense of the word. I supposes their musical output was decent for about a year before they decided that ripping off current big tracks was the way to go. The public bought into it with their 'Just Dance' tribute 'Evacuate The Dancefloor' which became their first chart topper in June 2009 - but the 'Poker Face' infused 'Pyromania' and recent single 'San Francisco' that doesn't even attempt to disguise the fact it steals from 'California Gurls' showed that interest no longer existed for them. Not even the GA loons could prevent Nadine Coyle from flopping once again. The sooner GA get back together, the better for pop music as far as I'm concerned. Inna is another one who doesn't deserve to be here. I sound like a stuck record but frankly some of the choices are BIZARRE. Even more so that Inna was placed as high as #6 on somebody's chart. Dusty Springfield and Santigold bring a level of respect back to the countdown. I must admit though that the only Dusty material I am aware of is her collaboration with the Pet Shop Boys. FLOP ME. mG8XGXMB0gU

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/02/15/article-1357365-0D361F89000005DC-282_306x450.jpg 87= NE Mutya Buena 68 87= NE Katy B 68 89 92 Beth Gibbons 64 90 71 Mary J Blige 63 91 NE Laura Marling 59 Mutya Buena still flying the flag for gypsies everywhere despite a very mediocre output. She ties for 87th place with Katy B, who has recently been nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. Personally, I fail to see what's so fascinating about her. I haven't liked one of her songs and she definately strikes me as an artist who nobody will remember by the time Album #2 comes around. Beth Gibbons and Mary J Blige are both on the slide from last year, the former being Portishead's front woman, whilst Laura Marling sparked controversy of her own when she denied Cheryl Cole a BRIT Award this year. Needless to say BuzzJack went into homo-meltdown :heehee: Sadly, Ms Marling doesn't upstage Cheryl in these results though. 8XNaPX6MKlU&ob=av2e

http://imstars.aufeminin.com/stars/fan/sheryl-crow/sheryl-crow-20051103-82220.jpg 92 NE Wynter Gordon 56 93 96 Colbie Caillat 53 94 79 Sheryl Crow 47 95 NE Christina Milian 40 96 NE Natalia Kills 37 Last lot for tonight sees Natalia Kills at #96! I really don't feel she deserves to be included but bleh. At least her output under this guise is better than the hideous Verbalicious! Christina Milian had a slew of hits in the early 2000s. Personally, I was never that fussed but 'Dip It Low' was bearable. She did manage to remain relevant for a good five years after her debut as well. Sheryl Crow has been pretty quiet since the back end of the 90s. Albums have been released but other than a high charting greatest hits compilation in 2004, success has all but dried up. Crow tapped into a market of female pop-rock quite similar to Alanis Morissette. I'd definately place her higher despite not being a huge fan. Colbie Caillat climbs briefly from last year's position, though other than Gooddelta and a few others, I doubt she'll ever be a prominent force in the UK. Finally, we end with Wynter Gordon. I'm still undecided on her but am liking what I've heard. I really don't think we'll be talking about her next year, but hey-ho she could be Nu-Ashanti :o tCRwjtz4g9k

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/AgnesCarlssonSweden_cropped.jpg/220px-AgnesCarlssonSweden_cropped.jpg 97 NE Alison Moyet 36 98 NE Cassie 30 99 NE Shingai Shoniwa 25 100 NE Shontelle 16 101 NE Agnes 11 So it begins with a slew of new entries and somebody had to come last. That acolade goes to Agnes. Sadly, I don't know a lot of her material other than the obvious hit 'Release Me' which hit the top 3 in 2009. Shontelle and Cassie are about as forgettable as female RnB artists can get. I'm shocked that anybody even remembers who Cassie is? Shontelle on the other hand did deliver the beautiful 'Impossible', which was rumoured to be Cher Lloyd's winning single had she emerged triumphant on last year's X Factor. Shingai Shoniwa failed to qualify last year and I'm surprised to see her in the list this year considering the Noisettes have failed to release anything of notice since their brief success in 2009. A very poor start really with some of the bland deadwood being cleared out. Huge shame about Alison Moyet though. I have recently discovered her greatness through the 80s duo Yazoo. I demand you check out their big hits 'Don't Go' and 'Only You'. The latter is probably very familiar. FaHuzkyurC0

http://i26.tinypic.com/1118fuq.png So I am pleased to announce the results of the 2nd Annual BuzzJack's Ultimate Female Countdown. Thanks to all 51 posters who voted for the 101 females who made it through to the voting stage. The main questions are: Will Lady Gaga retain her crown? What about the likes of Adele, Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez, Nicole Scherzinger and others? They've all had a fantastic year and have made significant progress this year but is it enough for any of them to take the #1 spot? Before I post any results here are the 27 females who didn't receive enough nominations to be eligible for this year's competition (with their positions last year), and therefore exit the top 100 to make way for 27 new entries. 47 Duffy 50 Debbie Harry 55 Melanie C 56 Dido 58 Dannii Minogue 61 Tori Amos 64 KT Tunstall 66 VV Brown 70 Elly Jackson 71 Geri Halliwell 76 Ashley Tisdale 77 Faith Hill 80 Kate Nash 81 Siobhan Donaghy 82 Sia 83 Ashlee Simpson 84 Lights 85 Corinne Bailey Rae 86 Sharleen Spiteri 88 Sarah McLachlan 89 Joni Mitchell 93 Luciania 94 Sixousie Sioux 95 Charlotte Hatherley 98 Regina Spektor 99 Courtney Love 100 Vanessa Amrossi

Anybody else care to vote before the results start tomorrow morning?