PaulM1983

+12 - Lady Gaga - Born This Way +10 - Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster +08 - Leona Lewis - Spirit +07 - Madonna - Confessions On A Dance Floor +06 - Adele - 21 +05 - Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway +04 - Marina & The Diamonds - The Family Jewels +03 - Girls Aloud - Tangled Up +02 - Amy Winehouse - Back To Black +01 - Rihanna - Rated R Really terrible top 20 in my opinion. It pains me to give some of those albums any points at all after seeing what didn't make the cut. Some absolute stone cold classics missed out. No Spice Girls in an ultimate pop album rate?? Good lord. Same with Echo, that should have made it over Spirit. I'm genuinely disappointed that some huge albums scored so little.

Nowhere did I say it was shocking or cruel. As you've just said yourself, it was distasteful, which is precisely why I said it was unnecessary. I hardly think that's being over sensitive just for the sake of it.

Why would you assume it's nothing to get offended about? You don't know who might be reading that and would be personally affected by it. It's not a silly joke, it's just a stupid comment.

Was that really necessary? That event is one that I don't think it'll ever be appropriate to joke about, under any circumstances.

That statement has literally no basis in fact though. Which part of her technically fantastic voice and obvious gift for songwriting indicates a lack of talent? Also, show me which other current female pop star could sell a million copies of a jazz duets album with Tony Bennett, tour it live and win a Grammy for it. The fact that she could even be considered as being more image over talent than the likes of Katy Perry is absolutely beyond me. Like her music or not (and I accept it certainly isn't everyone's cup of tea) the level of talent is glaringly obvious. And that Oscars performance is perfection. The vocal is stunning.

For a while I thought you couldn't be serious. Now I'm not so sure :huh:

No. The Marvel deal came after. It's so he can appear in a new reboot in 2017 set within the Marvel universe. They're not doing another origin story though, as they rightly assume that every person on the planet knows his story by now. Before that they're going to introduce him in Captain America: Civil War. So no doubt you'll find both Spider-Man appearances shit too, seeing as he'll be sharing the screen with more than one Avenger.

That's definitely a mistake in my opinion. Within the next few days would have been better, to let it build some momentum.

When the first chorus hit, I was disappointed. It seemed so empty, but I love how each chorus builds on the previous one to the point where it's a full, epic vocal showcase by the end of the song. I can't get enough of it. It's immense.

Well I bloody love it. It's HUGE.

Pre-order is up to 175 now. It's all feeling very positive at the moment.

Yeah part of me wants to pre-order to help it's performance now but on the other hand, I'd rather buy it on release day and help it climb and be visible higher up the chart then. It's making good progress now though. It has made big jumps with each update so it should be top 200 soon. Hopefully the first play and video should help it get top 100 for a little while.

Leona up to 343 now. Making good progress. Hopefully it gets a big boost after the first play this morning. Release date on the pre-order also says June 7th, not the 21st, so it looks like it has been brought forward.

I like the song, it's harmless enough, but it's not bowling me over. She has a bloody fantastic voice, which is stronger now than it was back in her Fame Academy days and she deserves to do well, but I can't imagine her having any commercial success in the UK with this. I shamelessly loved her version of Starships on X Factor too.

Marry The Night is one of the best song/video combos ever for me. The song is all kinds of elegant, thundering, epic amazingness. Her voice is stunning (as always) and the way it builds to that final chorus makes me weak at the knees. It is literally perfect. Also, I couldn't imagine any of her peers attempting a song like this. There's a certain kind of maturity in the sound here that's so unlike anything else even she's done before or since. As for the video, I know some people don't like the introduction, but I do. There's some really striking imagery in there and it builds perfectly to those incredible, crunching synths. Gives me goosebumps. The dance sequence is great, the outfits are gorgeous and it just fits the song down to the ground. I'm not sure I can come up with any more adjectives to describe how I feel about Marry The Night. It's a f***ing masterpiece.

Hulk has to go first. It's easily the worst, followed closely by the 1st Cap Am and Iron Man 2. I love both Thor movies so hope they stay in for a bit.

20pts Lady GaGa - Born This Way 19pts Spice Girls - Spiceworld 18pts Leona Lewis - Echo 17pts Shania Twain - Come On Over 16pts Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster 15pts Spice Girls - Spice 14pts Leona Lewis - Spirit 13pts Sia - 1000 Forms Of Fear 12pts Madonna - Ray Of Light 11pts Madonna - Confessions On A Dancefloor 10pts Avril Lavigne - Let Go 09pts Robyn - Body Talk 08pts Adele - 21 07pts P!nk - Funhouse 06pts Girls Aloud - Tangled Up 05pts Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour 04pts Avril Lavigne - Under My Skin 03pts Pink - I'm Not Dead 02pts Christina Aguilera - Stripped 01pt Marina & The Diamonds - Electra Heart

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No real surprises for me so far. There would have been something wrong if the Transformers and Twilight movies hadn't gone out first. Bit surprised at Despicable Me 2 finishing so low though. I thought it was a great sequel. Not a patch on the first one, but certainly a million miles better than some of the movies still to come.

Rejoice! Please be true.

10 Avatar 04 Titanic 15 Marvel's The Avengers 15 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 09 Frozen 06 Iron Man 3 02 Transformers: Dark of the Moon 15 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 07 Skyfall 01 Transformers: Age of Extinction 09 The Dark Knight Rises 06 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 15 Toy Story 3 04 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 09 Jurassic Park -5 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 06 Alice in Wonderland (2010) 08 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 08 The Dark Knight 09 The Lion King 10 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 07 Despicable Me 2 04 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 09 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug WB 08 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 10 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 09 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 09 Finding Nemo 08 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 10 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 06 Shrek 2 08 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 02 Spider-Man 3 03 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 07 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 02 Ice Age: Continental Drift 10 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 15 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire -5 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 01 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 04 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (only for the half decent fight scene at the end) 10 Inception 07 Spider-Man 07 Independence Day 04 Shrek the Third 08 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 05 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial 03 Fast & Furious 6 02 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 05 Spider-Man 2 0 Star Wars 10 Guardians of the Galaxy 04 2012 07 Maleficent 08 The Da Vinci Code 07 The Amazing Spider-Man 04 Shrek Forever After 10 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 10 X-Men: Days of Future Past 03 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted 08 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 05 Monsters University 10 The Matrix Reloaded 10 Up 07 Gravity 07 Captain America: The Winter Soldier 0 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 -5 The Twilight Saga: New Moon 04 Transformers 03 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 09 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes -5 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse 09 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol 10 The Hunger Games 10 Forrest Gump 09 The Sixth Sense 07 Interstellar 06 Man of Steel 01 Kung Fu Panda 2 02 Ice Age: The Meltdown 06 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 0 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 08 Thor: The Dark World BV 08 Big Hero 6 07 Kung Fu Panda 08 The Incredibles 04 Fast Five 04 Hancock 03 Men in Black 3 05 Iron Man 2 04 Ratatouille 04 How to Train Your Dragon 2 06 The Lost World: Jurassic Park 0 The Passion of the Christ 05 Mamma Mia! 0 Life of Pi 01 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 06 Casino Royale 07 Tangled 06 War of the Worlds

Holy hell, that was hard. Born This Way is my outright winner though. That's one of my top 5 albums of all times. +30 Lady Gaga- Born This Way +29 Leona Lewis- Echo +28 Madonna - Confessions On A Dancefloor +27 Leona Lewis- Spirit +26 Madonna - Ray of LIght +25 Spice Girls - Spice +24 Kylie Minogue - X +23 P!nk - Funhouse +22 Adele- 21 +21 Amy Winehouse - Back to Black +20 Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway +19 Christina Aguilera - Stripped +18 Girls Aloud - Tangled Up +17 Kylie Minogue - Impossible Princess +16 Emeli Sande - Our Version of Events +15 Sugababes - Three +14 Cheryl Cole - 3 Words +13 Marina and the Diamonds - The Family Jewels +12 Paloma Faith - A Perfect Contradiction +11 One Republic - Native +10 Britney Spears - Blackout +9 Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad +8 Katy Perry - Prism +7 Britney Spears - Circus +6 Nicola Roberts - Cinderella's Eyes +5 Kelly Clarkson - All I Ever Wanted +4 Britney Spears - In The Zone +3 Girls Aloud - Chemistry +2 Sugababes - Change +1 Little Mix - Salute

So pleased that Robyn's getting some attention. She is amazing. One of the best live performers I've had the pleasure of seeing. The crowd went OFF when the opening beats of Dancing On My Own kicked in. She's got a real gift at writing heartbreaking lyrics but putting them to completely euphoric music. Call Your Girlfriend is immense and Do It Again was a monster of a song too. It's criminal that it didn't peak higher.

Well not really. If they do actually follow the iTunes chart, they'll have already seen the effect of their pre-orders when the song is showing up for weeks before release. I like that the pre-orders aren't added again on release. It makes much more sense and it's more interesting to watch songs actually climbing the chart. However, I'm a bit unclear as to what stage the pre-order sales do actually get added? Do the first midweeks show them or will they be a complete unknown until the final sales figures are released at the end of the week? Does that mean that if a new release is number 2 on the Friday chart update, it's possible it'll overtake when pre-order sales get added at the cut off point on Saturday night? That makes it quite exciting, particularly for those songs that have built up really strong pre-order sales but only make it to number 2 overall during the week. Means they could overturn quite a big gap when they're added in. Does that even make sense? I feel like I'm babbling now.

Toy Story 3 is literally perfect in my eyes. It's not only Pixar's best it's in my top 10 of all time. Absolutely fantastic movie. It looks stunning, it's funny (there's a lot in there for adults!) and it's genuinely moving.