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231. "Re-tratamento" Da Weasel (1 week) Reached #1: 19 July 2004 Having released their first album in 1993, Da Weasel steadily became Portugal's biggest hip hop group and this was the song that turned them into #1 acts in my chart. The bare-chested lady in the music video is from Czech Republic and has been working as one of the models on the Portuguese version of "The Price is Right" since 2003. BIVNpuaAl4A

230. "Força" Nelly Furtado (5 weeks) Reached #1: 14 June 2004 UK Chart Peak: #40 2004 was of course the year of the Euro in Portugal. With all the nation swept away by the Euro fever, this was the song that defined the event and all the feelings felt by the Portuguese along the way. Of course, those darn Greek ruined the party but it remains one of the happiest periods of our nation. "Força" was the 2004 year-end #1 song in my chart and the first song in eight years to spend more than four consecutive weeks at #1 in my chart. GUkBa7uMIqU

229. "Breaking the habit" Linkin Park (1 week) Reached #1: 7 June 2004 UK Chart Peak: #39 A stand-out in their repertoir (especially due to its drum'n'bass beat), "Breaking the habit" became Linkin Park's thrid #1 in my chart (and also hit #1 in Poland). After its first week at #1, the song stayed the four following weeks at #2 behind the song that knocked them off the topspot. Contrary to general belief, this song is not about Chester Bennington's struggle with substance abuse because Mike Shinoda began writing it even before meeting him. However Bennington related so much to the song that he had difficulty singing it live until almost a year after the album Meteora came out. v2H4l9RpkwM

228. "Everytime" Britney Spears (1 week) Reached #1: 31 May 2004 UK Chart Peak: #1 After a three year drought, Britney was back into my chart's #1 as "Everytime" duly became her ninth #1. It was also #1 in the UK, Australia, Ireland and Hungary. The video stirred a lot of controversy for its implicit depiction of suicide. James Franco sings this song in the film "Springbreakers". 8YzabSdk7ZA

227. "Oye el boom" David Bisbal (2 weeks) Reached #1: 17 May 2004 Yet another #1 for David Bisbal, his last in my chart to date although he has since occasionally managed to chalk some minor hits. He sang one of the versions of "Wavin' flag", the 2010 World Cup anthem, perhaps foreseeing that Spain would win it. Bisbal's last top 40 hit is actually from 2014, with "Diez mil maneras" peaking at #24. TRJ5GyIkPoc

226. "Dragostea din tei" O-Zone (1 week) Reached #1: 10 May 2004 UK Chart Peak: #3 Who would have thought that a song in Romanian would be #1 in my charts? But that's what Moldovan pop group O-Zone managed to do when they took the world by storm with their hit "Dragostea din tei". Such was the massive success of the track that it was the biggest selling single of the year in Germany (3rd of the decade!), France, Austria, Netherlands and Switzerland and also hit #1 in Ireland, Norway, Denmark and Wallon Belgium. O-Zone also hit #10 in my chart with follow-up single "Despre tine". All three members have since pursued solo careers. by Romanian singer Paula Mitrache under the name Haiducii was #1 in Italy and Sweden and was #5 in my chart. 3FFC6tDSdmY

225. "E tudo vai mudar" Non Stop (2 weeks) Reached #1: 26 April 2004 Non Stop scored their second #1 with the first single of their second album, making this the first time (and only to date) my chart had three consecutive #1s by Portuguese acts. Non Stop disbanded after their ill-advised 2006 Eurovision entry. Andreia and Liliana have enjoyed some success as featured singers in some popular dance tracks and recently teamed up again for a record under the name Project Kala. nUqiIK7aZVA

224. "Gotta get away" Fonzie (1 week) Reached #1: 19 April 2004 Portuguese punk-rock band Fonzie had already some credit in the punk-rock circuit worldwide, touring all over the world since 1998, before having a massive hit in their homeland. They had two top 20 hits in my chart before going all the way to #1 with "Gotta get away", which remains their biggest hit in Portugal. The track was also featured in some American MTV shows like "Laguna Beach" and "MTV Made". rx0x3jlwWLs

223. "Carta" Toranja (1 week) Reached #1: 12 April 2004 2004 was the most successful year for Portuguese music in my chart with six homegrown #1 hits in my chart (plus Nelly Furtado who is of Portuguese descent). One of the acts that made it all the way to the topspot was rockband Toranja with this ballad that became famous for the huge quantity of words the singer was able to scram into one verse. Toranja had four top 5 hits in my chart before disbanding in 2006. Lead singer Tiago Bettencourt has since had a solo career. GKl6hK2IzbY

222. "Buleria" David Bisbal (3 weeks) Reached #1: 22 March 2004 David Bisbal finished second in the first season of Spanish talent show Operación Triunfo but out of the show's alumni, he went on to be the most successful as his debut album "Corazón latino" sold a million copies in Spain alone. In 2004, he released his second album (which I bought) and the title track became his second #1 in my chart. wTm-Q43ZQek

221. "Feeling alive" Gomo (1 week) Reached #1: 15 March 2004 After being involved in several indie bands in the 1990's, Paulo Gouveia began making music on his own under the name of Gomo in 2001. In 2004, he released his debut album "Best of Gomo" and was nominated Best Portuguese Act at that year's MTV Europe Music Awards. "Feeling alive" remains his biggest hit and and its music video has went down as one of the best Portuguese videos of all time due to its "How to make a music video" theme. Gomo last troubled my chart in 2009. NGotywaj8jQ

220. "Há dias assim" Sofia Barbosa (1 week) Reached #1: 8 March 2004 Sofia Barbosa had back-to-back #1s in my chart. Sadly I can't find this song anywhere on the internet but it was the best of her album.

219. "Lost without you" Delta Goodrem (2 weeks) Reached #1: 23 February 2004 UK Chart peak: #4 One of Buzzjack perennial divas, Delta Goodrem scored her only #1 hit in my chart with "Lost without you" (and still remains my favourite of hers). The track was the second in a string of six consecutive #1 hits in her native Australia and the 7th best selling single of 2003 there. In 2005, Australian band Fido recorded a punkrock version of the song. YMYUYtsUGgg

218. "Turn me on" Kevin Lyttle (1 week) Reached #1: 16 February 2004 UK Chart peak: #2 Kevin Lyttle helped put the small island nation of Saint Vincent & The Grenadines on the list of countries with artists that topped my chart with "Turn me on", who was top 5 in several European countries, even reaching #1 in Denmark. Lyttle's only other song in my chart was follow-up single "Last drop" that hit #22. 4apHuWytLko

217. "Madan" Martin Solveig & Salif Keita (3 weeks) Reached #1: 26 January 2004 French DJ/producer Martin Solveig teamed up with famous afro-pop star Salif Keita for this track. Solveig would go on to achieve plenty of success in the following years but this remains his only #1 to date. Born Martin Picandet, he took his stage surname Solveig after a Danish friend of his. cm-1Wo1_cMQ

216. "First day of my life" The Rasmus (2 weeks) Reached #1: 12 January 2004 UK Chart peak: #50 Following up the huge success of "In the shadows" in my chart, The Rasmus followed it up with another chart-topper. Lead singer Lauri Ylönen says he came up with this song after hearing the phrase "through the darkness" while watching a film in the tour bus. BU8u0yFxMYU

215. "Too lost in you" Sugababes (1 week) Reached #1: 5 January 2004 UK Chart peak: #10 "Too lost in you" was the Sugababes' first #1 in my chart and remains one of their best songs. It was written by Diane Warren and originally recorded in French by Patricia Kaas under the title "Quand j'ai peur de tout". A slightly different version of the track was featured in the Love Actually soundtrack. wo07t6XjNO4

214. "My immortal" Evanescence (3 week) Reached #1: 15 December 2003 UK Chart peak: #7 Like "Bring me to life", "My immortal" was featured in Daredevil soundtrack and was #1 in my chart (it was also a chart-topper in Canada and Greece). It was my chart's Christmas #1 of 2003 but it stayed in my chart well into the new year, even returning to the top 10 around Valentine's Day 2004. 5anLPw0Efmo

213. "Powerless (Say what you want)" Nelly Furtado (1 week) Reached #1: 8 December 2003 UK Chart peak: #13 Portuguese-Canadian superstar Nelly Furtado scored her first #1 in my chart with the first single from the album "Folklore". It won the Juno Award for Song of the Year in 2004. mKOO2oNGVcI

212. "O meu sonho quem o viu" Sofia Barbosa (1 week) Reached #1: 1 December 2003 First single by Sofia Barbosa, the winner of the first edition of Operação Triunfo Portugal. uOZtio2iUUM

210. "O amor a Portugal" Ennio Morricone & Dulce Pontes (3 weeks) Reached #1: 10 November 2003 Legendary maestro/composer Ennio Morricone broke the record as the oldest person to top my chart at age 75, by teaming up with Portuguese singer Dulce Pontes (of Eurovision 1991 fame) for the album "Focus", where Pontes performed some rewoked tunes by Morricone. That is the case of this track, based around Morricone's soundtrack from "Once Upon a Time in the West". Dulce Pontes premiered this song in the inaugural football match of the new Alvalade Stadium between Sporting Lisbon and Manchester United, in which an eighteen-year old Cristiano Ronaldo shined so brightly that he was signed to the Red Devils almost imediately. EZJIJJnxZMc

209. "In the shadows" The Rasmus (4 weeks) Reached #1: 13 October 2003 UK Chart peak: #3 Finnish rockband The Rasmus had their breakthough hit with "In The Shadows" that was #1 in their native country but also in Germany and New Zealand. The song holds the record for the most performance royalties received abroad for a Finnish composition. This was the longest-running #1 of my chart in 2003, eventually ending up as the year-end #1, the only time my year-end chart was topped by a Q4 song. 7gwO8-oqwFw

208. "Where is the love?" Black Eyed Peas (2 weeks) Reached #1: 29 September 2003 UK Chart peak: #1 Not only was this the first #1 for the Black Eyed Peas in my chart (none of their previous songs had entered it before), this was the first #1 related to Justin Timberlake, who famously supplied uncredited guest vocals. "Where is the love?" was the best selling single in the UK in 2003 and was also #1 in Australia, Austria, Flemish Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, Sweden and Switzerland. WpYeekQkAdc

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