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168. "Whenever, wherever" Shakira (3 weeks) Reached #1: 18 February 2002 UK Chart peak: #2 Before she took the world by storm by singing in English, Shakira wasn't uknown in Portugal as some of her songs in Spanish (back when she was a brunette) were already known here, most notably 1997's "Estoy Aqui" and she already had 3 top 20 hits in my chart before hitting #1 with what has become Shakira's signature song. Will Young's Pop Idol single prevented "Whenever, Wherever" from being a dead-cert #1 in the UK , but it has topped the chart in virtually all other European countries (it's longest running #1 single ever in Switzerland, where it stayed for 17 weeks). It was my chart's #1 year-end song of 2002. weRHyjj34ZE

167. "Hands clean" Alanis Morissette (2 weeks) Reached #1: 21 January 2002 UK Chart peak: #12 Alanis Morissette had a surprise #1 in my chart (her second overall) with the lead track from her third album "Under rug swept". It was also #1 in New Zealand. Alanis's latest top 10 hit in my chart is actually rather recent: "Receive" hit #8 in 2013. 2dH289KxkGw

166. "If you come back" Blue (2 weeks) Reached #1: 21 January 2002 UK Chart peak: #1 "If you come back" was Blue's second #1 both in the UK and in my chart (and remains my favourite of theirs). Despite several other hits, they never made it to #1 again. The closest they get to it was with "Sorry seems to be the hardest word" that hit #2 in early 2003. GjFO5zw7hq4

165. "Horas de prazer" Santos & Pecadores (4 weeks) Reached #1: 24 December 2001 With this Christmas Number One, Santos & Pecadores got their second #1 in my chart holding on to it well into January. The band's last troubled my chart in 2011. dxuG0wHiD3Y

164. "Sempre Feliz Natal" João Portugal (1 week) Reached #1: 17 December 2001 "Sempre Feliz Natal" became the first Christmas song to top my chart but it wouldn't be the Christmas Number One. Besides his musical career, João Portugal has always kept a parallel career as a photographer. LDWhJvJcyTM

163. "(I wish I knew hot it would feel to be) Free/ One" Lighthouse Family (3 weeks) Reached #1: 26 November 2001 UK Chart Peak: #6 "(I wish I knew hot it would feel to be) Free" was originally written and recorded by Billy Taylor in 1967 and has been covered by names like Jools Holland, Solomon Burke, John Denver and John Legend. Nina Simone's version was the most popular until Lighthouse Family introduced it to a new generation by interpolating with U2's "One". This would be Lighthouse Family's only #1 hit in my chart. Their other top 10 hits in my chart were "Ocean Drive" and "High". TeCAkrg4fNE

162. "Outro sol" Adelaide Ferreira (3 weeks) Reached #1: 5 November 2001 Yet another Big Brother Portugal theme hitting #1 in my chart this time from the third edition, giving Portugal's former 80's rockchick turned into powerballad diva Adelaide Ferreira her only #1 in my chart. Adelaide Ferreira sung Portugal's entry in Eurovision Song Contest 1985 and she remains very active in her music career. eKwpZiMtQ4A

161. "Come what may" Ewan McGregor & Nicole Kidman (4 weeks) Reached #1: 8 October 2001 UK Chart peak. #27 I was totally in love with the Moulin Rouge (its soundtrack album was the first thing that I've ever bought with Euros). The main theme was "Come What May" which saw the film's stars romantically duet (although it was this remix that I was more keen on). Ewan McGregor had already a top 40 entry in my chart as he was credited in PF Project's "Choose life" that used his Trainspotting opening monologue. Nicole Kidman would have two more top 10 hits in my chart with her cover of Randy Crawford's "One Day I'll Fly Away" and of course her duet with Robbie Williams. t29crZJff1A

160. "Hunter" Dido (2 weeks) Reached #1: 10 September 2001 UK Chart peak. #17 "Hunter" was Dido's second #1 in my chart, following up "Thank You" that peaked at #5. In Portugal, one of the most popular tracks of Dido's No Angel album was "My Lover's Gone" as it was heavily played on national radios and featured on popular Brazilian soap-opera "O Clone". 1qmKk7fj9Ug

159. "All rise" Blue (3 non-consecutive weeks) Reached #1: 3 September and 24 Sepetember 2001 UK Chart peak. #4 An excellent debut for Blue in my chart hitting #1 after a floating around the top 5 a few weeks beforehand. "All Rise" was #1 in New Zealand and top 3 in Australia, Flemish Belgium, Norway and Sweden. RkWQDDv_qdg

158. "Seul" Garou (2 weeks) Reached #1:13 August 2001 French-Canadian singer Garou (born Pierre Garand) made a successful crossover from the French stage musical scene to popstardom with this song which topped the charts in France and Wallon Belgium. It's the 95th best selling single of all time in France. Garou scored two more top 40 hits in my chart, including a duet with Céline Dion. svuEn_HfgHw

157. "Ao limite eu vou" Non Stop (3 non-consecutive weeks) Reached #1:6 August 2001, 27 August 2001 Just like Girls Aloud in the UK, Non Stop were formed via the Portuguese version of TV show Popstars. In the end, Andreia, Fátima, Kátia, Liliana and Rita were the chosen ones and their debut single "Ao Limite Eu Vou" was an immediate success in Portugal and the album was certified gold. However after the follow-up single, Fátima left the group claiming homesickness and Non Stop went on as a quarter until calling it quits (not before an infamous notch in Eurovision). nNHvLSoXMi8

156. "Waterskin" The Gift (2 weeks) Reached #1: 23 July 2001 The Gift is one of my favourite Portuguese bands and the first single of their second album "Film" was their first #1 in my chart. Lead singer Sónia Tavares is currently a judge on the Portuguese X-Factor. hXwdMTs1bX4

Yes, I'm the one who always keeps bringing up the Florin Street Band. :kink: And yes, I still think that this should be a classic and haven't lost hope on it. :D

12 - Will a Q4 Number One song bounce back to #1 in January?

1 - Which song will be covered by the X-Factor winner? 2 - Which song will be covered for the John Lewis Christmas TV ads? 3 - Will Rihanna release an album? 4 - Which old songs will have a campaign for them (not) to become Christmas number ones? 5 - How many Q4 songs will remain in the top 20 well into March of the following year? 6 - Will a Q4 album sell by the bucketloads enough to be the best-seller of the year? 7 - Which relatively unknown singer will be huge in the next year after featuring in a Q4 dance/urban track? 8 - Which major star will release a Christmas album? 9 - What song will be #1 (or have the most increased sales) in the iTunes giftcard week (i.e. the week after the Christmas chart)? 10 - When will the Christmas oldies begin to creep into the top 40 and how high will FONY and AIWFCIY peak this year? 11- How many Q4 singles will be in the year-end top 20? Can you think of any others?

We Found Love as well, I think.

Pharrell Williams "Happy" > "Marilyn Monroe" #23 Lea Michele "Cannonball" > "On my way" #32 John Newman "Losing sleep" > "Blame" #1 Katy Perry "Darkhorse" > "Birthday" #9 Clean Bandit "Rather Be" > "Extraordinary" #2 Jess Glynne "Rather Be" > "Right here" #15 5 Seconds Of Summer "She looks so perfect" > "Don't stop" #11 Calvin Harris "Summer" > "Blame" #1 Paloma Faith "Only love can hurt like this" > "Changing" #8 Ariana Grande "Problem" > "Break free" #5 Iggy Azalea "Problem" > "Black widow" #7 The other #1s of 2014 in my chart don't have a follow-up single yet.

155. "There you'll be" Faith Hill (2 weeks) Reached #1: 9 July 2001 UK Chart peak: #3 What does this song and "Can't Fight Moonlight" have in common? Both were written by Diane Warren, produced by Trevor Horn, sung by country singers, featured in movie soundtracks and hit #1 in my chart. The song was also #1 in Canada and Sweden. In 2008, an audition by an X-Factor UK contestant sent "There you'll be" back to the UK top 10 seven years after its release. wbrRxl7Q2Yk

154. "You are alive" Fragma (1 week) Reached #1: 2 July 2001 UK Chart peak: #4 There's no chaning on a winning formula so after hitting #1 in my chart with "Toca's Miracle" and #2 with "Everytime You Need Me", German dance group stuck to the "dance track sung by a blond vocalist" formula and scored their second #1 with "You Are Alive". Vocals were provided by German singer Damae (née Daniela Klein), who went on to be the group's resident singer. However they would only enter my top 40 again with "Say That You're Here" and the 2008 version of "Toca's Miracle". UfxqcLHpYsg

153. "Lady Marmalade" Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & Pink (3 weeks) Reached #1: 11 June 2001 UK Chart peak: #1 There had been plenty of covers of Labelle's 1974 classic (including a 1998 UK#1 by All Saints - #3 in my chart), but the one for the Moulin Rouge soundtrack that joined Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, Pink and an uncredited Missy Elliott was the most successful one. It was Aguilera's third #1 in my chart and the first for the others, although P!nk was on to get more #1s later on. It topped the charts in the UK, the US, Australia, Brazil, Germany, Greece, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland and the video won the MTV VMA for Best Video of The Year. i9_adsvLFug

152. "It's raining men" Geri Halliwell (3 weeks) Reached #1: 21 May 2001 UK Chart peak: #1 Featured on the Bridget Jones's Diary soundtrack, Geri Halliwell's cover introduced the 1984 Weather Girls classic to a new generation, topping the charts in the UK, Ireland, Italy, Flemish Belgium and France, where it was the only Spice Girls-related song besides "Wannabe" to hit #1. The US release of Geri's version was scrapped due to 9/11 because radios didn't want to play it, stating that the song's title could remind the people that jumped to their deaths from the towers. qqXUpe3jlkA

151. "Imitation of life" R.E.M. (3 weeks) Reached #1: 30 April 2001 UK Chart peak: #1 I've been a fan of R.E.M. since the early 90's and I was happy to finally have them at #1 in my chart. "Imitation of Life" was also #1 in Spain and Japan and was #3 in my year-end chart of 2001. 0vqgdSsfqPs

150. "Survivor" Destiny's Child (2 weeks) Reached #1: 16 April 2001 UK Chart peak: #1 Apparently the song was written as a fightback to the neagtivety surrounding the group due to its several lineup changes in recent times, to the point that someone wrote that being in Destiny's Child was like being on "Survivor". The song was #1 in the UK, Ireland and Norway and the video won the MTV VMA for best R&B video. QBLZPAmu9z8

149. "Whole again" Atomic Kitten (1 week) Reached #1: 9 April 2001 UK Chart peak: #1 Their fifth single and final chance to salvage their record deal, "Whole Again" turned out to be the turning point for the Liverpool trio that would go on to enjoy four more years of success. It was #1 in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Netherlands and New Zealand. Despite shooting a new video for the American market, the single was never released in the USA in the wake of 9/11. 1RYy_k6-rlc