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I don't see the point of an Absolute Radio 20s. The decade isn't over yet and surely the main Absolute Radio would have that music covered.

Nothing wrong with a bit of Aloe Blacc. I thought he was great and stood out amongst the sea of EDM clones we had in the 2010s. I find Jessie J tends to shout rather than sing and it can be a bit off-putting. Rixton were a flash in the pan, weren't they? I couldn't remember them until clicking on the video here. 'Me and My Broken Heart' is OK I suppose.

Even though I'm not an Ariana Grande fan and a lot of her more recent songs sound the same, 'Problem' was one of her decent ones. Also, what happened to Iggy Azalea? She was everywhere in 2014.

Not keen on this Cheryl song. Wasn't this around the time most pop artists had to insert a rap in the middle of their songs? Sometimes it's just not needed.

I actually like this song. Even though it sounds like something they would have released 10 years ago.

MAGIC! - Rude I remember at one of my places of work, they had Heart on the radio and this song was playing all the time. I wasn't allowed to change the station so I had to endure the torture. I don't mind the song in small doses.

Ben Haenow – Something I Need Never heard of him and this song is definitely not something I need. Just the same tired old X Factor formula. Will i am - It's My Birthday Never rated his music highly. He was better in the Black Eyed Peas. Gareth Malone’s All Star Choir – Wake Me Up I don't care if it is for charity. Just leave that song alone. Band Aid 30 – Do They Know It's Christmas I didn't even know they did another Band Aid. It must have been around the time I started avoiding Christmas music. I am guessing the original gets rated higher than this.

I'm sorry but the Keane version of 'Somewhere Only We Know' is far superior to Lily's version.

I liked 'La La La' by Naughty Boy and Sam Smith. An unusual song but very catchy. Even though I'm not a fan of Sam Smith, I find his maudlin, shrill voice off putting. However, I think his vocals work well on this track. The music video is weird. Reminds me of the Wizard of Oz a bit. 😆

Is anyone planning on updating this thread?

John Newman's 'Love Me Again' was another song that I loved in 2013. I think it would be number 1 for me. It's interesting how varied the Number 1 singles were in 2013 compared to now. I think it was probably the last good year we had for chart pop. The further we get into this decade, the smaller the countdown will be as songs would be stuck at Number 1 for months.

That Clementine Douglas tune is a banger!

I was hooked on that Duke Dumont song when it came out and this would be in my top 5 of 2013. I am guessing this was the start of a deep house revival because I don't remember hearing anything else like this at the time. I'm not a Miley Cyrus fan and it's clear that when she released 'We Can't Stop', it was an attempt to show how grown up she was and that her Hannah Montana days were behind her. However, all the antics with sitting naked on a wrecking ball and twerking on Robin Thicke came across as contrived and a bit desperate. I respect Miley more as an artist after that era as she is more grounded and her talent really shines through.

I am a big fan of Pharrell's music and I loved 'Happy' when it first came out. However, it became overplayed and then I didn't enjoy it as much. That's probably why I preferred his next 2 singles (Marilyn Monroe, Come Get it Bae) as they were not as commercially successful or had a lot of airplay but sounded just as good.

I can't believe you put 'Counting Stars' near the bottom of this countdown. 😱 The song is so uplifting and soulful and I love it. On the other hand, I think that Saturdays song is awful and they have had better songs more worthy of being Number 1. This is so autotuned and overproduced and the feature of Sean Paul is not an improvement.