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Tough choice last time, but easy this time; Pet Shop Boys - Just Dance was OK, but what's all the over-excitement about Poker Face?

It's easy to have that sensible view when you're sitting at a computer typing in a nice, safe environment, but I think if I actually saw a mugging happening my emotion and anger would run so high that I'd just have to step in...after yelling to someone else to call the police, that is!

I like them both, but Love Etc is marginally the better of the two

Yeah, loving this, much bigger sound from The Enemy and nice to see them taking a change in direction unlike many other groups just now. The versions on youtube (if they're still there!) aren't very good quality and don't do the track justice. Very much looking forward to the album.

I disagree. When Sugababes came along with Overload, there was nothing like it around at the time...it was groundbreaking. Girls Aloud have just been spoonfed a number of (admittedly pretty good) pop songs and performed them. And since overload, Sugababes haven't really done anything that could be termed groundbreaking either. They're both just "nice" pop girl groups and unless their songwriters provide them with anything that is groundbreaking...or they manage to come up with something themselves...then it isn't going to happen. In fact, they've probably been warned away from doing anything too groundbreaking as to not alienate their fanbases. Yes, but unfortunately, as many people have said before...could you imagine listening to a whole album of her voice? Nice as a one-off, but I think after a few songs, it would really grate on me!

Oops..missed it... Good choice! /me re-edits :P

Ones I like that aren't on your list; Kajagoogoo - Too Shy Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes - Up Where We Belong Michael Jackson - Billie Jean Thompson Twins - Love On Your Side Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) Michael Jackson - Beat It New Order - Blue Monday Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart Eurythmics - Love Is A Stranger Toto - Rosanna Thompson Twins - We Are Detective Heaven 17 - Temptation Cliff Richard & Phil Everly - She Means Nothing To Me Police - Every Breath You Take Irene Cara - Flashdance...What A Feeling Bob Marley & The Wailers - Buffalo Soldier Elton John - I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Something The Beat - Can't Get Used To Losing You Mike Oldfield with Maggie Reilly - Moonlight Shadow Dionne Warwick - All The Love In The World KC & Sunshine Band - Give It Up Elton John - I'm Still Standing Eurythmics - Who's That Girl? Kinks - Come Dancing UB40 - Red Red Wine Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack - Tonight, I Celebrate My Love Howard Jones - New Song Meat Loaf - Midnight At The Lost And Found Paul Young - Come Back And Stay Billy Joel - Uptown Girl Flying Pickets - Only You Paul Young - Love Of The Common People Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton - Islands In The Stream Michael Jackson - Thriller Pretenders - 2000 Miles Eurythmics - Right By Your Side

1 (1) No Time For Tears - The Enemy 2 (2) Love Etc - Pet Shop Boys 3 (6) Wrong - Depeche Mode 4 (3) Revelry - Kings Of Leon 5 (10) Everybody Knows - Lunik 6 (4) Farewell To The Fairground - White Lies 7 (12) No You Girls - Franz Ferdinand 8 (9) Zero - Yeah Yeah Yeahs 9 (14) I'm Not Alone - Calvin Harris 10 (5) The Fear - Lily Allen 11 (25) Nothing To Worry About - Peter, Bjorn & John 12 (8) Can't Get Over - September 13 (7) Great Expectations - Gaslight Anthem 14 (23) Embers - Just Jack 15 (NE) Halo - Beyonce 16 (13) Up All Night - Take That 17 (22) Tell Me It's Not Over - Starsailor 18 (15) Tonight's Today - Jack Penate 19 (21) Dead And Gone - TI 20 (11) I'm A Rope - Tommy Sparks 21 (NE) Knocking - Will And The People 22 (20) Kingdom Of Rust - Doves 23 (41) Skeleton Boy - Friendly Fires 24 (18) Just Can't Get Enough - Saturdays 25 (17) Walking On A Dream - Empire Of The Sun 26 (19) Crack A Bottle - Eminem 27 (16) Everybody - Rudenko 28 (33) Shine - Laura Izibor 29 (51) Every Word - Ercola 30 (46) Again - Karima Francis 31 (27) Falling Down - Oasis 32 (24) I'm Yours - Jason Mraz 33 (26) Spaceman - Killers 34 (28) So Human - Lady Sovereign 35 (36) My Girls - Animal Collective 36 (NE) She's Got Me Dancing - Tommy Sparks 37 (NE) Please Don't Stop The Rain - James Morrison 38 (NE) Never Take Us Alive - Madina Lake 39 (34) Skinny Love - Bon Iver 40 (29) Talk You Down - The Script

1 (1) No Time For Tears - The Enemy 2 (4) Wrong - Depeche Mode 3 (2) Revelry - Kings Of Leon 4 (3) Farewell To The Fairground - White Lies 5 (8) No You Girls - Franz Ferdinand 6 (6) Zero - Yeah Yeah Yeahs 7 (13) Nothing To Worry About - Peter, Bjorn & John 8 (5) Great Expectations - Gaslight Anthem 9 (12) Tell Me It's Not Over - Starsailor 10 (9) Tonight's Today - Jack Penate 11 (7) I'm A Rope - Tommy Sparks 12 (NE) Knocking - Will And The People 13 (11) Kingdom Of Rust - Doves 14 (23) Skeleton Boy - Friendly Fires 15 (10) Walking On A Dream - Empire Of The Sun 16 (15) Falling Down - Oasis 17 (14) Spaceman - Killers 18 (19) My Girls - Animal Collective 19 (NE) She's Got Me Dancing - Tommy Sparks 20 (NE) Never Take Us Alive - Madina Lake 21 (18) Skinny Love - Bon Iver 22 (NE) Stone Cold Sober - Paloma Faith 23 (22) Rubber Lover - Marmaduke Duke 24 (16) Life In Technicolour II - Coldplay 25 (NE) Wraithlike - Maximo Park 26 (20) Edith - Hot Melts 27 (17) My Circuitboard City - Wombats 28 (21) Better Than This - Keane 29 (28) Magnificent - U2 30 (27) True Romance - Golden Silvers 31 (24) Omen - Prodigy 32 (29) Mercury Summer - Fightstar 33 (NE) I Guess You Could Say - MC Rut 34 (26) If There's A Rocket, Tie Me To It - Snow Patrol 35 (25) Too Fake - Hockey 36 (31) Daniel - Bat For Lashes 37 (34) Sunny Days - Kid British 38 (NE) Obsessions - Marina & The Diamonds 39 (30) Mykonos - Fleet Foxes 40 (32) Arts And Crafts - Red Light Company

From your list, I like; Tracy Ullman - They Don't Know PiL - This Is Not A Love Song Yazoo - Nobody's Diary Orange Juice - Rip It Up U2 - New Year's Day Aztec Camera - Oblivious Lotus Eaters - The First Picture Of You Freeez - IOU Tracy Ullman - Move Over Darling Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson - Say Say Say Men At Work - Down Under Toto - Africa David Bowie - Let's Dance Level 42 - Sun Goes Down (Livin' It Up) Culture Club - Church Of The Poisoned Mind Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know Joe Jackson - Stepping Out David Bowie - Modern Love Rod Stewart - Baby Jane Prince - 1999 Joan Armatrading - Drop The Pilot JoBoxers - Boxerbeat In Deep - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination Paul Young - Wherever I Lay My Hat, That's My Home Bananarama - Cruel Summer Depeche Mode - Everything Counts Madness - Wings Of A Dove Culture Club - Karma Chameleon Laura Branigan - Gloria Spandau Ballet - True Spandau Ballet - Gold

I don't generally enjoy listening to music at too high a volume level, but for one album there was an exception - Fat Of The Land from Prodigy - I reckon I must have really annoyed my neighbours with that...although no-one complained :D

Well, I didn't want Leon to win, he was too stale. Whilst Rhydian certainly had more talent, I couldn't imagine much worse than listening to an album of his...I was surprised that when he did release an album it did as well as it did, but not surprised it has quickly faded into obscurity. Same Difference were just a joke...but bless them for trying! I can't remember who I wanted to win from that series, but they certainly weren't in the top three. Certainly there was a lack of promotion for Leon and only the record company will know the real reason for that. Good luck to him in whatever he does next. I think we're going to see a lot fewer big stars emerging from these talent shows. The beginning of the end for X-Factor? How many more series do you think it has left in it? I'd give it about 5.

I'm starting to tire of it now...and it's only just made the A list on Radio 1

From your list, I like; Kraftwerk - The Model ABC - All Of My Heart Maisonettes - Heartache Avenue A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) Classix Nouveaux - Is It A Dream ABC - Poison Arrow Bow Wow Wow - Go Wild In The Country Donna Summer - State Of Independence Associates - Party Fears Two Tears For Fears - Mad World Duran Duran - Save A Prayer Kid Creole & The Coconuts - I'm A Wonderful Thing Baby Madness - Our House Kid Creole & The Coconuts - Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle XTC - Senses Working Overtime Bananarama with Fun Boy Three - Really Saying Something Madness - House Of Fun Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling Carly Simon - Why Madness - Driving In My Car Shalamar - I Can Make You Feel Good Bucks Fizz - Land Of Make Believe The Jam - A Town Called Malice Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock N Roll ABC - The Look Of Love Yazoo - Only You Culture Club - Time (Clock Of The Heart) Dexy's Midnight Runners & The Emerald Express - Come On Eileen Shalamar - A Night To Remember Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf Bucks Fizz - My Camera Never Lies Iron Maiden - Run To The Hills Haircut 100 - Love Plus One Toni Basil - Mickey Yazoo - Don't Go Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? Kevin Rowland with Dexy's Midnight Runners - Jackie Wilson Said Piranhas - Zambezi Not on your list, but I like from '82; Stranglers - Golden Brown Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do) Kool & The Gang - Get Down On It Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You Altered Images - I Could Be Happy George Benson - Never Give Up On A Good Thing Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) Tight Fit - The Lion Sleeps Tonight Abba - One Of Us Rod Stewart - Young Turks Goombay Dance Band - Seven Tears Roxy Music - More Than This Elton John - Blue Eyes Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony And Ivory Haircut 100 - Fantastic Day PhD - I Won't Let You Down J Geils Band - Centerfold Junior - Mama Used To Say Charlene - I've Never Been To Me Blondie - Island Of Lost Souls Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots Irene Cara - Fame Hot Chocolate - It Started With A Kiss Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger The Belle Stars - The Clapping Song Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra The Clash - Rock The Casbah Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry Evelyn King - Love Come Down Mari Wilson - Just What I Always Wanted Pretenders - Back On The Chain Gang The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go Eddy Grant - I Don't Wanna Dance The Jam - Beat Surrender Human League - Mirror Man Renee & Renato - Save Your Love Dionne Warwick - Heartbreaker a few very guilty pleasures there >.<

The year of the first single that I bought...and it's one of your all-time favourites! Visage - Fade To Grey Also, from your list, I like; Teardrop Explodes - Reward Tenpole Tudor - Swords Of A Thousand Men Landscape - Einstein A Go-Go Duran Duran - Planet Earth Ultravox - Vienna Depeche Mode - New Life Human League - Love Action (I Believe In Love) Coast To Coast - (Do) The Hucklebuck ... well, liked it at the time, still just a good, fun track Japan - Quiet Life ABC - Tears Are Not Enough Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime UB40 - One In Ten Kim Wilde - Kids In America Bucks Fizz - Making Your Mind Up Duran Duran - Girls On Film XTC - Sgt Rock (Is Going To Help Me) Phil Collins - I Missed Again Spandau Ballet - Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) Kiki Dee - Star Kirsty MacColl - There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis The Jam - That's Entertainment Soft Cell - Tainted Love Squeeze - Labelled With Love Toyah - I Want To Be Free Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood Depeche Mode - I Just Can't Get Enough Altered Images - Happy Birthday Human League - Don't You Want Me Ones I like that you didn't list... John Lennon - Woman Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight Blondie - Rapture Dire Straits - Romeo & Juliet Roxy Music - Jealous Guy The Jacksons - Can You Feel It Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You Kim Carnes - Bette Davis' Eyes Champaign - How 'Bout Us UB40 - Don't Let It Pass You By Randy Crawford - You Might Need Somebody Abba - Lay All Your Love On Me ELO - Hold On Tight Squeeze - Tempted Jim Steinman - Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - Endless Love Pointer Sisters - Slow Hand Cliff Richard - Wired For Sound Aneka - Japanese Boy Rolling Stones - Start Me Up Toyah - Thunder In The Mountains Genesis - Abacab Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic Madness - It Must Be Love Meat Loaf - Dead Ringer For Love

Absolutely awful - being hyped all over the place - not least of all by Radio 1...I can see them A-Listing this soon :cry: <<isn't there an "ouch, my ears are bleeding"? :P It'll be sold on the basis of the lyrics of being drunk and getting a girl naked at a party...sad really. And I bet we never hear of the follow-up about the girl crying rape the next day, him too hungover and sick to remember anything, the girl finding out she's pregnant and then either having to have an abortion or bring up a poor kid that was really unwanted and basically ruining all their lives.. Meh, maybe a slight over-reaction, but that doesn't excuse this p***-poor excuse for a song. Many people have been comparing this to Eminem, but Eminem mostly refers to the consequences and has something of a tune to go with some well-crafted lyrics. This doesn't even come close. Please don't add a poll, I'd be loathe to hit the button to admit that this awfulness will probably be a #1. :angry:

Good to see this starting to do as well as it deserves. It just baffles me why Radio 1 won't playlist this, yet they happily added U2's latest poor effort. I've liked Papa Roach's previous material, I hope this is as good...or better. Not sure from that title though!

Heard Obsessions for the first time today - what's with all the artiness on the vocal? It takes away from any kind of emotion that's supposedly conveyed. I guess it's intended as the gimmick to sell the product. Not overly impressed on first listen...maybe a grower...

My favourites from your list... Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno Spandau Ballet - To Cut A Long Story Short Martha & The Muffins - Echo Beach Vapors - Turning Japanese David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes Motorhead - Ace Of Spades UB40 - Food For Thought Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart OMD - Enola Gay Madness - Embarrassment Stacy Lattishaw - Jump To The Beat George Benson - Give Me The Night Whispers - And The Beat Goes On Specials - Too Much Too Young Pretenders - Brass In Pocket The Jam - Start Madness - Baggy Trousers The Jam - Going Underground Madness - My Girl Average White Band - Let's Go Round Again Kate Bush - Babooshka Blondie - Call Me Narada Michael Walden - I Shoulda Loved Ya Randy Crawford - One Day I'll Fly Away Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry Kool & The Gang - Celebration Adam & The Ants - Antmusic Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me Lipps Inc - Funky Town Bad Manners - Lip Up Fatty Ones I like that you didn't list... Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall Nolans - I'm In The Mood For Dancing Michael Jackson - Rock With You Cliff Richard - Carrie Elvis Costello & The Attractions - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down Rupert Holmes - Escape (The Pina Colada Song) Captain & Tennille - Do That To Me One More Time Detroit Spinners - Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me Girl Genesis - Turn It On Again Brothers Johnson - Stomp Korgis - Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime Bob Marley & The Wailers - Could You Be Loved Odyssey - Use It Up And Wear It Out Abba - The Winner Takes It All Diana Ross - Upside Down Kelly Marie - Feels Like I'm In Love Gap Band - Oops Up Side Your Head The Clash - Bank Robber Billy Joel - It's Still Rock N Roll To Me Stevie Wonder - Masterblaster (Jammin') Air Supply - All Out Of Love Queen - Another One Bites The Dust Blondie - The Tide Is High Eddy Grant - Do You Feel My Love

1 (NE) Songs For My Mother - Ronan Keating 2 (2) Only By The Night - Kings Of Leon 3 (8) To Lose My Life - White Lies 4 (1) No Line On The Horizon - U2 5 (3) 50 Years Of Hits - Everly Brothers 6 (10) All The Plans - Starsailor 7 (9) Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes 8 (4) Collection - Annie Lennox 9 (7) Invaders Must Die - Prodigy 10 (5) It's Not Me, It's You - Lily Allen 11 (6) Day And Night - Killers 12 (12) Fine Fascination - Red Light Company 13 (17) Dig Out Your Soul - Oasis 14 (11) Walking On A Dream - Empire Of The Sun 15 (14) Chasing Lights - Saturdays 16 (NE) Lonely Letters - Lunik 17 (NE) Grace/Wastelands - Peter Doherty 18 (20) Viva La Vida - Coldplay 19 (13) The Circus - Take That 20 (19) Total Pop! First 40 Hits - Erasure

12-02. The Prodigy - Omen 15-04. Alesha Dixon - Breathe Slow 20-01. Kid Cudi & Crookers - Day'n'Nite

12-01. The Prodigy - Omen 15-03. Alesha Dixon - Breathe Slow 20-01. Kid Cudi & Crookers - Day'n'Nite

Ones you didn't list, but I like from '79... Abba - Chiquitita Bee Gees - Tragedy (old school disco memories LOL) Billy Joel - My Life Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band - We've Got Tonight Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes Supertramp - The Logical Song The Clash - I Fought The Law The Korgis - If I Had You England Dan And John Ford Coley - Love Is The Answer Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore B-52's - Rock Lobster Supertramp - Breakfast In America Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Status Quo - Whatever You Want Gary Numan - Cars Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love ELO - Don't Bring Me Down

I see what you mean about the year of variety, there are some of my all-time favourites there and some of my all-time most hated's :lol: I like... Madness - One Step Beyond Tubeway Army - Are Friends Electric* Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing Special AKA - Gangsters XTC - Making Plans For Nigel The Knack - My Sharona Squeeze - Up The Junction Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing* Squeeze - Cool For Cats Police - Can't Stand Losing You Police - Message In A Bottle Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star Rainbow - Since You've Been Gone Earth, Wind And Fire with The Emotions - Boogie Wonderland Abba - Does Your Mother Know? M - Pop Music Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes Queen - Don't Stop Me Now Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Oliver's Army* Nick Lowe - Cruel To Be Kind Roxy Music - Dance Away McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now Flying Lizards - Money Specials - A Message To You Rudy The Jam - Eton Rifles Abba - Voulez-Vous Blondie - Heart Of Glass Dr Feelgood - Milk And Alcohol Blondie - Sunday Girl Anita Ward - Ring My Bell * = all-time favourite I simply cannot stand; Lene Lovich - Lucky Number Janet Kay - Silly Games Listening to their voices on those tracks is the equivalent of listening to someone scraping their fingernails down a blackboard...ugh.

I've not heard either of those Eurovision songs yet, but I find it quite amusing that the Norwegian song enters the Buzzjack chart higher than the UK song, when the vast majority of posters here are from the UK. And there are still two months before the actual contest, if I remember correctly?