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If the BBC doesn't want to do Eurovision, why not give it to Channel 4. Plus if it costs too much, why do we have to pay a TV licence. Where is this money going? I am sure we'd have the same format as the German pre-selection this year on CH4. Now that would be something :cheer:

If this did become true, I think the singles chart in the UK would die, and anyone wanting to get into the industry or wanting a break would probably have the backing of their record industry and you would see a "rebel" chart set up.

Whoah! The thing is, who can manage to remember all six minutes of that "song"?

What's the best selling singles never to make the official 40. I would be very interested to know this, and how much they sold as well.

The most undeserving (In a compressed list): Fatman Scoop - "Be Faithful" - I belive this was disputed when it reached #1, as it was almost chanceless by the Friday but an unusual high amount of sales on the Saturday got to #1. I still belive that was an elaborate rig. The X-Factor winner songs (Except 05 and 06) + the two charity singles - We all know people are like sheep, and Cowell manipulates the charts. Any of JLS singles - Pop at it's blandest. Tiny Tempah - Chav power is still alive.... 3 of a kind - "Baby cakes" - The most chavviest #1 ever. Jessica Simpsons rape of "These boots are made for walking" - we all know she'd be a hardcore porner if she wasn't famous. Rihanna - "Umbrella" - thanks for ruining summer 2007. That Eamon and Frankie nonsense.

My opinion: 01. Usher - Yeah! - Not bad 02. DJ Casper - Cha Cha Slide - HATE!! :puke2: 03. Anastacia - Left Outside Alone - Why wasnt this number one? It was all over Europe, but typical us Brits ignore it :( 04. Blue - Breathe Easy - Decent song by them. 05. The Darkness - Love Is Only A Feeling - Great rock ballad :) 06. Britney Spears - Toxic - :dance: 07. Outkast - The Way You Move - Slow burner of a song...nothing special. 08. Sugababes - In The Middle - It's catchy, but too American. 09. Kanye West - Through The Wire - The first signs of this guy. No thank you. 10. NERD - She Wants To Move - Nah. 11. Will Young - Your Game - Good song, not as strong as the proceeding and succeding singles from the album. 12. Jamelia - Thank You - I only know the title in this song. OK-ish. 13. Jennifer Lopez - Baby I Love U - Pass the puke bucket. Over-sentimental crap. :puke2: 14. Enrique featuring Kelis - Not In Love - Good song, their voices work well together. 15. Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl {2004} - No! 16. The Black Eyed Peas - Hey Mama - I like this. One of their best :) 17. Fountains Of Wayne - Stacy's Mom - NO! Plus it rips off another song. 18. Beenie Man - Dude - :puke2: 19. Kylie Minogue - Red Blooded Woman - Or as I used to call it "Red Blooded Tampax". Not her best, more of a Vicki Beckham reject. 20. George Michael - Amazing - Good dance tune :) 21. The Delays - Nearer Than Heaven - Don't know it. 22. Missy Elliott - I'm Really Hot - No you are not Missy. 23. Nelly Furtado - Try - Don't remember. Wasn't this in Nelly's ethno phase? 24. Blink 182 - I Miss You - Gosh the accent and voices grate on this. I know my regions accent is much criticised, but this is pain. Awful song too. 25. The Divine Comedy - Come Home Billy Bird - Don't know it. 26. Keane - Somewhere Only We Know - Somewhat overplayed classic. 27. LMC Vs U2 - Take Me to the Clouds Above - That woman can sing, but she needed more of the song to show her range, not just five lines. 28. Travis - Love Will Come Through - Don't know it. 29. Boogie Pimps - Somebody to Love - Rape of a classic. Video was twisted. 30. Kelis - Milkshake - Family Guy has now tainted this in a good way ;) Good catchy song though. 31. Jamie Cullum - These Are The Days/Frontin' - Better version of "Frontin" than Pharell's whining and moaning. 32. Marques Houston - Clubbin - Don't know it. 33. Katie Melua - The Closest Thing to Crazy - Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Perhaps this woman has now put herself in a coma listening to her music. 34. Westlife - Obvious - Bland, dull. 35. Busted - Who's David - :puke2: 36. 50 Cent & G Unit - If I Can't/Them Thangs - :puke2: 37. VS - Love You Like Mad - Marvin from JLS's first foray into the music business. If only JLS got those chart positions ;) Not a fan of the song though. 38. Fya Featuring Smujji - Must Be Love - Dont know it. 39. No Doubt - It's My Life/Bathwater - Great cover :D 40. Phixx - Love Revolution - Why weren't these guys big? Great songs, even if the videos were a bit like gay bondage porn. Nice looking lads too. Some noticeable ones out of the top 40: 42. Katie Melua - Call Off The Search - Zzzzzzzzzzz 47. Deepest Blue - Give It Away - Strong dance number, though I liked how their two follow-up singles and album was more rock/indie. Tasty lead singer too ;) 48. Alistair Griffin - You And Me (Tonight) - He was adorable. This was a nice ballad. 51. The Killers - Somebody Told Me - CLASSIC! 71. Raghav - Can't Get Enough - Boring reggae/urban number. He could NOT dance! 72. Sean Paul - I'm Still In Love With You - No thank you. 73. Sam and Mark - With A Little Help From My Friends/Measure Of A Man - Awful cover.......but the second track was surprisingly good! 74. Snow Patrol - Run - CLASSIC Better than Leona's version with ease.

I've put this in this forum as it's a *bit* too soon for the retro forum: 01. Usher - Yeah! 02. DJ Casper - Cha Cha Slide 03. Anastacia - Left Outside Alone 04. Blue - Breathe Easy 05. The Darkness - Love Is Only A Feeling 06. Britney Spears - Toxic 07. Outkast - The Way You Move 08. Sugababes - In The Middle 09. Kanye West - Through The Wire 10. NERD - She Wants To Move 11. Will Young - Your Game 12. Jamelia - Thank You 13. Jennifer Lopez - Baby I Love U 14. Enrique featuring Kelis - Not In Love 15. Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl {2004} 16. The Black Eyed Peas - Hey Mama 17. Fountains Of Wayne - Stacy's Mom 18. Beenie Man - Dude 19. Kylie Minogue - Red Blooded Woman 20. George Michael - Amazing 21. The Delays - Nearer Than Heaven 22. Missy Elliott - I'm Really Hot 23. Nelly Furtado - Try 24. Blink 182 - I Miss You 25. The Divine Comedy - Come Home Billy Bird 26. Keane - Somewhere Only We Know 27. LMC Vs U2 - Take Me to the Clouds Above 28. Travis - Love Will Come Through 29. Boogie Pimps - Somebody to Love 30. Kelis - Milkshake 31. Jamie Cullum - These Are The Days/Frontin' 32. Marques Houston - Clubbin 33. Katie Melua - The Closest Thing to Crazy 34. Westlife - Obvious 35. Busted - Who's David 36. 50 Cent & G Unit - If I Can't/Them Thangs 37. VS - Love You Like Mad 38. Fya Featuring Smujji - Must Be Love 39. No Doubt - It's My Life/Bathwater 40. Phixx - Love Revolution Some noticeable ones out of the top 40: 42. Katie Melua - Call Off The Search 47. Deepest Blue - Give It Away 48. Alistair Griffin - You And Me (Tonight) 51. The Killers - Somebody Told Me 71. Raghav - Can't Get Enough 72. Sean Paul - I'm Still In Love With You 73. Sam and Mark - With A Little Help From My Friends/Measure Of A Man 74. Snow Patrol - Run

I think Clubland make their money from the tours they have and there is a few big names affiliated with their label. On top of that they have their own channel on SKY Digital, which has...... PUBLIC CHOICE!!!! Something thats lacking on the EMap ones.

Oh don't get me started with those "My Songs" CDs. It's always some douche with a guitar ie Jason Mraz, some dreary ballad "Red" by Daniel Merriweather and other stuff that wouldn't look out of place on a Heart FM, Magic, Bliss playlist. Shakira's "Gypsy" is awful! She seems to be channeling Cicciolina with her vocals on that song.

Well the US special relationship with the UK has thawed, so who knows we may start becoming pro-Europe and record companies take note of that? The thing is, the stuff we're getting from the US aside from a few acts is all this generic urban crap. I think people need to realise it's NOT the only genre.

I can understand if it's a lesser known album track...but not a song that was top 40 under 12 months ago.

To be honest...the lack of new releases is like a week in early January as opposed to the end of March.

Flo's hits I can understand somewhat, but there is a lot of potential on that album. Paolo's "Candy" - just a cheap cash-in. What next "Pencil full of lead" the re-release :(

I have noticed on the release schedule that 30h3 are re-releasing "Don't Trust Me" which was a top 40 last year and Marina and the Diamonds "I am not a robot" which was a flop last summer. Why is this? Both albums have tracks on there itching to be released and offer hit potential, yet stupid record companies seem to give us old songs again all the time. To me this makes out to people that there is nothing else on the album worth releasing. People would like to hear new songs, and not have a deja-vu of the previous years hits. It's nothing but money making for a gullible public. If it flopped, it flopped. We can't try and undo that.

"It's a fine day" by OPUS 3. The original was by "Jane" which is an acappella song that had a 1940s video and sounds a lot like something from a horror film! 44EarOC8ueo

Meatloaf - "It's all coming back to me now" (More passion than Celine's and better than Pandora's Box (The video is like a sado-porn) Meatloaf - "Out in the dark" (More convicing than Barbara Streisand's) Don Mclean - "Crying" (Again more passion) Erasure - "Take a Chance On Me" E-Rotic - "Winner takes it all" Dollar - "Oh L'Amour" (I am probably going to be killed for this, but this has more charm to it)

To me there should be a temp ban on US artists, while two seperate charts can be set-up: an international chart, and a domestic chart.

Two examples in question: The common plan of having two big singles off an album, then a third single which is completly ignored in favour of the previous. (EG - Little Boots - "Earthquake", Kylie Minogue - "The One", The Killers - "This is the world that we live in" and "Dustland Fairytale" etc) Deluxe/re-release editions of albums - What is wrong with making a new album?

NO! The original was bad, this is even worse with the high pitched voices. Seriously, those who buy Glee need help!

Why is it Justin Beiber is top 4 with his album, yet the Sugababes album is almost out of the top 40? There must be a lot of young girls and perverts buying that Beiber album. Worrying.

My top 10 so far: 1. Sweden 2. Ireland 3. Slovakia 4. Croatia 5. Poland 6. Georgia 7. Moldova 8. Malta 9. Greece 10. Romania

Saying that I saw the same in my local HMV, plus MonkeyKnifeFight For Love, The Massacare Climb, That Peter Kay single and that Soliders Christmas song as well. Seriously, I think it's a dying format unless you buy online :( The Mini Viva song I saw was "I wish" that rape of a song.

There isnt really much coming out isnt there? Compare to this last year, where we had all these fantastic songs being released and taking sales off each other.

I think Greece could be onto a winner with this song. It's catchy, sold well on stage and very well performed. As for replacing the singer, I think it's fine with Girogos. We don't need another bimbo representing Greece.

I think Serbia will miss out this year. The singer is freaky, the song is cheap and nasty and I belive only won because of the words "Beograd and Balkan". Emina could have been a shoe-in to win.