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http://i42.tinypic.com/2nt94eg.jpg #8 Marina & the Diamonds – Primadonna > first played: 23-Mar > month with the most plays: May > date released: 20-Mar > Plays: 25

http://i46.tinypic.com/2di3vq1.png #9 Jason Derulo – Undefeated > first played: 30-Jun > month with the most plays: July > date released: 22-May > Plays: 24

http://i46.tinypic.com/2ewp08p.png #10 Alt-J – Something Good > first played: 10-Oct > month with the most plays: November > date released: 28-Sep > Plays: 23

+5 · Will.I.Am ft. Britney Spears · 'Scream & Shout' +4 · Bruno Mars · 'Locked Out Of Heaven' +3 · Taylor Swift · 'I Knew You Were Trouble' +2 · Rihanna Ft. Mikky Ekko · 'Stay' +1 · Rihanna · 'Diamonds' -1 · Labrinth ft. Emeli Sandé · 'Beneath Your Beautiful' -2 · Olly Murs ft. Flo Rida · 'Troublemaker' -3 · PSY · 'Gangnam Style' -4 · Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin · 'Don't You Worry Child' -5 · James Arthur · 'Impossible'

21-02 ;; James Arthur - Impossible 22-00 ;; Christina Perri - A Thousand Years 23-01 ;; will.i.am and Britney Spears - Scream & Shout 24-03 ;; Maroon 5 - One More Night 25-02 ;; The Script feat. will.i.am - Hall Of Fame 26-00 ;; Disclosure feat. Sam Smith - Latch 27-00 ;; Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You 28-02 ;; Wiley feat. Skepta, JME and Ms D - Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya) 29-02 ;; Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko - Stay 30-00 ;; Little Mix - DNA

6. Good Idea.

Voted. :D

http://i42.tinypic.com/dmxxdg.png #12 Maroon 5 – Payphone (feat. Wiz Khalifa) > first played: 16-Apr > month with the most plays: April > date released: 17-Apr http://i47.tinypic.com/xdvaj7.png #11 Alt-J – Breezeblocks > first played: 24-Oct > month with the most plays: November > date released: 18-May

http://i49.tinypic.com/duouf.png #14 D'Banj – Scapegoat > first played: 23-Jul > month with the most plays: July > date released: 2009 http://i45.tinypic.com/9aaaes.png #13 Usher – Dive > first played: 16-Sep > month with the most plays: September > date released: 28-Auf

http://i47.tinypic.com/2ntwtck.png #16 D'Banj – Oliver Twist > first played: 3-Apr > month with the most plays: May > date released: 11-May http://i48.tinypic.com/2h5l4xx.png #15 The Maccabees – Pelican > first played: 18-Jan > month with the most plays: January > date released: 30-Dec (2011)

http://i49.tinypic.com/2mwdkzp.png #18 The Vaccines – Why Should I Love You? > first played: 19-Apr > month with the most plays: April > date released: 2-Feb http://i50.tinypic.com/3yflz.png #17 Alt-J – Matilda > first played: 28-Oct > month with the most plays: November > date released: Never released

http://i45.tinypic.com/10h659e.png #20 Ed Sheeran – Drunk > first played: 10-Sept (2011) > month with the most plays: Febuary > date released: 17-Feb http://i47.tinypic.com/2jb9lg.png #19 Imagine Dragons – Radioactive > first played: 11-Nov > month with the most plays: November > date released: 2-Apr

http://i50.tinypic.com/1zqy7pf.png #22 Jay-Z & Kanye West – Otis (feat. Otis Redding) > first played: 22-Feb > month with the most plays: March > date released: 20-Jul (2011) http://i46.tinypic.com/34fh9gz.png #21 Ben Howard – The Wolves > first played: 11-Mar > month with the most plays: April > date released: 3-Jun (2011)

http://i46.tinypic.com/xkuk3b.png #24 Florence + the Machine – Breath Of Life > first played: 3-May > month with the most plays: May > date released: 27-Apr http://i49.tinypic.com/bevewz.png #23 Chris Brown – Turn Up The Music > first played: 15-Apr > month with the most plays: Feb > date released: 7-Feb

http://i43.tinypic.com/107kju9.png #26 Arctic Monkeys – R U Mine? > first played: 2-Mar > month with the most plays: March > date released: 27-Feb http://i50.tinypic.com/2hhf2wi.png #25 Lykke Li – I Follow Rivers > first played: 15-Apr > month with the most plays: April > date released: 21-Jan (2011)

http://i47.tinypic.com/35hkzkj.png #28 Maverick Sabre – I Need > first played: 4-Nov (2011) > month with the most plays: February > date released: 4-Nov (2011) http://i46.tinypic.com/14l3lv8.png #27 Marina & the Diamonds – Radioactive > first played: 29-Aug (2011) > month with the most plays: May > date released: 29-Dec (2011)

http://i48.tinypic.com/1zas1d.png #30 Marina & The Diamonds - Teen Idle > first played: 11-May > month with the most plays: October > date released: Never released http://i46.tinypic.com/2hp0ne9.png #29 Drake – Take Care (feat. Rihanna) > first played: 18-Nov (2011) > month with the most plays: January > date released: 21-Feb

continued.... Week 27 http://i47.tinypic.com/j8hzlg.jpg Song: Chris Brown - Don't Wake Me Up http://i49.tinypic.com/2ykyn82.png Album: Maroon 5 - Overexposed Week 28 http://i46.tinypic.com/2di3vq1.png Song: Jason Derulo - Undefeated http://i46.tinypic.com/1zpmu54.png Album: Chris Brown - Fortune Week 29 http://i50.tinypic.com/11kgncx.png Song: Maximo Park - Hips And Lips http://i50.tinypic.com/24xjsc2.png Album: Maximo Park - The National Health Week 30 http://i48.tinypic.com/1jp7j4.jpg Song: P!nk - Blow Me (One Last Kiss) http://i50.tinypic.com/105y2c6.png Album: Fun. - Some Nights Week 31 http://i49.tinypic.com/duouf.png Song: D'Banj - Scapegoat http://i48.tinypic.com/2q3dkx0.png Album: Keane - Strangeland Week 32 http://i49.tinypic.com/duouf.png Song: D'Banj - Scapegoat http://i48.tinypic.com/2ut3lky.png Album: Noel Gallagher - High Flying Birds Week 33 http://i49.tinypic.com/10mixs6.png Song: Wiley - Heatwave (Feat. Ms. D) http://i50.tinypic.com/6fz4hk.png Album: Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE Week 34 http://i49.tinypic.com/5kfrro.png Song: Jake Bugg - Lightning Bolt http://i50.tinypic.com/6fz4hk.png Album: Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE Week 35 http://i49.tinypic.com/256wfgn.png Song: Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together http://i49.tinypic.com/548upg.png Album: Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes Week 36 http://i46.tinypic.com/swvda9.png Song: The Vaccines - All In Vein http://i48.tinypic.com/2nbt2d2.png Album: The Vaccines - Come Of Age Week 37 http://i46.tinypic.com/2k2f60.jpg Song: Calvin Harris - Sweet Nothing (feat. Florence Welch) http://i50.tinypic.com/awew6w.png Album: Trey Songz - Chapter V Week 38 http://i50.tinypic.com/2q2h9wz.png Song: Two Door Cinema Club - Sleep Alone http://i46.tinypic.com/21dq6o0.png Album: Two Door Cinema Club - Beacon Week 39 http://i45.tinypic.com/9aaaes.png Song: Usher - Dive http://i47.tinypic.com/2z3vwut.png Album: P!nk - The Truth About Love Week 40 http://i48.tinypic.com/33lclmo.png Song: Gusttavo Lima - Balada http://i49.tinypic.com/34rye0j.png Album: Usher - Looking 4 Myself Week 41 http://i45.tinypic.com/a5j3bo.png Song: Kanye West - Clique (Feat. Jay-Z & Big Sean) http://i46.tinypic.com/dwwe1i.png Album: Kanye West - Cruel Summer Week 42 http://i45.tinypic.com/fd5x5u.png Song: Adele - Skyfall http://i46.tinypic.com/2aamu5k.png Album: The Killers - Battle Born Week 43 http://i46.tinypic.com/2ewp08p.png Song: Alt-J - Something Good http://i48.tinypic.com/yp4xw.png Album: Marina & The Diamonds - Elektra Heart Week 44 http://i47.tinypic.com/2d9zjl.png Song: Frank Ocean - Songs For Women http://i47.tinypic.com/4ggfty.png Album: Jake Bugg - Jake Bugg Week 45 http://i50.tinypic.com/3465f6s.png Song: Alt-J - Tessellate http://i49.tinypic.com/1z2inhf.png Album: Alt-J - An Awesome Wave Week 46 http://i47.tinypic.com/xdvaj7.png Song: Alt-J - Breezblocks http://i47.tinypic.com/1zb6k2h.png Album: Aiden Grimshaw - Misty Eye Week 47 http://i46.tinypic.com/a0cshd.png Song: Pat Byrne End Of The World http://i49.tinypic.com/1z2inhf.png Album: Alt-J - An Awesome Wave Week 48 http://i47.tinypic.com/2jb9lg.png Song: Imagine Dragons - Radioactive http://i47.tinypic.com/15rcohv.png Album: Django Django - Django Django Week 49 http://i46.tinypic.com/34yd3kl.png Song: Ed Sheeran - Give Me Love http://i50.tinypic.com/34qoaxz.png Album: Rihanna - Unapologetic Week 50 http://i45.tinypic.com/28sn5hs.png Song: Alt-J - Buffalo (feat. Mountain Man) http://i49.tinypic.com/fxf7ux.png Album: Ne-Yo - R.E.D. Week 51 http://i46.tinypic.com/2k2f60.jpg Song: Calvin Harris - Sweet Nothing (feat. Florence Welch) http://i47.tinypic.com/1pw30j.png Album: Ke$ha - Warrior Week 52 http://i50.tinypic.com/25gwdgk.png Song: Mumford & Sons - The Boxer http://i47.tinypic.com/358c9dc.png Album: Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox Week 53 http://i45.tinypic.com/17thms.png Song: Imagine Dragons - It's Time http://i48.tinypic.com/2s0ld9w.png Album: Michael Bublé - Christmas

This year's weekly #1s Week 1 http://i51.tinypic.com/33tqnup.png Song: Olly Murs - Dance With Me Tonight http://i46.tinypic.com/15ev6mu.png Album: T-Pain - Revolver Week 2 http://i44.tinypic.com/nfr8rm.png Song: Rizzle Kicks - Mama Do The Hump http://i49.tinypic.com/1znxt1c.png Album: Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not Week 3 http://i41.tinypic.com/aacbr9.jpg Song: Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra) http://i45.tinypic.com/2ag3h39.png Album: Friendly Fires - Friendly Fires Week 4 http://i48.tinypic.com/2h5l4xx.png Song: The Maccabees - Pelican http://i50.tinypic.com/2u7n5af.png Album: Rizzle Kicks - Stereo Typical Week 5 http://i49.tinypic.com/2irx4t0.png Song: Maverick Sabre - No One http://i50.tinypic.com/3v61l.png Album: Olly Murs - In Case You Didn't Know Week 6 http://i48.tinypic.com/207w1tt.png Song: Shakira - Je L'Aime Á Mourir http://i49.tinypic.com/mwbqz5.png Album: Maverick Sabre - Lonely Are The Brave Week 7 http://i50.tinypic.com/28vrns4.png Song: Dappy - Rockstar (feat. Brian May) http://i45.tinypic.com/a0lav8.png Album: Lisa Hannigan - Passenger Week 8 http://i49.tinypic.com/bevewz.png Song: Chris Brown Turn Up The Music http://i46.tinypic.com/23ktf7r.png Album: Jason DeRulo - Future History Week 9 http://i43.tinypic.com/sq1tox.png Song: Usher Climax http://i46.tinypic.com/e7gmc3.png Album: Enrique Iglesias - Greatest Hits Week 10 http://i43.tinypic.com/107kju9.png Song: Arctic Monkeys R U Mine? http://i47.tinypic.com/2wqy0qv.png Album: Jay-Z & Kanye West - Watch The Throne Week 11 http://i50.tinypic.com/9vgltz.png Song: Marcus Collins Seven Nation Army http://i50.tinypic.com/o5ud6d.png Album: Snow Patrol - Fallen Empires Week 12 http://i45.tinypic.com/260r3g1.png Song: Ben Howard Only Love http://i49.tinypic.com/6iqole.png Album: Ben Howard - Every Kingdom Week 13 http://i47.tinypic.com/30mbx52.png Song: Drake Successful http://i50.tinypic.com/ocwg8.png Album: Drake - So Far Gone Week 14 http://i42.tinypic.com/2nt94eg.jpg Song: Marina & The Diamonds Primadonna http://i50.tinypic.com/ocwg8.png Album: Drake - So Far Gone Week 15 http://i41.tinypic.com/30vbzew.jpg Song: Calvin Harris - Let's Go (feat. Ne-Yo) http://i47.tinypic.com/ilm90h.png Album: Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded Week 16 http://i45.tinypic.com/2mesvvb.png Song: Nicki Minaj - Marilyn Monroe http://i47.tinypic.com/ilm90h.png Album: Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded Week 17 http://i49.tinypic.com/2mwdkzp.png Song: The Vaccines - Why Should I Love You? http://i47.tinypic.com/jptues.png Album: Labrinth - Electronic Earth Week 18 http://i42.tinypic.com/dmxxdg.png Song: Maroon 5 - Payphone (feat. Wiz Khalifa) http://i47.tinypic.com/svp7ae.png Album: Maxïmo Park - A Certain Trigger Week 19 http://i46.tinypic.com/xkuk3b.png Song: Florence + the Machine - Breath Of Life http://i46.tinypic.com/2zqd8cy.png Album: The Black Keys - El Camino Week 20 http://i42.tinypic.com/2nt94eg.jpg Song: Marina & The Diamonds - Primadonna http://i48.tinypic.com/yp4xw.png Album: Marina & The Diamonds - Electra Heart Week 21 http://i47.tinypic.com/2lswm0.png Song: Marcus Collins - Innocence http://i48.tinypic.com/rhvals.png Album: Marcus Collins - Marcus Collins Week 22 http://i48.tinypic.com/14uhqtz.png Song: D'Banj - Oliver Twist http://i49.tinypic.com/6iqole.png Album: Ben Howard - Every Kingdom Week 23 http://i49.tinypic.com/34gorxi.png Song: Florence + the Machine - Spectrum (Calvin Harris Remix) http://i48.tinypic.com/1t659z.png Album: Paloma Faith - Fall To Grace Week 24 http://i50.tinypic.com/4rq148.png Song: Loreen - Euphoria http://i48.tinypic.com/1t659z.png Album: Paloma Faith - Fall To Grace Week 25 http://i40.tinypic.com/1z4b9t5.jpg Song: Jay-Z & Kanye West - Niggas In Paris http://i47.tinypic.com/2wqy0qv.png Album: Jay-Z & Kanye West - Watch The Throne Week 26 http://i46.tinypic.com/6sz6nc.png Song: Kelly Clarkson - Dark Side http://i49.tinypic.com/20r4688.png Album: B.o.B. - Strange Clouds

Last year's Top 10s 2011: Songs 1. Florence + the Machine – Shake It Out 2. Colonel Reyel – Celui 3. Ed Sheeran – The A Team 4. Ed Sheeran – You Need Me, I Don't Need You 5. Adele – Someone Like You (Live) 6. Calvin Harris – Bounce (feat. Kelis) 7. Nicki Minaj – Super Bass 8. The Vaccines – If You Wanna 9. Colonel Reyel – Toutes les nuits 10. T-Pain – Best Love Song (Feat. Chris Brown) 2011: Albums 1. Chris Brown - F.A.M.E. 2. Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials 3. David Guetta - Nothing But The Beat 4. Drake - Take Care 5. Ed Sheeran - + 6. The Vaccines - What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? 7. Adele - 21 8. James Vincent Mc Morrow - Early In The Morning 9. Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday 10. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 2011: Acts* 1. Chris Brown 2. Rihanna 3. Drake 4. Florence + The Machine 5. Kanye West 6. David Guetta 7. Nicki Minaj 8. T-Pain 9. Arctic Monkeys 10. Lil' Wayne *Note: last year the featured work of an artist contributed to their total. This year it doesn't.

Welcome everyone to my yearly review. Where the 12 Monthly Reviews culminate. I shall count down my: > Top 30 played singles > Top 40 played albums > Top 50 played acts So before I begin. Happy New Year! Songs #30 Marina & the Diamonds – Teen Idle #29 Drake – Take Care (feat. Rihanna) #28 Maverick Sabre – I Need #27 Marina & the Diamonds – Radioactive #26 Arctic Monkeys – R U Mine? #25 Lykke Li – I Follow Rivers #24 Florence + the Machine – Breath Of Life #23 Chris Brown – Turn Up The Music #22 Jay-Z & Kanye West – Otis (feat. Otis Redding) #21 Ben Howard – The Wolves #20 Ed Sheeran – Drunk #19 Imagine Dragons – Radioactive #18 The Vaccines – Why Should I Love You? #17 Alt-J – Matilda #16 D'Banj – Oliver Twist #15 The Maccabees – Pelican #14 D'banj – Scapegoat #13 Usher – Dive #12 Maroon 5 – Payphone (feat. Wiz Khalifa) #11 Alt-J – Breezeblocks #10 Alt-J – Something Good #9 Jason Derulo – Undefeated #8 Marina & the Diamonds – Primadonna #7 Flo Rida – Wild Ones (feat. Sia) #6 Jay-Z & Kanye West – Ni**as In Paris #5 Maverick Sabre – No One #4 Nicki Minaj – Starships #3 Gotye – Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra) #2 Calvin Harris – Sweet Nothing (feat. Florence Welch) #1 Shakira – Je L'Aime Á Mourir Albums #40 Aiden Grimshaw – Misty Eye 71 #39 Chris Brown – Boy In Detention 72 #38 Kanye West – Cruel Summer 77 #37 fun. – Some Nights 78 #36 Shakira – Sale El Sol 79 #35 Paloma Faith – Fall From Grace 79 #34 Trey Songz – Chapter V 79 #33 Django Django – Django Django 80 #32 Rihanna – Unapologetic 82 #31 Friendly Fires – Friendly Fires 83 #30 Keane – Strangeland 85 #29 The Black Keys – El Camino 87 #28 Labrinth – Electronic Earth 87 #27 Rebecca Ferguson – Heaven 87 #26 Olly Murs – In Case You Didn't Know 90 #25 Friendly Fires – Pala 93 #24 B.o.B – Strange Clouds 95 #23 Rizzle Kicks – Stereo Typical 96 #22 Jessie Ware – Devotion 96 #21 Maxïmo Park – The National Health 102 #20 Usher – Looking 4 Myself 103 #19 The Maccabees – Given To The Wild 103 #18 Maroon 5 - Overexposed 105 #17 Two Door Cinema Club – Beacon 105 #16 Ed Sheeran – + 114 #15 Jake Bugg – Jake Bugg 117 #14 Calvin Harris – 18 Months 125 #13 Frank Ocean – channel ORANGE 127 #12 Drake – Take Care 134 #11 P!nk – The Truth About Love 136 #10 Gotye – Making Mirrors 141 #9 Florence + the Machine – Ceremonials 142 #8 The Vaccines – Come Of Age 147 #7 Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne 156 #6 Ben Howard – Every Kingdom 168 #5 Alt-J – An Awesome Wave 184 #4 Maverick Sabre – Lonely Are The Brave 185 #3 Chris Brown – Fortune 197 #2 Marina & the Diamonds – Electra Heart 219 #1 Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded 221 Acts #50 The Coronas 80 #49 Mumford & Sons 80 #48 Professor Green 81 #47 Enrique Iglesias 81 #46 Andy Williams 81 #45 T-Pain 82 #44 Amy Macdonald 83 #43 The Black Keys 87 #42 Labrinth 87 #41 Rebecca Ferguson 88 #40 Bruno Mars 92 #39 Jason Derülo 95 #38 Ellie Goulding 95 #37 Rizzle Kicks 96 #36 Jessie Ware 96 #35 B.o.B 101 #34 Trey Songz 105 #33 Keane 106 #32 The Maccabees 109 #31 Jake Bugg 117 #30 Usher 119 #29 The Killers 121 #28 Ke$ha 123 #27 Paloma Faith 125 #26 Christina Aguilera 125 #25 Rihanna 126 #24 Arctic Monkeys 128 #23 The Weeknd 137 #22 Olly Murs 138 #21 Gotye 141 #20 Calvin Harris 147 #19 Two Door Cinema Club 151 #18 Jay-Z 169 #17 Friendly Fires 176 #16 Ben Howard 182 #15 Shakira 184 #14 Maverick Sabre 185 #13 Ed Sheeran 186 #12 P!nk 192 #11 Alt-J 195 #10 Frank Ocean 197 #9 The Vaccines 205 #8 Maroon 5 207 #7 Maxïmo Park 213 #6 Drake 234 #5 Florence + the Machine 252 #4 Marina & The Diamonds 261 #3 Nicki Minaj 267 #2 Kanye West 337 #1 Chris Brown 390

If anyone has any queries about acts on the list not on the list or you thought should have been on the list, let me know :) Happy New Year.

Finally, topping the chart, an American rock band who have sold millions of records world wide. It's success in Ireland was down to a serious of cult followings. http://i47.tinypic.com/2vv0y79.png #1 Journey http://i45.tinypic.com/299aua.png The Song: Don't Stop Believin' The Year: 2007 Chart Points: 7,140 points Chart Run: 14-16-44-X-6-5-4-6-6-8-8-9-7-8-9-9-8-11-14-12-15-12-13-16-21-19-14-6-5-11-15-16-16-21-19-25-28-28-27-29-32-32-30-27-30-30-24-34-35-40-41-36-28-34-35-37-40-45-37-38-35-38-36-31-46-43-50-X-47-41-49-48-X-47-X-47-50-X-47-47-X-48-50-X-31-41-50-X-36-26-29-23-X-20-16-21-25-29-32-33-46-47-X-49-43-32-38-X-46-X Peak: 4 Weeks in chart: 98 VcjzHMhBtf0 Comment: In December 1981 Journey released their 18th single, "Don't Stop Believin'" in hopes for their 12th entry in the Billboard Hot 100. Not only was this hope achieved, they also managed their second Top 10 hit. From then on the band managed a further 13 entries 3 of which were Top 10s and the last of which was in 1996. By 1996 the band had 8 Top 40 albums and sold over 20 million copies. However their success was limited to Canada, France, US and Japan as their highest peak anywhere else in Europe was #62 in the UK with "Don't Stop Believin'". In 2007 music charts accepted any song that was downloaded, not just singles. So now retro singles and album tracks were now allowed into the chart is they sold enough. It was this new addition combined with the use of "Don't Stop Believin''" in the final scene of The Sopranos that helped Journey re-enter in the Irish chart. The song was then adopted by The Waterford hurling team in a bid to win the All_Ireland hurling championship which, combined with it's growing cult following saw it enter into the Top 10 in 2007. The song hung around for 63 weeks. In 2009 the song re-entered again after the use of the song by X-Factor Finalist Joe McElderry and it's appearance in the pilot episode of "Glee". The song has the longest non-consecutive chart run in the Irish Top 50 ever. Worldwide the song has sold in excess of 7 million copies. As of 2012, the band have sold over 80 million albums. Hits That Could Have Charted: 1979: "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" #6 (Canada) 1980: "Any Way You Want It" #5 (Canada) 1980: "Walks Like a Lady" #15 (Canada) 1981: "The Party's Over (Hopelessly in Love)" #24 (Canada) 1981: "Who's Crying Now" #2 (Canada) 1982: "Open Arms" #2 (US) 1982: "Still They Ride" #19 (US) 1983: "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" #3 (Canada & France) 1983: "Faithfully" #10 (Canada) 1983: "After the Fall" #23 (US) 1983: "Send Her My Love" #9 (France) 1986: "Be Good to Yourself" #9 (US) 1986: "Suzanne" #17 (US) 1986: "Girl Can't Help It" #9 (France) 1987: "I'll Be Alright Without You" #9 (France) 1996: "When You Love a Woman" #6 (Japan) 8/10 - Journey aren't releasing any new material and any re-release that would have charted would have already done so. However there worldwide success has to be taken into account and because of this they only deserve 8/10.

The main song from one of Ireland's most successful global exports. http://i50.tinypic.com/30ii9g6.png #2 Bill Whelan http://i48.tinypic.com/332urk9.png The Song: Riverdance The Year: 1994 Chart Points: 4,487 points Chart Run: 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-3-5-4-9-11-9-7-7-16-12-17-14-10-9-8-6-5-6-7-8-8-9-11-18-21-26-27-25-23-X Peak: 1 Weeks in chart: 48 brMVp7yMDfY Comment: The 1994 Eurovision Song Contest saw Ireland host the competition for the second consecutive time and win it for the third. However the talk of the show wasn't the winner, the talk of the show was the interval act. Bill Whelan composed the music "Riverdance" to which Chicago native Michael Flately lead a seven-minute piece on choreographed Irish dancing which began a world-wide craze or Irish dancing and Celtic music. The instrument was released in the UK & Ireland and stayed #1 in Ireland for 18 weeks and reached #9 in the UK. The show was performed at the Royal Variety performance and In Radio City Music Hall. In 2000, New York's Broadway commissioned a performance and the show opened for a year. Whelan, who had produced songs for U2, Kate Bush and Van Morrison, focused all his attention to Riverdance before calling it a day after winning a Grammy and a Life Time Achievement Award. Riverdance is the second highest selling single of all time in Ireland. Hits That Could Have Charted: rhis was his only release. 8/10 - Longest ever stay at #1 and 2nd highest selling song ever! That is definitely a hit, however Whelan was technically a composer not a singles-act. He worked more as a producer than for is own solo-exploits. Because of this it's hard to say whether he deserves a 10/10 or not.

US band who specialise in movie soundtracks are up next. http://i48.tinypic.com/28lw8t1.png #3 Goo Goo Dolls http://i47.tinypic.com/vfkz1h.png The Song: Iris The Year: 1998 Chart Points: 3,998 points Chart Run: 35-X-36-32-34-34-33-33-X-32-40-39-X-36-26-18-16-14-6-8-6-6-5-7-6-6-6-8-6-6-6-7-8-12-14-19-21-22-25-28-X-26-31-33-27-26-25-28-35-43-44-49-X-18-29-43-X Peak: 5 Weeks in chart: 51 NdYWuo9OFAw Comment: Buffalo natives Goo Goo Dolls were propelled to stardom when the lead singer John Rzeznik was approached and asked to write a song for the film "City Of Angels". The Grammy nominated "Iris" was produced and earned them their second US Top 10 hit. The song topped charts in Australia, Canada and Italy as well as Top 10s in Belgium, Ireland and Netherlands. The song has re-entered in 2006 and 2011 due to it's use in reality TV talent shows. The song has been covered many times by different acts. Beyoncé, Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne and The Wanted all performed it while on tour. 2010 saw the release of Goo Goo Dolls' seventh album. They also have written for other movie soundtracks including Batman & Robin and Tranformers Hits That Could Have Charted: 1995: "Name" #2 (Canada) 1996: "Naked" #42 (Netherlands) 1998: "Slide" #1 (Canada) 1999: "Dizzy" #28 (Canada) 1999: "Black Balloon" #3 (Canada) 2000: "Broadway" #7 (Canada) 2002: "Here Is Gone" #17 (Netherlands) 2005: "Give a Little Bit" #37 (US) 2005: "Better Days" #36 (US) 9.5/10 - Huge song. No follow-up. They lose the 0.5 on the off chance they write another song for a movie and chart with it. Until they disband, they won't be a full 10/10.