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1. Kanye West - The Life Of Pablo 2. Rihanna - ANTI 3. Foxes - All I Need 4. Sia - This Is Acting 5. Grimes - Art Angels 6. Little Mix - Get Weird 7. Fleur East - Love, Sax And Flashback 8. Years & Years - Communion 9. Justin Bieber - Purpose 10. CHVRCHES - Every Open Eye

20. FLORENCE + THE MACHINE - Ship To Wreck [uK Peak - 27] [My Peak - 2] B9v8jLBrvug 19. ADELE - Hello [uK Peak - 1] [My Peak - 2] YQHsXMglC9A 18. GRIMES - Flesh Without Blood [uK Peak - n/a] [My Peak - 1] Tv9YoYCKNoE 17. TOVE LO - Talking Body [uK Peak - 17] [My Peak - 2] AzRyxGBGiAE 16. CARLY RAE JEPSEN - Run Away With Me [uK Peak - 58] [My Peak - 1] TeccAtqd5K8 We're finally into the top 20! Florence starts off with the euphoric 'Ship To Wreck'. I always prefer the upbeat, slightly ramshackle Florence and this powers through so brilliantly. Of course Adele had to feature here somewhere - when we look back at 2015 it will be her success we remember. And Hello is actually a brilliant song so I can't complain that much. I much prefer Grimes however, as 'Art Angels' was my favourite album of 2015. She managed to match her creativity and experimentalism with massive pop choruses and the end product is one of my favourite song/video combinations. Expect more from her in 2016. It was so pleasing to see Tove Lo have some success with the sexy (but not trashy) Talking Body. And I don't really need to say much about no.16 as she seems to be very close to Buzzjack's hearts.

1. (2) Rihanna ft Drake – Work [3] 2. (NE) ZAYN – PILLOWTALK [1] 3. (1) Grimes – Kill v. Maim [4] 4. (3) Fleur East – More & More [2] 5. (5) Alex Newell – This Ain’t Over [3] 6. (NE) AlunaGeorge ft Popcaan – I’m In Control [1] 7. (15) Nina Nesbitt – Chewing Gum [2] 8. (4) Zara Larrson – Lush Life [9] 9. (8) The 1975 – The Sound [2] 10. (7) Selena Gomez – Hands To Myself [6] 11. (12) DJ Fresh & High Contrast ft Dizzee Rascal – How Love Begins [3] 12. (6) Taylor Swift – Out Of The Woods [5] 13. (16) Troye Sivan – YOUTH [4] 14. (9) Little Mix ft Jason Derulo – Secret Love Song [7] 15. (19) The Last Shadow Puppets – Bad Habits [2] 16. (10) Jason Derulo – Get Ugly [5] 17. (18) Danny L Harle – Broken Flowers [3] 18. (11) Alessia Cara – Here [6] 19. (13) Ellie Goulding – Army [6] 20. (NE) DNCE – Cake By The Ocean [1] 21. (14) Kygo ft Maty Notes – Stay [4] 22. (24) Jess Glynne – Ain’t Got Far To Go [2] 23. (17) Shawn Mendes – Stitches [14] 24. (NE) Tiesto & Oliver Heldens ft Natalie La Rose – The Right Song [1] 25. (20) Shift K3y ft BB Diamond – Gone Missing [4] 26. (22) Frances – Borrowed Time [5] 27. (21) Foxes – Amazing [8] 28. (26) Adele – When We Were Young [10] 29. (23) Grace ft G-Eazy – You Don’t Own Me [9] 30. (25) One Direction – History [8]

25. SIGMA feat. ELLA HENDERSON - Glitterball [uK Peak - 4] [My Peak - 4] DQF5aHVOW5s 24. MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS - Downtown [uK Peak - 11] [My Peak - 2] JGhoLcsr8GA 23. THE WEEKND - Can't Feel My Face [uK Peak - 3] [My Peak - 2] KEI4qSrkPAs 22. CARLY RAE JEPSEN - I Really Like You [uK Peak - 3] [My Peak - 1] qV5lzRHrGeg 21. YEARS & YEARS - Shine [uK Peak - 2] [My Peak - 2] hXTAn4ELEwM I never expected to see 'Glitterball' so high up on this countdown - it's a pretty basic Sigma song, elevated by the wonderful Ella Henderson but it's something I rarely listen to now. I was fully prepared for Downtown to be massive and so was very surprised when it wasn't - Macklemore gets so much hate but I think he's consistently delivered great singles - Downtown is one of them. Hook after hook, a great old school vibe, quotable lyrics and to top it off an amazing video. Going a bit more uptempo definitely paid off for The Weeknd as he scored a massive hit with this song, perfecting a homage to MJ. 'I Really Like You''s shine has somewhat dimmed as it gets a bit overshadowed on the album but at least we have that sweeter-than-sugar chorus and amazing Tom Hanks-featuring video. And then we have my favourite new band of 2015 Years & Years who were so close to getting THREE entries in the top 20 but fell at the last hurdle.

30. CHARLI XCX feat. RITA ORA - Doing It [uK Peak - 8] [My Peak - 2] Km3agvlyRmM 29. PETITE MELLER - Baby Love [uK Peak - 30] [My Peak - 2] XDBJVgIVPcs 28. ADAM LAMBERT - Ghost Town [uK Peak - 71] [My Peak - 1] Ix8ocFEMa1o 27. MARINA & THE DIAMONDS - I'm A Ruin [uK Peak - 169] [My Peak - 2] fDVC_pFMBMM 26. FLEUR EAST - Sax [uK Peak - 3] [My Peak - 1] 3JZ4pnNtyxQ 5 pretty great songs here. The Charli XCX song is packed full of girl power and as I read on the Popjustice forum, "it would make a great Spice Girls comeback single". The video is tacky but amazing as well. Petite Meller's weird take on pop was music to my ears but understandably didn't really take off - I'm still quite impressed that it breached the UK top 40 though. Shame that 'Barbaric' was just a carbon copy. 'Ghost Town' was a huge hit waiting to happen but I think his lack of promotion in the UK hampered that - that haunting whistling sound is one of my favourite "drops" of 2015. Marina goes a bit Kate Bush-y on 'I'm A Ruin', the outstanding highlight from 'Froot'. And then we have the best X Factor guest performance of the series. Yes, it may be a little like 'Uptown Funk' but what a debut! Obviously I am now praying that 'More And More' won't be a total flop.

35. IGGY AZALEA feat. JENNIFER HUDSON - Trouble [uK Peak - 7] [My Peak - 3] UGLx4zzMdRA 34. RITA ORA - Poison [uK Peak - 3] [My Peak - 5] Q1fGOG3XXIQ 33. PURITY RING - Begin Again [uK Peak - n/a] [My Peak - 4] IIPMzeNWAtk 32. LITTLE MIX - Love Me Like You [uK Peak - 11] [My Peak - 2] 1WpoKRnoPRU 31. KELLY CLARKSON - Heartbeat Song [uK Peak - 7] [My Peak - 6] d4_6N-k5VS4 We start off with two songs that I had forgotten would be in this countdown - both benefited from a long pre-release but ultimately both are not the artists best offerings. 'Poison' sounds like a demo and 'Trouble' never really builds any momentum. Purity Ring delivered one of the best kept secrets of 2015 - their album 'another eternity' is synth-pop genuis. I'm not too sure about that bizarre video though. Little Mix rode high this year and this 50s girl group pastiche was spot on and was still charting as the year ended. Kelly Clarkson remained releasing the same sort of song - time to switch it up!

1. Makosi Musambasi (BB6) 2. Pete Burns (CBB4) 3. Nadia Almada (BB5) 5. Tiffany Pollard (CBB17) 5. Aisleyne Horgan Wallace (BB7) 6. Nikki Graham (BB7) 7. Gina Rio (BB14) 8. Heidi & Spencer Pratt (CB11) 9. Jackie Stallone (CBB3) 10. Kemal Shahin (BB6) 11. Luisa Zissman (CBB13) 12. Brian Dowling (BB2) 13. Lauren Harries (CBB12) 14. Dexter Koh (BB14) 15. Gemma Collins (CBB17) 16. Josie Gibson (BB11) 17. Julie Goodyear (CBB10) 18. Glynn Wise (BB7) 19. Charley Uchea (BB8) 20. Chantelle Houghton (CBB4) 21. Derek Laud (BB6) 22. Jade-Martina Lynch (BB16) 23. Janice Dickinson (CBB16) 24. Jade Goody (BB3) 25. Rylan Clark (CBB11) 26. Lisa Appleton (BB9) 27. Denise Welch (CBB9) 28. Chanelle Hayes (BB8) 29. Ashleigh Coyle (BB15) 30. Vanessa Feltz (CBB1) 31. Rex Newmark (BB9) 32. Lea Walker (BB7) 33. Julian Clary (CBB10) 34. Grace Adams-Short (BB7) 35. Dan Bryan (BB5) 36. Frenchy (CBB14) 37. LaToya Jackson (CBB6) 38. Deana Uppal (BB13) 39. Katie Hopkins (CBB15) 40. Caroline Wharram (BB13)

YES! I'll get to making my list. After such an amazing CBB series expect a couple of those housemates to pop up.

1. (1) Grimes – Kill v. Maim [3] 2. (3) Rihanna ft Drake – Work [2] 3. (NE) Fleur East – More & More [1] 4. (2) Zara Larsson – Lush Life [8] 5. (12) Alex Newell – This Ain’t Over [2] 6. (5) Taylor Swift – Out Of The Woods [4] 7. (4) Selena Gomez – Hands To Myself [5] 8. (NE) The 1975 – The Sound [1] 9. (6) Little Mix ft Jason Derulo – Secret Love Song [6] 10. (7) Jason Derulo – Get Ugly [4] 11. (9) Alessia Cara – Here [5] 12. (20) DJ Fresh & High Contrast ft Dizzee Rascal – How Love Begins [2] 13. (8) Ellie Goulding – Army [5] 14. (11) Kygo ft Maty Notes – Stay [3] 15. (NE) Nina Nesbitt – Chewing Gum [1] 16. (13) Troye Sivan – YOUTH [3] 17. (10) Shawn Mendes – Stitches [13] 18. (23) Danny L Harle – Broken Flowers [2] 19. (NE) The Last Shadow Puppets – Bad Habits [1] 20. (19) Shift K3y ft BB Diamond – Gone Missing [3] 21. (15) Foxes – Amazing [7] 22. (14) Frances – Borrowed Time [4] 23. (16) Grace ft G-Eazy – You Don’t Own Me [8] 24. (NE) Jess Glynne – Ain’t Got Far To Go [1] 25. (17) One Direction – History [7] 26. (18) Adele – When We Were Young [9] 27. (22) Nero – Into The Night [5] 28. (21) Justin Bieber – Love Yourself [10] 29. (24) Noonie Bao – Criminal Love [7] 30. (25) Dua Lipa – Be The One [10]

40. NICK JONAS - Levels [uK Peak - 46] [My Peak - 6] taViGR5VT1U 39. NATALIE LA ROSE feat. FETTY WAP - All Around The World [uK Peak - 14] [My Peak - 4] xCKxfxvJ9YE 38. SIA - Alive [uK Peak - 30] [My Peak - 1] t2NgsJrrAyM 37. ELLIE GOULDING - Love Me Like You Do [uK Peak - 1] [My Peak - 1] AJtDXIazrMo 36. DAVID ZOWIE - House Every Weekend [uK Peak - 1] [My Peak - 1] lfEVLXu3NXs Into the top 40 we go! We begin with a severely underrated Nick Jonas track that had a long life on my charts on the vain hope that it would pick up steam, but alas it was not meant to be. It's a similar tale for Natalie La Rose whose steamy follow-up track never really caught on. Professional banshee Sia turns up once more - I personally love the vocal cracks on Alive but I know it's like torture to some people! I'm very surprised Ellie is quite low on my list - it really is one of my songs of the year so it must have just been released in a busy period. And I am taking a long hard look at myself at seeing David Zowie above her. Jesus that track got old REAL FAST. Oh dear.

45. KAREN HARDING - Say Something [uK Peak - 7] [My Peak - 6] SiwgvQA8ksE 44. MNEK & ZARA LARSSON - Never Forget You [uK Peak - 5] [My Peak - 4] GTyN-DB_v5M 43. SNAKEHIPS feat. TINASHE & CHANCE THE RAPPER - All My Friends [uK Peak - 5] [My Peak - 1] I3mrYxPLSH4 42. ONE DIRECTION - Perfect [uK Peak - 2] [My Peak - 6] Ho32Oh6b4jc 41. ONE DIRECTION - Drag Me Down [uK Peak - 1] [My Peak - 1] Jwgf3wmiA04 'Say Something' was a staple of all my pre-drinking sessions this year - that bass hits hard. I'm guessing Karen will remain a one hit wonder though. It was nice to see MNEK finally get a big hit this year but even better that Zara Larsson broke through as well. Expect to see more of her in the 2016 countdown. 'All My Friends' is still one of my current favourites and managed to make considerable headway on this chart despite it being released so late in the year. And we finish with a One Direction double whammy: A take on Taylor Swift's Style (which I like to think is intentional) and their best single for a couple of albums - Drag Me Down. I don't care how "uncool" it is for a guy to like 1D, I will miss their presence on my charts next year.

1. (1) Grimes – Kill v. Maim [2] 2. (2) Zara Larsson – Lush Life [7] 3. (NE) Rihanna ft Drake – Work [1] 4. (3) Selena Gomez – Hands To Myself [4] 5. (7) Taylor Swift – Out Of The Woods [3] 6. (4) Little Mix ft Jason Derulo – Secret Love Song [5] 7. (6) Jason Derulo – Get Ugly [3] 8. (8) Ellie Goulding – Army [4] 9. (12) Alessia Cara – Here [4] 10. (5) Shawn Mendes – Stitches [12] 11. (11) Kygo ft Maty Notes – Stay [2] 12. (NE) Alex Newell – This Ain’t Over [1] 13. (17) Troye Sivan – YOUTH [2] 14. (15) Frances – Borrowed Time [3] 15. (10) Foxes – Amazing [6] 16. (9) Grace ft G-Eazy – You Don’t Own Me [7] 17. (13) One Direction – History [6] 18. (14) Adele – When We Were Young [8] 19. (24) Shift K3y ft BB Diamond – Gone Missing [2] 20. (NE) DJ Fresh & High Contrast ft Dizzee Rascal – How Love Begins [1] 21. (16) Justin Bieber – Love Yourself [9] 22. (19) Nero – Into The Night [4] 23. (NE) Danny L Harle – Broken Flowers [1] 24. (18) Noonie Bao – Criminal Love [6] 25. (20) Dua Lipa – Be The One [9] 26. (21) Disclosure ft Lorde – Magnets [8] 27. (23) Olly Murs – Stevie Knows [3] 28. (22) The Weeknd – In The Night [9] 29. (25) Snakehips ft Tinashe & Chance The Rapper – All My Friends [11] 30. (26) Sia – Cheap Thrills [5]

50. SELENA GOMEZ feat. ASAP ROCKY - Good For You [uK Peak - 23] [My Peak - 6] 1TsVjvEkc4s 49. THE WEEKND - The Hills [uK Peak - 3] [My Peak - 2] yzTuBuRdAyA 48. CLEAN BANDIT - Stronger [uK Peak - 4] [My Peak - 2] _c_n0A3BFVE 47. NERO - Two Minds [uK Peak - 27] [My Peak - 5] KFWFJGfEaNo 46. TINIE TEMPAH feat. JESS GLYNNE - Not Letting Go [uK Peak - 1] [My Peak - 3] nsDwItoNlLc Selena's foray into the more urban side of pop has worked wonders for her. 'Good For You' is so slinky and sexy - her rather limited vocals are boosted rather than being lost in the mix. The Weeknd has had an amazing year and The Hills is him at his moody best. The bass hits so hard it makes my windows rattle! I'm still not sure why Clean Bandit swapped the vocals of Olly from Years & Years with someone from Glee but it's still a banger. Extra points for the singing bus driver. Nero's second album era has been sorely underappreciated but they transform a pop song into a dystopian stomper so well. And then we have the summer megahit from perennial chart-botheres Tinie Tempah and, yes you guessed it, Jess Glynne.

181. Didn't even get to Little Mix!

55. SIA - Elastic Heart [uK Peak - 10] [My Peak - 2] KWZGAExj-es 54. PIA MIA feat. CHRIS BROWN & TYGA - Do It Again [uK Peak - 8] [My Peak - 2] cNw8A5pwbVI 53. ELLIE GOULDING - On My Mind [uK Peak - 5] [My Peak - 3] H202k7KfZL0 52. SUSANNE SUNDFOR - Delirious [uK Peak - n/a] [My Peak - 2] MdSB_PcBW3k 51. TINASHE feat. CHRIS BROWN - Player [uK Peak - 85] [My Peak - 1] IltwiyqKhEI Elastic Heart first debuted on my chart in 2013 - being the Hunger Games version with The Weeknd but the solo version, complete with the controversial Shia LeBouf video, did a lot better on my chart. Pia Mia scored a decent debut single but I doubt she'll get much more success. I'm still not sure why Ellie chose to launch 'Delirium' with 'On My Mind' - there are FAR better and less repetitive choices on the album. Susanne Sundfor is another Scandinavian marvel who produced one of the best albums of the year - Delirious seriously is incredible. And we see the beginning of Tinashe's transformation into a BIG POPSTAR. Surely 2016 is her year?!

60. NATALIE LA ROSE feat. JEREMIH - Somebody [uK Peak - 2] [My Peak - 4] 8zqdo_Umd5c 59. ELLA EYRE - Together [uK Peak - 12] [My Peak - 3] eK5mH9oF7T4 58. MØ - Kamikaze [uK Peak - 183] [My Peak - 2] eVD9j36Ke94 57. GALANTIS - Runaway (U & I) [uK Peak - 4] [My Peak - 4] 5XR7naZ_zZA 56. BRANDON FLOWERS - Can't Deny My Love [uK Peak - 60] [My Peak - 7] 9iiDlU4rhlY We begin with a trio of up and coming ladies. Firstly Natalie La Rose who actually managed to score a hit with 'Somebody'. It's a pretty basic bop that dulls quickly. Then we have poor old Ella Eyre who got pretty overshadowed by Jess Glynne this year - I don't think it helped that Ella released the same song three times in a row. MO featured on one of the biggest songs of the year (spoiler: it's yet to come here) but her solo song was pretty much ignored which is a shame because both the production and the video is incredibly badass. Galantis were one of dance music's biggest success stories by remembering to include a chorus! We love a chorus. And we finish with another 80s throwback from Brandon Flowers who appears to be growing even more handsome with age.

1. (NE) Grimes – Kill v Maim [1] 2. (7) Zara Larsson – Lush Life [6] 3. (2) Selena Gomez – Hands To Myself [3] 4. (3) Little Mix ft Jason Derulo – Secret Love Song [4] 5. (1) Shawn Mendes – Stitches [11] 6. (6) Jason Derulo – Get Ugly [2] 7. (12) Taylor Swift – Out Of The Woods [2] 8. (4) Ellie Goulding – Army [3] 9. (5) Grace ft G-Eazy – You Don’t Own Me [6] 10. (9) Foxes – Amazing [5] 11. (NE) Kygo ft Maty Notes – Stay [1] 12. (15) Alessia Cara – Here [3] 13. (8) One Direction – History [5] 14. (13) Adele – When We Were Young [7] 15. (24) Frances – Borrowed Time [2] 16. (10) Justin Bieber – Love Yourself [8] 17. (NE) Troye Sivan – YOUTH [1] 18. (11) Noonie Bao – Criminal Love [5] 19. (20) Nero – Into The Night [3] 20. (16) Dua Lipa – Be The One [8] 21. (17) Disclosure ft Lorde – Magnets [7] 22. (14) The Weeknd – In The Night [8] 23. (21) Olly Murs – Stevie Knows [2] 24. (NE) Shift K3y ft BB Diamond – Gone Missing [1] 25. (19) Snakehips ft Tinashe & Chance The Rapper – All My Friends [10] 26. (18) Sia – Cheap Thrills [4] 27. (23) Elle King – Ex’s And Oh’s [9] 28. (22) Florence + the Machine – Delilah [4] 29. (25) M.I.A – Borders [4] 30. (26) Halsey – Ghost [6]

65. JASON DERULO - Want To Want Me [uK Peak - 1] [My Peak - 8] rClUOdS5Zyw 64. FKA Twigs - In Time [uK Peak - n/a] [My Peak - 3] _2WqQGRsbYc 63. MADONNA - Ghosttown [uK Peak - 117] [My Peak - 2] GgDxv0Qg_Rg 62. MARK RONSON feat. BRUNO MARS - Uptown Funk [uK Peak - 1] [My Peak - 1] OPf0YbXqDm0 61. ARIANA GRANDE - One Last Time [uK Peak - 24] [My Peak - 5] BPgEgaPk62M 'Want To Want Me' surprised me this year by being a Jason Derulo song that I actually liked and didn't get old very quickly. If he stayed away from some of the awful songs (Wiggle, I'm looking at you) he could be a great popstar. I've treated you with the video for FKA Twigs - this was my absolute highlight of Glastonbury 2015, she is an incredible performer and that vogueing was epic. That Madge peak is criminal, I actually though Rebel Heart was a return to form so to see it flop was a bit gutting for me. 'Uptown Funk' was my first number one of the year, carrying over from 2014. And if I never hear it again, that will be too soon. We finish with possibly the worst video of 2015 but what a song.

70. BRANDON FLOWERS - I Can Change [uK Peak - 52] [My Peak - 5] 7FmPEoC7vg4 69. JESS GLYNNE - Don't Be So Hard On Yourself [uK Peak - 1] [My Peak - 3] THeLVhU53ow 68. DISCLOSURE feat. SAM SMITH - Omen [uK Peak - 13] [My Peak - 3] fB63ztKnGvo 67. MIKE MAGO feat. DRAGONETTE - Outlines [uK Peak - 8] [My Peak - 2] 03O2yKUgrKw 66. KYGO feat. CONRAD SEWELL - Firestone [uK Peak - 8] [My Peak - 13] 9Sc-ir2UwGU Brandon Flowers had one of the best albums of 2015, infusing his usual indie Americana with a dash of the 80s. 'I Can Change' benefits from a great sample of 'Smalltown Boy'. Here comes Jess Glynne with another of her 100 number ones of the year. It's decent. And then we have a trio of dance songs - a rather disappointing comeback from Disclosure that failed to live up to the height, a bouncy Dragonette collaboration and the peak of tropical house - the ubiquitous Firestone.

1. (2) Shawn Mendes – Stitches [10] 2. (16) Selena Gomez – Hands To Myself [2] 3. (3) Little Mix ft Jason Derulo – Secret Love Song [3] 4. (8) Ellie Goulding – Army [2] 5. (1) Grace ft G-Eazy – You Don’t Own Me [5] 6. (NE) Jason Derulo – Get Ugly [1] 7. (7) Zara Larsson – Lush Life [5] 8. (4) One Direction – History [4] 9. (15) Foxes – Amazing [4] 10. (6) Justin Bieber – Love Yourself [7] 11. (5) Noonie Bao – Criminal Love [4] 12. (NE) Taylor Swift – Out Of The Woods [1] 13. (12) Adele – When We Were Young [6] 14. (9) The Weeknd – In The Night [7] 15. (20) Alessia Cara – Here [2] 16. (10) Dua Lipa – Be The One [7] 17. (13) Disclosure ft Lorde – Magnets [6] 18. (11) Sia – Cheap Thrills [3] 19. (14) Snakehips ft Tinashe & Chance The Rapper – All My Friends [9] 20. (24) Nero – Into The Night [2] 21. (NE) Olly Murs – Stevie Knows [1] 22. (17) Florence + the Machine – Delilah [3] 23. (18) Elle King – Ex’s And Oh’s [8] 24. (NE) Frances – Borrowed Time [1] 25. (22) M.I.A – Borders [3] 26. (19) Halsey – Ghost [5] 27. (23) Justin Bieber – Sorry [11] 28. (21) Missy Elliott ft Pharrell – WTF (Where They From) [6] 29. (25) Coldplay – Adventure Of A Lifetime [8] 30. (26) Izzy Bizu – White Tiger [4]

75. M.O - Preach [uK Peak - 51] [My Peak - 5] 3eebMkv3LrY 74. ARIANA GRANDE - Focus [uK Peak - 10] [My Peak - 3] lf_wVfwpfp8 73. DRAKE - Hotline Bling [uK Peak - 3] [My Peak - 3] uxpDa-c-4Mc 72. NICKI MINAJ feat. DRAKE & LIL WAYNE - Truffle Butter [uK Peak - 113] [My Peak - 3] EUS_ONfxRnQ 71. HAILEE STEINFELD - Love Myself [uK Peak - 180] [My Peak - 2] bMpFmHSgC4Q For a moment earlier this year I really though M.O might have a decent chance of breaking through - they had a cool but catchy single and a fair bit of Radio 1 support but alas, it was not to be. Why does the world hate girl groups so much?! Ariana launched her third album campaign with a lesser version of the song she broke the UK with in the first place. We also have a double whammy of Drake: 'Hotline Bling' which might be the most discussed/parodied video of the year and a Nicki Minaj collaboration that I forgot came out last year (Was it a single? Who even knows with Nicki). We finish with one of the true pop injustices of the year - poor old Hailee who deserved to smash with this pure pop brilliance.

80. RIHANNA - Bitch Better Have My Money [uK Peak - 27] [My Peak - 3] B3eAMGXFw1o 79. CALVIN HARRIS feat. HAIM - Pray To God [uK Peak - 35] [My Peak - 3] 8FOBxcluXdk 78. KYGO feat. PARSON JAMES - Stole The Show [uK Peak - 24] [My Peak - 5] BgfcToAjfdc 77. HANNAH WANTS & CHRIS LORENZO - Rhymes [uK Peak - 13] [My Peak - 4] HlwvWRcPVTw 76. LANA DEL REY - High By The Beach [uK Peak - 60] [My Peak - 10] QnxpHIl5Ynw Bad Gal RiRi leads the charge on this one with yet another "buzz" single and a controversial video to ensure the headlines. I do love the ratchet anthem but I miss her period when she was untouchable and could actually be bothered with her career. Then we have a trio of dance hits - the genre that still ruled the charts this year. 'Pray To God' one of Motion's few redeeming moments and of course it flopped. HAIM suit 80s dance rather fabulously. We also have Kygo-by-numbers and a Daft Punk sampling track that I quickly tired of. We finish with Lana's only upbeat track from 'Honeymoon' but even this leaves me slightly cold. Rather than releasing an album every year I think Lana would benefit from giving herself time to experiment with her craft because it's almost like I've heard this all before now.

85. MAJOR LAZER feat. ELLIE GOULDING & TARRUS RILEY - Powerful [uK Peak - 54] [My Peak - 11] o6b9JpBFjd4 84. WOLF ALICE - You're A Germ [uK Peak - n/a] [My Peak - 6] ZpomZoueWa0 83. PALOMA FAITH - Leave While I'm Not Looking [uK Peak - n/a] [My Peak - 3] ESbBLIJmuzw 82. TAYLOR SWIFT - Wildest Dreams [uK Peak - 40] [My Peak - 5] IdneKLhsWOQ 81. NICK JONAS - Chains [uK Peak - 79] [My Peak - 4] U8UX2bbCHJw Major Lazer follow up their monster hit (spoiler alert: it's still to come) with a slightly more subdued song featuring Queen of Collaborations and Re-Releases Ellie Goulding. I like it but I can see why it never really caught on. One of the biggest breakthroughs in the alternative scene this year was Wolf Alice - their grungy sound has just enough pop sensibility to make me love them - they are unstoppable live. Was 'Leave While I'm Not Looking' even a single? Apparently not, but seen as it's a carbon copy of 'Only Love Can Hurt Like This' it could have scored Paloma another hit. The least memorable 1989 single bows out now (why couldn't it have been New Romantics!) as well what should have been a big follow-up for Nick Jonas. I think piss-poor management/promotion is the reason for 'Chains' flop - it certainly has all the makings of a hit.

Thanks for the comments guys! On with the next 5 now - 90. DUA LIPA - Be The One [uK Peak - n/a] [My Peak - 1] -rey3m8SWQI 89. DJ SNAKE & ALUNAGEORGE - You Know You Like It [uK Peak - 67] [My Peak - 2] aBn7bjy9c4U 88. JESSIE WARE - You And I (Forever) [uK Peak - n/a] [My Peak - 3] Wo2QB2kqG_w 87. SIA - Big Girls Cry [uK Peak - 77] [My Peak - 6] 4NhKWZpkw1Q 86. ALEX ADAIR - Make Me Feel Better [uK Peak - 13] [My Peak - 5] 626fsEM1Cts First up we have a singer who has a lot of hype going into 2015 - Dua Lipa. Even though she didn't make the Sound Of... top 5 I still think she has potential if she carries on churning out songs like 'Be The One'. It's a bit of an odd group of songs with an AlunaGeorge remix that has been hanging around for a couple of years and a Jessie Ware song that was released at the end of last year but remains amazing. We've also got an underrated Sia single that deserved to do far better than it did - enough with the Maddie videos though! And another faceless house song, with a hint of the tropical house sound that became popular this year.

1. (1) Grace ft G-Eazy – You Don’t Own Me [4] 2. (9) Shawn Mendes – Stitches [9] 3. (3) Little Mix ft Jason Derulo – Secret Love Song [2] 4. (2) One Direction – History [3] 5. (7) Noonie Bao – Criminal Love [3] 6. (6) Justin Bieber – Love Yourself [6] 7. (11) Zara Larsson – Lush Life [4] 8. (NE) Ellie Goulding – Army [1] 9. (4) The Weeknd – In The Night [6] 10. (5) Dua Lipa – Be The One [6] 11. (13) Sia – Cheap Thrills [2] 12. (12) Adele – When We Were Young [5] 13. (10) Disclosure ft Lorde – Magnets [5] 14. (8) Snakehips ft Tinashe & Chance The Rapper – All My Friends [8] 15. (15) Foxes – Amazing [3] 16. (NE) Selena Gomez – Hands To Myself [1] 17. (20) Florence + the Machine – Delilah [2] 18. (14) Elle King – Ex’s And Oh’s [7] 19. (17) Halsey – Ghost [4] 20. (NE) Alessia Cara – Here [1] 21. (16) Missy Elliott ft Pharrell – WTF (Where They From) [5] 22. (23) M.I.A – Borders [2] 23. (21) Justin Bieber – Sorry [10] 24. (NE) Nero – Into The Night [1] 25. (19) Coldplay – Adventure Of A Lifetime [7] 26. (24) Izzy Bizu – White Tiger [3] 27. (18) Years & Years – Eyes Shut [10] 28. (25) Sigma ft Rita Ora – Coming Home [6] 29. (22) Fleur East – Sax [9] 30. (26) Adele – Hello [10]