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She's showing up as number 1 on my feed... JUSTICE IS SERVED.

145. F(X) - Red Light iv-8-EgPEY0 Time now for my favourite K-Pop song of 2014. It's just so loud and unique. The UK girlbands could never make something this interesting. 144. ALUNAGEORGE - Attracting Flies 7d_HD89ZlJE The production on this is amazing, especially the squeaky door noise at the beginning. Absolutely gagging for a second album and their urban interpretation of fairytales in the video is fun too. 143. MUMFORD & SONS - I Will Wait rGKfrgqWcv0 GET YOUR BANJOS OUT! They may be mum music, but they can certainly write a crowd-rousing chorus. 142. SUB FOCUS feat. ALPINES - Tidal Wave B8vlk1UR99k Such a melodically beautiful piece of drum & bass. Major props to the vocalist who elevates the song and transforms it into something special. 141. CL - The Baddest Female 7LP4foN3Xs4 If you can sing along to a refrain that isn't even in your language, then you know it's a great song. Fergie, Gwen... hell even Cher Lloyd, THIS is how you do it.

1. Madonna - Rebel Heart 2. Marina & The Diamonds - Froot 3. Bjork - Vulnicura 4. Charli XCX - Sucker 5. Purity Ring - Another Eternity 6. Kelly Clarkson - Piece By Piece 7. Susanne Sundfor - 10 Love Songs 8. Taylor Swift - 1989 9. Jessie Ware - Tough Love 10. Rae Morris - Unguarded 11. Tinashe - Aquarius 12. Ariana Grande - My Everything 13. Azealia Banks - Broke With Expensive Taste 14. Indiana - No Romeo 15. FKA Twigs - LP1 16. Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour 17. Fifth Harmony - Reflection 18. Nicki Minaj - The pinkprint 19. Paloma Faith - A Perfect Contradiction 20. Sia - 1000 Forms Of Fear

1. (2) Jess Glynne – Hold My Hand [4] 2. (NE) Susanne Sundfor – Delirious [1] 3. (1) Taylor Swift – Style [5] 4. (4) Marina & The Diamonds – I’m A Ruin [3] 5. (12) Ariana Grande – One Last Time [2] 6. (3) Rihanna, Kanye West & Paul McCartney – FourFiveSeconds [2] 7. (5) Florence + the Machine – What Kind Of Man [3] 8. (9) G.R.L – Lighthouse [3] 9. (NE) Usher ft Juicy J – I Don’t Mind [1] 10. (6) Purity Ring – Begin Again [5] 11. (8) Sam Smith – Lay Me Down [4] 12. (11) Maroon 5 – Sugar [4] 13. (7) Calvin Harris ft HAIM – Pray To God [4] 14. (14) Kygo ft Conrad – Firestone [5] 15. (NE) Tough Love – So Freakin’ Tight [1] 16. (21) Cheryl – Only Human [2] 17. (10) Charli XCX ft Rita Ora – Doing It [7] 18. (25) Sigma ft Labrinth – Higher [2] 19. (13) Kelly Clarkson – Heartbeat Song [8] 20. (16) The Vaccines – Handsome [5] 21. (NE) Slaves – Feed The Mantaray [1] 22. (15) Mike Mago ft Dragonette – Outlines [6] 23. (17) Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do [7] 24. (NE) Ed Sheeran & Rudimental – Bloodstream [1] 25. (19) Years & Years – King [9] 26. (20) Madonna – Living For Love [10] 27. (18) Sheppard – Geronimo [3] 28. (22) Alex Adair – Make Me Feel Better [7] 29. (24) Sia – Elastic Heart [8] 30. (23) Disciples – They Don’t Know [4]

150. LADY GAGA - Applause pco91kroVgQ Expect to see quite a lot of this Lady. At first I was disappointed in this as a comeback single but it's worked its magic over time. 149. LANA DEL REY - Video Games cE6wxDqdOV0 Little did I know when I first heard this song that the singer would end up one of my favourite of the decade. What a breath of fresh air. 148. CHVRCHES - Recover JyqemIbjcfg You just can't fault a female vocal over an icy synth. The whole album is completely amazing. 147. THE VACCINES - If You Wanna uQKjI6395iU As guitar music isn't my preference, it has to be catchy or something special which is what The Vaccines are great at. If you don't want to go mad to this is a sweaty, dingy bar then you're mad. 146. LANA DEL REY - Ride Py_-3di1yx0 Ooh a double dose of Lana. The middle 8 is one of her most exhilarating and the scene of her swinging on the tyre in the video is now iconic.

1. (1) Taylor Swift – Style [4] 2. (7) Jess Glynne – Hold My Hand [3] 3. (NE) Rihanna, Kanye West & Paul McCartney – FourFiveSeconds [1] 4. (2) Marina & The Diamonds – I’m A Ruin [2] 5. (10) Florence + the Machine – What Kind Of Man [2] 6. (6) Purity Ring – Begin Again [4] 7. (3) Calvin Harris ft HAIM – Pray To God [3] 8. (5) Sam Smith – Lay Me Down [3] 9. (24) G.R.L – Lighthouse [2] 10. (4) Charli XCX ft Rita Ora – Doing It [6] 11. (16) Maroon 5 – Sugar [3] 12. (NE) Ariana Grande – One Last Time [1] 13. (8) Kelly Clarkson – Heartbeat Song [7] 14. (13) Kygo ft Conrad – Firestone [4] 15. (11) Mike Mago ft Dragonette – Outlines [5] 16. (9) The Vaccines – Handsome [4] 17. (12) Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do [6] 18. (21) Sheppard – Geronimo [2] 19. (15) Years & Years – King [8] 20. (14) Madonna – Living For Love [9] 21. (NE) Cheryl – Only Human [1] 22. (17) Alex Adair – Make Me Feel Better [6] 23. (18) Disciples – They Don’t Know [3] 24. (20) Sia – Elastic Heart [7] 25. (NE) Sigma ft Labrinth – Higher [1] 26. (19) Bakermat – Teach Me [4] 27. (23) James Bay – Hold Back The River [5] 28. (22) Kanye West ft Paul McCartney – Only One [6] 29. (25) Chris Brown x Tyga – Ayo [5] 30. (26) Rae Morris – Under The Shadows [8]

155. YEAH YEAH YEAHS - Sacrilege jmRI3Ew4BvA Absolutely stellar. A far cry from their punky beginnings, this is almost a gospel track. Shame it's parent album was so dreadful. 154. SCISSOR SISTERS - Only The Horses E3m-XH1Kij0 Proof that a Calvin Harris production doesn't have to mean a generic dance song. I still love this song and it's a shame the band are on hiatus now. 153. RIHANNA - Where Have You Been HBxt_v0WF6Y Rihanna in dance routine shocker! Even if that does include her famous genital patting. The song itself should have been the template for the otherwise patchy 'Talk That Talk' - the breakdown is particularly insane. 152. OLIVER HELDENS feat. BECKY HILL - Gecko (Overdrive) kcZMCMI24gs Seriously disturbing video. One of the best dance number ones of the last few years and proof that Becky Hill deserves to be a big star with THAT voice. 151. JESSIE J - Do It Like A Dude UJtB55MaoD0 She may have become one of my most hated singers but every now and then she pops out a brilliant pop song. This is one of them.

1. (1) Taylor Swift – Style [3] 2. (NE) Marina & the Diamonds – I’m A Ruin [1] 3. (3) Calvin Harris ft HAIM – Pray To God [2] 4. (2) Charli XCX ft Rita Ora – Doing It [5] 5. (10) Sam Smith – Lay Me Down [2] 6. (4) Purity Ring – Begin Again [3] 7. (16) Jess Glynne – Hold My Hand [2] 8. (6) Kelly Clarkson – Heartbeat Song [6] 9. (8) The Vaccines – Handsome [3] 10. (NE) Florence + the Machine – What Kind Of Man [1] 11. (5) Mike Mago ft Dragonette – Outlines [4] 12. (7) Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do [5] 13. (13) Kygo ft Conrad – Firestone [3] 14. (9) Madonna – Living For Love [8] 15. (11) Years & Years – King [7] 16. (24) Maroon 5 – Sugar [2] 17. (12) Alex Adair – Make Me Feel Better [5] 18. (20) Disciples – They Don’t Know [2] 19. (18) Bakermat – Teach Me [3] 20. (15) Sia – Elastic Heart [6] 21. (NE) Sheppard – Geronimo [1] 22. (14) Kanye West ft Paul McCartney – Only One [5] 23. (19) James Bay – Hold Back The River [4] 24. (NE) G.R.L – Lighthouse [1] 25. (17) Chris Brown x Tyga – Ayo [4] 26. (21) Rae Morris – Under The Shadows [7] 27. (23) Karen Harding – Say Something [11] 28. (22) Madeon ft Kyan – You’re On [7] 29. (26) PVRIS – My House [6] 30. (25) Fergie – LA Love (la la) [14]

160. THE DRUMS - Let's Go Surfing VkQrJ3SVXko Instant summer jam by a largely forgotten indie band. 159. TINASHE feat. SCHOOLBOY Q - 2 On -s7TCuCpB5c I'm still patiently waiting for this to smash in the UK. She's the new Rihanna guys, what's taking so long?! 158. M.I.A - Bad Girls 2uYs0gJD-LE Probably the best video on the whole list. M.I.A is so god-damn cool, she more than deserves the hype. 157. NO DOUBT - Settle Down Pb_zZ3xItPI Gwen, please just go back to the band as your latest solo work is nowhere near as amazing as 2012's 'Push And Shove'. 156. BEYONCE - Countdown 2XY3AvVgDns It's weird to think that I hated this the first time I heard it. It's also weird to think how many awful videos Bey has made.

1. (1) Taylor Swift – Style [2] 2. (4) Charli XCX ft Rita Ora – Doing It [4] 3. (NE) Calvin Harris ft HAIM – Pray To God [1] 4. (9) Purity Ring – Begin Again [2] 5. (2) Mike Mago ft Dragonette – Outlines [3] 6. (7) Kelly Clarkson – Heartbeat Song [5] 7. (3) Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do [4] 8. (14) The Vaccines – Handsome [2] 9. (5) Madonna – Living For Love [7] 10. (NE) Sam Smith – Lay Me Down [1] 11. (6) Years & Years – King [6] 12. (8) Alex Adair – Make Me Feel Better [4] 13. (24) Kygo ft Conrad – Firestone [2] 14. (12) Kanye West ft Paul McCartney – Only One [4] 15. (10) Sia – Elastic Heart [5] 16. (NE) Jess Glynne – Hold My Hand [1] 17. (11) Chris Brown x Tyga – Ayo [3] 18. (20) Bakermat – Teach Me [2] 19. (13) James Bay – Hold Back The River [3] 20. (NE) Disciples – They Don’t Know [1] 21. (16) Rae Morris – Under The Shadows [6] 22. (15) Madeon ft Kyan – You’re On [6] 23. (19) Karen Harding – Say Something [10] 24. (NE) Maroon 5 – Sugar [1] 25. (18) Fergie – La Love (la la) [13] 26. (17) PVRIS – My House [5] 27. (23) The Prodigy – Nasty [3] 28. (21) Hannah Wants & Chris Lorenzo – Rhymes [7] 29. (22) The Veronicas – If You Love Someone [5] 30. (25) Paloma Faith – Leave While I’m Not Looking [7]

165. JESSIE WARE - Say You Love Me DAMM8JVbr8g This the only song that Ed Sheeran had anything to do with in the entire countdown. Jessie's soulful voice + gospel choir = pop bliss. 164. FOALS - My Number QRR_pvZcu-o I prefer Foals when they are firmly in uptempo mode as some of their more experimental stuff is a chore to get through. This however is destined to be an indie disco classic now. 163. BRUNO MARS - Grenade SR6iYWJxHqs Chart terrorist Bruno Mars is responsible for some of the most annoying hits of this decade (The Lazy Song, Just The Way You Are), but also some of the great ones like this amazing ballad. 162. ARIANA GRANDE feat. ZEDD - Break Free L8eRzOYhLuw This is a true pop moment. Hugely addictive and with a hilariously awful video to go with, this showed that Ariana is a true Big Pop Girl. 161. MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS feat. RAY DALTON - Can't Hold Us 2zNSgSzhBfM And that right there is how to do an epic rap video. The song is so frantic, I'm really intrigued to see where they go for the next album.

1. Madonna - Rebel Heart 2. Charli XCX - Sucker 3. Bjork - Vulnicura 4. Taylor Swift - 1989 5. Rae Morris - Unguarded 6. Fifth Harmony - Reflection 7. Sia - 1000 Forms Of Fear 8. Tinashe - Aquarius 9. Tove Lo - Queen of The Clouds 10. FKA Twigs - LP1 11. Jessie Ware - Tough Love 12. alt-J - This Is All Yours 13. Ariana Grande - My Everything 14. Nicki Minaj - The Pinkprint 15. Azealia Banks - Broke With Expensive Taste 16. Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour 17. Paloma Faith - A Perfect Contradiction 18. Calvin Harris - Motion 19. One Direction - FOUR 20. La Roux - Trouble In Paradise

170. RIHANNA feat. DRAKE - What's My Name U0CGsw6h60k The first of 6 entries from RiRi. This midtempo came from the golden Loud era and harks a little bit back to her dancehall days. Drake is a welcome addition also. 169. KATY B - Broken Record oES929aenGc The queen of UK dance goes for a garage feel for this single from her debut. I wasn't keen on her first two singles until I heard this corker and revisited them. 168. THE SATURDAYS - Disco Love LmncQGy_7Lk And in this video we play "let's hide Frankie's bump in many ridiculous ways". Extra points for the Donna Summer and Bee Gees references. 167. ARCTIC MONKEYS - Don't Sit Down 'cause I Moved Your Chair h1vYbHHhqYE They love their long song titles don't they? Although 'Suck It And See' remains a disappointing album, it gave us this 60s inspired slice of Rock n Roll. 166. EXAMPLE - Kickstarts T9yGcKlYAiw Back before Example made common denominator "dance" music, he was actually an interesting (and unlikely) popstar. This proves it.

175. CHRISTINA AGUILERA - Your Body 6cfCgLgiFDM Oh Christina. Once you ruled the charts, but no matter how good the comeback single is (this is awesome) you can't seem to get back on top. At least you remain as tacky as ever. God bless you. 174. JOHN NEWMAN - Love Me Again CfihYWRWRTQ Are John Newman and Sam Smith the same person? Love Me Again remains a monster though, those rave pianos elevate the song from standard soulful pop fare. 173. SCISSOR SISTERS - Fire With Fire 3FV2ILnnTa0 Undoubtedly the gayest act on the countdown, Scissor Sisters were an important part of the musical landscape in the 2000s but have kind of lost it this decade. Their music remains amazing however. (Except Let's Have A Kiki of course). 172. TAKE THAT - These Days I43R3jIFE74 More infectious than a STI, I did not expect to fall in love with this so much. Never doubt the Barlow, terrible solo album aside. 171. KE$HA - Take It Off edP0L6LQzZE Another song that instantly reminds me of uni. Everyone needs a bit of glitter and sleaze like our good sis Ke$ha. Come back soon please, dear.

1. (NE) Taylor Swift – Style [1] 2. (3) Mike Mago ft Dragonette – Outlines [2] 3. (1) Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do [3] 4. (7) Charli XCX ft Rita Ora – Doing It [3] 5. (2) Madonna – Living For Love [6] 6. (4) Years & Years – King [5] 7. (8) Kelly Clarkson – Heartbeat Song [4] 8. (5) Alex Adair – Make Me Feel Better [3] 9. (NE) Purity Ring – Begin Again [1] 10. (6) Sia – Elastic Heart [4] 11. (10) Chris Brown x Tyga – Ayo [2] 12. (15) Kanye West ft Paul McCartney – Only One [3] 13. (19) James Bay – Hold Back The River [2] 14. (NE) The Vaccines – Handsome [1] 15. (11) Madeon ft Kyan – You’re On [5] 16. (16) Rae Morris – Under The Shadows [5] 17. (9) PVRIS – My House [4] 18. (12) Fergie – LA Love (la la) [12] 19. (13) Karen Harding – Say Something [9] 20. (NE) Bakermat – Teach Me [1] 21. (14) Hannah Wants & Chris Lorenzo – Rhymes [6] 22. (17) The Veronicas – If You Love Someone [4] 23. (23) The Prodigy – Nasty [2] 24. (NE) Kygo ft Conrad – Firestone [1] 25. (18) Paloma Faith – Leave While I’m Not Looking [6] 26. (22) Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk [13] 27. (20) Tchami ft Kaleem Taylor – Promesses [8] 28. (21) Bebe Rexha – I’m Gonna Show You Crazy [6] 29. (25) MNEK – The Rhythm [6] 30. (24) CHVRCHES – Get Away [7]

180. P!NK - Blow Me (One Last Kiss) 3jNlIGDRkvQ Oh it's a typical P!nk lead single. Upbeat, bold and brash but it's still got an undeniable hook. The shtick is getting a little old now though. 179. GABRIELLA CILMI - On A Mission ycmQpXWwT0c Severely underrated, this song is so individual and silly, it's amazing. Gabriella could have just stayed a boring singer-songwriter so this risky move paid off for me, if not for her career. 178. GIRL'S DAY - Expectation iUtGJtyoIfg I discovered K-Pop shortly before PSY took over the world. Beyond that irritating song, there is some absolute corkers. The South Koreans have a knack for amazing girlbands and although this sounds a little bit like Nicki's 'Pound The Alarm', it's an almighty stomper. 177. MARINA & THE DIAMONDS - FROOT WZzcY7ASQno This is the latest of 6 Marina singles that pop up on this countdown and it is a welcome return. It has 3 choruses for goodness sake! Too damn excited for the album. 176. SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA feat. TINIE TEMPAH - Miami 2 Ibiza LCH1AsUydSc Back in the summer where Tinie was everywhere, this was his EDM assault on the clubs. It's a great dance track and it established Swedish House Mafia as dance music giants.

185. FRIENDLY FIRES - Live Those Days Tonight ArfRdgi8BlE Where has this band disappeared to? Their unique brand of tropical indie was always a ray of sunshine to the ears and you cannot mistake the euphoria in this song. 184. EMELI SANDE - Heaven 883yQqdOaLg It's strange to think this song once made me think that Emeli Sande would be an interesting popstar. How wrong I was... More of this and less of the terminally dull ballads for album 2 please. 183. SAM SMITH - Stay With Me pB-5XG-DbAA Oh look it's the male Emeli Sande. There is still something quite touching about this song, no matter how much we've had it shoved down our throats. He just needs to go away for a long time now... 182. SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE - Naturally a_YR4dKArgo Gotta love a Disney electro-bop. Despite her lack of talent, Selena has actually put her name to a lot of good songs. This chorus is amazing. 181. BEYONCE - Love On Top Ob7vObnFUJc Oh hello B. The key changes in this song are amazing. So much fun to attempt to sing along with.

190. THE NAKED & FAMOUS - Young Blood 0YuSg4mts9E Like a successor to MGMT, there is something about this particular brand of synth indie that just strikes a cord with me. 189. CHARLI XCX - Break The Rules ABhDiXbUaBE Bad ass Charli brings some much-needed attitude into the rather vanilla UK pop scene of 2014. And she has a knack for writing a catchy melody too. 188. CLEAN BANDIT feat. JESS GLYNNE - Real Love qdo_-U4PEsk The 90s dance revival is one of my favourite trends of the last few years and this is one of the most soulful interpretations of it. 187. DISCLOSURE feat. ELIZA DOOLITTLE - You And Me W_vM8ePGuRM Who knew Eliza Doolittle could make something remotely cool? Thirsty for the second Disclosure album already. 186. JAY-Z & KANYE WEST feat. FRANK OCEAN - No Church In The Wild FJt7gNi3Nr4 Kanye remains the most inventive rapper of the decade and the 'Watch The Throne' collaboration contains some of his most impressive work yet. This, like the rest of the album is richly textured and menacing. I still don't rate Jay, but he sounds fine on this record.

195. ALEXANDRA BURKE feat. PITBULL - All Night Long Ymx6CQTtFSI Burkey's best single and proof that X Factor can produce a proper popstar. It's such a shame how the second album and her subsequent career have turned out as she has heaps of potential. 194. ELLIE GOULDING - Lights 0NKUpo_xKyQ Weirdly starting off life as a bonus track on the album of the same name, this song never really took off in the UK. At least the US showed some sense, I suppose they have to sometimes. 193. THE VACCINES - Teenage Icon bFUKrsDDChE Not many bands make indie as ramshackle and fun as this in the 2010s - The Vaccines are pure joy and a breath of a slightly rough-round-the-edges air. 192. KATY PERRY - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F) KlyXNRrsk4A It's the first of a mammoth SIX entries for Katy Perry. This was single number five from the Teenage Dream campaign that created the legendary Kathy Beth Terry. Her videos were so on point during this era, it's hard to believe she ever served up a turd like Birthday. 191. FLORENCE + THE MACHINE - Cosmic Love 2EIeUlvHAiM Oh Florence come back soon. Nobody makes music quite like you.

1. (1) Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do [2] 2. (4) Madonna – Living For Love [5] 3. (NE) Mike Mago ft Dragonette – Outlines [1] 4. (2) Years & Years – King [4] 5. (8) Alex Adair – Make Me Feel Better [2] 6. (3) Sia – Elastic Heart [3] 7. (15) Charli XCX ft Rita Ora – Doing It [2] 8. (10) Kelly Clarkson – Heartbeat Song [3] 9. (5) PVRIS – My House [3] 10. (NE) Chris Brown & Tyga – Ayo [1] 11. (13) Madeon ft Kyan – You’re On [4] 12. (6) Fergie – LA Love (la la) [11] 13. (9) Karen Harding – Say Something [8] 14. (7) Hannah Wants & Chris Lorenzo – Rhymes [5] 15. (22) Kanye West ft Paul McCartney – Only One [2] 16. (12) Rae Morris – Under The Shadows [4] 17. (16) The Veronicas – If You Love Someone [3] 18. (11) Paloma Faith – Leave While I’m Not Looking [5] 19. (NE) James Bay – Hold Back The River [1] 20. (14) Tchami ft Kaleem Taylor – Promesses [7] 21. (19) Bebe Rexha – I’m Gonna Show You Crazy [5] 22. (17) Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk [12] 23. (NE) The Prodigy – Nasty [1] 24. (18) CHVRCHES – Get Away [6] 25. (20) MNEK – The Rhythm [5] 26. (21) Jessie Ware – You & I (Forever) [10] 27. (24) Philip George – Wish You Were Mine [9] 28. (25) Beyonce – 7/11 [8] 29. (23) Majestic & Jungle 70 – Creeping In The Dark [7] 30. (26) Sam Smith – Like I Can [8]

So we're halfway through the decade now so I though it was best to do a mega countdown of some form (hopefully I finish at some point before 2020). This all based purely on opinion, as the points from my charts did not give an accurate representation of my taste. So let's begin, and I'll try to do 5 a day! 200. KLAXONS - There Is No Other Time 7t_nqsPons4 So we kick off with the Klaxons comeback single that led them precisely nowhere. Still their first album remains a favourite of mine and this Gorgon City-produced single renewed my interest in the band. 199. CALVIN HARRIS - Feel So Close dGghkjpNCQ8 Super-producer extraordinaire Calvin pops up a few times on this countdown, but this is one of the rare instances he actually sings. This will forever remind me of a summer at university and the drop is one of his most natural and euphoric. 198. MAGNETIC MAN feat. KATY B - Perfect Stranger 0drhaypsHFo Katy is another repeat offender on this list. You've got to love a bit of drum & bass and her voice just rolls perfectly over the top. 197. FOXES - Youth sx0x5aRPhgk Yes, it's the soundtrack to the Debenham's adverts. There is something quite special about Foxes' debut and it was a lovely surprise to see it achieve some success. 196. HOZIER - Take Me To Church MYSVMgRr6pw Still smashing charts everywhere, this is a rare instance of a mega hit that I actually like! The macabre lyrics and the morose delivery make this the perfect song for doom and gloom.

1. (NE) Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do [1] 2. (3) Years & Years – King [3] 3. (2) Sia – Elastic Heart [2] 4. (1) Madonna – Living For Love [4] 5. (12) PVRIS – My House [2] 6. (7) Fergie – LA Love (la la) [10] 7. (4) Hannah Wants & Chris Lorenzo – Rhymes [4] 8. (NE) Alex Adair – Make Me Feel Better [1] 9. (6) Karen Harding – Say Something [7] 10. (18) Kelly Clarkson – Heartbeat Song [2] 11. (5) Paloma Faith – Leave While I’m Not Looking [4] 12. (8) Rae Morris – Under The Shadows [3] 13. (17) Madeon ft Kyan – You’re On [3] 14. (9) Tchami ft Kaleem Taylor – Promesses [6] 15. (NE) Charli XCX ft Rita Ora – Doing It [1] 16. (23) The Veronicas – If You Love Someone [2] 17. (10) Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk [11] 18. (11) CHVRCHES – Get Away [5] 19. (15) Bebe Rexha – I’m Gonna Show You Crazy [4] 20. (22) MNEK – The Rhythm [4] 21. (13) Jessie Ware – You And I (Forever) [9] 22. (NE) Kanye West ft Paul McCartney – Only One [1] 23. (14) Majestic & Jungle 70 – Creeping In The Dark [6] 24. (19) Philip George – Wish You Were Mine [8] 25. (20) Beyonce – 7/11 [7] 26. (16) Sam Smith – Like I Can [7] 27. (21) Olly Murs ft Demi Lovato – Up [7] 28. (25) Shura – Indecision [5] 29. (24) Calvin Harris ft Ellie Goulding – Outside [9] 30. (26) Fifth Harmony – Bo$$ [6]

And here is where the countdown ends - an amazing top 5! 5. ARIANA GRANDE feat. IGGY AZALEA - Problem [uK Peak - 1] [My Peak - 1] iS1g8G_njx8 And this is the song that started it for Ari. Whoever decided she needed a big push was dead on the money. 4. CHARLI XCX - Boom Clap [uK Peak - 6] [My Peak - 1] AOPMlIIg_38 At first I wrote this off as a typical OST single, but it wormed its way into my consciousness and it has barely left since. Charli's definitely got the knack of writing a great chorus. 3. ELLA HENDERSON - Ghost [uK Peak - 1] [My Peak - 1] tA8AfQaUnXM How she didn't win her year I'll never know. This is how you do a debut. I'm interested to see what happens next for her. 2. KIESZA - Hideaway [uK Peak - 1] [My Peak - 1] ESXgJ9-H-2U Iconic video, made even better by the Greg James parody. Soundtrack of the summer. and the number ones goes to..... 1. KATY PERRY feat. JUICY J - DARK HORSE [uK Peak - 4] [My Peak - 1] 0KSOMA3QBU0 Everything about this song is amazing - the production, the video concept, the chorus. Katy deserves her title as the current Queen of Pop.

10. CLEAN BANDIT feat. JESS GLYNNE - Rather Be [uK Peak - 1] [My Peak - 1] m-M1AtrxztU Even now that it's ubiquitous and overplayed, I can still appreciate how unique this song is. The 90s inspired-sound works wonder, it has a hugely catchy chorus and the orchestral flourishes make the song sparkle. A worthy million-seller. 9. CHARLI XCX - Break The Rules [uK Peak - 35] [My Peak - 1] ABhDiXbUaBE It was amazing to see Charli do well this year and by God does she deserve it - she just oozes star power as is especially evident in this video. Roll on, Sucker! 8. TAYLOR SWIFT - Shake It Off [uK Peak - 2] [My Peak - 1] nfWlot6h_JM It was a bit of a departure for Swifto but it remains an insanely catchy pop song. And she is selling IT. Unstoppable. 7. SIA - Chandelier [uK Peak - 6] [My Peak - 1] 2vjPBrBU-TM Chorus of the year. 6. RITA ORA - I Will Never Let You Down [uK Peak - 1] [My Peak - 1] 50GQjUZ4P3M Will we ever get the second album? Calvin actually made an interesting song here so it's frustrating to see him ruin it for Rita.

1. (1) Madonna – Living For Love [3] 2. (NE) Sia – Elastic Heart [1] 3. (2) Years & Years – King [2] 4. (4) Hannah Wants & Chris Lorenzo – Rhymes [3] 5. (3) Paloma Faith – Leave While I’m Not Looking [3] 6. (7) Karen Harding – Say Something [6] 7. (11) Fergie – LA Love (la la) [9] 8. (16) Rae Morris – Under The Shadows [2] 9. (8) Tchami ft Kaleem Taylor – Promesses [5] 10. (6) Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk [10] 11. (13) CHVRCHES – Get Away [4] 12. (NE) PVRIS – My House [1] 13. (5) Jessie Ware – You And I (Forever) [8] 14. (9) Majestic & Jungle 70 – Creeping In The Dark [5] 15. (17) Bebe Rexha – I’m Gonna Show You Crazy [3] 16. (10) Sam Smith – Like I Can [6] 17. (24) Madeon ft Kyan – You’re On [2] 18. (NE) Kelly Clarkson – Heartbeat Song [1] 19. (15) Philip George – Wish You Were Mine [7] 20. (14) Beyonce – 7/11 [6] 21. (12) Olly Murs ft Demi Lovato – Up [6] 22. (22) MNEK – The Rhythm [3] 23. (NE) The Veronicas – If You Love Someone [1] 24. (18) Calvin Harris ft Ellie Goulding – Outside [8] 25. (20) Shura – Indecision [4] 26. (19) Fifth Harmony – Bo$$ [5] 27. (21) Echosmith – Cool Kids [4] 28. (25) Marina & The Diamonds – Happy [4] 29. (23) One Direction – Night Changes [8] 30. (26) Gorgon City ft Jennifer Hudson – Go All Night [8]