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I nearly voted for them, I adore their first album and Martha's Harbour is one of my favourite songs of the 80s. I'll never forget when they were on TOTPs and couldn't hear the track so just sat there looking confused for the whole performance.

50 Electric Light Orchestra - Mr Blue Sky 49 Sugababes – Overload 48 Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars 47 Duran Duran – Ordinary World 46 John Farnham - You're The Voice 45 Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Silence 44 The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition 43 Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories – Stay (I Missed You) 42 Guns n' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine 41 Vanessa Carlton – A Thousand Miles 40 Abba - SOS 39 They Might Be Giants – Birdhouse in Your Soul 38 Natasha Bedingfield – Unwritten 37 U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For 36 Alphabeat – Fascination 35 Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time 34 Madonna - Deeper And Deeper 33 The Cure – Friday I'm In Love 32 Roxette – Listen to Your Heart / Dangerous 31 Sia – Chandelier 30 Prince and The Revolution - Kiss 29 Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 28 Lady Gaga - The Edge Of Glory 27 Fatboy Slim – The Rockafeller Skank 26 R.E.M. - Shiny Happy People 25 Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life 24 Anastacia - I'm Outta Love 23 Madonna - The Power Of Goodbye / Little Star 22 Kaiser Chiefs – Oh My God 21 Metallica – Nothing Else Matters 20 Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dog - Still D.R.E. 19 Emma Bunton - Maybe 18 Dua Lipa - Break My Heart 17 Chicane featuring Máire Brennan - Saltwater 16 Little Boots - Remedy 15 Prince and The Revolution – Purple Rain 14 Grace - Not Over Yet 13 Macy Gray - I Try 12 Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song 11 Robin S. – Show Me Love 10 Tove Lo featuring Hippie Sabotage - Stay High 9 Laura Branigan - Gloria 8 Käärijä - Cha Cha Cha 7 Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance 6 Rihanna - Where Have You Been 5 Pink – Don't Let Me Get Me 4 Eagle-Eye Cherry - Save Tonight 3 Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor 2 Destiny's Child - Bills, Bills, Bills 1 Felix - Don't You Want Me

25 Electric Light Orchestra - Mr Blue Sky 24 Sugababes - Overload 23 Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars 22 Duran Duran - Ordinary World 21 Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories - Stay (I Missed You) 20 Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine 19 Abba - SOS 18 Wilson Phillips - Hold On 17 Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten 16 Little Mix featuring Jason Derulo - Secret Love Song 15 Tina Arena - Chains 14 Billie Eilish - Bury A Friend 13 Roxette - Listen To Your Heart / Dangerous 12 Basement Jaxx - Romeo 11 Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 10 Lady Gaga - The Edge Of Glory 9 Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank 8 Madonna - The Power Of Goodbye / Little Star 7 R.E.M. - Shiny Happy People 6 Journey - Don't Stop Believin' 5 Coldplay - Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall 4 The Knack - My Sharona 3 Simon and Garfunkel - The Boxer 2 Kate Bush - The Man With The Child In His Eyes 1 Little Boots - Remedy

Might be a bit late, but just incase: 25 George Michael – Praying for Time 24 John Farnham - You're The Voice 23 Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Silence 22 Level 42 - Something About You 21 The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition 20 Kylie Minogue – What Do I Have to Do? 19 Vanessa Carlton – A Thousand Miles 18 Rainbow - Since You've Been Gone 17 They Might Be Giants – Birdhouse in Your Soul 16 Doves – Black and White Town 15 U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For 14 Alphabeat – Fascination 13 Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time 12 Madonna - Deeper And Deeper 11 Sia - Chandelier 10 The Cure - Friday I'm In Love 9 Prince and The Revolution - Kiss 8 Anastacia - I'm Outta Love 7 Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough 6 Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life 5 Paloma Faith - Only Love Can Hurt Like This 4 Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dog - Still D.R.E. 3 Kaiser Chiefs - Oh My God 2 Metallica - Nothing Else Matters 1 Emma Bunton - Maybe

Finally got round to doing this: 30 Electric Light Orchestra - Mr Blue Sky 29 Sugababes – Overload 28 Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars 27 Duran Duran – Ordinary World 26 Hue and Cry - Labour Of Love 25 George Michael – Praying for Time 24 John Farnham - You're The Voice 23 Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Silence 22 Level 42 - Something About You 21 The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition 20 Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories – Stay (I Missed You) 19 Guns n' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine 18 Kylie Minogue – What Do I Have to Do? 17 Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men – One Sweet Day 16 Vanessa Carlton – A Thousand Miles 15 The Jacksons - Can You Feel It 14 Rainbow - Since You've Been Gone 13 Abba - SOS 12 They Might Be Giants – Birdhouse in Your Soul 11 Wilson Phillips – Hold On 10 Doves – Black and White Town 9 U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For 8 Alphabeat – Fascination 7 Natasha Bedingfield – Unwritten 6 Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time 5 Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out 4 The Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You 3 Little Mix feat. Jason Derulo – Secret Love Song *(this would be higher if the Derulo version didn't exist and this was the pt2 version) 2 Tina Arena – Chains 1 Billie Eilish – Bury a Friend

I love Florence. She was incredible live when I saw her a few years ago. i still listen to all her earlier albums. I based my nomination on her FATM output too, influenced by the fact that she’s been nominated at the BRITS as best British female solo artist 4 times. They certainly consider her to be a solo artist and not a band. Shame to see Jessie Ware drop out recently too. I thought she might manage higher this rate.

Weirdly that list isn’t UK artists only, where Toto are at #3

There are some really bizarre artists showing up on this vote. Hopefully my 30 points for Taffy won't seem so out of place now. :lol:

+50 Radiohead – Street Spirit (Fade Out) +49 Dua Lipa - Levitating +48 Pink - Who Knew +47 Katy B - Crying For No Reason +46 Snow Patrol - Run +45 Kelly Clarkson – Since U Been Gone +44 En Vogue - Don't Let Go (Love) +43 Moby - Porcelain +42 Blur - Girls & Boys +41 Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf +40 Chase and Status featuring Liam Bailey - Blind Faith +39 David Gray - Babylon +38 Kylie Minogue - Wow +37 September - Cry For You +36 The Monkees - Daydream Believer +35 Warren G & Nate Dogg - Regulate +34 Will Young - Jealousy +33 Miley Cyrus - Midnight Sky +32 Madonna - You'll See +31 Whitney Houston - How Will I Know +30 Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love +29 Texas - Summer Son +28 Metallica - Enter Sandman +27 New Radicals - You Get What You Give +26 Nelly Furtado – I'm Like a Bird +25 Nirvana – Heart-Shaped Box +24 Lily Allen - Not Fair +23 Girls Aloud - Sexy! No No No... +22 Green Day – Boulevard Of Broken Dreams +21 Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies +20 Kate Bush - Babooshka +19 Laura Branigan - Self Control +18 Blondie - Rapture +17 The Saturdays - Up +16 Aaliyah – Try Again +15 Kelis - Acapella +14 Arctic Monkeys – Fluorescent Adolescent +13 Cher - Strong Enough +12 Blur – The Universal +11 Jennifer Lopez - Waiting For Tonight +10 Daft Punk - Around The World +9 The Prodigy - Out Of Space +8 Tina Turner - The Best +7 Britney Spears - (You Drive Me) Crazy +6 Panjabi MC - Mundian To Bach Ke +5 The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You +4 The Bucketheads – The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind) +3 The Kooks - Naive +2 Avril Lavigne – My Happy Ending +1 Katy B - Katy On A Mission

Step into Christmas is my #22!!

I’m so confused by so many of the songs on this list! I mentioned this in the greatest hits top 300 countdown thread but I don’t know Juicy by The Notorious B.I.G at all. I didn’t even recognise it when I listened to it - is it really that massive a song? 1994 is the year of both Mariah and East 17 both of which I assume are bigger?!

Thanks for posting all the updates. It was a really interesting read. I'm baffled by the following being in the top 300, I either can't recalling hearing them before or haven't heard them since their release : 271 Mobb Deep – Shook Ones (Part II) N/A 1995 270 Ice Cube – It Was A Good Day #27 1993 259 Pixies – Where Is My Mind N/A 1988 171 Rusted Root – Send Me On My Way N/A 1994 151 Notorious BIG – Big Poppa #63 1995 141 AC/DC – You Shook Me All Night Long #38 1980 140 Ginuwine – Pony #16 1997 I'm also surprised at the popularity of these ones too - I either wasn't expecting to see them or they're much higher than I thought they'd be - Vengaboys? and why is Toploader that high? Especially when there are so many 80s classics missing (i.e. Berlin, Communards, FrankieGTH, Kylie, Pet Shop Boys), only one Madonna and no Take That. 291 Luniz Featuring Michael Marshall – I Got Five On It #3 1996 284 Livin’ Joy – Dreamer #1 1995 266 James – Laid #25 1993 265 Black Sabbath – Paranoid #4 1970 256 Stardust – Music Sounds Better With You #2 1998 241 Ram Jam – Black Betty #7 1977 227 Vengaboys – Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!! #1 1999 170 2pac Featuring Talent – Changes #3 1999 122 Billy Joel – We Didn’t Start The Fire #7 1989 39 Backstreet Boys – I Want It That Way #1 1999 35 Daryl Hall & John Oates – You Make My Dreams N/A 1981 10 Toploader – Dancing In The Moonlight N/A 1999 / #7 2001

There might have been another update as he's number 42 now! There is also another Ed Sheeran feature on there with Vianney!

Just noticed that the Throwback Thursday playlist has 'Wake me up when September ends' as track 2, so you might see a resurgence for it tomorrow after all. 'Sweater Weather' is track 6 so that might get another big boost too.

Sounds a lot like OneRepublic - Kids.

Brilliant winner, although I would’ve liked to have seen Keene take it (my 50 pointer). I find it such an uplifting song - there is something very joyful about it. True Faith and a Little Respect are also true classics in my eyes and Robbie’s best song finishing so high too, is great to see. I do love Raidiohead ‘No Suprises’ though so pleased to see it take the crown Cheers for the countdown Rollo

Walk this Way was 1986 and a top 10. That surely counts towards Aerosmith as well as Run DMC? Sad to see Dirty Dianna out so early but can’t bear Savage Garden (from the last set).

+50pts Keane - Everybody's Changing +49pts New Order - True Faith +48pts Erasure - A Little Respect +47pts The Beatles - Something / Come Together +46pts Tears For Fears - Shout +45pts Elbow - One Day Like This +44pts Sixpence None The Richer – Kiss Me +43pts Robbie Williams - Feel +42pts Lady Gaga - Paparazzi +41pts Seal – Kiss from a Rose / I'm Alive +40pts Radiohead – No Surprises +39pts Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms +38pts Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer +37pts Janet Jackson - Together Again +36pts Prince - When Doves Cry +35pts TLC - Waterfalls +34pts Coldplay - Fix You +33pts Muse – Supermassive Black Hole +32pts Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever +31pts Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday +30pts Robbie Williams - Angels +29pts Tracy Chapman - Fast Car +28pts Taylor Swift - Blank Space +27pts William Orbit – Barber's Adagio for Strings +26pts Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana +25pts Aerosmith – I Don't Want To Miss a Thing +24pts Belinda Carlisle - Leave A Light On +23pts U2 - With Or Without You +22pts Coldplay - Yellow +21pts U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name +20pts Madonna - Open Your Heart +19pts Christina Perri – Jar of Hearts +18pts Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood +17pts Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music +16pts Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer +15pts Lana Del Rey featuring Cedric Gervais – Summertime Sadness +14pts Madonna - Don't Tell Me +13pts Nelly Furtado – All Good Things (Come to an End) +12pts Girls Aloud - Biology +11pts Garbage - Stupid Girl +10pts Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark +9pts The Ronettes - Be My Baby +8pts Katy Perry - Hot n Cold +7pts Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko – Stay +6pts The Prodigy – No Good (Start the Dance) +5pts Gwen Stefani – What You Waiting For? +4pts Utah Saints - Something Good +3pts Edwyn Collins - A Girl Like You +2pts Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love +1pts Savage Garden – Truly Madly Deeply

+25pts Tears For Fears - Shout +24pts Sixpence None The Richer - Kiss Me +23pts Robbie Williams - Feel +22pts Pet Shop Boys - Left To My Own Devices +21pts Radiohead - No Surprises +20pts New Order - Regret +19pts Seal - Kiss From A Rose / I'm Alive +18pts Tori Amos - Cornflake Girl +17pts Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer +16pts Muse - Supermassive Black Hole +15pts TLC - Waterfalls +14pts Madonna - Open Your Heart +13pts Belinda Carlisle - Leave A Light On +12pts Rita Ora - Let You Love Me +11pts Naughty Boy featuring Beyonce and Arrow Benjamin - Runnin' (Lose It All) +10pts Taylor Swift - Blank Space +9pts U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name +8pts Coldplay - Yellow +7pts Little Mix - Touch +6pts Garbage - Stupid Girl +5pts 5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood +4pts Simon and Garfunkel - Mrs Robinson +3pts Kylie Minogue - Never Too Late +2pts Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music +1pts Swing Out Sister - Breakout

+25pts Keane - Everybody's Changing +24pts New Order - True Faith +23pts Erasure - A Little Respect +22pts T'Pau - Heart And Soul +21pts The Beatles - Something / Come Together +20pts Elbow - One Day Like This +19pts Lady Gaga - Paparazzi +18pts Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms +17pts Wham! - Club Tropicana +16pts Janet Jackson - Together Again +15pts Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday +14pts Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar +13pts Coldplay - Fix You +12pts Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana +11pts U2 - With Or Without You +10pts Robbie Williams - Angels +9pts Aerosmith - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing +8pts Madonna - Causing A Commotion +7pts Prince - When Doves Cry +6pts Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood +5pts ABC - The Look Of Love +4pts Tracy Chapman - Fast Car +3pts William Orbit - Barber's Adagio For Strings +2pts Belinda Carlisle - Circle In The Sand +1pts Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al Sad to see very little love for T'pau this round so far

I don't think I've seen a song I voted for yet. Some great number 4s have fallen though (some total noise scored points too!!).....the following I have a real soft spot for: Cliff Richard - Carrie, Sean Paul - Get Busy Zoe - Sunshine On A Rainy Day Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way Athlete - Wires McFly featuring Taio Cruz - Shine A Light Breathe - Hands To Heaven And these three were very close to scoring votes from me: Electric Light Orchestra - Hold On Tight Eternal - Stay Five Star - The Slightest Touch I was also the one to give the Jacksons - I'll be there points, so glad to see I wasn't actually the only one!

Really liking the Griff and Igrid song - it sounds so much like Chvches though!!

Really tricky to whittle this down. Some of the songs that just missed the cut I'm not happy about!! +30pts Keane – Everybody's Changing +29pts New Order - True Faith +28pts Sam Brown - Stop +27pts Erasure - A Little Respect +26pts T'Pau - Heart And Soul +25pts The Beatles - Something / Come Together +24pts Tears For Fears - Shout +23pts Elbow – One Day Like This +22pts Sixpence None The Richer – Kiss Me +21pts Robbie Williams – Feel +20pts Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry +19pts Pet Shop Boys - Left To My Own Devices +18pts Robbie Williams – No Regrets / Antmusic +17pts Lady Gaga – Paparazzi +16pts Adele – Make You Feel My Love +15pts Seal – Kiss from a Rose / I'm Alive +14pts Radiohead – No Surprises +13pts Steps – Deeper Shade of Blue +12pts Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms +11pts Tori Amos – Cornflake Girl +10pts Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer +9pts Wham! - Club Tropicana +8pts Janet Jackson – Together Again +7pts Madness - It Must Be Love +6pts The Jackson Five - I'll Be There +5pts Sheryl Crow – All I Wanna Do +4pts Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday +3pts New Order – Regret +2pts U2 - All I Want Is You +1pts Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar

Again Bohemian Rhapsody springs to mind for me too. The massive soundtrack songs like I Will Always Love You, My Heart Will Go On, You're the One That I Want, Happy, as well as Let it Go could be in contention, and a couple of years ago This is Me was EVERYWHERE! The other song which seems to have taken on a life of its own is Sweet Caroline. Its association with sporting events has taken it to another level.

I did much better than anticipated, happy with 4th (and just into triple figures too) and thanks for putting this together Julian - really fun quiz. I thought it was Chumbawamba based on the chord progression but it sounded so different to the intro I know, so I didn't even put it as a guess. Would've been wise to take a punt as I just left it blank in the end! The song titles not appearing in the song's lyrics as a genius theme and obvious when you know it. Can't believe I missed it! Congrats to Chris for the win.