Montag, 27. Dez 2010, 19:38
As usual, compiled using my own skewed sense of logic as to what constitutes a UK single release. And Gossip, because it was just too good not to include. They released in it Germany! It has a video! Fuck you.
[It's the 3rd of January and there are so many dreadful omissions - three additions to the top ten here. Bumped out:
Dirty Picture (feat. Ke$ha) - Taio Cruz
Waka Waka (This Time For Africa) - Shakira
DJ (I Could Be Dancing) - Alphabeat
California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg) - Katy Perry
Upside Down - Paloma Faith
Momma's Place - Róisín Murphy
Undercover Martyn - Two Door Cinema Club
What's My Name? (feat. Drake) - Rihanna
Dancing On My Own - Robyn
Scream - Kelis
Starry Eyed - Ellie Goulding]
100. Miss Nothing - The Pretty Reckless
99. Won't Go Quietly - Example
98. Ambitions - Joe McElderry
97. Te Amo - Rihanna
96. Kickstarts - Example
95. Hollywood - Marina & the Diamonds
94. Do It Like A Dude - Jessie J
93. Time of My Life - Patrick Wolf
92. Right Thru Me - Nicki Minaj
91. Loca (feat. Dizzee Rascal) - Shakira
90. Volcano - Dragonette
89. Indestructible - Robyn
—> 88. In the Sun - She & Him
87. Doncamatic (feat. Daley) - Gorillaz
86. Promise This - Cheryl Cole
85. I Walked - Sufjan Stevens
84. Massive Attack (feat. Sean Garrett) - Nicki Minaj
83. Get Outta My Way - Kylie Minogue
82. Rocket - Goldfrapp
81. The Bike Song (feat. Kyle Falconer & Spank Rock) - Mark Ronson
80. MY KZ, UR BF - Everything Everything
79. XXXO - M.I.A.
78. Tenderoni - Kele
77. Born Free - M.I.A.
—> 76. Doubt - Delphic
75. Parachute - Cheryl Cole
74. Head Over Heels - Bim
73. One - Sky Ferreira
—> 72. The Flood - Take That
—> 71. Rambling Man - Laura Marling
70. You Used To Hold Me - Calvin Harris
69. Tightrope (feat. Big Boi) - Janelle Monáe
68. Ego - The Saturdays
67. Odessa - Caribou
66. Heartbeat (feat. Nicole Scherzinger) - Enrique Iglesisas
65. Lovesick - Lindstrøm & Christabelle
—> 64. Lies - Fenech-Soler
63. Alejandro - Lady GaGa
62. Miami - Foals
61. I'm Not Mad - Alex Gardner
60. Can't Be Tamed - Miley Cyrus
59. Easy - Dragonette
58. Something Good Can Work - Two Door Cinema Club
57. Who Wants To Be Alone (feat. Nelly Furtado) - Tiësto
56. One Touch - Mini Viva
55. The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
54. Rock That Body - Black Eyed Peas
53. Rude Boy - Rihanna
52. Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart - Alicia Keys
51. Best in the Class - Late of the Pier
—> 50. Thieves - She & Him
49. Runaway (feat. Pusha T) - Kanye West
48. Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever) - Muse
47. Devil's Spoke - Laura Marling
46. Pop Goes The World - Gossip
45. Halcyon - Delphic
44. Hole In My Heart - Alphabeat
43. All Night Long (feat. Pitbull) - Alexandra Burke
42. Bittersweet - Sophie Ellis-Bextor
41. Take It Off - Ke$ha
40. Power (feat. Dwele) - Kanye West
39. The Boy Who Murdered Love - Diana Vickers
—> 38. Young Blood - The Naked and Famous
37. Acapella - Kelis
36. Hot - Inna
35. Make Me Wanna Die - The Pretty Reckless
34. Amazing - Inna
33. I Feel Better - Hot Chip
32. Whip My Hair - Willow
31. Commander - Kelly Rowland
—> 30. Hurtful - Erik Hassle
29. Only Girl (In The World) - Rihanna
28. Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
27. Soldier of Love - Sade
26. The Flood - Katie Melua
25. Paper Romance - Groove Armada
24. Monster (feat. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj & Bon Iver) - Kanye West
23. I'm In Love (I Wanna Do It) - Alex Gaudino
22. Get Some - Lykke Li
21. Any Which Way - Scissor Sisters
20. Higher - The Saturdays
19. Wonderful Life - HURTS
18. Happiness - Alexis Jordan
17. Silvia - Miike Snow
16. Your Love Is My Drug - Ke$ha
15. Bang Bang Bang (feat. Q-Tip & MNDR) - Mark Ronson
14. Poison - Nicole Scherzinger
—> 13. Telephone (feat. Beyoncé) - Lady GaGa (formerly #81)
12. Our Summer - Dragonette
11. We Used To Wait - Arcade Fire
10. O.N.E. - Yeasayer
—> 09. Stereo Love (feat. Vika Jigulina) - Edward Maya
08. Oh No! - Marina & the Diamonds
07. Cosmic Love - Florence + the Machine
06. Maniac - Girlicious
–> 05. Invisible Light - Scissor Sisters
04. History - Groove Armada
03. 4th of July (Fireworks) - Kelis
—> 02. Cold War - Janelle Monáe
01. On A Mission - Gabriella Cilmi
All this is, of course, basically irrelevant, because the best song of the year is Man Down by Rihanna, but you never know, maybe that'll win next year.
Thanks for reading.
EDIT (03/12/11):
Egregious omissions from this list, for a variety of reasons, in ascending order of favourability:
Lights On (feat. Ms. Dynamite) - Katy B
Riverside - Agnes Obel
Perfect Stranger - Katy B & Magnetic Man
Believer (feat. Wynter Gordon) - Freemasons
Katy On A Mission - Katy B
Love Part II - Bright Light Bright Light
White Light Moment - Tove Styrke
Night Air - Jamie Woon
The embarrassingly high quality of all these omissions shames me - the top five here would all challenge for the top twenty, and the top three would all beat down my original number one.