Since it's now 2009, Popjustice has come out with their annual list of the top singles of the year. I don't necessarily agree with the placement of all the tracks. Specifically, I'm not sure that I believe "I Decided" deserves to be #1 or that "Mercy" should languish at 104, but I have about 1/3 of these tracks and they're all great. Popjustice hasn't led me astray before, so I'm going to try to acquire a good deal more of these. Enjoy (songs I own are in bold, songs I've been meaning to download are in italics).
Popjustice's Top 104 Singles of 2008
The Top 104 Singles Of 2008 It was a good year for pop...
1. Solange - 'I Decided'
2. The Ting Tings - 'That's Not My Name'
3. Sebastien Tellier - 'Divine'
4. Hercules & Love Affair - 'Blind'
5. Sam Sparro - 'Black and Gold'
6. Jordin Sparks feat Chris Brown - 'No Air'
7. Kylie Minogue - 'The One'
8. The Saturdays - 'Up'
9. Katy Perry - 'Hot & Cold'
10. Girls Aloud - 'Can't Speak French'
11. Heartbreak - 'We're Back'
12. Beyonce - 'If I Were A Boy'
13. Girls Aloud - 'The Promise'
14. John Barrowman - 'What About Us'
15. Sonny J - 'Handsfree (If You Hold My Hand)'
16. Britney Spears - 'Womanizer'
17. Miley Cyrus - 'See You Again'
18. Dizzee Rascal feat Calvin Harris and Chrome - 'Dance Wiv Me'
19. Iglu & Hartly - 'In This City'
20. Little Boots - 'Stuck On Repeat'
21. Alesha Dixon - 'The Boy Does Nothing'
22. Leona Lewis - 'Run'
23. Annie - 'I Know Your Girlfriend Hates Me'
24. Ladyhawke - 'My Delirium'
25. Frankmusik - '3 Little Words' EP
26. MGMT - 'Kids'
27. Pacific! - 'Hot Lips'
28. Rihanna - 'Disturbia'
29. Cahill - 'Trippin' On You'
30. La Roux - 'Quicksand'
31. Camille - 'Money Note'
32. Alphabeat 'Fascination'
33. The Ting Tings - 'Great DJ'
34. Keane - 'The Lovers Are Losing'
35. The Jonas Brothers - 'SOS'
36. MIA - 'Paper Planes'
37. MGMT - 'Time to Pretend'
38. Mystery Jets - 'Two Doors Down'
39. Pink - 'So What'
40. James Yuill - 'No Surprise'
41. VV Brown - 'Crying Blood'
42. Pendulum - 'Propane Nightmares'
43. The Killers - 'Human'
44. Rihanna - 'Take A Bow'
45. The Saturdays - 'If This is Love'
46. The Feeling - 'I Thought It Was Over'
47. Tilly & The Wall - 'Beat Control'
48. Blackout Crew - 'Put a Donk On It'
49. Alphabeat - 'Boyfriend'
50. Gabriella Cilmi 'Sweet About Me'
51. Britney Spears - 'Break the Ice'
52. Kanye West - 'Flashing Lights'
53. Cut Copy - 'Lights & Music'
54. Hot Chip - 'Ready for the Floor'
55. Goldfrapp - 'A&E'
56. Madonna feat Justin Timberlake - '4 Minutes'
57. Estelle feat Kanye West - 'American Boy'
58. James Morrison feat Nelly Furtado - 'Broken Strings'
59. Kid Rock - 'All Summer Long'
60. Kings Of Leon - 'Sex On Fire'
61. Kylie Minogue - 'Wow'
62. Little Boots - 'Meddle'
63. Little Jackie - 'The World Should Revolve Around Me'
64. Robyn - 'Who's That Girl'
65. Lykke Li - 'Breaking It Up'
66. Ladyhawke - 'Back Of The Van'
67. Neon Neon - 'I Told Her On Alderaan'
68. Ne-Yo - 'Closer'
69. Alphabeat - '10,000 Nights'
70. Ladyhawke - 'Paris Is Burning'
71. Leona Lewis 'Forgive Me'
72. Cobra Dukes - 'Airtight'
73. Lykke Li - 'I'm Good I'm Gone'
74. Man Like Me - 'Carny'
75. Ladyhawke - 'Dusk Till Dawn'
76. Alexandra Burke - 'Hallelujah'
77. Fonzerelli - 'Losing You'
78. McFly - 'One for the Radio'
79. Rihanna - 'Don't Stop the Music'
80. September - 'Cry For You'
81. Santogold - 'LES Artistses'
82. Christian Falk feat Robyn - 'Dream On'
83. Cicada - 'Falling Rockets'
84. Sugababes - 'Girls'
85. Rihanna - 'Rehab'
86. Pussycat Dolls - 'When I Grow Up'
87. The Count & Sinden feat Kid Sister - 'Beeper'
88. The Ting Tings - 'Shut Up and Let Me Go'
89. Utah Saints - 'Something Good 08'
90. Roisin Murphy - 'You Know Me Better'
91. McFly - 'Lies'
92. Freemasons 'When You Touch Me'
93. Gabriella Cilmi - 'Save The Lies'
94. Adele - 'Chasing Pavements'
95. Beyonce - 'Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)'
96. Boyzone - 'Better'
97. Bryn Christopher - 'The Quest'
98. Cherish feat Yung Joc - 'Killa'
99. Flo Rida feat T Pain - 'Low'
100. Cliff Richard - 'Thank You For A Lifetime'
101. David Jordan - 'Place In My Heart'
102. Delays - 'Keep It Simple'
103. Eric Prydz - 'Pjanoo'
104. Duffy - 'Mercy'
Our longlist did go on a bit further, but there seemed to be a clear break at the 104 point so we've cut it off there. Thank you very much Duffy for ending things.
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3 comments:
I made the mistake of buying Miley Cyrus CDs once, and later I did regret it. The songwriters did do a good job at making catchy pop songs, but after a few plays, and the times you don't sing along, Miley's voice gets on your nerves, a lot. Also during that period I made the mistake of buying Ashlee Simpson's Outta My Head single. I still can't believe I did that.
Is Girls Aloud's new album any good? I've heard The Promise, and I like it. Before I heard of them I had no idea that some groups from Popstars hadn't disbanded.
I would never buy a Miley CD, but I must admit to liking See You Again. I wouldn't actually buy it...but I might download it by other means. Ditto for Ashlee Simpson.
I love the new Girls Aloud album. It's very catchy and a lot of fun. To be honest, I don't even feel like "The Promise" is one of the standout tracks. Nor is it representative of the rest of the album which is more electronic-sounding. But everything's somewhere between good and amazing (except maybe the last two tracks which are kind of throwaways).
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