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Post by S1m on Jan 2, 2014 22:38:29 GMT 1
So, here's my year end retrospective:
Firstly, the number one singles.
2013
No. SONG - Artists (Weeks at #1) (Weeks in chart)
339 DIFFERENT - Robbie Williams (3) (21)
340 I DREAMED A DREAM - Anne Hathaway (7) (16)
341 CHOCOLATE - The 1975 (6) (25)
342 RECOVER - Chvrches (4) (33)
343 STILL INTO YOU - Paramore (5) (24)
344 GOIN' CRAZY - Dizzee Rascal feat. Robbie Williams (3) (20)
345 OLD SCARS - Ryan Keen (8) (35)*
346 FLATLINE - MKS (3) (26)*
347 SHOW ME THE WONDER - Manic Street Preachers (2) (20)
348 SKYSCRAPER - Demi Lovato (3) (13)*
349 SEE ME NOW - Ryan Keen (2) (10)*
350 GO GENTLE - Robbie Williams (2) (12)*
351 ANTHEM FOR A LOST CAUSE - Manic Street Preachers (2) (12)*
352 ONE MORE SLEEP - Leona Lewis (3) (10)*
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Post by S1m on Jan 2, 2014 22:40:22 GMT 1
Now the albums:
2013
029 LES MISERABLES - Official Cast Recording (4) (21)
030 PORTRAIT - Josephine (3) (31)
031 BAD BLOOD - Bastille (2) (40)
032 THEME PARK - Theme Park (3) (32)
033 NIGHT VISIONS - Imagine Dragons (6) (25)
034 RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES - Daft Punk (14) (26)
035 RIGHT TIME RIGHT PLACE RIGHT ACTION - Franz Ferdinand (1) (18)*
036 THE 1975 - The 1975 (2) (17)*
037 REWIND THE FILM - Manic Street Preachers (1) (15)*
038 ROOM FOR LIGHT - Ryan Keen (3/5) (14)*
039 THE BONES OF WHAT YOU BELIEVE - Chvrches (2) (14)*
XXX ROOM FOR LIGHT - Ryan Keen (2/5) (see run above)
040 ARTPOP - Lady GaGa (3) (7)*
041 FREEDOM - REBECCA FERGUSON (2) (4)*
042 CHRISTMAS, WITH LOVE - Leona Lewis (2)* (4)*
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Post by S1m on Jan 2, 2014 22:44:24 GMT 1
And now the top 75 singles:
75. POPULAR SONG - MIKA FEAT. ARIANA GRANDE
74. SAFE & SOUND - CAPITAL CITIES
73. BEAUTIFUL - MARIAH CAREY FEAT. MIGUEL
72. PANIC CORD - GABRIELLE APLIN
71. AFTER YOU - PULP
70. BACK 2 THE WILD - BASEMENT JAXX
69. HEART ATTACK - DEMI LOVATO
68. MIRACLE - TEMPER TRAP
67. THE CITY - THE 1975
66. BRING HIM HOME - HUGH JACKMAN
65. GHOSTS - THEME PARK
64. THIS IS THE NEW YEAR - GLEE CAST
63. DIFFERENT - ROBBIE WILLIAMS
62. EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME - THE OUTFIT
61. WHERE ARE WE NOW - DAVID BOWIE
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Post by S1m on Jan 2, 2014 22:47:14 GMT 1
The #1 which started off 2013 and tracks by several acts I recently enjoyed live such as Outfit, Theme Park and Pulp. Temper Trap and Glee Cast who have dominated the year end in recent years, notch up just one and two appearances respectively this year.
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Post by S1m on Jan 2, 2014 22:47:47 GMT 1
60. ONE DAY MORE - LES MISERABLES CAST
59. LAURA PALMER - BASTILLE
58. JAMAICA - THEME PARK
57. SEX - THE 1975
56. WAKE ME UP - AVICII
55. GIRLS – THE 1975
54. ROAR - KATY PERRY
53. MERMAID - TRAIN
52. DEAR DARLIN' - OLLY MURS
51. YOUR DRUMS, YOUR LOVE - ALUNAGEORGE
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Post by S1m on Jan 2, 2014 22:49:58 GMT 1
The first appearance from the Les Mis soundtrack which took the #1 spot early in the year and the 1975 (another live act I enjoyed this year) log their first entry too. "Roar" represents the small amount of UK #1s which have done well in my chart and made a lasting impression.
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Post by S1m on Jan 2, 2014 22:50:37 GMT 1
50. I LOVE IT - ICONA POP FEAT. CHARLIE XCX
49. SHOULDER TO SHOULDER - REBECCA FERGUSON
48. THE LAST MINUTE - JOSEPHINE
47. JUST BE - PALOMA FAITH
46. THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE - BASTILLE
45. GOIN' CRAZY - DIZZEE RASCAL FEAT. ROBBIE WILLIAMS
44. WAX - THEME PARK
43. FOCUS - RYAN KEEN
42. COUGH COUGH - EVERYTHING EVERYTHING
41. ATTRACTING FLIES - ALUNAGEORGE
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Post by S1m on Jan 2, 2014 22:53:02 GMT 1
Some older hits appear in this section with "Just Be" and "Shoulder to Shoulder" having done well in 2012's year end and "Cough Cough" re-entering after an enjoyable Everything Everything gig this year. Ryan Keen also makes his first appearance here and will hopefully break through in the same way Ed Sheeran and Passenger have done in recent years. Josephine is a similar hope for the future although at least she has had some exposure on Radio 2.
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Post by S1m on Jan 2, 2014 22:54:47 GMT 1
40. LOVE IS A BOURGEOIS CONSTRUCT - PET SHOP BOYS
39. BLIND - HURTS
38. SONNENTANZ (SUN DON'T SHINE) - KLANGKARUSSELL FEAT. WILL HEARD
37. 5AM - KATY B
36. GET LUCKY - DAFT PUNK FEAT. PHARRELL
35. ON MY OWN - SAMANTHA BARKS
34. LOUD LIKE LOVE - PLACEBO
33. YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL - LANA DEL REY
32. LOVED ME BACK TO LIFE - CELINE DION
31. ONE MORE SLEEP - LEONA LEWIS
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Post by S1m on Jan 2, 2014 22:56:56 GMT 1
Two of my favourite divas (Celine and Leona) make their sole appearances here whilst Placebo made a triumphant return to my charts and the year end. "On My Own" was a huge favourite of mine from the Les Mis soundtrack (long before the film) but by year end can only reach as high as #35.
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Post by S1m on Jan 2, 2014 22:58:01 GMT 1
30. GO GENTLE - ROBBIE WILLIAMS
29. WAIT FOR ME - KINGS OF LEON
28. ANGELS - XX
27. TONIGHT - THEME PARK
26. LOST - FRANK OCEAN
25. NO ONE WANTS TO KNOW YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT - SHED SEVEN
24. THE MOTHER WE SHARE - CHVRCHES
23. SAIL - AWOLNATION
22. VENUS - LADY GAGA
21. ONE GIRL ONE BOY - !!!
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Post by S1m on Jan 2, 2014 23:00:47 GMT 1
This section sees the first appearance for CHVRCHES, a favourite album of 2013 and an excellent live act too plus a new old track from Shed Seven who I saw for my birthday last month. AWOLNATION have just climbed to #1 as the first new chart-topper of 2014 and !!! also caught my interest and both have back catalogues I intend to check out.
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Post by S1m on Jan 2, 2014 23:16:05 GMT 1
20. THE STARS (ARE OUT TONIGHT) - DAVID BOWIE  19. SEE ME NOW - RYAN KEEN  18. SHOW ME THE WONDER - MANIC STREET PREACHERS  17. MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE - GLEE CAST  16. PORTRAIT - JOSEPHINE  15. ANTHEM FOR A LOST CAUSE - MANIC STREET PREACHERS  14. SO GOOD TO ME - CHRIS MALINCHAK  13. CHOCOLATE - THE 1975 .jpg) 12. (EVERYTHING IS) DEBATABLE - HELLOGOODBYE  11. RIGHT ACTION/LOVE ILLUMINATION - FRANZ FERDINAND  |
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Post by S1m on Jan 2, 2014 23:18:49 GMT 1
4 #1s line up in this section alongside triumphant comeback songs from Franz Ferdinand, Bowie and hellogoodbye. The 1975 land their highest track (lower than I'd have said some months back but it's sooo overplayed now!) as do Glee Cast and despite it being a powerful track, it's too tough to listen to repeatedly.
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Post by S1m on Jan 2, 2014 23:31:31 GMT 1
10. TOO MANY FRIENDS - PLACEBO  9. WASTING MY YOUNG YEARS - LONDON GRAMMAR  8. GUN - CHVRCHES  7. TWO ISLANDS - OUTFIT  6. SKYSCRAPER - DEMI LOVATO  5. FLATLINE - MKS  4. I DREAMED A DREAM - ANNE HATHAWAY  3. STILL INTO YOU - PARAMORE  2. RECOVER - CHVRCHES  1. OLD SCARS - RYAN KEEN  |
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Post by S1m on Jan 2, 2014 23:45:04 GMT 1
6 #1s fill out my top ten of the year with the longest runners at #4 and #1. The remainder of the top ten sees #2s from Placebo and CHVRCHES and #3s from Outfit and London Grammar. Five of the acts represent new artistes I'm excited about hearing more from and 3 of those I've seen live and have really enjoyed.
Ryan joins a select group of year end favourites (I've only properly compiled one since 2008).
2008 BREAKEVEN - THE SCRIPT
2009 FEELING'S GONE - BASEMENT JAXX FEAT. SAM SPARRO
2010 LOVE LOST - TEMPER TRAP
2011 FIRE IN THE HOUSE - HARD-FI
2012 PICKING UP THE PIECES - PALOMA FAITH
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Post by Ramz on Jan 8, 2014 23:28:01 GMT 1
Only 4 of your top 30 appear in my top 100, in fact there's loads there I've not even heard. Great to see Venus and Lost up so high, both fab songs!
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Post by S1m on Jan 9, 2014 23:43:23 GMT 1
You need to hear them then! You'd love them I'm sure!  |
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