I Love #1's - 2003

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Last week you lovely Poptimist types decided that Return To Sender was the best #1 hit of 1962, with 25 ticks. But burger-munching jumpsuit wearer Elvis also fared least well, Good Luck Charm and She's Not You claiming only 3 ticks each. This week catapults us right into the booty-shaking, lesbian-filled pop-idle current decade: it's 2003!


[Poll #809314]

Comments

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

I kind of like changes, because it's so completely artificial, Ozzy is truly more machine than man.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

it is the nature of these "is any goods" that often gives us runaway winners that too many ppl area actually "meh" about. i mean i voted for sugababes here, but it's hard to get excited about that song compared to at least 3 or 4 other winners here.

Obligatory "stuff I didn't like then but I like now" comment

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Blu & Sean
Will Young

[sbp.livejournal.com]

I think I should hand in my poptimist card. I voted only for Tatu because apart from Mad World that's the only one I recognised. And I'm not voting for Westlife doing a Barry Manilow cover, if that's what it is.

[maura.livejournal.com]

that ... that isn't kelly and ozzy osbourne covering BOWIE, is it?

"Mandy"

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Good song then, good song now.

[/sean rowley]

Is "any good at all" any good at all?

[koganbot]

Westlife took a pretty good song and ruined it, but I ticked it anyway, 'cause it's a pretty good song.

Just kidding.

I don't use "any good at all" as my criterion, and I don't believe any of you do either, or we'd all be ticking a lot more. If something is "meh," I don't tick it. Nor do I tick something that's got good stuff in it but also has lots of bad stuff in it or that I actively hate for explicable or inexplicable reasons.

Also, I don't understand why there is so little reaction to Gareth Gates one way or another? Did he go to number one without any or you lisening (which is possible, if you still choose your number ones strictly on the basis of sales)?

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

I am now slightly regretting not saying 'Crashed The Wedding' was the best. I believe I was slightly swayed by remembering what a shitfest the video to 'You Said No' was.

I really do not like 'Hole In The Head.' It is obnoxiously boring, to my mind.

[mostlyconnect.livejournal.com]

This really really is the best pop year ever? Every song here is great or better except the first and last which are a nice bookend I guess and 'Beautiful' which is just pretty good. I'm sort of amazed a year this good happened, ever, to be young ws etc etc.