A Year In Pop: The Final Reckoning
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poptimistsHere are the 50 top non-reissues (FSVO reissue) from the Top 40 polls last year, with their position in the reader's poll also indicated. By all means ask in the comments box if there are any other songs you want to know the fate of. The scoring system took into account both % of votes and # of voters.
1. Rihanna - "Umbrella" (Readers Poll: 1st) (TOP TRACK FOR MAY)
2. Girls Aloud - "Call The Shots" (RP: 9th) (TOP TRACK FOR NOV)
3. Aly & AJ - "Potential Break Up Song" (RP: 2nd) (TOP TRACK FOR OCT)
4. Girls Aloud - "Sexy! No No No" (RP: 18th) (TOP TRACK FOR SEP)
5. Robyn ft Kleerup - "With Every Heartbeat" (RP: 7th) (TOP TRACK FOR AUG)
6. CSS - "Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above" (RP: No Votes)
7. Rihanna - "Shut Up And Drive" (RP: -) (TOP TRACK FOR JUL)
8. Britney Spears - "Gimme More" (RP: 5th)
9. The Gossip - "Standing In The Way Of Control" (RP: -) (TOP TRACK FOR JAN)
10. Amerie - "Take Control" (RP: -) (TOP TRACK FOR APR)
11. Amy Winehouse - "Back In Black" (RP: -)
12. Kylie Minogue - "2 Hearts" (RP: -)
13. Amerie - Gotta Work (RP: 10th)
14. Groove Armada ft Mutya Buena - "Song 4 Mutya" (RP: 15th)
15. Avril Lavigne - "Girlfriend" (RP: 4th) (TOP TRACK FOR MAR)
16. Roisin Murphy - "Let Me Know" (RP: -)
17. Dizzee Rascal - "Flex" (RP: -)
18=. Robyn - "Handle Me" (RP: -)
18=. Rihanna - "Don't Stop The Music" (RP: -)(TOP TRACK FOR DEC)
20=. Amy Winehouse - "Tears Dry On Their Own" (RP: -)
20=. Eve - "Tambourine" (RP: 48th)
22. Sugababes - "About You Now" (RP: -)
23. Peter Bjorn & John ft Bergsman - "Young Folks" (RP: -)
24. Mark Ronson ft D Merryweather - "Stop Me" (RP: -)
25. Justin Timberlake - "What Goes Around Comes Around" (RP: -) (TOP TRACK FOR FEB)
26. Leona Lewis - "Bleeding Love" (RP: 45th)
27. Dizzee Rascal - "Pussyole" (RP: 24th)
28. McFly - "Babys Coming Back"/"Transylvania" (RP: -)
39. Amy Winehouse - "You Know I'm No Good" (RP: -)
30. LCD Soundsystem - "North American Scum" (RP: -)
31=. Sophie Ellis Bextor - "Catch You" (RP: -)
31=. Sophie Ellis Bextor - "Me And My Imagination" (RP: -)
33=. Timbaland ft Nelly Furtado - "Give It To Me" (RP: -)
33=. Rihanna - "Hate That I Love You" (RP: -)
35. Dizzee Rascal - "Sirens" (RP: -)
36. Lady Sovereign - "Love Me Or Hate Me" (RP: -)
37. Long Blondes - "Giddy Stratospheres" (RP: -)
38. White Stripes - "Icky Thump" (RP: -) (TOP TRACK FOR JUN)
39. T2 ft Jodie Aysha - "Heartbroken" (RP: 20th)
40. Ciara - "Like A Boy" (RP: -)
41. Timbaland ft Doe/Keri Hilson - "The Way I Are" (RP: 33rd)
42. Natasha Bedingfield - "I Wanna Have Your Babies" (RP: 29th)
43. Unklejam - "What Am I Fighting For" (RP: -)
44. My Chemical Romance - "Teenagers" (RP: -)
45. Justin Timberlake - "Lovestoned" (RP: -)
46. Feist - "1234" (RP: 40th)
47. Kanye West - "Stronger" (RP: 14th)
48. Nelly Furtado - "Say It Right" (RP: 32nd)
49. Gwen Stefani - "The Sweet Escape" (RP: -)
50. Christina Aguilera - "Candyman" (RP: -)
(Note: if voting stays as is, "Piece Of Me" would come top of this poll.)
1. Rihanna - "Umbrella" (Readers Poll: 1st) (TOP TRACK FOR MAY)
2. Girls Aloud - "Call The Shots" (RP: 9th) (TOP TRACK FOR NOV)
3. Aly & AJ - "Potential Break Up Song" (RP: 2nd) (TOP TRACK FOR OCT)
4. Girls Aloud - "Sexy! No No No" (RP: 18th) (TOP TRACK FOR SEP)
5. Robyn ft Kleerup - "With Every Heartbeat" (RP: 7th) (TOP TRACK FOR AUG)
6. CSS - "Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above" (RP: No Votes)
7. Rihanna - "Shut Up And Drive" (RP: -) (TOP TRACK FOR JUL)
8. Britney Spears - "Gimme More" (RP: 5th)
9. The Gossip - "Standing In The Way Of Control" (RP: -) (TOP TRACK FOR JAN)
10. Amerie - "Take Control" (RP: -) (TOP TRACK FOR APR)
11. Amy Winehouse - "Back In Black" (RP: -)
12. Kylie Minogue - "2 Hearts" (RP: -)
13. Amerie - Gotta Work (RP: 10th)
14. Groove Armada ft Mutya Buena - "Song 4 Mutya" (RP: 15th)
15. Avril Lavigne - "Girlfriend" (RP: 4th) (TOP TRACK FOR MAR)
16. Roisin Murphy - "Let Me Know" (RP: -)
17. Dizzee Rascal - "Flex" (RP: -)
18=. Robyn - "Handle Me" (RP: -)
18=. Rihanna - "Don't Stop The Music" (RP: -)(TOP TRACK FOR DEC)
20=. Amy Winehouse - "Tears Dry On Their Own" (RP: -)
20=. Eve - "Tambourine" (RP: 48th)
22. Sugababes - "About You Now" (RP: -)
23. Peter Bjorn & John ft Bergsman - "Young Folks" (RP: -)
24. Mark Ronson ft D Merryweather - "Stop Me" (RP: -)
25. Justin Timberlake - "What Goes Around Comes Around" (RP: -) (TOP TRACK FOR FEB)
26. Leona Lewis - "Bleeding Love" (RP: 45th)
27. Dizzee Rascal - "Pussyole" (RP: 24th)
28. McFly - "Babys Coming Back"/"Transylvania" (RP: -)
39. Amy Winehouse - "You Know I'm No Good" (RP: -)
30. LCD Soundsystem - "North American Scum" (RP: -)
31=. Sophie Ellis Bextor - "Catch You" (RP: -)
31=. Sophie Ellis Bextor - "Me And My Imagination" (RP: -)
33=. Timbaland ft Nelly Furtado - "Give It To Me" (RP: -)
33=. Rihanna - "Hate That I Love You" (RP: -)
35. Dizzee Rascal - "Sirens" (RP: -)
36. Lady Sovereign - "Love Me Or Hate Me" (RP: -)
37. Long Blondes - "Giddy Stratospheres" (RP: -)
38. White Stripes - "Icky Thump" (RP: -) (TOP TRACK FOR JUN)
39. T2 ft Jodie Aysha - "Heartbroken" (RP: 20th)
40. Ciara - "Like A Boy" (RP: -)
41. Timbaland ft Doe/Keri Hilson - "The Way I Are" (RP: 33rd)
42. Natasha Bedingfield - "I Wanna Have Your Babies" (RP: 29th)
43. Unklejam - "What Am I Fighting For" (RP: -)
44. My Chemical Romance - "Teenagers" (RP: -)
45. Justin Timberlake - "Lovestoned" (RP: -)
46. Feist - "1234" (RP: 40th)
47. Kanye West - "Stronger" (RP: 14th)
48. Nelly Furtado - "Say It Right" (RP: 32nd)
49. Gwen Stefani - "The Sweet Escape" (RP: -)
50. Christina Aguilera - "Candyman" (RP: -)
(Note: if voting stays as is, "Piece Of Me" would come top of this poll.)
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