Another Year In Pop: 32

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

For better or worse, Katy Perry is this week's brand new Number 1. Rihanna moves up into the top ten, and in inexplicable re-entry news, Baz Luhrmann's in at no.72 with 'Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)'. Okaaay.

[Poll #1238683]

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Re: Number Ones of the year so far

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Like: 3 (Estelle, Rihanna, Ne-Yo)
Tolerate: 3 (Basshunter, Madonna, Dizzee)
Dislike: 3 (Duffy, Mint Royale, Katy P)
Really Dislike: 3 (Ting Tings, Coldplay, Kid Rock)

Re: Number Ones of the year so far

[koganbot]

Like: 4 (Ne-Yo, Madonna, Katy P, Duffy)
Ticked but liked much more in another language: 1 (Basshunter)
OK but no ticky yet: 3 (Estelle, Kid Rock, Rihanna)
Still haven't made up my mind: 1 (Ting Tings)
Meh: 1 (Dizzee)
Really Dislike: 2 (Mint Royale, Coldplay)

Re: Number Ones of the year so far

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

nothing amazing for me, but plenty to like (obv yer lexical M do V).

what was last year's list?

Re: Number Ones of the year so far

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

last year's below - completely appalling start, post Bouncy/Shakira Shakira it suddenly went on an unbroken run of amazing for months and months, only to be undone on the final stretch by Xmas-related gloop.

1050 27 Jan Mika Grace Kelly 5
1051 3 Mar Kaiser Chiefs Ruby 1
1052 10 Mar Take That Shine 2
1053 24 Mar Sugababes vs Girls Aloud Walk This Way 1
1054 31 Mar The Proclaimers featuring
Brian Potter & Andy Pipkin (I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles 3
1055 21 Apr Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado
& Justin Timberlake Give It To Me 1
1056 28 Apr Beyonce & Shakira Beautiful Liar 3
1057 19 May McFly Baby's Coming Back / Transylvania 1
1058 26 May Rihanna featuring Jay-Z Umbrella 10
1059 4 Aug Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson & DOE The Way I Are 2
1060 18 Aug Robyn with Kleerup With Every Heartbeat 1
1061 25 Aug Kanye West Stronger 2
1062 8 Sep Sean Kingston Beautiful Girls 4
1063 6 Oct Sugababes About You Now 4
1064 3 Nov Leona Lewis Bleeding Love 7
1065 22 Dec Eva Cassidy & Katie Melua What A Wonderful World 1
1066 29 Dec Leon Jackson When You Believe 3

Re: Number Ones of the year so far

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

Umbrella to Bleeding Love is an uncommonly tolerable-great run

Re: Number Ones of the year so far

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

30 straight weeks - seriously, this has to be a record.

Re: Number Ones of the year so far

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

There are some astonishingly good runs of #1s but yes this is a good sustained one, and I'd count the McFly for 31 weeks of high quality.

531-537 is a 32-week run BUT requires you to like "Hello" by Lionel Richie.

Re: Number Ones of the year so far

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

If we're including McFly - which erm I'm not - may as well get B&S in there to make 34 weeks. 'Beautiful Liar' may only be worth 7/10 but that is still Any Good At All.

I like 'Hello'! I think. But I don't like Frankie Goes To Hollywood, and I've never heard that Duran Duran song.

Re: Number Ones of the year so far

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

you don't like EITHER of those FGTH?!

Re: Number Ones of the year so far

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I've never liked them! Don't think I have any particular hate for them - maybe this is cuz I never have to hear them - but you know what I'm like with bellowy, stompy songs...

Other amazing runs:
639-645 (21 weeks)
679-685 (32 weeks! most of them thanks to 'I Will Always Love You' though which I heart but no one else will)

erm and then incredibly there is no notably long run of awesome No 1s until the aforementioned 'Umbrella' to 'Bleeding Love' reign.

Re: Number Ones of the year so far

[justfanoe.livejournal.com]

The Reflex:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eotbo-DsPTo&feature=related

Re: Number Ones of the year so far

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

601-608, though!

Re: Number Ones of the year so far

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The Aswad's a bit of a weak spot there - not bad exactly but not stellar either. Good run though, certainly no stinkers (and I'd stretch it back to T'Pau at 600 which has period charm at least)

Re: Number Ones of the year so far

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

also like.

earlier 432-440 which is basically SIX MONTHS i think is amazing. it is both in the heart of tiny alan nostalgia country - and coming up on popular soon :-)

Re: Number Ones of the year so far

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

thrown in 431, go on

Re: Number Ones of the year so far

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

indeed. that and shine dropped in the middle of some rub. (nb also i still like Grace Kelly. rly)

Re: Number Ones of the year so far

[ijgrieve.livejournal.com]

Like: 5 (Basshunter, Ting Tings, Coldplay(!), Kid Rock, Katy Perry)
Meh: 1 (Estelle)
Dislike 6: (Duffy, Madonna, Rihanna, Ne-Yo, Mint Royale, Dizzee Rascal)

Re: Number Ones of the year so far

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Love: 2 (Estelle, Ne-Yo)
Like: 1 (Madonna)
Don't Care (Ticks): 1 (Rihanna)
Don't Care (Nonticks): 2 (Duffy, Coldplay)
Dislike: 2 (Basshunter, Dizzee Rascal)
Lowest Of The Low: 2 (Mint Royale, Kid Rock)
Hitherto Unplumbed Depths: 2 (Ting Tings, Katy Perry)