Another Year In Pop: 45

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Blimey! A bumper crop of new entries this week, with four lovely ladies barging their way into the top ten. None of them have knocked off the X Factor mess at the top yet, but give it time...

[Poll #1294584]

Bizarre re-entry watch: last week a competitive singing television programme had a disco theme which explains Blondie at no.91, but why is 'Mr Brightside' by the Killers in at 60? In the battle of the 'Hero's, Enrique is now ahead of Mariah (94 and 100 respectively), but expect that to change after Mariah's triumphant pulverising of everyone else on Saturday's X Factor...

Comments

[mcarratala.livejournal.com]

Absolutely baffled by the love for the Alesha single – Tom's right, it's totally Geri (with a big chunk of Mambo No 5). As such, it's really grating.

Beyonce in acoustic slowie mode is great! Irreplaceable is probably might favourite single of the last however many years, and though If Were A Boy isn't in the same class, it's definitely very good.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I think it's the sensitive guitar that's putting me off - I loved "Irreplacable" from the off but that had more vim (and was a bit less heavy-handed). Might well grow on me.

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

b-b-but 'Look At Me' and 'Mambo No.5' were both totally tickworthy. And nearly 10 years have elapsed since they were in the charts.