Yet Another Year In Pop: 21

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A bumper crop of new entries this Bank Holiday Monday - Dizzee nabs another #1, Eurovision winner Alexander backflips his way to 10 while Brave Jade (not that one) manages a reasonable 27 despite the presence of Andrew Lloyd Webber.

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Dizzee - I didn't actually realise before that he is protesting that he *isn't* bonkers! OK that's slightly better - all that 'I'm mad, me' stuff is v off-putting. I like the grinding noise-bass riff but the rest of the track is a bit patchy. What a strange record to get to #1. Borderline non-tick

Daniel & Paolo & Empire - botherd

Alexander - can't really see why this won. It's sung moderately well, it's quite short, the dudes are doing somersaults around him. Gets weaker on repeated listens. No tick.

Star Pilots - I've just savaged the video to this over on my blog (http://tumblr.com/xfo1v3ypc), the cover itself is weak enough that I paid it no attention whatsoever during my rant. No tickety.

Keri & co - one of my less favourite tracks off the album, but the chorus is still utterly catchy, Ne-Yo is sweet and Kanye's daft rhymes raise a smile. TICK

Jade - was Leona, like, *busy* or something? I appreciate that this song needs to be belted out at the top of one's lungs but I worry for Jade's internal organs - if she keeps that up she'll rupture something. No tick.

Katy - possibly my favourite single of hers so far (damning with faint praise etc) in that she doesn't completely stamp her obnoxiousness all over it, and as a result I can happily hum the chorus. Borderline TICK