My Top 500 Songs (complete!!)

The artists with the most appearances SO FAR

Kylie Minogue 8

Lady Gaga 6

ABBA 3
Agnes 3
Lana Del Rey 3
Mariah Carey 3
Rihanna 3
Steps 3

Aaliyah 2
Adele 2
Ava Max 2
Beyonce 2
Britney Spears 2
Bruce Springsteen 2
Chicane 2
Crystal Waters 2
Deuce 2
Diana Ross 2
Fleetwood Mac 2
Garbage 2
Hot Chip 2
Jessie Ware 2
Katy B 2
Madonna 2
Pink 2
Samantha Mumba 2
Whitney Houston 2
 
300 Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400 (2000)

Ripped off of a 1984 Commodore game, I presume most people think the song is called Zombie Nation, when it is in fact the artist. WOW

Apparently popular at American sports events, so that's disgusting.

 
299 Whigfield - Think Of You (1995)

Mad to think, for a few minutes in the middle 90s Whigfield was a huge star. Another Day was a rather limp follow-up to the million seller Saturday Night, so this was a real treat arriving in early 1995, amongst a flood of huge dance tracks in the charts.

I know a gay guy, who is such a Whigfield fan, that she knows his name, whenever he turns up at one of his gigs. I wonder he has the same relationship with the real singer Ann Lee.

 
298 Rihanna - Where Have You Been (2012)

My main recollection was Mr Ag's ex dancing to this in the most embarrassing way possible the night I met Mr Ag. Get off your knees your silly boy.

I had no idea, this takes the main line from a very strange novelty song from 1959, which I've posted below.



 
Hate Zombie Nation! Early 00s had a slew of ‘football terrace’ dance anthems. Hate all of them.
 
296 Blondie - Call Me (1980)

From the perspective of a male escort, this the fourth of an impressive five UK number 1s, Call Me delivers a double punch of disco and new wave.

Much of the song is not Blondie, they apparently struggled to sync with Moroder's pulsing production and session musicians were used instead, including Harold Faltermeyer of Axel F fame. This was forgiven when it became a six week US no.1

 
295 Bloc Party - The Prayer (2007)

I've certainly dabbled with a bit of Bloc Party in my time. This is right up there with their poppier moments, the my favourite is much much higher.

My ex was going to buy me Bloc Party tickets for my birthday. Instead he bought me Michael McIntyre tickets. I blocked him recently, this was definitely among my key reasons.

 
294 Amy Winehouse - Back to Black (2006)
290 Amy Winehouse - Rehab (2007)

The cultural impact of the late Amy cannot be underestimated. Young pop stars, who grew up with her sounds, have been making music influenced by her classic jazz and soul/ RnB music for a while. Just look at Raye and Olivia Dean.

They will never quite replicate the magic of Amy, complicated, messy, tragic and brilliant, but she's still a worthy influence for today.

These two tracks were massive at the time, I prefer Back to Black (over a billion views of the video, which foreshadows the tragedy of her short life). It's Spector, it's Motown, it's self aware (things the two songs share), but just takes the edge melodically.



 
I did recently enjoy Kele's Goodbye Horses cover, but Two More Years I enjoyed much less two decades later.

Back To Black was too ubiquitous for me at the time, but I'm surprised I've never put the album on. I guess the music is a bit engulfed in her tragedy for me to get my own connection to it.
 
293 En Vogue - Don't Let Go (Love) (1997)

By some distance, the song that serves as an En Vogue signature track.

Why is it just so good? It sounds expensive, lush with harmonies, filled with vulnerability and power and that classic 90s RnB sound, rounded off with a pop edge. Stunning.

 
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293 En Vogue - Don't Let Go (Love) (1997)

By some distance, the song that serves as an En Vogue signature track.

Why is it just so good? It sounds expensive, lush with harmonies, filled with vulnerability and power and that classic 90s RnB sound, rounded off with a pop edge. Stunning.

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Incredible of course. The only thing that's ever annoyed me is the 4th one gets a bit cut off at the end before she gets to properly do her bit.
 
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292 Chaka Khan - I Feel For You (1984)

Electro funk complete with icey keyboard stabs, vinyl scatches, a guest rapper, synthesised drum machine AND synthesised harmonica. What a line-up to boot - Stevie Wonder, Melle Mel, Prince and Chaka herself. I Feel For You genuinely had it all. A good example of launching everything at a track with huge success. It certainly gets me writhing in my seat (sexy).

 
The never ending En Vogue saga keeps them going if not new music. Together as the original four they were locked into air-kiss diva perfection. Dawn and Maxine are better than the other 2, but there is no stronger girl group vocal combination than these 4. That Dawn was fired after Don't Let Go (Love) is insane regardless of what the truth is behind the scenes. I'd say her solo album was cut (the source of the rift) due to Terry's flop and the other girls supporting this in part to also being spooked that Dawn was lead on their biggest ever hit single and they didn't want her breaking out solo whilst the EV mindshare had global momentum to keep going. Anyway, DLG is outstanding.
 
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293 En Vogue - Don't Let Go (Love) (1997)

By some distance, the song that serves as an En Vogue signature track.

Why is it just so good? It sounds expensive, lush with harmonies, filled with vulnerability and power and that classic 90s RnB sound, rounded off with a pop edge. Stunning.

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In my all time Top 10. I think.

Love that they peaked just prior to their third album, when most R&B girl groups faced diminishing returns and were lucky to even get a second album. EV and TLC bucked the trend with that, part of the reason why they’re head and shoulders above.
 
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The never ending En Vogue saga keeps them going if not new music. Together as the original four they were locked into air-kiss diva perfection. Dawn and Maxine are better than the other 2, but there is no stronger girl group vocal combination than these 4. That Dawn was fired after Don't Let Go (Love) is insane regardless of what the truth is behind the scenes. I'd say her solo album was cut (the source of the rift) due to Terry's flop and the other girls supporting this in part to also being spooked that Dawn was lead on their biggest ever hit single and they didn't want her breaking out solo whilst the EV mindshare had global momentum to keep going. Anyway, DLG is outstanding.
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Dawn wasn’t fired; she quit. Dispute over pay.

But hey we got the Lucy Pearl album out of the deal, which was quite the consolation prize. That album is 10/10
 
291 Bananarama - Look On the Floor (Hypnotic Tango) (2005)

Two piece Bananarama have occasionally served up some pricey treasures down the years. Ultra Violet was eurodance fun, the whole Drama project which brought them back into the charts and of course my recent victory with Baby It's Christmas at ASFXMAS.

This interpolation of the Italo Disco classic (posted below - it's still a red hot treat) from Drama was just the ticket. Sultry dance pop at it's most Bananarama. Never change girls.



 
Oh I agree the video / Benassi version of COME JOIN THE PAHDEE is rotten without any redeeming features.

The Oakenfold version though is a fabulous TITS OUT (RE)VULVA OUT fun-for-2002 nonsense. It's lazy EDM drivel, but Guetta / Harris / Corry / Sigala dined out on similar guff for years to follow, and at least Madge got there first :disco:
 
288 Captain Hollywood Project - More & More (1993)

A relatively subdued eudodance track, rich with a sense of melancholy in the chorus.

A relative flop in the UK, demonstrating that Brits don't just buy anything they're served (Mr Blobby was later a three week no.1 that year).

 
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287 Keiino - Spirit in the Sky (2019)

Nice for Abi Branning to get work after Eastenders.

With time allowing us hindsight, the 10s really were a glorious period for Eurovision, with more classics than is reasonable. This was an amazing and well deserved televote winner. I didn't expect much from it, leading into the contest, but then the performance was so well executed, simple but elevated - it blew up.

While I don't especially care for Fred's joiking, I suspect without it, it would have stumbled in far lower. The whole package was the complete deal. BRAVA.

 
286 Alicia Keyes - No One (2007)

One of two songs associated with our wedding on here (you will have to wait for the other). We decided to ignore straight wedding choices like acoustic versions of better songs and go in hard with commercial music (Shania Twain was our first dance). It's a pure love song, with a slightly off kilter sound that built and built with passion - we considered it perfect.

 
284 Mel & Kim - Respectable (1987)

The first of over 1,000 songs "written" by Stock, Aitken AND Waterman to reach number one in the UK. What a blast of joyous, relentless, hi-nrg big pop, with the sisters providing the attitude, the charisma, the fashion, the lewk. A perfect 80s pop dance package.

All together:

Tay, tay, tay, tay, tay-tay tay tay tay...

 
283 M83 - Midnight City (2011)

More familiar than it is popular, French fantasy synth pop, which gave a generous nod to 80s dream pop, complete with a hot sax break as the song fades. Used for 95% of public events and video gamea around 2012, I think it holds up well amongst the rush of serotonin boosting hits from the era.

 
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