My Top 500 Songs (complete!!) (1 Viewer)

One thing I love about The Visitors - apart from the dramatic way it BUILDS & BUILDS - is that it can be read an entirely different way, as a song about a paranoid agoraphobic. The distorted vocals & funny bleeps always scared me as a kid.
 
straightorbroken said:
Jesus. So many here.

Sonikku. When drenched in 90s dance and 80s sparkle, I'm powerless. Don't Wanna Dance With You and Wonky are my other faves.

ABBA. The Visitors album is... a monument. Angeleyes is so easybreasy, the vocals just shower you.

Cardigans. I favour the Todd Terry remix via my obsession with the Ibiza Uncovered compilation, but the original song and video really capture the era of pop fandom - and the bonus is that as an adult you listen to those fabulously morbid and hopeless lyrics.

Mariah. I wish she would work more with some of the collaborators such as Danja who gave her these massive wins again. Just realised I've got this track mixed up with Migrate, but they're of the same vein (and syringe). Pissed Mariah harvests the gems.
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I'm not all over the Lovefool remix, its fine. I play it sometimes. Now the Cahill remix of Obsessed. I'll have the large plate please.
 
241 Soft Cell - Say Hello Wave Goodbye (1981)

Pure theatre darling!

Never has resentment and the nostalgic trauma of the end of a relationship ever sounded so good. Almond and Ball on absolute top form here, the synth is crisp and deep, the lyrics are sharp (and somewhat gender neutral seen through modern eyes) and the vocal delivery is impeccable.

I've added the Almighty mix, so @Devil can access it.



 
240 Kate Ryan - Desenchantee (2002)

Holy hell, what a moment. Never a UK hit but Kate was a staple on multiple top selling Clubland albums.

For me, this was a triple threat. Not only was this track a tits out treat, but I discovered Mylene Farmer and the fiercely heterosexual Kate Ryan all at once.

A glorious hands up version of a song that is lyrically... well bleak. Trash pop covers at it's best.

I've added the Thunderpuss mix of the original, for those who desire a bit more THUMP.



 
The amount of Mariah in this countdown is repleasing. I never had Ag down as the type to butterfinger her tangerines, but I guess that good 90s-00s nostalgia will make a lamb out of anyone.
 
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254 Prospa - Ecstacy (Over & Over) (2020)

Bit of electro, bit of breakbeat... why not?

Another one of many underrated ASFM entries.

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God I love this. Part of my lockdown playlist. A reminder that dance music and pop music had the most incredible year when the rest of us... didn't.
 
239 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe (2011)

The second and highest appearance of my second third fourth fifth favourite Canadian.

There are much much better songs by Carly, and I guess with big hits there's room for bigger and better remixes, which is what places it so high.

A ridiculously popular song, whichever way you measure it. I have fond memories of dancing to it in Legends, Brighton while a lesbian continously shoved poppers up my nose. Fun times!

 
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238 Chicane, Bryan Adams - Don't Give Up (2000)

AKA Bryan Adams wanted a European hit. And it was a UK no.1, a big turn of the century trance fuelled treat.

I MUST SAY it does owe a living to Livin' Joy's Don't Stop Movin', which I shall return to later.

 
237 Jessie Ware - Wildest Moments (2012)

Oh Jessica, my lovely. This is simply gorgeous. Do whatever you want to it, it's that lush heartfelt ballad which in a decent world, full of civil discourse and kindness would have spent 8 weeks in the top 10, she was just 20 years too late.

The production is sparse but dramatic, the lyrics an obituary of a relationship. It's urban heartbreak and a very impressive early career moment.

 
236 Daft Punk - One More Time (2000)

French disco masterpiece. If there is one song they find in a thousand years to represent the early 21st century, I hope it's this one. Is there anything better as an antidote to all the bullshit?

 
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I did not think Enya would infiltrate this thread.

The Chicane / Bryan Adams was a moment that would never hit the same now. A male rock star jumping on a club hit was almost unheard of then, but I doubt would raise eyebrows today. The female divas had obviously already long been erring towards dance but more in a handbag house direction. Mr Adams actually felt credible-for-Kiss-FM whilst the Chers and Ms Ross' were Heart FM Saturday disco.

Without the novelty wow factor though, I do actually think Stoned In Love was the stronger Chicane crossover.
 
I loved the Chicane / Bryan Adams song at the time, and strangely, it has held up well.
 
Totally tardy to the party with Carly. I loathed this song at the time :(

One More Time would have made an incredible Cher song. Gutted she never gave them a call after this.
 
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252 Röyksopp - 49 Percent (2005)

The second of five appearances for Röyksopp here. I should save my praise for higher up, but should also express consistently, how much I love Röyksopp. I love Röyksopp.

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I forgot to comment on this. I was OBSESSED with this. The album it's from is soooo good. I'm definitely more of a Groove Armada type of guy, but Royksopp have produced some real gems over the years - the dance stuff and the deep moody shit. Actually their last album which was more straight up electropop with lots of collabs was really good.
 
235 Shins - Heartworms (Flipped) (2018)

Better than you think. Unless you're Kala.

 
232 Sophie Ellis Bextor - Murder on the Dancefloor (2001)
233 Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (1987)
234 Britney Spears - Toxic (2004)

Three at the same time I hear you cry! And they're classics too, how dare you!

Sure SEB is about dancefloor jealousy, Whit is about, well needing someone and Brit about fuckboys.

Well all three are New Years Eve faves. They among the most well known songs by legendary female singers. They're all loved by gays and their mothers. They're all absolute classics and they're all 10/10 when you're drunk.

I'm a little drunk x





 
231 Glass Animals - Heat Waves (2020)

A modern day sleeper hit. I think it probably gained a few fans on Moopy, as it did everywhere on the planet, something which they've not been able to capitalise on. No.1 in the US after 59 weeks on the chart - a record. Truly a phenomenon.

The Oliver Heldens remix for a slightly gayer tone.



 
230 Wynter Gordon - Dirty Talk (2010)

In you were desperate to know, yes I prefer this to S&M. With slightly more than a nod and a wink, she liked it hardcore. Probably considered a big hit, it stalled at no.25 in the UK, but was probably one of the best selling songs to stall so low in the pre-streaming era.

Now goes by Diana Gordon and contributed towards Beyonce's Lemonade LP. I used to work as her PA. It was mostly cleaning up fluids.

 
229 ABBA - Knowing Me Knowing You (1977)

As you probably guessed there is a lot of ABBA on this list. The video is iconic on multiple levels, particularly the side angle/ front facing trope, the trudging through the snow only to be surprised by a camera following them and the Agnetha whispering halo. It has been ripe for multiple parodies.

Their first truly big hit dedicated to the end of a relationship, it's easily in their big five hits. A masterpiece in song writing and iconic visuals.

 
Wynter Gordon had huge potential. It was very successful in Australia, but even the incredible follow-up lived up to its name in the charts there. Album also great. Shame she abandoned a direction that worked so well for her.
 
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Wynter Gordon had huge potential. It was very successful in Australia, but even the incredible follow-up lived up to its name in the charts there. Album also great. Shame she abandoned a direction that worked so well for her.
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And yet we got Jess Glynne.
 
Memories (memories)
Good days (good days)
Bad days (baaaaad days)
They'll be (they'll be)
With me (with me)
Always (aaalwaaays)

i can't even 😕

Was this the first sighting of BLUE EYE SHADOW? LITTLE DID WE KNOW
 
Dirty Talk is obviously exceptional, but for my pink pound the Wynter classique is the sheer DEATH BY MELODY JOY that is BUY MY LOVE :disco:

 
Something about her Getting Younger (:disco:) is my Wynter song of choice, but most of the ones I know are pretty GOOD
 
When Madonna sang “instead of spring it’s always Wynter” I knew she would be a star
 
228 Lady Gaga - Born This Way (2011)

Very excited when this came out. Grew to hate it and later came full circle.

I was presenting a Year 8 form group a session about something gay and the PowerPoint had a series of gay pop songs to play. I scanned the list and decided they were all shit and opened this on YouTube.

I had entirely forgotten she was parading around in her bra and knickers, and it wasn't appropriate for 12 year olds. I let it play out, and as the video continued, my assumption that they'd all probably seen bukkake on their phones was proving untrue, and that I had accidentally corrupted them and destroyed their innocence.

One of the pupils was @funky who was just confused about the shapes in her face asked "has she had surgery?". Oh how I and all his classmates laughed in his face.

 
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227 Sonia - You'll Never Stop Me From Loving You (1989)

Now here's a track I understood and followed from the first second I heard it. By 1989, I had developed a distinct understanding of what the work of the Hit Factory sounded and like what the good ones were. This was a good one, and I tracked it as it zoomed up the charts, with absolute delight.

It is of course an absolute classic from the Haus of SAW, pure sugar coated Hi-NRG. I remember the occasional Moopy poster Jack proudly showing me his MP3 collection. There was a lot of Sonia. Really made me think about who I was climbing into bed with.



 
OUR SON getting to number 1 probably represents the peak of SAW.

I saw her at a hastily COVID rearranged Chester Pride held in a CAR PARK in 2021. She genuinely does have a good voice. Atomic Kitten (sans Katona & Frost) were decent too, while The Cheeky Girls didn't bother turning up. I still remember the look of PANICKED DESPERATION on the face of the poor drag queen host telling everyone they hadn't arrived.
 
I recall the whole plot of Pete Waterman discovering her in a club and that she was the one with an actual great voice, a proper discovered homegrown talent.

The seeds of Sonia and I suppose Sheena Easton really sprouted to become the X-Factor et al.
 
How I've got this far, having never seen Sonia, Cheeky Girls OR Atomic Kitten.

Can confirm now that the Cheeky Girls do not appear.
 
226 Frankie Goes to Hollywood - The Power of Love (1984/ 2000)

Is it a Christmas song, is it not? Who cares, it's a certified emotive banger.

One of very few that made it here with equal plays the original, equal the remix, in this case the outrageously hot 2000 Rob Searle remix. This YouTube comment gets its:

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@Halli to confirm.



 
225 Agnetha Faltskog - Dance Your Pain Away (2013)

Gays across the world spurted collectively when we realised Agnetha (no fancy title) had dropped a dance banger. It was everything we dreamed of, unimaginative lyrics set to a provincial gay club beat. 13/10 no notes.

The video is disgusting, so I haven't posted it. During this era she finally performed on UK TV after decades of waiting, except it was with GARY BLOODY BARLOW.

Still at least we had this.

 
224 Britney Spears - Gimme More (2007)

The Legendary Miss Britney... oh.

You've shaved your hair? Ok we've got loads of wigs. You want to pole dance? We can work with that.

Ok so you just want to flop around the pole with a stripper wig, tattoos and a shit hat? Sure we can pretend you turned up for the whole song in the edit.

LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE.

Fair enough, she was going through a tough time and this Keri Hilson (dead upskirt) track was better than it should ever have been. In fact the whole Blackout project was a masterclass in not turning up and absolutely aceing it.

Noting that this video is a slightly more polished version of her current mucky Instagram output, you have to wonder if freeing Britney was the right thing to do?

 
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