So there we are, the list of my Top 10 singles is official, with some entries that surprised even me. Here is the list in full: 1) Umbrella (Feat. Jay-Z) – Rihanna 2) Flashing Lights (Feat. Dwele) – Kanye West 3) Break The Ice – Britney Spears 4) Say It Right -Nelly Furtado 5) Be … Continue reading
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Top 10 Singles – #1
Umbrella (Feat. Jay-Z) – Rihanna – Good Girl Gone Bad – 2007 Uvar _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-11176202-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); I have never mentioned … Continue reading
Top 10 Singles – #2
Flashing Lights (Feat. Dwele) – Kanye West – Graduation – 2008 Fvar _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-11176202-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Another obvious one if you’ve … Continue reading
Top 10 Singles – #3
Break The Ice – Britney Spears – Blackout – 2008 Bvar _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-11176202-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); A song I gushed over when … Continue reading
Top 10 Singles – #4
Say It Right – Nelly Furtado – Loose – 2007 The final Timbaland production on the list, Say It Right is his masterpiece. Infectious synth and 808s are just the start, as Furtado’s most impressive vocal to date echoes across them. It sounds as if she is calling across a vast open landscape, an effect … Continue reading
Top 10 Singles – #5
Be Mine – Robyn – Robyn – 2005/2008 Bvar _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-11176202-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); I knew that both Be Mine and Dancing … Continue reading
Top 10 Singles – #6
Empire State of Mind (Feat. Alicia Keys) – Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3 – 2009 Evar _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-11176202-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); The … Continue reading
Top 10 Singles – #7
Dancing On My Own – Robyn – Body Talk – 2010 Dvar _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-11176202-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Looking back at my 2010 … Continue reading
Top 10 Singles – #8
About You Now – Sugababes – Change – 2007 Dvar _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-11176202-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); The only UK act to make it … Continue reading
Top 10 Singles – #9
Crazy In Love (Feat. Jay-Z) – BeyoncĂ© – Dangerously In Love – 2003 A song that needs no introduction, Crazy In Love is the highlight of Queen B’s long career. The brassy smash of an opening immediately grabs the listeners ear, and only improves as the song continues. The ‘Oh Oh’ dance hook went on … Continue reading