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Wed 6 Nov 48 The Source ft. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (Now Voyager Mix) 38 Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity 37 Radiohead - Paranoid Android +4 36 Texas - Say What You Want 34 Suede - Trash 34 No Doubt - Just a Girl 28 Katrina and the Waves - Love Shine a Light 26 Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) 26 Madonna - Don’t Cry for Me Argentina -6 23 Faithless - Insomnia 22 Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me 21 The Seahorses - Love Is The Law 20 U2 - Staring at the Sun 20 Backstreet Boys - We’ve Got It Goin’ On 20 The Charlatans - One to Another 20 Celine Dion - It’s All Coming Back to Me Now 20 Robert Miles ft. Maria Nayler - One & One 20 Mark Owen - Clementine 20 Eternal - Don’t You Love Me 20 Wet Wet Wet - If I Never See You Again 20 911 - The Journey 20 Shola Ama - You’re the One I Love 18 Coolio ft. 40 Thevz - C U When U Get There 18 Orbital - Satan Live 16 B.B.E. - Seven Days and One Week 15 George Michael - Older/I Can’t Make You Love Me 15 3T - I Need You  15 Luniz - I Got 5 On It 14 Orbital - The Saint  14 Dina Carroll - Escaping 14 Fugees - Rumble in the Jungle  12 Mark Owen - Child 

Tue 5 Nov 44 The Source ft. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (Now Voyager Mix) 36 Texas - Say What You Want -6 35 Radiohead - Paranoid Android 34 Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity 34 No Doubt - Just a Girl 30 Luniz - I Got 5 On It 30 Suede - Trash +4 28 Madonna - Don’t Cry for Me Argentina 28 Katrina and the Waves - Love Shine a Light 28 Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) 23 Faithless - Insomnia 22 Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me 21 The Seahorses - Love Is The Law 20 U2 - Staring at the Sun 20 Backstreet Boys - We’ve Got It Goin’ On 20 The Charlatans - One to Another 20 Dina Carroll - Escaping 20 Celine Dion - It’s All Coming Back to Me Now 20 Robert Miles ft. Maria Nayler - One & One 20 Mark Owen - Clementine 20 Eternal - Don’t You Love Me 20 Wet Wet Wet - If I Never See You Again 20 911 - The Journey 20 Shola Ama - You’re the One I Love 18 Coolio ft. 40 Thevz - C U When U Get There 18 Orbital - Satan Live 16 B.B.E. - Seven Days and One Week 15 George Michael - Older/I Can’t Make You Love Me 15 3T - I Need You  14 Orbital - The Saint  14 Fugees - Rumble in the Jungle  12 Mark Owen - Child 03 Damage - Wonderful Tonight

Mon 4 Nov 78 Emeli Sande — Next To Me 62 Bruno Mars — Locked Out Of Heaven 55 Pink ft. Nate Ruess — Just Give Me A Reason 46 Bastille — Pompeii 45 Nicki Minaj — Starships +4 44 Taylor Swift — I Knew You Were Trouble 34 Adele — Skyfall -6 27 Gary Barlow — Let Me Go 26 Bruno Mars — When I Was Your Man 22 One Direction — Best Song Ever 21 The Wanted — Chasing The Sun 21 The Vamps — Can We Dance 17 Example — Say Nothing 17 Avicii — Hey Brother 17 Girls Aloud — Something New 10 Dappy ft. Brian May — Rockstar

Mon 4 Nov 40 The Source ft. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (Now Voyager Mix) 33 Radiohead - Paranoid Android 32 No Doubt - Just a Girl 30 Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity 30 Suede - Trash +1 30 Luniz - I Got 5 On It +3 30 Texas - Say What You Want -6 29 Faithless - Insomnia 28 Katrina and the Waves - Love Shine a Light 26 Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) 22 Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me 21 The Seahorses - Love Is The Law 20 U2 - Staring at the Sun 20 Backstreet Boys - We’ve Got It Goin’ On 20 The Charlatans - One to Another 20 Dina Carroll - Escaping 20 B.B.E. - Seven Days and One Week 20 Celine Dion - It’s All Coming Back to Me Now 20 Robert Miles ft. Maria Nayler - One & One 20 Mark Owen - Clementine 20 Eternal - Don’t You Love Me 20 Wet Wet Wet - If I Never See You Again 20 911 - The Journey 20 Shola Ama - You’re the One I Love 18 Coolio ft. 40 Thevz - C U When U Get There 18 Orbital - Satan Live 16 Madonna - Don’t Cry for Me Argentina 15 George Michael - Older/I Can’t Make You Love Me 15 3T - I Need You 14 Damage - Wonderful Tonight 14 Mark Owen - Child 14 Orbital - The Saint  14 Fugees - Rumble in the Jungle  11 Barbra Streisand & Celine Dion - Tell Him 10 Mariah Carey - Honey 08 911 - Bodyshakin’ 06 Baby D - So Pure

Sun 3 Nov 32 The Source ft. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (Now Voyager Mix) 30 Texas - Say What You Want -6 29 Radiohead - Paranoid Android +2 28 No Doubt - Just a Girl 28 Katrina and the Waves - Love Shine a Light 25 Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) 25 Suede - Trash 25 Luniz - I Got 5 On It 25 Faithless - Insomnia 25 Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity +2 22 Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me 21 Orbital - Satan Live 21 The Seahorses - Love Is The Law 20 Backstreet Boys - We’ve Got It Goin’ On 20 The Charlatans - One to Another 20 Dina Carroll - Escaping 20 B.B.E. - Seven Days and One Week 20 Celine Dion - It’s All Coming Back to Me Now 20 3T - I Need You 20 Robert Miles ft. Maria Nayler - One & One 20 George Michael - Older/I Can’t Make You Love Me 20 Mark Owen - Clementine 20 Eternal - Don’t You Love Me 20 Wet Wet Wet - If I Never See You Again 20 U2 - Staring at the Sun 20 Damage - Wonderful Tonight 20 911 - The Journey 20 Coolio ft. 40 Thevz - C U When U Get There  20 Shola Ama - You’re the One I Love 16 Babybird - You’re Gorgeous 15 Barbra Streisand & Celine Dion - Tell Him 14 Baby D - So Pure 14 Mark Owen - Child 14 Orbital - The Saint  14 911 - Bodyshakin’ 14 Fugees - Rumble in the Jungle 13 Mariah Carey - Honey 13 Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby 11 Madonna - Don’t Cry for Me Argentina

Sun 3 Nov 73 Emeli Sande — Next To Me 57 Bruno Mars — Locked Out Of Heaven 51 Pink ft. Nate Ruess — Just Give Me A Reason 41 Bastille — Pompeii 38 Taylor Swift — I Knew You Were Trouble 38 Nicki Minaj — Starships +4 27 Gary Barlow — Let Me Go 25 One Direction — Story Of My Life 25 Bruno Mars — When I Was Your Man 23 Adele — Skyfall -6 25 Girls Aloud — Something New 21 The Wanted — Chasing The Sun 21 One Direction — Best Song Ever 21 The Vamps — Can We Dance 20 Example — Say Nothing 17 Avicii — Hey Brother 16 Calvin Harris ft. Ne-Yo — Let’s Go 14 Dappy ft. Brian May — Rockstar 14 Amelia Lily — You Bring Me Joy 11 Bastille — Of The Night

Sat 2 Nov 65 Emeli Sande — Next To Me 54 Bruno Mars — Locked Out Of Heaven 46 Pink ft. Nate Ruess — Just Give Me A Reason 37 Bastille — Pompeii 36 Nicki Minaj — Starships +4 35 Taylor Swift — I Knew You Were Trouble 32 One Direction — Story Of My Life 27 Gary Barlow — Let Me Go 27 Girls Aloud — Something New 24 Bruno Mars — When I Was Your Man 21 The Wanted — Chasing The Sun 21 One Direction — Best Song Ever 21 The Vamps — Can We Dance 20 Amelia Lily — You Bring Me Joy 20 Example — Say Nothing 18 Dappy ft. Brian May — Rockstar 18 Adele — Skyfall -6 17 Avicii — Hey Brother 16 Calvin Harris ft. Ne-Yo — Let’s Go 16 Alyssa Reid ft. Jump Smokers — Alone Again 12 Calvin Harris ft. Example — We’ll Be Coming Back 11 Bastille — Of The Night 10 Jason Derulo — The Other Side

Sat 2 Nov 32 The Source ft. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (Now Voyager Mix) 30 Texas - Say What You Want 28 Katrina and the Waves - Love Shine a Light 27 Suede - Trash 27 Radiohead - Paranoid Android +2 25 Luniz - I Got 5 On It +2 25 Faithless - Insomnia 24 No Doubt - Just a Girl 22 Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity 22 Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) 22 Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me 21 Orbital - Satan Live 21 The Seahorses - Love Is The Law 20 Baby D - So Pure 20 Backstreet Boys - We’ve Got It Goin’ On 20 The Charlatans - One to Another 20 Dina Carroll - Escaping 20 B.B.E. - Seven Days and One Week 20 Celine Dion - It’s All Coming Back to Me Now 20 3T - I Need You 20 Robert Miles ft. Maria Nayler - One & One 20 George Michael - Older/I Can’t Make You Love Me 20 Mark Owen - Clementine 20 Eternal - Don’t You Love Me 20 Fugees - Rumble in the Jungle 20 Wet Wet Wet - If I Never See You Again 20 U2 - Staring at the Sun 20 911 - Bodyshakin’ 20 Damage - Wonderful Tonight 20 911 - The Journey 20 Coolio ft. 40 Thevz - C U When U Get There  20 Shola Ama - You’re the One I Love 18 Barbra Streisand & Celine Dion - Tell Him 17 Mark Owen - Child 17 Orbital - The Saint  17 Mariah Carey - Honey 16 Babybird - You’re Gorgeous 15 Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby 06 Madonna - Don’t Cry for Me Argentina -6

You misunderstand me, just as he did. I'm not "dropping out because my favourite is being voted down", I'm wondering how the hell I'm going to vote between all tiles of the extensive Dulux colour chart of beige. Ooh, should I vote for Next To Me by Sandstone? Just Give Me A Reason by White Ochre? Let Me Go by Pearl Barley? Skyfall by Chiltern Wool? Story Of My Life by Pale Walnut?

Yeah, you don’t need to tell me how the game works. I’ve been presiding over it for a while now. Some people take themselves away from a round because they look at it and are completely uninspired. This is the first round in 18 games where we’ve approached that being the case for me.

Minded to sit out until 2014-15 cos this round is fucked.

Fri 1 Nov 26 Texas - Say What You Want 25 Radiohead - Paranoid Android +1 25 Suede - Trash +1 25 Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity +1 24 No Doubt - Just a Girl 24 Katrina and the Waves - Love Shine a Light 24 The Source ft. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (Now Voyager Mix) 23 Luniz - I Got 5 On It +1 23 Faithless - Insomnia 22 Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me 22 Babybird - You’re Gorgeous 21 Orbital - Satan Live 21 The Seahorses - Love Is The Law 21 Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) 20 Baby D - So Pure 20 Backstreet Boys - We’ve Got It Goin’ On 20 The Charlatans - One to Another 20 Dina Carroll - Escaping 20 B.B.E. - Seven Days and One Week 20 Celine Dion - It’s All Coming Back to Me Now 20 3T - I Need You 20 Robert Miles ft. Maria Nayler - One & One 20 George Michael - Older/I Can’t Make You Love Me 20 Mark Owen - Clementine 20 Eternal - Don’t You Love Me 20 Fugees - Rumble in the Jungle 20 Wet Wet Wet - If I Never See You Again 20 U2 - Staring at the Sun 20 911 - Bodyshakin’ 20 Damage - Wonderful Tonight 20 911 - The Journey 20 Coolio ft. 40 Thevz - C U When U Get There  20 Shola Ama - You’re the One I Love 18 Barbra Streisand & Celine Dion - Tell Him 17 Mark Owen - Child 17 Orbital - The Saint  17 Mariah Carey - Honey 14 Peter Andre - All About Us 12 Madonna - Don’t Cry for Me Argentina -6 11 Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby 08 Goldbug - Whole Lotta Love 08 Steven Houghton - Wind Beneath My Wings

Fri 1 Nov 61 Emeli Sande — Next To Me 45 Pink ft. Nate Ruess — Just Give Me A Reason 45 Bruno Mars — Locked Out Of Heaven 35 Bastille — Pompeii 34 Taylor Swift — I Knew You Were Trouble 32 Nicki Minaj — Starships 29 One Direction — Story Of My Life 28 Adele — Skyfall -6 26 Girls Aloud — Something New 23 Gary Barlow — Let Me Go 23 Bruno Mars — When I Was Your Man 21 The Wanted — Chasing The Sun 21 One Direction — Best Song Ever 21 The Vamps — Can We Dance 20 Alyssa Reid ft. Jump Smokers — Alone Again 20 Amelia Lily — You Bring Me Joy 20 Example — Say Nothing 18 Dappy ft. Brian May — Rockstar 18 Calvin Harris ft. Example — We’ll Be Coming Back 17 Avicii — Hey Brother 16 Calvin Harris ft. Ne-Yo — Let’s Go 15 Disclosure ft. Aluna George — White Noise +4 11 Bastille — Of The Night 11 Chris Malinchak — So Good To Me 10 Jason Derulo — The Other Side

Thu 31 Oct 61 Emeli Sande — Next To Me 40 Pink ft. Nate Ruess — Just Give Me A Reason 38 Bruno Mars — Locked Out Of Heaven 32 Bastille — Pompeii 30 Nicki Minaj — Starships 29 One Direction — Story Of My Life 29 Taylor Swift — I Knew You Were Trouble 26 Girls Aloud — Something New 26 Adele — Skyfall -6 23 Gary Barlow — Let Me Go 23 Bruno Mars — When I Was Your Man 22 Dappy ft. Brian May — Rockstar 21 Disclosure ft. Aluna George — White Noise +4 21 The Wanted — Chasing The Sun 21 One Direction — Best Song Ever 21 The Vamps — Can We Dance 20 Alyssa Reid ft. Jump Smokers — Alone Again 20 Amelia Lily — You Bring Me Joy 20 Example — Say Nothing 18 Calvin Harris ft. Example — We’ll Be Coming Back 17 Avicii — Hey Brother 17 Chris Malinchak — So Good To Me 16 Jason Derulo — The Other Side 16 Calvin Harris ft. Ne-Yo — Let’s Go 12 Bastille — Of The Night  10 Sean Paul — She Doesn’t Mind 08 James Arthur — You’re Nobody ’Til Somebody Loves You 03 50 Cent, Eminem & Adam Levine — My (soon to be ended) Life Wow. Just wow.

Thu 31 Oct 23 Jamiroquai- Virtual Insanity 22 Radiohead- Paranoid Android 22 Suede- Trash +2 22 Luniz- I Got 5 On It +2 22 No Doubt- Just a Girl 22 Babybird- You’re Gorgeous 22 Katrina and the Waves- Love Shine a Light 21 Faithless- Insomnia 20 Baby D- So Pure 20 Goldbug- Whole Lotta Love 20 Mariah Carey- Always Be My Baby 20 Backstreet Boys- We’ve Got It Goin’ On 20 The Charlatans- One to Another 20 Dina Carroll- Escaping 20 B.B.E.- Seven Days and One Week 20 Celine Dion- It’s All Coming Back to Me Now 20 Mark Owen- Child 20 3T- I Need You 20 Robert Miles ft. Maria Nayler- One & One 20 Orbital- Satan Live 20 Texas- Say What You Want 20 George Michael- Older/I Can’t Make You Love Me 20 Mark Owen- Clementine 20 The Source ft. Candi Staton- You Got The Love (Now Voyager Mix) 20 Eternal- Don’t You Love Me 20 Fugees- Rumble in the Jungle 20 Wet Wet Wet- If I Never See You Again 20 Orbital- The Saint 20 U2- Staring at the Sun 20 911- Bodyshakin’ 20 The Seahorses- Love Is The Law 20 Damage- Wonderful Tonight 20 911- The Journey 20 Coolio ft. 40 Thevz- C U When U Get There 20 Backstreet Boys- Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) 20 Peter Andre- All About Us 20 Shola Ama- You’re the One I Love 20 Mariah Carey- Honey 20 Backstreet Boys- As Long As You Love Me 20 Barbra Streisand & Celine Dion- Tell Him 18 Madonna- Don’t Cry for Me Argentina -6 14 Steven Houghton- Wind Beneath My Wings 02 East 17- Hey Child

You fucking twats. That is outrageous. That Bobby Brown track is a definitive 90s banger.

Wed 30 Oct 51 Emeli Sande — Next To Me 33 Pink ft. Nate Ruess — Just Give Me A Reason 29 Disclosure ft. Aluna George — White Noise +4 28 Bastille — Pompeii 27 Bruno Mars — Locked Out Of Heaven 25 One Direction — Story Of My Life 25 Nicki Minaj — Starships 23 Taylor Swift — I Knew You Were Trouble 23 One Direction — Best Song Ever 23 Girls Aloud — Something New 23 Adele — Skyfall -6 22 Dappy ft. Brian May — Rockstar 22 Gary Barlow — Let Me Go 21 Bruno Mars — When I Was Your Man 21 The Wanted — Chasing The Sun 21 The Vamps — Can We Dance 21 Chris Malinchak — So Good To Me 20 Alyssa Reid ft. Jump Smokers — Alone Again 20 Justin Bieber — Boyfriend 20 Calvin Harris ft. Example — We’ll Be Coming Back 20 Amelia Lily — You Bring Me Joy 20 Example — Say Nothing 18 Bastille — Of The Night 18 Calvin Harris ft. Ne-Yo — Let’s Go 17 James Arthur — You’re Nobody ’Til Somebody Loves You 17 Avicii — Hey Brother 16 Jason Derulo — The Other Side 14 50 Cent, Eminem & Adam Levine — My Life 12 Conor Maynard — Can’t Say No 12 Chris Brown — Don’t Wake Me Up 10 Sean Paul — She Doesn’t Mind 04 Will.I.Am ft. Justin Bieber — #thatPOWER The top two are fucking BEIIIIIIIIIIIGE

Wed 30 Oct 68 Suede - Stay Together 60 Youssou N’Dour ft. Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds 57 Enigma - Return to Innocence 47 Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) 10 Bobby Brown - Two Can Play That Game (K Klassic Mix) +4 10 Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey - Endless Love 08 Freak Power - Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out 06 Louis Armstrong - We Have All The Time in the World -6

One of two songs I didn’t recognise initially. It’s really rather poor innit.

Tue 29 Oct 40 Emeli Sande — Next To Me 29 Disclosure ft. Aluna George — White Noise +4 26 Bastille — Pompeii 24 One Direction — Story Of My Life 23 Bruno Mars — Locked Out Of Heaven 22 Gary Barlow — Let Me Go 22 One Direction — Best Song Ever 22 Nicki Minaj — Starships 21 Dappy ft. Brian May — Rockstar 21 Pink ft. Nate Ruess — Just Give Me A Reason 21 The Wanted — Chasing The Sun 21 Girls Aloud — Something New 21 Taylor Swift — I Knew You Were Trouble 21 The Vamps — Can We Dance 21 Chris Malinchak — So Good To Me 21 Calvin Harris ft. Ne-Yo — Let’s Go 20 Alyssa Reid ft. Jump Smokers — Alone Again 20 Justin Bieber — Boyfriend 20 Chris Brown — Don’t Wake Me Up 20 Calvin Harris ft. Example — We’ll Be Coming Back 20 Amelia Lily — You Bring Me Joy 20 Example — Say Nothing 20 50 Cent, Eminem & Adam Levine — My Life 20 Bruno Mars — When I Was Your Man 20 Jason Derulo — The Other Side 20 Bastille — Of The Night 20 Avicii — Hey Brother 19 Adele — Scaffold -6 17 James Arthur — You’re Nobody ’Til Somebody Loves You 15 Will.I.Am ft. Justin Bieber — #thatPOWER 14 Eminem — Berzerk 12 Sean Paul — She Doesn’t Mind 12 Conor Maynard — Can’t Say No 09 Flo Rida — Whistle 06 Passenger — Let Her Go 06 Rizzle Kicks — Mama Do The Hump

Tue 29 Oct 60 Suede - Stay Together 56 Youssou N’Dour ft. Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds 53 Enigma - Return to Innocence 47 Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) 20 Freak Power - Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out 18 Bobby Brown - Two Can Play That Game (K Klassic Mix) +4 16 Louis Armstrong - We Have All The Time in the World 12 Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey - Endless Love -6 06 EMF and Reeves & Mortimer - I’m a Believer

Good grief. Having said that, I'd rather listen to it on a 10 hour loop than Adele's Rolling In The cunting Deep. And her woeful Bond theme Scaffold, too.

This I did not expect.

Decisions were made. Many of them really quite poor. I look forward to rectifying at least one of those terrible, dreadful, terrible mistakes of yours in the final. Next! The biggest round of the lot, 7 make the final. I was 16-17 around this time and fully in my pop snob emo music phase. I found most of this sickening at the time. Only the odd few of them still are. 2012-13 Mon 28 Oct 24 Disclosure ft. Aluna George — White Noise +4 20 Rizzle Kicks — Mama Do The Hump 20 Alyssa Reid ft. Jump Smokers — Alone Again 20 Dappy ft. Brian May — Rockstar 20 Nicki Minaj — Starships 20 Sean Paul — She Doesn’t Mind 20 Justin Bieber — Boyfriend 20 Conor Maynard — Can’t Say No 20 Calvin Harris ft. Ne-Yo — Let’s Go 20 The Wanted — Chasing The Sun 20 Flo Rida — Whistle 20 Chris Brown — Don’t Wake Me Up 20 Calvin Harris ft. Example — We’ll Be Coming Back 20 Amelia Lily — You Bring Me Joy 20 Example — Say Nothing 20 Adele — Skyfall 20 Bruno Mars — Locked Out Of Heaven 20 Girls Aloud — Something New 20 Taylor Swift — I Knew You Were Trouble 20 50 Cent, Eminem & Adam Levine — My Life 20 Bastille — Pompeii 20 Bruno Mars — When I Was Your Man 20 Pink ft. Nate Russ — Just Give Me A Reason 20 Wizard of Oz Film Cast — Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead 20 Will.I.Am ft. Justin Bieber — #thatPOWER 20 Chris Malinchak — So Good To Me 20 Passenger — Let Her Go 20 Jason Derulo — The Other Side 20 One Direction — Best Song Ever 20 The Vamps — Can We Dance 20 Eminem — Berzerk 20 James Arthur — You’re Nobody ’Til Somebody Loves You 20 Bastille — Of The Night 20 Gary Barlow — Let Me Go 20 One Direction — Story Of My Life 20 Avicii — Hey Brother 14 Emeli Sande — Next To Me -6

Mon 28 Oct 58 Suede - Stay Together 54 Youssou N’Dour ft. Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds 45 Enigma - Return to Innocence 41 Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) 23 Bobby Brown - Two Can Play That Game (K Klassic Mix) +4 22 Freak Power - Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out 21 Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey - Endless Love -4 20 Louis Armstrong - We Have All The Time in the World -2 16 EMF and Reeves & Mortimer - I’m a Believer  10 East 17 - It’s Alright