En Passant

Oh me too. But I've been good and voted for what I prefer as a song. I like a lot of Bowies stuff but not really the things made #1 so that's one I can think of. However I've definitely downvoted things that weren't my least favourite though, either because I knew damn well something I detested more than what I actually chose was going to go anyway, or in order to facilitate a faster finish by joining with others on the last circling the drain whether I liked it or not. But I haven't voted up anything I don't much like because of an artist I did. Shrug. Not as squeaky clean as I'd like maybe, but I can live with myself.

Notwithstanding the fact we're supposed to be voting for songs not lifetime achievement of the artist

41 No Doubt – Don’t Speak 32 The Prodigy – Firestarter 32 Oasis – Don´t Look Back In Anger 32 Olive – You´re Not Alone +4 30 Deep Blue Something – Breakfast At Tiffany´s 30 White Town – Your Woman 29 Blur – Beetlebum 29 Spice Girls – Wannabe 27 Spice Girls – 2 Become 1 25 The Fugees – Killing Me Softly 24 Various Artists – Perfect Day 24 Mark Morrison – Return Of The Mack 23 The Verve – The Drugs Don´t Work 22 Spice Girls – Say You'll Be There 22 Will Smith – Men In Black 21 Babylon Zoo – Spaceman 21 Spice Girls – Spice Up Your Life 21 George Michael – Fastlove 21 The Fugees – Ready Or Not 21 Tori Amos ft. Armand van Helden – Professional Widow (It's Got To Be Big) 21 Aqua – Barbie Girl 20 The Prodigy – Breathe 20 Gary Barlow – Forever Love 20 The Chemical Brothers – Setting Sun 20 L L Cool J – Ain´t Nobody 20 Spice Girls – Mama / Who Do You Think You Are 20 The Chemical Brothers – Block Rockin´ Beats 20 Gary Barlow – Love Won´t Wait 20 Eternal & BeBe Winans – I Wanna Be The Only One 20 Spice Girls – Too Much 19 Gina G. – Ooh Aah ... Just A Little Bit 17 Michael Jackson – Blood On The Dancefloor 17 Boyzone – A Different Beat 14 Baddiel, Skinner & Lightning Seeds – Three Lions 13 Teletubbies – Teletubbies Say `Eh-Oh!´ 12 U2 – Discothèque 11 Oasis – D´you Know What I Mean 11 R. Kelly – I Believe I'm Carl Boenish or Rod Hull -4 08 Peter André – I Feel You 08 Take That – How Deep Is Your Love 08 Puff Daddy ft. Faith Evans & 112 – I'll Be Missing You 08 Boyzone – Words 00 Peter André – Flavaless -2

30 White Town – Your Woman +4 30 The Prodigy – Firestarter 28 No Doubt – Don´t speak 26 Oasis – Don´t look back in anger 26 Deep Blue Something – Breakfast at Tiffany´s 25 Gina G. – Ooh aah ... just a little bit 25 The Fugees – Killing me softly 25 Spice Girls – Wannabe 24 The Prodigy – Breathe 24 Various Artists – Perfect Day 24 Mark Morrison – Return of the Mack 22 Olive – You´re not alone 22 Spice Girls – Say you'll be there 21 Babylon Zoo – Spaceman 21 Will Smith – Men in black 21 Blur – Beetlebum 21 Spice Girls – Spice up your life 21 George Michael – Fastlove 21 Spice Girls – 2 become 1 21 The Fugees – Ready or not 21 Tori Amos ft. Armand van Helden – Professional Widow (It's got to be big) 21 The Verve – The drugs don´t work 20 Gary Barlow – Forever love 20 The Chemical Brothers – Setting Sun 20 Boyzone – A different beat 20 L L Cool J – Ain´t nobody 20 Spice Girls – Mama / Who do you think you are 20 The Chemical Brothers – Block Rockin´ Beats 20 R. Kelly – I believe I can fly 20 Michael Jackson – Blood on the dancefloor 20 Gary Barlow – Love won´t wait 20 Eternal & BeBe Winans – I wanna be the only one 20 Spice Girls – Too much 18 Aqua – Barbie Girl 18 U2 – Discothèque 14 Teletubbies – Teletubbies say `Eh-Oh!´ 14 Puff Daddy ft. Faith Evans & 112 – I'll be missing you 14 George Michael – Jesus to a child 14 Boyzone – Words 14 Oasis – D´you know what I mean 14 Peter André – Flava 14 Baddiel , Skinner & Lightning Seeds – Three Lions 11 Peter André – I feel you 8 Take That – How deep is your bruv? (old joke resurrected) -6 7 Hanson – Mmmbop 6 Elton John – Candle in the wind / Something about the way you look tonight 6 Robson Greene & Jerome Flynn – What becomes of the broken hearted etc

78 Coolio ft. L.V. – Gangsta’s Paradise 69 Livin’ Joy – Dreamer +4 55 Whigfield – Saturday Night 49 Blur – Country House 33 Take That – Back For Good 21 Baby D. — Let Me Be Your Fantasy 2 D:Ream – Things Can Only Get Finished Sooner. -6

Certainly are. Not enough -6 to go around.

83 Coolio ft. L.V. – Gangsta’s Paradise 70 Livin’ Joy – Dreamer +4 43 Whigfield – Saturday Night 43 Baby D. – Let Me Be Your Fantasy 40 Take That – Back For Good 37 Blur – Country House 20 Pato Banton – Baby Come Back 16 D:Ream – Things Can Only Get Better 04 Stiltskin – Inside -6

It won't be a fire, it'll be a crash because.... BANG! bang, chitty chitty bang bang.

81 Coolio ft. L.V. – Gangsta’s Paradise 62 Livin’ Joy – Dreamer 48 Take That – Back For Good 47 Whigfield – Saturday Night 45 Baby D. – Let Me Be Your Fantasy +4 30 Stiltskin — Inside 29 Blur – Country House 24 Pato Banton – Baby come back 16 D:Ream – Things didn't get better though did they? -6 12 Toni di Bart – The Real Thing (If I Can't Have You)

The trouble is there are nearly 8 billion people on this planet and I'm sure many of them are remarkable in some way. He appears to be trying to create a post for every one of them that's got any chance of dying in the next 5 years.

Lose those you dislike the most first probably, I never thought much of it either but there've been other things more deserving of -6 so far.... Prediction time: Keep an eye on the 4th and final Take That because that's probably mostly been kept up there by @ladyfiona so far with the odd like elsewhere and may be the next in line for a plummet just from BoyBand hate.

Not seen that one before... Similarly.. Ofc this ones been done...but worth the repeat

He spends all day every day tracking them down, then thoughtfully appends the actual language of the site he found them on for our edification. How dedicated do you have to be to run out of English sites? Stopped paying any real attention a very long time ago. Even abuse is only met with a dispassionate response - impossible even to wind up for sport, so I gave up.

It was in a comment piece by Zoe Williams Only recall because it struck me in the same way it did you. One might say what unbelievable vanity, but in his case it's entirely believable.

Anyway welcome back after such an absence. Sadly though the dates may be known the part about the likelihood of an answer is indeed remote. Deathers gets the odd sock on for a few days now and then until it inevitably also gets banned, but Cat is gone :(.

73 Coolio ft. L.V. – Gangsta’s Paradise 62 Livin’ Joy – Dreamer +4 44 Baby D. – Let Me Be Your Fantasy 40 Stiltskin – Inside 40 Whigfield – Saturday Night 38 Take That – Back For Good 31 Blur – Country House 30 D:Ream – Things Can Only Get Better 30 Pato Banton – Baby Come Back 26 Shaggy – Boombastic 24 Toni di Bart – The Real Thing (If I Can't Have You) 10 Mariah Carey – Without You -6

69 Coolio ft. L.V. – Gangsta´s Paradise 48 Livin’ Joy – Dreamer +4 46 Stiltskin — Inside 41 Take That – Back For Good 37 Whigfield – Saturday Night 36 Pato Banton— Baby come back 35 Baby D. – Let Me Be Your Fantasy 32 D:Ream – Things Can Only Get Better 26 Toni di Bart – The Real Thing (If I Can't Have You) 25 Blur – Country House 23 Shaggy – Boombastic 18 Mariah Carey – Without You 18 Take That – Never Forget 14 Michael Jackson – Earth Song 14 Chaka Demus & Pliers – Twist And Shout 11 Outhere Brothers – Boom Boom Boom 01 Take That – Everything Changes -6

You can whoosh me too then

As a pun I'm with you. As a statement of fact I'd think Peter Dinklage might have grounds to disagree. But him aside...yeah.

I'm with @time on this one if we are comparing 'corrupt' and 'representative of South Carolina' (former or otherwise). If that's not the case then I'm reading it wrongly somewhere.

I'll bet she is.

53 Coolio ft. L.V. – Gangsta´s Paradise 39 Livin’ Joy – Dreamer +4 38 Stiltskin – Inside 37 Pato Banton - Baby Come Back 35 Whigfield – Saturday Night 31 Take That - Back For Good 28 D:Ream – Things Can Only Get Better 28 Toni di Bart – The Real Thing (If I Can't Have You) 27 Baby D. – Let Me Be Your Fantasy 26 Blur – Country House 24 Shaggy - Boombastic 22 Take That – Never Forget 21 Michael Jackson — Earth Song 20 Chaka Demus & Pliers – Twist And Shout 20 Mariah Carey – Without You 20 Cher, Neneh Cherry & Chrissie Hynde with Eric Clapton – Love Can Build A Bridge 17 Michael Jackson – You Are Not Alone 17 Outhere Brothers – Boom Boom Boom 15 Take That – Everything Changes 14 Symbol (Prince) – The Most Beautiful Girl In The World 7 Simply Red – Fairground -6 7 Take That - Sure

Ringers. This is ridiculous, they'll have to remake that tv programme.

Fair enough, but it's genuinely worse than doop or wetter than wet? I'm surprised. I've done the odd vote for something that wasn't circling the drain when it was clearly going to go anyway, but with that plethora of choices even a bad blur song is good. My personal choices would be song2 and This is a Low, well today they would anyway.

28 Livin´ Joy – Dreamer +4 26 Coolio ft. L.V. – Gangsta´s Paradise 26 Shaggy – Boombastic 25 Stiltskin – Inside 24 Whigfield – Saturday Night 24 Pato Banton – Baby come back 24 Toni di Bart – The real thing (If I can't have you) 23 Baby D. – Let me be your fantasy 22 Take That – Back for good 22 Take That – Never forget 21 Outhere Brothers – Boom Boom Boom 21 D:Ream – Things can only get better 20 Oasis – Some might say 20 Chaka Demus & Pliers – Twist and shout 20 Mariah Carey – Without you 20 Doop – Doop 20 Symbol (Prince) – The most beautiful girl in the world 20 Celine Dion – Think twice 20 Cher, Neneh Cherry & Chrissie Hynde with Eric Clapton – Love can build a bridge 20 Outhere Brothers – Don´t stop (Wiggle Wiggle) 20 Michael Jackson – You are not alone 20 Simply Red – Fairground 20 Blur – Country House 17 Michael Jackson – Earth Song 15 Take That – Sure 15 Take That – Everything changes 15 Wet Wet Wet – Slush is all around -5 14 Rednex – Cotton Eye Joe 14 Robson Greene & Jerome Flynn – Unchained Melody/The white cliffs of Dover 14 Robson Greene & Jerome Flynn – I believe / Up on the roof  0 Man Football Squad – Stick to kicking a ball around -1