Kill or Save: UK No.2 Hits of the 10s

[AstroKat 576]

12-Dec

 

21 Bastille — Pompeii -6

19 Adele — Rolling In The Deep 

18 Rag’n’Bone Man — Human +4

[Clorox Bleachman 2,477]

12-Dec

 

22 Bastille — Pompeii +1

22 Adele — Rolling In The Deep +3

12 Rag’n’Bone Man — Human +6

[Toast 16,232]

Thu 12 Dec

 

26 Bastille — Pompeii  +4

16 Adele — Rolling In The Deep  -6

12 Rag’n’Bone Man — Human

[MariNisia 4,241]

12/Dec/2024

 

20 Adele — Rolling In The Deep +4

20 Bastille — Pompeii -6

12 Rag’n’Bone Man — Human

[theoldlady 2,342]

12/Dec/2024

 

24 Adele — Rolling In The Deep +4

14 Bastille — Pompeii -6

12 Rag’n’Bone Man — Human

[wannamaker 1,435]

12/12/24

 

24 Adele — Rolling In The Deep 

18 Bastille — Pompeii +4

06 Rag’n’Bone Man — Human -6

[TQR 14,451]

Thu 12 Dec

 

22 Bastille — Pompeii +4

18 Adele — Rolling In The Deep -6

06 Rag’n’Bone Man — Human

[Book 3,590]

12.12.2024

 

22 Bastille — Pompeii 

22 Adele — Rolling In The Deep   +4

 

00 Rag’n’Bone Man — Human   -6

[Dead Wait 1,156]

12.12.2024

 

26 Bastille — Pompeii +4

16 Adele — Rolling In The Deep   -6

[Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,317]

12.12.2024

 

20 Bastille — Pompeii -6

20 Adele — Rolling In The Deep   +4

[Bibliogryphon 9,639]

12.12.2024

 

24 Bastille — Pompeii +4

14 Adele — Rolling In The Deep -6

[justonecornetto 983]

12/12/2024

 

28 Bastille — Pompeii +4

08 Adele — Rolling In The Deep -6

[Drewsky1211 4,812]

12/12/2024

 

32 Bastille — Pompeii +4

02 Adele — Rolling In The Deep -6

[Commtech Sio Bibble 2,102]

12/12/2024

 

36 Bastille — Pompeii +4

 

00 Adele — Rolling In The Deep -2

 

Fin.

[ladyfiona 2,653]

In celebration I give you Glee's version.

 

 

[TQR 14,451]

Thank FUCK for that!

 

After what probably wasn't the longest final ever but most certainly felt like it, Bastille is finally given something to be an optimist about, as Pompeii goes shooting into the prestigious Kill or Save Hall of Fame! Eh eho eho eh eho eho eh eho eho or summat.

 

 

That face says it all.

 

Anyway, here's how it all stacked up:

 

1) Bastille - Pompeii

2) Adele - Rolling In The Deep

3) Rag'n'Bone Man - Human

4) Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger

5) Katy Perry - Teenage Dream

6) George Ezra - Paradise

7) Emeli Sande - Heaven

8) Pink ft. Nate Ruess - Just Give Me A Reason

9) Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven

10) Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble

11) The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk - Starboy

12) James Bay - Hold Back The River

13) Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling

14) Adele - Skyfall

15) Years And Years - Shine

16) Taylor Swift - Shake It Off

17) Mark Ronson ft. Miley Cyrus - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart

18) Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar

19) Emeli Sande - Next To Me

20) Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This

21) Maroon 5 - Maps

22) Nicki Minaj - Starships

23) Dua Lipa - Don't Stop Now

24) Sia - Cheap Thrills

25) Hozier - Take Me To Church

 

And here are the 25 shitters that our voting deemed the worst of the game. If I'm honest, bar about 3 of the finalists, it's actually a slightly better list.

 

Jedward ft. Vanilla Ice — Under Pressure

Ellie Goulding — Your Song

Sidney Samson ft. Wizard Sleeve — Riverside

Jason Derulo — Ridin’ Solo

Eminem ft. Rihanna — Love The Way You Lie

Wizard Of Oz Film Cast — Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead

Rizzle Kicks — Mama Do The Hump

Eminem — Berserk

Flo Rida — Whistle

Passenger — Let Her Go

Will.I.Am ft. Justin Bieber — #thatpower

Chris Brown — Don’t Wake Me Up

Meghan Trainor — Lips Are Movin’

5 Seconds Of Summer — Don’t Stop

John Legend — All Of Me

Ed Sheeran — Bloodstream

R. City ft. Adam Levine — Locked Away

Rihanna ft. Drake — Work

Calum Scott — Dancing On My Own

Ed Sheeran — Galway Girl

Ed Sheeran — Castle On The Hill

Rak-Su ft. Wyclef & Naughty Boy — Dimelo

Drake ft. Michael Jackson — Don’t Matter To Me

Travis Scott — Highest In The Room

Kygo & Whitney Houston — Higher Love

 

 

Thanks for joining in with this edition of Kill or Save, it’s been an unmitigated disaster. Until 2030 though, that’s all the No.2s ticked off!

 

So…now we’re all caught up with the charts, after Christmas we’ll have a vacancy for a second game to run alongside the classic format UK charts countdown with our illustrious host wannamaker. Personally, I think it’d be awesome if we started doing player-picked theme games; the possibilities are endless here. I would also like to offer up the position of hosting these games as, much as I love doing this, it’s only fair that anyone else who fancies a turn gets a chance. Besides, I’ve got Christmas and, once all the 50s-10s No.3s are finished, I’ll be doing the big KoS CoC. If anyone fancies stepping up, make yourself known, then as soon as the white smoke billows we can sort out what theme to do first!

[wannamaker 1,435]

Spotify playlist for this game

[Clorox Bleachman 2,477]

Can't wait for the 2020s rounds in 5 years. Some immaculate songs to choose from (among the LadBaby shite).

[Bibliogryphon 9,639]

11 hours ago, TQR said:

So…now we’re all caught up with the charts, after Christmas we’ll have a vacancy for a second game to run alongside the classic format UK charts countdown with our illustrious host wannamaker. Personally, I think it’d be awesome if we started doing player-picked theme games; the possibilities are endless here. I would also like to offer up the position of hosting these games as, much as I love doing this, it’s only fair that anyone else who fancies a turn gets a chance. Besides, I’ve got Christmas and, once all the 50s-10s No.3s are finished, I’ll be doing the big KoS CoC. If anyone fancies stepping up, make yourself known, then as soon as the white smoke billows we can sort out what theme to do first!

 

I have an idea but will send you a DM about it

[Bibliogryphon 9,639]

Here is an idea I have had but it does need a volunteer to run this. I have three active pools and a backlog of project work.

 

I have really enjoyed all the Kill or Save games but a lot of fantastic songs did not trouble the upper reaches of the charts. So to avoid trawling through all the dross we ho with player nominated tracks but rather than a free for all there are strict nominations rules

 

 

I have drawn up a draft table for the Seventies

 

 

Year	Top 10 (ex 1-3)	11-20	21-30	31-40
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976		
1977
1978			
1979

 

Each player gets to nominate one track in each box but the same artist cannot be represented in the same row or column. It doesn't matter if the same track gets nominated by more than one player it just reduces the numbers in the round. You can either run single years or double years. 

 

I would also suggest the no maximum points until after the first elimination to avoid victimising

[AstroKat 576]

This is a great idea!

 

I'm probably going to regret this but I'll volunteer. I may need some help to set up the first game though.

7 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said:



I would also suggest the no maximum points until after the first elimination to avoid victimising

 

I'm a little confused about this rule though, I don't remember a maximum points rule?

[Bibliogryphon 9,639]

2 hours ago, AstroKat said:

This is a great idea!

 

I'm probably going to regret this but I'll volunteer. I may need some help to set up the first game though.

 

I'm a little confused about this rule though, I don't remember a maximum points rule?

 

I used it in the Who Stays on game. Until the first elimination you cannot give ant pick either the full -6 or +4. This I think is important particularly when the selections are player generated 

 

I am happy to give support and advice. 

[TQR 14,451]

6 hours ago, AstroKat said:

I'm probably going to regret this but I'll volunteer. I may need some help to set up the first game though.

 

Thanks. I'll help in any way I can, just drop me a message if you need anything.

[wannamaker 1,435]

On 14/12/2024 at 01:56, Bibliogryphon said:

Here is an idea I have had but it does need a volunteer to run this. I have three active pools and a backlog of project work.

 

I have really enjoyed all the Kill or Save games but a lot of fantastic songs did not trouble the upper reaches of the charts. So to avoid trawling through all the dross we ho with player nominated tracks but rather than a free for all there are strict nominations rules

 

 

I have drawn up a draft table for the Seventies

 

 

Year	Top 10 (ex 1-3)	11-20	21-30	31-40
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976		
1977
1978			
1979

 

Each player gets to nominate one track in each box but the same artist cannot be represented in the same row or column. It doesn't matter if the same track gets nominated by more than one player it just reduces the numbers in the round. You can either run single years or double years. 

 

I would also suggest the no maximum points until after the first elimination to avoid victimising

 

I like your idea, but I was under the impression that we were going to do the Number 4's as their own separate thing, and I might be a bit biased since I remember seeing tons of great songs peaking at that position (I'm sorting the 60s game and I've seen some classic songs peaking at number 4), so I do think they merit their own game. But if the other users prefer finishing the number 3's and then going straight to this game then I will have no problems with that.

[TQR 14,451]

21 minutes ago, wannamaker said:

 

I like your idea, but I was under the impression that we were going to do the Number 4's as their own separate thing, and I might be a bit biased since I remember seeing tons of great songs peaking at that position (I'm sorting the 60s game and I've seen some classic songs peaking at number 4), so I do think they merit their own game. But if the other users prefer finishing the number 3's and then going straight to this game then I will have no problems with that.

 

Oh yeah I think that is the plan, as long as you're happy continuing the charts countdown! Personally, I'd like to see all the No.4s and No.5s through the decades. Maybe the Top 10 column in Bib's idea could just be 6-10?

 

I'll still do the Champion of Champions for the final five songs in the 1s/2s/3s games, unless people want me to hold off on that until the 4s and 5s are done.