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Post by FreakyFlyBry on Apr 28, 2019 17:28:23 GMT -5
5. The first song that, as far as I'm aware, the artist themself knew was a #1 on my chart. It's by a singer from West Virginia. 4. The opening track on my favourite album by my favourite singer. It's her only opening track that has yet to appear.
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Post by Matt on Apr 28, 2019 20:52:29 GMT -5
Go Kate!
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Post by Matt on Apr 28, 2019 20:59:04 GMT -5
4 - Kate Armstrong - Don't Count Me Out?
I remember you mentioning when 5 happened but I can't remember who it was.
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Post by FreakyFlyBry on Apr 28, 2019 21:49:16 GMT -5
You have the right artist for #4, but you must've messed it finely as "Don't Count Me Out" already appeared. The right song was from the year I saw her 4 times.
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Post by Matt on Apr 29, 2019 0:55:53 GMT -5
4 - Kate - Inside Out? I knew I'd choose the wrong one lol.
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Post by FreakyFlyBry on Apr 29, 2019 1:33:34 GMT -5
This time you're correct!
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Post by FreakyFlyBry on Apr 29, 2019 22:23:56 GMT -5
5. Lauren Winans - Better At BreakingIt took 15 years for it to happen, but Lauren Winans became the first ever singer to be aware that she herself had a #1 on my chart back in 2014! This midtempo pop breakup track with an amazing voice that conveyed the feeling very well became an instant hit for me upon hearing it for the first time, taking just three weeks to reach #1 and spending most of the year on my chart. It shouldn't have been much of a surprise that this was my #1 song of the entire year, given how it caught on. Lauren, if you are reading this, congratulations on having my #5 song of the past 20 years! 4. Kate Voegele - Inside OutAnd at #4, we have no stranger to the upper parts here! Indeed, Kate Voegele has FOUR songs in my top 10! This song was an instant standout on her album "A Fine Mess", which totally dominated my 2009. Upon its single release later that year, it had a quick rise to the top, spending six weeks there and becoming my final #1 of the 2000's. Its longevity into 2010 was incredible, and even not taking into account its run in 2009, still managed to be my #3 song of 2010! Add these two together, and you get my #4 song of the past 20 years! This song had an uptempo pop/rock feel that I enjoy most about Kate's songs, as well as personal, emotional lyrics that she can write and sing so well. I think we all know that she has one of the top 3.... and we know which song it is. But how high is it?
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Post by Matt on Apr 30, 2019 1:22:55 GMT -5
Two great songs from two stunning girls! "Better At Breaking" was also a #1 for me
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Post by Matt on May 1, 2019 5:07:46 GMT -5
Are the top 3 Jekky, Kate and maybe Britney?
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Post by FreakyFlyBry on May 1, 2019 9:25:04 GMT -5
Are the top 3 Jekky, Kate and maybe Britney? Yes, they are
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Post by FreakyFlyBry on May 4, 2019 0:25:35 GMT -5
3. BRITNEY SPEARSBorn December 2, 1981, McComb, MS, USA - origin, Kentwood, LA, USAShe's had 30 top 10's, 19 of which were #1... was there any doubt that Britney Spears would be this high up? Basically, she's one of those artists who, ever since the beginning days of my chart, has been one of my chart's top artists. On that very first chart, her debut single "Baby One More Time" was at #3, on its way up to #1, where it spent five non-consecutive weeks, and it spent my chart's first eight months on. The hits continued, with "Sometimes" and "(You Drive Me) Crazy" also reaching #1, becoming the first artist to start with her first three singles reaching #1. Anticipation was high for her follow-up and "Oops... I Did It Again" didn't disappoint, being an unusually high debuter for its time, entering my top 40 at #14 and shooting quickly to the top for six non-consecutive weeks. While her next album "Britney" didn't do quite as well, "In The Zone", due to heavy anticipation and a change to a more mature sound, was just the right success to keep her in the core artists zone. It was especially helped by the two-single punch of "Toxic" and the ballad "Everytime", which Britney was the primary writer on, both of which remain favourites of mine to this day and both spent multiple weeks at #1. To this day, I still feel her first four albums was one of the best album streaks released by any pop artist ever, and it shows as my 6 favourites from her are all from one of these albums. After a multitude of personal problems, including the infamous head-shaving incident, and giving birth to her two sons, by 2007, Britney Spears was ready to come back - and the album "Blackout" became a fan favourite. While its first two singles both hit #1 for me, ultimately "Break The Ice", which peaked at #2 but had top 10 longevity, became the biggest hit on my chart from said album. The album was quickly followed by "Circus", which had its first three singles all go #1 for me, and "Womanizer" and "If U Seek Amy" are both among her top 10 best chart performers on my chart. Her success continued into a third decade for me and the "Femme Fatale" album generated three more #1's; ultimately, it was "Criminal" that did the best for me, being in her 10 best chart performers to date. Alas, her fortunes slipped for me here, as her collaboration with Will.i.am, "Scream & Shout", only peaked at #100 on my chart. While her Smurfs single "Ooh La La" debuted at #1, it had no longevity, and her next album "Britney Jean" was one of my biggest disappointments of all time, as many of its tracks were IMO awful. The lead single "Work Bitch" was a huge departure for her, and as such, it failed to reach anywhere near the top for me and was gone after just over a month. While follow-up "Perfume" did hit #1, it was a weak #1. Lack of longevity despite anticipation turned out pretty common for her here; her next album "Glory" did the same as lead single "Make Me..." failed to last despite reaching the top 5, and "Do You Wanna Come Over" also did not last long despite a quick rise to the top 10. She has recently been in rehab and I hope she has been getting the help she needs at this tough time in her life; hopefully when she is ready she can resume her career and hopefully deliver more great pop songs like I know she is capable of and I hope she can still do! 1. Baby One More Time 2. Toxic 3. Everytime 4. Sometimes 5. Oops... I Did It Again 6. (You Drive Me) Crazy 7. If U Seek Amy 8. Break The Ice 9. Criminal 10. Womanizer 11. Lucky 12. Gimme More 13. Circus 14. Till The World Ends 15. My Prerogative 16. Piece Of Me 17. Me Against The Music 18. 3 19. I'm A Slave 4 U 20. Ooh La La 21. Perfume 22. Hold It Against Me 23. Stronger 24. From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart 25. I Wanna Go 26. Overprotected 27. I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman 28. Make Me.. 29. Someday (I Will Understand) 30. Do You Wanna Come Over 3. Britney Spears - Baby One More TimeAnd what do you know, Britney also has my chart's third biggest hit ever! The impact of "Baby One More Time", both on pop music in general, and on my own music tastes, can't be understated! It was my chart's first major mega-hit, and helped spawn the careers of many other teen pop artists who have also managed success for me. It was my #1 song of 1999 by a huge margin, and has been a huge all-time favourite of mine ever since. Its music video was one of the most revolutionary at the time, and putting this all together, it's no wonder Britney became the huge star she has since become! Despite many more hits in the following years, this has always remained my favourite from her.
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Post by Matt on May 4, 2019 5:24:52 GMT -5
Well done Britney! A deserved #3 position.
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Post by FreakyFlyBry on May 7, 2019 1:41:49 GMT -5
2. KELLY CLARKSONBorn: April 24, 1982, Fort Worth, TX, USAShe's had 43 top 10 hits so far, 26 of them were #1... was there any doubt about Kelly being this high up? In 2002, she got her start on the inaugural season of "American Idol", where she won. Her coronation single, "A Moment Like This", was a quick hit, reaching #2 for four weeks. Her album "Thankful" was released the year after, and gave her two more top 5 hits. But the best was yet to come for her - the "Breakaway" album became the first in my chart's history to have five #1 hits, the latter four of which are in her 10 best chart performers ever, and the album remains one of my all-time favourites. Her next album, the more personal "My December", also caught on for me; its second single "Sober" is also among her 10 best charters. Her next album "All I Ever Wanted" was also anticipated by me and lived up to its hype; it added two more #1's to her tally. "Stronger" was another strong album; while its lead single "Mr. Know It All" was successful, the next two singles were one of her strongest double punches ever. "What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)" was another huge hit, her fourth biggest overall, but the real kicker here was instant album standout "Dark Side", which I instantly loved, becoming the next single. I knew it would dominate, but I wasn't prepared for HOW strong it would be! It spent four weeks on top, fell out for another four... then came back for four MORE weeks! And just when it looked like it was going to fall out of the top 10... I saw her in concert and she performed it... and she rebounded to take the record for most weeks in the top 10... 26 weeks! Overall, "Dark Side" spent 46 weeks in the top 100, enough for second biggest hit ever! By this time, Kelly was ready to release a greatest hits album, and two of its new tracks would hit #1 for me, with "People Like Us" being my #2 of 2013 and one of her 10 biggest hits to date. In 2015, she released "Piece By Piece", which had nine of its tracks reach my top 10, including five more #1's - out of those, the biggest was clearly "Invincible", her second year-end #1, and third biggest hit ever. Her most recent album, "Meaning Of Life" was released in 2017 and had seven more top 10 hits, including two #1's. And even into 2019, her success has continued, with soundtrack songs such as "The Greatest Showman" song "Never Enough" and "UglyDolls" song "Broken & Beautiful" also reaching #1. Needless to say, her success definitely isn't in any danger of coming to an end on my chart and I look forward to her next projects! 1. Dark Side 2. Because Of You 3. Invincible 4. What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger) 5. Walk Away 6. Behind These Hazel Eyes 7. Sober 8. Since U Been Gone 9. People Like Us 10. Already Gone 11. My Life Would Suck Without You 12. I Don't Think About You 13. Heartbeat Song 14. Mr. Know It All 15. Catch My Breath 16. Breakaway 17. Love So Soft 18. Never Again 19. It's Quiet Uptown 20. Tie It Up 21. Dance With Me 22. Piece By Piece 23. A Moment Like This 24. Would You Call That Love 25. Heat 26. Nostalgic 27. Miss Independent 28. Let Your Tears Fall 29. I Do Not Hook Up 30. Someone 31. Love Goes On 32. American Woman 33. Move You 34. Low 35. Medicine 36. All I Ever Wanted 37. Never Enough 38. Meaning Of Life 39. Run Run Run 40. Don't Let Me Stop You 2. Kelly Clarkson - Dark SideWell, was there any doubt? Kelly Clarkson was already well established as a core artist by this point, but the release of this song put her over the top and in an elite category as the only artist that could come close to Kate Voegele territory for me. Ever since this song was released, this has been my favourite Kelly song, and my second favourite song of my entire chart era. From the lyrics about acceptance of flaws to the piano intro and build-up... just a perfectly crafted pop song. A very well deserved 8 weeks at #1, and #1 song of 2012!
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Post by Matt on May 7, 2019 5:01:18 GMT -5
Goooo Jekky!
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Post by FreakyFlyBry on May 9, 2019 1:41:30 GMT -5
1. KATE VOEGELEBorn December 8, 1986, Bay Village, OH, USAWell, was there ever any doubt? Back in 2008, a young singer-songwriter named Kate Voegele got her start in a recurring role on One Tree Hill, which gave her music some exposure. Her debut album "Don't Look Away" got some attention and the song I first heard from it was its lead single "Only Fooling Myself". I loved it instantly, and wanted to hear more. The song would go on to spend a then-unprecedented 10 weeks at #1 on my chart - a feat that has not been matched since. It was clear she had potential, as I enjoyed her album a lot as well; her cover of the Leonard Cohen standard "Hallelujah" also reached #1 for me, and four further songs from "Don't Look Away" made my top 10. By the end of the year, she was back on top with a Diane Warren-written ballad, "You Can't Break A Broken Heart". Things were only getting started for Kate, after such an amazing first year... where could she go from here? Turns out, she only went up. Her next album "A Fine Mess" came out in 2009, and it quickly had three #1's and a #2 in its earliest days of release, with "99 Times" becoming my #1 song of 2009. This continued her domination in ways that had been unprecedented as she became the first to replace herself at #1 and first to monopolize the top 2 (since then, only she and Kelly Clarkson have done either.) And by the end of the year, she had another monster hit, as "Inside Out" would spend 6 weeks at #1 to close out the 2000's and its longevity into the 2010's made it her 2nd biggest hit ever. Closing out the "A Fine Mess" era, she also charted with a collaboration with Marianas Trench, "Good To You", which spent 7 weeks at #1. In 2011, she released "Gravity Happens", which had another hot strike rate as once again, every song I charted from it made my top 10, four of which - the most enduring being my #1 song of the year, "Heart In Chains", topped my chart. All in all, by the fall of 2012, she had a streak of over four and a half years non-stop with at least one song on my chart. It was an achievement that nobody was likely to top. After a couple years away from the music business, Kate teased new music, now released independently, at her live shows. Some of these songs would end up on the "Wild Card" EP, to be released in late 2014; its first three tracks were all massive #1's and are among her 10 best charting songs ever. Then came a collaborative live album with Tyler Hilton, both of whom have been touring together since 2015; I charted a live cover of "When The Stars Go Blue" that both sang together from it. But the summer of 2016 turned out to be another big one as her anthem "Must Be Summertime" became a huge hit on my chart, dominating my 2016 year-end chart and spending seven weeks at #1 total. At the end of 2016, Kate released her fourth album "Canyonlands", which was much-anticipated for me... and it certainly didn't disappoint, to the degree that EVERY song on the album made the top 4 on my chart, including five #1's! In response to the "me too" movement, Kate released a darker-sounding song, "Shoot This Arrow"; the different sound for her still worked, giving her a massive #1 once again, it was my #3 song of 2018. And into 2019, the success has continued as Kate has contributed to Tyler Hilton's song "When The Night Moves", which was her 24th #1 to date. All of Kate's 49 charting songs so far have at least peaked at #8 - a remarkable achievement for anyone to never miss the top 10 and a testament to how great her discography is. I truly feel that Kate's music has inspired me and changed my life and made me a better person; she gives me someone to look up to, and her lyrics and personality really shine through every time. And after seeing her live six times and meeting her four times, I am truly confident in how awesome Kate is in person. 1. Only Fooling Myself 2. Inside Out 3. Must Be Summertime 4. Good To You (with Marianas Trench) 5. Just Watch Me 6. 99 Times 7. Heart In Chains 8. Carousel 9. Shoot This Arrow 10. Ooh La La 11. World Stops Spinning 12. You Can't Break A Broken Heart 13. Who You Are Without Me 14. Angel 15. Manhattan From The Sky 16. Free & Wild 17. Not The Only One 18. Sweet Silver Lining 19. Say You're Mine 20. Chicago 21. Sandcastles 22. Crooked Road 23. Don't Count Me Out 24. When The Stars Go Blue (with Tyler Hilton) 25. Unusual 26. Catch Me On Fire 27. Forever And Almost Always 28. Playing With My Heart 29. Middle Of The Night Mind 30. Sun Will Rise 31. I Won't Disagree 32. Lift Me Up 33. Impatient Girl 34. Leave Me Hollywood 35. Burning The Harbor 36. I Get It 37. Bad Bad Drug 38. Beg You To Fall 39. Ventura Highway 40. Sunshine In My Sky 41. Hallelujah 42. Caught Up In You 43. Gravity Happens 44. I Don't Want To Be 45. Enjoy The Ride 46. Hundred Million Dollar Soul 47. Devil In Me 48. Enough For Always 1. Kate Voegele - Only Fooling MyselfAnd here is my biggest charting song ever! I've gone all over it in my artist description, but the records set by "Only Fooling Myself" really put it in a class all its own. 10 weeks at #1 is a record that has yet to be broken, as is its run of a full year within my top 100. Even among an artist who I've consistently loved since, this has still remained my favourite from Kate and my favourite overall.
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