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Westlife - Unbreakable
Artist link: 1  5  33  37  42
So...how to follow the worst chart position Westlife has ever had? By releasing one of their 'infamous' big ballads that's how! By not breaking with the tradition of Shane singing the first verse, Bryan the second and then have Mark warbling in the middle, Westlife had their biggest selling number 1 of the year, complete with 'arty' US-made video. But surely they could have afforded enough money in the budget to give the poor naked girl in the video some decent foaming bubble bath?
Kat B
No of votes: 13, Score:
97, Highest vote: 1st
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The Hives - Hate To Say I Told You So
Alright! Much has been said of how this sort of thing shouldn't work: it's every rock cliché, a front man doing early Mick Jagger impressions, two of them look like Dads - all valid points. Points that completely miss the real point - that it DOES work. Splendid guitar riffs, loads of energy and honest to goodness commitment to the business called show. That they all come from the middle of sodding nowhere in Sweden makes me wonder if Fame Academy shouldn't have been set somewhere isolated to ensure the end result had a bit of grit, rather than rhyming with it.
P Shoo
No of votes: 16, Score:
76, Highest vote: 1st
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Eminem - Lose Yourself
Artist link:2 21 30 48
Just when I thought that all songs from the 'Nem were going to be about (1)his mum (2)his dealing with fame (3)anyone else on his shit list, someone decided he needed to be given something to distract him from constant introspection. Hand that person a fat cigar, this song serves as a potent reminder just why Eminem is the voice of a generation. Melodically its dark and brooding, but yet really it's a rap sermon on the message of "seize the moment", delivered with the usual intensity you've almost come to expect. Get that next film script in front of him NOW!
Jason M
No of votes: 16, Score:
87, Highest vote: 1st
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The White Stripes - Fell In Love With A Girl
Artist link:1  14 38 38
Another hit from the infamous brother-sister/husband-wife/just really good friends combo from Detroit. How we swooned at the technological wonder of seeing our heros transformed into animated lego figures in their trademark red and white colours. At just under two minutes long, this wasn’t the best value single of 2002, but I’m not sure Jack draws breath once throughout. Could this have been their last good single before he found a new role as a backing singer to a dodgy geezer with a pencil moustache (refer top 10 of 2003)?
Isaac H
No of votes: 16, Score:
89, Highest vote: 2nd
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Foo Fighters - All My Life
Artist link:9 18  20 35
Feeling somewhat refreshed from his guest appearance with Queens Of The Stone Age, everyone's favourite rock idol returned back to his own band to bring angst back to the masses. It's not for Dave Grohl for pop his head round the door, chirping "Hi honey I'm hooommmme!". Nope, instead he decides that the best way to make his homecoming is to ramraid the front door screaming "DONE I'M DONE AND I'M ONTO THE NEXT ONE". For sheer unrelenting ferocity, you can't beat it - 'scuse me whilst I go gargle another glass of gravel.......
Jason M
No of votes: 16, Score:
102, Highest vote: 1st
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Westlife - World Of Our Own
Artist link:1 10 33 37 42
Quite possibly the best song Simon Cowell let Westlife release. Up-tempo and almost anthemic in its melody and lyrics and guaranteed to get fans everywhere up and bopping around their living room carpet! Bizarrely, it was one of their lowest-selling number 1's, but that doesn't matter in the face of quality. And if you're ever in Dublin's Club M, listen out for the "Slave 4 U" remix - bloody excellent!
Kat B
No of votes: 16, Score:
144, Highest vote: 1st
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Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way
Artist link:11 15 28  34
Now, I'm not the greatest Chillis fan (and they are the reason for nu-metal, let's face it)...and I'm not the greatest one for singing in the shower either, but 'By The Way' is just one of those songs that gets me stretching my vocal chords every time I hear it. Great riffs, great rythmn, great lyrics...what more could you ask for? I'll give 'em their due...the Chillis are still looking OK and sounding good, despite their advancing years. As far as Rap-pop-rock goes, this is good. A great song off a pretty decent (if a little samey) album of the same name.
Milly H
No of votes: 17, Score:
105, Highest vote: 1st
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Liberty X - Just A Little
Oh, how you have to laugh. Whilst this year Hear'say were finally pronounced musically dead, PopStars losers Liberty X spy the opportunity to dance on their grave whilst it's still warm. Maybe the fact that out of the grasp of Messrs Cowell and co they can go for a raunchier image has also swung in their favour, but for me this musical giantkilling deserves the crown because this is what pop is all about - a simple infectious melody that doesn't need the accompanying TV series to generate the sales.
Jason M
No of votes: 22, Score:
76, Highest vote: 3rd
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Thanks go to the following people for assisting with getting together our comprehensive aide-memoire: Danny G, Paul M, Kat B, Caz T, Jon B, Isaac H
A MASSIVE THANKS also to all those who slaved over a hot keyboard to produce the write ups: Danny G, Paul H, Caz T, Paul M, Kat B, Andrew S, Angela T, Isaac H, Milly H, Ben R, P Shoo, Jon B, Liza H, Dan Mc
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