80. Kelly Clarkson – Walk Away
2005 was Kelly’s year. She released three epically successful singles and a huge album, ‘Breakaway’. So to round off the era, she released this song. It’s a fun, pop/rock song with an irresistible chorus and a seriously awesome video which features a cameo from Kelly’s brother. As the fourth single from the album, it charted worse than those before it, but it will always be my favourite from Kelly’s most successful era. It’s also the only one that was lucky enough not to be overplayed to death.



79. Gorillaz – Dare
Blur frontman Damon Albam’s virtual band Gorillaz came into prominence in 2005 album Demon Days and released this trip hop track as the second single following the equally popular ‘Feel Good Inc.’ It landed the group their first British #1 and has been used on countless advertisements. The video uses their iconic anime style animation and won them a VMA for best special effects. The whole song sort of sums up 2005 in music for me – glum beats, quirky new acts, one hit wonders.



78. Sugababes – Round, Round
It was the ‘Babes second number one with the inclusion of new member Heidi Range and featured on the soundtrack to Brit flick, The Guru. The hot video, funky beat and new look for the Sugababes made this one of their hottest singles to date and most memorable. It’s my personal favourite song of theirs, they’ve never been able to beat it, certainly not after Mutya left.



77. Daniel Powter – Bad Day
Could any other song epitomise the term ‘one hit wonder’ any better? This track was the highest selling single in 2005 yet poor old Daniel never managed to trouble the charts again. This piano ballad is the ultimate self pity song, teh video depicts two people having a typical bad day, before fate brings them together and they can now share their misery. Okay so it’s nothing groundbreaking, but it’s cute and doesn’t detract from the song.



76. Natasha Bedingfield – Unwritten
Sister to Daniel, Natasha was the Brit girl of 2004 with such hits as ‘These Words’ and ‘Single’. Both were tragically overplayed and thus annoy so much now I can’t bear to listen to them, but luckily this less successful single managed to escape, despite being used as the theme tune to MTV show ‘The Hills’ and being used in a popular shampoo advert. It became her first US Top 10 hit, inspiring her to make a go of things over there and she’s never really been seen in the UK since, but this fell good anthem remains as the hidden gem on her debut album of the same title.



75. Good Charlotte – Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
Released as the first single off Good Charlotte’s second album ‘The Young and The Hopeless’, this rock song complaining about celebrity culture and stars’ attitudes put Good Charlotte on the map and they went on to release many more successful singles. Commercially, it was a moderate success, making the Top 20 in most countries, but remains one of their signature songs and a personal favourite of mine.



74. Coldplay – Viva La Vida
Okay here’s the thing. I hate Coldplay. With a passion. The 'X&Y' era, my God it made me suicidal. But I can’t help love their 2008 #1, Viva la Vida. The intro is so empowering, the lyrics so anthemic, I love singing along. I imagine it would epic live, but sadly I hate them far too much to ever pay to see it. However I can’t deny this is an exception to their long string of miserable singles. And here’s a pretty, alternative version of the video for you to enjoy!



73. Paris Hilton – Nothing In This World
Once upon a time, I was Paris Hilton’s biggest fan. I had her movies, TV shows, I even bought her perfume for my mum for Christmas just so I could have the bottle. And of course, I had her album. Now most people write her off as some talentless bint who is famous for being famous, but the majority of that album is of the same standard of the material on any Britney Spears record [bar Blackout obv]. This is a particular t, that screams 'teen movie soundtrack'. The video is seriously hot, tells the classic nerd gets the girl story and really, it should have done a lot better but got no promotion.



72. White Stripes – Seven nation Army
Its guitar riff is legendary. It’s been covered by artists such as Rihanna, Duran Duran and the Foo Fighters. When it was released in April of 2003, it shadowed the music channels with its simplistic but edgy video for months on end, winning various awards and putting the White Stripes on the map. Rolling Stone placed this song at number 21 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time whilst Q Magazine placed it at 7. It’s their biggest hits to date and one of the standout hits from the Noughties.



71. Christina Aguilera – Candyman
Having disappeared for a year, gotten married and returned to the music scene with a new classic, lady-like look and a throwback 50's feel, many questioned Christina’s new direction and whether it was too far removed from her previous work. It was a risk that apparently paid off as her third album was the highest selling album of the year by 2 million copies and critics ate it up. Candyman, the fourth single from the album, is perhaps the most retro sounding song from the album and was released on download only yet is currently her most played track. The video, which is set in a 50’s diner, was directed by Christina herself and won her an award for it.

great song by White Stripes! :thumbs:

Round Round <3
Paris <3

sorry about that, full 80 - 71 up now!

Yuk, Paris Hilton. Everything esle is acceptable though.

sfhot.

aww I love that song Unwritten by natasha bedingfield! she's made quite a few good records! wonder if she is bringing out another albulm?

I LOVVEEEEEEE so many of those songs! Which I was expecting to,lol! Like all but one of them!