UK Ladies Not #1s of '00s Rate | Winners Crowned

[saviodxl]

Welcome my friends! We're looking back at the 2000s UK Charts once again! Last time we crowned Girls Aloud's Sound Of The Underground as the winner of the '00s #1s Rate. And since then they started the celebrations of their debut single and album, gifting us with an Alternate Vocal Mix version of the classic. Coincidence? I don't think so!




Now it's time to give the deserved credit to the songs that almost made it to the summit, the classics that didn't get the official gold medal, but nonetheless became fan favorites (well, some more than others).

So which songs are included in this rate?

1) It peaked at #2 or #3 in the UK according to the Official Charts between January 1st of 2000 and December 31st of 2009.


2) It has at least one British lady providing the main vocals.


3) The version included here is the one that officially got #1.


4) I excluded choirs and collectives.




We'll have a bonus round where the songs that did not reach the top 3 at all in the charts will get their chance to shine and will be rated as well! ​

 

[saviodxl]

1) Score each and every song between 0-10. One song, your favorite, can receive an 11.
I will accept one decimal place (7.8 or 7.9 are ok, 7.25 will be rounded to 7.3).

2) Provide commentary if you want! Not required, but welcome!

3) No trolling! I know some artists here are not your favorites, but judge the songs themselves!


Suggested deadline
Submit your votes and commentary to @saviodxl and @berserkboi via PM.

Submissions close 22nd of July



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[saviodxl]

In chronological order of peaking at #2 or #3 in the charts
​

2000​

S Club 7 - Two in a Million​

S Club 7 - You're My Number One​

Fierce - Sweet Love 2K​

Sweet Female Attitude - Flowers​

S Club 7 - Reach​

Louise - 2 Faced​

True Steppers and Dane Bowers feat. Victoria Beckham - Out Of Your Mind​

Sonique - Sky​

S Club 7 - Natural​

Martine McCutcheon - I'm Over You ​

2001​

Steps - It's The Way You Make Me Feel​

Fragma feat. Maria Rubia - Everytime You Need Me​

Dido - Thank You​

Mis-Teeq - All I Want​

Sophie Ellis Bextor - Take Me Home​

Steps - Chain Reaction​

Steps - One For Sorrow (Tony Moran's Remix)​

Sophie Ellis Bextor - Murder On The Dancefloor ​

2002​

S Club 7 - You​

S Club Juniors - One Step Closer​

H & Claire - DJ​

Atomic Kitten - It's Ok​

Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Get Over You​

Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Move This Mountain​

S Club Juniors - Automatic High​

Appleton - Fantasy​

Liberty X - Got To Have Your Love​

Kelly Osbourne - Papa Don't Preach​

S Club Juniors - New Direction​

Big Brovaz - Nu Flow​

Atomic Kitten - Last Goodbye​

Atomic Kitten - Be With You ​

2003​

Sinead Quinn - I Can't Break Down​

Mis-Teeq - Scandalous​

Richard X VS Liberty X - Being Nobody​

Kym Marsh - Cry​

Lisa Maffia - All Over​

Big Brovaz - Favourite Things​

Girls Aloud - No Good Advice​

S Club - Say Goodbye​

S Club - Ain't Gonna Wait For You​

Fast Food Rockers - Fast Food Song​

Girls Aloud - Life Got Cold​

Dido - White Flag​

Rachel Stevens - Sweet Dreams My LA Ex​

Jamelia - Superstar​

Atomic Kitten - If You Come To Me​

Girls Aloud - Jump​

Alex Parks - Maybe That's What It Takes ​

2004​

Victoria Beckham - This Groove​

Victoria Beckham - Let Your Head Go​

Jamelia - Thank You​

Natasha Bedingfield - Single​

Girls Aloud - The Show​

Rachel Stevens - Some Girls​

411 - Dumb​

Girls Aloud - Love Machine​

Rachel Stevens - More More More​

Duncan James & Keedie - I Believe My Heart ​

2005​

Charlotte Church - Crazy Chick​

Sugababes - Ugly ​

2006​

Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On​

Girls Aloud - Something Kinda Ooooh​

Bodyrox feat. Luciana - Yeah Yeah​

All Saints - Rock Steady​

Emma Bunton - Downtown​

Booty Luv - Boogie 2nite ​

2007​

Mutya Buena - Real Girl​

Kate Nash - Foundations​

Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse - Valerie​

T2 feat. Jodie Aysha - Heartbroken​

Girls Aloud - Call The Shots ​

2008​

Adele - Chasing Pavements​

Leona Lewis - Better In Time​

Leona Lewis - Footprints In The Sand​

Duffy - Warwick Avenue​

Sugababes - Girls ​

2009​

Alesha Dixon - Breathe Slow​

The Saturdays - Just Can't Get Enough​

Noisettes - Don't Upset The Rhythm​

La Roux - In For The Kill​

Sugababes - Get Sexy​

The Saturdays - Forever Is Over​

Leona Lewis - Happy Missing: Victoria Beckham - This Groove Victoria Beckham - Let Your Head Go Make sure to allow greyed out songs to appear. Youtube playlist PM Friendly List: Spoiler 2000 S Club 7 - Two in a Million S Club 7 - You're My Number One Fierce - Sweet Love 2K Sweet Female Attitude - Flowers S Club 7 - Reach Louise - 2 Faced True Steppers and Dane Bowers feat. Victoria Beckham - Out Of Your Mind Sonique - Sky S Club 7 - Natural Martine McCutcheon - I'm Over You 2001 Steps - It's The Way You Make Me Feel Fragma feat. Maria Rubia - Everytime You Need Me Dido - Thank You Mis-Teeq - All I Want Sophie Ellis Bextor - Take Me Home Steps - Chain Reaction Steps - One For Sorrow ((Tony Moran's Remix) Sophie Ellis Bextor - Murder On The Dancefloor 2002 S Club 7 - You S Club Juniors - One Step Closer H & Claire - DJ Atomic Kitten - It's Ok Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Get Over You Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Move This Mountain S Club Juniors - Automatic High Appleton - Fantasy Liberty X - Got To Have Your Love Kelly Osbourne - Papa Don't Preach S Club Juniors - New Direction Big Brovaz - Nu Flow Atomic Kitten - Last Goodbye Atomic Kitten - Be With You 2003 Sinead Quinn - I Can't Break Down Mis-Teeq - Scandalous Richard X VS Liberty X - Being Nobody Kym Marsh - Cry Lisa Maffia - All Over Big Brovaz - Favourite Things Girls Aloud - No Good Advice S Club - Say Goodbye S Club - Ain't Gonna Wait For You Fast Food Rockers - Fast Food Song Girls Aloud - Life Got Cold Dido - White Flag Rachel Stevens - Sweet Dreams My LA Ex Jamelia - Superstar Atomic Kitten - If You Come To Me Girls Aloud - Jump Alex Parks - Maybe That's What It Takes 2004 Victoria Beckham - This Groove Victoria Beckham - Let Your Head Go Jamelia - Thank You Natasha Bedingfield - Single Girls Aloud - The Show Rachel Stevens - Some Girls 411 - Dumb Girls Aloud - Love Machine Rachel Stevens - More More More Duncan James & Keedie - I Believe My Heart 2005 Charlotte Church - Crazy Chick Sugababes - Ugly 2006 Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On Girls Aloud - Something Kinda Ooooh Bodyrox feat. Luciana - Yeah Yeah All Saints - Rock Steady Emma Bunton - Downtown Booty Luv - Boogie 2nite 2007 Mutya Buena - Real Girl Kate Nash - Foundations Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse - Valerie T2 feat. Jodie Aysha - Heartbroken Girls Aloud - Call The Shots 2008 Adele - Chasing Pavements Leona Lewis - Better In Time Leona Lewis - Footprints In The Sand Duffy - Warwick Avenue Sugababes - Girls 2009 Alesha Dixon - Breathe Slow The Saturdays - Just Can't Get Enough Noisettes - Don't Upset The Rhythm La Roux - In For The Kill Sugababes - Get Sexy The Saturdays - Forever Is Over Leona Lewis - Happy

 

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[saviodxl]

#84 Duncan James & Keedie - I Believe In My Heart
#83 Kelly Osbourne - Papa Don't Preach
#82 Fast Food Rockers - Fast Food Song
#81 Alex Parks - Maybe That's What It Takes
#80 S Club Juniors - Automatic High
#79 T2 feat. Jodie Aysha - Heartbroken
#78 Big Brovaz - Favourite Things
#77 Leona Lewis - Footprints In The Sand
#76 Big Brovaz - Nu Flow
#75 Lisa Maffia - All Over
#74 S Club - Say Goodbye
#73 Kym Marsh - Cry
#72 Bodyrox feat. Luciana - Yeah Yeah
#71 Sinead Quinn - I Can't Break Down
#70 H & Claire - DJ
#69 Emma Bunton - Downtown
#68 Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On
#67 Kate Nash - Foundations
#66 S Club 7 - You're My Number One
#65 Sugababes - Get Sexy
#64 Victoria Beckham - This Groove
#63 Duffy - Warwick Avenue
#62 Martine McCutcheon - I'm Over You
#61 S Club 7 - Two In A Million
#60 Leona Lewis - Happy
#59 La Roux - In For The Kill
#58 Natasha Bedingfield - Single
#57 Rachel Stevens - More More More
#56 S Club 7 - You
#55 Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse - Valerie
#54 Sugababes - Girls
#53 Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Move This Mountain
#52 S Club Juniors - One Step Closer
#51 Louise - 2 Faced
#50 S Club 7 - Natural
#49 Alesha Dixon - Breathe Slow
#48 Fragma feat. Maria Rubia - Everytime You Need Me
#47 Steps - One For Sorrow (Tony Moran's Remix)
#46 S Club 7 - Reach
#45 Dido - Thank You
#44 The Saturdays - Just Can't Get Enough
#43 Atomic Kitten - If You Come To Me
#42 Liberty X - Got To Have Your Love
#41 Appleton - Fantasy
#40 Steps - Chain Reaction
#39 Sugababes - Ugly
#38 Fierce - Sweet Love 2K
#37 Jamelia - Thank You
#36 S Club Juniors - New Direction
#35 Adele - Chasing Pavements
#34 Atomic Kitten - It's OK
#33 Atomic Kitten - Last Goodbye
#32 S Club - Love Ain't Gonna Wait For You
#31 Mutya Buena - Real Girl
#30 True Steppers and Dane Bowers feat. Victoria Beckham - Out Of Your Mind
#29 Charlotte Church - Crazy Chick
#28 Victoria Beckham - Let Your Head Go
#27 Sweet Female Attitude - Flowers
#26 Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Take Me Hone
#25 Steps - It's The Way You Make Me Feel
#24 Leona Lewis - Better In Time
#23 Girls Aloud - Jump
#22 Noisettes - Don't Upset The Rhythm
#21 The Saturdays - Forever Is Over
#20 Sonique - Sky
#19 Mis-Teeq - All I Want
#18 Girls Aloud - Life Got Cold
#17 Dido - White Flag
#16 Booty Luv - Boogie 2nite
#15 Girls Aloud - Love Machine
#14 Atomic Kitten - Be With You
#13 Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Get Over You
#12 Rachel Stevens - Some Girls
#11 The 411 - Dumb
#10 Richard X VS Liberty X - Being Nobody
#9 All Saints - Rock Steady
#8 Rachel Stevens - Sweet Dreams My LA Ex
#7 Mis-Teeq - Scandalous
#6 Girls Aloud - No Good Advice
#5 Jamelia - Superstar
#4 Girls Aloud - Call The Shots
#3 Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder On The Dancefloor
#2 Girls Aloud - Something Kinda Oooh
#1 Girls Aloud - The Show
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[saviodxl]

Let's celebrate also the songs that did not make it to the top 3 of the Official Charts at all! It's the people's choice.
Here's how it's gonna work:

- You can vote for 1 to 5 songs
- The songs have to be performed predominantly by one or more British lady. If she or they are the featured artist, it counts as well! But they have to be credited.
- The songs were released between 01/01/2000 and 31/12/2009
- They did not reach the top 3 according to the Official Charts. They peaked between #4 and #100. Songs that did not chart in the top 100 in the UK are not eligible unfortunately. I will be checking!
- Don't vote multiple times for the same song. I will count only one vote.
- Maximum of 2 songs per artist on your ballot.

The most voted songs will be revealed and rated. Will not get a specific number of songs yet, but not so many, because the main rate songlist is already quite long!
VOTE FOR YOUR BONUS ROUND SONGS HERE


PART 1: Voting for the songs
Deadline: June 9th

Participation in the bonus round, selection of songs (Part 1), is optional.

Participation in the bonus round, the rating of the songs (Part 2), is also optional. If you did not participate in the selection of the songs, you can still rate them.

PART 2: Rating the most voted songs
Deadline: same as main round

In Chronological order of appearance in the Charts
​

Billie Piper - Something Deep Inside​

Dido - Hunter​

Victoria Beckham - Not Such An Innocent Girl​

Sugababes - Stronger​

Lisa Scott-Lee - Too Far Gone​

S Club 8 - Sundown​

Emma Bunton - Maybe​

Jamelia - See It In A Boy's Eyes​

Geri Halliwell - Ride It​

Rachel Stevens - So Good​

Ladytron - Destroy Everything You Touch​

Lisa Scott Lee - Lately​

Jamelia - Beware of the Dog​

Siobhan Donaghy - So You Say​

Groove Armada feat. Mutya Buena - Song 4 Mutya​

Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Today the Sun's on Us​

The Saturdays - Up​

Girls Aloud - The Loving Kind​

Girls Aloud - Untouchable​

Noisettes - Never Forget You​

Freemasons feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer) PM Friendly List Spoiler Billie Piper - Something Deep Inside Dido - Hunter Victoria Beckham - Not Such An Innocent Girl Sugababes - Stronger Lisa Scott-Lee - Too Far Gone S Club 8 - Sundown Emma Bunton - Maybe Jamelia - See It In A Boy's Eyes Geri Halliwell - Ride It Rachel Stevens - So Good Ladytron - Destroy Everything You Touch Lisa Scott Lee - Lately Jamelia - Beware of the Dog Siobhan Donaghy - So You Say Groove Armada feat. Mutya Buena - Song 4 Mutya Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Today the Sun's on Us The Saturdays - Up Girls Aloud - The Loving Kind Girls Aloud - Untouchable Noisettes - Never Forget You Freemasons feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer)

Youtube playlist





RESULTS
#21 Siobhan Donaghy - So You Say
#20 Victoria Beckham - Not Such An Innocent Girl
#19 Ladytron - Destroy Everything You Touch
#18 Noisettes - Never Forget You
#17 Geri Halliwell - Ride It
#16 Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Today The Sun's On Us
#15 Billie Piper - Something Deep Inside
#14 S Club 8 - Sundown
#13 Lisa Scott Lee - Lately
#12 Lisa Scott Lee - Too Far Gone
#11 Jamelia - See it In A Boy's Eyes
#10 Groove Armada feat. Mutya Buena - Song 4 Mutya
#9 Rachel Stevens - So Good
#8 Dido - Hunter
#7 Girls Aloud - Untouchable
#6 Sugababes - Stronger
#5 Jamelia - Beware Of The Dog
#4 Girls Aloud - The Loving Kind
#3 Emma Bunton - Maybe
#2 The Saturdays - Up
#1 Freemasons feat. Sophie Ellis Bextor - Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer)​

 

[saviodxl]

You can post now!

 

[Maki]

I'm here! As mentioned before, I've been slowly going through the song list after the previous rate ended and the only section left for me to hear is 2009 (which has 5 songs I'm not familiar with), so I might vote early.

Oh and let me state right away that I'm stanning All Saints this time!

 

[saviodxl]

Let me start the campaign for these bangers to be in the bonus round

Peaked at #6


Peaked at #4


Peaked at #5


Peaked at #6


Peaked at #14

 

[Iggypig]

My goodness, the sheer amount of 10's!

 

[berserkboi]

The homophobia of only picking 5 songs for the side theme!!

 

[saviodxl]

The homophobia of only picking 5 songs for the side theme!!

Choose wisely!

Will my own ballot be formed only by solo Spice Girls songs?

Spoiler

Spoiler

 

[Maki]

That bonus round will be such a struggle indeed... how to choose only 5 songs?

Some of my recommendations/personal faves:











A few songs that I would've spotlighted were already shared.

 

[berserkboi]

OMG! Overload! Run For Cover! About A Girl! Caught In A Moment! And that’s just the Sugababes! *cries*

 

[m_dimitrov]

Excited for this! Unfortunately I missed the #1s rate but I'll take part in this one for sure.

 

[Aester]

Does Róisín Murphy qualify for this rate? I'd like to nominate "Let Me Know" for the bonus round, but she's Irish and the rules say "The song has at least one British lady." But then I think Sinead Quinn is Irish? And I know Duffy is Welsh.

If Róisín does count, Moloko's "The Time Is Now" went #2 in 2000, so maybe should be in the main rate?

 

[saviodxl]

Does Róisín Murphy qualify for this rate? I'd like to nominate "Let Me Know" for the bonus round, but she's Irish and the rules say "The song has at least one British lady." But then I think Sinead Quinn is Irish? And I know Duffy is Welsh.

If Róisín does count, Moloko's "The Time Is Now" went #2 in 2000, so maybe should be in the main rate?

Sinead is from Northern Ireland. She qualifies.

Roisin doesn't, sorry :(

 

[berserkboi]

OMG - Siobhan Donaghy qualifies and I now have to add So You Say, don’t I?

 

[Mvnl]

The version of One For Sorrow (re)released in 2001 was actually this one:

Even that feels like reaching since it was originally a 1999 release, but the one linked to definitely doesn't belong here.
(And a 'Tony Moran Mix' tag to the title wouldn't hurt either)

 

[Aester]

Sinead is from Northern Ireland. She qualifies.

Roisin doesn't, sorry :(

Ah! Okay, that makes sense. I'm usually not such a dense American about this stuff, but I'm on such a Róisín kick right now, I didn't think that hard about it before trying to get her in!