Another month has passed so it’s time to count down the best songs of March, including tracks from some of my all time favourite pop acts and some of the greatest pop songs of the past year, finally getting a UK release. I’ve put by each one where they’re being released, just for your interest and then you can research them if they sound interesting.
1. BWO – Temple Of Love (Sweden)
2. Will Young – Who Am I (UK)
3. Infernal – From Paris To Berlin (UK)
4. The Veronicas – When It All Falls Apart (Australia)
5. September – It Doesn’t Matter (Russia)
6. Delays – Hideaway (UK)
7. Najoua Belyzel – Gabriel (France)
8. Gwen Stefani – Crash (USA)
9. Gnarls Barkley – Crazy (UK)
10. September – Flowers On The Grave (Sweden)
11. Snow Patrol – You’re All I Have (UK)
12. Nerina Pallot – Everybody’s Gone To War (UK)
13. t.A.T.u – Gomenasai (Europe)
14. Natasha Thomas – Skin Deep (UK)
15. Lorraine – I Feel It (UK)
16. Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean – Hips Don’t Lie (Everywhere)
17. The Pipettes – Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me (UK)
18. Nouvelle Vague – I Melt With You (UK)
19. Cardigans – Don’t Blame Your Daughter (Sweden, UK)
20. Da Buzz – Last Goodbye (Sweden)
Other things that are good:
Junior Senior – Can I Get Get Get, Gina G – Tonight’s The Night, Jewel – Again & Again, Belle & Sebastian – The Blues Are Always Blue, Jim Noir – My Patch, Juanes – La Camisa Negra, the Kooks – Naive, Tahiti 80 – Big Day, Franz Ferdinand – The Fallen and Hard-Fi – Better Do Better
Now let’s see how this affects my overall ’06 chart:
1. BWO – Temple Of Love
2. Will Young – Who Am I
3. Delays – Valentine
4. Rihanna – S.O.S (Rescue Me)
5. Kate Ryan – Je t’adore
6. Infernal – From Paris To Berlin
7. Will Young – All Time Love
8. The Veronicas – When It All Falls Apart
9. September – It Doesn’t Matter
10. Fefe Dobson – As A Blonde
11. Protocol – Where’s The Pleasure
12. Morningwood – Nth Degree
13. Delays – Hideaway
14. The Veronicas – Everything I’m Not
15. Najoua Belyzel – Gabriel
16. Elisa – Swan
17. The Research – Lonely Hearts Still Beat The Same
18. All American Rejects – Move Along
19. Gwen Stefani – Crash
20. Marie Serneholt – That’s The Way My Heart Goes