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in the Happy Birthday thread.

Yes, unfortunately for her that's what drew many people's attention to her. She's certainly no catch for Labour.

Wed 8 May 37 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around The Bend 32 Edwin Starr - War 28 Don Fardon - Indian Reservation -1 27 Ashton, Gardner and Dyke - Resurrection Shuffle 26 Three Dog Night - Mama Told Me (Not To Come) +4 26 Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden 26 Bobby Bloom - Montego Bay 26 Andy Williams - Can’t Help Falling In Love 25 Neil Diamond - Cracklin’ Rosie 24 The Supremes - Stoned Love 18 The Four Tops - A Simple Game 18 Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell - All I Have To Do Is Dream 15 The Elgins - Heaven Must Have Sent You 14 Chairmen of the Board - Give Me Just A Little More Time 00 Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life  -5

Wed 8 May 54 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé — Telephone 30 Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris — We Found Love 30 Owl City — Fireflies 28 Adele — Someone Like You 26 Professor Green ft. Emeli Sande — Read All About It 25 Cee Lo Green — Forget You 25 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls 24 Scouting For Girls — This Ain't A Love Song +4 24 Jessie J ft. B.O.B — Price Tag 24 Kesha — We R Who We R 22 One Direction — What Makes You Beautiful 22 David Guetta ft. Chris Willis — Gettin' Over You 22 Yolanda Be Cool Vs D Cup — We No Speak Americano 22 Taio Cruz — Dynamite 22 Olly Murs ft. Rizzle Kicks — Heart Skips A Beat 22 Tinie Tempah — Pass Out 22 The Black Eyed Peas — The Time (Dirty Bit) 22 Bruno Mars — Just The Way You Are 22 Tinie Tempah — Written In The Stars 21 LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock — Party Rock Anthem 21 Rihanna — Only Girl (In The World) 21 B.O.B ft. Bruno Mars — Nothin' On You 21 Iyaz — Replay 21 Bruno Mars — Grenade 21 Roll Deep — Green Light 21 Example — Changed The Way You Kiss Me 21 DJ Fresh ft. Sian Evans — Louder 21 The Wanted — Glad You Came 20 Usher ft. Will.I.Am — OMG 20 Diana Vickers — Once 20 Roll Deep — Good Times 20 Little Mix — Cannonball 20 B.O.B ft. Hayley Williams — Airplanes 20 The Wanted — All Time Low 20 Flo Rida ft. David Guetta — Club Can't Handle Me 20 Alexandra Burke ft. Laza Morgan — Start Without You 20 Cheryl Cole — Promise This 20 JLS — Love You More 20 Rihanna ft. Drake — What's My Name 20 Nicole Scherzinger — Don't Hold Your Breath 20 Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer — Give Me Everything 20 Jason Derulo — Don't Wanna Go Home 20 JLS ft. Dev — She Makes Me Wanna 20 Nero — Promises 20 Wretch 32 ft. Josh Kumra — Don't Go 20 Example — Stay Awake 20 Pixie Lott — All About Tonight 20 Olly Murs — Dance With Me Tonight 18 Dizzee Rascal & James Corden — Shout 17 Olly Murs — Please Don't Let Me Go 17 Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull — On The Floor 16 Jason Derulo — In My Head 16 Dizzee Rascal — Dirtee Disco 14 Sak Noel — Loca People 14 Bruno Mars — The Lazy Song 14 Matt Cardle — When We Collide -6 13 Ne-Yo — Beautiful Monster

This isn't going down well either. “I have an ambivalent relationship with like the Union Jack and what that represents to people because it can feel divisive, it can feel nationalist.” Of course it's nationalist, it's a fucking national flag! Isn't representing your country nationalist? What a hypocrite.

No, but it's better than everything else I've listened to so far.

I haven't listened to them all but haven't found anything so far that appeals to me, so best give Lady Gaga the points for Telephone.

Tue 7 May 34 Creedence Clearwater Revival- Up Around The Bend  +1 26 Three Dog Night- Mama Told Me (Not To Come) +1 25 Andy Williams- Can’t Help Falling In Love +1 25 Bobby Bloom- Montego Bay +1 25 Lynn Anderson- Rose Garden  25 Edwin Starr — War 24 Neil Diamond — Cracklin’ Rosie 23 Ashton, Gardner and Dyke- Resurrection Shuffle 23 Don Fardon- Indian Reservation  20 Chairmen of the Board- Give Me Just A Little More Time  20 The Supremes- Stoned Love  20 The Elgins- Heaven Must Have Sent You  18 Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell- All I Have To Do Is Dream 17 Blue Mink- Melting Pot  17 The Four Tops- A Simple Game 14 Marmalade- Reflections Of My Life  14 Marmalade- Rainbow 12 Blue Mink- The Banner Man  -6

Tue 7 May 44 Lady Gaga — Bad Romance +4 26 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé — Telephone 25 Cee Lo Green — Forget You 25 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls 24 Owl City — Fireflies 24 Tinie Tempah — Pass Out 24 Little Mix — Cannonball 24 Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris — We Found Love 22 David Guetta ft. Chris Willis — Gettin' Over You 22 Yolanda Be Cool Vs D Cup — We No Speak Americano 22 Kesha — We R Who We R 22 Taio Cruz — Dynamite 22 Olly Murs ft. Rizzle Kicks — Heart Skips A Beat 22 Professor Green ft. Emeli Sande — Read All About It 21 Rihanna — Only Girl (In The World) -1 21 The Black Eyed Peas — The Time (Dirty Bit) 21 B.O.B ft. Bruno Mars — Nothin' On You 20 Iyaz — Replay 20 Scouting For Girls — This Ain't A Love Song 20 Usher ft. Will.I.Am — OMG 20 Diana Vickers — Once 20 Roll Deep — Good Times 20 Dizzee Rascal — Dirtee Disco 20 Dizzee Rascal & James Corden — Shout 20 JLS — The Club Is Alive 20 B.O.B ft. Hayley Williams — Airplanes 20 The Wanted — All Time Low 20 Flo Rida ft. David Guetta — Club Can't Handle Me 20 Roll Deep — Green Light 20 Olly Murs — Please Don't Let Me Go 20 Alexandra Burke ft. Laza Morgan — Start Without You 20 Bruno Mars — Just The Way You Are 20 Tinie Tempah — Written In The Stars 20 Cheryl Cole — Promise This 20 JLS — Love You More 20 Matt Cardle — When We Collide 20 Rihanna ft. Drake — What's My Name 20 Bruno Mars — Grenade 20 Jessie J ft. B.O.B — Price Tag 20 Adele — Someone Like You 20 Nicole Scherzinger — Don't Hold Your Breath 20 Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull — On The Floor 20 Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer — Give Me Everything 20 Example — Changed The Way You Kiss Me 20 Jason Derulo — Don't Wanna Go Home 20 DJ Fresh ft. Sian Evans — Louder 20 The Wanted — Glad You Came 20 JLS ft. Dev — She Makes Me Wanna 20 Nero — Promises 20 Wretch 32 ft. Josh Kumra — Don't Go 20 Example — Stay Awake 20 Pixie Lott — All About Tonight 20 One Direction — What Makes You Beautiful 20 Sak Noel — Loca People 20 Olly Murs — Dance With Me Tonight 18 Bruno Mars — The Lazy Song 18 LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock — Party Rock Anthem 15 Jason Derulo — In My Head 14 Joe McElderry — The Climb 14 Ne-Yo — Beautiful Monster 14 Crappy — No Regrets 12 X Factor Finalists 2010 — Heroes 00 Cher Lloyd — Swagger Jagger -6

Mon 6 May 33 Creedence Clearwater Revival- Up Around The Bend  28 Edwin Starr — War 24 Bobby Bloom- Montego Bay +4 24 Three Dog Night- Mama Told Me (Not To Come)  24 Blue Mink- The Banner Man  24 Neil Diamond — Cracklin’ Rosie 23 Ashton, Gardner and Dyke- Resurrection Shuffle  23 Don Fardon- Indian Reservation  23 Lynn Anderson- Rose Garden  20 Chairmen of the Board- Give Me Just A Little More Time  20 Andy Williams- Can’t Help Falling In Love  20 Marmalade- Rainbow 20 The Supremes- Stoned Love  20 The Elgins- Heaven Must Have Sent You  18 Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell- All I Have To Do Is Dream 17 Blue Mink- Melting Pot  17 The Four Tops- A Simple Game 14 Marmalade- Reflections Of My Life  -6

Mon 6 May 36 Lady Gaga — Bad Romance +4 26 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé — Telephone 24 Little Mix — Cannonball 24 Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris — We Found Love 24 Cee Lo Green — Forget You 22 Owl City — Fireflies 22 Yolanda Be Cool Vs D Cup — We No Speak Americano 22 Kesha — We R Who We R 22 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls 21 The Black Eyed Peas — The Time (Dirty Bit) 21 B.O.B ft. Bruno Mars — Nothin' On You 20 Iyaz — Replay 20 Tinie Tempah — Pass Out 20 Scouting For Girls — This Ain't A Love Song 20 Usher ft. Will.I.Am — OMG 20 Diana Vickers — Once 20 Roll Deep — Good Times 20 Dizzee Rascal — Dirtee Disco 20 David Guetta ft. Chris Willis — Gettin' Over You 20 Dizzee Rascal & James Corden — Shout 20 JLS — The Club Is Alive 20 B.O.B ft. Hayley Williams — Airplanes 20 The Wanted — All Time Low 20 Ne-Yo — Beautiful Monster 20 Flo Rida ft. David Guetta — Club Can't Handle Me 20 Roll Deep — Green Light 20 Taio Cruz — Dynamite 20 Olly Murs — Please Don't Let Me Go 20 Alexandra Burke ft. Laza Morgan — Start Without You 20 Bruno Mars — Just The Way You Are 20 Tinie Tempah — Written In The Stars 20 Cheryl Cole — Promise This 20 Rihanna — Only Girl (In The World) 20 JLS — Love You More 20 X Factor Finalists 2010 — Heroes 20 Matt Cardle — When We Collide 20 Rihanna ft. Drake — What's My Name 20 Bruno Mars — Grenade 20 Jessie J ft. B.O.B — Price Tag 20 Adele — Someone Like You 20 Nicole Scherzinger — Don't Hold Your Breath 20 Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull — On The Floor 20 Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer — Give Me Everything 20 Example — Changed The Way You Kiss Me 20 Jason Derulo — Don't Wanna Go Home 20 DJ Fresh ft. Sian Evans — Louder 20 The Wanted — Glad You Came 20 JLS ft. Dev — She Makes Me Wanna 20 Nero — Promises 20 Wretch 32 ft. Josh Kumra — Don't Go 20 Olly Murs ft. Rizzle Kicks — Heart Skips A Beat 20 Example — Stay Awake 20 Pixie Lott — All About Tonight 20 One Direction — What Makes You Beautiful 20 Dappy — No Regrets 20 Sak Noel — Loca People 20 Professor Green ft. Emeli Sande — Read All About It 20 Olly Murs — Dance With Me Tonight 20 Cher Lloyd — Swagger Jagger 18 Bruno Mars — The Lazy Song 15 Jason Derulo — In My Head 14 LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock — Party Rock Anthem 14 Joe McElderry — The Climb -6 07 Helping Haiti — Everybody Hurts

There's several very active campaigns for tactical voting. This election served as a dry run

To be honest, I'd rather go for a drink with Laurence than with Shouty Shola.

Mon 6 May 60 Sophie Ellis-Bextor — Murder On The Dancefloor +4 18 Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse — Valerie -3 00 Kylie Minogue — Love At First Sight -3

Sun 5 May 58 Sophie Ellis-Bextor — Murder On The Dancefloor +4 34 Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse — Valerie 28 Kylie Minogue — Love At First Sight -6 Loved Amy but I didn't care for that song.