Top 10 Singles - #1

Umbrella (Feat. Jay-Z) - Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad - 2007


I have never mentioned the song that sits atop my Top 10 Singles list on my Blog, but it's a song that everyone reading will know. Staying at the UK number 1 for 10 weeks, Umbrella is undeniably Rihanna's biggest hit. For me, it's not only her best, but the best song in my music collection. It combines everything mentioned about the songs that preceded it; it's Crazy in Love from the future, with an epic drum pattern that makes up most of the production. A chorus that is both epic and relatable, with the 'eh eh' hook that would soon define the charts heard in it's purest form. The closing section of the middle 8 has to be one of my favourite parts of any song too, the 'Because...' setting off that massive chorus for the final time. Lyrically and sonically it doesn't get much better than Umbrella. A perfectly simple yet marvelous song.

UK Chart Position - 1
Best Lyric - 'When the sun shines we'll shine together, told you I'll be here forever'

Best Single 17-11

17) Dirt Off Your Shoulder - Jay-Z - The Black Album - 2004


Another Timbaland production, his best in the Hip Hop genre, this is one of Jay's best hooks. When he asks you to 'turn the music up in them headphones' you can't help but oblige.

UK Chart Position - 12

16) Stronger - Kanye West - Graduation - 2007


Kanye's only solo number 1, this is his most club friendly track. The Daft Punk sample was brilliant before Kanye came in and delivered some flawless verses, Stronger is deserved of a place in my list.


UK Chart Position - 1

15) Russian Roulette - Rihanna - Rated R - 2009


Rihanna may be at her best when grinding around an island beat, but Russian Roulette is an incredible song. The slight change of key in the second verse is amazing, with new things appearing with each listen. An emotional record.


UK Chart Position - 2

14) Jóga - Bjork - Homogenic - 1997


The oldest song on my list is also the newest entry. Bjork is an incredible artist and Jóga has everything I love in music. Emotional doesn't even describe the effect this record has on me, the vocal and production coming together into something truly beautiful.

UK Chart Position - 191

13) The Girl and The Robot (Feat. Robyn) - Röyksopp - Junior - 2009


3 emotional songs in a row, The Girl and The Robot is the most tragic of them all. Robyn delivers another impeccable vocal over one of Röyksopp's most hypnotic productions. 'I'm in love with a Robot' never sounded so heartbreaking.

UK Chart Position - Did Not Chart

12) Poker Face - Lady GaGa - The Fame - 2009

A song that everyone in the world knows, Poker Face may not be GaGa's best produced, best written or deepest song, but it's most definitely the one I know I'll be playing for years to come. Simply a perfect pop hit.

UK Chart Position - 1

11) Biology - Girls Aloud - Chemistry - 2005

A song that deserves a place in the top 10 but only just missed out, Biology sees Girls Aloud revolutionise UK pop. With about 4 discernible hooks, and very little structure, its a magnificent showcase of how great Xenomania are at writing Pop songs.


UK Chart Position - 5