These are 2009's best pop singles. Brace yourselves
1. The Sound Of Arrows Into The Clouds
2. Lady Gaga Bad Romance
3. Jordin Sparks Battlefield
4. David Guetta feat Kelly Rowland When Love Takes Over
5. Lady Gaga Poker Face
6. Mini Viva I Wish
7. La Roux In For The Kill
8. Mini Viva Left My Heart In Tokyo
9. Carolina Liar Show Me What I'm Looking For
10. Alexandra Burke Bad Boys
11. Lily Allen The Fear
12. La Roux Bulletproof
13. Black Eyed Peas I Gotta Feeling
14. Music Go Music Warm In The Shadows
15. Annie Songs Remind Me Of You
16. Rihanna Russian Roulette
17. Shakira She Wolf
18. JLS Beat Again
19. Cheryl Cole feat Will.i.am 3 Words
20. Yeah Yeah Yeahs Zero
21. Calvin Harris I'm Not Alone
22. Girls Aloud Untouchable
23. Girls Can't Catch Keep Your Head Up
24. Saint Etienne Method Of Modern Love
25. Lady Gaga Just Dance
26. Marina & The Diamonds I Am Not A Robot
27. Cheryl Cole Fight For This Love
28. Lady Gaga Paparazzi
29. Kelly Clarkson My Life Would Suck Without You
30. Beyonce Halo
31. Pet Shop Boys Love Etc
32. Girls Aloud The Loving Kind
33. Freemasons feat Sophie Ellis-Bextor Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer)
34. Jay‑Z feat Alicia Keys Empire State Of Mind
35. Little Boots Remedy
36. Major Lazer Keep It Goin' Louder
37. VV Brown Shark In The Water
38. Frankmusik Better Off As 2
39. Ryskee Leave Me Amor
40. Calvin Harris Flashback
41. Sugababes Get Sexy
42. Tinchy Stryder feat Amelle Never Leave You
43. Dizzee Rascal Holiday
44. Beyonce Sweet Dreams
45. Empire Of The Sun We Are The People
Plus!
45's not really enough, so here are another 55 in strict alphabetical order.
3OH!3 Don't Trust Me
Agnes Release Me
Ali Love Diminishing Returns
Alicia Keys Doesn’t Mean Anything
Alphabeat The Spell
Annie Anthonio
Bat For Lashes Daniel
Black Eyed Peas Boom Boom Pow
Blackout Crew Dialled
Britney Spears 3
Calvin Harris Ready For The Weekend
Cartridge The Woods
Cobra Starship feat Leighton Meester Good Girls Go Bad
Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden Bonkers
Dolly Rockers Gold Digger
Editors Papillon
Ellie Goulding Under The Sheets
Empire Of The Sun Walking On A Dream
Eva Simons Silly Boy
Example Watch The Sun Come Up
Florence & The Machine Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)
Frankmusik Confusion Girl
Groove Armada I Won't Kneel
GrUm Heartbeats
JLS Everybody In Love
Julian Casablancas 11th Dimenson
Julian Perretta Wonder Why
Ke$ha TiK ToK
Keri Hilson feat Kanye West & Ne-Yo Knock You Down
Kid Sister Right Hand Hi
Leona Lewis Happy
Little Boots New In Town
Madonna Celebration
Marina & The Diamonds Obsessions/Mowgli's Road
Miley Cyrus Party In The USA
MPHO Box N Locks
Nerina Pallot Real Late Starter
Ou Est Le Swimming Pool Dance The Way I Feel
Paloma Faith New York
Pink Sober
Pixie Lott Boys And Girls
Pixie Lott Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)
Preston Dressed To Kill
Robbie Williams Bodies
Royksopp feat Robyn The Girl & The Robot
Silver Columns Brow Beaten
Sugababes About A Girl
Susan Boyle Wild Horses
Taio Cruz Break Your Heart
The Bird & The Bee Love Letter To Japan
The Golden Filter Solid Gold
The Golden Filter Thunderbird
The Yeah Yous 15 Minutes
Timbaland feat SoShy Morning After Dark
Tinchy Stryder feat Taio Cruz Take Me Back
Notes:
1. We don't really know what a 'single' is any more but we think these all count.
2. We stuck to UK releases because otherwise you open up a whole world of complication and we're not having any of that thank you very much.
3. Anything we've missed? Let us know on billiamtributes@popjustice.com and we'll publish some of the best suggestions.