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ULTIMATE GIRLBAND HITS The best-selling girlband single of 2012 in the UK (outselling Little Mix, The Saturdays and Girls Aloud), ‘Black Heart’s slick execution and strong vocal performances enabled Stooshe to overcome their previous bad-girl schtick and endear themselves to record buyers.
36 ’too lost in you‘ sugababes
38 ’keep your head up‘ girls can’t catch
35 ’scandalous‘ mis-teeq
Lifted from the Love, Actually OST, ‘Too Lost In You’ was a great festive ballad when released in the mid-00s. In fact, it’s probably the ever-changing trio’s best down-tempo effort.
‘Scandalous’ is, without doubt, the Despite being launched hot on the track for which Mis-Teeq are best you show me yours!” 15 years latheels of The Saturdays by on-point known. It was even released in the er, ‘C’est La Vie’ is so ridiculous that pop label Fascination, Girls Can’t US following its success on home the only word for it is ‘classic’. Catch couldn’t quite break through turf, and still sounds radio-ready in to the masses and sadly peetered 2013. 31 ’about you now‘ out after a couple of pretty good sugababes singles. ‘Keep Your Head Up’ is 34 ’overload‘ sugababes probably the better of the two. Sugababes 3.0 (Mutya out, Amelle Commercially, the ‘Babes first in) got to work with Dr Luke in album was a disaster; but, criti- 2007, and with fantastic results. cally speaking, it was a storming ‘About You Now’ is worlds away success, and a million miles away from the b(r)and’s R’n’B beginfrom the likes of 2009’s woeful nings, but is easily one of their best ‘Get Sexy’. Should this track tech- singles. nically be credited to Mutya Keisha Siobhan now? 30 ’JAI HO! (YOU ARE MY
37 ’blame it on the weatherman‘ b*witched
33 ’the tide is high‘ atomic kitten
‘C’est La Vie’ will always be the track for which the immensely likeable B*Witched are best known, but many seasoned pop fans will tell you that this, the fourth No1 single from their eponymous debut album, is their strongest track. For a quick laugh, though, watch an old performance of it on YouTube and check out the comically dated dance moves.
Likeable as it was, most of the Atomic Kitten back catalogue is made up of down-tempo almost-ballads; but ‘The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling)’ went straight to No1 when it was released as a rare upbeat offering.
32 ’c‘est la vie‘ b*witched
DESTINY)‘ A.R. RAHMAN, PUSSYCAT DOLLS, NICOLE SCHERZINGER The drama over Scherzy’s individual credit may have torn the Dolls apart, but this track from Slumdog Millionaire still packs a brilliant punch.
29 ’ROUND ROUND‘ SUGABABES
Sugababes 2.0 continued to ride Double denim! An absurdly bright their second wind with this irremusic video! “I’ll show you mine if sistable Xenomania co-write. Bri-
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