Top Female-Led Singles Countdown - 2010s - COMPLETED

[AndiIversen]

did people vote for SS the original one or the remix?

[cheapthrills]

did people vote for SS the original one or the remix?

They didn't specify. Nobody put "remix" in their submissions though.

[AndiIversen]

oh ok Thanks! I love both btw

[cheapthrills]

E.T. and California Gurls both are good and still very enjoyable. Same for Cheap Thrills.

That's so sweet. I like to think of myself as an enjoyable person too.

[theMathematician]

My list so far:
[...]
3. Dua Lipa - Be The One
4. Katie Melua - The Flood
[...]
6. Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers
7. Rumer - Dangerous
8. Taylor Swift - Style
9. Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away With Me
10. Conchita Wurst - Rise Like a Phoenix
[...]
14. The Band Perry - If I Die Young
15. Janelle Monae - QUEEN
16. Lana del Rey - Summertime Sadness
17. Caro Emerald - A Night Like This
18. Lana del Rey - West Coast
[...]
20. Marina & The Diamonds - Power & Control
21. Oonagh - Gäa
22. Nolwenn Leroy - Moonlight Shadow
23. Miley Cyrus - Younger Now
24. Marina & The Diamonds - Primadonna
25. Sweet California - This is The Life
26. Indila - Derniere danse
27. Sia - Cheap Thrills
[...]
30. Caro Emerald - Stuck
31. Lizzo - Juice
32. Melanie Fiona - 4 AM
33. Camilla Cabello - Havanna
34. Billie Eilish - Bad Guy
35. Vanessa Mai - Regenbogen
36. Madeline Juno - Stupid Girl
37. Beyoncé - Formation
[...]
39. Selena Gomez - Bad Liar
40. Katy Perry - Last Friday Night
[...]
42. Janelle Monae - Cold War
43. Rumer - Slow
44. Meghan Trainor - No
45. Imany - Don't Be So Shy
46. Celine Dion - Loved Me Back to Life
47. Aneta Sablik - The One
48. Jain - Come
49. Monrose - This Is Me
50. Kacey Musgraves - Follow Your Arrow

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Katy was really killing it during that era. I was obsessed with "E.T", "California Gurls" and "Teenage Dream". Ironically, the arguably biggest hit off that album "Fireworks" did nothing for me at all.

[Tomer_MC]

My list so far. there are still a few more songs left to reveal:

50 POINTS (#1 choice) -
49 POINTS -
48 POINTS -
47 POINTS - Florence + The Machine - Shake It Out
46 POINTS - Katy Perry - Fireworks
45 POINTS -
44 POINTS - Cardi B - I Like It
43 POINTS - Florence + The Machine - Never Let Me Go
42 POINTS - Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass
41 POINTS - Anne Marie Feat. Marshmello - Friends
40 POINTS -
39 POINTS -
38 POINTS - Selena Gomez - Wolves
37 POINTS -
36 POINTS - Lauren Daigle - You Say
35 POINTS - Lady Gaga - Million Reasons
34 POINTS - Lana Del Rey - Young & Beautiful
33 POINTS - Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball
32 POINTS - Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do
31 POINTS - Mariah Carey Feat. Miguel - #Beautiful
30 POINTS - Lady Gaga - Shallow
29 POINTS - Camilla Cabello - Havana
28 POINTS - Shontellt - Impossible
27 POINTS - Julia Michaels - Issues
26 POINTS - Ella Mai - Trip
25 POINTS - Mariah Carey Feat. Ty Dolla Sign - The Distance
24 POINTS - Laura Pausini - Nadie Ha Dicho
23 POINTS -
22 POINTS - Zara Larsson - Lush Life
21 POINTS - Fifth Harmony - Worth It
20 POINTS - Rihanna - Diamonds
19 POINTS - Katy Perry - E.T
18 POINTS - Shakira Feat. Meluma - Chantaje
17 POINTS - Beyonce - Pretty Hurts
16 POINTS - Rachel Platten - Fight Song
15 POINTS - Solange - Losing You
14 POINTS - Ariana Grande - 7 Rings
13 POINTS - Hailee Steinfeld, Grey, Zess - Starving
12 POINTS - Christina Aguilera - You Lost Me
11 POINTS - Billie Ellish - Ocean Eyes
10 POINTS - Demi Lovato - Stone Cold
9 POINTS -
8 POINTS - Emeli Sande - Breaking the Low
7 POINTS - Idina Menzel - Let It Go
6 POINTS - Ella Henderson - Yours
5 POINTS - King Princess - 1950
4 POINTS - Sasha Sloan - Runaway
3 POINTS - The Veronicas - On Your Side
2 POINTS - Carrie Underwood - Cry Pretty
1 POINT - Lykke Li - No One Ever Loved

[Tomer_MC]

If I were to do the list today, I'd make a few changes..

[Affillate]

All About That Bass was fun, can you imagine it was originally offered to Beyonce IIRC. Similarly Cheap Thrills is a bop. and possibly one of the shining examples of the Trop Pop craze in 2016.

California Gurls started the Teenage Dream monster era. Funnily in retrospect the whole comparison to Tik Tok Musically speaking (weren't they both Dr Luke productions?) didn't feel like it was quite as big a thing at the time IIRC, compared to something like the whole Halo vs Already Gone with Ryan Tedder the year before do you think. EDIT: well found a few articles from mid 2010, a few were noticing the similarities back then too.

E.T. as i've mentioned before had a bit of a drawn out release from being touted as next single in December 2010 and getting radio play, actually released in Feb 2011 (w/Kanye verses) then the video didn't drop until literally the last day of March. The Era was chugging along so strongly though on the back of the previous singles, it didn't seem to faze the GP much chartwise, it became another #1 in the US.

Lights is nice. Did Burn already chart? Wonder if theres more Ellie coming, Love Me Like You Do hasn't appeared yet either.

They didn't specify. Nobody put "remix" in their submissions though.

Theyre both cool, I had Summertime Sadness in mind but didn't vote it. The Cedric Gervais remix slaps and gives it a bit of different dimension.

Quick look at my list (i'll post another update after the #101 heading into Top 20) I have about 8 songs remaining, and my #8 is the last of my Top 10.

[cheapthrills]

Katy was really killing it during that era. I was obsessed with "E.T", "California Gurls" and "Teenage Dream". Ironically, the arguably biggest hit off that album "Fireworks" did nothing for me at all.

I'll be forever puzzled why Witness came and people just collectively lost interest. I know it's the nature of the industry, but it still felt sudden. I'll admit I was pretty tired of Katy after her Teenage Dream era; I thought Katy played her cards right by waiting a couple of years to release Witness, but I was wrong. I felt ready to give her a chance again. Not for me personally, but I still think overall the hair was a huge mistake. It may be petty, but it was part of her image.

If I were to do the list today, I'd make a few changes..

Imagine how it was for me to stifle the urge to change my list after I saw the results coming in. A few songs I like that could have been higher if I just gave them more points.

All About That Bass was fun, can you imagine it was originally offered to Beyonce IIRC. Similarly Cheap Thrills is a bop. and possibly one of the shining examples of the Trop Pop craze in 2016.

Clearly was a fan of that phase - so weird a song like Cheerleader was a big hit - did that song do well in Australia? I'm too lazy to look it up.

E.T. as i've mentioned before had a bit of a drawn out release from being touted as next single in December 2010 and getting radio play, actually released in Feb 2011 (w/Kanye verses) then the video didn't drop until literally the last day of March. The Era was chugging along so strongly though on the back of the previous singles, it didn't seem to faze the GP much chartwise, it became another #1 in the US.

Did not realize the roll-out for E.T. was so long. I wonder if we'll ever see an era that's able to last for a year again. Streaming has even changed that too. Seems like now the strategy is to release the singles ahead of time - multiple ones - and the album release almost finishes the era. Dua was able to stretch out her era for like two years with that method.

Lights is nice. Did Burn already chart? Wonder if theres more Ellie coming, Love Me Like You Do hasn't appeared yet either.

Burn did chart - it got 30 points from G$, and no one else! Love Me... has not appeared.

We're getting to the point where people will be able to figure out the top songs. We have one person who voted for 17 of the top 20 songs, and ALL of the top ten songs. So it's going to soon be about the order.

[cheapthrills]

In any case, I'm about to post the next set, which includes the last of our bubbling under - the songs that just missed the top 100.

As much as I love Adele, I am a little bitter that she got the final spot instead of well, most of the ten below her, but particularly since #101 would have included an artist who didn't have other songs in the top 100. #101 is a song heppolo voted for. With today's post, all of his songs have been revealed. He ended up having only three songs make the top 100 - Robyn's Dancing On My Own at #85, Lykke Li's I Follow Rivers at #40 and the final reveal today at #21.

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[Goldmoney]

If I were to do the list today, I'd make a few changes..

Like add #B?

[Goldmoney]

I didn’t know I liked Call Me Ghey or Ghey This Way this much, but I guess I do.

[cheapthrills]

How annoying the system went down when I was in the midst of posting the songs.

The next two shortly.

Goldmoney maybe #B! Also, you'd have to have a heart of stone not to like Call me Myabe Tho I didn't vote for it.

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[Goldmoney]

Borde trashes hip hop culture like she’s supposed to be some kind of expert and how does she get rewarded? With a #3 black radio hit. Despicable on all fronts.