#Uncool500
NEWS:

'Voodoo Ray' is back on Spotify, so here... at last...

is the FULL #Uncool500 chronological playlist from last year's challenge.

(It'll be superseded by #UncoolTwo50 and #FearofMu21C, but I won't delete it)

open.spotify.com/playlist/0aP...
#UNCOOL500 Chronological
#UNCOOL500 Chronological · Playlist · 500 songs · 31 likes
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December 3, 2023 at 12:56 PM
#THETENX5

PARADE - DAY 1

2010 (5/?)

1.5 (5/240)
THE NATIONAL
'BLOODBUZZ OHIO'
USA

1 x 11
6 HMs

The first song to return from Ye Olde #FearofMu21C, where it finished 181st for the century.

It also scraped into the original #Uncool500 back in 2022.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfyS...
The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio (Official Video)
YouTube video by The National
www.youtube.com
April 1, 2026 at 10:49 AM
#UNCOOLTWO50

🎶 178 🎶

SHE BANGS THE DRUMS
by
THE STONE ROSES (1/1)
UK 1989

Points: 70
Top rank: 12
Unseeded

UK 97/130
1989: 6/8
1980s: 90/126

Surprised how convincingly this beat 'Fools Gold'.

(Made of Stone and I Wanna Be Adored also made the OG #Uncool500)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD6P...
December 2, 2024 at 10:09 AM
#FEAROFMU21C

And good morning.

One stylised letter away from the perfect Sunday opener...

240

CHVRCHES (2/2)
LIES

UK (Sco) 100/103
2013 10/11
2010s 73/81

Points: 40
SVQ: 20 (rank 2nd = 10)

Synth-pop not as prominent here as in #Uncool500.

But it's usually the good stuff.
November 26, 2023 at 8:22 AM
If there are going to be (ahem) "legacy acts" from the #Uncool500 top 20, I'd sooner they weren't all from Manchester :)
November 17, 2023 at 5:32 PM
#LET5D0IT

The last exit before the 100-point barrier...

...and it's due to JWC.

83.

SEX PISTOLS (1/1)
ANARCHY IN THE UK

UK 1976
UK 15/58
1976 5/20
1970s 34/97

Points: 98
(101 including 1 x 11, minus 3)

Cost: 8 places.

Glad it's here after missing #Uncool500.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBoj...
June 15, 2024 at 12:41 PM
#FEAROFMU21C

156

ARAB STRAP (1/1)
THE TURNING OF OUR BONES

UK (Sco) 66/104
2020 4/4
2020s 10/17

Points: 50
SVQ: 10

The great survivors.

One song in #Uncool500.

One song in #FearofMu21C 24 years later.
December 4, 2023 at 2:54 PM
#FEAROFMU21C

She appeared at the halfway point in #Uncool500, and guess what...

125

TAYLOR SWIFT (3/3)
SHAKE IT OFF

USA 61/113
2014 4/6
2010s 34/81

Points: 51
🟪Tier 3
SVQ: 200! (rank 3 = 66.67)

Is there literally nothing Taylor Alison Swift, "Person of the Year 2023", can't do?
December 7, 2023 at 4:52 PM
I'm only one year older, but have no clue how I managed to post 20 songs a day for 20 days in #Uncool500, AND started the countdown the day after voting finished.

#FearofMu21C
November 25, 2023 at 2:43 PM
Shall I just put '11' down for #UncoolTwo50 already, Matt?
December 22, 2023 at 10:10 AM
#Let5D0It

A couple of neutral observations from both ends of the challenge era.

- None of Elvis's 1950s singles are in a position to qualify at present.

- 'Go Your Own Way' was the only '76 track in #Uncool500. It is eligible for this challenge, not the next one. It has 10pts only.
April 20, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Absolutely "loving" how #1C000LEST is coming full circle, with C21's percentage of total points converging on the exact percentage of C21 songs in the original (Twitter-only) 500...

Currently - 19.43% (down from 20.15% two weeks ago)

In the #Uncool500 - 19.2% (96 songs)
May 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Arab Strap The First Big Weekend
1996 single
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2023 at 2:49 PM
I am delighted this is doing really well - looks set to improve its seeding at least (96, a discretionary addition to #Uncool500).
October 14, 2023 at 10:53 AM
#FEAROFMU21C

92

LA ROUX (1/2)
BULLETPROOF

UK 35/104
2009 3/13🥉
2000s 61/152

Points: 61
SVQ: 41

Hit no.1 in the UK three days after Michael Jackson's death.

La Roux has more songs in this 250 than Michael Jackson had in #Uncool500.
December 10, 2023 at 9:08 PM
#FEAROFMU21C

148

SUPER FURRY ANIMALS (1/1)
SLOW LIFE (EP)

UK (Wal) 63/104
2004 11/18
2000s 96/152

Points: 50
SVQ: 30

SFA also placed an EP (Ice Hockey Hair) in #Uncool500, though not in the top 250.

Let alone the top 150.

Could they benefit from #UncoolTwo50 next year?
December 5, 2023 at 10:12 AM
#FEAROFMU21C

100-point singles in #Uncool500: 20.

100-point singles here:

41

GROOVE ARMADA ft MUTYA BUENA (1/1, er, sort of... 😄)
SONG 4 MUTYA (OUT OF CONTROL)

UK 16/104
2007 4/15
2000s 32/152

Points: 100!!
🟪Tier 1
SVQ: 30 (Groove Armada; 181 Mutya with... you know)

I like a happy ending.
December 16, 2023 at 9:12 PM
#FEAROFMU21C

78

BLUR (1/1)
OUT OF TIME

UK 30/104
2003 8/15
2000s 53/152

Points: 70
SVQ: 50

Blah blah blah "legacy acts"... this is up there with 'The Universal' and 'To The End' as one of the loveliest things they ever did.

Also, miles better than their leading song from #Uncool500😈
December 12, 2023 at 10:29 AM
#UncoolTwo50 Countdown Top 10

#2

MUSIC SOUNDS BETTER WITH YOU
by
STARDUST
1998

The Acclaimed Music #1 for 1998, BUT a curious Twitter poll underperformer.

Three runs in PPP, never made the last eight.

311th in the #Uncool500.
.
(and never no.1 due to Boyzone)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQlA...
Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Stardust
www.youtube.com
September 29, 2024 at 8:25 AM
She was the most successful solo female artist in #Uncool500 after Madonna and Kate Bush, though...

(she had three to Bjork's two)
December 8, 2023 at 11:49 AM
#FEAROFMU21C

55

DAVID BOWIE (2/3)
WHERE ARE WE NOW?

UK 20/103
2013 2/11🥈
2010s 12/81

Points: 82 (1 x 12)
12: @jonesjonesph.bsky.social
SVQ: 114 (rank 2 = 57)

Might I remind you that it wasn't just New Order who had 8 songs in #Uncool500...

(ok, Bowie didn't have a three-quarter alt on top!)
December 14, 2023 at 4:36 PM
#FearofMu21C

For those paying attention to the number of songs per artist:

There are only three artists with 4 songs in the top 250.

They are:

Jay-Z (including 2 guest slots)
Sugababes
Outkast (including a feature)

4 out of 250 parallels the 8 for New Order and David Bowie in #Uncool500...
November 27, 2023 at 12:26 PM
#UncoolTwo50

#ALT50

"DAY 32"

1991

THE FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON
'PAPUA NEW GUINEA'
UK
UK #22 (UK Dance Singles #1)

Number #387 in the #Uncool500.

So, it'll have its work cut out, but would easily be in my top 250.

Next up today: three singles from 1992.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfWM...
The Future Sound Of London - Papua New Guinea HD (Offical Video)
The Future Sound Of London - Papua New Guinea HD (Offical Video) 1991 Dance / Hardcore at its finest"Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright ...
www.youtube.com
July 20, 2024 at 11:24 AM
We must not forget that they had 5 singles in the original #Uncool500 (four in the top 250) and that this was more than Prince and Michael Jackson combined.

And that 'Pale Shelter' made the final #33Thirds list.
August 23, 2024 at 11:16 AM
#UncoolTwo50

I say this because it always seems to underperform against expectations in pop polls, e.g. it was 311th in the original Uncool500.

And you could argue it has again, but at least it survived when many renowned singles did not.

One of many scandalously-denied UK no.2s of the 1990s.
December 7, 2024 at 7:57 PM