7 May 2009 Tinchy Stryder's 'Number 1' isn't the first Irish number one single with 'number 1' in the title: that'd be Zig and Zag's 1990 Christmas number one 'Christmas No. 1'. More acts should try this sort of nominative determinism. Granted, fall short of topping the charts ('Number One' by X Factor finalist Tabby … Continue reading Tinchy Stryder ft. N-Dubz – ‘Number 1’ →

23 April 2009 The Pride-Is-Protest artwork and the intersectional feminist lyrics really show Eminem's creative and personal development as - ha ha! Just kidding! I did a '00s bantz! 'We Made You' is more of the exact same sexism, misogyny and homophobia as the rest of his useless, rotten, craven chart-topping output. It's all targeted … Continue reading Eminem – ‘We Made You’ →

9 April 2009 A.R. Rahman isn't the first Irish number one act who was born in India—that'd be child of the Raj, Cliff Richard—but he provides our first chart-topping representative from the rich Indian tradition of music for cinema. The feature credit breakout to Nicole Scherzinger is odd, since she was still a member of … Continue reading A.R. Rahman & The Pussycat Dolls ft. Nicole Scherzinger – ‘Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)’ →

20 March 2009 Sounding like the answer to the question "what if Timbaland got hit on the head and woke up thinking he was in the Black Eyed Peas?" here's Flo Rida again. Who's he dragging into his hot mess this time? Why, Kesha at the start of her hit-making career and Dead Or Alive … Continue reading Flo Rida ft. Kesha – ‘Right Round’ →

13 March 2009 I haven't been able to find this single in physical, digital or any other format, so this post is currently a placeholder until I hopefully do. You can help, and maybe even have your name noted here in my eternal gratitude. Since Julie-Anne Dineen was from Limerick, I'm especially making doe eyes … Continue reading Julie-Anne Dineen – ‘Do You Believe’ →

26 February 2009 Ha! So busy were you tittering and guffawing at the mild sauce of "'cause I'm bluffin' / With my muffin" you didn't notice that in the chorus of 'Poker Face' Lady Gaga actually sings "puh-puh-puh-poker face / Fuh-fuh-fuck her face". Granted, I didn't notice it either, and it's not very noticeable in … Continue reading Lady Gaga – ‘Poker Face’ →

15 January 2009 As the launchpad for a sensational new chart superstar, 'Just Dance' really didn't do much for Colby O'Donis. He'll have another 'featuring' credit later in 2009 on a top 20 single by another Irish number one act and serial featurer himself - Akon, the unlikely co-writer of 'Just Dance'. After that we … Continue reading Lady Gaga ft. Colby O’Donis – ‘Just Dance’ →

20 November 2008 As happened in 2007, the last three Irish number one singles of 2008 are all associated with The X Factor, at that time a UK show not broadcast by any of the Irish TV channels. Reminder: there have only ever been five Irish number ones from Irish TV talent show winners ever, … Continue reading Leona Lewis – ‘Run’ →