Mad4it trax of the year 07

Now that Fearn and Reggie have removed the 'r' from Radio One's Chart Show, we can also ponder how it can be that hundreds of thousands of tone deaf have spent money on X-Factor Leon's No.1 hit 'When You Believe'. If you compare his recording with the original it easy to hear how the poor lad must have been under some considerable pressure to come up with the goods and quickly. Leon's is probably the most flat vocal performance on a number one hit since Eastender Nick 'Wicksy' Berry's 'Every Loser Wins' in 1986. Right now while new show Cowell Counts His Cash is being dreamed up, Leon will be seeking advice from Michelle McManus.

My personal single of the year has to be Ian Brown's 'Illegal Attacks', with Ian's incisive analysis of our Middle East disaster complimented in the most devastating fashion by Sinead O'Connor's haunting vocal "in the faces of the poor" - a masterpiece of stark artistic bravery and brilliance.

For album of the year... difficult, but many twilight hours have been spent here working on a variety of supremely testing projects, like where to put this full stop and that comma. During these most difficult of times it has been found great comfort can be found with Kate Walsh's 'Tim's House'. Kate's accoustic mumblings on the singles 'Tonight' and 'Your Song' are lifted from the album 'Tim's House' which was on sale from Asda's chart at the ripe price of £7.99, all that comfort at a snip, thank you Asda!

We'd like to thank all who've come to gigs, sent records, made requests, danced and had fun and wish you a very happy Christmas.

Based on our weekly chart, here's our trax of the year

1. PARAMORE Misery Business
2. DRAGONETTE The Boys
3. GOOD BOOKS Passchendaele
4. JACKNIFE LEE Making Me Money
5. ANGELS & AIRWAVES Everything’s Magic
6. IAN BROWN Illegal Attacks
7. PENDULUM Granite
8. FREEFORM FIVE No More Conversations
9. NEW YOUNG PONY CLUB The Bomb
10. FRATELLIS Solid Gold Easy Action
11. BIG LINDA I Don’t Even Like You
12. QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Make It Witchoo
13. LEON JEAN MARIE Scratch
14. BRAND NEW Jesus
15. AMY WINEHOUSE Love Is A Losing Game
16. KOSHEEN Overkill
17. STONE SOUR Sillyworld
18. THIRTEEN SENSES All The Love In Your Hands
19. NOISETTES The Count Of Monte Cristo
20. NOISETTES Scratch Your Name
21. GROOVE ARMADA & CALVIN HARRIS Get Down
22. PORCUPINE TREE Fear Of A Blank Planet
23. RUMBLE STRIPS Girls & Boys In Love
24. THE RAPTURE Pieces Of The People We Love
25. JUSTICE D-A-N-C-E
26. ALLOY MENTAL Alloy Mental
27. ELECTROVAMP I Don’t Like The Vibe In The VIP
28. MACCABEES Toothpaste Kisses
29. NEW YOUNG PONY CLUB Get Lucky
30. FEIST 1-2-3-4
31. KLAXONS Golden Skans
32. STEPHEN MARLEY Mind Control
33. KATE WALSH Your Song
34. SMASHING PUMPKINS Tarantula
35. THE BRAVERY Time Won’t Let Me Go
36. FRANKIE VALLI & PILOOSKI The Night
37. KATE WALSH Tonight
38. ARCADE FIRE Keep The Car Running
39. KATE NASH Mouthwash
40. FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND Into Oblivion
41. UNDERCUT Hot In That
42. JET Rip It Up
43. KHARMA 45 Where’s Your Spirit Man
44. ROBYN Handle Me
45. ALI LOVE Late Night Session
46. NINE INCH NAILS Survivalism
47. NEW YOUNG PONY CLUB Ice Cream 07
48. KANO & KATE NASH Me & My Mic
49. OPERATOR PLEASE Leave It Alone
50. ASH You Can’t Have It All
50. HORRORS She Is The New Thing