RANKDOWN REMIXED: Thunderpuss (COMPLETED)

[Albie]

Oh good start! Not shedding one tear

[Az Paynter]

Coming Up With #39

Highest Position: #34
Lowest Position: #39

PROGRESSION: -- 34 34 37 37 39 39 39 39

Top 10's: 0
Top 20's: 0

Bottom 20's: 4
Bottom 10's: 5
#40's: 0

SD: 5.761462006 (4th Lowest)

[Az Paynter]

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{Original}

'Underneath Your Clothes' is the second English-language single from Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, taken from her English debut album 'Laundry Service'. The song was another big hit for Shakira following the international breakout success of 'Whenever, Wherever'. It was a top 5 hit on the club charts, with other remixes by Bastone & Burnz, Fairlite and Lester Mendez (who also produced the original track). This was Thunderpuss' first production for Shakira, with album track 'Ready For The Good Times' later receiving the Thunderpuss remix treatment. Notably, the radio and club mixes of this song have slightly different production; the radio mix features a slightly different chord progression in the choruses, and a slowed-down section with the bridge that isn't present in the full-length club mix. A second radio edit based on the club mix also exists.

Notably, this is the only song in the entire rankdown to feature only rankings in the bottom half. The biggest loss here is my own.

Az Paynter 22
Albie 26
Ginger Spice 26
bat1990 29
Mirago 32
Ky 35
Ty 36
ㅤ 36
Mic Technique 39

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{REMIXES REMAINING}
Amber - Sexual (Li Da Di)
Anastacia - Boom
Anastacia - Love Is A Crime
Backstreet Boys - The Call
Billie Myers - Kiss The Rain
Boomkat - The Wreckoning
Britney Spears - I'm A Slave 4 U
Britney Spears - Sometimes
Brooke Allison - The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)
Celine Dion - I Want You To Need Me
Cher - Song For The Lonely (Sunrise Mix)
Christina Aguilera - What A Girl Wants (Dirty Mix)
Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & P!nk - Lady Marmalade
Cooler Kids - Morning Star
Deni Hines - I Like The Way
Donna Summer - Love Is The Healer
Enrique Iglesias - Be With You
Eurythmics - 17 Again
Gloria Estefan - Out Of Nowhere
Hilary Duff - So Yesterday
Janet Jackson - All For You
Jennifer Lopez - Feelin' So Good
Jennifer Lopez - Play
Lara Fabian - I Will Love Again
LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight The Moonlight
LeAnn Rimes - Tic Toc
Kina - Me
Madonna - Don't Tell Me (Hands In The Air Anthem)
Mandy Moore - In My Pocket
Mary J. Blige - No More Drama
N'Sync - Bye Bye Bye
Nobody's Angel - If You Wanna Dance
Play - I Must Not Chase The Boys
Spice Girls - Tell Me Why
Stacie Orrico - Stuck
Tamia - Stranger In My House
Taylor Dayne - Naked Without You
Whitney Houston - It's Not Right, But It's Okay

[Ginger Spice]

Hero was a much better Thunderpuss mix than Escape was.

Az Paynter love the graphics!

[Az Paynter]

Coming Up With #38

Highest Position: #30
Lowest Position: #39

PROGRESSION: -- 30 33 36 39 31 38 38 38

Top 10's: 1
Top 20's: 0

Bottom 20's: 3
Bottom 10's: 4
#40's: 1

SD: 11.32965627 (12th Highest)

[Ty]

Jan 28, 2019 23:05:43 GMT -5 Ginger Spice said:

Hero was a much better Thunderpuss mix than Escape was.

Az Paynter love the graphics!

Yeah the graphics are truly amazing.

[Albie]

Hmm I def overranked this

[Az Paynter]

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{Original}

'So Yesterday' is the lead single from Hilary Duff's debut album 'Metamorphosis', and was one of the first notable success stories for a Disney channel artist. Remixes were completed by Joe Bermudez and Lenny Bertoldo (as Squeeze 18) and Thunderpuss. This is one of Thunderpuss' final productions before they parted ways, although Chris Cox would go on to remix Hilary again, producing a solo remix of follow-up single 'Come Clean'.

The first blow to someone's top 10 is in fact a top 5, with Ty taking a major hit already.

Ty 5
Az Paynter 21
Ginger Spice 27
ㅤ 30
bat1990 35
Mirago 35
Albie 39
Ky 39
Mic Technique 40

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{REMIXES REMAINING}
Amber - Sexual (Li Da Di)
Anastacia - Boom
Anastacia - Love Is A Crime
Backstreet Boys - The Call
Billie Myers - Kiss The Rain
Boomkat - The Wreckoning
Britney Spears - I'm A Slave 4 U
Britney Spears - Sometimes
Brooke Allison - The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)
Celine Dion - I Want You To Need Me
Cher - Song For The Lonely (Sunrise Mix)
Christina Aguilera - What A Girl Wants (Dirty Mix)
Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & P!nk - Lady Marmalade
Cooler Kids - Morning Star
Deni Hines - I Like The Way
Donna Summer - Love Is The Healer
Enrique Iglesias - Be With You
Eurythmics - 17 Again
Gloria Estefan - Out Of Nowhere
Janet Jackson - All For You
Jennifer Lopez - Feelin' So Good
Jennifer Lopez - Play
Lara Fabian - I Will Love Again
LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight The Moonlight
LeAnn Rimes - Tic Toc
Kina - Me
Madonna - Don't Tell Me (Hands In The Air Anthem)
Mandy Moore - In My Pocket
Mary J. Blige - No More Drama
N'Sync - Bye Bye Bye
Nobody's Angel - If You Wanna Dance
Play - I Must Not Chase The Boys
Spice Girls - Tell Me Why
Stacie Orrico - Stuck
Tamia - Stranger In My House
Taylor Dayne - Naked Without You
Whitney Houston - It's Not Right, But It's Okay

[Albie]

This was a mess

[Az Paynter]

Coming Up With #37

Highest Position: #14
Lowest Position: #37

PROGRESSION: -- 22 14 27 27 30 33 34 37

Top 10's: 1
Top 20's: 1

Bottom 20's: 1
Bottom 10's: 5
#40's: 1

SD: 10.62361102 (15th Highest)

[Az Paynter]

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{Original}

'Kiss The Rain' is the debut single by British singer Billie Myers, and her only notable mainstream success internationally. While Thunderpuss had already been producing together at this time, 'Kiss The Rain' was their first ever remix.

While the damage is not as severe this time, it is ㅤ who is next to take damage in his top 10 while bat1990 is also down a song in his top half.

ㅤ 9
bat1990 13
Mirago 25
Az Paynter 31
Ky 31
Ty 32
Albie 35
Mic Technique 37
Ginger Spice 40

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{REMIXES REMAINING}
Amber - Sexual (Li Da Di)
Anastacia - Boom
Anastacia - Love Is A Crime
Backstreet Boys - The Call
Boomkat - The Wreckoning
Britney Spears - I'm A Slave 4 U
Britney Spears - Sometimes
Brooke Allison - The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)
Celine Dion - I Want You To Need Me
Cher - Song For The Lonely (Sunrise Mix)
Christina Aguilera - What A Girl Wants (Dirty Mix)
Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & P!nk - Lady Marmalade
Cooler Kids - Morning Star
Deni Hines - I Like The Way
Donna Summer - Love Is The Healer
Enrique Iglesias - Be With You
Eurythmics - 17 Again
Gloria Estefan - Out Of Nowhere
Janet Jackson - All For You
Jennifer Lopez - Feelin' So Good
Jennifer Lopez - Play
Lara Fabian - I Will Love Again
LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight The Moonlight
LeAnn Rimes - Tic Toc
Kina - Me
Madonna - Don't Tell Me (Hands In The Air Anthem)
Mandy Moore - In My Pocket
Mary J. Blige - No More Drama
N'Sync - Bye Bye Bye
Nobody's Angel - If You Wanna Dance
Play - I Must Not Chase The Boys
Spice Girls - Tell Me Why
Stacie Orrico - Stuck
Tamia - Stranger In My House
Taylor Dayne - Naked Without You
Whitney Houston - It's Not Right, But It's Okay

[Az Paynter]

Coming Up With #36

Highest Position: #33
Lowest Position: #37

PROGRESSION: -- 35 37 33 35 34 36 33 36

Top 10's: 0
Top 20's: 2

Bottom 20's: 5
Bottom 10's: 2
#40's: 0

SD: 4.901813723 (3rd Lowest)

[Az Paynter]

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{Original}

Nobody's Angel were a short-lived pop girl group active in the late 90's and early 2000's. 'If You Wanna Dance' was their only single released, and its commercial failure contributed to the band's short shelf-life as their album barely cracked the Billboard Top 200, and no further singles were released.

This song got stuck at the tail end of a three-way tiebreaker, even with two top rankings barely in the top half (which means in the next set there are bigger losses coming).

Ginger Spice 20
Ty 20
Ky 26
Albie 28
Mirago 28
ㅤ 29
Az Paynter 30
bat1990 31
Mic Technique 35

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{REMIXES REMAINING}
Amber - Sexual (Li Da Di)
Anastacia - Boom
Anastacia - Love Is A Crime
Backstreet Boys - The Call
Boomkat - The Wreckoning
Britney Spears - I'm A Slave 4 U
Britney Spears - Sometimes
Brooke Allison - The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)
Celine Dion - I Want You To Need Me
Cher - Song For The Lonely (Sunrise Mix)
Christina Aguilera - What A Girl Wants (Dirty Mix)
Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & P!nk - Lady Marmalade
Cooler Kids - Morning Star
Deni Hines - I Like The Way
Donna Summer - Love Is The Healer
Enrique Iglesias - Be With You
Eurythmics - 17 Again
Gloria Estefan - Out Of Nowhere
Janet Jackson - All For You
Jennifer Lopez - Feelin' So Good
Jennifer Lopez - Play
Lara Fabian - I Will Love Again
LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight The Moonlight
LeAnn Rimes - Tic Toc
Kina - Me
Madonna - Don't Tell Me (Hands In The Air Anthem)
Mandy Moore - In My Pocket
Mary J. Blige - No More Drama
N'Sync - Bye Bye Bye
Play - I Must Not Chase The Boys
Spice Girls - Tell Me Why
Stacie Orrico - Stuck
Tamia - Stranger In My House
Taylor Dayne - Naked Without You
Whitney Houston - It's Not Right, But It's Okay

[Ginger Spice]

The So Yesterday mix should've been amazing, but it sucks. Chris Cox's solo mix of Come Clean is totally epic and has the Thunderpuss energy that the So Yesterday mix is lacking completely.

Kiss The Rain didn't do it for me. If You Wanna Dance gets points for turning a song I've always found annoying into something of a banger.

[ㅤ]

Az Paynter, the graphics for each reveal are outstanding!

I normally don't do song by song commentaries, but I will for this rankdown.

40 - Enrique Iglesias - Escape
I didn't care for this remix because it just lost all of the energy that the original had. It feels so lifeless. I also didn't like the way the vocals were stretched. The only remix I liked of this was the JJ mix.

39 - Shakira - Underneath Your Clothes
I was a fan of the radio edit of the mix which has a different production when Party 92.7 used to play it and when I listen to my playlist of all the songs they played on the station, I'll listen to it. But the vocal stretch just ruins it for me. There is a full version of that mix. I actually like the Lester Mendez remix as that one is at a lower tempo and the vocals are stretched and comped better.

38 - Hilary Duff - So Yesterday
This one is just so-so for me. The original song is mediocre at best. The production feels really basic for what Thunderpuss were capable of. It felt like one of those Almighty mixes as it had a really cheesey Hi Nrg type production. I wonder if this one turned out the way it did because Thunderpuss were at the end of their working relationship. They did do some mixes that had a strong Hi Nrg flavor to it like their "Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know" and "What A Girl Wants" ones.

37 - Billie Myers - Kiss The Rain
This is one of my favorites from them as it was one that started it all. The production is really simple but effective. It also made me a fan of Billie. Even though Billie never really became that huge, she had several moderate hits in the clubs. Junior Vasquez, Victor Calderone, Eddie Baez, Roland Belmares, Barry Harris, and Cajjmere would go on to remix her later singles. When Billie released an album a few years ago, I interacted with her on Facebook and she posted some of her old demos and unreleased mixes for the fans. I got her to post the unreleased Junior Vasquez remix of "Flexible" which had been highly sought after. It had only surfaced as a cover by Jason Walker for his first album.

36 - Nobody's Angel - If You Wanna Dance
I was a fan of the original and this remix elevated it a lot for me. I discovered this remix about 11 years ago when a friend sent it to me. I only ranked it where I ranked it because there were so many others that were better than this but this is good.

[Ty]

No! I put "So Yesterday" in the Top 10 because the remix truly elevates a very mediocre teenpop song to a dancefloor killer :'(

[bat1990]

That 6/8 to 4/4 conversion for "So Yesterday" just doesn't work. It sounds so awkward.

I'm a little surprised at "Kiss The Rain" being out already because that mix is catchy as hell, even if Billie Myers vocals aren't that great.

[Deleted]

I would have done this had I not forgotten about it. Stranger In My House would have been my 1. I would have had Escape high though, maybe in my top 10. Shouldn't have been last place.

[bat1990]

More in-depth commentary

40 - Escape
This was so weak. I LOOOOOOOOOOOVE the original song and Thunderpuss completely missed the mark, just a disappointment all around, killing the vibe of the original song.

39 - Underneath Your Clothes
Alright, but Shakira and Thunderpuss both have better remixes out there

38 - So Yesterday
As stated above, the lazy smashing together of time signatures really kills this for me. You can tell Thunderpuss was about to part ways.

37 - Kiss The Rain
Elevates the mid-tempo original, but does nothing to cover up Billie Myers' weak vocals.

36 - If You Wanna Dance
Forgettable mix, doesn't do much to stand out.

[Mirago]

Everything seems fair so far. Agree that Kiss the Rain is a solid example of how TP2K's remix elevated an ordinary song.

[Az Paynter]

When I get home I'm pulling double duty and revealing the next ten since I missed yesterday.

[Az Paynter]

Okay if you're around then great; otherwise see you soon~

Coming Up With #35

Highest Position: #32
Lowest Position: #38

PROGRESSION: -- 38 36 38 36 32 35 35 35

Top 10's: 0
Top 20's: 1

Bottom 20's: 4
Bottom 10's: 4
#40's: 0

SD: 7.518495712 (10th Lowest)

[Az Paynter]

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{Original}

'Bye Bye Bye' is the lead single from boy band N'Sync's third studio album 'No Strings Attached', finding great success both in the US and internationally. The Thunderpuss remixes of this track went unreleased at the time, later making their way onto the internet. A remix by Lenny Bertoldo (released on the X-Mix compilation for DJ's) had previously circulated the internet misattributed to Thunderpuss; incidentally, the Lenny B mix is the same length as the legitimate Thunderpuss remix.

As part of a three-way tiebreaker, this got sandwiched between Nobody's Angel and #34 due to its top ranking. As Ty loses a top 15 here, the winner of the tiebreaker has an even higher ranking.

Ty 13
bat1990 21
Mirago 21
Albie 29
Mic Technique 29
ㅤ 32
Ginger Spice 33
Ky 33
Az Paynter 36

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{REMIXES REMAINING}
Amber - Sexual (Li Da Di)
Anastacia - Boom
Anastacia - Love Is A Crime
Backstreet Boys - The Call
Boomkat - The Wreckoning
Britney Spears - I'm A Slave 4 U
Britney Spears - Sometimes
Brooke Allison - The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)
Celine Dion - I Want You To Need Me
Cher - Song For The Lonely (Sunrise Mix)
Christina Aguilera - What A Girl Wants (Dirty Mix)
Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & P!nk - Lady Marmalade
Cooler Kids - Morning Star
Deni Hines - I Like The Way
Donna Summer - Love Is The Healer
Enrique Iglesias - Be With You
Eurythmics - 17 Again
Gloria Estefan - Out Of Nowhere
Janet Jackson - All For You
Jennifer Lopez - Feelin' So Good
Jennifer Lopez - Play
Lara Fabian - I Will Love Again
LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight The Moonlight
LeAnn Rimes - Tic Toc
Kina - Me
Madonna - Don't Tell Me (Hands In The Air Anthem)
Mandy Moore - In My Pocket
Mary J. Blige - No More Drama
Play - I Must Not Chase The Boys
Spice Girls - Tell Me Why
Stacie Orrico - Stuck
Tamia - Stranger In My House
Taylor Dayne - Naked Without You
Whitney Houston - It's Not Right, But It's Okay

[Az Paynter]

*Gets through one reveal* *INTERMISSION*

Coming Up With #34

Highest Position: #34
Lowest Position: #39

PROGRESSION: -- 39 39 39 34 37 34 36 34

Top 10's: 1
Top 20's: 1

Bottom 20's: 3
Bottom 10's: 4
#40's: 0

SD: 9.926115946 (19th Lowest)

[Az Paynter]

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{Original}

'I Want You To Need Me' was the final single from Celine Dion's English-language hits retrospective 'All The Way... A Decade Of Song'. This was the first and only remix that Thunderpuss produced for the French-Canadian singer, although Chris Cox did complete an unreleased solo remix of her single 'Because You Loved Me' (later posted by Chris on his official SoundCloud).

Celine won the three-way tiebreaker with Mirago's top 10 ranking, making him the third person to lose a song from that region.

Mirago 10
Albie 16
bat1990 24
Mic Technique 24
Ginger Spice 29
Ty 31
Az Paynter 37
Ky 38
ㅤ 38

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{REMIXES REMAINING}
Amber - Sexual (Li Da Di)
Anastacia - Boom
Anastacia - Love Is A Crime
Backstreet Boys - The Call
Boomkat - The Wreckoning
Britney Spears - I'm A Slave 4 U
Britney Spears - Sometimes
Brooke Allison - The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)
Cher - Song For The Lonely (Sunrise Mix)
Christina Aguilera - What A Girl Wants (Dirty Mix)
Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & P!nk - Lady Marmalade
Cooler Kids - Morning Star
Deni Hines - I Like The Way
Donna Summer - Love Is The Healer
Enrique Iglesias - Be With You
Eurythmics - 17 Again
Gloria Estefan - Out Of Nowhere
Janet Jackson - All For You
Jennifer Lopez - Feelin' So Good
Jennifer Lopez - Play
Lara Fabian - I Will Love Again
LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight The Moonlight
LeAnn Rimes - Tic Toc
Kina - Me
Madonna - Don't Tell Me (Hands In The Air Anthem)
Mandy Moore - In My Pocket
Mary J. Blige - No More Drama
Play - I Must Not Chase The Boys
Spice Girls - Tell Me Why
Stacie Orrico - Stuck
Tamia - Stranger In My House
Taylor Dayne - Naked Without You
Whitney Houston - It's Not Right, But It's Okay

[Az Paynter]

Coming Up With #33

Highest Position: #25
Lowest Position: #37

PROGRESSION: -- 25 29 26 31 33 37 37 33

Top 10's: 0
Top 20's: 2

Bottom 20's: 4
Bottom 10's: 3
#40's: 0

SD: 8.166666667 (13th Lowest)

[Az Paynter]

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{Original}

'The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)' was the one and only single from teen pop singer Brooke Allison. Looking to jump on the teen pop explosion led by the likes of Britney and Christina, Brooke failed to make an impact despite some major names working on her debut material. The Thunderpuss remix of the song uses an alternate vocal take from the original version better suited to the more energetic production.

ㅤ and Mic Technique both lose top 20's with this reveal; it being the latter's highest loss so far, as he is also the top ranker.

Mic Technique 14
ㅤ 19
Ginger Spice 21
bat1990 25
Az Paynter 27
Ty 27
Albie 33
Ky 36
Mirago 39

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{REMIXES REMAINING}
Amber - Sexual (Li Da Di)
Anastacia - Boom
Anastacia - Love Is A Crime
Backstreet Boys - The Call
Boomkat - The Wreckoning
Britney Spears - I'm A Slave 4 U
Britney Spears - Sometimes
Cher - Song For The Lonely (Sunrise Mix)
Christina Aguilera - What A Girl Wants (Dirty Mix)
Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & P!nk - Lady Marmalade
Cooler Kids - Morning Star
Deni Hines - I Like The Way
Donna Summer - Love Is The Healer
Enrique Iglesias - Be With You
Eurythmics - 17 Again
Gloria Estefan - Out Of Nowhere
Janet Jackson - All For You
Jennifer Lopez - Feelin' So Good
Jennifer Lopez - Play
Lara Fabian - I Will Love Again
LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight The Moonlight
LeAnn Rimes - Tic Toc
Kina - Me
Madonna - Don't Tell Me (Hands In The Air Anthem)
Mandy Moore - In My Pocket
Mary J. Blige - No More Drama
Play - I Must Not Chase The Boys
Spice Girls - Tell Me Why
Stacie Orrico - Stuck
Tamia - Stranger In My House
Taylor Dayne - Naked Without You
Whitney Houston - It's Not Right, But It's Okay

[Az Paynter]

Coming Up With #32

Highest Position: #17
Lowest Position: #32

PROGRESSION: -- 31 17 24 26 29 26 30 32

Top 10's: 1
Top 20's: 1

Bottom 20's: 4
Bottom 10's: 2
#40's: 1

SD: 10.93287601 (13th Highest)

[Az Paynter]

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{Original}

'Boom' was a single by American singer Anastacia, serving as the official song for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and later included on the collector's edition of her sophomore album 'Freak Of Nature'. Thunderpuss made two different remixes of this song; the standard Club Mix and a Twisted Mix with alternate production. This is Thunderpuss' first production for Anastacia, as they later also remixed her single 'Love Is A Crime' from the soundtrack to the hit movie adaptation of the musical 'Chicago' (that remix is yet to come in this rankdown).

We see the highest ranking yet disappear as bat1990 loses a top 5 with his #4 exiting here. Ky meanwhile becomes the fourth person to ditch his #40.

bat1990 4
Albie 18
ㅤ 23
Mirago 24
Az Paynter 28
Mic Technique 30
Ty 35
Ginger Spice 36
Ky 40

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{REMIXES REMAINING}
Amber - Sexual (Li Da Di)
Anastacia - Love Is A Crime
Backstreet Boys - The Call
Boomkat - The Wreckoning
Britney Spears - I'm A Slave 4 U
Britney Spears - Sometimes
Cher - Song For The Lonely (Sunrise Mix)
Christina Aguilera - What A Girl Wants (Dirty Mix)
Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & P!nk - Lady Marmalade
Cooler Kids - Morning Star
Deni Hines - I Like The Way
Donna Summer - Love Is The Healer
Enrique Iglesias - Be With You
Eurythmics - 17 Again
Gloria Estefan - Out Of Nowhere
Janet Jackson - All For You
Jennifer Lopez - Feelin' So Good
Jennifer Lopez - Play
Lara Fabian - I Will Love Again
LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight The Moonlight
LeAnn Rimes - Tic Toc
Kina - Me
Madonna - Don't Tell Me (Hands In The Air Anthem)
Mandy Moore - In My Pocket
Mary J. Blige - No More Drama
Play - I Must Not Chase The Boys
Spice Girls - Tell Me Why
Stacie Orrico - Stuck
Tamia - Stranger In My House
Taylor Dayne - Naked Without You
Whitney Houston - It's Not Right, But It's Okay

[Az Paynter]

Coming Up With #31

Highest Position: #8
Lowest Position: #31

PROGRESSION: -- 17 8 17 20 27 29 31 31

Top 10's: 2
Top 20's: 0

Bottom 20's: 4
Bottom 10's: 2
#40's: 1

SD: 11.39931772 (10th Highest)