#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 9 2013 (19/?) 9.12 (108/240) DAVID BOWIE 'WHERE ARE WE NOW?' UK 2 x 12 @jonesjonesph.bsky.social @steveperez.bsky.social 2 x 11 3 x HM What can you say about *this* guy's timing... he even turns up during a momentous space flight. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWts...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 9 2013 (18/?) 9.11 (107/240) DJ SNAKE ft LIL JON 'TURN DOWN FOR WHAT' France/USA No bonuses 3 x HM France breathing down Canada's neck for that 🥉now... ... but I think Canada has a mid-decade secret weapon. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMUD...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 9 2013 (17/?) 9.10 (106/240) HAIM 'THE WIRE' USA 2 x 11 5 x HM We've had twelve 11s today, but no 12s... ... the last song of the day has two 12s though. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Tff...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 9 2013 (16/?) 9.9 (105/240) HOZIER 'TAKE ME TO CHURCH' Ireland 1 x 11 5 x HM www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYSV...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 9 2013 (15/?) 9.8 (104/240) LORDE 'ROYALS' New Zealand 5 x 11 8 x HM Uninspiring day for me - no points *and* nothing I seriously considered for HMs. Not because I don't think this is good, though - SOTD. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlcI...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 9 2013 (14/?) 9.7 (103/240) THE WAR ON DRUGS 'RED EYES' USA No bonuses 4 x HM www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LmX...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 9 2013 (13/?) 9.6 (102/240) BASTILLE 'POMPEII' UK No bonuses 5 x HM www.youtube.com/watch?v=F90C...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 9 2013 (12/?) 9.5 (101/240) STROMAE 'PAPAOUTAI' Belgium 1 x 11 7 x HM (UK host about to give it the full "yay for the underdog qualifier"... then sees the video has 1.2bn views) www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiKj...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 9 2013 (11/?) 9.4 (100/240) PET SHOP BOYS 'LOVE IS A BOURGEOIS CONSTRUCT' UK 1 x 11 5 x HM More serendipity, just after their 'Obscure' tour begins and on the 42nd anniversary of OG 'West End Girls'. www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7w0...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 9 2013 (10/?) 9.3 (99/240) SAVAGES 'HUSBANDS' UK No bonuses 3 x HM Another #FearofMu21C survivor. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmJ_...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 9 2013 (9/?) 9.2 (98/240) CHARISMA .COM 'HATE' Japan 2 x 11 12 x HM (17/36 with 10+ HMs) Charisma hive buzzing with anticipation about joining the 2-qualifer list. (there was never the slightest doubt about this song) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffH_...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 9 2013 (8/?) 9.1 (97/240) PHARRELL WILLIAMS 'HAPPY' USA No bonuses 8 x HM Have to say, this did quite a lot better than I expected with a 'music nerd' electorate. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbZS...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 8 2013 (7/?) 8.12 (96/240) JOHN GRANT ft SINEAD O'CONNOR 'GMF' USA-Iceland/Ireland No bonuses 8 x HM And fancy this turning up on the day John Grant got the 2010s album header picture on the website! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekFW...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 8 2013 (6/?) 8.11 (95/240) DAFT PUNK ft PHARRELL WILLIAMS & NILE RODGERS 'GET LUCKY' France/USA 3 x 11 8 x HM Well, fancy this turning up on the warmest day of the year so far. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NV6...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 8 2013 (5/?) Time for the host's song of the day. 8.10 (94/240) BEYONCÉ ft JAY-Z 'DRUNK IN LOVE' USA 2 x 11 6 x HM Very rich. Unrelatable. Ft a love cheat. One line from Beyoncé and none of that matters. The 🔥 performance of the 10s. www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1JP...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 8 2013 (4/?) 8.9 (93/240) ARCTIC MONKEYS 'DO I WANNA KNOW?' UK No bonuses 1 x HM Only 'Surgeon', this, [redacted 2015] and [redacted 2016] have just a single HM, or none at all. But all of the others have bonuses. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpOS...

#TheTwen2ie5 #TheTenx5 #TheN0ughtie5 #Twen2y526 *** PART V UPDATE *** A recent edit to the PLAYER QUALIFICATION section of GET LUCKY provides some additional clarity. mu21cvs.com/get-lucky-qu...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 8 2013 (3/?) 8.8 (92/240) SOPHIE 'BIPP' UK No bonuses 10 x HM (16/36 with 10+ HMs) Hurrah! (ok, you have to split the UK for the Commonwealth Games... anyway 5.9 is UK as well, then 5.10 is US) www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVc3...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 8 2013 (2/?) 8.7 (91/240) COURTNEY BARNETT 'AVANT GARDENER' Australia No bonuses 8 x HM The next song from a country not eligible for the Commonwealth Games is number 8.10... www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcnI...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 8 2013 (1/?) 8.6 (90/240) ALVVAYS 'ARCHIE, MARRY ME' Canada 1 x 12 @deedeemcgee.bsky.social 2 x 11 11 x HM (15/36 with 10+ HMs) Canada's robust bid for the 🥉by country continues. (after the Tegan and Sara howler, this HAS been polled!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAn3...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 8 2012 (29/29!) *hushed tones, befitting a moment of great portent* 8.5 (89/240) it's... TAYLOR SWIFT! 'WE ARE NEVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER' USA No bonuses 4 x HM Before we leave 2012, I should confirm 'All Too Well' was 1 HM short. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA4i...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 8 2012 (28/?) 8.4 (88/240) DAVID GUETTA ft SIA 'TITANIUM' France/Australia No bonuses 6 x HM The only one of Guetta's four eligible UK No.1s to make it. He'll be trying again in Part III. Sia will of course be back later this month. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRfu...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 8 2012 (27/?) 8.3 (87/240) FRANK OCEAN 'THINKIN BOUT YOU' USA 1 x 11 2 x HM I did my best... couldn't save 'Super Rich Kids' but did manage to save this at the last. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JHu...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 8 2012 (26/?) 8.2 (86/240) CHVRCHES 'THE MOTHER WE SHARE' UK 1 x 12 @sinlechuga.bsky.social 2 x 11 10 x HM (14/36 with 10+ HMs) A mirror image of 'Nautilus', this had just 20 points at the end of February.

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 8 2012 (25/?) 8.1 (85/240) KENDRICK LAMAR 'SWIMMING POOLS (DRANK)' USA No bonuses 6 x HM We got something in from good kid, m.A.A.d city! The single effect remains strong with the major artists. www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5YN...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 7 2012 (24/?) 7.12 (84/240) KILLER MIKE 'REAGAN' USA 2 x 11 9 x HM I didn't choose to end today's proceedings with a warmongering president, but that's how it goes sometimes. Hopefully tomorrow dawns brightly for all of us. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lIq...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 7 2012 (23/?) 7.11 (83/240) FRANK OCEAN 'PYRAMIDS' USA 2 x 12 Rank 1 @jeremyludlow.bsky.social No rank @dannyryden.bsky.social 1 x 11 6 x HM At least this one didn't *need* one of my four Frank HMs! First big hinge point of my 10s. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMV3...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 7 2012 (22/?) Look who's forced their way on to the "more than 1 song" list (before Taylor's even opened her account)... 7.10 (82/240) MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS 'PRIMADONNA' UK No bonuses 5 x HM www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj5L...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 7 2012 (21/?) 7.9 (81/240) GRIMES 'OBLIVION' Canada 2 x 11 8 x HM Fingers crossed this song title isn't too on the nose for today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtH6...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 7 2012 (20/?) 7.8 (80/240) ANNA MEREDITH 'NAUTILUS' UK 2 x 11 2 x HM That lowly HM score gives you some idea... 80% of its points came in Month 1. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ9a...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 7 2012 (19/?) 7.7 (79/240) BEACH HOUSE 'MYTH' USA 1 x 11 6 x HM A band very much in the mix for "most songs with 20-45 points", to add to their three in Part I. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv7I...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 7 2012 (18/?) 7.6 (78/240) SOLANGE 'LOSING YOU' USA 2 x 12 @haichairsmusic.bsky.social @yetanothernick.bsky.social 2 x 11 10 x HM (13/36 with 10+ HMs) And, as if all that's not enough, the host's song of the day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy9W...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 7 2012 (17/?) 7.5 (77/240) BRUNO MARS 'LOCKED OUT OF HEAVEN' USA No bonuses 5 x HM No place for his 2010/11 No.1s, but Bruno will obviously be back with a No.1 later. And wearing his influences just as proudly as he does here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-fA...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 7 2012 (16/?) 7.4 (76/240) BAT FOR LASHES 'LAURA' UK No bonuses 9 x HM By 'Day 51', right on course for 10 HMs, but strangely picked up only one more in the last five days. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UznH...

After feedback, #TheN0ughtie5 will use A) below for the parade and playlists. After the current parade I will also rearrange Parts I and II to be consistent. It'll be important for two reasons: - determining discretionary picks based on year balance - presentation order for part of the finale

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 7 2012 (15/?) 7.3 (75/240) TODD TERJE 'INSPECTOR NORSE' Norway 1 x 11 16 x HM (12/36 with 10+ HMs) Here it is folks - the new HM RECORD HOLDER! (beating Bob Vylan by one) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebjX...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 7 2012 (14/?) 7.2 (74/240) ICONA POP ft CHARLI XCX 'I LOVE IT' Sweden/UK 1 x 11 12 x HM (11/36 with 10+HMs) One of these two artists will be back. One of four UK No.1s from 2013 in the list. Another was one HM short. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxxa...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 7 2012 (13/?) 7.1 (73/240) CHAIRLIFT 'I BELONG IN YOUR ARMS' USA No bonuses 5 x HM We'll have to wait a while to see if Ms Polachek also qualified solo. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e8Q...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 6 2012 (12/?) 6.12 (72/240) ALABAMA SHAKES 'HOLD ON' USA No bonuses 4 x HM More 2012 tomorrow (there's even two of my HMs)! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW0Z...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 6 2012 (11/?) 6.11 (71/240) PSY 'GANGNAM STYLE' South Korea 1 x 11 7 x HM 'K, I can confirm this is the most viewed YouTube video for any qualifier. Sorry Ed. (Sheeran, not Balls) www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZk...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 6 2012 (10/?) 6.10 (70/240) SKY FERREIRA 'EVERYTHING IS EMBARRASSING' USA 1 x 12 @tomewing.bsky.social 3 x 11 8 x HM It's in 2012 because Acclaimed put it there (but Royals is 2013🤷‍♂️). My song of a 0-point day (only 3 considered for HM) www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEam...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 6 2012 (9/?) 6.9 (69/240) FIONA APPLE 'EVERY SINGLE NIGHT' USA 1 x 12 @drstuey.bsky.social 1 x 11 5 x HM You can do the "nice" jokes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIlL...

Site has been unreliable today, so not leaving the usual hour-plus between posts. #THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 6 2012 (8/?) 6.8 (68/240) LOREEN 'EUPHORIA' Sweden No bonuses 3 x HM Go Sweden! In full 'Not Just Robyn' mode here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5qU...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 6 2012 (7/?) 6.7 (67/240) FIRST AID KIT 'EMMYLOU' Sweden 1 x 12 @savemeaseat.bsky.social 2 x 11 11 x HM (10/36 with 10+ HMs) A song that might wish the count began on 24th March, not 1st February... www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC57...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 6 2012 (6/?) 6.6 (66/240) TAME IMPALA 'ELEPHANT' Australia 1 x 11 4 x HM Are the Top 3 'Dracula' hitmakers in the room with us now? www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnKU...

Priorities - let's do two more before I have my late lunch. #THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 6 2012 (5/?) 6.5 (65/240) SANTIGOLD 'DISPARATE YOUTH' USA No bonuses 8 x HM (probably also back in Part III if 2008 Pollhalla is anything to go by) www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIMM...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 6 2012 (4/?) 6.4 (64/240) RIHANNA 'DIAMONDS' Barbados No bonuses 3 x HM The second artist with three qualifiers! All of Rihanna's UK million-selling singles as a lead artist therefore qualify ('Love The Way You Lie' did not). www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWA2...

#THETENX5 is going to try for a first walk in the Peaks since last summer, so here's two at once PARADE - DAY 6 2012 (3/?) 6.3 (63/240) DJANGO DJANGO 'DEFAULT' UK No bonuses 7 x HM Secured its place with 48 hours to go. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDjp...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 6 2012 (2/?) 6.2 (62/240) TEGAN AND SARA 'CLOSER' Canada 1 x 12 @weaversweek.bsky.social 7 x HM (all of them after Day 50) Another unpolled song looking to catch the eye of the Canada manager in #PWC26! www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e9N...

#THETENX5 PARADE - DAY 6 2012 (1/?) 6.1 (61/240) M.I.A. 'BAD GIRLS' UK No bonuses 6 x HM We begin Day 6 - and 2012 - with one of the favourites for Part III. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Yuq...