Nordic chums Robyn and Royksopp led a very close final heat of 2005 - they're joined in the next round by the Narcade Fire, Girls Aloud and Mariah. So our top 40 of the year looks a little bit like this:

( Top 40 of 2005 )

Sugababes, Kelly, Snoop & Justin, Three 6 Mafia and MIA make it through. Who will join them? Onto the last heat of 2005!

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Time for ever-so-slightly overdue heat #7!

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A quick results round-up from Heat #6: Rihanna, Humps, Ciara, Rachel and Vitalic go through; Kate Bush gets through the Heat #5 run-off. Phew! Normal service will resume next week when I don't have a massive work deadline - until then feel free to continue filling in the new favourite box to earn an extra tick in Heat #7 ( Read more... )

The Arctic Monkeys trump the Futureheads to win the heat #4 run-off; Missy, Ashlee, Miranda and Sebastien are through as well. There's a three-way tie for last place (of course there is).

Now for Heat #6, which seems to be a reasonably fair representation of the year 2005. I've been waiting to use this icon for A LONG TIME.

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The Pussycat Dolls emerge the victors from the Heat #3 run-off; joining them in the next round are Madge, Rachel, Gwen, Ciara and...dudes are you lot doing this on purpose? An Indie run-off is at the end of today's heat. Go forth and tick!

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Kanye, Gorillaz, Daddy Yankee and the Chemical Brothers qualify for the next round. Kanye also wins the run-off from Heat #2. But guess what? Yes, ANOTHER run-off follows heat #4, which is FULL OF BANGERS.

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Ladytron, Gorillaz, LCD Soundsystem and Mylo go through (check out our electro credibility!), along with t.A.T.u who win the Heat #1 run-off. However the girls are in ANOTHER run-off for heat #2, this time with Kanye! Gosh you lot are indecisive sometimes :)

On to business: who the hell nominated Lisa Scott Lee for Heat #3?

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A tough opener for the year saw Amerie, Girls Aloud, Robyn and Maximo Park all squeeze through. However t.A.T.u and the Veronicas tied for 5th place! Vote in the tie-breaker below.

Next up we have LOTS of indie. Oh dear...

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Oh my gosh! The days are getting longer - there's no turning back, I'm voting 2005!

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