2006: The End? - August

Top of the Pops was no more by 2006. However in the later years of Top of the Pops you were more likely to hear new records the BBC wanted to get into the Top 40 than what was actually in the Top 40. As a result we had 4 records that appeared on the show before it finished and all 4 were crap. These were "Dolls" by Primal Scream, "Iris" by Ronan Keating, "Lipstick" by Alesha Dixon and "Deja Vu" by Beyonce & Jay-Z.

The latter was an example of why I was questioning whether rap and R&B were really part of my music tastes anymore. Going into August only 2 records from each of the 2 genres have achieved full marks so far. Do we add to that in August?

Well no we don't. The other R&B records come from Cassie who was a sort of new Rihanna making a pop record labelled as R&B. Then there was Maria Lawson who wasn't as bad but still basically pop labelled as R&B.

Just the one rap record which came from Chamillionaire, I remember it well at the time but never thought much of it.

I do remember the music from this era of the Galaxy Chart very well. We had "Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)" by David Guetta vs The Egg, a record I initially found a bit commercial but grew to like. This was before David Guetta was making the abysmal EDM records he's known for these days.

Then there was "Everytime We Touch" by Cascada which stayed number one for a while. Presenter Jo Good questioned why people were voting for it because it was such a terrible record. I'm inclined to agree, so much so that this is the worst record.

We also had "Dancing In The Dark" by Micky Modelle. It's a cheesy commercial dance record from AATW records, has a terrible singer but somehow I find myself enjoying it.

Other dance records are a bit crap, just commercial fodder from the likes of Shapeshifter, Michael Gray and Tom Novy. Then there was a mash up of "Horny" and "Bohemian Like You" called "Horny As A Dandy".

This means the best record comes from outside the dance, rap and R&B genres. It actually comes from the most unlikely genre, indie. The record is "Young Folks" by Swedish group Peter, Bjorn & John, famous for the whistle part which was used on an advert. A tune I've listened to many times over the years for my own pleasure.

The other full marks go to fellow Swedes Similou which I guess could be categorised as dance music at a push, but definitely electronic. The Pet Shop Boys were still in their worst era and as a result no point for their record.

Here's a list of the records with the best on top, worst at the bottom and the good ones in green, OK ones in amber and rubbish ones in red (and in no particular order):

Score: 14%

Here's a look at the chart:

We've improved with the highest score since February. Like February though it's helped by the low quantity of records and the numeric score is the same.