Rita Ora - Ora
Ritanna Although 2012 has provided more than enough reasons to be proud to be British, there's one element of UK life that's still mundanely shite: the pop charts. Each and every song that's grabbed a No#1 in the past 2 or 3 years with the occasional exception (Adele, Cee Lo Green, Coldplay - and even those struggle to capture the imagination) has been of the same, routine compost-heap blend and I'm not really sure how many times I have to complain about that until it changes. To grab a top spot today you have to either: Sing about how lovely it is to "be yourself" and "stay true to who you are" and ignore "haters" and the commercial aspect of life. See: Jessie J, Katy Perry, Bruno Mars. Be on the X Factor. See: JLS, Cher Lloyd, Little Mix, One Direction. Dance until your fucking legs fall off and even then keep dancing on bloody stumps. See: Jennifer Lopez, DJ Fresh, David Guetta. Be a "national treasure" and commemor...