Ace, can I begin the Billboard Year-End #1s rate?

Originally posted by Evun I'm curious -- what's a good number of participants for a singles rate of an artist that's not overly popular on ATRL (so excluding Britney, Madonna, etc rates)? What's the average number of participants across all rates?

Originally posted by gettsleazy The Softer Side rate is now underway! Submission period ends the 25th of January, get 'em in! The Softer Side Rate Ke$ha vs. Rihanna vs. Katy vs. P!nk BALLOTS END JANUARY 25th!

Originally posted by Ace Reject I'd recommend that you'd hold off on finishing the votes until the server becomes stronger. It's hard for anything to get done now.

Originally posted by Evun I am genuinely interested in the answers to the two questions I asked -- any idea?

Originally posted by supaspaz Mine have had 13, 19, 41 and 16, respectively (including myself). My rates run toward the niche end of things, though, and usually require some promo to get out the vote. On the other hand, the biggest rates I know of, such as the Britney singles rate, have had over 100 participants. So it really varies.

Originally posted by madonnas I had 38 full votes for Radiohead including mine. But mine was open for voting about 2 weeks longer than your ABBA and I was obsessive with promo. So ~30 is pretty good.

Originally posted by Flewing Excuse me but are there any Beyoncé, Britney or Gaga discography rates? If not, can I do one of them even though I am a flop around here and nobody knows me.

Originally posted by supaspaz If I can give a bit of advice, why don't you start with a different kind of rate? Hosting one of these can be rather difficult and time-consuming to coordinate, so it's better to start smaller on your first one. After you've gotten the hang of it, you can decide if you still want to do a discography rate, which has a lot more songs and, often, a lot more participants. (I only suggest this because a couple of the discography rates have floundered in the past. But if you're really committed to it, I think all three of those are available.)

Originally posted by MP2K All rates have been delayed due to the server right?

Originally posted by madonnas Is there ever going to be a male #1s rate for the 2000's decade. I think it'd be fun/messy.

Originally posted by Evun Oooh, that's a great idea! If you don't want to host it, I'd totally be up for doing it.

2000

Santana – Smooth (?)
Savage Garden – I Knew I Loved You
Lonestar – Amazed
Santana – Maria Maria
Enrique Iglesias – Be With You
Vertical Horizon – Everything You want
Matchbox Twenty – Bent
Nsync – It’s Gonna Be Me
Sisqo – Incomplete
Creed – With Arms Wide Open


2001

Shaggy – It Wasn’t Me
Outkast – Ms. Jakcson
Joe – Stutter
Crazy Town – Butterfly
Shaggy – Angel
Usher – U Remind Me
Usher – U Got It Bad
Nickelback – How You Remind Me

2002

Ja Rule – Always On Time
Nelly – Hot In Herre
Nelly – Dilemma
Eminem – Lose Yourself

2003

B2K – Bump, Bump, Bump
50 Cent – In Da Club
Sean Paul – Get Busy
50 Cent – 21 Questions
Clay Aiken – This Is The Night
Nelly – Shake Ya Tailfeather
Ludacris – Stand Up
Outkast – Hey Ya!

2004

Outkast – The Way You Move
Twista – Slow Jamz
Usher – Yeah!
Usher – Burn
Usher – Confessions Part II
Juvenile – Slow Motion
Terror Squad – Lean Back (?)
Usher – My Boo
Snoop Dogg – Drop It Like IT’s Hot

2005

Mario – Let Me Love You
50 Cent – Candy Shop
Kanye West – Gold Digger
Chris Brown – Run It!

2006

D4L – Laffy Taffy
Nelly – Grillz
James Blunt – You’re Beautiful
Ne-Yo – So Sick
Sean Paul – Temperature
Daniel Powter – Bad Day
Chamillionaire – Ridin
Taylor Hicks – Do I Make You Proud
Justin Timberlake – SexyBack
Ludacris – Money Maker
Justin Timberlake – My Love
Akon – I Wanna Love You

2007

Justin Timberlake – What Goes Around… Comes Around
Mims – This is Why I’m Hot
Akon – Don’t Matter
Timbaland – Give It To Me
Maroon 5 – Makes Me Wonder
T-Pain – Buy U A a Drank
Plain White T’s – Hey There Delilah
Sean Kingston – Beautiful Girls
Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em – Crank That
Kanye West – Stronger
Chris Brown – Kiss Kiss

2008

Flo Rida – Low
Usher – Love In This Club
Lil Wayne – Lollipop
Coldplay – Viva La Vida
TI – Whatever You Like
TI – Live Your Life

2009

Eminem – Crack a Bottle
Flo Rida – Right Round
Black Eyed Peas – boom Boom Pow (?)
Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling (?)
Jay Sean – Down
Owl City – Fireflies
Jason JeRulo – Whatcha Say
Jay-Z – Empire State of Mind

2010

Black Eyed Peas – Imma Be (?)
Taio Cruz – Break Your Heart
BOB – Nothin On You
Usher – OMG
Eminem – Not Afraid
Eminem – Love the Way You Lie
Bruno Mars – Just the Way You Are
Far East Movement – Like a G6

2011

Bruno Mars – Grenade
Wiz Khalifa – Black and Yellow
Pitbull – Give Me Everything
LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem
Maroon 5 – Moves Like Jagger

2012

LMFAO – Sexy And I Know It
Fun. – We Are Young
Gotye – Somebody That I Used to Know
Flo rida – Whistle
Bruno Mars – Locked Out of Heaven

Originally posted by madonnas I guess it depends on when it can be done, so we'll wait for Ace with that. I made a list of the songs that should be used... unsure about 4 of them though. . 2000 Santana – Smooth (?) Savage Garden – I Knew I Loved You Lonestar – Amazed Santana – Maria Maria Enrique Iglesias – Be With You Vertical Horizon – Everything You want Matchbox Twenty – Bent Nsync – It’s Gonna Be Me Sisqo – Incomplete Creed – With Arms Wide Open 2001 Shaggy – It Wasn’t Me Outkast – Ms. Jakcson Joe – Stutter Crazy Town – Butterfly Shaggy – Angel Usher – U Remind Me Usher – U Got It Bad Nickelback – How You Remind Me 2002 Ja Rule – Always On Time Nelly – Hot In Herre Nelly – Dilemma Eminem – Lose Yourself 2003 B2K – Bump, Bump, Bump 50 Cent – In Da Club Sean Paul – Get Busy 50 Cent – 21 Questions Clay Aiken – This Is The Night Nelly – Shake Ya Tailfeather Ludacris – Stand Up Outkast – Hey Ya! 2004 Outkast – The Way You Move Twista – Slow Jamz Usher – Yeah! Usher – Burn Usher – Confessions Part II Juvenile – Slow Motion Terror Squad – Lean Back (?) Usher – My Boo Snoop Dogg – Drop It Like IT’s Hot 2005 Mario – Let Me Love You 50 Cent – Candy Shop Kanye West – Gold Digger Chris Brown – Run It! 2006 D4L – Laffy Taffy Nelly – Grillz James Blunt – You’re Beautiful Ne-Yo – So Sick Sean Paul – Temperature Daniel Powter – Bad Day Chamillionaire – Ridin Taylor Hicks – Do I Make You Proud Justin Timberlake – SexyBack Ludacris – Money Maker Justin Timberlake – My Love Akon – I Wanna Love You 2007 Justin Timberlake – What Goes Around… Comes Around Mims – This is Why I’m Hot Akon – Don’t Matter Timbaland – Give It To Me Maroon 5 – Makes Me Wonder T-Pain – Buy U A a Drank Plain White T’s – Hey There Delilah Sean Kingston – Beautiful Girls Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em – Crank That Kanye West – Stronger Chris Brown – Kiss Kiss 2008 Flo Rida – Low Usher – Love In This Club Lil Wayne – Lollipop Coldplay – Viva La Vida TI – Whatever You Like TI – Live Your Life 2009 Eminem – Crack a Bottle Flo Rida – Right Round Black Eyed Peas – boom Boom Pow (?) Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling (?) Jay Sean – Down Owl City – Fireflies Jason JeRulo – Whatcha Say Jay-Z – Empire State of Mind 2010 Black Eyed Peas – Imma Be (?) Taio Cruz – Break Your Heart BOB – Nothin On You Usher – OMG Eminem – Not Afraid Eminem – Love the Way You Lie Bruno Mars – Just the Way You Are Far East Movement – Like a G6 2011 Bruno Mars – Grenade Wiz Khalifa – Black and Yellow Pitbull – Give Me Everything LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem Maroon 5 – Moves Like Jagger 2012 LMFAO – Sexy And I Know It Fun. – We Are Young Gotye – Somebody That I Used to Know Flo rida – Whistle Bruno Mars – Locked Out of Heaven

Originally posted by Evun Sounds good. You could include #1s that featured male guest artists, too.