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The Record of the Year is an award created by record producer Jonathan King voted for by the UK public. It started in 1998. The award is given in conjunction with a television programme of the same name broadcast on ITV1.

Winners

Year Song Artist
1998 "No Matter What" Boyzone
1999 "Flying Without Wings" Westlife
2000 "My Love" Westlife
2001 "Don't Stop Movin'" S Club 7
2002 "Unchained Melody" Gareth Gates
2003 "Mandy" Westlife
2004 "Thunderbirds Are Go" Busted
2005 "You Raise Me Up" Westlife

Year by year

1998

The ten finalists were:

Song Artist
"Angels" Robbie Williams
"Believe" Cher
"C'est La Vie" B*Witched
"Feel It" The Tamperer feat. Maya
"Got The Feelin'" Five
"How Do I Live" LeAnn Rimes
"My Heart Will Go On" Céline Dion
"Never Ever" All Saints
"No Matter What" Boyzone
"One For Sorrow" Steps


1999

The ten finalists were:

Song Artist
"...Baby One More Time" Britney Spears
"Blue (Da Ba Dee)" Eiffel 65
"Bring It All Back" S Club 7
"Flying Without Wings" Westlife
"If You Had My Love" Jennifer Lopez
"Livin' La Vida Loca" Ricky Martin
"Mambo No. 5" Lou Bega
"Perfect Moment" Martine McCutcheon
"That Don't Impress Me Much" Shania Twain
"When You Say Nothing At All" Ronan Keating

2000

The ten finalists were:

Song Artist
"Fill Me In" Craig David
"Gotta Tell You" Samantha Mumba
"Groovejet" Spiller feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor
"It Feels So Good" Sonique
"Life Is A Rollercoaster" Ronan Keating
"My Love" Westlife
"Pure Shores" All Saints
"Reach" S Club 7
"Rise" Gabrielle
"Rock DJ" Robbie Williams

2001

The ten finalists were:

Song Artist
"All Rise" Blue
"Can't Get You Out Of My Head" Kylie Minogue
"Don't Stop Movin'" S Club 7
"Do You Really Like It?" DJ Pied Piper
"It Wasn't Me" Shaggy
"Perfect Gentleman" Wyclef Jean
"Pure And Simple" Hear'Say
"Survivor" Destiny's Child
"Teenage Dirtbag" Wheatus
"Whole Again" Atomic Kitten

2002

The ten finalists were:

Song Artist
"A Little Less Conversation" Elvis vs. JXL
"Colourblind" Darius
"Evergreen" Will Young
"Hero Enrique Iglesias
"If Tomorrow Never Comes" Ronan Keating
"Blobby Blobby Blob" Mr Blobby
"Just A Little" Liberty X
"Kiss Kiss" Holly Valance
"The Tide Is High" Atomic Kitten
"Unchained Melody" Gareth Gates
"Whenever, Wherever" Shakira

2003

The ten finalists were:

Song Artist
"Be Faithful" Fatman Scoop
"Bring Me To Life" Evanescence
"Crazy in Love" Beyonce
"If You're Not The One" Daniel Bedingfield
"Make Luv" Room 5 feat. Oliver Cheatham
"Mandy" Westlife
"Sweet Dreams My LA-Ex" Rachel Stevens
"Where Is The Love?" Black Eyed Peas
"White Flag" Dido
"Year 3000" Busted

2004

After an initial selection of thirty songs, ten were selected for the final show, broadcast by ITV1 on Saturday December 4, 2004.

The ten finalists were:

Song Artist Result
"Closest Thing to Crazy" Katie Melua 5th - 79pts
"Five Colours in her Hair" McFly 2nd - 91pts
"Laura" Scissor Sisters
"Left Outside Alone" Anastacia 3rd - 90pts
"Leave Right Now" Will Young 4th - 88pts
"Love Machine" Girls Aloud
"Real to Me" Brian McFadden
"These Words" Natasha Bedingfield
"This Love" Maroon 5
"Thunderbirds Are Go" Busted 1st - 92pts

2005

See The Record of the Year 2005

Criticisms

Many people have critisised the 'Record of the Year' Award, as they feel the nominations are unfairly dominated by pop acts and thus the winner is usually not the "true" record of the year. One suggested reasons for this is that it is done to attract young girls, who the organisers are sure will watch the televised final and vote for the records. Others have argued that it is an attempt to boost the sales of pop artists' albums, which traditionally have limited success relative to their singles, in the crucial pre-Christmas period. Examples cited as evidence for this are numerous and include the exclusion of rap artist Eminem's "My Name Is..." in 1999 as he was unavailable to perform live on the Record of the Year final, the victory of S Club 7 in 2001 for a single which was not even one of the 20 top-selling singles of the year and the omission from nominations of rock act The Darkness' "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" in 2003, despite being one of the highest selling singles of the year. In spite of this, many of the winners of the award, as well as the organisers, argue its significance and integrity on the basis that it represents the views of the public, rather than critics. Indeed Westlife have often said that the time they first won for Flying Without Wings was the most exciting moment in their career. However, a counter-argument is that the only true representation of public opinion is sales, making Top of the Pops' Christmas Day countdown of the 20 best selling singles of the last calendar year a more accurate indication of the record of the year.

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