Who's claimed the number one spot in OMM's 20 tunes of 2007? Garry Mulholland reveals all
10. 'Fluorescent Adolescent' Arctic Monkeys 'Oh, the boy's a slag,' sneered Alex Turner, and anyone under the impression that Sheffield's finest were limited fell under the spell of this study of a sex-starved woman.
9. 'Young Folks' Peter, Bjorn and John The best whistling since Roger Whittaker. Over a year after its first release, this wistful love song was being whistled along to, by someone, somewhere, every minute of every day.
8. 'D.A.N.C.E' Justice Sung by a children's choir and buoyed by a love of old-school orchestral disco, this mind-scrambling single from the French dance duo proved that a soulful melody will always bring more to the floor than bangin' BPMs.
7. 'Pussy'ole' Dizzee Rascal In which Dylan Mills revived the old Lyn Collins 'Whoo! Yeah!' break, poked it with an electro cattle-prod, and took his talent for personal recrimination to a new level of scariness. Not a Radio 2 favourite.
6. 'Grace Kelly' Mika Is Beirut-born Mika the reincarnation of the spirit of Queen and Sparks? Or was he built in a warehouse out of old bits of Leo Sayer? Either way, 'Grace Kelly' set the flamboyant tone for the year.
5. 'Golden Skans' Klaxons The single that convinced everyone that the Mercury Prize-winning trio were more than a nu-rave novelty act was a perfect blend of art-rock atmosphere and boy band cuteness. An innocent pop pleasure.
4. 'Foundations' Kate Nash Even if you loathe the princess of parochial pop, she defined the prematurely jaded attitude of Britain's female under-25s towards men and love on this unforgettable hit.
3. 'No Pussy Blues' Grinderman Nick Cave and Bad Seeds chums forming a side-project rock band was the cue for the dirtiest musical joke of the year, as Old Nick bemoaned his inability to seduce young female fans in increasingly comic detail.
2. 'With Every Heartbeat' Robyn A shock No.1 from this reinvented Swedish former rave popster. But a deserved one, as the 28-year-old took Euro-disco on a transcendent trip into heartbreaking 'Unfinished Sympathy' territory.
1. 'Umbrella' Rihanna Into every life a little rain must fall. But a bloody great deluge has rarely had such a dramatic effect on a pop song. Because, the first single from Barbados-born Rihanna's third album Good Girl Gone Bad hit No 1 just as summer storms hit Britain, and suddenly a powerful vocal about love and loss sounded like the singer was attempting to shield an entire country from the rain. The end result was a 10-week stretch at the top, the longest since 'Love is All Around' by - yes - Wet Wet Wet. 'Umbrella' was guided by Jay-Z, and, according to producer the Dream, was turned down by Mary J Blige and Britney Spears. It's recognisably R&B, but has a sinister electronic spookiness worthy of Gary Numan. However, its USP was that echoing hookline - 'ella... ella... ella' - which transformed the end of an everyday word into an elegy for... comfort? Shelter? Something more spiritual? Whichever, it became the darkest hook to ever get sung by all the girls in all the playgrounds in all the world. 'Umbrella' floated over pop 2007 like an ominous black cloud and cast a huge shadow.
