Shortlist for Official Charts Pop Gem #60: Shoulda Been A Single

We’ve all got a fave album track that we reckon should’ve been given a crack at the Top 40. See which 11 made our shortlist.

You suggest 'em, we shortlist 'em – that’s the way Pop Gem , our celebration of overlooked pop classics, works. To celebrate reaching our 60th Pop Gem (OMG tell us we don't look that old, right?), we decided to revisit a theme that was massive first time round – the SHOULDA BEENS.

What’s a Shoulda Been, you ask? Why, it’s an album track that really ‘shoulda been’ a single but, for whatever reason, lost out to other tracks from the same stable. Sadness.

We had a massive number of entries this week, and picking a Top 10 was so hard, we ended up going for 11. All our finalists are big names, and we’re sure even if you’re not a big fan of the artist you’ll have heard of some of the tunes.

And if you haven’t, no probs – we’ve put together a YouTube playlist of all 11, which features some brilliant live performances and even a fanmade video for your Friday afternoon delight.

But who made it onto the shortlist? Here are the contenders – who are you backing? Get busy on Facebook and Twitter and let’s hear it.

Video playlist

Check out our playlist of 11 final contenders, including a frankly amazing fanmade video for Lady Gaga and some fantastic live performances from Madonna, Kylie and Rihanna.

And the winner is…

All will be revealed on Saturday, when we announce our Pop Gem pick on Facebook and Twitter.