Shortlist for Official Charts Pop Gem #85: Names

Which of your favourite name-themed songs will join 84 greats in our Pop Gem Hall Of Fame?

Most of you know the drill by now – every Friday we throw a theme out to our Facebook pals and Twitter fam to get them to nominate overlooked classics or big hits of yesteryear thaty deserve a spot in our Pop Gem Hall Of Fame.

Last week, we were all about the numbers, so today we decided NAMES would be a great theme – we love that personal touch.

Songs with names in the title, songs about specific people, songs that featured given names or pet names quite heavily – all were considered. And we got it down to this most excellent Top 10…

Some corkers in there, you can't deny. Who are you backing? Let us know on Facebook or Twitter – the more support you give to your fave, the more likely we are to include it in our top-secret, high-pressure deliberations.

The final 10:

ARTIST	TRACK	PEAK POSITION	YEAR
TING TINGS	THAT'S NOT MY NAME	1	2008
ROBBIE WILLIAMS	SHE'S MADONNA	16	2007
FOUTAINS OF WAYNE	STACY'S MOM	11	2004
BJORK	ISOBEL	23	1995
WEEZER	BUDDY HOLLY	12	1995
SALT-N-PEPA WITH EN VOGUE	WHATTA MAN	7	1994
MARTIKA	MARTIKA'S KITCHEN	17	1991
MADONNA	VOGUE	1	1990
BEAUTIFUL SOUTH	SONG FOR WHOEVER	2	1989
KATE BUSH	BABOOSHKA	5	1980

And the winner is…

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

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