POLL Into My World - ILM Artist Poll #121 - Kylie Minogue - RESULTS

thanks to everyone who participated, we had 19 track ballots, 12 album ballots, 9 remix ballots and 7 music video ballots

i'll start with some of the top 10 remixes soon

10. Can't Get Blue Monday Out Of My Head
Released on "Love at First Sight" single, 2002
Mash-up by Stuart Crichton combining "Can't Get You Out of My Head" with "Blue Monday" by New Order
22 points, 3 voters
Recording

hell yeah

it's a fun mashup, does exactly what the name says and does it pretty well

but it turns out that was a tie

10. Padam Padam (HAAi Remix)
Released on "Padam Padam (HAAi Remix)" single, 2023
Remixed by HAAi
22 points, 2 voters
Recording

a three-way tie

10. Real Groove (feat. Dua Lipa) [Studio 2054 Initial Talk Remix]
Released on "Real Groove (feat. Dua Lipa) [Studio 2054 Initial Talk Remix]" single, 2021
Remixed by Initial Talk
22 points, 2 voters
Recording

this one's an uncanny simulacrum of the 80s but it's pretty good at that, it worked much better than most of the other fake-80s remixes initial talk did that blew up on social media like a decade ago

8. Get Outta My Way (7th Heaven Club Mix)
Released on "Get Outta My Way" single, 2010
Remixed by 7th Heaven
24 points, 2 voters
Recording

this one's great, it's richer than the original and slightly softens it? really elevates it

8. Breathe (Sash! Club Mix)
Released on "Breathe" single, 1998
Remixed by Sash!
24 points, 2 voters
Recording

7. Put Yourself in My Place (Driza-Bone Mix)
Released on "Put Yourself in My Place" single, 1994
Remixed by Driza Bone
27 points, 2 voters
Recording

last one for now

2 of mine placed so far, Padam Padam and Put Yourself In My Place. Surprised it’s as many that as there’s so many remixes to choose from.

None of mine placed so far!

46 different remixes were voted for, these are just where we had the tiniest amount of consensus

Can't Get Blue Monday Out Of My Head was played during spinning class last night and it's been spinning in my head since

All these remixes are good so far

there are lots of good remixes to choose from

As I mentioned in the voting thread, I hadn't paid much attention to her remixes throughout the years so I had to do a lot of research before voting. She has a lot of really excellent ones.

I voted for the remix of Get Outta My Way which is so wonderful, the Dua Lipa mix and the Blue Monday remix. I assumed the latter would be a contender to win.

Weirdly, I didn’t think of ‘Can’t Get Blue Monday Out of My Head’ as a remix, but I guess it is. Would probably have voted for it.

I let time get away from me and only submitted a main ballot which is irritating cos I made a Remixes of Kylie playlist last year and it was there waiting for me to get round to it. I doubt this is a spoiler but if I'd managed to put one together I'd have had the Tom Middleton remix of Chocolate at number 1

6. Confide in Me (Big Brothers Mix)
Released on "Confide in Me" single, 1994
Remixed by Brothers in Rhythm
45 points, 4 voters
Recording

5. Where is the Feeling? (BIR Soundtrack)
Released on "Where is the Feeling" single, 1994
Remixed by Brothers in Rhythm
63 points, 4 voters, 1 #1 vote
Recording

both of these are fantastic, so much better than the album versions

4. Come Into My World (Fischerspooner Mix)
Released on "Come Into My World" single, 2002
Remixed by Fischerspooner
66 points, 5 voters, 2 #1 votes
Recording

I sent out this portion of the voting just because I hadn’t done enough of a deep listen to the remixes and I was less interested in getting my votes in for these, and more interested in the consensus from everybody else. Some good ones here!

3. The One (Freemasons Vocal Club Mix)
Released on "The One" single, 2008
Remixed by Freemasons
68 points, 5 voters
Recording

The first of mine to place (my #10) - kind of a shame as I was hoping to be Very Special And Unique

2. 2 Hearts (Version by Studio)
Released on "2 Hearts" single, 2007
Remixed by Studio
81 points, 6 voters, 1 #1 vote
Recording

1. Slow (Chemical Brothers Remix)
Released on "Red Blooded Woman" single, 2004
Remixed by The Chemical Brothers
96 points, 7 voters, 1 #1 vote
Recording

In my haste I forgot to vote for the Fischerspooner remix, but that is an extremely deserving top 5.

I wish I heard the Chemical Brothers remix of "Slow" out in the wild more, every time I have people on the dancefloor have gone absolutely crazy.

full results:

1. Slow (Chemical Brothers Remix) - 96 points, 7 voters, 1 #1 vote
2. 2 Hearts (Version by Studio) - 81 points, 6 voters, 1 #1 vote
3. The One (Freemasons Vocal Club Mix) - 68 points, 5 voters
4. Come Into My World (Fischerspooner Mix) - 66 points, 5 voters, 2 #1 votes
5. Where is the Feeling? (BIR Soundtrack) - 63 points, 4 voters, 1 #1 vote
6. Confide in Me (Big Brothers Mix) - 45 points, 4 voters
7. Put Yourself In My Place (Driza-Bone Mix) - 27 points, 2 voters
8. Get Outta My Way (7th Heaven Club Mix) - 24 points, 2 voters
8. Breathe (Sash! Club Mix) - 24 points, 2 voters
10. Can't Get Blue Monday Out Of My Head - 22 points, 3 voters
10. Padam Padam (HAAi Remix) - 22 points, 2 voters
10. Real Groove (Studio 2054 Initial Talk Remix) - 22 points, 2 voters
13. Timebomb (Peter Rauhofer Remix) - 20 points, 1 voter, 1 #1 vote
13. Stop Me from Falling (Joe Stone Remix) - 20 points, 1 voter, 1 #1 vote
13. On A Night Like This (Rob Searle Mix) - 20 points, 1 voter, 1 #1 vote
16. Giving You Up (Alter Ego Remix) - 18 points, 1 voter
16. Wow (MSTKRFT remix) - 18 points, 1 voter
16. Wow (Fuck Me I'm Famous Remix by David Guetta & Joachim Garraud) - 18 points, 1 voter
19. Please Stay (Hatiras Dreamy Dub Mix) - 16 points, 1 voter
19. Chocolate (Tom Middleton Cosmos Mix) - 16 points, 2 voters
21. GBI (German Bold Italic) (Ebony Boogie Down Mix) - 14 points, 1 voter
21. Falling Hands [Michael Mayer] - 14 points, 1 voter
21. Shocked (DNA mix) - 14 points, 1 voter
24. In My Arms (Chris Lake vocal mix) - 12 points, 1 voter
25. Where Is the Feeling? (BIR Dolphin Mix) - 11 points, 1 voter
25. Surrender (Talking Soul Mix) - 11 points, 1 voter
25. Right Here, Right Now (7th Heaven Club Mix) - 11 points, 1 voter
25. Slow (Synth City Remix) - 11 points, 1 voter
25. In My Arms (Sebastian Leger Vocal Mix) - 11 points, 1 voter
25. I Was Gonna Cancel (The Presets Remix) - 11 points, 1 voter
31. Confide in Me (Justin Warfield remix) - 10 points, 1 voter
31. Can't Get You Out Of My Head (Deluxe's Dirty Dub) - 10 points, 1 voter
31. Did It Again (Did It Four Times Mix) - 10 points, 1 voter
34. Shocked (Harding Curnow 12”) - 8 points, 1 voter
34. Too Far (Brothers In Rhythm Mix) - 8 points, 1 voter
34. Real Groove (Studio 2054 Remix) - 8 points, 1 voter
34. I Believe In You (Mylo vocal mix) - 8 points, 1 voter
38. Breathe (Tee’s Dub of Life) - 6 points, 1 voter
38. In Your Eyes (Mr. Bishi Mix) - 6 points, 1 voter
38. Finer Feelings (Brothers In Rhythm 12" Mix) - 6 points, 1 voter
40. Some Kind of Bliss (Quivver Mix) - 4 points, 1 voter
40. Too Far (Inner Door Mix) - 4 points, 1 voter
40. Magic (Purple Disco Machine Extended Mix) - 4 points, 1 voter
40. Love at First Sight (Ruff & Jam US Radio Mix) - 4 points, 1 voter
45. Breathe (Tee's Glimmer Mix) - 2 points, 1 voter
45. Tension (Shadow Child Remix) - 2 points, 1 voter

Cool. "Slow" got really stale for me through workplace radio exposure (I'm tempted to blame Triple J, but it would been have a different workplace from the one where I last implicated Triple J in an unrelated thread, so maybe not) but this mix freshens it up sufficiently today.

i doubt triple j would have played kylie back when "slow" came out

Yeah, I have doubts too, but I don't recall being force fed any other station during that period. There were definitely playing, say, St Etienne a little earlier, so it doesn't *quite* seem impossible. Maybe some commercial station and I've simply suppressed further memories.

Both the Slow and 2 Hearts remixes turn the relevant songs into their opposites.

The Chemical Bros take a minimalist and deliberately restrained song and produce an overblown epic.

Studio take a song which is winkingly (perhaps eyerollingly) camp and theatrical, and isolate something innocent and intimate at its core (the key to its magic is the decision to exclude the “I’m in love - wooh” refrain).

That's a fine choice for number one. I didn't know it before voting, but after a few recommendations on the voting thread it ended up being high on my list.

I was one of the number one voters for the Fischerspooner remix. I remember being blown away by the Top Of The Pops performance at the time.

YSI?

Any BIR mixes I heard in the ‘90s bounced off as too mershy*, but from this rollout I might slsk together a Minogue In Rhythm supercomp

*prob no Kylie remix landed with me until Fever, ie top 2 otm

ok let's do videos, we have a top 9

9. Better the Devil You Know
Released 1990
Directed by Paul Goldman
26 points, 2 voters
Video

Nice!

She’s got a lot of classic videos in my opinion, I’m sure not all of them will make it.

8. In Your Eyes
Released 2002
Directed by Dawn Shadforth
28 points, 2 voters
Video

didn't vote for videos as there were too many I hadn't seen, but she quite the catalogue

6. Spinning Around
Released 2000
Directed by Dawn Shadforth
42 points, 3 voters
Video

The Kylie reinvention really started with this video I think… definitely iconic shit.

spinning around video >>>>> spinning around the song

another tie of sorts

6. Slow
Released 2003
Directed by Baillie Walsh
42 points, 4 voters, 1 #1 vote
Video

5. Did It Again
Released 1997
Directed by Pedro Romhanyi
48 points, 3 voters
Video

@sarcap878
1 year ago
I was 7 years old when I first saw this on mtv and I thought Kylie Minogue was a girl group lol

4. Can't Get You Out Of My Head
Released 2001
Directed by Dawn Shadforth
60 points, 5 voters
Video

2. Love At First Sight
Released 2002
Directed by Johan Renck
66 points, 5 voters
Video

2. Confide In Me
Released 1994
Directed by Paul Boyd
66 points, 4 voters, 1 #1 vote
Video

Confide in me video is so good, never forget seeing that in 94 & being like WHOA look at our “KOILIE”!? She looked so cool
& had such a great concept -unforgettable for me imo

And yes I’m the #1 vote :)

& was there ever any doubt?

1. Come Into My World
Released 2002
Directed by Michel Gondry
100 points, 5 voters, 5 #1 votes
Video

my take away from going through a lot of her videos were that most of them are not very good (not terrible they're just not really doing much especially by pop star standards) but the fever videos really stand out as all being very cool

full video results

1. Come Into My World - 100 points, 5 voters, 5 #1 votes
2. Confide In Me - 66 points, 4 voters, 1 #1 vote
2. Love At First Sight - 66 points, 5 voters
4. Can't Get You Out Of My Head - 60 points, 5 voters
5. Did It Again - 48 points, 3 voters
6. Spinning Around - 42 points, 3 voters
6. Slow - 42 points, 4 voters, 1 #1 vote
8. In Your Eyes - 28 points, 2 voters
9. Better the Devil You Know - 26 points, 2 voters
10. On a Night Like This - 18 points, 1 voter
10. Wow - 18 points, 2 voters
12. Timebomb - 16 points, 2 voters
12. Some Kind of Bliss - 16 points, 1 voter
13. Locomotion  - 14 points, 1 voter
15. Step Back In Time  - 12 points, 1 voter
16. Tension - 10 points, 1 voter
17. GBI (German Bold Italic) - 8 points, 2 voters
17. Shocked - 8 points, 1 voter
17. All The Lovers - 8 points, 1 voter
20. Get Outta My Way - 6 points, 1 voter
20. Padam Padam - 6 points, 1 voter
22. In Your Arms - 4 points, 1 voter
22. What Do I Have to Do - 4 points, 1 voter
24. Please Stay - 2 points, 1 voter
24. Chocolate - 2 points, 1 voter

I voted for Some Kind of Bliss (chopped up and rearranged and repeated timeline, a mini film with pre-Lock Stock Dexter Fletcher as Kylie’s criminal lover), and On a Night Like This, which gets a lot of mileage out of Rutger Hauer’s presence and Kylie doing Sharon Stone in Casino.

The only surprise about “Come Into My World” is that there were seven music video ballots, and not every single one of them had a vote for it.

I felt a little underqualified to judge the videos so left it to the real headz. But "the one with the pedestrian crossings" was certainly the first to come to mind during the 27 or so seconds I considered it. (Also "that zero gravity one" -- "Put Yourself in My Place" apparently, which is seemingly way less popular.)

I re-watched the Come Into My World video a few times recently as it's one my daughter's favourites and it really is one of the best videos of all time. It makes me love the song even more.

I was the #1 voter for the "Slow" video. I find her totally mesmerizing in it.

I considered voting for the "Come Into My World" video because it's definitely technically impressive, but I don't think it fits the song especially well? I don't know. I never yearn to watch it.

surprised "Put Yourself in My Place" got nothing but maybe Kylie does Barbarella is just a me niche

ok albums time

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10. Light Years
Released 2000
56 points, 7 voters

light years is 1/3 top tier, 1/3 decent, 1/3 terrible. the inconsistency is frustrating and it feels quite a bit like a rough draft of fever but i really really like the good part of this album

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8. Kylie Minogue
Released 1994
72 points, 8 voters

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8. Rhythm of Love
Released 1990
72 points, 7 voters

my #4 and #5 - hoping my #1 isn't outside the top 10

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7. DISCO
Released 2020
88 points, 8 voters

all solid albums

i especially like the s/t , it's a fairly transparent attempt to capture the sounds that janet & madonna had recently been exploring but it does that fairly well

i voted for the first three though i decided to strategically vote and go with Infinite Disco as my Disco-era album of choice. But if we're talking studio releases it's hard to argue too hard against this placement.

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6. Aphrodite
Released 2010
116 points, 10 voters

i think this album is almost perfect tbh, it's front to back bangers, i still landed on her having five better albums, this is where i placed it.

I had more Aphrodite tracks in my poll than I expected.

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5. X
Released 2007
118 points, 11 voters, 1 #1 votes

i was surprised at how well this did, i didn't even consider it for my own ballot. there's a few gems but it makes light years seem cohesive and consistent

So top four is Fever for sure, but apart from that we have

Kylie
Enjoy Yourself
Let's Get To It
Impossible Princess
Body Language
Kiss Me Once
Golden
Tension
Tension II

had to give this my #1 in the end, it's just such a fun listen. fever was the one that made me notice her after basically forgetting she existed since middle school, body language kept my attention, this made me a huge fan.

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4. Impossible Princess
Released 1997
140 points, 9 voters, 1 #1 votes

phew!

this is so close to being an all-time classic, i wish she'd had the chance to try something like this again. the world in which she gets to thread the needle like janet did and get to make big swings like this while still having hits would have been great

her biggest swing since then was maybe Golden? that was unfortunately not the best fit for her, but i think this was a remarkably good fit. we're long past the stage where she'd try this kind of thing again but even now occasionally she'll drop a track which is really incredibly forward thinking. just not a whole album.

it's hard to really complain though, she's just about the best there is within her specific wheelhouse.

i mean a big swing in terms of ambition and at least slightly left-field sounds in the way of impossible princess, the velvet rope etc., not just a minor stylistic diversion like golden. but she seems understandably pretty happy with her career and has continued to produce excellent pop over the years so i can't really blame her

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3. Tension
Released 2023
148 points, 11 voters, 1 #1 votes

i hadn't heard Tension before this poll and was really impressed, it's a lot more than just Padam Padam

& I would say also a big swing

it was better than i remembered, it's pretty solid the whole way through, but i still prefer disco, i didn't have it this high

i know what you mean about Golden, though i think it's enough of a swing to count.

Tension was my #2, another year it might be my #1. Really incredibly impressive throughout, and i think it has her best single...

Golden is a swing and a miss imo

as expected...

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2. Kylie Christmas (Fully Wrapped)
Released 2025
154 points, 12 voters, 1 #1 votes

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1. Kylie Christmas
Released 2015
228 points, 12 voters, 8 #1 votes

Lol I did not even consider listening to these and I suffered through the Abbey Road Sessions.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

these are fun, never a chance i'd vote for them.

but seriously

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2. Body Language
Released 2003
154 points, 12 voters, 1 #1 votes

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1. Fever
Released 2001
228 points, 12 voters, 8 #1 votes

a no doubter for this poll

full results:

17. Kylie + Garibay - Sleepwalker EP - 2 points, 1 voter
15. Golden - 2 points, 1 voter
15. Let's Get to It - 2 points, 1 voter
14. Kiss Me Once - 8 points, 2 voters
13. Infinite DISCO - 14 points, 2 voters
12. Kylie - 16 points, 3 voters
11. Tension II - 20 points, 2 voters
10. Light Years - 56 points, 7 voters
8. Rhythm of Love - 72 points, 7 voters
8. Kylie Minogue - 72 points, 8 voters
7. DISCO - 88 points, 8 voters
6. Aphrodite - 116 points, 10 voters
5. X - 118 points, 11 voters, 1 #1 vote
4. Impossible Princess - 140 points, 9 voters, 1 #1 vote
3. Tension - 148 points, 11 voters, 1 #1 vote
2. Body Language - 154 points, 12 voters, 1 #1 vote
1. Fever - 228 points, 12 voters, 8 #1 votes

Nice. Thanks ufo. Impressed that that Kylie Christmas (Fully Wrapped) cover is a legit retail artefact. :)

I feel like I got back on the wagon somewhat circa Disco and Tension* -- it's probably obvious from my tracks ballot -- but I wasn't really sure how they might have rated, as longplayers, amongst hardcore scholars.

* possibly mostly a technology thing -- the barrier to casual listening being pretty much zero for pretty much everything by then.

there is also a snow queen edition of kylie christmas and a deluxe edition

Christmas albums are eternal!

The top ten here was pretty clear cut

Eight number ones for Fever is about what I was expecting. It's not just my favourite Kylie album, it's one of my favourite albums of the 21st century at this point. I wouldn't change a second of it. It was such a victory lap after Light Years did so well.

I'm pleased Disco has its supporters. I remember being disappointed it missed our end of year poll that year. I still revisit that one a lot.

Aphrodite was my number two. It felt like an apology record after X which got a lot of criticism at the time. As much as I love X, I can see why some people don't rate it. You can tell she overthought it a bit and it doesn't flow quite as well as some of her best albums. With Aphrodite, you know that Kylie and Stuart Price knew they had to get it right and I think they did. There isn't a weak song on there and despite it being very early 2010s in sound, I think it has held up remarkably well. It's a shame they didn't quite nail it with the singles choices. Better In Time was a weird pick for the third single when they had a whole bunch of better choices.

Tension at three is a big surprise. I revisited it last week and enjoyed it a lot. Padam is great and was a big moment for her, but there's better songs on there.

Delighted to see X in the top five. I think it's the album that really made me as a proper fan. I bought it around the same time I got albums like Britney's Blackout, Tangled Up by Girls Aloud and Overpowered (obviously soured on that one now) and it just felt like their was so many exciting things going on in pop music. So many of my favourite Kylie songs are on that one even though other releases of hers work better as full albums.

Body Language is the biggest grower in her back catalogue. I think I only liked the singles when I first heard it. Now I feel like I just wasn't ready for it. The whole album has aged like a dream and I love that she made such a leftfield album after the huge success of Fever. Decisions like that are why she'll always deserve more credit. She doesn't always do the predictable thing.

I agree with the above.

Much of my fondness for X (above and beyond its strict quality) is premised on it being a big album amongst a lot of my friends, I heard it at house parties a lot.

Fever was an enormous album for me not merely as a redemption of Kylie-as-pop-artist after I was frustrated by Light Years, but as a redemption of (post-French) disco-pop generally. I remember feeling so tired of the chart-friendly end of that sound by 2001 (Daft Punk's second album notwithstanding) that, before the album was released, I would have laughed at the proposition that a song like "Love At First Sight" would turn out to be one of my favourite songs of all time.

I didn’t put any albums on my ballot because despite my (patchy) fandom, I’ve not really been an album girly w Kylie? Mainly singles for me, especially later period. But I really should go back & dig in.

Just thinking that she had a UK number one single less than a year ago, and I'd be surprised if it got a single vote. Has anyone even heard it?

It’s ok but I don’t really have much desire to re-listen to it. Christmas #1s are also kind of a gimmick.

her highest uk singles chart placement since "slow"! it's inane and inoffensive, it's no "all i want for christmas is you" but there are far worse attempts at festive pop out there

the christmas album and it's various reissues are kinda worth a listen or at least a skim just because there's some odd decisions, like a fairly faithful cover of "christmas wrapping" with iggy pop inexplicably yelling in the background, a duet with james corden of all people covering "only you" (does that even have any connection to christmas?) and a cover of "everybody's free (to feel good)" (which definitely doesn't have anything to do with christmas) that turns it into a very short disco-power-ballad?

The Flying Pickets’ cover of ‘Only You’ was the UK Christmas number one in 1983. So guess it has some slight Christmas connection.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmJB8ObOe1k

beat me to it!

I really liked the Christmas single and felt a bit emotional when she got the number one. It was everywhere when we were back in the UK last Christmas. I didn't consider voting for it or anything, but I thought it was definitely one of the strongest Christmas singles I'd heard in a long time. The latest version of the Christmas album was much improved as she added some songs that were actually good like Hot In December and the James Cordon duet was removed which made the whole thing more enjoyable.

In a world of multiple bonus track editions for different territories and retailers, and new versions of an album to rort the fans released weeks apart, I kind of love the idea of a Christmas album that just gets updated every few years. Tenth anniversary update of the Snow Queen edition next month, c’mon!

Are we starting the singles roll-out tonight?

It's going to begin Monday iirc

yeah singles starting next week

as you've probably guessed, life got in the road and the tracks rollout will start next week instead. apologies!

No worries ufo. Take you're time. Hope everything is ok.

^^^^^

yeah you’re good, take care out there!!

ok rollout will start in ~8 hours! sorry for the delays. we'll do 15 tracks a day

no images though sorry, i had drafts done for about a third of them but i'm really lacking in inspiration & motivation so it's just not happening

for a top 60 that is

i think we're all just happy you're handling it, thank you!

Brilliant! What a nice surprise!

Hooray!

Top 60 sounds great!

60. It's No Secret
Written & produced by Stock Aitken Waterman
First released on Kylie, 1988
Released as a single in 1988
Chart peaks: USA - 37
78 points, 2 voters
Music video
Studio version

59. Aphrodite
Written & produced by Nerina Pallot & Andy Chatterley, with additional production by Stuart Price
First released on Aphrodite, 2010
79 points, 2 voters
Studio version

58. Promises
Written by Kurtis Mantronik & David Billing
Produced by Kurtis Mantronik, with additional production by Johnny Douglas
First released on Body Language, 2003
84 points, 3 voters
Studio version

57. Crystallize
Written by Kylie Minogue, Dev Hynes and Scott Hoffman
Produced by Babydaddy
First released as a single in 2014
Chart peaks: UK - 60
85 points, 4 voters
Music video

obv all great tracks, iirc I had to cut Crystallize for other songs, but it's great. I did vote for Promises and Aphrodite, a couple of absolutely sick cuts imo.

56. Turn It Into Love
Written & produced by Stock Aitken Waterman
First released on Kylie, 1988
Released as a single, 1988
Chart peaks: Japan - 34
87 points, 4 voters
Music video
Live acoustic in Japan, 2025
Cover by Wink

this was a bigger hit for wink than kylie in japan

also my favourite from the debut

55. Where Is The Feeling? (BIR Dolphin Mix)
Written by Wilf Smarties & Jayn Hanna
Produced & remixed by Brothers In Rhythm
Originally recorded by Within A Dream
First released on Kylie Minogue, 1994
BIR Dolphin Mix released as a single in 1994
Chart peaks: Australia - 31, UK - 16
88 points, 2 voters
Music video (single version)
Album version
Original by Within A Dream

(both votes were for the single version)

54. Too Far
Written by Kylie Minogue
Produced by Kylie Minogue & Brothers in Rhythm
First released on Impossible Princess, 1997
92 points, 3 voters
Studio version
Live 1998
Live 2006

the studio version of "where is the feeling?" has some nice piano on it but the single version (which is cut down from the bir soundtrack mix) is so much better, it's a fantastic track

i love "too far" too

53. Your Disco Needs You
Written by Kylie Minogue, Guy Chambers & Robbie Williams
Produced by Guy Chambers & Steve Power
First released on Light Years, 2000
Released as a single in 2001
Chart peaks: Australia - 20
94 points, 4 voters
Music video

I was surprised to find myself giving points to "It's No Secret". I'd almost forgotten it existed but once reminded it lingered in my head for weeks and I couldn't *not* acknowledge it. Glad I was apparently not alone.

Ah (XP) #53 was the pretty much the last thing to fall off the end of my ballot, and I was berated for it by a fan I showed my ballot to lol.

i really wasn't expecting the next one to show up

This is one of those tracks I have a lot of affection for though I don’t really consider it anything more than kind of fun.

52. Where the Wild Roses Grow
With Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Written by Nick Cave
Produced by Victor Van Vugt, Tony Cohen, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
First released as a single, 1995
Chart peaks: Australia - 2, UK - 2
98 points, 3 voters
Music video
Live 2019

didn't even place in the nick cave poll from a while ago lol

it's not bad but it's hard to really care about it beyond the novelty factor

oh yeah, wow, to be honest, I never even really considered voting for this, even though it’s really good. I always considered it a Nick Cave song even though she’s certainly seized upon it as part of her journey.

I do actually think she’s the best aspect of the recording, however

yeah absolutely

51. Please Stay
Written by Kylie Minogue, Richard "Biff" Stannard, Julian Gallagher & John Themis
Produced by Richard "Biff" Stannard & Julian Gallagher
First released on Light Years, 2000
Released as a single in 2000
Chart peaks: Australia - 15, UK - 10
102 points, 2 voters, 1 #1 vote
Music video
Live 2000
Live 2005

*52. Where the Wild Roses Grow*
With Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Written by Nick Cave
Produced by Victor Van Vugt, Tony Cohen, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
First released as a single, 1995
Chart peaks: Australia - 2, UK - 2
98 points, 3 voters
Music video🕸
Live 2019🕸

I hate Nick Cave but I love this song and I’m kind of surprised to see it place so low! Peak Indie Kylie era.

i looooove "please stay", super underrated single, the flamenco-disco sound is fantastic

*53. Your Disco Needs You*
Written by Kylie Minogue, Guy Chambers & Robbie Williams
Produced by Guy Chambers & Steve Power
First released on _Light Years_, 2000
Released as a single in 2001
Chart peaks: Australia - 20
94 points, 4 voters
Music video🕸

I always thought G-A-Y’s various locales and Heaven alone must have generated 80% of the global royalties for this song. But then I looked up her actual setlists for Heaven and she’s only performed it once there in six performances!

https://kylieminogue.fandom.com/wiki/Heaven_(nightclub)

48. Burning Up
Written & produced by Greg Fitzgerald & Tom Nichols
First released on Fever, 2001
104 points, 3 voters
Studio version
Live 2002

48. 2 Hearts
Written & produced by Jim Eliot & Mima Stilwell
Originally recorded by Kish Mauve
First released as a single in 2007
Released on X, 2007
Chart peaks: Australia - 1, UK - 4
104 points, 3 voters
36 points for Version by Studio
34 points for Alan Braxe Remix
Music video
Version by Studio
Alan Braxe Remix

48. Look My Way
Written & produced by Stock Aitken Waterman
First released on Kylie, 1988
104 points, 3 voters
Studio version
Live 1988

i didn't vote for any of these three but "look my way" is my favourite of the three. the live performance is worth checking out, she's got a live band with lots of sax so it's got much more of a sophisti-pop feel there

really glad Look My Way placed, it’s reminiscent of several other songs, in the best possible manner.

47. Made of Glass
Written by Kylie Minogue, Brian Higgins, Lisa Cowling, Miranda Cooper & Tim Powell
Produced by Xenomania
First released on "Giving You Up" single, 2005
107 points, 4 voters
Studio version

the studio version of "where is the feeling?" has some nice piano on it but the single version (which is cut down from the bir soundtrack mix) is so much better, it's a fantastic track

i love "too far" too

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So odd to think of the Dolphin mix of "Where Is the Feeling" as a single, given it's basically Kylie whispering (in her peak faux-British accent era) over a techno track with some random backing vocals thrown in from time to time. I wonder she considered it (the single version) as a response to Madonna's "Bedtime Story"?

I'd forgotten about "Made of Glass" - great track I should have voted for.

last one for today

46. Falling
Written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe
Produced by Pete Heller & Terry Farley
First released on Kylie Minogue, 1994
117 points, 5 voters
Studio version
Pet Shop Boys demo

60. It's No Secret - 78 points, 2 voters
59. Aphrodite - 79 points, 2 voters
58. Promises - 84 points, 3 voters
57. Crystallize - 85 points, 4 voters
56. Turn It Into Love - 87 points, 4 voters
55. Where Is The Feeling? - 88 points, 2 voters
54. Too Far - 92 points, 3 voters
53. Your Disco Needs You - 94 points, 4 voters
52. Where the Wild Roses Grow - 98 points, 3 voters
51. Please Stay - 102 points, 2 voters, 1 #1 vote
48. Look My Way - 104 points, 3 voters
48. 2 Hearts - 104 points, 3 voters
48. Burning Up - 104 points, 3 voters
47. Made Of Glass - 107 points, 4 voters
46. Falling - 117 points, 5 voters

I'm very surprised to see three songs from the debut here. I guess I need to re-listen to that album. Also surprised to see the relatively low placement for Your Disco Needs You.

Just Made Of Glass from my list today. Such an incredible B-Side and peak Xenomania.

Happy to see Promises, Burning Up and Aphrodite make it. They were all on my long list.

My ballot was 90% old stuff

I also contributed points to "Crystallize" from this batch. And probably should given something to, at least, "Where Is the Feeling?"

Maybe it's an Aus thing (or a Melb thing) but I felt almost obliged to respect "Roses" on some level at the time. It's like a kerrazy King and Queen of Moomba pairing lol. But the chorus is kinda stilted and I can't say I liked it overly as a song.

Wow -- "2 Hearts" that low.

the vote counts for Braxe and Lissvik tell a specific and intersting story imo

My ballot was 90% old stuff

what’s the delineation for “old”?

(in post context looks like Yr Disco Needs, which is a perfect cutoff if so — 13 years after her debut, 26 years before this poll)

I never heard that Braxe remix and don’t really get the appeal, it sounds too much of Braxe and very little Kylie. That said, the original isn’t one of her most appealing to me either.

I always thought of Spinning Around/Light Years as the cutoff point between “old” and “new” but that’s based on how I felt at the time tbh.

It's No Secret - forgot all about this, really regret not voting for it now, it's lovely
Aphrodite / Turn It Into Love / Made of Glass - all high on my longlist, on another day would have been on there
Promises / Crystallize / 2 Hearts / Look My Way - these are fine, not quite a-tier for me
Where Is The Feeling? (BIR Dolphin Mix) - Fuck this is incredible, how did i miss it?!
Too Far - Really like this, great vocal performance, ultimately too much other great stuff on Impossible Princess to give it any points.
Your Disco Needs You - Never really cared for this one, it leans into the cheesy camp aspect too much for me
Where the Wild Roses Grow - this was the first thing I culled from my longlist, still like it but would have felt weird to actually vote for it.
Please Stay - this is fine, I don't really like the sound of Light Years but the Hatiras Dreamy Dub Mix is fantastic.
Burning Up - TOO LOW, my favourite track from Fever
Falling - perfectly fine but has never really stood out to me

I'm actually surprised to see 2 Hearts make it at all. I like it, but I was always under the impression people found it a disappointing lead single for X. Expectations were so high for it as her big return.

Happy to see Please Stay, Turn It Into Love, and Made of Glass place.

i did not do my homework for this but i'm really enjoying the rollout. god she's just the best. "crystallize" is one i hadn't heard that's really doing it for me.

I was always under the impression people found it a disappointing lead single for X.

I know I was. It felt like she was going for a Goldfrapp vibe, even down to the esthetic in the video. But the song isn't that good.

Kylie probably has the longest timespan between songs i put in my own inner circle HOF for a favorite artist (Look My Way in 1988, a handful of others in 2023)

Many xpost to sic by “old” I mean at least half my ballot was stuff from her first 10 years 87-97

I remember there was such a negative reaction to 2 Hearts when it came out, especially on Popjustice where she's treated as pop royalty. It's a pretty good single, but when you hear what else was on the album it was a bizarre choice for the lead after her time away. It should have been The One.

Yeah, agreed. I can't believe The One got fifth-single status. It deserved better.

45. Things Can Only Get Better
Written & produced by Stock Aitken Waterman
First released on Rhythm of Love, 1990
122 points, 5 voters
Studio version

i love how much this sounds like new order

44. Did It Again
Written by Kylie Minogue, Steve Anderson & Dave Seaman
Produced by Brothers in Rhythm
First released on Impossible Princess, 1997
Released as a single in 1997
Chart peaks: Australia - 15, UK - 14
132 points, 3 voters
Music video
Album version

43. Red Blooded Woman
Written by Johnny Douglas & Karen Poole
Produced by Johnny Douglas
First released on Body Language, 2003
Released as a single in 2004
Chart peaks: Australia - 4, UK - 5
137 points, 5 voters
Music video

42. Love Affair
Written by Kylie Minogue, Richard "Biff" Stannard & Julian Gallagher
Produced by Richard "Biff" Stannard & Julian Gallagher
First released on Fever, 2001
139 points, 5 voters
Studio version

so many choice cuts....i voted for TCOGB, prefer it to the Howard Jones song of the same name

41. I'm So High
Written by Kylie Minogue, Guy Chambers & Megan Smith
Produced by Guy Chambers & Steve Power
First released on Light Years, 2000
148 points, 4 voters
Studio version

40. Light Years
Written by Kylie Minogue, Richard "Biff" Stannard & Julian Gallagher
Produced by Guy Chambers & Steve Power
First released on Light Years, 2000
154 points, 5 voters
Studio version

Did It Again has that classic video ofc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmQJ6_jOo7g

39. In Your Eyes
Written by Kylie Minogue, Richard "Biff" Stannard, Julian Gallagher & Ash Howes
Produced by Richard "Biff" Stannard & Julian Gallagher
First released on Fever, 2001
Released as a single in 2002
Chart peaks: Australia - 1, UK - 3
160 points, 5 voters, 1 #1 vote
Music video

I'm So High is one i had kinda slept on but this poll woke me up, great track. obv Light Years also a great one, i think it's a little curious it was buried at the end of the album. I guess it feels like one that would have served as a great opener and maybe a brief reprise could have served as the closer but what do i know?

38. Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi
Written & produced by Stock Aitken Waterman
First released on Kylie, 1988
Released as a single in 1988
Chart peaks: Australia - 11, UK - 2
166 points, 4 voters
Music video

37. I Should Be So Lucky
Written & produced by Stock Aitken Waterman
First released as a single in 1987
Released on Kylie, 1988
Chart peaks: Australia - 1, UK - 1, USA - 28
167 points, 5 voters
Music video

I ran out of room for je ne cest pas porquois, glad to see some love here! And I had I should be so lucky as my #11 because i can’t quit it <3

Also I love the key change/s in I should be so lucky <3

35. Step Back in Time
Written & produced by Stock Aitken Waterman
First released on Rhythm of Love, 1990
Released as a single in 1990
Chart peaks: Australia - 5, UK - 4
168 points, 5 voters, 1 #1 vote
Music video

35. Your Love
Written by Kylie Minogue, Pascal Gabriel & Paul Statham
Produced by Pascal Gabriel & Paul Statham
First released on Fever, 2001
168 points, 4 voters, 1 #1 vote
Studio version

i love "your love", it's so breezy and has a fantastic chorus

34. GBI (German Bold Italic)
Towa Tei feat. Kylie Minogue & Haruomi Hosono
Written by Kylie Minogue & Towa Tei
Produced by Towa Tei
First released on Sound Museum, 1997
Released as a single in 1997
Chart peaks: Australia - 50, UK - 63
171 points, 6 voters
Music video
Album version

otm re Your Love, it was a late cut for me

Step Back In Time!

they will never dodge the “I wanna fuck” intro allegations lol

33. Timebomb
Written by Karen Poole, Matt Schwartz & Paul Harris
Produced by Matt Schwartz & Paul Harris
First released as a single in 2012
Chart peaks: Australia - 12, UK - 31
173 points, 6 voters, 1 #1 vote
Music video

32. Shocked
Written & produced by Stock Aitken Waterman
First released on Rhythm of Love, 1990
DNA mix released as a single in 1991
Chart peaks: Australia - 7, UK - 6
174 points, 6 voters
34 points for DNA mix
Music video (DNA Mix)
Album version

Yay!! I think about the rap in the bridge a lot
Feels very Technotronic “pump up the jam”

they will never dodge the “I wanna fuck” intro allegations lol

one of the better plausibly deniable uses of what is only arguably "funk" in this context, right up there with FM by Steely Dan.

last for now

30. On a Night Like This
Written by Steve Torch, Graham Stack, Mark Taylor & Brian Rawling
Produced by Graham Stack & Mark Taylor
Originally recorded by Pandora
First released on Light Years, 2000
Released as a single in 2000
Chart peaks: Australia - 1, UK - 2
182 points, 5 voters
Music video
Live 2010

30. Hand on Your Heart
Written & produced by Stock Aitken Waterman
First released as a single in 1989
Released on Enjoy Yourself, 1989
Chart peaks: Australia - 4, UK - 1
182 points, 4 voters
Music video
Live 2005

45. Things Can Only Get Better - 122 points, 5 voters
44. Did It Again - 132 points, 3 voters
43. Red Blooded Woman - 137 points, 5 voters
42. Love Affair - 139 points, 5 voters
41. I'm So High - 148 points, 4 voters
40. Light Years - 154 points, 5 voters
39. In Your Eyes - 160 points, 5 voters, 1 #1 vote
38. Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi - 166 points, 4 voters
37. I Should Be So Lucky - 167 points, 5 voters
35. Your Love - 168 points, 4 voters, 1 #1 vote
35. Step Back in Time - 168 points, 5 voters, 1 #1 vote
34. GBI (German Bold Italic) - 171 points, 6 voters
33. Timebomb - 173 points, 6 voters, 1 #1 vote
32. Shocked - 174 points, 6 voters
30. Hand on Your Heart - 182 points, 4 voters
30. On a Night Like This - 182 points, 5 voters

oh i should post the full results so far

60. It's No Secret - 78 points, 2 voters
59. Aphrodite - 79 points, 2 voters
58. Promises - 84 points, 3 voters
57. Crystallize - 85 points, 4 voters
56. Turn It Into Love - 87 points, 4 voters
55. Where Is The Feeling? - 88 points, 2 voters
54. Too Far - 92 points, 3 voters
53. Your Disco Needs You - 94 points, 4 voters
52. Where the Wild Roses Grow - 98 points, 3 voters
51. Please Stay - 102 points, 2 voters, 1 #1 vote
48. Look My Way - 104 points, 3 voters
48. 2 Hearts - 104 points, 3 voters
48. Burning Up - 104 points, 3 voters
47. Made Of Glass - 107 points, 4 voters
46. Falling - 117 points, 5 voters
45. Things Can Only Get Better - 122 points, 5 voters
44. Did It Again - 132 points, 3 voters
43. Red Blooded Woman - 137 points, 5 voters
42. Love Affair - 139 points, 5 voters
41. I'm So High - 148 points, 4 voters
40. Light Years - 154 points, 5 voters
39. In Your Eyes - 160 points, 5 voters, 1 #1 vote
38. Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi - 166 points, 4 voters
37. I Should Be So Lucky - 167 points, 5 voters
35. Your Love - 168 points, 4 voters, 1 #1 vote
35. Step Back in Time - 168 points, 5 voters, 1 #1 vote
34. GBI (German Bold Italic) - 171 points, 6 voters
33. Timebomb - 173 points, 6 voters, 1 #1 vote
32. Shocked - 174 points, 6 voters
30. Hand on Your Heart - 182 points, 4 voters
30. On a Night Like This - 182 points, 5 voters

i'm kinda shocked OANLT wound up this low, but she's got so many bangers

yeah "on a night like this" is one of her very best and i was surprised it was this low, i love the balearic-trance sound

Yes the "Did It Again" video clip is fantastic - Kylie sprinted so that Taylor could hobble.

Adore all of the Fever tracks that made it today/yesterday - kind of amazing that they all sit in the back half of that album, a real sign of just how strong that album is (in the second half I think only "Dancefloor" is relatively weaker, and then only relatively so).

Due to haste I forgot to vote for "GBI" but I love it - perfect in every way. Here's where I gratuitously note that Towa Tei's album from this year is really fantastic.

And yeah the rap in "Shocked" (and Kylie's determined mogging during that stretch of the accompanying video clip) is iconic.

"Hand on Your Heart" appears to be the first acknowledgement of the existence of Enjoy Yourself in any category!?

I voted for a bunch of these. Pretty sure "Shocked" and "Step Back" fell victim to my semi-conscious "all else being equal favour whatever is likely in most need in support" tendencies. ie. "Things Can Only Get Better" got the nod instead for 1990-ness lol.

Hand on Your Heart was my #4

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