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Being a boring Saturday arvo, I had a look at songs that charted under or over the Witness prediction lists of previous years, and copied them all down for reference.
Songs that charted 10+ over predictions 2009
7 Lisa Mitchell - Coin Laundry 29
8 Lily Allen - Not Fair 21
12 Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden - Bonkers 31
16 Gossip, The - Heavy Cross 99
23 Bloody Beetroots, The - Warp 1.9 39
24 Flight Of The Conchords - Carol Brown 41
26 Metric - Help I'm Alive 92
27 La Roux - In For The Kill 65
29 Sarah Blasko - All I Want 57
34 Little Birdy - Brother 54
35 Muse - Resistance 45
37 Hilltop Hoods - Still Standing x
38 Passion Pit - Little Secrets 64
39 John Butler Trio - One Way Road 89
40 Angus And Julia Stone - And The Boys 50
43 Bloody Beetroots, The - Awesome (Ft. Cool Kids) x
45 Florence & The Machine - Drumming Song 96
49 Powderfinger - All Of The Dreamers x
50 Sia - Buttons {CSS Remix} x
53 Miike Snow - Animal 33
55 Franz Ferdinand - No You Girls 25
56 XX, The - Islands x
58 Temper Trap, The - Love Lost x
59 Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone 47
60 Lily Allen - 22 x
66 Illy - Pictures x
67 Washington - Cement x
71 Bertie Blackman - Byrds Of Prey 94
73 MSTRKRFT - Heartbreaker x
75 Wolfmother - New Moon Rising x
77 Jet - She's A Genius x
80 Dizzee Rascal & Calvin Harris - Holiday x
81 Mumford & Sons - The Cave x
82 Miami Horror - Sometimes x
86 Flight Of The Conchords - Too Many Dicks x
Songs that charted 10 or more spots lower than predicted 2009
36 Weezer - (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To 19
53 Miike Snow - Animal 33
55 Franz Ferdinand - No You Girls 25
59 Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone 47
61 Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks 13
64 Middle East, The - Blood 17
68 Prodigy, The - Omen 27
70 Animal Collective - My Girls 7
88 NOFX - Creeping Out Sara 51
91 Manchester Orchestra - I've Got Friends 49
92 Friendly Fires - Skeleton Boy 48
93 Bertie Blackman - Thump 60
95 Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch 53
Songs that charted 10+ over predictions 2010
5 Boy & Bear - Fall At Your Feet 26
10 Mark Ronson & The Business Intl - Somebody To Love Me {Ft. Boy George & Andrew Wyatt} 20
12 Drapht - Rapunzel 33
15 Duck Sauce - Barbara Streisand 46
23 Bliss N Eso - Addicted 37
24 Sparkadia - Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs 51
25 Gotye - Eyes Wide Open 55
27 Florence & The Machine/Dizzee Rascal - You've Got The Dirtee Love {Live} 50
29 Illy - It Can Wait {Ft. Owl Eyes} 99
35 Mark Ronson & The Business Intl - The Bike Song {Ft. Kyle Falconer & Spank Rock} 61
37 Gorillaz - Doncamatic {Ft. Daley} 58
41 Bliss N Eso - Down By The River x
45 Boy & Bear - Rabbit Song x
47 Birds Of Tokyo - Wild At Heart 78
53 Bliss N Eso - Reflections x
54 Miami Horror - Holidays {Ft. Alan Palomo} x
56 Sia - Bring Night x
57 Example - Kickstarts x
59 Washington - Rich Kids 98
60 Children Collide - My Eagle 96
62 Angus And Julia Stone - Hold On x
64 Gypsy & The Cat - Jona Vark x
66 Cold War Kids - Audience 86
67 Vampire Weekend - Holiday x
75 Hungry Kids Of Hungary - Coming Around 85
78 Gorillaz - Stylo {Ft. Bobby Womack and Mos Def} x
80 Black Keys, The - Howlin' For You x
83 Arcade Fire - Modern Man 93
84 Washington - The Hardest Part x
85 Hot Chip - I Feel Better x
86 Evil Eddie - Queensland x
87 Birds Of Tokyo - The Saddest Thing I Know x
89 Interpol - Barricade x
Songs that charted 10 spots or more lower than predicted 2010
26 Crystal Castles - Not In Love {Ft. Robert Smith} 3
30 Yeasayer - O.N.E 17
31 National, The - Bloodbuzz Ohio 18
33 Tame Impala - Solitude Is Bliss 13
36 Chiddy Bang - Opposite Of Adults 21
44 Crystal Castles - Baptism 23
48 Pendulum - Witchcraft 19
58 Arcade Fire - The Suburbs 29
63 Arcade Fire - Ready To Start 31
69 Pendulum - Watercolour 57
71 Gypsy & The Cat - Piper's Song 56
74 Tame Impala - Lucidity 42
77 Big Boi - Shutterbugg {Ft. Cutty} 28
81 Klaxons - Echoes 24
92 LCD Soundsystem - I Can Change 71
95 Broken Bells - The High Road 70
96 Jonsi - Go Do 60
98 Foals - Spanish Sahara 34
In terms of relevance for this year, Boy and Bear are still a real shot at 2nd, and I'd be hesitant putting M83 too high up.
Songs that charted 10+ over predictions 2009
7 Lisa Mitchell - Coin Laundry 29
8 Lily Allen - Not Fair 21
12 Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden - Bonkers 31
16 Gossip, The - Heavy Cross 99
23 Bloody Beetroots, The - Warp 1.9 39
24 Flight Of The Conchords - Carol Brown 41
26 Metric - Help I'm Alive 92
27 La Roux - In For The Kill 65
29 Sarah Blasko - All I Want 57
34 Little Birdy - Brother 54
35 Muse - Resistance 45
37 Hilltop Hoods - Still Standing x
38 Passion Pit - Little Secrets 64
39 John Butler Trio - One Way Road 89
40 Angus And Julia Stone - And The Boys 50
43 Bloody Beetroots, The - Awesome (Ft. Cool Kids) x
45 Florence & The Machine - Drumming Song 96
49 Powderfinger - All Of The Dreamers x
50 Sia - Buttons {CSS Remix} x
53 Miike Snow - Animal 33
55 Franz Ferdinand - No You Girls 25
56 XX, The - Islands x
58 Temper Trap, The - Love Lost x
59 Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone 47
60 Lily Allen - 22 x
66 Illy - Pictures x
67 Washington - Cement x
71 Bertie Blackman - Byrds Of Prey 94
73 MSTRKRFT - Heartbreaker x
75 Wolfmother - New Moon Rising x
77 Jet - She's A Genius x
80 Dizzee Rascal & Calvin Harris - Holiday x
81 Mumford & Sons - The Cave x
82 Miami Horror - Sometimes x
86 Flight Of The Conchords - Too Many Dicks x
Songs that charted 10 or more spots lower than predicted 2009
36 Weezer - (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To 19
53 Miike Snow - Animal 33
55 Franz Ferdinand - No You Girls 25
59 Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone 47
61 Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks 13
64 Middle East, The - Blood 17
68 Prodigy, The - Omen 27
70 Animal Collective - My Girls 7
88 NOFX - Creeping Out Sara 51
91 Manchester Orchestra - I've Got Friends 49
92 Friendly Fires - Skeleton Boy 48
93 Bertie Blackman - Thump 60
95 Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch 53
Songs that charted 10+ over predictions 2010
5 Boy & Bear - Fall At Your Feet 26
10 Mark Ronson & The Business Intl - Somebody To Love Me {Ft. Boy George & Andrew Wyatt} 20
12 Drapht - Rapunzel 33
15 Duck Sauce - Barbara Streisand 46
23 Bliss N Eso - Addicted 37
24 Sparkadia - Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs 51
25 Gotye - Eyes Wide Open 55
27 Florence & The Machine/Dizzee Rascal - You've Got The Dirtee Love {Live} 50
29 Illy - It Can Wait {Ft. Owl Eyes} 99
35 Mark Ronson & The Business Intl - The Bike Song {Ft. Kyle Falconer & Spank Rock} 61
37 Gorillaz - Doncamatic {Ft. Daley} 58
41 Bliss N Eso - Down By The River x
45 Boy & Bear - Rabbit Song x
47 Birds Of Tokyo - Wild At Heart 78
53 Bliss N Eso - Reflections x
54 Miami Horror - Holidays {Ft. Alan Palomo} x
56 Sia - Bring Night x
57 Example - Kickstarts x
59 Washington - Rich Kids 98
60 Children Collide - My Eagle 96
62 Angus And Julia Stone - Hold On x
64 Gypsy & The Cat - Jona Vark x
66 Cold War Kids - Audience 86
67 Vampire Weekend - Holiday x
75 Hungry Kids Of Hungary - Coming Around 85
78 Gorillaz - Stylo {Ft. Bobby Womack and Mos Def} x
80 Black Keys, The - Howlin' For You x
83 Arcade Fire - Modern Man 93
84 Washington - The Hardest Part x
85 Hot Chip - I Feel Better x
86 Evil Eddie - Queensland x
87 Birds Of Tokyo - The Saddest Thing I Know x
89 Interpol - Barricade x
Songs that charted 10 spots or more lower than predicted 2010
26 Crystal Castles - Not In Love {Ft. Robert Smith} 3
30 Yeasayer - O.N.E 17
31 National, The - Bloodbuzz Ohio 18
33 Tame Impala - Solitude Is Bliss 13
36 Chiddy Bang - Opposite Of Adults 21
44 Crystal Castles - Baptism 23
48 Pendulum - Witchcraft 19
58 Arcade Fire - The Suburbs 29
63 Arcade Fire - Ready To Start 31
69 Pendulum - Watercolour 57
71 Gypsy & The Cat - Piper's Song 56
74 Tame Impala - Lucidity 42
77 Big Boi - Shutterbugg {Ft. Cutty} 28
81 Klaxons - Echoes 24
92 LCD Soundsystem - I Can Change 71
95 Broken Bells - The High Road 70
96 Jonsi - Go Do 60
98 Foals - Spanish Sahara 34
In terms of relevance for this year, Boy and Bear are still a real shot at 2nd, and I'd be hesitant putting M83 too high up.
. Thinking of adding rope though when I make last edit.
