The best No 1 records: Cher Lloyd – Swagger Jagger

The best No 1 records: Cher Lloyd – Swagger Jagger. 2011: On first listen it was the awful work of a pop Frankenstein. SkiptomaincontentSkiptonavigationAdvertisementNewsOpinionSportCultureLifestyleShowMoreShowMoreNewsViewallNewsWorldnewsUKnewsCoronavirusClimatecrisisEnvironmentScienceGlobaldevelopmentFootballTechBusinessObituariesOpinionViewallOpinionTheGuardianviewColumnistsCartoonsOpinionvideosLettersSportViewallSportFootballCricketRugbyunionTennisCyclingF1GolfUSsportsCultureViewallCultureBooksMusicTV&radioArt&designFilmGamesClassicalStageLifestyleViewallLifestyleFashionFoodRecipesLove&sexHealth&fitnessHome&gardenWomenMenFamilyTravelMoneySearchSearchMakeacontributionSubscribeSearchjobsHolidaysDigitalArchiveGuardianPuzzlesappGuardiancontentlicensingsiteTheGuardianappVideoPodcastsPicturesNewslettersToday'spaperInsidetheGuardianTheObserverGuardianWeeklyCrosswordsCorrectionsFacebookTwitterSearchjobsHolidaysDigitalArchiveGuardianPuzzlesappGuardiancontentlicensingsiteBooksMusicTV&radioArt&designFilmGamesClassicalStage60yearsofNo1singlesCherLloydThebestNo1records:CherLloyd–SwaggerJagger2011:OnfirstlistenitwastheawfulworkofapopFrankenstein.AfewplaysonandyouhadtosubmittotheonslaughtofhooksCherLloydonTheXFactorLiveTour.Photograph:BrianRasic/RexFeaturesCherLloydonTheXFactorLiveTour.Photograph:BrianRasic/RexFeaturesTomEwingThu31May201221.01BSTSwaggerJaggermakesthislistbecauseitwastheonlychart-topperinadrearyyearthatwasactuallysurprising.Surprisinglyterrible,youmightargue,andonthefirstplayIcompletelyagreed:CherLloydstompingaroundpuffingherselfupwiththechorusofOhMyDarlingClementinestitchedinbysometerriblepopFrankenstein.Butthat'sthechartsforyou:foreveryloveatfirstplaythere'sahugeWTF,andinthiscaseshockturnedtogrudgingrespectforLloyd'schutzpah,andthenoutrightenjoymentatquitehowmanyhooksandtrickstheproducerstrytograbyouwith.Inawayit'slikepop'sturneda50-yearcircle:high-trouseredimpresariosmastermindingcheapbutsometimesthrillingrip-offsofAmericanstars,onlynowit'stheBlackEyedPeasandFarEastMovementtheypillage,notElvis.SeeeveryNo1hitfrom2011TopicsCherLloyd60yearsofNo1singlesTheXFactorPopandrockfeaturesReusethiscontentMostviewedMostviewedBooksMusicTV&radioArt&designFilmGamesClassicalStage