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Since 1987, Kylie Minogue has gifted the gays – yes, her music is tailor-made for the limp-wrists – with some of the most iconic pop anthems in history. Although she’s never had as much success stateside (she has zero chart-toppers on the Billboard Hot 100, ‘barbaric’ applies here), Kylie’s earned her status as one of the most legendary female entertainers in the music industry with seven UK number one singles (as well as 34 top 10 hits), 80 million records sold and three BRIT Awards. Another impressive stat: Kylie is also the highest-selling artist female artist of all time in Australia. Following the release of Padam Padam – taken from her forthcoming 16th album Tension – we’ve ranked all of Kylie’s lead singles (bar Only You from her Christmas album) from I Should Be So Lucky to her addictive new medical anthem.

15. Word Is Out (1991, Let’s Get To It)

Let’s start off with facts: “bad” is not a word we’d ever use to associate with “Kylie Minogue lead single”. Ever! Some leads, however, just soar above others. Taken from her fourth album Let’s Get To It, Word Is Out is a charming and frivolous funkathon, seeing Kylie explore uncharted genres (at the time) such as new-jack swing and R&B. But… it just doesn’t pack the same iconic-pop-punch like the rest of this list. Davina McCall’s inclusion in the music video was iconic, though.

14. Some Kind of Bliss (1997, Impossible Princess)

Honing in on the 90s Britpop craze, Kylie launched one of her edgiest concoctions at the tail end of the decade with the alternative rock and pop track Some Kind of Bliss, which would’ve – we should add – slotted in perfectly on the soundtrack to Cruel Intentions. Although it marked one of her least commercially successful singles to date (again, at the time), the laidback summery production, Kylie’s effervescent vocals and the Bonnie & Clyde-inspired video is the reason why Some Kind of Bliss has achieved cult-status.