Official Singles Chart on 17/9/2021

you too 🧡

You’re nice, but you’re really not helping man.

anthony you joined this place at the worst possible time, unfortunately a lot of people here are SO immature and it’s concerning, the occ can’t moderate to save themselves and i’m starting to think i hate most of these people now.

you’re also right on the “putting people off” part. a lot of these people left me suicidal and not wanting to comment here.

bit of advice on the matter though - try to stay away from this beef, youre not helping. i like you, but please don’t drag yourself into this. :)

I'll just post my response on here if you aint gonna do it

it’s okay, i was gonna start doing the traffic light reviews for you.

That’d still be good too though. :)

It's ok Piran,
I was one of the ones that used to look forward to seeing your reviews ( in fact that's why I joined so thank you 🙂 ).
But nowadays everyone has their own life to live so you just do what you are comfortable with.

Thanks Anthony! I’m glad to hear that my reviews inspired you to join this community. :)

How’s your weekend going anyway?

No problem, I'm glad I'm here, met some really ni e people
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I have had nothing but problems Piran. Hopefully everything will get better tomorrow.

I’m really sorry to hear about your weekend, but it’s good that you’ve met some amazing people on here. :)

This is great to hear, I’m so glad you’re giving them another go :)

Thank you! I’m really glad that I found the inspiration to bring them back. :)

i’d give the album a strong 6/10 to a light 7/10.

my fav tracks are: montero, industry baby, that’s what i want, one of me, lost in the citadel, tales of dominica and sun goes down.

The 3 song rule only applies to 3 songs off one album at any one time.
An artist can still have 4 or 5 or even 10 songs on the chart as long as they are off different albums or are stand alone singles ( not on any album at all).

I think it's actually due to who the lead artist is. KSI had 5 songs on chart at once (Holiday, GANG GANG, Dont Play, No Time and Swerve) and four of those were on All Over The Place, but because Anne-Marie is the lead artist on Don't Play and JAY1 is the lead artist on Swerve, it meant they didn't count.

He is a feature on Remember, Bed and Heartbreak anthem, which are respectively Becky Hill, Joel Corry and Galantis songs, so none of them count. He is, however, the lead artist on How Will I Know.

Guy, he is not singer :) how can he be lead artist :))

great review! My mum dislikes Heat Waves because she's not a fan of his voice, and whilst he's not the greatest singer, I personally think that it's a song that should be listened to for the actual song, rather than the vocal strength

yeah, his voice may not be the greatest but the production is just spectacular. i hope they’re not one hit wonders especially when their new song is great as well.

Yeah, I rly like IDWT(IJWD)

Thanks Coolocelot101.
Hope you have a good weekend too.

thanks for the well wishes!

Great review buddy Coolo, always a pleasure reading you!!

thanks dami! i really appreciate the positive feedback 🧡

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i’ll do them for him then

Hi Ethan, Pirans reviews were the main reason I joined here after looking in for about 6 months.

Come on Piran, you're letting your public down 🙂

remember isn’t leaving the top 40 for a few more weeks as far as i’m concerned, you for me might though.

the latter really soured on me so much though, so i won’t be complaining.

You For Me is still okay to me. It's remember dropping over 20 places that concerned me

It was 2 wweeks ago, spent 1 week on chart last week and dropped off this week. :)

It should be going onto ACR this week so it'll finally go.

no idea, it came out of nowhere. but i’m loving it.

I am like you Coolocelot101 , I like his vocals but it is wishy washy and I don't see what rocket men has to do with sacrifice, perhaps if they had have worked healing hands into it ( which when they were re-released was the double A side ) it would have made more sense.
It is good to see Elton back in the top 5 though.

Yes, I have mixed feelings about it too. I wonder what Bernie Taupin (Elton's lyricist) thinks of it as the story of the songs is lost.

as far as i’m concerned i don’t think bernie will be that impressed by the results, it’s basically just elton mashing two completely unrelated songs of his together, complete with a house beat and vocals from one of the biggest pop stars around. bit of a cash grab tbh but it’s executed well.

yeah those two songs are unrelated which makes it more of a cash grab if anything. however i still think it’s good and i wouldn’t be surprised if it grows on me even more to make my playlist. just a shame it’s not original.

welcome to disqus in 2021. , doesn’t it?

okay, yes, i know i said i hated shivers, but i’m keeping things positive aside from that.

Ed's mainly the reason that we have ACR in the first place & he'd be #1 both with or without it, just with different songs! :P

Isn't that called fixing the charts.
Why can't they just let it happen naturally like it used to be rather than rigging it with ACR to get it off the top.

Absolutely, 100% agreed with you. Bad Habits would fall from #1 eventually, why OCC feel the need to artificially shove it down before it's done is beyond me.

I would like to see him flop so that both ACR and the 3 song rule will be removed to get the normal charts back.

Do you think they (Official Charts Company) will ever change the rules and remove either ACR or the 3 song rule or even both? I hope they will.

ACR

Acr

Didn't drop too bad

Ikr, but the song is really good

i don’t see this lasting long though, especially with coldplay’s new song with bts (who have such a huge fanbase) coming soon. plus lil nas x might have a chance after montero dropped today?

i hope so! we need a brand new artist at number 1!

Ed Sheeran is going to become less relevant eventually.

So tired of him having number 1 after number 1s

better late than never thierry! how are you anyway? :)

hi there! i am very good..busy week at work so i will be chilling out this week end!! are you back at the uni? if so, how was it? not too stressful? you take care and have a great evening...

i think we all need some chill time tbh lol. anyways yes i’m at college and i’m actually really enjoying it! tuesday and wednesday i finish late but i have a day off on fridays which is brilliant.

take care! :)

i’m gassed!!

I literally cheered when it happened to me back in 2016, haha. :)

Still haven’t heard it all, but the singles are still great. 😍

there was a lot of filler on it tbh.

and yes, wildest dreams (taylors version) is amazing and i’m so happy i can finally stream one of my favourite taylor songs without guilt! 😻

The original version was a 10/10 for me (surprise surprise!) & it's even better knowing that she now has full ownership of such a masterpiece, haha. :)

Yeah, I definitely agree with you about the singles. :)

Personally, I really liked Montero, a breeze of fresh air in the pop/rap genres. Tbh I didn't expect to like a Lil Nas X project but his album is really good. There aren't a lot of fillers, the production is insane (Dead Right Now, Industry Baby, Life After Salem...) and the lyrics are really good, sometimes very emotional and personal (One of Me, Am I Dreaming, Sun Goes Down...). The featurings are hit or miss, the songs with Doja and Meghan are kinda underwhelming, but the ones with Miley and Elton are great.

Also, the project is cohesive and has a real identity that fits with Lil Nas X personality. Imo that's what most of the male artists in pop/rap genre don't really have, a personality.

Fav' tracks so far: Life After Salem, That's What I want, Industry Baby, Montero, Am I Dreaming
Least fav': Scoop
:)

Great review

Here’s my review of it:

#1: Montero [Call Me By Your Name] (74/100)
#2: Dead Right Now (63/100)
#3: Industry Baby [ft Jack Harlow] (85/100) 🥈
#4: That’s What I Want (82/100) 🥉
#5: Scoop [ft Doja Cat] (61/100)
#6: One Of Me [ft Elton John] (68/100)
#7: Lost In The Citadel (86/100) 🥇
#8: Dolla Sign Slime [ft Megan Thee Stallion] (65/100)
#9: Tales Of Dominica (80/100)
#10: Sun Goes Down (76/100)
#11: Void (52/100)
#12: Don’t Want It (72/100)
#13: Life After Salem (29/100) 👀 🗑️
#14: Am I Dreaming [ft Miley Cyrus] (67/100)

TOTAL: 960/1400 (68.6%)

Haha you call dropping down over 20 places with one song and 40 places with another dominating the charts. Elton is doing very well. His buzz is from a real bee and certainly did not die after just a week. His novelty has not worn off, in fact better.

Elton John is only in the top 10 because Dua Lipa is on the Single with him. She is getting him the Streams he needs. If he were only his own, 'Cold Heart' would be nowhere near the Top 10. Like all 'Old' Acts, ABBA will do far better with their New Album, than with any Singles. The Singles Chart is too Streams dominated, for 'Old' Acts, to do well in it. That is just how it is. You go on, as if the Singles Chart, is fair to 'Old' Acts, and that they fail, because they are not popular. You clearly know nothing, about how the Singles Chart is biased, against 'Old' Artists. They can still have Top 3 Albums, which is why Steps have their 3rd No.2 Album in a row. ABBA's Album will far outsell the one by Steps. You can then, try to make out, that ABBA's huge selling No.1, or No.2 Album, is not really a sign of popularity. They are really very unpopular, because you - Brain of Britain - say so.

Reading what the media was saying about Abba the week their singles were released and raving on about how both their songs were being streamed over 400,000+ times by 18 to 24 year old's, off all people, and being the number 1&2 steaming songs ,blah blab blah one would assume they would hit the top.My god abba is back, better than before. As usual overrated and quickly tumbling down the charts. In Australia completely out of the top 50, while old acts like legendary Fleetwood Mac still in the charts. As for their Albums, Abba has never had a classic studio album.. They are not in the same league as Fleetwood Mac, or the Beatles, and yes you can compare them to steps who like Abba are just another popular group and yes abba will outsell them. Apart from Abba gold( as it has their most popular songs on it) Abba have nothing else to give with their other albums, especially studio albums, while other acts can fall onto their studio albums. Just because you see Abba gold in the charts each week does not mean they are selling more records that other older artists. If this needs explaining to you please let me know. As for their new studio Album, off course it will go to number 1, as does with so many other artists, but it will not be a huge seller as they have never produced one good quality Album, we will leave that for Adele, now her albums are good, imagine when she brings out a greatest hit. Can't wait to see the response on that. As for Elton, well he is not the only artist to collaborate, as that seems to be the norm now. Maybe he is relying on Dua Lipa but Abba also rely on their fans who by the way could not keep them in the charts for too long.

So sad to talk about old acts and new acts, artists are just that, no matter their age. And if chart rules are based mostly on streaming who benefits young artists, so thats not pretty fair

Have you thought about speaking to a professional about your Abba issues. They do seem to occupy a great deal of your thoughts.

Given what people were expecting of them, how much their songs are still selling & how many pre-orders their upcoming album got, yeah, I think their comeback is going rather successfully so far! :P

Hmm when people comment to me I answer them back. As for your question, No you keep using the professional as you need him so much more and hopefully he can help you deal with your issues that you have when peoples comments seem to bother you. The urge to comment to me must of been overbearing huh? If you do not like what you read it up, I am entitle to my opinion.

It was more just the hateful vendetta and the need you have to out the joy of anyone taking joy out of ABBA’s achievement that brought out genuine concern. You clearing enjoy being a doom merchant so I shall mind my business. Have a good day.

No I am not a doom merchant, well not all the time. But I c r point. I should not take the micky out of Abba and Abba fans deserve to enjoy the joy they bring them so next time I will think before I comment. I will think happy things OK:)