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Official Singles Chart on 22/10/2021

22 October 2021 - 28 October 2021

The Official UK Singles Chart reflects the UK’s biggest songs of the week, based on audio and video streams, downloads, CDs and vinyl, compiled by the Official Charts Company. The UK Top 40 is broadcast on BBC Radio 1, the Top 100 is published exclusively on OfficialCharts.com. View the biggest songs of 2024 so far.

 

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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you guys better brace yourselves for a terrible attack on the charts coming from ed sheeran in a week. if you enjoy this album of his you have no life.

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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also, apologies if the new profile pic is poorly drawn lol.

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Mali Anže

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This woman called ADELE just cries all her life for someone.

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Damián

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surprised about Maneskin´s new singlle big drop on its second week!!!

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Edward Bray

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Unfortunately, easy on me is boring for me but at least drive climbs an outstanding 10 places

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Rosie Havard

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nobody talking aaboyt lovejoy then. IM IN LOVE WITH THE SONG 'THE FALL'!

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Half Giant- Ethan

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I got a fever
So can you check

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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oh dear, call a doctor to check up on you.

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thierry henon

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I didn't even know my lovely and so underrated singer SUMMER WALKER just released a new song called EX FOR A REASON! i better check it out now! Love her......

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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so nice to see some summer walker appreciation here! her new song is quite good.

girls need love really should’ve been a top 40 hit over here, so underrated.

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thierry henon

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i am guessing MANESKIN brand new single MAMMAMIA won't set the chart on fire! Which is a shame as it is a great song...They have had so much success this year so i really expected to see the single breaking the Top 20 easily but i guess that won't happen as it dropped massively this week!

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thierry henon

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Am loving WESTLIFE new single STARLIGHT! they still release amazing singles after over 20 years in the business...amazing! Cant believe it stuck at 66 this week! should have made the Top 40 easily!

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thierry henon

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Hopefully TOM GRENNAN: "DON'T BREAK THE HEART" can make it to the Top 40 soon! Another great song for such a powerful singer! Love all his songs so far!

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The Boy

6

What about the chart rules? Ed Sheeran should be kicked away from the top 10 already. By the other hand, Charli XcX is out with one of her best singles ever. Hilarious….

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thierry henon

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GRIFF is getting so close to get her great new single ONE NIGHT into the Top 40....

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thierry henon

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Hopefully MIMI WEBB can reach a new peak next week with 24/5 after her 1st LP being released yesterday! She so deserves a Top 5 and still doesn't understood how come GOOD WITHOUT never reached the Top 5!!

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thierry henon

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I so wanted Elton John to remain at number 1 for at least a few more weeks but after ED ruling the chart we have to deal with another overrated singer by the name of Adele!!

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thierry henon

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Extremely happy to see some of my favourite artists climbing the charts this week: Becky Hill, so close to get another Top 10: next week hopefully! DOJA CAT after 5 straight weeks at 14 and of course DERMOT KENNEDY getting a 4th Top 20 single!

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Dr. A.W.K. Ward

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Question. If Coldplay have one of the biggest selling albums of 2021 after 1 week, why do they only have one song from it in the Singles Top 20 ? Drake managed 3 top ten singles in his first week,but sold less albums-wise.
My brain hurts.

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Tak Opidisc

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My guess is that Coldplay fans are more likely to purchase the whole album while Drake fans are more likely to stream individual tracks.

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crunch2k

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Does anyone know what the biggest first week sales was before Shape Of You?

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crucible 72

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Will Young's Evergreen/Anything is Possible notched up first week sales of 1,108,269 back in 2002.

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crunch2k

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Sooo happy seeing Lisa going up a few places for another week 😄 the song is amazing and she deserves this success

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Half Giant- Ethan

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RIP Dance Monkey. I’ll miss you, but at least Mat can live happily now.

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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i can sleep happy too 😁

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Edward Bray

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It'll be back😉

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Half Giant- Ethan

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🔴 Negative:
•Easy On Me number 1. Decent song, but it’s rubbish for Adele and Cold Heart and Shivers are so much more deserving.
•Industry Baby and MONTERO both hit ACR. The drop for industry baby is just cruel
•No Time To Die and Bad Day both drop out of the top 40 which , especially when Alone With You and Life Goes On are both in the top 40
🟡 Mixed:
•’Starlight’ didn’t go top 40. It’s a good song, but Westlife have had their time.
•BOYZ drops, and I have a lot of apathy towards this song. It’s a good vibe, but the blackfishing isn’t ok. I hope this hasn’t had too much of an effect on Jesy though. Nicki on this btw
•Let Somebody Go debuts at 24. It’s a bit disappointing for such a star studded collab, but it’s charted pretty fairly
🟢 Positive:
•Better Days climbs into the top 20 which is great, this has really grown on me and I love it
•Drive climbs to hit a new peak, I’m so glad this isn’t just a complete failure
•Meet Me At Our Spot rises. This has also grown on me massively
•Woman breaks its streak at 14. Thank god.

My crownnote chart can be found at https://www.crownnote*com/charts/ethan-i/ethan-i-13 when you replace * with a .

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James

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I really hope money can creep into the top 40!

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Kiesling

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Happy that Becky Hill is getting this success from My Heart Goes. But it's not the best song from the album (Make It Hard To Love You, Lessons 🙄🙄)

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afrog

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make it hard to love you is my favourite :D

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Kiesling

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Mine too 😁😁

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Damián

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agree

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Kiesling

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I have to say, this is Adele's week. Listened to the song for the first time this week.... And I loved it. One of the most genuine and bare songs of the year. The piano chords hit me right there combined with her powerful singing. Surely a highlight with of the year for me

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Kiesling

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Kinda sad Dance Monkey go out of the charts but it had kinda overstayed its welcome. Good song regardless and I still encourage everyone to look into her other songs in order to not be discouraged when she releases new music

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afrog

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watch it re enter next week

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Kiesling

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I hope 😁

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Riley

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Becky missed out on top 10 :(

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Joshua Sombra

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Official Charts should stop with ACR and the 3 song rule because the charts are inaccurate

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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squid game.

brilliant series, just finished binging it this week.

speaking of, has anyone heard the new track by digga d inspired by the red light green light game? i’m currently addicted! hope it gets a top 10 debut next week.

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Piran

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On one hand, I want to check this out because it's all anyone's talking about, but on the other hand, I've heard it's also meant to be gory & I don't like that at all! :P

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afrog

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i watched a 15 minute video on it cos my gf really likes it and i dont have netflix and its awful imo, the gore is so bad and obviously it wasnt the series but i didnt get any character development besides setting up deaths

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Piran

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I'll probably skip it then, just because I don't want to end up having nightmares over it! :P

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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yeah, i don’t think you’re gonna like it, there’s a lot of blood and i couldn’t watch most of the 5th episode. just find out what happens for yourself (episode plots are on wikipedia), but don’t spoil it!

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Piran

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Oh dear, seeing too much blood in films makes me queasy! :P

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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same with me, and ill admit i had to look away at some of the most brutal parts.

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Piran

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God, it's brutal out here! :P

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⁉️

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I still need to watch it. 💀

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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funny how you said you didn’t want to have nightmares over it… because i had a dream where i was in the squid game, it was a falling dream.

anyways, i survived the red light green light and sugar honeycomb games with no problem, and saved a friend from getting killed in the main room during lights out. on the third game (tug of war), my team ended up being too weak and we fell to our deaths, and like all falling dreams, i woke up straight afterwards.

my dreams are so weird lol.

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Kiesling

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It's more funny than gory. That's if you're into dark comedy

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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open netflix and watch it. it’s brilliant, i think you’ll like it.

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Piran

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I like comedy, but I don’t know about dark comedy, haha. :)

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Piran

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Oh, wow, sounds insane! I’ve been having some weird & random dreams myself lately, haha. :)

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Kiesling

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Watch the trailer and see for yourself

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Piran

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Will do. :)

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Carl Mefkintallica Foxall

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Adele's fans are obviously as depressed as her

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GS

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true i cry myself to sleep every night

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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songs that have been on repeat rotation this week:

• easy on me - adele
• alone with you - arz
• life goes on - oliver tree
• wasted - digga d, arrdee
• red light green light - digga d (squid game inspired!)
• way too many gorillaz songs
• gravity - brent faiyaz ft tyler the creator
• hurricane - kanye west ft lil baby & the weeknd
• 6:30 - russ millions
• one night - griff
• do i wanna know? - arctic monkeys
• moon - kanye west ft don toliver & kid cudi
• wockesha - moneybagg yo
• oldie - odd future
• no friends in the industry - drake
• dopamine - purple disco machine ft eyelar
• white ferrari - frank ocean
• tequila shots - kid cudi
• i must apologise - pinkpantheress
• coloratura - coldplay

what have you been listening to this past week? :)

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Piran

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Mainly the new albums from Purple Disco Machine & Coldplay. :)

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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not me forgetting to add coloratura to the list… lol.

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Piran

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Seriously though, it's their best song since 'A Sky Full Of Stars' in my opinion. :)

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rayever

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one night & out out mostly

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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one night is a tune!

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Damián

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A Second To Midnight by Kylie and Years&Years

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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haven’t heard that one yet, will listen in a bit! expecting it to be very good. how have you been anyway? :)

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Damián

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Hope u like it buddy! Everything's fine over these shores! Hope u have a great week!

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GS

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nathan dawe flop

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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wonderful sight to see, especially when the song is hideous 😃

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Mrsliver

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I hope where are you now keeps climbing

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rayever

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My Traffic Light Rating This Week:
🔴 Negative:
1) Cold Heart falling from number 1. However, at least it was Adele to replace it :)
2) My Heart Goes missed out on the Top 10 😭
3) Life Goes On is STILL in the top 40.
4) INDUSTRY BABY on ACR.

🟠 Mixed:
I don’t really have any mixed opinions this week.

🟢 Positive:
1) Bad Day out of the top 40! Let’s get this out, quickly.
2) Wasted on ACR. Finally.
3) Woman moving off #14! At last.
4) OUT OUT, Kiss My (Uh Oh) and more avoiding ACR.
5) Drive climbing to a brand new peak after weeks of dropping!
6) Dance Monkey is gone
7) New Peak for I Don’t Want You and One Night (my personal number 1 rn) rebounds to 1 below its peak

P.S. For all of you that are on the discord server, I’m sorry again for the way I acted today, I was definitely in the wrong but I was too angry to admit it. I have calmed down now and I’m in a much better mood.

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David N'jama

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Lmao. Watch the Same thing repeat itself in a few weeks.

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rayever

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It won’t don’t worry lol

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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nice review and thanks for noting number 6 in the green section!

also, i forgive you, it’s ok to be mad. i remember leaving the server for a few hours cause i was having a meltdown and didn’t wanna take it out on server members. and i love everyone in the server, the server means so much to me and it’s so peaceful (especially compared to that one toxic tory joke server i used to be in). but yeah, i’m glad you acknowledged that you were in the wrong here.

take care macie and have a brilliant weekend 🧡

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rayever

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thank you, you too :)

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Damián

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loved the review!!!!!

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Piran

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How’s everyone doing anyway?

This week was just horrible for me, so I’m hardly going to be active probably until the next chart posts, but I hope you’re all okay at least. :)

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Mrsliver

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Pretty boring week although that may account to me being lazy

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Piran

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Hopefully next week is a bit more eventful on your side of things, haha. :)

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Kiesling

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Stressful as well but I bet I wasn't as bad as yours :P

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crunch2k

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Wish you the best :) you’re one of the best commenters here

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Piran

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Thank you so much! That’s made my afternoon. :)

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Piran

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Oh, I certainly hope it wasn’t. :/

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Kiesling

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Nah, it was manageable

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Piran

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That’s good. :)

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Piran

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WEEKLY CHART REVIEW (22/10/2021 – 29/10/2021)

🔴 (Negative)

1) Purple Disco Machine doesn’t appear to have made an impact on either chart this week! I thought ‘Exotica’ & the tracks from it would’ve done a lot better, given how popular Daft Punk were on the charts & how similar his new album sounds to their signature style. I think this would’ve performed a lot better a few years ago when EDM was at its prime though, but I still expected better given the recent disco revival.

2) Unless it somehow avoided this week, we look set to potentially lose ‘Visiting Hours’ in the next chart thanks to ACR! Sure, it’s no ‘Supermarket Flowers’ or ‘Afire Love’, but it still resonates with me on an emotional level & I don’t even think the release of ‘=’ will be enough to give this a second wind here.

3) Speaking of ACR, that’s what caused Lil Nas X to have a particularly bad week here, since both of his previous singles took massive drops & while you could argue that ‘Montero’ had already got old, I was still loving seeing ‘Industry Baby’ so high up every week! At least ‘That’s What I Want’ is continuing to hang in there though.

4) ‘Starlight’ debuted so low this week! I know it’s difficult for older groups such as Westlife to get a big hit nowadays when almost all of their discographic buy rather than stream their music & it’s not the group nor their fans even care about their chart position anymore anyway when they’ve proven so much already, but this is their best song in years & it deserved way better in my opinion.

🟠 (Mixed)

1) ‘Cold Heart [PNAU Remix]’ is off the top spot after just one week! It’s a little disappointing that it didn’t stay there for longer, but I’m just relieved that it managed to get there at all & it’s fine that it lost out to one of my favourite artists of the century, who I’ll talk about a bit more later.

2) ‘My Heart Goes [La Di Da]’ just fell short of the Top 10 again! It might’ve soured on me slightly thanks to the overplay & it’s definitely not among the best tracks from Becky Hill’s new album, but I still like it a lot.

3) Both ‘Happier Than Ever’ & ‘No Time To Die’ fell for Billie this week! I kind of prepared myself for this all week because I knew it was going to happen, although it’s still disappointing to see. At least they had incredible chart runs though!

4) ‘Wasted’ finally seems to have crashed out! I can’t put it in the positive section because of how it dropped off (coughACRcough!).

🟢 (Positive)

1) Completely unsurprisingly, Adele’s straight in at #1 with her first single since 2016 & also to the surprise of absolutely nobody, I absolutely love it! Now, granted, this is a very predictable Adele heartbreak ballad & it’s nothing we haven’t heard from her before, although the lyrics seem to resonate more here given how much it reflects her recent personal life, involve the divorce from her ex-husband, along with the distance between Adele & her child because of it. Of course, the vocals are completely flawless because you all know that Adele is a powerhouse singer, while the thumping piano keys & subtle touches of bass are both features of this song that will make her sound even more passionate! If I had to make a nit-pick, it would be that we don’t get a real climax here, especially when the final hook could’ve built up to so much more, e.g. throwing in a backing choir for the ending, but you know what, at the end of the day, your thoughts on this song will be almost completely similar to Adele as an artist as a whole! I still hope that she’ll explore new territory when we get into the other singles & even the album tracks on ‘30’, but when the charts have gone this long without a household name who’s always stood out among her peers, I’m not about to complain for one minute that she’s back. Amazing song & I can’t wait to hear what’s to come in this new era!

2) ‘My Universe’ crept back into the Top 5 thanks to Coldplay’s new album! I wouldn’t have expected a collaboration with them & BTS to work on paper, but it really does here.

3) ‘Better Days’ is still moving up! I’ve always loved this song, but I relied on it a lot this week especially for personal reasons.

4) ‘Boyz’ took a big second week drop! Good, because like I said last week, this isn’t a good fit for Jesy Nelson at all. For as much as she wanted to stray away from Little Mix for so long, she sounded so much better on the songs that she released as part of the group!

5) ‘Let Somebody Go’ gets a really good debut for an album track! I think we can all relate to having to cut ties with a loved one for the benefit of both people involved, but this track just hits really deep, probably because of the harmonies between Chris Martin & Selena Gomez on the second pre-chorus, as well as both of them nailing it with the vocals. The song closes with a sudden swell of instrumentation from the rest of the band grabs the listener’s attention immediately, yet it doesn’t feel too abrupt or out of place at the same time! Certainly a highlight from the album for me, the only thing that could’ve beat it might’ve been ‘Coloratura’ charting with it (unlikely because of that song being over 10 minutes long), but hey, I’ll take what I can get, especially when the quality is this high.

6) As well as the #1 single, Adele also got two of her older hits to re-enter the Top 40! ‘When We Were Young’ & ‘Someone Like You’ are both amazing choices for the British public to stream again to celebrate her comeback! You know what? I might just end up doing the same this weekend!

7) I knew it avoided ACR last week, but I wasn’t expecting to ‘Drive’ to start picking back up again like that! Does anyone know the reason behind it? Anyway, it’s an absolutely bop whatever caused it, haha.

My latest personal chart (replace the * with an “o”): www.crownnote.c*m/charts/piran/pirans-top-50-12

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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be honest: did you expect purple disco machine, an artist who never charts in the uk, to chart this week? regardless, it’s kinda sad

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Piran

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No, but I can dream! :P

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Kiesling

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Yeah. I actually like Purple Disco Machine. Liked his song "Bring Out The Devil In Me" in 2016. Found interest in him again with "Hypnotized" last year and "Fireworks" this year. Dopamine wasn't bad either. Will definitely listen to other tracks in his album :)

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Damián

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Just as me with Kylie....hahah....you made my day with that comment Dear Piran!!

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Piran

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Hey Dami! :)

How’s your weekend going?

Aww, that’s what I like to hear, haha.

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Piran

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‘Hypnotised’ is definitely my favourite song of his. :)

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Damián

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Everything's fine buddy! Hope you've had a great weekend too and a great week!

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Piran

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My weekend was good thanks & today wasn’t too bad either!

Thanks for the kind wishes. :)

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Kiesling

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I liked Hypnotized.... Until I heard Fireworks 😁

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Piran

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I love both of them, but the former easily stands out to me, haha. :)

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Kiesling

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Can't really pick a favorite between the two :)

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Piran

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How’s your week going anyway? :)

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Kiesling

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My week was alright thanks. What about yours ??

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Piran

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Mine was very busy with work; but I had a good weekend, especially with a couple of Halloween-themed events!

What about you? :)

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Kiesling

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Same. Sad that Halloween isn't celebrated in my country 😔

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Piran

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Yeah, I don’t think it’s celebrated in that many places unfortunately. :/

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Kiesling

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I still enjoy the tradition of it :)

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Piran

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Oh, same here! I’m actually liking it more every year. :)

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Kiesling

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Even though people say there's nothing scary about it anymore

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Piran

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I don’t really get scared by it anymore personally. :)

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Kiesling

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Me neither

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Piran

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Christmas next! :D

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Kiesling

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I skipped Halloween for this :D

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Piran

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Especially since Thanksgiving sadly isn’t celebrated here. :/

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Kiesling

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We actually do celebrate Thanksgiving but minus the feast and more of praise and worship

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Piran

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Ah, fair enough, so it’s more of a religious celebration where you are. :)

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Kiesling

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Exactly,but my November's are mostly focused on black Friday 🤭

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Piran

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I don't really get the hype behind Black Friday at all! :(

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Kiesling

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Reduced prices for products you can't ordinarily buy on a normal day... Where's not to love ??

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Piran

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Because the Black Friday “discounted” prices that they announce in-store are often the same price as what you can get online on a normal day, at least they are here! :P

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Kiesling

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Here, the prices are slashed mostly online

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Piran

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It’s a bit of both here, haha. :)

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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so awesome to see adele at number 1 again! this song has been on constant repeat for me! i’ll also share what else has been on rotation for me later tonight.

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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dell

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Piran

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They make good laptops. :)

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Ew.

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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don’t like laptops then?

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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there’s also a dell at the summit as we speak. (badum tiss)

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⁉️

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I do, but not Dell’s laptops. 😩

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Piran

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As she should be, haha. :)

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Reece Allen

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Yes to Adele smashing those records and shooting straight to Number 1 - looking forward to her album so much! 👏

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Piran

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Thoughts on the NOW 110 tracklist? :)

I’m obviously gutted that ‘Psycho’ wasn’t included on it, but there were definitely some pleasant surprises on there, particularly the legendary Diana Ross closing CD1!

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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tracklist was so sh*te imo, far too much filler. no clash, no industry baby, no 2055, no hurricane, no pinkpantheress!

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Piran

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Remember that NOW has had some licensing issues with some artists in the past, e.g. Madonna, so they might not have had their permission or something! It still either way about 'Industry Baby' not being on there though. :/

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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it’s fine anyway, i’ll still boost their sales and buy their new christmas album! by the way, i’ve finished my personal now album (vol 6), i’ll send you the tracklist and artwork in dm’s if you’re interested?

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Piran

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Sure, I'm not sure how active I'll be on Discord tonight, but I'd love to see it regardless. :)

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Jason blur

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I bought Maisie Peters album.!..I thought 'Psycho'. Would have been a bigger hit .!..

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Piran

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It’s honestly one of my favourite albums of 2021 so far! What are your favourite tracks from it? :)

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Piran

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Adele’s back where she belongs after six years! ❤️

(Total combined sales for the week: 217,300 – including 24 million streams!).