Official Singles Chart Top 100 on 29/11/2024

It's Friday, there's a new official singles and albums chart but i'm here to take you back to a time when you daren't blink or you'd see a song disappear from the charts (ah, but most of you strike me as mere youths, sigh). Get on with it, did you say? ok then..

1: You should really know                             PIRATES featuring SHOLA AMA/ENYA/NAILA BOSS & ISHANI

2: Shotgun*                                                     GEORGE EZRA      

3: Every 1's a winner                                      HOT CHOCOLATE

4: Just the way i'm feeling                            FEEDER

5: Lay your hands                                          SIMON WEBBE

6: Spooky                                                       NEW ORDER

7: Don't worry                                                 KIM APPLEBY

8: Playing with knives                                    BIZARRE INC

9: The Chinese way                                        LEVEL 42

10: Little bird                                                   ANNIE LENNOX

* (shock- something relatively recent!)

as we’re nearing the end of 2024, it’s time for me to reveal my top 40 albums of the year.

this list has been difficult to compile, with anticipated releases, lesser-known bangers that flew over my head, and surprise albums dropping - it felt like everyone was releasing, which is why i can safely say this was one of my favourite years for new music. but, with careful consideration, i now have a full top 40, with added descriptions to show you what you can expect from each record. and hey, if this puts you onto some stuff, it further proves my point that this year has been GREAT.

you can view the list here: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/itsnoodleszn-/list/277894/top-40-albums-of-2024/?sort=list-low-high

here’s a dozen songs i’ve been listening to this past week:

• tv off - kendrick lamar feat. lefty gunplay
• luther - kendrick lamar & sza
• heart pt 6 - kendrick lamar
• kickstart my heart - motley crue
• monkey gone to heaven - pixies
• i’m not yours - gully boys
• doing in me head - amyl and the sniffers
• sprouts - ixaras
• perfect soul - spiritbox
• paper tigers - l.s. dunes
• i am the lightning - des rocs
• cherub rock - the smashing pumpkins

6 top 10 entries in the past 2 weeks leading up to the christmas wipeout is soooo so good, so happy the charts have actually been exciting this late into november - and all the songs have been good? this is extremely rare

Glad to see kendrick get in there!

My Top 20:

1) The Weeknd - 'Tears In The Rain' (+3) [1st week at #1]
2) Kendrick Lamar - 'reincarnated' (Debut)
3) The Weeknd, Playboi Carti - 'Timeless' (-1) [6-week #1]
4) Kendrick Lamar - 'squabble up' (Debut)
5) The Weeknd ft. Anitta - 'São Paulo' (-2)
6) The Weeknd - 'Wicked Games' (-5) [2-week #1]
7) Kendrick Lamar ft. Lefty Gunplay - 'tv off' (Debut)
8) The Weeknd - 'Professional' (-3)
9) Kendrick Lamar ft. AzChike - 'peekaboo' (Debut)
10) Kendrick Lamar ft. Dody6 - 'hey now' (Debut)
11) The Weeknd - 'Wanderlust' (-4)
12) The Weeknd - 'House Of Balloons / Glass Table Girls' (-6)
13) Kavinsky ft. The Weeknd - 'Odd Look' (-5)
14) Ariana Grande - 'the boy is mine' (-5) [10-week #1]
15) Kendrick Lamar, SZA - 'luther' (Debut)
16) The Weeknd - 'Lonely Star' (-6)
17) The Weeknd - 'Montreal' (-5)
18) Wiz Khalifa ft. Don Toliver - 'Hide It' (-7)
19) Kendrick Lamar - 'wacced out murals' (Debut)
20) The Weeknd - 'King Of The Fall' (-1)

Albums:

1) Kendrick Lamar - 'GNX' (Debut) [1st week at #1]
2) The Weeknd - 'Kiss Land' (-1) [4-week #1]
3) The Weeknd - 'Trilogy' (-1) [5-week #1]
4) The Weeknd - 'Starboy' (-1) [6-week #1]
5) The Weeknd - 'Dawn FM' (-1) [4-week #1]

https://www.crownnote.com/charts/foxes/22nd-november-2024-28th-november-2024

Does Band Aid 40 not qualify for the chart?

ouch that fall for 2 hands 😳

I’m hoping the new MK & Becky Hill collab can chart this week and become a hit in the new year, even if I think the original version of Swim is way better

My Top 10 of the Week!

1) Sub Focus & Katy B - Push The Tempo (=) [3rd consecutive week at #1!]

2) Jazzy ft Jess Bays - Trouble (debut)

3) JENNIE - Mantra (+1)

4) Jazzy, KILAMANJARO - No Bad Vibes (+5)

5) ROSÉ, Bruno Mars - APT. (+5)

6) Tate McRae - It’s ok I’m ok (-3)

7) Tate McRae - 2 hands (-5)

8) Chappell Roan - HOT TO GO! (-1)

9) Becky Hill & Sonny Fodera - Never Be Alone (+4)

10) Becky Hill - Swim (+33) np

Here's my top 20 this week

1. Shoplifters Of The World Unite - The Smiths (LW: 1) (4 weeks at no 1)

2. Sailing On The Seven Seas - OMD (LW: 2)

3. Girlfriend In A Coma - The Smiths (LW: 3)

4. Trash - Suede (LW: 4)

5. The Last Of The Famous International Playboys - Morrissey (LW: 13)

6. Lessons In Love - Level 42 (LW: 5)

7. I Started Something I Couldn't Finish - The Smiths (LW: 6)

8. Country House - Blur (LW: 7)

9. Cemetry Gates - The Smiths (LW: 14)

10. Everyday Is Like Sunday - Morrissey (LW: 9)

11. The Reflex - Duran Duran (LW: 12)

12. Hand In Glove - The Smiths (LW: 10)

13. What Difference Does It Make? - The Smiths (LW: 8)

14. The Headmaster Ritual - The Smiths (LW: 11)

15. Girls On Film - Duran Duran (LW: 15)

16. Killer Queen - Queen (LW: 18)

17. Morning Glory - Oasis (LW: 17)

18. Sheila Take A Bow - The Smiths (new entry)

19. There's No Other Way - Blur (new entry)

20. West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys (LW: 16)

My Top 10 Songs Of The Week:

#1: Griff – Last Night’s Mascara (=)   [2nd consecutive week at No.1] 🇬🇧 (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

#2: Sam Fender – People Watching (+21) 🇬🇧 (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

#3: Jennie – Mantra (-1) 🇰🇷

#4: Rosé & Bruno Mars – APT. (=) 🇳🇿 🇰🇷 / 🇺🇸

#5: NOTD & INJI – Bruce Wayne (=) 🇸🇪 / 🇹🇷

#6: Young Franco, Piri & MC DT – Going On (debut) 🇦🇺 / 🇬🇧 (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

#7: Kendrick Lamar – Reincarnated (debut) 🇺🇸

#8: Jessica Baio – He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (+12) 🇺🇸

#9: Piri & Tommy – Yoyo (-6) 🇬🇧 (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

#10: Chappell Roan – Hot To Go! (-1) 🇺🇸

Full chart on Crown Note: https://www.crownnote.com/charts/piran/pirans-top-50-250

Full chart on BuzzJack: www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=276405

As you can tell, my opinion on the Christmas classics is very polarising. I’ll never complain about the returns for Ariana or Kelly but we’re unfortunately gonna have to deal with Bublé and Sia again from next week.

Outside of that, ‘People Watching’ is the newest addition to my Great Tier and takes the top spot in my rankings! I stand by it not being on the same level as ‘Seventeen Going Under’ just yet but it’s definitely getting closer than I would’ve expected. :)

Pleasantly surprised to see Stromae here, but I’m stunned that his new single outpeaked ‘Alors On Danse’.

Top 40 Rankings: https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a06ef634262253c8ffb946462982c78e8a5dce2e931331e624a64a86f2a4f4a1.jpg

Disappointed that ‘Number One Girl’ debuted as low as it did, but I blame that partly on unfortunate timing.

Between this and ‘APT’, I’m very excited for the release of Rosé’s debut solo album next week! ❤️

It’s looking like Laufey could end up with simultaneous Top 40 entries next month. If she does, that’d be absolutely amazing! 😊 

That being said, for as much as it’s good to see her getting success with her Christmas entries, I hope more people check out some of her non-holiday music too! She’s such an underrated artist in general and her latest album that she released last September was among the best of 2023.

It's weird how the three song rule didn't apply to 'Wicked' in the update but it did in the final chart. 

Anyway, I’ve not seen the new version of the film, but the original movie is one of my favourite musicals of all-time!

I absolutely adore ‘Defying Gravity’ and ‘Popular’, so Cynthia and Ariana getting close to the quality of either of them was always going to be a tough ask, but they certainly didn’t do a bad job.

Fantastic to see Kendrick with three tracks in the Top 10!

My favourite tracks on the album are ‘Reincarnated’ and ‘Wacced Out Murals’, but ‘Luther’ was one of the other highlights so I’m glad to see it here. Kendrick and SZA always seem to make magic happen whenever they collaborate.

Overall, ‘GNX’ is further proof that Kendrick is one of the most talented rappers of our generation. If this is final bit of major chart action we get this year outside of Christmas, then what a note to end on!