Official Singles Chart Top 40 on 17/4/2020

#1: 'The Bones'
#2: 'Happier'
#3: 'Go Stupid'
#4: 'Happy Birthday'
#5: 'Lipstick'

#5 was Dynamite by Taio Cruz! :P

First four were correct though. :)

Yeah, #5 was the only one I had to have a good think about, but hey, I'll happy take four out of five! ;)

Mate... check out this article! :D

https://www.bigtop40.com/news/dua-lipa-third-album-new-2020/

I swear he’s speaking a different language in this song! :P

Literally, this is the definition of 'mumble-rap" haha
Nice profile pic by the way :)

Yeah, it’s the same with Kodak Black! :P

Glad you like it! RIP Juice WRLD. 💔

#1: 5 Seconds Of Summer
#2: Maia Wright!!!
#3: Robbie Williams
#4 :Camila Cabello!!!
#5: Madison Beer

Are you sure? It’s way up in the iTunes charts.

Apple Music streaming fell off, though there are gains in spotify which seems hopeful.

Cool list, I like the mix of songs.

#1, #4 and #6 collide with yesterday being my birthday! And I turned 16 on that day, but still a baby on here (drinks milk). #3 is the top debut of the week! #10 is the biggest climber of the week and it’s grown on me a lot.

And I think the remix for Suicidal at #7 is even better than the original! The original was amazing enough, but during Juice’s outro, I started to cry because his delivery was emotional and I miss him too much!

Yeah. 2 dance songs, 4 rap songs, 3 pop songs, and a weird song from will.i.am.

Really awesome Top 10 mate! :)

I'll comment in full on your whole chart whenever you upload that to Crown Note.

By the way, I got really mad about 'It's My Birthday' debuting at #1 at the time, all because it blocked the incredible 'Somebody To You' by The Vamps ft Demi Lovato at #4 that week (which was a former chart-topper on my personal charts for six consecutive weeks!).

Looking back, it's not that bad at all, but as you can tell from my recent birthday, there are better party-themed songs! :P

I liked Can We Dance back then, but I never cared for Somebody To You. And in regards to party-themed songs, In Da Club is #11 on the chart, Birthday by Katy Perry is #38, whilst Post Malone re-enters at #24! Plus, When The Party’s Over took a massive rebound to #14.

Yeah, I think my love for male groups comes from the fact that there were all over the radio when I first heard them, e.g. Westlife, Take That, Coldplay, etc. :)

The Vamps actually have like eight #1's on my personal chart, so there's a good chance if you say any song from them, I'll either like it or love it, haha!

Next week, expect the birthday songs to drop out completely, whilst the #1 is expected to be Flowers, currently with a 2:1 lead over Say So. The Bones by Maren Morris and Secure The Bag by Lil Uzi Vert could make their Top 10 debuts, and BGT singer Beth Porch could go straight in too.

Thanks again for the interesting chart facts.

I see you have a different taste to a lot of commentors here. I like to see variety though, cool list.

Oh wow, you really hated 'Sketchers' then! :O

'Flowers' & 'Before You Go' both being that high are impressive, as I was expecting both to be a lot lower.

to see 'My Oh My' & especially 'Blinding Lights' in the bottom 10 though!

Number 4 & 7 😯 https://media3.giphy.com/media/nZipTf7i0sP8A/giphy.gif

Looks like Stampy lol. 😂

Yeah, I was born an intellectual.

Skechers is a 1/10. He’s wailing his head off lol.

Yeah, but at least the beat is decent & the hook is catchy! :P

I just found it funny more than anything to be honest, haha.

😂😂

And regards to my #6 worst, please keep Melanie Martinez far, far away from the UK Top 100 because her screeching voice is awful, has a horrible personality towards her fans and she makes bad production choices most of the time! But her music videos are awesome though.

I'll list my Top 10 here in a few moments! In the same format.

I'll check that out in a moment mate! :)

How was your birthday yesterday anyway?

Oh, it was great! I got an iPhone (you can now accept me as part of the Apple family!) I also had a barbecue in the garden for dinner and cracked open a Tango Tropical in celebration. Honestly, without most of my family, my mates, and you people on Headline Planet and OCC, I don't know where I'd be.

This is impressive very impressive I see Kygo dominated the top 10 mm

It’s up now if you wanna check it out! Just don’t click the link for No Idea because that’s in there! :P

I just saw it! :)

I'm liking most of the songs in the Top 10 at the moment, but the highlight for me is seeing 'Sixteen' reach #1! I know it obviously got there because of your birthday yesterday, but it's an amazing song whatever time of year really. :D

By the way, three songs I'm going to recommend tonight...

1) Since you really liked 'The Bones' by Maren Morris, here's the next single after that from her which fans are loving even more & I adore it myself;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdSflq8Imqw

2) A really catchy dance song that doesn't really have a drop, but it's still a lot of fun nonetheless & may even reach #1 in my personal chart next week;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqbEDvQGjvQ

3) An indie song that' the pop charts in the US, but also has really cute lyrics & an even sweeter video;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLnp0tpZ0ok

Let me know what you think of these, as I loved all of them & I think you will too! ;)

That's awesome! See, I told you can still find a lot of fun things to do on your birthday, even in lockdown. Besides, like me, I'm sure there'll be belated celebrations when the restrictions are lifted! :D

Mine was fairly similar to yours actually, although I also did an online quiz with a friend from work that evening, went for a walk & had Thatchers Haze ciders to drink instead, haha.

I really like the format you & Sunshine Gal have done regarding Top 10 songs of the week actually, so I'm going to jump on the bandwagon too! ;)

One of my plans is getting a cheeky Nando's, but not on the first few days because it'll be busy, like, really busy! :P

I would have gone out with mates too lol. I planned a walk though that never happened. And yes, I know you like cider! ;)

Oh mate, I miss Nando's so much! Although, I did go to one two Saturdays before the lockdown, so I can't complain too much, haha. :P

For me, I'd planned a gig on the Wednesday, a club night on the Thursday, a pub crawl on the Friday, a touristy trip to Bath with a workmate on Saturday & a sporty day in Basingstoke with an old coursemate on Sunday. Unfortunately, none of that happened, but I'm planning on doing all of that again as soon as I can return to Bristol!

Love that top ten mate!!!

Thanks Dami! :)

Yeah, there's multiple songs from: Kygo, Loud Luxury & Dua Lipa in that Top 10, so that tells you who's also dominating my albums chart right now.

Here's the full chart, with predictions for next week beneath it: https://crownnote.com/charts/piran-delves/pirans-top-50-9

By the way, doesn't Argentina have a Hot 100 too, similar to how the US charts are compiled?

Wowwwwww! Thanks so much for posting the link with the full chart and predictions! I'll check I it out right now. You know I'm a mad about charts!.
Of course Argentina has its official chart, its called Los 40 Principales (main top 40)...here's the link. So much reggaetton and Latin artists😳
Check it out http://los40.com.ar/m/lista40/lista40.html

You're welcome! I hope you like it. ;)

Awesome! I'll take a look now, since I do tend to enjoy at least some raggaeton & Latin artists, haha.

I love: 'Stupid Love', 'Tusa' & 'The Other Side' all inside the Top 5! :D

I haven't heard the #1 yet, but I might check it out as I enjoy a lot of TINI's music.

Yep, I do also like some raggaeton artists, but I always enjoyed British pop music since I was a kid. Hope you like our weekly local chart😁

Yeah, I thought it was good overall! I didn't recognise some artists there, but I did like a majority of the songs from the ones I did know. :)

Yess! Great to like it mate! I subscribed to Crown note so now I can see and comment your personal chart. So many good songs! And so glad Kygo and Zara Larsson are top 1!

Awesome! Yeah, 'Like It Is' is a really amazing collaboration. :)

Not only that, but you can create your own chart there & view other people who have it on this forum. You can also follow all of our charts & there's a group chat I can add you to next week where you'll be notified every time we post a new chart!

Hey Jstar! :)

Hey Piran, hope you are well.

I'm doing alright thanks! Incredibly bored, but at least I'm safe, that's the most important thing right now.

How are you?

I'm alright, but with how NYC is i don't know when I will be returning to work. I just got a email from the library and they are not even close to a date. I kind of miss working actually lol. I haven't worked since March 14th. But they extended a lockdown of New York at least until May 15th. So I won't be going back to work until at least after that.

I noticed the Hot 100 was quiet this week compared to how it has been, but honestly the top 10 has been a drag honestly. I feel like the same songs have been in the top 10 forever besides Drake lol. I think the fact also that people aren't going out that much is a factor. Most people aren't listening to the radio since a lot of people are home. So many people aren't hearing new songs around. And unless you search for new songs you are just sticking with the same songs which is boring. I honestly just wasn't in the mood to comment that much this week. I guess I miss doing things lol. But at least I am healthy and safe.

Yeah, the whole of the UK is on lockdown until May 7th at the earliest! I can still work from home as I'm a financial analyst, but yeah, really starting to miss friends & other family right now. Are you still getting any wages for being at home then?

I still think the reason behind everyone commenting on these articles is that it gives a sense of distraction from the news. There might not be a lot going on in the chart itself, but we can still chat other things in general! That's also why I do other music-themed posts, that don't exactly relate to the Hot 100 or Official Charts, e.g. Emoji Challenges, personal charts, throwbacks, etc.

So are you living with anyone else at the moment then? I'm currently with my mum & older brother!

I am with my parents and brother, it is expensive here in NYC lol. But I have applied for other places to live. I am just on waiting lists.

I am still getting paid, but life is more fulfilling when you are doing something and not just staying home haha. I hope your whole family is alright though. Thanks though for always adding fun things to the chart.

Also I was playing video game on Monday and was mostly distracted by that 😂.

In my opinion, it was boring, but it certainly didn't .

'Sketchers' was bad, but at least it was bad in a funny way! :P

Take it easy coolo 😂

I suppose we did get Eternal Atake, which is now in my all time best albums list. I’ll stick with that for the rest of the year.

What about Manic?

Manic was an epic album - I still stream the passionate Without Me, the catchy You Should Be Sad, 3am and Still Learning, and the overly emotional More today. I love Halsey.

I agree entirely! :)

Drake's song isn't even that bad, but we've all had enough of him at #1 for the time being.

The Weeknd can stay there for a few more weeks with a song as awesome as 'Blinding Lights' though!

SONG 1: ☂️

SONG 2: 🌍 🎵

SONG 3: 💎 💎 💎

SONG 4: 👎 ❤️

SONG 5: 🛣️🏃

SONG 6: ⭐ 🚢s

SONG 7: 👨s & 👩s

SONG 8: ✺◟( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)◞✺

Diamonds - Rihanna

SONG 9: 🏳️

SONG 10: 🧂

Bad Romance - Lady Gaga?
May be Stupid Love too hmm

Umbrella - Rihanna

umbrella - Jay z

Salt - Ava Max?

Starships - Nicki Minaj

runaway

No, but good guess! ;)

boys & girls - Will.i.am

White Flag by Dido

Yeah, you're right with 'Bad Romance'! :D

Correct! :D

Correct, although Rector beat you to it! :P

Correct again! :D

Earth Song by Michael Jackson

Another one right! Looks like you might win this week. ;)

Yes! :)

Correct! :)

I was thinking of the one by Pixie Lott though, haha.

That's correct! :D

Another one correct! ;)

Cheerleader - OMI? Haha idk this one

haha. I just typed the first artiste that came to my head

That's right too! :D

Haha, fair enough. You don't have to get the artist I was thinking of, just the song title! ;)

Roadrunner

No, but not a bad attempt! :)

Meet Me Halfway by Black Eyed Peas

No, but it's by possibly the biggest artist of the century in the UK, there's your clue! ;)

“DripReport- Sketchers [What Ever Loving F**k/10]”

Yes! Glad someone here hates that “song” as much as I do.

LIght up, light up skechers.

Eww.

Eh, light 5/10 from me.

I get the appeal, but it's not really for me! :P

😂😂

Thank you Piran for your review !!! Twenty One Pilots with their new great single at least are in the Top75 now, and I hope they will enter the Top40 next Friday. I believe that the latest singles of James Blunt and OneRepublic will also enter the UK Singles Chart next week. James Blunt 's charity single titled "The Greatest" with a very emotional Coronavirus-related video is my favourite song right now...

You're welcome Ireneusz! :D

I still haven't heard 'The Greatest' yet, nor knew that it was related to combating coronavirus! That being said, I don't think it'll chart sadly, given that James Blunt is an older artist & will hardly get any streaming.

Oh well, as long as those kind of NHS or charity songs get a lot of sales, then the amount of the donations they get is way more important than any chart position!

They are but they aren't getting any promotion. At least on the services I use.

I'd have thought they would be, given how much we're relying on them right now, more than ever before.

Which services do you use then?

Deezer & Spotify

Oof... Spotify is definitely the biggest one contributing to the UK charts at the moment.

I guess the huge sales are helping with donations to the NHS, which is wonderful to see, but they need more streaming to enter the charts!

Yeah...but not many people are actually buying.

Yeah, it might be leading on iTunes, but sales there are obviously a lot lower too because of the lockdown. Even more people are turning to streaming!

Oh well, chart position doesn't matter, as long as we can get through the lockdown, that matters more than anything. :)

absolutely 👍

Hope you're staying safe in the meantime! :)

Yeah, I am. Thanks :)

I'm guessing you mean "We'll Meet Again"? It's at #72 because it only sold 7k units. To put that in perspective, #42 sold close to 11k while #1 sold around 78k :P

Yeah, just shows how little downloads count towards chart "sales" now. :/

That's good to hear! :)

King and Queens just missed by 1 position sorry Piran Delves
maybe next week I see it's doing moderate on downloads and streaming .
as for Better off without you happy returning to top 40
.I'm happy to see Know YourWorth Khalid a new peak
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Totally agree Piran. Been watching 'Kings & Queens' for weeks since it dropped into mid-nineties regions of the chart. So willing this to get "over the line" into to the Top 40 at least, like I'm backing a horse at the Grand National!

Hopefully after the weekend this will jump big-time at the mid-week sales?

IT'S A TOP TUNE PEOPLE!!!!!

I feel like 'Kings & Queens' is the comment section's favourite song at the moment, but yeah, I'm really rooting for it next week, especially since it was almost Top 10 on iTunes when I checked yesterday & just one position away from the Top 40 in the overall chart! :)

These charts are sales and airplay
And the NHS songs were only released of Friday last week

Actually, it's mostly streaming. Sales account towards about 3% of overall "chart sales" & radio airplay doesn't count towards the Official Chart at all!

Finally Rita's reach inside the Uk Top 40 at last. At No.38 - probably that's where the peek is at, hopefully A LOT higher up for which it deserves.

Really? I didn't see 'How To Be Lonely' anywhere in the Official Chart Update.

Opps I meant Ava Max's Latest.

Opps I meant Ava Max's new single Kings & Queens https://media3.giphy.com/media/iIXpDbUKGve0akRLkS/giphy.gif

Haha, fair enough. It's up to #33 in the new chart! :D

Yeah, I just saw that, haha.

I love 'Kings & Queens' too! :D

Chart Update on Ava Max;

K & Q improved somewhat and peeked at No.25 in the Official UK charts which was great, but now sadly slipping down 5 places? Why?

It's a great happy pop song that deserves way more than this, what with women's equality and strength so prominent in this day and age.

My x-g/f was actually TOO strong for me, but we wont go into that..haha!!

Okay well its been about 6 Months or so than I was begging for K&Q to sneek into the Uk Top 40. So she did well and peeked at No.19. Still though It should of made it Top 10, but very happy it's stuck around for so long - still within the Top 70 selling singles.

I thought it deserved to be a Top 10 hit too, but at least it was a slow burner in the UK. :)