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Number 1
TIMES LIKE THESE (BBC RADIO 1 STAY HOME)
LIVE LOUNGE ALLSTARS
- LW: 5,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 2
Number 2
- LW: 2,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 22
Number 4
- LW: 4,
- Peak: 2,
- Weeks: 4
Number 5
- LW: 7,
- Peak: 5,
- Weeks: 11
Number 6
HOUDINI
KSI FT SWARMZ & TION WAYNE
- LW: New
- Peak: 6,
- Weeks: 1
Number 8
- LW: 10,
- Peak: 4,
- Weeks: 14
Number 9
- LW: 8,
- Peak: 2,
- Weeks: 26
Number 11
THE SCOTTS
SCOTTS/
- LW: New
- Peak: 11,
- Weeks: 1
Number 12
- LW: 12,
- Peak: 6,
- Weeks: 5
Number 13
- LW: 13,
- Peak: 13,
- Weeks: 4
Number 14
IF YOU'RE TOO SHY (LET ME KNOW)
1975
- LW: New
- Peak: 14,
- Weeks: 1
Number 15
- LW: 11,
- Peak: 9,
- Weeks: 12
Number 16
- LW: 23,
- Peak: 3,
- Weeks: 8
Number 18
- LW: 16,
- Peak: 15,
- Weeks: 14
Number 19
INTENTIONS
JUSTIN BIEBER FT QUAVO
- LW: 15,
- Peak: 8,
- Weeks: 12
Number 20
- LW: 18,
- Peak: 9,
- Weeks: 5
Number 21
YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE
MICHAEL BALL/
- LW: 1,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 2
Number 22
- LW: 22,
- Peak: 17,
- Weeks: 6
Number 23
- LW: 19,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 39
Number 24
- LW: 21,
- Peak: 16,
- Weeks: 12
Number 25
IF THE WORLD WAS ENDING
JP SAXE FT JULIA MICHAELS
- LW: 24,
- Peak: 24,
- Weeks: 18
Number 26
- LW: New
- Peak: 26,
- Weeks: 1
Number 27
- LW: 29,
- Peak: 27,
- Weeks: 2
Number 28
- LW: 17,
- Peak: 7,
- Weeks: 21
Number 29
SUPALONELY
BENEE FT GUS DAPPERTON
- LW: 26,
- Peak: 18,
- Weeks: 8
Number 30
TEQUILA
JAX JONES/
- LW: 27,
- Peak: 21,
- Weeks: 10
Number 31
- LW: 33,
- Peak: 31,
- Weeks: 12
Number 32
I'M READY
SAM SMITH & DEMI LOVATO
- LW: 20,
- Peak: 20,
- Weeks: 2
Number 33
BELIEVE IT
PARTYNEXTDOOR & RIHANNA
- LW: 28,
- Peak: 12,
- Weeks: 5
Number 34
KNOW YOUR WORTH
KHALID & DISCLOSURE
- LW: 31,
- Peak: 27,
- Weeks: 12
Number 35
- LW: 32,
- Peak: 5,
- Weeks: 9
Number 36
- LW: 35,
- Peak: 28,
- Weeks: 9
Number 37
- LW: 34,
- Peak: 17,
- Weeks: 6
Number 38
DON'T NEED LOVE
220 KID & GRACEY
- LW: 49,
- Peak: 38,
- Weeks: 6
Number 39
- LW: 42,
- Peak: 39,
- Weeks: 7
Number 40
- LW: 30,
- Peak: 25,
- Weeks: 11
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Gary Lee
Juice Wrld. How utterly sad that he is no longer with us. The lad had so much more to offer. What a talent. RIP buddy.
š§” oliviasnoodles š
Take a final look at the chart, everyone. Itās 17:45pm. :)
š§” oliviasnoodles š
Time for some hits! :)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2zToEPpFEN8
RC
Richard Clarkson
Heartless by The Weeknd is not on NOW! 105 š
š§” oliviasnoodles š
, doesnāt it. I tweaked the tracklist for fun and replaced one Weeknd song (BL) for two of his (Heartless included). I can screenshot my tweaked tracklist?
Piran
Emoji Challenge Results...
SONG 1: š ā¬ļø šµ ('Break Up Song') [correctly guessed first by Coolocelot]
SONG 2: ā”ļø šļø ā¬ ļø ('This City') [correctly guessed first by George]
SONG 3: š§ (š) ('Only Girl In The World') [correctly guessed first by Gordon]
SONG 4: š¹ š¦ ('Sk8er Boi') [correctly guessed first by Coolocelot]
SONG 5: š„ U ('Best Of You')
SONG 6: š« ('Chocolate') [correctly guessed first by Coolocelot]
SONG 7: š š¦ š¦ š¦ šļø [correctly guessed first by Coolocelot]
SONG 8: š£ļø Piran ('Say My Name') [correctly guessed first by David]
SONG 9: 13-19 š ('Teenage Dream') [correctly guessed first by Fintendo]
SONG 10: š„ š ('Heatwave') [correctly guessed first by Cameron]
Scores:
Coolocelot: 4 (Winner) š„
George: 1 (6:36pm) š„
Fintendo: 1 (6:39pm) š„
David: 1 (7:09pm)
Gordon: 1 (8:41pm)
š§” oliviasnoodles š
Another gold! Woop woop! :D
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ntG50eXbBtc
Piran
That's six wins for you since I started this leaderboard! ;)
Fintendo
Bronze for second week in a row! Well done Coolocelot!
Piran
Nice one mate! Your goal is to get either silver or gold in the next one, haha. ;)
Congrats Coolocelot!
Pablo Montolivo
#https://rateyourmusic.com/list/LennonJagger/top-40-best-pop-singles-1-may-2020-weekly-updated/
RC
Richard Clarkson
Where are all the Christmas songs?
JS
Jacob Stepaschko
Is this one of the biggest falls from #1 ever? I tried to look at comments, but like someone else said, 278 comments is way too much and many of them are completely irrelevant.
Rector
Nope. I think the biggest was 3 Lions where it fell from 1-97.
RC
Richard Clarkson
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DyDfgMOUjCI. Great song š
RC
Richard Clarkson
I am going post some old songs on here.
RC
Richard Clarkson
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v0KpfrJE4zw
Alpha Beeta
KSI's Houdini is fire.
š§” oliviasnoodles š
Iām blasting this every Thursday in support of the NHS! Can you get this in the charts please? Itās amazing!!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cvhfq3eF2gI
Oh, and keep playing Righteous.
gabriel ronzetti
C' MON BRITISH PEOPLE, MORE DANCE MORE POP, MORE HOUSE............IN THIS MOMENT THE WORLD NEED THIS KIND OF MUSIC......... NO THE HIP HOP AND THE TRAP, IS VERY DARK, IS NO GOOD .... MY DREAM IS TO SEE ANOTHER KIND OF CHART WITH FOR EXAMPLE DUKE DUMONT, IN THE TOP TEN JESSY WARE SPOTLIGTH... IS VERY BRITISH STYLE .......... SO ????? FOR ME IS NOT REAL THIS CHART, IS BETTER ITUNES O SHAZAM......OR SOMETHING STRANGE HAPPEN IN YOUR CONTRY
Reece Allen
A big cheer to 220 Kid reaching the top 40 with Don't Need Love, it's easily one of my favourite songs this year and I thought it would impact the chart well!
Ronald van Veen
I hoped the new Pet Shop Boys single would be a new entry in the top 100...
DamiƔn
Me too!
RC
Richard Clarkson
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MkQK83Tf9so legendary song!
A Taste Of International Music
Why do we need 233 comments here after 5 hours of the new charts being published?! It's a little exhausting. There could be interesting comments among those, but this gets a little ridiculous!
š§” oliviasnoodles š
Iām about to play Forza shortly - this is whatās on my mix:
Clap Your Hands - Le Youth ft Ava Max š„
17 - MK
Righteous - Juice WRLD š„
XO Tour Llif3 - Lil Uzi Vert
Be Kind - Marshmello & Halsey š„
Roses - SAINt JHN & Imanbek
Toosie Slide - Drake (sorry Mateusz!)
Poppin - KSI ft Smokepurpp & Lil Pump (sorry Piran!)
Stupid Love - Lady Gaga
The Box - Roddy Ricch
ROCKSTAR - DaBaby ft Roddy Ricch š„
A majority of Billie Eilish & EMINEM
Rover - S1mba ft DTG š„
Say So - Doja Cat
š§” oliviasnoodles š
And the After Drive mix:
Everything I Wanted - Billie Eilish
Death Bed (Coffee For Your Head) - Powfu ft Beabadoobee
More - Halsey
If The World Was Ending - JP Saxe ft Julia Michaels š„
Jocelyn Flores - XXXTENTACION
Wine - B Young š„
The Box / 223s / PTSD / No Idea (Lofi Remix by Zeuz Makes Music on YouTube)
Fintendo
Good playlist, really liking Be Kind and 17, (17 by MK, Cola by Camelphat and White Noise by Disclosure are my favourite songs of all time), Forza Horizon 4 on PC is amazing!
š§” oliviasnoodles š
Thanks! Glad you like my playlist. Be Kind has potential to be another perfect score from me as a huge fan of Halsey! I play Forza Horizon 4 on my Xbox One though.
Fintendo
Fair enough, Be Kind has potential for song of the summer like Closer!
David N'jama
THIS IS OFFICIALLY THE BEST CHART WEEK OF 2020
š§” oliviasnoodles š
And thatās overshadowed by Righteous which is the best song in the Top 40... PERIODT! ;)
David N'jama
RIP to Juice
Piran
Guys, I'm signing off now, but I'll be back on either later this evening or over the weekend.
Take care! :D
š§” oliviasnoodles š
See you soon mate! :)
Piran
Chat soon! :)
Looks like this week's OCC article is getting even more comments than Headline Planet, haha.
eternalricardo
KSI - Houdini - 6.5/10
Travis Scott, Kid Cudi - The Scotts - 7/10
Juice WRLD - Righteous - 8.5/10
š§” oliviasnoodles š
Glad to see a positive score for The Scotts and Righteous, both are gonna be streamed a lot from me! :D
eternalricardo
Same! Righteous is great, and I think it could even grow on me even more in the future! I do like The Scotts, however If the track was longer, and maybe without the Kid Cudi feature I would've definitely scored it higher.
Piran
Emoji Challenge starts in two minutes!
Songs will be in reply to this post,
Coolocelot, are you going to win again? ;)
š§” oliviasnoodles š
Hopefully! ;)
Piran
SONG 1: š ā¬ļø šµ
Piran
SONG 2: ā”ļø šļø ā¬ ļø
š§” oliviasnoodles š
Break Up Song by Little Mix (3/10)
Piran
SONG 3: š§ (š)
Piran
SONG 4: š¹ š¦
Piran
SONG 5: š„ U
š§” oliviasnoodles š
Iām also gonna rate every song I guess! Bonus! ;)
Piran
SONG 6: š«
Piran
SONG 7: š š¦ š¦ š¦ šļø
š§” oliviasnoodles š
Sk8er Boi by Avril Lavigne (6/10)
Piran
SONG 8: š£ļø Piran
Piran
SONG 9: 13-19 š
š§” oliviasnoodles š
Call My Name by Cheryl (8/10)
Piran
SONG 10: š„ š
Piran
Disagree with the rating, but correct! ;)
Piran
Also correct! :)
š§” oliviasnoodles š
Chocolate by The 1975 (8/10)
Piran
Close, but no! ;)
Cameron
Heatwave by Wiley
Piran
Yes! Happy with the rating too. :)
Piran
Correct! :D
Fintendo
Chocolate by Kylie Monigue?
Fintendo
Teenage dream by Katy perry
Piran
Correct! :D
Cameron
Summer by Calvin Harris
Cameron
Gold by Spandau Ballet
š§” oliviasnoodles š
The Boys Of Summer (donāt know)
Fintendo
Barbie world by aqua?
Fintendo
Call out My Name by The Weeknd (,great song and artist)
David N'jama
Say my Name - Destiny's Child
G
GordonGekko
Rihanna - Only Girl In The World
Piran
No, David got it! ;)
Piran
Correct! :D
Piran
Not that one, but good guess! ;)
Piran
That's the one! :D
Fintendo
Ahh, at least I got one right!
Piran
No, but to be fair, this was the most difficult one to guess in my opinion.
I'm posting the answers in a few minutes! :)
Piran
No, but not a bad guess! :)
Piran
Correct! :D
Piran
Not only that, but you also got a bronze medal this week! ;)
Rector
With five of the Top 10 cleared, it will almost certainly give Drake a default #1 next week :(
Fintendo
He released a mixtape at midnight, I'm expecting a few of them to appear.
Rector
Sales are up in my profile!
RC
Richard Clarkson
Birthday by Anne-marie was a briliant song.
š§” oliviasnoodles š
Ew ew ew ew EWWWW! Why that of all Anne-Marie songs?
JC
Jeremy Clarkson
Anyway, Myself, Richard Hammond and James May are going to do a TV show about music.
JC
Jeremy Clarkson
To Richard Clarkson, Leave Frank alone!!
š§” oliviasnoodles š
Jeremy is gonna be the Superman of today and save Frank from verbal harassment! ššš
Alex Peters
Kings & Queens made it
A WIN
Rector
The following songs will be on ACR next week:
Birthday
Don't Start Now
Physical
Lonely
Intentions
Stupid Love
Boyfriend
No Judgement
High Fashion
Roses
Sunday Best
React
Blinding Lights
The Take
š§” oliviasnoodles š
Iām doing a happy dance right now!!! Birthday by Anne-Marie on ACR! Letās hope it never re-enters again!
Guys, come over here, thereās free popcorn for this occasion:
šæ
Rector
š¤£
Piran
I thought you were going to be happier about the second to last song... :P
š§” oliviasnoodles š
Blinding Lights does , true, but Birthday is an absolute freak show and it never should have been thought of lol.
Piran
Yeah, but I'd have thought you'd be more annoyed at 'Blinding Lights' as it spent eight weeks at #1, while 'Birthday' didn't get very high in the Top 40 at all.
I know you gave the former a 2/10 & the latter a 0/10, but still, haha! :D
Piran
Emoji Challenge coming up in a few minutes in another comment! :D
Before we get to that, my new personal chart: https://crownnote.com/charts/piran-delves/pirans-top-50-11
RC
Richard Clarkson
The Sales chart is the proper chart.
š§” oliviasnoodles š
Mamma Mia, here we go again, mama, this chart is the real chart! :P
Piran
Um... no, this is the proper chart.
Piran
Haha, this reminds me of the comments thread from a few years ago! :P
blobfishy
NEW ENTRIES BEST TO WORST
The 1975- If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know) [10*/10]
THE SCOTTS- THE SCOTTS [9/10]
Juice WRLD- Righteous [5/10]
KSI Ft. Swarmz & Tion Wayne- Houdini [5/10]
220 KID & GRACEY- Don't Need Love [4/10]
Ava Max- Kings & Queens [4/10]
Personal Chart: http://crownnote.com/users/blobfishy
"Time Like These" was a bad choice for the Radio 1 song
See Ya Next Week!
Piran
"The 1975- If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know) [10*/10]"
Yes!!! It's amazing! :D
blobfishy
Not even my favourite single from NOACF either!
Piran
What's your favourite? Either way, this album is going to be awesome! :)
blobfishy
1) Me & Together Song
2) If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)
3) People
4) The Birthday Party
5) Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America
6) Frail State Of Mind
Piran
'Me & You Together' was also a song that nearly hit the top of my charts! :D
It's kind of incredible how 'If You're Too Shy [Let Me Know]' is their highest charting song to date.
blobfishy
Yeah as good as the new singles are "The Sound" will always be their signature song
š§” oliviasnoodles š
Eh, weak 6/10 from me.
I get why people love it, but the instrumentation stands out more (except from that facepalming sax) and Mattās vocals arenāt good. I like the lyrics though. On first impressions I liked it.
Piran
Hey mate! :)
Sorry I wasn't on yesterday, but I dedicated my free time to discovering new music by looking through the European charts.
Anyway, among the English language songs, this upcoming Swedish hit was my personal favourite...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqU0NCl62Xo
š§” oliviasnoodles š
REVIEW!!!
Hello peeps, itās CoolOcelot here (again, on the regular) and Iām back to deliver a review from my home. I will be reviewing the new entries like usual - lined up is Travis Scott, KSI, Juice WRLD, Ava Max and The 1975 so, from the former three being amazing rappers, it should be a good week, I guess. Also, the Live Lounge Allstars at #1 is such amazing news!!! Hope to never ever see Blinding Lights again. Letās get into it, shall we?
š§” oliviasnoodles š
Up next at #6, we have "Houdini" by KSI, Swarmz & Tion Wayne, the worst of the week. His YouTube channel is funny, so please go and subscribe, and his music has been on good forms recently - "Down Like That" was fire, "Poppin" grew on me a lot, but I found "Wake Up Call" a bit underwhelming. But this? Eh, not for me. KSIās delivery is kind of boring at times, Swarmz did this sort of thing better on "Bally" and Tion Wayne wastes all his potential by sounding annoying. The beat takes some time to stick with you by the end of the song. KSI has delivered better in the past, but like Poppin, this might grow on me. Until then, Iām not a fan. 4/10!
š§” oliviasnoodles š
Coming in at #11 is Travis Scott & Kid Cudi with "The Scotts"! Ooh, this should be an interesting one, as Travis is an amazing rapper though this came from the online video game Fortnite. And the outcome is really good! Of course, the melody is muted, but the ominous beat comes in with a beep playing through the song. Travis Scott and Kid Cudi both have great chemistry too and their flows are executed well! Regarding Travis, I usually hate it when artists use too much Autotune (the fact that Camila Cabello does it is pathetic) but I just love Travisā vocals here! This was a great song, solid 8/10. But maybe Iāll stick to Forza Horizon 4 or Minecraft?
š§” oliviasnoodles š
Joy has ran through my blood as Juice WRLDās first posthumous song "Righteous" enters at #26 and is the best of the week. Me adoring this song so much just goes to show how much I miss Juice WRLD! Well firstly, hearing his voice here gave me goosebumps and his delivery reminds me of Post Maloneās "Circles", only better!! And then thereās the beat which blessed my eardrums, being more mellow than I thought it was gonna be! And the lyrics are emotional too, like all Juice WRLD songs. Juice, I hope youāre reading this in heaven, but this song proves that you were the greatest rapper of my generation (along with Kendrick) and this made me more emotional than Youāll Never Walk Alone! Rest easy, you legend. 999 forever. This song itself gets a 10/10.
š§” oliviasnoodles š
Rising up from 42-39 is Ava Max with "Kings & Queens", at last! Now this song has been a favourite of the users on here, but youāre gonna hear my opinion... itās okay. Of course, Avaās vocals in that anthemic hook are really powerful which is a good sign. Though while the production is good, Iām tired of Ava using the same beat every time, though the snare does have some echo. Oh, and Iāve dug deeper into the song and itās just another feminist anthem! I can see the appeal, but Iāll stick to "Clap Your Hands" or many of the trap songs weāre getting right now. 6/10!
š§” oliviasnoodles š
I didnāt have much to say about "Donāt Need Love" at #38, but that song gets a light 5/10 on first listen.
And thatās it, I guess! On the albums side of things, Dua has reclaimed the #1. Hopefully next week weāll see that amazing new song from Marshmello & Halsey "Be Kind", and I will deliver another review. On top of that though, who wants to see my review for "SICKO MODE" by Travis Scott later tonight? Until then, take care! āļø
š§” oliviasnoodles š
Going in at #14 is The 1975 with "If Youāre Too Shy (Let Me Know)"... this is a cool indie record, but it could have been better! Iām not sure how to feel about the intro (that lasts about 47 seconds) but then we get a nice melody coming from the guitars, then the drums kick in, forming a nice beat, as well as lyrics about a girl who Matt who is a bit obsessed with. Then we have Mattās vocals, which arenāt good at all and heās delivered much better in the past, and a saxophone towards the end that doesnāt fit! So Iām bumping this down to a light 6/10. It had so much potential!
Alpha Beeta
I disagree, Houdini is the best new entry imo, way better than The Scotts.
š§” oliviasnoodles š
I get the appeal, but dancehall music isnāt for me. I personally prefer Down Like That. I do think Houdini might grow on me in the same way that Poppin did. Still looking forward to that new album of his coming soon!
Piran
From ChartData...
https://twitter.com/chartdata/status/1256255945249894405
Marcothedonjuan
Yes congrats! I love all-time lists! And to Mariah Carey, WHAM!, Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran and Frankie Goes To Hollywood!!! :)
David N'jama
AWesome
G
GordonGekko
Nice!
Kasper ElbjĆørn
Nice. I canāt believe no one mentions The Rolling Stones. Itās their first entry in eights years. Their chart span is now 56 years, 9 months and 24 days
Piran
Probably because it didn't chart very high unfortunately, but yeah, good to see them back in the Top 100! :)
Piran
Yeah, so happy for Dua! :D
Piran
Yeah, a song this good deserves it! ;)
Piran
I don't see it spending any more weeks in the Top 10, but for a hit that didn't even reach #1 in the UK, what an amazing chart run! :D
Cameron
Yes what a great number one!
Piran
WEEKLY CHART REVIEW (01/05/2020 - 07/05/2020)
This week, we got one of the busiest charts of the year so far, but itās also easily one of the best!
Obviously, the news thatāll grab the headlines is the new #1. Like last week, itās a highly significant moment not only for Official Chart history, but also in the fight against Covid-19! As for the chart highlightsā¦ well, itās the first time a charity single has replaced another at the top since November 2014, it's among one of the biggest debut weeks of 2020 so far, it gives 12 acts their first #1 single in the country (stated in another comment) & itās the first ever #1 single for Radio 1 as a whole.
As for my opinion on the song itself, man, itās something special! To be honest, the fact that how the lyrics cover a Foo Fighters classic in how love & persistence will get us through these unusual times is inspiring enough, but what really sounds out about this charity single are the artists! Outside of the incredible passion of AJ Traceyās rap verse, the artists here seem to be either pop or rock, but thereās also a mix of household names & upcoming artists, as well as a mix of British & international names that are big in music right now. So many artists here are making different styles of music, so the fact that the harmonisation is perfect here just blew me away entirely & especially that the emotion all of the artists are showing is only highlighted over the twinkling production, which somehow gives this an even more magical feel, especially when you consider some artists here recorded this over an iPhone or computer rather than in an expensive studio! My only criticism is that they only gave Sigrid two words to herself because she deserves so much more than that given her talent, but Iām still delighted sheās here regardless. Ultimately, the biggest winner to this song is that itās raising even more money for the people who need it most right now! You know something special has happened when this song even hits #1 on Radio 1ās rival chart show & I absolutely adore this collaborative effort too, especially when itās for such a powerful causeā¦ strong 9/10!
However, thatās somehow not even the best debut of the week for me, because my goodness! Iāve been showing huge support for The 1975 for a while now in the build-up to their upcoming fourth studio album later this month, but this might be among the highlights of their discography for me. Again, one of the things I respect Matty Healy for as a frontman is his honesty & how heās so open about his personal issues, but in a way that reassures others who are going through the same thing, instead of just shoving those issues in your face! Now, on the surface, youād just think this was another song where a girl trying to get intimate with him & he certainly wants to interact with her sensuallyā¦ but is too nervous to get to know her on a personal level! You can see that heās actually trying to make an effort to get closer to her, rather than just taking her to bed & moving on, like entirely too many songs on this chart are filled off. Even then, along with Matty Healy just being able to sell this really convincingly, the production is what really stunned me here! Iāve always thought The 1975 made their most compelling music when they made up-tempo, arena rock smashes, but what makes this different to all of those are the heavier rollicks of guitar & the blaring horns, along with a sax solo in the bridge that gave me āThe Soundā flashbacks, you know, one of their signature hits. Once again, despite being a pop-rock band, they threw in some jazz elements here & it still rocked! Yeah, it only took me a couple of listens to understand why this was a fan favourite at the concerts the band did at the start of the year, because itās amazing! Itās a shame it didnāt become the Top 10 like the update suggested it might. It will get from me though, 10/10!
So those were the two new entries which I just had to rave about, now onto the songs that I wonāt do full reviews forā¦
Firstly, there are still two more songs that I wouldnāt say I love, but still like! The first being āKings & Queensā finally breaking into the Top 40 after two weeks of barely missing out. With this, itās kind of feminist anthem that actually has some punch to it, with a mix of ABBA & Lady Gaga inspired production thatād be the ideal fit for discos whenever this lockdown ends. Not only that, but Ava Max continues to show off her consistently impressive vocal range! Strong 8/10 for this one.
The other big climber that makes a gain into the Top 40 for the first time is the newest dance smash with even more momentum, āDonāt Need Loveā by 220KID & Gracey! Unlike most rising bangers, this is the kind of one that wouldāve hit the club scene a lot quicker if it werenāt for the lockdown, especially with the fuzzy & spacy drop courtesy of 220KID. Even Gracey provides the right kind of dark melody for this, as she describes how lonely she is in general, but still tries to be adventurous when sheās out. In other words, whether or not things start to return to normal over the summer, I have the feeling a lot of EDM fans will be blasting this over the next few months, including me! Solid 8/10.
As for the rap songs, starting with āHoudiniā, woahā¦ what an improvement over āPoppinā! Okay, I know you canāt exactly get much worse than that song, haha, but in all seriousness, this is genuinely decent & Iām amazed that it charted this high given his chart run with his most recent singles. I guess the two big changes are swapping out the imcopentent American rappers Lil Pump & Smokepurpp with insufferable trap production, for two new grime artists & a tropical beat that really packs a punch, making the bragging actually sound fun for once. Light 7/10!
Iād even give āRighteousā a pass too! The smoother trap beat & guitar plucks that open the song immediately told me that this is going to have a much more depressing tone, but what really brought me with a moment of sadness is how the content describes Juice WRLDās battle with drugs & that he knew it could all end very soon, which is unfortunately what happened. The disappointing part is that this could've been the point where I was really won over by his music, but his voiceā¦ Iām sorry, Iāll never get behind that with the painful wailing which has never really changed from him, even when he was alive! Thatās going to knock some points off sadly, but itās still not bad by any means & at least I understand the appeal more, even if itās still not my kind of music. Light 6/10!
Unfortunately, one debut that wonāt be getting a high score at all is āThe Scottsā! I feel like every song that Travis Scott releases is slathered with auto-tune & takes stabs at law enforcement or their opponents, which doesnāt really give me any signs of artistic development here. Even Kid Cudi doesnāt sound all that memorable over the grating synthesizer which alternates between having a dull crisp sound, to a twinkle that is pitched so high that it almost drowns everything else out, even the bassline! Thereās apparently some hype behind this among critics, but no, not me, not at all. Strong 2/10!
Other things I want to shout-out about this week is Dua Lipa technically getting the chart double, as she part of the #1 song of the week & has the #1 album of the week all to herself! Iām also pleased to see āDeath Bedā finally in the Top 5.
Next week, expect āSavageā & āSay Soā to get considerable gains thanks to both hits getting remixes, while āTimes Like Theseā could contend for another week at #1 looking at how well the sales numbers are holding up (although itās going to be tight!).
As always, stay safe everyone! :)
š§” oliviasnoodles š
Firstly, 5 upvotes in a few seconds lol.
Secondly, Iāve prepared a review, itās coming up in three, two, one...
Thirdly, The Scotts is a 2/10? And Righteous only a 6? Come on man. :P
Piran
Yeah, that's absolutely crazy! Just shows how much this forum has made a comeback lately. :)
I'll check out your review either later or tomorrow, as I don't think I'll be on for too long this evening.
I know you gave a perfect score to 'Righteous', haha. I did like the song for the most part outside of the underwhelming vocals!
'The Scotts' was appalling! Not going to be happy seeing this at #1 on the Hot 100 next Monday at all.
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Tom
Lol u said swarmz and tion Wayne were grime artists. Not all UK rap is grime
Piran
'Houdini' is a British hip-hop & Afroswing song, the latter of which is heavily influenced by grime...
š§” oliviasnoodles š
AYY!!! We did it! Thank you Radio 1, thank you Britain, and in celebration of this amazing news, Iāve got a review coming up - who wants to see it later on? ;)
Piran
Artists that earn their first UK #1 single todayā¦
Biffy Clyro
Celeste
Dermot Kennedy
Foo Fighters
Grace Carter
Hailee Steinfeld
Mabel
RagānāBone Man
Royal Blood
Sam Fender
Sigrid
YUNGBLUD
Thatās a really amazing list overall, especially: Hailee Steinfeld, Sigrid & Dermot Kennedy! You all know how much Iāve been cheering those three on, ever since they landed their first chart hits. :)
š§” oliviasnoodles š
Iāve been focused on Sam Fender for some time now, so itās great that heās collected his first #1! Happy for Hailee, Dermot, Mabel and the Foos too. :D
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Tom
Lol wut about aj. His top was 3
š§” oliviasnoodles š
Oh yeah I forgot about AJ Tracey. Happy to see him get his first #1 too.
Piran
I've been following Sam Fender since he won the BRIT's Critics Choice Award back in 2018! :D
By the way, my chart predictions are up now...
#1: The 1975 - If You're Too Shy [Let Me Know] (=) [632] v
#2: Regi ft Jake Reese & OT - Kom Wat Dichterbij (debut) ^ [550]
#3: Smith & Thell - Goliath (debut) ^ [535]
#4: Live Lounge Allstars - Times Like These (-2) v [522]
#5: Le Youth ft Ava Max - Clap Your Hands (-2) v [507]
#6: Surf Mesa ft Emilee - ily [i love you baby] (+42) ^ [500]
#7: Kygo ft Zara Larsson & Tyga - Like It Is (-2) v [485]
#8: Loud Luxury ft Brando - Gummy (-2) v [470]
#9: 220KID & Gracey - Don't Need Love (-2) -- [468]
#10: The Weeknd - Blinding Lights (+3) ^ [460]
Fintendo
Well done BBC, you beat a twenty-two week old song with no promo, after repeated promotion through everyone at BBC and all the artists respective fanbase! Sorry if I sound salty, it's good for charity, but it was way too biased and Blinding Lights is one of the best songs of the past few years and I'm a big Weeknd fan. Looking forward to the charts in the next few weeks with lots of new entries!
Piran
YES!!! WE DID IT!!! :D
I say "we", because while all 24 artists here have made something absolutely beautiful, the British public have played their part by downloading or streaming this song, as every person doing so has helped the most vulnerable people of our country when they need it most.
Seeing a song recorded in this way is absolutely incredible, Covid-19 can't stop the music industry from making something wonderful!