Official Singles Chart Top 40 on 28/8/2020

go on wap!!!

30 minutes until the tracking week ends, so make sure you buy & stream 'Head & Heart' before midnight! :)

piran needs a break, right? so do i.

sorry, but i’ve felt so angry and depressed today and nobody in real life has helped when i’ve wanted them to! 😭

edit: people on discord were sending me motivational messages earlier. i love every one of you.

Sorry guys, but I might be taking a break from Disqus & potentially Discord soon! :/

Emoji Challenge Results...

Scores:
Mateusz: 9 (Winner) 🥇
MusicLover: 3 🥈

This is @mateuszrojowski's first ever victory on OCC! :)

HeatherrrrrR!!

Im.happy for 24kgoldn Mood going no.1 next week

Our Vera done better than Kylie.

Hi guys,
I’m Italian and here in Italy ‘hypnotized’ by purple disco machine is a big success!
Is not released yet in the uk?
I totally love this song!!

The charts is being so unfair to Dua Lipa. Totally ridiculous how both songs fell down the charts. It is wrong that this is happening. I want them songs to go back up the charts on the Top 40. I hope it happens otherwise I will be mad. She is my favourite singer and this should not be happening to her this week, full stop.

What an eventful year for Vera Lynn. 2 new hits, one either side of her death. Three if you count the 2 different recordings of lockdown anthem We'll Meet Again. Becomes the oldest living artist to have a hit and, with a gap of 3538 weeks, the artist with the biggest span of new hits. No doubt, had she lived, would have beaten her own record again this week. What a pity she didn't live to see this one.

Hey everyone! :)

I'm signing off for now, but I'll be back on Discord later & I'll be here again over the weekend too.

Take care everybody!

MY RATINGS OF THE NEW TOP 40 SONGS:
DYNAMITE (7/10)
Ain't It Different (8/10)
Mood (9/10)
Tick Tock (10/10)
Not heard the other 3 sorry

Spontaneous Emoji Challenge! :D

It'll start in two minutes & there is a theme to guess this week.

okay, quick challenge... let’s give this post the same number of upvotes and downvotes! XD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxiDX98EduA

the original of this song got to number 5. this remix deserves just as much success! it’s amazing, and this is coming from someone who loathes xxxtentacion! :P
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr4jiBHFj_A#

I know I'm not a fan of most trap music, but man, this song is amazing! :D

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

Have there been any other K-Pop songs that have charted high apart from Dynamite and Gangnam Style?

unpopular opinion: girls like you and nobody’s love by maroon 5 are awesome. i actually love them.

(p.s. don’t let todd in the shadows see this, haha!)

Unpopular Opinion: I actually like 'Greece' now! :P

55 sales separate the #2 and #3 albums while 51 sales separate the #3 and #4 albums. Just 10 sales separate the #5 and #6 albums.

I actually love this new version of 'Lighter'! :D

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

I would give the new single Over Now by Calvin Harris and The Weeknd a 6 or 7 out of 10

okay, why did i not know travis scott had a new song out?! it’s at number 93. i’m a massive fan of his!

okay, here are my top 25 favourite current songs of the week! :)

1. mood swings - pop smoke ft lil tjay (2nd week at number 1)
2. you broke me first - tate mcrae (+3)
3. midnight sky - miley cyrus (new)
4. surrender - natalie taylor (-1)
5. wap - cardi b & megan thee stallion (+5)
6. my future - billie eilish (-2)
7. my way - one bit & noah cyrus (-5)
8. nobody’s love - maroon 5 (new)
9. lighter - nathan dawe ft ella henderson & ksi (-3)
10. like that - doja cat ft gucci mane (-2)
11. sad (imanbek remix) - rasster (new)
12. dancing in the moonlight - jubel ft neimy (-5)
13. exile - taylor swift & bon iver (-2)
14. smile - juice wrld & the weeknd (new)
15. 3 headed goat - lil durk ft lil baby & polo g (-3)
16. cardigan - taylor swift (-7)
17. levitating (remix) - dua lipa ft madonna & missy elliott (-1)
18. wishing well - juice wrld (-3)
19. only you freestyle - drake & headie one (+1)
20. aint it different - headie one, aj tracey & stormzy (new)
21. 21 - polo g (-7)
22. before you go - lewis capaldi (-5)
23. something special - pop smoke (-2)
24. this is me trying - taylor swift (re)
25. invisible string - taylor swift (re)

I'd love this to become the next 'Despacito', haha! :D

It's been on repeat for me all day...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su5mSoREoso

I'm guessing Wap or Dynamite will be the next #1

I swear if this song doesn't become a big hit, the UK public don't know what they're missing out on! :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvc2q6Jz7WE

My personal chart for the week...

https://crownnote.com/charts/piran-delves/pirans-top-50-28

'Head & Heart' gets six weeks at #1 here too, although it's non-consecutive on mine! :)

okay, here’s my top 25 favourite current songs of the week! :D

new entries are in bold, re-entries are in italic.

1. mood swings - pop smoke ft lil tjay (2nd week at number 1)
2. you broke me first - tate mcrae (+3)
3. midnight sky - miley cyrus (new)
4. surrender - natalie taylor (-1)
5. wap - cardi b & megan thee stallion (+5)
6. my future - billie eilish (-2)
7. my way - one bit & noah cyrus (-5)
8. nobody’s love - maroon 5 (new)
9. lighter - nathan dawe ft ella henderson & ksi (-3)
10. like that - doja cat ft gucci mane (-2)
11. sad (imanbek remix) - rasster (new)
12. dancing in the moonlight - jubel ft neimy (-5)
13. exile - taylor swift & bon iver (-2)
14. smile - juice wrld & the weeknd (new)
15. 3 headed goat - lil durk ft lil baby & polo g (-3)
16. cardigan - taylor swift (-7)
17. levitating (remix) - dua lipa ft madonna & missy elliott (-1)
18. wishing well - juice wrld (-3)
19. only you freestyle - drake & headie one (+1)
20. aint it different - headie one, aj tracey & stormzy (new)
21. 21 - polo g (-7)
22. before you go - lewis capaldi (-5)
23. something special - pop smoke (-2)
24. this is me trying - taylor swift (re)
25. invisible string - taylor swift (re)

Would anyone be against me posting an Emoji Challenge later or over the weekend instead? :P

Sorry, but I've had a very tiring week & I'm not really in the mood to do one at this very moment, haha.

🇮🇪 Top 10 in Ireland this week... 🇮🇪

#1: Cardi B ft Megan Thee Stallion - Wap (+1) * [New No.1!]
#2: Joel Corry & MNEK - Head & Heart (-1)
#3: 24kGoldn ft Iann Dior - Mood (+7) *
#4: Dermot Kennedy - Giants (-1)
#5: Headie One ft AJ Tracey & Stormzy - Ain't It Different (debut) *
#6: BTS - Dynamite (debut) *
#7: Drake ft Lil Durk - Laugh Now Cry Later (-2)
#8: Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar (-4)
#9: Topic & A7S - Breaking Me (-3)
#10: Juice WRLD & Marshmello - Come & Go (-3)

* = New Peak

Okay, the first list of the night will be my Top 10 throwbacks of the week…

#1: Katy Perry - Teenage Dream (2010)
#2: Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger (1996)
#3: Flo Rida ft Sia - Wild Ones (2011)
#4: Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble (2012)
#5: Lady Gaga - Born This Way (2011)
#6: Ke$ha - We R Who We R (2010)
#7: Michel Telo - Ai Se Eu Te Pego (2011)
#8: Coldplay - Viva La Vida (2008)
#9: Britney Spears - Toxic (2004)
#10: Take That - The Flood (2010)

Let me know what yours are too! ;)

1) head & heart (7/10, but it’s time to move on now)
2) wap (8/10)
3) dynamite (6/10)
4) ain’t it different (8/10)
5) lighter (9/10)
6) laugh now cry later (7/10)
7) mood swings (10/10)
8) watermelon sugar (5/10)
9) west ten (8/10)
10) greece (6/10)
best: mood swings
worst: watermelon sugar

74%

Top 10 and new entries rankings:
1. Head & Heart (6/10) (really cooled on me)
2. WAP (11/10)
3. DYNAMITE (9/10)
4. Ain't It Different (9/10)
5. Lighter (6/10) (another cooler)
6. Laugh Now, Cry Later (5/10)
7. Mood Swings (8/10)
8. Watermelon Sugar (8/10) (really grown on me)
9. West Ten (7/10)
10. GREECE (4/10)

3. DYNAMITE (9/10)
4. Ain't It Different (9/10)
11. Mood (9/10)
22. Heather (10/10)
36. Tick Tock (10/10)

For the Top 10:
BEST: WAP
WORST: GREECE
PERCENT: 73%

For new entries
BEST: Heather
WORST: Mood (not by much though)

Songs going to ACR next week:
- Marshmello & Halsey - Be Kind
- Surf Mesa feat. Emilee - ‎ily (i love you baby)

Second week decline:
- AJ Tracey & Mabel - West Ten
- Ava Max - Kings & Queens
- Becky Hill & Sigala - Heaven On My Mind
- Chris Brown & Young Thug - Go Crazy
- Digga D - Woi
- Doja Cat feat. Gucci Mane - Like That
- Ella Henderson - Take Care of You
- Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar
- Joel Corry feat. MNEK - Head & Heart
- Jubël feat. NEIMY - Dancing in the Moonlight
- Nathan Dawe feat. Jaykae - Flowers
- Niko B - Who's That What's That
- Pop Smoke feat. 50 Cent & Roddy Ricch - The Woo
- Regard & RAYE - Secrets
- Sam Fischer - This City
- Ty Dolla $ign feat. Kanye West, FKA twigs & Skrillex - Ego Death
- Wallows feat. Clairo - Are You Bored Yet?

COOLOCELOT’S CHART REVIEW

hey pals and gals, it’s coolocelot101. tonight i’m gonna give you a review, but before we get into the new entries, i’ll observe the moves around the top 40.

“head & heart” is number 1 for 6 weeks now... you know, i’m kinda tired of this song now! it’s still pretty good, but it’s time to move on from it. it sold 62k overall units this week. i see “dancing in the moonlight” is dropping away, that because that’s still a 10/10 from me. “on deck” rebounds massively into the top 40 too! let’s get into the top 40 entries.

BTS - DYNAMITE (#3)
i know bts and i really hate them as artists, and i know this is their first full-english song and it’s led on itunes... well, finally, a decent bts song for a change! of course, theres still issues with their vocal delivery, especially when jungkook’s falsetto in the chorus isn’t great and i can’t understand them. however, better qualities come in with the really groovy beat, and feel-good lyrics! it’ll take me a while to actually like bts, but this one is at least passable. light 6/10.

HEADIE ONE FT AJ TRACEY & STORMZY - AIN’T IT DIFFERENT (#4)
headie did a great job on “both” and “only you freestyle”, aj tracey is just really fire as an artist and stormzy put out one of my favourite records of 2019. they’ve come together to create something fire! i like that high pitched vocal layering, especially when the accompanying trap beat is awesome! then we get the deliveries... headie goes completely in on this, while aj brings a speedy flow which reminds me of “rain”, which is one of my favourite uk rap songs this year, and stormzy... do we not know him for bringing amazing verses?! my only nitpick is that each verse of theirs is too short, but that doesn’t stop the song from being good. decent 8/10, it could go up!

24KGOLDN FT IANN DIOR - MOOD (#11)
so 24kgoldn was announced as a xxl freshman this year, but i don’t know if that was the reason why this leapt up the charts. that doesn’t matter, because this is actually really good though! i like the guitar strums at the start, and like with “rockstar”, it fits well with the bass-y trap beat. i really like iann dior’s singing delivery, but sadly 24kgoldn doesn’t sound all that good in my opinion. we also have lyrics about a lover playing games and 24kgoldn wont play by her rules anymore and they’re well written to me. nice job, both of you. strong 8/10!

quick interruption to announce vera lynn’s “land of hope and glory” is back at number 17! this follows after a bbc proms controversy, and it’s number 1 on itunes as we speak.

CONAN GRAY - HEATHER (#22)
well, this went up really fast, didn’t it? this is a chilled song and i like it. to start, his vocals are very breathy and mellow, to calm you instantly, as he sings about his love for this girl but someone else likes her more. i really like the guitar strums in the verses, and the production suddenly comes up to a massive climax in the chorus, before going back to the mellow guitars in that final chorus. yeah, this was really chilled and i can see myself coming back to this - strong 7/10!

CLEAN BANDIT FT MABEL & 24KGOLDN - TICK TOCK (#36)
so this is 24kgoldn’s 2nd appearance on this review. i’m happy that clean bandit are back as i love their music... but this was very underwhelming. i like the beat that brings a sense of bounce to the song, but their usual violin comes in at the most random time possible and sounds very squeaky! i’m not really a fan of mabel’s delivery which is surprising, as she’s a great singer, and “tick tock, tick tock” comes in at some of the worst possible times. and 24kgoldn sounds more autotuned than he should be... nah, clean bandit have put out much better than this. light 5/10!

on the albums chart, the killers score their 6th number 1 album with “imploding the mirage! it debuted at number 1 with 50k chart sales.

the rest of the top 5 is: “shoot for the stars, aim for the moon” by pop smoke (4-2), “folklore” by taylor swift (2-3), “the neon” by erasure (new at 4), and “legends never die” by juice wrld (non mover at 5)

so yeah, decent week overall. i enjoyed putting this review together, and i hope you enjoyed reading. have a good weekend! :)
P.S. my top 25 favourite songs of the week will come later tonight.

Dua Lipa would hate this chart

Typical how 'Hallucinate' is just one position below the Top 40! :(

Mr Brightside is still here

WEEKLY CHART REVIEW (28/08/2020 - 03/09/2020)

🔴 (Negative)

1) ‘Lighter’ dropped back even more today, but while it’s chances of #1 are almost completely gone, I’m hoping it’ll get a resurgence thanks to the acoustic version that was released today (Ella Henderson sounds way better in the new version!).

2) I think we can rule out Top 10 peaks for both ‘Dancing In The Moonlight’ & ‘Heaven On My Mind’, which absolutely !

3) ‘Blinding Lights’ is starting to drop faster! Yes, it’s had an amazing run here, but I still adore it as much as I did back when it first came out, so I was always going to hate seeing it go.
‘What’s Love Got To Do With It’ just lost momentum out of nowhere! I sincerely hope it’s not out of the Top 40 by next week.

4) Unfortunately, I think ‘Rain On Me’ is going to drop out of the Top 40 in the next chart!
‘Cardigan’ continues to drop fast, but at least Radio 1 played it during the chart show again today!

5) The worst thing about this chart is Dua Lipa having a rough week, with both ‘Hallucinate’ & ‘Levitating’ both dropping out of the region today.

🟠 (Mixed)

1) ‘Wap’ looks like it might take the lead next week, given how much it closed the margin today! It’d become both Cardi B’s & Megan Thee Stallion’s first #1 single in the UK, which would continue the trend of no artists scoring multiple #1’s in 2020.

2) Both ‘Savage Love’ & ‘Go Crazy’ leave the Top 10! I still don’t hate these songs somehow, but I know they’ll get on my nerves sooner or later.

3) ‘Looking For Me’ is holding up incredibly well, but it really stalled here after the sudden boost it got last time!

4) ‘Heather’ blasted into the chart out of nowhere! The sentiment in the lyrics is sweet, but it’s just a shame that the rest of the song is a completely snoozefest. This was very nearly in the “negative” section, but the content just about saved it from getting there!

5) ‘The Woo’ absolutely crashed this week! I thought this was because of ACR at first, but no, it just had a terrible week apparently.

6) ‘Rockstar’s declines are starting to get really steep now! It’s still a decent trap song, but it’s been here for long enough now.

7) ‘On Deck’ re-entered to a new peak, which I’m indifferent on after revisiting it. It’s a fine enough drill song, but nothing extraordinary.

🟢 (Positive)

1) ‘Head & Heart’ held on to #1 despite close competition! I think this could be the last week it spends there, but at least it got the record for the longest consecutive chart-topper of 2020 so far.

2) ‘Dynamite’ had extremely dominant download figures, allowing it to debut in the Top 3! I’ve actually been following K-Pop for a few years (before anything other than ‘Gangnam Style’ hit the chart from the genre), so it’s really satisfying to see a Korean group do so well here, especially when ‘Dynamite’ is very fun, bright & uplifting. This is their first song entirely in English!

3) ‘Ain’t It Different’ also joins it immediately beneath it! Honestly, this is one of my favourite UK rap collaborations of the year so far. All three artists here bring incredible flows & the production is particularly menacing! This is exactly what I’m looking for in a brag-rap banger, haha.

4) Along with ‘West Ten’, AJ Tracey is back with two songs in the Top 10 once again!

5) I knew ‘Mood’ was going to become big this week, but I didn’t expect it to rank this high! This is definitely one of the most fun trap songs I’ve heard in ages. I’m rooting for this to keep climbing!

6) The legendary Vera Lynn made the Top 20 thanks to huge sales! It that her cover of ‘Land Of Hope & Glory’ wasn’t played by Radio 1, but it’s a classic nonetheless.

7) ‘Midnight Sky’ might’ve dropped from last time, but it held up far better than I was expecting it to!

8) ‘Tick Tock’ sneaks in as the lowest of the six new entries today! Clean Bandit have always been able to mix classical instrumentation & EDM production very well, which is also an awesome fit for both Mabel & 24kGoldn here (he had a good week, didn;t he?). I hope this is a slow burner!

9) On the albums chart, The Killers debuted at #1 with over a 6x lead! Honestly, while many people love this group for just ‘Mr Brightside’, I’m a fan of many other hits of theirs. Glad to see them still doing so well!

Hope you enjoyed my review everyone! Have a good weekend. :)

Hey! Sorry for the recent inactivity, I've been in a group with some people I know IRL, and I've been really busy on it.

Anyway, sad to see WAP not at Number 1, liking the other Top 10 entries though.

Anyone know the last time two songs debuted in the Top 5 in the same week?

Hey everybody! :D

The chart is as expected tbf

Hi guys