Official Singles Chart Top 40 on 05/2/2021

It sounds the exact same to me, but listening to again made it grow on me slightly.

I noticed some subtle differences, such as the slightly heavier steel pedal, the more jolty vocals & how the production leans a bit more closer to rock than it did before (it doesn't feel as "country" this time around to me).

I'm glad that it's growing on you though! :D

Yeah, Fearless and Speak Now as albums are also growing on me as a whole.

Doubt I’ll ever change my opinion on the self titled though. 😬

As long as two of her three fully country albums grew on you, then that's a big positive for me! ;)

Yeah, although I doubt I’ll ever like them more than her other albums apart from Reputation.

'Reputation' was my least favourite album of hers too! :P

Yeah, it’s way too bloated, and only has a few good songs (Getaway Car and Dancing With Out Hands Tied) anyway.

Plus it has Ready For It on it, my 6th least favourite song ever made.

Lover has the same problem, except with way more and way better good songs.

Probably would’ve been her best album if it ended at I Forgot You Existed, and Paper Rings was cut.

'Reputation' features the only Taylor song that I hate too, although that's 'Dress' for me! :P

Oh, I quite like that one. P:

It was so cringey for me! :(

I agree to be honest, but I still enjoy it.

This isnt todays, it next weeks

It’s really good, except for That Kind Of Woman in my opinion.

Not My Problem might be my favourite song from her though.

we're good - light 7/10
if it ain't me - decent 8/10
that kind of woman - very strong 8/10
not my problem - strong 4/10

yeah, its really good. :)))

Is your pfp aitch?

yeah. XD

it's more of a joke if anything because i sound a bit like him.

dang, its the opposite for me, i didn't care for not my problem at all. it's mainly because the production puts me off a little.

Actually, listening to it again, That Kind Of Woman is good, still probably the worst of the new tracks for me though.

I love the production on Not My Problem as well, plus I really like the feature.

yeah it was quite underwhelming imo

Well the country isn't so if you could kindly not blatantly insult someones hardwork and income source, it would be appreciated.

cant wait to get my copy! :)))

Hopefully Dua can get another hit from it! 🤞

I’m quite excited for it too, even if I’m only really in love with half of the new songs (and Prisoner and the Levitating remix but those don’t count),

I'm still gutted she hasn't had a FN number one yet

Yeah, I'm still shocked that 'Don't Start Now' was never a #1 hit, but at least the album as a whole was a chart-topper & besides, Dua already had two singles chart leaders beforehand anyway (one of them being the biggest hit of 2018), which is still amazing for her. :)

If the pre-existing singles are anything to go by, then I think I'm going to like this new version of the album (although the original will be very difficult to top for me!). :P

I think you can blame the weeknd for DSN not getting to #1

'Dance Monkey' was also responsible for that! :P

OMG... some of you trolls are seriously attacking Dua Lipa & Taylor Swift now?! :O

At least they're actually really kind people & they can actually get #1 singles.

It’s a pretty good song, just not my favourite.

You had me in the first half, but then the end happened. :|

I think we all are! :P

NOOOOOO YBMF IS GOING 💔💔💔💔💔

I’m kinda happy about most of next week’s ACR drops, apart from Therefore I Am and Levitating. :(

Becky Hill - Forever Young 🤔
Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am 😭
CJ - Whoopty 😭
Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby - Levitating 😭
Harry Styles - Golden 🤔
James Arthur - Train Wreck 🤔
Little Mix - Sweet Melody 🤔
Megan Thee Stallion - Body 😭
Shawn Mendes & Justin Bieber - Monster 🥳
Tate McRae - you broke me first 😱😱😱😱😱
Ariana Grande - 34+35 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 (good riddance garbage song!!)
Central Cee - Loading 😭
Juice WRLD - All Girls Are the Same 😭
KSI feat. Craig David & Digital Farm Animals - Really Love 😭
Miley Cyrus feat. Dua Lipa - Prisoner 🥳 (sorry it’s just aging bad for me)
Nathan Dawe & Little Mix - No Time for Tears 🤔
Olivia Rodrigo - All I Want 🤔
Taylor Swift - champagne problems 😭
Taylor Swift - willow 😭
The Kid LAROI - SO DONE 😭

James arthur already is on ACR right? Or have they changed it

I believe that 'Lasting Lover' is, but I don't know if 'Train Wreck' was ever put on ACR (unless it somehow got reset after Christmas!). :P

Agreed on almost most of these, except '34+35' & 'Loading'! :P

'You Broke Me First' is still an amazing song, but it's stuck around for way too long now & it's time for something else to come in & replace it now. :)

I'm most upset about two tracks from Taylor potentially hitting ACR in a couple of weeks from now! :(

I agree to be honest, although the following week is absolutely going to for ACR drops! :(

It's stuck around forever though! :P

Personally, I don't think any song should be placed under ACR, haha.

It got reset after Christmas! :P

Ah, fair enough! Thanks for the answer, haha. :)

Eh, 34+35, Prisoner, champagne problems and willow are the only ones I care for next week.

Yeah, losing two of the best tracks on 'Evermore' is really going to hurt! :(

Ah ok, so have they got rid of permanent ACR now? As Train Wreck came out in 2016

Eh, no body, no crime, ivy, tis the Season, coney island, cowboy like me, majorie and the title track are all better for me.

Still sad to see them go though, evermore is definitely one of her best albums, only behind 1989 and folklore for me.

Apart from whoopty and forever young, i dont want any of those songs to go on acr.

Yeah, but it was a rerelease so acr and the three year rule don't apply

I dont want rly love or prisoner or no time for tears to go either. 34+35 can go though

NBNC didnt get far enough either :(

That rule starts when the song first reaches the charts, not when it actually came out.

Yeah I Forgot that the label can request an ACR reset if they're planning on rereleasing, good point

that really deserved better. :I

, it really feels like willow hasn’t been around for long enough to me.

Yeah, those 10 weeks have gone by so fast & 'Willow' deserved to spend way more time inside the Top 40! :(

Yeah, that deserved 'Willow's level of success, at the very least! :(

I'm sad that 'Levitating' will be going on ACR next week. :/

I'm very happy that you mentioned 'Ivy'! That song really doesn't get enough credit. :)

same, but it's stuck around for long enough despite being a fantastic song imo.

Yeah, but the new tracks from Dua should make up for it though (except 'Not My Problem'!). :P

Same to you! :D

and why is it above rag n bone man and james hype?! at least jason derulo is tanking XD

Great review. :)

Agree on everything except for The Business, I’m really not a fan of that song.

I also really like Apricots, it should definitely be Top 40 soon.

thank you, unverification. :)

ah, that's ok, we cannot always agree on all songs here lol. ;)

i was surprised that biceps did not get number 1 last week. :(

Same, I really thought Bicep would be getting Number 1.

It doesn’t matter to me though, both albums are amazing.

i haven't even heard bring me the horizons new album. i do listen to some rock but only generally pop-punk. :)

hi cm24! :)

i wouldn’t want wellerman to go to number 1. it soured on me a lot, sorry. :I

i really liked fredo’s album, so i’m glad you’re on board with his songs from that album entering the charts. i’m sad that good days fell. streets can go top 10 too.

i really like apricots too, it’s unique.

thanks for the review again fam. :))

Hey CM24! How are you doing? :)

I agree with you entirely on 'Drivers License', although I don't think that 'Wellerman' is getting to #1 sadly, although that would be absolutely amazing, haha.

Yeah, 'The Business' is certainly a banger, but it doesn't compare to Tiesto's best hits it at all!

'Streets' really needs to join it too! I can't really speak on 'Apricots', as I've only heard a small snippet of it, but I'd love to see 'Your Love [9pm]' becoming the 'Breaking Me' of 2021, haha.

Have an amazing week!

hello coolocelot. :)

ah, no worries. so you do not like "wellerman" original and remix? that's okay, we can not always agree on everything. :)

fredo is one of the best uk rappers i have heard in a while. i wonder how long his tracks will stay for here.

"good days" moving down is so disappointing and i hope the same does not happen for "streets" next week.

you are welcome. enjoy your week. ;)

hey piran. i am well, thank you. :)

i can somewhat agree. "wellerman" is very unique but it is too far behind "drivers license" for now. :/

oh, yes, but i would still like "the business" to be top 10 in the uk. :)

you should listen to "apricots"! it is different for edm but i could see you enjoying it. :)

have a nice week. ;)

'Apricots' seems to be getting a lot of hype here, so I'll have to check it out for sure, haha.

Thank you! :D

i don’t mind the original of wellerman by the longest johns but i think the edm beat sounds a little bit out of place on it. i can definitely see the hype for it though!

Banger

You put 2 6s

Because they are equal. The same reason there is no #7 this week.

Wait, aren’t you somebody else that we actually like or am I imagining things?

I'm mrsliver last week I was bored and decided to make a fake youtuber account cus I thought it would be funny but it got boring pretty fast

Delete the account

KENDRICK BAD BLOOD!!! 😍😍😍

Love 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8 as well.

My second favourite Taylor Swift song of all-time & my most streamed song of 2015 too! 😍

Finally, someone else who also really likes 'Call Me Maybe', haha.

It’s nowhere near my favourite Taylor song, but I still love it.

Also, how do people hate Call Me Maybe? It’s definitely one of her worse songs, but it’s still really good.

I don't know! I just think Carly Rae Jepsen's discography in general is underrated, haha. :)

The only good songs she has is cut to the feeling and good time imo 😂

i think she . no wonder she only had two hits.

I disagree! 'Run Away With Me', 'Good Time' & 'Cut To The Feeling' are all amazing pop songs. :)

'Run Away With Me' says hi! ;)

Or the rest of Emotion, or Dedicated, and both album’s Side Bs.

'Emotion: Side B'! 😍

The original album though. 😍

It’s all essential listening to be honest, Top 5 pop artists of all time for me.

I'm not sure I can do a list of my favourite pop artists of all-time, since there would be way too many to list to narrow it down to just a Top 5, but I think she might've contended for that list for back in 2012 when she was absolutely massive! ;)

Eh, her 2012 run slightly holds her back for me, it wasn’t bad but it wasn’t really special to me apart from Call Me Maybe.

I was absolutely obsessed with 'Good Time' back around then! :P

Me too, although looking back at it I’m not really a fan.

1. Always - Bon Jovi (1994)
2. Semi-charmed Life - Third Eye Blind (1997)
3. Shattered Dreams - Johnny Hates Jazz (1987)
4. She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5 (2002)
5. Someday - Sugar Ray (1999)
6. Someday - Michael Learns to Rock (1995)
7. Something About the Way You Looked Tonight - Elton John (1997)
8. Square Rooms - Al Corley (1984)
9. "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand - Primitive Radio Gods (1996)
10. Stay (I Missed You) - Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories (1994)

I see an "S" theme going on here, haha.

I love your #4 & #7 this week! ;)

I don't really revisit it that much now, but I think it's a very good song. :)

Love Cascada, Jessie J and the classic hit by CRJ

Absolutely, she has so many good songs and albums

Totally agree

That was a feat on Owl City's song

I always thought that they were co-lead artists! :P

Carly Rae Jepsen really deserved way more hits in the UK. :/

At least she got one massive global hit, even if it's still one of my least favourite songs from her! :P

Thanks Dami! :D

I actually saw Cascada live in Bristol about two years ago now, haha.

i saw it on itunes... 😬

Why do YouTubers have to release songs

most youtube songs are wack imo, except for bi*** lasagna and most of ksi’s discography.

I know right, there’s no example of it going well.

We’ve had such atrocities such as KSI’s music, Trisha Paytas’s EP and of course the Paul brothers.

what are you talking about, ksi’s music is 🔥🔥🔥

I mean, he’s improving I guess.

I had to find out about it from my Dream stan friend. 😬

I cant stand them!

Me neither!

I like it, but to be honest, WAP was way better.

wap will go down in history as one of the greatest number ones ever, it’s so good. it’ll be impossible for cardi to make a song as legendary as that.

Probably to be honest, definitely in my Top 50 at least.

omg its 🔥🔥🔥

even when her streams slow down she still has a great lead over wellerman. XD

I know, it’s honestly looking like it’ll be competitive for Number 1 ON ACR.

Wellerman seems to remain reliant on sales

I think there is stopping that rubbish song going to No.1 imo.

LOve seeing anyone getting the wrost score

yeah and it gets worse every listen, might end up as a 1 soon enough. :I

I agree with most of these, except for 'Wellerman' & 'Anyone'! :P

i can definitely see the hype for wellerman but i’d prefer it if it was just left alone as a sea shanty without producing, the edm beat sounds a bit out of place on it.

anyone is horrible, lol.

I think 'Wellerman' works well both as an original sea shanty & a club remix personally, haha.

'Anyone' is better than anything JB put out in 2020 for me! :P

Oof... we're below 20% now. :/

Every week it feels like it’ll get higher, but it never does. 🤔

That's worrying for you, to be honest

Probably because there were more songs that didn’t get a 0, although there were no 10s this week.

Just watch 'The Business' enter the Top 10 next week now! :P

Umm, why exactly? I must have missed something

hi PN, he is the winner of the Eurovision song contest: he briefly appeared for a week back in 2019 but i have no idea why he is getting more success now...but so glad he is!!

Yeah that's what I was talking about - I know about ESC, but was and still am confused about why it's getting attention now. Not complaining though!

https://disqus.com/by/thierryhenon/ & https://disqus.com/by/disqus_rDWj8Inp9E/
I asked the same question last week. Has to do with TikTok. Well... I'm not complaining either because it is a beautiful song and he deserved to win ESC in 2019 with this song!

Its strong on tik tok

Cos the song is being played massively on tik tok

as it should. :)

Streets please, definitely not The Business though.

I thought ‘get out my head’ had reached it’s peak but hopefully I’m wrong. Gutted it hasn’t got top 5 yet :(

I thought it would enter the Top 5 too! I guess there's still hope for it to get there though. :)

'Streets' appears to have more momentum than 'The Business' does right now! :P

It's still my favourite tune right now. Love sticking it on in a morning and singing 'get out of bed' such an uplifting happy song! Love it

What is the hype with streets? IMO it’s just slow boring singing on top of a Lofi hip hop beat. It’s uncomfortable to listen to, I don’t get it? I’m not trying to offend the listeners of the song but in what way is the song enjoyable to you?

Please don’t take this the wrong way!

As with Good Days

I don't know, I've always been a big fan of how she can alternate between singing & rapping so effortless, especially over production that's both groovy & relaxing, haha.

I respect your opinion as usual, but for me, Doja Cat is easily my favourite female rapper right now! ;)

I can't stop streaming it either! :P

the business and streets could be top 10 next week 😍😍😍

'Afraid' finally debuted too! 😍

Oh great, I think we’ll be having it there until it’s on ACR.

Yeah, but it will still take something huge to dethrone it (and I'm not talking about ACR)

Dua Lipa is releasing a B-Side version of 'Future Nostalgia' next week, so a single from that is the only thing I can think of that possibly dethrone it right now! :P

Probably, unless Dua Lipa miraculously gets a #1 single with the re-release of 'Future Nostalgia' next week! :P

I doubt it to be honest, the leaked tracklist is really disappointing.

For a song from it to get there it would probably need a massive feature, and although JID is great I doubt he’ll do anything in terms of charts.

Maybe, but even if that happens I definitely won't be complaning!

Neither will I, given how amazing the original album was! ;)

I've heard that it's comparable to 'Good In Bed' & 'Boys Will Be Boys', i.e. easily the two worst tracks from 'Future Nostalgia'. :/

Who said that? 👀

The songs that haven’t been released (of which there are 4) have leaked and are pretty good.

The other two songs are weirdly enough Prisoner and Un Dia.

I only really said it was disappointing because there isn’t that much new, in fact to me nothing new.

Also, I will not tolerate Good In Bed slander. 😤

This was something that I saw on Discord, but I could be getting it confused with another leaked track instead! :P

Eh... we'll have to agree to disagree on the latter point, haha.

i’m in the minority thinking that good in bed is one of the best tracks on there, even if it’s in the lower half for me. :P

It's at the very bottom for me & I'd even go as far to say that it's my least favourite Dua Lipa song of all-time. :/

It’s probably one of the worst to be honest, but if we ignore objectivity, it’s my second favourite on the album behind Levitating.

I know within the next few weeks Joel corry is releasing a song, that may have a strong chance ending its rein?

I hope not.

I think he's peaked at 'Head & Heart', to be honest, but I hope that I'm proven wrong! :P

Hey Piran, same to you. I'm so glad "Anyone" is still Top 10 in the UK. Question: Does the Super Bowl have any effect on the UK charts usually? Do you think The Weeknd might see massive gains with his current single even maybe some re-entries next week?

Hey Marco! :)

I'm happy for 'Anyone' sticking around too! It's honestly my favourite song that JB has done since he collaborated with BloodPop for 'Friends' back in 2017, with a current rating of a light 8/10 for me, haha.

Unfortunately, other than a short-lived boost on iTunes, the Super Bowl almost never impacts an artist's performance in the UK charts! :(

Are you going to be watching it tonight?

I certainly will be! ;)

Hi dear P! Hope you have a great week mate!

Cool Piran, and I listen to "Friends" on all my JB playlists. Tampa Bay won like I knew they would. ❤️ The Weeknd did good...easily his best performance to date.

Oh yeah, I really liked The Weeknd's performance last night & I'm even expecting him to have two songs in tonight's Top 10 on the Hot 100, haha.

So, Tom Brady's incredible winning record at the Super Bowl continues then! ;)

Thanks Dami! You too. :)