Official Singles Chart Top 40 on 05/1/2024

Mr. Brightside at No.31 <3

my top 20 (7.1.2024.)

1. NEW – SWIMMING PAUL – the way it goes

2. (1) SOFIA KOURTESIS – si te portas bonito (2weeks at No.1)

3. (4) LIAM BAILEY – dance with me

4. (2) PANGEAUX – holdin' on

5. (3) THE KILLERS – spirit

6. (8) FRED AGAIN.. & BABY KEEM – leavemealone

7. (5) THE NATIONAL ft PHOEBE BRIDGERS – laugh track (2weeks at No.1)

8. (10) RAC ft GREAT GOOD FINE OK – fine

9. (13) THE LIBERTINES – night of the hunter

10. (11) MEDUZA x FERRECK DAWN x CLEMENTINE DOUGLAS – I got nothing

11. (33) JAX JONES ft ROBBIE G – forever

12. (36) SHYGIRL – f@k€

13. (21) DUCKS LTD. – hollowed out

14. (18) PAUL RUSSELL – lil boo thang

15. (7) MAFRO ft QHAIRO – try

16. (38) SKEPTA ft OSSIE & HARRY STONE – smoke in your eyes

17. (23) CHANNEL TRES – walked in the room

18. (9) BEYONCE – my house

19. (6) TYCHO – small sanctuary

20. (37) MATEO SANTIAGO ft BADBADNOTGOOD & CHARLOTTE DAY WILSON – so just rid yourself on him

..........new songs at chart (top 45)...........

34. NEW – THE VACCINES – love to walk away

37. NEW – BARRY CAN'T SWIM ft SURYA SEN – always get through to you

38. NEW – THE LEMON TWIGS – my golden years

41. NEW – IDLES – grace

42. NEW – NICOLAS – how could you not

hey what's up everyone!  if anyone's wondering who the group is in my icon pic, it's the u.s. band the legendary beach boys.  they were big over here in the 60s & early 70s with a wealth of timeless music!  they would be in the top 10 with artists like the beatles, elvis, the supremes, the jackson 5, etc.  

known for their rich harmonies, here are some great tracks to check out: fun fun fun, good timin *1 of my very faves!*, do you wanna dance? *another great one!*, i'm so young *their harmonies are superb on this one!*,  dance dance dance, good vibrations, surfin' usa, kiss me baby, in my room, don't worry baby, kokomo, i get around, wouldn't it be nice?, you still believe in me.  check 'em out!  nothing but ear candy with the beach boys, the beatles & i think also the rolling stones were huge fans of theirs. 

here are some really good albums of theirs to check out: 'the beach boys today" *my personal fave!  their harmonies are very lush & perfectly made, can't say it any other way*, pet sounds, the beach boys xmas album *they're known for their xmas smash single 'little saint nick'*, all summer long *both john lennon & paul mccartney were crazy about this album!*

Hi - can anyone explain why Lewis Capaldi doesn't have 3 tracks from the extended version of the album in the singles chart?  Any other album from such an artist always gets the maximum 3 most popular tracks entering the charts.  Are they somehow ineligible?  Just curious if anyone knows?  Thanks.

I have noticed that TAKE ON ME is reappearing on the single chart in multiple countries this week ..

always loved A-HA but how come the single is having a second worldwide success right now?

Didn't expect the amazing WHITNEY to re-enter the chart this week...but so over the moon about it...

How come I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY having so much success this week?

NOAH is really having a blast the last few months!!

Not only he just claimed his first ever number 1 single but the brilliant YOU'RE GONNA GO FAR just re-entered the chart and reached a new peak: well done!!

what is the awful BABY SHARK doing back in the chart??!!

So happy to see so many of my favorite songs getting a new peak this week: 

LOSE CONTROL( what a voice!)

ON MY LOVE ( ZARA hasn't had a Top 15 in years if i am right?),

I REMEMBER EVERYTHING (amazing single and that reached number 1 in the US!)....

FEATHER( a personal best for SABRINA), 

BODY MOVING ( finally!! so happy to see ELIZA ROSE getting more success in the chart!!).

Nice to see SOPHIE back in the chart with her marvellous single MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR!! and so unexpected for me....

Amazing to see PRADA still having so much success and back inside the Top 3 after already 15 weeks in the Top 10!!

Congrats to Noah for his well deserved number 1 single!!

Wish DIAL DRUNK would have had more success as well but hey STICK SEASON is  an amazing single!!

Great way as well to start the new year with a great single like last year when we have, if i remember, RAYE at number 1!!

Happy NEW YEAR everyone!!

Wishing you all the best for the coming year...

horrible music i can make waaaaaay better z

ew noah kahan

Murder On The Dancefloor highlight of the week in a boring chart before we getting new proper releases of the new year

And Wham must be one of their greatest times in their career

And in with a bullet, here is my first personal ranking of the Top 40. My opinion are just as important as everyone else's. This is not meant to be taken seriously. And so on and so forth.

UK Top 40 Ranked: 05/01/24

PRETTY BRILLIANT EFFORTS I THINK TIER:

Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red [25] (ah, just like old times)

Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder On The Dancefloor [8]

Olivia Rodrigo - vampire [22]

THESE TRACKS OOZE QUALITY FROM EVERY AREA OF THEIR SKIN TIER:

Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday Girls [30] (knocking it out of the park again)

Kanye West ft. Pusha T - Runaway [23] (the radio edit is 6:30. That says it all)

Mason vs. Princess Superstar - Perfect (Exceeder) [40]

Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Uzi Vert - Everybody [26]

PRETTY GOOD EFFORTS IN ALL HONESTY TIER:

Sonny Fodera/MK - Asking [13]

Drake ft. Sexxy Redd & SZA - Rich Baby Daddy [10]

Dua Lipa - Houdini [6] (making up for it's disappointing start I see)

Taylor Swift - Is It Over Now? (Taylor's Version) [33]

A POSITIVE OUTCOME TIER:

Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine [12]

Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer [5]

Noah Kahan ft. Hozier - Northern Attitude [28]

Tyla - Water [7]

Dua Lipa - Dance The Night [32]

Noah Kahan - Stick Season [1] (eh, could've been worse I guess)

EH. I THINK THEY'RE OK TIER:

Billy Gillies ft. Hannah Boleyn - DNA (Loving You) [9]

Doja Cat - Agora Hills [29]

cassö/RAYE/D-Block Europe - Prada [3] (let's be honest, he'll never get No.1.)

Eliza Rose & Calvin Harris - Body Moving [38]

Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me [2]

JID ft. 21 Savage & Baby Tate - Surround Sound [35]

Zara Larsson & David Guetta - On My Love [15]

Olivia Rodrigo - Can't Catch Me Now [17]

MR. BRIGHTSIDE TIER:

The Killers - Mr. Brightside [31] (I can't rate this properly.)

THIS ISN'T WHAT I SIGNED INTO SPOTIFY FOR TIER:

Fred Again.. & baby keem - leavemealone [11]

Tate McRae - greedy [4]

Sabrina Carpenter - Feather [24]

Miley Cyrus - Flowers [34]

Kenya Grace - Strangers [19]

Chris Brown - Angel Numbers / Ten Toes [39]

Zach Bryan ft. Kacey Musgraves - I Remember Everything [16]

I COULD DO WITH NEVER HEARING THESE AGAIN TIER:

The Weeknd/JENNIE/Lily Rose Depp - One Of Your Girls [21]

Teddy Swims - Lose Control [14]

Central Cee - Entrapreneur [36]

Taylor Swift - You're Losing Me [37] (what happened here?)

YIKES. THIS IS AWFUL TIER:

Tate McRae - exes [18]

Dave & Central Cee - Sprinter [27] (just go. PLEASE.)

Paul Russell - Lil Boo Thang [20] (he may be here a while)

Chart Review 05/01/24

HAPPY NEW YEAR WHICH I WOULD'VE SAID FOUR DAYS AGO IF THERE WAS A CHART THAT DAY!!!

But enough jibber-jabbering. This is the traditional aftermath chart, where all the Christmas songs decide to hibernate for another 10 months, giving us loads of time to talk POP. And RAP. And DANCE. And all the other genres, providing they make the chart. All but 3 of last week's Top 40 are classified as NEW/RE-entries, leaving many people dumbfounded as to the massive climbs certain songs can take in January. 8 of these are ACTUALLY new songs to the Top 40, along with 3 LEGITIMATE re-entrants, and by that I mean tracks that haven't been here for AGES. None of this Miley Cyrus and Dua Lipa jumping back in garbage. One of last week's hits is No. 1, and it shouldn't come as a surprise as to who it is.

Enter, Noah Kahan. Or Kanah, as this loser used to call him.

His climb of 9 places officially makes him the greatest thing to ever come out of Vermont, one of the lesser-loved US states, second to Ohio. Obviously. Also Wyoming, thinking about it. Oddly, last time I did a review was when this song first charted. 13 weeks ago. Thankfully, it's given me time to think about his seemingly inevitable march up to the top, but in truth, he may be heralding an acoustic revolution that no one needed. Still though, Stick Season (the song, not the album) gives him a 33% rate of No.1's, with Northern Attitude sitting at 28 currently, and Dial Drunk having hit the chart in the summer. And with that, the spirit of Laura Marling, Mumford & Sons, and Noah & The Whale has clearly been tampered with. Not that it's a bad thing, but this could be an omen for a (slightly-grim) future. And all it took was for Olivia Rodrigo to mutter this song on Radio 1's Live Lounge. Because of course she did.

Apart from him, the rest of the songs here all tell a tale known as IT'S A MESS. Jack Harlow's back at 2, cassö beats Tate McRae to 3rd, the likes of Tyla (BBC Sound of 2024 wannabe) and Swifty make the most of their ACR resets, and Drake finally has a song that doesn't fade in the memory, as Rich Baby Daddy becomes his 45th Top 10 effort. Also clattering his way here is Billy Gillies, the Norn' Iron DJ now responsible for the biggest dance hit of the moment. And all without Spotify's assistance. Then again, I don't use Apple Music, so clearly I'm missing out.

But for now, we need to talk Saltburn.

The Amazon Prime exclusive-turned internet sensation has quickly cycled into motion, with a soundtrack filled with numerous hits of varying levels of quality, like Blur, Bloc Party, Tomcraft, MGMT, and Ladytron. 3 of these have suddenly become the talk of the town. And none more so than Sophie Ellis-Bextor.

Yes, THAT artist. You know her, right? Fronted an indie band in 1998 (theaudience), took Groovejet to No.1, had hits like Mixed Up World and Catch You, hasn't appeared since 2014. Bit of an awkward career. And now there's another twist in the tale.

2001 smash Murder On The Dancefloor being played over the kind of scene that makes middle-aged men, ermm, HARD, has resulted in some sort of Kate Bush-esque revival that no one could've forecasted. Definitely not me. And now it shoots back into the charts, at 8. EIGHT. Have you seen the Spotify charts!? She may as well top the charts by the time we get to Valentine's Day at this rate! Also throwing it's weight is Perfect (Exceeder), a No.3 effort for 1-hit wonder Mason and 2-hit wonder Princess Superstar in 2007, which creeps in at 40. And at 31 is the The Killers' Mr. Brightside, which does appear here, and thus completes an 11-year old mission to get back in the 40. The song with the longest stay in the charts, well, EVER peaked at 10 in '04, spent 3 weeks in the 40, re-joined the Radio 1 charade in 2013, and that's about it. Until now. A greatest hits collection called Rebel Diamonds hit No.1 on the album chart a few weeks ago, so that may also be to blame. But I highly doubt it.

Elsewhere, it's an absolute riot, with the 14th biggest seller being a guy called Teddy Swims who A) has TikTok on his side, and B) sounds a bit Radio 2-ish. He also isn't very good, which isn't helping his case. I don't care what anyone says, Lose Control isn't worth it's salt. Now leave me alone. Is what I would say, if Fred Again.. hadn't already stolen that phrase and used it for his new hit. leavemealone charted at 30 at Christmas, but now rockets up to 11. Sadly, it's nowhere near the levels of adore u, ten, and Turn On The Lights Again, which is a huge shame. Not like the general public care.

I don't have the energy to talk about Lewis Capaldi's deluxe album chart-rigging nonsense.

One place below Paul Russell's soul-sucking song is The Weeknd's latest chart-flog. One Of Your Girls is most notable for Jack Saunders playing the Troye Sivan song on the chart. I would continue but his new one is so dull I can't be bothered listening to it to give my opinion. The fact it has JENNIE from Blackpink on it doesn't help matters.

There's also a 9-minute Kanye West album track from 2010 here, but given it charted in November, I unfortunately can't give it a paragraph. In other news, Sabrina Carpenter grabs her 3rd Top 40 appearance with Feather, and the third where I struggle to come up with a reason to listen to it. Apart from TikTok, which already helped Nonsense reach 32 last year, and the people who are still caught up in that O-Rod feud from a few years back. It says a lot that I prefer Tate McRae in the underwhelming Stateside pop magnet stakes.

A month after Pink Friday 2 came out, Nicki Minaj can finally have a little chart invasion, in the forms of 26 and 30. Both sample songs, and both work pretty well. If anything though, Pink Friday Girls' usage of Cyndi Lauper puts her in a good position for Record of 2024 for me. In the first week of the year. Whoopee. Everybody, meanwhile, has to make do with the repetitive drafting of Junior Senior to get by, but given it's higher in the chart, it may come as undeniable proof that people aren't streaming the correct songs. I would've preferred Red Ruby Da Sleeve to make it though.

As for the others, Central Cee grabs his 312th hit this decade. There may be a slight over-exaggeration in that sentence. But Entrapreneur rises to 36 after charting last week. One place above is JID, who you may know from that Imagine Dragons song no one shut up about in 2021. You know, THAT one. Don't think you hadn't forgotten. Thankfully, his solo chart debut is a lot more manageable, as he, 21 Savage and Baby Tate do their thing on Surround Sound. This is partly to do with TikTok. In other news, there are 60 seconds in a minute.

And to conclude the new hits, I can now confirm that Radio 1 DJ and dance favourite-of-some Eliza Rose is NOT a 1-hit wonder. Already under threat when this first charted in 2023, Body Moving now reaches 38. Good for her, good for Calvin Harris, and good for everyone who thought she wouldn't be heard again after B.O.T.A. reached No.1. Gonna be honest, I was one of those people. And now there's egg on my face.

The rest of the Top 100 is an absolute riot, although Toxic by Songer rising 54 places gives you a good idea as to who will be here next week. The new stuff are Flo Milli at 63, Travis Scott at 71, and one of the songs from that new Wonka movie at 78. My Record of 2023 re-enters at 93 (as you can see, I am truly gutted), The Beatles' last ever song that I forgot to talk about is at 96, and Marvin Gaye is also back. If you have a reason for this, I would gladly want to know. Also next week is somewhat dreary, with only Bring Me The Horizon and Liam Gallagher willing to take a stab at the chart, and the most high-profile album release being Shed Seven. The typical Britpop elder statesmen that no one genuinely loves. The last word today, though, can go to the fact that there is STILL CHRISTMAS SONGS IN THE TOP 100. Props to Wham! and Sam Ryder for remaining, but still. I would've preferred to not appear at all instead of falling 82 spots. Just saying.

Right. That's it then. 1 week down, 51 to go. Good luck, my sanity. You're gonna need it. 😬

(P.S. Remember these messages I did every week? I remember just as much as, well, no one, 'cos I didn't see anyone talking about them. Not that I cared, but there's a good reason I hibernated for a few months. And DEFINITELY not because I can't take criticism. Honest.)

i probably won’t see the film, but the saltburn aftermath was crazy this week! i remember hearing perfect (exceeder) when i was very very young but i forgot it existed till now. nice to see some forgotten bangers resurface

in fact, old music has been kicking new music’s in general on streaming this past week. runaway, the night we met, one dance, i wanna be yours, riptide to name only a few. that’s kind of expected though considering we’ve had slow weeks for new releases.

My Top 10 Songs Of The Week:

#1: Lena – Straitjacket (=)   [3rd non-consecutive week at No.1] 🇩🇪

#2: John Summit & Hayla – Where You Are (+1) 🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧 (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

#3: Charlotte Plank – Let You Down (+4) 🇬🇧 (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

#4: TWICE – Dance Again (+5) 🇰🇷

#5: Charlotte Plank – Redlight (+13) 🇬🇧 (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

#6: Dua Lipa – Houdini (+4) 🇬🇧 (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿) 🇦🇱

#7: Dylan Conrique – Never Change (-1) 🇺🇸

#8: Tate McRae – Exes (+5) 🇨🇦

#9: Dylan Conrique – When I Go (+5) 🇺🇸

#10: Alan Walker, YUQI (G-(IDLE)) & JVKE – Fire! (+5) 🇳🇴 / 🇨🇳 / 🇺🇸

Full chart on Crown Note: https://www.crownnote.com/charts/piran/pirans-top-50-203

Full chart on BuzzJack: www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=268412

top 10 top 40 hits of last year: 🥰

1: d.o.d. - so much in love

2: tom odell - black friday

3: drake - rich baby daddy

4: mitski - my love mine all mine

5: ed sheeran - curtains

6: oliver anthony music - rich men north of richmond

7: billy gillies - dna (loving you)

8: käärijä - cha cha cha

9: the beatles - now & then

10: anne marie & shania twain - unhealthy

hms:

aphex twin - blackbox life recorder 21f*

bizzarap & shakira - bzrp music sessions 53

d-block europe - pakistan

dave & central cee - sprinter

ed sheeran - f64*

fred again… & obongjayar - adore u

joel corry & caity baser - dance around it*

jorja smith - little things

lana del rey - a&w* (and the rest of her top 100s…)

laufey - from the start*

lil uzi vert - just wanna rock

nathan dawe, joel corry & ella henderson - 0800 heaven

nicki minaj & ice spice - barbie world

olivia rodrigo - all-american b*tch

paramore - running out of time*

peggy gou - (it goes like) nanana

pinkpantheress - mosquito*

skrillex, fred again… & flowdan - rumble

sub focus & dimension - ready to fly

the beatles - now & then

tyler, the creator - see you again**

zach bryan & kacey musgraves - i remember everything (this is basically #11 lol)

* peaked outside the top 40

** old song

My Top 20:

1) Lyrical Lemonade, Jack Harlow, Dave - 'Stop Giving Me Advice' (=) [4th consecutive week at #1]
2) The Weeknd ft. JENNIE, Lily-Rose Depp - 'One Of The Girls' (+16)
3) Leonell Cassio ft. Lily Hain - 'Sick & Tired' (-1) [1-week #1]
4) Sybyr - ' on the Kitchen Floor' (-1)
5) Dave, Tiakola - 'Special' (-1) [5-week #1]
6) Jack Harlow - 'First Class' (-1)
7) Jack Harlow - 'Lovin On Me' (=)
8) Dave, Central Cee - 'Sprinter' (-2) [6-week #1]
9) Travis Scott - 'I KNOW ?' (-1) [3-week #1]
10) The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk - 'Starboy' (+9)
11) Leonell Cassio ft. Lily Hain - 'Woho, I Thought It Be Me & You' (-1)
12) Mazza_l20, Aitch, Potter Payper - 'Murdaside (Remix)' (+2)
13) The Weeknd ft. Lil Baby, Suzanna Son - 'Like A God / False Idols' (+3) [1-week #1]
14) Tyla ft. Travis Scott - 'Water (Remix)' (-3)
15) The Weeknd - 'Reminder' (+10) [1-week #1]
16) PinkPantheress ft. Central Cee - 'Nice to meet you' (-4)
17) The Weeknd ft. Lily-Rose Depp, Ramsey - 'Fill The Void' (+10)
18) The Weeknd, Ariana Grande - 'Die For You (Remix)' (+14) [3-week #1]
19) Drake ft. Sexyy Red, SZA - 'Rich Baby Daddy' (-4)
20) The Weeknd - 'Heartless' (+9)

Albums:

1) The Weeknd - 'Starboy' (+1) [1st week at #1]
2) The Weeknd - 'The Idol, Vol. 1' (+1) [2-week #1]
3) Travis Scott - 'UTOPIA' (-2) [18-week #1]
4) The Weeknd - 'After Hours' (+2) [20-week #1]
5) The Weeknd - 'Beauty Behind The Madness' (+3) [1-week #1]

https://www.crownnote.com/charts/foxes/29th-december-2023-4th-january-2024

he finally did it. jid has a top 40 hit as a lead artist - he’s made so many impeccable albums containing some of the best rapping skills i’ve heard that i’m surprised it’s taken him this long to secure a top 40 hit. regardless, surround sound is EXCELLENT on every aspect of the world and definitely the best song in the top 40 (although mitski’s close, hope to get tickets to her show soon!)

After a few weeks’ hiatus because of the holiday hits… the weekly tier lists are finally back! 🥺

Pleasantly surprised that Mitski got an ACR reset midweek! Also fantastic seeing ‘I Remember Everything’ reach a new peak. Even though it’s unlikely, I really hope it can get at least a week in the Top 10.

Top 40 Rankings: https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/fb2f2de3a0c1aa84b9b5d592e42a0b25953d988bb80691c4b45da8f7bb634fef.png

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kJColxsYaik&t=1s my new YouTube video

All the Christmas songs are gone apart from Wham which is at #83

I remember being pleasantly surprised that ‘Surround Sound’ had a lot of momentum and virality behind it a few weeks back, so to see it finally in the Top 40 is incredible for JID. Wouldn’t mind seeing it having a bit of longevity!

Even if it isn’t my favourite song of his and I’d much rather ‘Dial Drunk’ got it instead, well done to Noah Kahan on landing his first #1 single in the UK!

Also good to see ‘Houdini’ back in the Top 10! I wasn’t sure if it’d hold up given it was released right before the Christmas takeover but I’m very glad it did. :)

‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ returning to the Top 10 is absolutely amazing news to start off the year. First time it’s been there in 22 years. Such an iconic disco anthem! ❤️

Also ‘Mr Brightside’ gets its highest chart position since early 2014 (can’t believe that was a whole decade ago now!)… and ‘Perfect (Exceeder)’ also getting a resurgence due to Saltburn? This week was amazing for party classics!

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