Swimming Pools (Drank); F**kin' Problems; Never Catch Me; i; The Blacker The Berry; King Kunta; No More Parties In LA; untitled 08 l 09.06.2014; l untitled 02 l 06.23.2014; untitled 06 l 06.30.2014; Freedom; Really Doe; HUMBLE.; The Heart Part 4; LUST.; DNA.; XXX.; Don't Don't Do It!; Tints; Mona Lisa; Look Over Your Shoulder
2nd
Owl Eyes
16
8
It Can Wait; Raiders; Faces; Crystalised; Love Run Dry; Closure; Nightswim; Find Out; Something About Us; Heart Attack; On Me; Sometime; You And I; You Don't Know Love; Tokyo; Silver And Gold
3rd
Birds of Tokyo
15
4
Silhouettic; Broken Bones; Wild Eyed Boy; White Witch; Head In My Hands; An Ode to Death; The Saddest Thing I Know; Plans; In the Veins of Death Valley; Wild at Heart; Circles; This Fire; Lanterns; When The Night Falls Quiet; Brace
4th
Muse
15
3
Map of the Problematique; United States of Eurasia; Uprising; Resistance; Unnatural Selection; MK Ultra; Undisclosed Desires; Neutron Star Collision (Love is Forever); Survival; Madness; Follow Me; Panic Station; Psycho; Dead Inside; Reapers
5th
Kanye West
14
1
Alors on danse; Ni**as In Paris; Black Skinhead; Thank You; Only One; All Day; Blessings; Real Friends; No More Parties In LA; Ultralight Beam; Champions; Ghost Town; Reborn; everything
6th
MGMT
14
2
Kids; Electric Feel; Weekend Wars; The Youth; Of Moons, Birds & Monsters; Flash Delirium; It's Working; Siberian Breaks; Alien Days; Little Dark Age; When You Die; Hand It Over; Me And Michael; In The Afternoon
7th
Tame Impala
14
1
Half Full Glass Of Wine; Solitude Is Bliss; Apocalypse Dreams; Elephant; Feels Like We Only Go Backwards; Mind Mischief; Let It Happen; 'Cause I'm A Man; The Less I Know The Better; Patience; Borderline; It Might Be Time; Lost In Yesterday; Breathe Deeper
8th
Metric
13
3
Sick Muse; Gold Guns Girls; Gimme Sympathy; Eclipse (All Yours); Youth Without Youth; Synthetica; Speed The Collapse; The Shade; Cascades; Too Bad, So Sad; Fortunes; Dark Saturday; Dressed To Suppress
9th
BROCKHAMPTON
13
1
GUMMY; QUEER; SWEET; BOOGIE; ZIPPER; STUPID; SISTER / NATION; 1999 WILDFIRE; 1998 TRUMAN; HONEY; NEW ORLEANS; BOY BYE; NO HALO
9th
Kimbra
13
1
Somebody That I Used To Know; Cameo Lover; Good Intent; Two Way Street; Warrior; With My Hands; 90s Music; Miracle; Sweet Relief; Everybody Knows; Version Of Me; Lightyears; Janela
Not far behind
11th
Beach House
12
3
12th
Sia
12
1
13th
Drake
12
0
14th
CHVRCHES
11
3
15th
Billie Eilish, Samsaruh
11
2
17th
Tkay Maidza
11
1
18th
The Weeknd
11
0
19th
British India, Grimes
10
2
21st
Sampa The Great
10
0
22nd
Gyroscope
9
5
23rd
Kings Of Leon
9
2
24th
Disclosure, The National, SAFIA, Tired Lion
9
0
28th
Arcade Fire, Silversun Pickups
8
2
30th
Foster The People
8
1
31st
Beyonce, Chairlift, Lorde
8
0
33rd
Boy & Bear, Samsaruh, The Temper Trap, Wolf Alice
7
2
37th
Anderson .Paak, Arctic Monkeys, Art vs. Science, BENEE, Children Collide, Frank Ocean, Lana Del Rey, Methyl Ethel, Montaigne, MS MR, Rise Against, Shura, WAAX
7
1
50th
Dead Letter Circus, Florence + The Machine, Gorillaz, Haim, Lorde, Radiohead, San Cisco, Stonefield
7
0
Titles which have charted 4 times
Title
Artists
Rabbit Hole
The Temper Trap/Jess Day/Jaguar Jonze/Cherry Glazerr
As is tradition, I have exiled all 2020 music in favour of a fresh start. However that's a bit much so in reality we're still slogging through the year that doesn't end. On the other, other hand, it does come with a new #1. Jantoje and Jade Alice do so with "Bad Minded", which makes for a curious pattern where the last 4 #1s have been from artists who have never charted before. If you extend to acknowledging any artist featured among a pack, then the last 9 #1s can also take this. Asaka has thus been pushed down to #2, just ahead of the only non-new-to-the-chart artist in the top 5, King Princess at #3. Dante Knows is now up to #4 with "Laced", swapping the spot with System of a Down who are now #5. Not done with new-to-the-chart artists though, we can also greet KIAN into the top 10, as "Sunbeam" climbs up to #9.
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The ol-switcheroo continues yet again. Biig Piig of course just had a biig hiit with "Don't Turn Around" reaching #11 just 2 months ago, and in fact this week it's dropped out of the chart. Just in time to be replaced however as "Feels Right" slots in at #28 this week. She's not the only artist to score a 2nd hit this week though, as Madison Beer also first did so last year with "Baby", and now follows through at #32 with "BOYSHIT". If there's one thing this chart never has enough of, it's wistful pop by artists I've otherwise never heard of. Winning this month's sweepstakes is Arlo Parks, with "Caroline" in at #35. Lastly, fresh from racking up a lot of streams which I'm sure are organic, Bea Miller gets her first entry ever with "making bad decisions" at #39.
Jantoje's 2nd week at #1 is locked with "Bad Minded". Asaka holds #2 with "I believe what you said", facing new competition with Dante Knows' "Laced" at #3. King Princess is down to #4, next to KIAN whose first top 5 hit is "Sunbeam" at #5. Speaking of things that sound like BENEE, RIIKI also has her first top 10 hit this week, with "Good Times" at #10.
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It's a landmark moment as the first 2021 song arrives on the chart. From an unlikely source, but that can often be the case early in the year. It's Odette who capitalises with her 2nd ever chart entry "Amends" which instantly becomes her highest chart position at #23. Speaking of unlikely sources, or more specifically, things colliding in unexpected ways, The Avalanches are back with a 2nd entry off of their latest album, and 4th overall as "The Divine Chord" comes through at #30. It adds to MGMT's impressive resume of 15 chart entries, while it's the first time ever for Johnny Marr. Last time Odette did appear on the chart, it was alongside more proved hitmaker Gretta Ray, so you could possibly make the claim that she was easing her into the chart, especially now that she's outdebuted her 'mentor'. Nonetheless, after a 2 year chart absence, Gretta Ray returns with "Passion" at #33, her 7th chart entry. It's been much more recent for Megan Thee Stallion, who first charted just a few months ago with "WAP". Proving that not to be a gimmicky fluke, Megan is now charting on her own, and even higher with "Circles" at the lofty height of #36.
It's a 3rd week at #1 for Jantoje and his similarly starting & ending company on "Bad Minded". But Dante Knows what's coming and now so do you, as "Laced" now moves up to #2. "I believe what you said" takes a slide to #3, right next to KIAN whose "Sunbeam" now sits at #4. King Princess is now down to #5 having spent 10 weeks in the top 5. Making the late charge for 2020 releases, we've got two top 10 arrivals this week, firstly Cherry Glazerr scoring a 3rd ever top 10 hit with "Rabbit Hole" at #9, and then Samsaruh who I believe is up to 8 top 10 hits thanks to the forward momentum of "Radio Silence" at #10.
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The new year presses on and we've got a healthy injection this week. Making a big statement in fact is FRITZ who has previously had a couple of moderate sized hits a couple of years ago. Blowing them out of the water right away is "Die Happily" which vaults straight in at #19, a 3rd chart entry. Making a big move for the first time, it's Cat & Calmell which what I believe is only their 2nd ever single, "dramatic". It makes a quick impression though to arrive at #22. Also a chart debutant, but one that feels strange to categorise as such. It's just that technically Julien Baker has not ever charted before, but finally notches up a proper entry with "Hardline" coming in at #25. And after the fun 2021 side of things, we've still got 2020 singles sneaking their way through. Firstly it's Yuna picking up her 4th chart entry now with "Dance Like Nobody's Watching" at #36. Little Dragon make their very semi-regular appearance once more. Teaming up with Moses Sumney, they score a 3rd entry to date with "The Other Lover" at #39, waiting to see if it will peak at #35 like the other two.
"Bad Minded" has held the top spot all month, and will be waiting next week to see if it can get a 5th week and secure a ToC slot...I mean anyway it's holding off "Laced" which sits again at #2. KIAN moves "Sunbeam" up to #3, swapping "I believe what you said" to #4, while RIIKI takes "Good Times" to #5.
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2021 is coming in thick and fast, and what better image to capture that than "Pukebox". Psychedelic Porn Crumpets keep up their pace of 1 entry per year, must faster than usual as they get their 3rd in at #23. Also returning to the chart it's arguably the biggest veteran of the lot this week in Jess Locke. She just had a big top 10 hit with "Destroy Everything", and follows it up swiftly with "Dead And Gone" at #27, her 4th chart entry. I am here to make the controversial statement that I like the song that many other people seem to like. As such, Olivia Rodrigo makes her debut to the chart at #30 with "drivers license". A little over 2 years since she first appeared on the chart, Alice Glass returns to get a 2nd entry. She is once again shouting two very specific demands as "SUFFER AND SWALLOW" gets in at #35. Probably the last 2020 song that'll make the chart though I guess technically it's way older than that. Anyway, Maggie Rogesr can finally lay claim to having more than 1 top 40 hit by the slimmest of margins, as "Celadon & Gold" enters at #40.
It's 5 weeks at #1 for Jantoje and his jaded company. Dante Knows has to stay contented with a 3rd week at #2, while KIAN gets to be moderately less jaded with the whole situation only having a 2nd week at #3. RIIKI at least currently has the last 2020 song to still be climbing up the chart with "Good Times" now at #4, moving "I believe what you said" down to #5. The top 10 this week also gets a bit fresher with some actual 2021 arrivals. Firstly it's Cat & Calmell with their first ever entry "dramatic" at #7, while Odette may as well be on her first for how much "Amends" is exceeding her past performance at #8.
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Maybe a month ago I was saying that I didn't know anything about Arlo Parks but now with her album out, a lot of people are talking about her. I probably should look further into it, but for now, she has the top debut of the week with "Hope" at #19, her 2nd entry. As for artists I really know nothing about though, Tiarnie has released a bunch of singles that mostly hover in the 4 digit range of streams on Spotify, and the one of those I'm highlighting here is the latest, "Sorry (Too Much)" which lands at #25. How about a moderate throwback. After all it was just 2 weeks after sitting at his #22 peak with "Do You Remember" that Jarryd James was last seen on this chart, but nearly 6 years later he's back in action with "Overdue" at #30, his 2nd entry. Mia Wray achieved some notoriety last year with her single "Work For Me", which is another of those songs I seemed to disproportionately hear on the radio. It didn't quite make it to the top 40 but "Never Gonna Be The Same" gets the job done for her, coming through at #36.
It's a similar situation to last year in terms of the pace of a new #1 arriving. 2021 has truly begun as Cat & Calmell take "dramatic" all the way to #1, having sharply risen every week since debuting. Jantoje is down a spot to #2 with "Bad Minded", if this were like real charts then either of these two would be the biggest song of the year. "Laced" drops a spot to #3, while "Sunbeam" is also down to #4. Really it's a consistent theme as "Good Times" is down a spot to #5. Julien Baker is also making fast moves as "Hardline" becomes her first top 10 hit at #6.
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It's perhaps the most obvious hit to arrive this year. I'm not yet sure if 2020 is considered a weird year, but until then, Tkay Maidza is back with a new single, roping in Yung Baby Tate for "Kim", which is of course inspired by everyone's favourite white rapper...Jack Harlow, who also referenced Kim Possible last year. Tkay has now amassed 12 chart entries as she gets in at #17. Dance punk is back baybeee. Well maybe not, but this unearthed band Bad/Love are bridging the already shrinking gap between vintage Klaxons and Ocean Grove. "Feel Good" gives them their first entry at #23. To keep 2021 pacing similarly to 2020, we have this year's Celeste Chart Entry. It was a year ago she briefly flirted with chart action on "Stop This Flame", and now she has a UK #1 album. From that is "Tonight Tonight" in at #29, her 2nd entry. Making a first impression is King Stingray, who I believe to be descendants of Yothu Yindi members. Their 2nd single "Get Me Out" gets them an entry at #37.
It's been just over a year since the last time there's been a 1 week #1. That would be the perfect time to repeat the feat but Cat & Calmell have retained the spot for a 2nd week. Julien Baker made some strides to prevent this though, as "Hardline" becomes one to watch at #2, although I say that knowing that it's most likely going to be moving a lot more slowly now. The old runners continue to filter further down the chart as Jantoje takes #3, Dante Knows at #4, and KIAN at #5. Arlo Parks arrives in the top 10 for the first time with "Hope", and she's not alone, like you think she is, as FRITZ does the same with "Die Happily" at #10.
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I have said on record before that it's clear I'll have gone too far if I end up charting the new Higurashi Gou ED. Realistically I probably should have, but anyway, the show now has a new ED with the same vocalist and of course it's perfectly valid to get in on this. It's extremely in line with "I believe what you said" if only because it also has a funny dubstep bit that doesn't make it to the shortened version, but nonetheless Ayane has her first entry with "Irregular entropy" at #20. My extremely exciting story is that I saw this song on The Singles Jukebox and I thought it sounded like it was in fact as good as touted. I otherwise know nothing about Baby Queen but "Raw Thoughts" is entering at #25. Despite multiple notable singles, Brent Faiyaz got his first Billboard chart entry with "Gravity", where it's not clear who's doing the most legwork on the initial hype. I can't even say I was being swayed by Tyler, The Creator, because once again I was totally on board with the song before his verse even started. It does net him his 5th entry to date at #32 though. Stepping away from the typical field of sitting alongside Joey Bada$$ on several songs, Nyck Caution gets in on his own for his 2nd chart entry "Bad Day". Or he would except I guess Denzel Curry is also showing up here. At #35, it's his 6th chart entry.
It's a 3rd week at #1 for Cat & Calmell which is not at all a dramatic turn of events but then how often do these things line up. Julien Baker is being quite dramatic at #2 with "Hardline" again though, just ahead of Jantoje at #3 & Dante Knows at #4, nothing new to note there. What is new is that Odette's "Amends" has moved to #5 this week. But that's not all that's happening in this crazy top 10 that is not particularly crazy this week, as Tkay Maidza's "Kim" is up to #10, which is now her 4th top 10 hit.
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OH HE AT IT AGAIN. Anyway it might not be apparent because of the way I've included her name in my table but Asaka has been doing quite good for herself with the very lucrative route of making a song for the new Higurashi anime. In fact that's kind of her thing she does based on her Spotify discography. In fact quite recently she's done another one, for an anime I don't remember the name about or know anything about, but I listened to the song completely out of context and was vibing with it, allowing for the extremely unlikely turn of events where Asaka actually has a 2nd song on the chart, and it sounds absolutely nothing like the first. "Seize The Day" enters at #23 this week. This time it's the artist I know precious little about apart from them releasing an EP just this week. Lava La Rue's "Magpie" has a great melodic foundation though, and enters immediately at #25. She's not the only debutant though, as the equally mysterious The Million come through at #31 with "Last Call", which is a bit of a banger tbh.
It's a new #1 week. As the fast acceleration over recent weeks may have implied, Julien Baker has now taken the top spot with "Hardline". This is continuing a rather absurd streak of 11 months where every #1 hit features at least one artist that has never charted before. It's one of those also interesting cases where the new & incumbent both debuted on the same week, as Cat & Calmell drop to #2. Arlo Parks continues her big rise to #3 with "Hope", while Jantoje is still hanging on at #4 with "Bad Minded". Odette retains the #5 slot with "Amends". Vaulting into the top 10 this week is Ayane whose "Irregular entropy" jumps 8 places to #8, naturally her first top 10 hit. Bad/Love also score a first top 10 hit with "Feel Good".
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Wait it's a shocker of a moment because a Wolf Alice song is on the chart. In fairness the shock is that they've actually finally released new music. It's been over 3 years but "The Last Man On Earth" gives them their 9th entry to date, as well as the highest debut of 2021 so far at #14. The second wave of KUČKA chart smashing keeps rolling through. She's now up to 7 chart entries as the latest "No Good For Me" gets in at #27. Back in the middle of last year I was listening to "Mother" by UMI and "Green" by MAY-A in unison, and as two songs that don't blatantly showboat their titles by artists I was previously unfamiliar with, I frequently had myself stumbling over which song was which even if they don't sound very similar. That will surely no longer be a problem as MAY-A is finding 2nd success with "Time I Love To Waste", which sounds enough like "Green" that I should be able to get it right in the future. It's also nearly higher than that ever got, debuting at #30. We're just a couple weeks shy of it being 10 years since Rise Against debuted on the chart with their big #1 smash "Architects". On an unrelated note, the song "Dead Butterflies" gives Architects their first ever chart entry at #36. Lastly is an artist I'd certainly never confuse for any similarly name artists, and perhaps this chart entry will aid in that as well. "Blame Game" is the first time on the chart for Beach Bunny at #38.
It's a 2nd week at #1 for Julien Baker, and that's the "Hardline" because I said so. Cat & Calmell retain the #2 spot which isn't very "dramatic". Arlo Parks will have to "Hope" she can climb higher than #3, but she has competition as Ayane's "Irregular entropy" can't really be fit into a sentence. Tkay Maidza is also now up to #5 with "Kim". Wolf Alice vault into the top 10 with "The Last Man On Earth" which is their 6th top 10 hit to date.
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The on-brand is back. Her last single didn't quite crack the chart, but Jaguar Jonze has quickly made up for it with "Curled In" which jumps in quite high at #21. This is now her 6th song to chart. Now for less obvious territory. We have new first time entrants with Louis Baker and Kings of that one song that was big in New Zealand a few years ago fame. "Overdrive" is a rather chilled out affair which enters at #30. Speaking of chilled out affairs, one of the biggest benefactors of it of late has been Surf Mesa who scored a bizarre crossover hit last year. He's gotten together with Madison Beer who's done pretty good with getting moderate hits on these parts lately, "Carried Away" is now her 3rd at #32. Lastly it's another song featuring NZ royalty, as Bad Sounds have brought in Broods for "Move Into Me" which creeps in at #40. This is their 6th time on the chart.
It happened in 2020, and it happened in 2021. I know I can't believe it either, I have another dubstep song at #1. Ayane's "Irregular entropy" climbs up to #1 this week from #4, which is continuing the pattern of all #1s having newly charting artists which runs all the way back to the start of April last year. Those former first time charting artists Julien Baker and Cat & Calmell are down a spot each to #2 & #3. Arlo Parks didn't get to #1 nor is with her first charting hit, but "Hope" is also down a spot to #4, while Tkay Maidza holds the #5 spot with "Kim". This is the first week where the entire top 10 is from 2021, as Lava La Rue breaks through to #9 with "Magpie".
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It's a big week for Ainslie Wills, or rather soundalikes. The first of which comes close to home, as another solo singer which a slight penchant for hitting #1 on this chart. It's the second new entry this year for Gretta Ray, who actually released two singles this week, though I've more quickly taken to "Readymade" of those. It arrives at #18 as her 8th chart entry. Even more blatantly sounding like an Ainslie Wills song, is a new song from CLOVES. It's been a few years since she made her debut with "Wasted Time", and now she's hit a new high with "Manic" which strips her of any sort of one hit wonder banner at #26. Also getting a second hit, though a little bit quicker, is the still rising Baby Queen, whose "Raw Thoughts" is closing in on the top 10, but now joined by "These Drugs" at #33.
It's a 2nd week at #1 for Ayane's "Irregular entropy", though we shall see how it proceeds from here on as Higurashi's season ended this week (though it wasn't actually played on the last episode either). Julien Baker holds the #2 spot with "Hardline", while Wolf Alice find themselves in familiar territory with "The Last Man On Earth" now up to #3. In a similar manner, Jaguar Jonze has vaulted up to #10 with "CURLED IN" which is now her 5th top 10 hit
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I have been putting off listening to Noname's music needlessly for a long time. An impromptu conversation recently got me to listening to her "Room 25" album and yeah, it's great. More relevant of late is her newest single "Rainforest" which gets her in for the first time at #24. It's a threepeat! Shannen James first charted in 2019, was back again with an even bigger hit in 2020, and now results are pending for 2021, but she's managed the first step, with "Superstitious" doing the trick at #28. Maybe it shuold have been obvious but I'm just now realising that Emotional Oranges is a group. I was well established on Biig Piig not being one though, as she's now up to her 3rd entry, but for those oranges, it's their first time, getting in with "Body & Soul" at #32. Finally, we're still waiting to see if Hayley Mary can vault her solo career to serious heights here, though a steady hit rate is not at all a bad thing either way. Now up to 3 entries, "Would You Throw A Diamond?" is the latest at #36.
Ayane has been #1 for 3 weeks now, whose "Irregular entropy" is of course very relatable as someone who did spend most of their week re-rolling outcomes until I liked them. Wolf Alice come ready for blood or something along those lines with "The Last Man On Earth" at #2. Julien Baker is down to #3 with "Hardline", while Cat & Calmell hold the #4 spot which continues to not be a "dramatic" outcome. Lava La Rue is new to the top 5 though, at the much coveted #5 location with "Magpie". Vaulting into the top 10 this week too is Gretta Ray, who's not seen these heights in a few years, but now "Readymade" becomes her 4th top 10 hit at #7, knocking out Odette in the process who she charted alongside a little while back. There's also the arrival of Baby Queen at #10 with "Raw Thoughts", who is quite new to this chart.
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Though they're quite used to debuting low and charting low with one slight exception (that of course is "Old River" which was the highest debut of its week), Middle Kids are here to show that in some instances they do better than others. The others I mean are everyone else, as "Today We're The Greatest" is the highest new entry this week at #21, which surprisingly is now their 6th chart entry. The important thing this week is that it's all about building things up and giving artists another shot. Which is to say that a year ago REI AMI had a very big hit in "Runaway" but has not been seen on the chart since then, until now. "do it right" is a bit more low key and not just because of the way the title is written. She brings in Amine who now has 3 entries to his name at #35. There is one artist here who haven't charted before, it's yet another random rock band from Sydney. These lads are called You Am I, and have their first ever imprint on the chart this week at #35 with a song called "The Waterboy". Lastly, SG Lewis sheds his own one chart entry wonder title, by going to the proven formula of putting Lastlings on a song because it'll probably end up on this chart at some point. After all, this is only his 2nd entry, but they're now up to 6 themselves, as "All We Have" lands at #37.
It's somewhat poetic that a curious stat I've been hinting towards a while ago happens to end right as it crosses the 1 year anniversary. Specifically I'm talking about the stat where every single #1 hit on this chart since the start of April 2020 has had at least one credited artist who had never charted before. Now on the first week of April 2021, the new #1 comes to smash that trend in style, as it's one step further to be an artist that already has multiple #1's. Now Wolf Alice have a 3rd with "The Last Man On Earth" completing its ascent. Ayane's "Irregular entropy" drops back to #2, while ascending perhaps higher than initially expected, Lava La Rue's "Magpie" is up to #3. Gretta Ray is now up to #4 with "Readymade", which might be a good omen as all her prior top 5 hits have hit #1, while Julien Baker's only top 5 hit, "Hardline", now drops back to #5.
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I'm not saying it's just because it sounds like that Beach House song but it does help a little with what is already a pretty compelling track. Deb Never makes her first ever chart appearance with "Someone Else" in at #26. Royal Blood had a pretty tidy start to their charting career on their debut album, which netted a #1 hit. Success since then has been limited but they've not been relegated to has-been status yet. A good showing for them is scoring a #30 debut this week with "Limbo", which is higher than anything they've ever charted with since "Ten Tonne Skeleton". It's their 5th entry overall. Evidently we're back in Gretta Ray season as she picks up a 3rd entry for this year (although it feels weird to consider "Passion" as that). Now up to 9 overall, the latest is the more popular of the two she released simultaneously last month "Bigger Than Me" at #35. Lastly it looks to be the last time in the chart for Slum Sociable, who called it quits before releasing their last EP this week. From it we have "Questions" which at #38 is their 3rd time on the chart, having gotten as high as #19 in 2018 with "Afterthought".
It's a 2nd week at Wolf Alice, who are you to ask for anything more? Ayane also retains #2 with "Irregular entropy". Gretta Ray has "Readymade" going up to #3, swapping with Lava La Rue's "Magpie" at #4. Finally Jaguar Jonze's "CURLED IN" is at #5 now this week. But actually in an unusual fashion, there are 3 songs reaching the top 10 this week. First is CLOVES who gets her first ever with "Manic" at #7. Same goes for MAY-A with "Time I Love To Waste" at #9. Middle Kids finish things off with "Today We're The Greatest" which is their 2nd, they've not seen these heights since "Edge Of Town" in 2016.
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It's big debutant hours at the top end this week. First off it's Slayyyter whose debut is extremely belated all things considered. Nonetheless, "Cowboys" is an immediately addictive release whose guitar tone deserves the description of 'disgustingly good'. It's in at #16. A song I nearly skipped over on first listen, this is now the arrival week of KALI with "I Just Wanna", which I have not much to say about but lands at #30. According to my Twitter feed, BROCKHAMPTON have a new album out this week. From it we have the single "BUZZCUT". It's now their 14th entry, while featured Danny Brown is now up to 7 at #36. Lastly, it's the latest in the series of chart entries from Madison Beer that will probably continue to not quite land in the top 20. But hey, nothing to knock about racking up more entries. She's now up to 4 as "Blue" enters at #39.
It's a 3rd week now at #1 for Wolf Alice. For those playing at home, their other two #1 hits lasted 5 & 6 weeks at #1 so it's got a way to go before meeting up. Gretta Ray might have something to say however, probably using some obscurity plucked from the thesaurus, as "Readymade" moves on up to #2, swapping with Ayane's "Irregular entropy" at #3. Jaguar Jonze finds another new peak with "CURLED IN" at #4. Finally Lava La Rue finishes up the top 5 at #5 with "Magpie".
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I've had a slow cascade of dreamy synth pop bubbling under this chart for a while which is of course my brand, and it's being satiated and then some with this new single by Micra. "Undercover Lover" is the sort of thing that definitely is my bag, baby, and it's in at #19. Racking up chart entries very quickly now is Biig Piig. It was only 7 months ago that she made her first entrance, and now she's already up to 4, as new single "Lavender" lands at #32. Now new to the chart but not new at all, it's one of those 'When was the last time you thought of this band' bands. Jungle also don't seem to have changed very much in 7 years but the result is pretty pleasing, with "Keep Moving" in at #35. Another artist who racked up chart entries quickly a while back, though this one hasn't been seen in nearly 2 years. It's the return to the chart for bülow, who now has 5 entries to her name courtesy of #37 debut "First Place".
While years of late have been characterised by persistent long runs at #1, 2021 seems to be bucking the trend as we have yet another new #1. Yet again it's a familiar face too, as Gretta Ray lays claim to her 3rd #1 hit, following "Drive" in 2016 and "Towers" in 2017. Doing the deed is "Readymade" climbing up in its 7th week on the chart. Wolf Alice drop back to #2 but it's not a bad week for them by any stretch. Ayane retains #3 with "Irregular entropy", holding off Jaguar Jonze at #4 for another week. CLOVES hits a new high of #5 this week with "Manic". There were no climbers into the top 10 last week but this time there are two, both from first time charters as Slayyyter takes "Cowboys" to #8 and Noname's "Rainforest" is at #10.
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It's not an especially common event to have a debut on the very week of release, and this week is especially absurd as that applies to every debut. This can be understandable when it's familiar names across the board, but the top debut is anything but. Eleura gets her first ever entry with "Petty" at #15. On the other hand, familiar faces do work pretty well, and I am continuing to report in as being very fond of what Wolf Alice tend to do. It's a big milestone too as they now have 10 chart entries, thanks to "Smile" coming through at #17, just 3 places lower than "The Last Man On Earth" debuted. A little less familiar to the chart, Amber Mark hasn't been seen here since 2019 when "What If" proved very fortuitous peaking at #2. She'll be hoping to replicate the feat with "Worth It" which is her 3rd entry at #23. It would be somewhat poetic if "What If"'s #2 peak were blocked by either of 2019's big reigns from Little Simz but actually she missed it by a week. Nonetheless she's back on the chart with her 5th entry to date "Introvert" at #27.
Much like the rampant run of 3 time winners on certain television-based competitions, there have been a plethora of 3 week #1's lately. So now we begin the mystery of whether or not Gretta Ray's "Readymade" will join that club, now taking a 2nd week at #1. One might think it best to wait until it's actually gotten to that 3rd week, but perhaps it won't get a chance, or more likely, my observation will be painfully outdated a week from now anyway. Wolf Alice hold the #2 spot with "The Last Man On Earth" and Ayane's "Irregular entropy" is defying its name and staying still at #3. Middle Kids are now top 5 material with "Today We're The Greatest" at #4, and just behind them is the fast pace of Slayyyer's "Cowboys" now up to #5. Also moving fast though is Eluera, who I egregiously misspelled on last week's chart, but now she's correctly being credited with a top 10 entrance for "Petty" at #8. Deb Never is also hanging around in these parts with "Someone Else" at #10.
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It's throwback time this week and how. Well in the year of our lord 2021, the top new entry comes from The Chemical Brothers, who prove that if you have in the past made very good songs, there is not necessarily any reason that cannot be true in the present. "The Darkness That You Fear" is their 2nd ever entry, in at #25. Maybe this one doesn't feel like a throwback but in fairness it has been about 4 years since London Grammar last graced these parts. In the meantime I've enjoyed myself with Dot Major's profane other side but actually on this song Hannah gets her swear jar on as well. It's compelling for other reasons for sure too. "Lord It's A Feeling" in at #30 is their 7th chart entry. Technically a debut but also technically not depending on where your technicalities lie. After all, in 2010 I perhaps made some acknowledgement of charting The Veronicas as a guest spot on Michael Paynter's "Love The Fall", though they were technically not credited. All ambiguity is gone as they're certainly on the chart this week with "GODZILLA" at #33. There have been plenty of additions to the one chart entry wonders of late, particularly ones that get to the top of the chart. This week we're actually removing one of those because 7 years after the fact, Big Scary have finally scored their 2nd chart entry, as "Get Out!" lands at #37, and I'll have you know I'd have given them a 3rd entry if I could.
Well what would you know, Gretta Ray's now #1 for a 3rd week, an exact mark met by 3 other songs already this year. Next week we'll find out if "Readymade" can be the longest runner apart from "Bad Minded" for 2021. In the meantime, Wolf Alice still hold the #2 spot with "The Last Man On Earth", though on the way up is Slayyyter's "Cowboys" at #3. Middle Kids stay at #4 with "Today We're The Greatest", and Eluera is up to #5 with "Petty". It's pretty familiar territory also this week as Wolf Alice's "Smile" is up to #9, making it their 7th top 10 hit. In 2017 they spent 5 weeks in a row with two simultaneous top 10 entries in "Don't Delete The Kisses" and "Planet Hunter".
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Last week was a big '90s throwback in the sense that the top debut was from The Chemical Brothers. On an unrelated note, this week's top debut is from Garbage. It was something of a novel moment 5 years ago when they scored a big hit with "So We Can Stay Alive", but wouldn't be even more novel if they did so now?? For the time being, "No Gods No Masters" is off to a strong start at #24, their 2nd entry. We have just one debuting artist this week and it's quite an unlikely source. Or only unlikely because I've probably said some unsavoury things about twenty one pilots in the past but hey, I can be won over. Doing just that this week is "Shy Away", which gets in at #28. Now it's time for an independent artist that can't seem to get much radio attention over here despite putting out some killer singles. I'm obviously talking about Olivia Rodrigo who scores her 2nd ever entry with "deja vu" at #33. Finishing things off is the artist most familiar to the chart by far. It's hard to believe but Tkay Maidza now has 13 chart entries to date, with the latest being "Syrup" at #37.
It's a 4th week at #1 now for Gretta Ray, which it must be said, is radically unprecedented territory for a 2021 release (albeit, one that was written way back in 2019). Perhaps things will change in the near future though as there are contenders running up the list. Slayyyer's "Cowboys" is now up to #2, and just behind her is Eluera's "Petty" at #3, meaning it's quite likely we'll return to the world of artists getting their first #1 hit with their first entry. In the world of former #1 artists of the past, Wolf Alice are down to #4 with "The Last Man On Earth" and Middle Kids have "Today We're The Greatest" at #5. But back to newbies and we have Micra getting their first ever top 10 hit with "Undercover Lover" at #9.
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It's also just a big week for new artists in general. First off is an exceedingly on brand for me song in "Tranquilize", whose very title drop even just reminds me of Melody's Echo Chamber or something like that just in how the syllables hit in an aurally pleasing way. That's from Telenova who enter at #21 with their first ever entry. It was about 2 years ago that Sofia Karlberg had a big hit in "Spotless Mind", which I found curious as an exceedingly appealing to me sort of song from an artist who otherwise is a lot more famous for just doing covers of popular songs. We have another of those this week and it comes from Australia, as Sydney's own Bianca actually has a remarkable 500,000 subscribers on YouTube, largely doing just that. The original track that she just put out though, "King", was an instant winner for me, and enters at #26. It's perfect timing for Baby Queen who just now leaves the chart with her first entry "Raw Thoughts", but maintains her chart presence as it's time for her latest entry "Dover Beach" to come in at #33, which is her 3rd entry. Lastly it's time for the new Ali Barter single I mean it's a first time on the chart for Charlie Collins, whose "F**k It" has finally stopped being pushed out by quickly ascending new entries. So it just sneaks in at #38.
It's the 5th week at #1 for "Readymade", which solidifies it as the longest runner of the year and a future ToC entrant, I mean now isn't it interesting that it's actually Gretta Ray's longest reigning #1? Contending to change this is Eluera whose "Petty" now sits at #2, swapping with Slayyyter's "Cowboys" which is down to #3. Also doing some swapping is the pecking order of Wolf Alice entries, as "Smile" jumps up to #4 ahead of "The Last Man On Earth" now down to #5. Jumping into the top 10 is Biig Piig's "Lavender" at #10. This is her first top 10 after "Don't Turn Around" was cruelly denied a place at #11.
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Making an immediate strong impression on me on first lesson and once the song actually got into action, this week sees the first ever entry for the incidentally difficult to spell Spellling, and "Little Deer" which lands at #19. Now it's business as usual as not only do we have a familiar artist, but even a familiar artist combo, as Little Simz scored her first ever entry in 2019 alongside Cleo Sol on "Selfish". Now she's up to 6 and they're back at it again with "Woman" at #26. A while back I got to see Karnivool live which apart from being great, taught me that I should probably listen to more Hiatus Kaiyote as they were constantly playing over the loudspeakers before the set and I was consistently enjoying what I was hearing. Apropos of nothing, here they are with a newer release in "Red Room" at #34.
All references to 2021 #1 hits have largely been ignoring "Bad Minded" due to it being a 2020 release, but now we can include it just to shut it down, as "Readymade" has held the top spot for a Jantoje-surpassing 6 weeks, the longest of the year. It continues to hold off competition from Eluera whose "Petty" maintains #2, while Slayyyter & Wolf Alice are still #3 & #4 respectively. Amber Mark now has her 2nd top 5 hit as "Worth It" climbs up 2 spots to #5. Alongside this, Little Simz climbs into the top 10 with "Introvert" at #10, which is her 4th top 10 hit.
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As we await to see if we'll have another member in the 'has a #1 hit and nothing else' club, Sycco has just ejected herself from it. Perhaps in hindsight she should've had another entry with "Germs", but rather than ponder that hypothetical, we can enjoy the very clear assertion of her latest entry at #21. "Time's Up" is of course the prog version of whatever genre of music Sycco makes, and is her 2nd entry to date. The rest of the entries this week come from artists already on the chart, which is always fun. Perhaps the most unusual from that is this novel return to the chart for Garbage, who possibly were helped by Kanye West in fixing up "Wolves" but now have 3 chart entries to date as it enters at #28. I have the slightest suspicion that I'm going to look back on the #22 peak for "I Just Wanna" and wonder why it didn't get higher, but until then, KALI has consolation on securing a second hit, as "Too Tired" enters at #35. Finally, Olivia Rodrigo continues to enjoy an impressive hit rate in 2021, as now she's out of the hole with "good 4 u" at #37. This is her 3rd entry to date and though it's the lowest debut this week, it means she gets to select first next round.
She has in fact done it. That could refer to a lot of people but in this instance, it's Eluera who's taken her first ever chart entry to #1 with "Petty", quite a good showing all things considered. Thus ends Gretta Ray's 6 week reign as "Readymade" drops to #2. Wolf Alice are still on the up with "Smile" as it's up to #3 now, while Amber Mark's "Worth It" is also up to #4. Slayyyter's "Cowboys" is down to #5. Garbage also climb into the top 10 with "No Gods No Masters" at #10, their 2nd top 10 hit, 5 years after the first.
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It's a pretty big week right now as we've got one of those increasingly rare Very High Debuts. Since the start of 2019 there'd been only one top 10 debut which was "Don't Call Again", which perhaps says something of the prestige that CHVRCHES find themselves in with newest track "How Not To Drown" in at #6. It's their 6th top 10 hit in fact, and 12th entry overall. For featured Robert Smith, he was last seen on the chart over a decade ago, featured on Crystal Castles' "Not In Love". A fairly belated first time entry to the chart this week comes for Aly & AJ. Obviously I should've given "Hothouse" the respect it deserved at the time though that would lead to confusing crediting history so maybe it's for the best. "Don't Need Nothing" though is their first entry at #28. I realised earlier today that I've actually charted completely unrelated artists named Millions & The Million. The latter is back with the 2nd entry that Millions could never muster. "Stop/Go" won't have you trying to memorise where the PlayStation 2 is on the grid after copying the kid who went before you but it is entering at #35. Seemingly never far from the chart these days, KUČKA is now up to 8 entries. It has been a slow climb but "Eternity" now finds its way in at #38.
Eluera maintains her top spot standing with "Petty". Gretta Ray is just behind again with "Readymade", which puts it only narrowly below the feats of recent hits "I believe what you said" and "Don't Call Again" in terms of weeks spent in the top 2. Wolf Alice will continue to try and challenge this standing though from #3, that's what the point of the "Smile" is. Alternatively, there's also CHVRCHES taking their big debut from last week in a shockingly upward direction, as "How Not To Drown" moves up to #4. They shift Amber Mark down a spot with "Worth It" at #5.
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It's another of those weeks where we don't get a chance to greet new artists to the chart, and in fact most of them are already on the chart again. The first of which is CLOVES, who seems to be in an unheard of imperial phase as she picks up her 2nd entry for the year, and 3rd overall with "Screws", which I briefly wrote down in my spreadsheet as being a CLEWS song. While that would be a better world, this one is in at #27. Speaking of new imperial phases, Gretta Ray has done away with her very scattershot entry pattern to the point that she now has 3 songs simultaneously on the chart. It also means that she's had 4 entries this year which is a tough bar to match given my tendency to be scarce about these sorts of things (hence the relative lack of Wolf Alice songs on the chart at the moment). Incidentally, "Human" is the duology pairing to that tossed aside early 2021 debut "Passion", and appropriately it's already matched the peak of #29. This is her 10th entry to date. It's fairly uncommon for me to chart cover versions, but it's especially uncommon for me to chart cover versions of songs that I'm already abundantly aware of. So what I'm saying is that the true second coming of Denzel Curry's "Bulls On Parade" cover is of course, Julia Jacklin & RVG covering "Army Of Me", which manages to distinguish itself enough to be a worthwhile listen detached from the original. It's in at #35 and is Julia's 4th chart entry (also I guess I lied about there being no new artists).
Eluera now manages her 3rd week at #1 with "Petty". It's pretty steady at the top I suppose so Gretta Ray is #2 again with "Readymade". CHVRHCES are still on the up and up with "How Not To Drown", specifically up 1 spot to #3. They've swapped with Wolf Alice's "Smile" at #4, while Little Simz has now slowly climbed up to #5 with "Introvert", her 4th top 10 hit. Moving into the top 10 for the first time this week is Spellling, with "Little Deer" at #9.
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A pattern emerges! After scoring two chart entries in 2018, two chart entries in 2019, and let's ignore 2020, bülow has now scored two chart entries in 2021, which if you don't wanna do the quick maths which is more about reading comprehension than mathematics, you'll know that she's up to 6 entries with "Revolver" in at #22. We have a fun connection this week too, as renforshort commented "IT'S SO GOOD" on bülow's instagram post for "Revolver", and here she is also debuting this week with "wannabe". It's her first ever entry at #28. But it's not just Canadians this week, as King Princess is back with her 5th entry. This is potentially setting up a similar pattern to bülow because she's had 2 entries per year on 2 occasions as well, with "House Burn Down" at #34 her first for this year. Speaking of which, Stellie scored two entries last year, though she's yet to have a real major smash. Maybe "22 Pieces" will be that one? It wouldn't be the first time a #39 debut that took ages to chart would do it, but well let's see in the future.
It might have seemed like a bit of a surprise when CHVRCHES came back towards the end of the last decade to score their 3rd #1 after gradually waning success but who's to say it wasn't the harbinger of more to come? They now notch their 4th #1 as "How Not To Drown" climbs up two places to #1, surprising absolutely no one in the present context. They move Eluera & Gretta Ray down a spot each in the top 3, while Little Simz grabs the extremely belated #4 slot for "Introvert". Belated in her own way, Spellling is now in at #5 with "Little Deer". There's just one arrival into the top 10 this week and it's Telenova taking their first ever entry "Tranquilize" up to #10. They're one of 4 artists in the top 10 charting with their first ever entry.
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Last week I was right to be in a bad mood on a Thursday night so maybe new music wasn't what I was after. In fairness I still have the reason to feel this way but it didn't blindside me the same way, but either way I went through new releases this week with satisfying results. Granted most of the debuts this week are a bit older than that, the top couple just dropped. First it's LAUREL making her debut to the chart with "Wild Side", which I'm not prepared to say is better than everything she's done before just that nothing has clicked with me quite as quickly. It enters at #22. It's funny how these things work out. Anyway, WILLOW dropped another banger and this time it sounds like '90s post-grunge or rather it has a similar tone to "Interstate Love Song" of all things. "Lipstick" is her first ever entry in at #28. I will perhaps always remember 박혜진 Park Hye Jin for constantly appearing in New Music Friday playlists and me having to Google her name every time so I could type it out correctly, back when I had to do that. Anyway, she's now getting her first entry by teaming up with Clams Casino and the guy who produced "Mo Bamba" to make "Y DON'T U" at #29. She might be the first Korean artist to ever make my chart if you don't want to count Karen O from Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The debut artists keep coming but also stop here with Cautious Clay who's been putting out some strong singles lately, and perhaps could be seen here again with another song, but for now, he's getting his first entry with "Strange Love" at #33. It might be a good omen that Tkay Maidza's latest single sounds a bit like "Don't Call Again", and here we have "Cashmere" arriving at #35. This also means that she has the 5th most chart entries ever, picking up her 14th. Lastly we have the oldest chart veteran here though one of the more sporadic ones, as Ladyhawke picks up her 5th entry to date with "Mixed Emotions" at #37.
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It's a 2nd week at #1 for CHVRCHES, which is also how long "Death Stranding" spent at #1 so there's that. Eluera is still at #2 with "Petty", and Gretta Ray still maintains #3 with "Readymade", an impressive 13 weeks in the top 3. Spellling has climbed up a spot to #4 with "Little Deer" switching with Little Simz's "Introvert" at #5. Lower down, Sycco has her 2nd ever top 10 hit with "Time's Up" at #7.
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Here's a slight throwback. It's been roughly 5 years since "Love Somebody" which broke Ta-ku & Wafia onto this chart in a big way as it went to the top 5. Wafia in particular has gone from stride to stride since then, and the return of this combination alongside Masego brings her a 7th chart entry, with "Wide Open" in at #25. Nothing But Thieves had a big run of hits in 2017/2018 but haven't been seen since then. They make their flashy return at #34 with "Futureproof", their 5th entry to date. Also this week is a debutant, with first time entrant Holly Humberstone at #37 with "The Walls Are Way Too Thin", which steers just far away enough from sounding like yet another "Every Breath You Take" clone to still be interesting. Lastly we have a return to the chart for Cat & Calmell, unseen since scoring a #1 hit earlier this year with 'dramatic". They strip that one hit wonder title now with "get old" which lands in at #39.
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It's 3 weeks straight now for CHVRCHES and Robert Smith, perhaps the book will be out by the time the song's reign is over. Eluera still maintains the #2 slot with "Petty", but moving on up is Spellling's "Little Deer" which I suspiciously have decided I like more than I did last week. It also just moves ahead of Gretta Ray's "Readymade" while rounding out the top 5 is Sycco's "Time's Up" at #5. Aly & AJ's first ever chart entry is also their first ever top 10 as "Don't Need Nothing" climbs to #9.
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There is a slight video games theme to this week's entries except not really. Except as you may or may not have seen someone point out, Billie Eilish's newest song has some serious Among Us meeting jingle vibes. It might feel like a decent while between drinks if only because she's put out so many singles lately but it was less than a year ago she last debuted with "my future". Now "NDA" becomes her 12th chart entry at #26. Telenova continue to be on the up and up with "Tranquilize" in the top 10, but now they have a new entry to the fold as "Blue Valentine" joins in at #28. On the topic of Billie Eilish, have you ever wondered if there could possibly be a meeting point between "bad guy" and the UNDERTALE soundtrack? No I can't say I have either, but if I had, then AURORA would be finally delivering this answer with "Cure For Me" at #33. It's been a long time between drinks for her too, having charted 3 times in 2015 and not at all since until now, so she now has 4 entries.
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As we wait for the endless June to end, CHVRCHES maintain #1 for a 4th week in a row with "How Not To Drown". Spellling would be looking to end that with "Little Deer" which is now up to #2, swapping over from Eluera's "Petty" at #3. Sycco keeps on climbing with "Time's Up" now at #4, which itself is swapping with Gretta Ray's "Readymade" down to #5. Lower down we have LAUREL getting her first ever top 10 hit with her first ever entry "Wild Side" at #8. bülow is now up to her 4th top 10 hit with "Revolver" at #10.
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It's been a long time between drinks. Ngaiire burst onto the chart in 2015 with "Once" getting all the way to #3, and with some near misses, she's not been seen on the chart since. That changes today with "Him" coming in at #17, slightly higher than the original debut of "Once". Not quite a one hitter and for that matter not quite as long apart, but anyway here's Clairo with her first entry since the one-two hit of her "Immunity" singles. Now she's back in with "Amoeba" at #26 to make 3 chart entries. I have assembled Voltron, or alternatively, now every member of boygenius has appeared on the chart. Rounding us out is Lucy Dacus with "Brando" which references a movie I haven't seen yet, and is in at #34. It was only 2.5 years ago that Little Simz made her first appearance on this chart, and now she's racked up 7 entries for herself including two #1 hits. On the lower end of that spectrum at least for now is latest "Rollin Stone" which sneaks in at #40.
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The time seems to fly as CHVRCHES now notch a 5th week at #1 with "How Not To Drown", which matches their previous best tally with "Gun" back in 2013. Spellling holds on at #2 with "Little Deer" with the looming threat that is Sycco's "Time's Up" at #3. Eluera's "Petty" is down to #4 just ahead of LAUREL who hits a new high of #5 with "Wild Side". There's just one new arrival to the top 10 this week and it's from Gretta Ray whose "Human" becomes her 4th top 10 hit to date.
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Spellling is of course riding high currently on the chart with "Little Deer", but she's quickly proving not to be a one hit wonder as it's followed up by "Boys At School" which itself makes a big impression with a #16 debut. On the other hand, it's time for a big asterisk-laden 'technically' moment, as Kevin Abstract gets his first ever entry that's not part of BROCKHAMPTON. For that we go to "SLUGGER" at #24 which also brings in $NOT & slowthai, a 2nd entry for the latter. Following on is another more real debut, coming from the surprising source of Gorgon City who make their chart debut with "Dreams" at #33. Lastly we enter a new era of sorts because I now want to use the term Tate McRae clone to refer to this new track by Nessa Barrett. It's also a compliment because I happen to think "counting crimes" is pretty rad, and it enters at #37.
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Time adds up quickly and it's now a 6th week at #1 for CHVRCHES. Not only is this their longest ever reign at #1, but it's also the equal longest reign for 2021, tying "Readymade". Spellling thus has to make do with #2 for "Little Deer" while Sycco's "Time's Up" also holds at #3. This means that every song in the top 5 is at its peak currently as LAUREL moves up to #4 with "Wild Side", and is also joined by the rising "Revolver" for bülow at #5. Ngaiire scores her 2nd top 10 hit ever with her 2nd entry "Him" now up to #7, and Wafia now claims 4 top 10s with "Wide Open" moving up to #10, which is also 2 top 10s for Ta-ku as a subset of that 4.
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I lavish in the opportunity to inform you that Higurashi's latest anime adaptation is still at it. Actually it's been at it for a solid month now but as is tradition it seems, the OP was not released in its full version until this week, so I've previously been feasting on only the first 90 seconds of it. That turns out to be much more representative of the full song than in the past though it still has a crazy dubstep section for reasons unknown. It's also again by Ayane whose OP from the 2nd half of the previous season, "Irregular entropy" hit #1 earlier this year. We'll have to see if she can make it two for two as "Analogy" lands at #15. For a band I've had such a storied past with who are possibly responsible for me winning a lot of money that one time, things took a crazy turn last year when I charted a 5SOS song for the first time. That is in fact to be completely outdone as the #27 peak of "No Shame" has instantly been beaten by this week's new entry from Luke Hemmings, who I suppose is doing Tame Impala better than Tame Impala currently, as "Motion" enters at #28. It's been seven years since The Jezabels released their 2nd album. It was not without its fair share of bangers, one of which was the title track which I decided against charting but was very fond of. I'm not charting it now but I am charting a song with the same name, courtesy of perhaps the biggest star of 2021 on this chart Gretta Ray. For those not keeping count, she's now had 5 songs chart this year which I suspect has not been done since 2017 when BROCKHAMPTON had 7 debuts in one calendar year. Anyway, if not clear from the prior lead up, her latest is "The Brink" in at #28, which is her 11th chart entry. Lastly just sneaking in is a return to the chart for Nina Nesbitt. She previously charted in late 2018 with "Colder" and now scores a 2nd ever entry at #39 with "Summer Fling".
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It's a big week for CHVRCHES. "How Not To Drown" logs a 7th week at #1 which makes it the outright longest running #1 of 2021. That being said, it weathers a massive seachange below it with the top 10 shifting around a bit this week. Benefitting strongly is LAUREL whose "Wild Side" now moves up to #2. bülow is also seeing new heights as "Revolver" becomes her highest ever charter at #3, an achievement close to being done also for Ngaiire, with "Him" up to #4. Sycco manages to hang on in the top 5 with "Time's Up" though it's down 2 spots. While not in the top 5 any more, Spellling is making moves this week as "Boys At School" moves up to #7, becoming her second top 10 hit.
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It's a relatively quiet week or at least the debuts are the lowest they've been in a little over a year. A week after that particular week was when UMI had her first ever chart entry, and now she has her 2nd, teaming up with Tkay Maidza on "Onto Me", which for Tkay brings her up to 15 entries, equal 3rd highest for all artists. For the second time this year, Hayley Mary enters the chart, racking up a respectable run of moderate hits. "Sullen Kink" is probably not a cover of "Life Is A Game Of Changing" and is her 4th entry, at #34. Lastly, having seen both sides of the spectrum of hit size, Cat & Calmell are back again for their 3rd entry this year, "therapist" at #38.
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CHVRCHES
How Not To Drown (feat Robert Smith) {7 Weeks @ #1}
The era of CHVRCHES extends to an 8th week. If you tally up all their #1 hits they have an impressive 20 weeks spent at #1, the 2nd most of any artist behind Owl Eyes' 31 weeks. Attempting to get her 1st and interrupting this is Ngaiire, whose "Him" is now up to #2, shuffling down LAUREL to #3, and bulow to #4. Spellling is quickly finding a replacement hit in the top reaches of the chart, as "Boys At School" moves up to #5 this week. Also moving up is Ayane's "Analogy" at #7, becoming her 2nd top 10 hit, while Billie Eilish takes "NDA" to #10, becoming her 5th top 10 hit, of which 3 of those have peaked at #10.
NEW ENTRIES
We have a return to the chart this week for Moaning Lisa. You may recall they had a storming run in 2018 including a #1 hit with "Carrie (I Want A Girl)" but haven't been seen since. That changes thanks to the immediate strong impression I got from "Cold Water" which enters at #23 as their 4th chart entry. The elephant in the room with CHVRCHES' #1 dominance is that they'd already released another single since then that was notably not in the room at all. Rather it's just been gracefully climbing towards the chart each week and finally breaks through, allowing "Good Girls" to become their 13th chart entry at #36. Lastly we have the debuting act that I've known the longest but they've actually never charted before. This is partly because a lot of their big singles tend to grow on me well after the fact. Depending on your perspective, this might still be a bit after the fact as The Jungle Giants take the title track from their new album "Love Signs" in at #38. It's the second song I know to use the lyric 'love s____, baby', and it says 'pick it up' enough times to be legally considered ska.
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CHVRCHES
How Not To Drown (feat Robert Smith) {8 Weeks @ #1}
We have a new #1 this week, and it comes from everyone's favourite Powerpuff Girls villain, "Him". Rather specifically though, it actually comes from Ngaiire, doing so for the first time. She replaces CHVRCHES who drop down to #2, just ahead of the rising Spellling with "Boys At School". LAUREL slides down to #4 with "Wild Side" and Wafia finishes off the top 5 with a climb for "Wide Open". Also on the rise this week is Kevin Abstract, whose first ever solo entry "SLUGGER" also becomes his first ever top 10 hit at #9.
NEW ENTRIES
It feels like it's been a long time but it was only actually 4 months that MAY-A was riding in the top 10 with "Time I Love To Waste". She's not charted since then until now, as "Central Station" becomes her 3rd ever entry at #26. In the aspect of an actually decent amount of time between entries, though not for lack of close attempts, we see the return of Ruby Fields to the chart. She last charted with "Dinosaurs" in 2018 and that's arguably still true because "Song About A Boy" is just "Dinosaurs" again. Nonetheless it's her 3rd entry at #33. Lastly it's a debut entrance this week for Soccer Mommy. The extreme pedant in me wants to point out that the song is called "rom com 2004" but the artwork has a Nintendo Mii which didn't exist until 2006. The music lover in me wants to include the song in my chart because I like it, so it's #38.
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Ngaiire
Him {1 Week @ #1}
2
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12
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CHVRCHES
How Not To Drown (feat Robert Smith) {8 Weeks @ #1}
It's a 2nd week at #1 for Ngaiire's "Him". She now contends with Spellling who is no stranger to the #2 position, but the song "Boys At School" is a stranger to it as it rises up from #3. CHVRCHES drop down a spot to #3 with "How Not To Drown", meeting up with Ayane who scores her 2nd top 5 hit with "Analogy". Finishing up the top 5 again is Wafia's "Wide Open". There was quite a bit of competition to move up into the top 10 this week, and the sole beneficiary is Moaning Lisa, who score their 3rd top 10 hit with "Cold Water" at #10.
NEW ENTRIES
There are lots of different mediums from which to examine things from, and so some times you get a good perspective and sometimes you don't. What I'm trying to say is that while James Blake's new album cover makes me feel queasy whenever I see it, it doesn't mean the music has to be bad as well, so "Life Is Not The Same" takes top debut honours this week at #24. This is his 6th charting song. A song that I initially added to my playlist by accident before I'd even listened to it, it's been fortuitous for Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers as they've actually managed to beat the song I intended to add to manage to debut on the chart. "AHHHH!" is their 2nd entry following the success of "Desk Chair" last year. No stranger to the chart is Samsaruh who even on a slow year can manage to get into the chart time and time again. She's now up to 12 entries as the optimistically titled "333" enters at #39. Lastly, for the past month the chart has been home to Nessa Barrett hovering around the bottom, which she is still doing, but now she has a 2nd song to do so with "i hope ur miserable until ur dead" in at #40 because when have I ever gone with the grain?
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Him {2 Weeks @ #1}
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Spellling
Boys At School
3
2
13
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CHVRCHES
How Not To Drown (feat Robert Smith) {8 Weeks @ #1}
Ngaiire has a 3rd week at #1 with "Him", one for each letter of the title which not many songs can lay claim to. Spellling is still at #2 with "Boys At School", while Ayane's "Analogy" is up to #3. CHVRCHES drop another spot to #4 with "How Not To Drown" while Moaning Lisa climb into the top 5 with "Cold Water". Moving into the top 10 this week is Gretta Ray who picks up her 3rd top 10 hit this year and 6th overall with "The Brink", while Luke Hemmings gets his first with "Motion" at #10.
NEW ENTRIES
Speaking of which, the chart domination this year continues for Gretta Ray who picks up her 6th chart entry from this year alone, truly the impact of "Passion"'s late debut. The latest of which is "Care Less", the final track on her new album which brings up her career chart entries to 12 as it enters at #21. Making her first ever appearance on the chart this week is merci, mercy. She caught me off guard with how quickly I was taken in by "Winnie Crush", which lands at #29. Also releasing an album last week was CHVRCHES and I am quite approving of it. Giving them a 3rd entry from it and 14th overall is "California" at #33. Lastly it's another debut, and it's the first time in the chart for Nyxen, with "Tunnels" at #38.
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Him {3 Weeks @ #1}
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Spellling
Boys At School
3
4
6
3
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Analogy
4
3
14
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CHVRCHES
How Not To Drown (feat Robert Smith) {8 Weeks @ #1}
It's 4 weeks now at #1 for Ngaiire's "Him". Some former #1 holders are coming to contest currently though, as Ayane's up to #2 with "Analogy" and Moaning Lisa are up to #3 with "Cold Water". Spellling drops down to #4 with "Boys At School" and CHVRCHES finish the top 5 with "How Not To Drown". Also this week is AURORA climbing into the top 10 with "Cure For Me" at #9, this is her 2nd top 10 hit, coming 6 years after her first, "Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)".
NEW ENTRIES
The all-caps are back, according to Spotify. As thus it's the semi-regular return to the chart of BROODS with latest track "Piece Of My Mind" at #20. It's their 6th chart entry to date. The rest of this week is new artists to the chart, starting with Magdalena Bay with the somewhat belated debut of "Chaeri" at #36. I did not realise it was a debut because I had mixed up the songs "Panic" and "Panic Attack", so it's also a debut to the chart for Annie Hamilton, whose "Exist" is at #39.
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9
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Ngaiire
Him {4 Weeks @ #1}
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7
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Analogy
3
5
5
3
Moaning Lisa
Cold Water
4
2
8
2
Spellling
Boys At School
5
4
15
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CHVRCHES
How Not To Drown (feat Robert Smith) {8 Weeks @ #1}
It's a big week if you have in some way contributed to the recording and release of Moaning Lisa's "Cold Water", given that it's not getting no higher on the chart than it is right now, the #1 position. This is the band's second #1 hit after "Carrie (I Want A Girl)" back in 2018. Ngaiire's now former #1 "Him" slides down to #2, with Ayane's "Analogy" right behind it at #3. Spellling manages to maintain the #4 slot with "Boys At School". Gretta Ray returns to the top 5 but this time with a different song, "The Brink" now at #5. It's not her only good news however, as also "Care Less" moves up into the top 10 at #10, which is her 7th top 10 hit I think. She's not alone however, as the much easier to verify first top 10 hit for Holly Humberstone belatedly arrives with "The Walls Are Way Too Thin" at #9 having taken quite a while to get there.
NEW ENTRIES
Hear me out, what if there was a song that was a cross between Linkin Park and Susanne Sundfor's "Accelerate" and it was by an Australian hip hop group? It doesn't make any sense but nonetheless I find myself very fascinated by Triple One's latest track "BLOOD RAVE" which lands the top debut at #17. I am not above having opinions that don't line up with anything really at all. Case in point, I actually quite like Drake's new album which I imagine would have a slightly better reception if everyone didn't go into it absolutely tired of Drake's schtick but also if it didn't have such a bafflingly bad cover. Well I mostly just like the front end of it and it trails off quite a bit after that but still, we do get a gem in that midst via "Fair Trade", which sees the proven-from-"Company" & "Portland" team up with Travis Scott to great effect. This is Drake's 13th chart entry and Travis Scott's 4th as it enters at #24. A nice surprise that I wasn't particularly familiar with was Beddy Rays getting into the Hottest 100 at the start of the year with "Sobercoaster", a song I continue to enjoy more and more. To my delight they've released it again and this time called it "Week On Repeat", which nets their first ever entry at #31. Assuming I remember to post this on time I will be posting it at the very toppest moment of the morning to which I say Baby Keem's here for the first time and has also brought along Kendrick Lamar who needs no introduction except for the frequent tallying of entries. In case he needed more of an extension on his lead as the artist with the most chart entries, here comes "family ties" at #33 to give him his 22nd debut.
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Moaning Lisa
Cold Water {1 Week @ #1}
2
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10
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Ngaiire
Him {4 Weeks @ #1}
3
2
8
2
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Analogy
4
4
9
2
Spellling
Boys At School
5
7
8
5
Gretta Ray
The Brink
6
8
8
6
Luke Hemmings
Motion
7
5
16
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CHVRCHES
How Not To Drown (feat Robert Smith) {8 Weeks @ #1}
It's a relatively quiet week. Moaning Lisa hold a 2nd week at #1 with "Cold Water", ahead of a similarly steady top 3, with Ngaiire at #2 and Ayane at #3. Gretta Ray takes up another step to #4 with "The Brink" swapping out with Spellling's "Boys At School" at #5.
NEW ENTRIES
The theme for this week is second innings. Every artist debuting this week has had one lead entry prior to this week. Leading the way is Let's Eat Grandma, who shockingly had not already released a song titled "Hall Of Mirrors" before this week. They of course had a top 20 hit in 2018 with "Hot Pink" and now they instantly add another of those at #18. Incidentally sharing space with Let's Eat Grandma at that time was Kacey Musgraves's "Velvet Elvis". She also gets a 2nd entry this week with "simple times" at #26. For a faster turn around on chart entries, we turn to LOSER who chart less than two years ago with "Come To Terms (Meditate)". They prove it not a fluke as "Skyward" enters at #36. And for perfect commentary synergy, it was just a week before LOSER debuted to the chart that Halsey also scored a first lead entry with "Experiment On Me". They're actually is up to 3 entries though as there was also "11 Minutes" with YUNGBLUD before that. Now it's time for "I am not a woman, I'm a god" to have a turn at #38.
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Moaning Lisa
Cold Water {2 Weeks @ #1}
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11
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Ngaiire
Him {4 Weeks @ #1}
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9
2
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Analogy
4
5
9
4
Gretta Ray
The Brink
5
4
10
2
Spellling
Boys At School
6
6
9
6
Luke Hemmings
Motion
7
10
4
7
Gretta Ray
Care Less
8
8
12
8
AURORA
Cure For Me
9
9
13
9
Holly Humberstone
The Walls Are Way Too Thin
10
7
17
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CHVRCHES
How Not To Drown (feat Robert Smith) {8 Weeks @ #1}
Moaning Lisa run the #1 spot for a 3rd week running with "Cold Water". Ngaiire thus is remaining behind at #2 with "Him". As seems to be the theme of 2021, Gretta Ray is racing on up towards the top, this time with "The Brink" at #3 but it's not alone because "Care Less" also climbs to #5. Between these two, Ayane has the #4 spot with "Analogy". Moving on up into the top 10 is BROODS who maintain their pace of a top 10 hit per album, as "Piece Of My Mind" becomes their 4th at #8. Just behind is Triple One who score their first top 10 with "BLOOD RAVE" at #9.
NEW ENTRIES
Leading the pack this week are some debutants to the chart. KYE teams up with Jerome Farah to come through at #24 with "Tuesday". On another aspect, Holly Humberstone has charted before, with "The Walls Are Way Too Thin", which has just been booted out of the top 10. This is countered by her getting a second chart entry at #34 with "Scarlett". Our most chart familiar artist this week is Caiti Baker, who charts every couple of years. Now she's in at #36 with her 4th entry, "Mellow".
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Moaning Lisa
Cold Water {3 Weeks @ #1}
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12
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Ngaiire
Him {4 Weeks @ #1}
3
4
10
3
Gretta Ray
The Brink
4
3
10
2
彩音
Analogy
5
7
5
5
Gretta Ray
Care Less
6
5
11
2
Spellling
Boys At School
7
6
10
6
Luke Hemmings
Motion
8
11
4
8
BROODS
Piece Of My Mind
9
13
3
9
Triple One
BLOOD RAVE
10
8
13
8
AURORA
Cure For Me
11
9
14
9
Holly Humberstone
The Walls Are Way Too Thin
12
18
2
12
Let's Eat Grandma
Hall Of Mirrors
13
16
5
13
merci, mercy
Winnie Crush
14
14
7
14
MAY-A
Central Station
15
12
6
12
James Blake
Life Is Not The Same
16
10
18
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CHVRCHES
How Not To Drown (feat Robert Smith) {8 Weeks @ #1}
It's a 4th week at #1 for Moaning Lisa with "Cold Water", they have peculiar competition this week as it comes from Gretta Ray whose "Care Less" is hoping to be her 2nd #1 hit of 2021 and 4th overall, which itself supplants her own "The Brink" which holds at #3. Ngaiire is thus down to #4 with "Him", and Ayane is down to #5 with "Analogy". Let's Eat Grandma score their first ever top 10 hit this week as "Hall Of Mirrors" moves up to #9.
NEW ENTRIES
It doesn't feel like it's been particularly long of a wait but that's mainly because it was only a year and a half ago that Mitski scored a very big hit in "Cop Car". Now she's back with a proper non-soundtrack single in "Working For The Knife" and it's doing the trick as it comes in at #23, as her 4th chart entry to date. Following up we have a double of pop rock debutants, firstly Sarah Saint James at #32 with "Heather" and The Buoys at #35 with "Lie To Me Again". Finally, seeming to hog up so much of the chart presently is CHVRCHES as they now appear with 4 songs simultaneously. The latest of these is a non-non-soundtrack single in "Cry Little Sister" which is not on their latest album and enters at #38. It takes them to an impressive tally of 15 entries to date.
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9
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Moaning Lisa
Cold Water {4 Weeks @ #1}
2
5
6
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Gretta Ray
Care Less
3
3
11
3
Gretta Ray
The Brink
4
2
13
1
Ngaiire
Him {4 Weeks @ #1}
5
4
11
2
彩音
Analogy
6
8
5
6
BROODS
Piece Of My Mind
7
9
4
7
Triple One
BLOOD RAVE
8
6
12
2
Spellling
Boys At School
9
12
3
9
Let's Eat Grandma
Hall Of Mirrors
10
7
11
6
Luke Hemmings
Motion
11
13
6
11
merci, mercy
Winnie Crush
12
10
14
8
AURORA
Cure For Me
13
11
15
9
Holly Humberstone
The Walls Are Way Too Thin
14
17
6
14
CHVRCHES
California
15
14
8
14
MAY-A
Central Station
16
18
4
16
Drake
Fair Trade (feat Travis Scott)
17
20
4
17
Beddy Rays
Week On Repeat
18
24
2
18
KYE
Tuesday (feat Jerome Farah)
19
15
7
12
James Blake
Life Is Not The Same
20
22
3
20
Kacey Musgraves
simple times
21
16
19
1
CHVRCHES
How Not To Drown (feat Robert Smith) {8 Weeks @ #1}
It's a 5th week at #1 for Moaning Lisa. Considering that they only managed 3 weeks at #1 the first time around, it's a considerably boom for them this time around. They're still holding off multiple Gretta Ray songs as "Care Less" is at #2 and "The Brink" is at #3. Moving on up is BROODS who if nothing else maintain their pace of having a top 5 hit on every album with "Piece Of My Mind" at #4, while Triple One are quite new to the proceedings as "BLOOD RAVE" rises to #5. Also quite new to certain precedings is merci, mercy, who scores her first ever top 10 hit with "Winnie Crush" at #9.
NEW ENTRIES
It is not often that this chart serves to pay disrespect to PARTYNEXTDOOR but here we are. Kali Uchis of course released "fue mejor" last year on her album, featuring the one and only. It's here instead though with a new version that substitutes him out for SZA but is otherwise the same song. It's actually the first time ever on the chart for SZA though Kali Uchis has the familiarity of 5 former entries, which becomes 6 this week as she has the top debut at #22. Turning an almost into an actual, Nessa Barrett has now scored her 3rd chart entry for the year with "keep me afraid", which in fact has already outpeaked her last two, so she'll be hoping to pass the dreaded threshold of the top 30 as she enters at #31. Never far from the chart, Methyl Ethel return this week with their first entry for this year. "Matters" is their 8th overall and it comes through at #37. Lastly it's a return to the chart for Amber Mark, who just earlier this year had a big hit in "Worth It". It's been a long time coming but now "Foreign Things" takes the honour at #39, being her 4th entry now.
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Moaning Lisa
Cold Water {5 Weeks @ #1}
2
2
7
2
Gretta Ray
Care Less
3
3
12
3
Gretta Ray
The Brink
4
6
6
4
BROODS
Piece Of My Mind
5
7
5
5
Triple One
BLOOD RAVE
6
9
4
6
Let's Eat Grandma
Hall Of Mirrors
7
4
14
1
Ngaiire
Him {4 Weeks @ #1}
8
5
12
2
彩音
Analogy
9
11
7
9
merci, mercy
Winnie Crush
10
8
13
2
Spellling
Boys At School
11
14
7
11
CHVRCHES
California
12
17
5
12
Beddy Rays
Week On Repeat
13
10
12
6
Luke Hemmings
Motion
14
18
3
14
KYE
Tuesday (feat Jerome Farah)
15
16
5
15
Drake
Fair Trade (feat Travis Scott)
16
12
15
8
AURORA
Cure For Me
17
20
4
17
Kacey Musgraves
simple times
18
13
16
9
Holly Humberstone
The Walls Are Way Too Thin
19
23
2
19
Mitski
Working For The Knife
20
22
6
20
Magdalena Bay
Chaeri
21
15
9
14
MAY-A
Central Station
22
NE
1
22
Kali Uchis
fue mejor (feat SZA)
23
25
7
23
Nyxen
Tunnels
24
27
4
24
LOSER
Skyward
25
21
20
1
CHVRCHES
How Not To Drown (feat Robert Smith) {8 Weeks @ #1}
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