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.
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