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Posted by: Popchartfreak 19th May 2021, 05:28 PM

16th May 2021

It's another new entry at 1 for a 70's classic - this time the gorgeous Fleetwood Mac Stevie Nick's ballad Sara. I've seen her sing it live a few times, and it never fails to bring to me tears, it's just so wonderful the way it builds, and keeps you on the edge waiting for the pay-off, which is all the more sweet when it comes. It originally peaked in my top 10 in early 1980 while I was at Uni, as a follow-up to my chart-topper Tusk, from which this was follow-up single. The Mac's 4th chart-topper, and Stevie Nicks' 6th including solo stuff.

Texas add to their generous number of top 10's - at least 17, plus some solo top 10's to take it over 20 in 4 separate decades now. Mr Haze also follows where Love's Unkind went in 1978, for Donna Summer, which it samples. New entries include highest at 46 from Kings Of Leon, back after a 5-year gap, for a chart span of 18 years, with the very good Stormy Weather. For King & Country get a second chart hit 3 years on from debuting, along with Dolly Parton on the lovely country ballad God Only Knows - Icon Dolly now on 45 years of charting since Jolene went top 10 in 1976.

Manic Street Preachers are also back after a lay-off of 3 years as they knock on 30 years of regular activity, with the Dancing Queen-ish rock Orwellian, as ever politically making pointed barbs at the state of UK politics (and others), which I entirely agree with. Katy Perry's feeling a bit Electric - shocking I know - as she extends her consistent run to 13 years, The Black Keys knock on a decade of rock goodies, The Rasmus return with yet more rock after a gap of err 17 years waiting for a follow-up to biggie In The Shadows. Welcome back gang! Some other familiar regulars also pop in at the lower end, most surprisingly Bono & The Edge doing a footie anthem with Martin Garrix. So giving the Irish lads 40 years since U2's Fire first broke into my charts (and I bought it).


1 NEW 1 1 SARA - Fleetwood Mac 170000
2 1 1 2 THE ‘IN’ CROWD - Bryan Ferry 285000
3 2 2 2 45 FAHRENHEIT GIRL - Drew Sycamore 200000
4 4 4 4 STRONGER - Blinkie featuring House Gospel Choir 207000
5 6 5 4 LAZYBABY - Dove Cameron 184000
6 3 1 14 MY WORLD IS EMPTY WITHOUT YOU - The Supremes 676600
7 9 7 7 DEJA VU - Olivia Rodrigo 164550
8 10 8 4 STARSTRUCK - Years & Years 127300
9 14 9 6 MR HAZE - Texas 120300
10 5 5 4 TILL FOREVER FALLS APART - Ashe & FINNEAS 199000

11 11 8 6 DANCE FLOOR DARLING - Kylie Minogue 178700
12 7 1 11 THE LAST MAN ON EARTH - Wolf Alice 1210400
13 8 1 13 NEED A LITTLE LOVE - The Fratellis 960600
14 16 14 5 CAN’T HURRY LOVE - Gabrielle 104450
15 28 15 3 DANIEL - Will Young 56550
16 29 16 2 RUN - OneRepublic 43200
17 23 17 4 DON’T YOU GIVE UP ON ME - Lissie 72350
18 25 18 13 YOU’RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING - Barry White 228500
19 12 2 8 SAVE YOUR TEARS - Rose Gray 561000
20 13 3 12 LEAVE A LITTLE LOVE - Alesso & Armin van Buuren 536950

21 15 15 6 MIDNIGHT MASQUERADE - Asher Monroe 111400
22 27 22 4 COLOUR ME IN - Hayley Williams 62400
23 33 23 2 WHO’S HURTING WHO - Jack Savoretti featuring Nile Rodgers 36950
24 17 5 8 BEST OF ME - ARTBAT & Sailor & I 319000
25 19 6 8 FOLLOWING THE SUN - SUPER-HI and Neeka 307750
26 51 26 2 LOST - Jake Bugg 30250
27 38 27 3 NATURAL BLUES - Moby featuring Gregory Porter & Amethyst Kiah 42400
28 32 28 7 HOW DOES IT FEEL - London Grammar 82800
29 35 29 2 EVERYTHING’S GONNA BE ALRIGHT - Mark Knight & Beverley Knight featuring London Community Gospel Choir 35700
30 18 18 6 KEEP MOVING - Jungle 108850

31 20 20 5 BUCCANEER RUM JUM - Smith & Burrows 86100
32 22 22 5 MORE THAN A MIRACLE - The Blow Monkeys 78200
33 36 33 9 CRY - Godley & Creme 111750
34 21 1 15 SAND - Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood 529500
35 57 35 2 WHEREVER YOU GO - Lola Lennox featuring Annie Lennox 27900
36 39 36 5 SEIZE THE DAY - Paul McCartney featuring Phoebe Bridgers 73700
37 40 37 7 SUMMER 91 (LOOKING BACK) - Noizu 79100
38 49 38 5 FREEDOM WAS A HIGHWAY - Jimmie Allen & Brad Paisley 58200
39 42 39 3 WHACKED - Alabama 3 51250
40 50 40 4 GOOD INTENTIONS - Boy George 43000

41 34 1 14 LOVE CHILD - Diana Ross & The Supremes 1169550
42 53 42 3 THE FOUR HORSEMEN - Aphrodite’s Child 30000
43 26 9 8 DON’T BE A STRANGER - Ward Thomas featuring Cam 232300
44 24 9 8 BOOM - X Ambassadors 233000
45 65 45 3 YOUR POWER - Billie Eilish 25800
46 NEW 46 1 STORMY WEATHER - Kings Of Leon 12750
47 NEW 47 1 HEAT - Paul Woodford & Amber Mark 12500
48 NEW 48 1 GOD ONLY KNOWS - For King and Country & Dolly Parton 12300
49 54 49 2 HIGHER POWER - Coldplay 23100
50 62 50 3 BEING SENTIMENTAL - Bright Light Bright Light 25000

51 63 51 2 PLEASE - Jessie Ware 18950
52 45 45 4 HEAR MY VOICE - Celeste 44200
53 31 12 8 TINY RIOT - Sam Ryder 160500
54 30 30 4 YOUR FANDANGO - Todd Rundgren & Sparks 59000
55 37 17 8 BOUND - RY X 142100
56 NEW 56 1 WOMAN - Riva Taylor 10600
57 NEW 57 1 ORWELLIAN - Manic Street Preachers 10400
58 73 58 3 DO YA DANCE - Suzi Quatro 20800
59 NEW 59 1 DUSK (THE NEW DIVISION REMIX) - Lucy In Disguise featuring Observer Drift 10100
60 68 60 2 ALL I KNOW SO FAR - P!nk 16400

61 NEW 61 1 ELECTRIC - Katy Perry 7500
62 NEW 62 1 HOLDING ON TOO LONG - HARD FEELINGS 7400
63 69 63 2 HEART AND SOUL - T’Pau 13400
64 41 7 10 LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE - Zara Larsson 291350
65 NEW 65 1 YOUNG SUMMER - Tungevaag 7000
66 72 66 3 WE’RE ON OUR WAY NOW - Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds 17800
67 74 67 2 ANYWHERE AWAY FROM HERE - Rag’N’Bone Man & P!nk 11800
68 NEW 68 1 O-O-H CHILD - The Five Stairsteps 6400
69 NEW 69 1 GOING DOWN SOUTH - The Black Keys 6200
70 NEW 70 1 BELIEVERS - Alan Walker & Conor Maynard 6000

71 NEW 71 1 BONES - The Rasmus 5800
72 NEW 72 1 WITHOUT YOU (THE MILEY CYRUS REMIX) - The Kid Laroi & Miley Cyrus 5600
73 NEW 73 1 SECRETS - Erasure 5400
74 NEW 74 1 WE ARE THE PEOPLE - Martin Garrix featuring Bono & The Edge 5200
75 NEW 75 1 VILLAIN - Lily Rose 5000


DROP OUTS
43 19 8 SPACESHIPS - Bonn 127000
44 11 9 FOLLOW YOU - Imagine Dragons 195750
46 2 11 NEW WAVE - Bow Anderson 510900
47 34 14 I’M NOT IN LOVE - 10C.C. 150900
48 5 11 THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY - Hunter Hayes 362650
52 50 8 LET ME HOLD YOU - Netsky & Hybrid Minds 79550
55 4 13 EYES WITHOUT A FACE (POOLSIDE REMIX) - Billy Idol 369800
56 17 9 SLOW CLAP - Gwen Stefani 157800
58 2 16 WHEN YOU SAY IT - Just Kiddin’ 666250
59 59 6 LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD - Pat Benatar 47900
60 60 4 NOT ENOUGH LOVE IN THE WORLD - Ringo Starr 26800
61 5 13 COVER ME IN SUNSHINE - P!nk & Willow Sage Hart 417450
64 30 10 JOHN HUGHES MOVIE - Maisie Peters 111500
66 66 4 ON MY OWN - Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald 24400
67 1 15 OTRA ERA - Javiera Mena 774200
70 20 9 ONE LAST TIME - LP 134100
71 6 13 STONED LOVE - The Supremes 295750
75 75 1 EACH TIME YOU BREAK MY HEART - Nick Kamen 5000

Posted by: JSG 19th May 2021, 06:19 PM

Hey John!

Wow at LazyBaby doing so well here. It's nice enough but it's boring me already.
Deja Vu doing really well too! I was gonna chart it but it's been replaced my Good 4 u on my chart schedule.
Starstruck still doing really well too! Loving it.
How Does It Feel still climbing this has gone from my playlist now lol. Oops!
Summer 91 is a bop! Very good! Hoping to see it climb officially this week!
Please post top 50. I'm hoping this can go top 10 by the time it peaks
Yay for Electric entering I am obsessed ❤️❤️❤️

Fab chart!

Posted by: AH Gold 23rd May 2021, 11:12 AM

Hi John, my faves this week:

1 NEW 1 1 SARA - Fleetwood Mac 170000
2 1 1 2 THE ‘IN’ CROWD - Bryan Ferry 285000
3 2 2 2 45 FAHRENHEIT GIRL - Drew Sycamore 200000
4 4 4 4 STRONGER - Blinkie featuring House Gospel Choir 207000
5 6 5 4 LAZYBABY - Dove Cameron 184000
6 3 1 14 MY WORLD IS EMPTY WITHOUT YOU - The Supremes 676600
7 9 7 7 DEJA VU - Olivia Rodrigo 164550
8 10 8 4 STARSTRUCK - Years & Years 127300
9 14 9 6 MR HAZE - Texas 120300
10 5 5 4 TILL FOREVER FALLS APART - Ashe & FINNEAS 199000
11 11 8 6 DANCE FLOOR DARLING - Kylie Minogue 178700
12 7 1 11 THE LAST MAN ON EARTH - Wolf Alice 1210400
13 8 1 13 NEED A LITTLE LOVE - The Fratellis 960600
15 28 15 3 DANIEL - Will Young 56550
16 29 16 2 RUN - OneRepublic 43200
17 23 17 4 DON’T YOU GIVE UP ON ME - Lissie 72350
18 25 18 13 YOU’RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING - Barry White 228500
19 12 2 8 SAVE YOUR TEARS - Rose Gray 561000
20 13 3 12 LEAVE A LITTLE LOVE - Alesso & Armin van Buuren 536950
23 33 23 2 WHO’S HURTING WHO - Jack Savoretti featuring Nile Rodgers 36950
24 17 5 8 BEST OF ME - ARTBAT & Sailor & I 319000
25 19 6 8 FOLLOWING THE SUN - SUPER-HI and Neeka 307750
27 38 27 3 NATURAL BLUES - Moby featuring Gregory Porter & Amethyst Kiah 42400
28 32 28 7 HOW DOES IT FEEL - London Grammar 82800
29 35 29 2 EVERYTHING’S GONNA BE ALRIGHT - Mark Knight & Beverley Knight featuring London Community Gospel Choir 35700
30 18 18 6 KEEP MOVING - Jungle 108850
33 36 33 9 CRY - Godley & Creme 111750
34 21 1 15 SAND - Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood 529500
37 40 37 7 SUMMER 91 (LOOKING BACK) - Noizu 79100
40 50 40 4 GOOD INTENTIONS - Boy George 43000
41 34 1 14 LOVE CHILD - Diana Ross & The Supremes 1169550
43 26 9 8 DON’T BE A STRANGER - Ward Thomas featuring Cam 232300
44 24 9 8 BOOM - X Ambassadors 233000
45 65 45 3 YOUR POWER - Billie Eilish 25800
47 NEW 47 1 HEAT - Paul Woodford & Amber Mark 12500
49 54 49 2 HIGHER POWER - Coldplay 23100
51 63 51 2 PLEASE - Jessie Ware 18950
54 30 30 4 YOUR FANDANGO - Todd Rundgren & Sparks 59000
55 37 17 8 BOUND - RY X 142100
56 NEW 56 1 WOMAN - Riva Taylor 10600
57 NEW 57 1 ORWELLIAN - Manic Street Preachers 10400
58 73 58 3 DO YA DANCE - Suzi Quatro 20800
60 68 60 2 ALL I KNOW SO FAR - P!nk 16400
61 NEW 61 1 ELECTRIC - Katy Perry 7500
63 69 63 2 HEART AND SOUL - T’Pau 13400
64 41 7 10 LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE - Zara Larsson 291350
65 NEW 65 1 YOUNG SUMMER - Tungevaag 7000 Wonder if I'll do a James Newman
66 72 66 3 WE’RE ON OUR WAY NOW - Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds 17800
67 74 67 2 ANYWHERE AWAY FROM HERE - Rag’N’Bone Man & P!nk 11800
72 NEW 72 1 WITHOUT YOU (THE MILEY CYRUS REMIX) - The Kid Laroi & Miley Cyrus 5600
73 NEW 73 1 SECRETS - Erasure 5400
74 NEW 74 1 WE ARE THE PEOPLE - Martin Garrix featuring Bono & The Edge 5200

Fantastic chart as always

Posted by: Sven10 23rd May 2021, 01:38 PM

Hi John,

Great oldie from Fleedwood Mac

Drew Sycamore, Olivia Rodrigo, Texas and Years & Years Top 10

Will Young and Barry White Top 20
Jack Savoretti/Nile Rodgers, Jake Bugg, Moby and Mark Knight/Beverly Knight Top 30.
Lola & Annie Lennox, Noizu up and Boy George all Top 40

Best new entries: Paul Woolford, Katy Perry, Alan Walker/Conor Maynard, Kid Laroi/Miley Cyrus and Martin Garrix, Bono & The Edge

Posted by: toffochews 23rd May 2021, 05:33 PM

Sara is indeed a classic...
And t'pau, oh the memories, no. 1 fea me this back in the day...

Posted by: sn👠ke 23rd May 2021, 06:44 PM

29 35 29 2 EVERYTHING’S GONNA BE ALRIGHT - Mark Knight & Beverley Knight featuring London Community Gospel Choir

Oh yes I like this track, and its disco influenced sound, I remember when I was younger that about 2004-6 there were quite a few good disco influenced dance tracks in the charts, it became a bit of a trend after the success of Lola's Theme by The Shapeshifters and this reminds me of that time a bit.

Posted by: Popchartfreak 24th May 2021, 05:27 PM

QUOTE(JSG @ May 19 2021, 07:19 PM)

Hey John!

Wow at LazyBaby doing so well here. It's nice enough but it's boring me already.
Deja Vu doing really well too! I was gonna chart it but it's been replaced my Good 4 u on my chart schedule.
Starstruck still doing really well too! Loving it.
How Does It Feel still climbing this has gone from my playlist now lol. Oops!
Summer 91 is a bop! Very good! Hoping to see it climb officially this week!
Please post top 50. I'm hoping this can go top 10 by the time it peaks
Yay for Electric entering I am obsessed ❤️❤️❤️

Fab chart!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 24th May 2021, 05:40 PM

QUOTE(AH Gold @ May 23 2021, 12:12 PM)

Hi John, my faves this week:

1 NEW 1 1 SARA - Fleetwood Mac 170000
2 1 1 2 THE ‘IN’ CROWD - Bryan Ferry 285000
3 2 2 2 45 FAHRENHEIT GIRL - Drew Sycamore 200000
4 4 4 4 STRONGER - Blinkie featuring House Gospel Choir 207000
5 6 5 4 LAZYBABY - Dove Cameron 184000
6 3 1 14 MY WORLD IS EMPTY WITHOUT YOU - The Supremes 676600
7 9 7 7 DEJA VU - Olivia Rodrigo 164550
8 10 8 4 STARSTRUCK - Years & Years 127300
9 14 9 6 MR HAZE - Texas 120300
10 5 5 4 TILL FOREVER FALLS APART - Ashe & FINNEAS 199000
11 11 8 6 DANCE FLOOR DARLING - Kylie Minogue 178700
12 7 1 11 THE LAST MAN ON EARTH - Wolf Alice 1210400
13 8 1 13 NEED A LITTLE LOVE - The Fratellis 960600
15 28 15 3 DANIEL - Will Young 56550
16 29 16 2 RUN - OneRepublic 43200
17 23 17 4 DON’T YOU GIVE UP ON ME - Lissie 72350
18 25 18 13 YOU’RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING - Barry White 228500
19 12 2 8 SAVE YOUR TEARS - Rose Gray 561000
20 13 3 12 LEAVE A LITTLE LOVE - Alesso & Armin van Buuren 536950
23 33 23 2 WHO’S HURTING WHO - Jack Savoretti featuring Nile Rodgers 36950
24 17 5 8 BEST OF ME - ARTBAT & Sailor & I 319000
25 19 6 8 FOLLOWING THE SUN - SUPER-HI and Neeka 307750
27 38 27 3 NATURAL BLUES - Moby featuring Gregory Porter & Amethyst Kiah 42400
28 32 28 7 HOW DOES IT FEEL - London Grammar 82800
29 35 29 2 EVERYTHING’S GONNA BE ALRIGHT - Mark Knight & Beverley Knight featuring London Community Gospel Choir 35700
30 18 18 6 KEEP MOVING - Jungle 108850
33 36 33 9 CRY - Godley & Creme 111750
34 21 1 15 SAND - Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood 529500
37 40 37 7 SUMMER 91 (LOOKING BACK) - Noizu 79100
40 50 40 4 GOOD INTENTIONS - Boy George 43000
41 34 1 14 LOVE CHILD - Diana Ross & The Supremes 1169550
43 26 9 8 DON’T BE A STRANGER - Ward Thomas featuring Cam 232300
44 24 9 8 BOOM - X Ambassadors 233000
45 65 45 3 YOUR POWER - Billie Eilish 25800
47 NEW 47 1 HEAT - Paul Woodford & Amber Mark 12500
49 54 49 2 HIGHER POWER - Coldplay 23100
51 63 51 2 PLEASE - Jessie Ware 18950
54 30 30 4 YOUR FANDANGO - Todd Rundgren & Sparks 59000
55 37 17 8 BOUND - RY X 142100
56 NEW 56 1 WOMAN - Riva Taylor 10600
57 NEW 57 1 ORWELLIAN - Manic Street Preachers 10400
58 73 58 3 DO YA DANCE - Suzi Quatro 20800
60 68 60 2 ALL I KNOW SO FAR - P!nk 16400
61 NEW 61 1 ELECTRIC - Katy Perry 7500
63 69 63 2 HEART AND SOUL - T’Pau 13400
64 41 7 10 LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE - Zara Larsson 291350
65 NEW 65 1 YOUNG SUMMER - Tungevaag 7000 Wonder if I'll do a James Newman
66 72 66 3 WE’RE ON OUR WAY NOW - Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds 17800
67 74 67 2 ANYWHERE AWAY FROM HERE - Rag’N’Bone Man & P!nk 11800
72 NEW 72 1 WITHOUT YOU (THE MILEY CYRUS REMIX) - The Kid Laroi & Miley Cyrus 5600
73 NEW 73 1 SECRETS - Erasure 5400
74 NEW 74 1 WE ARE THE PEOPLE - Martin Garrix featuring Bono & The Edge 5200

Fantastic chart as always

Posted by: Popchartfreak 24th May 2021, 05:54 PM

QUOTE(Sven10 @ May 23 2021, 02:38 PM)

Hi John,

Great oldie from Fleedwood Mac

Drew Sycamore, Olivia Rodrigo, Texas and Years & Years Top 10

Will Young and Barry White Top 20
Jack Savoretti/Nile Rodgers, Jake Bugg, Moby and Mark Knight/Beverly Knight Top 30.
Lola & Annie Lennox, Noizu up and Boy George all Top 40

Best new entries: Paul Woolford, Katy Perry, Alan Walker/Conor Maynard, Kid Laroi/Miley Cyrus and Martin Garrix, Bono & The Edge

Posted by: Popchartfreak 24th May 2021, 06:02 PM

QUOTE(toffochews @ May 23 2021, 06:33 PM)

Posted by: Popchartfreak 24th May 2021, 06:08 PM

QUOTE(sn👠ke @ May 23 2021, 07:44 PM)

Posted by: JSG 27th May 2021, 06:15 AM

QUOTE(Popchartfreak @ May 24 2021, 06:27 PM)

Please is also paused for the same reason Electric is the first proper "Katy"-sounding single for a while, I'd like to see her bounce back commercially with some big new material..

Cheers!