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Posted by: Tinasha 2nd March 2017, 05:37 PM

iTunes Weekly Thread
For discussion of the iTunes Singles chart.

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- Peak positions of pre-order singles on iTunes: http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=162070
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- Spotify Chart Thread: http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=196695

New Releases
courtesy of ManicKangaroo

Agnes Obel - Stretch Your Eyes
Benjamin - Bad Luck Love [Wednesday 8th]
Betty Who - You Can Cry Tomorrow [GRAT]
Cash Cash & ROZES – Matches
Cold War Kids - Can We Hang On?
Daddy Yankee - Hula Hoop
Deorro - Rise And Shine [GRAT]
Feder feat Daecolm - Back For More
Gryffin & Illenium feat Daya - Feel Good
Katybee - Take Me Away
Little Mix feat Kid Ink - Touch
Little Mix feat Machine Gun Kelly – No More Sad Songs
Lorde – Green Light
Mallory Knox - Saviour [GRAT]
Michelle Branch - Best You Ever [GRAT]
Mike Perry & Hot Shade - Talk About It
Mike WiLL Made-It feat 21 Savage, YG & Migos - Gucci On My
Offaiah - Run
Pete Tong with The Heritage Orchestra feat Cookie – Lola's Theme
Phantoms – Been Here Before
Riton feat Kah-Lo, Mr Eazi & Davido – Money
Seeb & R. City - Under Your Skin
Sheryl Crow - Halfway There

Posted by: JosephStyles 3rd March 2017, 12:22 AM

boo x

Posted by: Jonjo 3rd March 2017, 12:23 AM

Little Mix x2 to smash please! *.*

Posted by: BrookeOlivia 3rd March 2017, 12:24 AM

Little Mix to smash with No More Sad Songs please

Posted by: cqmerqn 3rd March 2017, 12:24 AM

17. Lorde - Green Light

Posted by: SevenSeize 3rd March 2017, 12:26 AM

the new Little Mix will get off to a quick start, Top 5 on itunes? shame they're releasing the dull tropical one instead of Power but there you go

Also Ed invasion incoming, Galway Girl to smash x

Posted by: mrbrightside 3rd March 2017, 12:37 AM

That 'Galway Girl' is the cheesiest thing going. Such awful lyrics. Sounds like 'In Blue' era The Corrs which is so not a good thing. No doubt it will chart highly.

And as for 'Perfect' being better than 'Thinking Out Loud' according to Ed...nothing could be further from the truth. It's formulaic and contrived. Again should be a big hit.

Posted by: cqmerqn 3rd March 2017, 12:46 AM

Front page still not updated

Posted by: UltraGreenLight 3rd March 2017, 12:47 AM

Come on Lorde. Come on Little Mix.

BOTH have to smash hopefully, adore them so much

Posted by: Bré 3rd March 2017, 12:48 AM

Petition to add Lorde to subtitle

Posted by: UltraGreenLight 3rd March 2017, 12:49 AM

Posted by: cqmerqn 3rd March 2017, 01:00 AM

Play That Song is 59p!

Posted by: Tinasha 3rd March 2017, 01:07 AM

Done. Praise the Lorde. Queen of pop.

Posted by: ManicKangaroo 3rd March 2017, 01:08 AM

12. Coldplay - Hypnotised
16. Lorde - Green Light

70. Little Mix - No More Sad Songs (feat. Machine Gun Kelly)
390. Little Mix - Touch (feat. Kid Ink)

Posted by: burbe 3rd March 2017, 01:18 AM

Nancy Mulligan or Galway Girl for #1 pls

Posted by: Bré 3rd March 2017, 01:57 AM

Yass quen.

Posted by: ManicKangaroo 3rd March 2017, 02:39 AM

50. Little Mix - No More Sad Songs (feat. Machine Gun Kelly)
72. Brooklyn and Bailey - Dance Like Me
239. Little Mix - Touch (feat. Kid Ink)

Posted by: Jason 3rd March 2017, 03:45 AM

Finally!

G'won Lorde & Little Mix

Posted by: ManicKangaroo 3rd March 2017, 08:20 AM

10. Coldplay - Hypnotised
14. Lorde - Green Light
38. Little Mix - No More Sad Songs (feat. Machine Gun Kelly)
69. Brooklyn and Bailey - Dance Like Me
164. Little Mix - Touch (feat. Kid Ink)

Posted by: danG 3rd March 2017, 08:23 AM

Ed Sheeran Update

÷
1. Shape Of You (Stormzy Remix) [Original #4 and #193, Major Lazer Remix #71, Acoustic #325, Galantis Remix #404]
7. Castle On The Hill [Also #284, Live version #57, Acoustic version #231]
15. How Would You Feel (Paean)
103. Perfect [Also #1273]
112. Galway Girl [Also #789]
136. Dive [Also #1274]
147. Happier
178. Supermarket Flowers
225. Eraser [Also #1382]
240. New Man
253. Save Myself
275. Bibia Be Ye Ye
276. What Do I Know?
283. Nancy Mulligan
314. Barcelona
362. Hearts Don't Break Around Here

+/x
82. Thinking Out Loud
139. Photograph
271. Sing
339. Lego House [Also #1415]
430. Don't
453. I See Fire
476. Drunk
509. The A Team [Also #804]
516. Bloodstream (with Rudimental) [Original #897]
556. Give Me Love [Also #1133]
668. Tenerife Sea
695. Kiss Me
982. Small Bump
985. You Need Me, I Don't Need You
1465. One

Posted by: The Wise Sultan 3rd March 2017, 08:46 AM

Ed Sheeran domination not as much as I thought. I thought more of his songs would be iTunes top 40 by now.

Posted by: 777666jason 3rd March 2017, 09:00 AM

More people only just waking up give him a few hours now

Posted by: Tinasha 3rd March 2017, 09:01 AM

Ed's chart domination will come more from Spotify than iTunes I'd imagine

Posted by: omrimayo 3rd March 2017, 09:09 AM

It's only 9am and he has 2 album tracks on the top 40. Soon all of them will be cuz most of them already top 100.

Posted by: Mart!n 3rd March 2017, 09:37 AM

Ed Sheeran madness here we come, other artists should have waited for next week to release new music they have no chance, Little Mix might just get a top 40 chart position.

Posted by: Bjork 3rd March 2017, 10:07 AM

was expecting to wake up and have the entire iTunes top 40 filled with ed album tracks, agree the effect will probably be bigger on Spotify

I'm a fan but after a couple listens I think the album is terrible and easily his worst, the lyrics are beyond bad, his attempts at rap are embarrassing, Barcelona might be the worst song I've ever heard or at least the one including more cliches

Posted by: Lenny 3rd March 2017, 10:10 AM

Ed Sheeran just seems to be rehashing everything he's already done before from what I've heard. Shape Of You aside.

New Cash Cash & ROZES is decent, wonder if that will get anywhere

Posted by: cqmerqn 3rd March 2017, 10:33 AM

26. Martin Jensen - Solo Dance

Posted by: The Wise Sultan 3rd March 2017, 10:45 AM

I like the drop in that one, it is quite lively and funky compared to the usual future bass drop.

If Radio 1 playlists it in the coming weeks, I suppose it could make low top 40 officially eventually, same with offaiah - Run, but I can't see Radio 1 daytime playlisting offaiah as it doesn't sound very commercial and sounds more nighttime 'dance anthems'.

Posted by: Bjork 3rd March 2017, 10:48 AM

Lorde #8

best news!!!!

Thought Barcelona was the worst thing Ed has ever done, then I heard Nancy Mulligan, oh my is he serious?

Posted by: lewistgreen 3rd March 2017, 10:50 AM

59p this week! Will hopefully give it that push it needs to support its Spotify streams

Posted by: Mart!n 3rd March 2017, 10:54 AM

I think most people will buy the album over the weekend, plus streaming will be slow to begin with.

Posted by: sammy01 3rd March 2017, 10:56 AM

I think Nancy Mulligan is a great song.

Posted by: burbe 3rd March 2017, 11:02 AM

Nancy Mulligan is my favourite

Posted by: seltinpixmile 3rd March 2017, 11:09 AM

That last update

Posted by: timjimlee 3rd March 2017, 11:11 AM

Looks like The Chainsmokers & Coldplay will sneak to the top on iTunes for a short time before the Ed takeover!

Posted by: cqmerqn 3rd March 2017, 11:13 AM

Didn't realise Coldplay/Chainsmokers were that close!

Posted by: Rob S~ 3rd March 2017, 11:36 AM

Definitely on lorde's hype train this week. Stay high as long as possible please!

Ugh great so Play That Song probably will outpeak HSS now

Posted by: mrbrightside 3rd March 2017, 11:50 AM

Is the Lorde song a grower? I wasn't too fussed on first listen.

Ed needs to go away. He's had a handful of genuinely good songs but this new stuff is just abysmal. I'm sure people will look back on it and cringe. Those faux-Irish songs are the worst things I've heard for a long time. He needs to take another year out sooner rather than later.

Posted by: 777666jason 3rd March 2017, 12:09 PM

Yeah but if you take into account the 7 million versions of SOY it really isn't that close is it

Posted by: Mart!n 3rd March 2017, 12:10 PM

The Lorde track is gorgeous after a few listens, loving it. I hope the track gets a top 20 entry.

Posted by: Davidson 3rd March 2017, 12:18 PM

I thought Lorde would do a Lana, so I am very pleased it is at #08 already.

I think it will get stuck at #07 but I would love it to make the top 5.

Posted by: danG 3rd March 2017, 12:27 PM

8. Lorde - Green Light
12. Coldplay - Hypnotised
14. Little Mix - No More Sad Songs (Feat Machine Gun Kelly)
24. Martin Jensen - Solo Dance

19. Ed Sheeran - Perfect
22. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl
30. Ed Sheeran - Dive
35. Ed Sheeran - Happier
39. Ed Sheeran - New Man
40. Ed Sheeran - Supermarket Flowers
47. Ed Sheeran - Eraser
48. Ed Sheeran - What Do I Know?
49. Ed Sheeran - Save Myself
50. Ed Sheeran - Nancy Mulligan
52. Ed Sheeran - Barcelona
53. Ed Sheeran - Bibia Be Ye Ye
61. Ed Sheeran - Hearts Don't Break Around Here

Posted by: M4NG0 3rd March 2017, 12:38 PM

What's the story with the new Coldplay single? A bit strange of them to release a new single two weeks after the release of the Chainsmokers collab?

Posted by: danG 3rd March 2017, 12:45 PM

It's from their upcoming EP. Presumably not a radio single just something for the fans whilst SJLT gets them the chart hit.

Posted by: ManicKangaroo 3rd March 2017, 01:00 PM

7. Lorde - Green Light
12. Little Mix - No More Sad Songs (feat. Machine Gun Kelly)
19. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl
24. Martin Jensen - Solo Dance
28. Ed Sheeran - Dive
31. Ed Sheeran - Happier
33. Ed Sheeran - Supermarket Flowers
34. Ed Sheeran - New Man
44. Ed Sheeran - Eraser
45. Ed Sheeran - What Do I Know?
46. Ed Sheeran - Save Myself
50. Ed Sheeran - Nancy Mulligan
51. Ed Sheeran - Bibia Be Ye Ye
52. Ed Sheeran - Barcelona
53. Ed Sheeran - Hearts Don't Break Around Here
84. Little Mix - Touch (feat. Kid Ink)

Posted by: Nancy Mulligan 3rd March 2017, 01:00 PM

omg rise Nancy Mulligan rise!!!!

Posted by: Yorkie3 3rd March 2017, 01:12 PM

Galway Girl is already #1 on Irish iTunes!

I think it's a good album on first listen, I don't understand why he gets such huge success though when many other artists of a similar genre are just as good or better!

Posted by: 777666jason 3rd March 2017, 01:12 PM

It crazy his whole album almost too 50 due to cherry picking do ppl not realise cheaper to buy whole album

Posted by: mr_pmt 3rd March 2017, 01:14 PM

It's a familiar tale really.

Posted by: JosephStyles 3rd March 2017, 01:19 PM

I doubt people are buying every single song individually

Posted by: 777666jason 3rd March 2017, 01:21 PM

I know I'm guessing it's just coincidental they mostly close to each other

Posted by: Mart!n 3rd March 2017, 01:26 PM

Sales rip next Friday is going to be frustrating to do

Posted by: Mart!n 3rd March 2017, 01:33 PM

With mother's day fast approaching, the album is going to keep selling, also with TT in contention in a few weeks time, with TT album tracks in the singles chart.

Posted by: cqmerqn 3rd March 2017, 01:38 PM

Green Light is light green

Posted by: 777666jason 3rd March 2017, 01:43 PM

Dunno whether you being serious or not but since giants only got as high as it did mostly from physicals I don't think that's gonna happen

Posted by: Yorkie3 3rd March 2017, 01:46 PM

Guess so.

When albums are so expensive I guess cherry picking after listening makes a lot of sense, if it's £12 and you only like 10 songs then you're saving money. Unless you like having the complete album, I would always prefer to have all of it even if I don't like every song. But when singles sales are so low I can understand the album tracks getting so high on iTunes.

Posted by: The Wise Sultan 3rd March 2017, 01:53 PM

Same with Martin Garrix and The Chainsmokers' new songs...there are lots of better dance songs out there, but they seem to be selling/streaming a lot on their name and the names of their collaborators.

Posted by: Bré 3rd March 2017, 01:53 PM

Yayyy for Lorde making the top 10 I really hope she is at least top 40 this week, will be a lil bit annoying if she's just kept out by all of Ed's album tracks.

Posted by: Jonjo 3rd March 2017, 03:22 PM

Hope Little Mix can get top 10 before Ed manages to overtake them!

Posted by: SevenSeize 3rd March 2017, 04:23 PM

New Releases

7. Lorde - Green Light
11. Little Mix - No More Sad Songs (feat. Machine Gun Kelly) [album versions #171, #183]
16. Coldplay - Hypnotised
56. J Hus - Did You See
79. Little Mix - Touch (feat. Kid Ink)
82. Lea Michele - Love Is Alive
90. Brooklyn and Bailey - Dance Like Me
103. Sarah Close - Call Me Out
131. Aston Merrygold - Show Me
143. Hayley Kiyoko - Sleepover
159. Jennifer Hudson - Remember Me
200. Wizkid - Sweet Love

288. LiTek & Tom Zanetti - Uber (feat. Curtis Clacey)
306. Mikey Mike - Doin' Me
379. LANY - Good Girls
557. Lucy Rose - Floral Dresses (feat. The Staves)
1004. James Blunt - Make Me Better
1136. Fatboy Slim - Where U Iz

Ed Sheeran album tracks:
12. Galway Girl
13. How Would You Feel (Paean)
14. Perfect
22. Dive
27. Supermarket Flowers
29. Happier
33. New Man
40. Eraser
41. Save Myself
44. Nancy Mulligan
45. What Do I Know
46. Bibia Be Ye Ye
48. Barcelona
53. Hearts Don't Break Around Here

Posted by: M4NG0 3rd March 2017, 04:48 PM

how long were you waiting for it to be light green so you could post that?!

Posted by: mdh 3rd March 2017, 05:15 PM

1. The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This
2. Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You (Stormzy Remix)

7. Lorde - Green Light

10. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl
11. Kygo & Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me
12. Little Mix ft Machine Gun Kelly - No More Sad Songs

Posted by: BridgeCow 3rd March 2017, 05:18 PM

Yes Chainsmokers back at 1

Posted by: timjimlee 3rd March 2017, 05:31 PM

and Coldplay ! May be not for long though...I am sure Ed/Stormzy will get a significant boost after the Chart Show!

Posted by: sammy01 3rd March 2017, 05:44 PM

Does it even matter when Ed has about 47 versions that put him miles ahead anyway.

Posted by: Jonjo 3rd March 2017, 05:46 PM

LEA MICHELE!

Didn't realise she was relevant enough to grab a top 100 iTunes smash *_* (need to listen to it tbh)

Posted by: mr_pmt 3rd March 2017, 05:49 PM

Does the Chart Show give significant boosts?

Posted by: timjimlee 3rd March 2017, 05:54 PM

I have seen short term boosts in the past, may be not significant but anyway Ed is on "The One Show" as well in an hour or so, I will be surprised if he doesn't regain the lead by the end of the day (with whatever he performs).

Posted by: Jonjo 3rd March 2017, 05:55 PM

Imagine if he performs either 'Perfect' or 'Galway Girl'! I reckon we could be in for a new number 1 this week if he does!

Posted by: mdh 3rd March 2017, 06:42 PM

Galway Girl hitting #1 would be awesome! It's so so different to anything we've had in the charts of late and culturally important too as it brings Irish influences to the chart. The best track on the album by far.

Posted by: timjimlee 3rd March 2017, 07:00 PM

Ed performing twice on "The One Show", first up "Castle On The Hill", an acoustic version...

Posted by: Jonjo 3rd March 2017, 07:02 PM

Yay for COTH, but I assume that means the other will be 'Shape Of You'?

Posted by: timjimlee 3rd March 2017, 07:04 PM

"World Exclusive" Performance of "Supermarket Flowers", a bit of a surprise!

Posted by: AngelaKD 3rd March 2017, 07:37 PM

Lea has fans who will show up and front load anything she puts out. It'll disappear off the charts within 24 hours.

Posted by: ManicKangaroo 3rd March 2017, 07:38 PM

8. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl
10. Ed Sheeran - Perfect
20. Martin Jensen - Solo Dance
21. Ed Sheeran - Dive
23. Ed Sheeran - Supermarket Flowers
26. Ed Sheeran - Happier
28. Ed Sheeran - New Man
37. Ed Sheeran - Save Myself
38. Ed Sheeran - What Do I Know?
40. Ed Sheeran - Eraser
42. Ed Sheeran - Nancy Mulligan
43. Ed Sheeran - Barcelona
44. Ed Sheeran - Bibia Be Ye Ye
48. Ed Sheeran - Hearts Don't Break Around Here
76. Little Mix - Touch (feat. Kid Ink)
80. Lea Michele - Love Is Alive
95. Sarah Close - Call Me Out

124. Aston Merrygold - Show Me
130. Hayley Kiyoko - Sleepover
154. Jennifer Hudson - Remember Me
191. Wizkid - Sweet Love
268. Mikey Mike - Doin' Me
293. LiTek & Tom Zanetti - Uber (feat. Curtis Clacey)
361. LANY - Good Girls
587. Lucy Rose - Floral Dresses (feat. The Staves)
629. Fatboy Slim - Where U Iz
676. Clean Cut Kid - Leaving You Behind
677. Circa Waves - Stuck
711. James Blunt - Make Me Better
765. Mike + The Mechanics - Don't Know What Came Over Me

Posted by: Jonjo 3rd March 2017, 07:48 PM

'Supermarket Flowers'... interesting choice. I imagine the mums and older generation will lap that up though, so I guess it was the right choice for 'The One Show' demographic.

EDIT: Oh and I'm not surprised to see Joseph's fave being the least popular of the Ed tracks :')

Posted by: Bibia Be Ye Ye 3rd March 2017, 08:04 PM

Go on Galway Girl! #1 please!

Posted by: bluebitchboy 3rd March 2017, 08:10 PM

I can't stand Ed, but have literally just heard that song and I think it's by far the best thing he's ever done.

Posted by: Bré 3rd March 2017, 08:22 PM

I heard 'Galway Girl' on Heart FM today, no surprise that's the highest album track! Sounded like a bit of a bop.

(can you not knock Lorde out of the top 10 though Ed :'()

Posted by: cqmerqn 3rd March 2017, 08:44 PM

09. Lorde - Green Light

Hope she doesn't free fall

Posted by: Jonjo 3rd March 2017, 09:35 PM

Yeah, she's down to #9, but all of Ed's album tracks are dark red (and she is light green) and the numbers are messed up coz I have...

07. Ed - Galway Girl 0.4521
08. Ed - Perfect 0.4377
09. Lorde - Green Light 0.4910
10. Ed - Castle 0.4451

Is it like that for anyone else/does this happen a lot?

Bizarre that Ed's tracks are all already dark red (even the one he performed on The One Show) so I think I might just have a dodgy update tbh.

EDIT: After refreshing like 4 times, writing this post and then refreshing again after I post this... it's obviously sorted itself out lmao.

Posted by: mdh 3rd March 2017, 09:44 PM

Yeah, that's a '????' update which totally gives the total opposite colour to the correct update and gives figures of the previous update. Just look for the '????' at the top of the page and you'll know it's wrong.

Correct figures:
07. Ed - Galway Girl 0.5013
08. Ed - Perfect 0.4895
09. Lorde - Green Light 0.4697
10. Ed - Castle 0.4374

Posted by: cqmerqn 3rd March 2017, 10:53 PM

06. Ed Sheeran - Perfect
08. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl
17. Martin Jensen - Solo Dance

Posted by: Steve201 3rd March 2017, 11:01 PM

Knew Galway Girl would be huge!

Posted by: ManicKangaroo 4th March 2017, 07:17 AM

6. Ed Sheeran - Perfect (+83)
7. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl (+100)
15. Ed Sheeran - Supermarket Flowers (+92)
16. Martin Jensen - Solo Dance
18. Ed Sheeran - Dive (+133)
25. Ed Sheeran - Happier (+135)
29. Ed Sheeran - New Man (+187)
34. Ed Sheeran - Save Myself
36. Ed Sheeran - Nancy Mulligan
37. Ed Sheeran - What Do I Know? (+180)
38. Ed Sheeran - Bibia Be Ye Ye
39. Ed Sheeran - Barcelona
42. Ed Sheeran - Eraser (+186)
46. Ed Sheeran - Hearts Don't Break Around Here (+245)
78. Lea Michele - Love Is Alive
120. Jennifer Hudson - Remember Me
121. Hayley Kiyoko - Sleepover
260. Mikey Mike - Doin' Me

846. Gryffin & Illenium - Feel Good (feat. Daya)
1277. offaiah - Run

Posted by: danG 4th March 2017, 09:25 AM

Kworb, combined and weighted:

1 Ed Sheeran - Shape of You 1.0000
2 The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This 0.5676
3 Katy Perry - Chained To the Rhythm (feat. Skip Marley) 0.3931
4 Ed Sheeran - Castle on the Hill 0.3763
5 Ed Sheeran - Perfect 0.3432
6 Rag'n'Bone Man - Human 0.3426
7 Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl 0.3288
8 Anne-Marie - Ciao Adios 0.2978
9 Lorde - Green Light 0.2611
10 Train - Play That Song 0.2576

11 Ed Sheeran - Supermarket Flowers 0.2260
12 Little Mix - No More Sad Songs (feat. Machine Gun Kelly) 0.2258
13 Kygo & Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me 0.2247
14 Ed Sheeran - How Would You Feel (Paean) 0.2074
15 Martin Jensen - Solo Dance 0.2012
16 Calvin Harris - Slide (feat. Frank Ocean & Migos) 0.1961
17 Ed Sheeran - Dive 0.1813
18 Jax Jones - You Don't Know Me (feat. RAYE) 0.1798
19 Coldplay - Hypnotised 0.1679
20 Stormzy - Big For Your Boots 0.1663

21 Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa - Scared to Be Lonely 0.1635
22 Dua Lipa - Be the One 0.1550
23 Ed Sheeran - Happier 0.1491
24 Maroon 5 - Cold (feat. Future) 0.1406
25 Little Mix - Touch 0.1340
26 The Chainsmokers - Paris 0.1330
27 Ed Sheeran - New Man 0.1296
28 Rag'n'Bone Man - Skin 0.1246
29 ZAYN & Taylor Swift - I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) 0.1082
30 Bruno Mars - That’s What I Like 0.1067

31 Zedd & Alessia Cara - Stay 0.1057
32 Ed Sheeran - Save Myself 0.1039
33 James Arthur - Safe Inside 0.0951
34 Ed Sheeran - Nancy Mulligan 0.0935
35 Ed Sheeran - What Do I Know? 0.0910
36 Ed Sheeran - Bibia Be Ye Ye 0.0875
37 Ed Sheeran - Barcelona 0.0863
38 JP Cooper - September Song 0.0857
39 Clean Bandit - Rockabye (feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie) 0.0841
40 Ed Sheeran - Eraser 0.0822

41 The Weeknd - I Feel It Coming (feat. Daft Punk) 0.0778
42 Tinie Tempah - Text from Your Ex (feat. Tinashe) 0.0741
43 Ed Sheeran - Hearts Don't Break Around Here 0.0678
44 Starley - Call On Me (Ryan Riback Remix) 0.0640
45 Sean Paul - No Lie (feat. Dua Lipa) 0.0577
46 Jason Derulo - Swalla (feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign) 0.0565
47 Imagine Dragons - Believer 0.0556
48 Lana Del Rey - Love 0.0540
49 Johnny Cash - Hurt 0.0518
50 Snakehips & MØ - Don't Leave 0.0477

51 Sia - Helium 0.0471
52 Justin Timberlake - CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! (Original Song From DreamWorks Animation's "Trolls") 0.0446
53 Julia Michaels - Issues 0.0439
54 Little Mix - Shout Out to My Ex 0.0411
55 Auli'i Cravalho - How Far I'll Go 0.0373
56 Major Lazer - Run Up (feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR & Nicki Minaj) 0.0370
57 Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud 0.0364
58 J Hus - Did You See 0.0364
59 Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight 0.0364
60 Bruno Mars - 24K Magic 0.0349

61 The Weeknd - Starboy (feat. Daft Punk) 0.0345
62 KATO & Sigala - Show You Love (feat. Hailee Steinfeld) 0.0339
63 Martin Solveig - Places (feat. Ina Wroldsen) 0.0336
64 Brooklyn and Bailey - Dance Like Me 0.0329
65 Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello - Bad Things 0.0323
66 Stormzy - Shut Up 0.0310
67 Stevie Wonder - Faith (feat. Ariana Grande) 0.0304
68 NEIKED - Sexual (feat. Dyo) 0.0298
69 Robin Schulz, David Guetta & Cheat Codes - Shed a Light 0.0298
70 Sage the Gemini - Now and Later 0.0295

71 Tom Zanetti - You Want Me (feat. Sadie Ama) 0.0295
72 Stormzy - Blinded By Your Grace, Pt. 2 (feat. MNEK) 0.0286
73 Lea Michele - Love is Alive 0.0263
74 Evanescence - Bring Me To Life 0.0257
75 Robbie Williams - Love My Life 0.0257
76 Just Us - Cloudbusting 0.0254
77 Earl - Tongue Tied 0.0248
78 James Blunt - Love Me Better 0.0248
79 The 1975 - The Sound 0.0245
80 The Chainsmokers - Closer (feat. Halsey) 0.0245

81 Zara Larsson - I Would Like 0.0245
82 Take That - Giants 0.0238
83 Galantis - Rich Boy 0.0232
84 Marian Hill - Down 0.0232
85 James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go 0.0226
86 Ariana Grande - Everyday (feat. Future) 0.0220
87 Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag 0.0207
88 Sarah Close - Call Me Out 0.0204
89 Christine and the Queens - Tilted 0.0201
90 DJ Khaled - Shining (feat. Beyoncé & JAY Z) 0.0195
91 David Gray - This Year's Love 0.0185

Posted by: Jack 4th March 2017, 10:59 AM

Dear God that's depressing. People only really like Ed Sheeran because they're told to like him, his songs are average at best.

Posted by: .MIKE. 4th March 2017, 11:03 AM

You not liking something does not mean that other peoples' likes are not valid ����

Posted by: Jack 4th March 2017, 11:06 AM

I don't even mind his music, Shape Of You and Castle On The Hill are decent/listenable but I think there's a bit of sheep mentality with the public to buy/stream what's popular or hyped the most, it's been a problem with the charts recently. It's annoying because new artists have it harder than ever trying to break through.

Posted by: Catherine91 4th March 2017, 11:54 AM

I listened to Radio 1's 'Divide' listening party yesterday and I did think it was 'average'!

Posted by: Dane 4th March 2017, 12:49 PM

What a ridiculous thing to say. Just because you don't like him doesn't mean other people won't. There's no denying his incredible talent. I don't listen to him because other people do, I listen to him because I find some of his songs relatable & his voice is brilliant.

Posted by: Iz~ 4th March 2017, 01:02 PM

Careful there. He's talented sure, but he's no genius of our time and if anything he's a key example of where some initial promise and heartfelt lyrics from a musician with potential to hit crossed bases turned into huge record label backing to recreate the moment in a way that's accessible to as many people as possible, but also loses the personal uniqueness he had at first. Which is both the reason for his success and why those who... broad strokes here... are more discerning, have a problem with him.

I take him song by song at this stage, Castle On The Hill is a pretty good recreation of his lyrical talent (although nowhere near what he did at first) while Shape Of You is a trend-chasing dull affair. I expect the album to be a mix of that. Jack's right in the way playlists and recommendation lists are set up to encourage people to listen to this non-threatening easy-listening popstar in the background because there's a lot of investment in him which annoys people - but that doesn't mean people can't like him if they really do.

Posted by: The Hit Parade 4th March 2017, 01:17 PM

If by recently you mean "the last 65 years" then I completely agree with you.

Posted by: cqmerqn 4th March 2017, 01:18 PM

12. Martin Jensen - Solo Dance

Posted by: Bibia Be Ye Ye 4th March 2017, 03:05 PM

Oh wow! Galway Girl is the highest non-Shape of You Ed song

Posted by: The Wise Sultan 4th March 2017, 03:15 PM

Castle On The Hill brings back the sort of Snow Patrol type sound to the charts so that is good. Nancy Mulligan is a better Irish influenced song than Galway Girl I think.

There is a sheep mentality, considering the Chainsmokers domination in dance in the charts is becoming like the David Guetta domination in the early 2010s, and there are plenty of better dance songs out there better imo than Martin Garrix's two recent rather generic future bass songs, but they seem to be popular because he's Martin Garrix and they both feature well known vocalists who have had hits before. Tbh I would call Martin Garrix's two recent songs very loosely dance as they are not very dancey songs, to me they are just pop songs with a not very danceable to (imo) electronic drop.

Posted by: Jack 4th March 2017, 04:40 PM

It's since streaming started really when people were literally spoon fed what to listen to because they're too lazy to see what songs they actually like themselves.

Posted by: ManicKangaroo 4th March 2017, 04:47 PM

10. Martin Jensen - Solo Dance

Posted by: Tinasha 4th March 2017, 04:55 PM

I totally see what Jack means. Ed is forced down the throats as some hugely credible artist, it's quite inescapable and a lot of people I know that know pretty much nothing about music automatically 'love' Ed Sheeran. That's not to say he doesn't have some good music, but he really is pushed as 'real music', when a lot of people who loved him are the same people who'd turn their noses up at out and out pop - not knowing that Ed uses a lot of the same co-writers and producers as those artists.

Posted by: Taylor Jago 4th March 2017, 05:01 PM

What I hate is how some people have this sort of "if you're not dancing to it, you don't care what song is on" attitude. If you're not bothered about what song is on, why are you even listening to music anyway?

Having said that, they're not really listening to music, they're just hearing it. There's a big difference between the two.

Posted by: cqmerqn 4th March 2017, 05:08 PM

12. Lorde - Green Light

Posted by: Jack 4th March 2017, 05:45 PM

You said it better than I could have

Posted by: Liаm 4th March 2017, 05:49 PM

I do get that, explaining it that way is a good way to put it. I love Ed LOADS but a lot of people I know irl who don't really listen to a wide range of music do act like he's the only person ever to write and produce his own music and that makes him so far above anyone else. I enjoy Ed's music for what it is, not becasue he's a "real talent" and so much above out and out the same old pop.

Posted by: Bjork 4th March 2017, 06:02 PM

it's what they're trying to do will lots of UK artists recently, Ed, Adele, George Ezra, James Bay, but actually none of them write their own songs, they always co-write with others, an even with teams...

Posted by: Jonjo 4th March 2017, 06:10 PM

And what's the problem with co-writing? (Just a general question, not trying to talk down to you haha)

Tbh, as long as the song is good, I don't really care if the artist has written it or not. It's such a snobby way to view things, imo. Obviously it's a bonus if I know it's written by that artist, but if it's not and it's a jam, I don't really hold it against them as it isn't really fair.

Posted by: Tinasha 4th March 2017, 06:18 PM

Has anyone mentioned dislike of co-writing?

Posted by: Queen LeQueefa 4th March 2017, 06:21 PM

As then it is real emotion expressed by the artist. If not, they become somgbirds, or even as low as the Westlife coverband puppet level.

Posted by: Bjork 4th March 2017, 06:28 PM

for me personally it's different
writing your songs on your own
or working with those teams and adding a comma here, a comma there

of course a good song is a good song and a good artist is a good artist
but for me a real singer songwriter does not need a team to work with

Posted by: Jonjo 4th March 2017, 06:43 PM

His post mentioned that they didn't write all their stuff and co-write their stuff instead. Which there isn't anything wrong with, is all I was suggesting

I get what you mean though Bjork!

Posted by: Lenny 4th March 2017, 06:45 PM

I honestly couldn't give a flying Judi Dench who writes the song, if it's a good song it's a good song!

Posted by: mdh 4th March 2017, 06:53 PM

Solo Dance top 10 is very impressive, if it wasn't for Ed Sheeran Martin would be getting a top 20 placing this week - hopefully it'll get there in future though. Just shows how much it pays to have a 59p reduction, he's over doubled in sales since the reduction meaning not only is his chart position improved, he's earning more £££

Posted by: Lenny 4th March 2017, 07:00 PM

Hope so - one of my favourites of the year so far

Posted by: Queen LeQueefa 4th March 2017, 07:23 PM

Well little mox and 1 direction are party bands and 0 clue how to write songs. They sit in song writing teams and add comas or change a word here or there with no input to the melody either. That type of 'co write' or Beyonce's even more egregious form of accepting aongs if she can have her names on the credits -and no song writer is refusing that- is what should be looked down upon.

Posted by: Queen LeQueefa 4th March 2017, 07:23 PM

Well little mix and 1 direction are party bands and have 0 clue how to write songs. They sit in song writing teams and add commas here or there or change a word with no input to the melody either. That type of 'co write' - or Beyonce's even more egregious form of accepting songs if she can have her names on the credits - and no song writer is refusing that- is what should be looked down upon.

Posted by: Jonjo 4th March 2017, 07:31 PM

I really wish a mod would "co-write" your posts to help them make sense...

Posted by: T Boy 4th March 2017, 07:34 PM

I thought most solo artists co-wrote. Often it just means that the artist wrote a song and then someone else looked at it and made some suggestions.

Posted by: Queen LeQueefa 4th March 2017, 07:42 PM

The bigger they get the less chance thwy have of that happening, as the record company gets a huge vested interest in them doing well. Then come the overproduced albums - chexk out Coldplay after their 4th.

Posted by: Mart!n 4th March 2017, 09:28 PM

Shape of You just got performed on The Voice

Posted by: cqmerqn 4th March 2017, 09:43 PM

13. Lorde - Green Light
21. Little Mix - No More Sad Songs
27. Coldplay - Hypnotised

New releases falling relatively quickly

Posted by: Queen LeQueefa 4th March 2017, 10:18 PM

Agreed tbh.

I like CotH and SoY is ok, but he isn't some musical deity sent by Apollo!

Posted by: jase. 4th March 2017, 11:21 PM

'Solo Dance' climbing so fast

you haven't changed at all

Posted by: The Wise Sultan 5th March 2017, 12:00 AM

I don't understand the Judi Dench reference

I know Lethal Bizzle is obsessed with Dench though Speaking of Bizzle I would like to see him back in the charts soon, I do like quite a few of his songs.

Posted by: sammy01 5th March 2017, 12:19 AM

I think being a songwriter of a persons own material helps people like the artist as well as the material. For start the artist is much more able to articulate the thought and process behind the song when interviewed and surely has a more personal connection to it thus can sell it better during performances.

Someone like you is obviously a great song but it was when Adele nailed it with every drop of emotion she had pouring into the song during the Brits that it became one of the songs of the century and cemented Adele as the artist she is.

Posted by: ML Hammer95 5th March 2017, 12:22 AM

There's something about Lethal Bizzle that stops me really liking him, but if he could make a song as irresistible as 'Fester Skank' I'd be all for it! Rariworkout and Playground were good too.

Posted by: cqmerqn 5th March 2017, 12:46 PM

07. Train - Play That Song

Posted by: Rob S~ 5th March 2017, 12:55 PM

I'm quite happy about Solo Dance getting that high, it's growing on me a lot and it's very good the only part that let's it down is the generic drop in the chorus but I'm pleased it's getting bigger anyhow!

Posted by: cqmerqn 5th March 2017, 01:08 PM

I think it just shows how much being front page on Hot Songs can help. It was around 35 on Thursday IIRC but it has now shot up into the top 10 thanks to being on the front page.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 5th March 2017, 01:10 PM

I'm happy about it too, I quite like the drop but the vocals really are amazing!

Posted by: mdh 5th March 2017, 01:12 PM

It's also due to its 59p reduction

Posted by: mr_pmt 5th March 2017, 02:16 PM

For someone co-writing the song, that could surely mean the artist writes all the lyrics but others had input into the melody and musicality?

Like for example, most traditional pop artists aren't going to do all the production on the song themselves.

Posted by: cqmerqn 5th March 2017, 02:24 PM

True but it has been 59p for a while right?

Posted by: Liаm 5th March 2017, 02:26 PM

Yeah exactly! Songwriters naturally have different talents and it's probably quite hard to craft a whole song by yourself. Not many artists do it, Taylor Swift wrote the entirety of Speak Now and co-produced all of it too, Alanis Morrisette did the same with Jagged Little Pill. But I think to know all the components for a chart hit today, to have that ear for it, it's very hard for one person to do it all! It's probably more common for these singer-songwriter types in rock or country to write their songs because it's a more organic and clean sound that's probably a bit easier to craft on your own with your own ideas.

Posted by: JosephStyles 5th March 2017, 02:28 PM

It has been for the last couple of weeks yeah!

Posted by: ManicKangaroo 5th March 2017, 03:44 PM

64. Robbie Williams - Mixed Signals

Posted by: seltinpixmile 5th March 2017, 04:43 PM

Human up to N.3 again.

Posted by: ___∆___ 5th March 2017, 05:50 PM

64 Robbie Williams - Mixed Signals

This to somehow smash please

Posted by: jase. 5th March 2017, 06:51 PM

oh ffs Human's doing a Can't Stop The Feeling. GO AWAY ALREADY

EDIT: Human back to #02

Posted by: The Hit Parade 5th March 2017, 07:33 PM

Glen Ballard co-wrote all the music on Jagged Little Pill and co-produced it.
I don't really approve of producers getting co-writing credits, but I know some of them do.

Posted by: ___∆___ 5th March 2017, 07:50 PM

62 Robbie Williams - Mixed Signals
86 Take That - Giants (Welcome boost for this as it dropped to #99 earlier)

Posted by: Regina 5th March 2017, 07:53 PM

I believe Alanis actually did write all the songs herself. There's a story of he rbeing mugged when she first went to LA and she had only two bags on her; one with her money etc
and the other with the JLP songs.
Glen might have had a little input but it was mainly just Alanis writing.

Posted by: jase. 5th March 2017, 08:23 PM

'False Alarm' being performed on The Voice I don't expect any kind of boost but it's such an underrated gem

Posted by: cqmerqn 5th March 2017, 08:34 PM

Matoma?

Posted by: John-James 5th March 2017, 08:44 PM

I thought you meant The Weeknd

Apparently someone is performing Run Away With Me next week

Posted by: AngelaKD 5th March 2017, 09:40 PM

VoiceUK alumna Becky Hill

Posted by: Davidson 5th March 2017, 10:38 PM

Any sign of J-Hud's 'Remember Me' after The Voice performance?

Posted by: Rob Spears 5th March 2017, 10:40 PM

#113

Posted by: M4NG0 5th March 2017, 11:23 PM

YES!

Any reason for its climb? Did he perform it somewhere over the weekend?

Posted by: mdh 5th March 2017, 11:24 PM

54. Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight
63. Jennifer Hudson - Remember Me

Posted by: ___∆___ 5th March 2017, 11:52 PM

Performed on 'Saturday Night Takeaway'

I have to give it to him - he has had some serious promo this era just a shame that it has not resulted in a decent sized hit for him so far

Posted by: mdh 6th March 2017, 07:35 AM

tbh I'd call Love My Life a big hit - it's a 'hit' in the same sense that Hurts by Emeli Sande was, although it didn't necessarily do too well charts-wise, most people I'm friends with know the song well by now (bear in mind my friends are all 17/18 so I'd definitely consider it a hit) and my parents love the track

Posted by: Bjork 6th March 2017, 08:08 AM

nope, they cowrote all songs, Ballard was not just the producer but the co-writer, actually he did most of the music while Alanis did most of the lyrics
you can listen to the genesis of the songs on Spotify, check the Jagged Little Pill album commentary
no producer gets a writing credit just for producing

Posted by: omrimayo 6th March 2017, 08:20 AM

The new ALT-J is out if anyone cares like I do it's fantastic.

Posted by: lewistgreen 6th March 2017, 09:45 AM

1345. alt-J - 3WW

Posted by: 777666jason 6th March 2017, 10:38 AM

ITS OK GUYS STEPS ARE COMING TO STOP THE ED DOMINATION THIS FRIDAY

Posted by: M4NG0 6th March 2017, 10:50 AM

Is that the definition of a hit these days? Whether 17/18 year olds know a song well?

Posted by: The Wise Sultan 6th March 2017, 12:25 PM

Well it is teenagers that probably influence the chart the most those days, especially with streaming! I would say the majority of those who influence streaming charts are probably in the 13-16 year old bracket rather than the 17-18 year old bracket though.

Posted by: Bibia Be Ye Ye 6th March 2017, 02:22 PM

47. Jennifer Hudson - Remember Me
55. Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight

Posted by: Liаm 6th March 2017, 02:23 PM

I think what mdh means is that Robbie isn't the sort of artist that this age bracket would care about, so the song being known to and popular with them means it's done well. I always kind of think that too, my friends are sort of 18-20 but I feel like a song is a hit when they know it

Posted by: seltinpixmile 6th March 2017, 02:41 PM

2. Ed Sheeran- Shape Of You (Stormzy Remix)
3. Katy Perry - Chained To the Rhythm (feat. Skip Marley)
4. Rag'n'Bone Man - Human

Posted by: Hayzayy 6th March 2017, 02:42 PM

It's kind of always been the case though, teenagers were the principal market for singles. You didn't see much 30yo and over buying singles.

Posted by: Lenny 6th March 2017, 05:05 PM

I'd have thought uni students are the biggest consumers of streaming, followed by those doing A levels. Just due to the amount of time is on their hands compared to everyone else! My last.fm chart is still filled with stuff I listened to at uni, at a massively disproportionate rate to what I now listen to!

Posted by: mdh 6th March 2017, 05:21 PM

so people 16-23 basically I tend to listen to a LOT of music, my Last.fm doesn't want to scrobble anything most of the time tho

Posted by: Lenny 6th March 2017, 05:29 PM

You may not be using the most recommended app... although if you're trying to scrobble from a tablet or mobile phone I've always found scrobbling to be a bit fussy.

Posted by: mdh 6th March 2017, 05:55 PM

what do you use to scrobble? it's started working for the last 24 hours or so but unbeknownst to me it had been scrobbling intermittently for the last 3 months

EDIT - It only really scrobbled around 1,500 of the 10,000 or so tracks I've listened to since Christmas :,)

Posted by: Lenny 6th March 2017, 06:12 PM

I think it also depends what your operating system is and what you're using to play music... I'm on Windows 10, using the 'last.fm Scrobbler' app in conjunction with iTunes/Apple Music.

Posted by: Bré 6th March 2017, 07:18 PM

147. 3WW - alt-J

Interested to see how high this will go. It's not at all a chart friendly song, anywhere in the top 100 would be a great achievement for it really. Such a great comeback though, I think it is possibly their best song to date.

Posted by: Tinasha 6th March 2017, 07:40 PM

2 Katy Perry Chained To the Rhythm (feat. Skip Marley)

Shame streaming isn't better for this one, Ed or not.

Posted by: cqmerqn 6th March 2017, 08:54 PM

Great longevity!

Posted by: ___∆___ 6th March 2017, 11:35 PM

45 Jennifer Hudson - Remember Me (This needs to smash!)

127 alt-J - 3WW

Posted by: ManicKangaroo 7th March 2017, 03:36 AM

3. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl
9. Martin Jensen - Solo Dance

66. Just Us - Cloudbusting

108. alt-J - 3WW

Posted by: cqmerqn 7th March 2017, 09:27 AM

13. Lorde - Green Light

Glad to see it stable now

Posted by: Melobrama 7th March 2017, 09:34 AM

Yay at Lorde not continuing to freefall. Hoping she can get back to the top 10 soon.

'Galway Girl' now the highest Ed track *.* (still behind 'Shape Of You' after its millions of versions are combined ik). Has to be the 3rd single.

alt-J still not top 100 D: I guess they're gonna be 100% an albums act now even though they had 3 top 100 hits from each of the first 2 albums. Hoping the album will be another top 5 for them at least.

Posted by: cqmerqn 7th March 2017, 09:40 AM

117. Calum Scott - Rhythm Inside

Maybe it's not too late!

Posted by: Bjork 7th March 2017, 09:59 AM

I don't know why there's no more buzz about Alt J, amazing band and incredible comeback, much better than anything on album 2

Posted by: timjimlee 7th March 2017, 10:40 AM

One of the surprising things about "Galway Girl" for me is there are 9 writers on the Credits for a 2:50 track!
Was it just a case of everyone in the Studio at the time of Recording got a credit...

Posted by: M4NG0 7th March 2017, 11:09 AM

It's more likely that there's a sample they used (probably the fiddle) which means they have to additionally credit the writers of the song the sample came from.

Posted by: timjimlee 7th March 2017, 11:23 AM

Ah thanks, now noticed 5 of the Writers are in Irish Folk Music Group Beoga, nice little earner for them!

Posted by: 777666jason 7th March 2017, 11:44 AM

Poor little mix they really did choose wrong week I'm hoping they can get time to give it some promotion

Posted by: Davidson 7th March 2017, 12:26 PM

Yeah LM are defo looking to miss the top 40 this week. Not great for them, unlucky week for sure.

Posted by: danG 7th March 2017, 01:25 PM

Divide:

03 Galway Girl [and #84]
04 Shape of You (Stormzy Remix) [original #7, #12, #106, Major Lazer remix #98, Galantis remix #415, acoustic #862]
10 Perfect [and #80]
14 Castle on the Hill [and #20, #111, acoustic #450, BRITs #1307]
18 Supermarket Flowers [and #105]
23 How Would You Feel (Paean) [and #205]
29 Dive [and #165]
31 Nancy Mulligan
32 Happier [and #188]
34 New Man [and #173]
39 Barcelona
42 Save Myself
44 What Do I Know? [and #156]
46 Bibia Be Ye Ye
57 Eraser [and #487]
64 Hearts Don't Break Around Here [and #327]

Future hits:

06 Anne-Marie - Ciao Adios
08 Martin Jensen - Solo Dance
11 Kygo & Selena - It Ain't Me
13 Lorde - Green Light
15 Calvin Harris - Slide
19 Maroon 5 - Cold
25 Zedd & Alessia - Stay
27 Little Mix - No More Sad Songs
30 Rag'n'Bone Man - Skin
36 Coldplay - Hypnotised
43 Ariana & John - Beauty and the Beast
47 Julia Michaels - Issues
48 J-Hud - Remember Me
50 Imagine Dragons - Believer

51 Lana - Love
52 Just Us - Cloudbusting
54 Jason Derulo - Swalla
70 Martin Solveig - Places
72 J Hus - Did You See
73 Alma - Die My Hair
75 Kato & Sigala - Show You Love
77 Stevie Wonder & Ariana - Faith
81 Ariana - Everyday
89 Galantis - Rich Boy
90 James Blunt - Love Me Better
91 Robbie - Mixed Signals

107 alt-J - 3WW
110 Emeli Sande - Highs and Lows
114 Future - Mask Off
128 Linking Park & Kiara - Heavy
129 Disciples - On My Mind
155 Alesso - Falling
202 Kris Kross Amsterdam - Are You Sure
206 LiTek & Tom Zanetti - Uber
215 Bag Raiders - Shooting Stars
221 Kyle - iSpy
222 Wizkid - Sweet Love
240 Future - Comin Out Strong
241 Axwell & Ingrosso - I Love You

Posted by: The Wise Sultan 7th March 2017, 01:40 PM

"Linking Park"

I am hoping out of that list Shooting Stars is a hit (although it isn't as good as the similarly named Flip and Fill song!). Also On My Mind is definitely better than Disciples' stuff after They Don't Know, which I liked, glad they have gone a bit less minimal now. Unlikely either is a hit though.

Cloudbusting does look like it will go low top 40 eventually officially once Radio 1 decide to playlist it.

This is a better Galway Girl than the Ed Sheeran song, remember it as it was on an advert about 10 years ago!

Posted by: alt-Jade ∆ 7th March 2017, 01:43 PM

Ooh alt-J so close to the top 100, c'monnn please climb a little bit more! I would be more than satisfied with top 100 on iTunes for '3WW' as it is not very commercial in the slightest. I'm pretty sure that it's my favourite song of the year so far

Posted by: Defaze 7th March 2017, 02:10 PM

Considering how many Ed tracks are in front of it, I'd say it's doing pretty decently. It's receiving virtually no airplay right now.


Was not expecting this to be anywhere near the top 100. I hope it becomes a hit, it's so infectious!

Posted by: Tinasha 7th March 2017, 02:31 PM

It's not really a big deal if Little Mix miss the top 40, when we all know they'll be receiving huge airplay within a couple of weeks and will spend multiple weeks in the top 40. I really hope it does make the top 10 though.

Posted by: alt-Jade ∆ 7th March 2017, 03:50 PM

02. Ed Sheeran - 'Galway Girl' - pleased that this has really taken off (well all the album tracks have but this the most) as it's my 2nd favourite of the album after 'Castle on the Hill'

104. alt-J - '3WW'

Expecting The xx to re-enter the top 1500 at some point soon with 'Say Something Loving' as the video has dropped.

Posted by: cqmerqn 7th March 2017, 03:53 PM

Galway Girl will most likely be the next official #1.

Posted by: gooddelta 7th March 2017, 03:58 PM

Hopefully we don't have to wait another month for the change of guard, Shape Of You is declining at a minimal pace, so hopefully Galway Girl grows quickly to overhaul it.

Perhaps by the summer we'll even have a non-Ed No.1?

Posted by: danG 7th March 2017, 04:08 PM

Galway Girl seems to be doing a Love Yourself, I think it'll be the official number one in two or three weeks.

Posted by: The Wise Sultan 7th March 2017, 04:14 PM

I am expecting Clean Bandit and Zara Larsson - Symphonies to be number 1 if not on its first week then within its first few weeks on the chart.

Posted by: Bjork 7th March 2017, 04:15 PM

read a rumour Drake is releasing a duet with J.Lo, if true that could be #1 for 75 weeks

Posted by: timjimlee 7th March 2017, 04:23 PM

Actually found an Article in the Independent (Ireland) revealing the identity of "Galway Girl", the fiddle player in the aforementioned Irish folk band Beoga, Niamh Dunne. So not only does she have the Writing credit but the song is partially about her.
She does, however, doubt this inspiration as she is from Limerick !

Posted by: cqmerqn 7th March 2017, 04:28 PM

on mars

Posted by: ManicKangaroo 7th March 2017, 07:16 PM

8. Martin Jensen - Solo Dance

55. Just Us - Cloudbusting

Posted by: cqmerqn 7th March 2017, 08:19 PM

15. Lorde - Green Light
23. Zedd & Alessia Cara - Stay
62. ALMA - Dye My Hair

Posted by: BridgeCow 7th March 2017, 10:20 PM

Dye My Hair to finally get huge pls

Posted by: Steve201 7th March 2017, 10:38 PM

Dye my Hair is A fantastic pop song!

Posted by: mdh 7th March 2017, 10:40 PM

It'd be awesome for it to smash, not often we get a pop song with such a heavy beat, definitely makes it seem quite house like as well as being a fun pop song. Makes it stand out from the dull, bland pop we see most of the time!

Posted by: Steve201 7th March 2017, 11:03 PM

Just goes to show radio 1 B listing can boost a song a lot if it's good, I've no doubt people like it!

Posted by: alt-Jade ∆ 7th March 2017, 11:28 PM

98. alt-J - 3WW

yasssss hopes now met

801. Fleet Foxes - Third of May / Ōdaigahara

Brand new single from them after six years since their last album!

Posted by: The Hit Parade 8th March 2017, 10:24 AM

If even she doesn't believe it, surely that's not so much revelation as speculation.

Posted by: Liаm 8th March 2017, 02:46 PM

Dye My Hair is horrendous Really don't see the appeal at all, her voice has always gone right through me for some reason.

Posted by: Bjork 8th March 2017, 02:58 PM

306 Jack Garratt Weathered

I was wondering why this was suddenly so high... but figured it out! it's featured in the latest episode of Girls (s06e04), at the very ending, in full and at a key scene for which the song fits perfectly

get those 25 sales from being 300-ish on itunes Jack Garratt

Posted by: cqmerqn 8th March 2017, 04:32 PM

05. Martin Jensen - Solo Dance

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 8th March 2017, 05:13 PM

Solo Dance could be a potential #17 then?

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Posted by: Rob S~ 8th March 2017, 06:54 PM

Issues 39

looking very good for top 40 next week

Posted by: cqmerqn 8th March 2017, 08:12 PM

04. Martin Jensen - Solo Dance
05. Anne-Marie - Ciao Adios

Posted by: mdh 8th March 2017, 08:20 PM

top ten next week please! (under the assumption Ed Sheeran doesn't have such domination as he does this week)

Posted by: danG 8th March 2017, 09:24 PM

amazing to see Martin Jensen and Anne-Marie do so well, the power of being 59p never fades.

Posted by: cqmerqn 8th March 2017, 09:30 PM

Don't think you can really say that about Anne-Marie. It was expected after the huge success of Rockabye

Posted by: Envoirment 8th March 2017, 09:48 PM

Happy to see Anne-Marie doing so well! Love "Ciao Adios". Hopefully a lot of Ed's tracks will fall hugely next week to allow her to climb up a lot.

Posted by: John-James 8th March 2017, 10:05 PM

This is the best thing I've read all week

Posted by: cqmerqn 9th March 2017, 10:59 AM

09. Kygo & Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me
18. Lorde - Green Light
37. Julia Michaels - Issues
45. Just Us - Cloudbusting

Posted by: liamk97 9th March 2017, 11:44 AM

Only just entered and only at #1307.

Posted by: Tinasha 9th March 2017, 11:46 AM

Say Something Loving will only do something when they get airplay. (Not that it's going to be a big hit either way, unless they perform it on Graham Norton).

Posted by: The Wise Sultan 9th March 2017, 05:27 PM

The male pitched vocals are cringeworthy more than her verses. And the talk about 'sweet and sour'.

Also its yet another tropical sounding pop song

Posted by: mdh 9th March 2017, 05:31 PM

Early predix?

officially / iTunes / Spotify first day
xx / xx / xx | Stargate ft Sia & P!nk - Waterfall
xx / xx / xx | Louisa Johnson - Best Behaviour
xx / xx / xx | Nicki Minaj ft Drake & Lil Wayne - Frauds
xx / xx / xx | Steps - Scared Of The Dark
xx / xx / xx | Nelly Furtado - Phoenix
xx / xx / xx | Charli XCX ft MO - 3AM (Pull Up)

Posted by: cqmerqn 9th March 2017, 05:38 PM

officially / iTunes / Spotify first day
50 / 16 / 80 | Stargate ft Sia & P!nk - Waterfall
35 / 08 / 75 | Louisa Johnson - Best Behaviour
43 / 22 / 55 | Nicki Minaj ft Drake & Lil Wayne - Frauds
100+ / 56 / 100+ | Steps - Scared Of The Dark
100+ / 80 / 100+ | Nelly Furtado - Phoenix
100+ / 100+ / 100+ | Charli XCX ft MØ - 3AM (Pull Up)

Louisa has promo lined up this week and So Good went top 10 instantly so...

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 9th March 2017, 06:56 PM

97 / 35 / 101+ | Stargate ft Sia & P!nk - Waterfall
39 / 13 / 65 | Louisa Johnson - Best Behaviour
74 / 63 / 38 | Nicki Minaj ft Drake & Lil Wayne - Frauds
17 / 03 / 101+ | Steps - Scared Of The Dark
101+ / 65 / 101+ | Nelly Furtado - Phoenix
96 / 40 / 89 | Charli XCX ft MO - 3AM (Pull Up)

Posted by: cqmerqn 9th March 2017, 07:47 PM

08. Kygo x Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me
19. Zedd x Alessia Cara - Stay

Posted by: Rob S~ 9th March 2017, 07:49 PM

Solo Dance 3

Posted by: Regina 9th March 2017, 07:50 PM

Steps are gonna be #1 for 13 weeks.

Posted by: cqmerqn 9th March 2017, 08:04 PM

Looking likely to be the next iTunes #1!

Posted by: Tinasha 9th March 2017, 08:27 PM

Surely that would be Galway Girl?

Posted by: cqmerqn 9th March 2017, 08:30 PM

Forgot about that

Posted by: ManicKangaroo 9th March 2017, 09:31 PM

34. Julia Michaels - Issues

232. Public Service Broadcasting - Progress (feat. Tracyanne Campbell)

Posted by: Houdini 9th March 2017, 10:08 PM

1. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl

I see the Ed Sheeran w**kfest is continuing then.

Posted by: The Wise Sultan 9th March 2017, 10:57 PM

Solo Dance rising so quickly is baffling, it doesn't even have that many youtube views and isn't playlisted by Radio 1. I thought it usually took longer for a song to become a hit these days and rise up the chart, especially from an unknown artist like Martin Jensen. danG suggested it is because of spotify payola for the top playlists but if he is right, why is it so high on itunes now too with little airplay?

Posted by: danG 9th March 2017, 11:01 PM

Discounted price and commercial radio airplay.

Posted by: cqmerqn 9th March 2017, 11:06 PM

Front page on Hot songs......

Posted by: danG 9th March 2017, 11:08 PM

That too I guess.

Speaking of which, Lorde's new single is out and is the first song featured on Hot Songs

18. Lorde - Green Light
59. Lorde - Liability

Posted by: cqmerqn 9th March 2017, 11:09 PM

Hoping Green Light gets a big push. Would be great to see it go 59p once the Ed domination has calmed down a bit.

Posted by: The Wise Sultan 9th March 2017, 11:13 PM

You suggested it was because of spotify payola that it became a hit in the first place, if thats right that would explain why it is not lagging so far behind on spotify than the itunes chart like we usually see with newer songs at first by less well known artists.