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Doctor Blind Chart: 1st January 2017


2017 kicks off with a brand new number one with a beat that is as disorientating and shapeshifting as its video, which was directed and created by Dave Bullivant and stars Gemma Arterton. “Kerala” is first taste of Simon Green’s (aka Bonobo) forthcoming sixth LP Migration, due 13th January, which is themed around the ideas of identity and the cultural change that is promoted by migration - and it this week charges 3-1 to displace The xx after a trio of weeks at the top. It features - as mentioned in the topic description - a fairly prominent sample of Brandy’s little-known (in the UK at least where it charted at a lowly #174) 1995 single “Baby” which provide the only vocals in the otherwise instrumental track.

Four new songs break into the Top 10 led by Laura Marling and “Soothing” which leaps 12-5, and followed in close succession by Dutch Uncles who climb 18-7 with “Big Balloon”, MUNA who shift 16-8 with the uplifting “I Know A Place” and this weeks biggest climber from Run The Jewels entitled “Legend Has It” which launches 27-9 ahead of third LP RTJ3 which is released physically on 13th January. All of this means there are some unfortunate early exits from the Top 10.

Eight songs debut, led by Cassius, Cat Power & Pharrell Williams whose “Go Up” is straight in at 36. Full chart below...

*NEW NUMBER ONE* Bonobo “Kerala”





TW - LW / Artist / “Song” // Chart Run (Wks on Chart)

01 - 03 Bonobo “Kerala” *New #1* 39-23-14-09-04-03-01 (7 weeks)
02 - 01 The xx “On Hold” 28-14-08-04-01-01-01-02 (8 weeks)
03 - 06 A Tribe Called Quest “We The People....” 41-26-21-18-15-10-06-03 (8 weeks)
04 - 02 Lost Under Heaven “Lament” 34-22-14-07-04-02-02-04 (8 weeks)
05 - 12 Laura Marling “Soothing” 36-25-15-12-05 (5 weeks)
06 - 04 Kevin Abstract “Miserable America” 43-31-24-18-11-07-07-04-06 (9 weeks)
07 - 18 Dutch Uncles “Big Balloon” 43-35-29-24-18-07 (6 weeks)
08 - 16 MUNA “I Know A Place” 40-28-21-16-08 (5 weeks)
09 - 27 Run The Jewels “Legend Has It” *Biggest Climber* 47-35-27-09 (4 weeks)
10 - 05 Christine and the Queens “Saint Claude” 36-22-13-05-03-02-01-02-03-05-10 (11 weeks)




11 - 08 Childish Gambino “Redbone” 48-38-29-20-13-09-08-11 (8 weeks)
12 - 07 Nimmo “Dancing Makes Us Brave” 40-25-15-10-06-02-01-01-03-05-05-07-12 (13 weeks)
13 - 09 Whyte Horses “The Snowfalls” 45-33-23-17-11-09-13 (7 weeks)
14 - 11 Austra “Utopia” 40-25-16-09-04-04-02-03-06-11-14 (11 weeks)
15 - 31 Elbow “Magnificent (She Says)” 42-34-31-15 (4 weeks)
16 - 25 The Avalanches “Because I’m Me” 44-31-25-16 (4 weeks)
17 - 14 Hannah Diamond “Fade Away” 42-26-15-09-05-05-06-08-14-17 (10 weeks)
18 - 33 Joe Goddard “Lose Your Love” 49-38-33-18 (4 weeks)
19 - 24 Sinkane “U'Huh” 45-34-27-24-19 (5 weeks)
20 - 13 Jamie T “Tescoland” 41-29-21-17-13-20 (6 weeks)

21 - 17 Roosevelt “Belong” 38-27-19-14-17-21 (6 weeks)
22 - 35 Ryan Adams “Do You Still Love Me?” 46-39-35-22 (4 weeks)
23 - 15 Marika Hackman “Driving Under Stars” 39-26-15-23 (4 weeks)
24 - 40 Agnes Obel “It’s Happening Again” 46-40-24 (3 weeks)
25 - 19 Rae Sremmurd ft. Gucci Mane “Black Beatles” 49-40-30-24-20-19-25 (7 weeks)
26 - 10 Low “Some Hearts (At Christmas Time)” 44-27-16-10-26 (5 weeks)
27 - 20 Jamie xx “Gosh” 35-16-09-03-01-01-02-03-06-08-12-20-27 (13 weeks)
28 - 42 Sløtface “Bright Lights” 48-42-28 (3 weeks)
29 - 44 Maggie Rogers “Dog Years” 44-29 (2 weeks)
30 - 23 The Shins “Dead Alive” 45-34-26-20-16-12-10-13-23-30 (10 weeks)

31 - 22 The Chemical Brothers “C-h-e-m-i-c-a-l” 46-39-29-22-16-12-18-22-31 (9 weeks)
32 - 26 Sampha “Blood On Me” 37-18-12-05-01-01-01-01-01-02-03-05-07-10-16-23-26-32 (18 weeks) *Longest Chart Stay*
33 - 47 The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk “I Feel It Coming” 47-33 (2 weeks)
34 - 28 The Last Shadow Puppets “Is This What You Wanted” 36-23-13-08-06-08-11-19-28-34 (10 weeks)
35 - 48 Blood Orange ft. Carly Rae Jepsen “Better Than Me” 48-35 (2 weeks)
36 - NE Cassius ft. Cat Power & Pharrell Williams “Go Up” *Highest New Entry*
37 - 32 Coldcut ft. Roots Manuva “Only Heaven” 44-41-38-33-32-37 (6 weeks)
38 - 49 INHEAVEN “Treats” 49-38 (2 weeks)
39 - NE Jagwar Ma “Ordinary” *New Entry*
40 - 34 Angel Olsen “Sister” 48-39-30-21-17-12-11-09-14-25-34-40 (12 weeks)

41 - NE M83 “Road Blaster” *New Entry*
42 - NE Austra “Future Politics” *New Entry*
43 - 50 Grouper “I’m Clean Now” 50-43 (2 weeks)
44 - 21 Major Lazer ft. Protoje “Christmas Trees” 48-40-29-21-44 (5 weeks)
45 - NE The Big Moon “Formidable” *New Entry*
46 - 30 Skream “You Know, Right?” 43-34-25-22-22-30-46 (7 weeks)
47 - NE Mosa Wild “Smoke” *New Entry*
48 - NE Hannah Diamond “Make Believe” *New Entry*
49 - 37 Sløtface “Take Me Dancing” 43-28-16-09-05-02-03-04-07-12-19-30-37-37-49 (15 weeks)
50 - NE The Flaming Lips “Sunrise (Eyes Of The Young)” *New Entry*

*BIGGEST CLIMBER - UP 18 PLACES TO #9* Run The Jewels “Legend Has It”


*HIGHEST ENTRY* - at #36 Cassius ft. Cat Power & Pharrell Williams “Go Up”


FALLING OFF:

XX - 29 Faithettes “Me and My Baby (Spend Christmas With Me)” 50-38-32-32-29 (5 weeks)
XX - 36 Los Campesinos! “I Broke Up In Amarante” 40-32-25-21-18-28-36 (7 weeks)
XX - 38 Bruno Mars “24K Magic” 43-38-34-28-24-23-20-26-35-43-38 (11 weeks)
XX - 39 Dan Deacon “Change Your Life (You Can Do It)” 49-30-15-10-07-05-02-04-04-06-10-17-24-31-40-39 (16 weeks)
XX - 41 David Bowie “No Plan” 30-16-11-07-06-09-13-20-30-41 (10 weeks)
XX - 43 Formation “Powerful People” 38-25-15-13-17-26-36-43 (8 weeks)
XX - 45 The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk “Starboy” 47-29-18-12-08-06-05-08-11-19-28-36-44-45 (14 weeks)
XX - 46 Rat Boy “Lovers Law” 46-36-31-37-42-46 (6 weeks)

#01's of 2017

01.01.17 Bonobo “Kerala”