10th January 2021
It's Lorraine Ellison's showstopping 1966 critics' classic (ie a flop) finally topping my charts, as I bought Stay With Me (Baby) on vinyl decades ago but never charted it till itunes gave me an excuse last week. 55 years isn't the longest wait to hit number one and to debut, but it's up there. 4 of the top 5 are oldies as there has been a dearth of exciting new tracks the last few weeks, and just the one new entry this week from London Grammar. That gives KLF upward movement times 4, Kylie Minogue a 7th top 10 from Disco, and Gwen Stefani's first non-christmas top 10 for 4 years.
Lola Lennox' La La Love Me leaps lengthily into the top 20, and Taylor Swift's gorgeous Willow gently weeps aloft too, Alicia Keys & Celeste both add to their run of top 40's. In at 26, Harry Styles' Treat People With Kindness is beautifully upbeat and quirky and peaked at 21 12 months ago, but is now officially out as a single and rebounds back. Dirty Dancing's been on the TV over the New Year and sales of the soundtrack are booming on itunes, so welcome back to former chart-topper Be My Baby, The Ronettes popping back in after Sleigh Ride just popped out. One of the singles my dad bought in the 60's, it's still epic, loved it then, never stopped loving it. Gerry Marsden gets a second tribute re-entry with his anthem classic that has charted a few times already, though back in the day I Like It and How Do You Do It appealed more to 5-year-old me.
1 8 1 2 STAY WITH ME (BABY) Lorraine Ellison 218000
2 1 1 7 MAKE U STAY Sega Bodega & Lapsley 426400
3 3 3 9 “1-2-3” Len Barry 264150
4 2 1 6 CE MATIN-LA Air 483000
5 11 5 2 JUSTIFIED & ANCIENT The KLF featuring Tammy Wynette & Maxine Harvey 97000
6 6 6 5 NIGHT CRAWLING Miley Cyrus featuring Billy Idol 192300
7 4 1 9 ARMS OF GOLD Tape Machines featuring Mia Pfurrman 725000
8 10 8 5 CORAZON ASTRAL Javiera Mena 145300
9 17 9 3 REAL GROOVE Kylie Minogue 74000
10 20 10 4 LET ME REINTRODUCE MYSELF Gwen Stefani 89900
11 5 5 6 SAD MAGIC Gregory Dillon 225000
12 7 3 10 ALL I NEED Jake Bugg 449200
13 9 7 5 WHAT ABOUT MY LOVE Moodshift featuring Oliver Nelson, Lucas Nord & flyckt 220000
14 18 14 2 3AM (ETERNAL) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force 51000
15 48 15 2 LA LA LOVE ME Lola Lennox 39300
16 12 1 13 PERFECTLY UNTRUE Lucia & The Best Boys 1083000
17 40 17 4 WILLOW Taylor Swift 51600
18 19 18 4 FIND MY WAY Paul McCartney 70600
19 23 19 9 CLASSICAL GAS Mason Williams 98000
20 13 1 9 LAST CHANCE Kylie Minogue 650000
21 16 7 9 BURN DOWN THIS ROOM Ruben 268550
22 15 15 9 LAMB’S WOOL Foster The People 157850
23 29 23 2 THE DIVINE CHORD The Avalanches featuring MGMT, Johnny Marr 37450
24 30 24 2 LAST TRAIN TO TRANCENTRAL (LIVE FROM THE LOST CONTINENT) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force & Wanda Dee 37000
25 27 25 6 PARADISE Meduza featuring Dermot Kennedy 82150
26 NEW 26 1 TREAT PEOPLE WITH KINDNESS Harry Styles 18500
27 31 27 8 LOVE NOT WAR (THE TAMPA BEAT) Jason Derulo & Nuka 91700
28 14 5 6 DECEMBER SONG (I DREAMED OF CHRISTMAS) George Michael 187500
29 32 29 5 RIVER PNAU featuring Ladyhawke 67100
30 36 30 3 ALL YOU’RE DREAMING OF Liam Gallagher 39400
31 24 6 9 SUPERNOVA Kylie Minogue 249900
32 34 32 8 MY HEAD & MY HEART Ava Max 99950
33 25 8 10 CELEBRATE YOU Kylie Minogue 264850
34 26 6 8 ROUND AND AROUND DMA’s 203250
35 35 7 11 INTERSTELLAR LOVE The Avalanches featuring Leon Bridges & The Alan Parsons Project 334900
36 46 36 4 WASTED ENERGY Alicia Keys featuring Diamond Platinumz & Kaash Paige 40950
37 39 37 3 GRATEFUL Better Than Ezra 41000
38 28 17 6 MY HEART AND SOUL (I NEED YOU HOME FOR CHRISTMAS) Suzi Quatro 92700
39 49 39 2 LOVE IS BACK Celeste 29200
40 38 22 8 A LITTLE LOVE Celeste 141400
41 45 41 10 ELAINE Abba 91100
42 42 7 12 I LOVE IT Kylie Minogue 296750
43 50 43 8 WITH YOU I’M BORN AGAIN Billy Preston & Syreeta 80150
44 37 2 11 GOLD Paloma Faith 517050
45 33 13 7 INNER SMILE Texas 164400
46 41 1 10 EDGE OF MIDNIGHT (MIDNIGHT SKY REMIX) Mile Cyrus featuring Stevie Nicks 609150
47 51 47 4 HERE THERE AND EVERYWHERE The Beatles 41450
48 60 48 4 IN THE MORNING Jennifer Lopez 30300
49 47 1 10 LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME Abba 475450
50 55 50 5 THE POWER OF PRAYER Bruce Springsteen 44000
51 44 1 13 FALLING DOWN Paloma Faith 619900
52 63 52 4 LONG TAILED WINTER BIRD Paul McCartney 26300
53 53 8 12 LAST NIGHT ON EARTH Paloma Faith 269200
54 57 54 8 HOW DOES IT FEEL Slade 63500
55 52 1 19 NUMB Jessi 976800
56 69 56 2 NO TIME FOR TEARS Nathan Dawe x Little Mix 16800
57 76 57 2 FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY Gerry & The Pacemakers 15200
58 58 58 7 THEREFORE I AM Billie Eilish 54200
59 22 2 6 KEEPING THE DREAM ALIVE Freiheit 291800
60 21 1 6 I BELIEVE IN FATHER CHRISTMAS Greg Lake 340600
61 64 61 8 SILLY GAMES Janet Kay 41700
62 43 7 14 LIE TO ME Vera Blue 329950
63 72 63 2 NO SON OF MINE Foo Fighters 12800
64 74 64 2 WHAT TIME IS LOVE? (LIVE AT TRANCENTRAL) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force & Wanda Dee 12300
65 65 65 3 MAYBE DON’T Maisie Peters featuring JP Saxe 17600
66 NEW 66 1 BE MY BABY The Ronettes 6800
67 73 67 2 THE LOOK OF LOVE ABC 12000
68 NEW 68 1 LOSE YOUR HEAD London Grammar 6400
69 66 1 34 LEVITATING Dua Lipa 1421150
70 78 70 3 TO THE BEAT OF MY HEART Steps 12800
71 77 71 2 TO LOVE SOMEBODY The Bee Gees 10400
72 75 72 2 EMPIRE STATE OF MIND Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys 10600
73 NEW 73 1 YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE Gerry & The Pacemakers 5400
74 79 74 2 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART? Al Green 9400
75 80 75 2 COOL FOR CATS Squeeze 9000
DROP OUTS
54 19 9 GOLDEN Harry Styles 144750
56 47 5 DON’T WALK ALONE Callum Beattie 43100
59 14 5 DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Chris Rea 81900
61 21 8 GOOD DAY FOR DREAMING Ruelle 125550
62 30 9 FEEL SOMETHING Armin Van Buuren & Duncan Laurence 82500
67 10 14 WONDER Shawn Mendes 324900
68 30 5 I’LL BE YOUR SANTA TONIGHT Keith Urban 54000
70 28 4 CHRISTMAS TREE FARM Taylor Swift 31900
71 25 6 A CHRISTMAS WISH Beverley Knight 75750
Justified and Ancient!!! How fabulous *.*
Hi John!
Nice to see "Real Groove" in the top 10, I also like the big gain for "No Time For Tears" and the debuts for "Lose Your Head" and "You'll Never Walk Alone"!
Great chart!
Hey John!
Real Groove I absolutely love the Studio 2054 remix. Much better than the original imo.
Willow climbing smashing lead from Taylor.
Not really a fan of Harry's new single but I've always found him hit or miss personally, so I'm not surprised.
Gold out the top 40 eep. I am still so disappointed at the lack of Chart presence for her this era.
In The Morning is superb. My fave since Ain't Your Mama without a doubt and that in itself was a masterpiece. I look forward to what else she brings this year.
Great chart!
Hé John,
Nice to see all the KLF oldies
Kylie and Gwen Top 10
Taylor Swift Top 20 and Harry Styles new entry in the Top 30
Alicia Keys and Celeste up in the Top 40
John, did you reach 1000 number ones mark ?
Hi John, loving all of the Kylie tracks dotted across this chart, Disco was such a great album, wondering what she will push next as a single...
London Grammar's new track is really good, and I LOVE the inclusion of Inner Smile and Empire State Of Mind, such classic faves of mine!
Hi John!
Don't think I've heard your #1 before! Giving it a play now, it is sounding quite nice if a bit of its time!
PNAU/Ladyhawke has caught my eye as well so giving that a listen, a bit punchier than I expected but it is sounding quite nice. Good to see Liam and Taylor climbing as well.
Great chart
Hello John!
1 8 1 2 STAY WITH ME (BABY) Lorraine Ellison 218000 Good luck with this! I've heard covers of this song but it was nice to finally experience the original (assuming that's what this is!)
4 2 1 6 CE MATIN-LA Air 483000
5 11 5 2 JUSTIFIED & ANCIENT The KLF featuring Tammy Wynette & Maxine Harvey 97000 Ah! Forever my favorite KLF song, Tammy on vocals is as random as it gets but she adds so much to it.
7 4 1 9 ARMS OF GOLD Tape Machines featuring Mia Pfurrman 725000
11 5 5 6 SAD MAGIC Gregory Dillon 225000
13 9 7 5 WHAT ABOUT MY LOVE Moodshift featuring Oliver Nelson, Lucas Nord & flyckt 220000 Big BJSC fave! Every bit as good as Meduza
14 18 14 2 3AM (ETERNAL) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force 51000
16 12 1 13 PERFECTLY UNTRUE Lucia & The Best Boys 1083000
17 40 17 4 WILLOW Taylor Swift 51600
25 27 25 6 PARADISE Meduza featuring Dermot Kennedy 82150
30 36 30 3 ALL YOU’RE DREAMING OF Liam Gallagher 39400
32 34 32 8 MY HEAD & MY HEART Ava Max 99950
46 41 1 10 EDGE OF MIDNIGHT (MIDNIGHT SKY REMIX) Miley Cyrus featuring Stevie Nicks 609150
48 60 48 4 IN THE MORNING Jennifer Lopez 30300
56 69 56 2 NO TIME FOR TEARS Nathan Dawe x Little Mix 16800
58 58 58 7 THEREFORE I AM Billie Eilish 54200
72 75 72 2 EMPIRE STATE OF MIND Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys 10600
Great chart!
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