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[Popchartfreak]

13th September 2020

It's 3 weeks on top for Miley Cyrus as 1989's Yello top 5 Of Course I'm Lying reaches a new peak of 3, still a great under-rated minor hit single. Jessi gets a first top 10, the US-born, South Korean-based singer doing what BTS can't quite manage lower down in my chart. LCD Soundsystem get a Human League classic a much-deserved top 10 spot 39 years late, and Groove Armada get their highest-charting track since Song 4 Mutya hit 8 in 2007. London Grammar get a first top 40 since Hell To The Liars hit 10 2 years ago, and Marty Wilde gets his first-ever top 40 52 years since he would last have had a chart hit (Abergavenny would definitely have been a big top 5 fave in summer '68), though he's had loads of songs chart, includign a chart-topper in 1968 for The Casuals - Jesamine - so pretty confident that's the longest wait any songwriter will ever have to wait to get a solo debut chart entry in my charts!

It's a quiet week for new entries, giving me the chance to cut the chart down to 90 (phew!, 100 is too much work!) and so the highest new entry, is err, Steps! Cheesefest continues 22 years on, and just to underline I enjoy a slice of cheddar Saara Alto also debuts with the surprisingly decent collab with Baga Chipz. Saara has topped my charts with the fab Eurovision flop Monsters. Robbed she was!

Travis are back rapidly after A Ghost, with Susanna Hoffs on tow, the Bangles-singer not having graced my charts since, errr, well, need to look that up! At least 24 years, gulp! Still, it extends her chart run to 35 years since The bangles debuted with the fab Going Down To Liverpool went top 10 (happy supporting Merseyside, even if it's an American who wrote it - Katrina of The Waves fame - and sang it). The Struts debut with the help of a famous friend for another Covid-themed track, giving Robbie 24 years of solo chart appearances, and 28 including Take That - and that's a fact I wouldn't have believed in 1992! Finally, another 80's act is back, Nik Kershaw sneaks in for the first time in over 30 years, while extending his run now to 37 years. He has, though, been knocking about as a songwriter in the interim, notably for Chesney Hawkes and Let Loose, and is still touring showcasing his new material (I saw him the other year and he's still fab, some 36 years since I caught his Riddle tour).

1 1 1 5 MIDNIGHT SKY Miley Cyrus 642600
2 2 1 3 ALL THE STARS Kendrick Lamar, SZA 400000
3 19 3 2 OF COURSE I’M LYING Yello 106000
4 4 4 4 TICK TOCK Clean Bandit & Mabel featuring 24kGoldn 158600
5 3 2 5 GHOSTKEEPER Klangkarussell & GIVVEN 430000
6 23 6 2 NUMB Jessi 74250
7 24 7 2 SECONDS (ELECTRIC LADY SESSIONS) LCD Soundsystem 69000
8 7 7 3 ELECTRIC LOVE BORNS 127000
9 5 1 8 SAY SOMETHING Kylie Minogue 745000
10 6 1 6 FREAK Doja Cat featuring Paul Anka 467000

11 8 8 5 BREATHE DEEPER Tame Impala 135500
12 12 12 7 HAPPINESS McFly 137300
13 20 13 4 CHINA SHOP St. Lucia 66450
14 27 14 2 LOVER 4 NOW Groove Armada featuring Todd Edwards 47400
15 10 10 6 AIR I BREATHE Sub Focus featuring Wilkinson 124700
16 11 5 10 AND IT BREAKS MY HEART LEON 368700
17 9 9 8 DANGEROUS LOVE Tiwa Savage 212300
18 28 18 2 THELMA AND LOUISE Anna Bergendahl 40300
19 21 19 7 TO SPEAK IS A SIN Pet Shop Boys 117150
20 13 10 7 MY FUTURE Billie Eilish 188250

21 16 1 7 RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM Maxine Nightingale 469750
22 15 4 7 SUGAR MAN (THE GOLDFISH MIX) Rodriguez 324500
23 32 23 5 BLUEBIRD Miranda Lambert 74400
24 18 18 9 THIS FEELING Faithless featuring Suli Breaks and Nathan Ball 144700
25 14 7 7 ONE AND ONE MAKE FIVE Pet Shop Boys 207200
26 17 9 11 I USED TO BE COOL Bright Light Bright Light 242000
27 34 27 6 A LITTLE RESPECT Erasure 105400
28 38 28 4 BEND THE KNEE Bruno Martini, IZA & Timbaland 55000
29 22 7 7 GRAND ILLUSION (LE FLEX POOLSIDE MIX) Donna Summer 201700
30 39 30 6 REAL LOVE SONG Nothing But Thieves 81400

31 25 10 9 SUN IS SHINING Bob Marley Featuring Robin Schulz 221950
32 49 32 4 BABY IT’S YOU London Grammar 42300
33 36 33 11 ORDINARY WORLD Duran Duran 152800
34 37 34 4 TRAVEL BACK IN TIME Little Jinder’s Unreleased Romance & Little Jinder 50100
35 26 18 9 WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT Kygo & Tina Turner 153900
36 47 36 3 OVER NOW Calvin Harris, The Weeknd 31900
37 30 30 6 SUPERMAN Keith Urban 83100
38 40 38 7 SUNDOWN Gordon Lightfoot 98750
39 48 39 2 THIS FLIGHT TONIGHT Nazereth 29400
40 50 40 4 60’S WORLD Marty Wilde featuring Kim Wilde 33800

41 29 25 5 TO BE YOUNG Anne-Marie featuring Doja Cat 71850
42 31 3 13 HALLUCINOGENICS (SEEB REMIX) Matt Maeson 381550
43 33 4 10 SALAMANDER STREET Callum Beattie 347450
44 35 17 7 MARRIED IN VEGAS The Vamps 111550
45 66 45 3 DO WHAT YOU CAN Bon Jovi 20900
46 46 33 7 IN AND OUT OF LOVE Melanie C 86900
47 54 47 5 WILL YOU RETURN/WHEN YOU COME DOWN The Flaming Lips featuring Particle Kid 44700
48 58 48 5 LOVE AND AFFECTION Joan Armatrading 36400
49 60 49 4 SAILING The Sutherland Brothers 34100
50 52 50 4 SPAGHETTI City Of The Sun 44950

51 44 1 10 HOW LONG Ace featuring Paul Carrack 583400
52 67 52 2 MAJOR TOM (COMING HOME) Peter Schilling 18100
53 57 53 4 WHO’S LAUGHING NOW Ava Max 35450
54 62 54 4 TAKE YOU DANCING Jason Derulo 30200
55 87 55 3 SAME THINGS Georgia Lines 15400
56 59 56 5 MY WAY Aloe Blacc 33600
57 65 57 4 THING Edwina Biglet & The Miglets 27400
58 55 1 18 IN YOUR EYES Robin Schulz featuring Alida 965050
59 53 1 12 WATERMELON SUGAR Harry Styles 612200
60 85 60 3 NERVES OF STEEL Erasure 14400

61 41 20 8 BLACK DOG Arlo Parks 122200
62 69 62 4 DYNAMITE BTS 19000
63 68 63 4 THE PIE The Sutherland Brothers 22800
64 42 32 5 BACK AT WRONG Lola Lennox 67150
65 71 65 4 FINGERS CROSSED Agnes 17400
66 56 3 11 HALLUCINATE Dua Lipa 353950
67 91 67 2 MAYBE LOVE IS IN NYC Pretenders 8500
68 70 68 5 ON THE ROAD AGAIN First Aid Kit 28000
69 74 69 4 DOESN’T MATTER Gallant 15900
70 43 34 6 DELUDED Kate Miller-Heidke 67600

71 94 71 2 LEGENDS NEVER DIE Orville Peck & Shania Twain 7400
72 81 72 4 DREAM KID The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver 14200
73 75 73 6 SPIRIT OF LOVE Johnny Hates Jazz 21000
74 45 18 10 FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE Miranda Lambert featuring Maren Morris, Elle King, Ashley McBride, Tenille Townes, and Caylee Hammack 146450
75 95 75 2 TONIGHT I RUN Astraea 6500
76 83 76 2 LOADED Primal Scream 8200
77 89 77 2 CRAZY DAYS The Shires 6800
78 NEW 78 1 WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS Steps 4400
79 64 27 8 THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE LP 103200
80 88 80 3 HYGIENE STRIP Dubstar 7700

81 NEW 81 1 WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN Saara Alto & Baga Chipz 3800
82 90 82 4 THE DARK SYML 8100
83 86 83 4 ARMS OF MARY The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver 9200
84 NEW 84 1 THE ONLY THING Travis featuring Susanna Hoffs 3200
85 96 85 2 RADAR LOVE Golden Earring 4400
86 98 86 2 SCARLET The Rolling Stones featuring Jimmy Page 4000
87 99 87 2 WHAT’S YOUR PLEASURE? Jessie Ware 3700
88 100 88 2 MAMBO SUN Sean Lennon & Charlotte Kemp Muhl 3400
89 NEW 89 1 STRANGE DAYS The Struts & Robbie Williams 2200
90 NEW 90 1 FROM CLOUDY BAY TO MALIBU Nik Kershaw 2000


DROP OUTS
51 30 14 GOODBYE STRANGER Supertramp 175300
61 1 12 SPINNING OVER YOU REYKO 882300
63 10 12 MY OWN SOUL’S WARNING The Killers 182700
72 49 6 LIGHTER Nathan Dawe featuring KSI 50600
73 66 5 GIRLFRIEND Charlie Puth 26600
76 59 5 OUT OF SIGHT Yello 32300
77 74 5 NOTHING AT ALL Deep Purple 17200
78 63 6 TOUGH PILL Izzy Bizu 29300
79 14 7 EXILE Taylor Swift featuring Bon Iver 127350
80 1 24 LEVITATING/ (THE BLESSED MADONNA REMIX) Dua Lipa/ Dua Lipa featuring Madonna & Missy Elliott 1310600
82 18 8 DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT Jubel featuring NEIMY 112950
84 15 8 SMILE Katy Perry 136550
92 37 7 21ST CENTURY SCHIZOID MAN Toyah & The Humans featuring Jessica Gallo 82450
93 6 11 SHOULD I GIVE IT ALL UP (DEMO) James Blunt 290700
97 97 1 NIGHT BOAT TO CAIRO Madness 1300