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Posted by: MrJules 9th June 2020, 09:30 AM

I’ve been looking at this and I’ve estimated the Top 50 for each chart this year without ACR and starring out.
I don’t have access to any information other than the OCC charts and what is on this board so some of it is guesswork (for example this week I’m somewhat guessing where Stupid Love would be) but hopefully I’m not too far off.
For ACR songs I’m doubling the estimated totals and taking off an allowance for paid for sales based on sales only positions.

The conclusion? ACR and artist limits are probably good things overall - I tend to think 5 would be a better limit than 3 as it would have avoided absurdities like Ed Sheeran and Lewis Capaldi’s hits progressively starring and de-starring week on week a few months ago. I also think ACR could be phased in over, say,, 4 weeks to make chart runs look less ugly.

W/E 11/6/20 (estimated peaks in brackets):

1 2 Rockstar (1)
2 1 Rain on me (1)
3 3 Blinding lights (1)
4 4 Rover (4)
5 5 Roses (1)
6 8 Toosie slide (2)
7 14 Breaking me (7)
8 7 Death bed (6)
9 - I dunno (9)
10 11 Dinner guest (10)
11 6 Say so (4)
12 9 Dance monkey (1)
13 10 Savage (5)
14 12 Lonely (5)
15 17 Break my heart (7)
16 16 Flowers (16)
17 18 Rain (3)
18 15 Don’t start now (2)
19 23 Don’t need love (19)
20 13 Stuck with u (6)
21 27 Watermelon sugar (21)
22 20 Physical (3)
23 - Sour candy (23)
24 32 Secrets (24)
25 19 Blueberry faygo (10)
26 26 This city (26)
27 24 Someone you loved (1)
28 22 If the world was ending (20)
29 - Stupid love (7)
30 28 Before you go (1)
31 25 Break up song (12)
32 29 Adore you (8)
33 34 Party girl (33)
34 38 Intentions (11)
35 35 Own it (2)
36 - ILY (36)
37 41 Kings and queens (37)
38 36 Tequila (26)
39 44 Better off without you (18)
40 21 Houdini (7)
41 - Alice (41)
42 - Ride it (2)
43 37 Falling (20)
44 30 Gooba (8)
45 43 Supalonely (23)
46 46 Don’t rush (35)
47 42 Boyfriend (13)
48 40 The box (2)
49 - Who’s that what’s that (49)
50 49 Think about things (49)

Posted by: Mr. C. Joel 9th June 2020, 12:39 PM

Thanks for this it’s so interesting how some songs would literally be in the chart for months and months if ACR didn’t exist.

The charts are odd these days, I’d say at least 50/60% is artificial and based on playlists on streaming sites etc...

It’s a shame it isn’t how it used to be as iTunes was literally built up of what people actually wanted to buy and consume rather than clicking into a predetermined playlist.

I guess it’s all just progression though, I wonder what’s next after streaming!

Posted by: dan-G 9th June 2020, 12:59 PM

that's actually not far off what the actual non-ACR chart looks like! as we're not allowed to reveal that chart this will make a fine substitute for the forum, thanks for compiling.

Posted by: Maestro 9th June 2020, 01:03 PM

May I ask why?

Posted by: dan-G 9th June 2020, 01:06 PM

the OCC don't make it public so we could get in trouble if we publicise it.

Posted by: Maestro 9th June 2020, 01:08 PM

Ah right, thank you

Posted by: chartjack 10th June 2020, 11:51 AM

It would be interesting to see a full list of what would have been number 1 each week without ACR

Posted by: JosephStyles 10th June 2020, 12:35 PM

I *think* this is correct. From the week ACR came into effect:

13/07/2017 Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber - Despacito
20/07/2017 Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber - Despacito
13/07/2017 Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber - Despacito
27/07/2017 DJ Khaled feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts [Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber - Despacito]
03/08/2017 Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber - Despacito
10/08/2017 Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber - Despacito
17/08/2017 Calvin Harris feat. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean - Feels [Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber - Despacito]
24/08/2017 Dua Lipa - New Rules [Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber - Despacito]
24/08/2017 Dua Lipa - New Rules
07/09/2017 Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do
14/09/2017 Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do
21/09/2017 Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes
28/09/2017 Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes
05/10/2017 Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes
12/10/2017 Post Malone feat. 21 Savage - rockstar
19/10/2017 Post Malone feat. 21 Savage - rockstar
26/10/2017 Post Malone feat. 21 Savage - rockstar
02/11/2017 Post Malone feat. 21 Savage - rockstar
09/11/2017 Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug - Havana
16/11/2017 Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug - Havana
23/11/2017 Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug - Havana
30/11/2017 Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug - Havana
07/12/2017 Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug - Havana
14/12/2017 Ed Sheeran - Perfect
21/12/2017 Ed Sheeran - Perfect
28/12/2017 Ed Sheeran - Perfect
04/01/2018 Ed Sheeran - Perfect

11/01/2018 Ed Sheeran - Perfect
18/01/2018 Ed Sheeran - Perfect
25/01/2018 Eminem feat. Ed Sheeran - River
01/02/2018 Drake - God's Plan
08/02/2018 Drake - God's Plan
15/02/2018 Drake - God's Plan
22/02/2018 Drake - God's Plan
01/03/2018 Drake - God's Plan
08/03/2018 Drake - God's Plan
15/03/2018 Drake - God's Plan
22/03/2018 Drake - God's Plan
29/03/2018 Drake - God's Plan
05/04/2018 Rudimental feat. Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen - These Days [Drake - God's Plan]
12/04/2018 Lil Dicky feat. Chris Brown - Freaky Friday
19/04/2018 Drake - Nice for What
26/04/2018 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss
03/05/2018 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss
10/05/2018 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss
17/05/2018 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss
24/05/2018 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss
31/05/2018 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss
07/06/2018 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss
14/06/2018 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss
21/06/2018 Jess Glynne - I'll Be There [Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss]
28/06/2018 Clean Bandit feat. Demi Lovato - Solo
05/07/2018 George Ezra - Shotgun
12/07/2018 George Ezra - Shotgun
19/07/2018 Baddiel & Skinner & The Lightning Seeds - 3 Lions
26/07/2018 Drake - In My Feelings
01/08/2018 Drake - In My Feelings
09/08/2018 Drake - In My Feelings
16/08/2018 Drake - In My Feelings
23/08/2018 George Ezra - Shotgun
30/08/2018 George Ezra - Shotgun
06/09/2018 benny blanco, Halsey & Khalid - Eastside
13/09/2018 Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises
20/09/2018 Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises
27/09/2018 Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises
04/09/2018 Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises
11/09/2018 Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises
18/10/2018 Dave & Fredo - Funky Friday
25/10/2018 Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises
01/11/2018 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow
08/11/2018 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow
15/11/2018 Ariana Grande - thank u, next
22/11/2018 Ariana Grande - thank u, next
29/11/2018 Ariana Grande - thank u, next
06/12/2018 Ariana Grande - thank u, next
13/12/2018 Ariana Grande - thank u, next
20/12/2018 Ariana Grande - thank u, next [Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas Is You]
27/12/2018 LadBaby - We Built This City
03/01/2019 Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho [Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas Is You]

10/01/2019 Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho
17/01/2019 Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho
24/01/2019 Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho
31/01/2019 Ariana Grande - 7 rings
07/02/2019 Ariana Grande - 7 rings
14/02/2019 Ariana Grande - 7 rings
21/02/2019 Ariana Grande - break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored
28/02/2019 Ariana Grande - 7 rings
07/03/2019 Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved
14/03/2019 Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved
21/03/2019 Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved
28/03/2019 Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved
04/04/2019 Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved
11/04/2019 Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved
18/04/2019 Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved
25/04/2019 Lil Nas X - Old Town Road
02/05/2019 Lil Nas X - Old Town Road
09/05/2019 Stormzy - Vossi Bop
16/05/2019 Stormzy - Vossi Bop
23/05/2019 Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - I Don't Care
30/05/2019 Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - I Don't Care
06/06/2019 Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - I Don't Care
13/06/2019 Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - I Don't Care
20/06/2019 Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - I Don't Care
27/06/2019 Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - I Don't Care
04/07/2019 Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - I Don't Care
11/07/2019 Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - I Don't Care
18/07/2019 Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - Señorita
25/07/2019 Ed Sheeran feat. Khalid - Beautiful People [Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - I Don't Care]
01/08/2019 Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - Señorita
08/08/2019 Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - Señorita
15/08/2019 Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - Señorita
22/08/2019 Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - Señorita
29/08/2019 Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - Señorita
05/09/2019 Ed Sheeran feat. Stormzy - Take Me Back to London
12/09/2019 Ed Sheeran feat. Stormzy - Take Me Back to London
19/09/2019 Ed Sheeran feat. Stormzy - Take Me Back to London
26/09/2019 Ed Sheeran feat. Stormzy - Take Me Back to London
03/10/2019 Ed Sheeran feat. Stormzy - Take Me Back to London
10/10/2019 Tones and I - Dance Monkey
17/10/2019 Tones and I - Dance Monkey
24/10/2019 Tones and I - Dance Monkey
31/10/2019 Tones and I - Dance Monkey
07/11/2019 Tones and I - Dance Monkey
14/11/2019 Tones and I - Dance Monkey
21/11/2019 Tones and I - Dance Monkey
28/11/2019 Tones and I - Dance Monkey
05/12/2019 Tones and I - Dance Monkey
12/12/2019 Tones and I - Dance Monkey
19/12/2019 Tones and I - Dance Monkey
26/12/2019 LadBaby - I Love Sausage Rolls
02/01/2020 Ellie Goulding - River [Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas Is You]

09/01/2020 Stormzy feat. Ed Sheeran & Burna Boy - Own It [Tones and I - Dance Monkey]
16/01/2020 Stormzy feat. Ed Sheeran & Burna Boy - Own It [Tones and I - Dance Monkey]
23/01/2020 Stormzy feat. Ed Sheeran & Burna Boy - Own It [Tones and I - Dance Monkey]
30/01/2020 Eminem feat. Juice WRLD - Godzilla [Tones and I - Dance Monkey]
06/02/2020 Lewis Capaldi - Before You Go
13/02/2020 The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
20/02/2020 The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
27/02/2020 Billie Eilish - No Time to Die
05/03/2020 The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
12/03/2020 The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
19/03/2020 The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
26/03/2020 SAINt JHN - Roses
02/04/2020 SAINt JHN - Roses [The Weeknd - Blinding Lights]
09/04/2020 The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
16/04/2020 The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
23/04/2020 The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
30/04/2020 Michael Ball, Captain Tom Moore & The NHS Voices of Care Choir - You'll Never Walk Alone
07/05/2020 Live Lounge Allstars - Times Like These
14/05/2020 Drake - Toosie Slide [The Weeknd - Blinding Lights]
21/05/2020 DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch - ROCKSTAR [The Weeknd - Blinding Lights]
28/05/2020 DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch - ROCKSTAR
04/06/2020 Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande - Rain On Me
11/06/2020 DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch - ROCKSTAR

blue = songs that gained #1 because another song / other songs were on ACR. The SCR #1 is listed in square brackets.

Posted by: dan-G 10th June 2020, 03:15 PM

let’s take a moment to appreciate if only there was no christmas or acr Tones and I would’ve beaten Bryan Adams record

Posted by: coi 10th June 2020, 03:26 PM

"If there was no Christmas"

Posted by: Klumzee 10th June 2020, 03:57 PM

Interesting to see which hits never would've made #1. The likes of 'Feels', 'I'll Be There', 'Beautiful People' and 'River' have always felt a bit non #1 in today's sales climate. Also interesting that 'These Days' and 'Own It' never would have made #1 despite all the success they've had!

Also at Mariah being blocked multiple times.

Posted by: dan-G 10th June 2020, 04:01 PM

let's also not forget that River would have missed the entire top 10 if all the Christmas classics weren't relegated to ACR, so in that sense it truly is the most baffling #1 hit of all time. (and that's before mentioning Alexa)

Posted by: jimwatts 10th June 2020, 04:02 PM

According to http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=229067, Dance Monkey "would have fallen to No. 3 anyway" even without ACR at the end of its 11 weeks at #1 - so Own It would still have outsold it as well as the Ladbaby song. I think it would have gone back ahead of them the following week though.

Posted by: dan-G 10th June 2020, 04:04 PM

It would've been #3 behind LadBaby and Mariah Carey. It still outsold Stormzy.

edit - so it seems I’m wrong here.

Posted by: Bré 10th June 2020, 04:11 PM

That moment when ACR rules have given Ed Sheeran 2 additional #1s that wouldn't have reached #1 otherwise.

Posted by: jimwatts 10th June 2020, 04:15 PM

If he was counting Mariah then Wham! would have counted too. I thought Own It would have been just ahead, it did over 67k that week whereas Dance Monkey did just under 35k but at least 3k of that would have been pure sales, so less than 67k if back on SCR. Anyway Ladbaby happened...

Posted by: Klumzee 10th June 2020, 04:16 PM

Ed Sheeran will achieve his chart records no matter what rules are put in place he's that success-hungry.

Posted by: JosephStyles 10th June 2020, 04:37 PM

I can confirm if Tones was on SCR that week, she would indeed be #3 behind LadBaby and Stormzy. On the "old rules" chart, she was #5: LadBaby #1, Wham! #2, Mariah #3, Stormzy #4, Tones #5.

Posted by: chartjack 10th June 2020, 10:16 PM

So the only single to date denied a peak of #1 because of the ACR rule is “All I Want for Christmas Is You”!!

Posted by: jimwatts 11th June 2020, 07:19 AM

Yes, and given why ACR was originally brought in, with 3 weeks of consistent decline needed, it shouldn't have prevented songs reaching #1.

The 3-year rule (which keeps older songs on permanent ACR that can't be reset) has prevented many Christmas songs from higher peaks, plus a few others (e.g. Thiago Silva, Aretha's You Make Me Feel...) - however the only songs I can only think of which weren't subjected to this rule and would have peaked higher if ACR didn't exist at all (not to be confused with 'if they had stayed on SCR a bit longer') are: The Greatest Show (peak #20, without ACR somewhere around #14 the following January) and Late Night Feelings (peak #30, without ACR somewhere around #24 when the album came out).

Posted by: JosephStyles 11th June 2020, 08:02 AM

Close to Me by Ellie Goulding and Ocean by Martin Garrix would also have peaked a little higher!

Posted by: MrJules 13th June 2020, 10:07 AM

Update for week ending 18/6

Note that for a few older songs I don’t really know where they’d have peaked under this chart as I haven’t rolled it far back enough yet.

ACR does spare us some older re-entries, though ironically it’s also boosting Perfect, which on a level playing field would be nowhere near even the Top 50.

The poor week of streaming has given a slight boost to some more sales heavy songs like Memories.

1 1 Rockstar (1)
2 2 Rain on me (1)
3 3 Blinding lights (1)
4 4 Rover (4)
5 7 Breaking me (5)
6 5 Roses (1)
7 8 Death bed (6)
8 10 Dinner guest (8)
9 6 Toosie slide (2)
10 13 Savage (5)
11 9 I dunno (9)
12 12 Dance monkey (1)
13 11 Say so (4)
14 15 Break my heart (7)
15 24 Secrets (15)
16 19 Don’t need love (16)
17 16 Flowers (16)
18 21 Watermelon sugar (18)
19 17 Rain (3)
20 14 Lonely (5)
21 20 Stuck with u (6)
22 18 Don’t start now (2)
23 26 This city (23)
24 33 Party girl (24)
25 30 Before you go (1)
26 25 Blueberry faygo
27 27 Someone you loved (1)
28 28 If the world was ending (20)
29 22 Physical (3)
30 31 Break up song (12)
31 32 Adore you (8)
32 34 Intentions (11)
33 35 Own it (2)
34 44 Gooba (8)
35 36 ILY (35)
36 43 Falling (20)
37 49 Who’s that what’s that (37)
38 48 The box (2)
39 29 Stupid love (7)
40 47 Boyfriend (13)
41 40 Houdini (7)
42 - Life is good (4)
43 46 Don’t rush (?)
44 37 Kings and queens (37)
45 - Bad guy (2)
46 - Boss bitch (35)
47 - Bruises (?)
48 42 Ride it (2)
49 - In your eyes (20)
50 - Memories (?)

Posted by: MrJules 20th June 2020, 12:41 PM

Update for week ending 25/6:

I reckon this would be Blinding lights’ 21st straight week in the Top 3 and Dance monkey’s 40th straight week in the Top 20.

There wouldn’t be 2 good dance tracks climbing into the Top 10 - in fact the Top 10 would be the same 10 tracks as last week.

There would be an Ed Sheeran song hanging around the 40s but it would be I don’t care instead of Perfect.

1 1 Rockstar (1)
2 2 Rain on me (1)
3 3 Blinding lights (1)
4 4 Rover (4)
5 5 Breaking me (5)
6 8 Dinner guest
7 6 Roses (1)
8 10 Savage (5)
9 7 Death bed (6)
10 9 Toosie slide (2)
11 15 Secrets (11)
12 11 I dunno (9)
13 16 Don’t need love (13)
14 18 Watermelon sugar (14)
15 12 Dance monkey (1)
16 - Trollz (16)
17 13 Say so (4)
18 14 Break my heart (7)
19 17 Flowers (16)
20 20 Lonely (5)
21 23 This city (21)
22 22 Don’t start now (2)
23 24 Party girl (23)
24 19 Rain (3)
25 21 Stuck with u (6)
26 43 Don’t rush (26)
27 27 Someone you loved (1)
28 28 If the world was ending (20)
29 25 Before you go (1)
30 26 Blueberry faygo (10)
31 34 Gooba (8)
32 29 Physical (3)
33 - Savage love (33)
34 31 Adore you (8)
35 30 Break up song (12)
36 33 Own it (2)
37 32 Intentions (11)
38 44 Kings and queens (37)
39 35 ILY (35)
40 40 Boyfriend (13)
41 37 Who’s that what’s that (37)
42 38 The box (2)
43 50 Memories (?)
44 42 Life is good (4)
45 - Free 22 (45)
46 48 Ride it (2)
47 - Chicago freestyle (15)
48 - I don’t care (1)
49 - Tequila (26)
50 - Go crazy (50)

Posted by: jimwatts 20th June 2020, 01:00 PM

Strange to see that Death Bed, with all its weeks in the Top 5 officially, would have peaked at #6 - means Dance Monkey would have been Top 5 as recently as last month!

Also that Blueberry Faygo would still have managed a Top 10 peak, but Intentions wouldn't despite its 6 weeks there officially.

Posted by: MrJules 22nd June 2020, 08:25 AM

I can't be sure but based on my estimates a combination of Blinding Lights, Roses and Dance Monkey would have kept Death Bed out of the Top 5.

I reckon Intentions would have had an agonising run - something like 12-12-12-14-12-11-11-15. The Box and Before You Go were probably ahead of it but on ACR around its peak weeks, as well as Dance Monkey of course.

On the other hand the week Blueberry Faygo was at 9 officially I think only Dance Monkey would have pushed it down a place so it would have made #10.

Posted by: MrJules 28th June 2020, 07:58 AM

Update for Week Ending 2/7:

I still think Blinding Lights would be #3 and not far off #2.

By my estimates Don’t Need Love and Watermelon Sugar would be entering the Top 10 but frustratingly Secrets would be #11 again, fewer than 100 sales behind #9.

26
1 1 Rockstar (1)
2 2 Rain on me (1)
3 3 Blinding lights (1)
4 5 Breaking me (4)
5 33 Savage love (5)
6 4 Rover (4)
7 6 Dinner guest (6)
8 14 Watermelon sugar (8)
9 8 Savage (5)
10 13 Don’t need love (10)
11 11 Secrets (11)
12 7 Roses (1)
13 12 I dunno (9)
14 9 Death bed (6)
15 10 Toosie slide (2)
16 - Burning (16)
17 15 Dance monkey (1)
18 17 Break my heart (7)
19 23 Party girl (19)
20 20 Lonely (5)
21 19 Flowers (16)
22 17 Say so (4)
23 21 This city (21)
24 22 Don’t start now (2)
25 25 Stuck with u (6)
26 26 Don’t rush (26)
27 24 Rain (3)
28 27 Someone you loved (1)
29 38 Kings and queens (29)
30 29 Before you go (1)
31 28 If the world was ending (20)
32 30 Blueberry faygo (10)
33 32 Physical (3)
34 39 ILY (33)
35 31 Gooba (8)
36 34 Adore you (8)
37 36 Own it (2)
38 37 Intentions (11)
39 35 Break up song (12)
40 40 Boyfriend (13)
41 46 Ride it (2)
42 47 Chicago freestyle (15)
43 41 Who’s that what’s that (37)
44 50 Go crazy (44)
45 16 Trollz (16)
46 43 Memories (?)
47 42 The box (2)
48 - Be kind (47)
49 - Midnight (48)
50 49 Tequila (26)

Posted by: jimwatts 28th June 2020, 12:55 PM

Breaking Me still being behind Blinding Lights would be frustrating but that's probably just about true for last week.

I actually think Roses would still have been at least #9. It was #7 on audio, #21 on sales and #12 on video, whereas Savage was #10, #19 and #24 respectively - so that would leave Don't Need Love with an #11 peak.

Goes to show that generally the chart looks a lot better with ACR.

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 1st July 2020, 12:36 AM

So 'Toosie Slide' only got its week at #1 because of ACR? Damn.

Posted by: MrJules 4th July 2020, 12:43 PM

Possibly - it was all pretty tight between #9 and #17 last week.

I’m still not sure which chart I prefer; this one is more stagnant but I like the purity of it.

Posted by: MrJules 4th July 2020, 12:47 PM

Not only that but it would have been behind Blinding Lights for the whole of its chart career. Same for Own It vs Dance Monkey.

Posted by: MrJules 4th July 2020, 12:53 PM

Update for week ending 9/7:

Secrets finally gets Top 10 and I also have This City going Top 20 for the first time.

Mr Brightside is very close to the Top 50 as well as Perfect - please can there be more new material soon.

27
1 5 Savage love (1)
2 1 Rockstar (1)
3 2 Rain on me (1)
4 3 Blinding lights (1)
5 4 Breaking me (4)
6 6 Rover (4)
7 8 Watermelon sugar (7)
8 11 Secrets (8)
9 7 Dinner guest (6)
10 12 Roses (1)
11 10 Don’t need love (10)
12 9 Savage (5)
13 17 Dance monkey (1)
14 13 I dunno (9)
15 14 Death bed (6)
16 19 Party girl (16)
17 15 Toosie slide (2)
18 21 Flowers (16)
19 18 Break my heart (7)
20 23 This city (20)
21 25 Stuck with u (6)
22 20 Lonely (5)
23 16 Burning (16)
24 28 Someone you loved (1)
25 24 Don’t start now (2)
26 22 Say so (4)
27 29 Kings and queens (27)
28 30 Before you go (1)
29 27 Rain (3)
30 - How you like that (30)
31 32 Blueberry faygo (10)
32 26 Don’t rush (26)
33 31 If the world was ending (20)
34 35 Gooba (8)
35 42 Chicago freestle (15)
36 34 ILY (33)
37 - Whats poppin (37)
38 37 Own it (2)
39 36 Adore you (8)
40 33 Physical (3)
41 - Dancing in the moonlight (41)
42 - Parasite Eve (42)
43 44 Go crazy (44)
44 38 Intentions (11)
45 39 Break up song (12)
46 43 Who’s that what’s that (37)
47 46 Memories (?)
48 49 Midnight (49)
49 40 Boyfriend (13)
50 41 Ride it (2)

Posted by: MrJules 11th July 2020, 08:20 AM

Update for week ending 16/7:

28
1 1 Savage love (1)
2 2 Rockstar (1)
3 3 Rain on me (1)
4 4 Blinding lights (1)
5 5 Breaking me (4)
6 6 Rover (4)
7 7 Watermelon sugar (7)
8 - West ten (8)
9 9 Dinner guest (6)
10 - The woo (10)
11 8 Secrets (8)
12 10 Roses (1)
13 11 Don’t need love (10)
14 13 Dance monkey (1)
15 12 Savage (5)
16 14 I dunno (9)
17 - For the night (17)
18 15 Death bed (6)
19 - Head & heart (19)
20 16 Party girl (16)
21 20 This city (20)
22 18 Flowers (16)
23 19 Break my heart (7)
24 17 Toosie slide (2)
25 24 Someone you loved (1)
26 21 Stuck with u (6)
27 27 Kings and queens (27)
28 - Mood swings (28)
29 28 Before you go (1)
30 - Woi (30)
31 25 Don’t start now (2)
32 32 Don’t rush (26)
33 26 Say so (4)
34 22 Lonely (5)
35 - Got it on me (35)
36 41 Dancing in the moonlight (36)
37 29 Rain (3)
38 31 Blueberry faygo (10)
39 43 Go crazy (39)
40 23 Burning (16)
41 37 Whats poppin (37)
42 35 Chicago freestyle (15)
43 36 ILY (33)
44 - Dior (43)
45 33 If the world was ending (20)
46 - Ego death (46)
47 39 Adore you (8)
48 40 Physical (3)
49 38 Own it (2)
50 34 Gooba (8)

Posted by: MrJules 18th July 2020, 08:15 AM

Update for week ending 23/7:

A full half year in the Top 5 for Blinding Lights now.

Juice Wrld would have been denied a Top 10 and Dinner Guest would have been knocked out - I make it 5 extra weeks in the Top 10 that has gained due to ACR now.

1 1 Savage love (1)
2 2 Rockstar (1)
3 19 Head & heart (3)
4 3 Rain on me (1)
5 4 Blinding lights (1)
6 5 Breaking me (4)
7 7 Watermelon sugar (7)
8 6 Rover (4)
9 8 West ten (8)
10 11 Secrets (8)
11 - Come & go (11)
12 9 Dinner guest (6)
13 14 Dance monkey (1)
14 12 Roses (1)
15 - Life’s a mess (15)
16 15 Savage (5)
17 13 Don’t need love (10)
18 10 The woo (10)
19 - Wishing well (19)
20 20 Party girl (16)
21 18 Death bed (6)
22 16 I dunno (9)
23 21 This city (20)
24 - Conversations (24)
25 22 Flowers (16)
26 27 Kings and queens (26)
27 36 Dancing in the moonlight (27)
28 25 Someone you loved (1)
29 24 Toosie slide (2)
30 31 Don’t start now (2)
31 23 Break my heart (7)
32 26 Stuck with u (6)
33 29 Before you go (1)
34 34 Lonely (5)
35 39 Go crazy (35)
36 - Hate the other side (36)
37 32 Don’t rush (26)
38 33 Say so (4)
39 - Righteous (30)
40 37 Rain (3)
41 41 Whats poppin (37)
42 17 For the night (17)
43 38 Blueberry faygo (10)
44 30 Woi (30)
45 - Plain Jane (45)
46 - Heaven on my mind (46)
47 42 Chicago freestyle (15)
48 47 Adore you (8)
49 43 ILY (33)
50 45 If the world was ending (20)

Posted by: MrJules 25th July 2020, 07:19 AM

Update for week ending 30/7:

We’d have a very static Top 10 aside from the change at Number 1, with DJ Khaled missing out entirely. 6 weeks in the Top10 Dinner Guest has gained due to ACR now.

1 3 Head & heart (1)
2 1 Savage love (1)
3 2 Rockstar (1)
4 4 Rain on me (1)
5 5 Blinding lights (1)
6 6 Breaking me (4)
7 7 Watermelon sugar (7)
8 9 West ten (8)
9 8 Rover (4)
10 10 Secrets (8)
11 - Greece (11)
12 - Only you freestyle (12)
13 12 Dinner guest (6)
14 - Popstar (14)
15 13 Dance monkey (1)
16 14 Roses (1)
17 18 The woo (10)
18 11 Come & go (11)
19 35 Go crazy (19)
20 17 Don’t need love (10)
21 16 Savage (5)
22 22 I dunno (9)
23 21 Death bed (6)
24 23 This city (20)
25 20 Party girl (16)
26 19 Wishing well (19)
27 28 Someone you loved (1)
28 27 Dancing in the moonlight (27)
29 25 Flowers (16)
30 30 Don’t start now (2)
31 46 Heaven on my mind (31)
32 29 Toosie slide (2)
33 26 Kings and queens (26)
34 33 Before you go (1)
35 41 Whats poppin (35)
36 34 Lonely (5)
37 31 Break my heart (7)
38 32 Stuck with u (6)
39 38 Say so (4)
40 37 Don’t rush (26)
41 44 Woi (30)
42 40 Rain (3)
43 47 Chicago freestyle (15)
44 43 Blueberry faygo (10)
45 42 For the night (17)
46 - Fake friends (46)
47 49 ILY (33)
48 - Own it (2)
49 15 Life’s a mess (15)
50 48 Adore you (8)

Posted by: Supercell 25th July 2020, 08:46 AM

Thanks for putting these together, I've often wondered what the chart would look like without ACR. May be a stupid question, but are the peaks in brackets what that song achieved without ACR?

I do really kind of wish ACR didn't exist, as slow as the chart would be at least it would be organic. That said, not sure what I would have thought about Mariah being no1 each December.

Posted by: MrJules 25th July 2020, 02:22 PM

You’re welcome. Yes the brackets show my estimated peaks without ACR.

In some ways I prefer it this way - it does make for lower peaks but they could expand the Top 40 show to a Top 50 or 60 and skip over the really old songs. As for the three track limit - if an artist can generate enough buzz to take over the chart for a week or two I think so be it, though I may be changing my mind after the Taylor takeover next week.

I don’t think I’d have a problem with Mariah taking over every Christmas either. It might actually inspire artists to come up with new Christmas songs to compete.

Posted by: Supercell 26th July 2020, 08:45 AM

Ah ok thank you for clarifying that.

Yeah I get what you mean, I was just starting to get my head around the chart at the start of 2017 and then they brought in ACR which I think creates this faux view of things and hasn't really solved the problem of a slow chart. That said, Ed's domination was rather ridiculous when Divide came out but I think they could have amended that rule to be all official singles and the top streamed album being allowed to chart would have been a better middle ground scenario.

Out of interest, how long would Gaga's Stupid Love have remained in the top 40 for? I'm guessing even without ACR it would have dropped out before Chromatica was released. Also I'm sure the Weekend would have broken a weeks in the top 10 record by now.

Posted by: MrJules 26th July 2020, 10:47 PM

Stupid Love actually benefitted from ACR - it would have had a slightly shorter run without it and would only have peaked at #7.

Blinding Lights would be on 29 straight weeks in the Top 10 and counting - apparently the record is 35 set in the 1950s but it could get there. Dance Monkey would have done 35 weeks in the Top 10 in total but not consecutively due to Christmas.

Posted by: JosephStyles 26th July 2020, 10:50 PM

Bear in mind that record, in a world without ACR, would have gone to Someone You Loved with a huge 51 non-consecutive weeks in the top 10 - 43 consecutive and only kicked out due to Christmas...!

(from a couple of weeks ago)

Posted by: MrJules 27th July 2020, 06:46 PM

Thanks for that! I haven’t done my estimates for 2019 yet and I knew SYL would have had a very long run but hadn’t realised it would have been virtually the whole year.

Posted by: MrJules 2nd August 2020, 07:58 AM

Update for week ending 6 August:

Well Taylor would have had around 12 in the Top 50 with a level playing field, but only 1 in the Top 10, so the ACR rules helped her while the 3 artist cap stopped her dominating.

I’m still not convinced the artist cap is really necessary. The odd mid table hit peaking this week (possibly Little Mix) would have peaked lower without it but it’s mainly old songs on their way down that benefit from it.

1 1 Head & heart (1)
2 2 Savage love (1)
3 3 Rockstar (1)
4 - Lighter (4)
5 6 Breaking me (4)
6 12 Only you freestyle (6)
7 - Cardigan (7)
8 4 Rain on me (1)
9 5 Blinding lights (1)
10 7 Watermelon sugar (7)
11 - Exile (11)
12 8 West ten (8)
13 - The one (13)
14 10 Secrets (8)
15 9 Rover (4)
16 11 Greece (11)
17 - The last great American dynasty (17)
18 13 Dinner guest (6)
19 15 Dance monkey (1)
20 - My tears ricochet (20)
21 19 Go crazy (19)
22 16 Roses (1)
23 17 The woo (10)
24 - August (24)
25 20 Don’t need love (10)
26 28 Dancing in the moonlight (26)
27 - Holiday (27)
28 - Mirrorball (28)
29 22 I dunno (9)
30 23 Death bed (6)
31 - Seven (31)
32 26 Wishing well (19)
33 21 Savage (5)
34 31 Heaven on my mind (31)
35 18 Come & go (11)
36 25 Party girl (16)
37 - This is me trying (37)
38 24 This city (20)
39 27 Someone you loved (1)
40 29 Flowers (16)
41 - Illicit affairs (41)
42 33 Kings and queens (26)
43 - Invisible string (43)
44 30 Don’t start now (2)
45 34 Before you go (1)
46 - Betty (46)
47 35 Whats poppin (35)
48 32 Toosie slide (2)
49 14 Popstar (14)
50 36 Lonely (5)

Posted by: jimwatts 2nd August 2020, 04:51 PM

That would have seen Blinding Lights end a run of 27 consecutive weeks in the Top 5 - a week short of the all-time record (Frankie Laine - I Believe). Nothing has come close to that officially, and even in this ACR-free chart I think Someone You Loved would be next nearest with 22 in a row.

I'm not keen on the 3-track rule either, but I suppose the OCC had to do something after the Divide and More Life releases in 2017 meant Ed Sheeran and Drake tracks took up 23 places in the Top 40 one week.

Posted by: MrJules 2nd August 2020, 07:51 PM

Interesting - I estimated 29 weeks Top 5 in total for Dance Monkey but knocked out at Christmas of course.

Posted by: adrianreavill83 6th August 2020, 12:26 PM

I think this is a brilliant topic. I think ACR has ruined the charts in my opinion.

Posted by: MrJules 8th August 2020, 05:59 PM

Thanks! I wish I could see the real chart without ACR but my estimated one will have to do.

Posted by: MrJules 8th August 2020, 06:05 PM

Update for week ending 13 August:

Lots of climbers due to the Taylor exodus.
Billie Eilish made the official Top 10 but I reckon there would have been no fewer than 5 ACR songs ahead.
Khaled and Brown wouldn’t be Top 10 yet either.
Harry would have made a new peak but still not Top 5.
I think Breaking Me would be matching its peak from June, which suggests its consignment to ACR was somewhat premature.

1 1 Head & heart (1)
2 2 Savage love (1)
3 3 Rockstar (1)
4 5 Breaking me (4)
5 4 Lighter (4)
6 10 Watermelon sugar (6)
7 12 West ten (7)
8 9 Blinding lights (1)
9 8 Rain on me (1)
10 14 Secrets (8)
11 15 Rover (4)
12 - My future (12)
13 6 Only you freestyle (6)
14 16 Greece (11)
15 21 Go crazy (15)
16 18 Dinner guest (6)
17 26 Dancing in the moonlight (17)
18 19 Dance monkey (1)
19 7 Cardigan (7)
20 23 The woo (10)
21 - Mood swings (21)
22 22 Roses (1)
23 25 Don’t need love (10)
24 34 Heaven on my mind (24)
25 40 Flowers (16)
26 29 I dunno (9)
27 11 Exile (11)
28 30 Death bed (6)
29 32 Wishing well (19)
30 42 Kings and queens (26)
31 39 Someone you loved (1)
32 38 This city (20)
33 35 Come & go (11)
34 36 Party girl (16)
35 - Fake friends (35)
36 47 Whats poppin (35)
37 27 Holiday (27)
38 13 The 1 (13)
39 44 Don’t start now (2)
40 33 Savage (5)
41 45 Before you go (1)
42 50 Lonely (5)
43 - Woi (30)
44 - Break my heart (7)
45 48 Toosie slide (2)
46 - Who’s that what’s that (37)
47 - Looking for me (47)
48 - Say so (4)
49 - For the night (17)
50 49 Popstar (14)

Posted by: JulianT 16th August 2020, 08:47 AM

Update for week ending 20 August:

WAP has already matched the peak of Savage here, but Mood Swings is still below the peak of The Woo despite having beaten it on the official chart.

I do wish Mr Masterton would provide a few more sales...

1 1 Head & heart (1)
2 2 Savage love (1)
3 3 Rockstar (1)
4 5 Lighter (4)
5 - WAP (5)
6 4 Breaking me (4)
7 6 Watermelon sugar (6)
8 7 West ten (7)
9 8 Blinding lights (1)
10 9 Rain on me (1)
11 10 Secrets (8)
12 21 Mood swings (12)
13 11 Rover (4)
14 14 Greece (11)
15 15 Go crazy (15)
16 17 Dancing in the moonlight (16)
17 13 Only you freestyle (6)
18 18 Dance monkey (1)
19 16 Dinner guest (6)
20 24 Heaven on my mind (20)
21 20 The woo (10)
22 22 Roses (1)
23 23 Don’t need love (10)
24 25 Flowers (16)
25 - MEN III (25)
26 26 I dunno (9)
27 37 Holiday (27)
28 30 Kings and queens (26)
29 35 Fake friends (29)
30 - Smile (30)
31 31 Someone you loved (1)
32 19 Cardigan (7)
33 29 Wishing well (19)
34 32 This city (20)
35 28 Death bed (6)
36 40 Savage (5)
37 33 Come & go (11)
38 39 Don’t start now (2)
39 47 Looking for me (39)
40 34 Party girl (16)
41 49 For the night (14)
42 - We won (42)
43 - What’s love got to do with it (43)
44 42 Lonely (5)
45 27 Exile (11)
46 - Take you dancing (46)
47 12 My future (12)
48 41 Before you go (1)
49 36 Whats poppin (35)
50 44 Break my heart (7)

Posted by: Supercell 18th August 2020, 07:39 PM

Thanks for continuing to do these, I actually prefer seeing this chart, even if it is slow moving, over the fake ACR one. Interesting how Taylor dominated in the top 10 more due to ACR, but where I do sort of agree with the OCC is having that track limit in the top 40 as otherwise it does look stupid. That said I don't think official singles should be counted in the three track rule.

Posted by: JulianT 22nd August 2020, 09:20 AM

Update for week ending 27 August:

WAP would have made Number 2 even without Savage Love’s ACR demise, though the latter would have been ahead for much of the week. Still no Top 3 spot for Lighter though.

Mood swings now a bona fide Top 10, but poor Greece still wouldn’t have made it despite its solid official run at 8/9.

Rockstar exits the Top 3 after 14 weeks and Blinding Lights the Top 10 after 32 weeks.

Interestingly Dua would have had 4 songs doing similar numbers this week - I reckon 2 would
have been just inside the Top 50 and 2 just outside.

1 1 Head & heart (1)
2 5 WAP (2)
3 2 Savage love (1)
4 4 Lighter (4)
5 - Laugh now cry later (5)
6 3 Rockstar (1)
7 7 Watermelon sugar (6)
8 12 Mood swings (8)
9 8 West ten (7)
10 6 Breaking me (4)
11 9 Blinding lights (1)
12 14 Greece (11)
13 11 Secrets (8)
14 15 Go crazy (14)
15 10 Rain on me (1)
16 13 Rover (4)
17 16 Dancing in the moonlight (16)
18 18 Dance monkey (1)
19 21 The woo (10)
20 39 Looking for me (20)
21 - Midnight sky (21)
22 20 Heaven on my mind (20)
23 27 Holiday (23)
24 19 Dinner guest (6)
25 46 Take you dancing (25)
26 22 Roses (1)
27 17 Only you freestyle (6)
28 28 Kings and queens (26)
29 31 Someone you loved (1)
30 33 Wishing well (19)
31 23 Don’t need love (10)
32 41 For the night (14)
33 29 Fake friends (29)
34 26 I dunno (9)
35 37 Come & go (11)
36 34 This city (20)
37 48 Before you go (1)
38 32 Cardigan (7)
39 24 Flowers (16)
40 43 What’s love got to do with it (40)
41 36 Savage (5)
42 35 Death bed (6)
43 30 Smile (30)
44 - You broke me first (44)
45 40 Party girl (16)
46 - Hallucinate (46)
47 38 Don’t start now (2)
48 49 Whats poppin (35)
49 44 Lonely (5)
50 - Woi (30)

Posted by: JulianT 29th August 2020, 09:39 AM

Update for week ending 3 September:

I reckon Dance Monkey would have just clung on for a 50th straight week in the Top 20, which would have been quite some record (I don’t think Someone You Loved quite managed that due to Christmas).

1 1 Head & heart (1)
2 2 WAP (2)
3 - Dynamite (3)
4 - Ain’t it different (4)
5 3 Savage love (1)
6 4 Lighter (4)
7 5 Laugh now cry later (5)
8 6 Rockstar (1)
9 8 Mood swings (8)
10 7 Watermelon sugar (6)
11 10 Breaking me (4)
12 9 West ten (7)
13 12 Greece (11)
14 11 Blinding lights (1)
15 - Mood (15)
16 15 Rain on me (1)
17 14 Go crazy (14)
18 13 Secrets (8)
19 16 Rover (4)
20 18 Dance monkey (1)
21 20 Looking for me (20)
22 25 Take you dancing (22)
23 - Land of hope and glory (23)
24 17 Dancing in the moonlight (16)
25 21 Midnight sky (21)
26 22 Heaven on my mind (20)
27 23 Holiday (23)
28 26 Roses (1)
29 - Heather (29)
30 19 The woo (10)
31 24 Dinner guest (6)
32 32 For the night (14)
33 33 Fake friends (29)
34 28 Kings and queens (26)
35 30 Wishing well (19)
36 27 Only you freestyle (6)
37 29 Someone you loved (1)
38 44 You broke me first (38)
39 - On deck (39)
40 31 Don’t need love (10)
41 36 This city (20)
42 35 Come & go (11)
43 37 Before you go (1)
44 34 I dunno (9)
45 - Tick tock (45)
46 41 Savage (5)
47 38 Cardigan (7)
48 48 Whats poppin (35)
49 39 Flowers (16)
50 40 What’s love got to do with it (40)

Posted by: coi 29th August 2020, 11:19 AM

Fortunately, it turns out that Dance Monkey would have been kicked out of the top 20 this week!

Posted by: JulianT 30th August 2020, 07:42 AM

Ah OK! By Looking for Me?

Posted by: coi 3rd September 2020, 07:59 PM

Yes, you're still doing pretty well with those estimates!

Posted by: JulianT 5th September 2020, 07:51 AM

Update for week ending 10 September:

Nathan Dawe is in the “true” Top 3 for the first time.

Every single one of Watermelon Sugar’s 11 official Top 10 weeks have also been in the “true” Top 10 (though it has never made this Top 5). By contrast all of Greece’s 6 official weeks have been gains due to ACR.

1 2 WAP (1)
2 1 Head & heart (1)
3 6 Lighter (3)
4 15 Mood (4)
5 4 Ain’t it different (4)
6 5 Savage love (1)
7 9 Mood swings (7)
8 7 Laugh now cry later (5)
9 8 Rockstar (1)
10 10 Watermelon sugar (6)
11 14 Blinding lights (1)
12 13 Greece (11)
13 11 Breaking me (4)
14 12 West ten (7)
15 16 Rain on me (1)
16 17 Go crazy (14)
17 21 Looking for me (17)
18 3 Dynamite (3)
19 18 Secrets (8)
20 22 Take you dancing (20）
21 25 Midnight sky (21)
22 20 Dance monkey (1)
23 27 Holiday (23)
24 19 Rover (4)
25 24 Dancing in the moonlight (16）
26 45 Tick tock (26)
27 26 Heaven on my mind (20)
28 38 You broke me first (28)
29 29 Heather (29)
30 32 For the night (14)
31 31 Dinner guest (6)
32 28 Roses (1)
33 - Airplane mode (33)
34 30 The woo (10)
35 33 Fake friends (29)
36 37 Someone you loved (1)
37 35 Wishing well (19)
38 34 Kings and queens (26）
39 - Over now (33)
40 43 Before you go (1)
41 41 This city (20)
42 42 Come & go (11)
43 40 Don’t need love (10)
44 44 I dunno (9)
45 - Halpucinate (45)
46 36 Only you freestyle (6)
47 - Ice cream (47)
48 49 Flowers (16)
49 - Clout (49)
50 50 What’s love got to do with it (40)

Posted by: JulianT 13th September 2020, 09:03 AM

Update for week ending 17 September:

I must admit that this week’s chart does make quite a good case for ACR. 2 great songs entering the official Top 10, whereas without ACR I reckon the only thing entering the Top 10 would be... Blinding Lights. And still no “true” Top 10 placing for Greece despite 7 official weeks.

1 2 WAP (1)
2 1 Head & heart (1)
3 4 Mood (4)
4 5 Ain’t it different (4)
5 3 Lighter (3)
6 6 Savage love (1)
7 7 Mood swings (7)
8 8 Laugh now cry later (5)
9 11 Blinding lights (1)
10 9 Rockstar (1)
11 17 Looking for me (11)
12 12 Greece (11)
13 10 Watermelon sugar (6)
14 21 Midnight sky (14)
15 13 Breaking me (4)
16 14 West ten (7)
17 15 Rain on me (1)
18 20 Take you dancing (18)
19 16 Go crazy (14)
20 19 Secrets (8)
21 28 You broke me first (21)
22 26 Tick tock (22)
23 22 Dance monkey (1)
24 23 Holiday (23)
25 24 Rover (4)
26 30 For the night (17)
27 29 Heather (27)
28 27 Heaven on my mind (20)
29 25 Dancing in the moonlight (16)
30 18 Dynamite (3)
31 34 The woo (10)
32 35 Fake friends (29)
33 32 Roses (1)
34 - Popstar (14)
35 31 Dinner guest (6)
36 - Giants (36)
37 36 Someone you loved (1)
38 33 Airplane mode (33)
39 44 I dunno (9)
40 37 Wishing well (19)
41 - Lasting lover (41)
42 38 Kings and queens (26)
43 40 Before you go (1)
44 41 This city (20)
45 43 Don’t need love (10)
46 42 Come & go (11)
47 45 Hallucinate (45)
48 - Don’t start now (2)
49 48 Flowers (16)
50 46 Only you freestyle (6)

Posted by: Tefo 13th September 2020, 11:31 AM

So 'Lasting Lover' which enters top 40 comfortably at #27 this week might have missed out without ACR and 'Obey' instead of becoming top 40 hit for BMTH wouldn't even make top 50. Seeing this really makes me appreciate ACR more. Although I get irritated by all those unnatural chart runs like e.g. 'Rain On Me' spending 9 weeks in top 4 and then dropping to 21 out of the blue or 'God's Plan' having 9 consecutive weeks at number 1 and then suddenly dropping to number 10 because they all look just very weird. But seeing this slow moving chart without ACR would've been much more painful

Posted by: Maestro 13th September 2020, 11:33 AM

I think I Don’t Care was the worse example of this, which was also down to the 3 track per artist rule.
Think it was 1 (x8) - 2 - OUT - 4 which is just ridiculous

Posted by: Rush 13th September 2020, 11:59 AM

Interesting, 'Looking For Me' being a top 10 hit felt so unlike 2020 (more like 2014/early 2015) and ACR exodus-fueled that I'd have guessed it would be further off than #11.

Also interesting that you have the official chart's #34, which is on SCR ('Only You Freestyle') and #74, which is on ACR ('Flowers') level with each other, so if 'Perfect' (#94) had remained on SCR it might've only been up for the high 40s or so.

Posted by: Tefo 13th September 2020, 12:01 PM

When it comes to 3 track rule i also remember Ed's song with 50 Cent and Eminem from No. 6 Collaborations Project which was new entry at #3 on monday's update and was announced as number one on week's trending chart by OCC but ended out of top 100 on friday because it was overtaken by other album track. That was ridiculous to see.

Posted by: Maestro 13th September 2020, 12:41 PM

I think Perfect would’ve been mid 40’s. Probably #44 or #45

Posted by: hlavkus 13th September 2020, 01:01 PM

Another example I remember is Drake's "Emotionless" debuting and number 4 which ended up being its only week in top 100.

Posted by: dan-G 13th September 2020, 03:30 PM

ACR is absolutely needed in some form I just wish it was a bit more incremental, though after 3 years I've got a bit used to the big unnatural drops.
and I think some re-jigging needs to be done to the rules to prevent more 'The City' and 'Flowers' cases of songs lingering in the top 40 for far longer than they should cos they randomly spike a little bit long after they've peaked.
I'd also suggest that if a song is ever in the top 3 of an artist cap it doesn't get starred out later to stop another ridiculous case of 1-2-xx-4, until it is moved onto ACR (though I appreciate we've had very few of those in the top regions)

Posted by: JulianT 14th September 2020, 03:15 PM

I agree with all of this.

My suggestion is that ACR comes in when a song drops below (say) 70% of its peak streams. Then to get a re-set it would have to get back above (say) 80% of its peak. This would avoid something that isn't really declining but is obviously way past its peak like Perfect being on SCR, and would have given songs like Breaking on Me and Don't Need Love which were arguably cut off too early a bit longer on SCR.

As for the artist cap, like you say I think the rule should just be that a song needs to enter an artist's Top 3 to chart (but once it has charted is free to chart indefinitely). It's only ever been a major problem in the first week or two after an album release anyway.

Posted by: JulianT 20th September 2020, 05:09 PM

Update for week ending 24 September:

It would have been a close three way battle at the top this week without Head & heart being on ACR; I think Mood might have just scraped No 2.

1 1 WAP (1)
2 3 Mood (2)
3 2 Head & heart (1)
4 4 Ain’t it different (4)
5 5 Lighter (3)
6 6 Savage love (1)
7 11 Looking for me (7)
8 7 Mood swings (7)
9 8 Laugh now cry later (5)
10 18 Take you dancing (10)
11 10 Rockstar (1)
12 14 Midnight sky (12)
13 12 Greece (11)
14 13 Watermelon sugar (6)
15 9 Blinding lights (1)
16 22 Tick tock (16)
17 15 Breaking me (4)
18 21 You broke me first (18)
19 16 West ten (7)
20 17 Rain on me (1)
21 - Loose (21)
22 19 Go crazy (14)
23 26 For the night (23)
24 - Lemonade (24)
25 20 Secrets (8)
26 36 Giants (26)
27 23 Dance monkey (1)
28 24 Holiday (23)
29 27 Heather (27)
30 29 Dancing in the moonlight (16)
31 25 Rover (4)
32 28 Heaven on my mind (20)
33 30 Dynamite (3)
34 34 Popstar (14)
35 31 The woo (10)
36 33 Roses (1)
37 32 Fake friends (29)
38 37 Someone you loved
39 35 Dinner guest (6)
40 39 I dunno (9)
41 40 Wishing well (19)
42 43 Before you go (1)
43 41 Lasting lover (41)
44 45 Don’t need love (10)
45 44 This city (20)
46 46 Come & go (11)
47 42 Kings and queens (26)
48 48 Don’t start now (2)
49 47 Hallucinate (45)
50 49 Flowers (16)

Posted by: dan-G 20th September 2020, 06:15 PM

you're right about Mood having made #2 and that it was very close.

Posted by: JulianT 27th September 2020, 02:09 PM

Update for week ending 1 October:

1 2 Mood (2)
2 3 Head & heart (1)
3 1 WAP (1)
4 4 Ain’t it different (4)
5 7 Looking for me (5)
6 8 Mood swings (6)
7 5 Lighter (3)
8 6 Savage love (1)
9 10 Take you dancing (9)
10 24 Lemonade (10)
11 15 Blinding lights (1)
12 - Holy (12)
13 12 Midnight sky (12)
14 9 Laugh now cry later (5)
15 16 Tick tock (15)
16 11 Rockstar (1)
17 13 Greece (11)
18 14 Watermelon sugar (6)
19 18 You broke me first (18)
20 17 Breaking me (4)
21 23 For the night (17)
22 19 West ten (7)
23 20 Rain on me (1)
24 22 Go crazy (14)
25 43 Lasting lover (25)
26 26 Giants (26)
27 25 Secrets (8)
28 33 Dynamite (3)
29 27 Dance monkey (1)
30 28 Holiday (23)
31 31 Rover (4)
32 35 The woo (10)
33 - Diamonds (33)
34 36 Roses (1)
35 29 Heather (27)
36 34 Popstar (14)
37 38 Someone you loved (1)
38 - 5am (38)
39 32 Heaven on my mind (20)
40 37 Fake friends (29)
41 - What you know bout love (41)
42 39 Dinner guest (6)
43 30 Dancing in the moonlight (16)
44 21 Loose (21)
45 47 Kings and queens (26)
46 40 I dunno (9)
47 42 Before you go (1)
48 41 Wishing well (19)
49 45 This city (20)
50 46 Come & go (11)

Posted by: JulianT 4th October 2020, 08:15 AM

Update for week ending 8 October:

So many official Top 40 new entries that wouldn’t have made it.
Miley in the Top 10 for the first time.

1 1 Mood (1)
2 2 Head & heart (1)
3 3 WAP (1)
4 4 Ain’t it different (4)
5 5 Looking for me (5)
6 10 Lemonade (6)
7 6 Mood swings (6)
8 8 Savage love (1)
9 7 Lighter (3)
10 13 Midnight sky (10)
11 9 Take you dancing (9)
12 19 You broke me first (12)
13 11 Blinding lights (1)
14 12 Holy (12)
15 15 Tick tock (15)
16 14 Laugh now cry later (5)
17 41 What you know about love (17)
18 17 Greece (11)
19 18 Watermelon sugar (6)
20 26 Giants (20)
21 21 For the night (17)
22 16 Rockstar (1)
23 25 Lasting lover (23)
24 20 Breaking me (4)
25 22 West ten (7)
26 24 Go crazy (14)
27 23 Rain on me (1)
28 28 Dynamite (3)
29 - 808 (29)
30 30 Holiday (23)
31 29 Dance monkey (1)
32 32 The woo (10)
33 27 Secrets (8)
34 35 Heather (27)
35 37 Someone you loved (1)
36 31 Rover (4)
37 33 Diamonds (33)
38 39 Heaven on my mind (20)
39 40 Fake friends (29)
40 34 Roses (1)
41 - Franchise (41)
42 42 Dinner guest (6)
43 46 I dunno (9)
44 36 Popstar (14)
45 47 Before you go (1)
46 - Come over (46)
47 - My ex’s best friend (47)
48 48 Wishing well (19)
49 44 Loose (21)
50 45 Kings and queens (26)

Posted by: JulianT 11th October 2020, 04:27 PM

Update for week ending 15 October:

1 1 Mood (1)
2 2 Head & heart (1)
3 3 WAP (1)
4 6 Lemonade (4)
5 4 Ain’t it different (4)
6 5 Looking for me (5)
7 8 Savage love (1)
8 7 Mood swings (6)
9 12 You broke me first (9)
10 10 Midnight sky (10)
11 17 What you know bout love (11)
12 11 Take you dancing (9)
13 9 Lighter (3)
14 - UFO (14)
15 14 Holy (12)
16 15 Tick tock (15)
17 13 Blinding lights (1)
18 16 Laugh now cry later (5)
19 20 Giants (19)
20 19 Watermelon sugar (6)
21 23 Lasting lover (21)
22 21 For the night (17)
23 22 Rockstar (1)
24 18 Greece (11)
25 28 Dynamite (3)
26 24 Breaking me (4)
27 25 West ten (7)
28 26 Go crazy (14)
29 27 Rain on me (1)
30 31 Dance monkey (1)
31 - Wonder (31)
32 - See nobody (32)
33 35 Someone you loved (1)
34 34 Heather (27)
35 - Dreams (24)
36 - Outta time (36)
37 29 808 (29)
38 30 Holiday (23)
39 37 Diamonds (33)
40 - Mr right now (40)
41 46 Come over (41)
42 - Levitating (42)
43 32 The woo (10)
44 45 Before you go (1)
45 40 Roses (1)
46 36 Rover (4)
47 - Daisies (47)
48 43 I dunno (9)
49 39 Heaven on my mind (20)
50 - Put your records on (50)

Posted by: Tefo 11th October 2020, 07:20 PM

Thanks, I was just wondering where Dreams would be without ACR. Maybe it would even have a chance of getting new peak this week.

Posted by: JulianT 12th October 2020, 02:11 PM

It does feel a bit unfortunate that a song that was only ever a minor hit (despite being considered a classic song) should be consigned to ACR when it finally gets its chance to shine. Perhaps the OCC can come up with a dubious reason to re-set it.

Posted by: JulianT 18th October 2020, 08:54 AM

The big question for this week is whether Dreams would have achieved a new peak without ACR. I think probably yes but only narrowly as I have it at #23, but it would be great if someone in the know could confirm its exact position! Of course if the existing rules were retained but Dreams had been given a re-set it would have made the Top 20.

Otherwise it’s the first time for nearly 2 years (since Shallow) that no song has done more than 50k. (There were a couple of weeks earlier this year when the official #1 did less than 50k but Blinding Lights was >50k SCR equivalent in those weeks.) Yet overall consumption remains healthy at 21M. I assuming that the pandemic is leading to people switching away from what is current to whatever they feel like listening to, which is no bad thing.

1 1 Mood (1)
2 2 Head & heart (1)
3 5 Ain’t it different (3)
4 4 Lemonade (4)
5 3 WAP (1)
6 6 Looking for me (5)
7 9 You broke me first (7)
8 10 Midnight sky (8)
9 7 Savage love (1)
10 11 What you know bout love (10)
11 8 Mood swings (6)
12 12 Take you dancing (9)
13 15 Holy (12)
14 - Princess cuts (14)
15 13 Lighter (3)
16 15 Tick tock (15)
17 21 Lasting lover (17)
18 17 Blinding lights (1)
19 14 UFO (14)
20 32 See nobody (20)
21 20 Watermelon sugar (6)
22 19 Giants (19)
23 35 Dreams (23)
24 18 Laugh now cry later (5)
25 22 For the night (17)
26 27 West ten (7)
27 24 Greece (11)
28 25 Dynamite (3)
29 23 Rockstar (1)
30 26 Breaking me (4)
31 29 Rain on me (1)
32 28 Go crazy (14)
33 42 Levitating (33)
34 30 Dance monkey (1)
35 39 Diamonds (33)
36 33 Someone you loved (1)
37 - Parlez-vous Anglais (37)
38 34 Heather (27)
39 - Bumpy ride (39)
40 31 Wonder (31)
41 41 Come over (41)
42 - Cool with me (42)
43 47 Daisy (43)
44 50 Put your records on (44)
45 44 Before you go (1)
46 - Only you freestyle (6)
47 38 Holiday (23)
48 48 I dunno (9)
49 45 Roses (1)
50 46 Rover (4)

Posted by: dan-G 18th October 2020, 10:39 AM

chart mod here you're right about Dreams, it would be sitting at #23 this week.
Headie One would also have 'Bumpy Ride' top 40 alongside his 3 actual eligible songs.

Posted by: JulianT 18th October 2020, 11:28 AM

Thanks! Wasn’t sure where to place Bumpy Ride as it must have had more premium streams than Parlez-Vous Anglais but the latter had a video.

Posted by: JulianT 25th October 2020, 12:15 PM

Someone correct me if I’m wrong but I think this is the first time outside Christmas that the official #1 has been as low as #3 on the “true” chart.

I think Dreams might have climbed to another new peak this week but still be just shy of the Top 20. Dan are you able to confirm?

1 1 Mood (1)
2 2 Head and heart (1)
3 4 Lemonade (3)
4 3 Ain’t it different (3)
5 5 WAP (1)
6 6 Looking for me (5)
7 7 You broke me first (7)
8 10 What you know bout love (8)
9 8 Midnight sky (8)
10 20 See nobody (10)
11 13 Holy (11)
12 9 Savage love (1)
13 16 Tick tock (13)
14 17 Lasting lover (14)
15 11 Mood swings (6)
16 12 Take you dancing (9)
17 18 Blinding lights (1)
18 15 Lighter (3)
19 22 Giants (19)
20 33 Levitating (20)
21 21 Watermelon sugar (6)
22 23 Dreams (22)
23 19 UFO (14)
24 28 Dynamite (3)
25 25 For the night (17)
26 14 Princess cuts (14)
27 24 Laugh now cry later (5)
28 - Chingy (28)
29 - Lonely (29)
30 26 West ten (7)
31 35 Diamonds (31)
32 31 Rain on me (1)
33 29 Rockstar (1)
34 30 Breaking me (4)
35 34 Dance monkey (1)
36 29 Greece (11)
37 32 Go crazy (14)
38 36 Someone you loved (1)
39 40 Wonder (31)
40 43 Daisy (40)
41 44 Put your records on (41)
42 41 Come over (41)
43 38 Heather (27)
44 45 Before you go (1)
45 - Hold (45)
46 - Train wreck (46)
47 48 I dunno (9)
48 49 Roses (1)
49 50 Rover (4)
50 42 Cool with me (42)

Posted by: jimwatts 25th October 2020, 03:22 PM

I think you're right (I wondered if on the first week Rockstar was at #1 it might have been behind Roses as well as Blinding Lights if they hadn't been on ACR, but that seems unlikely). On those post-Christmas weeks, the official #1s (Sweet But Psycho and River) wouldn't even have been Top 10.

As James Masterton said, Mood would otherwise be on 47,420, so that's the lowest '#1 without ACR' sale since video streams were added and the ratios last changed in mid-2018. Mood is also only the 8th song to be denied any weeks at #1 by ACR, but only the second to have had fewer than 8 weeks at #1 officially (the other didn't even get to #1, infamously

Posted by: ts7sfkptm 26th October 2020, 10:00 AM

Yup, 2 spots short of the top 20

Posted by: JulianT 31st October 2020, 12:40 PM

Update for week ending 5 November:

Little Mix would still be without a Top 10 hit this year as it stands as I believe Break Up Song peaked at #12.
Assuming I’m right that Intentions peaked at #11 on the old rules Bieber would potentially have two consecutive #11 hits.

Dance Monkey would I think be on 61 consecutive weeks in the Top 40 so would have convincingly broken that record.
Someone You Loved would have a staggering 90 weeks but not consecutive.
I suspect they will both be knocked out, at least temporarily, as next week will bring a grande clear out.

1 - Positions (1)
2 1 Mood (1)
3 2 Head and heart (1)
4 3 Lemonade (3)
5 - Really love (5)
6 10 See nobody (6)
7 7 You broke me first (7)
8 4 Ain’t it different (3)
9 5 WAP (1)
10 8 What you know bout love (8)
11 - Sweet melody (11)
12 9 Midnight sky (8)
13 6 Looking for me (5)
14 11 Holy (11)
15 13 Tick tock (13)
16 14 Lasting lover (14)
17 17 Blinding lights (1)
18 20 Levitating (18)
19 12 Savage love (1)
20 15 Mood swings (6)
21 16 Take you dancing (9)
22 18 Lighter (3)
23 19 Giants (19)
24 21 Watermelon sugar (6)
25 25 For the night (17)
26 22 Dreams (22)
27 31 Diamonds (27)
28 24 Dynamite (3)
29 29 Lonely (29)
30 27 Laugh now cry later (5)
31 23 UFO (14)
32 28 Chingy (28)
33 26 Princess cuts (14)
34 32 Rain on me (1)
35 33 Rockstar (1)
36 35 Dance monkey (1)
37 46 Train wreck (37)
38 37 Go crazy (14)
39 38 Someone you loved (1)
40 34 Breaking me (4)
41 30 Daisy (40)
42 30 West ten (7)
43 41 Put your records on (41)
44 39 Wonder (31)
45 36 Greece (11)
46 42 Come over (41)
47 - I miss u (47)
48 44 Before you go (1)
49 43 Heather (27)
50 48 Roses (1)

Posted by: JulianT 8th November 2020, 01:55 PM

Update for week ending 12 November:

Lots of Ariana positions towards the lower end. Stay tuned for another little mix-up next week.

1 1 Positions (1)
2 2 Mood (1)
3 4 Lemonade (3)
4 3 Head and heart (1)
5 6 See nobody (6)
6 7 You broke me first (7)
7 10 What you know bout love (7)
8 8 Ain’t it different (3)
9 12 Midnight sky (8)
10 5 Really love (5)
11 9 WAP (1)
12 - 34+35 (12)
13 14 Holy (11)
14 13 Looking for me (5)
15 27 Diamonds (15)
16 11 Sweet melody (11)
17 18 Levitating (17)
18 15 Tick tock (13)
19 16 Lasting lover (14)
20 - Motive (20)
21 17 Blinding lights (1)
22 19 Savage love (1)
23 23 Giants (19)
24 21 Take you dancing (9)
25 22 Lighter (3)
26 20 Mood swings (6)
27 24 Watermelon sugar (6)
28 29 Lonely (28)
29 28 Dynamite (3)
30 - Off the table (30)
31 - POV (31)
32 - Just like magic (32)
33 25 For the night (17)
34 - Monster mash (34)
35 - Shut up (35)
36 - Safety net (36)
37 31 UFO (14)
38 26 Dreams (22)
39 30 Laugh now cry later (5)
40 37 Train wreck (37)
41 32 Chingy (28)
42 36 Dance monkey (1)
43 39 Someone you loved (1)
44 - Ghostbusters (2)
45 44 Wonder (31)
46 35 Rockstar (1)
47 - Deluded (47)
48 34 Rain on me (1)
49 - Nasty (49)
50 - Thriller (10)

Posted by: jimwatts 8th November 2020, 05:46 PM

Might have to ask for a recount on Someone You Loved being out of the Top 40 pretty sure it would be above some of the Ariana tracks above it here, still it's had a good run (or second run after dropping out for a week last Christmas).

Posted by: danvember 8th November 2020, 06:26 PM

fyi - Ghostbusters would actually have re-entered the top 40. SYL would indeed have dropped out too.

Posted by: JulianT 9th November 2020, 08:21 PM

Thanks! Was very hard to estimate 30-50 this week obviously. It seems the paid for sales which don't get halved on ACR are even lower than I thought.

Posted by: JulianT 15th November 2020, 11:47 AM

Update for week ending 19 November:

1 1 Positions (1)
2 2 Mood (1)
3 4 Head & Heart (1)
4 3 Lemonade (3)
5 16 Sweet melody (5)
6 5 See nobody (5)
7 9 Midnight Sky (7)
8 6 You broke me first (6)
9 7 What you know bout love (7)
10 10 Really love (5)
11 11 WAP (1)
12 8 Ain’t it different (3)
13 13 Holy (11)
14 17 Levitating (14)
15 14 Looking for me (5)
16 15 Diamonds (15)
17 19 Lasting lover (14)
18 18 Tick tock (13)
19 21 Blinding lights (1)
20 22 Savage love (1)
21 23 Giants (19)
22 24 Take you dancing (9)
23 28 Lonely (23)
24 12 34 + 35 (12)
25 40 Train wreck (25)
26 25 Lighter (3)
27 26 Mood swings (6)
28 27 Watermelon sugar (6)
29 45 Wonder (29)
30 29 Dynamite (3)
31 43 Someone you loved (1)
32 38 Dreams (22)
33 33 For the night (17)
34 - All I want for Christmas is you (1)
35 31 POV (31)
36 42 Dance monkey (1)
37 - Holiday (23)
38 - Confetti (38)
39 - Paradise (39)
40 37 UFO (14)
41 39 Laugh now cry later (5)
42 - Daisy (40)
43 - Put your records on (41)
44 46 Rockstar (1)
45 - I miss u (45)
46 - Breaking me (4)
47 - Come over (41)
48 - Before you go (1)
49 - Princess cuts (14)
50 41 Chingy (28)

Posted by: Rob S~ 15th November 2020, 12:17 PM

I read in the sales thread that Mariah would be #22 without ACR?

Posted by: Maestro 15th November 2020, 12:24 PM

She would’ve been 22 if only she was on SCR but if everything is on SCR she’ll be lower

Posted by: jimwatts 15th November 2020, 07:15 PM

That mini-record has fallen again this week, as 'positions' did just 44,348. Unless the BBC song gets a big boost, it looks like next week's #1 (regardless of ACR) could be on even less.

Posted by: JulianT 16th November 2020, 08:42 AM

Yes, and I feel like this could be a long term trend rather than just a phase; we could be regularly seeing 40k odd #1s next year.

I guess people aren't hearing current songs in shops as much and so on, but also the streaming demographic has probably become more varied. I bet Spotfiy's overall listenership is up this year but the figures in its chart are well down.

Posted by: JulianT 22nd November 2020, 12:40 PM

Update for week ending 26 November:

Mariah already scarily high and with sales so low at the top it seems highly likely that she will reach Number 1 again on this level playing field chart, however unfavourably the dates have fallen.

1 1 Positions (1)
2 - Therefore I am (2)
3 2 Mood (1)
4 3 Head & Heart (1)
5 5 Sweet melody (5)
6 4 Lemonade (3)
7 6 See nobody (5)
8 8 You broke me first (6)
9 - Stop crying your heart out (9)
10 7 Midnight Sky (7)
11 9 What you know bout love (7)
12 14 Levitating (12)
13 10 Really love (5)
14 13 Holy (11)
15 34 All I want for Christmas is you (1)
16 11 WAP (1)
17 16 Diamonds (15)
18 15 Looking for me (5)
19 12 Ain’t it different (3)
20 17 Lasting lover (14)
21 19 Blinding lights (1)
22 25 Train wreck (22)
23 - Last Christmas (2)
24 24 34 + 35 (12)
25 18 Tick tock (13)
26 20 Savage love (1)
27 35 POV (27)
28 22 Take you dancing (9)
29 39 Paradise (29)
30 28 Watermelon sugar (6)
31 26 Lighter (3)
32 29 Wonder (29)
33 21 Giants (19)
34 30 Dynamite (3)
35 27 Mood swings (6)
36 23 Lonely (23)
37 31 Someone you loved (1)
38 - Whoopty (38)
39 36 Dance monkey (1)
40 - Fairytale of New York (2)
41 32 Dreams (22)
42 33 For the night (17)
43 45 I miss u (43)
44 44 Rockstar (1)
45 41 Laugh now cry later (5)
46 43 Put your records on (41)
47 40 UFO (14)
48 42 Daisy (40)
49 48 Before you go (1)
50 - Santa tell me (9)

Posted by: JulianT 29th November 2020, 11:30 AM

Update for week ending 3 December:

ACR has saved the official chart from being ridiculously Christmassy in November. Without ACR none of the three official Top 10
new entries would have come even close, and other non Christmas songs would be way down the list. For example I don’t think Golden, the official #27, would even be Top 50.

I believe it would be a record for the lowest sales at both numbers 1 and 2 (Ariana with 42.9k and Mariah with 36.4k) since video streaming was introduced. The market is still perfectly healthy but with a much flatter distribution - Lewis is on about 14k so the #1 is only 3x the #50.

1 1 Positions (1)
2 15 All I want for Christmas is you (1)
3 3 Mood (1)
4 2 Therefore I am (2)
5 5 Sweet melody (5)
6 4 Head & Heart (1)
7 23 Last Christmas (2)
8 6 Lemonade (3)
9 7 See nobody (5)
10 12 Levitating (10)
11 8 You broke me first (6)
12 40 Fairytale of New York (2)
13 10 Midnight sky (7)
14 11 What you know bout love (7)
15 - Prisoner (15)
16 - Monster (16)
17 - Life goes on (17)
18 13 Really love (5)
19 38 Whoopty (19)
20 - Merry Christmas everyone (1)
21 50 Santa tell me (9）
22 - It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (5)
23 21 Blinding lights (1)
24 - Do they know it’s Christmas (1)
25 24 34 + 35 (12)
26 14 Holy (11)
27 34 Dynamite (3)
28 16 WAP (1)
29 18 Looking for me (5)
30 - Underneath the tree (13)
31 22 Train wreck (22)
32 17 Diamonds (15)
33 - Step into Christmas (6)
34 20 Lasting lover (14)
35 29 Paradise (29)
36 19 Ain’t it different (3)
37 - Rockin’ around the Christmas tree (9)
38 - Driving home for Christmas (9)
39 25 Tick tock (13)
40 27 POV (27)
41 28 Take you dancing (9)
42 - I wish it could be Christmas everyday (4)
43 26 Savage love (1)
44 36 Lonely (23)
45 30 Watermelon sugar (6)
46 - Get out my head (46)
47 35 Mood swings (6)
48 32 Wonder (29)
49 - Merry Xmas everybody (1)
50 37 Someone you loved (1)

Posted by: jimwatts 1st December 2020, 07:08 AM

Seeing Mariah posting incredibly high Spotify streams already this week, but still falling just short of double those of 'positions', makes me realise just how brutal ACR can be, and how hard it is to get to #1 on ACR in an increasingly stream-heavy age. When Despacito and 3 Lions did so, their pure sales were much higher and these weren't affected:

Despacito's 1st week at #1 on ACR (2017)
52,387 (21,309 SES, 31,078 pure sales)
17% ahead of Wild Thoughts at #2 (44,810)
if on SCR, would be 73,696 (64% ahead)

Despacito's 2nd week at #1 on ACR (2017)
40,891 (18,759 SES, 22,132 pure sales)
5.9% ahead of Wild Thoughts at #2 (38,601)
if on SCR, would be 59,650 (55% ahead)

3 Lions' week at #1 on ACR (2018)
79,779 (36,410 SES, 43,369 pure sales)
4.6% ahead of Shotgun at #2 (76,253)
if on SCR, would be 116,189 (52% ahead)

Contrast to Mariah's 2 weeks at #2 on ACR:

AIWFCIY's 1st week at #2 on ACR (2018)
65,004 (61,794 SES, 3,210 pure sales)
0.23% behind Sweet but Psycho at #1 (65,156)
if on SCR, would be 126,798 (95% ahead)

AIWFCIY's 2nd week at #2 on ACR (2019)
74,076 (70,623 SES, 3,453 pure sales)
5.3% behind River at #1 (78,193)
if on SCR, would be 144,699 (85% ahead)

Posted by: Jingle Jules 7th December 2020, 01:34 PM

Update for week ending 10 December:

Mariah would have done around 70k (the highest #1 since Head & Heart in August) and Wham! around 63k (the highest #2 since Blinding Lights and Roses were fighting it out in April).

I believe there would have been 12 Christmas songs in the Top 13, with Positions dropping all the way to #8 and not even being Ariana’s most consumed song of the week. One place above it I have Santa Tell Me reaching a new peak of #7. There would be other Christmas songs reaching new peaks, notably Bublé at #4 and Kelly at #11. And this week is set to be even crazier!

1 2 All I want for Christmas is you (1)
2 7 Last Christmas (2)
3 12 Fairytale of New York (2)
4 22 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (4)
5 20 Merry Christmas everyone (1)
6 24 Do they know it’s Christmas (1)
7 21 Santa tell me (7)
8 1 Positions (1)
9 33 Step into Christmas (9)
10 37 Rocking around the Christmas tree (Brenda Lee) (9)
11 30 Underneath the tree (11)
12 38 Driving home for Christmas (9)
13 42 I wish it could be Christmas everyday (4)
14 3 Mood (1)
15 5 Sweet melody (5)
16 6 Head & heart (1)
17 49 Merry Xmas everybody (1)
18 13 Midnight Sky (7)
19 - One more sleep (3)
20 8 Lemonade (3)
21 4 Therefore I am (2)
22 - It’s the most wonderful time of the year (18)
23 - Holly jolly Christmas (23)
24 - Jingle bell rock (22)
25 - Wonderful Christmastime (6)
26 - Happy Xmas (2)
27 10 Levitating (10)
28 - Mistletoe (19)
29 11 You broke me first (6)
30 9 See nobody (5)
31 25 34+35 (12)
32 19 Whoopty (19)
33 14 What you know bout love (7)
34 15 Prisoner (15)
35 23 Blonding lights (1)
36 - Sleigh ride (27)
37 - Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! (30)
38 18 Really love (5)
39 - Santa baby (39)
40 - Rockin’ around the Christmas tree (Bieber) (40)
41 35 Paradise (29)
42 - Feliz Navidad (42)
43 28 WAP (1)
44 29 Looking for me (5)
45 31 Train wreck (22)
46 16 Monster (16)
47 36 Ain’t it different (3)
48 - This Christmas (48)
49 32 Diamonds (15)
50 27 Dynamite (3)

Posted by: jimwatts 7th December 2020, 08:06 PM

In an ACR-free world, Last Christmas would already be on a record 9th week at #2 without reaching #1! Probably due a 10th this Friday and maybe more after that too. Mariah's song would be on its 4th different run at #1 (something Blinding Lights also would have done) and, going by Joseph's post and the end of p2 plus your placements since, Someone You Loved would have just dropped out of the top 50 after 98 consecutive weeks.

I haven't seen what Mariah's exact SCR total would be this week, but 70k would put her 82% ahead of 'positions', so still a considerably bigger margin than Despacito and 3 Lions had (looks like she'll be joining that exclusive club anyway...)

Posted by: Jingle Jules 14th December 2020, 09:50 AM

Update for week ending 17 December:

The Christmas songs were dominant enough in the official chart - without ACR they would almost monopolise the Top 20.
Mariah’s 85k is the highest #1 sale since No Time to Die. I think every other position would be seeing it’s highest sale since last Christmas, including Wham!’s 78k at #2. There’d also be several other new peaks for Christmas songs.

1 1 All I want for Christmas is you (1)
2 2 Last Christmas (2)
3 3 Fairytale of New York (2)
4 5 Merry Christmas everyone (1)
5 4 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (4)
6 6 Do they know it’s Christmas (1)
7 9 Step into Christmas (6)
8 7 Santa tell me (7)
9 10 Rocking around the Christmas tree (Brenda Lee) (9)
10 12 Driving home for Christmas (9)
11 11 Underneath the tree (11)
12 13 I wish it could be Christmas everyday (4)
13 19 One more sleep (3)
14 17 Merry Xmas everybody (1)
15 22 It’s the most wonderful time of the year (15)
16 26 Happy Xmas (2)
17 23 Holly jolly Christmas (17)
18 25 Wonderful Christmastime (6)
19 8 Positions (1)
20 24 Jingle bell rock (20)
21 28 Mistletoe (19)
22 14 Mood (1)
23 15 Sweet melody (5)
24 16 Head & heart (1)
25 36 Sleigh ride (25)
26 35 Blinding lights (1)
27 37 Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! (Martin) (27)
28 39 Santa baby (28)
29 20 Lemonade (3)
30 31 34+35 (12)
31 32 Whoopty (19)
32 48 This Christmas (32)
33 18 Midnight Sky (7)
34 42 Feliz Navidad (34)
35 21 Therefore I am (2)
36 30 See nobody (5)
37 - Christmas lights (13)
38 27 Levitating (10)
39 29 You broke me first (6)
40 33 What you know bout love (7)
41 34 Prisoner (15)
42 - Without you (42)
43 40 - Rockin’ around the Christmas tree (Bieber) (40)
44 - White Christmas (5)
45 41 Paradise (29)
46 - Have yourself a merry little Christmas (46)
47 - Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! (Sinatra) (47)
48 38 Really love (5)
49 - Santa’s coming for us (36)
50 46 Monster (16)

Posted by: jimwatts 14th December 2020, 10:15 AM

Think I missed out one of the #2 weeks for Wham! in last week's tally - this week would be the 11th: 5 on original release, 1 in 2017, 1 in 2018, 2 last year (forgot the Christmas chart where they would have been #2 behind Ladbaby but ahead of Mariah), and 2 so far this year. With yet another on the way.

I think Step Into Christmas would have a #6 peak from last year. Although I hadn't considered that Santa Tell Me might be ahead of it this week once streams were doubled.

Posted by: dancemberlexa 14th December 2020, 10:29 AM

mod intervention
Kelly still wouldn't be top 10 under Old Rules (just missing out to Chris Rea), and Elton would be just ahead of Ariana.
great work as ever though, I couldn't estimate it this accurately!

Posted by: Jingle Jules 15th December 2020, 02:45 PM

Ah OK - thanks as usual for the help!

Posted by: Jingle Jules 21st December 2020, 08:05 AM

Update for week ending 24 December:

Taylor’s impact would have been much more muted than with Folklore, mainly due to the very high bar at the moment (I make it 46k for the Top 10 and over 21k for the Top 40). In fact the chart rules were her friend as it looks like she’s only have had 3 in the Top 40 anyway and they would have placed massively lower, with Willow being #17 according to my estimates.

1 1 All I want for Christmas is you (1)
2 2 Last Christmas (2)
3 3 Fairytale of New York (2)
4 4 Merry Christmas everyone (1)
5 6 Do they know it’s Christmas (1)
6 7 Step into Christmas (6)
7 5 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (4)
8 10 Driving home for Christmas (8)
9 8 Santa tell me (7)
10 12 I wish it could be Christmas everyday (4)
11 9 Rocking around the Christmas tree (Lee) (9)
12 11 Underneath the tree (11)
13 14 Merry Xmas everybody (1)
14 13 One more sleep (3)
15 15 It’s the most wonderful time of the year (15)
16 16 Happy Xmas (2)
17 - Willow (17)
18 18 Wonderful Christmastime (6)
19 20 Jingle bell rock (19)
20 17 Holly jolly Christmas (17)
21 19 Positions (1)
22 21 Mistletoe (19)
23 25 Sleigh ride (23)
24 22 Mood (1)
25 37 Christmas lights (13)
26 23 Sweet melody (5)
27 28 Santa baby (27)
28 32 This Christmas (28)
29 27 Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! (Martin) (27)
30 24 Head & heart (1)
31 31 Whoopty (19)
32 29 Lemonade (3)
33 30 34+35 (12)
34 - Champagne problems (34)
35 26 Blinding lights (1)
36 34 Feliz Navidad (34)
37 - No body, no crime (37)
38 43 Rockin’ around the Christmas tree (Bieber) (38)
39 33 Midnight Sky (7)
40 39 You broke me first (6)
41 38 Levitating (10)
42 42 Without you (42)
43 - Gold rush (43)
44 41 Prisoner (15)
45 - Tis the damn season (45)
46 - Baby it’s cold outside (Menzel) (24)
47 40 What you know bout love (7)
48 - Baby it’s cold outside (Elderedge) (48)
49 44 White Christmas (5)
50 47 Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! (Sinatra) (47)

Posted by: Jingle Jules 29th December 2020, 11:54 AM

Update for week ending 31/12/20:

Lad Baby would still have made it despite Mariah and Wham! both being in 6 figures. I'’m estimating 113k for Mariah and 108k for Wham! I think Blinding Lights would not quite have managed to spend the whole year in the Top 40 but would still be Top 50.

Obviously Jess and Bieber's Rocking Around (as well as the Kunts) benefitted heavily from ACR rules this week. Without most of the competition being on ACR the whole Amazon exclusive project wouldn'’t really work.

However ironically the song Bieber probably wanted to get the attention was instead hurt by ACR, without which it would have been comfortably Top 40.

1 - Don’t stop me eatin’ (1)
2 1 All I want for Christmas is you (1)
3 2 Last Christmas (2)
4 3 Fairytale of New York (2)
5 4 Merry Christmas everyone (1)
6 5 Do they know it’s Christmas (1)
7 6 Step into Christmas (6)
8 8 Driving home for Christmas (8)
9 7 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (4)
10 10 I wish it could be Christmas everyday (4)
11 9 Santa tell me (7)
12 12 Underneath the tree (11)
13 11 Rocking around the Christmas tree (Lee) (9)
14 13 Merry Xmas everybody (1)
15 14 One more sleep (3)
16 16 Happy Xmas (2)
17 15 It’s the most wonderful time of the year (15)
18 28 This Christmas (18)
19 20 Holly jolly Christmas (17)
20 18 Wonderful Christmastime (6)
21 19 Jingle bell rock (19)
22 - Boris Johnson is a f**king c**t (22)
23 22 Mistletoe (19)
24 27 Santa baby (24)
25 25 Christmas lights (13)
26 23 Sleigh ride (23)
27 38 Rocking around the Christmas tree (Bieber) (27)
28 29 Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! (Martin) (27)
29 46 Baby it’s cold outside (Menzel) (24)
30 36 Feliz Navidad (30)
31 - Holy (11)
32 48 - Baby it’s cold outside (Elderedge) (32)
33 49 White Christmas (5)
34 - Have yourself a merry little Christmas (34)
35 24 Mood (1)
36 - Santa’s coming for us (36)
37 21 Positions (1)
38 50 Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! (Sinatra) (38)
39 - Santa Claus is coming to town (33)
40 26 Sweet melody (5)
41 - Christmas (17)
42 30 Head & heart (1)
43 31 Whoopty (19)
44 - 2000 miles (15)
45 - The Christmas song (40)
46 - All you’re dreaming of (46)
47 35 Blinding lights (1)
48 33 34+35 (12)
49 - I’ll be home (49)
50 - Lonely this Christmas (1)

Posted by: ts7sfkptm 29th December 2020, 12:40 PM

surely Snowman would've been top 50?

Posted by: Jingle Jules 29th December 2020, 12:53 PM

No, but somewhere in the 50s.

Posted by: jimwatts 29th December 2020, 02:43 PM

Thanks for this, interesting to see as with every week, but with so much of the chart on ACR at the moment it really does alter the picture!

I'd be surprised if Holy would be that much higher in this chart - difficult to tell with so few sales figures available of course, but with its streams being relatively low still (audio streaming up from #99 to #82 this week) I think it could get leapfrogged by a few more ACR songs which are lower officially (perhaps even Head & Heart which is #44 on streaming and #60 officially) if all their streaming totals were doubled.

Posted by: Jingle Jules 29th December 2020, 02:56 PM

No worries; thanks for continuing to read it!

I guessed that 5k of Holy's 17.6k for this week were pure sales and doubled the rest, giving it about 30k. That was based on Mariah usually doing about 4k of downloads on Christmas week and Holy being a couple of places higher than her on the sales chart, but of course if Holy's downloads were actually quite a bit more than 5k its SCR total would be lower.

Posted by: Jingle Jules 5th January 2021, 08:57 AM

Update for week ending 7/1:

1 3 Last Christmas (1)
2 2 All I want for Christmas is you (1)
3 4 Fairytale of New York (2)
4 5 Merry Christmas everyone (1)
5 6 Do they know it’s Christmas (1)
6 7 Step into Christmas (6)
7 9 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (4)
8 8 Driving home for Christmas (8)
9 10 I wish it could be Christmas everyday (4)
10 13 Rocking around the Christmas tree (Brenda Lee) (9)
11 11 Santa tell me (7)
12 12 Underneath the tree (11)
13 14 Merry Xmas everybody (1)
14 16 Happy Xmas (2)
15 15 One more sleep (3)
16 17 It’s the most wonderful time of the year (15)
17 19 Holly jolly Christmas (17)
18 20 Wonderful Christmastime (6)
19 18 This Christmas (18)
20 21 Jingle bell rock (19)
21 22 Mistletoe (19)
22 24 Santa baby (22)
23 26 Sleigh ride (23)
24 27 Rocking around the Christmas tree (Bieber) (24)
25 25 Christmas lights (13)
26 28 Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! (Martin) (26)
27 35 Mood (1)
28 30 Feliz Navidad (28)
29 40 Sweet melody (5)
30 42 Head & heart (1)
31 37 Positions (1)
32 33 White Christmas (5)
33 32 Baby it’s cold outside (Elderedge) (32)
34 - Afterglow (34)
35 47 Blinding lights (1)
36 43 Whoopty (19)
37 29 Baby it’s cold outside (Menzel) (24)
38 34 Have yourself a merry little Christmas (34)
39 45 The Christmas song (39)
40 41 Christmas (17)
41 36 Santa’s coming for us (36)
42 38 Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! (Sinatra) (38)
43 - Lemonade (3)
44 48 34+35 (12)
45 44 2000 miles (15)
46 - Get out my head (46)
47 - Midnight sky (7)
48 39 Santa Claus is coming to town (33)
49 50 Lonely this Christmas (1)
50 - Levitating (10)

Posted by: JulianT 9th January 2021, 10:19 AM

Update for week ending 14/1:

So Little Mix’s #1 was genuine but with the lowest sale since the current chart ratios were established by a very long way.
Blinding lights would be claiming its 23rd week in the Top 3 (!) and would be joined in the Top 10 by a few other popular oldies, meaning that all the official #6-10 would have missed out. Bieber would be back in the Top 10 for the first time since Stuck With U I believe, as I think Holy stalled at 11 and his Christmas offering would not have made it.

1 29 Sweet melody (1)
2 35 Blinding lights (1)
3 27 Mood (1)
4 32 Afterglow (4)
5 30 Head & heart (1)
6 31 Positions (1)
7 36 Whoopty (5)
8 - Anyone (8)
9 43 Lemonade (3)
10 50 Levitating (10)
11 46 Get out my head (11)
12 - Without you (12)
13 44 34+35 (12)
14 47 Midnight sky (7)
15 - You broke me first (6)
16 - Paradise (16)
17 - Prisoner (15)
18 - Willow (17)
19 - See nobody (5)
20 - What you know bout love (7)
21 - Really love (5)
22 - Therefore I am (2)
23 - Dance monkey (1)
24 - Looking for me (5)
25 - Watermelon sugar (6)
26 - Dynamite (3)
27 - Someone you loved (1)
28 - WAP (1)
29 - Take you dancing (9)
30 - Train wreck (22)
31 - Loading (31)
32 - Holy (11)
33 - Tick tock (13)
34 - Diamonds (15)
35 - Holiday (35)
36 - No time for tears (36)
37 - Monster (16)
38 - Before you go (1)
39 - Golden (39)
40 - Lasting lover (15)
41 - Savage love (1)
42 - Ain’t it different (3)
43 - Lighter (3)
44 - Dreams (22)
45 - Good days (45)
46 - Perfect (1)
47 - Rockstar (1)
48 - Don’t start now (2)
49 - Roses (1)
50 - Rain on me (1)

Posted by: jimwatts 9th January 2021, 10:54 AM

First time I've seen Perfect in this top 50 since the start of the thread! Could be the higest it's been in about 2 years.

Posted by: JulianT 9th January 2021, 11:20 AM

Yes and it’s done around the same sale as it’s been doing every week, but it’s the first time the bottom of the Top 50 has dropped below 10k.

Posted by: JulianT 16th January 2021, 09:33 AM

Update for week ending 21/1:

1 - Drivers license (1)
2 1 Sweet melody (1)
3 4 Afterglow (3)
4 2 Blinding lights (1)
5 5 Head & heart (1)
6 3 Mood (1)
7 7 Whoopty (7)
8 8 Anyone (8)
9 12 Wothout you (9)
10 16 Paradise (10)
11 6 Positions (1)
12 11 Get out my head (11)
13 10 Levitating (10)
14 15 You broke me first (6)
15 9 Lemonade (3)
16 13 34+35 (12)
17 17 Prisoner (15)
18 18 Willow (17)
19 45 Good days (19)
20 14 Midnight sky (7)
21 21 Really love (5)
22 20 What you know bout love (7)
23 22 Therefore I am (2)
24 19 See nobody (5)
25 30 Train wreck (22)
26 23 Dance monkey (1)
27 27 Someone you loved (1)
28 31 Loading (28)
29 24 Looking for me (5)
30 - The business (30)
31 36 No time for tears (31)
32 25 Watermelon sugar (6)
33 26 Dynamite (3)
34 29 Take you dancing (9)
35 - Goosebumps (35)
36 28 WAP (1)
37 37 Monster (16)
38 39 Golden (38)
39 - Love not war (39)
40 - Notorious (40)
41 34 Diamonds (15)
42 38 Before you go (1)
43 35 Holiday (35)
44 33 Tick tock (13)
45 32 Holy (11)
46 43 Ain’t it different (3)
47 42 Savage love (1)
48 41 Lasting lover (15)
49 47 Perfect (1)
50 44 Dreams (22)

Posted by: Maestro 16th January 2021, 11:54 PM

Random question and I thought this was the most appropriate thread to post it on, does anyone know since the ACR rule was introduced in 2017, which song has spent the most weeks in the chart on SCR and the most weeks on ACR? I have a scary feeling the answer to both those questions is Perfect

Posted by: jimwatts 17th January 2021, 08:39 AM

SCR - Perfect by some distance, I believe it's had 48 weeks since the ACR rule came in, including 32 last year

ACR - Shotgun has had 94 weeks in the Top 100 (all except its first 24 and 3 weeks early last year), but I think Perfect is on 90 so will almost certainly overtake.

Posted by: JulianT 23rd January 2021, 10:56 AM

Update for week ending 28/1:

1 1 Drivers license (1)
2 - Don’t play (2)
3 16 34+35 (3)
4 2 Sweet melody (1)
5 9 Without you (5)
6 4 Blinding lights (1)
7 10 Paradise (7)
8 3 Afterglow (3)
9 8 Anyone (8)
10 7 Whoopty (7)
11 5 Head & heart (1)
12 12 Get out my head (11)
13 6 Mood (1)
14 13 Levitating (10)
15 14 You broke me first (6)
16 17 Prisoner (15)
17 11 Positions (1)
18 19 Good days (18)
19 15 Lemonade (3)
20 35 Goosebumps (20)
21 30 The business (21)
22 18 Willow (17)
23 20 Midnight sky (7)
24 21 Really love (5)
25 22 What you know bout love (7)
26 31 No time for tears (26)
27 26 Dance monkey (1)
28 - Streets (28)
29 24 See nobody (5)
30 25 Train wreck (22)
31 23 Therefore I am (2)
32 27 Someone you loved (1)
33 28 Loading (28)
34 29 Looking for me (5)
35 32 Watermelon sugar (6)
36 39 Love not war (36)
37 36 WAP (1)
38 33 Dynamite (3)
39 34 Take you dancing (7)
40 42 Before you go (1)
41 37 Monster (16)
42 38 Golden (38)
43 41 Diamonds (15)
44 44 Tick tock (13)
45 - Bad boy (45)
46 - All I want (46)
47 49 Perfect (1)
48 - Baby shark (14)
49 48 Lasting lover (15)
50 45 Holy (11)

Posted by: JulianT 31st January 2021, 10:01 AM

Update for week ending 4/2 - amazing that the true #2 is doing less than 30k outside New Year week.

1 1 Drivers license (1)
2 5 Without you (2)
3 - Wellerman (3)
4 2 Don’t play (2)
5 7 Paradise (5)
6 4 Sweet melody (1)
7 6 Blinding lights (1)
8 9 Anyone (8)
9 11 Head & heart (9)
10 8 Afterglow (3)
11 3 34+35 (3)
12 10 Whoopty (7)
13 12 Get out my head (11)
14 13 Mood (1)
15 14 Levitating (10)
16 18 Good days (16)
17 21 The business (17)
18 15 You broke me first (6)
19 16 Prisoner (15)
20 17 Positions (1)
21 20 Goosebumps (20)
22 19 Lemonade (3)
23 28 Streets (23)
24 22 Willow (17)
25 - Back to basics (25)
26 23 Midnight sky (7)
27 27 Dance monkey (1)
28 32 Someone you loved (1)
29 24 Really love (5)
30 25 What you know bout love (7)
31 26 No time for tears (26)
32 29 See nobody (5)
33 30 Train wreck (22)
34 31 Therefore I am (2)
35 33 Loading (28)
36 35 Watermelon sugar (6)
37 34 Looking for me (5)
38 - Skin (38)
39 36 Love not war (36)
40 42 Golden (40)
41 39 Take you dancing (7)
42 37 WAP (1)
43 38 Dynamite (3)
44 40 Before you go (1)
45 41 Monster (16)
46 - Save your tears (46)
47 - Lo has a olvidar (47)
48 48 Baby shark (14)
49 41 Diamonds (15)
50 - Shallow (1)

Posted by: jimwatts 31st January 2021, 12:33 PM

Looks like Mr Brightside will have to wait to follow Perfect, Baby Shark and now Shallow into the lower rungs here, with the Fredo album bomb coming.

Posted by: JulianT 6th February 2021, 09:28 AM

Update for week ending 11/2:

Shane Codd would actually be hitting the Top 10 for the first time.

I included Mr Brightside at #50 just for Jim. Clearly the evergreen old songs like that, Perfect and Shallow are all riding high at the moment, maybe another sign of the evolving streaming demographic. As for why Baby Shark’s there, I haven’t a clue.

1 1 Drivers license (1)
2 3 Wellerman (2)
3 - Money talks (3)
4 2 Without you (2)
5 4 Don’t play (2)
6 5 Paradise (5)
7 6 Sweet melody (1)
8 7 Blinding lights (1)
9 9 Head & heart (1)
10 13 Get out my head (10)
11 8 Anyone (8)
12 10 Afterglow (3)
13 17 The business (13)
14 23 Streets (14)
15 12 Whoopty (7)
16 11 34+35 (3)
17 14 Mood (1)
18 15 Levitating (10)
19 21 Goosebumps (19)
20 16 Good days (16)
21 - Burner on deck (21)
22 18 You broke me first (6)
23 22 Lemonade (3)
24 23 Prisoner (15)
25 20 Positions (1)
26 - Ready (26)
27 25 Back to basics (25)
28 24 Willow (17)
29 27 Dance monkey (1)
30 36 Watermelon sugar (6)
31 26 Midnight sky (7)
32 28 Someone you loved (1)
33 31 No time for tears (26)
34 30 What you know bout love (7)
35 - Friday (35)
36 29 Really love (5)
37 32 See nobody (5)
38 33 Train wreck (22)
39 37 Looking for me (5)
40 35 Loading (28)
41 34 Therefore I am (2)
42 46 Save your tears (42)
43 39 Love not war (36)
44 41 Take you dancing (7)
45 40 Golden (38)
46 - Biggest mistake (46)
47 44 Before you go (1)
48 - Heat waves (48)
49 48 Baby shark (14)
50 - Mr Brightside (10)

Posted by: Sour Candy 6th February 2021, 09:31 AM

Baby Shark is, of course apart from being the genius evergreen, listened by parents and their kids and mostly on Youtube (where the kids are more than other streaming services)

Posted by: dan :: G 6th February 2021, 10:01 AM

schools being closed probably is giving Baby Shark a bit of a boost as kids who'd otherwise be too preoccupied now get to entertain themselves with watching the video (or parents sticking it on for them to shut them up)

Posted by: jimwatts 6th February 2021, 11:54 AM

Haha, well the Fredo album tracks didn't do much in the end, and Mr Brightside is at its highest position officially since just after The Killers played Glastonbury (what's a festival? ) so I guess it's the same here.

Surprised that Baby Shark would have only peaked at #14, but it makes sense with everything else in the chart that week.

Posted by: JulianT 13th February 2021, 09:55 AM

Update for week ending 18/2:

Looks like oldies and low sales within the chart are here to stay.

Sweet Melody could have its YTD #2 taken soon by... Blinding Lights.

1 1 Drivers license (1)
2 2 Wellerman (2)
3 4 Without you (2)
4 5 Don’t play (2)
5 8 Blinding lights (1)
6 - Bringing it back (6)
7 6 Paradise (5)
8 13 The business (8)
9 10 Get out my head (9)
10 9 Head & heart (1)
11 11 Anyone (8)
12 19 Goosebumps (12)
13 7 Sweet melody (1)
14 3 Money talks (3)
15 14 Streets (14)
16 12 Afterglow (3)
17 15 Whoopty (7)
18 16 34+35 (3)
19 42 Save your tears (19)
20 18 Levitating (10)
21 17 Mood (1)
22 35 Friday (22)
23 24 Prisoner (15)
24 20 Good days (16)
25 22 You broke me first (6)
26 - Latest trends (26)
27 23 Lemonade (3)
28 - Up (28)
29 25 Positions (1)
30 29 Dance monkey (1)
31 32 Someone you loved (1)
32 28 Willow (17)
33 30 Watermelon sugar (6)
34 31 Midnight sky (7)
35 34 What you know bout love (7)
36 - Your love (36)
37 48 Heat waves (37)
38 33 No time for tears (26)
39 43 Love not war (36)
40 36 Really love (5)
41 40 Loading (28)
42 39 Looking for me (5)
43 38 Train wreck (22)
44 37 See nobody (5)
45 44 Take you dancing (7)
46 49 Baby shark (14)
47 - Perfect (1)
48 41 Therefore I am (2)
49 26 Ready (26)
50 21 Burner on deck (21)

Posted by: JulianT 21st February 2021, 07:56 AM

Update for week ending 25/2:

1 1 Drivers license (1)
2 - Calling my phone (2)
3 2 Wellerman (2)
4 4 Don’t play (2)
5 3 Without you (2)
6 8 The business (6)
7 5 Blinding lights (1)
8 7 Paradise (5)
9 9 Get out my head (9)
10 10 Head & heart (1)
11 12 Goosebumps (11)
12 22 Friday (12)
13 11 Anyone (8)
14 - Love story (14)
15 18 34+35 (3)
16 19 Save your tears (16)
17 13 Sweet melody (1)
18 15 Streets (14)
19 16 Afterglow (3)
20 20 Levitating (10)
21 6 Bringing it back (6)
22 17 Whoopty (7)
23 26 Latest trends (23)
24 21 Mood (1)
25 23 Prisoner (15)
26 14 Money talks (3)
27 24 Good days (16)
28 25 You broke me first (6)
29 31 Someone you loved (1)
30 36 Your love (30)
31 28 Up (28)
32 30 Dance monkey (1)
33 - Commitment issues (32)
34 32 Willow (17)
35 27 Lemonade (3)
36 29 Positions (1)
37 - We’re good (37)
38 37 Heat waves (37)
39 34 Midnight sky (7)
40 47 Perfect (1)
41 35 What you know bout love (7)
42 33 Watermelon sugar (6)
43 41 Loading (28)
44 - UK hun? (44)
45 - Shallow (1)
46 38 No time for tears (26)
47 45 Take you dancing (7)
48 - My heard & my heart (48)
49 40 Really love (5)
50 42 Looking for me (5)

Posted by: JulianT 1st March 2021, 10:21 AM

Update for week ending 4/3:

1 1 Drivers license (1)
2 2 Calling my phone (2)
3 3 Wellerman (2)
4 6 The business (4)
5 5 Without you (2)
6 4 Don’t play (2)
7 12 Friday (7)
8 7 Blinding lights (1)
9 8 Paradise (5)
10 11 Goosebumps (10)
11 9 Get out my head (9)
12 10 Head & heart (1）
13 16 Save your tears (13)
14 23 Latest trends (14)
15 15 34+35 (3)
16 18 Streets (14)
17 13 Anyone (8)
18 30 Your love (18)
19 17 Sweet melody (1)
20 19 Afterglow (3)
21 31 Up (21）
22 20 Levitating (10)
23 22 Whoopty (7)
24 24 Mood (1)
25 33 Commitment issues (25)
26 21 Bringing it back (6)
27 27 Good days (16)
28 25 Prisoner (15）
29 28 You broke me first (6)
30 26 Money talks (3)
31 32 Dance monkey (1)
32 29 Someone you loved (1)
33 38 Heat waves (33）
34 35 Lemonade (3）
35 42 Watermelon sugar (6)
36 36 Positions (1)
37 39 Midnight sky (7)
38 48 My head & my heart (38)
39 34 Willow (17)
40 41 What you know bout love (7)
41 37 We’re good (37)
42 43 Loading (28)
43 - Roses (1)
44 - Let’s go home together (44)
45 47 Take you dancing (9)
46 - Mr Brightside (10)
47 40 Perfect (1)
48 - Arcade (48）
49 - Shallow (1)
50 50 Looking for me (5)

Posted by: jimwatts 1st March 2021, 01:59 PM

'willow' peaking as low as #17 is one of the most surprising markdowns by removing ACR of recent times, even after remembering when it was released.

I've lost count of how many weeks Blinding Lights would have had in the top 10 by now, but it must be getting somewhere near the 51 managed by Someone You Loved (going by Joseph's post earlier in this thread).

Posted by: Dot Branning 1st March 2021, 02:13 PM

I'm still surprised it's hung around for so long though. Surely the kids must get bored of it eventually and move on to the next cool new thing.

At least they've been more dignified than Crazy Frog and spared us a dozen follow up singles.

Posted by: WhoOdyssey 1st March 2021, 02:18 PM

There are *loads* of follow-up singles and albums for Baby Shark! Just none of them have taken off in the same way as the original, but rack up millions of views on YouTube

Posted by: JulianT 1st March 2021, 02:55 PM

Yes Willow's peak with and without really does make a good case for ACR on Christmas songs.

I actually only count 41 weeks for Blinding Lights under my estimates. It was knocked out of the top 10 as early as September, which makes its sustained 2nd wind in the top 10 this year all the more remarkable.

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 1st March 2021, 04:24 PM

I still remain bitterly disappointed to this day that the album wasn't a concept album based on baby shark's journey to adulthood.

Posted by: JulianT 7th March 2021, 11:20 AM

Update for week ending 11/3:

1 1 Drivers license (1)
2 3 Wellerman (2)
3 2 Calling my phone (2)
4 4 The business (4)
5 7 Friday (5)
6 6 Don’t play (2)
7 5 Without you (2)
8 10 Goosebumps (8)
9 8 Blinding lights (1)
10 9 Paradise (5)
11 11 Get out my head (9)
12 12 Head & heart (1)
13 13 Save your tears (13)
14 18 Your love (14)
15 14 Latest trends (14)
16 16 Streets (14)
17 17 Anyone (8)
18 19 Sweet melody (1)
19 21 Up (19)
20 22 Levitating (10)
21 15 34+35 (3)
22 25 Commitment issues (22)
23 24 Mood (1)
24 20 Afterglow (3)
25 23 Whoopty (7)
26 38 My head & my heart (26)
27 - Bed (27)
28 26 Bringing it back (6)
29 33 Heat waves (29)
30 27 Good days (16)
31 - Bluuwuu (31)
32 28 Prisoner (15)
33 32 Someone you loved (1)
34 31 Dance monkey (1)
35 - Believe me (35)
36 29 You broke me first (6)
37 34 Lemonade (3)
38 - Little bit of love (38)
39 30 Money talks (3)
40 41 We’re good (37)
41 36 Positions (1)
42 43 Roses (1)
43 37 Midnight sky (7)
44 48 Arcade (44)
45 35 Watermelon sugar (6)
46 42 Loading (28)
47 - Astronaut in the ocean (47)
48 - All you ever wanted (48)
49 40 What you know bout love (7)
50 45 Take you dancing (9)

Posted by: JulianT 13th March 2021, 07:26 AM

Update for week ending 18/3:

Blinding Lights would be ending its run in the Top 10, maybe or maybe not for good, which totalled 42 weeks. That’s trounced Dance Monkey’s 35 but hasn’t threatened Someone You Loved’s 51. I make it 105 weeks in the Top 40 in total for the latter now!

This is also the first time since 2019 that this Top 10 and the official one have matched. Enjoy it as it clearly won’t last.

For anyone interested in the YTD singles, Wellerman is making big gains and I believe is now up to #4 behind DL, WY and BL.

1 1 Drivers license (1)
2 3 Wellerman (2)
3 4 The business (3)
4 - What’s next (4)
5 3 Calling my phone (2)
6 - Lemon pepper freestyle (6)
7 5 Friday (5)
8 7 Without you (2)
9 6 Don’t play (2)
10 - Wants and needs (10)
11 8 Goosebumps (8)
12 9 Blinding lights (1)
13 15 Latest trends (13)
14 10 Paradise (5)
15 12 Head & heart (1)
16 14 Your love (14)
17 13 Save your tears (13)
18 11 Get out my head (9)
19 27 Bed (19)
20 22 Commitment issues (20)
21 16 Streets (14)
22 - Leave the door open (22)
23 20 Levitating (10)
24 19 Up (19)
25 18 Sweet melody (1)
26 26 My head & my heart (26)
27 17 Anyone (8)
28 21 34+35 (3)
29 29 Heat waves (29)
30 23 Mood (1)
31 - Hold on (32)
32 30 Good days (16)
33 38 Little bit of love (33)
34 33 Someone you loved (1)
35 24 Afterglow (3)
36 32 Prisoner (15)
37 34 Dance monkey (1)
38 35 Believe me (35)
39 36 You broke me first (6)
40 25 Whoopty (7)
41 47 Astronaut in the ocean (41)
42 28 Bringing it back (6)
43 - Let’s go home together (43)
44 - Anxious (44)
45 48 All you ever wanted (45)
46 46 Loading (28)
47 37 Lemonade (3)
48 43 Midnight sky (7)
49 44 Arcade (44)
50 41 Positions (1)

Posted by: JulianT 21st March 2021, 08:51 AM

Update for week ending 25/3:

1 2 Wellerman (1)
2 13 Latest trends (2)
3 - Patience (3)
4 1 Drivers license (1)
5 3 The business (3)
6 7 Friday (5)
7 5 Calling my phone (2)
8 9 Don’t play (2)
9 8 Without you (2)
10 19 Bed (10)
11 20 Commitment issues (11)
12 11 Goosebumps (8)
13 12 Blinding lights (1)
14 16 Your love (14)
15 21 Streets (14)
16 15 Head & heart (1)
17 14 Paradise (5)
18 33 Little bit of love (18)
19 17 Save your tears (13)
20 18 Get out my head (9)
21 - 6 for 6 (21)
22 24 Up (19)
23 23 Levitating (10)
24 26 My head & my heart (24)
25 4 What’s next (4)
26 43 Let’s go home together (26)
27 22 Leave the door open (22)
28 25 Sweet melody (1)
29 29 Heat waves (29)
30 27 Anyone (8)
31 30 Mood (1)
32 41 Astronaut in the ocean (32)
33 6 Lemon pepper freestyle (6)
34 46 Loading (28)
35 34 Someone you loved (1)
36 38 Believe me (35)
37 28 34+35 (3)
38 10 Wants and needs (10)
39 37 Dance monkey (1)
40 45 All you ever wanted (40)
41 32 Good days (16)
42 40 Whoopty (7)
43 36 Prisoner (15)
44 35 Afterglow (3)
45 - Watermelon sugar (6)
46 31 Hold on (31)
47 39 You broke me first (6)
48 - We’re good (37)
49 42 Bringing it back (6)
50 47 Lemonade (3)

Posted by: JulianT 27th March 2021, 02:57 PM

Update for week ending 1 April:

1 1 Wellerman (1)
2 2 Latest trends (2)
3 - Peaches (3)
4 4 Drivers license (1)
5 6 Friday (5)
6 5 The business (3)
7 10 Bed (7)
8 3 Patience (3)
9 8 Don’t play (2)
10 7 Calling my phone (2)
11 9 Without you (2)
12 46 Hold on (12)
13 11 Commitment issues (11)
14 14 Your love (14)
15 18 Little bit of love (15)
16 12 Goosebumps (8)
17 13 Blinding lights (1)
18 30 Anyone (8)
19 16 Head & heart (1)
20 19 Save your tears (13)
21 15 Streets (14)
22 23 Levitating (10)
23 17 Paradise (5)
24 22 Up (19)
25 24 My head & my heart (24)
26 26 Let’s go home together (26)
27 20 Get out my head (9)
28 27 Leave the door open (22)
29 32 Astronaut in the ocean (29)
30 - As I am (30)
31 29 Heat waves (29)
32 21 6 for 6 (21)
33 28 Sweet melody (1)
34 36 Believe me (34)
35 31 Mood (1)
36 35 Someone you loved (1)
37 - Holy (11)
38 39 Dance monkey (1)
39 34 Loading (28)
40 48 We’re good (37)
41 - Ferrari horses (41)
42 40 All you ever wanted (40)
43 42 Whoopty (7)
44 45 Watermelon sugar (6)
45 - Unstable (45)
46 25 What’s next (4)
47 47 You broke me first (6)
48 37 34+35 (3)
49 41 Good days (16)
50 33 Lemon pepper freestyle (6)

Posted by: jimwatts 27th March 2021, 03:26 PM

Think by now it's safe to say 'drivers license' is the first 8+ week #1 of the ACR era not to lose any further weeks at #1 because of it.

Posted by: JulianT 27th March 2021, 04:07 PM

I don’t like the idea of Number 1 runs being curtailed by ACR generally - maybe they should add a rule that a song can’t move from SCR to ACR when it’s at its peak position.

Posted by: JulianT 8th April 2021, 08:26 AM

Update for week ending 8 April:

Tom Grennan would be missing the top 10. Someone You Loved looks like it will drop out of the top 40 “normally” for the first time next week - not because of Christmas songs or a big album drop.

1 - Montero (1)
2 1 Wellerman (1)
3 3 Peaches (3)
4 2 Latest trends (2)
5 5 Friday (5)
6 6 The business (3)
7 7 Bed (7)
8 4 Drivers license (1)
9 14 Your love (9)
10 9 Don’t play (2)
11 15 Little bit of love (11)
12 11 Without you (2)
13 13 Commitment issues (11)
14 10 Calling my phone (2)
15 26 Let’s go home together (15)
16 17 Blinding lights (1)
17 16 Goosebumps (8)
18 12 Hold on (12)
19 19 Head & heart (1)
20 22 Levitating (10)
21 20 Save your tears (13)
22 24 Up (19)
23 - Good without (23)
24 8 Patience (3)
25 23 Paradise (5)
26 25 My head & my heart (24)
27 29 Astronaut in the ocean (27)
28 - Body (28)
29 21 Streets (14)
30 27 Get out my head (9)
31 28 Leave the door open (22)
32 31 Heat waves (29)
33 18 Anyone (4)
34 34 Believe me (34)
35 41 Ferrari horses (35)
36 35 Mood (1)
37 40 We’re good (37)
38 38 Dance monkey (1)
39 33 Sweet melody (1)
40 36 Someone you loved (1)
41 32 6 for 6 (21)
42 42 All you ever wanted (40)
43 44 Watermelon sugar (6)
44 39 Loading (28)
45 43 Whoopty (7)
46 47 You broke me first (6)
47 - Mr Brightside (10)
48 - Midnight sky (7)
49 - Black hole (49)
50 49 Good days (16)

Posted by: JulianT 10th April 2021, 07:48 AM

Update for week ending 15 April:
One story that’s being suppressed by ACR is Levitating’s incredible second wind (more like fourth wind actually) - on old rules it’s nearly back to its peak!

1 1 Montero (1)
2 3 Peaches (2)
3 2 Wellerman (1)
4 4 Latest trends (2)
5 5 Friday (5)
6 7 Bed (6)
7 6 The business (3)
8 8 Drivers license (1)
9 9 Your love (9)
10 10 Don’t play (2)
11 11 Little bit of love (11)
12 20 Levitating (10)
13 12 Without you (2)
14 14 Calling my phone (2)
15 28 Body (14)
16 16 Blinding lights (1)
17 17 Goosebumps (8)
18 15 Let’s go home together (15)
19 18 Hold on (12)
20 19 Head & heart (1)
21 13 Commitment issues (11)
22 21 Save your tears (13)
23 22 Up (19)
24 27 Astronaut in the ocean (24)
25 26 My head & my heart (24)
26 31 Leave the door open (22)
27 32 Heat waves (27)
28 35 Ferrari horses (28)
29 25 Paradise (5)
30 23 Good without (23)
31 24 Patience (3)
32 30 Get out my head (9)
33 34 Believe me (33)
34 29 Streets (14)
35 - Deja vu (35)
36 38 Dance monkey (1)
37 36 Mood (1)
38 - Rasputin (38)
39 37 We’re good (37)
40 33 Anyone (4)
41 39 Sweet melody (1)
42 43 Watermelon sugar (6)
43 40 Someone you loved (1)
44 47 Mr Brightside (10)
45 42 All you ever wanted (40)
46 49 Black hole (46)
47 - Heartbreak anniversary (47)
48 41 6 for 6 (21)
49 - Dreams (22)
50 - Didn’t know (49)

Posted by: jimwatts 10th April 2021, 09:51 AM

I make that 107 weeks in this top 40 for Someone You Loved? Over two years' worth anyway. Although, as with its consecutive weeks records in the official chart, there's every chance that Blinding Lights will outdo that.

Posted by: JulianT 17th April 2021, 01:06 PM

More movement than usual this week. Blinding Lights out of the Top 20 after around 60 weeks; Dance Monkey out of the Top 40 after 77 weeks.

1 1 Montero (1)
2 3 Peaches (2)
3 - Rapstar (3)
4 6 Bed (4)
5 3 Wellerman (1)
6 4 Latest trends (2)
7 5 Friday (5)
8 7 The business (3)
9 11 Little bit of love (9)
10 8 Drivers license (1)
11 - Titanium (11)
12 - Kiss me more (12)
13 12 Levitating (10)
14 15 Body (14)
15 18 Let’s go home together (15)
16 9 Your love (9)
17 14 Calling my phone (2)
18 24 Astronaut in the ocean (18)
19 13 Without you (2)
20 28 Ferrari horses (20)
21 10 Don’t play (2)
22 16 Blinding lights (1)
23 17 Goosebumps (8)
24 30 Good without (23)
25 25 My head & my heart (24)
26 20 Head & heart (1)
27 19 Hold on (12)
28 26 Leave the door open (22)
29 22 Save your tears (13)
30 23 Up (19)
31 27 Heat waves (27)
32 21 Commitment issues (11)
33 35 Deja vu (33)
34 33 Believe me (33)
35 29 Paradise (5)
36 34 Streets (14)
37 31 Patience (3)
38 - Mr perfectly fine (38)
39 32 Get out my head (9)
40 38 Rasputin (38)
41 - Anywhere away from here (41)
42 - Mercury (42)
43 39 We’re good (37)
44 47 Heartbreak anniversary (44)
45 36 Dance monkey (1)
46 43 Someone you loved (1)
47 50 Didn’t know (47)
48 37 Mood (1)
49 - X gon’ give it to ya (6)
50 41 Sweet melody (1)

Posted by: JulianT 24th April 2021, 03:04 PM

Update for week ending 29 April:

I do think Levitating would just about be getting a new peak this week (#9 vs #10 reached in January). Of course it did very well out of ACR to make #5 officially back then though.

1 1 Montero (1)
2 3 Peaches (2)
3 4 Bed (3)
4 3 Rapstar (3)
5 7 Friday (5)
6 5 Wellerman (1)
7 9 Little bit of love (7)
8 8 The business (3)
9 13 Levitating (9)
10 6 Latest trends (2)
11 12 Kiss me more (11)
12 15 Let’s go home together (12)
13 16 Your love (9)
14 33 Deja vu (14)
15 10 Drivers license (1)
16 11 Titanium (11)
17 14 Body (14)
18 24 Good without (18)
19 18 Astronaut in the ocean (18)
20 20 Ferrari horses (20)
21 22 Blinding lights (1)
22 21 Don’t play (2)
23 25 My head & my heart (23)
24 26 Head & heart (1)
25 19 Without you (2)
26 23 Goosebumps (8)
27 31 Heat waves (27)
28 29 Save your tears (13)
29 28 Leave the door open (22)
30 17 Calling my phone (2)
31 27 Hold on (12)
32 30 Up (19)
33 34 Believe me (33)
34 40 Rasputin (34)
35 32 Commitment issues (11)
36 - Little more love (36)
37 37 Patience (3)
38 47 Didn’t know (38)
39 39 Get out my head (9)
40 35 Paradise (5)
41 36 Streets (14)
42 - Another love (10)
43 - Runaway (43)
44 43 We’re good (37)
45 - Watermelon sugar (6)
46 - Solid (46)
47 45 Dance monkey (1)
48 44 Heartbreak anniversary (44)
49 46 Someone you loved (1)
50 48 Mood (1)

Posted by: jimwatts 24th April 2021, 07:07 PM

There's every chance Save Your Tears will improve on its unofficial #13 peak next week. It should overtake Blinding Lights for the first time anyway!

Posted by: JulianT 2nd May 2021, 09:27 AM

Update for week ending 6 May:

Levitating would have had a re-set if its boost had come entirely within one week instead of being spread over several.

#11 official vs #5 true peak is unprecedented and pretty savage for Save Your Tears, but perhaps it will partly remedy that next week.

1 1 Montero (1)
2 2 Peaches (2)
3 3 Bed (3)
4 17 Body (4)
5 28 Save your tears (5)
6 5 Friday (5)
7 11 Kiss me more (7)
8 4 Rapstar (3)
9 7 Little bit of love (7)
10 9 Levitating (9)
11 6 Wellerman (1)
12 8 The business (3)
13 12 Let’s go home together (12)
14 10 Latest trends (2)
15 13 Your love (9)
16 14 Deja vu (14)
17 15 Drivers license (1)
18 20 Ferrari horses (18)
19 18 Good without (18)
20 19 Astronaut in the ocean (18)
21 16 Titanium (11)
22 23 My head & my heart (22)
23 21 Blinding lights (1)
24 27 Heat waves (24)
25 25 Without you (2)
26 24 Head & heart (1)
27 34 Rasputin (27)
28 22 Don’t play (2)
29 29 Leave the door open (22)
30 26 Goosebumps (8)
31 33 Believe me (31)
32 38 Didn’t know (32)
33 32 Up (19)
34 30 Calling my phone (2)
35 31 Hold on (12)
36 35 Commitment issues (11)
37 43 Runaway (37)
38 40 Paradise (5)
39 39 Get out my head (9)
40 36 Little more love (36)
41 37 Patience (3)
42 41 Streets (14)
43 42 Another love (10)
44 - Anywhere away from here (41)
45 45 Watermelon sugar (6)
46 44 We’re good (37)
47 49 Someone you loved (1)
48 48 Heartbreak anniversary (44)
49 - Mr Brightside (10)
50 47 Dance monkey (1)

Posted by: JulianT 8th May 2021, 07:58 AM

Update for week ending 13 May:

Levitating peaking with its highest weekly sale to date. Save Your Tears would have stayed top 10 after all though it was only 100 ahead of 11.

1 4 Body (1)
2 1 Montero (1)
37 Kiss me more (3)
4 2 Peaches (2)
5 - Your power (5)
6 3 Bed (3)
7 6 Friday (5)
8 10 Levitating (8)
9 5 Save your tears (5)
10 8 Rapstar (3)
11 9 Little bit of love (7)
12 11 Wellerman (1)
13 25 Without you (2)
14 12 The business (3)
15 13 Let’s go home together (12)
16 14 Latest trends (2)
17 15 Your love (9)
18 16 Deja vu (14)
19 20 Astronaut in the ocean (18)
20 - Confetti (20)
21 18 Ferrari horses (18)
22 17 Drivers license (1)
23 23 Blinding lights (1)
24 19 Good without (18)
25 26 Head & heart (1)
26 27 Rasputin (26)
27 24 Heat waves (24)
29 22 My head & my heart (22)
30 29 Leave the door open (22)
31 32 Didn’t know (31)
32 21 Titanium (11)
33 28 Don’t play (2)
34 30 Goosebumps (8)
35 37 Runaway (35)
36 40 Little more love (36)
37 34 Calling my phone (2)
38 31 Believe me (31)
39 35 Hold on (12)
40 36 Conmiitment issues (11)
41 33 Up (19)
42 43 Another love (10)
43 44 Anywhere away from here (41)
44 42 Streets (14)
45 39 Get out my head (9)
46 47 Someone you loved (1)
47 - Nice to meet ya (47)
48 38 Paradise (5)
49 41 Patience (3)
50 48 Heartbreak anniversary (44)

Posted by: JulianT 15th May 2021, 08:24 AM

Update for week ending 20 May:

1 1 Body (1)
2 2 Montero (1)
3 3 Kiss me more (3)
4 6 Bed (3)
5 9 Save your tears (5)
6 4 Peaches (2)
7 8 Levitating (7)
8 7 Friday (5)
9 11 Little bit of love (7)
10 43 Anywhere away from here (10)
11 10 Rapstar (3)
12 15 Let’s go home together (12)
13 14 The business (3)
14 - Higher power (14)
15 12 Wellerman (1)
16 13 Without you (2)
17 16 Latest trends (2)
18 22 Drivers license (1)
19 19 Astronaut in the ocean (18)
20 5 Your power (5)
21 18 Deja vu (14)
22 21 Ferrari horses (18)
23 17 Your love (9)
24 23 Blinding lights (1)
25 25 Head & heart (1)
26 26 Rasputin (26)
27 24 Good without (18)
28 20 Confetti (20)
29 27 Heat waves (24)
30 31 Didn’t know (30)
31 30 Leave the door open (22)
32 - Interlude (32)
33 36 Little more love (33)
34 34 Goosebumps (8)
35 29 My head & my heart (22)
36 35 Runaway (35)
37 33 Don’t play (2)
38 38 Believe me (31)
39 37 Calling my phone (2)
40 32 Titanium (11)
41 41 Up (19)
42 42 Another love (10)
43 - Miss the rage (43)
44 46 Someone you loved (1)
45 40 Commitment issues (11)
46 39 Hold on (12)
47 - Don’t you worry about me (47)
48 45 Get out my head (9)
49 - Black hole (49)
50 44 Streets (14)

Posted by: jimwatts 15th May 2021, 12:00 PM

Levitating reaching its peak without ACR in its 32nd consecutive week in the chart may well have been unprecedented. The only song to peak later in a continuous official chart run (going by fchd's list last week) is Portugal The Man - Feel It Still which peaked in its 33rd (all of those on SCR), however if ACR hadn't existed it surely would have had that run broken by Christmas songs when it fell to #89 officially.

If the 3-track rule didn't exist either, a few other songs might have had a similarly long continuous chart run to their peak. Bruises and Watermelon Sugar spring to mind, but perhaps none would have matched some of The Greatest Showman tracks, most likely The Greatest Show and A Million Dreams which I'd estimate to have peaked around #14 and #19 in January 2019 (while #25 and #30 officially), a full year after they'd have first charted. As the latter didn't reach the Top 20 officially, it could also claim to be the most significant casualty of ACR which had nothing to do with the 3-track rule or 3-year rule at the time - and reclaim it this week now that Save Your Tears is officially a Top 5 hit.

Posted by: jimwatts 21st May 2021, 08:10 AM

Following my previous message, I checked the Audio Streaming chart runs of the songs I mentioned and a few others. By my reckoning, Levitating has reached its peak in a record 32nd consecutive week in the top 75, beating the 30 weeks Bruises took to get there, although a few songs had longer unbroken runs in the top 100 before peaking, with The Greatest Show doing so in a record 53rd week:

The Greatest Show: 53 weeks (w/e 11/1/18 - 10/1/19)
84-34-28-27-26-25-26-26-31-31-25-30-35-30-27-37-64-53-54-52-36-32-41-40-45-54-75-70-59-50-54-66-54-64-54-71-70-69-69-74-70-70-75-73-70-73-65-72-80-55-59-67-14

A Million Dreams: 52 weeks (w/e 18/1/18 - 10/1/19)
47-40-37-35-34-36-34-36-36-34-40-41-41-39-50-83-63-69-69-52-49-57-54-57-67-81-81-68-55-59-77-61-78-67-82-84-82-85-89-84-86-88-81-80-81-74-80-92-71-66-77-20

Perfect: 40 weeks (w/e 16/3/17 - 14/12/17)
5-5-7-9-15-20-25-30-33-36-41-46-54-57-62-65-56-58-57-58-68-57-61-64-68-72-74-70-81-42-24-22-20-18-13-11-6-8-7-1

Levitating: 32 weeks (w/e 15/10/20 - 20/5/21)
55-32-23-22-16-14-11-13-33-39-42-55-51-12-14-13-14-19-21-23-21-19-23-20-21-17-13-14-8-9-8-4

Bruises: 32 weeks (w/e 25/4/19 - 28/11/19)
92-97-74-51-57-11-16-15-15-17-30-34-36-51-53-55-57-51-48-66-59-68-63-57-18-24-21-12-15-11-10-7

In this combined chart with no ACR or 3-track rule, I think each of Levitating, Perfect and The Greatest Show would have stayed in the top 75 throughout the same weeks. The latter would have been joined by A Million Dreams and perhaps also Never Enough, which peaked on audio streaming (#33; I'd estimate low top 30 combined) in the same week as those two, in peaking in their 53rd consecutive week in the old rules top 100.

Posted by: JulianT 24th May 2021, 07:50 AM

Update for week ending 27 May:

I make it yet another new peak for Levitating! Still just below it’s official peak though, and surely it can’t go any higher?

J Cole making a decent splash, but next week will likely be carnage with Olivia.

1 Body (1)
2 - Good 4 u (2)
3 3 Kiss me more (3)
4 2 Montero (1)
5 5 Save your tears (5)
6 7 Levitating (6)
7 4 Bed (3)
8 6 Peaches (2)
9 8 Friday (5)
10 10 Anywhere away from here (10)
11 9 Little bit of love (7)
12 21 Deja vu (12)
13 12 Let’s go home together (12)
14 - My life (14)
15 11 Rapstar (3)
16 18 Drivers license (1)
17 - Pride is the devil (17)
18 - Amari (18)
19 13 The business (3)
20 15 Wellerman (1)
21 19 Astronaut in the ocean (18)
22 16 Without you (2)
23 17 Latest trends (2)
24 28 Confetti (20)
25 23 Your love (9)
26 - 95 South (26)
27 22 Ferrari horses (18)
28 26 Rasputin (26)
29 24 Blinding lights (1)
30 49 Black hole (30)
31 32 Interlude (31)
32 27 Good without (18)
33 14 Higher power (14)
34 25 Head & heart (1)
35 20 Your power (5)
36 30 Didn’t know (30)
37 33 Little more love (33)
38 29 Heat waves (24)
39 - Let go my hand (39)
40 - Applying pressure (40)
41 35 My head & my heart (22)
42 31 Leave the door open (22)
43 34 Goosebumps (8)
44 - 100 mil’ (44)
45 38 Believe me (31)
46 36 Runaway (35)
47 37 Don’t play (2)
48 - Punchin’ the clock (48)
49 42 Another love (10)
50 44 Someone you loved (1)

Posted by: Smint 24th May 2021, 08:10 AM

8 new or re-entries on the non ACR chart is pretty rare in these times isn't it?

Posted by: JulianT 24th May 2021, 10:27 AM

Well it basically only happens around Christmas or when someone has an album bomb.

Posted by: JulianT 29th May 2021, 10:21 PM

Update for week ending June 3:

This is surely the biggest album bomb so far this decade, and that coupled with a big ACR clear out means that the official chart is more distorted than it has been for a long time. Galantis and Mimi Webb would be nowhere near the Top 10 (with the latter not even getting a new peak), Måneskin a full 20 places lower and Anne-Marie and Niall missing the Top 40 entirely.

1 2 Good 4 u (1)
2 1 Body (1)
3 - Butter (3)
4 12 Deja vu (4)
5 3 Kiss me more (3)
6 4 Montero (1)
7 16 Drivers license (1)
8 - Traitor (8)
9 5 Save your tears (5)
10 - Brutal (10)
11 6 Levitating (6)
12 7 Bed (3)
13 11 Little bit of love (7)
14 9 Friday (5)
15 - Enough for you (15)
16 8 Peaches (2)
17 - Heartbreak anthem (17)
18 - Happier (18)
19 32 Good without (18)
20 10 Anywhere away from here (10)
21 13 Let’s go home together (12)
22 - 1 step forward 3 steps back (22)
23 - Favorite crime (23)
24 15 Rapstar (3)
25 21 Astronaut in the ocean (18)
26 - Jealousy jealousy (26)
27 19 The business (3)
28 22 Without you (2)
29 20 Wellerman (1)
30 24 Confetti (20)
31 23 Latest trends (2)
32 29 Blinding lights (1)
33 - Hope ur OK (33)
34 25 Your love (9)
35 28 Rasputin (26)
36 27 Ferrari horses (18)
37 - Zitti e buoni (37)
38 30 Black hole (29)
39 34 Head & heart (1)
40 33 Higher power (14)
41 36 Didn’t know (30)
42 38 Heat waves (24)
43 37 Little more love (33)
44 - Our song (44)
45 41 My head & my heart (22)
46 42 Leave the door open (22)
47 43 Goosebumps (8)
48 14 My life (14)
49 17 Pride is the devil (17)
50 50 Someone you loved (1)

Posted by: JulianT 5th June 2021, 02:25 PM

Update for week ending June 10:

1 1 Good 4 u (1)
2 2 Body (1)
3 5 Kiss me more (3)
4 9 Save your tears (4)
5 6 Montero (1)
6 4 Deja vu (4)
7 11 Levitating (6)
8 12 Bed (3)
9 14 Friday (5)
10 7 Drivers license (1)
11 13 Little bit of love (7)
12 8 Traitor (8)
13 16 Peaches (2)
14 3 Butter (3)
15 21 Let’s go home together (12)
16 27 The business (3)
17 17 Heartbreak anthem (17)
18 30 Confetti (18)
19 19 Good without (18)
20 23 Favorite crime (20)
21 32 Blinding lights (1)
22 35 Rasputin (22)
23 34 Your love (9)
24 25 Astronaut in the ocean (18)
25 10 Brutal (10)
26 24 Rapstar (3)
27 39 Head & heart (1)
28 20 Anywhere away from here (10)
29 28 Without you (2)
30 41 Didn’t know (30)
31 29 Wellerman (1)
32 - Meant to be (32)
33 31 Latest trends (2)
34 18 Happier (18)
35 15 Enough for you (15)
36 36 Ferrari horses (18)
37 38 Black hole (29)
38 40 Higher power (14)
39 42 Heat waves (24)
40 22 1 step forward 2 steps back (22)
41 43 Little more love (33)
42 - Believe me (31)
43 - I wanna be your slave (43)
44 37 Zitti e buoni (37)
45 45 My head & my heart (22)
46 26 Jealousy jealousy (26)
47 44 Our song (44)
48 46 Leave the door open (22)
49 47 Goosebumps (8)
50 - Watermelon sugar (6)

Posted by: JulianT 13th June 2021, 07:32 AM

Update for week ending June 17:

Olivia would still have 10 tracks in the Top 50 on their 3rd week!

1 1 Good 4 u (1)
2 2 Body (1)
3 4 Save your tears (3)
4 3 Kiss me more (3)
5 5 Montero (1)
6 6 Deja vu (4)
7 7 Levitating (6)
8 8 Bed (3)
9 12 Traitor (8)
10 17 Heartbreak anthem (10)
11 10 Drivers license (1)
12 13 Peaches (2)
13 - Oliver Twist (13)
14 11 Little bit of love (7)
15 9 Friday (5)
16 19 Good without (16)
17 15 Let’s go home together (12)
18 18 Confetti (18)
19 20 Favorite crime (19)
20 22 Rasputin (20)
21 21 Blinding lights (1)
22 43 I wanna be your slave (22)
23 16 The business (3)
24 14 Butter (3)
25 25 Brutal (10)
26 27 Head & heart (1)
27 - Lost cause (27)
28 - By your side (28)
29 34 Happier (18)
30 24 Astronaut in the ocean (18)
31 23 Your love (9)
32 26 Rapstar (3)
33 30 Didn’t know (30)
34 29 Without you (2)
35 28 Anywhere away from here (10)
36 46 Jealousy jealousy (26)
37 - Wow (37)
38 31 Wellerman (1)
39 39 Heat waves (24)
40 35 Enough for you (15)
41 47 Our song (41)
42 36 Ferrari horses (18)
43 38 Higher power (14)
44 33 Latest trends (2)
45 30 1 step forward 2 steps back (22)
46 37 Black hole (29)
47 45 My head & my heart (22)
48 41 Little more love (33)
49 - Summer 91 (49)
50 50 Watermelon sugar (6)

Posted by: jimwatts 13th June 2021, 03:35 PM

Levitating again going by this thread, if it had got a reset to SCR at the end of April (the week it just fell short with a 21.8% increase), it would now have made #5 for a third time in its current chart run, leaving the Top 40 between each:

RE (15/10/2020) | 30-22-13-14-13-10-10-5-7-20-23-73-68-5-9-11-12-15-34-32-37-38-43-39-36-36-34-38-32-9-8-7-6-9-6-5

(would-be chart positions post-reset in italics)

Posted by: JulianT 20th June 2021, 08:51 AM

Update for week ending June 24th:

1 1 Good 4 u (1)
2 2 Body (1)
3 3 Save your tears (3)
4 4 Kiss me more (3)
5 5 Montero (1)
6 10 Heartbreak anthem (6)
7 6 Deja vu (4)
8 7 Levitating (6)
9 8 Bed (3)
10 13 Oliver Twist (10)
11 - 3 lions (1)
12 22 I wanna be your slave (12)
13 9 Traitor (8)
14 12 Peaches (2)
15 16 Good without (15)
16 15 Friday (5)
17 14 Little bit of love (7)
18 11 Drivers license (1)
19 18 Confetti (18)
20 17 Let’s go home together (12)
21 32 Rapstar (3)
22 21 Blinding lights (1)
23 19 Favorite crime (19)
24 - Dumb love (24)
25 28 By your side (24)
26 33 Didn’t know (26)
27 30 Astronaut in the ocean (18)
28 20 Rasputin (20)
29 26 Head & heart (1)
30 23 The business (3)
31 29 Happier (18)
32 31 Your love (9)
33 - Solar power (33)
34 25 Brutal (10)
35 41 Our song (35)
36 38 Wellerman (1)
37 39 Heat waves (24)
38 34 Without you (2)
39 43 Higher power (14)
40 36 Jealousy jealousy (26)
41 35 Anywhere away from here (10)
42 24 Butter (3)
43 42 Ferrari horses (18)
44 50 Watermelon sugar (6)
45 - Beggin (45)
46 - Believe me (31)
47 49 Summer 91 (47)
48 44 Latest trends (2)
49 37 Wow (37)
50 46 Black hole (29)

Posted by: jimwatts 20th June 2021, 11:11 AM

Lorde's Green Light debuted at #28 in an equivalent chart to this one (no ACR or 3-track rule) in the same week as all the album tracks from Ed Sheeran's Divide. Had those rules been in place, it probably would have debuted at #14 (with 13 Divide tracks starred out and You Don't Know Me being on ACR) - either way, a few places higher than where Solar Power is this week.

Posted by: JulianT 27th June 2021, 09:01 AM

Update for week ending 1 July:

Still 8 in the Top 40 for Olivia

1 1 Good 4 u (1)
2 - Holiday (2)
3 2 Body (1)
4 3 Save your tears (3)
5 4 Kiss me more (3)
6 6 Heartbreak anthem (6)
7 5 Montero (1)
8 12 I wanna be your slave (8)
9 7 Deja vu (4)
10 8 Levitating (6)
11 10 Oliver Twist (10)
12 9 Bed (3)
13 15 Good without (13)
14 13 Traitor (8)
15 45 Beggin (15)
16 20 Let’s go home together (12)
17 11 3 lions (1)
18 17 Little bit of love (7)
19 18 Drivers license (1)
20 25 By your side (20)
21 19 Confetti (18)
22 16 Friday (5)
23 35 Our song (23)
24 14 Peaches (2)
25 24 Dumb love (24)
26 26 Didn’t know (26)
27 22 Blinding lights (1)
28 21 Rapstar (3)
29 23 Favorite crime (19)
30 28 Rasputin (20)
31 29 Head & heart (1)
32 31 Happier (18)
33 27 Astronaut in the ocean (18)
34 30 The business (3)
35 32 Your love (9)
36 36 Wellerman (1)
37 34 Brutal (10)
38 37 Heat waves (24)
39 39 Higher power (14)
40 40 Jealousy jealousy (26)
41 - Remember (41)
42 50 Black hole (29)
43 38 Without you (2)
44 44 Watermelon sugar (6)
45 42 Butter (3)
46 41 Anywhere away from here (10)
47 - Transparent soul (47)
48 43 Ferrari horses (18)
49 48 Latest trends (2)
50 49 Wow (37)

Posted by: JulianT 4th July 2021, 08:11 AM

Update for week ending 8 July:

1 - Bad habits (1)
2 1 Good 4 u (1)
3 5 Kiss me more (3)
4 4 Save your tears (3)
5 6 Heartbreak anthem (5)
6 8 I wanna be your slave (6)
7 2 Holiday (2)
8 7 Montero (1)
9 15 Beggin (9)
10 3 Body (1)
11 17 3 lions (1)
12 10 Levitating (6)
13 11 Oliver Twist (10)
14 9 Deja vu (4)
15 - You right (15)
16 20 By your side (16)
17 14 Traitor (8)
18 13 Good without (13)
19 12 Bed (3)
20 16 Let’s go home together (12)
21 23 Our song (21)
22 18 Little bit of love (7)
23 22 Friday (5)
24 19 Drivers license (1)
25 24 Peaches (2)
26 25 Dumb love (24)
27 41 Remember (27)
28 26 Didn’t know (26)
29 21 Confetti (18)
30 27 Blinding lights (1)
31 30 Rasputin (20)
32 31 Head & heart (1)
33 29 Favorite crime (19)
34 28 Rapstar (3)
35 33 Astronaut in the ocean (18)
36 35 Your love (9)
37 36 Wellerman (1)
38 34 The business (3)
39 38 Heat waves (24)
40 32 Happier (18)
41 37 Brutal (10)
42 40 Higher power (14)
43 - Wusyaname (43)
44 40 Jealousy jealousy (26)
45 - Learning curve (45)
46 45 Butter (3)
47 43 Without you (2)
48 - Ain’t sh*t (48)
49 - Black magic (49)
50 42 Black hole (29)

Posted by: Smint 5th July 2021, 12:08 AM

‘Didn’t Know’ only peaking 26 on old rules compared to 14 on current rules is a massive difference especially as it has 6 weeks in official top 20. ‘Dumb love’ also has a big discrepancy (24 old rules 12 current rules)

Posted by: JulianT 11th July 2021, 09:53 AM

Update for week ending 15 July:

1 1 Bad habits (1)
2 11 3 Lions (1)
3 2 Good 4 u (1)
4 5 Heartbreak anthem (4)
5 6 I wanna be your slave (5)
6 4 Save your tears (3)
7 9 Beggin (7)
8 3 Kiss me more (3)
9 8 Montero (1)
10 7 Holiday (2)
11 10 Body (1)
12 12 Levitating (6)
13 16 By your side (13)
14 17 Traitor (8)
15 13 Oliver Twist (10)
16 18 Good without (13)
17 19 Bed (3)
18 14 Deja vu (4)
19 27 Remember (19)
20 49 Black magic (20)
21 20 Let’s go home together (12)
22 15 You right (15)
23 21 Our song (21)
24 24 Drivers license (1)
25 - Vindaloo (2)
26 22 Little bit of love (7)
27 26 Dumb love (24)
28 23 Friday (5)
29 33 Favorite crime (19)
30 28 Didn’t know (26)
31 30 Blinding lights (1)
32 25 Peaches (2)
33 29 Confetti (18)
34 32 Head & heart (1)
35 31 Rasputin (20)
36 38 The business (3)
37 39 Heat waves (24)
38 - World in motion (1)
39 34 Rapstar (3)
40 44 Jealousy jealousy (26)
41 40 Happier (18)
42 42 Higher power (14)
43 36 Your love (9)
44 35 Astronaut in the ocean (18)
45 - Fly away (45)
46 41 Brutal (10)
47 37 Wellerman (1)
48 - Sweet Caroline (8)
49 - Leave before you love me (49)
50 - Watermelon sugar (6)

Posted by: JulianT 18th July 2021, 10:06 AM

Update for week ending 22 July:

1 1 Bad habits (1)
2 2 3 Lions (1)
3 2 Good 4 u (1)
4 - Clash (4)
5 - Stay (5)
6 4 Heartbreak anthem (4)
7 5 I wanna be your slave (5)
8 7 Beggin (7)
9 6 Save your tears (3)
10 48 Sweet Caroline (8)
11 8 Kiss me more (3)
12 10 Holiday (2)
13 20 Black magic (12)
14 9 Montero (1)
15 25 Vindaloo (2)
16 13 By your side (13)
17 14 Traitor (8)
18 11 Body (1)
19 - Southgate you’re the one (19)
20 19 Remember (19)
21 - Permission to dance (21)
22 12 Levitating (6)
23 15 Oliver Twist (10)
24 17 Bed (3) 22.0
25 23 Our song (21)
26 16 Good without (13)
27 18 Deja vu (4)
28 38 World in motion (1)
29 21 Let’s go home together (12)
30 26 Little bit of love (7)
31 27 Dumb love (24)
32 28 Friday (5)
33 31 Blinding lights (1)
34 30 Didn’t know (26)
35 24 Drivers license (1)
36 29 Favorite crime (19)
37 33 Confetti (18)
38 34 Head & heart (1)
39 45 Fly away (39)
40 22 You right (15)
41 32 Peaches (2)
42 42 Higher power (14)
43 35 Rasputin (20)
44 49 Leave before you love me (44)
45 36 The business (3)
46 40 Jealousy jealousy (26)
47 - Motley crew (47)
48 37 Heat waves (24)
49 - Butter (3)
50 39 Rapstar (3)

Posted by: JulianT 24th July 2021, 01:49 PM

Update for week ending 29 July:

1 1 Bad habits (1)
2 3 Good 4 u (1)
3 5 Stay (3)
4 6 Heartbreak anthem (4)
5 13 Black magic (5)
6 7 I wanna be your slave (5)
7 8 Beggin (7)
8 12 Holiday (2)
9 4 Clash (4)
10 9 Save your tears (3)
11 20 Remember (11)
12 11 Kiss me more (3)
13 16 By your side (13)
14 22 Levitating (6)
15 14 Montero (1)
16 24 Bed (3)
17 17 Traitor (8)
18 18 Body (1)
19 - Deneanour (19)
20 23 Oliver Twist (10)
21 30 Little bit of love (7)
22 39 Fly away (22)
23 25 Our song (21)
24 32 Friday (5)
25 34 Didn’t know (25)
26 33 Blinding lights (1)
27 26 Good without (13)
28 29 Let’s go home together (12)
29 38 Head & heart (1)
30 27 Deja vu (4)
31 31 Dumb love (24)
32 41 Peaches (2)
33 48 Heat waves (24)
34 - Talk about (34)
35 42 Higher power (14)
36 - No time (36)
37 43 Rasputin (20)
38 40 You right (15)
39 45 The business (3)
40 44 Leave before you love me (40)
41 - Watermelon sugar (6)
42 35 Drivers license (1)
43 - Your love (9)
44 - Mr Brightside (10)
45 - Ain’t sh*t (45)
46 36 Favorite crime (19)
47 37 Confetti (18)
48 - Motley crew (48)
49 - Summer 91 (47)
50 - Don’t play (2)

Posted by: JulianT 1st August 2021, 09:37 AM

Update for week ending 5 August:

Dave with all 12 tracks in the Top 40. I think Clash would just about have made No 2 ahead of Good 4 u on its 11th straight week above 50k.

1 1 Bad habits (1)
2 9 Clash (2)
3 2 Good 4 u (1)
4 3 Stay (3)
5 - Verdansk (5)
6 5 Black magic (5)
7 - In the fire (7)
8 4 Heartbreak anthem (4)
9 6 I wanna be your slave (5)
10 7 Beggin (7)
11 - System (11)
12 11 Remember (11)
13 - We’re all alone (13)
14 10 Save your tears (3)
15 8 Holiday (2)
16 12 Kiss me more (3)
17 - Industry baby (17)
18 13 By your side (13)
19 15 Montero (1)
20 14 Levitating (6)
21 - Lazarus (21)
22 - Twenty to one (22)
23 17 Traitor (8)
24 - Heart attack (24)
25 - Kiss my (25)
26 - Three rivers (26)
27 - Law of attraction (27)
28 16 Bed (3)
29 34 Talk about (29)
30 22 Fly away (22)
31 - Both sides of a smile (31)
32 18 Body (1)
33 23 Our song (21)
34 20 Oliver Twist (10)
35 - Survivor’s guilt (35)
36 26 Blinding lights (1)
37 21 Little bit of love (7)
38 27 Good without (13)
39 30 Deja vu (4)
40 33 Heat waves (24)
41 28 Let’s go home together (12)
42 29 Head & heart (1)
43 31 Dumb love (24)
44 25 Didn’t know (25)
45 40 Leave before you love me (40)
46 24 Friday (5)
47 45 Ain’t sh*t (45)
48 35 Higher power (14)
49 42 Drivers license (1)
50 - Need to know (50)

Posted by: JulianT 8th August 2021, 08:57 AM

Update for week ending 12 August:

1 1 Bad habits (1)
2 4 Stay (2)
3 3 Good 4 u (1)
4 6 Black magic (4)
5 2 Clash (2)
6 8 Heartbreak anthem (4)
7 - Happier than ever (7)
8 12 Remember (8)
9 9 I wanna be your slave (5)
10 10 Beggin (7)
11 14 Save your tears (3)
12 17 Industry baby (12)
13 15 Holiday (2)
14 18 By your side (13)
15 23 Traitor (8)
16 16 Kiss me more (3)
17 5 Verdansk (5)
18 19 Montero (1)
19 29 Talk about (19)
20 20 Levitating (6)
21 7 In the fire (7)
22 30 Fly away (22)
23 25 Kiss my (25)
24 28 Bed (3)
25 33 Our song (21)
26 32 Body (1)
27 36 Blinding lights (1)
28 50 Need to know (28)
29 34 Oliver Twist (10)
30 40 Heat waves (24)
31 38 Good without (13)
32 37 Little bit of love (7)
33 41 Let’s go home together (12)
34 42 Head & heart (1)
35 45 Leave before you love me (32)
36 11 System (11)
37 39 Deja vu (4)
38 44 Didn’t know (25)
39 43 Dumb love (24)
40 49 Drivers license (1)
41 47 Ain’t sh*t (41)
42 46 Friday (5)
43 - Getting older (43)
44 - You for me (44)
45 13 We’re all alone (13)
46 - Peaches (2)
47 - Let them know (47)
48 - Oxytocin (48)
49 48 Higher power (14)
50 - Pain (50)

Posted by: JulianT 15th August 2021, 10:13 AM

Update for week ending 19 August:

1 1 Bad habits (1)
2 2 Stay (2)
3 3 Good 4 u (1)
4 4 Black magic (4)
5 7 Happier than ever (5)
6 8 Remember (6)
7 5 Clash (2)
8 6 Heartbreak anthem (4)
9 9 I wanna be your slave (5)
10 10 Beggin (7)
11 11 Save your tears (3)
12 12 Industry baby (12)
13 13 Holiday (2)
14 - Take my breath (14)
15 19 Talk about (15)
16 14 By your side (13)
17 16 Kiss me more (3)
18 15 Traitor (8)
19 18 Montero (1)
20 - Lose (20)
21 22 Fly away (21)
22 20 Levitating (6)
23 23 Kiss my (23)
24 28 Need to know (24)
25 17 Verdansk (5)
26 24 Bed (3)
27 27 Blinding lights (1)
28 47 Let them know (28)
28 27 Blinding lights (1)
29 25 Our song (21)
30 21 In the fire (7)
31 26 Body (1)
32 32 Little bit of love (7)
33 30 Heat waves (24)
34 31 Good without (13)
35 34 Head & heart (1)
36 39 Didn’t know (25)
37 29 Oliver Twist (10)
38 35 Leave before you love me (32)
39 44 You for me (39)
40 33 Let’s go home together (12)
41 37 Deja vu (4)
42 42 Friday (5)
43 39 Dumb love (24)
44 - 2055 (44)
45 40 Drivers license (1)
46 41 Ain’t sh*t (41)
47 - Mr Brightside (10)
48 46 Peaches (2)
49 49 Higher power (14)
50 - Perfect (1)

Posted by: Maestro 15th August 2021, 10:29 AM

Lol Perfect

Posted by: jimwatts 15th August 2021, 02:22 PM

Can't recall anything else appearing in this top 50 while #83 or lower officially.

[Side note: how did this thread reach 85k+ views at only 8 pages...]

Posted by: JulianT 15th August 2021, 08:26 PM

Don’t know, and only a few hundred are me so someone must actually be reading my geekery.

Posted by: JulianT 22nd August 2021, 08:45 AM

Update for week ending 26 August:

1 1 Bad habits (1)
2 2 Stay (2)
3 6 Remember (3)
4 3 Good 4 u (1)
5 4 Black magic (4)
6 8 Heartbreak anthem (4)
7 5 Happier than ever (5)
8 - Wasted (8)
9 9 I wanna be your slave (5)
10 12 Industry baby (10)
11 11 Save your tears (3)
12 7 Clash (2)
13 15 Talk about (13)
14 10 Beggin (7)
15 13 Holiday (2)
16 21 Fly away (16)
17 24 Need to know (17)
18 17 Kiss me more (3)
19 16 By your side (23)
20 18 Traitor (8)
21 23 Kiss my (21)
22 14 Take my breath (14)
23 19 Montero (1)
24 22 Levitating (6)
25 - Essence (25)
26 - Out out (26)
27 28 Let them know (27)
28 - Rumors (28)
29 27 Blinding lights (1)
30 26 Bed (3)
31 44 2055 (31)
32 32 Little bit of love (7)
33 40 You for me (33)
34 25 Verdansk (5)
35 29 Our song (21)
36 - Woman (36)
37 33 Heat waves (24)
38 35 Head & heart (1)
39 31 Body (1)
40 36 Didn’t know (25)
41 43 Dumb love (24)
42 38 Leave before you love me (32)
43 30 In the fire (7)
44 20 Lose (20)
45 47 Mr Brightside (10)
46 37 Oliver Twist (10)
47 45 Drivers license (1)
48 40 Let’s go home together (12)
49 42 Friday (5)
50 - Cold heart (50)

Posted by: Glenn 69 22nd August 2021, 10:17 AM

Seeing this makes me realise how Mr Brightside makes it in to the Year End Top 50. It's at No 46 on the most recent update that was aired on MTV last Saturday

Posted by: Gameskiller01 28th August 2021, 02:15 PM

I'm one of those people lmao, don't really comment much but I follow this thread every week so thank you for doing them

Posted by: Bré 28th August 2021, 05:50 PM

I think either someone very bored is holding down the refresh button with this thread open or it's attracting a lot of 'views' from bots for some reason... (as it's apparently gained another 7k views in the last 13 days)

Posted by: JulianT 29th August 2021, 07:08 AM

Update for week ending 2 September:

Shout out this week to Heat Waves - its 17 week official Top 40 run only peaking at #19 was quite impressive but it’s had a long 2nd wind which has been lost to ACR. I make it 28 weeks in this Top 40 now but peaking at a lowly #24, which must surely be unprecedented.

1 1 Bad habits (1)
2 2 Stay (2)
3 6 Remember (3)
4 5 Black magic (4)
5 4 Good 4 u (1)
6 - Visiting hours (6)
7 6 Heartbreak anthem (4)
8 7 Happier than ever (5)
9 10 Industry baby (9)
10 8 Wasted (8)
11 13 Talk about (11)
12 9 I wanna be your slave (5)
13 11 Save your tears (3)
14 26 Out out (14)
15 15 Holiday (2)
16 17 Need to know (16)
17 12 Clash (2)
18 16 Fly away (16)
19 21 Kiss my (19)
20 20 Traitor (8)
21 14 Beggin (7)
22 18 Kiss me more (3)
23 19 By your side (23)
24 23 Montero (1)
25 25 Essence (25)
26 22 Take my breath (14)
27 24 Levitating (6)
28 - Wid it (28)
29 36 Woman (29)
30 27 Let them know (27)
31 29 Blinding lights (1)
32 - I guess I’m in love (32)
33 31 2055 (31)
34 28 Rumors (28)
35 30 Bed (3)
36 33 You for me (33)
37 32 Little bit of love (7)
38 37 Heat waves (24)
39 - Just for me (39)
40 38 Head & heart (1)
41 39 Body (1)
42 42 Leave before you love me (32)
43 34 Verdansk (5)
44 - Love tonight (44)
45 45 Mr Brightside (45)
46 35 Our song (21)
47 47 Drivers license (1)
48 - Perfect (1)
49 41 Dumb love (24)
50 46 Oliver Twist (10)

Posted by: JulianT 29th August 2021, 07:12 AM

You’re very welcome - good to know at least some of the streams are genuine.

Posted by: JulianT 29th August 2021, 07:13 AM

Did you miss the Chart Without ACR dance on TikTok?

Posted by: Gameskiller01 29th August 2021, 12:30 PM

Along with the longevity of Heat Waves, seeing Mr. Brightside nearly back into the Top 40 after 17 years is incredible, and the fact that Perfect has had better longevity than Shape of You certainly isn't something I would've expected haha

Posted by: JulianT 5th September 2021, 09:08 AM

Update for week ending 2 September:

I place Heat Waves at #23, which would give it a peak equal to its year to date position.

Talk About would be frustratingly stalling at #11.

Next week will be carnage - will Blinding Lights leave the Top 50 after 88 straight weeks?

1 1 Bad habits (1)
2 2 Stay (2)
3 3 Remember (3)
4 4 Black magic (4)
5 5 Good 4 u (1)
6 9 Industry baby (6)
7 14 Out out (7)
8 7 Heartbreak anthem (4)
9 - Hurricane (9)
10 8 Happier than ever (5)
11 11 Talk about (11)
12 19 Kiss my (12)
13 - Jail (13)
14 16 Need to know (14)
15 10 Wasted (8)
16 17 Clash (2)
17 13 Save your tears (3)
18 - Off the grid (18)
19 18 Fly away (16)
20 12 I wanna be your slave (5)
21 6 Visiting hours (6)
22 15 Holiday (2)
23 38 Heat waves (23)
24 20 Traitor (8)
25 21 Beggin (7)
26 22 Kiss me more (3)
27 25 Essence (25)
28 29 Woman (28)
29 23 By your side (23)
30 26 Take my breath (14)
31 24 Montero (1)
32 27 Levitating (6)
33 - Cold heart (33)
34 27 Let them know (27)
35 31 Blinding lights (1)
36 33 2055 (31)
37 - Praise God (37)
38 - Moon (38)
39 44 Love tonight (39)
40 36 You for me (33)
41 - Jonah (41)
42 37 Little bit of love (7)
43 - Believe what I say (43)
44 - God breathed (44)
45 28 Wid it (28)
46 32 I guess I’m in love (32)
47 40 Head & heart (1)
48 35 Bed (3)
49 41 Body (1)
50 42 Leave before you love me (32)

Posted by: Gameskiller01 5th September 2021, 03:43 PM

Thank god for that Worst song I've heard all year easily imo lmao

Posted by: JulianT 12th September 2021, 08:05 AM

Update for week ending 16 September:

Well as an ABBA fan I’ve never been so pleased about ACR and the 3 track rule - Don’t Shut Me Down absolutely needed both to make the Top 10. Drake would have most of the Top 10 and nearly half the Top 40 thanks to what are obviously largely album streams.

1 1 Bad habits (1)
2 - Girls want girls (2)
3 - Fair trade (3)
4 2 Stay (2)
5 - Champagne poetry (5)
6 - Way too sexy (6)
7 - Love all (7)
8 - In the bible (8)
9 3 Remember (3)
10 - Papi’s home (10)
11 4 Black magic (4)
12 5 Good 4 u (1)
13 - TSU (13)
14 7 Out out (7)
15 6 Industry baby (6)
16 - Don’t shut me down (16)
17 - No friends in the industry (17)
18 - N too deep (18)
19 23 Heat waves (19)
20 33 Cold heart (20)
21 - Knife talk (21)
22 - Pipe down (22)
23 9 Hurricane (9)
24 10 Happier than ever (5)
25 - I still have faith in you (25)
26 8 Heartbreak anthem (4)
27 - Fountains (27)
28 - 7am on bridle path (28)
29 16 Clash (2)
30 11 Talk about (11)
31 17 Save your tears (3)
32 15 Wasted (8)
33 12 Kiss my (12)
34 - Race my mind (34)
35 - Yabba’s heartbreak (35)
36 14 Need to know (14)
37 28 Woman (28)
38 19 Fly away (16)
39 - You only live twice (39)
40 20 I wanna be your slave (5)
41 21 Visiting hours (6)
42 22 Holiday (2)
43 - IMY2 (43)
44 - Get along better (44)
45 26 Kiss me more (3)
46 25 Beggin (7)
47 24 Traitor (8)
48 27 Essence (25)
49 29 By your side (23)
50 32 Levitating (6)

Posted by: JulianT 19th September 2021, 09:34 AM

Update for week ending 23 September:

Amazing how quickly most of the Drake songs faded away, allowing old songs to rebound.

How long will Bad Habits be the “true” No 1?

1 1 Bad habits (1)
2 - Shivers (2)
3 4 Stay (2)
4 2 Girls want girls (2)
5 9 Remember (3)
6 20 Cold heart (6)
7 - Obsessed with you (7)
8 11 Black magic (4)
9 3 Fair trade (3)
10 14 Out out (7)
11 12 Good 4 u (1)
12 19 Heat waves (12)
13 15 Industry baby (6)
14 6 Way too sexy (6)
15 24 Happier than ever (5)
16 26 Clash (2)
17 37 Woman (17)
18 30 Talk about (11)
19 26 Heartbreak anthem (4)
20 32 Wasted (8)
21 38 Fly away (16)
22 36 Need to know (14)
23 31 Save your tears (3)
24 33 Kiss my (12)
25 5 Champagne poetry (5)
26 41 Visiting hours (6)
27 23 Hurricane (9)
28 45 Kiss me more (3)
29 - Love tonight (29)
30 40 I wanna be your slave (5)
31 48 Essence (25)
32 - Love nwantiti (32)
33 - My heart goes (33)
34 50 Levitating (6)
35 - 24/5 (35)
36 42 Holiday (2)
37 47 Traitor (8)
38 - 2k17 (38)
39 - Montero (1)
40 - Take my breath (14)
41 - Verdansk (5)
42 46 Beggin (7)
43 49 By your side (23)
44 - Blinding lights (1)
45 - 2055 (31)
46 16 Don’t shut me down (16)
47 7 Love all (7)
48 - Little bit of love (7)
49 8 In the bible (8)
50 - Perfect (1)

Posted by: JulianT 25th September 2021, 04:05 PM

Update for week ending 30 September:

There’s been talk about the possibility of Ed breaking Bryan Adams’ record for the uninterrupted spell at #1 by a single artist - but without ACR he’d still have a chance to do it with a single song. Bad Habits would be comfortably spending a 13th week at the top and with sales dropping away very slowly.

Heat Waves would have taken even longer to reach the Top 10, finally making it this week.

1 1 Bad habits (1)
2 2 Shivers (2)
3 3 Stay (2)
4 6 Cold heart (4)
5 13 Industry baby (5)
6 7 Obsessed with you (6)
7 5 Remember (3)
8 4 Girls want girls (2)
9 12 Heat waves (9)
10 10 Out out (7)
11 8 Black magic (4)
12 11 Good 4 u (1)
13 32 Love nwantiti (13)
14 - That’s what I want (14)
15 9 Fair trade (3)
16 15 Happier than ever (5)
17 17 Woman (17)
18 14 Way too sexy (6)
19 39 Montero (1)
20 16 Clash (2)
21 24 Kiss my (12)
22 18 Talk about (11)
23 19 Heartbreak anthem (4)
24 20 Wasted (8)
25 22 Need to know (14)
26 23 Save your tears (3)
27 33 My heart goes (27)
28 26 Visiting hours (6)
29 21 Fly away (16)
30 28 Kiss me more (3)
31 29 Love tonight (29)
32 40 Take my breath (14)
33 - Wildest dreams (33)
34 34 Levitating (6)
35 31 Essence (25)
36 37 Traitor (8)
37 45 2055 (31)
38 42 Beggin (7)
39 36 Holiday (2)
40 27 Hurricane (9)
41 44 Blinding lights (1)
42 30 I wanna be your slave (5)
43 25 Champagne poetry (5)
44 - Meet me at our spot (44)
45 - Wid it (28)
46 43 By your side (13)
47 50 Perfect (1)
48 - If you really love me (48)
49 48 Little bit of love (7)
50 41 Verdansk (5)

Posted by: Gameskiller01 25th September 2021, 10:22 PM

1 more week until he beats his own personal best, will be interesting to see if he can do it or if Shivers will finally become a real #1 next week.

Posted by: JulianT 3rd October 2021, 08:10 AM

Update for week ending 7 October:

The Ed songs have swapped places so Bad Habits wouldn’t be breaking Bryan Adams’ record, although will still be interesting
to see if anything other than Ed himself can move ahead of it before Week 17. Bad Habits is now just a few k behind Good 4 U in total and in fact could overtake both Olivia songs this week.

Ed and Dua closed the gap on Stay, which is still going strong after 12 weeks and would very much have been the biggest hit of the last few months without Ed.

Perfect doing ridiculously well - ironic that when it was in the official top 40 last year it was nowhere near the true top 40, and now that it’s in the true top 40 it’s starred out. Both that and Mr Brightside are closing in on the year to date top 40.

1 2 Shivers (1)
2 1 Bad habits (1)
3 3 Stay (2)
4 4 Cold heart (4)
5 - My universe (5)
6 13 Love nwantiti (6)
7 6 Obsessed with you (6)
8 5 Industry baby (5)
9 9 Heat waves (9)
10 10 Out out (7)
11 7 Remember (3)
12 8 Girls want girls (2)
13 12 Good 4 u (1)
14 16 Happier than ever (5)
15 11 Black magic (4)
16 14 That’s what I want (14)
17 17 Woman (17)
18 15 Fair trade (3)
19 21 Kiss my (12)
20 27 My heart goes (20)
21 20 Clash (2)
22 18 Way 2 sexy (6)
23 24 Wasted (8)
24 19 Montero (1)
25 28 Visiting hours (6)
26 23 Heartbreak anthem (4)
27 25 Need to know (14)
28 26 Save your tears (3)
29 31 Love tonight (29)
30 22 Talk about (11)
31 34 Levitating (6)
32 44 Meet me at our spot (32)
33 32 Take my breath (14)
34 29 Fly away (16)
35 47 Perfect (1)
36 35 Essence (25)
37 30 Kiss me more (3)
38 38 Beggin (7)
39 48 If you really love me
40 37 2055 (31)
41 36 Traitor (8)
42 41 Blinding lights (1)
43 42 I wanna be your slave (5)
43 39 Holiday (2)
44 - Better days (44)
45 40 Hurricane (9)
46 - Mr Brightside (10)
47 - Head & heart (1)
48 49 Little bit of love (7)
49 45 Wid it (28)
50 - 24/5 (35)

Posted by: dan:G 3rd October 2021, 08:14 AM

Ugh at Perfect getting such a big boost from the release of new Ed material, but at least it won't be re-entering the official chart for a long time.
Good to see Shivers cementing itself as a proper number one anyhow and My Heart Goes making the top 20.

Posted by: Gameskiller01 3rd October 2021, 12:40 PM

That's incredible. I was sure that Olivia would be #1 on the year-end chart because of the massive lead she had but at this rate it seems like Bad Habits might actually take it! What's the latest that a single that ended up at #1 on the year-end chart has been released before?

Posted by: dan:G 3rd October 2021, 12:50 PM

We haven't had a year-end #1 released so late since Eminem - Love the Way You Lie.

2010 "Love the Way You Lie" Eminem featuring Rihanna June 21
2011 "Someone like You" Adele January 24
2012 "Somebody That I Used to Know" Gotye featuring Kimbra July 5, 2011
2013 "Blurred Lines" Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams 1,470,000 May 26
2014 "Happy" Pharrell Williams November 21, 2013
2015 "Uptown Funk" Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars December 7, 2014
2016 "One Dance" Drake featuring Wizkid & Kyla April 5
2017 "Shape of You" Ed Sheeran January 6
2018 "One Kiss" Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa April 6
2019 "Someone You Loved" Lewis Capaldi November 8, 2018
2020 "Blinding Lights" The Weeknd November 29, 2019
2021 "Bad Habits" Ed Sheeran June 25

The absolute latest in recent times was at the peak of X Factor, "Hallelujah" by Alexandra Burke (17 December 2008) which had a mammoth first week sale (576k) [alongside a big second week to give it the EOY #1 spot]

Posted by: Smint 3rd October 2021, 01:01 PM

Realised Dan G posted the answer - Alexandra Burke

Posted by: Riser 4th October 2021, 01:12 AM

Love The Way You Lie was technically released with Eminem's album on June 21st, and it debuted in the chart that week (w/e July 3, compared to w/e July 8 for Bad Habits) so I don't think it's fair to use the August 9th date.

Posted by: dan:G 4th October 2021, 07:18 AM

oh right I was going off wikipedia for that one. should’ve double checked.

Posted by: JulianT 10th October 2021, 02:28 PM

Update for week ending 14 October:

1 1 Shivers (1)
2 2 Bad habits (1)
3 4 Cold heart (3)
4 3 Stay (2)
5 6 Love nwantiti (6)
6 7 Obsessed with you (6)
7 9 Heat waves (7)
8 8 Industry baby (5)
9 10 Out out (7)
10 14 Happier than ever (8)
11 11 Remember (3)
12 13 Good 4 u (1)
13 12 Girls want girls (2)
14 16 That’s all I want (14)
15 15 Black magic (4)
16 5 My universe (5)
17 17 Woman (17)
18 20 My heart goes (18)
19 21 Clash (2)
20 19 Kiss my (12)
21 18 Fair trade (3)
22 23 Wasted (8)
23 24 Montero (1)
24 25 Visiting hours (6)
25 29 Love tonight (25)
26 22 Way 2 sexy (6)
27 26 Heartbreak anthem (4)
28 27 Need to know (14)
29 28 Save your tears (3)
30 30 Talk about (11)
31 32 Meet me at our spot (31)
32 31 Levitating (6)
33 33 Take my breath (14)
34 34 Fly away (16)
35 35 Perfect (1)
36 36 Essence (25)
37 44 Better days (37)
38 37 Kiss me more (3)
39 40 2055 (31)
40 39 If you really love me (39)
41 38 Beggin (7)
42 42 Blinding lights (1)
43 43 I wanna be your slave (5)
44 41 Traitor (8)
45 48 Little bit of love (7)
46 - No time to die (1)
47 46 Mr Brightside (10)
48 50 24/5 (48)
49 - Life goes on (49)
50 - By your side (13)

Posted by: JulianT 16th October 2021, 03:33 PM

Update for week ending 21 October:

1 3 Cold heart (1)
2 1 Shivers (1)
3 2 Bad habits (1)
4 4 Stay (2)
5 5 Love nwantiti (5)
6 - Boyz (6)
7 7 Heat waves (7)
8 6 Obsessed with you (6)
9 8 Industry baby (5)
10 9 Out out (7)
11 10 Happier than ever (8)
12 11 Remember (3)
13 12 Good 4 u (1)
14 14 That’s what I want (14)
15 13 Girls want girls (2)
16 15 Black magic (4)
17 18 My heart goes (17)
18 17 Woman (17)
19 16 My universe (5)
20 20 Kiss my (12)
21 19 Clash (2)
22 25 Love tonight (22)
23 27 Heartbreak anthem (4)
24 31 Meet me at our spot (24)
25 22 Wasted (8)
26 28 Need to know (14)
27 30 Talk about (11)
28 21 Fair trade (3)
29 23 Montero (1)
30 24 Visiting hours (6)
31 29 Save your tears (3)
32 37 Better days (32)
33 33 Take my breath (14)
34 32 Levitating (6)
35 - Seventeen going under (35)
36 39 2055 (31) 13.1
37 26 Way 2 sexy (6)
38 34 Fly away (16)
39 38 Kiss me more (3)
40 40 If you really love me (39)
41 42 Blinding lights (1)
42 35 Perfect (1)
43 - Alone with you (43)
44 36 Essence (25)
45 47 Mr Brightside (10)
46 41 Beggin (7)
47 46 No time to die (1)
48 44 Traitor (8)
49 - Someone like you (1)
50 43 I wanna be your slave (5)

Posted by: GTH 16th October 2021, 03:58 PM

Definitely prefer the ACR chart for this week with The Anxiety breaking top 20.

Seeing if you really love me so low is definitely a blessing I wish carried into the actual chart

Posted by: Maestro 16th October 2021, 04:36 PM

I’m wondering if there’s any chance that when Visiting Hours ends up on ACR, it drops behind Perfect again

Posted by: Bré 16th October 2021, 04:41 PM

Haha I can already imagine it. 'Perfect' casually sneaking back in for one more week before the new album arrives just for lolz.

Posted by: JulianT 24th October 2021, 08:52 AM

Update for week ending 28 October:

Difficult to say exactly where the starred out Adele tracks would have landed, but it would have looked something like this. In particular it would be great if a mod could confirm the position for the previously uncharted Love in the Dark, which I have just missing the Top 20. EDIT: thanks Dan for confirming it would in fact have made #20!

1 - Easy on me (1)
2 1 Cold heart (1)
3 2 Shivers (1)
4 3 Bad habits (1)
5 4 Stay (2)
6 5 Love nwantiti (5)
7 19 My universe (5)
8 7 Heat waves (7)
9 8 Obsessed with you (6)
10 9 Industry baby (5)
11 10 Out out (7)
12 - When we were young (9)
13 14 That’s what I want (13)
14 17 My heart goes (14)
15 11 Happier than ever (8)
16 49 Someone like you (1)
17 12 Remember (3)
18 13 Good 4 u (1)
19 18 Woman (17)
20 - Love in the dark (20)
21 - Rolling in the deep (2)
22 16 Black magic (4)
23 15 Girls want girls (2)
24 32 Better days (24)
25 24 Meet me at our spot (24)
26 - Send my love (5)
27 6 Boyz (6)
28 22 Love tonight (22)
29 20 Kiss my (12)
30 - Set fire to the rain (11)
31 27 Talk about (11)
32 21 Clash (2)
33 - Chasing pavements (2)
34 26 Need to know (14)
35 31 Save your tears (3)
36 25 Wasted (8)
37 - Make you feel my love (4)
38 30 Visiting hours (6)
39 - Hello (1)
40 23 Heartbreak anthem (4)
41 33 Take my breath (14)
42 - Let somebody go (42)
43 29 Montero (1)
44 - Higher power (14)
45 48 Traitor (8)
46 28 Fair trade (3)
47 - Drive (47)
48 40 If you really love me (39)
49 41 Blinding lights (1)
50 38 Fly away (16)

Posted by: dan:G 24th October 2021, 09:30 AM

LITD would have charted at #20 (move Black Magic down a few spots)

Posted by: JulianT 30th October 2021, 08:34 AM

Update for week ending 4 November:

Last week of relative calm on this chart before it’s overrun with Ed songs… and then Adele songs… and then Christmas songs.

1 1 Easy on me (1)
2 2 Cold heart (1)
3 3 Shivers (1)
4 4 Bad habits (1)
5 6 Love nwantiti (5)
6 5 Stay (2)
7 8 Heat waves (7)
8 9 Obsessed with you (6)
9 10 Industry baby (5)
10 7 My universe (5)
11 11 Out out (7)
12 13 That’s what I want (13)
13 14 My heart goes (14)
14 18 Good 4 u (1)
15 25 Meet me at our spot (15)
16 15 Happier than ever (8)
17 17 Remember (3)
18 19 Woman (17)
19 22 Black magic (4)
20 - Moth to a flame (20)
21 - Red light green light (21)
22 12 When we were young (9)
23 23 Girls want girls (2)
24 24 Better days (24)
25 16 Someone like you (1)
26 28 Love tonight (22)
27 - Tell me something good (27)
28 21 Rolling in the deep (2)
29 29 Kiss my (12)
30 20 Love in the dark (20)
31 35 Save your tears (3)
32 36 Wasted (8)
33 27 Boyz (6)
34 41 Take my breath (14)
35 34 Need to know (14)
36 38 Visiting hours (6)
37 - 24/5 (35)
38 31 Talk about (11)
39 32 Clash (2)
40 47 Drive (40)
41 40 Heartbreak anthem (4)
42 45 Traitor (8)
43 49 Blinding lights (1)
44 - Alone with you (44)
45 43 Montero (1)
46 - Levitating (6)
47 - Perfect (1)
48 48 If you really love me (39)
49 - 2055 (31)
50 - Mr Brightside (10)

Posted by: JulianT 7th November 2021, 09:20 AM

Update for week ending 11 November:

Well there would certainly be a big Ed splash in the Top 40, but not so much in the Top 10 or 20. Divide managed to take 9 of the Top 10 and No 6 would have managed 8. This time only the 4 singles would have been that high; I reckon Visiting Hours would have just squeezed back in.

1 1 Easy on me (1)
2 3 Shivers (1)
3 4 Bad habits (1)
4 - Overpass graffiti (4)
5 2 Cold heart (1)
6 5 Loce nwantiti (5)
7 6 Stay (2)
8 7 Heat waves (7)
9 8 Obsessed with you (6)
10 36 Visiting hours (6)
11 11 Out out (7)
12 15 Meet me at our spot (12)
13 10 Industry baby (5)
14 13 My heart goes (13)
15 12 That’s what I want (12)
16 10 My universe (5)
17 - First times (17)
18 16 Happier than ever (8)
19 14 Good 4 u (1)
20 18 Woman (17)
21 - Ghostbusters (2)
22 - Tides (22)
23 - Monster mash (23)
24 - Thriller (10)
25 27 Tell me something good (25)
26 17 Remember (3)
27 19 Black magic (4)
28 - 2step (28)
29 - Collide (29)
30 - The joker and the queen (30)
31 - Leave your life (31)
32 - Somebody’s watching me (6)
33 23 Girls want girls (2)
34 - No competition (34)
35 24 Better days (24)
36 - Coming for you (36)
37 26 Love tonight (22)
38 - Stop the rain (38)
39 - Love in slow motion (39)
40 20 Moth to a flame (20)
41 - I wish (41)
42 22 When we were young (9)
43 21 Red light green light (21)
44 29 Kiss my (12)
45 31 Save your tears (3)
46 25 Someone like you (1)
47 39 Clash (2)
48 43 Blinding lights (1)
49 35 Need to know (14)
50 40 Drive (40)

Posted by: Smint 7th November 2021, 12:18 PM

Yes - didn't all 16 of Ed's track from 'Divide' make the top 20 and now just 5 from 'Equals'. Sadly two of the best tracks - the closers 'Sandman' and 'Be Right Now' wouldn't even had made the top 50.

Posted by: Gameskiller01 7th November 2021, 07:23 PM

I think you mean #2 would be Shivers, not Cold Heart lol

Posted by: JulianT 7th November 2021, 08:28 PM

Whoops! Fixed.

Posted by: JulianT 14th November 2021, 09:27 AM

Update for week ending 18 November:

Ed’s non singles from Equals falling away sharply and Perfect rebounding above all of them

1 1 Easy on me (1)
2 2 Shivers (1)
3 3 Bad habits (1)
4 5 Cold heart (1)
5 - Flowers (5)
6 4 Overpass graffiti (4)
7 6 Love nwantiti (5)
8 7 Stay (2)
9 8 Heat waves (7)
10 9 Obsessed with you (6)
11 12 Meet me at our spot (11)
12 14 My heart goes (12)
13 16 My universe (5)
14 13 Industry baby (5)
15 15 That’s what I want (12)
16 36 Coming for you (16)
17 11 Out out (7)
18 18 Happier than ever (8)
19 25 Tell me something good (19)
20 20 Woman (17)
21 19 Good 4 u (1)
22 26 Remember (3)
23 10 Visiting hours (6)
24 27 Black magic (4)
25 50 Drive (25)
26 35 Better days (Dermot) (24)
27 41 I wish (27)
28 - One right now (28)
29 - Seventeen going under (29)
30 - Escape plan (30)
31 - Perfect (1)
32 - No love (32)
33 - Alone with you (33)
34 45 Save your tears (3)
35 33 Girls want girls (2)
36 37 Love tonight (22)
37 44 Kiss my (12)
38 40 Moth to a flame (20)
39 - Smokin out the window (39)
40 - Alll I want for Christmas is you (1)
41 47 Clash (2)
42 48 Blinding lights (1)
43 42 When we were young (9)
44 46 Someone like you (1)
45 17 First times (17)
46 - Sad girlz love money (46)
47 - Take my breath (14)
48 43 Red light green light (21)
49 - Better days (Neiked) (49)
50 - Wasted (8)

Posted by: chartjack2 14th November 2021, 09:17 PM

Mariah in the Top 40 - we love to see it!

Posted by: JulianT 21st November 2021, 10:07 AM

Update for week ending 25 November:

1 1 Easy on me (1)
2 2 Shivers (1)
3 - All too well (TV) (3)
4 4 Cold heart (1)
5 3 Bad habits (1)
6 5 Flowers (5)
7 6 Overpass graffiti (4)
8 7 Love nwantiti (5)
9 8 Stay (2)
10 9 Heat waves (7)
11 29 Seventeen going under (11)
12 16 Coming for you (12)
13 10 Obsessed with you (6)
14 39 Smokin out the window (14)
15 12 My heart goes (12)
16 11 Meet me at our spot (11)
17 14 Industry baby (5)
18 19 Tell me something good (18)
19 17 Out out (7)
20 15 That’s what I want (12)
21 13 My universe (5)
22 - State of grace (TV) (22)
23 18 Happier than ever (8)
24 20 Woman (17)
25 40 All I want for Christmas is you (1)
26 27 I wish (26)
27 25 Drive (25)
28 - Red (TV) (28)
29 26 Better days (Dermot) (24)
30 - Last Christmas (1)
31 24 Black magic (4)
32 22 Remember (3)
33 - Do it do it (33)
34 21 Good 4 u (1)
35 - Already dead (35)
36 33 Alone with you (33)
37 31 Perfect (1)
38 34 Save your tears (3)
39 28 One right now (28)
40 46 Sad girlz love money (40)
41 44 Someone like you (1)
42 - I knew you were trouble (TV) (42)
43 - Leave the door open (22)
44 - Nothing new (TV) (44)
45 - Ghost (45)
45 42 Blinding lights (1)
46 49 Better days (Neiked)
47 43 When we were young (9)
48 38 Moth to a flame (20)
49 - No (49)
50 - 22 (TV) (50)

Posted by: JulianT 28th November 2021, 10:59 AM

Update for week ending 2 December:

1 1 Easy on me (1)
2 - Oh my god (2)
3 2 Shivers (1)
4 - I drink wine (4)
5 4 Cold heart (1)
6 - My little love (6)
7 5 Bad habits (1)
8 - Can I get it (8)
9 - Strangers by nature (9)
10 3 All too well (TV) (3)
11 - Cry your heart out (11)
12 - To be loved (12)
13 6 Flowers (5)
14 - Overseas (14)
15 - Hold on (15)
16 11 Seventeen going under (11)
17 7 Overpass graffiti (4)
18 25 All I want for Christmas is you (1)
19 8 Love nwantiti (5)
20 30 Last Christmas (1)
21 - All night parking (21)
22 12 Coming for you (12)
23 - Woman like me (23)
24 9 Stay (2)
25 10 Heat waves (7)
26 - Love is a game (26)
27 33 Do it do it (27)
28 - Abcdefu (28)
29 13 Obsessed with you (6)
30 15 My heart goes (12)
31 18 Tell me something good (18)
32 16 Meet me at our spot (11)
33 17 Industry baby (5)
34 14 Smokin out the window (14)
35 21 My universe (5)
36 20 That’s what I want (12)
37 - Fairytale of New York (2)
38 23 Happier than ever (8)
39 19 Out out (7)
40 24 Woman (17)
41 26 I wish (26)
42 - It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (4)
43 29 Better days (Dermot) (24)
44 - Merry Christmas everyone (1)
45 - No competition (45)
46 - Rockin’ around the Christmas tree (9)
47 - Everywhere (47)
48 32 Remember (3)
49 34 Good 4 u (1)
50 27 Drive (25)

Posted by: jimwatts 28th November 2021, 01:21 PM

It can't have been far behind Cold Heart, but even at #6, My Little Love appears to be the highest placed song in this chart which is unlikely to chart officially in any week (as it's not exactly future single material). Way 2 Sexy also reached #6 here while starred out, but of course charted officially the following week.

Remember The Name was, like My Little Love, starred out from #5, but I think it would have been #7 in this chart behind Old Town Road as well as I Don't Care (which had an unbeatable #1 placing for a starred out song in this chart from that week).

Strange to think Mariah was #2 on this chart the same week last year - even if there wasn't an Adele album bomb then.

Posted by: JulianT 4th December 2021, 12:00 PM

Update for week ending 9 December:

So here’s the counter-balance to the Top 40 without Christmas songs - let’s take a moment to remember how much worse it would be if everything were on a level playing field. Below EOM the Top 10 would be entirely Christmas songs and old former #1s, with Gayle at #12!

1 1 Easy on me (1)
2 18 All I want for Christmas is you (1)
3 20 Last Christmas (1)
4 3 Shivers (1)
5 5 Cold heart (1)
6 37 Fairytale of New York (2)
7 44 Merry Christmas everyone (1)
8 42 It’s beginning to look a lot like a Christmas (4)
9 7 Bad habits (1)
10 46 Rockin’ around the Christmas tree (9)
11 - Do they know it’s Christmas? (1)
12 28 Abcdefu (12)
13 - I wish it could be Christmas every day (4)
14 - Underneath the tree (11)
15 4 I drink wine (4)
16 - Step into Christmas (6)
17 - Santa tell me (7)
18 2 Oh my god (2)
19 13 Flowers (5)
20 16 Seventeen going under (11)
21 17 Overpass graffiti (4)
22 10 All too well (TV) (3)
23 - Driving home for Christmas (8)
24 22 Coming for you (12)
25 14 Overseas (14)
26 - It’s the most wonderful time of the year (15)
27 19 Love nwantiti (5)
28 24 Stay (2)
29 25 Heat waves (7)
30 - Jingle bell rock (19)
31 27 Do it to it (27)
32 - One more sleep (3)
33 - Merry Xmas everybody (1)
34 - Sleigh ride (23)
35 - Holly jolly Christmas (17)
36 - Happy Xmas (2)
37 - Wonderful Christmastime (6)
38 6 My little love (6)
39 31 Tell me something good (18)
40 - Mistletoe (19)
41 29 Obsessed with you (6)
42 30 My heart goes (12)
43 8 Can I get it (8)
44 32 Meet me at our spot (11)
45 33 Industry baby (5)
46 - Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! (26)
47 35 My universe (5)
48 - Feliz Navidad (28)
49 41 I wish (26)
50 38 Happier than ever (8)

Posted by: Jingle Jules 11th December 2021, 04:51 PM

As revealed in the sales commentary Merry Christmas would only be #3 - but the highest non Christmas song would be tumbling to #8.

#7 is a new peak for Brenda Lee and Sia’s Snowman would be entering the Top 40 for the first time. What a shame that it only became popular after hitting permanent ACR.

1 3 Last Christmas (1)
2 2 All I want for Christmas is you (1)
3 - Merry Christmas (3)
4 7 Merry Christmas everyone (1)
5 6 Fairytale of New York (2)
6 8 It’s beginning to look a lot like a Christmas (4)
7 10 Rockin’ around the Christmas tree (7)
8 1 Easy on me (1)
9 11 Do they know it’s Christmas? (1)
10 16 Step into Christmas (6)
11 14 Underneath the tree (11)
12 17 Santa tell me (7)
13 26 It’s the most wonderful time of the year (13)
14 13 I wish it could be Christmas every day (4)
15 5 Cold heart (1)
16 23 Driving home for Christmas (8)
17 37 Wonderful Christmastime (6)
18 4 Shivers (1)
19 12 Abcdefu (12)
20 9 Bad habits (1)
21 30 Jingle bell rock (19)
22 32 One more sleep (3)
23 33 Merry Xmas everybody (1)
24 36 Happy Xmas (2)
25 34 Sleigh ride (23)
26 35 Holly jolly Christmas (17)
27 19 Flowers (5)
28 40 Mistletoe (19)
29 46 Let it snow! let it snow! Let it snow! (Martin) (26)
30 25 Overseas (14)
31 24 Coming for you (12)
32 48 Feliz Navidad (28)
33 21 Overpass graffiti (4)
34 20 Seventeen going under (11)
35 28 Stay (2)
36 29 Heat waves (7)
37 15 I drink wine (4)
38 - Stop the cavalry (3)
39 - Snowman (39)
40 31 Do it to it (27)
41 27 Love nwantiti (5)
42 18 Oh my god (2)
43 22 All too well (TV) (3)
44 - Santa baby (22)
45 - Come on home for Christmas (45)
46 - White Christmas (5)
47 - Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! (Sinatra) (47)
48 - Lonely this Christmas (1)
49 - Christmas lights (13)
50 - The Christmas song (39)

Posted by: jimwatts 11th December 2021, 06:35 PM

Wham! have the honour of losing a week at #1 to ACR for the first time. Mariah had 4 of those before her 2 weeks at #1 officially, so leads 6-2 on that score.

Brenda Lee's song peaked at #6 in 1962 so that hasn't been bettered in this era (yet)!

Posted by: Jingle Jules 18th December 2021, 06:14 PM

‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through the chart not a thing was happening. Well a few new peaks for old Christmas songs. Brenda Lee equalling her peak from 59 years ago (thanks for the correction Jim) and new peaks for Andy Williams, Bobby Helms, Sia and Sinatra reaching the Top 40 for the first time with Let It Snow x3. That’s the only song that has 2 versions so high, and indeed they’re quite different but both good.

1 1 Last Christmas (1)
2 2 All I want for Christmas is you (1)
3 3 Merry Christmas (3)
4 4 Merry Christmas everyone (1)
5 5 Fairytale of New York (2)
6 7 Rockin’ around the Christmas tree (6)
7 6 It’s beginning to look a lot like a Christmas (4)
8 9 Do they know it’s Christmas? (1)
9 10 Step into Christmas (6)
10 8 Easy on me (1)
11 16 Driving home for Christmas (8)
12 13 It’s the most wonderful time of the year (12)
13 12 Santa tell me (7)
14 11 Underneath the tree (11)
15 14 I wish it could be Christmas every day (4)
16 19 Abcdefu (12)
17 21 Jingle bell rock (17)
18 18 Shivers (1)
19 17 Wonderful Christmastime (6)
20 22 One more sleep (2)
21 23 Merry Xmas everybody (1)
22 15 Cold heart (1)
23 24 Happy Xmas (2)
24 25 Sleigh ride (23)
25 20 Bad habits (1)
26 26 Holly jolly Christmas (17)
27 29 Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! (Martin) (26)
28 32 Feliz Navidad (28)
29 28 Mistletoe (19)
30 34 Seventeen going under (11)
31 27 Flowers (5)
32 39 Snowman (32)
33 30 Overseas (14)
34 38 Stop the cavalry (3)
35 45 Come on home for Christmas (35)
36 - Christmas (17)
37 31 Coming for you (12)
38 35 Stay (2)
39 47 Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! (39) (Sinatra)
40 36 Heat waves (7)
41 33 Overpass graffiti (4)
42 40 Do it to it (27)
43 41 Love nwantiti (5)
44 44 Santa baby (22)
45 49 Christmas lights (13)
46 - Make you smile (46)
47 46 White Christmas (5)
48 50 The Christmas song (39)
49 - Santa Claus is coming to town (33)
50 48 Lonely this Christmas (1)

Posted by: Jule Log 26th December 2021, 09:42 AM

Update for week ending 30 December:

Mainly an exercise in seeing just how much lower the few SCR songs would be.

1 - Sausage rolls for everyone (1)
2 1 Last Christmas (1)
3 2 All I want for Christmas is you (1)
4 3 Merry Christmas (3)
5 5 Fairytale of New York (2)
6 4 Merry Christmas everyone (1)
7 6 Rockin’ around the Christmas tree (6)
8 7 It’s beginning to look a lot like a Christmas (Bublé) (4)
9 11 Driving home for Christmas (8)
10 9 Step into Christmas (6)
11 8 Do they know it’s Christmas? (1)
12 12 It’s the most wonderful time of the year (12)
13 13 Santa tell me (7)
14 15 I wish it could be Christmas everyday (4)
15 14 Underneath the tree (11)
16 - Boris Johnson is still a f*****g c**t (16)
17 17 Jingle bell rock (17)
18 20 One more sleep (2)
19 19 Wonderful Christmastime (6)
20 21 Merry Xmas everybody (1)
21 23 Happy Xmas (2)
22 24 Sleigh ride (22)
23 10 Easy on me (1)
24 26 Holly jolly Christmas (17)
25 16 Abcdefu (12)
26 27 Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! (Martin) (26)
27 28 Feliz Navidad (27)
28 29 Mistletoe (19)
29 18 Shivers (1)
30 32 Snowman (30)
31 35 Come on home for Christmas (31)
32 36 Christmas (17)
33 34 Stop the cavalry (3)
34 25 Bad habits (1)
35 22 Cold heart (1)
36 39 Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! (Sinatra) (36)
37 30 Seventeen going under (11)
38 31 Flowers (5)
39 45 Christmas lights (13)
40 49 Santa Claus is coming to town (33)
41 47 White Christmas (5)
42 33 Overseas (14)
43 50 Lonely this Christmas (1)
44 - It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (Como) (44)
45 - The Christmas song (Dean) (45)
46 - Santa baby (22)
47 38 Stay (2)
48 37 Coming for you (12)
49 - Mary’s boy child / Oh my Lord (1)
50 41 Overpass graffiti (4)

Posted by: Jule Log 3rd January 2022, 10:51 AM

Update for week ending 6 January:

Very close between Brenda Lee and the Pogues but I think Brenda might just have squeaked into the top 3.

1 2 Last Christmas (1)
2 3 All I want for Christmas is you (1)
3 7 Rockin’ around the Christmas tree (3)
4 5 Fairytale of New York (2)
5 6 Merry Christmas everyone (1)
6 8 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (Bublé) (4)
7 4 Merry Christmas (3)
8 12 It’s the most wonderful time of the year (8)
9 9 Driving home for Christmas (8)
10 10 Step into Christmas (6)
11 11 Do they know it’s Christmas? (1)
12 13 Santa tell me (7)
13 14 I wish it could be Christmas everyday (4)
14 17 Jingle bell rock (14)
15 19 Wonderful Christmastime (6)
16 15 Underneath the tree (11)
17 18 One more sleep (2)
18 20 Merry Xmas everybody (1)
19 21 Happy Xmas (2)
20 22 Sleigh ride (20)
21 24 Holly jolly Christmas (17)
22 26 Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! (Martin) (22)
23 27 Feliz Navidad (23)
24 28 Mistletoe (19)
25 32 Christmas (17)
26 33 Stop the cavalry (3)
27 30 Snowman (27)
28 31 Come on home for Christmas (28)
29 36 Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! (Sinatra) (29)
30 23 Easy on me (1)
31 29 Shivers (1)
32 34 Bad habits (1)
33 35 Cold heart (1)
34 25 Abcdefu (12)
35 41 White Christmas (5)
36 40 Santa Claus is coming to town (33)
37 44 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (Como) (37)
38 43 Lonely this Christmas (1)
39 45 The Christmas song (Dean) (39)
40 - The Christmas song (Cole) (39)
41 46 Santa baby (22)
42 39 Christmas lights (13)
43 - 2000 miles (15)
44 49 Mary’s boy child / Oh my Lord (1)
45 - I’ll be home for Christmas (Cabello) (45)
46 - Peru (46)
47 1 Sausage rolls for everyone (1)
48 37 Seventeen going under (11)
49 - Run Rudolph run (36) 23.5
50 38 Flowers (5)

Posted by: jimwatts 8th January 2022, 09:30 AM

I'm not sure whether Heat Waves has equalled its #7 peak without ACR this week, but on the Audio Streaming chart it has equalled its #6 peak in its 50th consecutive week in the top 75 / 49th consecutive week in the top 50, after having originally peaked in its 37th / 36th - all records as far as I can tell:

Heat Waves: 53 weeks (w/e 14/1/21 - 13/1/22)
99-82-80-63-47-35-38-32-28-29-29-28-31-26-28-28-25-25-24-33-39-36-38-34-37-36-35-44-33-36-29-32-35-36-18-18-9-7-8-6-6-7-7-8-9-8-22-25-31-39-47-49-6

For the Audio Streaming top 100, The Greatest Show peaked on its 53rd consecutive week as mentioned on page 7, but the latest I've found a song equalling its peak in a continuous run is Ed Sheeran - Photograph at 55 weeks:

Photograph: 55 weeks (w/e 12/7/14 - 23/7/15)
16-21-29-40-42-43-42-44-48-47-56-68-77-68-65-57-58-51-52-54-59-59-63-80-45-68-38-40-44-45-50-56-66-83-72-68-77-80-81-83-82-91-87-96-100-90-75-66-57-53-36-24-19-17-16

Posted by: Danuary 8th January 2022, 09:32 AM

Heat Waves is #8 on Old Rules this week, which means it'd be #5 if it had got a reset.

Posted by: jimwatts 8th January 2022, 09:55 AM

Thanks Dan. Going by the regular automatic reset rules, as per the list Joseph posted in the chart show thread, Easy On Me wouldn't have had a reset but Heat Waves would have - in which case it would have had a new peak of #4.

(but I won't be starting an 'Estimated chart with old ACR rules' thread - yet)

Posted by: JulianT 8th January 2022, 07:32 PM

Update for week ending 13 January:

Outside the much discussed top 2 and only few thousand behind Shivers, Bad Habits would be notching up its 22nd week in the top 5. Blinding Lights is on 91 weeks in the top 40 now by my reckoning. Mr Brightside must be at its highest position for a very long time.

1 31 Shivers (1)
2 30 Easy on me (1)
3 34 Abcdefu (3)
4 32 Bad habits (1)
5 33 Cold heart (1)
6 48 Seventeen going under (6)
7 - We don’t talk about Bruno (7)
8 - Heat waves (7)
9 - Coming for you (9)
10 - Stay (2)
11 - Peru (10)
12 50 Flowers (5)
13 - Overseas (13)
14 - Do it to it (14)
15 - Overpass graffiti (4)
16 - Love nwantiti (5)
17 - Good 4 u (1)
18 - Surface pressure (18)
19 - Make you smile (19)
20 - Tell me something good (18)
21 - I wish (21)
22 - Enemy (22)
23 - My heart goes (12)
24 - Industry baby (5)
25 - Blinding lights (1)
26 - Obsessed with you (6)
27 - Out out (7)
28 - Mr Brightside (10)
29 - Black magic (4)
30 - My universe (5)
31 - Levitating (6)
32 - Better days (24)
33 - Save your tears (3)
34 - Ghost (34)
35 - Woman (17)
36 - I drink wine (4)
37 - Where are you now (37)
38 - Oh my god (2)
39 - Remember (3)
40 - Perfect (1)
41 - Happier than ever (8)
42 - All too well (TV) (3)
43 - That’s what I want (12)
44 - Kiss me more (3)
45 - Meet me at our spot (11)
46 - Heartbreak anthem (4)
47 - Friday (5)
48 - I wanna dance with somebody (1)
49 - Alone with you (33)
50 - The family madrigal (50)

Posted by: JulianT 11th January 2022, 11:22 AM

I’ve resurrected my ChartsPlus subscription which includes the YTD top 100. This week the YTD chart is exactly the same as the old rules chart, and therefore I’ve amended the above so that for one week only it’s 100% accurate.

Interesting bits further down:

The official #40, “I hate u” by SZA, is only #87 on Old Rules.

Adele has 5 songs in the Top 100 but only 3 current ones, the other 2 being “Someone like you” at #73 and “Rolling in the deep” at #82.

Ed has 9 songs in the Top 100, none of which are the single he’s apparently about to push:
1 Shivers
4 Bad habits
15 Overpass graffiti
40 Perfect
59 Shape of you
74 Merry Christmas ��
75 Visiting hours
85 Thinking out loud
97 Castle on the hill

Posted by: gillanubhav4 11th January 2022, 12:54 PM

I thought Own It would have been just ahead, it did over 67k that week whereas Dance Monkey did just under 35k but at least 3k of that would have been pure sales, so less than 67k if back on SCR. Anyway Ladbaby happened...

Posted by: JulianT 18th January 2022, 09:11 AM

Update for week ending 20 January:

Shivers is knocked off #1 by Abcdefu but remains the #1 of the 2 week old year. The Weeknd would have 7 in the Top 40 including 2 oldies.

1 3 Abcdefu (1)
2 1 Shivers (1)
3 2 Easy on me (1)
4 7 We don’t talk about Bruno (4)
5 5 Cold heart (1)
6 4 Bad habits (1)
7 - Fingers crossed (7)
8 6 Seventeen going under (6)
9 11 Peru (9)
10 13 Overseas (10)
11 18 Surface pressure (11)
12 9 Coming for you (9)
13 - Sacrifice (13)
14 8 Heat waves (7)
15 12 Flowers (5)
16 14 Do it to it (14)
17 10 Stay (2)
18 15 Overpass graffiti (4)
19 - Take my breath (14)
20 19 Make you smile (19)
21 37 Where are you now (21)
22 22 Enemy (22)
23 16 Love nwantiti (5)
24 21 I wish (21)
25 - Retail therapy (25)
26 17 Good 4 u (1)
27 23 My heart goes (12)
28 - How do I make you love me? (28)
29 26 Obsessed with you (6)
30 - Gasoline (30)
31 38 Oh my God (2)
32 - Down under (32)
33 20 Tell me something good (18)
34 34 Ghost (34)
35 33 Save your tears (3)
36 - Is there someone else? (36)
37 25 Blinding lights (1)
38 36 I drink wine (4)
39 50 The family madrigal (39)
40 32 Better days (32)
41 - Out of time (41)
42 30 My universe (5)
43 35 Woman (17)
44 24 Industry baby (5)
45 27 Out out (7)
46 41 Happier than ever (8)
47 40 Perfect (1)
48 42 All too well (3)
49 43 That’s what I want (12)
50 31 Levitating (6)

Posted by: JulianT 25th January 2022, 12:30 PM

Update for week ending 27 January: Gayle is knocked off #1 but climbs to #1 on the YTD list.

1 4 We don’t talk about Bruno (1)
2 1 Abcdefu (1)
3 2 Shivers (1)
4 3 Easy on me (1)
5 5 Cold heart (1)
6 6 Bad habits (1)
7 9 Peru (7)
8 11 Surface pressure (8)
9 8 Seventeen going under (6)
10 7 Fingers crossed (7)
11 10 Overseas (10)
12 12 Coming for you (9)
13 14 Heat waves (7)
14 15 Flowers (5)
15 21 Where are you now (15)
16 13 Sacrifice (13)
17 16 Do it to it (14)
18 18 Overpass graffiti (4)
19 17 Stay (2)
20 39 The family madrigal (20)
21 - Make me feel good (21)
22 31 Oh my God (2)
23 32 Down under (23)
24 23 Love nwantiti (5)
25 22 Enemy (22)
26 20 Make you smile (19)
27 24 I wish (21)
28 - Lost (28)
29 - What else can I do? (29)
30 34 Ghost (30)
31 27 My heart goes (12)
32 - Packs and potions (32)
33 26 Good 4 u (1)
34 33 Tell me something good (18)
35 35 Save your tears (3)
36 29 Obsessed with you (6)
37 40 Better days (32)
38 19 Take my breath (14)
39 37 Blinding lights (1)
40 42 My universe (5)
41 38 I drink wine (4)
42 43 Woman (17)
43 44 Industry baby (5)
44 - Eazy (44)
45 45 Out out (7)
46 25 Retail therapy (25)
47 - Mr Brightside (10)
48 - Waiting on a miracle (48)
49 47 Perfect (1)
50 50 Levitating (6)

Posted by: JulianT 1st February 2022, 10:05 AM

Update for week ending 3 February:
I don’t think Meatloaf would have quite achieved any new peaks.

1 1 We don’t talk about Bruno
2 7 Peru (2)
3 2 Abcdefu (1)
4 3 Shivers (1)
5 8 Surface pressure (5)
6 4 Easy on me (1)
7 5 Cold heart (1)
8 6 Bad habits (1)
9 - Bat out of hell (8)
10 9 Seventeen going under (6)
11 15 Where are you know (11)
12 11 Overseas (10)
13 - Pump 101 (13)
14 10 Fingers crossed (7)
15 20 The family madrigal (15)
16 13 Heat waves (7)
17 12 Coming for you (9)
18 21 Make me feel good (18)
19 - I’d do anything for love (1)
20 14 Flowers (5)
21 18 Overpass graffiti (4)
22 29 What else can I do? (22)
23 19 Stay (2)
24 23 Down under (23)
25 17 Do it to it (14)
26 32 Packs and potions (26)
27 22 Oh my God (2)
28 25 Enemy (22)
29 26 Make you smile (19)
30 16 Sacrifice (13)
31 24 Love nwantiti (5)
32 - Paradise by the dashboard light (32)
33 - Two out of three ain’t bad (32)
34 30 Ghost (30)
35 48 Waiting on a miracle (35)
36 33 Good 4 u (1)
37 31 My heart goes (12)
38 27 I wish (21)
39 - You took the words right out of my mouth (33)
40 35 Save your tears (3)
41 34 Tell me something good (18)
42 36 Obsessed with you (6)
43 28 Lost (28)
44 - Sweet talker (44)
45 39 Blinding lights (1)
46 - Pushing p (46)
47 45 Out out (7)
48 - The motto (48)
49 47 Mr Brightside (10)
50 42 Woman (17)

Posted by: Supercell 1st February 2022, 04:04 PM

Interesting as ever thanks for this! Would that not have been a first appearance in the top 40 for the latter two meat loaf songs?

Edit: I’ve just looked, you’re right. I never realised they’d both been top 40 before.

Posted by: jimwatts 1st February 2022, 04:14 PM

Paradise By The Dashboard Light which had never officially charted would have been top 75 at least.

Posted by: Steve201 1st February 2022, 09:08 PM

‘Shivers’ doing well still!

Posted by: Daan 1st February 2022, 09:36 PM

PBTDL it seems would’ve been top 40, and one spot ahead of 2OO3AB - it having lower downloads sales meant it ended up getting starred out in the official chart.

Posted by: JulianT 1st February 2022, 10:03 PM

Apologies - I completely missed considering PBTDL. I think what threw me was that I was looking for Meatloaf songs below TOOTAB on the Audio Streaming chart when in fact it was above! I’ve put it in one place above the latter as per Dan’s steer.

Posted by: JulianT 8th February 2022, 02:29 PM

Update for week ending 10 February:

1 1 We don’t talk about Bruno
2 2 Peru (2)
3 3 Abcdefu (1)
4 5 Surface pressure (4)
5 4 Shivers (1)
6 6 Easy on me (1)
7 7 Cold heart (1)
8 11 Where are you now (8)
9 8 Bad habits (1)
10 12 Overseas (10)
11 15 The family madrigal (11)
12 10 Seventeen going under (6)
13 18 Make me feel good (13)
14 16 Heat waves (7)
15 24 Down under (15)
16 17 Coming for you (9)
17 13 Pump 101 (13)
18 14 Fingers crossed (7)
19 22 What else can I do? (19)
20 23 Stay (2)
21 21 Overpass graffiti (4)
22 20 Flowers (5)
23 25 Do it to it (14)
24 26 Packs and potions (24)
25 27 Oh my God (2)
26 28 Enemy (22)
27 29 Make you smile (19)
28 38 I wish (21)
29 34 Ghost (29)
30 35 Waiting on a miracle (30)
31 31 Love nwantiti (5)
32 36 Good 4 u (1)
33 - That’s what I want (12)
34 42 Obsessed with you (6)
35 37 My heart goes (12)
36 - Cold shoulder (36)
37 40 Save your tears (3)
38 48 The motto (38)
39 30 Sacrifice (13)
40 44 Sweet talker (40)
41 - Beg for you (41)
42 41 Tell me something good (18)
43 43 Lost (28)
44 46 Pushing p (44)
45 45 Blinding lights (1)
46 50 Woman (17)
47 - Perfect (1)
48 49 Mr Brightside (10)
49 - Industry baby (5)
50 - Anyone for you (50)

Posted by: themodereviews 8th February 2022, 05:24 PM

Anyone know why the 2 Lil Nas X songs climbed back into the top 50?

Posted by: Daan 8th February 2022, 06:05 PM

seems to be TikTok related (as almost anything is), as per Bre's post in Top 100s thread (re:TWIW but I guess it would've had knock-on effect for IB)

Posted by: JulianT 15th February 2022, 11:11 AM

Update for week ending 17 February:

There would be 6 Encanto songs in the Top 40 this week - I think they may have peaked now though.

1 1 We don’t talk about Bruno
2 2 Peru (2)
3 4 Surface pressure (3)
4 3 Abcdefu (1)
5 5 Shivers (1)
6 8 Where are you now (6)
7 9 Bad habits (1)
8 6 Easy on me (1)
9 - War (9)
10 12 Seventeen going under (6)
11 13 Make me feel good (11)
12 11 The family madrigal (11)
13 10 Overseas (10)
14 24 Packs and potions (14)
15 7 Cold heart
16 14 Heat waves (7)
17 15 Down under (15)
18 17 Pump 101 (13)
19 16 Coming for you (9)
20 21 Overpass graffiti (4)
21 19 What else can I do? (19)
22 20 Stay (2)
23 18 Fingers crossed (7)
24 22 Flowers (5)
25 25 Oh my God (2)
26 23 Do it to it (14)
27 26 Enemy (22)
28 - Everything’s electric (28)
29 27 Make you smile (19)
30 30 Waiting on a miracle (30)
31 - Dos oruguitas (31)
32 29 Ghost (29)
33 33 That’s what I want (12)
34 31 Love nwantiti (5)
35 28 I wish (21)
36 32 Good 4 u (1)
37 38 The motto (37)
38 - She’s all I wanna be (38)
39 43 Lost (28)
40 37 Save your tears (3)
41 35 My heart goes (12)
42 34 Obsessed with you (6)
43 40 Sweet talker (40)
44 44 Pushing p (44)
45 39 Sacrifice (13)
46 45 Blinding lights (1)
47 48 Mr Brightside (10)
48 47 Perfect (1)
49 50 Anyone for you (49)
50 49 Industry baby (5)

Posted by: Smint 15th February 2022, 11:35 AM

Interesting 'Overseas' which was the 2nd biggest Spotify track of the week is at 13 on the non ACR chart and 'Heatwaves' at no.4 om Spotify is at 16. Shows that it's not as dominant as it was.

Posted by: jimwatts 15th February 2022, 02:08 PM

I think it would have been quite close between 7-16, but Overseas and Heat Waves seem to have disproportionately high levels of free streams which are counted at a much lower ratio.

Posted by: JulianT 15th February 2022, 02:23 PM

Yeah I estimate about 3k between Easy On Me at 8 and Heat Waves at 16.

I think Jim’s point about free stream proportions being higher for some songs and Smint’s point about Spotify being slightly less dominant are both true.

Posted by: JulianT 22nd February 2022, 07:05 AM

Update for week ending 24 February:

1 1 We don’t talk about Bruno (1)
2 - The Joker and the Queen (2)
3 2 Peru (2)
4 3 Surface pressure (3)
5 5 Shivers (1)
6 6 Where are you now (6)
7 7 Bad habits (1)
8 10 Seventeen going under (6)
9 4 Abcdefu (1)
10 11 Make me feel good (10)
11 8 Easy on me (1)
12 12 The family madrigal (11)
13 16 Heat waves (7)
14 15 Cold heart (1)
15 13 Overseas (10)
16 17 Down under (15)
17 18 Pump 101 (13)
18 19 Coming for you (9)
19 9 War (9)
20 22 Stay (2)
21 14 Packs and potions (14)
22 20 Overpass graffiti (4)
23 21 What else can I do? (19)
24 - Boyfriend (24)
25 25 Oh my God (2)
26 23 Fingers crossed (7)
27 29 Make you smile (19)
28 24 Flowers (5)
29 27 Enemy (22)
30 37 The motto (30)
31 30 Waiting on a miracle (30)
32 31 Dos oruguitas (31)
33 36 Good 4 u (1)
34 27 Do it to it (14)
35 32 Ghost (29)
36 - Khabib (36)
37 - I drink wine (4)
38 34 Love nwantiti (5)
39 35 I wish (21)
40 48 Perfect (1)
41 33 That’s what I want (12)
42 49 Anyone for you (42)
43 40 Save your tears (3)
44 38 She’s all I wanna be (38)
45 39 Lost (28)
46 42 Obsessed with you (6)
47 - Where did you go (47)
48 41 My heart goes (12)
49 43 Sweet talker (40)
50 - All of you (50)

Posted by: JulianT 1st March 2022, 09:45 AM

Update for week ending 3 March:

1 1 We don’t talk about Bruno (1)
2 7 Bad habits (1)
3 3 Peru (2)
4 4 Surface pressure (3)
5 6 Where are you now (5)
6 5 Shivers (1)
7 10 Make me feel good (7)
8 - House on fire (8)
9 8 Seventeen going under (6)
10 9 Abcdefu (1)
11 13 Heat waves (7)
12 12 The family madrigal (11)
13 16 Down under (13)
14 14 Cold heart (1)
15 11 Easy on me (1)
16 15 Overseas (10)
17 2 The Joker and the Queen (2)
18 17 Pump 101 (13)
19 20 Stay (2)
20 23 What else can I do? (19)
21 18 Coming for you (9)
22 19 War (9)
23 22 Overpass graffiti (4)
24 26 Fingers crossed
25 24 Boyfriend (24)
26 21 Packs and potions (14)
27 25 Oh my God (2)
28 27 Make you smile (19)
29 29 Enemy (22)
30 31 Waiting on a miracle (30)
31 - Knock knock (31)
32 35 Ghost (29)
33 30 The motto (30)
34 32 Dos oruguitas (31)
35 47 Where did you go (35)
36 28 Flowers (5)
37 33 Good 4 u (1)
38 39 I wish (21)
39 41 That’s what I want (12)
40 42 Anyone for you (40)
41 45 Lost (28)
42 34 Do it to it (14)
43 43 Save your tears (3)
44 44 She’s all I wanna be (38)
45 38 Love nwantiti (5)
46 - Clash (3)
47 48 My heart goes (12)
48 - Mr Brightside (10)
49 40 Perfect (1)
50 - Still DRE (6)

Posted by: themodereviews 2nd March 2022, 06:48 PM

Gotta thank ACR and We Don't Talk About Bruno for preventing 3 consecutive Ed Sheeran number 1's

Posted by: Bustin Jieber 3rd March 2022, 12:02 PM

We're not out of the woods yet!

Posted by: Smint 3rd March 2022, 12:06 PM

Won't ACR help Ed Sheeran get more no.1s than lose them? 'Merry Christmas' and 'Peru' (if it gets there) are assisted by ACR.

Posted by: JulianT 3rd March 2022, 12:32 PM

^ Plus of course there’s “Own It” would have been completely blocked by “Dance Monkey”.

Posted by: jimwatts 3rd March 2022, 01:18 PM

Beautiful People also only got to #1 because I Don't Care was on ACR that week.

Posted by: Smint 3rd March 2022, 08:06 PM

Ha ha people complain about Ed now but the era with 'I Don't Care' and 'Beautiful People' was truly horrific.

Posted by: JulianT 8th March 2022, 09:40 PM

Update for week ending 11 March:

1 1 We don’t talk about Bruno (1)
2 3 Peru (2)
3 5 Where are you now (3)
4 2 Bad habits (1)
5 7 Make me feel good (5)
6 4 Surface pressure (3)
7 6 Shivers (1)
8 13 Down under (8)
9 11 Heat waves (7)
10 9 Seventeen going under (6)
11 10 Abcdefu (1)
12 8 House on fire (8)
13 14 Cold heart (1)
14 16 Overseas (10)
15 15 Easy on me (1)
16 12 The family madrigal (11)
17 35 Where did you go? (17)
18 17 The Joker and the Queen (2)
19 25 Boyfriend (19)
20 19 Stay (2)
21 24 Fingers crossed (7)
22 21 Coming for you (9)
23 40 Anyone for you (23)
24 22 War (9)
25 27 Oh my God (2)
26 23 Overpass graffiti (4)
27 20 What else can I do? (19)
28 33 The motto (28)
29 28 Make you smile (19)
30 26 Packs and potions (14)
31 18 Pump 101 (13)
32 29 Enemy (22)
33 32 Ghost (29)
34 36 Flowers (5)
35 37 Good 4 u (1)
36 44 She’s all I wanna be (36)
37 43 Save your tears (3)
38 38 I wish (21)
39 - Straight back to it (39)
40 46 Clash (3)
41 41 Lost (28)
42 - Obsessed with you (6)
43 30 Waiting on a miracle (30)
44 34 Dos oruguitas (31)
45 42 Do it to it (14)
46 - Go (46)
47 39 That’s what I want (12)
48 45 Love nwantiti (5)
49 - Numb little bug (49)
50 - Beg for you (41)

Posted by: JulianT 15th March 2022, 10:53 AM

Update for week ending 17 March:

Ironically the week What Else Can I Do? enters the official Top 40 is the same week that it crashes out of the old rules Top 40. Heat Waves is nearly back to its peak.

1 - Starlight (1)
2 1 We don’t talk about Bruno (1)
3 2 Peru (2)
4 3 Where are you now (3)
5 5 Make me feel good (5)
6 4 Bad habits (1)
7 8 Down under (7)
8 9 Heat waves (7)
9 7 Shivers (1)
10 6 Surface pressure (3)
11 10 Seventeen going under (6)
12 12 House on fire (8)
13 11 Abcdefu (1)
14 14 Overseas (10)
15 13 Cold heart (1)
16 17 Where did you go? (16)
17 15 Easy on me (1)
18 16 The family madrigal (11)
19 - Night away (19)
20 - Reggae & calypso (20)
21 20 Stay (2)
22 23 Anyone for you (22)
23 19 Boyfriend (19)
24 21 Fingers crossed (7)
25 - Come & go (25)
26 28 The motto (26)
27 18 The Joker and the Queen (2)
28 46 Go
29 22 Coming for you (9)
30 25 Oh my God (2)
31 40 Clash (3)
32 - Bam bam (32)
33 26 Overpass graffiti
34 29 Make you smile (19)
35 30 Packs and potions (14)
36 24 War (9)
38 36 She’s all I wanna be (36)
39 37 Save your tears (3)
40 35 Good 4 u (1)
41 32 Enemy (22)
42 49 Numb little bug (42)
43 27 What else can I do? (19)
44 34 Flowers (5)
45 31 Pump 101 (13)
46 33 Ghost (29)
47 - BMW (47)
48 38 I wish (21)
49 - Run (49)
50 45 Do it to it (14)

Posted by: jimwatts 15th March 2022, 11:07 AM

So if Bad Habits had got that reset a couple of weeks ago, Make Me Feel Good would have climbed 9-8-7-6-5-4 officially.

Posted by: JulianT 22nd March 2022, 03:00 PM

Update for week ending 24 March: Peru finally overtakes Bruno, 2 weeks too late

1 1 Starlight (1)
2 - Baby (2)
3 3 Peru (3)
4 2 We don’t talk about Bruno (1)
5 4 Where are you now (3)
6 5 Make me feel good (5)
7 6 Bad habits (1)
8 7 Down under (7)
9 8 Heat waves (7£
10 11 Seventeen going under (6)
11 9 Shivers (1)
12 16 Where did you go? (12)
13 13 Abcdefu (1)
14 14 Overseas (10)
15 23 Boyfriend (15)
16 28 Go (16)
17 12 House on fire (8)
18 10 Surface pressure (3)
19 19 Night away (19)
20 15 Cold heart (1)
21 17 Easy on me (1)
22 22 Anyone for you (22)
23 26 The motto (23)
24 20 Reggae & calypso (20)
25 21 Stay (2)
26 18 The family madrigal (11)
27 24 Fingers crossed (7)
28 32 Bam bam (28)
29 25 Come & go (25)
30 47 BMW (30)
31 27 The Joker and the Queen (2)
32 29 Coming for you (9)
33 30 Oh my God (2)
34 42 Numb little bug (34)
35 31 Clash (3)
36 39 Save your tears (3)
37 34 Make you smile (19)
38 33 Overpass graffiti (4)
39 38 She’s all I wanna be (36)
40 49 Run (40)
41 46 Ghost (28)
42 44 Flowers (5)
43 40 Good 4 u (1)
44 35 Packs and potions (14)
45 41 Enemy (22)
46 - Sweetest pie (46)
47 36 War (9)
48 - Another love (10)
49 43 What else can I do? (19)
50 50 Do it to it (14)

Posted by: JulianT 29th March 2022, 11:26 AM

Update for week ending 31 March:

1 1 Starlight (1)
2 2 Baby (2)
3 3 Peru (3)
4 5 Where are you now (3)
5 6 Make me feel good (5)
6 4 We don’t talk about Bruno (1)
7 7 Bad habits (1)
8 8 Down under (7)
9 9 Heat waves (7)
10 12 Where did you go? (10)
11 16 Go (11)
12 10 Seventeen going under (6)
13 11 Shivers (1)
14 13 Abcdefu (1)
15 20 Cold heart (1)
16 30 BMW (16)
17 17 House on fire (8)
18 14 Overseas (10)
19 22 Anyone for you (19)
20 23 The motto (20)
21 21 Easy on me (1)
22 18 Surface pressure (3)
23 19 Night away (19)
24 25 Stay (2)
25 28 Bam bam (25)
26 - Glad u came (26)
27 27 Fingers crossed (7)
28 24 Reggae & calypso (20)
29 15 Boyfriend (15)
30 39 She’s all I wanna be (30)
31 29 Come & go (25)
32 32 Coming for you (9)
33 41 Ghost (28)
34 - Beg for you (34)
35 40 Run (35)
36 26 The family madrigal (11)
37 37 Save your tears (3)
38 33 Oh my God (2)
39 45 Enemy (22)
40 35 Clash (3)
41 39 Overpass graffiti (4)
42 43 Good 4 u (1)
43 34 Numb little bug (34)
44 37 Make you smile (19)
45 - Mr Brightside (10)
46 31 The Joker and the Queen (2)
47 42 Flowers (5)
48 - Remember (3)
49 - Levitating (6)
50 - Location (10)

Posted by: jimwatts 29th March 2022, 01:12 PM

So Ed Sheeran has fewer current top 40 hits in this chart than the official one. Looks like Overpass Graffiti will be staying ahead of Perfect for a while and return to the chart soon after all.

Good to see some sales/estimates. Surprised SGU is only 10th for the year after all those weeks in the Top 10, but that's the illusion of ACR.

Posted by: JulianT 29th March 2022, 01:39 PM

Sorry I didn’t mean to post all the backing stuff! I’ve been doing weekly YTD Top 40 on HavenForum for anyone who’s on that. I’ll do one for the end of Q1 next week but seeing as you’ve asked here is this week’s. Positions courtesy of UKChartsPlus as ever.

1 1 553,000 Encanto Cast etc - We don’t talk about Bruno (total 580k)
2 2 424,000 Fireboy DML & Ed Sheeran - Peru (total 510k)
3 3 383,000 Ed Sheeran - Shivers (total 1.25m)
4 4 378,000 Gayle - Abcdefu (total 570k)
5 5 374,000 Ed Sheeran - Bad habits (total 2.10m)
6 6 337,000 Jessica Darrow - Surface pressure (total 350k)
7 8 337,000 Lost Frequencies ft Calum Scott - Where are you now (total 470k)
8 7 333,000 Adele - Easy on me (total 1.22m)
9 9 322,000 Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold heart (total 1.12m)
10 10 320,000 Sam Fender - Seventeen going under (total 660k)

11 11 303,000 Glass Animals - Heat waves (total 1.40m)
12 13 293,000 Belters Only - Make me feel good (total 310k)
13 12 282,000 D-Block Europe - Overseas (total 430k)
14 14 268,000 Luude - Down under
15 15 243,000 Encanto cast etc - The family madrigal (total 250k)
16 16 237,000 SwitchOTR ft A1 & J1 - Coming for you (total 440k)
17 17 229,000 The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber - Stay (total 1.23m)
18 18 222,000 Lauren Spencer-Smith - Fingers crossed
19 19 212,000 Ed Sheeran - Overpass graffiti (total 490k)
20 20 208,000 ArrDee - Flowers (say my name) (total 450k)

21 21 196,000 Acraze ft Cherish - Do it to it (total 360k)
22 23 193,000 Adele - Oh my God (total 340k)
23 22 193,000 D-Block Europe ft AJ Tracey - Make you smile (total 280k)
24 24 191,000 Imagine Dragons - Enemy (total 290k)
25 47 186,000 Dave - Starlight
26 25 185,000 Diane Guerrero and Stephanie Beatriz - What else can I do?
27 28 177,000 Justin Bieber - Ghost (total 380k)
28 26 177,000 Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 u (total 1.57m)
29 27 175,000 CKay - Love nwantiti (ah ah ah) (total 640k)
30 29 171,000 Joel Corry ft Mabel - I wish (total 320k)

31 31 169,000 Tiesto & Ava Max - The motto (total 230k)
32 30 167,000 Hazey - Packs & potions
33 32 164,000 The Weeknd - Save your tears (total 1.39m)
34 33 158,000 Digga D & Still Brickin’ - Pump 101
35 34 157,000 Becky Hill ft Topic - My heart goes (la di da) (total 490k)
36 35 154,000 Central Cee - Obsessed with you (total 560k)
37 37 151,000 Lil Nas X - That’s what I want (total 450k)
38 36 148,000 Sebastian Yatra - Dos oruguitas
39 39 147,000 The Weeknd - Blinding Lights (total 3.40m)
40 38 147,000 Stephanie Beatriz - Waiting on a miracle

Posted by: Daan 29th March 2022, 04:53 PM

with three quarters of the year left I guess Peru could overtake Bruno for the year-end chart then? though I suspect we haven't heard the year's EOY #1 yet.

Posted by: JosephStyles 29th March 2022, 04:59 PM

The EOY #1 is out on Friday, step forward Harry Styles xx

(hey let me dream)

Posted by: JulianT 29th March 2022, 05:03 PM

That’s looking pretty likely the way Bruno is tanking, unless there’s some sort of Encanto 2nd wind.

Posted by: JulianT 5th April 2022, 09:40 AM

Update for week ending 7 April:

1 1 Starlight (1)
2 2 Baby (2)
3 3 Peru (3)
4 4 Where are you now (3)
5 5 Make me feel good (5)
6 7 Bad habits (1)
7 11 Go (7)
8 6 We don’t talk about Bruno (1)
9 8 Down under (7)
10 10 Where did you go? (10)
11 9 Heat waves (7)
12 12 Seventeen going under (6)
13 16 BMW (13)
14 13 Shivers (1)
15 15 Cold heart (1)
16 14 Abcdefu (1)
17 25 Bam bam (17)
18 17 House on fire (8)
19 20 The motto (19)
20 23 Night away (19)
21 19 Anyone for you (19)
22 18 Overseas (10)
23 21 Easy on me (1)
24 24 Stay (2)
25 22 Surface pressure (3)
26 26 Glad u came (26)
27 30 She’s all I wanna be (27)
28 28 Reggae & calypso (20)
29 - What would you do? (31)
30 35 Run (30)
31 - Gangsteritus (31)
32 29 Boyfriend (15)
33 27 Fingers crossed (7)
34 33 Ghost (28)
35 42 Good 4 u (1)
36 37 Save your tears (3)
37 32 Coming for you (9)
38 40 Clash (3)
39 39 Enemy (22)
40 41 Overpass graffiti (4)
41 34 Beg for you (34)
42 43 Numb little bug (34)
43 - Everlong (18)
44 45 Mr Brightside (10)
45 31 Come & go (25)
46 36 The family madrigal (11)
47 38 Oh my God (2)
48 48 Remember (3)
49 50 Location (10)
50 46 The Joker and the Queen (2)

Posted by: jimwatts 5th April 2022, 10:18 AM

It must have been close between 6-11 here. On the Audio Streaming chart, Heat Waves has equalled its #6 peak on its 65th consecutive week in the top 100, the last 61 of which have all been in the top 50:

Heat Waves: 65 weeks (w/e 14/1/21 - 7/4/22)
99-82-80-63-47-35-38-32-28-29-29-28-31-26-28-28-25-25-24-33-39-36-38-34-37-36-35-44-33-36-29-32-35-36-18-18-9-7-8-6-6-7-7-8-9-8-22-25-31-39-47-49-6-11-13-10-10-10-10-8-7-7-8-7-6

Posted by: JulianT 5th April 2022, 10:22 AM

^ Indeed, and Heat Waves could in fact be #9 or #10.

Posted by: JulianT 12th April 2022, 01:03 PM

Update for week ending 14 April:

I’ve added markers for anything climbing in the YTD Top 40.
It surely won’t be long until Perfect is back in Ed’s top 3, even if OG makes a brief reappearance the week after next.

1 - As it was (1)
2 1 Starlight (1) YTD15
3 2 Baby (2) YTD30
4 4 Where are you now (3)
5 3 Peru (3)
6 7 Go (6) YTD32
7 6 Bad habits (1) YTD3
8 5 Make me feel good (5)
9 10 Where did you go? (9) YTD36
10 8 We don’t talk about Bruno (1)
11 11 Heat waves (7)
12 9 Down under (7) YTD13
13 12 Seventeen going under (6) YTD8
14 17 Bam bam (14)
15 14 Shivers (1)
16 13 BMW (13)
17 18 House on fire (8)
18 15 Cold heart (1)
19 21 Anyone for you (19)
20 19 The motto (19) YTD26
21 20 Night away (19)
22 16 Abcdefu (1)
23 27 She’s all I wanna be (23)
24 24 Stay (2)
25 23 Easy on me (1)
26 22 Overseas (10)
27 - In my head (27)
28 25 Surface pressure (3)
29 26 Glad u came (26)
30 28 Reggae & calypso (20)
31 35 Good 4 u (1) YTD27
32 30 Run (30)
33 29 What would you do? (29)
34 31 Gansteritus (31)
35 34 Ghost (28)
36 32 Boyfriend
37 39 Enemy (22) YTD24
38 36 Save your tears
39 44 Mr Brightside (10)
40 42 Numb little bug (34)
41 33 Fingers crossed (7)
42 40 Overpass graffiti (4)
43 - Light switch (43)
44 38 Clash (3)
45 46 The family madrigal (11)
46 - Another love (10)
47 - Do it to it (14)
48 37 Coming for you (9)
49 - Perfect (1)
50 - When you’re gone (50)

Posted by: CJtheDJ 12th April 2022, 02:39 PM

Overpass Graffiti has been much more stable than I would have predicted originally, I'm sure it'll get a week or 2 back on the charts before Perfect takes it over (it's felt weird having charts without Perfect and Shape Of You but the latter might not even appear at all this year with Ed's consistency with BH and Shivers and rumored new solo album)

Posted by: JulianT 19th April 2022, 04:08 PM

Update for week ending 21 April:

1 1 As it was (1)
2 - First class (2)
3 2 Starlight (1)
4 3 Baby (2) YTD22
5 6 Go (5) YTD25
6 5 Peru (3)
7 4 Where are you now (3)
8 7 Bad habits (1)
9 8 Make me feel good (5) YTD11
10 14 Bam bam (10)
11 9 Where did you go? (9) YTD32
12 11 Heat waves (7) YTD9
13 10 We don’t talk about Bruno (1)
14 12 Down under (7)
15 15 Shivers (1)
16 13 Seventeen going under (6) YTD7
17 16 BMW (13)
18 18 Cold heart (1)
19 17 House on fire (8)
20 19 Anyone for you (19)
21 21 Night away (19)
22 20 The motto (19)
23 22 Abcdefu (1)
24 23 She’s all I wanna be (23)
25 24 Stay (2)
26 25 Easy on me (1)
28 30 Reggae & calypso (20)
29 - Crazy what love can do (29)
30 28 Surface pressure (3)
31 29 Glad u came (26) 14.0
32 31 Good 4 u (1) 13.8 217.4 29
33 38 Save your tears (3)
34 26 Overseas (10)
35 33 What would you do? (29)
36 32 Run (30)
37 43 Light switch (37)
38 37 Enemy (22)
39 35 Ghost (28)
40 39 Mr Brightside (10) YTD37
41 27 In my head (27)
42 42 Overpass graffiti (4)
43 36 Boyfriend
44 41 Fingers crossed (7)
45 34 Gangsteritus (31)
46 40 Numb little bug (34)
47 - Industry baby (5)
48 49 Perfect
49 47 Do it to it (14)
50 - Blinding lights (1)

Posted by: JulianT 26th April 2022, 01:02 PM

Update for week ending 28 April:

1 1 As it was (1) YTD31
2 2 First class (2)
3 4 Baby (2) YTD19
4 3 Starlight (1) YTD14
5 5 Go (5) YTD22
6 6 Peru (3)
7 7 Where are you now (3) YTD5
8 8 Bad habits (1)
9 9 Make me feel good (5) YTD8
10 10 Bam bam (10)
11 11 Where did you go? (9) YTD27
12 12 Heat waves (7)
13 14 Down under (7)
14 15 Shivers (1)
15 16 Seventeen going under (6)
16 13 We don’t talk about Bruno (1)
17 17 BMW (13)
18 18 Cold heart (1)
19 19 House on fire (8) YTD40
20 20 Anyone for you (19) YTD39
21 24 She’s all I wanna be (21)
22 22 The motto (19) YTD24
23 21 Night away (19)
24 29 Crazy what love can you (24)
25 - Flowers (25)
26 23 Abcdefu (1)
27 25 Stay (2) YTD16
28 28 Reggae & calypso (20)
29 36 Run (29)
30 35 What would you do? (29)
31 40 My Brightside (10)
32 32 Good 4 u (1)
33 37 Light switch (33)
34 42 Overpass graffiti (4)
35 26 Easy on me (1)
36 33 Save your tears (3)
37 39 Ghost (28)
38 34 Overseas (10)
39 30 Surface pressure (3)
40 31 Glad u came (26)
41 - Levitating (6)
42 43 Boyfriend (15)
43 38 Enemy (22)
44 44 Fingers crossed (7)
45 48 Perfect (1)
46 50 Blinding lights (1)
47 - Birthday cake (47)
48 - Watermelon sugar (6)
49 - Remember (3)
50 - Another love (10)

Posted by: Smint 26th April 2022, 01:31 PM

Lol that's one exciting top 20!

Posted by: JulianT 5th May 2022, 01:03 PM

Week ending 5 May:

1 1 As it was (1)
2 2 First class (2)
3 5 Go (3)
4 3 Baby (2)
5 4 Starlight (1)
6 6 Peru (2)
7 8 Bad habits (1)
8 17 BMW (9)
9 7 Where are you now (3)
10 10 Bam bam (10)
11 11 Where did you go? (9)
12 9 Make me feel good (5)
13 12 Heat waves (7)
14 14 Shivers (1)
15 13 Down under (7)
16 - Gangsteritus (16)
17 15 Seventeen going under (6)
18 - 2step (18)
19 19 House on fire (8)
20 18 Cold heart (1)
21 20 Anyone for you (19)
22 21 She’s all I wanna be (21)
23 16 We don’t talk about Bruno (1)
24 25 Flowers (24)
25 24 Crazy what love can do (24)
26 23 Night away (19)
27 22 The motto (19)
28 26 Abcdefu (1)
29 35 Easy on me (1)
30 - Thousand miles (30)
31 27 Stay (2)
32 28 Reggae & calypso (20)
33 30 What would you do? (29)
34 36 Save your tears (3)
35 32 Good 4 u (1)
36 31 Mr Brightside (10)
37 45 Perfect (1)
38 33 Light switch (33)
39 29 Run (29)
40 33 Overpass graffiti (4)
41 38 Overseas (10)
42 42 Boyfriend (15)
43 37 Ghost (28)
44 - 10 things I hate about you (44)
45 50 Another love (10)
46 47 Birthday cake (46)
47 43 Enemy (22)
48 - Levitating (6)
49 - Clash (3)
50 44 Fingers crossed (7)

Posted by: CJtheDJ 5th May 2022, 04:13 PM

Surely BMW would be above Where Are You Now considering it took the dance chart #1 this week. Unless there's some difference in the ratios in the dance chart compared to the "official" chart.

Posted by: jimwatts 5th May 2022, 04:14 PM

So that's 7 Ed Sheeran songs in the current top 40. (Peru would have peaked at 2 not 3 btw).

Given that Overpass Graffiti had its single push 6 months ago and has only just fallen behind Perfect, if 2step has similar longevity (a big if) and Bad Habits and Shivers continue to hold up, we could see Perfect locked out of the official chart for the whole year - and yet still make the EOY top 40 or 50.

Posted by: JulianT 5th May 2022, 04:22 PM

I should caveat that Overpass Graffiti falling behind Perfect in my estimates is a bit of a guess and it’s only due to Perfect and some other old songs suspiciously leaping up the Video Streaming chart!

Posted by: JulianT 5th May 2022, 04:25 PM

Very true! I had them very very close anyway, but I’ll amend that.

Posted by: JulianT 10th May 2022, 02:12 PM

Week ending 12 May:

1 1 As it was (1) YTD16
2 2 First class (2)
3 3 Go (3)
4 5 Starlight (1) YTD10
5 4 Baby (2)
6 6 Peru (2)
7 10 Bam bam (7)
8 7 Bad habits (1)
9 - Wait for u (9)
10 9 Where are you now (3)
11 12 Make me feel good (5)
12 13 Heat waves (7) YTD8
13 11 Where did you go? (9)
14 14 Shivers (1)
15 8 BMW (8) YTD34
16 17 Seventeen going under (6)
17 18 2step (17)
18 15 Down under (7)
19 20 Cold heart (1)
20 19 House on fire (8) YTD36
21 - About damn time (21)
22 22 She’s all I wanna be (21)
23 25 Crazy what love can do (23)
24 21 Anyone for you (19) YTD35
25 24 Flowers (24)
26 23 We don’t talk about Bruno (1)
27 16 Gangsteritus (16)
28 28 Abcdefu (1)
29 - In the stars (29)
30 26 Night away (19)
31 27 The motto (19)
32 31 Stay (2)
33 32 Reggae & calypso (20)
34 33 What would you do? (29)
35 - Big energy (35)
36 36 Mr Brightside (10)
37 30 Thousand miles (30)
38 34 Save your tears (3)
39 29 Easy on me (1)
40 35 Good 4 u (1)
41 44 10 things I hate about you (41)
42 38 Light switch (33)
43 45 Another love (10)
44 40 Overpass graffiti (4)
45 48 Levitating (6)
46 46 Birthday cake (46)
47 39 Run (29)
48 41 Overseas (10)
49 37 Perfect (1)
50 43 Ghost (28)

Posted by: adrianreavill83 10th May 2022, 06:15 PM

How many weeks would Bad Habits spent in the Top 10 without ACR?

Posted by: JulianT 11th May 2022, 07:37 AM

41 and counting.
Still some way off Someone You Loved’s 51 but I think that’s now =2nd with Blinding Lights.

Posted by: JulianT 17th May 2022, 03:32 PM

Update for week ending 19 May:

Funnily enough straight after the above discussion about Bad Habits’ Top 10 run I think it’s dropped out!

1 As it was (1) YTD15
2 2 First class (2) YTD37
3 3 Go (3) YTD16
4 21 About damn time (4)
5 4 Starlight (1)
6 5 Baby (2)
7 6 Peru (2)
8 9 Wait for u (8)
9 7 Bam bam (7)
10 10 Where are you now (3)
11 8 Bad habits (1)
12 13 Where did you go? (9) YTD20
13 11 Make me feel good (5)
14 12 Heat waves (7)
15 17 2step (15)
16 14 Shivers (1)
17 15 BMW (8) YTD30
18 18 Down under (7)
19 23 Crazy what love can do (19)
20 16 Seventeen going under (6)
21 19 Cold heart (1)
22 22 She’s all I wanna be (21)
23 20 House on fire (8)
24 25 Flowers (24)
25 - Churchill downs (25)
26 24 Anyone for you (19)
27 35 Big energy (27)
28 30 Night away (19)
29 27 Gansteritus (16)
30 31 The motto (19)
31 32 Stay (2)
32 - The heart Part 5 (32)
33 26 We don’t talk about Bruno (1)
34 29 In the stars (29)
35 28 Abcdefu (1)
36 34 What would you do? (29)
37 38 Save your tears (3)
38 36 Mr Brightside (10)
39 33 Reggae & calypso (20)
40 40 Good 4 u (1)
41 41 10 things I hate about you (41)
42 - Green green grass (42)
43 39 Easy on me (1)
44 44 Overpass graffiti (4)
45 43 Another love (10)
46 - Dua Lipa (46)
47 - Je m’apelle (47)
48 45 Levitating (6)
49 49 Perfect (1)
50 48 Overseas (10)

Posted by: JulianT 24th May 2022, 04:36 PM

Update for week ending 26 May:

1 1 As it was (1) YTD11
2 - Space man (2)
3 3 Go (3) YTD15
4 4 About damn time (4)
5 2 First class (2) YTD26
6 - N95 (6)
7 - Die hard (7)
8 7 Peru (2)
9 5 Starlight (1) YTD9
10 6 Baby (2)
11 9 Bam bam (7) YTD38
12 10 Where are you now (3)
13 8 Wait for u (8)
14 11 Bad habits (1)
15 12 Where did you go? (9)
16 13 Make me feel good (5) YTD6
17 - United in grief (17)
18 15 2step (15)
19 14 Heat waves (7) YTD7
20 - IFTK (19)
21 16 Shivers (1)
22 - Father Time (21)
23 19 Crazy what love can do (19)
24 18 Down under (7)
25 17 BMW (8) YTD27
26 - Rich spirit (26)
27 20 Seventeen going under (6)
28 22 She’s all I wanna be (21)
29 - Worldwide steppers (29)
30 21 Cold heart (1)
31 23 House on fire (8) YTD34
32 24 Flowers (24)
33 26 Anyone for you (19)
34 - We cry together (34)
35 - Count me out (35)
36 - Purple Hearts (36)
37 42 Green green grass (37)
38 27 Big energy (27)
39 - Silent hill (39)
40 34 In the stars (29)
41 28 Night away (19)
42 - Cooped up (42)
43 - Je m’appelle (43)
44 30 The motto (19)
45 31 Stay (2)
46 36 What would you do? (29)
47 - Saviour (47)
48 38 Mr Brightside (10)
49 33 We don’t talk about Bruno (1)
50 37 Save your tears (3)

Posted by: jimwatts 24th May 2022, 06:13 PM

Going by this thread, that's the first time this top 10 has been the same as the official one since March last year, on the week Drake released 3 songs (a triple A-side??) and Blinding Lights was estimated at #12 on old rules as the highest ACR song, same as Where Are You Now here.

Before that, you'd have to go back before the start of this thread, probably to June 2019 and the week of the static Top 12, which I think would there would have been under the old rules too, with either Giant raised from #39 on ACR or the starred out Grace being the first difference somewhere within 16-20.

Posted by: JulianT 1st June 2022, 08:04 AM

Update for week ending 2 June: Alan Jones kindly gave us all the Harry positions - highest ACR song wouldn’t even be Top 20 by my reckoning. As It Was is storming towards the YTD #1.

1 1 As it was (1) YTD6
2 - Late night talking (2)
3 - Music for a sushi restaurant (3)
4 - Mathilda (4)
5 3 Go (3) YTD13
6 4 About damn time (4)
7 - Little freak (7)
8 - Grapejuice (8)
9 - Daylight (9)
10 2 Space man (2)
11 5 First class (2) YTD23
12 - Cinema (12)
13 - Satellite (13)
14 - Keep driving (14)
15 - Daydreaming (15)
16 - Love of my life (16)
17 - Boyfriends (17)
18 20 IFTK (18)
19 11 Bam bam (7) YTD32
20 8 Peru (2)
21 14 Bad Habits (1)
22 12 Where are you now (3) YTD4
23 10 Baby (2)
24 9 Starlight (1)
25 18 2step (15)
26 13 Wait for u (8)
27 15 Where did you go? (9)
28 19 Heat waves (7)
29 23 Crazy what love can do (19)
30 21 Shivers (1)
31 16 Make me feel good (5)
32 25 BMW (8)
33 24 Down under (7)
34 28 She’s all I wanna be (21) YTD40
35 37 Green green grass (35)
36 27 Seventeen going under (6)
37 7 Die hard (7)
38 6 N95 (6)
39 30 Cold heart (1)
40 31 House on fire (8) YTD31
41 - 21 reasons (41)
42 38 Big energy (27)
43 32 Flowers (24)
44 33 Anyone for you (19) YTD33
45 - 1989 (45)
46 43 Je m’appelle (43)
47 42 Cooped up (42)
48 40 In the stars (29)
49 48 Mr Brightside (10)
50 45 Stay (2)

Posted by: Daan 1st June 2022, 08:09 AM

AIW getting the EOY #1 seems inevitable now I guess then, depending on how big the Lewis Capaldi comeback is.

Posted by: jimwatts 1st June 2022, 08:28 AM

This is only the second week the old rules top 4 have belonged to one artist, given that The Chainsmokers/Coldplay rebounded to #4 in Divide's week 2. #4 is the highest position anything can be starred out from the official chart - although in terms of the old rules chart, I Don't Care being starred out from #1 (while on ACR for a week) remains unbeatable. Still, Matilda is for the moment the highest placed song on old rules which has never charted officially before or since - it remains to be seen whether it will keep that record or return it to Adele's My Little Love (#6 going by this thread).

Posted by: JulianT 7th June 2022, 03:39 PM

Update for week ending 9 June:

Didn’t mention last week but it’s ironic that ACR is supposed to stop songs having ridiculously long Top 10 runs and yet Peru’s Top 10 run has already been extended by 2 weeks by the existence of ACR. Bad Habits back to being Ed’s highest song for the first time since it was #1.

1 1 As it was (1)
2 - Running up that hill (2)
3 5 Go (3)
4 6 About damn time (4)
5 2 Late night talking (2)
6 11 First class (2)
7 3 Music for a sushi restaurant (3)
8 18 IFTK (8)
9 21 Bad habits (1)
10 25 2step (10)
11 20 Peru (2)
12 10 Space man (2)
13 4 Matilda (4)
14 22 Where are you now (3)
15 19 Bam bam (7)
16 30 Shivers (1)
17 28 Heat waves (7)
18 29 Crazy what love can do (18)
19 23 Baby (2)
20 26 Wait for u (8)
21 24 Starlight (1)
22 27 Where did you go? (9)
23 9 Daylight (9)
24 - Potion (24)
25 7 Little freak (7)
26 31 Make me feel good (5)
27 35 Green green grass (27)
28 41 21 reasons (28)
29 34 She’s all I wanna be (21)
30 8 Grapejuice (8)
31 36 Seventeen going under (6)
32 33 Down under (7)
33 13 Satellite (13)
34 12 Cinema (12)
35 32 BMW (8)
36 39 Cold heart (1)
37 40 House on fire (8)
38 - Prince Andrew is a sweaty n*once (38)
39 49 Mr Brightside (10)
40 14 Keep driving (14)
41 15 Daydreaming (15)
42 42 Big energy (27)
43 46 Je ma’appelle (43)
44 16 Love of my life (16)
45 43 Flowers (24)
46 44 Anyone for you (19)
47 - Hold my hand (47)
48 47 Cooped up (42)
49 17 Boyfriends (17)
50 37 Die hard (7)

Posted by: JulianT 16th June 2022, 10:57 AM

Update for week ending 16 June - obviously we all know that Kate would already be #1, but the other big news as confirmed by Alan Jones is that Peru has begun its brief stint as the YTD #1, with Harry up to #3 and Cat entering the Top 10.

1 2 Running up that hill (1)
2 1 As it was (1) YTD3
3 3 Go (3) YTD10
4 4 About damn time (4)
5 12 Space man (2)
6 8 IFTK (6)
7 5 Late night talking (2)
8 6 First class (2)
9 9 Bad habits (1)
10 27 Green green grass (10)
11 10 2step (10)
12 11 Peru (2) YTD1
13 7 Music for a sushi restaurant (3)
14 14 Where are you now (3)
15 - Afraid to feel (15) 22.2
16 15 Bam bam (7) YTD27
17 18 Crazy what love can do (17)
18 22 Where did you go? (9)
19 20 Wait for u (8)
20 16 Shivers (1)
21 17 Heat waves (7) YTD7
22 28 21 reasons (22)
23 19 Baby (2)
24 13 Mathilda (4)
25 48 Cooped up (25)
26 21 Starlight (1)
27 - I like you (27)
28 24 Potion (24)
29 26 Make me feel good (5)
30 37 House on fire (8) YTD29
31 29 She’s all I wanna be (21) YTD37
32 31 Seventeen going under (6)
33 36 Cold heart (1)
34 43 Je m’appelle (34)
35 23 Daylight (9)
36 39 Mr Brightside (10) YTD36
37 42 Big energy (27)
38 32 Down under (7)
39 25 Little freak (7)
40 47 Hold my hand (40)
41 35 BMW (8) YTD26
42 45 Flowers (24)
43 46 Anyone for you (19) YTD31
44 30 Grapejuice (8)
45 - Remind me (45)
46 33 Satellite (13)
47 - Stay (2)
48 - Last last (48)
49 - In the stars (29)
50 - Save your tears (3)

Posted by: JulianT 21st June 2022, 09:02 AM

Update for week ending 23 June:

1 1 Running up that hill (1)
2 2 As it was (1)
3 3 Go (3) YTD7
4 15 Afraid to feel (4)
5 4 About damn time (4)
6 10 Green green grass (6)
7 6 IFTK (6)
8 7 Late night talking (2)
9 5 Space man (2)
10 9 Bad habits (1)
11 13 Music for a sushi restaurant (3)
12 11 2step (10)
13 14 Where are you now (3)
14 8 First class (2)
15 17 Crazy what love can do (15)
16 12 Peru (2)
17 22 21 reasons (17)
18 18 Where did you go? (9) YTD18
19 16 Bam bam (7) YTD23
20 20 Shivers (1)
21 19 Wait for u (8)
22 34 Je m’appelle (22)
23 21 Heat waves (7)
24 23 Baby (2) YTD15
25 24 Mathilda (4)
26 26 Starlight (1)
27 - Elegant & gang (27)
28 28 Potion (24)
29 48 Last last (28)
30 29 Make me feel good (5)
31 31 She's all I wanna be (21) YTD35
32 33 Cold heart (1)
33 43 Anyone for you (19) YTD30
34 27 I like you (27)
35 30 House on fire (8) YTD28
36 35 Daylight (9)
37 32 Seventeen going under (6)
38 37 Big energy (27)
39 36 Mr Brightside (10) YTD34
40 40 Hold my hand (40)
41 25 Cooped up (25)
42 38 Down under (7)
43 - Yet to come (43)
44 41 BMW (8) YTD25
45 - I ain’t worried (45)
46 39 Little freak (7)
47 - Glimpse of us (47)
48 42 Flowers (24)
49 46 Satellite (2)
50 45 Remind me (45)

Posted by: Roba. 22nd June 2022, 12:50 AM

Thank goodness for ACR otherwise MB would be top 40 for the last 3 weeks

Posted by: Hadji 22nd June 2022, 12:55 AM

If "Peru" is currently the biggest selling song of the year and ends that way, it will be the second time that a non #1 single has become the biggest song of the year since 2010's "Love The Way You Lie" but saying that, AIW will definitely overtake "Peru" in the YE charts

Posted by: JulianT 28th June 2022, 09:20 PM

Drake’s album bomb a lot less muted than Certified Lover Boy.
Harry is the YTD #1 and seems likely to stay there; Kate and Lizzo have entered the Top 40.

1 1 Running up that hill (1) YTD33
2 2 As it was (1) YTD1
3 4 Afraid to feel (3)
4 3 Go (3)
5 6 Green green grass (5)
6 5 About damn time (4) YTD40
7 - Jimmy Cooks (7)
8 - Massive (8)
9 8 Late night talking (2)
10 - Falling back (10)
11 11 Music for a sushi restaurant (3)
12 7 IFTK (6)
13 - Sticky (13)
14 15 Crazy what love can do (14)
15 47 Glimpse of us (15)
16 10 Bad habits (1)
17 17 21 reasons (17)
18 13 Where are you now (3)
19 9 Space man (2)
20 16 Peru (2)
21 18 Where did you go? (9)
22 12 2step (10)
23 23 Heat waves (7)
24 21 Wait for u (8)
25 14 First class (2) YTD20
26 21 Shivers (1)
27 20 Bam bam (7) YTD22
28 - Texts go green (28)
29 25 Mathilda (4)
30 - Break my soul (30)
31 24 Baby (2)
32 29 Last last (28)
33 22 Je m’appelle (22)
34 30 Make me feel good (5)
35 26 Starlight (1)
36 - Calling my name (36)
37 - A keeper (36)
38 28 Potion (24)
39 32 Cold heart (1)
40 36 Daylight (9)
41 - Flight’s booked (41)
42 27 Elegant & gang (27)
43 - Currents (43)
44 31 She's all I wanna be (21) YTD34
45 40 Hold my hand (40)
46 - Stay the night (46)
47 35 House on fire (8) YTD26
48 33 Anyone for you (19) YTD28
49 38 Big energy (27)
50 37 Seventeen going under (6)