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*THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE* - The Horrors “Something To Remember Me By”



Southend-On-Sea's The Horrors make it to a third week on top with “Something To Remember Me By” which holds pole position amongst some very strong competition in the Top 3. Despite a career that spans more than a decade and with five studio albums under their belt the group have only had two #1s on my chart - the other being 2011's “Still Life” which spent a fortnight at number 1 in July 2011. Six years later and they finally match their biggest hit but have in the intervening time chalked up a further 5 Top 20 hits - the most recent “Machine” peaked at #17 back in August.

Narrowly missing out on chart champion honours are Brisbane's Confidence Man - a collective from a variety of bands including The Belligerents, Moses Gunn Collective and the Jungle Giants - whose incredibly catchy “Boyfriend (Repeat)” dips slightly from 2-3 this week. It is overtaken by Canadian group TR/ST, the project of Toronto resident Robert Alfons. Last in the Top 10 back in 2014 with “Rescue, Mister” (#6), a new standalone single entitled “Bicep” (not related to the recent Belfast electronic dance duo of the same name) continues to ascend 4-2 and makes a strong challenge for the #1.

The remainder of the chart is becalmed with only one song posting a double-digit position increase and just 5 new entries. The biggest climber of the week comes from The xx, who follow-up recent #1 “I Dare You” (down 41-50) with “Dangerous” leaping 38-26. Highest debut is from St. Vincent who releases 2nd single “Los Ageless” from forthcoming 5th LP MASSEDUCTION out on Friday - it debuts at 40. Returning to the chart are Haim at 48 with “Little Of Your Love” and there are chart debuts for Ibeyi (with “I Wanna Be Like You” at 44), Yaeji (with “Drink I’m Sippin On” at 46) and CamelPhat & Elderbrook (with “Cola” at 49).

Full chart below ~



Doctor Blind Chart - 8th October 2017




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

01 - 01 The Horrors “Something To Remember Me By” *3 weeks at #1* // 40-22-11-05-01-01-01 (7 weeks)
02 - 04 TR/ST “Bicep” // 37-27-17-08-04-02 (6 weeks)
03 - 02 Confidence Man “Boyfriend (Repeat)” // 49-37-25-14-08-04-02-03 (8 weeks)
04 - 07 Ride “Cali” // 48-39-27-19-14-10-07-04 (8 weeks)
05 - 03 LCD Soundsystem “Tonite” // 34-24-15-09-04-02-03-05 (8 weeks)
06 - 11 Kate Tempest “Tunnel Vision” // 38-28-19-11-06 (5 weeks)
07 - 05 Nadine Shah “Holiday Destination” // 45-32-24-18-12-07-05-07 (8 weeks)
08 - 15 Rae Morris “Do It” // 36-24-15-08 (4 weeks)
09 - 06 The National “Guilty Party” // 49-32-15-08-04-03-03-01-01-03-06-09 (12 weeks)
10 - 13 Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile “Over Everything” // 43-31-23-17-13-10 (6 weeks)




11 - 08 Indian Wells “Cascades” // 49-35-23-14-07-03-01-01-01-02-02-05-08-11 (14 weeks)
12 - 17 Ariel Pink “Feels Like Heaven” // 44-30-21-17-12 (5 weeks)
13 - 09 Steven Wilson ft. Ninet Tayeb “Pariah” // 46-33-24-16-13-09-13 (7 weeks)
14 - 21 Lamb “Illumina” // 46-31-21-14 (4 weeks)
15 - 10 Gorillaz ft. Peven Everett “Strobelite” // 35-25-16-10-06-03-06-10-15 (9 weeks)
16 - 20 Classixx “Possessive” // 40-32-26-20-16 (5 weeks)
17 - 12 Bicep “Glue” // 41-31-23-19-14-12-17 (7 weeks)
18 - 26 Sofi Tukker “F*ck They” // 47-35-26-18 (4 weeks)
19 - 23 Wolf Alice “Don’t Delete The Kisses” // 48-38-29-23-19 (5 weeks)
20 - 14 The War on Drugs “Holding On” // 41-30-22-13-08-06-04-03-06-09-14-20 (12 weeks)

21 - 19 Sink Ya Teeth “Glass” // 45-37-29-23-19-21 (6 weeks)
22 - 25 Perfume Genius “Wreath” // 42-35-28-25-22 (5 weeks)
23 - 32 Rostam “Bike Dream” // 40-32-23 (3 weeks)
24 - 18 Four Tet “Two Thousand And Seventeen” // 37-26-19-12-05-02-02-04-07-12-18-24 (12 weeks)
25 - 30 Daughter “Burn It Down” // 37-30-25 (3 weeks)
26 - 38 The xx “Dangerous” // 38-26 (2 weeks) *Biggest Climber*
27 - 28 MUNA “In My Way” // 43-32-28-27 (4 weeks)
28 - 16 Julien Baker “Appointments” // 39-28-21-16-13-11-16-28 (8 weeks)
29 - 37 Los Planetas “Islamabad” // 49-37-29 (3 weeks)
30 - 22 Charli XCX “Boys” // 31-18-15-11-07-06-08-11-16-22-30 (11 weeks)

31 - 40 Superorganism “Something For Your M.I.N.D.” // 40-31 (2 weeks)
32 - 33 Rationale “Loving Life” // 46-33-32 (3 weeks)
33 - 36 Oscar & the Wolf “Runaway” // 49-42-36-33 (4 weeks)
34 - 24 Grizzly Bear “Neighbors” // 37-23-14-08-05-05-09-15-24-34 (10 weeks)
35 - 42 Omni “Southbound Station” // 42-35 (2 weeks)
36 - 27 The Killers “Run For Cover” // 40-27-15-11-08-07-10-18-27-36 (10 weeks)
37 - 44 Jorja Smith & Preditah “On My Mind” // 44-37 (2 weeks)
38 - 34 Phoebe Bridgers “Motion Sickness” // 50-44-38-34-38 (5 weeks)
39 - 29 Bicep “Aura” // 37-21-13-08-05-02-02-04-07-10-15-20-29-39 (14 weeks)
40 - NE St. Vincent “Los Ageless” *Highest New Entry*

41 - 47 Special Request “Brainstorm” // 47-41 (2 weeks)
42 - 35 UNKLE ft. Liela Moss “Sunrise (Always Comes Around)” // 41-27-19-18-13-20-25-35-42 (9 weeks)
43 - 50 Sparks “Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me)” // 50-43 (2 weeks)
44 - NE Ibeyi “I Wanna Be Like You” *New Entry*
45 - 31 Beck “Dear Life” // 49-39-34-26-22-31-45 (7 weeks)
46 - NE Yaeji “Drink I’m Sippin On” *New Entry*
47 - 43 Seamus Fogarty “Heels Over Head” // 43-47 (2 weeks)
48 - NE Haim “Little Of Your Love” *New Entry*
49 - NE CamelPhat & Elderbrook “Cola” *New Entry*
50 - 41 The xx “I Dare You” // 40-25-17-08-04-02-01-01-03-05-09-15-22-30-41-50 (16 weeks)



*HIGHEST NEW ENTRY* - St. Vincent “Los Ageless” at #40


*SECOND HIGHEST NEW ENTRY* - Ibeyi “I Wanna Be Like You” at #41


*HIGHEST CLIMBER - UP TWELVE PLACES* - The xx “Dangerous” at #26




#01s of 2017

01-01-17 Bonobo “Kerala”
08-01-17 Bonobo “Kerala”
15-01-17 Bonobo “Kerala”
22-01-17 Run The Jewels “Legend Has It”
29-01-17 Run The Jewels “Legend Has It”
05-02-17 Sampha “(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano”
12-02-17 Sampha “(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano”
19-02-17 Sampha “(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano”
26-02-17 Sampha “(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano”
05-03-17 Young Fathers “Only God Knows”
12-03-17 Young Fathers “Only God Knows”
19-03-17 Young Fathers “Only God Knows”
26-03-17 Young Fathers “Only God Knows”
02-04-17 Sylvan Esso “Kick Jump Twist”
09-04-17 Sylvan Esso “Kick Jump Twist”
16-04-17 Lorde “Green Light”
23-04-17 Lorde “Green Light”
30-04-17 alt-J “3WW”
07-05-17 Perfume Genius “Slip Away”
14-05-17 Perfume Genius “Slip Away”
21-05-17 Danny Brown “Ain't It Funny”
28-05-17 Danny Brown “Ain't It Funny”
04-06-17 Danny Brown “Ain't It Funny”
11-06-17 LCD Soundsystem “Call The Police / American Dream”
18-06-17 LCD Soundsystem “Call The Police / American Dream”
25-06-17 The War on Drugs “Thinking Of A Place”
02-07-17 The War on Drugs “Thinking Of A Place”
09-07-17 The War on Drugs “Thinking Of A Place”
16-07-17 The War on Drugs “Thinking Of A Place”
23-07-17 Arcade Fire “Everything Now”
30-07-17 Arcade Fire “Everything Now”
06-08-17 The xx “I Dare You”
13-08-17 The xx “I Dare You”
20-08-17 Indian Wells “Cascades”
27-08-17 Indian Wells “Cascades”
03-09-17 Indian Wells “Cascades”
10-09-17 The National “Guilty Party”
17-09-17 The National “Guilty Party”
24-09-17 The Horrors “Something To Remember Me By”
01-10-17 The Horrors “Something To Remember Me By”
08-10-17 The Horrors “Something To Remember Me By”

This post has been edited by Doctor Blind: 10th October 2017, 04:16 PM