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It's epic rise and fall city as a load of songs are impacted by the unique way my chart is compiled (the last 30 days of stats). Jessie Ware scores a much-deserved chart-topper (wish Radio 1 would get behind that even though its not tied to an album currently), Foals' On the Luna sensationally nabs the silver medal from January's Exits with the latter plummeting down 16 places and another track R1 should play in the daytime, the CLiQ remix of Karma (I listened to the original, it was kind of typically plodding late 10s pop) continues its ascent. Maybe all boring down-to-midtempo Spotify-friendly pop songs need a CLiQ remix.

Giggs crashes in at a surprisingly lofty #4 (got kind of addicted to it over the past week), and the Top 10 new entries don't stop there, with Cardi and Bruno's slowburning sleazefest Please Me finally gaining the acknowledgement it deserves. There's a huge climb for The 1975's impassioned anti-Trump stormer Love It If We Made It, and the gorgeously classy Comme Si also enjoys a stratospheric rise.

Elsewhere, there are a couple of songs I'm not sure are officially singles or ever will be. Annie Mac played BMTH's throbbing Heavy Metal the other week so I assumed it was going to be a single, and Chaka Khan finally cracks the chart sounding as fresh and relevant as ever after two funk-orientated singles that didn't do that much for me. Play God's loss is Hypersonic Missiles' gain as attentions turn to the brand new brassy Boss-tinged single from North Shields' finest, and I also finally admit the initially drab 365 is a bit of a toe-tapper by giving it Top 20 status. Another melodic dance pounder Radio 1 should be getting behind on daytime is Sirens from frequent banger sources Icarus, and The Prodigy replace recent 1992-esque stormer Timebomb Zone with the now-haunting We Live Forever, which I think was meant to be their new single.

There's a shocking 4-OUT drop for the Pet Shop Boys' On Social Media, whose performance was being propped up by several week #1 streams before the novelty wore off, with Theophilus London feat. Tame Impala instantly replacing the incredibly catchy Only You with the infectious Whiplash.

Hiya Luv’s personal chart #8 w/e 14.3.19

01 (05) Jessie Ware: Adore You (37-10-5-1)
02 (14) Foals: On the Luna (40-14-2)
03 (06) Robinson: Karma (CLiQ Remix) (33-6-3)
04 (NE) Giggs: BABY (4)
05 (01) Billie Eilish: Bury a Friend (15-8-5-1-1-5)
06 (NE) Cardi B and Bruno Mars: Please Me (6)
07 (03) Friend Within: The Truth (32-8-3-7)
08 (07) Kehlani: Nights Like This (Feat. Ty Dolla $ign) (38-16-9-5-7-8)
09 (40) The 1975: Love If If We Made It (34-40-9)
10 (25) Christine and the Queens: Comme Si (34-27-25-10)
11 (32) The Amazons: Mother (31-32-11)
12 (38) Koffee: Toast (38-12)
13 (NE) Bring Me the Horizon: Heavy Metal (feat. Rahzel) (13)
14 (19) Jenny Lewis: Red Bull and Hennessey (36-30-19-14)
15 (13) James Blake feat. Metro Boomin & Travis Scott - Mile High (39-x-x-19-15-13-15)
16 (NE) Sam Fender: Hypersonic Missiles (16)
17 (11) 21 Savage: A Lot (27-25-33-21-11-17)
18 (02) Foals: Exits (16-7-4-2-2-3-2-18)
19 (NE) Zedd and Katy Perry: 365 (19)
20 (37) Krystal Klear: Euphoric Dreams (37-20)
21 (15) M-22: White Lies (28-15-21)
22 (NE) Chaka Khan: Like a Lady (22)
23 (08) Sam Fender: Play God (6-2-3-1-1-2-8-23)
24 (35) Duke Dumont feat. Shaun Ross: Red Light Green Light – For Club Play Only, Pt. 6 (35-24)
25 (22) Florence and the Machine: Moderation (35-15-24-22-25)
26 (09) Jade Bird: I Get No Joy (37-19-10-7-9-26)
27 (NE) Mustard: Pure Water (feat. Migos) (27)
28 (16) Todd Edwards: You’re Sorry (16-28)
29 (12) FIDLAR: By Myself (9-3-2-3-4-4-12-29)
30 (NE) Carly Rae Jepsen: Now That I Found You (30)
31 (10) Vampire Weekend: Harmony Hall (20-11-6-4-3-6-10-31)
32 (26) Yxng Bane: Needed Time (25-31-28-18-25-26-32)
33 (NE) Theophilus London: Whiplash (feat. Tame Impala) (33)
34 (31) Calvin Harris and Rag'n'Bone Man: Giant (2-1-1-6-6-12-31-34)
35 (NE) Icarus: Sirens (35)
36 (34) Dave: Black (34-36)
37 (28) Prospa: Prayer (13-16-18-31-22-18-28-37)
38 (23) Sub Focus: Desire (With Dimension) (4-6-7-11-12-16-23-38)
39 (NE) The Prodigy: We Live Forever (39)
40 (NE) Wiley: Boasty (feat. Idris Elba) (40)

AHRT (as Jason Williamson would say):

04 (09) Pet Shop Boys: On Social Media (11-5-8-9-4)
17 (19) The Orielles: Bobbi’s Second World (34-22-13-19-17)
18 (11) Theophilus London feat. Tame Impala: Only You (39-32-27-11-18)
20 (36) The Prodigy: Timebomb Zone (15-26-25-24-24-36-20)
21 (23) ShockOne: Underloved (feat. Cecil): (Ekko and Sidetrack Remix) (20-14-14-23-21)
24 (14) Fleur East: Favourite Thing (21-17-12-16-14-24)
27 (29) Catz ‘n Dogz: New Love (29-27)
29 (17) Ava Max: Sweet But Psycho (31-29-38-20-17-29)
30 (NE) The Chemical Brothers: Got to Keep On (30)
33 (13) Lizzo: Juice (18-12-5-7-7-13-33)
36 (22) Circa Waves: Movies (3-4-9-10-17-22-36)
39 (32) Years and Years with MNEK: Valentino (32-39)

This post has been edited by Hiyaluv: Mar 15 2019, 12:40 PM