May 25, 201412 yr why is mills talking to rita ora now instead of getting on with the chart show with what little time is left?
May 25, 201412 yr 10 08 04 Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake Love Never Felt So Good Xscape | 2014 http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/v4/47/55/ef/4755ef79-d044-6bb7-13b4-cb52d14aa770/886444622554.170x170-75.jpg Chart Run: 27-24-8-10 Release date: 02-05-2014 Format: digital single Label: MJJ Productions Sales: 40k Video here: oG08ukJPtR8 Biography Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and businessman. Called the King of Pop, his contributions to music, dance, and fashion, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. The eighth child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1968, and began his solo career in 1971. In the early 1980s, Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music. The music videos for his songs, including those of "Beat It", "Billie Jean", and "Thriller", were credited with breaking down racial barriers and with transforming the medium into an art form and promotional tool. The popularity of these videos helped to bring the then-relatively-new television channel MTV to fame. With videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream", he continued to innovate the medium throughout the 1990s, as well as forging a reputation as a touring solo artist. Through stage and video performances, Jackson popularized a number of complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk, to which he gave the name. His distinctive sound and style has influenced numerous hip hop, post-disco, contemporary R&B, pop, and rock artists. Jackson's 1982 album Thriller is the best-selling album of all time. His other albums, including Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991), and HIStory (1995), also rank among the world's best-selling. Jackson is one of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. He was also inducted into the Dance Hall of Fame as the first and only dancer from pop and rock music. Some of his other achievements include multiple Guinness World Records; 13 Grammy Awards as well as the Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award; 26 American Music Awards, more than any other artist, including the "Artist of the Century" and "Artist of the 1980s"; 13 number-one singles in the United States in his solo career, more than any other male artist in the Hot 100 era; and the estimated sale of over 400 million records worldwide. Jackson has won hundreds of awards, making him the most-awarded recording artist in the history of popular music. In what would have been Jackson's 52nd birthday on August 29, 2010, he became the most downloaded artist of all time in Nokia Music Store. A philanthropist, Jackson constantly traveled the world attending events honoring his humanitarianism and the 2000 Guinness Book of Records recognized him for supporting 39 charities. Aspects of Jackson's personal life, including his changing appearance, personal relationships, and behavior, generated controversy. In the mid-1990s, he was accused of child sexual abuse, but the case was settled out of court for about $25 million and no formal charges were brought. In 2005, he was tried and acquitted of further child sexual abuse allegations and several other charges after the jury found him not guilty on all counts. While preparing for his comeback concert series titled This Is It, Jackson died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication on June 25, 2009, after suffering from cardiac arrest. The Los Angeles County Coroner ruled his death a homicide, and his personal physician Conrad Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Jackson's death triggered a global outpouring of grief and a live broadcast of his public memorial service was viewed around the world. - Wikipedia Chart history (Year peak title): Michael Jackson 1972 05 Got To Be There -1- 1972 03 Rockin' Robin -2- 1972 08 Ain't No Sunshine -3- 1972 07 Ben -1- 1978 45 Ease On Down The Road (Diana Ross & Michael Jackson) 1979 03 Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough -1- 1979 07 Off The Wall -2- 1980 07 Rock With You -3- 1980 03 She's Out Of My Life -4- 1980 41 Girlfriend -5- 1981 01 One Day In Your Life -1- 1981 46 We're Almost There -2- 1982 08 The Girl Is Mine (Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney) -1- 1983 01 Billie Jean -2- 1983 03 Beat It -3- 1983 08 Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' -4- 1983 52 Happy -1- 1983 02 Say Say Say (Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson) 1983 10 Thriller -5- 1984 11 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) -6- 1984 07 Farewell My Summer Love -1- 1984 33 Girl You're So Together -2- 1987 01 I Just Can't Stop Loving You (Michael Jackson With Siedah Garrett) -1- 1987 03 Bad -2- 1987 03 The Way You Make Me Feel -3- 1988 02 Man In The Mirror -4- 1988 08 I Want You Back (Michael Jackson With The Jackson 5) 1988 37 Get It (Stevie Wonder & Michael Jackson) 1988 04 Dirty Diana -5- 1988 15 Another Part Of Me -6- 1988 08 Smooth Criminal -7- 1989 02 Leave Me Alone -8- 1989 13 Liberian Girl -9- 1991 01 Black Or White -1- 1992 14 Black Or White - The Clivillés & Coles Remixes 1992 03 Remember The Time -2- 1992 08 In The Closet (Michael Jackson & Mystery Girl) -3- 1992 10 Who Is It -4- 1992 13 Jam -5- 1992 02 Heal The World -6- 1993 02 Give In To Me -7- 1993 09 Will You Be There -8- 1993 33 Gone Too Soon -9- 1995 03 Scream (Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson) -1- 1995 43 Scream (David Morales Remix) (Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson) 1995 01 You Are Not Alone -2- 1995 01 Earth Song -3- MILLION SELLER 1996 04 They Don't Care About Us -4- 1996 02 Why (3T Feat. Michael Jackson) 1996 04 Stranger In Moscow -5- 1997 01 Blood On The Dance Floor -1- 1997 05 HIStory / Ghosts -2- 2001 02 You Rock My World -1- 2001 25 Cry -2- 2003 05 One More Chance -1- 2006 17 Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (2006 Re-issue) 2006 15 Rock With You (2006 Re-issue) 2006 11 Billie Jean (2006 Re-issue) 2006 15 Beat It (2006 Re-issue) 2006 16 Bad (2006 Re-issue) 2006 17 The Way You Make Me Feel (2006 Re-issue) 2006 17 Dirty Diana (2006 Re-issue) 2006 19 Smooth Criminal (2006 Re-issue) 2006 15 Leave Me Alone (2006 Re-issue) 2006 18 Black Or White (2006 Re-issue) 2006 22 Remember The Time (2006 Re-issue) 2006 20 In The Closet (2006 Re-issue) (Michael Jackson & Mystery Girl) 2006 22 Jam (2006 Re-issue) 2006 27 Heal The World (2006 Re-issue) 2006 30 You Are Not Alone (2006 Re-issue) 2006 34 Earth Song (2006 Re-issue) 2006 26 They Don't Care About Us (2006 Re-issue) 2006 22 Stranger In Moscow (2006 Re-issue) 2006 19 Blood On The Dance Floor (2006 Re-issue) 2008 32 The Girl Is Mine 2008 (Michael Jackson With will.i.am) -1- 2008 69 Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008 (Michael Jackson With Akon) -2- 2009 62 Human Nature -AT- 2009 74 Smile -AT- 2010 10 Hold My Hand (Michael Jackson With Akon) -1- 2014 08 Love Never Felt So Good (Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake) -1- Justin Timberlake 2002 02 Like I Love You (Justin Timberlake Feat. Clipse) -1- 2003 02 Cry Me A River -2- 2003 07 Work It (Nelly Feat. Justin Timberlake) 2003 02 Rock Your Body -3- 2003 13 Señorita -4- 2005 02 Signs (Snoop Dogg Feat. Charlie Wilson & Justin Timberlake) 2006 01 SexyBack (Justin Timberlake Feat. Timbaland) -1- 2006 02 My Love (Justin Timberlake Feat. T.I.) -2- 2007 04 What Goes Around... Comes Around -3- 2007 01 Give It To Me (Timbaland Feat. Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake) 2007 11 LoveStoned / I Think She Knows -4- 2007 02 Ayo Technology (50 Cent Feat. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland) 2008 01 4 Minutes (Madonna Feat. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland) 2009 04 Dead And Gone (T.I. Feat. Justin Timberlake) 2009 05 Love Sex Magic (Ciara Feat. Justin Timberlake) 2010 06 Carry Out (Timbaland Feat. Justin Timberlake) 2010 68 Love Dealer (Esmée Denters Feat. Justin Timberlake) 2013 03 Suit & Tie (Justin Timberlake Feat. Jay-Z) -1- 2013 01 Mirrors -2- 2013 07 Holy Grail (Jay-Z Feat. Justin Timberlake) 2013 61 Tunnel Vision -3- 2013 22 Take Back The Night -1/4- 2013 58 TKO -2/5- 2014 21 Not A Bad Thing -3/6- 2014 08 Love Never Felt So Good (Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake) Discussion Thread Here
May 25, 201412 yr 09 05 06 Kiesza Hideaway - http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51fJ00XcWGL._AA160_.jpg Chart Run: 1-2-3-3-5-9 Release date: 13-04-2014 Format: digital single Label: Virgin EMI Sales: 300k+ Video here: ESXgJ9-H-2U Biography Kiesa Rae Ellestad, who goes by Kiesza, is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Calgary who has most recently worked out of New York City and London. She is best known for her debut single "Hideaway". - Wikipedia Chart history (Year peak title): 2014 01 Hideaway -1- Discussion Thread Here
May 25, 201412 yr 08 06 05 Paloma Faith Only Love Can Hurt Like This A Perfect Contradiction | 2014 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51O9VVfqPaL._AA160_.jpg Chart Run: 50-20-7-6-8 Release date: 11-05-2014 Format: digital single Label: RCA Records Sales: 80k+ Video here: PaKr9gWqwl4 download track listing 1 Only Love Can Hurt Like This (MS MR Remix) 2 Only Love Can Hurt Like This (Adam Turner Remix)  Biography Paloma Faith (born Paloma Faith Blomfield; 21 July 1981) is an English singer-songwriter and actress, known for her unique, retro and eccentric style. In 2009, she released her debut album Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?, which was certified double Platinum in the United Kingdom. The album spawned two top 20 hits in the UK: "Stone Cold Sober" and "New York". In May 2012, Faith released her second studio album, Fall to Grace, which reached number two on the UK Albums Chart and has since been certified double-platinum in the UK. The first single, "Picking Up the Pieces", became Faith's highest charting single to date and first top ten in the UK. Faith is set to release her third album, A Perfect Contradiction in March 2014. In 2011, Faith was nominated for "British Female Solo Artist" at the BRIT Awards. In 2013, Faith received two nominations for "Best Female" and "Best British Album" at the BRIT Awards. Faith has also made feature film appearances in the 2007 remake St Trinian's, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and Dread. - Wikipedia Chart history (Year peak title): 2009 17 Stone Cold Sober -1- 2009 15 New York -2- 2010 64 Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful? -3- 2010 55 Upside Down -4- 2012 07 Picking Up The Pieces -1- 2012 50 30 Minute Love Affair -2- 2012 66 Just Be -4- 2012 16 Never Tear Us Apart -3- 2014 10 Can't Rely On You -1- 2014 06 Only Love Can Hurt Like This -2- Album Discussion Here
May 25, 201412 yr 07 04 04 Calvin Harris Summer - http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/v4/f4/47/b9/f447b922-bd62-8c01-2f51-15e68d4be7cb/886444521352.170x170-75.jpg Chart Run: 1-2-4-7 Release date: 27-04-2014 Format: digital single Label: Sony Music Sales: 100k+ Video here: ebXbLfLACGM Biography Favoring a naughty schoolboy look that makes him seem even younger than his already tender years (22 when his first major-label album was released), Scottish artist, producer, and remixer Calvin Harris has a similarly youthful and forward-looking approach to his music. Skipping the usual apprenticeship in the clubs or on indie labels, Harris went from posting his own D.I.Y. electroclash music online through MySpace and similar sites, to signing with the multinational giant EMI almost in a single step. A short time later, he was producing material for Kylie Minogue, Dizzee Rascal, and Rihanna. Born on January 17, 1984, in the southern Scotland city of Dumfries, Harris was first attracted to electronic music in his teens and was recording bedroom demos by 1999. Two of these songs, "Da Bongos" and "Brighter Days," were released as a 12" club single and CD-EP by the Prima Facie label in early 2002 under the artist name Stouffer. With that single to his credit, the still teenaged Harris moved from Scotland to London, but as a very small fish in one of the world's largest and most competitive ponds, Harris floundered; only one of his songs was released during his time in London, "Let Me Know" with vocalist Ayah on the Unabombers' 2004 live-mix CD Electric Soul, Vol. 2. Returning home to Dumfries, Harris began posting homemade solo recordings to his MySpace page. An A&R representative from EMI liked what he heard and signed Harris to the label in 2006. Following a pair of successful singles, Harris released his debut album, I Created Disco, in the summer of 2007. It featured two Top Ten hits ("Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls"), and climbed high in the album charts. Along with his work as a solo artist, including touring in front of a full live band, Harris quickly became an in-demand remixer — working on singles by Jamiroquai, Groove Armada, All Saints, and CSS. He also wrote and produced songs for Kylie Minogue's 2007 comeback album, and collaborated with Dizzee Rascal on "Dance wiv Me," which reached number one in the U.K. "I'm Not Alone," the first single from his second album, also hit number one upon release in April 2009, as did the album when it appeared that August. That album, Ready for the Weekend, topped the U.K. album chart and peaked at number 12 on Billboard's U.S. dance/electronic chart. Through 2011, Harris took on production work for Example, Tinchy Stryder, and Rihanna ("We Found Love," a quadruple-platinum hit in the U.S.), while he also issued two more of his own singles (the Kelis collaboration "Bounce" and "Feel So Close"). Harris' third solo album, 18 Months, was a collaboration-filled affair that featured "We Found Love" and "Bounce" plus vocal spots from Ellie Goulding, Florence Welch, and Ne-Yo, among others. It was released in October of 2012. - iTunes Chart history (Year peak title): 2007 10 Acceptable In The 80s -1- 2007 03 The Girls -2- 2007 43 Merrymaking At My Place -3- 2008 01 Dance Wiv Me (Dizzee Rascal Feat. Calvin Harris & Chrome) 2009 01 I'm Not Alone -1- 2009 03 Ready For The Weekend -2- 2009 18 Flashback -3- 2010 27 You Used To Hold Me -4- 2011 02 Bounce (Calvin Harris Feat. Kelis) -1- 2011 02 Feel So Close -2- 2011 01 We Found Love (Rihanna Feat. Calvin Harris) MILLION SELLER 2011 24 Off The Record (Tinchy Stryder Feat. Calvin Harris & BURNS) 2012 02 Let's Go (Calvin Harris Feat. Ne-Yo) -3- 2012 02 We'll Be Coming Back (Calvin Harris Feat. Example) -4- 2012 01 Sweet Nothing (Calvin Harris Feat. Florence Welch) -5- 2012 05 Drinking From The Bottle (Calvin Harris Feat. Tinie Tempah) -6- 2013 04 I Need Your Love (Calvin Harris Feat. Ellie Goulding) -7- 2013 08 Thinking About You (Calvin Harris Feat. Ayah Marar) -8- 2013 01 Under Control (Calvin Harris & Alesso Feat. Hurts) -1- 2014 01 Summer -2- Discussion Thread Here
May 25, 201412 yr 06 03 16 John Legend All Of Me Love In The Future | 2013 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51nyFodcb2L._AA160_.jpg Chart Run: 72-28-29-9-8-6-3-5-2-4-4-4-5-4-3-6 Format: download only track Label: Columbia Sales: 500k+ Video here: 450p7goxZqg Biography John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He has won nine Grammy Awards, and in 2007, Legend received the special Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Prior to the release of his debut album, Legend's career gained momentum through a series of successful collaborations with multiple established artists. Legend added his voice to those of other artists, assisting in them reaching chart-topper hits. He lent his voice to Magnetic Man's "Getting Nowhere," Kanye West's "All of the Lights", on Slum Village's "Selfish" and Dilated Peoples' "This Way". Other artists included Jay-Z's "Encore", and he sang backing vocals on Alicia Keys' 2003 song "You Don't Know My Name", the Kanye West remix of Britney Spears' "Me Against the Music", and Fort Minor's "High Road". Legend played piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything". - Wikipedia Chart history (Year peak title): 2005 29 Used To Love U -1- 2005 04 Ordinary People -2- 2005 62 Number One (John Legend Feat. Kanye West) -3- 2008 35 Green Light (John Legend Feat. André 3000) -1- 2009 50 Heartbreaker (MSTRKRFT Feat. John Legend) 2010 65 Getting Nowhere (Magnetic Man Feat. John Legend) 2014 02 All Of Me -1-
May 25, 201412 yr 05 00 01 Clean Bandit Featuring Sharna Bass Extraordinary New Eyes | 2014 http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music4/v4/d5/e1/4e/d5e14e7d-25ba-d2ad-24ce-bf125441a20a/825646290543.170x170-75.jpg Chart Run: 5 Release date: 18-05-2014 Format: digital single Label: Warner Music Video here: 40nFOYGVJtY Biography Rather than the usual bombast or snooze-inducing "relaxation music," the U.K. six-piece known as Clean Bandit mash classical music and pop forms for an airy and dreamy yet driven sound that's like the chamber music version of house music. The core four-piece of the group were known as the Chatto Quartet, a classically trained string quartet that performed J.S. Bach and cited Jacqueline du Pré as an influence, but their post-show, wind-down music often consisted of garage, two-step, Craig David, and Arcade Fire tracks. The quartet members were aware of both producer Jon Wandeck and MC Ssegamic through the duo's work in photography, and when Wandeck suggested they play on one of his house music cuts, Clean Bandit were born. With MC Ssegamic on the mike, they released the classical-meets-house-meets-hip-hop-meets-heartbreak song "Telephone Banking" in the summer of 2011. Their Dance Armstrong mixtape followed in 2012, while 2013 saw the release of their Mozart's House EP. - iTunes Chart history (Year peak title): Clean Bandit 2013 17 Mozart's House -1- 2013 43 Dust Clears -2- 2014 01 Rather Be (Clean Bandit Feat. Jess Glynne) -3- 2014 05 Extraordinary (Clean Bandit Feat. Sharna Bass) -4- Sharna Bass 2014 05 Extraordinary (Clean Bandit Feat. Sharna Bass) Discussion Thread Here
May 25, 201412 yr 04 01 02 Rita Ora I Will Never Let You Down O | 2014 http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/v4/30/f5/1f/30f51f01-d975-ef59-e503-34213ea6b0ba/886444535502.170x170-75.jpg Chart Run: 1-4 Release date: 11-05-2014 Format: digital single Label: Roc Nation LLC Sales: 100k+ Video here: 50GQjUZ4P3M Biography Rita Sahatçiu Ora (born 26 November 1990) is a British singer-songwriter and actress. Her debut studio album, Ora (2012), debuted at number one in the United Kingdom, and spawned the number-one singles "R.I.P." and "How We Do (Party)". After reaching the peak position as a featured act on DJ Fresh's "Hot Right Now", Ora became the artist with the most number-one singles on the UK Singles Chart in 2012. Ora has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. She was nominated for three awards at the 2013 BRIT Awards, including the Brit Award for Best British Breakthrough Act. She will play Mia Grey in the film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey. "I Will Never Let You Down" debuted atop the UK Singles Chart in 2014 and Ora became the British female singer with the most number ones in the decade. - Wikipedia Chart history (Year peak title): 2012 01 Hot Right Now (DJ Fresh Feat. Rita Ora) 2012 01 R.I.P. (Rita Ora Feat. Tinie Tempah) -1- 2012 01 How We Do (Party) -2- 2012 54 Young, Single & Sexy -AT- 2012 10 Shine Ya Light -3- 2012 18 Radioactive -4- 2013 18 Lay Down Your Weapons (K Koke Feat. Rita Ora) 2014 01 I Will Never Let You Down -1-
May 25, 201412 yr 03 00 01 Fuse ODG Featuring Sean Paul Dangerous Love TINA | 2014 http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music4/v4/7e/80/25/7e80251f-489a-5dcf-f902-96df99dcd608/dj.pdhyyeht.170x170-75.jpg Chart Run: 3 Release date: 18-05-2014 Format: digital single Label: 3 Beat Productions Ltd Video here: rfCa82j0h_E Biography Nana Richard Abiona, known by his stage name Fuse ODG, is a British musician of Ghanaian descent. He is best known for his 2013 single "Antenna" which peaked to number 7 on the UK Singles Chart. Born in London and raised in Ghana, Fuse returned to London for his secondary education, where he attended the Archbishop Lanfranc School. Growing up in Mitcham, South London. - Wikipedia Chart history (Year peak title): Fuse ODG 2013 07 Antenna -1- 2013 30 Azonto (Fuse ODG Feat. Itz Tiffany) -2- 2014 05 Million Pound Girl (Badder Than Bad) -3- 2014 03 Dangerous Love (Fuse ODG Feat. Sean Paul) -4- Sean Paul 2002 05 Gimme The Light -1- 2003 16 Make It Clap (Busta Rhymes Feat. Sean Paul & Spliff Star) 2003 04 Get Busy -2- 2003 01 Breathe (Blu Cantrell Feat. Sean Paul) 2003 03 Like Glue -3- 2003 02 Baby Boy (Beyoncé Feat. Sean Paul) 2004 06 I'm Still In Love With You (Sean Paul Feat. Sasha) -4- 2005 02 We Be Burnin' -1- 2005 12 Ever Blazin' -2- 2006 11 Temperature -3- 2006 71 Cry Baby Cry (Santana Feat. Sean Paul & Joss Stone) 2006 22 Never Gonna Be The Same -4- 2006 31 (When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me (Sean Paul Feat. Keyshia Cole) -5- 2009 25 So Fine -1- 2010 13 Do You Remember (Jay Sean Feat. Sean Paul & Lil Jon) 2011 11 Got 2 Luv U (Sean Paul Feat. Alexis Jordan) -1- 2012 02 She Doesn't Mind -2- 2012 12 Summer Paradise (Simple Plan Feat. Sean Paul) 2013 01 What About Us (The Saturdays Feat. Sean Paul) 2013 07 Other Side Of Love -1- 2013 35 Turn It Up -2- 2014 03 Dangerous Love (Fuse ODG Feat. Sean Paul) Discussion Thread Here
May 25, 201412 yr 02 02 05 Mr Probz Waves - http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music4/v4/ef/be/ec/efbeecbb-2706-f729-e0fb-fdd6e4e43b2c/886444416252.170x170-75.jpg Chart Run: 1-2-1-2-2 Release date: 20-04-2014 Format: digital single Label: Left Lane Recordings Sales: 300k+ Video here: 6MH9qWemtPo Biography Dennis Princewell Stehr (born 15 May 1984), known by his stage name Mr. Probz, is a Dutch hip hop artist, songwriter and producer of Danish and Antillean descent. He is known for his raps, songs and choruses in both Dutch and English. In 2013, he released the song "Waves" and in 2014 it was remixed by Robin Schulz, leading to international recognition. - Wikipedia Chart history (Year peak title): 2014 01 Waves -NAS- Discussion Thread Here
May 25, 201412 yr 01 00 01 Sam Smith Stay With Me In The Lonely Hour | 2014 http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music4/v4/a2/a2/da/a2a2da6d-21c0-7240-f176-52abf7cd404e/14UMGIM09454.170x170-75.jpg Chart Run: 1 Release date: 18-05-2014 Format: digital single Label: Capitol Records Video here: pB-5XG-DbAA Biography Although the first solo single from soul-inspired, London-born artist Sam Smith was issued in early 2013, it was his soaring vocal contribution to Disclosure's October 2012 U.K. garage track "Latch" which brought him to most people's attention. For most of his teens, Smith balanced study with music, soaking in the raw and passionate approach to performance exemplified by his favorite artists at that time such as Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, and Chaka Khan. "Latch" hit the upper reaches of the U.K. singles chart when Smith was 21, and many were surprised when his debut solo track took a more tempered path. The production on February 2013's "Lay Me Down" — also courtesy of the ordinarily dancefloor-focused duo Disclosure — recalled the stripped-back material that had proved successful for Adele in the preceding years. Next, Shahid Khan — aka Naughty Boy — decided to follow his Emeli Sandé-fronted U.K. Top Ten hit "Wonder" with the infectious, Bollywood sample-driven "La La La." Featuring Smith's powerful lead vocal, it became an instant May 2013 U.K. number one single following his spring tour in support of Sandé. - iTunes Chart history (Year peak title): 2012 11 Latch (Disclosure Feat. Sam Smith) 2013 01 La La La (Naughty Boy Feat. Sam Smith) 2014 01 Money On My Mind -2- 2014 46 Lay Me Down -1- 2014 01 Stay With Me -3- Album Discussion Here
May 25, 201412 yr All done in 5 minutes. :DÂ Pleased Michael Jackson climbed back into the Top 10 last minute, albeit at the expense of Sigma - responsible for one of the decent dance #1s of the year.
May 25, 201412 yr Well, that was uneventful. Love how Rita gave it away as well (not that we didn't already know)! Also, Mr Probz has exactly the same run as Payphone by Maroon 5 so far, but that looks sure to be ruined next week.
May 25, 201412 yr great to see Mr Probz holding on to the top 2 and Clean Bandit top 5! Not a fan of 'Stay With Me', it's the weakest of his #1s. Back to faceless dance at #1 next week though :D See you then.
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