Plezier - Plezier Anthem

 

 

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weeks where it would have been #1 are bolded

 

What stopped it? Avicii - You Make Me (feat. Salem Al Fakir) / Avicii - Dear Boy (feat. MØ) / Avicii - Wake Me Up (feat. Aloe Blacc) / Avicii - Hope There's Someone (feat. Linnea Henriksson) / Avicii - Addicted To You (feat. Audra Mae)

 

It was True release week and Avicii had the entire top 5 to himself, leaving this great BJSC discovery at #6, but ultimately it had a very short chart run so it's for the best this didn't reach #1.

Ben Pearce ~ What I Might Do

 

 

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weeks where it would have been #1 are bolded

 

What stopped it? Avicii - You Make Me (feat. Salem Al Fakir)

 

The following week the Avicii madness calmed down but he still held #1, denying this lovely deep house song from getting there. Again though this had a very short chart run after it making #2.

Martin Garrix ~ Animals

 

 

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weeks where it would have been #1 are bolded

 

What stopped it? Avicii - Hey Brother (feat. Dan Tyminski)

 

Martin Garrix with the mighty Animals already had a massive number of top 10 weeks and 2 n/c weeks at #1, and it would fall a place to make way for the start of 'Hey Brother's 7-week domination.

AWOLNATION ~ Sail

 

 

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weeks where it would have been #1 are bolded

 

What stopped it? Avicii - Hey Brother (feat. Dan Tyminski)

 

The one-hit wonder band AWOLNATION had a massive chart run with 'Sail' which included 2 weeks at #2. It's a seriously good song but it's no 'Hey Brother'..

Martin Garrix & Jay Hardway ~ Wizard

 

 

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weeks where it would have been #1 are bolded

 

What stopped it? Avicii - Hey Brother (feat. Dan Tyminski) / Syn Cole - Miami 82 (Avicii Edit)

 

Another appearance from Martin Garrix here with the brilliant follow-up 'Wizard', still one of his best songs too but couldn't beat an ongoing 'Hey Brother' and a debut at #2 for Syn Cole with help from Avicii.

4 Strings ~ This Heart Is Yours (feat. Neev Kennedy)

 

 

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weeks where it would have been #1 are bolded

 

What stopped it? Avicii - Hey Brother (feat. Dan Tyminski)

 

4 Strings with an amazing and underrated trance gem 'This Heart Is Yours' which I entered to BJSC made a strong #2 debut but couldn't stop 'Hey Brother'. The following week Avicii would finally be dethroned, by Arty & Matisse & Sadko with 'Riot'. This would only last for one week though and Avicii would come back for 3 more weeks.

Fuse ODG ~ Million Pound Girl (Badder Than Bad)

 

 

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weeks where it would have been #1 are bolded

 

What stopped it? Avicii - Hey Brother (feat. Dan Tyminski)

 

Not that Fuse ODG would have minded being kept from #1 for those 2 weeks, as he would then climb to #1 and spend 2 weeks there too. And that would be the end of Avicii at #1... until 5 weeks after 'Hey Brother' being dethroned.