I still love WDYM, but 'Sorry' has eclipsed it for me and this has been a bit overdone.

'what do you mean?' ~ lush :heart:

05 03 12

 

Drake

Hotline Bling

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Chart Run: 74-69-64-53-36-17-17-8-3-4-3-5

 

Release date: 31-07-2015

Format: digital single

Label: Cash Money Records

 

Chart sales: 200k+

 

Sales only chart peak: 6

Streaming only chart peak: 2

 

Video here:

 

Biography

Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter and actor. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. He first garnered recognition for his role as Jimmy Brooks on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation. He later rose to prominence as a rapper, releasing several mixtapes before signing to Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment in June 2009.

 

Drake's EP, So Far Gone (2009), spawned singles "Best I Ever Had" and "Successful". His first studio album, Thank Me Later (2010), debuted at number one on the Billboard 200and generated notable singles, "Over" and "Find Your Love". It was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His second album, Take Care (2011), is his most successful to date, topping charts in the United States and Canada and producing multiple hit singles, including "Headlines", "Take Care", "Make Me Proud", and "The Motto", the last of which is also credited for popularizing the widely used acronym YOLO. In promotion of Take Care, Drake embarked on the worldwide Club Paradise Tour, which became the most successful hip-hop tour of 2012, grossing over $42 million. His third studio album Nothing Was the Same was released on September 24, 2013. It was supported by the singles "Started from the Bottom", "Hold On, We're Going Home", "All Me" and "The Language".

 

Drake has sold over 5 million albums worldwide. His work has earned him a Grammy Award, three Juno Awards, six BET Awards, and set several significant Billboard records. With twelve number-one singles, Drake has more than any other artist on Billboard's Hot Rap Songs chart. With ten number-one singles, he also has more than any other rapper on Billboard‍ '​s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, passing Jay-Z in August 2012. He is one of two artists (the other being 50 Cent) that has simultaneously occupied the chart's top three positions.

 

Drake, along with being a record producer under the pseudonym Champagne Papi, has also written songs for other artists, including Alicia Keys ("Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)"), Rita Ora ("R.I.P."), Jamie Foxx and Trey Songz. - Wikipedia

 

Chart history - Top 100 (Year peak title):

 

2009 42 Forever (Drake Feat. Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem)

2010 50 Over -1-

2010 24 Find Your Love -2-

2010 37 Right Above It (Lil Wayne Feat. Drake)

2010 01 What's My Name? (Rihanna Feat. Drake)

2011 22 Moment 4 Life (Nicki Minaj Feat. Drake)

2011 78 I'm On One (DJ Khaled Feat. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne)

2011 57 Headlines -1-

2011 58 She Will (Lil Wayne Feat. Drake)

2011 49 Make Me Proud (Drake Feat. Nicki Minaj) -2-

2011 09 Take Care (Drake Feat. Rihanna) -3-

2012 80 The Motto (Drake Feat. Lil Wayne) -4-

2012 37 Crew Love (Drake Feat. The Weeknd) -5-

2013 50 F**kin' Problems (A$AP Rocky Feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar)

2013 25 Started From The Bottom -1-

2013 44 Love Me (Lil Wayne Feat. Drake & Future)

2013 04 Hold On, We're Going Home (Drake Feat. Majid Jordan) -2-

2013 56 From Time (Drake Feat. Jhené Aiko) -AT-

2013 86 Too Much (Drake Feat. Sampha) -3-

2013 93 The Motion -AT-

2013 95 Furthest Thing -AT-

2014 65 Mine (Beyoncé Feat. Drake)

2014 87 Who Do You Love (YG Feat. Drake)

2014 36 Believe Me (Lil Wayne Feat. Drake)

2014 68 0 To 100 - The Catch Up -NAS-

2014 35 Only (Nicki Minaj Feat. Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown)

2015 53 Preach (Drake Feat. PartyNextDoor) -AT-

2015 70 Legend -AT-

2015 71 Energy -AT-

2015 92 10 Bands -AT-

2015 95 Know Yourself -AT-

2015 77 Back To Black -1-

2015 03 Hotline Bling -2-

2015 81 Right Hand -3-

2015 76 Jumpman (Drake & Future) -AT-

'Hotline Bling' seriously does my head in. :banghead:

Thats a really weird song and bizarre it is such a big hit :o

Hotline Bling is pretty terrible, even the "you used to call me on my cellphone" part which I enjoyed is getting boring.

I'm loving the Justin Bieber domination in the chart right now, both What Do You Mean? and Sorry remain excellent for me :heart:

 

Hotline Bling is the complete opposite imo. Dreadful.

'hotline bling' :music:

Hotline Bling got boring pretty quick. Do love it though.

Drake has done so much better (Over, Find Your Love, Take Care, Hold On We're Going Home) and this nothing-ness is his biggest hit?

 

Heck, even Started From The Bottom is bearable in comparison.

 

 

04 05 24

 

The Weeknd

The Hills

Beauty Behind the Madness | 2015

 

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Chart Run: 51-30-35-35-40-41-35-31-32-34-35-31-34-35-29-24-28-29-25-23-5-3-5-4

 

Release date: 27-05-2015

Format: digital single

Label: Universal-Island Records

 

Chart sales: 400k+

 

Sales only chart peak: 3

Streaming only chart peak: 3

 

Video here:

 

Biography

Abel Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), known by his stage name The Weeknd, is a Canadian PBR&B recording artist and record producer. In late 2010, Tesfaye anonymously uploaded several songs to YouTube under the name "The Weeknd". He released three nine-track mixtapes throughout 2011: House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence, which were critically acclaimed. The following year, he released a compilation album, Trilogy, consisting of remastered versions of the mixtape material and three additional songs. It was released under Republic Records and his own label XO. In 2013, he released his debut studio album Kiss Land, which was supported by the singles "Kiss Land", and "Live For".

 

The Weeknd has received praise from several music publications, including Pitchfork, MTV, BET, Rolling Stone, XXL and The Source. MTV's John Norris has dubbed him the "songbird of his generation" and the "best musical talent since Michael Jackson". - Wikipedia

 

Chart history - Top 100 (Year peak title):

 

2012 37 Crew Love (Drake Feat. The Weeknd)

2014 48 Love Me Harder (Ariana Grande & The Weeknd)

2015 04 Earned It -OST/2-

2015 64 Where You Belong -OST-

2015 03 The Hills -4-

2015 03 Can't Feel My Face -3-

2015 65 Often -1-

2015 72 Real Life -AT-

2015 74 Tell Your Friends -AT-

2015 78 Prisoner (The Weeknd Feat. Lana Del Rey) -AT-

2015 90 Acquainted -AT-

2015 91 Losers (The Weeknd Feat. Labrinth) -AT-

2015 92 Dark Times (The Weeknd Feat. Ed Sheeran) -AT-

 

Discussion Thread Here

Hotline Bling still a serious jam

 

The Hills is still a good listen even with it being 20+ weeks old

This is boring as well now.

Now that's better.

I love The Hills. I really hope his Disclosure collab Nocturnal gets released as a single and does well.

MNEK's chart progress is proof that OA/OS doesn't only work for big artists. Great to see 'Never Forget You' turning into a major hit.

 

'Hotline Bling' and 'The Hills' still not getting old at all :wub: Can 'The Hills' end up outselling 'Can't Feel My Face' pls thx.

Aww I still love Hotline Bling :P And I'm surprised The Hills has kept up this momentum for a decent while now.

03 04 06

 

Sam Smith

Writing's On The Wall

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Chart Run: 1-3-7-11-4-3

 

Release date: 25-09-2015 / 23-10-2015

Format: digital single / CDS

Label: Capitol Records

 

Chart sales: 200k+

 

Sales only chart peak: 1

Streaming only chart peak: 15

 

Video here:

 

Biography

Samuel Frederick "Sam" Smith (born 19 May 1992) is an English singer and songwriter. He rose to fame in October 2012 when he was featured on Disclosure's breakthrough single "Latch", which peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart. His subsequent feature—on Naughty Boy's "La La La"—earned him his first number one single in May 2013.

 

In December 2013, he was nominated for the 2014 BRIT Critics' Choice Award and the BBC's Sound of 2014 poll, both of which he won. He released his debut studio album, In the Lonely Hour, in May 2014 on Capitol Records. The lead single, "Lay Me Down", was released prior to "La La La". The second single, "Money on My Mind", became his second number one single in the UK. The album's third single, "Stay with Me", was an international success, reaching number one in the UK and number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, while the fourth single "I'm Not the Only One" reached the top five in both countries. The fifth single, "Like I Can", reached number nine in the UK.

 

In December 2014, Smith was nominated for six Grammy Awards, and at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2015 he won four: Best New Artist, "Stay with Me" for Record of the Year and Song of the Year, and In the Lonely Hour for Best Pop Vocal Album. At the 2015 Brit Awards, he won the awards for British Breakthrough Act and Global Success. - Wikipedia

 

Chart history - Top 100 (Year peak title):

 

Sam Smith

2012 11 Latch (Disclosure Feat. Sam Smith)

2013 01 La La La (Naughty Boy Feat. Sam Smith) MILLION SELLER

2013 86 Safe With Me -EP-

2013 82 Nirvana -EP-

2014 01 Money On My Mind -2-

2014 15 Lay Me Down -1/6-

2014 01 Stay With Me -3-

2014 03 I'm Not The Only One -4-

2014 09 Like I Can -5-

2014 65 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas -NAS-

2015 01 Lay Me Down (Sam Smith Feat. John Legend) -7-

2015 13 Omen (Disclosure Feat. Sam Smith)

2015 01 Writing's On The Wall -OST-

 

James Bond Themes

1962 13 The James Bond Theme (John Barry & His Orchestra) -1-

1963 20 From Russia With Love (Matt Monro) -2-

1963 39 From Russia With Love (John Barry & His Orchestra)

1964 21 Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey) -3-

1965 35 Thunderball (Tom Jones) -4-

1967 27 Casino Royale (Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Band)

1967 11 You Only Live Twice / Jackson (Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood) -5-

1969 xx On Her Majesty's Secret Service (John Barry & His Orchestra) -6-

1972 38 Diamonds Are Forever (Shirley Bassey) -7-

1973 09 Live And Let Die (Paul McCartney & Wings) -8-

1974 xx The Man With The Golden Gun (Lulu) -9-

1977 07 Nobody Does It Better (Carly Simon) -10-

1979 xx Moonraker (Shirley Bassey) -11-

1981 08 For Your Eyes Only (Sheena Easton) -12-

1983 75 All Time High (Rita Coolidge) -13-

1985 02 A View To A Kill (Duran Duran) -14-

1987 05 The Living Daylights (A-ha) -15-

1987 49 If There Was A Man (The Pretenders)

1989 06 Licence To Kill (Gladys Knight & The Pips) -16-

1994 03 We Have All The Time In The World (Louis Armstrong)

1995 10 Goldeneye (Tina Turner) -17-

1997 08 James Bond Theme (Moby)

1997 12 Tomorrow Never Dies (Sheryl Crow) -18-

1999 11 The World Is Not Enough (Garbage) -19-

2002 03 Die Another Day (Madonna) -20-

2006 07 You Know My Name (Chris Cornell) -21-

2008 09 Another Way To Die (Alicia Keys & Jack White) -22-

2012 02 Skyfall (Adele) -23-

2015 01 Writing's On The Wall (Sam Smith) -24-

 

James Bond Discussion Here

Where do those vocals at the end of The Hills come from? I presume that they're in Ethiopian, The Weeknd's descent.

Spectre is a brilliant film and the opening titles are great.

 

The song though :manson:

MNEK's chart progress is proof that OA/OS doesn't only work for big artists. Great to see 'Never Forget You' turning into a major hit.

 

But so far it's proving to be a rare exception to the rule.

 

'The Hills' has vaguely grown on me.