Decided to do a kinda "mid-year" countdown which will hopefully be completed over the course of this week (hopefully!) These are my top 50 tracks of the year so far. Note that some 2015 songs will be included in this as run over, all peaks & weeks taken from my weekly personal charts.

 

Kicking off with the song that just misses out at #51...

 

51. Blonde & Craig David - Nothing Like This

 

 

Peak: #7

Weeks on Chart: 7

 

 

FULL LIST

1. Sigala (feat. Imani & DJ Fresh) - Say You Do

2. The Chainsmokers (feat. ROZES) - Roses

3. Imany - Don't Be So Shy (Filatov & Karas Remix)

4. Mahmut Orhan (feat. Sena Sener) - Feel

5. Craig David & Big Narstie - When The Bassline Drops

6. Norde - Every Single Night

7. Kygo (feat. Maty Noyes) - Stay

8. Jonas Blue (feat. Dakota) - Fast Car

9. Rihanna (feat. Drake) - Work

10. Sigma - Stay

11. LVNDSCAPE & Holland Park (feat. Nico Santos) - Waterfalls

12. Sigma & Rita Ora - Coming Home

13. Watermät - Empire

14. Justin Bieber - Love Yourself

15. Mirror Talk - 1/M/T

16. Lost Kings (feat. Jessame) - Bad

17. Justin Bieber - Sorry

18. Stormzy - Shut Up

19. ZAYN - PILLOWTALK

20. Yall (feat. Gabriella Richardson) - Hundred Miles

21. Lincoln Jesser (feat. Yuna) - Baby Boy

22. Riton (feat. Kah-Lo) - Rinse & Repeat

23. Sigala - Sweet Lovin'

24. Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza (Seeb Remix)

25. Pegboard Nerds - Emoji

26. Danny L Harle - Broken Flowers

27. DJ Snake (feat. Bipolar Sunshine) - Middle

28. Troye Sivan - YOUTH

29. Knife Party - PLUR Police (Jauz Remix)

30. Dawin - Dessert

31. Kontrust - Sock 'n' Doll

32. Otto Knows - Dying For You (feat. Lindsey Stirling & Alex Aris)

33. ItaloBrothers - Sleep When We're Dead

34. Karen Harding - Open My Eyes (The Writers Block Remix)

35. Mura Masa - What If I Go?

36. SOPHIE - JUST LIKE WE NEVER SAID GOODBYE

37. Disturbed - The Sound Of Silence

38. Matt Simons - Catch & Release (Deepend Remix)

39. Fifth Harmony (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) - Work From Home

40. Kungs vs Cookin' on 3 Burners - This Girl

41. Meghan Trainor - NO

42. Drake (feat. Wizkid & Kyla) - One Dance

43. Alan Walker - Spectre

44. Julian Cross & Bear (feat. Libbie) - Forget Me Nots

45. Galantis - No Money

46. Troyboi - And Wot?

47. Joey Montana - Picky

48. Rachel Platten - Stand By You

49. Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias - El Perdón

50. Lost Kings (feat. Katelyn Tarver) - You

Edited June 4, 20169 yr by Dobbo

50. Lost Kings (feat. Katelyn Tarver) - You

 

 

Peak: #14

Weeks on Chart: 8

 

Very bubbly dance track from Lost Kings just makes the cut. They also appear here with 'Bad' but how far up?

Edited May 22, 20169 yr by Dobbo

49. Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias - El Perdón

 

 

Peak: #11 (#1 in 2015)

Weeks on Chart: 9

 

First 2015 leftover here in Spanish hit El Perdón, which I became somewhat randomly obsessed with last year. It made my Year End top 40.

48. Rachel Platten - Stand By You

 

 

Peak: #9

Weeks on Chart: 7

 

Never got the fuss with her UK #1 Fight Song but I really liked her follow up. Really cheery pop track that should have been her #1 instead IMO.

47. Joey Montana - Picky

 

 

Peak: #4

Weeks on Chart: 7

 

Another Spanish jam here! Randomly came across this on YT & loved it straight away. Something about that infectious beat I think :music:

46. Troyboi - And Wot?

 

 

Peak: #6

Weeks on Chart: 6*

 

Big club banger up next from Troyboi. Wasn't keen on this initially but it's a definitive driving anthem for me now.

 

 

*denotes still on chart

45. Galantis - No Money

 

 

Peak: #5

Weeks on Chart: 6*

 

Galantis' previous hit 'Peanut Butter Jelly' finished at #7 in my 2015 countdown & their equally catchy follow-up is off to a good start too.

44. Julian Cross & Bear (feat. Libbie) - Forget Me Nots

 

 

Peak: #13

Weeks on Chart: 9

 

Who knew a house version of Patrice Rushen's classic track could work so well? Certainly not me until I heard this cool reworking...

43. Alan Walker - Spectre

 

 

Peak: #4

Weeks on Chart: 6

 

Whilst his big hit 'Faded' didn't do so well in my chart (only ranks at #71 at present) this other gem of his made more of a splash after first hearing.

42. Drake (feat. Wizkid & Kyla) - One Dance

 

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Peak: #5

Weeks on Chart: 5*

 

The biggest song in the world right now makes my top 50 after only 5 weeks on the chart. Brilliant sample usage on this one & as with most of his best songs I love his sing/rap style which is in full effect here.

41. Meghan Trainor - NO

 

 

Peak: #9

Weeks on Chart: 8*

 

Big fan of her comeback single, love the throwback sound. Besides that it's just an all round catchy tune!

40. Kungs vs Cookin' on 3 Burners - This Girl

 

 

Peak: #4

Weeks on Chart: 7*

 

Hopefully set to become a huge summer smash in the UK this brass-led house track is right up my street & likely to climb ahead of the Year End Chart.

Edited May 24, 20169 yr by Dobbo

39. Fifth Harmony (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) - Work From Home

 

 

Peak: #2

Weeks on Chart: 6

 

American's Little Mix scored their biggest hit to date with the infectious Work From Home & became one of a long list of tracks kept off #1 on my chart by Sigala's 'Say You Do'. I really like Ty's rap section & Camila's ad-libs especially in this song.

38. Matt Simons - Catch & Release (Deepend Remix)

 

 

Peak: #2

Weeks on Chart: 7

 

Another bridesmaid to 'Say You Do' this gloriously deep house track was a very gradual grower but I eventually fell in love with those laidback vocals over that juicy bassline.

Edited May 24, 20169 yr by Dobbo

37. Disturbed - The Sound Of Silence

 

 

Peak: #1

Weeks on Chart: 6*

 

The first #1 to feature in this countdown this is an absolutely stunning cover of Simon & Garfunkel's classic defying all the odds (in being a rock ballad) to top my chart. The whole song is a piece of magic all the way through.

36. SOPHIE - JUST LIKE WE NEVER SAID GOODBYE

 

 

Peak: #5

Weeks on Chart: 10

 

A track spanning back into last year's chart this wonderfully zany dance piece had a rather unusual chart run peaking relatively late into its chart life. The production on this is irresistible...

hey Dobbo!

 

although I haven't commented yet I have been following this - really good to see the additions for One Dance, Work From Home, and of course your 3 week number one masterpiece that is The Sound of Silence. really like that other Alan Walker track - could be a minor hit with the right support!

 

also El Perdon is such a good track, even though I have no idea what the bloke is saying I share your love for obscure Spanish songs (I was amazed at how much our music tastes overlapped when I first joined this site in December I remember :lol:)

 

that Lost Kings track is a really positive bop also - something tells me I would have liked that if it had have been out a few months ago a whole lot more. are Lost Kings the ones that Spadam likes?

 

really liked this so far - will make another full comment soon ^_^ great countdown so far!

Thanks for the comment mdh!

 

Yeah I think with a vocal Spectre could be another big hit for Alan, it has a very distinctive sound which will stand out at the moment.

 

I know it's wonderfully bizarre! All the loving of dance songs & a random Spanish track thrown into the mix :dance:

 

I believe Adam has charted them on a few occasions yes! Both their biggest tracks so far sounded like hits so it's a shame they never took off.

 

Looking forward to your views on the next batch :)

35. Mura Masa - What If I Go?

 

 

Peak: #4

Weeks on Chart: 7*

 

A really funky track here from Mura Masa which I'm surprised hasn't took off in the Charts. Really catchy vocal hook & a punchy instrumental which despite hearing loads on the music channels & radio stations will appear to remain an unknown pleasure to the vast majority!

34. Karen Harding - Open My Eyes (The Writers Block Remix)

 

 

Peak: #1

Weeks on Chart: 7

 

The very last #1 on my 2015 Chart was this excellent remix of a Karen Harding flop (even more than her FA Cup Final "performance"). In fact I far prefer this remix to the eventual original release, the production is more in align with her debut 'Say Something' and complements her vocals well.