January 1, 20178 yr Hi Dan Christine and the Queens really took me by surprise this year, I had seen praise for her on the forum but wasn't expecting her to be so good but when I saw how she performed live on the Graham Norton (and future TV performances), it's kinda hard not to fall in love with the music that goes with it. I did like Saint Claude too but Tilted is definitely the best track for me. Looking forward to see where Lush Life lands in your chart but glad that you enjoyed AMF so much too, it's not that far behind for me. It's a banger of a pop track and the ad libs in the final minute or so are SO GOOD :wub: What a star in the video too x_x
January 1, 20178 yr Tilted is definitely one of the best hits of the year, still amazed it was a UK hit, it strikes me as far too...eccentric for that, great to see it here. Also nice to Roses high up someone else's list, how I wish this and Closer could switch chart runs. (also I did notice two of my BJSC entries in here earlier! Ty *.) Edited January 1, 20178 yr by Chez Wombat
January 2, 20178 yr Author #050. AlunaGeorge (feat. Leikeli47 & Dreezy) - Mean What I Mean Genre: Dancehall/pop Label: Island Records Points: 1053 Sales: 700k Date entered: 22/07/2016 Chart run: 91-93-58-39-47-56-58-22-21-29-31-33-37-30-30-31-32-(27-44-70-x) Time on chart: 22 weeks {19 weeks in tracking period} Video: NbtEy1Wdqj0 Chart History (AlunaGeorge) 2012 08 Your Drums, Your Love 2013 06 White Noise (Disclosure feat. AlunaGeorge) 2015 20 You Know You Like It (DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge) 2016 17 I'm In Control (AlunaGeorge feat. Popcaan) [EOY #98] 2016 09 I Remember [EOY #TBA] 2016 21 Mean What I Mean (AlunaGeorge feat. Leikeli47 & Dreezy) [EOY #50] 2016 14 Not Above Love [EOY #189] Chart History (Leikeli47) 2016 21 Mean What I Mean (AlunaGeorge feat. Leikeli47 & Dreezy) [EOY #50] Chart History (Dreezy) 2016 21 Mean What I Mean (AlunaGeorge feat. Leikeli47 & Dreezy) [EOY #50] Commentary Here's the last song on the countdown to have never made the Top 20, though of course it had impressive longevity. The two raps really improve it and it's a great song anyway. Aluna's sound is just brilliant as I said in their last entry. It took a while for me to get into this as it sounds a lot like 'I'm In Control' but now I think it's a lot better.
January 2, 20178 yr Author #049. Sigala (feat. John Newman & Nile Rodgers) - Give Me Your Love Genre: House Label: Ministry Of Sound Points: 1058 Sales: 450k Date entered: 15/04/2016 Chart run: 17-37-30-27-20-20-27-21-19-21-32-32-38-56-78-96-92-97-x Time on chart: 19 weeks {all weeks in tracking period} Video: ze6H75NCUs8 Chart History (Sigala) 2015 06 Easy Love 2015 01 Sweet Lovin' (Sigala feat. Bryn Christopher) [EOY #TBA] 2016 05 Say You Do (Sigala feat. Imani Williams & DJ Fresh) [EOY #65] 2016 17 Give Me Your Love (Sigala feat. John Newman & Nile Rodgers) [EOY #49] 2016 50 Don't Need No Money (Imani Williams feat. Sigala & Blonde) [EOY #332] 2016 43 Ain't Giving Up (Craig David & Sigala) [EOY #241] Chart History (John Newman) 2012 03 Feel the Love (Rudimental feat. John Newman) 2012 26 Not Giving In (Rudimental feat. John Newman & Alex Clare) 2013 11 Love Me Again 2013 49 Cheating 2014 06 Blame (Calvin Harris feat. John Newman) 2015 50 Come and Get It 2016 17 Give Me Your Love (Sigala feat. John Newman & Nile Rodgers) [EOY #49] 2016 39 Olé [EOY #269] Chart History (Nile Rodgers) 2013 01 Get Lucky (Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers) 2015 14 The Other Boys (NERVO feat. Kylie Minogue, Jake Sheers & Nile Rodgers) 2016 17 Give Me Your Love (Sigala feat. John Newman & Nile Rodgers) [EOY #49] Commentary Sigala soon released 'Give Me Your Love' to follow-up 'Say You Do', and it was a return to the great house sound that got Sigala to where he is. It does nothing new but sounded great in the summer, and I am a sucker for a Nile Rodgers guitar lick plus John Newman's general iconicness. The song will also go down in UK chart history as being the last top 10 single to have not been released OA/OS.
January 2, 20178 yr Author #048. MØ - Final Song Genre: Indie-pop Label: Sony Music Entertainment Points: 1062 Sales: 550k Date entered: 20/05/2016 Chart run: 42-56-54-58-52-52-45-29-21-20-15-25-33-42-65-74-71-83-81-75-83-84-x Time on chart: 22 weeks {all weeks in tracking period} Video: WUcXQ--yGWQ Chart History (MØ) 2013 02 Dear Boy (Avicii feat. Karen Marie Ørsted) [EOY #305] 2015 02 Lean On (Major Lazer feat. MØ & DJ Snake) 2015 19 Kamikaze [EOY #239] 2016 15 Final Song [EOY #48] 2016 06 Cold Water (Major Lazer feat. Justin Bieber & MØ) [EOY #138] Commentary Finally this year MØ was no longer just the girl who sings Lean On but had her own solo smash with the brilliant 'Final Song' which really has everything a pop song needs. Unique voice, great production and a killer chorus.
January 2, 20178 yr Loving Ain't My Fault, Final Song and Mean What I Mean since I last commented! It was great to see MØ break through as a soloist rather than doing a Bebe Rexha and only charting as a feature, so hopefully she can quietly brush Drum under the carper and smash with her next release!
January 2, 20178 yr Author #047. Paperwhite - Get Away Genre: Indie-pop Label: Duly Noted Points: 1098 Sales: 440k Date entered: 15/01/2016 Chart run: 46-6-4-2-3-3-1-4-9-19-30-46-63-80-x Time on chart: 14 weeks {all weeks in tracking period} Video: errFTPz2IUs Chart History (Paperwhite) 2014 16 Take Me Back 2014 13 Pieces 2015 27 Got Me Goin' 2016 01 Get Away [EOY #47] 2016 42 Unstoppable [EOY #326] Commentary We now get to the first #1 of nine in the top 50, and the only one-weeker of the year which in hindsight didn't deserve to be a #1 due to its complete lack of longevity afterwards. It's a lovely song though and was the first indie-pop song I sent to BJSC. The production is just so lush which really puts this above other 'blogpop' bands.
January 3, 20178 yr Author #046. Desiigner - Panda Genre: Trap Label: GOOD Music/Def Jam Points: 1104 Sales: 520k Date entered: 01/04/2016 Chart run: 29-20-16-5-6-7-6-6-11-15-29-37-50-76-99-100-x Time on chart: 16 weeks {all weeks in tracking period} Video: E5ONTXHS2mM Chart History (Desiigner) 2016 05 Panda [EOY #46] Commentary Such a good rap song, I love his flow on this and it has one of the best beats in trap. It proved to be divisive on the forum but Kanye signed this for a reason. I'm quite amazed it managed to be such a huge hit in the UK as often it's only the US that gets these hits, but I'd put that down to the catchiness of the 'panda' hook. The breakdowns in the middle where it all goes quiet are also really good and something you don't usually get with this type of music, so I'm not too surprised this stood out amongst the other US rap hits of the year.
January 3, 20178 yr Author #045. Mark Knight - Yebisah Genre: House Label: Toolroom Points: 1113 Sales: 620k Date entered: 19/08/2016 Chart run: 88-67-52-45-39-43-26-5-3-3-5-6-6-6-8-(9-19-27-75-88-...) Time on chart: 20+ weeks {15 weeks in tracking period} Video: XJL9bVOs_U8 Chart History (Mark Knight) 2016 03 Yebisah [EOY #45] Commentary Surprisingly Mark Knight hadn't made any chart impact for me before this year but when he released club anthem 'Yebisah' that was of course going to get a lot of love here. It's a full-on house instrumental with a simple piano riff but it's all executed perfectly. It took a while but eventually spent nine weeks in the top 10. If you love a bangin' choon take a listen.
January 3, 20178 yr Author #044. Frenship (feat. Emily Warren) - Capsize Genre: Tropical pop Label: Columbia Records Points: 1118 Sales: 700k Date entered: 19/08/2016 Chart run: 71-29-46-35-38-42-38-17-15-12-10-10-10-12-12-(16-13-10-37-57-...) Time on chart: 20+ weeks {15 weeks in tracking period} Video: kOyBhtPF5aw Chart History (Frenship) 2016 10 Capsize (Frenship feat. Emily Warren) [EOY #44] Chart History (Emily Warren) 2016 10 Capsize (Frenship feat. Emily Warren) [EOY #44] 2016 35 Phone Down (Lost Kings feat. Emily Warren) [EOY #243] Commentary This one took a long time to peak, one of the biggest growers in my chart this year though eventually spent four non-consecutive weeks at #10. Maybe it should've peaked higher but my chart is a cruel bitch. It's a brilliant song that leaves you wanting more though. Whilst Frenship's vocals aren't all that brilliant, Emily Warren's voice really fits the song so I'm glad she's very prominent in it. Would've been nice if this had actually gone beyond being a Spotify hit but it wasn't sent to radio.
January 3, 20178 yr Author #043. Kiiara - Gold Genre: Trap/electropop Label: Atlantic Records Points: 1128 Sales: 430k Date entered: 08/01/2016 Chart run: 29-35-49-76-x(4)-70-77-47-33-17-15-20-27-36-34-37-67-x-64-41-45-73-x Time on chart: 20 weeks {all weeks in tracking period} Video: sO9cBXRcBvo Chart History (Kiiara) 2016 15 Gold [EOY #43] Commentary Adding extra i's seemed to be a thing this year with Desiigner and Kiiara and now here is the second of the two. This one I really like for the minimalist production, reverb and vocal chopping effects. Kiiara's soft quiet vocal is nice also, and altogether it makes for an unconventional pop hit which I love. Didn't quite make the UK top 40 but was big in America.
January 3, 20178 yr Author #042. Tobtok (feat. River) - Fast Car Genre: Chill house Label: Good Soldier Records Points: 1145 Sales: 540k Date entered: 11/12/2015 Chart run: (31)-14-4-8-17-24-7-12-31-22-41-59-61-53-67-84-63-73-65-93-94-87-x(3)-98-x Time on chart: 23 weeks {22 weeks in tracking period} Video: UU3iVbdQivI Chart History (Tobtok) 2015 04 Fast Car (Tobtok feat. River) [EOY #42] 2016 02 Aber [EOY #TBA] Chart History (River) 2015 04 Fast Car (Tobtok feat. River) [EOY #42] Commentary Here's 'Fast Car' again but this time the non-hit version from Tobtok, except in my chart where it was a big hit. Why do I prefer it to Jonas Blue's version then? The singer has a much nicer tone, the guitar riff from the original is kept, and there's a brilliant change to a minor chord during the post-chorus instrumental (a small feature but really adds to the interest and musicality). Tobtok has another entry yet to come with follow-up 'Aber'.
January 3, 20178 yr Author #041. TheFatRat - No No No Genre: Trap Label: Melofaktur UG Points: 1161 Sales: 580k Date entered: 10/06/2016 Chart run: 14-6-9-21-34-33-35-49-65-65-69-85-53-48-63-61-52-24-29-57-88-x Time on chart: 21 weeks {all weeks in tracking period} Video: d0uFvhCHWCo Chart History (TheFatRat) 2015 28 Windfall 2015 04 Monody (TheFatRat feat. Laura Brehm) [EOY #TBA] 2016 02 The Calling (TheFatRat feat. Laura Brehm) [EOY #TBA] 2016 06 No No No [EOY #41] 2016 06 Epic [EOY #517] 2016 38 Jackpot [EOY #520] 2016 11 Elegy [EOY #522] 2016 40 Prelude (VIP Edit) (TheFatRat & JJD) [EOY #523] Commentary It's been a big year for TheFatRat, starting with three killer singles all which appear in the EOY and ending with a 4-track EP, with some songs we may see in next year's chart. 'No No No' was quite an unexpected turn for him, with him leaving glitch-hop for trap, but it's definitely not your standard sub-par trap record as it's got a great melody to it (which amusingly references Shia LeBoeuf who says 'no' in movies). Keep producing the greats Sir Rat of Fat.
January 3, 20178 yr Author Thermo's hot hits | EOY 2016 | #41-50 41 TheFatRat - No No No 42 Tobtok - Fast Car (feat. River) 43 Kiiara - Gold 44 Frenship - Capsize (feat. Emily W) 45 Mark Knight - Yebisah 46 Desiigner - Panda 47 Paperwhite - Get Away 48 MØ - Final Song 49 Sigala - Give Me Your Love (feat. John Newman & Nile Rodgers) 50 AlunaGeorge - Mean What I Mean (feat. Leikeli47 & Dreezy) full list so far in OP
January 3, 20178 yr Author The following jams have made it to the all-important top 40, keep checking this thread to see how they've done and predict the contenders~ :dance: Alan Walker - Faded (feat. Iselin Solheim)Alan Walker - Sing Me To Sleep (feat. Iselin Solheim)AlunaGeorge - I RememberBob Marley & The Wailers - Is This Love (feat. LVNDSCAPE & Bolier)Calvin Harris & Rihanna - This Is What You Came ForCheat Codes & Kris Kross Amsterdam - SexCroatia Squad & Lika Morgan - Make Your MoveDanny L Harle - Ashes Of Love (feat. Caroline Polachek)Disclosure - BOSSDrake - One Dance (feat. Wizkid & Kyla)Era Istrefi - BonbonFelix Jaehn - Bonfire (feat. Alma)Galantis - No MoneyImany - Don't Be So Shy (Filatov & Karas Remix)John Gibbons - Would I Lie To YouKideko & George Kwali - Crank It (Woah!) (feat. Nadia Rose & Sweetie Irie)Kungs - Don't You Know (feat. Jamie N Commons)Kungs vs. Cookin' On 3 Burners - This GirlMaceo Plex & C.A.R - Mirror MeMarshmello - AloneMartin Garrix - In The Name Of Love (feat. Bebe Rexha)Martin Solveig - Do It Right (feat. Tkay Maidza)Matoma - Running Out (feat. Astrid S)Mickey - It's My ManMike Perry - The Ocean (feat. Shy Martin)Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza (SeeB Remix)MK & Becky Hill - Piece Of MeMøme - Aloha (feat. Merryn Jeann)Offaiah - TroubleOlivera - Golden PlateRihanna - Work (feat. Drake)SeeB - Breathe (feat. Neev)Sigala - Sweet Lovin' (feat. Bryn Christopher)Snakehips - All My Friends (feat. Tinashe & Chance The Rapper)TheFatRat - The Calling (feat. Laura Brehm)TheFatRat - Monody (feat. Laura Brehm)Tiesto & Oliver Heldens - Wombass (The Right Song) (feat. Natalie La Rose)Tobtok - AberZara Larsson - Lush LifeZonderling - Crazy For You (feat. Bishøp)
January 3, 20178 yr Yay for Capsize! I totally echo what you say, the male vocals really aren't all that exciting and I doubt I'd like the song so much without Emily Warren. Tobtok's Fast Car still sounds great to my ears, River's vocals just suit the song much more than Dakota's I think if we're comparing the two covers, plus I love the really chilled out production. From your top 40, I'm hoping to see Lush Life and The Ocean nice and high, plus Sex I guess for that partial TARO Bellamia recognition http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/uploads/group_images/of_18_icon.gif
January 3, 20178 yr Author YAS CHRISTINE :wub:it's a great tune! In My Head is brilliant, the drop in that track is totally unforgettable and I still give it a listen quite often! Definitely one of the standout tracks of BJSC 88 :wub:if only more people thought that way it would've smashed!! Hi Dan Christine and the Queens really took me by surprise this year, I had seen praise for her on the forum but wasn't expecting her to be so good but when I saw how she performed live on the Graham Norton (and future TV performances), it's kinda hard not to fall in love with the music that goes with it. I did like Saint Claude too but Tilted is definitely the best track for me. Looking forward to see where Lush Life lands in your chart but glad that you enjoyed AMF so much too, it's not that far behind for me. It's a banger of a pop track and the ad libs in the final minute or so are SO GOOD :wub: What a star in the video too x_xI wasn't aware of 'Tilted' until it shot up the charts so I'm glad for that also. 'Lush Life' will be very high up, I really loved that. Tilted is definitely one of the best hits of the year, still amazed it was a UK hit, it strikes me as far too...eccentric for that, great to see it here. Also nice to Roses high up someone else's list, how I wish this and Closer could switch chart runs. (also I did notice two of my BJSC entries in here earlier! Ty *.)I do like it when the UK public make the less conventional songs hits, it sometimes happens. Would've been nice if 'Roses' was a bigger chart hit but top 20 isn't bad for what it is. Do keep sending the goods to BJSC! *. Loving Ain't My Fault, Final Song and Mean What I Mean since I last commented! It was great to see MØ break through as a soloist rather than doing a Bebe Rexha and only charting as a feature, so hopefully she can quietly brush Drum under the carper and smash with her next release!Yeah she can do so much better than 'Drum' so I hope they just treat that as a promotional single and have a killer song waiting. Yay for Capsize! I totally echo what you say, the male vocals really aren't all that exciting and I doubt I'd like the song so much without Emily Warren. Tobtok's Fast Car still sounds great to my ears, River's vocals just suit the song much more than Dakota's I think if we're comparing the two covers, plus I love the really chilled out production. From your top 40, I'm hoping to see Lush Life and The Ocean nice and high, plus Sex I guess for that partial TARO Bellamia recognition http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/uploads/group_images/of_18_icon.gifHopefully we hear more of Emily on dance tracks this year, although she does more songwriting than singing it seems. At least one of those songs mentioned will appear in the top 20~ thanks guys~
January 4, 20178 yr OMFG some of those in that 50-65 section :wub: :wub: SAY YOU DO!!! (Say You DON'T have it as low as that... especially below Give Me Your Love :P) Stay is definitely my fave Kygo track now, has eclipsed Firestone by virtue of a better vocal. At Night is absolutely sensational (and indeed FAR superior to Never Forget You). Huge contender for my #1 that. Roses will be right up there as well, stunning song :heart: Of course it's wonderful to see Feel so high up, probably will remain my best ever result & what a song to do it with! Elsewhere the other highlights are Panda & Gold, 2 of the best American crossover hits (ok the latter wasn't really a hit but meh...) Roll on the top 40 (Imany hype :cheer:)
January 4, 20178 yr Dan :hi: Yay at someone actually putting the Tobtok version above the Jonas Blue version, completely agree with you there. I don't find the original massively interesting but this managed to add a bit of life into it and the vocals are definitely nicer. A shame this never took off at all and the JB version took all the attention. Gold took a little while to grow but I ended up loving the choppy vocals on it especially and it's really catchy despite not having a clue what she's even saying. I wish it had taken off in the UK in the same way it did in the US :( :D
January 4, 20178 yr Nice to see Panda make an appearance, was a great surprise to see that become a hit officially, definitely won't be seeing anything like then again for a while! :D Yebisah :wub: One of my best performing entries, such a brilliant anthem and sounds absolutely bangin' on stereo speakers, definitely one I'll still be revisiting long into the future :heart:
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