Euro Top 40 - (as broadcast on MTV Europe)

Here is the chart of September 2, 2017:

 

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33 Charli XCX - Boys

32 Bruno Mars - Versace On The Floor

31 Sigala - Came Here For Love 16 Down

30 Kendrick Lamar & Rihanna - LOYALTY. 25 Down

29 Arcade Fire - Everything Now

28 Robin Schulz & James Blunt - OK 9 Down

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26 Liam Payne - Strip That Down 5 Down

25 David Guetta & Justin Bieber - 2U 12 Down

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22 Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry 2 Down

21 Charlie Puth - Attention 11 Down

20 Enrique Iglesias - Subeme La Radio 17 Down

19 Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back 5 Down

18 Avicii - Without You

17 Jonas Blue & William Singe - Mama 11 Down

16 The Script - Rain

15 Jax Jones & Demi Lovato - Instruction 3 Up

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13 French Montana - Unforgettable 4 Down

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11 Axwell & Ingrosso - More Than You Know

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9 Rita Ora - Your Song 5 Down

8 Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee - Despacito 4 Up

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6 DJ Khaled & Rihanna - Wild Thoughts 4 Down

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3 Calvin Harris, Pharrell Williams & Katy Perry - Feels 2 Down

2 Dua Lipa - New Rules 5 Up

1 Pink - What About Us

 

So Pink scores a number 1 in MTV Europe's European chart again - with "What About Us"! Her first chart-topper was 16 years ago, back in 2001 - "Lady Marmalade", her collaboration with Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim and Mya. A year later, in 2002, Pink had her first solo number 1 - "Get The Party Started". 2 more chart-toppers followed - "Stupid Girls" and "So What". There was no European chart broadcast on MTV Europe between August 2012 and the end of 2013, otherwise Pink might have had 2 additional number ones - "Blow Me One Last Kiss" and her duet with Nate Ruess, "Just Give Me A Reason".

Euro Top 40 - (as broadcast on MTV Europe)

Here is the chart of September 9, 2017:

 

40 Charli XCX - Boys 7 Down

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36 Harry Styles - Sign Of The Times

35 Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still

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31 Chris Brown - Questions

30 Macklemore - Glorious

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28 Robin Schulz & James Blunt - OK Stay =>

27 Katy Perry - Swish Swish

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25 Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back 6 Down

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23 Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry 1 Down

22 Enrique Iglesias - Subeme La Radio 2 Down

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20 Avicii - Without You 2 Down

19 Louis Tomlinson & Bebe Rexha - Back To You

18 Jonas Blue & William Singe - Mama 1 Down

17 Jax Jones & Demi Lovato - Instruction 2 Down

16 French Montana - Unforgettable 3 Down

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14 Rita Ora - Your Song 5 Down

13 The Script - Rain 3 Up

12 Imagine Dragons - Thunder

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10 Axwell & Ingrosso - More Than You Know 1 Up

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8 DJ Khaled & Rihanna - Wild Thoughts 2 Down

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5 Dua Lipa - New Rules 3 Down

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3 Calvin Harris, Pharrell Williams & Katy Perry - Feels Stay =>

2 Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do

1 Pink - What About Us Stay =>

Euro Top 40 - (as broadcast on MTV Europe)

Here is the chart of September 16, 2017:

 

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36 Macklemore - Glorious 6 Down

35 David Guetta & Justin Bieber - 2U

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33 Robin Schulz & James Blunt - OK 5 Down

32 Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still 3 Up

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30 Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back 5 Down

29 Chris Brown - Questions 2 Up

28 Charlie Puth - Attention

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26 Enrique Iglesias - Subeme La Radio 4 Down

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24 Avicii - Without You 4 Down

23 Bruno Mars - Versace On The Floor

22 Jonas Blue & William Singe - Mama 4 Down

21 Jax Jones & Demi Lovato - Instruction 4 Down

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18 Miley Cyrus - Younger Now

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16 French Montana - Unforgettable Stay =>

15 The Script - Rain 2 Down

14 Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee - Despacito

13 DJ Khaled & Rihanna - Wild Thoughts 5 Down

12 Imagine Dragons - Thunder Stay =>

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9 Dua Lipa - New Rules 4 Down

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7 Axwell & Ingrosso - More Than You Know 3 Up

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5 Katy Perry - Swish Swish 22 Up

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3 Calvin Harris, Pharrell Williams & Katy Perry - Feels Stay =>

2 Pink - What About Us 1 Down

1 Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do 1 Up

 

"What About Us" falls to number 2 after spending 2 weeks at the top. In fact, most of Pink's number ones have spent fewer than 3 weeks at the top...

Taylor Swift scores another chart-topper wirth "Look What You Made Me Do". She reached number 1 with "Shake It Off" and "Blank Space" in 2014. The most interesting case is "Bad Blood". The song did appear in the chart (judging by the corresponding editions of MTV Italy's "Euro Top 20"), MTV Europe just never played it! It supposedly spent one week at number 1... however, unfortunately, I wasn't able to watch that particular edition of the chart! I will always wonder whether MTV Europe played "Bad Blood" at least during that edition... or they skipped the number 1!?...

Euro Top 40 - (as broadcast on MTV Europe)

Here is the chart of September 23, 2017:

 

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38 Chris Brown - Questions 9 Down

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36 The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This

35 Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry

34 Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back 4 Down

33 Charlie Puth - Attention 5 Down

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30 Logic - 1-800-273-8255

29 Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still 3 Up

28 Jax Jones & Demi Lovato - Instruction 7 Down

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26 Martin Solveig & ALMA - All Stars

25 Avicii - Without You 1 Down

24 Jonas Blue & William Singe - Mama 2 Down

23 Rudimental & James Arthur - Sun Comes Up

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20 French Montana - Unforgettable 4 Down

19 Imagine Dragons - Thunder 7 Down

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17 The Script - Rain 2 Down

16 DJ Khaled & Rihanna - Wild Thoughts 3 Down

15 Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee - Despacito 1 Down

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13 Axwell & Ingrosso - More Than You Know 6 Down

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9 Calvin Harris, Pharrell Williams & Katy Perry - Feels 6 Down

8 Katy Perry - Swish Swish 3 Down

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5 Dua Lipa - New Rules 4 Up

4

3 Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do 2 Down

2 Zayn & Sia - Dusk Till Dawn

1 Pink - What About Us 1 Up

 

"What About Us" returns to number 1 - this is its third (nonconsecutive) week there. Of Pink's singles, only "Get The Party Started" has spent more weeks at the top of MTV Europe's European chart - 4.

Zayn scores his third number 2 hit with "Dusk Till Dawn" - the previous 2 were "Pillowtalk" and "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" with Taylor Swift (whose "Look What You Made Me Do" was last week's chart-topper but is now a place below Zayn and Sia). Could "Dusk Till Dawn" finally give Zayn a number 1?

And MTV Europe finally played "Sun Comes Up" by Rudimental and James Arthur - weeks after it appeared in MTV Italy's "Euro Top 20"...

Euro Top 40 - (as broadcast on MTV Europe)

Here is the chart of September 30, 2017:

 

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24 Chris Brown - Questions 14 Up

23 Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back 11 Up

22 Jax Jones & Demi Lovato - Instruction 6 Up

21 Louis Tomlinson & Bebe Rexha - Back To You

20 Logic - 1-800-273-8255 10 Up

19 Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still 10 Up

18 Avicii - Without You 7 Up

17 Martin Solveig & ALMA - All Stars 9 Up

16 DJ Khaled & Rihanna - Wild Thoughts Stay =>

15 Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee - Despacito Stay =>

14 Rudimental & James Arthur - Sun Comes Up 9 Up

13 Imagine Dragons - Thunder 6 Up

12 French Montana - Unforgettable 8 Up

11 The Script - Rain 6 Up

10 Rita Ora - Your Song

9 Axwell & Ingrosso - More Than You Know 4 Up

8 Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask

7 Calvin Harris, Pharrell Williams & Katy Perry - Feels 2 Up

6 Katy Perry - Swish Swish 2 Up

5 Zayn & Sia - Dusk Till Dawn 3 Down

4 Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do 1 Down

3 Dua Lipa - New Rules 2 Up

2 Pink - What About Us 1 Down

1 Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes

 

"Too Good At Goodbyes" becomes Sam Smith's second number 1 in this chart after "Writing's On The Wall" from the James Bond movie "Spectre".

Euro Top 40 - (as broadcast on MTV Europe)

Here is the chart of October 7, 2017:

 

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39 Chris Brown - Questions 15 Down

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37 Charlie Puth - Attention

36 Martin Solveig & ALMA - All Stars 19 Down

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34 Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still 15 Down

33 Jonas Blue & William Singe - Mama

32 Louis Tomlinson & Bebe Rexha - Back To You 11 Down

31 Logic - 1-800-273-8255 11 Down

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25 Rudimental & James Arthur - Sun Comes Up 11 Down

24 Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee - Despacito 9 Down

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21 Avicii - Without You 3 Down

20 Imagine Dragons - Thunder 7 Down

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18 French Montana - Unforgettable 6 Down

17 Axwell & Ingrosso - More Than You Know 8 Down

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14 Calvin Harris, Pharrell Williams & Katy Perry - Feels 7 Down

13 Rita Ora - Your Song 3 Down

12 The Script - Rain 1 Down

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9 Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do 5 Down

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7 Dua Lipa - New Rules 4 Down

6 Zayn & Sia - Dusk Till Dawn 1 Down

5 Avicii & Rita Ora - Lonely Together

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2 Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes 1 Down

1 Pink - What About Us 1 Up

 

"What About Us" by Pink is at number 1 for a fourth (nonconsecutive) week. Thus it equals the 4 weeks spent at the top of the chart by "Get The Party Started" back in 2002.

It's also notable that MTV Europe played 2 songs by Avicii - "Without You" and "Lonely Together". Usually when there are 2 songs by the same artist in a particular edition of this chart, MTV Europe just play one of them...

Euro Top 40 - (as broadcast on MTV Europe)

Here is the chart of October 14, 2017:

 

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41 Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask

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38 Louis Tomlinson & Bebe Rexha - Back To You 6 Down

37 Martin Solveig & ALMA - All Stars 1 Down

36 Jonas Blue & William Singe - Mama 3 Down

35 Chris Brown - Questions 4 Up

34 DJ Khaled & Rihanna - Wild Thoughts

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31 Avicii - Without You 10 Down

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27 Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still 7 Up

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23 Rita Ora - Your Song 10 Down

22 Axwell & Ingrosso - More Than You Know 5 Down

21 Imagine Dragons - Thunder 1 Down

20 French Montana - Unforgettable 2 Down

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17 Stefflon Don - Hurtin' Me

16 The Script - Rain 4 Down

15 Calvin Harris, Pharrell Williams & Katy Perry - Feels 1 Down

14 Katy Perry - Swish Swish

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11 Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do 2 Down

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9 Dua Lipa - New Rules 2 Down

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5 Avicii & Rita Ora - Lonely Together Stay =>

4

3 Zayn & Sia - Dusk Till Dawn 3 Up

2 Pink - What About Us 1 Down

1 Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes 1 Up

 

This is the tenth time in 2017 that MTV Europe played songs placed below the Top 40.

"Too Good At Goodbyes" returns at the top for a second (nonconsecutive) week. Sam Smith's only other chart-topper - "Writing's On The Wall" - spent a sole week at number 1 so at least by this metric "Too Good At Goodbyes" is now his biggest chart hit.

Euro Top 40 - (as broadcast on MTV Europe)

Here is the chart of October 21, 2017:

 

40 Louis Tomlinson & Bebe Rexha - Back To You 2 Down

39 Chris Brown - Questions 4 Down

38 DJ Khaled & Rihanna - Wild Thoughts 4 Down

37 Martin Solveig & ALMA - All Stars Stay =>

36

35 Macklemore & Ke$ha - Good Old Days

34 U2 - You're The Best Thing About Me

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32 Avicii - Without You 1 Down

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28 Logic - 1-800-273-8255

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26 Rita Ora - Your Song 3 Down

25 Imagine Dragons - Thunder 4 Down

24 Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still 3 Up

23 Axwell & Ingrosso - More Than You Know 1 Down

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21 The Script - Rain 5 Down

20 French Montana - Unforgettable Stay =>

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18 Katy Perry - Swish Swish 4 Down

17 Calvin Harris, Pharrell Williams & Katy Perry - Feels 2 Down

16 Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do 5 Down

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14

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12 Stefflon Don - Hurtin' Me 5 Up

11

10 Paloma Faith - Crybaby

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6 Avicii & Rita Ora - Lonely Together 1 Down

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3 Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes 2 Down

2 Zayn & Sia - Dusk Till Dawn 1 Up

1 Pink - What About Us 1 Up

 

I had a feeling this would happen! "What About Us" by Pink is back at number 1 for a fifth (nonconsecutive) week - a total accumulated over 4 separate runs at the top! Thus it improves on the achievement of "Get The Party Started" by becoming Pink's first song to spend 5 weeks at number 1 in this chart! She first appeared in the chart with "There You Go" back in 2000... Well, Pink has waited for 17 years to score her biggest hit!

Euro Top 40 - (as broadcast on MTV Europe)

Here is the chart of October 28, 2017:

 

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42 Charlie Puth - Attention

41 Louis Tomlinson & Bebe Rexha - Back To You 1 Down

40 DJ Khaled & Rihanna - Wild Thoughts 2 Down

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38 Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee - Despacito

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36 Kygo & Justin Jesso - Stargazing

35 The Script - Rain 14 Down

34 Chris Brown - Questions 5 Up

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30 Katy Perry - Swish Swish 12 Down

29 Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask

28 Logic - 1-800-273-8255 Stay =>

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26 Axwell & Ingrosso - More Than You Know 3 Down

25 Imagine Dragons - Thunder Stay =>

24 French Montana - Unforgettable 4 Down

23 Rudimental & James Arthur - Sun Comes Up

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20 Calvin Harris, Pharrell Williams & Katy Perry - Feels 3 Down

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17 Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do 1 Down

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14 Dua Lipa - New Rules

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11 Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still 13 Up

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8 Avicii & Rita Ora - Lonely Together 2 Down

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5 Zayn & Sia - Dusk Till Dawn 3 Down

4 Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes 1 Down

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1 Pink - What About Us Stay =>

 

This is the eleventh time in 2017 that MTV Europe played songs placed below the Top 40.

MTV Europe played just 8 songs from the Top 20 during this edition of the chart. I don't think this is acceptable. For example, I really don't understand why the keep on skipping CNCO's "Reggaeton Lento" when they could play the version that is a collaboration with Little Mix. After all, they did play both "Despacito" and "Subeme La Radio" - and their videos are the versions which are only in Spanish!...

Euro Top 40 - (as broadcast on MTV Europe)

Here is the chart of November 4, 2017:

 

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38 Chris Brown - Questions 4 Down

37 The Script - Rain 2 Down

36 Kygo & Justin Jesso - Stargazing Stay =>

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34 Lauv - I Like Me Better

33 Avicii - Without You

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30 Logic - 1-800-273-8255 2 Down

29 Craig David - Heartline

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27 Rita Ora - Anywhere

26 Imagine Dragons - Thunder 1 Down

25 Khalid - Young, Dumb & Broke

24 French Montana - Unforgettable Stay =>

23

22 Calvin Harris, Pharrell Williams & Katy Perry - Feels 2 Down

21 Stefflon Don - Hurtin' Me

20 Paloma Faith - Crybaby

19 Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask 10 Up

18 Rudimental & James Arthur - Sun Comes Up 5 Up

17 Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do Stay =>

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11 Charlie Puth - How Long

10 Avicii & Rita Ora - Lonely Together 2 Down

9 Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes 5 Down

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6 Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still 5 Up

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2 Zayn & Sia - Dusk Till Dawn 3 Up

1 Pink - What About Us Stay =>

Euro Top 40 - (as broadcast on MTV Europe)

Here is the chart of November 11, 2017:

 

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45 DJ Khaled & Rihanna - Wild Thoughts

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42 Martin Solveig & ALMA - All Stars

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39 Lauv - I Like Me Better 5 Down

38 The Script - Rain 1 Down

37 Axwell & Ingrosso - More Than You Know

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34 French Montana - Unforgettable 10 Down

33 Calvin Harris, Pharrell Williams & Katy Perry - Feels 11 Down

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31 Taylor Swift - ...Ready For It?

30 Kygo & Justin Jesso - Stargazing 6 Up

29 Craig David - Heartline Stay =>

28 Rudimental & James Arthur - Sun Comes Up 10 Down

27 Paloma Faith - Crybaby 7 Down

26 Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask 7 Down

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23 Stefflon Don - Hurtin' Me 2 Down

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19 Dua Lipa - New Rules

18 Khalid - Young, Dumb & Broke 7 Up

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15 Avicii & Rita Ora - Lonely Together 5 Down

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11 Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes 2 Down

10 Charlie Puth - How Long 1 Up

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8 Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still 2 Down

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4 Pink - What About Us 3 Down

3 Zayn & Sia - Dusk Till Dawn 1 Down

2

1 Rita Ora - Anywhere 26 Up

 

This is the twelfth time in 2017 that MTV Europe played songs placed below the Top 40.

"Your Song" by Rita Ora reached number 2 in the chart earlier this year. Now "Anywhere" does one better by jumping from number 27 to number 1... The problem is that I don't think this is deserved (at least yet) - apart from the UK, the song isn't having success anywhere in Europe so far...

Euro Top 40 - (as broadcast on MTV Europe)

Here is the chart of November 18, 2017:

 

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46 Craig David - Heartline 17 Down

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44 Calvin Harris & Kehlani - Faking It

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41 Rudimental & James Arthur - Sun Comes Up 13 Down

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38 Paloma Faith - Crybaby 11 Down

37 U2 - You're The Best Thing About Me

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35 French Montana - Unforgettable 1 Down

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33 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Holy Mountain

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29 Calvin Harris, Pharrell Williams & Katy Perry - Feels 4 Up

28 Kygo & Justin Jesso - Stargazing 2 Up

27 Stefflon Don - Hurtin' Me 4 Down

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25 Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do

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23 J Balvin & Willy William - Mi Gente

22 Dua Lipa - New Rules 3 Down

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20 Khalid - Young, Dumb & Broke 2 Down

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18 N*E*R*D* & Rihanna - Lemon

17 Liam Payne - Bedroom Floor

16 Avicii & Rita Ora - Lonely Together 1 Down

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11 Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes Stay =>

10 Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still 2 Down

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7 Pink - What About Us 3 Down

6 Charlie Puth - How Long 4 Up

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4 Zayn & Sia - Dusk Till Dawn 1 Down

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1 Rita Ora - Anywhere Stay =>

 

This is the thirteenth time in 2017 that MTV Europe played songs placed below the Top 40.

N*E*R*D* are back in the chart after 13 years. They appeared a couple of times - with "She Wants To Move" (which puzzlingly went as high as number 2) and "Maybe".

...And this all happened in 2004 - a year before their collaborator in their current single "Lemon" made her debut in MTV Europe's European chart... Rihanna would go on to become the most successful artist in the history of the chart - no one else has scored as many number ones...

Yet there is something even more remarkable in this edition of the chart - MTV Europe finally played "Mi Gente"! Although it could be said that it's offensively late - the song has already left the Top 20 and, judging by MTV Italy's "Euro Top 20", it peaked at number 3...

It's a rare occasion to have a song not in English in this chart - and even rarer for the song to be in more than one non-English language! "Mi Gente" contains both Spanish and (a little) French. At the moment I can think of one other example - "Danza Kuduro" by Don Omar and Lucenzo, which was in both Spanish and Portuguese...

Euro Top 40 - (as broadcast on MTV Europe)

Here is the chart of November 25, 2017:

 

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46 Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask

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44 Paloma Faith - Crybaby 6 Down

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40 Logic - 1-800-273-8255

39 Martin Solveig & ALMA - All Stars

38 MK - 17

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36 French Montana - Unforgettable 1 Down

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33 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Holy Mountain Stay =>

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30 J Balvin & Willy William - Mi Gente 7 Down

29 Stefflon Don - Hurtin' Me 2 Down

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27 Mabel - Finders Keepers

26 Kygo & Justin Jesso - Stargazing 2 Up

25 Dua Lipa - New Rules 3 Down

24 Khalid - Young, Dumb & Broke 4 Down

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18 Liam Payne - Bedroom Floor 1 Down

17 Avicii & Rita Ora - Lonely Together 1 Down

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15 N*E*R*D* & Rihanna - Lemon 3 Up

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10 Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still Stay =>

9 Charlie Puth - How Long 3 Down

8 Pink - What About Us 1 Down

7 Ofenbach & Nick Waterhouse - Katchi

6 Zayn & Sia - Dusk Till Dawn 2 Down

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1 Rita Ora - Anywhere Stay =>

 

This is the fourteenth time in 2017 that MTV Europe played songs placed below the Top 40.

Mabel, who appears at number 27 with "Finders Keepers", is Neneh Cherry's daughter. Neneh Cherry's last appearance in the chart (so far) was in 1996 - 21 years ago! - with "Woman". 2 years earlier she had a massive hit - her duet with Youssou N'Dour, "7 Seconds".

It's nice to see MTV Europe play "Katchi". Judging by MTV Italy's "Euro Top 20", Ofenbach's previous single "Be Mine" also reached the chart... but MTV Europe never played it!

...And it's not only that. They didn't show any of the songs placed between number 2 and number 5 in this edition of the chart. Those supposedly include "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran, "Havana" by Camila Cabello and "Silence" by Marshmello and Khalid. All of these 3 singles have music videos so I don't see the reason why MTV Europe is skipping them. After all, isn't the point of the chart to SHOW the current biggest hits?!...

Euro Top 40 - (as broadcast on MTV Europe)

Here is the chart of December 2, 2017:

 

50 Axwell & Ingrosso - More Than You Know

49 Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask 3 Down

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47 Lauv - I Like Me Better

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43 Calvin Harris, Pharrell Williams & Katy Perry - Feels

42 French Montana - Unforgettable 6 Down

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40 Logic - 1-800-273-8255 Stay =>

39 J Balvin & Willy William - Mi Gente 9 Down

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37 Taylor Swift - ...Ready For It?

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34 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Holy Mountain 1 Down

33 Stefflon Don - Hurtin' Me 4 Down

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31 Mabel - Finders Keepers 4 Down

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29 Kygo & Justin Jesso - Stargazing 3 Down

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25 Dua Lipa - New Rules Stay =>

24 Avicii & Rita Ora - Lonely Together 7 Down

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21 N*E*R*D* & Rihanna - Lemon 6 Down

20 Khalid - Young, Dumb & Broke 4 Up

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16 Charlie Puth - How Long 7 Down

15 MK - 17 23 Up

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12 Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes

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10 Ofenbach & Nick Waterhouse - Katchi 3 Down

9 Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still 1 Up

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6 Zayn & Sia - Dusk Till Dawn Stay =>

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2 Rita Ora - Anywhere 1 Down

1 Ed Sheeran - Perfect

 

This is the fifteenth time in 2017 that MTV Europe played songs placed below the Top 40.

Let's look at the history of the singles from Ed Sheeran's latest album. Surprisingly, first "Castle On The Hill" appeared at number 1 in the chart but spent just a single week there... because it was immediately replaced by "Shape Of You"! The latter stayed at the top for 7 weeks.

Then came "Galway Girl", which "only" peaked at number 4... However, now "Perfect" becomes Ed Sheeran's third chart-topper from his current album!

Euro Top 40 - (as broadcast on MTV Europe)

Here is the chart of December 9, 2017:

 

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47 French Montana - Unforgettable 5 Down

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41 Stefflon Don - Hurtin' Me 8 Down

40 J Balvin & Willy William - Mi Gente 1 Down

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37 Taylor Swift - ...Ready For It? Stay =>

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35 Paloma Faith - Crybaby

34 N*E*R*D* & Rihanna - Lemon 13 Down

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31 Avicii & Rita Ora - Lonely Together 7 Down

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29 Dua Lipa - New Rules 4 Down

28 Liam Payne - Bedroom Floor

27 Khalid - Young, Dumb & Broke 7 Down

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24 Big Shaq - Man's Not Hot

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17 Charlie Puth - How Long 1 Down

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15 Pink - What About Us

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13 Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes 1 Down

12 James Arthur - Naked

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10 Ofenbach & Nick Waterhouse - Katchi Stay =>

9 MK - 17 6 Up

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7 Zayn & Sia - Dusk Till Dawn 1 Down

6 Selena Gomez & Marshmello - Wolves

5 Rita Ora - Anywhere 3 Down

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1 Ed Sheeran - Perfect Stay =>

 

This is the sixteenth time in 2017 that MTV Europe played songs placed below the Top 40.

Euro Top 40 - (as broadcast on MTV Europe)

Here is the chart of December 16, 2017:

 

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46 J Balvin & Willy William - Mi Gente 6 Down

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44 Paloma Faith - Crybaby 9 Down

43 French Montana - Unforgettable 4 Up

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41 Mabel - Finders Keepers

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39 Liam Payne - Bedroom Floor 11 Down

38 N*E*R*D* & Rihanna - Lemon 4 Down

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36 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Holy Mountain

35 Kygo & Justin Jesso - Stargazing

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30 Naughty Boy & Beyoncé Knowles - Runnin'

29 Dua Lipa - New Rules Stay =>

28 Khalid - Young, Dumb & Broke 1 Down

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23 Charlie Puth - How Long 6 Down

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17 Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes 4 Down

16 Zayn & Sia - Dusk Till Dawn 9 Down

15 Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still

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10 Ofenbach & Nick Waterhouse - Katchi Stay =>

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8 Pink - What About Us 7 Up

7 James Arthur - Naked 5 Up

6 Selena Gomez & Marshmello - Wolves Stay =>

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2 Rita Ora - Anywhere 3 Up

1 Ed Sheeran - Perfect Stay =>

 

This is the seventeenth time in 2017 that MTV Europe played songs placed below the Top 40.

"Runnin'" by Naughty Boy and Beyoncé Knowles peaked at number 3 in this chart in late 2015. The last time MTV Europe played the song was during the chart of February 13, 2016...

...But now "Runnin'" reappears in the chart at number 30! However, it turns out that this is not so random. A few months ago "Runnin'" did re-enter the singles charts in France, Switzerland and Spain - and climbed as high as number 2 in the French chart!

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED?

It was featured in an advert

Euro Top 40 - (as broadcast on MTV Europe)

Here is the chart of December 23, 2017:

 

50 Axwell & Ingrosso - More Than You Know

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42 N*E*R*D* & Rihanna - Lemon 4 Down

41 Mabel - Finders Keepers Stay =>

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38 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Holy Mountain 2 Down

37 Avicii & Rita Ora - Lonely Together

36 Taylor Swift - ...Ready For It?

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29 Dua Lipa - New Rules Stay =>

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27 Charlie Puth - How Long 4 Down

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22 Band Aid 30 - Do They Know It's Christmas?

21 Naughty Boy & Beyoncé Knowles - Runnin' 9 Up

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18 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

17 Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still 2 Down

16 Zayn & Sia - Dusk Till Dawn Stay =>

15 Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes 2 Up

14 Wham! - Last Christmas

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9 James Arthur - Naked 2 Down

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6 Big Shaq - Man's Not Hot

5 Selena Gomez & Marshmello - Wolves 1 Up

4 Pink - Beautiful Trauma

3 Rita Ora - Anywhere 1 Down

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1 Ed Sheeran - Perfect Stay =>

 

This is the eighteenth time in 2017 that MTV Europe played songs placed below the Top 40.

There are some Christmas-themed songs from previous years in this edition of the chart. Just like last year, "All I Want For Christmas Is You" and "Last Christmas" make an appearance. Once again, MTV Europe played the So So Def Remix video from 2000 of "All I Want For Christmas Is You".

And "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid 30 is back for the first time since it topped the chart 3 years ago.

Euro Top 40 - (as broadcast on MTV Europe)

Here is the chart of December 30, 2017:

 

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28 Liam Payne - Strip That Down

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26 Rag'n'Bone Man - Human

25 Little Mix - Touch

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23 David Guetta & Justin Bieber - 2U

22 Katy Perry - Chained To The Rhythm

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20 Clean Bandit & Zara Larsson - Symphony

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18 Zayn & Sia - Dusk Till Dawn

17 Dua Lipa - New Rules

16 Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes

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14 Jax Jones - You Don't Know Me

13 Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back

12 Imagine Dragons - Thunder

11 Charlie Puth - Attention

10 French Montana - Unforgettable

9 Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee - Despacito

8 Rita Ora - Your Song

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6 DJ Khaled & Rihanna - Wild Thoughts

5 Clean Bandit, Sean Paul & Anne-Marie - Rockabye

4 Harry Styles - Sign Of The Times

3 Calvin Harris, Pharrell Williams & Katy Perry - Feels

2 Pink - What About Us

1 Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You

 

Back in the good old days of the "classic" MTV European Top 20 - the period of the chart which lasted until 2009 - there was a tradition for the last week of each year. Then a special edition of the chart would be broadcast which showed the 20 most successful songs during the whole year (how accurate that edition was is another question). However, the last time MTV Europe played such a special edition of the chart was in 2006...

Now, more than 10 years later, MTV Europe broadcast an edition of the chart for the whole year 2017!