09. Lorde - Green Light

 

Hope she doesn't free fall

Yeah, she's down to #9, but all of Ed's album tracks are dark red (and she is light green) and the numbers are messed up coz I have...

 

07. Ed - Galway Girl 0.4521

08. Ed - Perfect 0.4377

09. Lorde - Green Light 0.4910

10. Ed - Castle 0.4451

 

Is it like that for anyone else/does this happen a lot?

 

Bizarre that Ed's tracks are all already dark red (even the one he performed on The One Show) so I think I might just have a dodgy update tbh.

 

EDIT: After refreshing like 4 times, writing this post and then refreshing again after I post this... it's obviously sorted itself out lmao.

Yeah, she's down to #9, but all of Ed's album tracks are dark red (and she is light green) and the numbers are messed up coz I have...

 

07. Ed - Galway Girl 0.4521

08. Ed - Perfect 0.4377

09. Lorde - Green Light 0.4910

10. Ed - Castle 0.4451

 

Is it like that for anyone else/does this happen a lot?

 

Bizarre that Ed's tracks are all already dark red (even the one he performed on The One Show) so I think I might just have a dodgy update tbh.

 

EDIT: After refreshing like 4 times, writing this post and then refreshing again after I post this... it's obviously sorted itself out lmao.

Yeah, that's a '????' update which totally gives the total opposite colour to the correct update and gives figures of the previous update. Just look for the '????' at the top of the page and you'll know it's wrong.

 

Correct figures:

07. Ed - Galway Girl 0.5013

08. Ed - Perfect 0.4895

09. Lorde - Green Light 0.4697

10. Ed - Castle 0.4374

 

:D

06. Ed Sheeran - Perfect

08. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl

17. Martin Jensen - Solo Dance

 

Knew Galway Girl would be huge!

6. Ed Sheeran - Perfect (+83)

7. Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl (+100)

15. Ed Sheeran - Supermarket Flowers (+92)

16. Martin Jensen - Solo Dance

18. Ed Sheeran - Dive (+133)

25. Ed Sheeran - Happier (+135)

29. Ed Sheeran - New Man (+187)

34. Ed Sheeran - Save Myself

36. Ed Sheeran - Nancy Mulligan

37. Ed Sheeran - What Do I Know? (+180)

38. Ed Sheeran - Bibia Be Ye Ye

39. Ed Sheeran - Barcelona

42. Ed Sheeran - Eraser (+186)

46. Ed Sheeran - Hearts Don't Break Around Here (+245)

78. Lea Michele - Love Is Alive

120. Jennifer Hudson - Remember Me

121. Hayley Kiyoko - Sleepover

260. Mikey Mike - Doin' Me

 

846. Gryffin & Illenium - Feel Good (feat. Daya)

1277. offaiah - Run

Kworb, combined and weighted:

 

1 Ed Sheeran - Shape of You 1.0000

2 The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This 0.5676

3 Katy Perry - Chained To the Rhythm (feat. Skip Marley) 0.3931

4 Ed Sheeran - Castle on the Hill 0.3763

5 Ed Sheeran - Perfect 0.3432

6 Rag'n'Bone Man - Human 0.3426

7 Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl 0.3288

8 Anne-Marie - Ciao Adios 0.2978

9 Lorde - Green Light 0.2611

10 Train - Play That Song 0.2576

 

11 Ed Sheeran - Supermarket Flowers 0.2260

12 Little Mix - No More Sad Songs (feat. Machine Gun Kelly) 0.2258

13 Kygo & Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me 0.2247

14 Ed Sheeran - How Would You Feel (Paean) 0.2074

15 Martin Jensen - Solo Dance 0.2012

16 Calvin Harris - Slide (feat. Frank Ocean & Migos) 0.1961

17 Ed Sheeran - Dive 0.1813

18 Jax Jones - You Don't Know Me (feat. RAYE) 0.1798

19 Coldplay - Hypnotised 0.1679

20 Stormzy - Big For Your Boots 0.1663

 

21 Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa - Scared to Be Lonely 0.1635

22 Dua Lipa - Be the One 0.1550

23 Ed Sheeran - Happier 0.1491

24 Maroon 5 - Cold (feat. Future) 0.1406

25 Little Mix - Touch 0.1340

26 The Chainsmokers - Paris 0.1330

27 Ed Sheeran - New Man 0.1296

28 Rag'n'Bone Man - Skin 0.1246

29 ZAYN & Taylor Swift - I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) 0.1082

30 Bruno Mars - That’s What I Like 0.1067

 

31 Zedd & Alessia Cara - Stay 0.1057

32 Ed Sheeran - Save Myself 0.1039

33 James Arthur - Safe Inside 0.0951

34 Ed Sheeran - Nancy Mulligan 0.0935

35 Ed Sheeran - What Do I Know? 0.0910

36 Ed Sheeran - Bibia Be Ye Ye 0.0875

37 Ed Sheeran - Barcelona 0.0863

38 JP Cooper - September Song 0.0857

39 Clean Bandit - Rockabye (feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie) 0.0841

40 Ed Sheeran - Eraser 0.0822

 

41 The Weeknd - I Feel It Coming (feat. Daft Punk) 0.0778

42 Tinie Tempah - Text from Your Ex (feat. Tinashe) 0.0741

43 Ed Sheeran - Hearts Don't Break Around Here 0.0678

44 Starley - Call On Me (Ryan Riback Remix) 0.0640

45 Sean Paul - No Lie (feat. Dua Lipa) 0.0577

46 Jason Derulo - Swalla (feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign) 0.0565

47 Imagine Dragons - Believer 0.0556

48 Lana Del Rey - Love 0.0540

49 Johnny Cash - Hurt 0.0518

50 Snakehips & MØ - Don't Leave 0.0477

 

51 Sia - Helium 0.0471

52 Justin Timberlake - CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! (Original Song From DreamWorks Animation's "Trolls") 0.0446

53 Julia Michaels - Issues 0.0439

54 Little Mix - Shout Out to My Ex 0.0411

55 Auli'i Cravalho - How Far I'll Go 0.0373

56 Major Lazer - Run Up (feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR & Nicki Minaj) 0.0370

57 Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud 0.0364

58 J Hus - Did You See 0.0364

59 Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight 0.0364

60 Bruno Mars - 24K Magic 0.0349

 

61 The Weeknd - Starboy (feat. Daft Punk) 0.0345

62 KATO & Sigala - Show You Love (feat. Hailee Steinfeld) 0.0339

63 Martin Solveig - Places (feat. Ina Wroldsen) 0.0336

64 Brooklyn and Bailey - Dance Like Me 0.0329

65 Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello - Bad Things 0.0323

66 Stormzy - Shut Up 0.0310

67 Stevie Wonder - Faith (feat. Ariana Grande) 0.0304

68 NEIKED - Sexual (feat. Dyo) 0.0298

69 Robin Schulz, David Guetta & Cheat Codes - Shed a Light 0.0298

70 Sage the Gemini - Now and Later 0.0295

 

71 Tom Zanetti - You Want Me (feat. Sadie Ama) 0.0295

72 Stormzy - Blinded By Your Grace, Pt. 2 (feat. MNEK) 0.0286

73 Lea Michele - Love is Alive 0.0263

74 Evanescence - Bring Me To Life 0.0257

75 Robbie Williams - Love My Life 0.0257

76 Just Us - Cloudbusting 0.0254

77 Earl - Tongue Tied 0.0248

78 James Blunt - Love Me Better 0.0248

79 The 1975 - The Sound 0.0245

80 The Chainsmokers - Closer (feat. Halsey) 0.0245

 

81 Zara Larsson - I Would Like 0.0245

82 Take That - Giants 0.0238

83 Galantis - Rich Boy 0.0232

84 Marian Hill - Down 0.0232

85 James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go 0.0226

86 Ariana Grande - Everyday (feat. Future) 0.0220

87 Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag 0.0207

88 Sarah Close - Call Me Out 0.0204

89 Christine and the Queens - Tilted 0.0201

90 DJ Khaled - Shining (feat. Beyoncé & JAY Z) 0.0195

91 David Gray - This Year's Love 0.0185

Dear God that's depressing. People only really like Ed Sheeran because they're told to like him, his songs are average at best.

Dear God that's depressing. People only really like Ed Sheeran because they're told to like him, his songs are average at best.

 

You not liking something does not mean that other peoples' likes are not valid

Edited March 4, 20178 yr by .MIKE.

You not liking something does not mean that other peoples' likes are not valid ����

I don't even mind his music, Shape Of You and Castle On The Hill are decent/listenable but I think there's a bit of sheep mentality with the public to buy/stream what's popular or hyped the most, it's been a problem with the charts recently. It's annoying because new artists have it harder than ever trying to break through.

I listened to Radio 1's 'Divide' listening party yesterday and I did think it was 'average'!

Dear God that's depressing. People only really like Ed Sheeran because they're told to like him, his songs are average at best.

What a ridiculous thing to say. Just because you don't like him doesn't mean other people won't. There's no denying his incredible talent. I don't listen to him because other people do, I listen to him because I find some of his songs relatable & his voice is brilliant.

What a ridiculous thing to say. Just because you don't like him doesn't mean other people won't. There's no denying his incredible talent. I don't listen to him because other people do, I listen to him because I find some of his songs relatable & his voice is brilliant.

 

Careful there. He's talented sure, but he's no genius of our time and if anything he's a key example of where some initial promise and heartfelt lyrics from a musician with potential to hit crossed bases turned into huge record label backing to recreate the moment in a way that's accessible to as many people as possible, but also loses the personal uniqueness he had at first. Which is both the reason for his success and why those who... broad strokes here... are more discerning, have a problem with him.

 

I take him song by song at this stage, Castle On The Hill is a pretty good recreation of his lyrical talent (although nowhere near what he did at first) while Shape Of You is a trend-chasing dull affair. I expect the album to be a mix of that. Jack's right in the way playlists and recommendation lists are set up to encourage people to listen to this non-threatening easy-listening popstar in the background because there's a lot of investment in him which annoys people - but that doesn't mean people can't like him if they really do.

I don't even mind his music, Shape Of You and Castle On The Hill are decent/listenable but I think there's a bit of sheep mentality with the public to buy/stream what's popular or hyped the most, it's been a problem with the charts recently.

 

If by recently you mean "the last 65 years" then I completely agree with you.

12. Martin Jensen - Solo Dance

Oh wow! Galway Girl is the highest non-Shape of You Ed song :o :heart:

Castle On The Hill brings back the sort of Snow Patrol type sound to the charts so that is good. Nancy Mulligan is a better Irish influenced song than Galway Girl I think.

 

There is a sheep mentality, considering the Chainsmokers domination in dance in the charts is becoming like the David Guetta domination in the early 2010s, and there are plenty of better dance songs out there better imo than Martin Garrix's two recent rather generic future bass songs, but they seem to be popular because he's Martin Garrix and they both feature well known vocalists who have had hits before. Tbh I would call Martin Garrix's two recent songs very loosely dance as they are not very dancey songs, to me they are just pop songs with a not very danceable to (imo) electronic drop.

Edited March 4, 20178 yr by The Wise Sultan

If by recently you mean "the last 65 years" then I completely agree with you.

It's since streaming started really when people were literally spoon fed what to listen to because they're too lazy to see what songs they actually like themselves.

10. Martin Jensen - Solo Dance

I totally see what Jack means. Ed is forced down the throats as some hugely credible artist, it's quite inescapable and a lot of people I know that know pretty much nothing about music automatically 'love' Ed Sheeran. That's not to say he doesn't have some good music, but he really is pushed as 'real music', when a lot of people who loved him are the same people who'd turn their noses up at out and out pop - not knowing that Ed uses a lot of the same co-writers and producers as those artists.