23rd April 2017

 

It's Paper Route, a Nashville band that sound nothing Country at all, and not unlike The Chemical Brothers and The Prodigy at their peak, on top with the fab Chariots. Love that climax. That knocks off Gorillaz fab Power and holds off Buckingham-McVie aka Fleetwood Mac as shoulda-been at 3, back at their melodic best. Highest new entry is Drone Club, an anonymous British band (presumably) at 12, just ahead of Hurts, powering back with another epic EDM track, albeit this one with a tinge of current Tropical/EDM vibes (obviously learnt from Gaga - back at the lower end of the chart - and Maroon 5, that adopting new music sounds is a way of getting attention).

 

A huge sprint for Thumbs, as Sabrina Carpenter tales a very Black & Gold-ish/Aguilera-ish dance track into the 20, just ahead of a 2nd Gorillaz track, giving Mavis Staples her first top 30 since 1974. That's a helluva chart gap! Texas get a new top 40, very 60's girl-group, off the new album as the first single exits the 40. Harry Styles grabs a solo entry, following where Zayn trail-blazed, albeit with a power rock ballad. Blondie extend their run of hits this year to 2, some 37 years on from debuting in 1978. Talking of oldies, a track that never charted in the UK (or my charts) pops in off the new Guardians Of The Galaxy soundtrack. I'm sure I'll love it, and Silver's song, even more - I didn't know the track. Drake's back. I swore I wouldn't, but I have! Also, Steps get a second entry with an Abba-related song which previously charted in 2009 and peaked at 20 for The Benny Andersson Band, who wrote it. Steps always were wannabe Abba's...

 

1 4 1 5 CHARIOTS Paper Route 382000

2 1 1 5 WE GOT THE POWER Gorillaz featuring Jehnny Beth 570000

3 19 3 2 IN MY WORLD Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie 106000

4 2 2 2 CRAZY (ASH HOWES RADIO EDIT) Bird 180000

5 7 5 5 WAITING FOR THE STARS Vitalic featuring David Shaw and The Beat 176200

6 8 6 5 TRUTH IS A BEAUTIFUL THING London Grammar 166400

7 9 7 3 FEELS LIKE SUMMER Weezer 115000

8 3 1 6 SEASONS (WAITING ON YOU) Future Islands 528000

9 5 5 5 LOST ON YOU LP 250000

10 10 4 5 CAN I SIT NEXT TO YOU Spoon 274000

 

11 6 1 6 ALONE AGAIN OR Love 632000

12 NEW 12 1 HURRICANE Drones Club 35000

13 NEW 13 1 BEAUTIFUL ONES Hurts 32000

14 17 10 6 UNDER YOUR SKIN SeeB and R. City 175000

15 12 1 11 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley 1211250

16 11 9 6 YOU WANT IT DARKER (PAUL KALKBRENNER REMIX) Leonard Cohen 178200

17 21 17 5 ON MY MIND Disciples 96700

18 18 18 5 BECAUSE The Beatles 87150

19 59 19 2 THUMBS Sabrina Carpenter 31100

20 45 20 3 LET ME OUT Gorillaz featuring Mavis Staples & Pusha T 39400

 

21 13 3 10 TOI ET MOI Paradis 554750

22 14 14 6 WATERFALL Stargate featuring P!nk and Sia 116950

23 16 9 8 GENTLE ON MY MIND Alison Krauss 209450

24 26 24 6 HOME Schwarz 88700

25 25 25 4 SOLO DANCE Martin Jensen 66400

26 15 15 5 NEW DAY Take That 117900

27 20 2 11 BETTER MAN Little Big Town 589600

28 28 28 5 SCARED OF THE DARK Steps 72700

29 48 29 3 BHANGRA PAUNDI PBN featuring Sharky and Manpreet Toor 37800

30 39 30 4 SYMPHONY Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson 52600

 

31 69 31 2 NAKED Christopher 24100

32 37 32 3 CAVE Future Islands 41700

33 73 33 2 FALCON EYE Off Bloom 22900

34 46 34 6 iT Christine And The Queens 63750

35 27 27 4 HIPPOPOTAMUS Sparks 72300

36 24 10 10 GIANTS Take That 221950

37 23 4 11 ANOTHER CHANCE Above And Beyond presenting Oceanlab 338550

38 29 6 12 FIRE IN MY SOUL Walk Off The Earth 344900

39 47 39 5 LONG COOL WOMAN (IN A BLACK DRESS) The Hollies 56650

40 NEW 40 1 GREAT ROMANCES Texas 17000

 

41 22 16 9 LOVE Lana Del Ray 167600

42 32 5 14 BEAUTIFUL CRIME Tamer 557300

43 31 11 11 CLOUDBUSTING Just Us 240550

44 35 35 7 BEST BEHAVIOUR Louisa Johnson 107100

45 49 5 9 SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS The Chainsmokers and Coldplay 236350

46 NEW 46 1 SIGN OF THE TIMES Harry Styles 12750

47 41 1 13 LOVE LIKE WE USED TO Captain Cuts featuring Nateur 793250

48 36 12 10 HARD AS DIAMONDS NUSSY 216400

49 42 2 14 BE THE ONE Dua Lipa 672350

50 NEW 50 1 ULTRALIFE Oh Wonder 12000

 

51 44 10 10 KALEIDOSCOPE Fenech-Soler 192550

52 NEW 52 1 HIGH AND LOW Oliver Moldan 11500

53 53 1 26 KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU Abba 998600

54 51 1 17 A DIFFERENT CORNER George Michael 1324150

55 63 55 2 IT’S ALRIGHT Pet Shop Boys 18000

56 NEW 56 1 LONG TIME Blondie 10600

57 52 1 24 WHEN YOU KNOW Robbie Williams 2086650

58 58 58 4 RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE Creedence Clearwater Revival 33900

59 61 59 3 I DON’T KNOW WHAT CAME OVER ME Mike + The Mechanics 23400

60 62 60 4 BARTENDER James Blunt 30600

 

61 40 40 7 WHEN I LOOK IN YOUR EYES Nancy Sinatra 90500

62 30 26 8 LOSING YOU Alison Krauss 124700

63 NEW 63 1 WHAM BANG SHANG-A-LANG Silver 7200

64 NEW 64 1 INDIGO Moment 7100

65 38 38 6 CLOUD 9 Jamiroquai 72050

66 NEW 66 1 LUST FOR LIFE Lana Del Ray featuring The Weeknd 6800

67 NEW 67 1 STANDING WHEN IT ALL FALLS DOWN John De Sohn featuring Roshi 6600

68 33 20 8 LET’S WORK IT OUT Texas 121900

69 50 40 6 GREEN LIGHT Lorde 55300

70 NEW 70 1 PASSIONFRUIT Drake 6000

 

71 71 71 2 AWOO Sofi Tukker featuring Betta Lemme 11600

72 75 72 2 LEFT TO MY OWN DEVICES (SUPER VERSION) Pet Shop Boys 10600

73 NEW 73 1 STORY OF A HEART Steps 5400

74 NEW 74 1 THE CURE Lady Gaga 5200

75 NEW 75 1 FIRE Beth Ditto 5000

 

DROP OUTS

34 29 6 NO MORE SAD SONGS Little Mix featuring Machine Gun Kelly 106800

43 5 11 THE LAST OF THE SECRET AGENTS Nancy Sinatra 319000

54 28 9 GIVE ME A BREAK STOP NOW REOL 130400

55 26 5 THINKING OF YOU Sister Sledge 79600

56 38 5 YOU’RE A f***ING JOKE Bec Sandridge 66200

57 8 13 MOVING ON AND GETTING OVER John Mayer 308400

60 37 7 SAVING LIGHT Gareth Emery & Standerwick featuring HALIENE 96950

64 2 21 SECRETS The Weeknd featuring Tears For Fears 992000

65 65 3 CIAO ADIOS Anne-Marie 21000

66 66 6 SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE Soft Cell 37200

67 16 7 ONLY YOU Jack Savoretti 111550

68 68 3 HARVEST MOON Neil Young 18400

70 57 4 A NIGHT AND A DAY Pepe Deluxe 31900

72 72 3 NO PARTICULAR PLACE TO GO Chuck Berry 15600

74 35 5 TURBO KILLER Carpenter Brut 59300

Hi John

 

My faves in the top 40:

 

1 4 1 5 CHARIOTS Paper Route 382000 I really like the lyrics of that song. Good new number 1. ^_^

2 1 1 5 WE GOT THE POWER Gorillaz featuring Jehnny Beth 570000

4 2 2 2 CRAZY (ASH HOWES RADIO EDIT) Bird 180000

6 8 6 5 TRUTH IS A BEAUTIFUL THING London Grammar 166400

7 9 7 3 FEELS LIKE SUMMER Weezer 115000

9 5 5 5 LOST ON YOU LP 250000

11 6 1 6 ALONE AGAIN OR Love 632000

12 NEW 12 1 HURRICANE Drones Club 35000 The video made me like the song. :lol:

13 NEW 13 1 BEAUTIFUL ONES Hurts 32000 Hurts always releasing good songs. :P

14 17 10 6 UNDER YOUR SKIN SeeB and R. City 175000

15 12 1 11 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley 1211250

17 21 17 5 ON MY MIND Disciples 96700

20 45 20 3 LET ME OUT Gorillaz featuring Mavis Staples & Pusha T 39400

22 14 14 6 WATERFALL Stargate featuring P!nk and Sia 116950

25 25 25 4 SOLO DANCE Martin Jensen 66400

28 28 28 5 SCARED OF THE DARK Steps 72700

30 39 30 4 SYMPHONY Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson 52600 I really hope this is the new UK number 1. :drama:

36 24 10 10 GIANTS Take That 221950

 

Good chart! :D

Excellent list with some great indie gems, and a few of my favorite popclassics ☺

5 7 5 5 WAITING FOR THE STARS Vitalic featuring David Shaw and The Beat

a recent top 20 for me doing so well here, great!

 

9 5 5 5 LOST ON YOU LP 250000

even better a former #1 for me at the tail end of last year!

 

75 NEW 75 1 FIRE Beth Ditto 5000

this just scrapped into my chart too, but it's not bad

 

great chart!

 

Hi John

 

My faves in the top 40:

 

1 4 1 5 CHARIOTS Paper Route 382000 I really like the lyrics of that song. Good new number 1. ^_^

2 1 1 5 WE GOT THE POWER Gorillaz featuring Jehnny Beth 570000

4 2 2 2 CRAZY (ASH HOWES RADIO EDIT) Bird 180000

6 8 6 5 TRUTH IS A BEAUTIFUL THING London Grammar 166400

7 9 7 3 FEELS LIKE SUMMER Weezer 115000

9 5 5 5 LOST ON YOU LP 250000

11 6 1 6 ALONE AGAIN OR Love 632000

12 NEW 12 1 HURRICANE Drones Club 35000 The video made me like the song. :lol:

13 NEW 13 1 BEAUTIFUL ONES Hurts 32000 Hurts always releasing good songs. :P

14 17 10 6 UNDER YOUR SKIN SeeB and R. City 175000

15 12 1 11 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley 1211250

17 21 17 5 ON MY MIND Disciples 96700

20 45 20 3 LET ME OUT Gorillaz featuring Mavis Staples & Pusha T 39400

22 14 14 6 WATERFALL Stargate featuring P!nk and Sia 116950

25 25 25 4 SOLO DANCE Martin Jensen 66400

28 28 28 5 SCARED OF THE DARK Steps 72700

30 39 30 4 SYMPHONY Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson 52600 I really hope this is the new UK number 1. :drama:

36 24 10 10 GIANTS Take That 221950

 

Good chart! :D

 

Hi Jason,

 

You got your wish, Symphony at one (at long last!) :lol: :cheer:

 

I love Hurts, too, always. I dont always catch videos but the Drones Club one is memorable, yes indeedy!

 

Have to admit I dont always pay attention deeply to lyrics until I love a record - the sound and emotion and melody is more important to me - but a great lyric can make a good record brilliant - so I'll pay close attention next time I play Chariots! :lol:

 

cheers!

john

Excellent list with some great indie gems, and a few of my favorite popclassics ☺

Thanks PopDroid, I do seem to be in an Indie vibe at the moment don't I? :lol: I go with whatever catches my attention, and mood, so it could all change at any moment :lol:

 

cheers!

john

5 7 5 5 WAITING FOR THE STARS Vitalic featuring David Shaw and The Beat

a recent top 20 for me doing so well here, great!

 

9 5 5 5 LOST ON YOU LP 250000

even better a former #1 for me at the tail end of last year!

 

75 NEW 75 1 FIRE Beth Ditto 5000

this just scrapped into my chart too, but it's not bad

 

great chart!

 

Hi Toffo,

 

Yes, it did well in your charts, I entered Vitalic in the BJSC and it came top 5, my equal best position ever, so a lot of people on here love it too! :yahoo:

 

LP is so close to charting top 40 (sales) and top 75 (combined) it's annoying they can't quite cross over with all the bloody streaming album tracks pushing great records out. :o

 

Beth Ditto sounded good one one listen, so I bought it, but it's not growing on that initial impression as I play it more - at least not yet - so it's just clinging on in my chart too :lol: