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The Top 40 can be a tough nut to crack. And while we’re usually all about the songs that make it into the top tier of the Official Singles Chart, some big tracks, for whatever reason, don’t quite make it in.

 

Obviously, it doesn’t mean it’s a bad song. Sometimes an artist is just unlucky, the timing is off and the stars never quite align in the way they might have hoped.

 

Now we’re past the halfway point of the year, Official Charts has revealed the biggest songs of the year to date that missed out on a Top 40 placing. It just goes to show, it really is all down to you.

 

Imagine Dragons – Believer

Released: February 1

Chart peak: 42

 

Despite being bold, brassy and undeniably banger-y, the lead single from the US band’s third album landed at Number 42 in its debut week back in February.

 

It’s since spent 20 weeks in the Top 100, though it looks like it’s going to have to settle on just missing out on the top tier on this occasion. As things stand, it’s the biggest selling single to miss the Top 40 this year (when streams and sales are combined).

 

Lana Del Rey – Love

Released: February 18

Chart peak: 41

 

Lana brought some much-needed love to the world when she unveiled the lead single from her upcoming album Lust For Life back in March. However, the love wasn’t reciprocated quite as strongly; the song entered at a frustrating 41 in its first week and slipped to 42 the following week. Argh.

 

Louisa Johnson – Best Behaviour

Released: March 3

Chart peak: Number 48

 

Released back in March, Louisa’s third single proper Best Behaviour debuted just outside the Top 40, landing at 48. You might remember, it was the same week that every song from Ed Sheeran’s Divide album entered the Top 40.

 

The track hung around the Top 100 for another 12 weeks – in itself pretty impressive - though it never quite managed to sneak higher than its initial peak. We’re just throwing this out there, but we reckon this fizzy electro-pop banger would have cleaned up at Eurovision.

 

Kasabian – You’re In Love With A Psycho

Released: March 17

Chart peak: 62

 

The psychedelic rockers returned in March with what is possibly one of their most radio friendly songs in recent memory. But while You’re In Love With A Psycho went down well with critics and radio, it didn’t set the charts alight, topping out at Number 62.

 

Still, the song did its job on selling its parent album For Crying Out Loud, which went on to become their fifth Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart in May.

 

Stargate ft. Sia and Pink – Waterfall

Released: March 10

Chart peak: 47

 

On paper, this track should have been huge. Even if you’re aware of Stargate (makers of 30-plus huge hits over the last 18 years), Sia is proving unstoppable at turning out hits of late, and there’s a thirst for new music from Pink following an extended break after giving birth in December.

 

Still, the song never quite caught on in the way you might have expected, and topped out at Number 47 in March. Possibly a case of too many cooks?

 

DJ Khaled ft. Beyonce & Jay Z – Shining

Released: February 12

Chart peak: 71.

 

Proving big names on the bill doesn’t always equal chart smash, DJ Khaled’s megastar collaboration with the world’s ultimate power couple didn’t manage to break the Top 40, peaked at Number 71 in March this year and spent just two weeks in the Top 100.

 

One reason for this is likely to be because it was exclusive to Tidal for the first few weeks of its release, drastically limiting its chances of impacting the chart.

 

Sigrid – Don’t Kill My Vibe

Released: February 10

Chart peak: 62

 

Norwegian singer Sigrid has been the artist to watch since arriving on to the scene with Don’t Kill My Vibe in February. After a slow build, the song started to impact the Top 100 in May and peaked at 62 in early June. We've got a sneaking suspicion she's got plenty more bangers up her sleeve.

 

Sampha – (No One Knows Me) Like The Piano

Released: February 3

Chart peak: 92

 

Despite its heavy rotation on radio, the emotional trailer single for Sampha’s highly anticipated debut album didn’t take off in the charts, topping out at Number 92 in February. It didn’t harm his album though, which landed straight in the Top 10 at Number 7 later that month.

 

Halsey – Now Or Never

Released: April 4

Chart peak: 80

 

Released back in April, the moody, atmospheric lead single for Halsey’s second album hopeless fountain kingdom lingered around the lower end of the Top 100 for seven weeks. It might have failed to reach the upper echelons of the chart, but it helped her album land at a respectable Number 12 in June.

 

Dave & J Hus – Samantha

Released: January 27

Chart peak: 63

 

British rapper Dave teamed up with afrobeats star J Hus on this slow burner of a track back in January. It never climbed higher than its opening week debut at Number 63, though it’s since logged an impressive ten weeks in the Top 100, making it the third biggest selling single to miss the Top 40 so far this year.

 

Sia - Helium

Released:February 10

Chart peak: 45

 

This big piano ballad featured on the Fifty Shades Darker soundtrack, released in Februray. After Taylor Swift & Zayn's I Don't Wanna Live Forever, which was billed as the film's big single, it's the most popular song from the soundtrack, just missing out on a spot in the Top 40 after peaking at 45.

 

The Official Top 40 biggest songs released in 2017 that missed the Top 40 so far in 2017

 

POS TITLE ARTIST PEAK

1 BELIEVER IMAGINE DRAGONS 42

2 BEST BEHAVIOUR LOUISA JOHNSON 48

3 SAMANTHA DAVE & J HUS 63

4 OOPS LITTLE MIX FT CHARLIE PUTH 41

5 GOOD LIFE G-EAZY & KEHLANI 53

6 COME CLOSER WIZKID FT DRAKE 58

7 DON'T KILL MY VIBE SIGRID 62

8 T-SHIRT MIGOS 82

9 P Y T (PRETTY YOUNG THING) JOHN GIBBONS 52

10 NOW OR NEVER HALSEY 80

11 TUNNEL VISION KODAK BLACK N/A

12 PRIVACY CHRIS BROWN 86

13 JORJA INTERLUDE DRAKE 42

14 BLINDED BY YOUR GRACE - PT 2 STORMZY FT MNEK 55

15 SHOW YOU LOVE KATO/SIGALA/HAILEE STEINFELD 91

16 LOVE LANA DEL REY 41

17 SO GOOD ZARA LARSSON FT TY DOLLA SIGN 44

18 ROLLIN CALVIN HARRIS/FUTURE/KHALID 43

19 SACRIFICES DRAKE FT 2 CHAINZ & YOUNG THUG 51

20 DO NOT DISTURB DRAKE 61

21 SHINING DJ KHALED FT BEYONCE & JAY Z 71

22 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST ARIANA GRANDE & JOHN LEGEND 52

23 WATERFALL STARGATE FT PINK & SIA 47

24 THERE FOR YOU MARTIN GARRIX & TROYE SIVAN 41

25 SELFISH FUTURE FT RIHANNA 94

26 THE ONE CHAINSMOKERS 63

27 LOOK AT ME XXXTENTACION N/A

28 LOSE YOU DRAKE 54

29 NO FRAUDS NICKI MINAJ/DRAKE/LIL WAYNE 49

30 ICE MELTS DRAKE FT YOUNG THUG 65

31 GLOW DRAKE FT KANYE WEST 55

32 CAN'T HAVE EVERYTHING DRAKE 58

33 FISHERMAN J HUS FT MOSTACK & MIST 47

34 ROLEX AYO & TEO N/A

35 BABY ANTON POWERS & PIXIE LOTT 97

36 HELIUM SIA 45

37 SWEET CREATURE HARRY STYLES 46

38 F WITH U KID INK FT TY DOLLA SIGN 52

39 NOTHINGS INTO SOMETHINGS DRAKE 62

40 MADNESS MIST N/A

Oh forgot how disastrous Waterfall was, in all aspects

Great to see 'T-Shirt' and 'P.Y.T.' in the top 10, especially the latter that really deserved a top 40 place. :(

 

Surprised to see Lana so low but I guess it didn't sell a whole lot after its first few weeks, Kodak Black outselling a lot of these despite not reaching top 100 is a surprise too.

Great article, but shame it doesn't mention any sales.

Great to see 'T-Shirt' and 'P.Y.T.' in the top 10, especially the latter that really deserved a top 40 place. :(

Pretty sure P.Y.T could become a top 40 hit in the next few weeks, especially now it's more comfortably in the top 50!

 

-x-

 

27 LOOK AT ME XXXTENTACION N/A

 

*.* The song of the year getting a mention yass

Great article, but shame it doesn't mention any sales.

 

I have Believer' on ~225k to 6/7

Great article, but shame it doesn't mention any sales.

My thoughts exactly. I figure Believer's sales are going to be quite respectable considering its longevity in the top 100. I expect its total to be better than their last lead single, I Bet My Life.

'Believer' has sold well over 200k, which I think is an improvement from 'I Bet My Life'?

Yeah, I had figured IBML had exceeded 200k based on its silver certifcation this year, just not sure by how much. I can see Believer going gold by the end of the year if its streams remain consistent (based on the 100:1 ratio they appear to be using for total sales/certifications), especially if it is around 225k now based on the 150:1 stream ratio.

Did MO's Not In Love not sell pretty ok as well for a non-Top 40 single?

Little Mix - Oops becoming the 4th biggest selling non-top 40 song of 2017 so far... and it wasn't even a single *.*

 

GET IT GIRLS!!

Did MO's Not In Love not sell pretty ok as well for a non-Top 40 single?

 

I was thinking that a few songs had missed this list as well. How Far I'll Go and Scars To Your Beauitful come to mind

I was thinking that a few songs had missed this list as well. How Far I'll Go and Scars To Your Beauitful come to mind

 

I'm thinking it's possibly as they were all released late last year but didn't chart until this year?

 

I was about to mention M.O myself..... tragic it didn't make the top 40.... my favourite song of the year :(

I'm thinking it's possibly as they were all released late last year but didn't chart until this year?

 

Wasn't Oops as well though