January 25, 20196 yr Author #009. Elektronomia and JJD ~ Free ~ Genre: Electronic Dance Label: NCS Album: non-album single Date entered: 03/11/17 Chart sales: 1,279,700 (1,400,400 total) :plat: Chart run: 32-45-28-22-16-16-19-22-68-12-9-10-11-18-21-30-25-22-15-12-9-9-7-10-12-51-21-25-28-31-30-31-41-52-65-87-x [32 weeks (36 total)] Video: 9Va88Kt0NN0 Commentary Now here's a song that most likely passed you by unless you remember it from BJSC, where it was one of my least successful entries of the year, however still one of my favourites. It is the first of two complete instrumentals that appear in the top 10, and was brought to my attention through JJD's TheFatRat connection (their 'Prelude' made the 2017 EOY top 40) which led me to skim JJD's other singles on Spotify. Many of them sounded similar but it was this that really caught my attention, a co-production with Elektronomia who takes lead credit. It maintains a somewhat housey and bouncy feel but is also very glitch-hop influenced (for now I've categorised it as 'electronic dance' as I'm not really sure what sub genre this really fits into), and has a strong beat and great melody. There's not much more to it really but it held up really well with repeated listens giving it a nice and long chart run, and though it didn't reach higher than #7 it earns a place in the year's top 10 (it is the only song in the top 20 that didn't reach the weekly top five). Top 100 Chart History Elektronomia 2017 07 Free (Elektronomia & JJD) MILLION SELLER 2019 48 Heaven JJD 2016 04 Prelude (VIP Edit) (TheFatRat & JJD) MILLIONAIRE 2017 07 Free (Elektronomia & JJD) MILLION SELLER 2018 54 Sugar High Hot 100 Y/E Chart History Elektronomia 2018 09 Free (Elektronomia & JJD) JJD 2017 38 Prelude (VIP Edit) (TheFatRat & JJD) 2018 09 Free (Elektronomia & JJD)
January 27, 20196 yr Author #008. Weiss ~ Feel My Needs turn around Genre: House Label: Toolroom Productions Album: non-album single Date entered: 11/05/18 Chart sales: 1,315,000 :plat: Chart run: 42-24-17-13-14-19-16-14-20-16-23-12-13-14-13-8-9-9-5-4-2-2-4-6-5-8-11-14-23-20-… [30+ weeks] Video: dFtBuVxz_J0 Commentary Following 2017's sleeper hit 'You're Sunshine', English DJ Weiss came back with a bigger and better tune in 2018 with 'Feel My Needs', one of Radio 1's favourite dance tracks of the year and also one of mine as it lands comfortably in the top 10 here despite having an incomplete chart run (Weiss is currently spending his 38th week in the chart, and the rest of the EOY top 10 spent over 30 weeks in the chart). Sometimes all a house song really needs is a catchy piano riff and a short vocal phrase because that's what makes this one so good (the attempt to give it additional vocals didn't work too well for me). I also love the short synthy breakdown in the middle but it's the main hook that really sells it. Whilst I was waiting ages for a new MK song to drop this really did well at filling in his place and becoming a big summer (and autumn) anthem, and this is honestly better than 'Back & Forth' too but '17' is still yet to appear. Top 100 Chart History Weiss 2014 45 The Guitar Man 2017 23 You're Sunshine 2018 02 Feel My Needs MILLIONAIRE Hot 100 Y/E Chart History Weiss 2017 86 You're Sunshine 2018 08 Feel My Needs
January 27, 20196 yr Author #007. Virtual Self ~ Ghost Voices sometimes, some days Genre: House/Techno Label: self-released Album: Virtual Self [EP] Date entered: 09/02/18 Chart sales: 1,319,700 :plat: Chart run: 36-21-19-20-19-4-2-4-4-6-5-31-10-10-13-15-18-21-27-40-59-71-85-99-19-9-9-9-16-22-31-73-80-90-x [34 weeks] Video: HPc8QMycGno Commentary It had been ages since we'd had anything from Porter Robinson, with 4 years since his debut album and two since his last track 'Shelter', but it turned out that in late 2017 he made a low key comeback under the alias Virtual Self, which was brought to my attention when this song got sent to BJSC (though it eventually ended up on R1's playlist so I would have found out about it anyway). 'Ghost Voices' takes inspiration from dance tracks of the past but it sounds more futuristic than anything, and it is an incredibly inspired and well-produced dance track so unsurprisingly got a lot of love amongst dance fans (and even more unsurprisingly had no UK chart impact at all). Porter is so good at creating soundscapes in his tracks and this is one of his more uptempo tracks too which was so good to hear from him again. The track also leaped back into my top 10 following the release of his which is also amazing (particularly the final section, that was a proper wow moment). I hope we get more of Porter Robinson as himself in 2019 though as it's been so long and I'm sure he has some amazing tracks just waiting to be released. Top 100 Chart History Porter Robinson 2012 01 Language (Porter Robinson feat. Heather Bright) MILLION SELLER 2013 11 Easy (Porter Robinson & Mat Zo) 2014 09 Sea Of Voices 2014 02 Sad Machine 2014 07 Lionhearted (Original/Arty Remix) (Porter Robinson feat. Urban Cone) 2015 34 Divinity (Porter Robinson feat. Amy Millan) 2016 36 Shelter (Porter Robinson & Madeon) 2018 02 Ghost Voices (as Virtual Self) MILLIONAIRE 2018 71 Particle Arts (as Virtual Self) Hot 100 Y/E Chart History Porter Robinson 2012 03 Language (Porter Robinson feat. Heather Bright) 2013 38 Easy (Porter Robinson & Mat Zo) 2014 55 Sad Machine 2014 61 Sea Of Voices 2018 07 Ghost Voices (as Virtual Self)
January 27, 20196 yr Nice to see another person admiring Feel My Needs and Ghosts Voices. The latter of which got a Grammy nomination this year. Edit: Also noticed Inhale in the countdown. Another underrated dance jam Edited January 27, 20196 yr by DalekTurret32
January 27, 20196 yr Author #006. Nora En Pure ~ Trailblazer ~ Genre: Deep house Label: Enormous Tunes Album: non-album single Date entered: 05/01/18 Chart sales: 1,392,800 :plat: Chart run: 11-7-8-10-17-20-26-5-1-1-1-3-6-8-9-10-46-16-14-17-19-20-23-28-31-37-38-42-42-56-66-68-69-75-97-x [35 weeks] Video: 5mWBS_8G4HU Commentary The highest BJSC related track this year is at #6 (and after a very BJSC heavy start to the top 10, the top 5 are all commercial hits of some sort), which was my 2nd entry of the year and finished in the top 20. Nora En Pure since breaking through in 2014 has racked up a fairly impressive chart history here though it wasn't until 2018 when she got her first #1 and biggest hit with the instrumental track 'Trailblazer' (it is also this year's highest instrumental). As you know I love it when a track makes prominent piano use and that is the centrepiece of this one, alongside a calm deep house backing. I really like this style of deep house, which we don't get that much of now aside from the likes of Nora and EDX, and this track particularly just really stands out to my ears. Top 100 Chart History Nora En Pure 2014 38 Come With Me 2014 06 6 Words (Wretch 32; Nora En Pure Remix) 2015 11 Saltwater (2015 Rework) 2016 21 U Got My Body 2016 02 Tell My Heart (Nora En Pure feat. Dani Senior) MILLION SELLER 2017 84 Caught In The Act 2017 29 Waves MILLIONAIRE 2017 97 Tears In Your Eyes 2018 01 Trailblazer MILLION SELLER 2018 21 Sphinx 2018 06 Don't Look Back 2018 32 Polynesia 2019 15 We Found Love (Nora En Pure feat. Ashibah) Hot 100 Y/E Chart History Nora En Pure 2017 44 Tell My Heart (Nora En Pure feat. Dani Senior) 2017 56 Waves 2018 06 Trailblazer 2018 55 Don't Look Back +++ Top 10 so far: 10 Dimension ~ Black Church 09 Elektronomia and JJD ~ Free 08 Weiss ~ Feel My Needs 07 Virtual Self ~ Ghost Voices 06 Nora En Pure ~ Trailblazer Top 5 (alphabetical order): Avicii ~ Lonely Together (feat. Rita Ora) Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa ~ One Kiss CLiQ ~ Wavey (feat. Alika) Jax Jones ~ Breathe (feat. Ina Wroldsen) MK ~ 17
January 27, 20196 yr Author #005. MK ~ 17 [#79, 2017] baby I got your back, like we're still seventeen Genre: House Label: Area10/Big on Blue Entertainment Album: non-album single Date entered: 08/09/17 Chart sales: 1,409,600 (2,024,600 total) :plat: Chart run: 43-16-9-6-4-4-4-3-4-3-3-3-3-3-7-11-33-5-5-7-9-14-15-20-18-21-25-23-21-26-26-32-38-77-96-96-75-65-78-73-88-74-74-77-51-59-46-49-59-65-72-85-87-97-92-89-97-87-x [46 weeks (58 total)] Video: OaFavPu3o0c Commentary Following last year's #2 single of the year 'Piece Of Me' expectations were high for what MK was going to bring next... which were quashed when it turned out to be 'My Love 4 U' which could only reach #44 oops, but later on in the year he returned with '17' which instantly out-peaked that and has since gone on to be a lengthy top 10 runner. It's exactly the song I want from him with the big house production and piano riffs that I love MK for, alongside a great vocal line. Just a proper banger. Amazingly this became a top 10 for him in the UK which makes up for POM criminally just scraping the top 40 (though with good longevity). Expect this to make next year's chart too because of my rules, and probably much higher than #79 too.Well I was right in my prediction last year because starting off the top five is MK with what I now consider to be his best song to date, it's such a banging and uplifting tune that never rests which I love. It spent more time in the chart during the tracking year than any other song, and with 58 total weeks it is the second-longest running hit ever behind Jax Jones' 'You Don't Know Me' (which did 70 weeks). If the chart was opinion based it would be #3 ahead of the next two tracks, so those of you who predicted that for this song weren't far off. Needless to say, this is a proper tune of life. Top 100 Chart History MK 2013 01 Look Right Through (MK Vocal Mix) (Storm Queen feat. Damon C. Scott) MILLION SELLER 2014 14 Money On My Mind (MK Remix) (Sam Smith) 2014 06 Always (Route 94 Remix) (MK feat. Alana) 2014 01 My Head Is A Jungle (MK Remix) (Wankelmut & Emma Louise) MILLIONAIRE 2015 05 Bring Me To Life (MK feat. Milly Pye) 2016 01 Piece Of Me (MK & Becky Hill) MILLION SELLER 2016 16 Wild Things (MK Remix) (Alessia Cara) 2016 42 I Went Too Far (MK Remix) (Aurora) 2017 44 My Love 4 U (MK feat. A*M*E) 2017 03 17 MILLION SELLER 2018 65 Graceland (Paul Simon; MK & KC Lights Remix) 2018 01 Back & Forth (MK, Jonas Blue & Becky Hill) Hot 100 Y/E Chart History MK 2013 06 Look Right Through (MK Vocal Mix) (Storm Queen feat. Damon C. Scott) 2014 25 My Head Is A Jungle (MK Remix) (Wankelmut & Emma Louise) 2014 82 Always (Route 94 Remix) (MK feat. Alana) 2015 39 Bring Me To Life (MK feat. Milly Pye) 2016 02 Piece Of Me (MK & Becky Hill) 2017 79 17 2018 05 17 2018 90 Back & Forth (MK, Jonas Blue & Becky Hill)
January 27, 20196 yr Author #004. CLiQ ~ Wavey (feat. Alika) I changed the game, I changed your whole life Genre: Dance Label: Sony Music Album: non-album single Date entered: 05/01/18 Chart sales: 1,428,800 :plat: Chart run: 13-8-4-3-5-6-5-3-3-3-2-4-7-10-12-11-50-13-23-27-33-37-42-51-53-66-66-73-76-82-94-93-70-76-86-88-x [36 weeks] Video: 7CaoWNLRSqs Commentary We heard from English DJ duo CLiQ earlier with 'Clap Clap' at #38, and now we get to 'Wavey', this year's #4. The song was their breakthrough managing to get R1 playlisting, a NOW feature and a UK top 50 chart position - very impressive for a previously unheard of dance act and the equally little known rapper Alika (though the song totally deserved even better). The song is a proper bouncy dance tune which very quickly grew on me once the new year began, eventually making #2 just behind 'Trailblazer' (EOY #6) but in the long run this just outdid it. The beat is brilliant, the hook is seriously catchy and Alika's raps are enjoyable. The whole song felt very unique in the commercial dance landscape for 2018 and for a good few months I couldn't get enough of it. Top 100 Chart History CLiQ 2018 02 Wavey (CLiQ feat. Alika) MILLION SELLER 2018 05 Clap Clap 2018 34 Anything I Do (CLiQ feat. Ms Banks & Alika) Alika 2018 02 Wavey (CLiQ feat. Alika) MILLION SELLER 2018 34 Anything I Do (CLiQ feat. Ms Banks & Alika) Hot 100 Y/E Chart History CLiQ 2018 04 Wavey (CLiQ feat. Alika) 2018 38 Clap Clap
January 27, 20196 yr Author #003. Jax Jones ~ Breathe (feat. Ina Wroldsen) you're on my mind like a song that I can't escape Genre: Dance Label: Polydor UK Album: Snacks (EP) Date entered: 08/12/17 Chart sales: 1,479,200 :plat: Chart run: 5-9-13-31-4-6-5-7-9-8-11-6-8-7-5-6-10-9-13-16-55-33-33-38-43-51-54-64-47-43-69-74-86-59-67-85-76-x [37 weeks] Video: uGhKqb2Ow3E Commentary Jax Jones doesn't quite manage to get two consecutive EOY #1s but 'Breathe' follows 'You Don't Know Me' into the EOY top 3, and also manages to out-do its peak position, having got stuck at #4 behind 'Lonely Together' (which is in the top 2) as well as 'Anywhere' (EOY #34) and 'Gorecki' (EOY #15). After the brilliant 'Instruction' I was keen to see if Jax Jones could completely wow me again for a third consecutive time and indeed he did as 'Breathe', despite a shaky start due to the Christmas period, eventually became his 2nd best selling song in Thermo's hot hits. It's another brilliant example of how well commercial dance can be done without completely pandering to Spotify, with a great dance beat. Ina Wroldsen's amazing voice and songwriting very much help this too, I'd love to hear her on more dance tracks but I'll take what we can get (this is her third appearance in the EOY top 10 so she must be doing something right), even the dum-dum-da-da's are infectious and overall it's just a really well made track. Really hope we get another one like this soon as I'm not so keen on 'Play'. Top 100 Chart History Jax Jones 2014 10 I Got U (Duke Dumont feat. Jax Jones & Kelli-Leigh) MILLIONAIRE 2016 48 Go Deep 2015 12 Yeah Yeah Yeah 2016 18 House Work (Jax Jones feat. Mike Dunn & MNEK) 2016 02 You Don't Know Me (Jax Jones feat. RAYE) MILLION SELLER 2017 01 Instruction (Jax Jones feat. Demi Lovato & Stefflon Don) MILLION SELLER 2017 04 Breathe (Jax Jones feat. Ina Wroldsen) MILLION SELLER 2018 06 Ring Ring (Jax Jones feat. Mabel & Rich The Kid) 2018 37 Play (Jax Jones & Years & Years) Ina Wroldsen 2015 02 How Deep Is Your Love (Calvin Harris & Disciples feat. Ina Wroldsen) MILLIONAIRE 2016 18 Places (Martin Solveig feat. Ina Wroldsen) MILLION SELLER 2017 51 Strongest 2017 04 Breathe (Jax Jones feat. Ina Wroldsen) MILLION SELLER Hot 100 Y/E Chart History Jax Jones 2014 23 I Got U (Duke Dumont feat. Jax Jones & Kelli-Leigh) 2017 01 You Don't Know Me (Jax Jones feat. RAYE) 2017 24 Instruction (Jax Jones feat. Demi Lovato & Stefflon Don) 2018 03 Breathe (Jax Jones feat. Ina Wroldsen) 2018 52 Ring Ring (Jax Jones feat. Mabel & Rich The Kid) 2018 64 You Don't Know Me (Jax Jones feat. RAYE) Ina Wroldsen 2015 09 How Deep Is Your Love (Calvin Harris & Disciples feat. Ina Wroldsen) 2017 08 Places (Martin Solveig feat. Ina Wroldsen) 2018 03 Breathe (Jax Jones feat. Ina Wroldsen) /// Top 10 so far: 10 Dimension ~ Black Church 09 Elektronomia and JJD ~ Free 08 Weiss ~ Feel My Needs 07 Virtual Self ~ Ghost Voices 06 Nora En Pure ~ Trailblazer 05 MK ~ 17 04 CLiQ ~ Wavey (feat. Alika) 03 Jax Jones ~ Breathe (feat. Ina Wroldsen) So it is between Avicii & Rita Ora and Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa for the all-important ninth EOY chart topper of Thermo's hot hits. :o If Avicii does it, it'll be his third following 'Wake Me Up' and 'Waiting For Love'. If Calvin Harris does it, it'll be his first ever (his previous highest finish was 'This Is What You Came For', the EOY #5 in 2016). Here's a quick look at the previous EOY #1s before I reveal what joins the list this year: 2010: Yolanda Be Cool & D Cup - We No Speak Americano 2011: LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem (feat. Lauren Bennet & GoonRock) 2012: PSY - Gangnam Style 2013: Avicii - Wake Me Up (feat. Aloe Blacc) 2014: Mr. Probz - Waves (Robin Schulz Radio Edit) 2015: Avicii - Waiting For Love (feat. Simon Aldred) 2016: Kungs vs. Cookin' On 3 Burners - This Girl (feat. Kylie Auldist) 2017: Jax Jones - You Don't Know Me (feat. RAYE) 2018: ???
January 27, 20196 yr Ooh this is a good top 3! Breathe is brilliant, a breath of fresh air in the charts this time last year. Lonely Together is my pick for winner but One Kiss wouldn't be a bad choice either!
January 27, 20196 yr Ooh this is a good top 3! Breathe is brilliant, a breath of fresh air in the charts this time last year. Lonely Together is my pick for winner but One Kiss wouldn't be a bad choice either! I agree with this comment. :P Seeing your top 10, the best songs are top 5. :dance:
January 28, 20196 yr Author Nice to see another person admiring Feel My Needs and Ghosts Voices. The latter of which got a Grammy nomination this year. Edit: Also noticed Inhale in the countdown. Another underrated dance jamThe song really deserves it, would be happy if it won the Grammy. Inhale was rather underrated sadly, it's up there with his best but got no support. Ooh this is a good top 3! Breathe is brilliant, a breath of fresh air in the charts this time last year. Lonely Together is my pick for winner but One Kiss wouldn't be a bad choice either!glad you like the top 3! I agree with this comment. :P Seeing your top 10, the best songs are top 5. :dance:glad you like the top 5!
January 28, 20196 yr Author #002. Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa ~ One Kiss I look like all you need Genre: Dance Label: Sony Music Album: TBA(?) Date entered: 13/04/18 Chart sales: 1,526,500 :plat: Chart run: 1-1-4-1-1-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-4-7-8-8-13-18-23-26-38-54-72-62-65-55-58-57-… [34+ weeks] Video: DkeiKbqa02g Commentary After a lowkey start to the year with the minor hits 'The Weekend' and 'Nuh Ready Nuh Ready', Calvin proved all his doubters wrong and casually dropped the biggest song of the year (in the UK) with 'One Kiss'. It also gave him his biggest ever hit in Thermo's hot hits, not an easy feat considering the numerous hits and 'million sellers' he's had before, and it lands at #2 in the EOY; and is easily my favourite song that was released in 2018 (the rest of the top five all had 2017 releases, and in fact the only other song in the top 10 that was released in 2018 was 'Feel My Needs' - that's just the way my chart works lol). I was so excited to see that one of the better singers of the moment Dua Lipa was to feature on Calvin's next single as they seemed like a perfect fit for each other particularly after the great dance-pop smash 'New Rules', and the song couldn't have premiered at a better time - it was during my family skiing holiday and it will thus be a lovely reminder of that time - and of course I loved it so much that it went straight in at #1, spending four weeks there (interrupted by 'Levels' in week three) - Jess Glynne then kicked it off for a week before Disclosure's comeback which held the song at #2 for a long while. The song felt to refreshing in the chart anyhow, and it was great to see Calvin Harris switch his style up again (though I did love his last era) because I love the housey groove this has and Dua is perfect for this song too. The song doesn't have a big meaty drop but it doesn't need to, it's just a vibe and one that particularly worked for the hot summer we had, but the song sounds amazing anytime clearly, it's still in my chart this week too. I really hope we get a whole album of these types of subtle bops because I'm really loving his output at the moment (his latest 'Giant' is my current #1 and could contend in the next EOY), and I'd love to give him an EOY #1 sometime but it's not even close and there was only one song that was ever really in contention this year... Top 100 Chart History Calvin Harris 2011 02 Bounce (Calvin Harris feat. Kelis) MILLION SELLER 2011 03 Awooga 2011 08 Feel So Close 2011 02 We Found Love (Rihanna & Calvin Harris) MILLION SELLER 2012 01 Call My Name (Cheryl feat. Calvin Harris) 2012 12 Let's Go (Calvin Harris feat. Ne-Yo) 2012 01 Spectrum (Say My Name) (Florence + The Machine; Calvin Harris Remix) 2012 12 We'll Be Coming Back (Calvin Harris feat. Example) 2012 02 Sweet Nothing (Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch) 2012 05 Drinking From The Bottle (Calvin Harris feat. Tinie Tempah) 2012 02 Thinking About You (Calvin Harris feat. Ayah Marar) 2012 03 I Need Your Love (Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding) 2012 20 Here 2 China (Calvin Harris feat. Dizzee Rascal & Dillon Francis) 2013 03 Eat Sleep Rave Repeat (Fatboy Slim & Riva Starr feat. Beardyman; Calvin Harris Remix) 2013 04 Under Control (Calvin Harris & Alesso feat. Hurts) 2014 19 Summer 2014 25 C.U.B.A. / Open Wide (Calvin Harris feat. Big Sean) 2014 06 Blame (Calvin Harris feat. John Newman) 2014 07 Slow Acid 2014 03 Outside (Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding) 2014 07 Pray To God (Calvin Harris feat. HAIM) 2014 12 Faith 2014 19 Dollar Signs (Calvin Harris feat. Tinashe) 2014 45 Overdrive (Calvin Harris & Ummet Ozcan) 2015 02 How Deep Is Your Love (Calvin Harris & Disciples feat. Ina Wroldsen) 2016 01 This Is What You Came For (Calvin Harris & Rihanna) MILLION SELLER 2016 13 Hype (Dizzee Rascal & Calvin Harris) 2016 01 My Way MILLION SELLER 2017 07 Slide (Calvin Harris feat. Frank Ocean & Migos) MILLION SELLER 2017 23 Heatstroke (Calvin Harris feat. Young Thug, Pharrell Williams & Ariana Grande) 2017 01 Rollin (Calvin Harris feat. Future & Khalid) MILLION SELLER 2017 01 Feels (Calvin Harris feat. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean) MILLION SELLER 2017 09 Don't Quit (DJ Khaled & Calvin Harris feat. Travis Scott & Jeremih) 2017 14 Skrt On Me (Calvin Harris feat. Nicki Minaj) 2017 19 Faking It (Calvin Harris feat. Kehlani & Lil Yachty) 2017 20 Holiday (Calvin Harris feat. Snoop Dogg, John Legend & Takeoff) 2017 21 Hard To Love (Calvin Harris feat. Jessie Reyez) 2017 24 Cash Out (Calvin Harris feat. ScHoolboy Q, PARTYNEXTDOOR & D.R.A.M.) 2017 32 Prayers Up (Calvin Harris feat. Travis Scott & A-Trak) 2018 23 The Weekend (SZA; Calvin Harris Funk Wav Remix) 2018 02 Nuh Ready Nuh Ready (Calvin Harris feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR) 2018 01 One Kiss (Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa) MILLION SELLER 2018 02 Promises (Calvin Harris & Sam Smith) 2018 51 Slow Down (Normani & Calvin Harris) 2018 52 Checklist (Normani & Calvin Harris feat. WizKid) 2018 05 I Found You (Benny Blanco & Calvin Harris) 2019 01 Giant (Calvin Harris & Rag'n'Bone Man) Dua Lipa 2016 10 Be The One 2016 33 Hotter Than Hell 2016 29 Blow Your Mind (Mwah) 2017 04 Scared To Be Lonely (Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa) 2017 44 No Lie (Sean Paul feat. Dua Lipa) 2017 63 My Love (Wale feat. Major Lazer, WizKid & Dua Lipa) 2017 16 New Rules MILLIONAIRE 2018 60 IDGAF 2018 01 One Kiss (Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa) MILLION SELLER 2018 04 Electricity (Diplo & Mark Ronson presents Silk City with Dua Lipa) Hot 100 Y/E Chart History Calvin Harris 2011 06 Bounce (Calvin Harris feat. Kelis) 2011 14 We Found Love (Rihanna & Calvin Harris) 2011 70 Feel So Close 2011 75 Awooga 2012 10 Spectrum (Say My Name) (Calvin Harris Remix) (Florence + The Machine) 2012 15 Call My Name (Cheryl feat. Calvin Harris) 2012 32 Sweet Nothing (Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch) 2012 34 Let's Go (Calvin Harris feat. Ne-Yo) 2012 82 We'll Be Coming Back (Calvin Harris feat. Example) 2013 10 I Need Your Love (Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding) 2013 30 Drinking From The Bottle (Calvin Harris feat. Tinie Tempah) 2013 43 Thinking About You (Calvin Harris feat. Ayah Marar) 2013 62 Under Control (Calvin Harris & Alesso feat. Hurts) 2013 75 Eat Sleep Rave Repeat (Calvin Harris Remix) (Fatboy Slim & Riva Starr feat. Beardyman) 2015 09 How Deep Is Your Love (Calvin Harris & Disciples feat. Ina Wroldsen) 2015 56 Pray To God (Calvin Harris feat. HAIM) 2016 05 This Is What You Came For (Calvin Harris & Rihanna) 2016 62 My Way 2017 07 Slide (Calvin Harris feat. Frank Ocean & Migos) 2017 10 Rollin (Calvin Harris feat. Future & Khalid) 2017 11 Feels (Calvin Harris feat. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean) 2017 46 My Way 2017 82 Skrt On Me (Calvin Harris feat. Nicki Minaj) 2018 02 One Kiss (Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa) 2018 58 Promises (Calvin Harris & Sam Smith) 2018 69 The Weekend (SZA; Calvin Harris Funk Wav Remix) Dua Lipa 2017 55 New Rules 2018 02 One Kiss (Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa) 2018 96 Electricity (Diplo & Mark Ronson presents Silk City with Dua Lipa)
January 28, 20196 yr Author #001. Avicii ~ Lonely Together (feat. Rita Ora) [#33, 2017] I might hate myself tomorrow, but I'm on my way tonight Genre: Dance-pop Label: Avicii Music AB/Universal Music AB Album: Avīci (01) [EP] Date entered: 18/08/17 Chart sales: 1,769,900 (2,786,900 total) :plat: :plat: Chart run: 3-3-3-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-1-1-1-3-6-17-1-1-1-2-4-5-10-9-9-12-18-14-14-12-16-14-2-2-4-8-9-9-10-11-20-23-35-35-58-74-90-x-67-74-99-x [39 weeks (54 total)] Video: vQ3XgMKAgxc Commentary Is it too early to call this a modern-day musical masterpiece? Maybe, but it's already got the record for most weeks spent in my top 3 and the joint-record for most at #1 (12 so far). It's also a very strong contender for my EOY #1 for 2018 (I'm calling it now), everything about it is just brilliant. Perhaps surprisingly it debuted only at #3, behind two other Avicii tracks, but it just kept growing and now it's definitely my favourite of the EP. It once again demonstrates Avicii's ability to remain relevant without losing his touch, and rightfully became his biggest UK hit in years. We can't ignore Rita though, as her pitchy vocals add a lot to this track too and I'd say this song was responsible for reigniting my interest in her too, after the disappointing 'Your Song'. Avicii giving us the huge comeback I had been waiting for all year (and all of 2016 too) was my favourite musical moment of 2017 though, and this is up there with his best.So for the third, and potentially last time, it is Avicii who has this year's EOY #1 with 'Lonely Together', very impressive considering it lost its first 15 weeks to the 2017 EOY (where it charted at #33), though as you see above I did predict it to make the EOY #1 here as I knew it would stick around for a good while. More impressively, it isn't close - he beats Calvin by nearly 250k chart sales. If the chart tracking year was the same as the calendar year then it would've been a lot closer (and 'One Kiss' may have even taken the #1, I haven't actually calculated it), but it feels more appropriate to give the #1 to this song. Firstly, as it is one of a select few to be certified 4x platinum, which OK is still a long way from. It also broke all sorts of records in the chart; its 13 weeks at #1 are unmatched by any other song in Thermo's hot hits history. It also holds the record for most weeks spent in the top 3 (24), top 5 (27), top 10 (35), top 20 (45) and top 40 (50 - including 2 in 2019 and left off from the chart run posted above), though it is still far from the Jax Jones record of overall chart weeks (70) (it fell off rather quickly once leaving the top 40 as I wanted a bit of a break from the song, though it has since re-entered from the EOY effect and is currently spending its 58th week in the chart). Sadly however, as you know, Avicii passed away in April, leaving this as the last hit single he had in his lifetime. Avicii's impact in Thermo's hot hits was completely unmatched by any other artist, and it was a devastating loss for music (particularly in the dance music community). It's amazing how much he produced in the span of the ten years he was active for though, and 'Lonely Together' joins the likes of 'Levels', 'Wake Me Up' and 'I Could Be The One' as all-time faves for me. I'm particularly glad that I went to one of his shows - it was in 2014 in promotion of his debut album True, and it's easy to see how much impact he had in the dance music scene. 'Lonely Together' may be one of his more pop-oriented songs (possibly influenced by Benny Blanco, who was on co-production) but it is nonetheless brilliant and shows his versatility (alongside the rest of the EP it was featured on), and in my opinion is far from the lazy Spotify dance sound, it still sounds like an Avicii production. It's the perfect example of how to do a dance-pop song in the current era of music, with a great melody, drop, vocal and production. Of course, credit also has to be given to Rita, as I said last year her vocal fits in very well with the song - particularly with the vocal pitching and her not going all-out with power vocals, as it better fits the tone of the song - I don't think it'd have worked quite as well with one of Avicii's regular vocal collaborators (and it's also worth noting how well she was able to perform the song live following the tragic news). As for Avicii, we still await any posthumously released material (nothing was officially released in 2018 - all his 2018 hits in the chart history were old and/or unofficial material) but I'd be happy to wait as long as it takes to get the songs as finished and polished as he'd want them to be. For now, whether he will make a few more appearances in the 2019 EOY remains to be seen. RIP Tim. ◢ ◤ Top 100 Chart History Avicii 2010 02 My Feelings For You (Avicii & Sebastien Drums) MILLIONAIRE 2010 17 Seek Bromance (Tim Berg feat. Amanda Wilson; Avicii Edit) 2011 33 Fade Into Darkness (Penguin) 2011 44 Collide (Leona Lewis & Avicii) 2011 01 Levels (Avicii feat. Etta James) MILLION SELLER 2012 02 Rapture (Nadia Ali; Avicii New Generation Mix) MILLION SELLER 2012 01 Silhouettes (Avicii feat. Salem Al Fakir) MILLION SELLER 2012 02 Blessed (Tom Hangs & Shermanology; Avicii Edit) 2012 13 Superlove (Avicii vs. Lenny Kravitz) 2012 20 Last Dance (Avicii feat. Andreas Moe) 2013 01 I Could Be The One (Avicii vs. Nicky Romero feat. Noonie Bao) MILLION SELLER 2013 04 X You 2013 24 Fire (Put Your Piano On) / UMF (Ultra Music Festival Anthem) 2013 01 Wake Me Up (Avicii feat. Aloe Blacc) MILLION SELLER 2013 01 Speed (Burn & Lotus F1 Team Mix) 2013 01 You Make Me (Avicii feat. Salem Al Fakir) 2013 02 Dear Boy (Avicii feat. Karen Marie Ørsted) 2013 04 Hope There's Someone (Avicii feat. Linea Henriksson) 2013 01 Addicted To You (Avicii feat. Audra Mae) MILLIONAIRE 2013 01 Hey Brother (Avicii feat. Dan Tyminski) MILLION SELLER 2013 08 Shame On Me (Avicii feat. Sterling Fox & Audra Mae) 2013 09 All You Need Is Love (Avicii feat. Ruth-Anne) 2013 09 Lay Me Down (Avicii feat. Adam Lambert; Original/Avicii By Avicii) 2013 11 Liar Liar (Avicii feat. Blondfire) 2013 13 Long Road To Hell (Avicii feat. Audra Mae) 2013 43 Edom 2013 45 Heart Upon My Sleeve 2013 46 Canyons 2013 02 Miami 82 (Syn Cole; Avicii Edit) 2014 20 A Sky Full Of Stars (Coldplay feat. Avicii) 2014 08 Lovers On The Sun (David Guetta feat. Sam Martin & Avicii) 2014 01 The Days (Avicii feat. Robbie Williams) 2014 01 Divine Sorrow (Wyclef Jean feat. Avicii) 2014 11 Yesterday (David Guetta feat. Bebe Rexha & Avicii) 2015 03 The Nights (Avicii feat. Ras; Original/Avicii By Avicii) 2015 01 I'll Be Gone (On My Own) (Avicii feat. Joakim Berg) 2015 16 Feeling Good (Avicii feat. Audra Mae) 2015 01 Waiting For Love (Avicii feat. Simon Aldred) MILLION SELLER 2015 03 Heaven (Avicii feat. Simon Aldred) 2015 04 Insomnia 2.0 (Faithless; Avicii Remix) 2015 01 For A Better Day (Avicii feat. Alex Ebert) 2015 01 Pure Grinding (Avicii feat. Kristoffer Fogelmark & Earl St. Clair) 2015 01 Broken Arrows (Avicii feat. Zac Brown) 2015 01 City Lights (Avicii feat. Noonie Bao) 2015 08 Somewhere In Stockholm (Avicii feat. Daniel Adams-Ray) 2015 10 True Believer (Avicii feat. Chris Martin) 2015 11 Gonna Love Ya (Avicii feat. Sandro Cavazza) 2015 16 Talk To Myself (Avicii feat. Sterling Fox) 2015 17 Sunset Jesus (Avicii feat. Gavin DeGraw) 2015 23 Touch Me (Avicii feat. Audra Mae) 2015 29 Ten More Days (Avicii feat. Zak Abel) 2015 35 Trouble (Avicii feat. Wayne Hector) 2015 44 Can't Catch Me (Avicii feat. Wyclef Jean & Matisyahu) 2016 01 Beautiful Heartbeat (Avicii Remix) (Morten feat. Frida Sundemo) 2016 43 Taste The Feeling (Avicii vs. Conrad Sewell) 2016 08 Back Where I Belong (Otto Knows feat. Avicii & LP) 2017 01 Without You (Avicii feat. Sandro Cavazza) MILLION SELLER 2017 02 Friend Of Mine (Avicii feat. Vargas & Lagola) MILLION SELLER 2017 01 Lonely Together (Avicii feat. Rita Ora) MILLION SELLER 2017 04 You Be Love (Avicii feat. Billy Raffoul) 2017 05 So Much Better (Avicii & Sandro Cavazza; Avicii Remix) 2017 10 What Would I Change It To (Avicii feat. AlunaGeorge) 2018 47 Sunshine (David Guetta & Avicii) 2018 06 Enough Is Enough 2018 07 Wash All Over Me (Demo Version) (Madonna & Avicii) 2018 08 Two Steps Behind Me (Demo Version) (Madonna & Avicii) Rita Ora 2012 05 Hot Right Now (DJ Fresh feat. Rita Ora) MILLIONAIRE 2012 11 R.I.P. (Rita Ora feat. Tinie Tempah) 2012 07 How We Do (Party) 2012 15 Shine Ya Light 2013 04 Radioactive 2014 48 I Will Never Let You Down (R3hab Remix) (Rita Ora) 2014 10 Black Widow (Iggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora) 2015 17 Body On Me (Rita Ora feat. Chris Brown) 2015 41 Coming Home (Sigma & Rita Ora) 2017 85 Your Song 2017 01 Lonely Together (Avicii feat. Rita Ora) MILLION SELLER 2017 01 Anywhere MILLIONAIRE 2018 09 For You (Fifty Shades Freed) (Rita Ora & Liam Payne) 2018 12 Let You Love Me 2018 79 Summer Love (Rudimental feat. Rita Ora) 2018 99 Only Want You Hot 100 Y/E Chart History Avicii 2010 52 My Feelings For You (Avicii & Sebastian Drums) 2011 08 Levels (Avicii feat. Etta James) 2011 59 My Feelings For You (Avicii & Sebastian Drums) 2012 08 Silhouettes (Avicii feat. Salem Al Fakir) 2012 42 Levels (Avicii feat. Etta James) 2012 59 Rapture (Nadia Ali; Avicii New Generation Mix) 2013 01 Wake Me Up (Avicii feat. Aloe Blacc) 2013 03 I Could Be The One (Avicii vs. Nicky Romero feat. Noonie Bao) 2013 07 You Make Me (Avicii feat. Salem Al Fakir) 2013 31 Hey Brother (Avicii feat. Dan Tyminski) 2013 63 Dear Boy (Avicii feat. Karen Marie Ørsted) 2013 64 Speed (Burn & Lotus F1 Team Mix) 2013 65 X You 2014 05 Hey Brother (Avicii feat. Dan Tyminski) 2014 16 The Days (Avicii feat. Robbie Williams) 2014 17 Addicted To You (Avicii feat. Audra Mae) 2014 64 Divine Sorrow (Wyclef Jean feat. Avicii) 2014 73 Lay Me Down (Original/Avicii By Avicii) (Avicii feat. Adam Lambert) 2015 01 Waiting For Love (Avicii feat. Simon Aldred) 2015 16 Broken Arrows (Avicii feat. Zac Brown) 2015 27 City Lights (Avicii feat. Noonie Bao) 2015 30 On My Own (I'll Be Gone) (Avicii feat. Joakim Berg) 2015 33 For A Better Day (Avicii feat. Alex Ebert) 2015 43 Pure Grinding (Avicii feat. Kristoffer Fogelmark & Earl St. Clair) 2015 59 Heaven (Avicii feat. Simon Aldred) 2015 64 The Nights (Original/Avicii By Avicii) (Avicii feat. Ras) 2016 51 Back Where I Belong (Otto Knows feat. Avicii & LP) 2017 33 Lonely Together (Avicii feat. Rita Ora) 2017 37 Without You (Avicii feat. Sandro Cavazza) 2017 45 Friend Of Mine (Avicii feat. Vargas & Lagola) 2017 87 So Much Better (Avicii Remix) (Avicii & Sandro Cavazza) 2017 100 What Would I Change It To (Avicii feat. AlunaGeorge) 2018 01 Lonely Together (Avicii feat. Rita Ora) 2018 14 Without You (Avicii feat. Sandro Cavazza) 2018 46 Levels (Avicii feat. Etta James) 2018 63 Friend Of Mine (Avicii feat. Vargas & Lagola) Rita Ora 2012 21 Hot Right Now (DJ Fresh feat. Rita Ora) 2012 23 How We Do (Party) 2012 76 R.I.P. (Rita Ora feat. Tinie Tempah) 2013 67 Radioactive 2017 33 Lonely Together (Avicii feat. Rita Ora) 2018 01 Lonely Together (Avicii feat. Rita Ora) 2018 34 Anywhere Full top 10 recap: 10 Dimension ~ Black Church 09 Elektronomia and JJD ~ Free 08 Weiss ~ Feel My Needs 07 Virtual Self ~ Ghost Voices 06 Nora En Pure ~ Trailblazer 05 MK ~ 17 04 CLiQ ~ Wavey (feat. Alika) 03 Jax Jones ~ Breathe (feat. Ina Wroldsen) 02 Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa ~ One Kiss 01 Avicii ~ Lonely Together (feat. Rita Ora) That's the end then, thanks for following along. This will come back in 10 months time when we'll review 2019, and there'll also be a decade countdown coming afterwards. The full top 250 recap can be found in the OP.
January 28, 20196 yr Me and Joseph guessed right your top 2 then. :yahoo: Good job and now you have some free time I suppose haha.
January 28, 20196 yr A totally fitting #1 there Dan and I'm really pleased Lonely Together triumphed. It's my personal favourite Avicii song, I love the production and Rita sounds incredible on it. A great write-up, too!!
January 28, 20196 yr Well at least I got 2 out of 3 right. I guessed Calvin & Dua, Avicii & Rita and MK in the top 3, but MK went to #5. I really like your top 5 of the year. Also, I miss Avicii too. A lot.
January 29, 20196 yr I can only echo the love for your top 3!! Pleased to see '17', 'Ghost Voices' and 'Black Church' slaying the top 10 as well.
January 29, 20196 yr A lot of great songs in your Top 10, a fitting #1 as well! As I keep saying I should do I'm taking this opportunity to finally hear Wavey in full for the first time, it certainly is more than the main hook which I found a bit dull but I still think it's my least favourite of the three CLiQ songs. I certainly recognise Free now I'm listening so that must be from when it was in BJSC, it's sounding quite funky! I've enjoyed following this once again, thanks for putting it on!
February 2, 20196 yr Author Me and Joseph guessed right your top 2 then. :yahoo: Good job and now you have some free time I suppose haha.Well done! :P Yep, lots of free time - although I should be using some of it on my upcoming uni assignments. :kink: A totally fitting #1 there Dan and I'm really pleased Lonely Together triumphed. It's my personal favourite Avicii song, I love the production and Rita sounds incredible on it. A great write-up, too!!Not surprised it's your fave, for me it's not his absolute best but still amazing! Well at least I got 2 out of 3 right. I guessed Calvin & Dua, Avicii & Rita and MK in the top 3, but MK went to #5. I really like your top 5 of the year. Also, I miss Avicii too. A lot.Well it was very close around that area, MK could've been #3 if the tracking year aligned closer to its release date! Same. :( I can only echo the love for your top 3!! Pleased to see '17', 'Ghost Voices' and 'Black Church' slaying the top 10 as well.Glad you enjoyed the chart! A lot of great songs in your Top 10, a fitting #1 as well! As I keep saying I should do I'm taking this opportunity to finally hear Wavey in full for the first time, it certainly is more than the main hook which I found a bit dull but I still think it's my least favourite of the three CLiQ songs. I certainly recognise Free now I'm listening so that must be from when it was in BJSC, it's sounding quite funky! I've enjoyed following this once again, thanks for putting it on!I think 'Wavey' coming out first really helped it here, as their future releases just felt like reimaginings of it. Still my fave of theirs. thanks guys!!
February 2, 20196 yr Aw I always love to read your thoughts on Avicii's material! 'Lonely Together' is definitely the best song I've heard from the accompanying EP so I approve of that choice. The rest of that top 3 is brilliant too, 'One Kiss' did get very overplayed but I absolutely loved it at the height of its popularity and have some very good memories attached to it. Looking forward to the Calvin/Dua/Sam/Raging Bin Man BRITS performance *.* Then 'Breathe' is my favourite Jax Jones song to date <3 other faves from the entirety of your countdown: 241 Cardi B ~ Bodak Yellow 240 J Hus ~ Bouff Daddy 235 Future ~ Mask Off 233 Leona Lewis ~ One More Sleep 232 Jax Jones ~ Instruction (feat. Demi Lovato and Stefflon Don) 220 DJ Koze ~ Pick Up 203 Watermät ~ Need U 198 Camila Cabello ~ She Loves Control 196 Disclosure ~ Funky Sensation (feat. Gwen McCrae) 193 Jorja Smith ~ Blue Lights 191 Sean Paul and David Guetta ~ Mad Love (feat. Becky G) 188 Dave ~ Funky Friday (feat. Fredo) 174 Cardi B ~ I Like It (feat. Bad Bunny & J Balvin) 170 Charli XCX ~ Focus 168 Clean Bandit ~ Solo (feat. Demi Lovato) 165 Camila Cabello ~ Havana (feat. Young Thug) 164 Migos ~ MotorSport (feat. Nicki Minaj and Cardi B) 157 Nicki Minaj ~ Chun-Li 155 Avicii vs. Nicky Romero ~ I Could Be The One (feat. Noonie Bao) 151 Justin Timberlake ~ Filthy 143 Ariana Grande ~ No Tears Left To Cry 137 Purple Haze ~ Choir 1.0 136 Sub Focus and Dimension ~ Desire 131 Travis Scott ~ Sicko Mode (feat. Drake) 126 BlocBoy JB ~ Look Alive (feat. Drake) 125 Marshmello ~ Happier (feat. Bastille) 123 Jean-Michel Blais and CFCF ~ Hypocrite 119 Christine and the Queens ~ Girlfriend (feat. Dâm-Funk) 118 Dennis Lloyd ~ Nevermind 116 Post Malone ~ Better Now 115 N.E.R.D. ~ Lemon (feat. Rihanna) 112 M-22 ~ First Time (feat. Medina) 111 Avicii ~ Wake Me Up (feat. Aloe Blacc) 109 G-Eazy ~ No Limit (feat. A$AP Rocky and Cardi B) 104 Rita Ora and Liam Payne ~ For You (Fifty Shades Freed) 102 Sigala ~ Just Got Paid (feat. Ella Eyre, Meghan Trainor and French Montana) 101 Drake ~ In My Feelings 97 Disclosure ~ Moonlight 96 Diplo and Mark Ronson presents Silk City with Dua Lipa ~ Electricity 89 Freya Ridings ~ Lost Without You 85 El Chombo ~ Dame Tu Cosita (feat. Cutty Ranks) *.* 80 Kendrick Lamar and SZA ~ All The Stars 74 Fisher ~ Losing It 73 Clean Bandit ~ I Miss You (feat. Julia Michaels) 70 Dynoro and Gigi D'Agostino ~ In My Mind 69 SZA ~ The Weekend (Calvin Harris Funk Wav Remix) 68 Alan Walker ~ Darkside (feat. Au/Ra and Tomine Harket) 64 Jax Jones ~ You Don't Know Me (feat. Raye) 61 CamelPhat and Elderbrook ~ Cola 59 Darren Styles and Stonebank ~ Sky Is Falling (feat. EMEL) 58 Calvin Harris and Sam Smith ~ Promises 51 Tyga ~ Taste (feat. Offset) 50 Post Malone ~ Psycho (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) 49 Tiësto and Dzeko ~ Jackie Chan (feat. Preme and Post Malone) 47 deadmau5 ~ Monophobia (feat. Rob Swire) 46 Avicii ~ Levels (feat. Etta James) 40 Gorgon City ~ Go Deep (feat. Kamille and Ghosted) 39 Post Malone ~ rockstar (feat. 21 Savage) 34 Rita Ora ~ Anywhere 32 Moby ~ This Wild Darkness (CYA Remix Edit) 30 Lucas & Steve and Brandy ~ I Could Be Wrong 29 Drake ~ Nice For What 28 Loud Luxury ~ Body (feat. brando) 23 Fatum ~ Mowgli 22 Disclosure ~ Ultimatum (feat. Fatoumata Diawara) 18 Juice WRLD ~ Lucid Dreams 17 Drake ~ God's Plan 15 Chicane ~ Gorecki (feat. Hannah Robinson) 12 Au/Ra vs. CamelPhat ~ Panic Room 11 Duke Dumont ~ Inhale (feat. Ebenezer) 10 Dimension ~ Black Church 09 Elektronomia and JJD ~ Free 07 Virtual Self ~ Ghost Voices Lots of fabulous stuff basically :wub: great countdown!
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