#099. DC Breaks ~ Eleven

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Genre: Drum n' bass

Label: Free download

Album: non-album single

 

Date entered: 24/11/17

Chart sales: 487,500 (551,700 total)

Chart run: 9-7-4-8-12-53-8-12-19-30-61-64-89-x [12 weeks (13 total)]

 

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DC Breaks are a British duo who I'd heard of before (and one of their tracks briefly charted too) but it was this that really caught my attention for sampling the theme of Netflix show Stranger Things (the track is named after its lead, Eleven). It didn't chart solely because of that however, as it's a really well produced track and the drop is insane! It cleverly uses the sample to build the tension but the drop isn't reliant on it, which helps it stand out from many other theme remixes. This one nearly got sent to Club Bizarre but I didn't want to go that cheap (although it would've passed the veto), so take a listen if you liked the drum n' bass spin-off.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

DC Breaks

2015 25 If This Is Love

2017 04 Eleven

Hot 100 Y/E Chart History

 

DC Breaks

2018 99 Eleven

#098. Mr. Belt & Wezol and Aevion ~ One More Day

some day somebody's gonna make you want to turn around and say goodbye

 

 

Genre: Future house

Label: SPRS [spinnin' Records]

Album: non-album single

 

Date entered: 01/12/17

Chart sales: 491,600

Chart run: 54-23-27-36-x-24-25-29-37-47-48-67-91-99-x [13 weeks]

 

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Commentary

 

And indeed we have a sandwich here as Mr. Belt & Wezol make their second Top 100 appearance at #98, how lucky for them. This one is a reworking of the Wilson Phillips song 'Hold On' in the future house style we know and love them for. They've been rather consistent this year in sound so there isn't a whole lot to say here. This just edges out 'Stupid' by 4k sales so they're basically as good as each other, though this one is helped by having the better lyrics. It is also the sole hit so far for producer Aevion, and whoever the uncredited singer is too probably.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Mr. Belt & Wezol

2014 01 Shiver

2014 13 Feel So Good

2014 37 Pikachu (Oliver Heldens & Mr. Belt & Wezol)

2015 10 Finally

2015 33 Somebody To Love (Mr. Belt & Wezol & Freejak)

2016 15 Faith (Mr. Belt & Wezol & Daser)

2017 23 One More Day (Mr. Belt & Wezol & Aevion)

2018 28 Let's All Chant

2018 22 Stupid (Mr. Belt & Wezol feat. LucyXX)

2018 54 Reckless (Mr. Belt & Wezol feat. PollyAnna)

 

Aevion

2017 23 One More Day (Mr. Belt & Wezol & Aevion)

Hot 100 Y/E Chart History

 

Mr. Belt & Wezol

2014 20 Shiver

2018 98 One More Day (Mr. Belt & Wezol & Aevion)

2018 100 Stupid (Mr. Belt & Wezol feat. LucyXX)

 

Aevion

2018 98 One More Day (Mr. Belt & Wezol & Aevion)

#097. Disclosure ~ Moonlight

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Genre: Deep house

Label: Island Records

Album: Moonlight [EP]

 

Date entered: 22/08/18

Chart sales: 493,300

Chart run: 3-3-3-10-13-17-20-20-24-38-41-48-51-64-74-… [15+ weeks]

 

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Following their gap year Disclosure have had their best year since 2015, with 3 songs in the EOY top 100, not bad considering they only had 6 releases! This started off the run of 5 singles which eventually became the 'Moonlight' EP, and it's so refreshing to have them back for real.. hopefully an album follows in 2019. In a world of commercial dance acts going even more commercial, Disclosure have done very much the opposite with a load of singles inspired by a wide range of music they'd been listening to recently. This one closely resembles some of their past material but it definitely feels very fresh, their production is so slick as always and they're such a unique dance act, firmly cementing themselves as one of my top faves this year.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Disclosure

2012 31 Control (Disclosure feat. Ria Ritchie)

2012 07 Latch (Disclosure feat. Sam Smith) MILLION SELLER

2013 06 White Noise (Disclosure feat. AlunaGeorge) MILLION SELLER

2013 04 You & Me (Disclosure feat. Eliza Doolittle)

2013 05 Confess To Me (Disclosure feat. Jessie Ware)

2013 11 When A Fire Starts To Burn

2013 21 Voices (Disclosure feat. Sasha Keable)

2013 27 Tenderly

2013 19 F For You

2014 03 The Mechanism (Disclosure & Friend Within)

2014 25 Frontin' (Pharrell Williams feat. Jay-Z; Disclosure Remix)

2014 45 Good Kisser (Usher; Disclosure Remix)

2015 02 Holding On (Disclosure feat. Gregory Porter)

2015 09 Omen (Disclosure feat. Sam Smith)

2015 02 Hourglass (Disclosure feat. Lion Babe)

2015 07 Echoes

2015 17 Nocturnal (Disclosure feat. The Weeknd)

2015 20 Magnets (Disclosure feat. Lorde)

2015 24 Superego (Disclosure feat. Nao)

2015 35 Afterthought

2016 05 BOSS

2016 31 Feel Like I Do (Disclosure feat. Al Green)

2016 53 Moog For Love (Disclosure & Eats Everything)

2018 01 Ultimatum (Disclosure feat. Fatoumata Diawara)

2018 03 Moonlight

2018 05 Where Angels Fear To Tread

2018 11 Funky Sensation (Disclosure feat. Gwen McCrae)

2018 37 Love Can Be So Hard

2018 49 Where You Come From

Hot 100 Y/E Chart History

 

Disclosure

2013 11 White Noise (Disclosure feat. AlunaGeorge)

2013 41 Latch (Disclosure feat. Sam Smith)

2013 61 You & Me (Disclosure feat. Eliza Doolittle)

2015 17 Holding On (Disclosure feat. Gregory Porter)

2015 83 Hourglass (Disclosure feat. Lion Babe)

2015 87 Omen (Disclosure feat. Sam Smith)

2016 33 BOSS

2018 TBA Ultimatum (Disclosure feat. Fatoumata Diawara)

2018 TBA Where Angels Fear To Tread

2018 97 Moonlight

#096. Diplo and Mark Ronson presents Silk City with Dua Lipa ~ Electricity

even electricity can't compare to what I feel when I'm with you

 

 

Genre: Commercial house

Label: Columbia Records

Album: TBA(?)

 

Date entered: 14/09/18

Chart sales: 496,100

Chart run: 6-5-5-4-6-7-7-6-7-9-10-9-... [12+ weeks]

 

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Onto the first UK hit single of the 34 that are in the Top 100, and also the first of two appearances from Dua Lipa, who is one of the year's biggest contenders for the overall #1 with 'One Kiss'. She once again proves herself to be great on a dance track anyhow as 'Electricity' is by some way the best track from Diplo & Mark Ronson's Silk City project thus far, no doubt helped by her strong vocal as well as the team of songwriters they got for this. It's certainly chart oriented but still with the modern disco/house sensibilities that they built the project around. It's got a great groove with piano stabs which I always love, and unfortunately it's a victim of its release date as it only just about manages to make the Top 100 despite a very solid chart run thus far. Hopefully we get more from Silk City next year although Mark Ronson seems to be starting his own era so it may be put on hold for a while, and more dance songs with Dua vocals would be excellent too.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Diplo

2011 12 C'mon (Catch 'Em By Surprise) (Tiësto vs. Diplo feat. Busta Rhymes)

2013 07 Earthquake (DJ Fresh vs. Diplo feat. Dominique Young Unique)

2013 11 Elastic Heart (Sia feat. Diplo)

2013 10 Boy Oh Boy (Diplo & GTA feat. Missy Elliot)

2015 35 Where Are Ü Now (Skrillex & Diplo presents Jack Ü feat. Justin Bieber)

2015 41 Be Right There (Diplo & Sleepy Tom)

2017 94 Bang Bang (DJ Fresh vs. Diplo feat. R. City, Selah Sue & Craig David)

2018 37 Only Can Get Better (Diplo & Mark Ronson presents Silk City feat. Daniel Merriweather)

2018 04 Electricity (Diplo & Mark Ronson presents Silk City with Dua Lipa)

 

Mark Ronson

2010 23 The Bike Song (Mark Ronson & The Business International)

2014 02 Uptown Funk (Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars)

2018 37 Only Can Get Better (Diplo & Mark Ronson presents Silk City feat. Daniel Merriweather)

2018 04 Electricity (Diplo & Mark Ronson presents Silk City with Dua Lipa)

2018 03 Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus)

 

Silk City

2018 37 Only Can Get Better (Diplo & Mark Ronson presents Silk City feat. Daniel Merriweather)

2018 04 Electricity (Diplo & Mark Ronson presents Silk City with Dua Lipa)

 

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

 

Diplo

2013 58 Earthquake (DJ Fresh vs. Diplo feat. Dominique Young Unique)

2015 78 Elastic Heart (Sia feat. Diplo)

2018 96 Electricity (Diplo & Mark Ronson presents Silk City with Dua Lipa)

 

Mark Ronson

2010 98 Bang Bang Bang (Mark Ronson & The Business International feat. MNDR & Q-Tip)

2014 46 Uptown Funk (Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars)

2018 96 Electricity (Diplo & Mark Ronson presents Silk City with Dua Lipa)

 

Silk City

2018 96 Electricity (Diplo & Mark Ronson presents Silk City with Dua Lipa)

 

Dua Lipa

2017 55 New Rules

2018 TBA One Kiss (Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa)

2018 96 Electricity (Diplo & Mark Ronson presents Silk City with Dua Lipa)

#095. Danny L Harle ~ Blue Angel (feat. Clairo)

I can't stop, my teardrop falls like snow

 

 

Genre: Electronic

Label: PC Music

Album: non-album single

 

Date entered: 16/02/18

Chart sales: 504,000

Chart run: 3-6-8-10-15-22-27-28-35-50-85-93-x [12 weeks]

 

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Commentary

 

It's been a rather quiet year for Danny L Harle, and PC Music in general, with this being his sole release of the year (it's not the first time he's done a disappearing act too, hope he makes a return soon next year). The hype was strong for a new single from him following last year's '1UL' which became his biggest hit to date, but whilst this managed to match his highest peak position achieved by 'Broken Flowers' it didn't hold up half as well so it has to settle for a low top 100 placing. It's a sweet little song which very much suited the winter period it was released in (though we didn't get any snow!) and his unique take on pop is always interesting to listen to, though it doesn't quite have the dance factor of a few of his other singles. As for Clairo, she may as well be anyone with her processed vocals but they're nice to listen to anyway.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Danny L Harle

2014 03 Broken Flowers MILLIONAIRE

2014 16 In My Dreams

2016 05 Ashes Of Love (Danny L Harle feat. Caroline Polachek)

2016 18 Super Natural (Danny L Harle feat. Carly Rae Jepsen)

2017 72 Me4U (Danny L Harle feat. Morrie)

2017 07 1UL MILLIONAIRE

2018 03 Blue Angel (Danny L Harle feat. Clairo)

 

Clairo

2018 03 Blue Angel (Danny L Harle feat. Clairo)

Hot 100 Y/E Chart History

 

Danny L Harle

2014 33 Broken Flowers

2016 27 Ashes Of Love (Danny L Harle feat. Caroline Polachek)

2016 93 Broken Flowers

2016 99 Super Natural (Danny L Harle feat. Carly Rae Jepsen)

2017 22 1UL

2018 95 Blue Angel (Danny L Harle feat. Clairo)

 

Clairo

2018 95 Blue Angel (Danny L Harle feat. Clairo)

#094. David Guetta and Sia ~ Flames

so, my love, keep on running.. you gotta get through today

 

 

Genre: Pop

Label: What A Music

Album: 7

 

Date entered: 30/03/18

Chart sales: 504,600

Chart run: 32-23-26-26-60-40-44-35-37-38-48-59-60-68-73-91-x [16 weeks]

 

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Commentary

 

David has had a mammoth chart history (which took ages to type and format!!) but recently he hasn't been half as good as he used to be, and indeed this is only his second year-end top 100 appearance since 2014 (he appeared once in 2016, and didn't appear in 2015 or 2017). Most of his dance productions these days are rather basic and not much to write about, and he is truly well past his peak. So naturally it's this song which doesn't at all resemble EDM that ends up in my EOY list, and it's of course very much helped by Sia's great writing and vocal. It is yet another 'don't give up' song of hers but she does those well, and the production is rather inspired by Guetta's recent standards, slightly reminiscent of 'Dangerous'. No surprise of course as the pairing have proved themselves time and time again (though we'll never get another song on the quality level of 'Titanium'), and I'm very much here for them doing even more collabs.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

David Guetta

2010 10 Club Can't Handle Me (Flo Rida feat. David Guetta)

2010 01 Who's That Chick (David Guetta feat. Rihanna) MILLION SELLER

2011 04 Sweat (Snoop Dogg vs. David Guetta) MILLION SELLER

2011 26 Where Them Girls At (David Guetta feat. Flo Rida & Nicki Minaj)

2011 29 Little Bad Girl (David Guetta feat. Taio Cruz & Ludacris)

2011 01 Titanium (David Guetta feat. Sia) MILLION SELLER

2011 36 Without You (David Guetta feat. Usher)

2012 03 LaserLight (Jessie J feat. David Guetta)

2012 06 The Alphabeat

2012 04 Turn Me On (David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj)

2012 02 She Wolf (Falling To Pieces) (David Guetta feat. Sia)

2012 04 Just One Last Time (David Guetta feat. Taped Rai)

2012 12 Every Chance We Get We Run (David Guetta & Alesso feat. Tegan & Sara)

2012 20 Play Hard (David Guetta feat. Ne-Yo & Akon)

2012 28 In My Head (David Guetta feat. NERVO)

2012 05 Rest Of My Life (Ludacris feat. Usher & David Guetta)

2014 02 Shot Me Down (David Guetta feat. Skylar Grey)

2014 06 Bad (David Guetta & Showtek feat. Vassy)

2014 08 Lovers On The Sun (David Guetta feat. Sam Martin & Avicii)

2014 03 Dangerous (David Guetta feat. Sam Martin)

2014 11 Yesterday (David Guetta feat. Bebe Rexha & Avicii)

2014 16 Lift Me Up (David Guetta feat. Nico & Vinz & Ladysmith Black Mambazo)

2014 17 Bang My Head (David Guetta feat. Sia or Sia & Fetty Wap)

2014 26 What I Did for Love (David Guetta feat. Emeli Sandé)

2014 29 The Whisperer (David Guetta feat. Sia)

2016 53 Shed A Light (Robin Schulz & David Guetta feat. Cheat Codes)

2016 05 No Worries (Disciples & David Guetta)

2016 16 This One's For You (David Guetta feat. Zara Larsson)

2017 72 2U (David Guetta feat. Justin Bieber)

2017 58 Dirty Sexy Money (David Guetta & Afrojack feat. Charli XCX and French Montana)

2018 23 Flames (David Guetta & Sia)

2018 77 Like I Do (David Guetta, Martin Garrix and Brooks)

2018 49 Mad Love (Sean Paul & David Guetta feat. Becky G)

2018 47 Sunshine (David Guetta & Avicii)

2018 77 Your Love (David Guetta and Showtek feat. Vassy)

2018 36 Drive (Black Coffee & David Guetta feat. Delilah Montagu)

2018 88 Low (Lenny Kravitz; David Guetta Remix)

2018 23 Ice Cold (Netsky & David Guetta)

2018 96 Let It Be Me (David Guetta feat. Ava Max)

 

Sia

2011 01 Titanium (David Guetta feat. Sia) MILLION SELLER

2012 02 Wild Ones (Flo Rida feat. Sia)

2012 02 She Wolf (Falling To Pieces) (David Guetta feat. Sia)

2013 11 Elastic Heart (Sia feat. Diplo or The Weeknd & Diplo)

2014 09 Chandelier MILLIONAIRE

2014 17 Bang My Head (David Guetta feat. Sia or Sia & Fetty Wap)

2014 29 The Whisperer (David Guetta feat. Sia)

2015 16 Big Girls Cry

2015 47 Alive

2016 23 Cheap Thrills (Sia feat. Sean Paul)

2016 55 The Greatest (Sia or Sia feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2016 32 Move Your Body (Sia; Alan Walker Remix)

2017 91 Waterfall (Stargate feat. P!nk and Sia)

2017 27 Santa's Coming For Us

2018 23 Flames (David Guetta & Sia)

Hot 100 Y/E Chart History

 

David Guetta

2010 22 Club Can't Handle Me (Flo Rida feat. David Guetta)

2010 26 Who's That Chick (David Guetta feat. Rihanna)

2010 33 Gettin' Over You (David Guetta & Chris Willis feat. Fergie & LMFAO)

2010 59 Commander (Kelly Clarkson feat. David Guetta)

2010 83 Memories (David Guetta feat. Kid Cudi)

2011 16 Sweat (Snoop Dogg vs. David Guetta)

2011 23 Who's That Chick (David Guetta feat. Rihanna)

2011 86 Titanium (David Guetta feat. Sia)

2012 04 Titanium (David Guetta feat. Sia)

2012 18 She Wolf (Falling To Pieces) (David Guetta feat. Sia)

2012 58 Turn Me On (David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj)

2012 89 The Alphabeat

2012 97 LaserLight (Jessie J feat. David Guetta)

2013 70 Just One Last Time (David Guetta feat. Taped Rai)

2014 22 Shot Me Down (David Guetta feat. Skylar Grey)

2014 58 Bad (David Guetta & Showtek feat. Vassy)

2014 83 Dangerous (David Guetta feat. Sam Martin)

2016 79 No Worries (Disciples & David Guetta)

2018 94 Flames (David Guetta & Sia)

 

Sia

2011 86 Titanium (David Guetta feat. Sia)

2012 04 Titanium (David Guetta feat. Sia)

2012 18 She Wolf (Falling To Pieces) (David Guetta feat. Sia)

2012 36 Wild Ones (Flo Rida feat. Sia)

2014 47 Chandelier

2015 78 Elastic Heart (Sia feat. Diplo)

2018 94 Flames (David Guetta & Sia)

 

 

Moonlight - Glad to see them return after a short hiatus. This chilled song didn't disappoint me.

Electricity - Nice soulful dance tune

Flames - Probably one of my faves from David Guetta. Outstanding production and great vocals from Sia.

Flames is definitely Guetta's best of the 4 (?) hits this year, a real grower.

 

Electricity went the other way, liked it to start with but got boring quickly.

#093. Third Party ~ Midnight

I want to tell the world about it

 

 

Genre: Progressive house

Label: Release Records

Album: non-album single

 

Date entered: 13/07/18

Chart sales: 506,100

Chart run: 44-7-24-28-25-25-29-33-35-54-61-68-87-93-x [14 weeks]

 

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Commentary

 

I wasn't expecting to ever chart Third Party again after I stopped paying any attention to them years ago but I gave this a quick skim to see if they had a return to past form after it popped up on Release Radar and it's actually very good. With big synths and a strong vocal hook (an inspired interpolation of Flip & Fill 'True Love Never Dies') it's a right banger and worth a listen if you like anthemic dance songs.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Third Party

2012 02 Lights (Steve Angello & Third Party)

2014 02 Everyday Of My Life

2016 64 Lions In The Wild (Martin Garrix & Third Party)

2018 07 Midnight

2018 82 Come With Me

Hot 100 Y/E Chart History

 

Third Party

2012 72 Lights (Steve Angello & Third Party)

2018 93 Midnight

#092. ZieZie ~ Fine Girl

tell her "come, come take a seat-a"

 

 

Genre: Afro bashment

Label: Sony Music UK

Album: non-album single

 

Date entered: 22/06/18

Chart sales: 506,400

Chart run: 86-54-62-53-43-51-54-48-57-53-66-64-67-67-69-68-x [16 weeks]

 

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Commentary

 

I don't usually really get behind the random London urban tracks that make the chart, but this does a little something extra for me (so of course it was the most hated of the lot on Buzzjack..), the beat sounds quite cheap but it works on some level and ZieZie has some charisma here (also helped by his Fetty Wap impersonation, now Fetty is someone I wouldn't mind having another random hit) and I love him desperately trying to make certain words rhyme in the chorus. Fun song all round. It's one of two that didn't make my weekly top 40 so I never absolutely loved it but it held up well over time. Seems unlikely at this point we'll be seeing him again however.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

ZieZie

2018 43 Fine Girl

Hot 100 Y/E Chart History

 

ZieZie

2018 92 Fine Girl

I was expecting to love Electricity but it never properly connected with me. One Kiss is certainly the better Dua Lipa dance collab this year.

 

Fine Girl is a big tune. That and Ay Caramba sound-tracked my holiday to Spain this year. :wub:

Love love love Fine Girl, reminded me of when Fuse ODG was a proper chart force! I hope ZieZie gets another hit but I doubt it'd be as great.

Moonlight - Glad to see them return after a short hiatus. This chilled song didn't disappoint me.

Electricity - Nice soulful dance tune

Flames - Probably one of my faves from David Guetta. Outstanding production and great vocals from Sia.

I was worried they'd be gone for years when they said they were on hiatus, glad it turned out to just be a normal sized gap between eras. Their stuff this year has been very good.

Flames is certainly one of his best of recent times, can't go wrong with a Sia collab single I guess (shame their other collab this year was poor but it was only an album track).

 

Flames is definitely Guetta's best of the 4 (?) hits this year, a real grower.

 

Electricity went the other way, liked it to start with but got boring quickly.

Yep it shows he's still got it somewhat but it isn't quite up there with 'She Wolf' let alone 'Titanium'.

It didn't tire for me for a good while, but I always love a good commercial house smash.

 

I was expecting to love Electricity but it never properly connected with me. One Kiss is certainly the better Dua Lipa dance collab this year.

 

Fine Girl is a big tune. That and Ay Caramba sound-tracked my holiday to Spain this year. :wub:

'One Kiss' was certainly a lot better for me too as it's a big #1 contender in the EOY, 'Electricity' is great tho.

Wasn't too keen on 'Ay Caramba' but yes 'Fine Girl' was great.

 

Love love love Fine Girl, reminded me of when Fuse ODG was a proper chart force! I hope ZieZie gets another hit but I doubt it'd be as great.

He kinda sounds like Fuse I guess. How strange that as soon as UK rap really became dominant Fuse seemingly disappeared though, shame! Well, Fuse did get another hit in my chart this year, speaking of which...

#091. Sigala ~ Feels Like Home (feat. Fuse ODG, Sean Paul and Kent Jones)

wherever the good vibe is, it feels like home

 

 

Genre: Dance/Rap

Label: Ministry of Sound

Album: Brighter Days

 

Date entered: 22/06/18

Chart sales: 515,900

Chart run: 3-4-9-9-13-27-31-33-42-70-x [10 weeks]

 

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Commentary

 

In the run up to Sigala's debut album he released a load of singles including a few that had little chart impact, this was one of them which only just made the UK top 75 but really deserved better. It's a great summery tune which instrumentally mashes afrobeats and Sigala's tropical dance styles together making for a fresh production. Then we have iconicness overload with Fuse ODG and Sean Paul reuniting on this song, two rappers that really add the fun factor and suit the song's party vibe. We haven't heard much from Fuse recently and what we did wasn't all too good so it was a nice surprise to have him on this song and back on top form (and with the catchphrases!). Sean Paul is great as ever too. Kent Jones however isn't really needed and I'm sure we'll all forget he exists again soon enough, but it's a great tune. Despite a very good debut it did however fall off rather quickly and by the time 'Just Got Paid' got released I'd very much moved on, the song just didn't sound as good once summer was over. Anyway, we will be seeing Sigala again as (despite peaking 15 places lower) 'Lullaby' is still to come.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Sigala

2015 06 Easy Love

2015 01 Sweet Lovin' (Sigala feat. Bryn Christopher) MILLION SELLER

2016 05 Say You Do (Sigala feat. Imani Williams & DJ Fresh)

2016 17 Give Me Your Love (Sigala feat. John Newman & Nile Rodgers)

2016 50 Don't Need No Money (Imani Williams feat. Sigala & Blonde)

2016 43 Ain't Giving Up (Craig David & Sigala)

2016 24 Only One (Sigala & Digital Farm Animals)

2017 99 Show You Love (Kato & Sigala feat. Hailee Steinfeld)

2017 10 Came Here For Love (Sigala & Ella Eyre) MILLIONAIRE

2018 18 Lullaby (Sigala & Paloma Faith)

2018 03 Feels Like Home (Sigala feat. Fuse ODG, Sean Paul and Kent Jones)

2018 07 Just Got Paid (Sigala feat. Ella Eyre, Meghan Trainor and French Montana)

2018 37 What You Waiting For (Sigala feat. Kylie Minogue)

 

Fuse ODG

2013 02 Antenna MILLIONAIRE

2013 32 Azonto (Fuse ODG feat. Itz Tiffany)

2013 01 Million Pound Girl (Badder Than Bad)

2014 24 Dangerous Love (Fuse ODG feat. Sean Paul)

2015 22 Light It Up (Remix) (Major Lazer feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG)

2017 83 Boa Me (Fuse ODG feat. Ed Sheeran and Mugeez)

2018 03 Feels Like Home (Sigala feat. Fuse ODG, Sean Paul and Kent Jones)

 

Sean Paul

2011 21 Got 2 Luv U (Sean Paul feat. Alexis Jordan)

2012 10 She Doesn't Mind

2012 11 Summer Paradise (Simple Plan feat. Sean Paul)

2013 15 What About Us (The Saturdays feat. Sean Paul)

2013 15 Other Side of Love

2014 24 Dangerous Love (Fuse ODG feat. Sean Paul)

2016 23 Cheap Thrills (Sia feat. Sean Paul)

2016 41 Paradise (Matoma & Sean Paul feat. KStewart)

2016 43 Peppering

2016 03 Rockabye (Clean Bandit feat. Sean Paul and Anne-Marie) MILLIONAIRE

2017 44 No Lie (Sean Paul feat. Dua Lipa)

2018 49 Mad Love (Sean Paul & David Guetta feat. Becky G)

2018 03 Feels Like Home (Sigala feat. Fuse ODG, Sean Paul and Kent Jones)

 

Kent Jones

2016 07 Don't Mind

2018 03 Feels Like Home (Sigala feat. Fuse ODG, Sean Paul and Kent Jones)

Hot 100 Y/E Chart History

 

Sigala

2015 10 Sweet Lovin' (Sigala feat. Bryn Christopher)

2015 20 Easy Love

2016 14 Sweet Lovin' (Sigala feat. Bryn Christopher)

2016 49 Give Me Your Love (Sigala feat. John Newman & Nile Rodgers)

2016 65 Say You Do (Sigala feat. Imani Williams & DJ Fresh)

2017 40 Came Here For Love (Sigala & Ella Eyre)

2018 TBA Lullaby (Sigala & Paloma Faith)

2018 91 Feels Like Home (Sigala feat. Fuse ODG, Sean Paul and Kent Jones)

 

Fuse ODG

2013 16 Antenna

2013 35 Million Pound Girl (Badder Than Bad)

2018 91 Feels Like Home (Sigala feat. Fuse ODG, Sean Paul and Kent Jones)

 

Sean Paul

2010 42 Do You Remember (Jay Sean feat. Sean Paul & Lil Jon)

2012 93 She Doesn't Mind

2016 42 Rockabye (Clean Bandit feat. Sean Paul and Anne-Marie)

2018 91 Feels Like Home (Sigala feat. Fuse ODG, Sean Paul and Kent Jones)

 

Kent Jones

2018 91 Feels Like Home (Sigala feat. Fuse ODG, Sean Paul and Kent Jones)

 

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Thermo's hot hits | EOY 2018 | #91-100 RECAP

100 Mr. Belt & Wezol ~ Stupid (feat. LucyXX)

99 DC Breaks ~ Eleven

98 Mr. Belt & Wezol and Aevion ~ One More Day

97 Disclosure ~ Moonlight

96 Diplo and Mark Ronson presents Silk City with Dua Lipa ~ Electricity

95 Danny L Harle ~ Blue Angel (feat. Clairo)

94 David Guetta and Sia ~ Flames

93 Third Party ~ Midnight

92 ZieZie ~ Fine Girl

91 Sigala ~ Feels Like Home (feat. Fuse ODG, Sean Paul and Kent Jones)

 

We'll be putting this countdown on hold for the holiday season soon, so have a merry Christmas and come back in a few days when the countdown will be resumed.

Stupid was a great summer bop, loved the drop in it and was great for driving around in the sun! Feels Like Home was a real anti-climax I thought, on paper Sigala & Fuse sounded amazing but I feel like they could have done so much better and it really didn't stick around in my chart for much time at all despite its #2 peak, similar to yours I guess.

 

Fine Girl was definitely one of the better afro-beats songs to crack the chart this year, Electricity was one of the better dance pieces as well.

#090. MK, Jonas Blue and Becky Hill ~ Back & Forth

it's the same old story in this tug of war

 

 

Genre: Commercial house

Label: Area 10/Big On Blue

Album: non-album single

 

Date entered: 14/09/18

Chart sales: 521,100

Chart run: 1-1-1-1-1-2-3-4-5-7-9-6-... [12+ weeks]

 

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We're back now and we resume the chart with one of the biggest hits of the final quarter. MK will of course be appearing a lot higher with '17' but for now 'Back & Forth' is here, which was the long-awaited and much-anticipated follow-up; debuting instantly at #1 and spending 5 weeks there; his longest #1 run to date. It was also really great to see him reunite with Becky Hill, who is such a good vocalist on dance tracks particularly. It doesn't quite have the impact of 'Piece of Me' but it is nonetheless a proper bop, and thankfully very much in the style of MK despite Jonas Blue's presence (I really can't hear what he did in this song) with the house beat that he has perfected and the piano stabs that I love. Hopefully he doesn't wait as long for his next release because he's really one of the best in his genre, and it's amazing to see him rack up the hits too (this was a reasonably sized #12 UK hit!).

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

MK

2013 01 Look Right Through (Storm Queen feat. Damon C. Scott; MK Vocal Mix) MILLION SELLER

2014 14 Money On My Mind (Sam Smith; MK Remix)

2014 06 Always (MK feat. Alana; Route 94 Remix)

2014 01 My Head Is A Jungle (Wankelmut & Emma Louise; MK Remix)

2015 05 Bring Me To Life (MK feat. Milly Pye)

2016 01 Piece Of Me (MK & Becky Hill) MILLION SELLER

2016 16 Wild Things (Alessia Cara; MK Remix)

2016 42 I Went Too Far (Aurora; MK Remix)

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)

 

Jonas Blue

2015 18 Fast Car (Jonas Blue feat. Dakota)

2016 18 Perfect Strangers (Jonas Blue feat. JP Cooper)

2016 09 By Your Side (Jonas Blue feat. RAYE)

2017 23 Mama (Jonas Blue feat. William Singe)

2017 80 Don't Call It Love (Jonas Blue & EDX feat. Alex Mills)

2017 90 In Your Arms Tonight (Jonas Blue & Mark Villa)

2017 48 We Could Go Back (Jonas Blue feat. Moelogo)

2018 59 Hearts Ain't Gonna Lie (Arlissa & Jonas Blue)

2018 47 Rise (Jonas Blue feat. Jack & Jack)

2018 01 Back & Forth (MK, Jonas Blue & Becky Hill)

2018 43 Polaroid (Jonas Blue feat. Liam Payne & Lennon Stella)

 

Becky Hill

2013 09 Afterglow (Wilkinson feat. Becky Hill)

2013 03 Gecko (Oliver Heldens feat. Becky Hill) (Original/Vocal Mix) MILLION SELLER

2014 29 Powerless (Rudimental feat. Becky Hill)

2014 06 Caution to the Wind

2014 26 Losing

2015 04 All My Love (Watermät, Becky Hill & TAI)

2016 01 Piece Of Me (MK & Becky Hill) MILLION SELLER

2016 06 Back To My Love (Becky Hill feat. Little Simz)

2016 39 False Alarm (Matoma & Becky Hill)

2017 61 Rude Love

2018 36 Only Love (Becky Hill & Jacob Plant)

2018 01 Back & Forth (MK, Jonas Blue & Becky Hill)

Hot 100 Y/E Chart History

 

MK

2013 06 Look Right Through (Storm Queen feat. Damon C. Scott; MK Vocal Mix)

2014 25 My Head Is A Jungle (Wankelmut & Emma Louise; MK Remix)

2014 82 Always (MK feat. Alana; Route 94 Remix)

2015 39 Bring Me To Life (MK feat. Milly Pye)

2016 02 Piece Of Me (MK & Becky Hill)

2017 79 17

2018 TBA 17

2018 90 Back & Forth (MK, Jonas Blue & Becky Hill)

 

Jonas Blue

2016 89 Fast Car (Jonas Blue feat. Dakota)

2017 83 Mama (Jonas Blue feat. William Singe)

2017 98 By Your Side (Jonas Blue feat. RAYE)

2018 90 Back & Forth (MK, Jonas Blue & Becky Hill)

 

Becky Hill

2014 02 Gecko (Overdrive) (Oliver Heldens feat. Becky Hill)

2015 61 All My Love (Watermät, Becky Hill & TAI)

2016 02 Piece Of Me (MK & Becky Hill)

2016 67 Back To My Love (Becky Hill feat. Little Simz)

2018 90 Back & Forth (MK, Jonas Blue & Becky Hill)

Stupid was a great summer bop, loved the drop in it and was great for driving around in the sun! Feels Like Home was a real anti-climax I thought, on paper Sigala & Fuse sounded amazing but I feel like they could have done so much better and it really didn't stick around in my chart for much time at all despite its #2 peak, similar to yours I guess.

 

Fine Girl was definitely one of the better afro-beats songs to crack the chart this year, Electricity was one of the better dance pieces as well.

Mr. Belt & Wezol are quite consistent with the bops, good to have them around.

I think ultimately their sounds don't, ahem, fuse together as well as Sigala's popstar collabs, but it's a great tune.

Yep Fine Girl was brilliant but I'm not really fussed on whether he gets another hit.

Electricity is great too, Dua really elevates it above the rest of Silk City's stuff so far.

#089. Freya Ridings ~ Lost Without You

it's like no other pain I've ever known

 

 

Genre: Pop

Label: Good Soldier

Album: Freya Ridings

 

Date entered: 22/08/18

Chart sales: 521,700

Chart run: 80-64-57-62-69-63-34-28-27-30-39-34-29-31-31-... [15+ weeks]

 

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A surprise inclusion perhaps for those of you who don't follow my chart closely, but yes I do love a good piano ballad which this very much is. Freya's voice is simply wonderful over the sparse piano, and it's a rather emotional song. First heard in its live version sent to BJSC, it wasn't until the studio version took off on iTunes and I checked that out that I started to properly like it (I still rate the studio version well above the live one, though I'd quite like to hear a studio version of that string arrangement). A very inspired hit single (queen of avoiding ACR too!) and it looks like she'll have another hit on this chart at least as 'Waking Up' has already out-peaked this.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Freya Ridings

2018 27 Lost Without You

2018 25 Waking Up (MJ Cole & Freya Ridings)

Hot 100 Y/E Chart History

 

Freya Ridings

2018 89 Lost Without You

#088. Amy Miyú and Rochelle ~ All Good

what's a bad bitch without talent?

 

 

Genre: Dance

Label: Nouveau Riche

Album: non-album single

 

Date entered: 30/03/18

Chart sales: 534,600

Chart run: 78-78-40-19-52-5-6-6-15-18-19-22-35-51-63-72-81-97-x [17 weeks]

 

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This was actually (very briefly) a BJSC potential for me, before it did get sent (and went top 10, but I can't complain as my entry that contest finished above it). We don't get a whole lot of female rap over a dance beat so this stood out in that regard, and Amy has some good lines in it. It's fairly generic in its structure but it's a great carefree dance tune. The horn(?) riff over the drop adds interest too and the hook's fairly catchy.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Amy Miyú

2018 05 All Good (Amy Miyú & Rochelle)

 

Rochelle

2013 08 Shotgun (Yellow Claw feat. Rochelle)

2015 16 Return Of The Mack (Lady Bee feat. Rochelle; Oliver Heldens Remix)

2016 04 All Night Long

2018 05 All Good (Amy Miyú & Rochelle)

Hot 100 Y/E Chart History

 

Amy Miyú

2018 88 All Good (Amy Miyú & Rochelle)

 

Rochelle

2018 88 All Good (Amy Miyú & Rochelle)

#087. KSHMR ~ House Of Cards (feat. Sidnie Tipton)

no dice, this is real life we live

 

 

Genre: Dance

Label: Dharma/Spinnin' Records

Album: non-album single

 

Date entered: 23/02/18

Chart sales: 537,900

Chart run: 66-28-20-20-16-22-24-21-24-64-44-39-53-58-84-85-100-x [17 weeks]

 

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KSHMR & Sidnie Tipton got back together for another song, and almost at the same position they were last year with 'Extreme'. It's more on the 'pop' side of his output but still has his unique feel, and the drop particularly is a great listen. Not much to say about this really, it's just a good song. I prefer his softer productions these days, good as songs like 'SHIVA' are, although 'Carry Me Home' didn't quite do it for me and missed the chart.

 

Top 100 Chart History

KSHMR

2014 22 Megalodon

2015 01 JAMMU MILLIONAIRE

2015 14 Secrets (Tiësto & KSHMR feat. Vassy)

2015 03 Memories (KSHMR & Bassjackers feat. Sirah)

2015 02 Heaven (Shaun Frank & KSHMR feat. Delaney Jane)

2015 06 Strong (R3hab & KSHMR)

2016 07 Bazaar (Official Sunburn Goa 2015 Anthem) (KSHMR & Marnik)

2016 33 Wildcard (KSHMR feat. Sidnie Tipton)

2016 63 Invisible Children (KSHMR & Tigerlily)

2016 01 Extreme (Bassjackers & KSHMR feat. Sidnie Tipton)

2017 61 Back To Me (KSHMR & Crossnaders feat. Mickey Blue)

2017 30 Harder (Tiësto & KSHMR feat. Talay Riley)

2017 03 Game of Thrones (KSHMR & The Golden Army Remix)

2018 92 SHIVA (Sunburn 2017 Anthem) (KSHMR & Marnik feat. The Golden Army)

2018 16 House Of Cards (KSHMR feat. Sidnie Tipton)

2018 31 Opa (Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike & KSHMR)

 

Sidnie Tipton

2016 33 Wildcard (KSHMR feat. Sidnie Tipton)

2016 01 Extreme (Bassjackers & KSHMR feat. Sidnie Tipton)

2018 16 House Of Cards (KSHMR feat. Sidnie Tipton)

Hot 100 Y/E Chart History

KSHMR

2015 05 JAMMU

2015 15 Heaven (Shaun Frank & KSHMR feat. Delaney Jane)

2017 89 Extreme (Bassjackers & KSHMR feat. Sidnie Tipton)

2018 87 House Of Cards (KSHMR feat. Sidnie Tipton)

 

Sidnie Tipton

2017 89 Extreme (Bassjackers & KSHMR feat. Sidnie Tipton)

2018 87 House Of Cards (KSHMR feat. Sidnie Tipton)