21st April 2019

 

It's back on top for The Walker Brothers for a second week this year, and an 8th week in total. Bananarama get their first top 10 since they covered Moves Like Jagger in 2012 and highest-placed track since Love Don't Live Here/The Runner (yes I was still listing double A's together then) peaked at 6 in 2010. Mabel finally cracks the top 10, emulating her mum and uncle, and the highest new entry is a new musical direction for 60-year-old Madonna, still not giving a toss what people think she should do, quite rightly. In at 14 for Medellin and a joint effort with Maluma for some Columbian chart action that isn't Shakira.

 

Raleigh Ritchie returns after 3 years away, and grabs his 3rd chart entry and equal-highest chart peak in one fell swoop since Bloodsports also peaked at 17. Better known as Grey Worm in Game Of Thrones these days, I just found out a bit late, as he was a recording artist before he was an actor for me - I didn't start GOT until 2 years ago and didn't make the connection. He has a great voice, singing and talking. The old-time samples add to the sad-mood of Time In A Tree. Dennis LLoyd meanwhile debuts at 20. Nevermind the name, it's a pseudonym just like Raleigh Ritchie is, only RR is British and DL is Israeli.

 

At 29, Lil Nas X debuts, and drags along Billy Ray Cyrus for some country/urban crossover action, BRC of course more famous for his charting daughters these days, both have had a much better career in terms of recordings, but here you go, an unlikely return after 27 years away or so, and it's way better than Achy Breaky Bloody Heart. Talking of Game Of Thrones, the theme tune finally charts, John Newman makes a comeback after a couple of years away for a 6-year run of entries, Mark Ronson is back again, this time with Lykke Li who charted in 2014 with Gunshot, Kacey Musgraves gets another entry, while former chart-toppers The Veronicas are also back after not following up their 2014 number one You Ruin Me, but get a 3rd entry 10 years since their debut.

 

1 2 1 4 THE SUN AIN’T GONNA SHINE ANYMORE The Walker Brothers 625000

2 1 1 4 JACKIE Scott Walker 465000

3 4 3 4 ROCK THE BOAT The Hues Corporation 253000

4 3 1 7 CHRYSALIS Empire Of The Sun 605000

5 6 5 7 KIND OF LOVE Rat City featuring Isak Heim 291100

6 14 6 7 STUFF LIKE THAT Bananarama 169500

7 16 7 7 DON’T CALL ME UP Mabel 147850

8 8 6 7 YOU BELONG TO ME Cat Pierce 352000

9 15 9 4 MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF The Walker Brothers 111200

10 5 1 9 YOUR EX Paloma Faith 571800

 

11 7 2 6 SPARROW Emeli Sande 403000

12 9 9 7 SUCKER Jonas Brothers 227250

13 17 13 7 OCEAN EYES Billie Eilish 131600

14 NEW 14 1 MEDELLIN Madonna & Maluma 29000

15 18 15 5 FEEL THE SAME Olly Murs featuring Nile Rodgers 97000

16 27 16 3 STRETCH Louise 49000

17 NEW 17 1 TIME IN A TREE Raleigh Ritchie 23000

18 22 18 2 WEDDING BELL BLUES Morrissey 41500

19 12 10 10 TALK Khalid & Disclosure 306000

20 NEW 20 1 NEVERMIND Dennis Lloyd 20000

 

21 11 3 10 BEST 54 (ALL GOOD NOW) Jungle 535850

22 24 22 5 PATIENCE Tame Impala 87400

23 13 1 7 IT’S OVER Morrissey featuring LP 496250

24 10 10 7 LIFTED Parker Bossley 168700

25 35 25 2 SOS Avicii featuring Aloe Blacc 36250

26 20 2 10 365 Zedd & Katy Perry 543500

27 30 27 2 HUSTLE P!nk 36400

28 29 28 7 CASIO Jungle 106000

29 NEW 29 1 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus 18200

30 38 30 6 OLD WILD MEN 10cc 73700

 

31 19 19 6 BARON SAMEDI 10cc 101350

32 40 32 3 SELFISH Vargas & Lagola 48050

33 26 1 8 AMERICAN GENERATION The Ritchie Family 403950

34 36 34 7 WE’RE THROUGH The Hollies 91200

35 21 13 7 WHAT MORE CAN I DO? Jack Savoretti 144100

36 37 36 2 DRUM Noa Kirel 34700

37 23 13 7 NEVER COMIN DOWN Keith Urban 161200

38 48 38 2 PIECE OF YOUR HEART Meduza featuring GOODBOYS 29500

39 44 39 7 THE BIRD SYML 74250

40 47 40 6 HURRICANES Dido 68350

 

41 28 14 9 WALK ME HOME P!nk 169500

42 49 42 4 MY SHIP IS COMING IN The Walker Brothers 42750

43 33 33 5 ALL THE SONGS Will Young 67650

44 50 44 4 HERE WITH ME Marshmello Featuring CHVRCHES 36250

45 45 45 4 CAN’T GET USED TO LOSING YOU The Beat 48200

46 25 14 10 COLD IN LA Why Don’t We 183100

47 31 21 8 KILLING MY TIME G-Flip 142150

48 34 5 7 SON OF MAN GG/06 aka 10cc (Kevin Godley & Graham Gouldman) featuring Hotlegs 212900

49 NEW 49 1 YOU AND I LEON 12100

50 54 50 7 SO AM I Ava Max 61000

 

51 53 51 3 COOL The Jonas Brothers 30100

52 41 2 13 SWAN SONG Dua Lipa 456800

53 55 53 4 FOLLOW YOU FOLLOW ME Genesis 38050

54 60 54 2 PUMPED UP KICKS Foster The People 21000

55 64 55 2 BORDERLINE Tame Impala 17900

56 NEW 56 1 FEELINGS John Newman 10600

57 65 57 3 KING JAMES Anderson .Paak 22400

58 42 39 6 HALFWAY THERE ROZES 72750

59 NEW 59 1 MAIN TITLE (GAME OF THRONES) Ramin Djawadi 10100

60 NEW 60 1 SO CLOSE NOTD, Felix Jaehn & Captain Cuts 10000

 

61 68 61 2 SHOW ME ABC 13900

62 67 62 5 JUST ONE LIFETIME Sting & Shaggy 31600

63 70 63 2 TOGETHER IN ELECTRIC DREAMS Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder 13200

64 69 64 3 JUST YOU AND I Tom Walker 18700

65 NEW 65 1 LATE NIGHT FEELINGS Mark Ronson featuring Lykke Li 7000

66 51 1 10 THE KILLING MOON (SYMPHONIC VERSION) Echo & The Bunnymen 542850

67 NEW 67 1 RAINBOW Kacey Musgraves 6600

68 NEW 68 1 LET ME DOWN SLOWLY Alec Benjamin featuring Alessia Cara 6400

69 NEW 69 1 ONE STEP BEYOND Madness 6200

70 NEW 70 1 THINK OF ME The Veronicas 6000

 

71 71 63 5 MACHO MAN Suzi Quatro 31200

72 59 3 14 STARTED OUT Georgia 478800

73 75 73 2 MIRACLE Alan Parsons featuring Jason Mraz 10400

74 74 74 2 DATE STAMP ABC 10400

75 NEW 75 1 RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW Fatboy Slim 5000

 

DROP OUTS

32 32 2 YEKE YEKE (818450) Mory Kante 35600

39 39 5 SOMEWHERE IN HOLLYWOOD 10cc 58800

43 25 5 WATERFALLS TLC 78550

46 6 9 ELECTRO ROMANTICO Bob Sinclar featuring Robbie Williams 306950

52 29 6 SAY THE WORD Hornal with Graham Gouldman & Kevin Godley 94600

56 18 9 DON’T FEEL LIKE CRYING Sigrid 157150

57 57 3 MIRROR IN THE BATHROOM (550100) The Beat 27700

58 35 6 LO/HI The Black Keys 79300

61 30 6 EVERY STEP Gabrielle 82700

62 9 10 WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THE RICH? Pet Shop Boys 265800

63 1 16 SERMON Mercury Rev featuring Margo Price 629600

66 46 7 DOVE Pillar Point 69200

72 29 8 DESIRE Sub Focus & Dimension 88150

73 17 11 BONES Galantis featuring OneRepublic 177400

 

Hello John!

Nice to see "Don't Call Me Up" in the top 10, "Piece Of Your Heart" get a huge gain and the debuts for "Nevermind", "Old Town Road, "Feelings", "So Close"!

Great chart!

Hello John!

Nice to see "Don't Call Me Up" in the top 10, "Piece Of Your Heart" get a huge gain and the debuts for "Nevermind", "Old Town Road, "Feelings", "So Close"!

Great chart!

 

Thanks Sergej! :)