Update for week ending 19 May:

 

Funnily enough straight after the above discussion about Bad Habits’ Top 10 run I think it’s dropped out!

 

1 As it was (1) YTD15

2 2 First class (2) YTD37

3 3 Go (3) YTD16

4 21 About damn time (4)

5 4 Starlight (1)

6 5 Baby (2)

7 6 Peru (2)

8 9 Wait for u (8)

9 7 Bam bam (7)

10 10 Where are you now (3)

11 8 Bad habits (1)

12 13 Where did you go? (9) YTD20

13 11 Make me feel good (5)

14 12 Heat waves (7)

15 17 2step (15)

16 14 Shivers (1)

17 15 BMW (8) YTD30

18 18 Down under (7)

19 23 Crazy what love can do (19)

20 16 Seventeen going under (6)

21 19 Cold heart (1)

22 22 She’s all I wanna be (21)

23 20 House on fire (8)

24 25 Flowers (24)

25 - Churchill downs (25)

26 24 Anyone for you (19)

27 35 Big energy (27)

28 30 Night away (19)

29 27 Gansteritus (16)

30 31 The motto (19)

31 32 Stay (2)

32 - The heart Part 5 (32)

33 26 We don’t talk about Bruno (1)

34 29 In the stars (29)

35 28 Abcdefu (1)

36 34 What would you do? (29)

37 38 Save your tears (3)

38 36 Mr Brightside (10)

39 33 Reggae & calypso (20)

40 40 Good 4 u (1)

41 41 10 things I hate about you (41)

42 - Green green grass (42)

43 39 Easy on me (1)

44 44 Overpass graffiti (4)

45 43 Another love (10)

46 - Dua Lipa (46)

47 - Je m’apelle (47)

48 45 Levitating (6)

49 49 Perfect (1)

50 48 Overseas (10)

Update for week ending 26 May:

 

1 1 As it was (1) YTD11

2 - Space man (2)

3 3 Go (3) YTD15

4 4 About damn time (4)

5 2 First class (2) YTD26

6 - N95 (6)

7 - Die hard (7)

8 7 Peru (2)

9 5 Starlight (1) YTD9

10 6 Baby (2)

11 9 Bam bam (7) YTD38

12 10 Where are you now (3)

13 8 Wait for u (8)

14 11 Bad habits (1)

15 12 Where did you go? (9)

16 13 Make me feel good (5) YTD6

17 - United in grief (17)

18 15 2step (15)

19 14 Heat waves (7) YTD7

20 - IFTK (19)

21 16 Shivers (1)

22 - Father Time (21)

23 19 Crazy what love can do (19)

24 18 Down under (7)

25 17 BMW (8) YTD27

26 - Rich spirit (26)

27 20 Seventeen going under (6)

28 22 She’s all I wanna be (21)

29 - Worldwide steppers (29)

30 21 Cold heart (1)

31 23 House on fire (8) YTD34

32 24 Flowers (24)

33 26 Anyone for you (19)

34 - We cry together (34)

35 - Count me out (35)

36 - Purple Hearts (36)

37 42 Green green grass (37)

38 27 Big energy (27)

39 - Silent hill (39)

40 34 In the stars (29)

41 28 Night away (19)

42 - Cooped up (42)

43 - Je m’appelle (43)

44 30 The motto (19)

45 31 Stay (2)

46 36 What would you do? (29)

47 - Saviour (47)

48 38 Mr Brightside (10)

49 33 We don’t talk about Bruno (1)

50 37 Save your tears (3)

Going by this thread, that's the first time this top 10 has been the same as the official one since March last year, on the week Drake released 3 songs (a triple A-side??) and Blinding Lights was estimated at #12 on old rules as the highest ACR song, same as Where Are You Now here.

 

Before that, you'd have to go back before the start of this thread, probably to June 2019 and the week of the static Top 12, which I think would there would have been under the old rules too, with either Giant raised from #39 on ACR or the starred out Grace being the first difference somewhere within 16-20.

Update for week ending 2 June: Alan Jones kindly gave us all the Harry positions - highest ACR song wouldn’t even be Top 20 by my reckoning. As It Was is storming towards the YTD #1.

 

1 1 As it was (1) YTD6

2 - Late night talking (2)

3 - Music for a sushi restaurant (3)

4 - Mathilda (4)

5 3 Go (3) YTD13

6 4 About damn time (4)

7 - Little freak (7)

8 - Grapejuice (8)

9 - Daylight (9)

10 2 Space man (2)

11 5 First class (2) YTD23

12 - Cinema (12)

13 - Satellite (13)

14 - Keep driving (14)

15 - Daydreaming (15)

16 - Love of my life (16)

17 - Boyfriends (17)

18 20 IFTK (18)

19 11 Bam bam (7) YTD32

20 8 Peru (2)

21 14 Bad Habits (1)

22 12 Where are you now (3) YTD4

23 10 Baby (2)

24 9 Starlight (1)

25 18 2step (15)

26 13 Wait for u (8)

27 15 Where did you go? (9)

28 19 Heat waves (7)

29 23 Crazy what love can do (19)

30 21 Shivers (1)

31 16 Make me feel good (5)

32 25 BMW (8)

33 24 Down under (7)

34 28 She’s all I wanna be (21) YTD40

35 37 Green green grass (35)

36 27 Seventeen going under (6)

37 7 Die hard (7)

38 6 N95 (6)

39 30 Cold heart (1)

40 31 House on fire (8) YTD31

41 - 21 reasons (41)

42 38 Big energy (27)

43 32 Flowers (24)

44 33 Anyone for you (19) YTD33

45 - 1989 (45)

46 43 Je m’appelle (43)

47 42 Cooped up (42)

48 40 In the stars (29)

49 48 Mr Brightside (10)

50 45 Stay (2)

AIW getting the EOY #1 seems inevitable now I guess then, depending on how big the Lewis Capaldi comeback is.

This is only the second week the old rules top 4 have belonged to one artist, given that The Chainsmokers/Coldplay rebounded to #4 in Divide's week 2. #4 is the highest position anything can be starred out from the official chart - although in terms of the old rules chart, I Don't Care being starred out from #1 (while on ACR for a week) remains unbeatable. Still, Matilda is for the moment the highest placed song on old rules which has never charted officially before or since - it remains to be seen whether it will keep that record or return it to Adele's My Little Love (#6 going by this thread).

Update for week ending 9 June:

 

Didn’t mention last week but it’s ironic that ACR is supposed to stop songs having ridiculously long Top 10 runs and yet Peru’s Top 10 run has already been extended by 2 weeks by the existence of ACR. Bad Habits back to being Ed’s highest song for the first time since it was #1.

 

1 1 As it was (1)

2 - Running up that hill (2)

3 5 Go (3)

4 6 About damn time (4)

5 2 Late night talking (2)

6 11 First class (2)

7 3 Music for a sushi restaurant (3)

8 18 IFTK (8)

9 21 Bad habits (1)

10 25 2step (10)

11 20 Peru (2)

12 10 Space man (2)

13 4 Matilda (4)

14 22 Where are you now (3)

15 19 Bam bam (7)

16 30 Shivers (1)

17 28 Heat waves (7)

18 29 Crazy what love can do (18)

19 23 Baby (2)

20 26 Wait for u (8)

21 24 Starlight (1)

22 27 Where did you go? (9)

23 9 Daylight (9)

24 - Potion (24)

25 7 Little freak (7)

26 31 Make me feel good (5)

27 35 Green green grass (27)

28 41 21 reasons (28)

29 34 She’s all I wanna be (21)

30 8 Grapejuice (8)

31 36 Seventeen going under (6)

32 33 Down under (7)

33 13 Satellite (13)

34 12 Cinema (12)

35 32 BMW (8)

36 39 Cold heart (1)

37 40 House on fire (8)

38 - Prince Andrew is a sweaty n*once (38)

39 49 Mr Brightside (10)

40 14 Keep driving (14)

41 15 Daydreaming (15)

42 42 Big energy (27)

43 46 Je ma’appelle (43)

44 16 Love of my life (16)

45 43 Flowers (24)

46 44 Anyone for you (19)

47 - Hold my hand (47)

48 47 Cooped up (42)

49 17 Boyfriends (17)

50 37 Die hard (7)

Update for week ending 16 June - obviously we all know that Kate would already be #1, but the other big news as confirmed by Alan Jones is that Peru has begun its brief stint as the YTD #1, with Harry up to #3 and Cat entering the Top 10.

 

1 2 Running up that hill (1)

2 1 As it was (1) YTD3

3 3 Go (3) YTD10

4 4 About damn time (4)

5 12 Space man (2)

6 8 IFTK (6)

7 5 Late night talking (2)

8 6 First class (2)

9 9 Bad habits (1)

10 27 Green green grass (10)

11 10 2step (10)

12 11 Peru (2) YTD1

13 7 Music for a sushi restaurant (3)

14 14 Where are you now (3)

15 - Afraid to feel (15) 22.2

16 15 Bam bam (7) YTD27

17 18 Crazy what love can do (17)

18 22 Where did you go? (9)

19 20 Wait for u (8)

20 16 Shivers (1)

21 17 Heat waves (7) YTD7

22 28 21 reasons (22)

23 19 Baby (2)

24 13 Mathilda (4)

25 48 Cooped up (25)

26 21 Starlight (1)

27 - I like you (27)

28 24 Potion (24)

29 26 Make me feel good (5)

30 37 House on fire (8) YTD29

31 29 She’s all I wanna be (21) YTD37

32 31 Seventeen going under (6)

33 36 Cold heart (1)

34 43 Je m’appelle (34)

35 23 Daylight (9)

36 39 Mr Brightside (10) YTD36

37 42 Big energy (27)

38 32 Down under (7)

39 25 Little freak (7)

40 47 Hold my hand (40)

41 35 BMW (8) YTD26

42 45 Flowers (24)

43 46 Anyone for you (19) YTD31

44 30 Grapejuice (8)

45 - Remind me (45)

46 33 Satellite (13)

47 - Stay (2)

48 - Last last (48)

49 - In the stars (29)

50 - Save your tears (3)

Update for week ending 23 June:

 

1 1 Running up that hill (1)

2 2 As it was (1)

3 3 Go (3) YTD7

4 15 Afraid to feel (4)

5 4 About damn time (4)

6 10 Green green grass (6)

7 6 IFTK (6)

8 7 Late night talking (2)

9 5 Space man (2)

10 9 Bad habits (1)

11 13 Music for a sushi restaurant (3)

12 11 2step (10)

13 14 Where are you now (3)

14 8 First class (2)

15 17 Crazy what love can do (15)

16 12 Peru (2)

17 22 21 reasons (17)

18 18 Where did you go? (9) YTD18

19 16 Bam bam (7) YTD23

20 20 Shivers (1)

21 19 Wait for u (8)

22 34 Je m’appelle (22)

23 21 Heat waves (7)

24 23 Baby (2) YTD15

25 24 Mathilda (4)

26 26 Starlight (1)

27 - Elegant & gang (27)

28 28 Potion (24)

29 48 Last last (28)

30 29 Make me feel good (5)

31 31 She's all I wanna be (21) YTD35

32 33 Cold heart (1)

33 43 Anyone for you (19) YTD30

34 27 I like you (27)

35 30 House on fire (8) YTD28

36 35 Daylight (9)

37 32 Seventeen going under (6)

38 37 Big energy (27)

39 36 Mr Brightside (10) YTD34

40 40 Hold my hand (40)

41 25 Cooped up (25)

42 38 Down under (7)

43 - Yet to come (43)

44 41 BMW (8) YTD25

45 - I ain’t worried (45)

46 39 Little freak (7)

47 - Glimpse of us (47)

48 42 Flowers (24)

49 46 Satellite (2)

50 45 Remind me (45)

Thank goodness for ACR otherwise MB would be top 40 for the last 3 weeks :drama:

Edited June 22, 20223 yr by Roba.

If "Peru" is currently the biggest selling song of the year and ends that way, it will be the second time that a non #1 single has become the biggest song of the year since 2010's "Love The Way You Lie" but saying that, AIW will definitely overtake "Peru" in the YE charts

Drake’s album bomb a lot less muted than Certified Lover Boy.

Harry is the YTD #1 and seems likely to stay there; Kate and Lizzo have entered the Top 40.

 

1 1 Running up that hill (1) YTD33

2 2 As it was (1) YTD1

3 4 Afraid to feel (3)

4 3 Go (3)

5 6 Green green grass (5)

6 5 About damn time (4) YTD40

7 - Jimmy Cooks (7)

8 - Massive (8)

9 8 Late night talking (2)

10 - Falling back (10)

11 11 Music for a sushi restaurant (3)

12 7 IFTK (6)

13 - Sticky (13)

14 15 Crazy what love can do (14)

15 47 Glimpse of us (15)

16 10 Bad habits (1)

17 17 21 reasons (17)

18 13 Where are you now (3)

19 9 Space man (2)

20 16 Peru (2)

21 18 Where did you go? (9)

22 12 2step (10)

23 23 Heat waves (7)

24 21 Wait for u (8)

25 14 First class (2) YTD20

26 21 Shivers (1)

27 20 Bam bam (7) YTD22

28 - Texts go green (28)

29 25 Mathilda (4)

30 - Break my soul (30)

31 24 Baby (2)

32 29 Last last (28)

33 22 Je m’appelle (22)

34 30 Make me feel good (5)

35 26 Starlight (1)

36 - Calling my name (36)

37 - A keeper (36)

38 28 Potion (24)

39 32 Cold heart (1)

40 36 Daylight (9)

41 - Flight’s booked (41)

42 27 Elegant & gang (27)

43 - Currents (43)

44 31 She's all I wanna be (21) YTD34

45 40 Hold my hand (40)

46 - Stay the night (46)

47 35 House on fire (8) YTD26

48 33 Anyone for you (19) YTD28

49 38 Big energy (27)

50 37 Seventeen going under (6)

Poor brave 'Preu' already knocked off the YTD #1 </3

Surprised 'Bam Bam' is already as high as 22 in the YTDs as it didn't seem THAT big a hit.

Week ending 7/7

 

1 1 Running up that hill (1)

2 3 Afraid to feel (2)

3 2 As it was (1)

4 30 Break my soul (4)

5 5 Green green grass (5)

6 4 Go (3)

7 6 About damn time (4)

8 8 Massive (8)

9 12 IFTK (6)

10 16 Bad habits (1)

11 23 Heat waves (7)

12 9 Late night talking (2)

13 14 Crazy what love can do (13)

14 15 Glimpse of us (14)

15 17 21 reasons (15)

16 7 Jimmy Cooks (7)

17 11 Music for a sushi restaurant (3)

18 22 2step (10)

19 20 Peru (2)

20 24 Wait for u (8)

21 26 Shivers (1)

22 21 Where did you go? (9)

23 50 Seventeen going under (6)

24 18 Where are you now (3)

25 19 Space man (2)

26 27 Bam bam (7)

27 25 First class (2)

28 32 Last last (28)

29 33 Je m’appelle (22)

30 - I ain’t worried (30)

31 31 Baby (2)

32 34 Make me feel good (5)

33 46 Stay the night (33)

34 35 Starlight (1)

35 38 Potion (24)

36 39 Cold heart (1)

37 29 Mathilda (4)

38 45 Hold my hand (38)

39 44 She’s all I wanna be (21)

40 42 Elegant & gang (27)

41 - Mr Brightside (10)

42 13 Sticky (13)

43 - Happier than ever (5)

44 49 Big energy (27)

45 10 Falling back (10)

46 - I like you (27)

47 - Flowers (24)

48 47 House on fire (8)

49 - Vegas (49)

50 48 Anyone for you (19)

Edited July 6, 20222 yr by JulianT

That climb for Heat Waves :o Glastonbury effect maybe, but it only climbed 39-38 officially, and only 3 Drake songs dropped from above it last week, so I guess that means most of the songs it's climbed above here were fairly close (12-16 certainly were as per the 10-14 in the Sales thread).

 

btw Happier Than Ever peaked at #5 as per page 8.

 

Next week I expect we'll see the year's first official #1 which has a lower peak here at the time.

Week ending 14/7:

 

1 1 Running up that hill (1) YTD20

2 2 Afraid to feel (2)

3 3 As it was (1)

4 4 Break my soul (4)

5 5 Green green grass (5)

6 6 Go (3)

7 7 About damn time (4) YTD31

8 9 IFTK (6)

9 8 Massive (8)

10 10 Bad habits (1)

11 15 21 reasons (11)

12 13 Crazy what love can do (12)

13 11 Heat waves (7)

14 28 Last last (14)

15 14 Glimpse of us (14)

16 12 Late night talking (2)

17 22 Where did you go? (9)

18 18 2step (10)

19 19 Peru (2)

20 21 Shivers (1)

21 23 Seventeen going under (6)

22 16 Jimmy Cooks (7)

23 20 Wait for u (8)

24 30 I ain’t worried (24)

25 17 Music for a sushi restaurant (3)

26 24 Where are you now (3)

27 29 Je m’appelle (22)

28 25 Space man (2)

29 26 Bam bam (7)

30 - Master of puppets (30)

31 27 First class (2)

32 32 Make me feel good (5)

33 33 Stay the night (33)

34 31 Baby (2)

35 36 Cold heart (1)

36 35 Potion (24)

37 34 Starlight (1)

38 49 Vegas (38)

39 41 Mr Brightside (10) YTD33

40 - No excuses (40)

41 39 She’s all I wanna be (21) YTD32

42 38 Hold my hand (38)

43 40 Elegant & gang (27)

44 48 House on fire (8)

45 46 I like you (27)

46 47 Flowers (24)

47 37 Mathilda (4)

48 - One kiss (1)

49 44 Big energy (27)

50 43 Happier than ever (5)

How many top 10 weeks for Bad Habits now?

46? Not sure it'll reach the 51 of Someone You Loved

Week ending 21/1:

 

1 1 Running up that hill (1) YTD17

2 2 Afraid to feel (2)

3 3 As it was (1)

4 5 Green green grass (4)

5 4 Break my soul (4)

6 6 Go (3)

7 7 About damn time (4) YTD26

8 14 Last last (8)

9 12 Crazy what love can do (9)

10 8 IFTK (6)

11 11 21 reasons (11)

12 9 Massive (8)

13 17 Where did you go? (9)

14 13 Heat waves (7)

15 10 Bad habits (1) YTD3

16 19 Peru (2)

17 16 Late night talking (2)

18 18 2step (10) YTD40

19 24 I ain’t worried (19)

20 20 Shivers (1)

21 21 Seventeen going under (6)

22 15 Glimpse of us (14)

23 26 Where are you now (3)

24 33 Stay the night (24)

25 23 Wait for u (8)

26 32 Make me feel good (5)

27 25 Music for a sushi restaurant (3)

28 29 Bam bam (7)

29 27 Je m’appelle (22)

30 31 First class (2)

31 35 Cold heart (1)

32 40 No excuses (32)

33 30 Master of puppets (30)

34 34 Baby (2) YTD14

35 28 Space man (2)

36 22 Jimmy Cooks (7)

37 36 Potion (24)

38 38 Vegas (38)

39 39 Mr Brightside (10)

40 41 She’s all I wanna be (21)

41 37 Starlight (1)

42 49 Big energy (27)

43 42 Hold my hand (38)

44 45 I like you (27)

45 - Hot in it (45)

46 - For my hand (46)

47 43 Elegant & gang (27)

48 48 One kiss (1)

49 - Don’t forget my love (49)

50 44 House on fire (8)