21st June 2020

 

It's Robin Schulz and Alida on top, both getting a first number one with a huge European hit that means nowt in the UK. What planet are we on, eh?! Different universe... Meanwhile REYKO are in at 2 with the brilliant Spinning Over You, SO catchy from the London-based synthpop duo, leaving Lennon Stella to grab her first top 10 with a bit of assist from Charlie Puth who had a previous best of 12 with Marvin Gaye. The song Marvin Gaye that is.

 

In at 25, a rousing club anthem from Dimension who gives Sharlene Hector a credit, unlike her previous grouchy mate Duke Dumont on the brilliant Therapy. Sharlene back in the day worked with Basement Jaxx and can be seen in Ronnie Scotts when it's open next, presumably. US band Overcoats enter with Fire and Fury, girl band delight, Four Of Diamonds return, another Seeb remix pops in, and The Killers follow-up lower down.

 

In veterans corner we lost Vera Lynn this week aged 103, so it's about time I charted the 80-odd-year-old We'll Meet Again in tribute, possibly the oldest record ever to debut in my charts in terms of time taken to chart, although not in recording age. It was never one I loved as I was growing up, it was always on The Good Old Days and other oldtime variety shows and didn't fit in with my current chart interests, but time mellows one, and it's rather endearing these days. Marilyn is also back, a bit battered and bruised emotionally & financially of late, and needing a record deal, but Mazza's posted some tracks lately including this lovely ballad with the late Miss Claudia back on support vocals, and a best-ever vocal performance from them both, Breathe is in at 67. That's a chart gap of 35 years since Baby U Left Me, but now a chart span of 36 years, hooray!

 

Finally we have Dion back with a blues album with oodles of featured famous music buddies, and I've cherry-picked two tracks, one with Jeff Beck, who's guitar always gives added class and who gets a chart-span of 48 years, and another track with Paul Simon, who's chart career expands to a whopping 51 years and 6 months with new material, a new record. It's possible Tom Jones, or Lulu, or another act still with us who first charted in 1968 could grab the title from him but it seems unlikely for a while. Paul was charting earlier than that of course, back in 1966 in the UK, and Dion was even longer ago with classics like The Wanderer (which charted for me in 1976 as an oldie) and Runaround Sue, so technically he has to make do with a chart span of 44 years rather than 60, but Can't Start Over Again and Song For Sam Cooke (at 3 in my chart with his Civil Rights song recorded a few months before he was shot and killed in 1964, and someone who toured with Dion in the early 60's) are Dion's first appearance with new material since 1990 - when he also got an assist from Paul Simon.

 

 

 

1 3 1 6 IN YOUR EYES Robin Schulz featuring Alida 468300

2 NEW 2 1 SPINNING OVER YOU REYKO 115000

3 2 1 3 A CHANGE IS GONNA COME Sam Cooke 370000

4 1 1 2 THE BALLROOM BLITZ The Sweet 235000

5 4 1 6 VIOLENT THING Ben Dolic 750000

6 7 3 6 TEARS GETTING SOBER VICTORIA 375000

7 8 7 6 WHILE WE’RE YOUNG Huey Lewis & The News 213400

8 15 8 5 SUMMER FEELINGS Lennon Stella featuring Charlie Puth 128350

9 5 2 6 ALL OF MY LOVE Destiny & B.O.K. 515000

10 6 3 6 MOVE The Mamas 375000

 

11 11 1 13 LEVITATING Dua Lipa 1107100

12 10 10 6 ALL THAT Sparks 140800

13 9 9 7 PEOPLE ON THE HIGH LINE (RICHARD X RADIO EDIT) New Order 184100

14 14 2 9 THE LAKE Galantis & Wrabel 570000

15 13 10 6 LEFT OUT IN THE COLD Sparks 190000

16 17 16 4 BLAME IT ON ME Melanie C 69500

17 12 7 6 UNIVERSO Blas Canto 226000

18 25 18 5 I FLY Galantis featuring Faouzia 77000

19 23 19 7 NO MORE HEROES The Stranglers 108950

20 22 20 5 WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (LEBROCK REMIX) Boston Manor featuring LeBrock 67600

 

21 16 7 9 SECRETS Regard & Raye 249350

22 18 18 7 CHIQUITITA (SPANISH VERSION) Cher 122100

23 26 23 5 FET HOUSE MODE Rebecca & Fiona 59250

24 27 24 7 AUTOBAHN Kraftwerk 107150

25 NEW 25 1 SAVIOUR (EXTENDED MIX) Dimension & Sharlene Hector 18750

26 33 26 3 ((TRANCE)) The S.L.P. 42000

27 21 1 17 SAY SO Doja Cat 979750

28 19 12 6 FAI RUMORE Diodato 146300

29 46 29 3 DREAM GIRL Anna Of The North 35950

30 31 30 4 ALICE Lady Gaga 50800

 

31 20 20 6 VOICES Hurts 103300

32 32 32 5 NHS70 Only Sun 74000

33 24 18 6 LAWNMOWER Sparks 118400

34 29 29 6 BE KIND Marshmello & Halsey 84150

35 39 35 5 FINGERTIPS Tom Gregory 56000

36 37 36 5 ONE WORLD, ONE PRAYER The Wailers featuring Skip Marley, Farruko, Shaggy & Cedella Marley 66900

37 38 37 5 X Jonas Brothers featuring KAROL G 68400

38 30 5 15 CAUTION The Killers 516500

39 44 39 9 DIAGNOSIS Alanis Morrissette 100850

40 47 40 3 HEY NOW (THINK I GOT A FEELING) Erasure 40100

 

41 36 36 5 RAIN ON ME Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande 70900

42 45 42 3 LITTLE BIT OF LOVE JP Cooper 38000

43 28 28 7 STUCK WITH U Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber 94000

44 48 44 5 POLAROID Keith Urban 46950

45 49 45 3 WOMAN Andreya Triana 35200

46 42 1 7 THE MODEL Kraftwerk 352750

47 40 2 13 BREAK MY HEART Dua Lipa 580950

48 51 48 5 HURT BY YOU Donna Missal 36750

49 59 49 2 LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN The Sweet 22200

50 50 50 5 EL TEJANO Lauv featuring Sofia Reyes 40600

 

51 34 20 8 IN A ROCKET Beoga & Lissie 117050

52 53 52 3 SAVE A KISS Jessie Ware 27950

53 55 53 3 POMEGRANATE deadmau5 & The Neptunes 24250

54 60 54 6 ISN’T SHE LOVELY Stevie Wonder 41000

55 56 55 6 FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH Buffalo Springfield 43800

56 35 17 6 YES Ben Tan featuring B-OK 112500

57 62 57 6 BIG LOG Robert Plant 35400

58 68 58 2 THE SIX-TEENS The Sweet 16600

59 63 59 3 DREAMING OF YOU (IN ISOLATION) The Coral & Blossoms 22100

60 74 60 3 A GHOST Travis 19400

 

61 NEW 61 1 FIRE AND FURY Overcoats 7500

62 NEW 62 1 FADED Izzy Bizu 7400

63 66 63 3 GOODBYE STRANGER Supertramp 17400

64 64 64 3 LOOK FOR THE GOOD Jason Mraz 18600

65 81 65 2 LEARN TO FLY Surfaces & Elton John 10800

66 67 66 4 NO LOVE Skip Marley 18200

67 NEW 67 1 BREATHE Marilyn 6600

68 76 68 3 CANDY TOWN Brand New Heavies featuring Candy Dulfer 14200

69 NEW 69 1 HALLUCINOGENICS (SEEB REMIX) Matt Maeson 6200

70 75 70 2 CO-CO The Sweet 11000

 

71 73 71 4 SINE FROM ABOVE Lady Gaga & Elton John 16800

72 NEW 72 1 THE WRITER Four Of Diamonds & Mr Eazi 5600

73 NEW 73 1 CAN’T START OVER AGAIN Dion featuring Jeff Beck 5400

74 NEW 74 1 MY OWN SOUL’S WARNING The Killers 5200

75 65 65 5 CAN’T BE LIFE Mary J. Blige 19800

76 NEW 76 1 PYRAMIDS Noonie Bao 4800

77 79 77 3 THE FUNK IS BACK Brand New Heavies featuring Simon Bartholomew 11400

78 83 78 2 TAKE CARE OF YOU Ella Henderson 7800

79 80 79 2 BREAKING ME Topic & A7S 8200

80 82 80 3 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN Creedence Clearwater Revival 9600

 

81 54 22 10 LEAN ON ME UB40 featuring Ali Campbell & Astro 135050

82 84 82 2 ACTION The Sweet 6800

83 NEW 83 1 WE’LL MEET AGAIN Vera Lynn 3400

84 85 84 2 HIGH ON YOU Sigma & John Newman 6200

85 NEW 85 1 SONG FOR SAM COOKE (HERE IN AMERICA) Dion featuring Paul Simon 3000

 

 

DROPPED OUT

41 26 8 IF YOU’RE TOO SHY (LET ME KNOW) The 1975 108500

43 20 6 NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY The Stranglers 100000

52 52 6 BRAZIL Doves 51500

57 10 14 HARVEST MOON Neil Young 238350

58 2 18 NO TIME TO DIE Billie Eilish 837700

61 1 19 TEARS OF GOLD Faouzia 1082250

69 30 5 ON FIRE The Roop 72500

70 32 7 SAVED MY LIFE Sia 76400

71 27 5 THINK ABOUT THINGS Dadi Freyr 72800

72 72 4 BLACK AND WHITE Niail Horan 19000

77 57 5 LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE Ronan Keating 52300

78 1 42 NOBODY ELSE The S.L.P. 1303500

Hey John!

Great to see "In Your Eyes" at #1 and I also like seeing "My Own Soul's Warning" debut in your chart!

Great chart!

Hi John!

 

In Your Eyes #1 :o I seem to have missed that being in your chart, it was in mine at the start of the year, a great dance track!

 

And a BJSC song at #2 as well! REYKO was definitely in the top half of the songs I'll say (although can't really give too much away ;))

 

Giving Saviour a listen now - pretty much what I was expecting from a Dimension song but still very powerful and the vocals are great.

 

Great chart :D

Hi John,

 

Lennon Stella & Charlie Puth Top 10 , Galantis/Faouzia Top 20, Dimension=S.Hector new entry Top 30 and Erasure Top 40 :yahoo: .

 

 

Hi John! Love to see the BJSC 125 representation this week! I love Noonie Bao and her style. Pyramids is not a bad choice! Faded seems to be becoming a hit, and the chorus is growing in me. Probably that might become a late entry for me! :)

Hey John!

Great to see "In Your Eyes" at #1 and I also like seeing "My Own Soul's Warning" debut in your chart!

Great chart!

 

Thanks Sergej! :D

Hi John!

 

In Your Eyes #1 :o I seem to have missed that being in your chart, it was in mine at the start of the year, a great dance track!

 

And a BJSC song at #2 as well! REYKO was definitely in the top half of the songs I'll say (although can't really give too much away ;))

 

Giving Saviour a listen now - pretty much what I was expecting from a Dimension song but still very powerful and the vocals are great.

 

Great chart :D

 

Hi Pete! B-)

 

I was a bit late into In Your Eyes till I noticed it had been in the European airplay top 10 for ages, so checked it out :)

 

Sharlene Hector is a great vocalist, shame she hasnt a big solo career recording-wise...

 

cheers! :)

Hi John,

 

Lennon Stella & Charlie Puth Top 10 , Galantis/Faouzia Top 20, Dimension=S.Hector new entry Top 30 and Erasure Top 40 :yahoo: .

 

Hi Sven! :)

 

Thanks for the highlights :)

 

cheers B-)

Hi John! Love to see the BJSC 125 representation this week! I love Noonie Bao and her style. Pyramids is not a bad choice! Faded seems to be becoming a hit, and the chorus is growing in me. Probably that might become a late entry for me! :)

 

Hi Uhsting, glad you're liking the BJSC newies! :)

 

cheers!

B-)