January 19, 20215 yr Author #28 (1525pts) JUNG Polar Bears - Chart Statistics NE (22/08/2020) 13-8-5-6-6-5-4-5-5-10-12-16-22-35-41-58-71-87-xx RE (02/01/2021) 95-92-83-... Video XBJcwavkyGc Commentary Keeping with the animal theme, I'd heard of Swedish band JUNG before but this was the first of their songs that really piqued my interest. This song manages to combine the fun music of summer and the very real nightmare of the sea levels rising and all the animals dying into a single song which I'm not sure I've heard done before, give a listen and see what you think! Top 100 Chart History 2020 04 Polar Bears 2020 40 Waste My Heart 2021 31 Heaven
January 19, 20215 yr Author #27 (1528pts) Declan McKenna Be An Astronaut - Chart Statistics NE (15/08/2020) 1-2-2-1-1-3-6-7-12-14-17-22-33-42-50-71-90-xx Video 9kowRzhrAZc Commentary The first of Declan's three #1s to fall, this is very different from The Kids / Beautiful Faces so I wasn't sure if it would be for me (as Daniel You're A Still A Child never really clicked with me) but it gre on me and by the end of the week it was doing enough to be my #1. I'm not sure this live video does the song itself justice but it really is a masterpiece! Top 100 Chart History 2017 01 The Kids Don't Wanna Come Home 2017 03 Brazil 2017 08 Humongous 2017 03 Why Do You Feel So Down? 2017 87 Mind 2018 13 Listen To Your Friends 2019 53 In Blue 2019 63 Basic (Regurgitated) 2019 12 British Bombs 2020 01 Beautiful Faces 2020 01 The Key to Life on Earth 2020 20 Daniel, You're Still A Child 2020 01 Be An Astronaut 2020 09 Emily 2020 11 Rapture 2020 13 Twice Your Size 2020 16 Eventually, Darling 2020 20 Sagittarius A*
January 19, 20215 yr Author #26 (1533pts) Luz the author - Chart Statistics NE (28/11/2020) 19-5-1-1-1-2-3-3-... Video xb86YEj6Tdk Commentary Probably not an ideal time for this to show up given its recent performance on BJSC but there we go. This was my #1 in the final weeks of 2020, a beatiful piano piece which focusses on the singer being an 'author' narrating her own life and relationships. It's also the first and only chart appearance so far for Irish singer Luz (pronounced 'Luce' apparently). Top 100 Chart History 2020 01 the author
January 23, 20215 yr Be An Astronaut is such an epic track, I wasn't sure on first play but it really grew on me, one of my fave Declan tracks now!
January 23, 20215 yr Author Be An Astronaut is such an epic track, I wasn't sure on first play but it really grew on me, one of my fave Declan tracks now! Same for me, glad you're a fan as well! Thnks Joseph :D (EOY will be continuing shortly, apologies for the 3-day delay!)
January 23, 20215 yr Author #25 (1605pts) The Knocks & MUNA Bodies - Chart Statistics NE (08/08/2020) 23-6-1-1-2-3-2-3-2-3-4-9-10-14-20-31-47-72-91-xx Video HVJAvsvhIxI Commentary We're shedding #1s quite quickly now, the next one to go being this mellow summer track from The Knocks and MUNA. Admittedly the transition between the build-up and the drop is a bit of a shock and it took me a while to get over it but it was soon one of my favourites and took advantage of a few stale weeks in the summer to nab a #1. Top 100 Chart History The Knocks 2017 10 What Happened to Love (Wyclef Jean ft. Lunchmoney Lewis & The Knocks) 2017 01 House Party (The Knocks & Captain Cuts) 2018 05 Ride Or Die (The Knocks ft. Foster the People) 2018 07 Brazilian Soul (The Knocks ft. Sofi Tukker) 2019 15 Awa Ni (The Knocks ft. Kah-Lo) 2019 06 Summer Luv (Whethan & The Knocks ft. Crystal Fighters) 2019 02 Lucky Me (The Knocks ft. Great Good Fine OK) 2020 01 Bodies (The Knocks & MUNA) 2020 35 Star Design MUNA 2020 68 Stayaway 2020 01 Bodies (The Knocks & MUNA)
January 23, 20215 yr Author #24 (1624pts) The Fratellis Six Days in June - Chart Statistics NE (29/02/2020) 6-1-1-1-2-2-1-1-4-6-8-11-22-24-27-41-50-67-71-72-99-xx Video xnUZ5JUnpvg Commentary It feels a bit bizarre for me to be putting a 5-week #1 outside of my Top 20 but I have to remember that this was during the time when I voluntarily abstained from music during Lent so very little moved around the March/April period. Not taking anything away from The Fratellis though, this is a real stomper of an indie-pop track, similar to 'I Guess... I Suppose' from their last album but more obviously single material, and allowing the band to keep their #1-or-bust streak going! Top 100 Chart History 2018 01 Starcrossed Losers 2018 13 I Guess... I Suppose 2018 18 Sugartown 2018 23 Stand Up Tragedy 2018 39 The Next Time We Wed 2018 27 Indestructible 2018 87 Let's Go 2020 01 Six Days In June 2020 96 Strangers In the Street (The Fratellis & P.P. Arnold)
January 23, 20215 yr Author #23 (1637pts) Ben Dolic Violent Thing - Chart Statistics NE (23/05/2020) 9-7-4-5-4-6-6-8-10-14-16-20-26-26-29-31-33-53-64-67-68-79-xx Video 4swmQ7YITug Commentary Our highest Eurovision appearance now! For the second year in a row this comes from a Slovenian artist, the difference this time being that he wasn't representing Slovenia but for some ereason had chosen Germany instead (in fact I can't even remember who represented Slovenia this year whoops). It's dance-pop at its absolute best, incredibly infectious and stuck around for much longer than the rest of the songs in the contest. Top 100 Chart History 2020 04 Violent Thing
January 23, 20215 yr Author #22 (1648pts) Don Diablo Congratulations (ft. brando) - Chart Statistics NE (7/12/2019) 37-18-15-8-4-3-3-3-5-7-12-14-16-17-24-27-31-36-53-68-79-94-xx Video _JlvT19nUQk Commentary We're already at the third highest dance song in our countdown, and coincidentially all three are songs released at the tail-end of 2020 that became hits for me at the start of the year. Don Diablo is pretty hit-and-miss for me but this is one of his absolute best, dragging brando back out of the woodwork from his 2018 (was it really that long ago???) hit to produce something considerably better, making use of his vocals brilliantly (unlike 'The Bender' which I will happily pretend never happened) and with a fab production as well. Top 100 Chart History Don Diablo 2016 22 What We Started (Don Diablo & Steve Aoki x Lush & Simon) 2017 01 Save a Little Love 2017 40 Take Her Place (Don Diablo ft. ARIZONA) 2017 90 You Can't Change Me 2018 24 People Say (Don Diablo ft. Paije) 2018 42 Everybody's Somebody (Don Diablo ft. Bullysongs) 2018 60 Higher (Don Diablo ft. Betty Who) 2018 70 Believe (Don Diablo ft. Alsel Elgort) 2019 38 You're Not Alone (Don Diablo ft. Kiiara) 2019 03 Congratulations (Don Diablo ft. brando) 2020 65 We Are Love brando 2018 68 Body (Loud Luxury ft. Brando) 2019 03 Congratulations (Don Diablo ft. brando)
January 23, 20215 yr Author #21 (1653pts) Inhaler Ice Cream Sundae - Chart Statistics NE (11/01/2020) 15-8-7-7-6-6-7-9-10-11-12-11-12-16-20-28-37-43-47-73-79-76-77-77-87-98-95-xx Video ijRRdjp_6N0 Commentary We finish this section with the highest Nicelandic BJSC entry in the countdown, although there are still two BJSC discoveries left to come! This is Irish band Inhaler, most famous for the lead singer being Bono's son which I will admit was the thing that made me check them out in the first place but after discovering this I certainly had a lot more interest in them, this track bringing real 80s synth vibes into the world of indie-pop for a fantastically earworm-y song. Obviously it DNQd, and Inhaler have since become one of the biggest one-hit-wonders of 2020 as nothing they released could come close to this. Top 100 Chart History 2020 06 Ice Cream Sundae 2020 93 We Have To Move On
January 24, 20215 yr Be an Astronaut :wub: definitely among Declan's best tracks, glad to see it high up here! *.*
January 26, 20215 yr Since I last commented - love that Glass Animals song *.* and 'the author' was a lovely BJSC entry - it came very close to my votes, need to revisit it because I remember thinking on plug that it could grow even more. Btw yes The Chemical Brothers and AURORA was a very unexpected team-up indeed :lol:
January 26, 20215 yr Author Be an Astronaut :wub: definitely among Declan's best tracks, glad to see it high up here! *.* Glad you're a fan (as I've now seen in your EOY), thanks Joseph! Since I last commented - love that Glass Animals song *.* and 'the author' was a lovely BJSC entry - it came very close to my votes, need to revisit it because I remember thinking on plug that it could grow even more. Btw yes The Chemical Brothers and AURORA was a very unexpected team-up indeed :lol: Deja Vu really is a tune! And I hope 'the author' does grow on you, I guess it not being as instant didn't bode too well for it in BJSC but it had a decent showing at least! Thanks Jade :D
January 26, 20215 yr Author #20 (1657pts) Kodaline & Gabrielle Aplin Everyone Changes - Chart Statistics NE (10/10/2020) 17-9-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-3-6-12-15-15-21-37-... Video pYM-60YWzms Commentary This ended up considerably higher than this based on points alone, I've pushed it down a bit but hearing it again now it still sounds really nice! Gabrielle had already teamed up with Irish band The Coronas for a song which is yet to appear, and then evidently decided that one Irish band wasn't enough so went and did a song with Kodaline as well. Whatever the reason, she's given Kodaline their highest appearance in this EOY and the only of their new songs to make the EOY Top 100. The chorus isn't too catchy but the build up is brilliant and I could listen to it all day long. Top 100 Chart History Kodaline 2017 01 Brother 2017 09 Ready to Change 2018 03 Follow Your Fire 2018 55 Shed A Tear 2018 22 Worth It 2018 10 Head Held High 2018 15 All For Love (Sigala ft. Kodaline) 2020 09 Wherever You Are 2020 09 Sometimes 2020 73 Saving Grace 2020 02 Everyone Changes (Kodaline ft. Gabrielle Aplin) 2020 27 This Must Be Christmas Gabrielle Aplin 2019 29 Kintsugi 2020 91 Waking Up Slow 2020 01 Lost In The Thick Of It (The Coronas & Gabrielle Aplin) 2020 02 Everyone Changes (Kodaline ft. Gabrielle Aplin)
January 26, 20215 yr Author #19 (1673pts) Alicia Keys Underdog - Chart Statistics NE (01/02/2020) 8-3-1-3-4-6-6-6-5-6-7-8-12-16-22-26-54-61-65-70-74-86-xx Video izyZLKIWGiA Commentary The first of TWO solo female songs in my Top 10, maybe my gender bias isn't as big as I thought it was! (:kink:) Anyway I had absolutely no interest in Alicia Keys up until this song but I really couldn't ignore this, incredibly catchy and of course taking on the topic of those most under-represented and marginalised in life. It feels weird hearing a song about young teachers and student doctors now and it NOT be a song recorded before lockdown but that is the case, it does make the song even more poignant now though. Top 100 Chart History 2020 01 Underdog 2020 85 Perfect Way To Die
January 26, 20215 yr Author #18 (1676pts) The Chainsmokers & Kygo Family - Chart Statistics NE (14/12/2019) 37-11-4-1-1-1-1-3-5-9-16-19-21-29-36-43-52-62-50-56-69-77-84-xx Video mPbFxEGzCaM Commentary We lose another #1 now and another dance song, as well as yet another song that sounds so much better hearing it now than how I remembered it. A brilliant song about the people around us with a really smooth drop that I don't think I've really heard much like since, which is what makes this one so special for me. Maybe The Chainsmokers will pop up with something half-decent again in the future. Top 100 Chart History The Chainsmokers 2016 04 Closer (The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey) 2016 34 Setting Fires (The Chainsmokers ft. XYLO) 2017 30 Paris 2017 13 Something Just Like This (The Chainsmokers & Coldplay) 2018 27 Sick Boy 2018 73 This Feeling (The Chainsmokers ft. Kelsea Ballerini) 2019 01 Family (The Chainsmokers & Kygo) Kygo 2016 08 Carry Me (Kygo ft. Julia Michaels) 2017 04 It Ain't Me (Kygo ft. Selena Gomez) 2017 33 First Time (Kygo ft. Ellie Goulding) 2017 23 Stargazing (Kygo ft. Justin Jesso) 2017 61 Kids In Love (Kygo & The Night Game) 2018 45 Remind Me To Forget (Kygo ft. Miguel) 2018 65 Born To Be Yours (Kygo ft. Imagine Dragons) 2018 61 Happy Now (Kygo ft. Sandro Cavazza) 2019 66 Carry On (Kygo ft. Rita Ora) 2019 38 Higher Love (Kygo ft. Whitney Houston) 2019 01 Family (The Chainsmokers & Kygo) 2020 10 Forever Yours (Kygo & Avicii ft. Sandro Cavazza) 2020 10 Like It Is (Kygo ft. Zara Larsson & Tyga) 2020 35 Freedom (Kygo ft. Zak Abel) 2020 74 How Would I Know (Kygo ft. Oh Wonder)
January 26, 20215 yr Author #17 (1683pts) lovelytheband loneliness for love - Chart Statistics NE (08/02/2020) 30-23-19-14-8-7-7-6-5-6-6-10-11-13-16-37-37-35-36-40-47-47-49-64-77-89-95-xx Video BnE2WHzhF1c Commentary Woah, that's a long chart run. I don't think I realised it was quite that long until now but there we go. Anyway this is the third big hit for American band lovelytheband (who, unlike Kyd the Band, are actually a band) and what it lacks in earwormyness from the first two tracks it certainly makes up for in being an absolute tune. Hence the long chart run. I always like to think that the reason they sing 'I keep mistaking loneliness for love' is a response to all the times people mis-read their name as 'lonelytheband' but I've got no evidence for that! :P Top 100 Chart History 2018 11 Broken 2018 10 these are my friends 2019 47 maybe, i'm afraid 2020 05 loneliness for love 2020 52 idwgtyp
January 26, 20215 yr Author #16 (1711pts) CoCo & The Butterfields Alone (Together) - Chart Statistics NE (09/05/2020) 7-7-18-13-10-1-1-1-2-4-5-5-7-14-20-40-58-94-xx Video s_gAagdFUSk Commentary CoCo and the Butterfields were one of the few bands who seemed to have made a song about lockdown years before it happened, the culprit here being 'Alone' from 2014 with the hook 'it's a big wide world but everyone's stuck at home'. Of course whjen lockdown hit that made them prime targets to re-record their trakc and stick it out as an NHS charity single, which is exactly what they did, and my what a beautiful track it is. It's five minutes long but I didn't even realise the first few times I heard it simply because of how brilliant it is, really really really worth a listen! Top 100 Chart History 2017 03 Battlegrounds 2018 12 Monsters 2018 12 Puppets 2019 20 Animals 2019 63 Giants 2020 10 Feel 2020 01 Alone (Together) 2020 03 Dance! 2021 01 Night Avenue 2021 13 K.O.T.C 2021 30 Goodbye Now 2021 37 Marching Home
January 27, 20215 yr Author #15 (1767pts) Walking on Cars I Still Want You - Chart Statistics NE (19/09/2020) 49-53-73-60-37-14-5-1-1-4-5-7-7-10-17-16-17-22-24-... Video U0AINictu_8 Commentary The highest album track in my countdown, although I certainly considered it a single given the chart run I gave it. I think what made this one so special is that it didn't really stand out for me imnitially, but as time pased I found that this was the song that was in my head, not just from this album but from all the songs I was listening to at the time. It's quite long at the grand old length of 5 minutes but worth all of it and a brilliant final #1 for them in my chart. Bye bye Walking on Cars :( Top 100 Chart History 2016 01 Don't Mind Me 2018 01 Monster 2019 04 Coldest Water 2019 27 Somebody Else 2019 07 Too Emotional 2019 23 Two Straight Lines 2019 22 Waiting on the Corner 2019 19 One Last Dance 2019 17 When We Were Kids 2019 87 Pieces of You 2020 09 Try Again 2020 14 Colonize My Heart 2020 28 All the Drinks 2020 01 I Still Want You 2020 50 Walls
January 27, 20215 yr Author #14 (1790pts) Zuzu Skin & Bone - Chart Statistics NE (11/04/2020) 18-5-3-4-6-5-10-12-13-11-11-11-13-15-17-20-22-31-38-49-46-52-60-87-87-95-96-xx Video vo6P50B4698 Commentary The second-highest BJSC discovery and the highest track by a solo lady, this song really stood out to me, a brilliant indie beat, her refreshing accent and the power in her voice all come together to produce this fatastic song that was very unlucky to miss the #1 spot, fighting for it in the same week as San Cisco and Saint Motel. Sadly she's a one-hit wonder for now but let's see what 2021 brings! Top 100 Chart History 2020 03 Skin & Bone 2020 96 Cool With Me
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