Hi all,

 

I'm sorry I've not been around the last 2 weeks, my dad died suddenly on the morning of the 27th while I was getting him ready for an urgent hospital appointment following his breathing deteriorating. He had a sudden heart attack and there was nothing I could do to stop him dying in his armchair. I went to pieces, emergency services did their best but it's been a pretty traumatic and stressful 2 weeks getting stuff sorted, looking after mum, the funeral still to come, and finding out that the Power Of Attorney we thought was progressing for mum hasn't been done - by the same firm handling dad's affairs. Mum now owns everything and I don;t have access to any of it, which is the nightmare scenario we paid the legal firm to sort out last december to avoid happening.

 

I'm afraid all of my time has been wrapped up with sorting affairs and the funeral on friday, friends and family and the BJ team have been very supportive, and I hope to be back online sooner than later just to get some normality in my life, and be able to think about something else even if for a short while.

 

In the meantime this is the chart I finished just before everything hit, apologies for not responding to stuff it'll be a week or 2 before I get spare time to think about things I enjoy

 

25th July 2021

 

1 1 1 3 IT MUST BE LOVE - Labi Siffre 425000

2 3 2 10 LEAVE BEFORE YOU LOVE ME - Marshmello x Jonas Brothers 506150

3 4 2 5 MORE THAN A WOMAN (SG’S PARADISE EDIT) - Bee Gees x SG Lewis 349250

4 7 4 8 TOO MUCH HISTORY - Jack Savoretti 363600

5 5 2 9 YOU - Regard, Troye Sivan & Tate McRae 471000

6 2 1 3 I AM THE ANTICHRIST TO YOU - Kishi Bashi 340000

7 8 1 11 GOD ONLY KNOWS - For KING & COUNTRY & Dolly Parton 661300

8 56 8 2 STARLIGHT - Yola 58600

9 9 9 6 GOODBYE - The Veronicas 170350

10 12 12 11 BELIEVERS - Alan Walker & Conor Maynard 236300

 

11 13 11 9 LOST - Jake Bugg 164650

12 6 1 5 THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Banderas 545000

13 11 8 9 MONSTER - Paloma Faith 262800

14 14 14 5 TOLD YOU SO - Nathan Evans 129200

15 10 10 9 SHELLFISH MADEMOISELLE - Roisin Murphy 207200

16 16 16 6 THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE - George Michael 131250

17 28 17 4 NOTHING ELSE MATTERS - Miley Cyrus featuring WATT, Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo & Chad Smith 52300

18 19 18 5 THANK YOU - Diana Ross 87250

19 20 19 6 MIRROR - Sigrid 99100

20 15 9 8 I LIKE IT - Eagle-Eye Cherry 210200

 

21 17 1 10 FALLEN ANGEL - TIX 779750

22 22 7 10 10 YEARS - Dadi Freyr 346000

23 26 23 4 IF YOU LOVE ME (REALLY LOVE ME) - Brenda Lee 67250

24 24 1 9 GYPSIES, TRAMPS AND THIEVES - Cher 574750

25 42 25 3 CALL ON ME - RAYE 37100

26 25 3 10 OUT THE CAGE - Keith Urban featuring Breland & Nile Rodgers 353600

27 21 17 10 INVISIBLE - Duran Duran 169000

28 70 28 2 WAIT AROUND - Kyle Falconer 24300

29 33 29 5 IN MY EYES - Chris Malinchak & Kiesza 63400

30 30 30 6 NEON LIGHTS - Annie featuring Jake Shears 77600

 

31 18 18 11 LOVE AGAIN - Dua Lipa featuring White Town 173650

32 43 32 3 TALK ABOUT IT - Jungle 35500

33 55 33 3 BUILD IT BETTER - Natalie Imbruglia 34300

34 41 34 12 HEART AND SOUL - T’Pau 136550

35 63 35 2 CHASING KITES - Georgie 24700

36 50 36 2 CRYING ON THE BATHROOM FLOOR - Will Young 29400

37 47 37 4 LET THEM KNOW - Mabel 41400

38 31 10 11 YOUNG SUMMER - Tungevaag 243950

39 32 1 12 45 FAHRENHEIT GIRL - Drew Sycamore 696550

40 NEW 40 1 WAVES OF BLUE - Majid Jordan 17000

 

41 23 20 9 DUMB - Jubel 118050

42 27 27 7 LORD IT’S A FEELING - London Grammar 84350

43 35 35 7 ANGELIC THUG - Pet Shop Boys 95900

44 40 1 11 SARA - Fleetwood Mac 533200

45 34 14 12 RUN - OneRepublic 246300

46 36 18 8 SUITCASE OF SINS - Tiggs Da Author 131900

47 45 5 10 GROWING UP IS GETTING OLD - VICTORIA 320750

48 46 1 23 NEED A LITTLE LOVE - The Fratellis 1143550

49 29 4 10 SET ME FREE - Eden Alene 410300

50 37 20 9 MESSAGE OF LOVE - UB40 featuring House Of Shem 126800

 

51 38 38 8 HOW NOT TO DROWN - CHVRCHES & Robert Smith 81600

52 52 52 5 THE WALLS ARE WAY TOO THIN - Holly Humberstone 50400

53 39 39 9 ANOTHER YOU - Alok & Bloodline featuring The Vamps 83250

54 54 54 5 DARK MOON - Bonnie Guitar 47300

55 58 55 9 DON’T LET THE SUN CATCH YOU CRYING - Gerry & The Pacemakers 56200

56 48 5 14 LAZYBABY - Dove Cameron 432450

57 NEW 57 1 RATHER BE - Rat City & Isak Heim 10400

58 59 58 4 EXCUSES - Mentis featuring Kate Smith 29900

59 61 59 6 YOU’RE MY BEST FRIEND - Queen 43800

60 53 15 10 BEAUTIFUL BEACHES - James 167200

 

61 49 40 5 SHINE ON - Kim Wilde & Boy George 45000

62 51 17 12 WHO’S HURTING WHO - Jack Savoretti featuring Nile Rodgers 208300

63 69 63 4 HOLIDAY - KSI 22400

64 71 64 2 I AM WHAT I AM (COPENHAGEN 2021 WORLDPRIDE ANTHEM) - Aqua 12900

65 NEW 65 1 BELIEVE - Anna Of The North 7000

66 73 66 6 HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK - Ian Dury & The Blockheads 28400

67 44 3 11 WOMAN - Riva Taylor 378300

68 NEW 68 1 RED BUTTON - AJA 6400

69 NEW 69 1 MISS MY (UH-OH) - Anne-Marie & Little Mix 6200

70 NEW 70 1 WHY - Carly Simon 6000

 

71 NEW 71 1 MENERGY (PURPLE DISCO MACHINE REMIX) - Patrick Cowley & Purple Disco Machine featuring Sylvester 5800

72 NEW 72 1 MOVE WITH ME - Mad Circuit 5600

73 75 73 2 MUSIC SOUNDS BETTER WITH YOU - Stardust 10400

74 NEW 74 1 FALLING - McAlmont & Butler 5200

75 NEW 75 1 THE LAKES (ORIGINAL VERSION) - Taylor Swift 5000

 

DROP OUTS

57 57 6 GOT ME - Laura Mvula 39000

60 60 5 BUTTER - BTS 30400

62 27 11 EVERYTHING’S GONNA BE ALRIGHT - Mark Knight & Beverley Knight featuring London Community Gospel Choir 176800

64 37 7 OUR SONG - Anne-Marie & Niall Horan 76500

65 65 4 BAD HABITS - Ed Sheeran 25200

66 32 6 BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE - Pet Shop Boys 78100

67 53 6 JOHNNY’S DARK SIDE - Pet Shop Boys 48450

68 60 7 CHOSEN FAMILY - Rina Sawayama & Elton John 44900

72 50 9 ADRENALINA - Senhit & Flo-Rida 74000

74 1 23 LOVE CHILD - Diana Ross & The Supremes 1241350

72 72 3 DIAMONDS - Imelda May 14200

Hi John! Very sorry to hear about the recent tragedy, my deep condolences! I hope everything is better now though it has been stressful. Loving Rather Be and Kiss My (Uh Oh) from the new entries, and Jack Savoretti now in top 5!

Hey John! :hi:

 

Leave Before You Love Me has really done a number on you and I'm glad. It took it's time to grow on me but it's a great pop record.

You, has done so well here. It's still growing on me even now. I'm hoping it'll breach my top 10 :music:

Neon Lights Peaking? Not bad for someone who rarely relwases music these days.

Kiss My (uh oh) is alright. Not amazing but at least somewhat catchy.

 

Good chart! ^_^

That sounds awful John - of course don't worry about not posting here at all, you family definitely comes first and I'll keep you all in my prayers.

 

As for the chart, good to see some BJSC entries make an appearance here - in particular Rather Be, Waves of Blue and Falling. Good to see Jungle on the up as well.

I'm very sorry to hear about your dad, John. I know how much time you devoted to caring for your parents.

 

It Must Be Love is a great song to have at number 1. I like the Madness version the best but the original is still very good.

Hi there John.

I feel so sorry for your loss of your father, it's always so sad to Lose a family member. My condolences go to you.

As for your chart, I like the big gains for "Nothing Else Matters", "Call On Me" and "Talk About It" and I like the debuts for "Waves Of Blue" and "Kiss My (Uh Oh).

Great chart!

Thanks everyone for the lovely wishes, much appreciated, and for all the wishes passed on via Simon, I will get back to charting soon and making up for my missing chart comments on your charts and replies to mine :heart: :heart:

 

I have to say having a break from charting underlines how much I love and miss it when I can't do it, and how important sharing a love of music is to me in my life :wub:

Hi John :hi: So sorry for your loss, sending my sympathies and love your way <3

 

Really happy to see 'Leave Before You Love Me' continue to smash on your chart, and 'Red Button' as a new entry - hope it can climb!

 

2 3 2 10 LEAVE BEFORE YOU LOVE ME - Marshmello x Jonas Brothers 506150

5 5 2 9 YOU - Regard, Troye Sivan & Tate McRae 471000

6 2 1 3 I AM THE ANTICHRIST TO YOU - Kishi Bashi 340000

13 11 8 9 MONSTER - Paloma Faith 262800

19 20 19 6 MIRROR - Sigrid 99100

21 17 1 10 FALLEN ANGEL - TIX 779750

22 22 7 10 10 YEARS - Dadi Freyr 346000

31 18 18 11 LOVE AGAIN - Dua Lipa featuring White Town 173650

33 55 33 3 BUILD IT BETTER - Natalie Imbruglia 34300

34 41 34 12 HEART AND SOUL - T’Pau 136550

37 47 37 4 LET THEM KNOW - Mabel 41400

38 31 10 11 YOUNG SUMMER - Tungevaag 243950

40 NEW 40 1 WAVES OF BLUE - Majid Jordan 17000

47 45 5 10 GROWING UP IS GETTING OLD - VICTORIA 320750

49 29 4 10 SET ME FREE - Eden Alene 410300

56 48 5 14 LAZYBABY - Dove Cameron 432450

58 59 58 4 EXCUSES - Mentis featuring Kate Smith 29900

63 69 63 4 HOLIDAY - KSI 22400

68 NEW 68 1 RED BUTTON - AJA 6400

My deep condolences !!!

Thanks Sven & Jordan for the best wishes, much appreciated, and again thanks to Sergej, Rollo, Pete, Uhsting, and James. things are getting a bit more organised now and I can start with the music again, hope to catch up with all the fab tracks you are rating and steal a few of them for my charts and ipod. Yes I still have an ipod that isn't quite full yet :)