December 24, 20213 yr Hi there again Pete. Here are some of my favourites: 111: Alfie Templeman - 3D Feelings (Could grow on me after Christmas too!) 109: The Wombats - If You Ever Leave, I'm Coming With You 104: Amy MacDonald - Bridges (Nice suggestion) 103: Self Esteem - I Do This All the Time 101: Michael Patrick Kelly - Throwback (Really like this song, will be on my Year-End list too, although I prefer "Beautiful Madness" more)
December 25, 20213 yr Hey Pete! Having a browse through some of your tips Youngr - some groovy and fun production here, but the lyrics are a bit cringe oops Zuzu - quite a nice a bit of indie pop rock. Liked it a lot more than I was expecting to Torul - really liked the production and vocal arrangement on this. The song gave me Hurts vibes Also a fan of Sigrid's "Mirror" and I haven't been crazy about her previous releases.
December 27, 20213 yr Author #100 (890pts) Tom Rogan Here We Are (ft. Chris Grant) - Chart Statistics NE (13/02/2021) 19-13-10-12-11-13-16-26-36-54-64-73-82-95-xx Video EbP4h8AGNew Commentary We kick off our Top 100 with a song I discovered from the slowly-dying iTunes chart - this one entered in the Top 10 before a campaign pushed it up to the top spot. That was enough for me to be interested, and after hearing the song I was very impressed and added it to my playlist. It's a nice acoustic piece, with his vocals having a slight regional twang which encances the piece as well. Top 100 Chart History Tom Rogan 2021 10 Here We Are (Tom Rogan ft. Chris Grant) Chris Grant 2021 10 Here We Are (Tom Rogan ft. Chris Grant)
December 27, 20213 yr Author #99 (891pts) Bastille Distorted Light Beam - Chart Statistics NE (03/07/2021) 18-9-7-8-10-13-20-30-41-52-62-76-xx Video 08AUS7lfXCU Commentary The only Bastille track in my countdown this year, this is definitely a contrast to WHAT YOU GONNA DO from last year but still hits the mark. The punchy and synth-heavy chorus really give this a level of freshness that their other releases from this year lack (particulatly the one where he swears at everyone ;) ) and the whole focus on dreaming makes the whole thing have an out-of-this world feel to it. Top 100 Chart History 2016 06 Send Them Off! 2017 62 I Know You (Craig David & Bastille) 2018 61 Happier (Marshmello & Bastille) 2018 52 Joy 2019 09 Can't Fight This Feeling (Bastille ft. London Contemporary Orchestra) 2019 04 Another Place (Bastille ft. Alessia Cara) 2020 97 World Gone Mad 2020 01 WHAT YOU GONNA DO??? (Bastille ft. Graham Coxon) 2021 07 Distorted Light Beam 2021 80 Give Me The Future
December 27, 20213 yr Distorted Light Beam is fantastic, Bastille is such a great artist. This is my fav since Pompeii.
December 27, 20213 yr Author #98 (892pts) KT Tunstall & Alan Cumming Caledonia - Chart Statistics NE (30/01/2021) 47-28-10-10-13-15-14-18-25-40-49-60-73-89-94-xx Video zFfnjzl5Uq0 Commentary Another song I discovered through my iTunes chart monitoring, this is a beautiful cover of a traditional Scottish song (although I didn't realise this when I charted it!) KT's voice works really well on this, as does Alan Cumming's over-exaggerated Scottish accent (apparently he's lived in America most of his life). The musical interlude in the middle is very soothing as well. Top 100 Chart History KT Tunstall 2016 25 Evil Eye 2016 25 Maybe It's a Good Thing 2016 01 You Can't Always Get What You Want (Friends of Jo Cox ft. MP4, Steve Harley, Ricky Wilson, KT Tunstall & David Gray) 2018 14 The River 2018 41 Human Being 2018 16 Hey Mr. Santa (KT Tunstall ft. Chris Lennertz) 2021 10 Caledonia (KT Tunstall & Alan Cumming) 2021 11 Heartbeat Bangs (Tep No & KT Tunstall) 2021 73 Tiger Suit Alan Cumming 2021 10 Caledonia (KT Tunstall & Alan Cumming)
December 27, 20213 yr Author #97 (892pts) James Smith My Oh My - Chart Statistics NE (20/03/2021) 8-20-35-40-47-49-49-43-51-54-61-59-60-61-64-75-78-87-xx Video QNd-XANB2AM Commentary Another song I discovered... guess where? iTunes :P I'd almost completely forgotten about ex-BGT star James Smith when this came out and clicked with me instantly. After initially dropping quite quickly out of my Top 40, I realised the song was staying in my head a lot longer than I'd expected and a long Top 100 run followed. It's not a typical pop song, it has a dark vibe to it which adds a whole new dimension. Top 100 Chart History 2021 08 My Oh My 2021 10 Got The Love
December 27, 20213 yr Author #96 (892pts) Zuzu The Van is Evil - Chart Statistics NE (24/09/2021) 9-9-11-15-16-22-27-32-44-55-70-83-... Video rIqOpOx3U7Y Commentary And we finish our section of (coincidentially) songs with short stays in the Top 10 with the highest Zuzu song in this countdown. The whole toolbox-esque instrumentation of this track is really intriguing, plus her own voice really stands out here. And the song itself is a very critical take on both climate change and the general darkness of the human population which is interesting to listen to. Top 100 Chart History 2020 03 Skin & Bone 2020 96 Cool With Me 2021 09 The Van Is Evil 2021 19 Timing
December 27, 20213 yr I saw James Smith supporting New Hope Club and My Oh My was my favourite that I heard of his! Will need to revisit it more as it's lovely.
December 27, 20213 yr Author I decided to check out the Snuts song because I've heard a lot about them but never heard any of their music. I wasn't really digging it unfortunately. It was a lot lighter and breezier than I was expecting. I remember 'I Do This All The Time' being quite decent though. 10 Years was probably one of the better Eurovision tracks this year too :) 'Somebody Loves You' might not be the best introduction for The Snuts if you're not into light-and-breezy, a lot of their music is more punchy than this! Glad you're a fan of the others though - thanks Lewis! Hi there again Pete. Here are some of my favourites: 111: Alfie Templeman - 3D Feelings (Could grow on me after Christmas too!) 109: The Wombats - If You Ever Leave, I'm Coming With You 104: Amy MacDonald - Bridges (Nice suggestion) 103: Self Esteem - I Do This All the Time 101: Michael Patrick Kelly - Throwback (Really like this song, will be on my Year-End list too, although I prefer "Beautiful Madness" more) Looking forward to seeing where Throwback lands in your chart then - I never really got into Beautiful Madness unfortunately although it's not too bad. Thanks Sergej! Most People is hitting my personal chart at the moment! It's nice :) Glad you're becoming a fan! His vocals really work quite well with the dance beat. Thanks Adam! Hey Pete! Having a browse through some of your tips Youngr - some groovy and fun production here, but the lyrics are a bit cringe oops Zuzu - quite a nice a bit of indie pop rock. Liked it a lot more than I was expecting to Torul - really liked the production and vocal arrangement on this. The song gave me Hurts vibes Also a fan of Sigrid's "Mirror" and I haven't been crazy about her previous releases. Thanks for taking the time to listen, glad there's something in each one you enjoyed! Thanks Kath ^_^ Distorted Light Beam is fantastic, Bastille is such a great artist. This is my fav since Pompeii. It really is good, I think WHAT YOU GONNA DO is my favourite in recent years but this one is still very nice. Thanks Adam! I saw James Smith supporting New Hope Club and My Oh My was my favourite that I heard of his! Will need to revisit it more as it's lovely. Glad the song stuck with you! I imagine he would work well as a support artist. Thanks Joseph!
December 27, 20213 yr Really like "Distorted Light Beam", should've charted a bit higher for me in retrospect.
December 28, 20213 yr Author #95 (894pts) Walk Off The Earth & Lukas Graham Love You Right - Chart Statistics NE (19/07/2021) 10-9-9-10-11-13-14-24-28-39-52-68-87-xx Video DFF027KMk_Y Commentary A collaboration between my EOY #1 and #2 of 2016, you might well be expecting this to top my EOY with massive numbers, yet instead it limps in at #95. This could well be down to my tastes changing, and the song itself is very nice - an interesting take on 'Auld Lang Syne' - but for me a tad more originality would just have been nice for two bands who have bags of it. Oh well, it adds one to the impressively long chart histories of both! Top 100 Chart History Walk Off The Earth 2016 02 Hold On (The Break) 2016 04 I'll Be Waiting 2017 20 Fire In My Soul 2017 03 Taekwondo 2017 89 NOMAD 2018 03 Fifth Avenue 2018 06 Paradise (Nicky Romero & Deniz Koyu ft. Walk Off the Earth) 2018 20 Santa Baby 2018 26 Deck the Halls 2019 01 Mike's Song 2019 04 I'll Be There 2019 13 Home Alone 2019 36 HERE WE GO! (Overtime) 2019 52 Addicted 2019 47 I Do It All For You 2020 71 Lonely (Walk Off the Earth ft. Stevie T) 2020 42 Nicknames (Walk Off the Earth ft. gnash) 2020 89 Oh What A Feeling 2021 15 How It Is 2021 36 Anthem 2021 44 You Give Me More 2021 09 Love You Right (Walk Off The Earth & Lukas Graham) Lukas Graham 2016 01 7 Years 2016 09 Golden (Brandon Beal ft. Lukas Graham) 2016 01 You're Not There 2016 02 What Happened to Perfect 2016 03 Funeral 2016 10 Don't You Worry 'Bout Me 2016 04 Take the World By Storm 2017 10 Drunk in the Morning 2017 01 Off to See the World 2018 01 Love Someone 2018 01 Not a Damn Thing Changed 2018 02 Say Yes (Church Ballad) 2018 03 Everything That Isn't Me 2018 04 Stick Around 2018 07 Lullaby 2018 28 Unhappy 2018 23 You're Not the Only One (Redemption Song) 2018 40 Promise 2019 02 Lie 2019 01 HERE (For Christmas) 2020 05 Scars 2020 22 Love Songs 2020 03 Share That Love (Lukas Graham ft. G-Eazy) 2020 21 Where I'm From (Lukas Graham ft. Wiz Khalifa) 2021 02 Too Late (Cash Cash ft. Wiz Khalifa & Lukas Graham) 2021 13 Happy For You 2021 09 Love You Right (Walk Off The Earth & Lukas Graham) 2021 50 Call My Name 2021 08 Most People (R3HAB & Lukas Graham)
December 28, 20213 yr Author #94 (894pts) Deb Orah Hope For My Soul (Psalm 23) - Chart Statistics NE (09/01/2021) 67-48-30-25-23-26-18-18-26-27-37-48-61-74-93-xx Video lhaKsY8LdgU Commentary I'm not sure this is the song I'd instantly get into, but something drew me to it at the start of the year and I just couldn't get away (at one point it was my most-played song of the year!) The song is a beautiful and free-flowing interpolation on the most famous psalm of them all, Psalm 23 (or 'the Lord is my shepherd'). It's miles away from a traditional hymn though, putting a lovely contemporary and yet calming spin on it. Top 100 Chart History 2021 18 Hope For My Soul (Psalm 23) 2021 70 Jesus You're The Anthem
December 28, 20213 yr Author #93 (895pts) Keane Nothing to Something - Chart Statistics NE (24/09/2021) 77-59-53-51-46-39-31-27-25-25-22-22-24-33-... Video mLyXGSd9H8Y Commentary Keane released two new singles in honour of Record Store Day (I think?); Dirt and Nothing To Something. Whilst Dirt was the song which hit me instantly, I removed it from my playlist fairly quickly and turned to the other song, Nothing To Something, which has continued to grow on me to this day. The way the song progresses is fantastic, slowly building up from the start to the end, and it only finally peaked in my chart a few weeks ago! Top 100 Chart History 2016 04 Tear Up This Town 2019 10 The Way I Feel 2019 04 Love Too Much 2019 17 Stupid Things 2021 12 Dirt 2021 22 Nothing To Something
December 28, 20213 yr Author #92 (897pts) CoCo and the Butterfields No Mistakes - Chart Statistics NE (30/01/2021) 16-18-22-22-30-32-39-46-53-59-58-59-68-77-67-72-78-94-97-xx Video JxWo9c2BBrk Commentary The highest album track for CoCo avec Butterfields this year (still two singles to come!), this is a fantastic example of indie and folk coming together to make a song that is an absolute earworm and is just so joyful! I can't help dancing to it now I'm listening to it again :wub: 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 2021 13 Crash & Burn 2021 16 No Mistakes 2021 02 Ignite
December 28, 20213 yr Author #91 (898pts) LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER Stupid Me - Chart Statistics NE (07/08/2021) 8-10-12-12-15-20-19-27-32-44-58-72-86-xx Video mCByex1fykg Commentary I'd look for new music from the intriguingly-named LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER for a while after his appearance in BJSC but had sort-of forgotten about him when my Niceland at 50 countdown prompted me to check whether he'd done anything new - and lo and behold, he had! This is a fantastic song, the synths and the lyrics work together to make what I can only describe as a 'crazy pop song' :lol: Top 100 Chart History 2020 15 Desperado Vespa 2021 08 Stupid Me 2021 16 Mind Over Matter
December 29, 20213 yr Author Really like "Distorted Light Beam", should've charted a bit higher for me in retrospect. I've had a lot of songs like that - glad it's grown on you across the year! Thanks Sergej ^_^ "Distorted Light Beam" sounds like a hit or miss to me, but still enjoyable. Fair enough, glad you can still get something out of it - thanks Cow Cow!
December 29, 20213 yr Author #90 (901pts) Bowski Island Physical Presence - Chart Statistics NE (24/09/2021) 67-49-34-36-36-24-20-21-23-38-48-60-... Video ybDNq6AYhRg Commentary I was slightly surprised to see this make my Top 100, but given it's my highest non-anniversary BJSC entry this year I thought I'd keep it in. I certainly enjoyed reading back the reaction to this on Discord with comments such as 'ah another Niceland country song... HANG ON' as it began to kick in. It's a really nice song and I don't think I've charted anything else like it this year! Top 100 Chart History 2021 20 Physical Presence
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