January 8, 20223 yr Author 30. BROCKHAMPTON ft. Danny Brown - BUZZCUT Chart peak: 01 Sales: 1,173,000 (Platinum) Weeks on chart: 8 Chart run: 3 - 14 - 1 - 3 - 8 - 14 - 20 - 22 - X This was a big hit for BROCKHAMPTON around halfway through the year, from their latest album ROADRUNNER, which has contributed a few other songs in this countdown. It’s energetic, a bit chaotic, but a banger without a doubt. 29. Hayley Williams - Inordinary Chart peak: 03 Sales: 1,196,000 (Platinum) Weeks on chart: 8 Chart run: 5 - 11 - 3 - 8 - 11 - 15 - 13 - 17 - X This album track from Flowers for Vases ended up becoming a big hit in its own right, out-performing the actual single My Limb for a few weeks. It’s an introspective song (as is the album as a whole) which sees Hayley reflect on her life and the people she’s met along the way. 28. Wolf Alice - Smile Chart peak: 02 Sales: 1,288,000 (2x Platinum) Weeks on chart: 7 Chart run: 3 - 5 - 2 - 2 - 18 - 25 - 38 - X Following The Last Man on Earth, Wolf Alice went a tiny little bit rockier. Y’know, just a bit. The vocals are performed in a very distinctive way, and once you know the lyrics, it’s impossible to not join in. 27. Hayley Williams - My Limb Chart peak: 01 Sales: 1,265,000 (2x Platinum) Weeks on chart: 9 Chart run: 1 - 5 - 4 - 9 - 13 - 16 - 18 - 31 - 30 - X The final song in this countdown from Hayley Williams now. My Limb is a dark rock song which sort of mirrors Simmer, her previous lead single, in just how brooding and atmospheric it is. It’s a song about the struggle to let go, a theme which runs throughout the album. 26. Willow ft. Travis Barker - t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l Chart peak: 01 Sales: 1,288,000 (2x Platinum) Weeks on chart: 11 Chart run: 1 - 1 - 3 - 17 - 24 - 24 - 30 - 36 - 37 - 36 - 39 - X Pop-punk made a pretty decent comeback this year, and my chart was no exception. Willow scored two weeks at #1, and while it dropped pretty quickly, this song stuck around for a long time. It’s high-energy and brilliantly angry. 25. Olivia Rodrigo - deja vu Chart peak: 01 Sales: 1,426,000 (2x Platinum) Weeks on chart: 7 Chart run: 1 - 2 - 12 - 9 - 17 - 24 - 27 - X deja vu is my favourite Olivia song, thanks in part to the beautiful production which eventually builds into something almost psychedelic. When the song reaches its peak, with the lyrics almost shouted, it’s impossible not to feel something. 24. Lorde - Solar Power Chart peak: 01 Sales: 1,288,000 (2x Platinum) Weeks on chart: 12 Chart run: 1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 4 - 5 - 8 - 16 - 24 - 31 - 34 - 39 - X Solar Power was Lorde’s long-awaited return, and while not everyone was satisfied I certainly was. It’s a mellow song with echoes of George Michael and other 90s artists, which was apparently the intention, and although it’s relatively restrained throughout, it still builds into something decently anthemic. 23. Måneskin - ZITTI E BUONI Chart peak: 01 Sales: 1,334,000 (2x Platinum) Weeks on chart: 12 Chart run: 1 - 1 - 4 - 8 - 14 - 19 - 22 - 28 - 32 - 38 - 40 - 40 - X The winner of Eurovision exploded onto my chart earlier this year, and scored four massive hits around the same time. Here’s another one; there’s still one to come. ZITTI E BUONI doesn’t sound like many other 2021 hits, so I’ve loved seeing it smash even if it’s been a bit overshadowed now! 22. Elio ft. Charli XCX - CHARGER Chart peak: 01 Sales: 1,311,000 (2x Platinum) Weeks on chart: 8 Chart run: 1 - 4 - 8 - 5 - 12 - 16 - 26 - 28 - X Charli teamed up with rising pop star Elio to remix CHARGER early this year, and it became a big hit for me. Both artists’ sounds mesh together really well, and Charli’s take on the song turns it into something great. 21. PinkPantheress - Just for me Chart peak: 06 Sales: 920,000 (Platinum) Weeks on chart: 10 Chart run: 6 - 10 - 12 - 16 - 23 - 26 - 28 - 32 - 36 - 39 - X PinkPantheress has to be one of the most interesting artists breaking through right now, and this song is no exception. This song in particular draws on various 00s sounds to create a picture of being utterly obsessed with someone. Little details in the production (the repeated ‘me, me, me’ fading into the background, the car sound effects when she sings about driving) fill its short runtime with everything the perfect pop song needs. NV39h7GHDYs Xo_lPnBlfto
January 8, 20223 yr deja vu is probably the Olivia song I'd be most likely to listen to right now if I wanted to! It hasn't suffered from overplay :heart:
January 8, 20223 yr Glad to see all 3 of Olivia’s singles here. What a perfect run! :cheeseblock: My other favourites are ’tis the damn season, Angels Like You, Renegade, We’re Good and Save Your Tears :wub:
January 9, 20223 yr Author Thanks everyone for commenting! deja vu is probably the Olivia song I'd be most likely to listen to right now if I wanted to! It hasn't suffered from overplay :heart: Glad you think so! It's definitely my favourite :wub: Glad to see all 3 of Olivia’s singles here. What a perfect run! :cheeseblock: My other favourites are ’tis the damn season, Angels Like You, Renegade, We’re Good and Save Your Tears :wub: All three are very deserved, like you said what a run! :wub: I'm glad you like those others too! I really loved My Limb :heart:, Hayley's best solo song for me. Idk if I could choose a fave, but My Limb would definitely be up there for me too!
January 9, 20223 yr Author It's time for the top 20! From here on I'll be giving each song a bit more focus, with artist histories and YouTube links for each. 20. Angèle - Bruxelles je t'aime Chart peak: 01 Sales: 1,058,000 (Platinum) Weeks on chart: 11 Chart run: 1 - 1 - 3 - 5 - 5 - 4 - 6 - 6 - 10 - 12 - 6 - [still charting] a79iLjV-HKw Last year, Angèle had two major hits on my chart (solo track La thune and Dua Lipa collab Fever), and now she’s back with more. In a short period of time it amassed massive streams and reaches the year-end top twenty after just two months. Bruxelles je t’aime is a love letter to Brussels with a pulsing beat that makes you want to get up and dance! Angèle's chart history: 2020 05 La thune 2020 02 Fever (with Dua Lipa) 2021 01 Bruxelles je t'aime 2021 03 Libre 2021 05 Démons (ft. Damso) 2021 11 Solo 2021 13 Plus de sens 2021 20 Profite Angèle's EOY history: 2020 15 La thune 2021 20 Bruxelles je t'aime
January 9, 20223 yr Author 19. Biig Piig - American Beauty Chart peak: 02 Sales: 1,334,000 (2x Platinum) Weeks on chart: 10 Chart run: 15 - 3 - 2 - 4 - 8 - 17 - 20 - 25 - 31 - 37 - X JBW_loUsZOI American Beauty has proven to be a real dark horse, storming into the top 20. It’s a quiet, restrained song which deserves to be listened to closely. Despite its summer release, now is the perfect time of year to bring it back out again. Biig Piig's chart history: 2021 07 Body & Soul (with Emotional Oranges) 2021 02 American Beauty 2021 17 405 (with Metronomy) Biig Piig's EOY history: 2021 19 American Beauty 2021 48 Body & Soul (with Emotional Oranges)
January 9, 20223 yr Author 18. Lil Nas X - MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) Chart peak: 01 Sales: 1,357,000 (2x Platinum) Weeks on chart: 8 Chart run: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 6 - 16 - 23 - 26 - X 6swmTBVI83k MONTERO dominated the chart when it came out, and has proven to be a massive hit since. The iconic music video and subsequent live performances have shown that Lil Nas X really knows how to capture a moment and run with it, and he’s certainly done that here. Lil Nas X's chart history: 2020 08 HOLIDAY 2021 01 MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) 2021 06 SUN GOES DOWN 2021 09 INDUSTRY BABY (ft. Jack Harlow) 2021 06 THATS WHAT I WANT 2021 09 LOST IN THE CITADEL 2021 13 LIFE AFTER SALEM 2021 20 DEAD RIGHT NOW 2021 30 SCOOP (ft. Doja Cat) 2021 35 AM I DREAMING (ft. Miley Cyrus) Lil Nas X's EOY history: 2021 18 MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) 2021 80 INDUSTRY BABY (ft. Jack Harlow)
January 10, 20223 yr Loving the Olivia appearances. Such a good run of singles from the album. I loved Save Your Tears when the album was released but was completely over it by the time it started to take off. It's been played to death over the last year but I think I'll be back to loving it in a couple of years when a bit of time has passed. Solar Power really stood out as something pretty unique-sounding in the charts. A great comeback single from Lorde.
January 10, 20223 yr Author Loving the Olivia appearances. Such a good run of singles from the album. I loved Save Your Tears when the album was released but was completely over it by the time it started to take off. It's been played to death over the last year but I think I'll be back to loving it in a couple of years when a bit of time has passed. Solar Power really stood out as something pretty unique-sounding in the charts. A great comeback single from Lorde. Definitely agree on Olivia! I've managed to not overplay SYT myself so I still enjoy it a lot, hopefully you can get back there eventually too. And yeah, for me Solar Power wasn't the disappointment that some people found it!
January 10, 20223 yr Author 17. Taylor Swift - All Too Well Chart peak: 01 Sales: 805,000 (Platinum) Weeks on chart: 8 Chart run: 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 4 - 8 - 7 - 4 - [still charting] tollGa3S0o8 Obviously, a masterpiece - I couldn't not bump it up a few places. Somehow, this really doesn’t feel ten minutes long - it’s a perfect length to tell the story exactly how Taylor intended. It's been really amazing watching this turn from a fan favourite into one of Taylor's biggest hits! Taylor Swift's chart history: 2020 33 I Think He Knows 2020 18 Only The Young 2020 01 cardigan 2020 03 the 1 2020 04 the last great american dynasty 2020 07 exile (ft. Bon Iver) 2020 07 invisible string 2020 19 epiphany 2020 20 mad woman 2020 21 mirrorball 2020 39 august 2020 40 betty 2020 32 the lakes 2020 01 no body, no crime (ft. HAIM) 2020 02 willow 2020 03 marjorie 2020 07 closure 2020 08 long story short 2020 04 'tis the damn season 2020 11 coney island (ft. The National) 2020 12 ivy 2020 15 happiness 2020 24 gold rush 2020 40 evermore (ft. Bon Iver) 2020 22 Christmas Tree Farm 2021 38 it's time to go 2021 09 Love Story 2021 36 Gasoline (with HAIM) 2021 38 You All Over Me (ft. Maren Morris) 2021 08 Mr. Perfectly Fine 2021 20 Breathe (ft. Colbie Caillat) 2021 21 Fearless 2021 37 Tell Me Why 2021 38 You Belong With Me 2021 02 Renegade (with Big Red Machine) 2021 28 Birch (with Big Red Machine) 2021 01 All Too Well 2021 02 Nothing New (ft. Phoebe Bridgers) 2021 06 State Of Grace 2021 10 Red 2021 12 Message in a Bottle 2021 14 The Last Time (ft. Gary Lightbody) 2021 17 The Very First Night 2021 21 Starlight Taylor Swift's EOY history: 2020 67 cardigan 2021 17 All Too Well 2021 42 Renegade (with Big Red Machine) 2021 45 'tis the damn season
January 10, 20223 yr Author 16. Caroline Polachek - Bunny Is A Rider Chart peak: 02 Sales: 1,035,000 (Platinum) Weeks on chart: 12 Chart run: 7 - 2 - 2 - 3 - 3 - 7 - 6 - 17 - 25 - 31 - 39 - 37 - X h_V2ccs_Urk Bunny Is A Rider manages to take a fairly commercial sounding song (when the vocals first come in, it could honestly be by Mabel), and infuse it with Caroline’s distinctive offbeat style. The lyrics range from indecipherable (“Bunny is a rider, satellite can’t find her”) to bizarre (“dirty like it’s earth day”), and overall it’s a lot of fun even if I have no idea what she’s on about. Caroline Polachek's chart history: 2020 04 Caroline Shut Up 2020 24 Insomnia 2020 25 Ocean of Tears 2020 24 So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings 2020 35 Look at Me Now 2020 01 La vita nuova (with Christine and the Queens) 2020 01 Simmer (Remix) (with Hayley Williams) 2020 38 The Gate 2020 01 Breathless 2021 02 Bunny Is A Rider 2021 01 New Shapes (with Charli XCX & Christine and the Queens) Caroline Polachek's EOY history: 2020 11 La vita nuova (with Christine and the Queens) 2020 99 So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings 2021 16 Bunny Is A Rider 2021 47 Breathless 2021 96 New Shapes (with Charli XCX & Christine and the Queens)
January 10, 20223 yr Author 15. Dua Lipa - If It Ain't Me Chart peak: 04 Sales: 1,426,000 (2x Platinum) Weeks on chart: 10 Chart run: 4 - 8 - 6 - 7 - 6 - 6 - 11 - 16 - 27 - 21 - X Uqg4GnXmQBo If It Ain’t Me was a monster smash at the start of the year, and notched up six weeks in the top ten. It’s typical Dua, a la Break My Heart or Levitating, and I’m sure could’ve performed better than We’re Good had it been released as a single - I mean, it certainly did for me! Dua Lipa's chart history: 2020 01 Physical (solo or with Gwen Stefani & Mark Ronson) 2020 07 SUGAR (with BROCKHAMPTON) 2020 01 Break My Heart 2020 02 Cool 2020 03 Hallucinate 2020 04 Levitating (solo / with Madonna, Missy Elliott & The Blessed Madonna / with DaBaby) 2020 05 Love Again 2020 06 Boys Will Be Boys 2020 07 Don’t Start Now 2020 08 Future Nostalgia 2020 09 Good In Bed 2020 11 Pretty Please 2020 11 UN DIA (ONE DAY) (with J Balvin, Bad Bunny & Tainy) 2020 01 Love Is Religion 2020 01 That Kind Of Woman 2020 02 Fever (ft. Angèle) 2020 02 Prisoner (with Miley Cyrus) 2021 02 We're Good 2021 04 If It Ain't Me 2021 36 Not My Problem (ft. JID) 2021 29 Real Groove (Initial Talk Remix with Kylie Minogue) 2021 02 Cold Heart (with Elton John) Dua Lipa's EOY history: 2020 36 Break My Heart 2020 37 Cool 2020 40 Physical 2020 45 Levitating 2020 76 Hallucinate 2021 15 If It Ain't Me 2021 41 We're Good
January 11, 20223 yr Hi, there! Here are my picks of your lists so far: 81 Måneskin - I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE 57 Go_A - SHUM 39 The Weeknd - Save Your Tears
January 11, 20223 yr Giving Bruxelles je t'aime a listen now, sounding quite nice! Her voice is quite soothing on this song. I don't mind the Taylor song either (having not heard the original version), it works quite well as a single.
January 11, 20223 yr Author All Too Well, MONTERO and If It Ain't Me :wub: all such great songs! So true :wub: Hi, there! Here are my picks of your lists so far: 81 Måneskin - I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE 57 Go_A - SHUM 39 The Weeknd - Save Your Tears Thanks, great choices! Giving Bruxelles je t'aime a listen now, sounding quite nice! Her voice is quite soothing on this song. I don't mind the Taylor song either (having not heard the original version), it works quite well as a single. Glad you gave Angèle a go ^_^ I'd say the new version of All Too Well is definitely better than the original, one of the few where that's the case!
January 11, 20223 yr Author 14. Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under Chart peak: 04 Sales: 851,000 (Platinum) Weeks on chart: 13 Chart run: 30 - 33 - 28 - 26 - 7 - 4 - 9 - 8 - 15 - 21 - 28 - 38 - 39 - X WAifgn2Cvo8 Off all the songs to take off in the UK this year, this is probably the one I’m most happy to see. Sam brings his usual style: a throwback Springsteen-esque sound with social commentary attached, which comes together to make a brilliant piece of music. Pop (or indie) justice at last! Sam Fender's chart history: 2020 13 All Is On My Side 2020 06 Hold Out 2020 40 Winter Song 2021 04 Seventeen Going Under 2021 25 Aye 2021 02 Get You Down 2021 30 The Kitchen 2021 07 Spit Of You 2021 08 Long Way Off 2021 11 Pretending That You're Dead 2021 17 The Leveller Sam Fender's EOY history: 2021 14 Seventeen Going Under 2021 91 Get You Down 2021 94 Spit Of You
January 11, 20223 yr Author 13. beabadoobee - Last Day On Earth Chart peak: 02 Sales: 1,472,000 (2x Platinum) Weeks on chart: 8 Chart run: 2 - 3 - 5 - 10 - 10 - 8 - 15 - 20 - X AwpVNq1FeEk On Last Day On Earth, beabadoobee imagines what she’d do on her last day on earth (self explanatory, I know). You can hear The 1975’s influence pretty obviously, but clearly that’s not a problem because it’s the 13th biggest song of the year! beabadoobee's chart history: 2020 03 Care 2020 10 Sorry 2020 12 Worth It 2020 12 How Was Your Day? 2020 01 Dye It Red 2020 02 Yoshimi, Forest, Magdalene 2020 07 Together 2020 21 Back to Mars 2020 22 Charlie Brown 2020 23 Further Away 2020 35 Emo Song 2020 36 Horen Sarrison 2021 02 Last Day On Earth 2021 07 She Gets Me So High 2021 13 Cologne beabadoobee's EOY history: 2021 13 The Last Day On Earth 2021 87 Cologne
January 11, 20223 yr Author 12. Pale Waves - Easy Chart peak: 01 Sales: 1,541,000 (2x Platinum) Weeks on chart: 10 Chart run: 2 - 1 - 1 - 10 - 6 - 13 - 17 - 14 - 18 - 24 - X 3ehWXsLtPoY Like the previous song, this is a nostalgic look at the past, which worked wonders for Pale Waves at the start of the year. It stuck around for a long time, and was slightly confusingly a hit alongside the identically-titled Easy by Rose Gray. However, this Easy won in the end, and finishes just outside the top ten. Pale Waves's chart history: 2020 07 Change 2020 06 She's My Religion 2021 01 Easy 2021 12 You Don't Own Me 2021 07 Fall To Pieces 2021 13 Tomorrow Pale Waves's EOY history: 2021 12 Easy 2021 60 She's My Religion
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