CHART OF THE YEAR 2021

January 2, 20224 yr

Did not expect this so high but I'm delighted, what a great track! Ella's best other than Ghost for me :wub:

January 2, 20224 yr

LGHT had a pretty big chart run although not having a very high peak. Never heard the song entirely tbh

January 2, 20224 yr

Yeah didn't expect this to be as high as #25, it's a bit meh for me tbh.

January 2, 20224 yr

24

Galantis, David Guetta and Little Mix

Heartbreak Anthem

Non-album single

Released: 20th May 2021

Label: Atlantic Recording Corporation

Chart Statistics

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Sales: 600k+

Certification: Platinum

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04 Audio Streaming

15 Video Streaming

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Biography

Galantis

What happens when two producers who live and breathe pop and dance music set aside the digital bells and MIDI whistles and sit down at the piano first? That’s what Christian Karlsson, aka Bloodshy, and Linus Eklöw, aka Style of Eye, ask themselves every time they hit the studio as Galantis. Since 2013, the Swedish duo has crafted some of the most unforgettable songs in dance pop, and they’ve done it by turning the usual equation—make a beat, then graft a melody on top—on its head. It’s a holistic approach that makes their hooks stand out—and their drops are nothing to sneeze at, either. The two met when Karlsson’s trio Miike Snow hired Eklöw to remix the group’s 2009 hit “Animal,” and the producers found common ground in arcane synths and the nuances of songwriting. Both brought serious clout to the table. Karlsson, born in rural Loftahammar in 1975, had penned plenty of pop hits—including Britney Spears’ 2003 smash “Toxic”—in the duo Bloodshy & Avant; Stockholm native Eklöw, born in 1979, had cut his teeth making frisky house and techno as Style of Eye, and in 2012 he had co-written and co-produced Icona Pop’s “I Love It.” Galantis’ debut album, 2015’s Pharmacy, proved a perfect merger of their skill sets, pairing the filter-swept rush of mainstage EDM with canny chord changes and sly melodic twists. That versatility has become Galantis’ calling card. In the mid-2010s, as big-room house ruled the festival landscape, they cleverly used EDM’s techniques as a Trojan horse to seduce unsuspecting ravers with joyous, carefree pop songs like “Runaway (U & I)” and “Peanut Butter Jelly.” In the years since, even as dance trends have changed, Galantis hasn’t much altered their approach; they’ve branched into tropical rhythms and slinky R&B accents, and fleshed out their own emotive falsettos with guest spots from John Newman, OneRepublic, and even Dolly Parton. But the heart of Galantis remains the same: powerful grooves and uplifting choruses, as elemental as ebony and ivory. - Apple Music

David Guetta

From his early days playing Chicago house in French discotheques to his long reign atop the pop charts, David Guetta has revolutionised dance music multiple times. Born in Paris in 1967, Guetta began DJing in the late ’80s, when the shimmery sound known as the “French touch” was taking shape. By the early 2000s, at his F*** Me I’m Famous parties in Ibiza, he had translated that melodic style into a clever merger of pop sass and club swagger. He parlayed that mix into pure platinum with hits like 2003’s “Just for One Day”, an energy-stoking rework of David Bowie’s “Heroes”, and 2002’s “Just a Little More Love”, a sultry bump-and-grind featuring R&B singer Chris Willis. That versatility—along with a knack for killer hooks—would become one of Guetta’s principal calling cards, and as EDM exploded across pop culture at the end of the 2000s, Guetta’s shapeshifting style led the way, yielding ecstatic affirmations (“When Love Takes Over”), feisty come-ons (“Sexy Bitch”) and unstoppable singalongs (The Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling”, which Guetta produced). Since then, his collaborations (Sia, Nicki Minaj) have kept listeners guessing even as his choruses—triumphant as a bottle of bubbly blowing its top—have proven one of pop’s most dependable pleasures. - Apple Music

Little Mix

As the first group to win The X Factor, Little Mix set a high standard from their formation in 2011. In the years since, the quartet have exceeded any expectations placed on them, performing spirited pop that unapologetically shows off its members’ personalities and effortlessly fit in with the 2010s’ constantly shifting pop trends. Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall had all auditioned as solo singers when trying out for The X Factor but were put together early on in the show’s run, and their charisma and harmonies won over viewers. Little Mix’s first single from their 2012 debut album, “Wings”, was an ideal opening statement for them, its themes of empowerment boosted by a stomping beat and a sing-along-worthy chorus. Since then, they have channelled confident girl groups like the Spice Girls and Destiny’s Child as well as forward-thinking singers like Janet Jackson and Rihanna, with singles like the sparkling “Black Magic”, the defiant “Shout Out to My Ex” and 2017’s chaotic Stormzy collab “Power” combining no-nonsense lyrics with immediate beats. In 2020, they cemented their legacy both on record and with Little Mix: The Search, a reality show tasked with putting together a next-generation girl band—demonstrating that their goal since they were put together in the early 2010s has been lifting up women all over the world through energetic, danceable pop. - Apple Music

Top 100 Chart History

Galantis

2015 04 Runaway (U & I) -1- MILLIONAIRE

2015 08 Peanut Butter Jelly -2-

2016 04 No Money -1- MILLIONAIRE

2016 16 Love On Me (Galantis & Hook N Sling) -2-

2017 60 Rich Boy -NAS-

2021 03 Heartbreak Anthem (Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix) -NAS-

David Guetta

2002 46 Love, Don't Let Me Go (feat. Chris Willis) -1-

2003 73 Just For One Day (Heroes) (David Guetta vs. Bowie) -2-

2003 19 Just A Little More Love (feat. Chris Willis) -3-

2004 78 Stay -1-

2005 49 The World Is Mine (feat. JD Davis) -2-

2006 03 Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away) (David Guetta vs. The Egg) -1-

2007 09 Love Is Gone (feat. Chris Willis) -2-

2007 50 Baby When The Light (feat. Cozi) -3-

2008 84 Tomorrow Can Wait (David Guetta & Joachim Garraud) -4-

2009 68 Everytime We Touch (David Guetta & Chris Willis with Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso) -5-

2009 01 When Love Takes Over (feat. Kelly Rowland) -1- MILLIONAIRE

2009 01 Gettin' Over You (David Guetta & Chris Willis feat. Fergie & LMFAO) -5-

2009 01 Sexy Bitch (feat. Akon) -2- MILLIONAIRE

2009 92 I Wanna Go Crazy (feat. will.i.am) -AT-

2009 88 GRRRR -NAS-

2009 46 One Love (feat. Estelle) -3-

2010 15 Memories (feat. Kid Cudi) -4-

2010 09 Commander (Kelly Rowland feat. David Guetta)

2010 01 Club Can't Handle Me (Flo Rida feat. David Guetta)

2010 06 Who's That Chick? (feat. Rihanna) -6-

2011 04 Sweat (Snoop Dogg vs. David Guetta)

2011 03 Where Them Girls At (feat. Flo Rida & Nicki Minaj) -1-

2011 06 Little Bad Girl (feat. Taio Cruz & Ludacris) -2-

2011 01 Titanium (feat. Sia) -4- MILLION SELLER

2011 90 Lunar (David Guetta & Afrojack) -PS-

2011 35 Night Of Your Life (feat. Jennifer Hudson) -PS-

2011 06 Without You (feat. Usher) -3-

2011 08 Turn Me On (feat. Nicki Minaj) -5-

2011 96 Crank It Up (feat. Akon) -AT-

2012 05 LaserLight (Jessie J feat. David Guetta)

2012 18 I Can Only Imagine (feat. Chris Brown & Lil Wayne) -6-

2012 08 She Wolf (Falling To Pieces) (feat. Sia) -7-

2012 06 Play Hard (feat. Ne-Yo & Akon) -9-

2012 36 Right Now (Rihanna feat. David Guetta)

2012 41 Rest Of My Life (Ludacris feat. Usher & David Guetta)

2012 20 Just One Last Time (feat. Taped Rai) -8-

2014 04 Shot Me Down (feat. Skylar Grey) -1-

2014 22 Bad (David Guetta & Showtek feat. Vassy) -2-

2014 01 Lovers On The Sun (feat. Sam Martin) -3-

2014 05 Dangerous (feat. Sam Martin) -4-

2014 06 What I Did For Love (feat. Emeli Sandé) -5-

2015 09 Hey Mama (feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack) -6-

2015 18 Bang My Head (feat. Sia & Fetty Wap) -7-

2016 16 This One's For You (feat. Zara Larsson) -NAS-

2016 24 Shed A Light (Robin Schulz, David Guetta & Cheat Codes) -NAS-

2017 64 Light My Body Up (feat. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne) -NAS-

2017 05 2U (feat. Justin Bieber) -1-

2017 59 Versace On The Floor (Bruno Mars vs. David Guetta)

2017 35 Dirty Sexy Money (David Guetta & Afrojack feat. Charli XCX & French Montana) -2-

2017 81 So Far Away (Martin Garrix & David Guetta feat. Jamie Scott & Romy Dya)

2018 22 Mad Love (Sean Paul & David Guetta feat. Becky G)

2018 29 Like I Do (David Guetta, Martin Garrix & Brooks) -3-

2018 07 Flames (David Guetta & Sia) -4-

2018 18 Don't Leave Me Alone (feat. Anne-Marie) -5-

2018 26 Goodbye (Jason Derulo & David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj & Willy William)

2018 91 Say My Name (David Guetta, Bebe Rexha & J Balvin) -6-

2019 41 Stay (Don't Go Away) (feat. RAYE) -NAS-

2019 89 Thing For You (David Guetta & Martin Solveig) -NAS-

2020 53 Let's Love (David Guetta & Sia) -NAS-

2021 53 Big (Rita Ora, David Guetta & Imanbek feat. Gunna)

2021 03 BED (Joel Corry, RAYE & David Guetta)

2021 03 Heartbreak Anthem (Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix)

2021 03 Remember (Becky Hill & David Guetta)

2021 27 If You Really Love Me (How Will I Know) (David Guetta, MistaJam & John Newman) -NAS-

Little Mix

2011 01 Cannonball -NAS-

2012 01 Wings -1-

2012 03 DNA -2-

2013 12 Change Your Life -3-

2013 16 How Ya Doin'? (feat. Missy Elliott) -4-

2013 03 Move -1-

2013 14 Little Me -2-

2013 57 These Four Walls -AT-

2014 06 Word Up! -NAS-

2014 06 Salute -3-

2015 01 Black Magic -1- MILLIONAIRE

2015 11 Hair (feat. Sean Paul) -4-

2015 11 Love Me Like You -2-

2015 78 Weird People -IG-

2015 72 Grown -IG-

2015 06 Secret Love Song (feat. Jason Derulo) -3- MILLIONAIRE

2016 01 Shout Out To My Ex -1- MILLIONAIRE

2016 61 You Gotta Not -IG-

2016 82 F.U. -IG-

2016 04 Touch -2- MILLIONAIRE

2016 41 Oops (feat. Charlie Puth) -AT-

2017 15 No More Sad Songs (feat. Machine Gun Kelly) -3-

2017 06 Power (feat. Stormzy) -4- MILLIONAIRE

2017 05 Reggaetón Lento (CNCO & Little Mix) -5- MILLIONAIRE

2017 47 Is Your Love Enough? -AT-

2018 13 Only You (Cheat Codes & Little Mix)

2018 02 Woman Like Me (feat. Nicki Minaj) -1- MILLIONAIRE

2018 61 Joan Of Arc -IG-

2018 83 Told You So -IG-

2018 25 Strip (feat. Sharaya J) -PS-

2018 49 The Cure -AT-

2019 22 Think About Us (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) -2-

2019 10 Bounce Back -NAS-

2019 59 One I've Been Missing -NAS-

2020 09 Break Up Song -1-

2020 15 Holiday -2-

2020 49 Not A Pop Song -IG-

2020 43 Happiness -IG-

2020 01 Sweet Melody -3-

2020 09 Confetti (feat. Saweetie) -4-

2020 19 No Time For Tears (Nathan Dawe & Little Mix)

2021 03 Heartbreak Anthem (Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix)

2021 10 Kiss My (Uh Oh) (Anne-Marie & Little Mix)

2021 33 Love (Sweet Love) -1-

2021 47 Between Us -IG-

2021 35 No -2-

2021 59 Cut You Off -AT-

Social Media

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January 2, 20224 yr

Little Mix again :wub: Heartbreak Anthem is brilliant. I need a performance at the BRITs

January 2, 20224 yr

Let's Go Home Together :puke: :puke: how to be both dull and cringeworthy in one package

January 2, 20224 yr

Heartbreak Anthem definitely my fav song of the year, deserved a top 10

January 2, 20224 yr

Two great songs in a row. Let’s Go Home Together deserves to be a modern classic. Heartbreak Anthem is glorious (much better than Sweet Melody for me).

January 2, 20224 yr

HBA is actually not a non album single, it features on Between Us

January 2, 20224 yr

Author

great to see Heartbreak Anthem make it this high, a well deserved comeback hit for Galantis and send-off hit for Little Mix.

January 2, 20224 yr

23

Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and GIVĒON

Peaches

5th single from Justice

Released: 19th March 2021

Label: Def Jam Recordings

Chart Statistics

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Sales: 600k+

Certification: Platinum

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05 Video Streaming

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Biography

There’s a moment in a 2020 interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe where Justin Bieber begins—quietly, hesitantly—to cry. “It was hard for me being that young and being in the industry, and not knowing where to turn, and everyone telling me they love me, and just turning their back on you in a second,” Bieber says, each clause kicking up memories like dust. The point isn’t to weep with or for him—he had more dreams come true in his first 25 years than most people manage in a lifetime. But he’s also one of the few pop stars of his generation to have truly grown up in public, weathering the cable newsification of celebrity culture in the internet era while still trying to develop as both an artist and a person. Even early on, you could tell he had his eye on the future, balancing a doe-eyed wholesomeness with earnest attempts at hip-hop and R&B, material that suited him as a kid with material that reflected his growth into adolescence and adulthood. Some teen-pop singers end up trapped in amber; Justin Bieber has, knocks and all, kept swimming.

Born in London, Ontario, in 1994, Bieber was famously discovered when his future manager, Scooter Braun, stumbled on some performance videos that Bieber’s mom had uploaded to YouTube to share with family and friends. Braun, who understood not only Bieber’s appeal but the potential of the internet, encouraged him to keep making videos and keep the equipment cheap—an approach that not only helped Bieber’s growing fanbase to understand that he was still just a kid like them, but drafted a new blueprint for how artists could reach audiences in the digital era. With the exception of a voice change around 2011, 2009’s My World, 2010's My World 2.0 and 2012's Believe are more or less of a piece: the sound of a boy trying to stick the landing into puberty. Released in 2015, Purpose showed Bieber developing a more thoughtful connection to his material, including collaborations with vanguard pop producers like Diplo, Skrillex and benny blanco. After a five-year break during which Bieber underwent significant personal changes—including a detox from touring life, a diagnosis of Lyme disease and a epiphanic marriage to Hailey Baldwin—he came back with 2020’s Changes. “People have been putting me on a pedestal,” Bieber told Apple Music. ""I didn’t ask for that. Obviously I love making music, but there are a lot of people that love making music and they’re not in the position that I’m in. I’m just trying to steward that wisely, steward my relationship wisely. I want people to take a look at my story—hopefully, my words can make a difference.” - Apple Music

Top 100 Chart History

Justin Bieber

2010 11 One Time -1-

2010 71 Love Me -PS-

2010 62 One Less Lonely Girl -2-

2010 76 Favorite Girl -PS-

2010 03 Baby (feat. Ludacris) -3-

2010 98 U Smile -5-

2010 84 Never Let You Go -PS-

2010 09 Eenie Meenie (Sean Kingston & Justin Bieber) -4-

2010 33 Somebody To Love -6-

2011 34 Never Say Never (feat. Jaden Smith) -1-

2011 14 Next To You (Chris Brown feat. Justin Bieber)

2011 21 Mistletoe -1-

2011 91 The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) (feat. Usher) -PS-

2012 02 Boyfriend -1-

2012 07 Live My Life (Far East Movement feat. Justin Bieber)

2012 39 Turn To You (Mother's Day Dedication) -PS-

2012 34 Die In Your Arms -PS-

2012 30 All Around The World (feat. Ludacris) -4-

2012 22 As Long As You Love Me (feat. Big Sean) -2-

2012 16 Beauty And A Beat (feat. Nicki Minaj) -3-

2012 68 Beautiful (Carly Rae Jepsen & Justin Bieber)

2013 68 Nothing Like Us -AT-

2013 02 #thatPOWER (will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber)

2013 56 Lolly (Maejor Ali feat. Juicy J & Justin Bieber)

2013 14 Heartbreaker -PS1-

2013 20 All That Matters -PS2-

2013 28 Hold Tight -PS3-

2013 41 Wait For A Minute (Tyga & Justin Bieber)

2013 28 Recovery -PS4-

2013 31 Bad Day -PS5-

2013 34 All Bad -PS6-

2013 30 PYD (feat. R Kelly) -PS7-

2013 37 Roller Coaster -PS8-

2013 39 Change Me -PS9-

2013 33 Confident (feat. Chance The Rapper) -PS10-

2014 100 Gas Pedal (Sage The Gemini feat. Justin Bieber & IamSu)

2015 03 Where Are Ü Now (Skrillex & Diplo as Jack Ü feat. Justin Bieber) MILLIONAIRE

2015 01 What Do You Mean? -1- MILLIONAIRE

2015 01 Sorry -2- MILLIONAIRE

2015 15 I'll Show You -IG-

2015 01 Love Yourself -3- MILLIONAIRE

2015 25 Company -4-

2015 33 Mark My Words -AT-

2015 34 The Feeling (feat. Halsey) -AT-

2015 41 Purpose -AT-

2015 38 No Pressure (feat. Big Sean) -AT-

2015 44 Children -AT-

2015 50 No Sense (feat. Travis Scott) -AT-

2015 61 Life Is Worth Living -AT-

2015 63 Been You -AT-

2015 74 We Are (feat. Nas) -AT-

2015 77 Get Used To Me -AT-

2015 88 Trust -AT-

2015 94 All In It -AT-

2016 01 Cold Water (Major Lazer feat. Justin Bieber & MØ) MILLIONAIRE

2016 02 Let Me Love You (DJ Snake feat. Justin Bieber) MILLIONAIRE

2016 63 Deja Vu (Post Malone feat. Justin Bieber)

2017 01 Despacito (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber) MILLIONAIRE

2017 01 I'm The One (DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper & Lil Wayne) MILLIONAIRE

2017 05 2U (David Guetta feat. Justin Bieber)

2017 02 Friends (Justin Bieber & BloodPop®) -NAS-

2018 03 No Brainer (DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper & Quavo)

2019 01 I Don't Care (Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber) MILLIONAIRE

2019 29 Don't Check On Me (Chris Brown feat. Justin Bieber & Ink)

2019 17 10,000 Hours (Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber)

2020 05 Yummy -1-

2020 61 Get Me (feat. Kehlani) -IG-

2020 08 Intentions (feat. Quavo) -2-

2020 29 Forever (feat. Post Malone & Clever) -AT-

2020 04 Stuck With U (Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber) -NAS-

2020 07 Holy (feat. Chance The Rapper) -1-

2020 17 Lonely (Justin Bieber & benny blanco) -2-

2020 04 Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree -NAS-

2020 09 Monster (Shawn Mendes & Justin Bieber)

2021 04 Anyone -3-

2021 10 Hold On -4-

2021 02 Peaches (feat. Daniel Caesar & GIVĒON) -5-

2021 24 As I Am (feat. Khalid) -AT-

2021 02 STAY (The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber)

2021 56 Don't Go (Skrillex, Justin Bieber & Don Toliver)

2021 29 Ghost -6-

2021 88 Red Eye (feat. TroyBoi) -AT-

Daniel Caesar

2021 02 Peaches (Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & GIVĒON)

GIVĒON

2020 10 Chicago Freestyle (Drake feat. GIVĒON)

2021 35 HEARTBREAK ANNIVERSARY -1-

2021 02 Peaches (Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & GIVĒON)

Social Media

Justin Bieber

Daniel Caesar

GIVĒON

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January 2, 20224 yr

Shallow YAAAAAAASSS everlasting hit

January 2, 20224 yr

Peaches *.* (though I do prefer most of the other Justice era singles to this one)

January 2, 20224 yr

22

Jonasu

Black Magic

Non-album single

Released: 18th December 2020

Label: 3Beat Productions

Chart Statistics

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Sales: 600k+

Certification: Platinum

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04 Video Streaming

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Biography

In a short period of time German producer Jonasu’s joyful blend of house beats and an ear for catchy melodies have established him as one of pop’s rising stars. His songs, streamed millions of times, are international hits but much of his work is born from the streets of Amsterdam. Jonasu has called the Dutch capital home for over a decade after moving from his German hometown Mannheim to study music at the prestigious Conservatorium van Amsterdam. Jonasu cites the city as an influence on his sound for more than just his musical education. His music is inspired by the people and stories, both real and imagined, that he comes across on his daily bike roads across the city. “Everyone in Amsterdam cycles,” he says, explaining his unique creative process. “It’s a big influence on my life. In 20 minutes I can come up with a new melody or lyrical concept. Often I’ll arrive in the studio and have ideas ready to go.” In addition to making his own music, Jonasu has written with, and produced for, other artists including Sam Feldt's multi-platinum selling single Post Malone (feat. RANI) and Alok & Dynoro's smash single On & On. He’s spent time recording in London, Stockholm, Berlin and L.A. - Spotify

Top 100 Chart History

2021 03 Black Magic -NAS-

Social Media

Jonasu

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January 2, 20224 yr

Said it on the chart threads at the time but Heartbreak Anthem was 50 shades of dull to me, especially with the lesser performing Confetti out at the same time.

Peaches was OK.

January 2, 20224 yr

Author

Black Magic is okay, not one of the best dance hits of the year for me but not as painfully uninspired as Shane Codd and Navos

January 2, 20224 yr

Black Magic was generic as hell but oddly still kind of a bop.

January 2, 20224 yr

21

Elton John and Dua Lipa

Cold Heart

1st single from The Lockdown Sessions

Released: 13th August 2021

Label: EMI

Chart Statistics

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Sales: 600k+

Certification: Platinum

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Biography

Elton John

At the height of the fever dream that was Elton John’s life in the ’70s, the singer-songwriter had the optician Dennis Roberts design a pair of giant, sculptural glasses studded with 57 battery-powered lights in the shape of the name Elton—to the tune of about $5,000. Adjusted for inflation, you’re talking about something more like $25,000. But John had a show to put on, and wouldn’t that be something to talk about?

The excess was always apparent: the rhinestones, the costumery, the old Hollywood glamour retrofitted for a new, gender-bending world. But beneath the feathers, John’s music—written with the lyricist Bernie Taupin—was direct and unpretentious, the kind of rock ’n’ roll storytelling that met you where you were. Even if you didn’t know exactly what it meant—who is the dancer, and why are they so tiny?—the feeling was immediate, universal. By 1973’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, John said they were writing a couple of songs at breakfast and recording them before lunch. This was pop music, John argued: You weren’t supposed to think about it too much, and god help you if you did. And yet here we are, singing the songs five decades later.

Born Reginald Dwight in Pinner, England, in 1947, John took to the piano young, studying on a scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music while obsessively listening to Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard. They were so physical, John marvelled—they didn’t just play the piano, they beat it. He started playing in pubs at 15 and, around 20, met Taupin through a want ad in a music magazine.

There were good years and bad ones, highs and lows—that handful of Valium before jumping into the swimming pool in 1975, for example, or the disco album, which John himself described as jumping on a dying bandwagon—but he has always endured, emerging from the debauchery of the ’70s and redefinitions of the ’80s bruised but never beaten, a gay icon, AIDS activist, philanthropist, Knight Bachelor, and father of two. In 2018, nearly 50 years after his debut album, he embarked on a three-year farewell tour, and published his first autobiography, Me, in 2019. The host of Apple Music 1’s Rocket Hour, Elton has been the recipient of countless awards (Grammys, Oscars, BRITs, Tonys, Ivors), has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II and, in 2020, was awarded the Companion of Honour. - Apple Music

Dua Lipa

There’s purpose in Dua Lipa’s euphoric pop. “For me, it’s about championing women and putting ourselves in the position of power,” the singer told Apple Music in 2020, ahead of the release of her second album, Future Nostalgia. “I have been inspired by the female alphas that have shown me that we can do it. And that we can wear the pants, you know? We need more of that in music.” Forcing the world to get a little more comfortable with female alphas has been a mission statement for Lipa (born in London to Kosovar Albanian parents in 1995) since her 2017 self-titled debut. It housed the triumphant breakup smash “New Rules”, the self-love anthem “IDGAF” and the assured “Hotter Than Hell”—songs which made it clear that this was no ingénue, but rather an outspoken, effortlessly cool face of pop’s future. Indeed, that status was cemented a year later when Lipa made history as the first female solo artist to receive five BRIT Award nominations. She won two and, in 2019, added two Grammys to her mantelpiece.

Despite the success of her debut, Lipa wasn’t interested in recreating its hits. “People always say, ‘The second album is really scary,’ but for me, it’s more scary to go back into the studio and try to create something like ‘New Rules’ or ‘IDGAF’ over and over again,” she said. “I feel like I’d end up in a vicious cycle of trying to get somewhere but never being able to mature as an artist.” And so, to move forward, she pivoted to the past, drawing on disco and funk—and filtering it through her ahead-of-its-time pop—to arrive at Future Nostalgia. Decadent and every bit as empowering as those early hits, it brought Lipa her first Mercury Prize nod, multiple Grammy nominations and a rightful place in pop’s upper echelons. And with it, too, came Lipa’s new purpose. Released just as the world went into lockdown amid the coronavirus crisis, Future Nostalgia became an urgent tonic for tough times—danced to in living rooms across the world. Yet Lipa wasn’t done there: Five months later, she unveiled Club Future Nostalgia, a thrilling remixed version on which the singer teamed up with club queen The Blessed Madonna, and guests including Madonna, Missy Elliott, Gwen Stefani and Mark Ronson, to bring lockdown-fatigued listeners another dose of escapism. “I didn’t think I’d be putting albums out during a global pandemic,” added Lipa. “But it’s just about creating experiences for everyone at home. That’s the most important thing for me now.”

All of this, of course, is only just the beginning. “I really feel like I’m finding my feet,” said Lipa. “I feel so proud of Future Nostalgia as a whole and the most confident and the most myself making it. But I’m already planning the next move.” - Apple Music

Top 100 Chart History

Elton John

1971 04 Your Song -1- MILLIONAIRE

1972 02 Rocket Man -1- MILLIONAIRE

1972 31 Honky Cat -2-

1972 05 Crocodile Rock -1-

1973 04 Daniel -2-

1973 07 Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting -1*-

1973 06 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road -2*-

1973 08 Step Into Christmas -NAS- MILLIONAIRE

1974 11 Candle In The Wind -3*-

1974 16 Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me -1-

1974 15 The Bitch Is Back -2-

1974 10 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds -NAS-

1975 12 Philadelphia Freedom (The Elton John Band) -NAS-

1975 22 Someone Saved My Life Tonight -1-

1975 14 Island Girl -1-

1976 07 Pinball Wizard -OST-

1976 01 Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Elton John & Kiki Dee) -NAS- MILLION SELLER

1976 37 Benny And The Jets -4*-

1976 11 Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word -1-

1977 27 Crazy Water -2-

1977 28 Bite Your Lip / Chicago (Elton John & Kiki Dee) -3-

1978 34 Ego -NAS-

1978 15 Part Time Love -1-

1978 04 Song For Guy -2-

1979 01 Are You Ready For Love -1-

1980 33 Little Jeannie -1-

1980 44 Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?) -2-

1981 40 I Saw Her Standing There (The Elton John Band & John Lennon) -NAS-

1981 42 Nobody Wins -1-

1982 08 Blue Eyes -1-

1982 51 Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) -2-

1983 05 I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues -1-

1983 04 I'm Still Standing -2- MILLIONAIRE

1983 20 Kiss The Bride -3-

1983 33 Cold As Christmas (In The Middle Of The Year) -4-

1984 07 Sad Songs (Say So Much) -1-

1984 05 Passengers -2-

1984 50 Who Wears These Shoes? -3-

1985 59 Breaking Hearts (Ain't What It Used To Be) -4-

1985 32 Act Of War (Elton John & Millie Jackson) -NAS-

1985 03 Nikita -1-

1985 12 Wrap Her Up -2-

1986 47 Cry To Heaven -3-

1986 45 Heartache All Over The World -1-

1986 44 Slow Rivers (Elton John & Cliff Richard) -2-

1987 59 Flames Of Paradise (Jennifer Rush & Elton John)

1987 85 Your Song (Live) -1-

1988 05 Candle In The Wind (Live) -2-

1988 30 I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That -1-

1988 74 Town Of Plenty -2-

1988 91 A Word In Spanish -3-

1989 41 Through The Storm (Aretha Franklin & Elton John)

1989 45 Healing Hands -1-

1989 55 Sacrifice -2-

1990 01 Sacrifice / Healing Hands -3-

1990 47 Club At The End Of The Street / Whispers -4-

1990 33 You Gotta Love Someone -1-

1990 63 Easier To Walk Away -2-

1991 01 Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (George Michael & Elton John) -1^-

1992 10 The One -1-

1992 31 Runaway Train (Elton John & Eric Clapton) -OST-

1992 21 The Last Song -2-

1993 44 Simple Life -3-

1993 02 True Love (Elton John & Kiki Dee) -2^-

1994 07 Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Elton John & RuPaul) -3^-

1994 24 Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing (Marcella Detroit & Elton John) -4^-

1994 14 Can You Feel The Love Tonight -OST-

1994 11 Circle Of Life -OST-

1995 15 Believe -1-

1995 18 Made In England -2-

1996 33 Please -3-

1997 01 Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle In The Wind '97 -1- MILLION SELLER

1998 16 Recover Your Soul -2-

1998 32 If The River Can Bend -3-

1999 10 Written In The Stars (Elton John & LeAnn Rimes) -1-

2001 09 I Want Love -1-

2002 24 This Train Don't Stop There Anymore -2-

2002 39 Original Sin -3-

2002 01 Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word (Blue feat. Elton John)

2004 20 All That I'm Allowed (I'm Thankful) -1-

2005 32 Turn The Lights Out When You Leave -2-

2005 01 Ghetto Gospel (2Pac feat. Elton John)

2005 04 Electricity -3-

2008 88 Joseph, Better You Than Me (The Killers feat. Elton John & Neil Tennant)

2009 03 Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer) (Ironik feat. Chipmunk & Elton John)

2012 48 Sad (Elton John vs. Pnau) -1-

2013 69 Face To Face (Gary Barlow & Elton John)

2015 70 Tiny Dancer -1- MILLIONAIRE

2021 47 It's a sin (Elton John & Years & Years) -PS-

2021 01 Cold Heart (Elton John & Dua Lipa) -1-

2021 01 Merry Christmas (Ed Sheeran & Elton John) -2-

2021 01 Sausage Rolls For Everyone (LadBaby feat. Ed Sheeran & Elton John)

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2016 15 Hotter Than Hell -2-

2016 30 Blow Your Mind (Mwah) -3-

2016 10 No Lie (Sean Paul feat. Dua Lipa)

2017 09 Be The One -1/4- MILLIONAIRE

2017 14 Scared To Be Lonely (Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa) MILLIONAIRE

2017 86 Lost In Your Light (feat. Miguel) -5-

2017 01 New Rules -6- MILLIONAIRE

2018 03 IDGAF -7- MILLIONAIRE

2018 01 One Kiss (Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa) MILLIONAIRE

2018 04 Electricity (Silk City & Dua Lipa feat. Diplo & Mark Ronson)

2018 36 Kiss And Make Up (Dua Lipa & BLACKPINK) -AT-

2019 24 Swan Song -OST-

2019 02 Don't Start Now -1- MILLIONAIRE

2020 03 Physical -2- MILLIONAIRE

2020 06 Break My Heart -3-

2020 31 Hallucinate -4-

2020 72 UN DIA (ONE DAY) (J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & Tainy)

2020 05 Levitating (feat. DaBaby) -5- MILLIONAIRE

2020 79 Fever (Dua Lipa & Angèle) -PS-

2020 08 Prisoner (Miley Cyrus feat. Dua Lipa)

2021 95 Real Groove (Kylie Minogue & Dua Lipa)

2021 25 We're Good -6-

2021 51 Love Again -7-

2021 14 Demeanor (Pop Smoke feat. Dua Lipa)

2021 01 Cold Heart (Elton John & Dua Lipa)

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January 2, 20224 yr

One of the best chart surprises of the year was seeing this make #1!

January 2, 20224 yr

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pleasing to see Cold Heart make it nice and high this year despite it peaking in Q4!

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