January 12, 20232 yr Author #34 (1475pts) Tina Boonstra City of Doubt - Chart Statistics NE (8/1/2022) 36-21-10-9-10-9-9-14-17-18-18-20-22-23-25-33-40-52-67-92-xx Video 8lnEXbfzwCU Commentary I did send Tina Boonstra to BJSC this year with the song 'Prodigal' (which I forgot I hadn't charted!) but I actually discovered this song before that one! I never liked it enough to put it into my chart when I first heard it in 2021, but once it got a video I was willing to give it a second chance, and became a big fan of it! It's a very nice indie-pop song with some great vocals, and Tina still has another song to come in my chart! Top 100 Chart History Tina Boonstra 2022 09 City of Doubt 2022 01 Martha
January 12, 20232 yr Author #33 (1490pts) Son Mieux Multicolor - Chart Statistics NE (1/10/2022) 15-6-4-4-4-6-6-9-11-15-19-24-34-38-46-... Video rTRv4sFglgo Commentary I discovered this song a few weeks before it was entered in BJSC, and coincidentially became a massive fan of it just at the point at which I realised it was in the other semi! It's a perfect mix of indie and funk, making it quite a brilliant song. Also - I'm sure it had a music video at one point! Top 100 Chart History Son Mieux 2022 04 Multicolor
January 12, 20232 yr Author #32 (1497pts) CoCo and the Butterfields Together Again - Chart Statistics NE (22/1/2022) 5-6-5-5-5-8-11-12-12-13-16-16-16-21-27-37-50-75-85-98-xx Video LxOVbkUiHsg Commentary Well you can unintentially see the different varieties on their name I've charted these guys as in my chart history :magic: They haven't been as prolific at making new music this year as they were last year, but this song is fantastic, really got me emotional thinking about the power of friends and coming together after a long time! Top 100 Chart History CoCo and The Butterfields 2017 03 Battlegrounds (CoCo & The Buterfields) 2018 12 Monsters (CoCo and the Butterfields) 2018 12 Puppets (CoCo and the Butterfields) 2019 20 Animals (CoCo and the Butterfields) 2019 63 Giants (CoCo & The Butterfields) 2020 10 Feel (CoCo & The Butterfields) 2020 01 Alone (Together) (CoCo & The Butterfields) 2020 03 Dance! (CoCo and the Butterfields) 2021 01 Night Avenue (CoCo and the Butterfields) 2021 13 K.O.T.C (CoCo and the Butterfields) 2021 30 Goodbye Now (CoCo and the Butterfields) 2021 37 Marching Home (CoCo and the Butterfields) 2021 13 Crash and Burn (CoCo and the Butterfields) 2021 16 No Mistakes (CoCo and the Butterfields) 2021 02 Ignite (CoCo and the Butterfields) 2022 05 Together Again (CoCo and the Butterfields) 2022 18 Love is Love (CoCo and the Butterfields)
January 12, 20232 yr Author #31 (1508pts) First Aid Kit Angel - Chart Statistics NE (30/7/2022) 19-13-10-6-5-5-6-8-12-14-16-19-24-43-48-52-60-62-67-75-87-xx RE (7/1/2023) 91-... Video QYs6dqrAsn8 Commentary First Aid Kit are a duo I've been aware of for ages but have never had too much of an interest in. This song however really grabbed me, the country-esque vibe and sheer positivity of the chorus really grabbed me and it's just a fab song to sway along to! Top 100 Chart History First Aid Kit 2022 05 Angel
January 12, 20232 yr Author Hey Pete :hi: catch-up time, these are my favourites in your countdown since I last commented: #67 George Ezra - Anyone For You #52 KALUSH - Stefania #46 Editors - Heart Attack #44 Sam Ryder - SPACE MAN 'Anyone For You' turned out to be a big grower for me! I'm glad that it kickstarted this era off on the right foot after his previous one didn't quite get going until single #2. 'Stefania' and 'SPACE MAN' were a really strong Eurovision top 2 :wub: it was amazing to hear the former played on the chart. Shame that Sam didn't quite get a #1 single but he already feels like a bit of a national treasure anyway and did get that album #1 at least! I was pleasantly surprised by how strong the new Editors material was after they hadn't really been on my radar for a good 15 years. Agree with all the above! Stefania scraping into the Top 40 was one of my favourite chart moments of last year, and of course was fab to see SPACE MAN do so well! Thanks Jade ^_^
January 13, 20232 yr Author 31-100 Recap: 31 First Aid Kit Angel 32 CoCo and the Butterfields Together Again 33 Son Mieux Multicolor 34 Tina Boonstra City of Doubt 35 Rea Garvey, YouNotUs & Kush Kush Love Makes You Shine 36 Manor Collective Thank You, Sorry, Please (ft. Becca Folkes, Charlotte Kiwanuka & Elle Limebear) 37 Milow How Love Works 38 Casting Crowns Healer 39 Hippo Campus Ride or Die 40 Matt Redman Son of Suffering 41 The Sherlocks City Lights 42 Walk Off The Earth & Tenille Townes Tomorrow Can Wait 43 TobyMac The Goodness (ft. Blessing Offor) 44 Sam Ryder SPACE MAN 45 Built By Titan Wild World (ft. Skybourne) 46 Editors Heart Attack 47 Martin Smith Our Eyes Are On You (ft. Elle Limebear) 48 The Knocks Slow Song (ft. Dragonette) 49 Tom Chaplin Midpoint 50 Emissary I'll Be Your Guide 51 METRUTH It'll Be Okay (ft. Christian Singleton & Kumiko Bankson) 52 KALUSH Stefania 53 Klingande & Pool Blue Eye of the Storm 54 Colorvault Dwell In Your House (ft. Young Oceans) 55 AR/CO Call Me By My Name 56 Malik Harris Rockstars 57 Sheldon Riley Not The Same 58 Lion of Judah Kingdom Disposition 59 Mando Diao Fire in the Hall 60 Regen California 61 NEEDTOBREATHE Talk of the Town 62 Katy Nicole In Jesus Name (God Of Possible) 63 Imagine Dragons Love Of Mine - Night Vision Demo 64 Seafret Running Out of Love 65 Rend Collective Let It Roll 66 Sea Girls Paracetamol Blues 67 George Ezra Anyone For You 68 Jeangu Macrooy & Pete Philly A Little Greener 69 Bear's Den All The Wrong Places 70 Abi Gledhill Sunflowers (Through the Night) 71 The Slow Show Breathe 72 Sam Fender Getting Started 73 The Isomers From The Chaos 74 Dubdogz & Ofenbach On My Shoulders 75 The Vaccines Thunder Fever 76 Nico & Vinz Peace 77 Stephen Stanley Note To Self (ft. Riley Clemmons) 78 George Ezra Green Green Grass 79 Wyldest Tin Foil Girl 80 Valley of the Moon Lead Me Up the Mountain 81 LZ7 Energy 82 lovelytheband sail away 83 Regard & Kwabs Signals 84 Systur Með hækkandi sól 85 Fatherson Love For Air 86 Nothing But Funk So Good 87 Ochman River 88 MARO saudade, saudade 89 Sam Ryder Somebody 90 TobyMac Cornerstone (ft. Zach Williams) 91 TAYA For All My Life 92 Brother Leo Living In A Zoo 93 Naffymar & Marizu Power 94 Teleman Simple Like Us 95 Pyramid Park You Got Me 96 John Dhali Plain Sight 97 Oz or O & ZAA_MUSIC Dance Like David 98 Sigala, David Guetta & Sam Ryder Living Without You 99 Olu Meduoye Higher Ways 100 Red Rum Club Vibrate
January 13, 20232 yr Author #30 (1528pts) Tall Heights The Weatherman - Chart Statistics NE (19/11/2022) 24-4-2-2-2-3-3-4-... Video cqDOwcpbs-c Commentary A very different sound from Tall Heights to Hear It Again (although a bit more like Spirit Cold!), this is very mellow with only very basic guitars as a backing track and vocals that never go too 'powerful', but the idea of not being remmotely remarkable but still being able to be there for someone is what really grabbed me about this song. Top 100 Chart History Tall Heights 2021 05 Hear It Again 2022 02 The Weatherman
January 13, 20232 yr Author #29 (1534pts) Colorvault So Sure (ft. Young Oceans & Alex Taylor) - Chart Statistics NE (30/7/2022) 25-15-11-7-7-9-11-10-14-18-22-18-19-23-30-34-46-54-59-66-77-xx Video BlJ-xwEGr3Q Commentary Another song from the fantastic Colorvault now, this song is also quite stripped-back but really grew on me as I listened to it. Definitely worth a listen, such a beautiful song speaking of all the places God's love might be foung in this world. Top 100 Chart History Colorvault 2022 05 Dwell In Your House (ft. Young Oceans) 2022 26 Power in the Name (Colorvault & Alex Taylor) 2022 07 So Sure (ft. Young Oceans & Alex Taylor) Young Oceans 2022 05 Dwell In Your House (Colorvault ft. Young Oceans) 2022 30 Same Side (Tenielle Neda ft. Young Oceans) 2022 07 So Sure (Colorvault ft. Young Oceans & Alex Taylor) Alex Taylor 2022 26 Power in the Name (Colorvault & Alex Taylor) 2022 07 So Sure (Colorvault ft. Young Oceans & Alex Taylor)
January 13, 20232 yr Author #28 (1580pts) The Sherlocks World I Understand - Chart Statistics NE (27/11/2021) 16-13-13-11-13-12-8-8-9-12-15-17-25-38-44-46-47-48-50-52-53-64-79-xx Video T8pag5FXNHc Commentary I'd sort-of forgotten this song was last year as well! This one was around throughout December 2021 but peaked in January of 2022, being my initial favourite of the two Sherlocks songs. It's another indie song with the winning formula with a good dose of positivity! Top 100 Chart History The Sherlocks 2017 26 Chasing Shadows 2018 16 Will You Be There? 2019 07 NYC (Sing It Loud) 2019 48 Waiting 2021 33 End of the Earth 2021 68 Falling 2021 08 World I Understand 2022 10 City Lights 2022 58 Wake Up
January 13, 20232 yr Author #27 (1584pts) Rachael Lampa Perfectly Loved (ft. TobyMac) - Chart Statistics NE (8/10/2022) 80-49-34-18-11-8-7-7-5-5-8-13-17-20-... Video WfUkEgG5rEk Commentary This one took a while to grow on me, but I couldn't resist such a beautiful song about how we are all valued as people, regardless of how down-and-out we feel or how far we try and stray away. A really comforting and uplifting song over quite a simple piano backing! Top 100 Chart History Rachael Lampa 2022 05 Perfectly Loved (ft. TobyMac) TobyMac 2021 01 Help Is On The Way (Maybe Midnight) 2021 87 Promised Land 2022 07 The Goodness (ft. Blessing Offor) 2022 05 Perfectly Loved (Rachael Lampa ft. TobyMac) 2022 04 Cornerstone (ft. Zach Williams)
January 13, 20232 yr Author #26 (1600pts) Bear's Den Spiders - Chart Statistics NE (5/2/2022) 4-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-10-11-17-25-46-60-75-84-95-xx Video QLYdoN6pEHg Commentary The second-highest Bear's Den song, this is a bit more fast-paced than some of the others but still is filled with what feels like a sense of desperation of someone trying to pull themselves out of the darkness of their situation but realising they can't. I often mishear the chorus as 'Lord, I'm trying, but I can't pull myself out when the darkness comes' (instead of 'Love, I'm trying'), which seems a lot more fitting, and is something that I've sung quite a lot when I've struggled throughout the year. Top 100 Chart History Bear's Den 2020 49 The Star of Bethnal Green 2022 03 Spiders 2022 03 Shadows 2022 23 Blue Hours 2022 10 All The Wrong Places 2022 79 New Ways 2022 75 On Your Side 2022 38 Frightened Whispers 2022 50 Please Don't Hide Yourself Away (Bear's Den & Jade Bird) 2022 54 Team (ft. Monica Martin) 2022 59 Stitch In Time
January 14, 20232 yr my faves from your top 75: 33 Son Mieux Multicolor 44 Sam Ryder SPACE MAN 48 The Knocks Slow Song (ft. Dragonette) 52 KALUSH Stefania – a very deserving winner really, even putting aside the obvious sympathy vote it was an inspired choice of song to enter and would've surely done well anyway 55 AR/CO Call Me By My Name – quite liked this in BJSC although they appeared in my EOY with 'Under the Sun'
January 14, 20232 yr I hadn't given First Aid Kit much of a go before but I saw them perform on Graham Norton last year and was really impressed. I'm giving Angel a listen now and I prefer the one they sung on Norton but this is pretty nice too!
January 14, 20232 yr Author #25 (1601pts) ANTYTILA And you start - Chart Statistics NE (23/4/2022) 5-1-1-1-4-6-9-11-14-17-25-28-30-34-38-54-64-72-80-90-96-xx Video licC0ArmHCk Commentary I discovered ANTYTILA when trying to find some music by Ukranian artists in order to support them after Russia first invaded. These guys got exposure due to not being allowed to perform at the Stand For Ukraine concert (and subsequently featuring on a remix of Ed Sheeran's 2Step), and I found that they had released this in the back end of last year. It's a really good song, and the main line of the chorus being 'I'm gonna fight for your freedom' is so poignant, even when they didn't know that they would all be supporting the military just a few months later. Top 100 Chart History ANTYTILA 2022 01 And you start
January 14, 20232 yr Author #24 (1602pts) Alfie Templeman Candyfloss - Chart Statistics NE (6/8/2022) 19-18-11-8-7-7-9-13-16-21-21-23-25-25-31-40-40-41-47-56-61-61-64-... Video mgbyRqI_2sY Commentary The highest BJSC discovery in my chart, I've been really impresed in general by Alfie Templeman's funk-heavy music and this is one of, if not his best, yet. The whole candyfloss theme of the lyrics works fantastically, and the instruments and beat just make this a brilliant song! Top 100 Chart History Alfie Templeman 2021 40 Obvious Guy 2021 12 3D Feelings 2022 46 Broken 2022 67 Dizzy (chloe moriondo ft. Thomas Headon & Alfie Templeman) 2022 07 Candyfloss
January 14, 20232 yr Author #23 (1605pts) Lathan Warlick Look Up To The Sky (ft. Blessing Offor) - Chart Statistics NE (13/8/2022) 4-2-2-4-4-5-5-6-9-13-13-15-16-16-27-35-47-52-66-80-82-80-... Video Wk0zWazQ34g Commentary The highest rap song in my chart, I've become quite the fan of Blessing Offor in the past year but hadn't heard of Lathan Warlick before. The song works really well though, Offor's fab voice in the chorus along with some well thought-out verses by Warlick over a very soft backing tune. Top 100 Chart History Lathan Warlick 2022 02 Look Up To The Sky (ft. Blessing Offor) Blessing Offor 2020 22 Tin Roof (Chris Tomlin ft. Blessing Offor) 2021 08 Brighter Days 2022 84 How Much You Mean To Me 2022 01 Believe 2022 07 The Goodness (TobyMac ft. Blessing Offor) 2022 02 Look Up To The Sky (Lathan Warlick ft. Blessing Offor) 2022 66 My Tribe 2022 28 Your Love 2022 22 Feel Good
January 14, 20232 yr Author #22 (1610pts) Jon Reddick God, Turn It Around - Chart Statistics NE (19/3/2022) 83-24-4-1-1-4-5-7-9-20-23-25-30-36-43-55-63-61-59-75-86-98-xx Video -Gv8VDqc-os Commentary This song was released a whole three years ago but really gained traction earlier this year. I discovered in on the Billboard Christian Music Chart recap videos and it slowly but surely grew on me, up to the point when I decided to listen to it in full and it blew me away. It's such a simple song, but the fact it's so simple means it can be used for encouragement in so many different situations, and all I need to do is put my hope in Jesus and trust that God will turn things around! Top 100 Chart History Jon Reddick 2020 24 You Keep Hope Alive (Mandisa & Jon Reddick) 2022 01 God, Turn It Around
January 14, 20232 yr Author #21 (1612pts) Andrew Ripp In Good Hands - Chart Statistics NE (13/8/2022) 43-28-6-2-3-4-4-5-7-9-11-13-20-26-36-45-38-44-52-62-59-63-... Video ofROUdc03U8 Commentary Oh this is a beautiful song, I'm struggling to put it into words as on one level it is just another stripped-back song but I think that's really needed for a song in which Ripp takes on the voice of God drawing the listener back to Him when they can't cope any more. Top 100 Chart History Andrew Ripp 2022 17 Fill My Cup 2022 02 In Good Hands 2022 11 For the Love of God
January 14, 20232 yr Author my faves from your top 75: 33 Son Mieux Multicolor 44 Sam Ryder SPACE MAN 48 The Knocks Slow Song (ft. Dragonette) 52 KALUSH Stefania – a very deserving winner really, even putting aside the obvious sympathy vote it was an inspired choice of song to enter and would've surely done well anyway 55 AR/CO Call Me By My Name – quite liked this in BJSC although they appeared in my EOY with 'Under the Sun' Indeed, Stefania was such a great song! Whilst I did chart Under the Sun, it never grabbed me as much as this one although it's still a decent song! Thanks Dan ^_^ I hadn't given First Aid Kit much of a go before but I saw them perform on Graham Norton last year and was really impressed. I'm giving Angel a listen now and I prefer the one they sung on Norton but this is pretty nice too! Glad you enjoyed whichever song they performed! I've not heard too much from them beyond Angel but I probably should delve a little further. Thanks Lewis!
January 14, 20232 yr Alfie Templeman is great from what I know! I think 'One More Day' (with April, very chilled :heart:) is my favourite to date but 'Candyfloss' is another pretty good one ^_^
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