January 15, 20232 yr YAAAY at Candyfloss being so high!! Loved it from first play, definitely my favourite thing from him so far! :wub:
January 16, 20232 yr Author #20 (1637pts) Beach Chapel Stream - Chart Statistics NE (22/1/2022) 17-3-1-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-9-10-14-22-45-55-74-83-94-xx Video pRDuL8K5YpQ Commentary This song is very mellow, and if I hadn't given it more time I probably wouldn't have ever remembered what it sounded like. But this song is one of the ones that got me through quite a dip in my faith early in the year, reminding me that God has forgiven me no matter how much I mess up. That does mean that listening to the song brings back some memories that aren't the most positive, but that can't stop me from remembering that this is a great track. Top 100 Chart History Beach Chapel 2022 01 Stream
January 16, 20232 yr Author #19 (1638pts) Kaiser Chiefs How 2 Dance - Chart Statistics NE (12/11/2022) 1-1-3-4-4-6-11-14-15-... Video ubY05dfNPpo Commentary The Kaisers released this funky little track towards the back end of this year, I immediately found it an earworm and hence no surprise that it became their third #1 (each one being 3 years apart from each other!) It's very fun, not too serious but that's what we need sometimes! Top 100 Chart History Kaiser Chiefs 2016 01 Parachute 2016 04 Hole in My Soul 2016 06 We Stay Together 2019 01 Record Collection 2019 11 People Know How To Love One Another 2019 11 Northern Holiday 2019 22 Wait 2019 38 Golden Oldies 2019 46 Don't Just Stand There, Do Something 2019 61 The Only Ones 2019 72 Kurt vs Frasier (The Battle For Seattle) 2019 73 Target Market 2022 01 How 2 Dance
January 16, 20232 yr Author #18 (1645pts) Bad Sounds Angie - Chart Statistics NE (15/1/2022) 1-2-4-6-6-8-13-16-17-17-19-21-22-23-30-34-42-52-77-79-93-xx Video ckzhVTgGEzo Commentary I was a big fan of Bad Sounds back in 2017, but since then they've just not managed to release a song that really clicked for me since. Up until this one. This song has no bells and whistles to it, just a voice with a quiet sense of emotion and a quiet backing beat, but that completely set me off. It's a fantastic song, so understated but I think that's what absolutely makes it so good. Hopefully they'll release more like this in the future! Top 100 Chart History Bad Sounds 2016 15 Wages 2017 04 Meat on My Bones 2017 15 Zacharia 2017 07 Living Alone 2017 21 Hot Head Chippenham 2018 74 Evil Powers 2018 43 Couldn't Give It Away 2019 84 How Are You Gonna Lose? 2019 56 Sympathetic Vibrations 2019 45 Breathe 2020 88 Permanent 2020 98 Somebody To Get Shy With (Tungz ft. Bad Sounds) 2022 01 Angie
January 16, 20232 yr Author #17 (1645pts) Marizu Abba - Chart Statistics NE (19/11/2022) 3-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-... Video XZV9N8iqVYE Commentary The most recent #1 in my EOY this year, this is another very minimalist worship track but I think that's what brought me to it. (and since you might have been wondering, Abba does indeed relate to God instead of the Swedish band) Top 100 Chart History Marizu 2020 13 Dive 2021 48 Ódó (Quiz Tha Great & Marizu) 2022 17 Power (Naffymar & Marizu) 2022 91 Jejely 2022 01 Abba 2022 10 Without You
January 16, 20232 yr Author #16 (1655pts) Philip Jonathan Chokehold - Chart Statistics NE (17/9/2022) 3-3-4-4-5-6-6-8-9-10-12-13-12-15-24-25-24-... Video -JC83Gl9WMg Commentary After In The Garden became a long-running hit in my chart, I was very interested to see what Philip Jonathan would do next, if anything. Whilst I wasn't particularly expecting a song like this (there's no hints that it's specifically a worship song, similar to Seafront which I sent to BJSC), I very quickly warmed to it and it ended up debuting within my Top 5. As with lots of other songs in this section, it's very minimalist, with just a guitar to back his vocals, but also works very well. Top 100 Chart History Philip Jonathan 2022 36 In The Garden 2022 53 I, Hope 2022 81 Seafront 2022 03 Chokehold
January 16, 20232 yr Author 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 ^_^ Will need to give that one a listen, agree that he's great though - thanks Jade! YAAAY at Candyfloss being so high!! Loved it from first play, definitely my favourite thing from him so far! :wub: It really is a tune, thanks for introducing me to it! Thanks Joseph ^_^
January 17, 20232 yr Belatedly commenting on the one song I know here - Angel is such a beautiful song and a great comeback from First Aid Kit :wub: I saw them live over the summer just after that song came out and it was a real moment in the show, they're great performers on stage. I've been a fan of them for a long time now, if you liked Angel I'd definitely recommend Stay Gold, Wolf and My Silver Lining, which are some of my favourite tracks from them :heart: ^_^
January 19, 20232 yr Here are my favourites from your latest selection: 19. Kaiser Chiefs - How 2 Dance 35. Rea Garvey, Younotus & Kush Kush - Love Makes You Shine 37. Milow - How Love Works 44. Sam Ryder - SPACE MAN
January 19, 20232 yr Author #15 (1680pts) Sam Hibbard Rebel Heart - Chart Statistics NE (14/5/2022) 77-36-5-3-3-3-3-4-6-6-7-10-11-16-21-22-29-34-35-41-52-66-74-86-95-xx Video lTt5cQm2Fak Commentary This was the first I'd heard of Sam Hibbard, but I really grew to love this track. It might be a bit rough around the edges but the message of us all having rebellious hearts but knowing that love is holding us close really speaks to me. And I also enjoy how up-tempo the whole song is! Top 100 Chart History Sam Hibbard 2022 03 Rebel Heart 2022 08 Come Away
January 19, 20232 yr Author #14 (1681pts) Joshua Micah & Owl City Let The Light In - Chart Statistics NE (19/2/2022) 19-1-1-2-2-2-2-3-3-7-8-11-13-24-25-31-41-49-61-75-90-xx Video eqJ932Cl7IY Commentary Neither Joshua Micah nor Owl City had appeared in my chart since 2018 before this one (although both have now appeared since!) This song is another one that really hits home, making the decision to let the light in is never a straightforward one but it's always the right choice (instead of being 'one foot out, one foot in' as the song says). And Owl City always sounds fab! Top 100 Chart History Joshua Micah 2018 71 Who Says 2022 01 Let The Light In (Joshua Micah & Owl City) 2022 17 Fade (Joshua Micah & Matthew Parker) Owl City 2017 06 All My Friends 2018 01 Lucid Dream 2018 13 New York City 2018 19 Cloud Nine 2022 01 Let The Light In (Joshua Micah & Owl City) 2023 37 Forever & Always (Armin Van Buuren & Gareth Emery ft. Owl City)
January 19, 20232 yr Author #13 (1730pts) White Lies I Don’t Want To Go To Mars - Chart Statistics NE (11/12/2021) 5-4-4-5-3-5-6-10-11-14-15-22-26-27-31-32-33-36-36-45-58-74-91-xx Video WE618hgsj8k Commentary The second-highest White Lies song in this countdown, this one definitely piggy-backed off the success of 'As I Try Not To Fall Apart' but is definitely a tune in and of itself. The chorus is so strong and the whole bizarreness of the song (everyone being taken off to Mars?!) really adds to its charm as a fab rock song. Top 100 Chart History White Lies 2019 26 Tokyo 2021 01 As I Try Not To Fall Apart 2021 03 I Don’t Want To Go To Mars 2022 01 Am I Really Going To Die? 2022 99 Blue Drift 2022 94 Breathe
January 19, 20232 yr Author #12 (1750pts) Ben Fuller Who I Am - Chart Statistics NE (25/6/2022) 50-17-4-1-2-2-2-3-4-9-10-14-16-20-28-33-46-57-65-61-69-67-73-79-86-98-xx Video MXFklH5A4jA Commentary Ben Fuller has the slightly dubious award of being #1 in the week I didn't actually compile a chart (the positions for the week were calculated as an average of the weeks before/after it besides the #1), but that shouldn't take away from the fact this track is fab. It's about as 'contemporary US worship' as you can get, but I think that can really work for a song, particularly one which is basically a reminder of the fact that anyone who follows God doesn't need to be worried about living up to their own standards as we know we are children of God and that's enough. Top 100 Chart History Ben Fuller 2022 01 Who I Am
January 19, 20232 yr Author #11 (1791pts) White Lies Am I Really Going To Die? - Chart Statistics NE (29/1/2022) 2-2-1-1-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-11-14-23-35-55-67-80-93-xx Video co1LNXyI0-4 Commentary My #11 is always the most difficult position to give out as I'm left with 11 songs I really love and I'll almost definitely change my mind tomorrow :P But here we are, with While Lies' highest-charting song this year at the dreaded position. I love this song so much as it's just so packed with emotion with someone denying the fact that they're going to die, clutching more and more at straws as the song goes on. So well put together and I really applaud White Lies for releasing this! (even if the video is a bit odd) Top 100 Chart History White Lies 2019 26 Tokyo 2021 01 As I Try Not To Fall Apart 2021 03 I Don’t Want To Go To Mars 2022 01 Am I Really Going To Die? 2022 99 Blue Drift 2022 94 Breathe
January 19, 20232 yr Author Belatedly commenting on the one song I know here - Angel is such a beautiful song and a great comeback from First Aid Kit :wub: I saw them live over the summer just after that song came out and it was a real moment in the show, they're great performers on stage. I've been a fan of them for a long time now, if you liked Angel I'd definitely recommend Stay Gold, Wolf and My Silver Lining, which are some of my favourite tracks from them :heart: ^_^ I'll need to give those songs a listen given how much I enjoyed hearing Angel - thanks Ansel! Here are my favourites from your latest selection: 19. Kaiser Chiefs - How 2 Dance 35. Rea Garvey, Younotus & Kush Kush - Love Makes You Shine 37. Milow - How Love Works 44. Sam Ryder - SPACE MAN Glad you're a fan of these ones - cheers Sergej ^_^
January 19, 20232 yr Author And so, my Top 10 (in alphabetical order...) Bear's Den - Shadows Blessing Offor - Believe John Dhali - Taste Rend Collective - Hallelujah Anyway The Head And The Heart - Virginia (Wind In The Night) The Killers - boy Tina Boonstra - Martha Tom Odell - Smiling All The Way Back Home Vance Joy - Clarity Village Lights - Promised Land (ft. Ike Ndolo)
January 20, 20232 yr Author #10 (1795pts) Tina Boonstra Martha - Chart Statistics NE (17/9/2022) 28-6-3-3-3-3-1-3-4-5-9-12-18-26-41-45-48-43-... Video EzvIvvb-sgU Commentary At #10 we have the highest song by a female lead vocallist. This song is really interesting - the first two verses basically paint it out to be a generic feel-good song, but then after that it takes a very interesting turn lyrics-wise, which took me a while to get used to as it gives the song a whole different aura, but eventually it caused me to respect the song (and Tina for putting it out there) a lot more. Definitely worth a listen! Top 100 Chart History Tina Boonstra 2022 09 City of Doubt 2022 01 Martha
January 20, 20232 yr Author #9 (1830pts) Village Lights Promised Land (ft. Ike Ndolo) - Chart Statistics NE (1/1/2022) 44-27-4-1-1-3-4-4-7-8-8-8-8-10-12-12-18-22-27-45-66-75-84-96-xx Video CRm-nDrIN0I Commentary I put this song on my playlist almost at random, simply because it appeared in my suggested watches on YouTube. It's a brilliant worship song, purely positive and joyful, and the way the song builds into such a burst of joy throughout (including the effortless switch to 'we are marching' in the bridge) really set this apart! Top 100 Chart History Village Lights 2022 01 Promised Land (ft. Ike Ndolo) 2022 64 King of Salvation (ft. Ricky Vazquez) Ike Ndolo 2022 01 Promised Land (Village Lights ft. Ike Ndolo)
January 20, 20232 yr Author #8 (1850pts) Tom Odell Smiling All The Way Back Home - Chart Statistics NE (29/10/2022) 17-1-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-6-6-... Video up-YZ_jGSOY Commentary I never fully got into Tom Odell's last era, but as soon as I heard this song I knew I was going to enjoy this one more. Being able to use nothing but a piano and voice and putting together a song which is so memorable is a real art and one that always grabs me, and the fact that a song about smiing is put across in such a 'sad' way was really intriguing to me as well. A fantastic song to get me back into Tom! Top 100 Chart History Tom Odell 2016 03 Here I Am 2016 03 Silhouette 2018 01 If You Wanna Love Somebody 2018 71 Half As Good As You (ft. Alice Merton) 2018 28 Go Tell Her Now 2019 38 Summer Day 2021 38 monster v.1 2022 01 Smiling All The Way Back Home 2022 11 Just Another Thing We Don't Talk About
January 20, 20232 yr Author #7 (1859pts) Bear's Den Shadows - Chart Statistics NE (5/3/2022) 90-99-100-xx RE (2/4/2022) 97-50-51-3-4-6-8-18-21-26-31-45-56-50-46-42-44-44-43-35-39-37-38-46-56-62-66-70-73-85-94-xx Video myzFYsW5Uwo Commentary Like a few of Bear's Den's songs, this one didn't hit me instantly, and didn't have much time to grow initially as I charted it just before I cut out music from my life for Lent. It was once I got back into listening to music that this song really came into its own. There's nothing initially special about it (which is probably why it dropped out of my Top 40 relatively quickly before staying around an age and even sneaking back in again weeks later), but as I listened I realised how fab this song is, the lyrics tell a story of trying to be there for someone when the shadows are taking them away, and the vocals are sung with such emotion and sincerity that it just causes me to really fall into the 'world' of the song. Beautiful! 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
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