Update to BJSC 172:

Longest:

13:37 Godspeed You! Black Emperor - BABYS IN A THUNDERCLOUD {Séyetana CLXIX} --> 13th longest entry; 8th longest qualifier

Shortest:

02:08 Otha - Effin {Bøtannikä CLXXI} -> 40th shortest entry; 17th shortest qualifier

the duality of Aesthetica

I'll be adding towards the top of this list next month btw x

24:56 James Ferraro - Live At Primavera Sound 2012 {Scotland 2 CLXXVIII; TBC}

13:23 Burial - Boy Sent From Above {Skall CLXXI; 10}

09:52 KASHIWA Daisuke - Ice {Terra Avium CLXXIV; 9}

09:41 Kraftwerk - Europe Endless {Jadakissnia CLXXIII; 4}

congrats to Scotland 2 who have the third-longest qualifying BJSC entry ever (behind only their record-breaking Don Salsa and Elëdan's auto-qualified Sufjan Stevens)

01:42 6euroneunzig and Robbensohn - TITTENTRAINING {République d'Áskorza CLXXVIII; TBC}

01:55 Johnny Stimson - Look At Me Now {Herbilore CLXXVI; SF-21}

01:57 Ashnikko - Trinkets {Taahino CLXXVII; 18}

02:02 Maria Becerra - IMAN (Two Of Us) {Baleghde CLXXVIII; SF-TBC}

02:03 Ikkimel and Robbensohn - BIKINI GRELL {FARC CLXXV; 13}

02:05 Banshee - I'm a never forgive kinda girl {Ajanaeda CLXXV; 38}

02:06 VTSS - Can't Catch Me {République d'Áskorza CLXXVI; 6}

02:08 Kirsty Grant - Outerbody {Hushkanukia CLXXVII; SF-24}

congrats to RdÁ who have the shortest BJSC entry to ever qualify this month (and Taahino who are now 5th on that list)

Did not realise 6euroneunzig would be breaking that record!

I see also that Skall broke their own record for longest top 10 hit with Burial beating Orbital by 20 seconds (both 10th place finishers as it happens).

it could’ve been me too if BJSC weren’t such bitches to snub Okay Kaya’s 94 second ode to mother nature

I didn’t have it on my radar that we could be a record breaker this month at all. Now let’s make it the shortest ever top 10 finisher 💪🏻

Longest

10:00 Ö - Garden Extra wet {Elëdan CLXXXI; TBC}

09:58 Maruja - Look Down On Us {Danæviia CLXXXI; TBC}

These two make positions 39th/40th in the list - only one more to go before the entire top 40 is filled with 10+ minute entries (although we could've got there already if I and others hadn't sent edited versions).

Shortest

01:36 fakemink - Braces {Scotland 2 CLXXIX; SF-23}

01:59 Satine - C'est toi {République d'Áskorza CLXXXI; SF-25}

02:01 Flora Fishbach - La Machiavela {Dalisska CLXXX; 27}

02:05 FAANGS - Better Off Alone {Kluminican Republic CLXXIX; 30}

02:06 Maggie Lindemann - one of the ones {République d'Áskorza CLXXIX; 29}

The Satine entry brings us to a total of 25 that sit under 2 minutes, albeit only 8 had qualified.

This is a 2026 goal to get on one (or both) of these lists

I still have the 15 minute song I nearly sent to the retro contest

(My current main potential for the next contest is another sub 4 minute one though)