Top 50 Tracks (27/04/25 - 03/05/25)

01 Ne Amy Macdonald - Is This What You’ve Been Waiting For?
02 01 Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt.
03 02 Alan Fletcher - (I’ve Got A) Crush On Susie K
04 03 Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club
05 04 Bon Jovi - Legendary
06 05 Bon Jovi - Walls of Jericho
07 07 Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You
08 11 Bon Jovi - We Made It Look Easy
09 09 Bon Jovi - Living Proof
10 08 Myles Smith - Stargazing

11 06 Bon Jovi - The People's House
12 Re Amy Macdonald - Barrowland Ballroom
13 Re Amy Macdonald - Mr Rock n Roll
14 Re Alex Warren - Carry You Home
15 Ne Dave Lalor - Nostalgia Time
16 Ne Amy Macdonald - This Pretty Face
17 Re Gracie Abrams - That's So True
18 Ne Amy Macdonald - Love Love
19 10 The Corrs - Toss The Feathers
20 Ne Alex Warren - Ordinary

21 Ne Benson Boone - Sorry I’m Here For Someone Else
22 Ne Dave Lalor - Euro Nostalgia
23 Ne Lola Young - Messy
24 35 Shahboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)
25 15 Madness - Love Really Hurts
26 17 Killers & Bruce Springsteen - Badlands (Live)
27 Ne Amy Macdonald - Spark
28 13 Killers & Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (Live)
29 Re Amy Macdonald - Poison Prince
30 24 Bon Jovi - Seeds

31 Ne Amy Macdonald - Don’t Tell Me That It’s Over
32 28 Dire Straits - Walk of Life
33 12 The Corrs - Haste To The Wedding
34 Re Mark McCabe - Maniac 2000
35 40 Bon Jovi - Hollow Man
36 22 Madness - Madness
37 18 Madness - The Harder They Come (Live)
38 32 Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You
39 Re Amy Macdonald - This Is The Life
40 Ne Dave Lalor - Summer Nostalgia
41 25 Killers & Bruce Springsteen - Dustland (Live)

42 Ne Amy Macdonald - The Hudson
43 20 Holly Johnson - Love Train
44 34 Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott - You and Me (Were Meant To Be Together)
45 14 Mike & The Mechanics - The Living Years
46 21 Black Star Riders - Crazy Horses
47 39 Doechii - Denial Is A River
48 31 Black Star Riders - Catch Yourself On
49 43 Bon Jovi - Kiss The Bride
50 26 Debbie Harry - I Want That Man

Top 10 Albums (27/04/25 - 03/05/25)

01 01 Bon Jovi - Forever
02 Ne Amy Macdonald - A Curious Thing
03 Re Amy Macdonald - This Is The Life
04 Ne Amy Macdonald - The Human Demands
05 04 V/A - Now Yearbook 89
06 02 Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You
07 09 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 2024/05/09 Belfast, Northern Ireland
08 Ne Dave Lalor - 1990 – 2000: The First Ten Years
09 Re Elio Pace - The Billy Joel Songbook (Live)
10 06 Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms

It's Amy Macdonald's week as I finally got to hear the first single from her forthcoming album which had become available for pre-order last week. I also booked to see her in Belfast on her tour at the end of the year and as I hadn't listened to her older stuff for a while I dug out her back catalogue albums. The Dave Lalor album charts by accident in a way. During a discussion about the Irish charts one of his singles was mentioned and I had to hunt it down on Spotify. In the early 90s he released 3 singles in a row which were all medleys and these all appeared on the album at number 8 as well as charting individually. Although the album title suggests his career started in 1990 he was around before that - in fact he entered the Irish Eurovision selection contest back in 1989 when he finished 7th out of 8 entries. This week sees the arrival of a few curent chart hits and a return for a couple of others. Finally this week saw the release of a 25th anniversary remix of Maniac 2000 which I only discovered on Friday.

Edited May 7, 20251 yr by Shaky Fan

Top 50 Tracks (04/05/25 - 10/05/25)

01 34 Mark McCabe - Maniac 2000
02 01 Amy Macdonald - Is This What You’ve Been Waiting For?
03 02 Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt.
04 04 Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club
05 05 Bon Jovi - Legendary
06 14 Alex Warren - Carry You Home
07 13 Amy Macdonald - Mr Rock n Roll
08 10 Myles Smith - Stargazing
09 06 Bon Jovi - Walls of Jericho
10 03 Alan Fletcher - (I’ve Got A) Crush On Susie K

11 09 Bon Jovi - Living Proof
12 12 Amy Macdonald - Barrowland Ballroom
13 07 Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You
14 20 Alex Warren - Ordinary
15 11 Bon Jovi - The People's House
16 16 Amy Macdonald - This Pretty Face
17 08 Bon Jovi - We Made It Look Easy
18 18 Amy Macdonald - Love Love
19 Ne Bryan Adams - Never Ever Let You Go
20 23 Lola Young - Messy

21 Ne Ralph McTell - Streets of London
22 Re Bryan Adams - I've Been Looking For You
23 Re Bryan Adams - Make Up Your Mind
24 Re Bryan Adams - Kick Ass
25 17 Gracie Abrams - That's So True
26 21 Benson Boone - Sorry I’m Here For Someone Else
27 24 Shahboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)
28 Ne Bryan Adams - Roll With The Punches
29 Re Bryan Adams - Just About Gone
30 Re Bryan Adams - So Happy It Hurts

31 39 Amy Macdonald - This Is The Life
32 Re Boyzlife - Dancing With The Echoes
33 29 Amy Macdonald - Poison Prince
34 25 Madness - Love Really Hurts
35 22 Dave Lalor - Euro Nostalgia
36 Re Bryan Adams - Part Friday Night, Part Sunday Morning
37 Ne Ralph McTell - Naomi
38 38 Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You
39 49 Bon Jovi - Kiss The Bride
40 31 Amy Macdonald - Don’t Tell Me That It’s Over

41 47 Doechii - Denial Is A River
42 32 Dire Straits - Walk of Life
43 15 Dave Lalor - Nostalgia Time
44 30 Bon Jovi - Seeds
45 37 Madness - The Harder They Come (Live)
46 27 Amy Macdonald - Spark
47 35 Bon Jovi - Hollow Man
48 44 Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott - You and Me (Were Meant To Be Together)
49 Ne Shakin' Stevens - Let’s Dance
50 36 Madness - Madness

Top 10 Albums (04/05/25 - 10/05/25)

01 01 Bon Jovi - Forever
02 Re Bryan Adams - Shine A Light
03 02 Amy Macdonald - A Curious Thing
04 03 Amy Macdonald - This Is The Life
05 07 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 2024/05/09 Belfast, Northern Ireland
06 06 Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You
07 10 Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
08 Re Shakin Stevens - Fire In The Blood: The Definitive Collection
09 05 V/A - Now Yearbook 89
10 04 Amy Macdonald - The Human Demands

With a fortnight to go to Bryan Adams' Belfast gig it was time to start listening to his back catalogue along with the new songs from his forthcoming album. I also realised that I hadn't listened to much Shaky recently so put his 19 CD box set on random play. On Sunday (4th) I had gone to see Ralph McTell in concert and a couple of the songs performed that night have also made their debut. And this week I played Maniac 2000 to death and as a result it soars up the chart to take the number 1 spot. Finally there's a return for Boyzlife. During the week I picked up tickets to see them on their Irish tour next April.

Top 50 Tracks (11/05/25 - 17/05/25)

01 Ne Amy Macdonald - Forward
02 02 Amy Macdonald - Is This What You’ve Been Waiting For?
03 03 Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt.
04 24 Bryan Adams - Kick Ass
05 04 Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club
06 01 Mark McCabe - Maniac 2000
07 05 Bon Jovi - Legendary
08 06 Alex Warren - Carry You Home
09 19 Bryan Adams - Never Ever Let You Go
10 11 Bon Jovi - Living Proof

11 14 Alex Warren - Ordinary
12 22 Bryan Adams - I've Been Looking For You
13 16 Amy Macdonald - This Pretty Face
14 18 Amy Macdonald - Love Love
15 12 Amy Macdonald - Barrowland Ballroom
16 13 Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You
17 07 Amy Macdonald - Mr Rock n Roll
18 23 Bryan Adams - Make Up Your Mind
19 09 Bon Jovi - Walls of Jericho
20 08 Myles Smith - Stargazing

21 29 Bryan Adams - Just About Gone
22 15 Bon Jovi - The People's House
23 20 Lola Young - Messy
24 25 Gracie Abrams - That's So True
25 Re Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart
26 Ne Ed Sheeran - Old Phone
27 17 Bon Jovi - We Made It Look Easy
28 28 Bryan Adams - Roll With The Punches
29 Re Bryan Adams - Can't Stop This Thing We Started
30 10 Alan Fletcher - (I’ve Got A) Crush On Susie K

31 Re Bruce Springsteen - No Surrender
32 30 Bryan Adams - So Happy It Hurts
33 Re Bruce Springsteen - Darlington County
34 Ne Sonny Fodera, , Jazzy & D.O.D. - Somedays
35 Re Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
36 26 Benson Boone - Sorry I’m Here For Someone Else
37 27 Shahboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)
38 32 Boyzlife - Dancing With The Echoes
39 Re Bruce Springsteen - Badlands
40 Re Bruce Springsteen - Ghosts

41 21 Ralph McTell - Streets of London
42 Ne Bryan Adams - Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman
43 Re Bryan Adams - Summer of '69
44 33 Amy Macdonald - Poison Prince
45 36 Bryan Adams - Part Friday Night, Part Sunday Morning
46 Ne Boyzlife - Save The Day
47 31 Amy Macdonald - This Is The Life
48 38 Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You
49 39 Bon Jovi - Kiss The Bride
50 Ne Bill Wyman - I Lost My Ring

Top 10 Albums (11/05/25 - 17/05/25)

01 02 Bryan Adams - Shine A Light
02 05 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 2024/05/09 Belfast, Northern Ireland
03 01 Bon Jovi - Forever
04 Re Bryan Adams - Classic
05 04 Amy Macdonald - This Is The Life
06 Re Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA
07 06 Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You
08 Ne Bill Wyman - Back To Basics
09 03 Amy Macdonald - A Curious Thing
10 07 Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms

Giving Bruce in Belfast a proper listen this week just over a year after the gig took place. The Bill Wyman album popped up on a Facebook post at one point and I decided to give it a play as I was fortunate enough to pick up a signed copy in a record shop in Belfast when it came out. And ahead of his upcoming Belfast show it was time to remind myself of some Bryan Adams classics.

On the singles chart there's a new number one - I love the latest one from Amy Macdonald and the Springsteen inspired intro helps it. Some Days has been around for a good while but has never been able to break into the Top 50 until now. The new ones from Ed Sheeran and Boyzlife have come under the radar since their releases and both make the chart this week.

Edited May 26, 20251 yr by Shaky Fan

Top 50 Tracks (18/05/25 - 24/05/25)

01 Re Bryan Adams - You Belong To Me
02 02 Amy Macdonald - Is This What You’ve Been Waiting For?
03 04 Bryan Adams - Kick Ass
04 01 Amy Macdonald - Forward
05 05 Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club
06 12 Bryan Adams - I've Been Looking For You
07 29 Bryan Adams - Can't Stop This Thing We Started
08 08 Alex Warren - Carry You Home
09 03 Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt.
10 18 Bryan Adams - Make Up Your Mind

11 07 Bon Jovi - Legendary
12 10 Bon Jovi - Living Proof
13 32 Bryan Adams - So Happy It Hurts
14 09 Bryan Adams - Never Ever Let You Go
15 19 Bon Jovi - Walls of Jericho
16 28 Bryan Adams - Roll With The Punches
17 11 Alex Warren - Ordinary
18 16 Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You
19 14 Amy Macdonald - Love Love
20 20 Myles Smith - Stargazing

21 22 Bon Jovi - The People's House
22 Re Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire
23 21 Bryan Adams - Just About Gone
24 Ne Bruce Springsteen - My City of Ruins
25 24 Gracie Abrams - That's So True
26 13 Amy Macdonald - This Pretty Face
27 27 Bon Jovi - We Made It Look Easy
28 26 Ed Sheeran - Old Phone
29 17 Amy Macdonald - Mr Rock n Roll
30 Re Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance

31 Re Holly Johnson - Love Train
32 Re Bruce Springsteen - Land of Hope and Dreams
33 06 Mark McCabe - Maniac 2000
34 15 Amy Macdonald - Barrowland Ballroom
35 Ne Moliy, Skillibeng, Shenseea and Silent Addy - Shake It To The Max
36 Ne Black Box - Ride On Time
37 25 Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart
38 23 Lola Young - Messy
39 43 Bryan Adams - Summer of '69
40 31 Bruce Springsteen - No Surrender

41 Re OMD - Look At You Now
42 Re Lewis Capaldi - How I'm Feeling Now
43 Re OMD - Bauhaus Staircase
44 37 Shahboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)
45 Ne Shakespears Sister - You’re History
46 36 Benson Boone - Sorry I’m Here For Someone Else
47 Re Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me
48 35 Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
49 49 Bon Jovi - Kiss The Bride
50 34 Sonny Fodera, , Jazzy & D.O.D. - Somedays

Top 10 Albums (18/05/25 - 24/05/25)

01 02 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 2024/05/09 Belfast, Northern Ireland
02 01 Bryan Adams - Shine A Light
03 03 Bon Jovi - Forever
04 Re V/A - Now Yearbook 89
05 Re Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 2024/05/16 Cork, Ireland
06 07 Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You
07 Re Lewis Capaldi - Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent
08 Re OMD - Bauhaus Staircase
09 04 Bryan Adams - Classic
10 06 Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA

Bryan Adams week with the Belfast gig on Wednesday being up to his usual high standard. Earlier in the week I had continued to listen to Bruce Springsteen's live shows from 2024 and having finally picked up my Now Yearbook 89 on Monday I finally got to listen to it on Saturday. Also during the week was looking through my favourite albums playlist on Spotify and picked out Lewis Capaldi and OMD.

Also on the singles chart Shake It To The Max makes it's debut, having grown on me over the last couple of weeks. And a couple of Springsteen tracks enter this week after featuring on his new live EP recorded earlier in the month during a show in Manchester.

Edited June 1, 20251 yr by Shaky Fan

Top 50 Tracks (25/05/25 - 31/05/25)

01 Re Hothouse Flowers - Don't Go
02 Ne Hothouse Flowers - Give It Up
03 01 Bryan Adams - You Belong To Me
04 02 Amy Macdonald - Is This What You’ve Been Waiting For?
05 Re Cast of Seven Drunken Nights - The Irish Rover (Live)
06 06 Bryan Adams - I've Been Looking For You
07 08 Alex Warren - Carry You Home
08 09 Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt.
09 04 Amy Macdonald - Forward
10 05 Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club

11 13 Bryan Adams - So Happy It Hurts
12 03 Bryan Adams - Kick Ass
13 07 Bryan Adams - Can't Stop This Thing We Started
14 Re Hothouse Flowers - I'm Sorry
15 25 Gracie Abrams - That's So True
16 Ne Cast of Seven Drunken Nights - The Leaving of Liverpool
17 10 Bryan Adams - Make Up Your Mind
18 11 Bon Jovi - Legendary
19 Re Cast of Seven Drunken Nights - Seven Drunken Nights (Live)
20 33 Mark McCabe - Maniac 2000

21 Re Cast of Seven Drunken Nights - Black Velvet Band / Wild Rover / The Irish Rover (Live)
22 14 Bryan Adams - Never Ever Let You Go
23 Re Cast of Seven Drunken Nights - I'll Tell Me Ma (Live)
24 16 Bryan Adams - Roll With The Punches
25 24 Bruce Springsteen - My City of Ruins
26 Ne Hothouse Flowers - It’ll Be Easier In The Morning
27 37 Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart
28 Ne Hothouse Flowers - Movies
29 18 Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You
30 28 Ed Sheeran - Old Phone

31 12 Bon Jovi - Living Proof
32 Ne Cast of Seven Drunken Nights - The Monto
33 20 Myles Smith - Stargazing
34 35 Moliy, Skillibeng, Shenseea and Silent Addy - Shake It To The Max
35 Ne Robbie Williams - Rocket
36 29 Amy Macdonald - Mr Rock n Roll
37 19 Amy Macdonald - Love Love
38 17 Alex Warren - Ordinary
39 Ne Hothouse Flowers - Hallelujah Jordan
40 Ne Sparks - JanSport Backpack

41 38 Lola Young - Messy
42 32 Bruce Springsteen - Land of Hope and Dreams
43 15 Bon Jovi - Walls of Jericho
44 Re Post Malone & Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help
45 40 Bruce Springsteen - No Surrender
46 Ne Hothouse Flowers - Forgiven
47 21 Bon Jovi - The People's House
48 Ne Sparks - Don’t Dog It
49 26 Amy Macdonald - This Pretty Face
50 23 Bryan Adams - Just About Gone

Top 10 Albums (25/05/25 - 31/05/25)

01 Re Hothouse Flowers - People
02 Re Original Cast Recording - Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of The Dubliners
03 04 V/A - Now Yearbook 89
04 02 Bryan Adams - Shine A Light
05 Ne Sparks - MAD!
06 Ne Hothouse Flowers - Home
07 01 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 2024/05/09 Belfast, Northern Ireland
08 03 Bon Jovi - Forever
09 06 Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You
10 10 Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA

Friday saw the release of a new 8 CD box set from Hothouse Flowers consisting of their first 4 albums, each accompanied by a bonus disc of b-sides, rarities and live tracks. I played the first 2 albums and have charted them in their own right rather than as part of the complete set. Also during the week I spotted signed copies of the new Sparks album and ordered a CD which also arrived on Friday. On Thursday night the Seven Drunken Nights show returned to the Waterfont Hall in Belfast.

Those albums account for the bulk of the entries to the tracks chart. The Robbie Williams single has been growing on me and I Had Some Help is back in as I keep hearing it on the NI Hit 40 chart show.

Top 50 Tracks (01/06/25 - 07/06/25)

01 01 Hothouse Flowers - Don't Go
02 10 Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club
03 Re Beoga - Anne Bonny
04 08 Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt.
05 02 Hothouse Flowers - Give It Up
06 07 Alex Warren - Carry You Home
07 04 Amy Macdonald - Is This What You’ve Been Waiting For?
08 Ne Beoga - Tradfather
09 18 Bon Jovi - Legendary
10 03 Bryan Adams - You Belong To Me

11 06 Bryan Adams - I've Been Looking For You
12 11 Bryan Adams - So Happy It Hurts
13 05 Cast of Seven Drunken Nights - The Irish Rover (Live)
14 12 Bryan Adams - Kick Ass
15 09 Amy Macdonald - Forward
16 15 Gracie Abrams - That's So True
17 Re Beoga - Shore Road Punk
18 20 Mark McCabe - Maniac 2000
19 14 Hothouse Flowers - I'm Sorry
20 17 Bryan Adams - Make Up Your Mind

21 31 Bon Jovi - Living Proof
22 24 Bryan Adams - Roll With The Punches
23 13 Bryan Adams - Can't Stop This Thing We Started
24 29 Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You
25 21 Cast of Seven Drunken Nights - Black Velvet Band / Wild Rover / The Irish Rover (Live)
26 26 Hothouse Flowers - It’ll Be Easier In The Morning
27 16 Cast of Seven Drunken Nights - The Leaving of Liverpool
28 22 Bryan Adams - Never Ever Let You Go
29 25 Bruce Springsteen - My City of Ruins
30 27 Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart

31 23 Cast of Seven Drunken Nights - I'll Tell Me Ma (Live)
32 Ne Beoga - Phases
33 43 Bon Jovi - Walls of Jericho
34 33 Myles Smith - Stargazing
35 19 Cast of Seven Drunken Nights - Seven Drunken Nights (Live)
36 37 Amy Macdonald - Love Love
37 Ne Beoga - Monos
38 28 Hothouse Flowers - Movies
39 Ne The Wurzels - Wurzel Me Up
40 38 Alex Warren - Ordinary

41 42 Bruce Springsteen - Land of Hope and Dreams
42 32 Cast of Seven Drunken Nights - The Monto
43 36 Amy Macdonald - Mr Rock n Roll
44 47 Bon Jovi - The People's House
45 41 Lola Young - Messy
46 30 Ed Sheeran - Old Phone
47 44 Post Malone & Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help
48 34 Moliy, Skillibeng, Shenseea and Silent Addy - Shake It To The Max
49 45 Bruce Springsteen - No Surrender
50 49 Amy Macdonald - This Pretty Face

Top 10 Albums (01/06/25 - 07/06/25)

01 Ne Beoga - Phases
02 08 Bon Jovi - Forever
03 01 Hothouse Flowers - People
04 04 Bryan Adams - Shine A Light
05 02 Original Cast Recording - Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of The Dubliners
06 05 Sparks - MAD!
07 06 Hothouse Flowers - Home
08 07 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 2024/05/09 Belfast, Northern Ireland
09 Ne Hothouse Flowers - The Older We Get: The London Years
10 09 Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You

Friday saw the release of the new album from Irish trad / folk group Beoga. Earlier in the week I was listening quite a bit to Bon Jovi and as well as listening in full to the first 2 Hothouse Flowers albums I also checked out some of the other stuff on their 8 CD box set.

Hi there!

Nice to see "Pink Pony Club" taking the runner-up position in your chart.

Great chart!
Take care.

Top 50 Tracks (08/06/25 - 14/06/25)

01 08 Beoga - Tradfather
02 Re Bay City Rollers - Shang-A-Lang
03 04 Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt.
04 01 Hothouse Flowers - Don't Go
05 02 Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club
06 05 Hothouse Flowers - Give It Up
07 03 Beoga - Anne Bonny
08 09 Bon Jovi - Legendary
09 Ne Bay City Rollers - Remember (Sha La La La)
10 17 Beoga - Shore Road Punk

11 Ne Moby - Natural Blues
12 Ne Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
13 16 Gracie Abrams - That's So True
14 Re Bay City Rollers - I Only Wanna Be With You
15 37 Beoga - Monos
16 Ne Moby - Honey
17 Ne Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby
18 06 Alex Warren - Carry You Home
19 Ne Beoga - Subject To Change
20 Ne Bay City Rollers - Summerlove Sensation

21 Ne Tracy Chapman - Talkin’ Bout A Revolution
22 21 Bon Jovi - Living Proof
23 10 Bryan Adams - You Belong To Me
24 24 Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You
25 11 Bryan Adams - I've Been Looking For You
26 07 Amy Macdonald - Is This What You’ve Been Waiting For?
27 19 Hothouse Flowers - I'm Sorry
28 18 Mark McCabe - Maniac 2000
29 15 Amy Macdonald - Forward
30 32 Beoga - Phases

31 Ne Bay City Rollers - Saturday Night
32 14 Bryan Adams - Kick Ass
33 22 Bryan Adams - Roll With The Punches
34 12 Bryan Adams - So Happy It Hurts
35 30 Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart
36 23 Bryan Adams - Can't Stop This Thing We Started
37 40 Alex Warren - Ordinary
38 34 Myles Smith - Stargazing
39 39 The Wurzels - Wurzel Me Up
40 44 Bon Jovi - The People's House

41 33 Bon Jovi - Walls of Jericho
42 Ne Tracy Chapman - Baby Can I Hold You
43 20 Bryan Adams - Make Up Your Mind
44 28 Bryan Adams - Never Ever Let You Go
45 26 Hothouse Flowers - It’ll Be Easier In The Morning
46 31 Cast of Seven Drunken Nights - I'll Tell Me Ma (Live)
47 47 Post Malone & Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help
48 45 Lola Young - Messy
49 48 Moliy, Skillibeng, Shenseea and Silent Addy - Shake It To The Max
50 49 Bruce Springsteen - No Surrender

Top 10 Albums (07/06/25 - 14/06/25)

01 01 Beoga - Phases
02 02 Bon Jovi - Forever
03 Ne Bay City Rollers - Greatest Hits
04 Ne Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman
05 Re Bruce Springsteen - The River
06 Ne Moby - Play
07 08 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 2024/05/09 Belfast, Northern Ireland
08 03 Hothouse Flowers - People
09 04 Bryan Adams - Shine A Light
10 10 Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You

Another gig anouncement this week saw me listening to the Bay City Rollers (Woody's version of the band is playing a Belfast show next April). With various posts on Facebook about his recent UK dates I decided to concentrate on The River by Bruce Springsteen, There were a couple of albums that I hadn't played for years which I thought were due a listen - the Moby one as a result of seeing Harry Hill in Belfast as Natural Blues is part of his act. And once again I was listening a lot to Beoga's new album.

Edited June 18, 20251 yr by Shaky Fan

Top 50 Tracks (15/06/25 - 21/06/25)

01 03 Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt.
02 02 Bay City Rollers - Shang-A-Lang
03 01 Beoga - Tradfather
04 05 Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club
05 Ne Madness - Wings of A Dove
06 Re Madness - Madness
07 10 Beoga - Shore Road Punk
08 09 Bay City Rollers - Remember (Sha La La La)
09 16 Moby - Honey
10 Ne Madness - Night Boat To Cairo

11 Re Madness - One Step Beyond
12 14 Bay City Rollers - I Only Wanna Be With You
13 Ne Madness - Baggy Trousers
14 39 The Wurzels - Wurzel Me Up
15 13 Gracie Abrams - That's So True
16 Re Ocean Colour Scene - The Riverboat Song
17 Ne Madness - The Prince
18 08 Bon Jovi - Legendary
19 04 Hothouse Flowers - Don't Go
20 Re Snow Patrol - All

21 Ne Madness - The Sun and The Rain
22 Ne Madness - House of Fun
23 06 Hothouse Flowers - Give It Up
24 Ne Madness - Bed and Breakfast Man
25 11 Moby - Natural Blues
26 15 Beoga - Monos
27 Re Madness - Lovestruck
28 07 Beoga - Anne Bonny
29 Re Snow Patrol - Take Back The City
30 17 Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby

31 Re Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
32 22 Bon Jovi - Living Proof
33 18 Alex Warren - Carry You Home
34 12 Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
35 30 Beoga - Phases
36 23 Bryan Adams - You Belong To Me
37 Re Snow Patrol - The Beginning
38 19 Beoga - Subject To Change
39 38 Myles Smith - Stargazing
40 Ne Madness - NW5

41 31 Bay City Rollers - Saturday Night
42 50 Bruce Springsteen - No Surrender
43 35 Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart
44 24 Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You
45 32 Bryan Adams - Kick Ass
46 48 Lola Young - Messy
47 37 Alex Warren - Ordinary
48 20 Bay City Rollers - Summerlove Sensation
49 47 Post Malone & Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help
50 Ne Snow Patrol - Chocolate

Top 10 Albums (15/06/25 - 21/06/25)

01 01 Beoga - Phases
02 02 Bon Jovi - Forever
03 06 Moby - Play
04 Ne Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 2016/06/14 Malieveld, The Hague, Holland
05 Ne Madness - Full House (The Best of…)
06 Ne Madness - One Step Beyond
07 Re Madness - Wonderful
08 Re Snow Patrol - The Forest Is The Path
09 Ne Ocean Colour Scene - songs For The Front Row: The Best of…
10 03 Bay City Rollers - Greatest Hits

Another new Bruce entry with the show that was a freebie on nugs during the week. On Thursday I saw Madness live in Belfast (supported by Ocean Colour Scene) and 2 nights later I was at the same venue to watch Snow Patrol. That show is quite probably going to end up in the chart at some point as Gary Lightbody announced that it was being recorded and will be released as their first live album.

Top 50 Tracks (22/06/25 - 28/06/25)

01 02 Bay City Rollers - Shang-A-Lang
02 01 Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt.
03 08 Bay City Rollers - Remember (Sha La La La)
04 04 Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club
05 30 Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby
06 09 Moby - Honey
07 Ne Chas & Dave - Margate
08 Ne Orignal West End Cast - Only Fools and Horses / Hooky Street
09 12 Bay City Rollers - I Only Wanna Be With You
10 05 Madness - Wings of A Dove

11 Ne Mickey Joe Harte - We've Got The World Tonight
12 48 Bay City Rollers - Summerlove Sensation
13 Re Alanis Morissette - Ironic
14 15 Gracie Abrams - That's So True
15 07 Beoga - Shore Road Punk
16 20 Snow Patrol - All
17 13 Madness - Baggy Trousers
18 03 Beoga - Tradfather
19 10 Madness - Night Boat To Cairo
20 Ne Alanis Morissette - All I Want

21 41 Bay City Rollers - Saturday Night
22 06 Madness - Madness
23 Ne Ed Sheeran - Azizam
24 11 Madness - One Step Beyond
25 Re Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know
26 Ne Mickey Joe Harte - Teenage Kicks
27 22 Madness - House of Fun
28 Re Alanis Morissette - Hand In My Pocket
29 14 The Wurzels - Wurzel Me Up
30 18 Bon Jovi - Legendary

31 Ne Mickey Joe Harte - Never Wanna Let U Down
32 Re Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet
33 17 Madness - The Prince
34 44 Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You
35 16 Ocean Colour Scene - The Riverboat Song
36 33 Alex Warren - Carry You Home
37 43 Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart
38 26 Beoga - Monos
39 42 Bruce Springsteen - No Surrender
40 Re Chas & Dave - Railroad Bill

41 49 Post Malone & Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help
42 21 Madness - The Sun and The Rain
43 19 Hothouse Flowers - Don't Go
44 25 Moby - Natural Blues
45 14 Snow Patrol - Take Back The City
46 Ne Simply Red - Holding Back The Years
47 23 Hothouse Flowers - Give It Up
48 28 Beoga - Anne Bonny
49 39 Myles Smith - Stargazing
50 46 Lola Young - Messy

Top 10 Albums (22/06/25 - 28/06/25)

01 Ne Bay City Rollers - The Essential…
02 Ne Mickey Joe Harte - Sometimes Right Sometimes Wrong
03 Re Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
04 10 Bay City Rollers - Greatest Hits
05 03 Moby - Play
06 07 Snow Patrol - The Forest Is The Path
07 Ne Bruce Springsteen - Tracks II: The Lost Albums
08 Ne Original West End Cast - Only Fools and Horses: The Musical
09 08 Bon Jovi - Forever
10 04 Madness - One Step Beyond

Lots of Bay City Rollers this week including a second Best of.. which actually has a better track listing than the one I had been listening to. Had a brief listen to some of the new Springsteen box set on Spotify and having heard Mickey Joe Harte's cover of Teenage Kicks I dug out his first album which it featured on. On Saturday I went to see Only Fools and Horses: The Musical in Belfast and also during the week I prepared myself for Alanis Morrissette who I was going to see on Monday 30th.

Hi there!

Nice to see "Nice To Meet You" gain huge, the returns for "Ironic", "You Oughta Know", "Hand In My Pocket" and "Head Over Feet" and the debuts for "Azizam" and "Holding Back The Years".

Great chart!

Take care.

Hello!

It's good to see pink pony club remaining on your chart. How this has took off is astounding to have watched.

I love Ironic and Jagged Little Pill is one of my favourite ever albums. Alanis is a queen!

^_^

Top 50 Tracks (29/06/25 - 05/07/25)

01 Ne Stray Cats - Rock This Town
02 02 Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt.
03 01 Bay City Rollers - Shang-A-Lang
04 03 Bay City Rollers - Remember (Sha La La La)
05 05 Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby
06 04 Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club
07 13 Alanis Morissette - Ironic
08 09 Bay City Rollers - I Only Wanna Be With You
09 07 Chas & Dave - Margate
10 08 Orignal West End Cast - Only Fools and Horses / Hooky Street

11 Ne Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
12 14 Gracie Abrams - That's So True
13 23 Ed Sheeran - Azizam
14 11 Mickey Joe Harte - We've Got The World Tonight
15 28 Alanis Morissette - Hand In My Pocket
16 25 Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know
17 12 Bay City Rollers - Summerlove Sensation
18 20 Alanis Morissette - All I Want
19 22 Madness - Madness
20 Ne Levi Heron - The Glen

21 18 Beoga - Tradfather
22 Ne Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut
23 Re Dire Straits - Walk of Life
24 Ne Lewis Capaldi - Survive
25 06 Moby - Honey
26 10 Madness - Wings of A Dove
27 21 Bay City Rollers - Saturday Night
28 Re Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me
29 15 Beoga - Shore Road Punk
30 36 Alex Warren - Carry You Home

31 Ne Bruce Springsteen - The River
32 Ne Stray Cats - Runaway Boys
33 29 The Wurzels - Wurzel Me Up
34 Re Lewis Capaldi - Wish You The Best
35 Ne CMAT - Take A Sexy Picture of Me
36 32 Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet
37 19 Madness - Night Boat To Cairo
38 34 Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You
39 Ne Ed Sheeran - Sapphire
40 Re Dire Straits - Money For Nothing

41 17 Madness - Baggy Trousers
42 37 Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart
43 41 Post Malone & Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help
44 Ne Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge of Town
45 30 Bon Jovi - Legendary
46 16 Snow Patrol - All
47 Re Lewis Capaldi - Heavenly Kind of State of Mind
48 24 Madness - One Step Beyond
49 49 Myles Smith - Stargazing
50 39 Bruce Springsteen - No Surrender

Top 10 Albums (29/06/25 - 05/07/25)

01 Ne Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 2025/06/07 Liverpool, England
02 Ne Stray Cats - Gonna Ball
03 03 Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
04 Re Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
05 Re Lewis Capaldi - Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent
06 Ne Stray Cats - 40
07 07 Bruce Springsteen - Tracks II: The Lost Albums
08 09 Bon Jovi - Forever
09 08 Original West End Cast - Only Fools and Horses: The Musical
10 02 Mickey Joe Harte - Sometimes Right Sometimes Wrong

Two gigs this week - Alanis Morissette on Monday and Lee Rocker from the Stray Cats on Wednesday. Got the new Lewis Capaldi CD single in the post on Friday and earlier in the week I was listening to the Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent album. Also towards the end of the week i treated myself to the second of Bruce Sprngteen's 2 nights in Liverpool from nugs.net.

Three other songs which have been growing on me over the last 2 or 3 weeks have made the singles chart - Ed Sheeran, CMAT and Levi Heron.  Whole Lotta Love features in the new F1 film which I saw at the cinema on Tuesday.

Edited July 7, 20251 yr by Shaky Fan

Hello!

Ironic climbing yass. What an amazing song ♥️♥️ I still can't get over the fact that she's still going, albeit not as strong as she once was.

Hi there!

Nice to see "Ironic" in the top 10, the gains for "That's So True", "You Oughta Know", the big gain for "Hand In My Pocket", the returns for "Walk Of Life", "Forget Me", "Wish You The Best" and "Money For Nothing" and the debuts for "Survive", "The River", "Take A Sexy Picture Of Me" and "Sapphire".

Great chart!

Take care.

Top 50 Tracks (06/07/25 - 12/07/25)

01 02 Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt.
02 Re Amy Macdonald - Is This What You’ve Been Waiting For?
03 23 Dire Straits - Walk of Life
04 06 Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club
05 13 Ed Sheeran - Azizam
06 20 Levi Heron - The Glen
07 34 Lewis Capaldi - Wish You The Best
08 12 Gracie Abrams - That's So True
09 Re Amy Macdonald - Forward
10 40 Dire Straits - Money For Nothing

11 28 Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me
12 Re Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The World
13 24 Lewis Capaldi - Survive
14 04 Bay City Rollers - Remember (Sha La La La)
15 47 Lewis Capaldi - Heavenly Kind of State of Mind
16 Re Oasis - Rock n Roll Star
17 Re Dire Straits - So Far Away
18 10 Orignal West End Cast - Only Fools and Horses / Hooky Street
19 01 Stray Cats - Rock This Town
20 05 Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby

21 Re Lewis Capaldi - Pointless
22 07 Alanis Morissette - Ironic
23 42 Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart
24 Re Dire Straits - The Man's Too Strong
25 09 Chas & Dave - Margate
26 03 Bay City Rollers - Shang-A-Lang
27 Ne Alex Warren and Jelly Roll - Bloodline
28 Re Lewis Capaldi - Love The Hell Out of You
29 30 Alex Warren - Carry You Home
30 Re Dire Straits - Your Latest Trick

31 08 Bay City Rollers - I Only Wanna Be With You
32 21 Beoga - Tradfather
33 Re Dire Straits - Why Worry?
34 Re Oasis - Live Forever
35 Re Public Service Broadcasting - Go!
36 38 Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You
37 Ne Amy Macdonald - Can You Hear Me?
38 39 Ed Sheeran - Sapphire
39 17 Bay City Rollers - Summerlove Sensation
40 Ne Fred Again / Skepta / PlaqueboyMax - Victory Lap

41 Re Public Service Broadcasting - Gagarin
42 31 Bruce Springsteen - The River
43 11 Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
44 22 Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut
45 35 CMAT - Take A Sexy Picture of Me
46 50 Bruce Springsteen - No Surrender
47 14 Mickey Joe Harte - We've Got The World Tonight
48 Re Lola Young - Messy
49 49 Myles Smith - Stargazing
50 29 Beoga - Shore Road Punk

Top 10 Albums (06/07/25 - 12/07/25)

01 04 Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
02 05 Lewis Capaldi - Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent
03 Ne Amy Macdonald - Is This What You’ve Been Waiting For?
04 01 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 2025/06/07 Liverpool, England
05 Re Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 2024/05/09 Belfast, Northern Ireland
06 Ne Public Service Broadcasting - The Race For Space (Instrumentals)
07 Ne V/A - Live Aid (Live, 13th July 1985)
08 Ne Public Service Broadcasting - Inform – Educate – Entertain (Instrumentals)
09 Re Oasis - Definitely Maybe
10 03 Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill

A lot of movement this week with various things going on - maintly the discovery of digital albums which I had bought ages ago and never got round to listening to. Two examples are the entries for Public Service Broadcasting. These are instrumental versions of the albums which were released exclusively (I believe) through bandcamp. I came across them on the app after buying their new release - an instrumental edition of The Last Flight. The 40th anniversary of Live Aid reminded me that I had bought the digital album of that a few years ago. Friday saw the release of Amy Macdonald's new album. Although my signed vinyl and CD copies weren't due to be delivered until Tuesday I bought the deluxe digital edition with 4 exclusive live tracks and listened to that.

Forgot to mention in the previous commentary that Led Zeppelin had featured in the new F1 movie which I had been to see. Victory Lap from the soundtrack album joins it this week.

Been compiling these every week as usual but never got round to posting them!

Top 50 Tracks (13/07/25 - 19/07/25)

01 02 Amy Macdonald - Is This What You’ve Been Waiting For?
02 06 Levi Heron - The Glen
03 09 Amy Macdonald - Forward
04 01 Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt.
05 Ne Kingfishr - Killeagh
06 05 Ed Sheeran - Azizam
07 03 Dire Straits - Walk of Life
08 04 Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club
09 10 Dire Straits - Money For Nothing
10 Re Dustin & Ronnie Drew - Spanish Lady

11 37 Amy Macdonald - Can You Hear Me?
12 13 Lewis Capaldi - Survive
13 08 Gracie Abrams - That's So True
14 15 Lewis Capaldi - Heavenly Kind of State of Mind
15 07 Lewis Capaldi - Wish You The Best
16 23 Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart
17 Re Bruce Springsteen - Ghosts
18 Re Ed Sheeran - Overpass Graffiti
19 11 Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me
20 21 Lewis Capaldi - Pointless

21 Ne Aslan - A Hand To Hold
22 18 Orignal West End Cast - Only Fools and Horses / Hooky Street
23 17 Dire Straits - So Far Away
24 Re Bruce Springsteen - Land of Hope and Dreams
25 16 Oasis - Rock n Roll Star
26 Re Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
27 27 Alex Warren and Jelly Roll - Bloodline
28 38 Ed Sheeran - Sapphire
29 14 Bay City Rollers - Remember (Sha La La La)
30 33 Dire Straits - Why Worry?

31 28 Lewis Capaldi - Love The Hell Out of You
32 Re Bruce Springsteen - My City of Ruins
33 29 Alex Warren - Carry You Home
34 34 Oasis - Live Forever
35 36 Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You
36 Re Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark
37 40 Fred Again / Skepta / PlaqueboyMax - Victory Lap
38 46 Bruce Springsteen - No Surrender
39 30 Dire Straits - Your Latest Trick
40 19 Stray Cats - Rock This Town

41 12 Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The World
42 32 Beoga - Tradfather
43 26 Bay City Rollers - Shang-A-Lang
44 49 Myles Smith - Stargazing
45 Re Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA
46 25 Chas & Dave - Margate
47 48 Lola Young - Messy
48 20 Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby
49 24 Dire Straits - The Man's Too Strong
50 45 CMAT - Take A Sexy Picture of Me


Top 10 Albums (13/07/25 - 19/07/25)

01 03 Amy Macdonald - Is This What You’ve Been Waiting For?
02 Re Ed Sheeran - [Subtract} -
03 01 Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
04 Re Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA
05 Re Ed Sheeran - Equals (=)
06 04 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 2025/06/07 Liverpool, England
07 02 Lewis Capaldi - Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent
08 Re Beoga - Phases
09 09 Oasis - Definitely Maybe
10 Re Ed Sheeran - Divide

With hearing his newest songs a bit i recent weeks I decided to go back to some of Ed Sheeran's albums this week. Also gave the Beoga album a listen with the vinyl edition almost ready for release.

A couple of Irish acts charting with their current singles. The Kingfishr one is turning up non stop (or so it seems) on TV adverts in Ireland and the Aslan track appeared on the New Release Friday playlist on Spotify. Spanish Lady came into my head during the week and I had to listen to the version by Dustin.

Top 50 Tracks (20/07/25 - 26/07/25)

01 01 Amy Macdonald - Is This What You’ve Been Waiting For?
02 02 Levi Heron - The Glen
03 03 Amy Macdonald - Forward
04 Re Def Leppard - Let's Get Rocked
05 05 Kingfishr - Killeagh
06 Ne Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
07 04 Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt.
08 12 Lewis Capaldi - Survive
09 06 Ed Sheeran - Azizam
10 07 Dire Straits - Walk of Life

11 08 Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club
12 11 Amy Macdonald - Can You Hear Me?
13 Ne Leo Sayer - Long Tall Glasses
14 Re Leo Sayer - When I Need You
15 09 Dire Straits - Money For Nothing
16 17 Bruce Springsteen - Ghosts
17 Ne Leo Sayer - One Man Band
18 13 Gracie Abrams - That's So True
19 14 Lewis Capaldi - Heavenly Kind of State of Mind
20 Ne Leo Sayer - Moonlighting

21 Ne Amy Macdonald - Trapped
22 15 Lewis Capaldi - Wish You The Best
23 Ne Def Leppard - Heaven Is
24 16 Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart
25 19 Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me
26 10 Dustin & Ronnie Drew - Spanish Lady
27 Ne Amy Macdonald - We Survive
28 28 Ed Sheeran - Sapphire
29 22 Orignal West End Cast - Only Fools and Horses / Hooky Street
30 Ne Def Leppard - Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad

31 33 Alex Warren - Carry You Home
32 30 Dire Straits - Why Worry?
33 20 Lewis Capaldi - Pointless
34 27 Alex Warren and Jelly Roll - Bloodline
35 38 Bruce Springsteen - No Surrender
36 39 Dire Straits - Your Latest Trick
37 32 Bruce Springsteen - My City of Ruins
38 23 Dire Straits - So Far Away
39 18 Ed Sheeran - Overpass Graffiti
40 35 Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You

41 37 Fred Again / Skepta / PlaqueboyMax - Victory Lap
42 21 Aslan - A Hand To Hold
43 43 Bay City Rollers - Shang-A-Lang
44 Ne Frankie Rockin’ Smith - They Don’t Make Em Like That No More
45 24 Bruce Springsteen - Land of Hope and Dreams
46 36 Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark
47 31 Lewis Capaldi - Love The Hell Out of You
48 26 Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
49 42 Beoga - Tradfather
50 45 Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA

Top 10 Albums (20/07/25 - 26/07/25)

01 01 Amy Macdonald - Is This What You’ve Been Waiting For?
02 Re Def Leppard - Adrenalize
03 03 Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
04 04 Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA
05 Re Amy Macdonald - This Is The Life
06 Re Bruce Springsteen - Greetings From Asbury Park, New Jersey
07 Ne Leo Sayer - The Gold Collection
08 Ne Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle
09 06 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 2025/06/07 Liverpool, England
10 07 Lewis Capaldi - Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent

Dug out some more albums that I haven't heard much recently and a couple of the lesser played Bruce albums. I went to see Leo Sayer in concert on Friday and was listening to his Best of.. collection.

Frankie Rockin Smith is a fellow Shaky fan who I know through a couple of fan groups on Facebook. During the week he posted a link to his new single.

Top 50 Tracks (27/07/25 - 02/08/25)

01 03 Amy Macdonald - Forward
02 07 Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt.
03 01 Amy Macdonald - Is This What You’ve Been Waiting For?
04 05 Kingfishr - Killeagh
05 12 Amy Macdonald - Can You Hear Me?
06 Ne Bryan Adams - I’ve Been Looking For You (Live At The Royal Albert Hall)
07 02 Levi Heron - The Glen
08 09 Ed Sheeran - Azizam
09 08 Lewis Capaldi - Survive
10 10 Dire Straits - Walk of Life

11 16 Bruce Springsteen - Ghosts
12 04 Def Leppard - Let's Get Rocked
13 27 Amy Macdonald - We Survive
14 15 Dire Straits - Money For Nothing
15 Ne Bryan Adams - Kick Ass (Live At The Royal Albert Hall)
16 06 Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
17 49 Beoga - Tradfather
18 Re Eminem - Houdini
19 Re Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Rich
20 11 Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club

21 Re Beoga - Subject To Change
22 28 Ed Sheeran - Sapphire
23 Re Snap! - The Power
24 21 Amy Macdonald - Trapped
25 Re Beoga - Shore Road Punk
26 19 Lewis Capaldi - Heavenly Kind of State of Mind
27 17 Leo Sayer - One Man Band
28 Re Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Lost Weekend
29 Re Bruce Springsteen - If I Was The Priest
30 13 Leo Sayer - Long Tall Glasses

31 Ne Pat Benetar - All Fired Up
32 18 Gracie Abrams - That's So True
33 42 Aslan - A Hand To Hold
34 29 Orignal West End Cast - Only Fools and Horses / Hooky Street
35 Re Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Brand New Friend
36 24 Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart
37 22 Lewis Capaldi - Wish You The Best
38 36 Dire Straits - Your Latest Trick
39 Re Beoga - Phases
40 14 Leo Sayer - When I Need You

41 Re Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You
42 Re Beoga - Anne Bonny
43 25 Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me
44 41 Fred Again / Skepta / PlaqueboyMax - Victory Lap
45 38 Dire Straits - So Far Away
46 32 Dire Straits - Why Worry?
47 31 Alex Warren - Carry You Home
48 Ne Bryan Adams - Just Abut Gone (Live At The Royal Albert Hall)
49 Ne Cry Before Dawn - Gone Forever
50 Re Bruce Springsteen - I'll See You In My Dreams

Top 10 Albums (27/07/25 - 02/08/25)

01 Re Beoga - Phases
02 01 Amy Macdonald - 0Is This What You’ve Been Waiting For?
03 03 Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
04 Re Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Easy Pieces
05 Ne Bryan Adams - So Happy It Hurts (Live At The Royal Albert Hall 2024)
06 Re Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You
07 09 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 2025/06/07 Liverpool, England
08 07 Leo Sayer - The Gold Collection
09 06 Bruce Springsteen - Greetings From Asbury Park, New Jersey
10 02 Def Leppard - Adrenalize


This week I was mostly listening to albums that I had stopped playing. I discovered the 2nd collection of Bryan Adams live albums from the Royal Albert Hall had made it onto Spotify where I also used the DJ function for the first time in ages, hence the seeingly random entries from Eminem, Pat Benetar and Cry Before Dawn.

Top 50 Tracks (03/08/25 - 09/08/25)

01 02 Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt.
02 01 Amy Macdonald - Forward
03 08 Ed Sheeran - Azizam
04 03 Amy Macdonald - Is This What You’ve Been Waiting For?
05 04 Kingfishr - Killeagh
06 09 Lewis Capaldi - Survive
07 05 Amy Macdonald - Can You Hear Me?
08 22 Ed Sheeran - Sapphire
09 17 Beoga - Tradfather
10 07 Levi Heron - The Glen

11 19 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Rich
12 10 Dire Straits - Walk of Life
13 13 Amy Macdonald - We Survive
14 14 Dire Straits - Money For Nothing
15 24 Amy Macdonald - Trapped
16 33 Aslan - A Hand To Hold
17 26 Lewis Capaldi - Heavenly Kind of State of Mind
18 25 Beoga - Shore Road Punk
19 28 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Lost Weekend
20 Re Leo Sayer - Eleanor Rigby

21 21 Beoga - Subject To Change
22 Re Leo Sayer - Strawberry Fields Forever
23 20 Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club
24 11 Bruce Springsteen - Ghosts
25 Re Leo Sayer - A Hard Days Night
26 06 Bryan Adams - I’ve Been Looking For You (Live At The Royal Albert Hall)
27 16 Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
28 15 Bryan Adams - Kick Ass (Live At The Royal Albert Hall)
29 35 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Brand New Friend
30 Re Bon Jovi - Seeds

31 37 Lewis Capaldi - Wish You The Best
32 12 Def Leppard - Let's Get Rocked
33 Re Abba - Don't Shut Me Down
34 Re Abba - When You Danced With Me.
35 38 Dire Straits - Your Latest Trick
36 47 Alex Warren - Carry You Home
37 Re Abba - Just A Notion
38 45 Dire Straits - So Far Away
39 39 Beoga - Phases
40 43 Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me

41 Ne John Parr - St Elmos Fire
42 40 Leo Sayer - When I Need You
43 41 Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You
44 Re Leo Sayer - Revolution
45 Ne Black Star Riders - Riding Out The Storm
46 27 Leo Sayer - One Man Band
47 29 Bruce Springsteen - If I Was The Priest
48 Re Abba - No Doubt About It
49 32 Gracie Abrams - That's So True
50 36 Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart

Top 10 Albums (03/08/25 - 09/08/25)

01 02 Amy Macdonald - Is This What You’ve Been Waiting For?
02 01 Beoga - Phases
03 Re Leo Sayer - Northern Songs
04 04 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Easy Pieces
05 03 Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
06 Re Abba - Voyage
07 06 Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You
08 Ne The Fureys & Davey Arthur - Songs Through The Years
09 05 Bryan Adams - So Happy It Hurts (Live At The Royal Albert Hall 2024)
10 10 Def Leppard - Adrenalize

Having listened to the Leo Sayer compilation I dug out the Northern Songs collection during the week. Meanwhile I booked to see the Fureys again when they play their final UK concerts next March. Two tracks that really started to grow on me are Sapphire from Ed Sheeran and A Hand To Hold by Aslan and both make good progress in the chart. Spotify's DJ threw up John Parr and Black Star RIders this week.