The rules: Every month, the current hits go up against a chosen 'retro year' in the 21st century, in a retro hits vs current hits chart battle. There are four rounds each month, one round per week. After all four rounds, another retro year is chosen.

 

This month's retro year is 2013.

 

Round 1 - 20 Sep 2023

1. HSMTMTS Cast - High School Musical (2023)

2. Taylor Swift - Sweeter Than Fiction (2013)

3. Gabrielle Aplin - Be Yourself (2022)

4. Noa Kirel - Unicorn (2023)

5. Diana Vickers - Cinderella (2013)

 

6. Demi Lovato - Tell Me You Love Me (Rock Version) (2023)

7. Katharine McPhee - Beatiful Stranger (2013)

8. Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire (2023)

9. Carly Rae Jepsen - Part of your World (2013)

10. Halle Bailey - Part of your World (2023)

 

11. Hailey Rowe - My Boyfriend Is Gay (2013)

12. Miley Cyrus - Used to be Young (2023)

13. Samantha Jade - Firestarter (2013)

14. Megan Nicole - What Dreams Are Made Of (2023)

15. Meghan Trainor - Mother (2023)

16. Britney Spears - Perfume (2013)

17. Taylor Swift - I Can See You (2023)

18. Taylor Swift - 22 (2013)

19. Anne-Marie & Minnie - Expectations (2023)

20. Pink - Just Give Me A Reason (2013)

Round 2 - 27 Sep 2023

1(8) Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire (2023)

2(7) Katharine McPhee - Beatiful Stranger (2013)

3(1) HSMTMTS Cast - High School Musical (2023)

4(3) Gabrielle Aplin - Be Yourself (2022)

5(2) Taylor Swift - Sweeter Than Fiction (2013)

 

6(4) Noa Kirel - Unicorn (2023)

7(5) Diana Vickers - Cinderella (2013)

8(-) Olivia Rodrigo - Bad Idea Right? (2013)

9(19) Anne-Marie & Minnie - Expectations (2023)

10(13) Samantha Jade - Firestarter (2013)

 

11(9) Carly Rae Jepsen - Part of your World (2013)

12(6) Demi Lovato - Tell Me You Love Me (Rock Version) (2023)

13(10) Halle Bailey - Part of your World (2023)

14(11) Hailey Rowe - My Boyfriend Is Gay (2013)

15(12) Miley Cyrus - Used to be Young (2023)

 

16(14) Megan Nicole - What Dreams Are Made Of (2023)

17(15) Meghan Trainor - Mother (2023)

18(16) Britney Spears - Perfume (2013)

19(17) Taylor Swift - I Can See You (2023)

20(-) Olivia Rodrigo - Get Him Back! (2023)

Edited September 27, 20231 yr by ta-ra*el~la