Recap

 

16. Maisie Peters - Guy On A Horse

17. Dave & Central Cee - Sprinter

18. Tate McRae - greedy

19. Avelino - Daily Duppy

20. Maisie Peters - Lost The Breakup

 

21. Ayra Starr - Rush

22. The Weeknd & Ariana Grande - Die For You

23. Madison Beer - 17

24. Tate McRae - exes

25. Sabrina Carpenter - Feather

26. Olivia Rodrigo - vampire

27. Maisie Peters - Wendy

28. Kim Petras - brrr

29. Tyler, The Creator - DOGTOOTH

30. Taylor Swift - I Can See You

 

31. Kim Petras & Nicki Minaj - Alone

32. Olivia Rodrigo - get him back!

33. Kim Petras - Problématique

34. Mimi Webb - Red Flags

35. BLACKPINK - THE GIRLS

36. Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar - The Hillbillies

37. Leah Kate - Space

38. ITZY - Bet On Me

39. Dua Lipa - Houdini

40. ITZY - None Of My Business

 

41. PinkPatheress & Ice Spice - Boy's a liar

42. FIFTY FIFTY - Cupid

43. Stormzy & Fredo - Toxic Trait

44. Olivia Rodrigo - love is embarrassing

45. Caroline Polachek, Charli XCX & George Daniel - Welcome To My Island

46. Bebe Rexha & Snoop Dogg - Satellite

47. Maisie Peters - Yoko

48. Madison Beer - Sweet Relief

49. Bizarrap & Shakira - Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53

50. Leah Kate - Super Over

 

51. Maisie Peters - Coming Of Age

52. Addison Rae - it could've been u

53. Leah Kate - Lucky

54. Blanka - Solo

55. Charli XCX - Speed Drive

56. Jorja Smith - Little Things

57. Leah Kate - 911

58. Hailee Steinfeld - SunKissing

59. Watsky & Camila Reccio - ROLLIN

60. TWICE - MOONLIGHT SUNRISE

 

61. Chlöe - Body Do

62. Sofía Reyes & Danna Paola feat. Kim Petras - tqum

63. Zara Larsson - Can't Tame Her

64. Maisie Peters - You're Just A Boy (And I'm Kinda The Man)

65. EARTHGANG - Die Today

66. Olivia Rodrigo - Can't Catch Me Now

67. Leah Kate - Unbreakup

68. Selena Gomez - Single Soon

69. Alessandra - Queen Of Kings

70. Bebe Rexha - Heart Wants What It Wants

 

71. Sabrina Carpenter - Opposite

72. Taylor Swift - Now That We Don't Talk

73. Leah Kate - Happy

74. Bebe Rexha - I'm Not High, I'm In Love

75. Aliyah's Interlude - IT GIRL

76. Bas & AJ Tracey - 179 Deli

77. Taylor Swift - Suburban Legends

78. Mez, REASON, Symba & 8AE - Culture

79. Strandz - Us Against The World

80. Maisie Peters - BSC

 

81. Stormzy - Longevity Flow

82. Leah Kate - Weird!

83. Dave & Central Cee - UK Rap

84. Lil Durk feat. J. Cole - All My Life

85. Leigh-Anne - Don't Say Love

86. Watsky - Paper Nihilist

87. Chlöe & Chris Brown - How Does It Feel

88. Dave & Central Cee - Trojan Horse

89. Halle - Angel

90. Krept & Konan feat. Abra Cadabra - Dat Way

 

91. Addison Rae - I got it bad

92. Leah Kate - My Bed

93. Taylor Swift - All Of The Girls You Loved Before

94. Teya & Salena - Who The Hell Is Edgar?

95. The Weeknd & Future - Double Fantasy

96. J.I.D & Lute - Ma Boy

97. Leigh-Anne feat. Ayra Starr - My Love

98. beabadoobee - the way things go

99. Bas & J. Cole - Passport Bros

100. Maisie Peters - The Last One

 

101. Lil Yachty feat. J. Cole - The Secret Recipe

102. Maisie Peters - Therapy

103. Dove Cameron - Lethal Woman

104. Dave & Tiakola - Meridian

105. Tyler, The Creator feat. YG - BOYFRIEND, GIRLFRIEND

106. Maisie Peters - The Song

107. Mount Westmore - I Got Pull

108. Kim Petras feat. Paris Hilton - All She Wants

109. Bebe Rexha - Call On Me

110. Summer Walker feat. Childish Gambino - New Type

 

111. Rebecca Black - Destroy Me

112. Taylor Swift - "Slut!"

113. J.I.D feat. Lil Yahcty - Van Gogh

114. Maisie Peters - Watch

115. Olivia Rodrigo - all-american bitch

116. Dove Cameron - God's Game

117. Olivia Rodrigo - pretty isn't pretty

118. beabadoobee - Glue Song

119. WESTSIDE BOOGIE & Cozz feat. Kevin Ross - Headhunters

120. Bebe Rexha - Blue Moon

Nice to see "Sprinter", "Greedy" and (yay!) "Lost The Breakup" on here.

Nice to see "Sprinter", "Greedy" and (yay!) "Lost The Breakup" on here.

 

I'm glad you enjoyed lots from my last section!

 

Thanks for commenting :D

15. Maisie Peters - Holy Revival

 

 

Album Track from 'The Good Witch'

Release Date: 27th October 2023

Chart Run: 1-2-1-2-3-2-4-8-11- (9+ weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

Crownnote Points Chart: 9 (9/100)

End-Of-Year Points Chart: =10 (=10/100)

Last.fm Chart: =46 (=34/100)

 

 

My ex was a bitter man-middle-child

 

 

 

 

Maisie Peters's Chart History:

2021 01 Psycho

2021 04 Brooklyn

2021 05 You Signed Up For This

2021 17 John Hughes Movie

2021 04 Boy

2021 12 I'm Trying (Not Friends)

2021 10 Villain

2021 19 Elvis Song

2021 06 Song You'll Never Hear (Sarcastic Sounds feat. Maisie Peters)

2022 01 Cate's Brother

2022 02 Blonde

2022 15 Good Enough

2022 01 Not Another Rockstar

2023 01 Body Better

2023 03 Lost The Breakup

2023 16 Two Weeks Ago

2023 01 Run

2023 03 Coming Of Age

2023 04 You're Just A Boy (And I'm Kinda The Man)

2023 05 BSC

2023 15 Watch

2023 03 Wendy

2023 12 Therapy

2023 01 Holy Revival

2023 01 Guy On A Horse

2023 03 Yoko

2023 09 The Song

2023 09 The Last One

2023 14 Truth Is

 

Maisie Peters's EOY History:

2021 02 Psycho

2021 40 Villain

2021 56 Brooklyn

2021 65 You Signed Up For This

2021 68 Song You'll Never Hear (Sarcastic Sounds feat. Maisie Peters)

2021 86 Boy

2022 05 Not Another Rockstar

2022 23 Cate's Brother

2022 34 Blonde

2023 15 Holy Revival

2023 16 Guy On A Horse

2023 20 Lost The Breakup

2023 27 Wendy

2023 47 Yoko

2023 51 Coming Of Age

2023 64 You're Just A Boy (And I'm Kinda The Man)

2023 80 BSC

2023 100 The Last One

 

There was only song that could follow 'Guy On A Horse' and it's 'Holy Revival'. Alternating weeks at #1, the two tracks have been next to each other for every week they've been in my chart and are almost inseparable in my mind. They should be equal 15th really but the only thing that has given this the slight advantage is that she performed it one of the shows I attended before it was officially released . Other than that, they're perfectly equal in my affections. It has an interesting use of a cowbell and, more than any of her tracks, has lyrics that seemed designed for TikTok.

14. Noa Kirel - Unicorn

 

 

Non-Album Single

Release Date: 8th March 2023

Chart Run: 1-1-3-5-6-8-7-13-20 (9 weeks)

Official Peak: 45

Crownnote Points Chart: 18 (18/100)

End-Of-Year Points Chart: 19 (19/100)

Last.fm Chart: =27 (=18/100)

 

 

I got the power of a unicorn

 

 

 

 

Noa Kirel's Chart History:

2023 01 Unicorn

 

Noa Kirel's EOY History:

2023 14 Unicorn

 

I don't really want to make this post very political, but it would be disingenuous for me not to note that I've found it very difficult to listen to this song over the past few months due to how vocal she has been in praising her nation in recent times, especially as she has released a version of this song with a video full of IDF soldiers. I try to separate art from it's artist but with all the news we're seeing everyday at the moment, I'm currently struggling to do so. The rest of my commentary will focus solely on the song.

 

This is now the highest position a Eurovision track has landed in my EOY charts; surpassing 'Fuego' that landed at #28 in 2018. In all honestly, I still definitely prefer 'Fuego' quite comfortably but 'Unicorn' is a very similar track in many ways. I remember in 2018, finding it to be quite a boring Eurovision semi-final and then, Eleni came out of nowhere and completely blew me away with a performance full of life and excitement. Noa managed a similar feat this year. I do think that this year was a higher standard of contest but Noa still managed to outclass everyone else for me with a frantic blast of exhilaration with full, iconic choreography. It's the only performance, I was desperate to go back to after the show and had the replay on repeat on YouTube for the weeks after. I, for one, certainly did want to see her dance.

13. Madison Beer - Spinnin

 

 

5th Single from 'Silence Between Songs'

Release Date: 18th August 2023

Chart Run: 2-3-3-4-1-5-5-8-6-10-15 (11 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

Crownnote Points Chart: 13 (13/100)

End-Of-Year Points Chart: 7 (7/100)

Last.fm Chart: =25 (17/100)

 

 

'Cause I'd rather live in my dreams

 

 

 

 

Madison Beer's Chart History:

2015 06 All For Love (feat. Jack & Jack)

2019 05 All Day And Night (Jax Jones, Martin Solveig & Madison Beer)

2020 01 Baby

2020 02 Boyshit

2021 03 Follow The White Rabbit

2021 02 Blue

2021 04 Sour Times

2021 02 Reckless

2022 01 Homesick

2022 06 Emotional Bruises

2022 06 Stained Glass

2022 13 Selfish

2022 05 Stay Numb And Carry On

2022 12 Good In Goodbye

2022 16 Default

2022 18 Everything Happens For A Reason

2022 18 Effortlessly

2022 19 Interlude

2022 02 I Have Never Felt More Alive

2022 02 Dangerous

2022 01 Showed Me (How I Fell In Love With You)

2023 01 Home To Another One

2023 01 Spinnin

2023 01 17

2023 03 Sweet Relief

2023 17 Silence Between Songs

2023 19 I Wonder

 

Madison Beer's EOY History:

2019 55 All Day And Night (Jax Jones, Martin Solveig & Madison Beer)

2020 14 Baby

2021 12 Boyshit

2021 32 Sour Times

2021 54 Follow The White Rabbit

2021 59 Blue

2022 04 Showed Me (How I Fell In Love With You)

2022 17 Homesick

2022 25 I Have Never Felt More Alive

2022 36 Dangerous

2022 39 Reckless

2022 53 Emotional Bruises

2022 58 Stained Glass

2022 71 Stay Numb And Carry On

2023 13 Spinnin

2023 23 17

2023 48 Sweet Relief

 

The fifth and final pre-album single from Madison's sophomore release, 'Spinnin' also works as the album's opener and appropriately sets the tone of what's to follow. The album on a whole feels like a big transition from her debut, where she has embraced much more indie influences. Madison has said that she sent the album to Lana Del Rey to get her opinions before it was released and this single does feel an interesting middle ground between mainstream pop and Lana's artsier work. The video is pretty beautiful with some stunning visuals and fits the vibe of the track. The song and video both have a classic feel, like they could have been recorded in any time in musical history and still make perfect sense. Madison has one more track to come.

12. Watsky feat. Rachel Zegler - MILE AWAY

 

 

Album Track from 'INTENTION'

Release Date: 24th February 2023

Chart Run: 1-2-2-2-2-6-6-8-11-18 (10 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

Crownnote Points Chart: 14 (14/100)

End-Of-Year Points Chart: 12 (12/100)

Last.fm Chart: =31 (=22/100)

 

 

I didn't write the play, but I got still lines to say

 

 

 

 

Watsky's Chart History:

2013 02 Kick Monday (In The Nutsack) (Watsky & Mody feat. Wax)

2013 03 Moral Of The Story

2013 01 IDGAF

2013 05 Ugly Faces

2013 19 Rich Girl

2013 02 Give A Hater A Hug (feat. Wax)

2013 03 Kill A Hipster (feat. Chinaka Hodge)

2014 03 Strong As An Oak

2014 03 4AM Monday

2014 02 Who's Been Loving You

2014 05 F**k An Emcee Name

2014 01 Sloppy Seconds

2014 07 Hey Asshole (feat. Kate Nash)

2014 04 100 Words You Could Say Instead Of Swag

2014 01 Whoa Whoa Whoa

2014 05 Ink Don't Bleed (feat. Anderson .Paak)

2014 12 All You Can Do (feat. Jimetta Rose)

2014 01 The One

2014 09 My First Stalker

2014 11 Grass Is Greener (feat. Anderson .Paak)

2014 03 Bet Against Me

2014 16 Right Now (feat. Lisa Vitale)

2014 01 Sarejevo (feat. Dia Frampton)

2014 05 Let's Get High And Watch Planet Earth

2014 02 No Flex Zone (Remix) (Karmin & Watsky)

2014 04 Stand For Something (feat. Anderson .Paak)

2016 16 Hand Over Hand (feat. Anderson .Paak)

2016 04 Stick To Your Guns (feat. Julia Nunes)

2016 01 Tiny Glowing Screens Part 3 (feat. Camila Recchio & Danny McClain)

2016 01 Talking To Myself

2016 01 Midnight Heart (feat. Mal Devisa)

2016 01 Don't Be Nice

2016 01 Brave New World (feat. Chaos Chaos)

2016 06 Pink Lemonade (Watsky & Invisible Inc.)

2016 01 Going Down

2017 05 Tiny Glowing Screens Part 1

2017 07 Lovely Thing Suite: Conversations

2017 03 Little Slice (feat. Danny McClain)

2017 03 Lovely Thing Suite: Knots

2017 01 Lovely Thing Suite: Roses

2017 03 Yes Britannia

2017 02 Exquisite Corpse (feat. Dumbfoundead, Grieves, Wax, Adam Vida, Rafael Casal, Daveed Diggs & Chinaka Hodge)

2018 01 Love Letters

2018 13 Chemical Angel

2018 17 Springtime In New York

2018 17 Lovely Thing Suite: Theories

2018 01 Welcome To The Family

2018 03 All Like Whatever

2018 01 Mean Ass Drunk

2019 02 No Complaints, No Conversation

2019 01 Feels Alright

2019 03 What Goes Up

2019 04 Limo 4 Emos

2019 10 Whitecaps

2019 12 F**k It Up

2019 08 Wounded Healer

2019 01 Advanced Placement

2020 01 Undermine (feat. Raquel Rodriguez)

2020 03 Border In My Heart

2020 04 Best Friend The Floor

2020 06 Dreams & Boxes

2020 10 Embrace The Quake

2020 03 Savage

2020 18 Black Hole Eyes

2020 20 The Price Of Growing Up

2022 01 Aww Shit (feat. Hollis & Gifted Gab)

2023 09 Rollin (Watsky & Camila Recchio)

2023 07 Paper Nihilist

2023 01 Mile Away (feat. Rachel Zegler)

2023 17 What's The Move? (Watsky & T-Pain)

2023 19 The Truth

2023 12 Young Ruettiger (I Do What I Want) (Watsky & Abhi The Nomad)

2023 18 Fool 4 (Watsky & Camila Recchio)

2023 12 Break My Heart

 

Watsky's EOY History:

2013 30 IDGAF

2013 31 Moral Of The Story

2013 38 Kick Monday (In The Nutsack) (Watsky & Mody feat. Wax)

2013 54 Give A Hater A Hug (feat. Wax)

2013 71 Ugly Faces

2013 85 Kill A Hipster (Watsky feat. Chinaka Hodge) (#98 in 2014)

2013 93 Rich Girl

2014 05 Whoa Whoa Whoa

2014 10 The One

2014 13 Sarejevo (feat. Dia Frampton)

2014 32 Sloppy Seconds

2014 44 Bet Against Me

2014 51 4AM Monday

2014 58 Strong As An Oak

2014 59 No Flex Zone (Remix) (Karmin & Watsky)

2014 69 Stand For Something (feat. Anderson .Paak)

2014 71 Who's Been Loving You

2014 92 Hey Asshole (feat. Kate Nash)

2014 98 Kill A Hipster (Watsky feat. Chinaka Hodge) (#85 in 2013)

2016 11 Don't Be Nice

2016 14 Midnight Heart (feat. Mal Devisa)

2016 18 Talking To Myself

2016 23 Brave New World (feat. Chaos Chaos)

2016 27 Tiny Glowing Screens Part 3 (feat. Camila Recchio & Danny McClain)

2016 65 Pink Lemonade (Watsky & Invisible Inc.)

2016 70 Stick To Your Guns (feat. Julia Nunes)

2017 26 Going Down

2017 27 Lovely Thing Suite: Roses

2017 81 Lovely Thing Suite: Knots

2017 82 Yes Britannia

2017 85 Little Slice (feat. Danny McClain)

2018 31 Mean Ass Drunk

2018 39 Welcome To The Family

2018 70 All Like Whatever

2018 47 Love Letters

2018 90 Exquisite Corpse (feat. Dumbfoundead, Grieves, Wax, Adam Vida, Rafael Casal, Daveed Diggs & Chinaka Hodge)

2019 17 Limo 4 Emos

2019 31 What Goes Up

2019 36 Advanced Placement

2019 46 Feels Alright

2019 83 No Complaints, No Conversation

2019 98 Wounded Healer

2020 13 Undermine (feat. Raquel Rodriguez)

2020 78 Savage

2020 87 Best Friend The Floor

2023 12 Mile Away (feat. Rachel Zegler)

2023 59 Rollin (Watsky & Camila Recchio)

2023 86 Paper Nihilist

 

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Rachel Zegler's Chart History:

2023 01 Mile Away (feat. Rachel Zegler)

 

Rachel Zegler's EOY History:

2023 12 Mile Away (Watsky feat. Rachel Zegler)

 

I think Rachel Zegler is one of the most exciting young actresses around today. I thought she was outstanding in 'West Side Story' but I wasn't fully sold on the film itself. I was already say I'm a fan of hers but I feel like she's still waiting for the right role that makes me a big fan. However, when I heard that she was teaming up one of my all-time favourite artists, Watsky, I thought it sounded completely random in the most exciting way. I was very intrigued to hear how Zegler's musical-theatre past would apply to a Watsky track and it turns out it works a treat. This had enough hype to debut at #1 on the same week where The Weeknd/Ariana also entered behind at #2. Zegler sounds lovely on the track and it's the kind of relaxed beat full actual instrumentation that a Watsky verse always sounds brilliant over. Watsky has one last song to come, can he sign off his stacked chart history with one final EOY top 10?

11. JENNIE - You & Me

 

 

Non-Album Single

Release Date: 6th October 2023

Chart Run: 1-1-1-4-5-8-8-9-17 (9 weeks)

Official Peak: 39

Crownnote Points Chart: 15 (15/100)

End-Of-Year Points Chart: 16 (16/100)

Last.fm Chart: =33 (=24/100)

 

 

You look better on me, that's fashion

 

 

 

 

Jennie's Chart History:

2018 04 Solo

2023 13 One Of The Girls (The Weeknd, Jennie & Lily-Rose Depp)

2023 01 You & Me

 

Jennie's EOY History:

2018 62 Solo

2023 11 You & Me

 

JENNIE's first solo was the only BLACKPINK solo to consist of one song and was 5 years ago before they really had a chokehold on my charts, so I was delighted that she got a second effort, even if it has landed in the most unlucky position of the year, just missing out on the all-important top 10. I first heard this in November 2022 on the first night of BLACKPINK's shows at the 02 Arena in London and I was already in love. I then heard JENNIE perform it twice more before it finally got an official release in October last year. With such a build-up, it would have been easy for the song to disappoint but it, instead, more than lived up to my expectations, bagging itself a 3 week run at the top of my charts and an official top 40 placement. The highlight of her live performances of this was the beautiful choreography in the dance she performs with a parter and it's setting in silhouette ahead of a large moon. I was delighted to see this is also portrayed in the official performance video as it really is lovely. The extended intro in the video is more than welcome too! I had been umming and ahing between this and the track at #10 for which was going to get that final position but in the end, this just missed out.

 

Sidenote: It's a very apt day to be posting this. Happy Birthday Jennie!!! :cheer:

Unicorn is a big banger, politics aside, one of the best Eurovision entries of 2023. You & Me is a great track from JENNIE, only just missed my weekly top 40!

Really like "Unicorn" on here, as well as "Holy Revival" and "Spinnin".

Unicorn is a big banger, politics aside, one of the best Eurovision entries of 2023. You & Me is a great track from JENNIE, only just missed my weekly top 40!

Really like "Unicorn" on here, as well as "Holy Revival" and "Spinnin".

 

I'm glad you like JENNIE's track although a shame it missed your top 40.

 

I'm happy to see some love for 'Spinnin' too.

 

Thank you both for your comments :D

10. Rebecca Black - Sick To My Stomach

 

 

3rd Single from 'Let Her Burn'

Release Date: 18th January 2023

Chart Run: 1-2-3-2-2-6-10-16-20-(x1)-17-13-19 (12 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

Crownnote Points Chart: 11 (11/100)

End-Of-Year Points Chart: 15 (15/100)

Last.fm Chart: =14 (13/100)

 

 

And fuck, it hurts to know that you're fallin', fallin' in love before I did

 

 

 

 

Rebecca Black's Chart History:

2020 08 Sweetheart (Dance Yourself Clean Remix)

2021 15 Girlfriend

2022 02 Crumbs

2022 09 Look At You

2023 01 Sick To My Stomach

2023 08 Erase You

2023 07 Doe Eyed

2023 08 Destroy Me

2023 15 What Am I Gonna Do With You

2023 19 Cry Hard Enough

 

Rebecca Black's EOY History:

2022 28 Crumbs

2023 10 Sick To My Stomach

 

A few years ago I would have called you crazy if you told me that Rebecca Black would be bagging an EOY top in my charts but, 'Crumbs' probably would have finished top 10 last year if it had been released a bit earlier in the year and now 'Sick To My Stomach' kicks us off for 2023. 80s inspired synths have been a trend of the 2020s and this is one of the finest examples with a much more subdued sound compared to others of the genre. I managed to sneak away to a smaller stage to see Rebecca Black's set at BLACKPINK's Hyde Park show and I loved hearing this one. Although, it did mean I missed some of Sabrina Carpenter's set and had to go through all the way through the 60,000+ crown to get back to my friend :lol: 'Sick To My Stomach' is a lovely throwback and the sign of an artist who should be a star. I love the artwork for this one too.

09. Watsky feat. Hollis & Gifted Gab - AWW SHiT

 

 

1st Single from 'INTENTION'

Release Date: 15th December 2022

Chart Run: 1-1-1-1-2-7-10-16-(x5)-14-18 (8 weeks in 2023)

Official Peak: n/a

Crownnote Points Chart: 26 (26/100)

End-Of-Year Points Chart: 37 (37/100)

Last.fm Chart: =27 (=18/100)

 

 

I'm back in action, dripping different like I'm au jus

 

 

 

 

Watsky's Chart History:

2013 02 Kick Monday (In The Nutsack) (Watsky & Mody feat. Wax)

2013 03 Moral Of The Story

2013 01 IDGAF

2013 05 Ugly Faces

2013 19 Rich Girl

2013 02 Give A Hater A Hug (feat. Wax)

2013 03 Kill A Hipster (feat. Chinaka Hodge)

2014 03 Strong As An Oak

2014 03 4AM Monday

2014 02 Who's Been Loving You

2014 05 F**k An Emcee Name

2014 01 Sloppy Seconds

2014 07 Hey Asshole (feat. Kate Nash)

2014 04 100 Words You Could Say Instead Of Swag

2014 01 Whoa Whoa Whoa

2014 05 Ink Don't Bleed (feat. Anderson .Paak)

2014 12 All You Can Do (feat. Jimetta Rose)

2014 01 The One

2014 09 My First Stalker

2014 11 Grass Is Greener (feat. Anderson .Paak)

2014 03 Bet Against Me

2014 16 Right Now (feat. Lisa Vitale)

2014 01 Sarejevo (feat. Dia Frampton)

2014 05 Let's Get High And Watch Planet Earth

2014 02 No Flex Zone (Remix) (Karmin & Watsky)

2014 04 Stand For Something (feat. Anderson .Paak)

2016 16 Hand Over Hand (feat. Anderson .Paak)

2016 04 Stick To Your Guns (feat. Julia Nunes)

2016 01 Tiny Glowing Screens Part 3 (feat. Camila Recchio & Danny McClain)

2016 01 Talking To Myself

2016 01 Midnight Heart (feat. Mal Devisa)

2016 01 Don't Be Nice

2016 01 Brave New World (feat. Chaos Chaos)

2016 06 Pink Lemonade (Watsky & Invisible Inc.)

2016 01 Going Down

2017 05 Tiny Glowing Screens Part 1

2017 07 Lovely Thing Suite: Conversations

2017 03 Little Slice (feat. Danny McClain)

2017 03 Lovely Thing Suite: Knots

2017 01 Lovely Thing Suite: Roses

2017 03 Yes Britannia

2017 02 Exquisite Corpse (feat. Dumbfoundead, Grieves, Wax, Adam Vida, Rafael Casal, Daveed Diggs & Chinaka Hodge)

2018 01 Love Letters

2018 13 Chemical Angel

2018 17 Springtime In New York

2018 17 Lovely Thing Suite: Theories

2018 01 Welcome To The Family

2018 03 All Like Whatever

2018 01 Mean Ass Drunk

2019 02 No Complaints, No Conversation

2019 01 Feels Alright

2019 03 What Goes Up

2019 04 Limo 4 Emos

2019 10 Whitecaps

2019 12 F**k It Up

2019 08 Wounded Healer

2019 01 Advanced Placement

2020 01 Undermine (feat. Raquel Rodriguez)

2020 03 Border In My Heart

2020 04 Best Friend The Floor

2020 06 Dreams & Boxes

2020 10 Embrace The Quake

2020 03 Savage

2020 18 Black Hole Eyes

2020 20 The Price Of Growing Up

2022 01 Aww Shit (feat. Hollis & Gifted Gab)

2023 09 Rollin (Watsky & Camila Recchio)

2023 07 Paper Nihilist

2023 01 Mile Away (feat. Rachel Zegler)

2023 17 What's The Move? (Watsky & T-Pain)

2023 19 The Truth

2023 12 Young Ruettiger (I Do What I Want) (Watsky & Abhi The Nomad)

2023 18 Fool 4 (Watsky & Camila Recchio)

2023 12 Break My Heart

 

Watsky's EOY History:

2013 30 IDGAF

2013 31 Moral Of The Story

2013 38 Kick Monday (In The Nutsack) (Watsky & Mody feat. Wax)

2013 54 Give A Hater A Hug (feat. Wax)

2013 71 Ugly Faces

2013 85 Kill A Hipster (Watsky feat. Chinaka Hodge) (#98 in 2014)

2013 93 Rich Girl

2014 05 Whoa Whoa Whoa

2014 10 The One

2014 13 Sarejevo (feat. Dia Frampton)

2014 32 Sloppy Seconds

2014 44 Bet Against Me

2014 51 4AM Monday

2014 58 Strong As An Oak

2014 59 No Flex Zone (Remix) (Karmin & Watsky)

2014 69 Stand For Something (feat. Anderson .Paak)

2014 71 Who's Been Loving You

2014 92 Hey Asshole (feat. Kate Nash)

2014 98 Kill A Hipster (Watsky feat. Chinaka Hodge) (#85 in 2013)

2016 11 Don't Be Nice

2016 14 Midnight Heart (feat. Mal Devisa)

2016 18 Talking To Myself

2016 23 Brave New World (feat. Chaos Chaos)

2016 27 Tiny Glowing Screens Part 3 (feat. Camila Recchio & Danny McClain)

2016 65 Pink Lemonade (Watsky & Invisible Inc.)

2016 70 Stick To Your Guns (feat. Julia Nunes)

2017 26 Going Down

2017 27 Lovely Thing Suite: Roses

2017 81 Lovely Thing Suite: Knots

2017 82 Yes Britannia

2017 85 Little Slice (feat. Danny McClain)

2018 31 Mean Ass Drunk

2018 39 Welcome To The Family

2018 70 All Like Whatever

2018 47 Love Letters

2018 90 Exquisite Corpse (feat. Dumbfoundead, Grieves, Wax, Adam Vida, Rafael Casal, Daveed Diggs & Chinaka Hodge)

2019 17 Limo 4 Emos

2019 31 What Goes Up

2019 36 Advanced Placement

2019 46 Feels Alright

2019 83 No Complaints, No Conversation

2019 98 Wounded Healer

2020 13 Undermine (feat. Raquel Rodriguez)

2020 78 Savage

2020 87 Best Friend The Floor

2023 09 Aww Shit (feat. Hollis & Gifted Gab)

2023 12 Mile Away (feat. Rachel Zegler)

2023 59 Rollin (Watsky & Camila Recchio)

2023 86 Paper Nihilist

 

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Hollis's Chart History:

2014 01 White Walls (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. ScHoolboy Q & Hollis)

2022 01 Aww Shit (Watsky feat. Hollis & Gifted Gab)

 

Hollis's EOY History:

2014 23 White Walls (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. ScHoolboy Q & Hollis)

2023 09 Aww Shit (Watsky feat. Hollis & Gifted Gab)

 

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Gifted Gab's Chart History:

2022 01 Aww Shit (Watsky feat. Hollis & Gifted Gab)

 

Gifted Gab's EOY History:

2023 09 Aww Shit (Watsky feat. Hollis & Gifted Gab)

 

Despite it's first two weeks at #1 coming in 2022, 'Aww Shit' manages to hold on throughout the year to bag an EOY top 10 position. You can see from the stats that, I have taken those 2 weeks into consideration as without those, it doesn't appear high in my 2023 stats. With Watsky suggesting that he won't be releasing any more music, this is likely to be his swansong appearance and is apt that he bags himself what is only his 3rd EOY top 10 despite many of near-misses. It also sees the return of Hollis to my charts, 9 years after 'White Walls' landed at EOY #23. Gifted Gab gets her first hit of any kind, it's in fact the only song I've ever heard from her. This does feel like a very nostalgic track, sonically, it's much more reminiscent of the music of his I fell in love with a decade ago rather than the more polished song of his later works. We get a tiny hint of his trademark fast flow, plenty of humerous lyrics and a really playful music video with some fun throwbacks. I'm glad we got one final track of this type from him. With Watsky and Little Mix both on hold, it really feels like an end of an era. Two of the defining artists of my teenage years and early twenties.

08. JISOO - All Eyes On Me

 

 

Album Track from 'ME'

Release Date: 31st March 2023

Chart Run: 2-1-2-2-3-3-5-10-15-16-18-14-17 (13 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

Crownnote Points Chart: 7 (7/100)

End-Of-Year Points Chart: 8 (8/100)

Last.fm Chart: =8 (8/100)

 

 

Make me feel alive

 

 

 

 

Jisoo's Chart History:

2023 01 Flower

2023 01 All Eyes On Me

 

Jisoo's EOY History:

2023 08 All Eyes On Me

 

BLACKPINK might not have been able to defend their crown after 'PINK VENOM' was my 2022 #1, but they still have representation in the top 10 due to a double-scooping of JISOO. You may know that JISOO is my favourite member of the group and it was a long and arduous wait for her to finally get here solo release. Two years after Rosé and Lisa got theirs and a full 5 years after JENNIE got her first, fans were starting to get really impatient and no-one more so than me. As soon as these two tracks were made available, I was ready to eat them up and they both managed to reach the top of my charts and both appearing in this top 10. A dangerously upbeat slice of EDM-Pop, this feels like in line with BLACKPINK's usual releases and I'm quite surprised it wasn't picked as the single. It would have been the safer choice as it feels like a much more obvious candidate to be a hit. It's nothing too complicated, it's just a joyous, euphoric track.

07. J Hus - It's Crazy

 

 

1st Single from 'Beautiful and Brutal Yard'

Release Date: 25th May 2023

Chart Run: 2-3-5-5-9-16-16-10-9-7-8-11-17 (13 weeks)

Official Peak: 15

Crownnote Points Chart: 17 (17/100)

End-Of-Year Points Chart: =10 (=10/100)

Last.fm Chart: 13 (12/100)

 

 

I wanna make him perish, vampire feeling peckish

 

 

 

 

J Hus's Chart History:

2017 04 Bad Boys (Stormzy feat. Ghetts & J Hus)

2017 05 Did You See

2018 03 Bouff Daddy

2019 01 Disaster (Dave feat. J Hus)

2019 08 What Do You Mean (Skepta feat. J Hus)

2019 01 Must Be

2020 09 No Denying

2020 09 Fortune Teller

2020 04 Play Play (feat. Burna Boy)

2020 16 Reckless

2023 02 It's Crazy

2023 17 Comeback (feat. Villz)

2023 20 Bim Bim

 

J Hus's EOY History:

2017 52 Did You See

2017 92 Bad Boys (Stormzy feat. Ghetts & J Hus)

2018 81 Bouff Daddy

2019 08 Disaster (Dave feat. J Hus)

2019 24 Must Be

2020 56 Play Play (feat. Burna Boy)

2020 90 Fortune Teller

2023 07 It's Crazy

 

I was highly anticipating a J Hus comeback and the lead single certainly didn't disappoint. This is far-and-away my favourite track Hus has ever released and 'It's Crazy' how much it underperformed. Especially when the awful follow-up with Drake did so well. Overall, the album was a huge disappoint to me, there's a couple of nice tracks (Bim Bim, Comeback) but they pale in consideration to this. I think this is due to the complete absence of 'JAE5'. Everything you remember from the first two albums were produced by JAE5 but he had no credits on 'B.A.B.Y.'. I need them to link back up for the next album. I even saw that a lot of his core fanbase wasn't on board with this one because of the 'demonic' lyrics. I think that's even crazier than it's chart flop, the man constantly talks about juju and guns, what do they expect from him? :lol: This is the most notable recent example of the Horrorcore genre of Hip-Hop that has lost popularity over the years. See the album '6 Feet Deep' by 'Gravediggaz' if you want to see the genre's blueprint. This is both the highest placed song that missed #1 and the highest placed male in the countdown so a couple of things to congratulate Hus for. This really deserved to be a #1 hit in my charts but it actually debuted at #2 in the most competitive chart battle of 2023 with the song that just pipped it to the top still to come. I could honestly listen to this song for hours without getting bored of it all. It's just so good, the flows are insane, the instrumental is banging and the visuals in the video are crazy. How could you not get hyped listening to this?

06. JISOO - FLOWER

 

 

1st Single from 'ME'

Release Date: 31st March 2023

Chart Run: 1-2-1-1-2-2-4-7-11-14-14-17-18 (13 weeks)

Official Peak: 38

Crownnote Points Chart: 5 (5/100)

End-Of-Year Points Chart: 6 (6/100)

Last.fm Chart: 7 (7/100)

 

 

lie, lie, lie

 

 

 

 

Jisoo's Chart History:

2023 01 Flower

2023 01 All Eyes On Me

 

Jisoo's EOY History:

2023 06 Flower

2023 08 All Eyes On Me

 

We get both parts of the Jisoo double today with 'FLOWER' landing at #6. This reaching the official top 40 was my chart highlight of the year. JISOO feels like the least popular member of the group in the public and with Lisa and Rosé both missing out on reaching the top 40 and BLACKPINK's last album not managing a top 20 single, I thought the hype was probably dying out and that this would probably enter somewhere around #55-#65 and never been seen again. However, it became the first female K-Pop soloist to reach the top 40 and even managed a 2nd week in the top 100 which was such an amazing result. Especially with this feeling like the most adventurous and anti-mainstream of all the solos being 95% in Korean. It has a drop that kinda functions as the chorus and allows her to demonstrate her iconic hand-based dance-move that has become synonymous with the song. I'm so sorry there was no space for this in my top 5. At least JISOO will live in infamy dancing in my signature (probably) forevermore. Join me again tomorrow where my favourite song of the year will be revealed.

05. Olivia Rodrigo - bad idea right?

 

 

2nd Single from 'GUTS'

Release Date: 11th August 2023

Chart Run: 1-1-2-2-1-2-4-7-7-8-11-17-(x1)-18-19-13-20 (16 weeks)

Official Peak: 03

Crownnote Points Chart: 2 (2/100)

End-Of-Year Points Chart: 3 (3/100)

Last.fm Chart: 5 (5/100)

 

 

And I'm sure I've seen much hotter men, but I really can't remember when

 

 

 

 

Olivia Rodrigo's Chart History:

2021 01 Drivers License

2021 01 All I Want

2021 01 Deja Vu

2021 01 Good 4 U

2021 05 Brutal

2021 05 Jealousy, Jealousy

2021 15 Traitor

2021 18 Happier

2023 01 Vampire

2023 01 Bad Idea Right?

2023 02 Get Him Back

2023 06 Love Is Embarrassing

2023 15 All-American Bitch

2023 18 Ballad Of A Homeschooled Girl

2023 17 Pretty Isn't Pretty

2023 06 Can't Catch Me Now

 

Olivia Rodrigo's EOY History:

2021 01 Good 4 U

2021 06 Deja Vu

2021 21 All I Want

2021 23 Drivers License

2021 45 Jealousy, Jealousy

2021 50 Brutal

2023 05 Bad Idea Right?

2023 26 Vampire

2023 32 Get Him Back

2023 44 Love Is Embarrassing

2023 66 Can't Catch Me Now

 

Just like with her first album, Olivia didn't lead with the best single of the album, with 'bad idea right?' following in the footsteps of 'Good 4 U'. The video was also by the same director, Petra Collins, and features cameos such as Iris Apatow, Tate McRae and her old Dinsey cast-mate Madison Hu. This was another interesting release from Olivia with the 90s/00s pop punk influences and more conversational, talky approach to the vocals. However, the highlight for me is the production. Especially the last minute or so where it seems to completely go off the rails with with the wacky instrumentation serving as the main component of the bridge. There's quite a few slower ballads on GUTS that helps this and 'get him back' only stand out more. Olivia might have confirmed that the line is 'or in whose sheets' but I will never not hear 'in his sheets'.

04. Maisie Peters - Body Better

 

 

1st Single from 'The Good Witch'

Release Date: 27th January 2023

Chart Run: 7-6-3-1-3-6-8-11-11-12-16-16-19-15-12-16-(x9)-15-17 (18 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

Crownnote Points Chart: 6 (6/100)

End-Of-Year Points Chart: 5 (5/100)

Last.fm Chart: 1 (1/100)

 

 

Did I just not do it for you, superficially?

 

 

 

 

Maisie Peters's Chart History:

2021 01 Psycho

2021 04 Brooklyn

2021 05 You Signed Up For This

2021 17 John Hughes Movie

2021 04 Boy

2021 12 I'm Trying (Not Friends)

2021 10 Villain

2021 19 Elvis Song

2021 06 Song You'll Never Hear (Sarcastic Sounds feat. Maisie Peters)

2022 01 Cate's Brother

2022 02 Blonde

2022 15 Good Enough

2022 01 Not Another Rockstar

2023 01 Body Better

2023 03 Lost The Breakup

2023 16 Two Weeks Ago

2023 01 Run

2023 03 Coming Of Age

2023 04 You're Just A Boy (And I'm Kinda The Man)

2023 05 BSC

2023 15 Watch

2023 03 Wendy

2023 12 Therapy

2023 01 Holy Revival

2023 01 Guy On A Horse

2023 03 Yoko

2023 09 The Song

2023 09 The Last One

2023 14 Truth Is

 

Maisie Peters's EOY History:

2021 02 Psycho

2021 40 Villain

2021 56 Brooklyn

2021 65 You Signed Up For This

2021 68 Song You'll Never Hear (Sarcastic Sounds feat. Maisie Peters)

2021 86 Boy

2022 05 Not Another Rockstar

2022 23 Cate's Brother

2022 34 Blonde

2023 04 Body Better

2023 15 Holy Revival

2023 16 Guy On A Horse

2023 20 Lost The Breakup

2023 27 Wendy

2023 47 Yoko

2023 51 Coming Of Age

2023 64 You're Just A Boy (And I'm Kinda The Man)

2023 80 BSC

2023 100 The Last One

 

Released all the way back in January, 'Body Better' was my most played track of 2023 and ends the year just outside the medal positions at my EOY #4. Not bad after an initially slightly disappointing debut at #7 in my weekly charts. I think I was initially just still slightly salty that this was the lead single which meant that 'Cate's Brother, 'Blonde' and 'Not Another Rockstar' would be missing out on the album. It's one of those songs where the instrumentation and production is deceivingly upbeat and positive, as when you focus on the lyrics, you get a deeper message full of vulnerability and insecurity. I think this has the best opening of any track released last year. The instant 'ooh-ooh' catches you off-guard initially and grabs all your attention right from the start. There's no need for Maisie to fret as she's still in consideration for the EOY #1 in a battle between three wonderfully talented woman vying for their first EOY chart-topper: Maisie Peters v Madison Beer v Dua Lipa.

03. Madison Beer - Home To Another One

 

 

4th Single from 'Silence Between Songs'

Release Date: 2nd June 2023

Chart Run: 1-1-2-2-4-8-8-10-14-15-15-15-18-18-(x4)-18-18-(x3)-16-18-11-19 (20 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

Crownnote Points Chart: 3 (3/100)

End-Of-Year Points Chart: 4 (4/100)

Last.fm Chart: 2 (2/100)

 

 

Coulda sworn I saw your face. Was it you? Was it you?

 

 

 

 

Madison Beer's Chart History:

2015 06 All For Love (feat. Jack & Jack)

2019 05 All Day And Night (Jax Jones, Martin Solveig & Madison Beer)

2020 01 Baby

2020 02 Boyshit

2021 03 Follow The White Rabbit

2021 02 Blue

2021 04 Sour Times

2021 02 Reckless

2022 01 Homesick

2022 06 Emotional Bruises

2022 06 Stained Glass

2022 13 Selfish

2022 05 Stay Numb And Carry On

2022 12 Good In Goodbye

2022 16 Default

2022 18 Everything Happens For A Reason

2022 18 Effortlessly

2022 19 Interlude

2022 02 I Have Never Felt More Alive

2022 02 Dangerous

2022 01 Showed Me (How I Fell In Love With You)

2023 01 Home To Another One

2023 01 Spinnin

2023 01 17

2023 03 Sweet Relief

2023 17 Silence Between Songs

2023 19 I Wonder

 

Madison Beer's EOY History:

2019 55 All Day And Night (Jax Jones, Martin Solveig & Madison Beer)

2020 14 Baby

2021 12 Boyshit

2021 32 Sour Times

2021 54 Follow The White Rabbit

2021 59 Blue

2022 04 Showed Me (How I Fell In Love With You)

2022 17 Homesick

2022 25 I Have Never Felt More Alive

2022 36 Dangerous

2022 39 Reckless

2022 53 Emotional Bruises

2022 58 Stained Glass

2022 71 Stay Numb And Carry On

2023 03 Home To Another One

2023 13 Spinnin

2023 23 17

2023 48 Sweet Relief

 

Getting the bronze medal this year is Madison Beer with the brilliant 'Home To Another One'. This one was a massive sleeper hit in my chart, it did start with two weeks at #1 but I never felt it was going to end up this high at the time. It's just constantly stayed in rotation for me and still sounds fresh now, despite it only being 5 plays off being my most played song of 2023. I mentioned that I was disappointed in the video for 'Sweet Relief' as she usually kills them and this is evidence for that. Madison has always had an alien theme across her music (see 'Homesick') but it came to it's natural conclusion here with a music video where she she portrays the human girlfriend to an alien and also his alien-mistress who knows of his affair. This is probably the most traditional pop song on the album and, as this countdown demonstrates, I'm a sucker for a big pop girlie single. The only complaint I can have about this is that it's too short. I know the current trend is the 2 minutes tracks but this demands to be 4 minutes at the minimum. It's another one that has some really nice production, I've seen many compare the guitar to Tame Impala's sound. Dua v Maisie now for the #1.

02. Dua Lipa - Dance The Night

 

 

Soundtrack Single from 'Barbie'

Release Date: 26th May 2023

Chart Run: 1-4-3-6-10-15-18-16-4-1-2-3-7-10-11-17 (16 weeks)

Official Peak: 01

Crownnote Points Chart: 4 (4/100)

End-Of-Year Points Chart: 2 (2/100)

Last.fm Chart: 6 (6/100)

 

 

My outfit so tight, you can see my heartbeat tonight

 

 

 

 

Dua Lipa's Chart History:

2016 11 Hotter Than Hell

2016 02 Blow Your Mind (Mwah)

2017 08 Be The One

2017 04 No Lie (Sean Paul feat. Dua Lipa)

2017 01 New Rules

2018 03 IDGAF

2018 05 One Kiss (Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa)

2018 12 Electricity (Silk City & Dua Lipa)

2018 04 Kiss And Make Up (Dua Lipa & Blackpink)

2019 12 Swan Song

2019 08 Don't Start Now

2020 05 Levitating (feat. DaBaby)

2020 14 Pretty Please

2020 03 Break My Heart

2020 19 Good In Bed

2020 18 Hallucinate

2021 17 We're Good

2021 03 Love Again

2021 06 Physical

2022 02 Sweetest Pie (Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa)

2022 04 Potion (Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa & Young Thug)

2023 01 Dance The Night

2023 02 Houdini

 

Dua Lipa's EOY History:

2016 36 Blow Your Mind (Mwah)

2017 11 New Rules

2017 84 Be The One

2018 50 One Kiss (Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa)

2018 76 IDGAF

2020 30 Levitating (feat. DaBaby)

2020 95 Break My Heart

2021 35 Love Again

2022 52 Sweetest Pie (Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa)

2022 62 Potion (Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa & Young Thug)

2023 02 Dance The Night

2023 39 Houdini

 

It's so close but just not meant to be for Dua Lipa this year as 'Dance The Night' drops at #2. In fact there was a not insignificant period of the year where I was convinced that this was going to be my sound of the year. The 'Future Nostalgia' era was just insane from Dua. It took me a while to get on board, I liked 'Don't Start Now' when it was released and thought 'Physical' was decent but as soon as the album came out, they both grew on me massively and I consider the album to be one of the strongest, and certainly the most defining, albums of the 2020s. By the time I saw the concert, I was completely blown away. I was right at the front of the extended stage for the Liverpool show and it was one of the best nights of my life. She has certainly came a long way since her dance moves used to famously get clowned on. 'Dance The Night' does fell very 'Future Nostalgia'-y and it was almost like the era never ended. It's use in the Barbie movie was perfect too and helped this reclimb back to #1 in my chart after initially falling to #16 and feeling like a bit of a weaker #1 single. Her role in the film (as Mermaid Barbie) might have been minimal but with this song playing in the all-important scene where Margot Robbie's Barbie first starts to have imperfect thoughts, Dua really made her impact on the film undeniable. This is the song that I earlier mentioned pipped J Hus to top spot in the closest chart battle of the year in my chart.