MAINSTREAM 75

 

 

#56 Skrillex, Fred Again.. and Flowdan ~ Rumble

#57 Jazzy ~ Feel It

#58 Skepta and Amy Winehouse ~ Can't Play Myself

#59 Zach Bryan ~ I Remember Everything [feat. Kacey Musgraves]

#60 Jack Harlow ~ Lovin On Me

 

One of the most recent songs here now comes from Jack Harlow, a bit of a surprise entry here as I'm not a fan of his and his previous big UK hits didn't do anything for me. Lovin On Me being a big #1 makes a lot of sense though helped by a very catchy sampled hook and Jack's fun white boy persona.

 

Another recent-ish track which is still growing in the chart now, coming from Zach Bryan who I'd never expected to make a hit here but I can't deny a very well-written duet. The sparse orchestration assists it a fair bit too and ultimately it's a song that for many has been one of the very few country hits worth getting behind.

 

Another surprise in the year was Skepta now becoming a dance producer and after a handful of non-hits he ended up remixing a classic Amy Winehouse track. Ultimately it's not that essential of a remake so it fell down my chart rather quickly but it is nice to hear Amy's great vocal over a more modern production I guess.

 

Next up a song that whilst credited to Jazzy, she is probably the least interesting part of it, with the production doing most of the lifting here. Whilst nothing outstanding it does its job as a gym workout song so got a fair few plays that way. Jazzy will be back later of course.

 

And here's Fred again.. this time teaming with Skrillex on production bringing dubstep back to the chart. Despite the song having very little melody they managed to make it work with the rumbling bassline being the big focus making for a very unique hit song. It's also assisted a lot by the rap from Flowdan (great name, if only I'd thought of it for myself first).

MAINSTREAM 75

 

 

#51 Jain ~ Makeba

#52 Miley Cyrus ~ Flowers

#53 David Guetta, Anne-Marie and Coi Leray ~ Baby Don't Hurt Me

#54 Borai & Denham Audio ~ Make Me

#55 Noah Kahan ~ Stick Season

 

Noah Kahan first-up with a song that could very well appear higher on this list next year as it's still steadily rising the chart. His style of folk-pop isn't really to my taste for the most part with the exception of this song which naturally became his biggest hit. It's very well done song which is perfect for this time of year too and a breath of fresh air in the chart - UK #1 in January surely awaits it.

 

Time for another dance remake now because of course, we ended up randomly getting a re-do of "U Sure Do" in the lower quarter of the chart for a few weeks by two faceless DJs. I didn't get into it as much as I wanted to as it's fairly inspired for a commercial dance remake but ultimately isn't quite amazingly good.

 

David Guetta will make an appearance later on with another big dance remake but for now we get his re-do of "What Is Love" which I quite enjoyed for a couple of weeks before eventually deciding it wasn't really worth bothering with. It's not half as bad as a load of people made it out to be anyhow but he can do better.

 

Miley Cyrus had the year's biggest hit with 'Flowers' which sure was a well-made pop song but ultimately tired on me long before it tired on the remainder of the general public. If only a certain rap hit had an earlier release date I suspect that would've taken the title but oh well. Miley has had a couple of better tracks but she's done many far worse too so I can't moan.

 

Randomly taking off on TikTok this year giving it a chart reset we have 'Makeba', which was a lot bigger in my chart at the time of its release but had a little chart revival anyhow also assisted by a new remix. It's a great song anyhow which I'm glad has been a bit more appreciated now, I'd hoped its virality would've translated into a bit more success than it got as it's a very unique pop song but at least it cracked the UK chart briefly.

Fly Girl is heaps of fun, the interpolation works really well and I love Missy's verse! Also loved Shakira's return to the UK charts *.*

absolutely, it was great to have Missy on a new track too as we haven't got much from her since the 2010s, inspired use of sample too.

was great to see the UK finally got a Spanish language Shakira hit too.

 

A good start to this mainstream 75, I think 'Mosquito' is my favourite song to date from PinkPantheress so a shame it didn't become a proper hit. 'Fly Girl' and 'Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53' were also great top 40 hits and ofc 'Dog Days Are Over' is an all-time classique *.*

Mosquito certainly deserved over Nice To Meet You as a top 40 hit anyhow, though I don't suppose that would've done anything without Central Cee's involvement.

Aw at 'Rumble' being so low here! That, 'I Remember Everything' and 'Creepin'' are some big faves from the last few posts (maybe 'The Night We Met' could be too with more listens, I actually only heard it for the first time the other day but can immediately hear why it's become such a streaming staple).

MAINSTREAM 75

 

 

#46 Freya Ridings ~ Weekends

#47 Rita Ora ~ You Only Love Me

#48 Cassö with Raye and D-Block Europe ~ Prada

#49 Rudimental, Charlotte Plank and Vibe Chemistry ~ Dancing is Healing

#50 Dua Lipa ~ Houdini

 

Starting off the top 50 we have the latest from Dua Lipa. 'Houdini' is an excellent stand-out pop track that proves she is here to stick around as one of the top players commercially. It could of course only get so far with just a month of release but it could very well contend for a spot in the Top 100 next year. We may well see Dua again before long.

 

Rudimental benefitted somewhat from the DnB revival this year, although not as much as Chase & Status, they did manage one hit in the year. It wasn't their strongest track ever really but a perfectly serviceable pop-friendly DnB track.

 

Having already been a hit as "Ferrari Horses" the public decided what we really needed was a dance re-do of it as an even bigger hit than the original, and well it's not bad but as far as massive dance hits go the UK has had better. It's good at least to see something this high-tempo for dance get mainstream crossover appeal and also that the focus is more firmly placed on Raye's vocals.

 

Rita Ora attempted a comeback this year and well, actually had a fairly good pop effort but clearly she's long-past her commercial peak now so the song struggled in the chart unfortunately. The song itself probably would've been more suited to the mid-2010s climate too I guess but it was her strongest of the current era.

 

We also had Freya Ridings struggle a bit from leaving it too long since her previous album with a song that ought to have been a bigger hit than it ended up being. 'Weekends' was a strong return giving us the sort of pop that she ought to be doing more of over the slow ballads.

MAINSTREAM 75

 

 

#41 Dua Lipa ~ Dance the Night

#42 Becky Hill and Chase & Status ~ Disconnect

#43 Kylie Minogue ~ Tension

#44 Anotr and Abel Balder ~ Relax My Eyes

#45 La Zarra ~ Évidemment

 

Barely counting as 'mainstream' we have the French Eurovish entry which scraped a top 100 placement post-contest. The performance didn't quite go off on the night how I'd hoped which led to a midtable position but it's a very grand and strong song so I'm glad it got a bit of love anyway.

 

A song you'd perhaps have expected to end up rather highly in my chart now given it's a house effort that crossed over to the UK top 40, alas 'Relax My Eyes' didn't quite hit for me much as I'd liked it to. It's got a great groove to it anyhow though I wish it had better vocals.

 

Kylie again with the album title track 'Tension' which is another fun pop bop from her. It was great to see her continuing to win me over again with this era although she was never going to be able to make something half as amazing as the album's lead..

 

Chase & Status have two tracks of their own yet to come but until then here's their team-up with Becky Hill which got her one of her biggest UK hits yet. It was certainly a great switch up for her singing on something a bit more energetic and it worked very well. Hopefully some more bangers to come for her forthcoming album next year. And indeed, life really has been f***ing lifeing xx

 

Dua Lipa back now with soundtrack hit 'Dance the Night', which is only above 'Houdini' because of timing but hey, it was a bit of a steady grower - and certainly worked well for the Barbie dance scene. How many of these personal charts do I have left before the inevitability of death eh?

Ooh I do like Makeba - nice to see that finally get a chart position after all these years! Dancing is Healing is fab as well - one of the few mainstream songs to hit my Top 40 this year.

MAINSTREAM 75

 

 

#36 Fred Again.., Skrillex and Four Tet ~ Baby Again..

#37 Troye Sivan ~ Rush

#38 Lizzy McAlpine ~ Ceilings

#39 Kenya Grace ~ Strangers

#40 Rema ~ Calm Down [feat. Selena Gomez]

 

Another banga! Rema had one of the year's biggest hits with 'Calm Down' which also became the biggest hit for the afrobeats genre yet. It's certainly a catchy effort and further helped by Selena Gomez whose addition fit surprisingly well with her smooth vocal.

 

A couple of female vocalist breakthroughs now, first from Kenya Grace whose track 'Strangers' was also self-produced. A rather fresh lite DnB effort with a smooth vocal performance, it was pleasing to hear this as the result after the track broke into the top 40 seemingly out of nowhere. Follow-ups so far haven't been quite so good but we'll see what next year brings.

 

A rare singer-songwriter ballad breaking through now from Lizzy McAlpine however I am quite open to this type of song when done beautifully as such. It builds very well hitting the emotional impact it aims for which certainly helped it stand out in the chart.

 

Troye Sivan isn't someone I'm a huge fan of so I wasn't expecting much from a new era of his however when we got a smooth dance bop with a very catchy hook of course I could get on board. 'Rush' does just what its title intends really.

 

Just missing out on a Hottest 200 spot sadly it is Fred & Skrillex... again! This time with added Four Tet and a Lil Baby sample. 'Baby Again..' is a fairly uncommercial track so for it to have even cracked UK top 100 said a lot about how big a name Fred is now, though it deserved better of course. Quite a hypnotic track which would hit hard in the club, something I'd hope to hear more of from Fred next year.

 

And here is where we pause the Mainstream 75 and jump to the Hottest 200 as 35 mainstream hits managed to crack it this year (an increase on last year!), let's goooooooo

🔥 THE HOTTEST 200 🔥

#200

Armin van Buuren – Hey (I Miss You) [feat. Simon Ward]




Entry Date: 23/10/2022
Chart Run: [52-58-66-77-61-59-55-80-x]-58-64-66-71-68-73-97-91-x
Weeks: 8 [total: 16]
Sales: 266,000 [total: 430,000]

Video


Starting off the Hottest 200 here's Armin van Buuren. He's not had that great of a year really with both of his entries being leftovers from last year, but hey ho. He's continuing to go down the dancepop route with fewer actual trance releases but occasionally it results in something decent such as this effort which stuck around a surprisingly long time.

Top 100 Chart History

Armin van Buuren
2010 13 Full Focus
2012 13 Use Somebody (Laura Jansen; Armin van Buuren Rework)
2013 01 This Is What It Feels Like (feat. Trevor Guthrie) MILLIONAIRE
2013 36 D# Fat (with W&W)
2013 07 Beautiful Life (feat. Cindy Alma)
2013 18 Intense (feat. Miri Ben-Ari)
2013 30 Waiting For The Night (feat. Fiora)
2013 35 Sound Of The Drums (feat. Laura Jansen)
2014 36 Alone (feat. Lauren Evans)
2014 02 Save My Night
2014 05 Ping Pong
2014 44 Hystereo
2015 04 Together (In A State Of Trance)
2015 12 Panta Rhei (with Mark Sixma)
2015 08 Another You (feat. Mr. Probz)
2016 06 The Ultimate Seduction (vs. The Ultimate Seduction)
2016 23 Again (as Rising Star feat. Betsie Larkin; Armin van Buuren Remix)
2017 43 Christmas Days (feat. Josh Cumbee)
2018 69 Sex, Love & Water (feat. Conrad Sewell)
2018 02 The Last Dancer (vs. Shapov)
2018 52 Blah Blah Blah
2018 18 Our Origin (vs. Shapov)
2018 78 Shivers (feat. Susana; Alpha 9 Remix)
2018 19 Wild Wild Son (feat. Sam Martin)
2018 24 Lifting You Higher (ASOT 900 Anthem) MILLIONAIRE
2019 30 Lonely For You (feat. Bonnie McKee)
2019 45 Show Me Love (with Above & Beyond)
2019 41 Turn It Up (Original/Sound Rush Remix)
2019 21 Don't Give Up On Me (with Lucas & Steve feat. Josh Cumbee)
2019 06 La Résistance De L'Amour (vs. Shapov) MILLIONAIRE
2019 30 Revolution (with Luke Bond feat. Karra)
2019 98 Hoe Het Danst (with Marco Borsato & Davina Michelle)
2019 35 Cosmos (as Rising Star feat. Alexandra Badoi)
2019 31 Stickup
2019 30 Mr. Navigator (vs. Tempo Giusto)
2019 33 Something Real (with Avian Grays feat. Jordan Shaw; Original/Giuseppe Ottaviani Remix)
2019 02 It Could Be (vs. Inner City)
2019 22 Don't Let Me Go (feat. Matluck)
2019 13 All Comes Down (feat. Cimo Fränkel)
2019 12 Unlove You (feat. Ne-Yo)
2019 06 Million Voices
2019 04 Runaway (feat. Candace Sosa) MILLIONAIRE
2019 08 Miles Away (feat. Sam Martin)
2019 10 Song I Sing (feat. Haliene)
2019 15 Sucker For Love (feat. Avalan)
2019 25 Always (with BT feat. Nation Of One)
2019 40 Waking Up With You (feat. David Hodges)
2019 22 Let The Music Guide You (ASOT 950 Anthem)
2020 77 This I Vow (with MaRLo feat. Mila Josef)
2020 76 Still Better Off (with Tom Starr feat. Mosimann)
2020 10 Hollow (with Avira feat. Be No Rain)
2020 80 I Need You To Know (with Nicky Romero feat. Ifmay)
2020 08 Illusion (with Avira)
2020 07 The Voice (as Rising Star feat. Cari)
2020 74 Que Pasa (with D'Angello & Francis)
2020 04 Mask (with Avira feat. Sam Martin)
2020 39 Need You Now (feat. Jake Reese)
2020 01 Christmas Time (with Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike & Brennan Heart feat. Jeremy Oceans)
2021 70 Euthymia
2021 10 Turn the World Into a Dancefloor (ASOT 1000 Anthem)
2021 40 Leave a Little Love (with Alesso)
2021 22 Magico (with Giuseppe Ottaviani)
2021 84 Divino (with Maor Levi)
2021 14 Tell Me Why (feat. Sarah Reeves)
2021 69 Let Go (with Tom Staar feat. Josha Daniel)
2021 63 Should I Wait (with Avalan; Rising Star Remix)
2021 40 Battlefield
2021 46 Lost In Space (with Jorn van Deynhoven)
2021 98 The Greater Light To Rule The Night (with Rank 1)
2021 26 Sirius (with Avira)
2021 03 For All Time (with Aly & Fila feat. Kazi Jay)
2022 100 Human Touch [feat. Sam Gray]
2022 28 Echoes [with Florentin feat. Jordan Grace]
2022 43 Offshore [with Avira vs. Chicane]
2022 56 Feel Again [feat. Wrabel]
2022 02 Forever & Always [with Gareth Emery feat. Owl City]
2022 31 Computers Take Over The World
2022 71 Live On Love [feat. Diane Warren and My Marianne]
2022 52 Hey (I Miss You) [feat. Simon Ward]
2022 42 Shot At Love [feat. Husky]
2023 85 Dayglow [feat. Stuart Crichton]
2023 97 Vulnerable [feat. Vanessa Campagna]
2023 78 On & On [with Punctual feat. Alika]
2023 63 Space Case
2023 72 Destination (ASOT 2024 Anthem) [with Ferry Corsten, Rank 1 & Ruben de Ronde]

Simon Ward
2022 52 Hey (I Miss You) [Armin van Buuren feat. Simon Ward]


#199

Matt Fax – Beyond Belief




Entry Date: 29/09/2023
Chart Run: 33-25-28-39-44-52-88-x
Weeks: 7
Sales: 266,800

Video


Matt Fax is a progressive trance producer who has been around a while but made his biggest chart impact this year from the 'Story of the Fall' album rollout - the album missed the cut for my AOTY segment but it was quite good. One of its highlights was the opening track, a 6-minute long grand instrumental piece.

Top 100 Chart History

Matt Fax
2019 76 Kaleidoscope [Praana, Matt Fax & Haliene]
2020 91 Sunburst [with Sound Quelle]
2020 06 Walk Into the Water [bT, Matt Fax & Nation Of One]
2023 15 Gold
2023 21 Underwater [with x.o.anne]
2023 61 Behind Blue Eyes [with Chris Howard]
2023 67 Under Your Disguise
2023 25 Beyond Belief

0 x #1 | 0 x Top 5 | 1 x Top 10 | 2 x Top 20 | 4 x Top 40 | 8 x Top 100

#198

Marsh – Fragments [feat. Jodie Knight]




Entry Date: 10/02/2023
Chart Run: 98-67-42-59-82-78-75-86-81-x
Weeks: 9
Sales: 267,100

Video


Marsh is a melodic house producer signed to Anjunadeep who also put out an album this year 'Endless' which missed the cut for AOTY. The standout of that was 'Fragments' assisted by a lush vocal and his signature deep production style.

Top 100 Chart History

Marsh
2021 48 Little Darling
2021 66 Another Planet [feat. Sun Ra]
2021 05 Believer [Above & Beyond; Marsh's Guatape Remix]
2023 42 Fragments [feat. Jodie Knight]
2023 25 Everything [feat. Allknight]
2023 77 Drifting Away [Lange feat. Skye; Marsh Remix]

Jodie Knight
2021 29 Reaction (Nightlapse feat. Jodie Knight)
2023 42 Fragments [Marsh feat. Jodie Knight]
2023 25 Everything [Marsh feat. Allknight]

#197

Michael Bibi and KinAhau – Different Side [feat. Audio Bullys]




Entry Date: 24/03/2023
Chart Run: 85-100-x-91-76-65-62-56-41-46-57-x
Weeks: 10
Sales: 269,100

Video


A house re-do of the Audio Bullys track 'We Don't Care' now, it became the last track released by British DJ Michael Bibi before he was sadly diagnosed with a rare brain and spinal cancer which he remains in treatment for.

Top 100 Chart History

Michael Bibi
2018 48 Hanging Tree
2023 41 Different Side [with KinAhau feat. Audio Bullys]

KinAhau
2023 41 Different Side [Michael Bibi & KinAhau feat. Audio Bullys]

Audio Bullys
2018 43 Bugged Out [CamelPhat & Audio Bullys]
2023 41 Different Side [Michael Bibi & KinAhau feat. Audio Bullys]

#196

Seven Lions and Above & Beyond – Over Now [feat. Opposite the Other]




Entry Date: 29/09/2023
Chart Run: 19-24-31-40-41-50-78-x
Weeks: 7
Sales: 270,400

Video


The second collaboration between trance legends Above & Beyond with Seven Lions (best known for producing melodic dubstep), which was about just as good as their first one although I don't rate either too highly. It's a solid track with the half-time section working quite well for it too, although I really would like an album cycle from Above & Beyond again with it now being over a half-decade since 'Common Ground'.

Top 100 Chart History

Seven Lions
2016 15 Rush Over Me (with Illenium & Said The Sky feat. Haliene)
2019 48 See The End (Above & Beyond & Seven Lions feat. Opposite The Other)
2020 82 Don't Wanna Fall (with Last Heroes & Haliene)
2023 19 Over Now (with Above & Beyond feat. Opposite The Other)

0 x #1 | 0 x Top 5 | 0 x Top 10 | 2 x Top 20 | 2 x Top 40 | 4 x Top 100

Above & Beyond
2011 35 Sun & Moon (feat. Richard Bedford)
2014 24 We're All We Need (feat. Zoe Johnston)
2015 10 All Over The World (feat. Alex Vargas)
2015 13 Peace Of Mind (feat. Zoe Johnston)
2015 11 Fly To New York (feat. Zoe Johnston)
2016 07 Another Chance (A&B & Justine Suissa pts. OceanLab; Club Mix)
2017 01 My Own Hymn (feat. Zoe Johnston) MILLIONAIRE
2018 02 Northern Soul (feat. Richard Bedford)
2018 06 Always (feat. Zoe Johnston) MILLIONAIRE
2018 12 Tightrope (feat. Marty Longstaff)
2018 07 Alright Now (feat. Justine Suissa)
2018 10 Naked (feat. Justine Suissa)
2018 12 Happiness Amplified (feat. Richard Bedford)
2018 19 Sahara Love (feat. Zoe Johnston)
2018 26 Bittersweet & Blue (feat. Richard Bedford)
2018 26 Is It Love? (1001)
2018 28 Cold Feet (feat. Justine Suissa)
2018 67 Surge
2018 83 A.I.
2018 84 The Inconsistency Principle
2018 85 Common Ground
2018 89 Balearic Balls
2019 46 Long Way From Home (with Spencer Brown feat. RBBTS)
2019 14 Flying By Candlelight (feat. Marty Longstaff; Club Mix)
2019 57 Distorted Truth
2019 45 Show Me Love (with Armin van Buuren)
2019 52 There's Only You (feat. Zoe Johnston; Club Mix)
2019 62 Clear Blue Water (A&B & Justine Suissa pts. OceanLab; Trance Wax Remix)
2019 50 Anjunafamily
2019 31 Hideaway
2019 43 Waltz
2019 48 See The End (with Seven Lions feat. Opposite The Other; Original / Nora En Pure Remix)
2019 69 Another Angel
2020 85 Blue Monday
2020 62 M (Ayumi Hamasaki; Above & Beyond Remix)
2020 47 Homecoming (Enamour Remix)
2020 33 Reverie (feat. Zoë Johnston)
2020 94 Jam
2020 92 Crash
2020 41 Sun In Your Eyes [Remixes]
2020 65 Diving Out Of Love
2020 61 Alchemy (feat. Zoë Johnston; i_o Remix)
2021 35 Love Is Not Enough (feat. Zoë Johnston; Hybrid Minds Remix)
2021 46 Thing Called Love (feat. Richard Bedford; Oliver Heldens Remix)
2021 09 Almost Home [feat. Justine Suissa]
2021 88 Filmic [Cri Remix]
2021 05 Believer [Marsh's Guatape Remix]
2022 01 Gratitude [with Anamē feat. Marty Longstaff]
2022 97 Always Do
2022 98 Screwdriver [Jono Grant's Summer Of '95 Mix]
2022 06 Chains [feat. Marty Longstaff]
2022 47 Giving It Out [feat. Zoë Johnston; Etherwood Remix]
2023 19 Over Now (Seven Lions & Above & Beyond feat. Opposite The Other)

2 x #1 | 5 x Top 5 | 11 x Top 10 | 18 x Top 20 | 26 x Top 40 | 53 x Top 100

Opposite The Other
2019 48 See The End (Above & Beyond & Seven Lions feat. Opposite The Other)
2023 19 Over Now (Seven Lions & Above & Beyond feat. Opposite The Other)

0 x #1 | 0 x Top 5 | 0 x Top 10 | 1 x Top 20 | 1 x Top 40 | 4 x Top 100

#195

 

Driftmoon and Roxanne Emery – As We Fall

 

 

Entry Date: 22/09/2023

Chart Run: 51-37-26-30-31-34-43-60-96-89-89-x

Weeks: 11

Sales: 276,500

Video

 

After the outstanding 'Nova Imperatrix' last year, Driftmoon had a couple more tunes this year although that one was going to prove very hard to top. The closest they got was this, a track with frequent trance guest vocalist Roxanne Emery which is a solid vocal trance effort. Though I really want another orchestral trance banger from them next year.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Driftmoon

2017 18 Genesis (feat. DSharp)

2018 59 Beautiful Life (with Julie Thompson)

2019 18 Lights Will Guide You Home

2019 77 Two Sunsets Under a Maple Tree

2019 60 Ars Vitae (Ahmed Romel & Driftmoon)

2019 89 Please Don't Go (Suncatcher Remix)

2022 01 Nova Imperatrix MILLIONAIRE

2022 17 One Little Step (with Ana Criado)

2023 76 Guiding Light [with Sam Laxton feat. Cris von X]

2023 26 As We Fall [with Roxanne Emery]

 

1 x #1 | 1 x Top 5 | 1 x Top 10 | 4 x Top 20 | 5 x Top 40 | 11 x Top 100

 

Roxanne Emery

2014 19 On Fire (Luke Bond feat. Roxanne Emery)

2015 33 Shelter (Dash Berlin feat. Roxanne Emery)

2019 03 Dancing In The Rain [ben Gold & Omnia present Futurecode with Roxanne Emery]

2019 52 This Life (Craig Connelly feat. Roxanne Emery)

2019 65 Lost & Found (Roman Messer feat. Roxanne Emery)

2020 65 The Second Time Around (Zedo feat. Roxanne Emery)

2020 77 Long Way Down (Somna & Enzo feat. Roxanne Emery)

2020 07 Never Going Down [Andrew Rayel & Roxanne Emery]

2020 75 Lost In Love (Smr Lve feat. Roxanne Emery)

2020 67 Calm the Storm (Super8 & Tab feat. Roxanne Emery)

2020 68 Unbroken [bixx & Roxanne Emery]

2020 71 Rising Tide [bobina & Roxanne Emery]

2020 89 Lighting The Bridges (Dash Berlin feat. Roxanne Emery)

2021 33 Gold (W&W feat. Roxanne Emery)

2022 69 Borderline [Marlo & Roxanne Emery]

2023 65 Echoes [Ram & Roxanne Emery]

2023 26 As We Fall [Driftmoon & Roxanne Emery]

 

#194

 

Inji – Bored

 

 

Entry Date: 26/05/2023

Chart Run: 99-69-31-30-23-27-33-31-47-50-68-x

Weeks: 11

Sales: 277,300

Video

 

A fun dancepop bop now, having heard of Turkish singer Inji through BJSC she eventually followed that up with two bangers I could behind a little more - this being just about the best of those. A bit of a quirky song and far from boring.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Inji

2022 96 Madeline

2023 23 Bored

2023 20 Untz Untz

2023 90 Drop Top [feat. Eddie Zuko]

 

 

#193

 

Nora En Pure – Indulgence

 

 

Entry Date: 17/03/2023

Chart Run: 18-25-32-42-63-90-x

Weeks: 6

Sales: 278,600

Video

 

Nora En Pure is still around as ever, although she hasn't had the best year as after having had two big hits last year, this is her only Hottest 200 entry for 2023. Her new one 'Emerald Skies' could grow enough into 2024 though. Worth checking this one out still if deep house is your thing of course, it doesn't have much of a hook but as ever with her songs I love the vibe.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Nora En Pure

2014 38 Come With Me

2014 06 6 Words (Wretch 32; Nora En Pure Remix)

2015 11 Saltwater (2015 Rework)

2016 21 U Got My Body

2016 02 Tell My Heart (feat. Dani Senior) MILLIONAIRE

2017 84 Caught In The Act

2017 29 Waves MILLIONAIRE

2017 97 Tears In Your Eyes

2018 01 Trailblazer MILLIONAIRE

2018 21 Sphinx

2018 06 Don't Look Back

2018 32 Polynesia

2019 15 We Found Love (feat. Ashibah)

2019 18 Birthright

2019 34 Fantasy (Sofi Tukker; Nora En Pure Remix)

2019 28 Heart Beating

2019 09 Lost Souls (Eelke Kleijn feat. Ost; Nora En Pure Remix)

2019 48 See The End (Above & Beyond & Seven Lions feat. Opposite The Other; Nora En Pure Remix)

2019 12 Homebound

2019 48 Epiphany

2019 75 Dry Sobbing

2019 38 Fibonacci

2020 09 In The Air Tonight (with Lika Morgan; Croatia Squad Remix) MILLIONAIRE

2020 16 All I Need

2020 29 Bartok

2020 30 Delta

2020 40 In Your Eyes

2020 02 Wetlands MILLIONAIRE

2020 09 Come Away (feat. Tim Morrison)

2020 08 Enchantment

2021 24 Monsoon

2021 38 Cognitive Fadings

2021 40 World of Rules

2021 26 Thermal

2021 37 Oblivion

2021 20 Aquatic

2021 08 Won't Leave Your Side (feat. Liz Cass) MILLIONAIRE

2021 57 Life on Hold

2021 91 Tantrum

2021 97 Luscious Rain

2021 02 Sign of the Times

2022 33 Queen of Ice (Claptone feat. Dizzy; Nora En Pure Remix)

2022 05 Reminiscing

2022 35 Tribe of Kindness

2022 18 Us

2022 14 Gratitude

2022 28 Forsaken Dream

2022 69 Stop Wasting Time

2022 59 Altered Destiny [Chill Mix]

2023 18 Indulgence

2023 52 Spring Embers

2023 47 I Love You Always Forever [Donna Lewis; Nora En Pure Remix]

2023 61 Do No More

2023 69 Who You Are

2023 13 Illusions

2023 34 Emerald Skies

 

 

#192

 

Ram – Medellin Madness

 

 

Entry Date: 17/03/2023

Chart Run: 61-60-72-73-40-42-43-50-69-x

Weeks: 9

Sales: 278,900

Video

 

First of two for Ram here, although it'll be a bit of a wait for the second to appear. This one is a great almost-instrumental, with some random Spanish spoken words and vocalising for the vibes. Named after the city in Colombia where I suppose Ram must've travelled to for his touring schedule, it's an anthemic trance piece which assisted the parent album 'Wanderlust' get its AOTY title.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Ram

2014 05 Ramelia (Tribute To Amelia) (with Susana)

2014 18 Ramore (with Stine Grove)

2018 66 Ramsterdam (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix)

2019 22 One Million Seconds (Darren Porter & Ram feat. Natalie Gioia)

2019 94 No Soy Yo (with Arctic Moon feat. Denise Rivera)

2019 50 Northern Star (with Susana)

2019 88 Saving Angel (with Stine Grove)

2022 67 Turn Back the Time [with Garderffi feat. Diana Leah]

2023 01 What Matters [with Cari] MILLIONAIRE

2023 33 Forgive Me [with Natalie Gioia]

2023 40 Medellin Madness

2023 44 Nothing Stopping Me [with Clara Yates]

2023 65 Echoes [with Roxanne Emery]

2023 80 Where I Want To Be [with Sarah De Warren]

2023 82 The Power Of Love [with Susana]

 

1 x #1 | 2 x Top 5 | 2 x Top 10 | 3 x Top 20 | 6 x Top 40 | 15 x Top 100

 

#191

 

Rose Gray – Happiness

 

 

Entry Date: 09/06/2023

Chart Run: 30-29-25-26-32-32-49-63-73-x

Weeks: 9

Sales: 279,000

Video

 

Another more pop-friendly effort now, and the first of two for Rose Gray here, who all BJSC participants would be familiar with. This one is very inspired by 90s dance and in particular the song 'Groove Is In The Heart' making for an upbeat track, with its song title being quite fitting even if not actually part of its lyrics.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Rose Gray

2022 59 Synchronicity

2023 10 Ecstasy

2023 25 Happiness

2023 65 Afraid Of Nothing (with Kungs)

 

0 x #1 | 0 x Top 5 | 1 x Top 10 | 1 x Top 20 | 2 x Top 40 | 4 x Top 100

Giving I Miss You a listen now - thought I recognised the name Simon Ward, turns out he's the lead singer of The Strumbellas (who will be making an appearance in my EOY - hadn't realised he'd branched out to dance features though!) this song sounds pretty nice though, his vocals go well with the beat and melody.

Aw at 'Rumble' being so low here! That, 'I Remember Everything' and 'Creepin'' are some big faves from the last few posts (maybe 'The Night We Met' could be too with more listens, I actually only heard it for the first time the other day but can immediately hear why it's become such a streaming staple).

'Rumble' is great for what it is but it could only do so much for me really. We will hear from Fred again later in the countdown.

'I Remember Everything' and 'The Night We Met' are both great MOR indie songs and could continue to grow next year.

 

Ooh I do like Makeba - nice to see that finally get a chart position after all these years! Dancing is Healing is fab as well - one of the few mainstream songs to hit my Top 40 this year.

Yes it was great to see it get a bit more recognition this year!

 

Giving I Miss You a listen now - thought I recognised the name Simon Ward, turns out he's the lead singer of The Strumbellas (who will be making an appearance in my EOY - hadn't realised he'd branched out to dance features though!) this song sounds pretty nice though, his vocals go well with the beat and melody.

Ah that's interesting that you've heard of him from a band that I've never heard of. He's been on a few dance tracks including another one with Armin but only this one made any impact for me. Glad you like the track anyhow.

Expecting you to enjoy Over Now more, but yay at it still appearing in top 200! :cheer:

Need to listen to #191-#200, haven't heard these, sorry.

 

 

#190

 

Yaeger – Water Pistol

 

 

Entry Date: 25/12/2022

Chart Run: 62-62-23-25-24-27-29-37-43-51-75-x

Weeks: 11

Sales: 283,300

Video

 

The first of multiple BJSC discoveries in the rundown, this came from the tail end of last year and peaked in January. Coming from Swedish popstar Yaeger, 'Water Pistol' is a very fresh and futuristic pop track so of course made a big impression in the contest.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Yaeger

2022 23 Water Pistol

2023 74 Ciao

 

 

#189

 

Lane 8 – Woman

 

 

Entry Date: 31/03/2023

Chart Run: 5-5-6-16-22-32-48-71-90-x

Weeks: 9

Sales: 283,400

Video

 

The lengthiest Lane 8 release yet, 'Woman' is a beautiful instrumental melodic house piece which is one of two songs in the Hottest 200 to cross the 10-minute mark. It's certainly worth its length as the slow build and progression really make the song and it very much shows why Lane 8 is the boss at this genre.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Lane 8

2014 18 Every Night

2020 15 The Flood (feat. Nevve)

2020 15 Brightest Lights (feat. Poliça) MILLIONAIRE

2020 15 Road (feat. Arctic Lake)

2021 51 Never Let Me Go (feat. Arctic Lake)

2021 04 Oh, Miles (feat. Julia Church)

2021 73 Is This Our Earth?

2021 28 Riptide (feat. Davey Havok)

2021 22 And We Knew It Was Our Time (with Massane)

2021 11 Reviver

2021 03 What Do You Want From Me? (feat. Arctic Lake) MILLIONAIRE

2021 28 Nuclear Lethargy

2022 08 Automatic [feat. Solomon Grey]

2022 05 All I Want [feat. Arctic Lake]

2022 06 Survive [feat. Channy Leaneagh]

2022 16 Illuminate

2022 18 Red Lights [feat. Emmit Fenn]

2022 27 I'll Wait [feat. Channy Leaneagh]

2022 29 Watermelon Wormhole

2022 30 Together [feat. Solomon Grey]

2022 34 Trampoline Counting Stars

2022 35 Closer

2022 78 No Fun [feat. Rae Morris]

2022 06 Grapevine [feat. Elderbrook]

2023 05 Woman

2023 46 La Niña

2023 51 Rave

2023 05 I Will Leave a Light On [Le Youth & Lane 8 feat. Jyll]

2023 63 The Little Mushroom That Got Away [sultan + Shepard & Lane 8]

2023 85 Pipi Dormir [with Grigoré]

 

0 x #1 | 5 x Top 5 | 8 x Top 10 | 15 x Top 20 | 23 x Top 40 | 30 x Top 100

 

#188

 

Sub Focus – Calling For A Sign [feat. Kelli-Leigh]

 

 

Entry Date: 05/05/2023

Chart Run: 14-17-23-29-35-55-64-82-85-95-x

Weeks: 10

Sales: 285,100

Video

 

First of three entries for Sub Focus now who as I already mentioned had a great year, proving himself still at the top of the DnB game. This track is very much assisted by Kelli-Leigh putting in a brilliant vocal performance too and it has a great melody to it. Ought to have been more than just a promotional single but hey ho.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Sub Focus

2011 22 Flashing Lights (Chase & Status & Sub Focus feat. Takura)

2012 15 Falling Down (feat. Kenzie May)

2012 04 Out The Blue (feat. Alice Gold)

2012 04 Tidal Wave (feat. Alpines)

2013 03 Endorphins (feat. Alex Clare) MILLIONAIRE

2013 10 Turn It Around (feat. Kele)

2013 20 Safe In Sound

2013 04 Turn Back Time (feat. Yolanda Quartey)

2014 23 Close (feat. MNEK)

2017 20 Love Divine

2017 33 Don't You Feel It (feat. ALMA)

2017 74 Trouble (with Rudimental feat. Chronixx & Maverick Sabre)

2018 05 Desire [with Dimension feat. Clementine Douglas] MILLIONAIRE

2019 55 Illuminate (with Wilkinson)

2020 29 Air I Breathe (with Wilkinson feat. Clementine Douglas)

2020 90 Enter Night (with Wilkinson feat. Cameron Hayes)

2020 91 Ray Of Sun (with Wilkinson feat. Pawws)

2021 13 Freedom (with Wilkinson feat. Empara Mi; Sub Focus, Wilkinson & High Contrast Remix)

2022 83 Off the Ground [feat. Poppy Baskcomb]

2022 11 Ready To Fly [with Dimension feat. Jo Hill]

2023 33 Vibration (One More Time) [feat. Ar/Co]

2023 47 Fine Day [feat. Jo Hill]

2023 14 Calling For A Sign [feat. Kelli-Leigh]

 

0 x #1 | 5 x Top 5 | 6 x Top 10 | 12 x Top 20 | 17 x Top 40 | 23 x Top 100

 

Kelli-Leigh

2014 10 I Got U (Duke Dumont feat. Jax Jones & Kelli-Leigh) MILLIONAIRE

2014 03 I Wanna Feel (Secondcity feat. Kelli-Leigh) MILLIONAIRE

2015 25 So Real (Low Steppa feat. Kelli-Leigh)

2016 15 Ain't Got Nobody (Bisou feat. Kelli-Leigh)

2017 08 Won't Stop (Watermät feat. Kelli-Leigh) MILLIONAIRE

2017 14 More Than Friends (James Hype feat. Kelli-Leigh)

2018 98 Do You Wanna Be Loved Like This?

2018 54 Don't Wreck My Holiday (Black Saint feat. Kelli-Leigh)

2020 69 What They Call Love (Ferdinand Weber feat. Kelli-Leigh & Fabich)

2020 39 No More Chances (If You Really Love Somebody) (Wilson & ManyFew feat. Kelli-Leigh)

2022 60 Back

2023 14 Calling For A Sign [sub Focus & Kelli-Leigh]

 

 

#187

 

Ofenbach – Overdrive [feat. Norma Jean Martine]

 

 

Entry Date: 13/10/2023

Chart Run: 89-51-24-10-8-8-11-11-23-46-...

Weeks: 10

Sales: 286,900

Video

 

After finally breaking through to my chart 2 years back with 'Hurricane', one of France's biggest dance acts Ofenbach managed an even better release this year with 'Overdrive' - a grand sounding dance-pop anthem which was also a big BJSC hit and now top 50 in Germany.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Ofenbach

2021 26 Hurricane [feat. Ella Henderson]

2023 08 Overdrive [feat. Norma Jean Martine]

 

 

#186

 

Sofiane Pamart – Noche

 

 

Entry Date: 29/09/2023

Chart Run: 38-41-47-36-29-26-40-80-x

Weeks: 8

Sales: 287,100

Video

 

Time for a piano instrumental now and it won't be the last one here either, French pianist Sofiane Pamart put out another lovely collection of short compositions this year with this leading the lot as its title track. As ever he's very technically amazing at the instrument.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Sofiane Pamart

2021 01 Alba [bon Entendeur feat. Sofiane Pamart] MILLIONAIRE

2021 48 By the Brook [Worakls; Sofiane Pamart Remix]

2021 80 Borealis

2022 52 They Said I Was « Just A Musician »

2023 05 Devil May Cry [Apashe feat. Sofiane Pamart]

2023 26 Noche

2023 69 Vera

 

1 x #1 | 2 x Top 5 | 2 x Top 10 | 2 x Top 20 | 3 x Top 40 | 7 x Top 100

#185

 

Dzivia – Voryva

 

 

Entry Date: 10/03/2023

Chart Run: 14-17-21-25-33-43-63-64-84-x

Weeks: 9

Sales: 288,500

Video

 

Now for a song that is very worthy of the word 'epic' as a descriptor, this was another find from BJSC of course with the song itself being 5 years old from this Belarussian orchestral project. Another lengthy song too with the apex coming in just after the 5 minute mark but it's worth it. Songs like this are hard to come by so was a great discovery anyhow.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Dzivia

2023 14 Voryva

 

 

#184

 

Jax Jones – Whistle [feat. Calum Scott]

 

 

Entry Date: 17/02/2023

Chart Run: 95-87-66-32-47-61-80-78-x

Weeks: 8

Sales: 289,200

Video

 

First of a couple of entries for Jax Jones now, who is still somewhat semi-reliable for the dance bops even if he's long past his commercial and creative peak. It took a bit of getting used to with the whistling hook plus Calum Scott as a vocalist who I'm not overly fond of, but I can't deny a bit of fun really.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Jax Jones

2014 10 I Got U (Duke Dumont feat. Jax Jones & Kelli-Leigh) MILLIONAIRE

2016 48 Go Deep

2015 12 Yeah Yeah Yeah

2016 18 House Work (feat. Mike Dunn & MNEK)

2016 02 You Don't Know Me (feat. Raye) MILLIONAIRE

2017 01 Instruction (feat. Demi Lovato & Stefflon Don) MILLIONAIRE

2017 04 Breathe (feat. Ina Wroldsen) MILLIONAIRE

2018 06 Ring Ring (feat. Mabel & Rich The Kid)

2018 37 Play (with Years & Years)

2019 04 All Day And Night (Jax Jones & Martin Solveig pts. Europa feat. Madison Beer) MILLIONAIRE

2019 05 One Touch (with Jess Glynne)

2019 25 Jacques (feat. Tove Lo)

2019 02 This Is Real (feat. Ella Henderson) MILLIONAIRE

2019 37 100 Times (feat. MNEK)

2019 39 Cruel (feat. Madison Love)

2019 40 All 4 U (feat. Boy Matthews & Robert Harvey)

2019 66 Tequila Time

2020 01 Tequila (Jax Jones & Martin Solveig pts. Europa feat. Raye) MILLIONAIRE

2020 41 I Miss U (feat. Au/Ra)

2021 56 Feels

2021 36 Crystallise [feat. Jem Cooke]

2021 67 You Broke My Heart Again [vs. Teqkoi & Aiko]

2021 05 Out Out [Joel Corry & Jax Jones feat. Charli XCX and Saweetie]

2021 41 The Don (with System.Inc feat. Stefflon Don)

2022 14 Where Did You Go? [feat. MNEK]

2022 82 Good Luck [Mabel, Jax Jones & Galantis]

2022 46 Lonely Heart [Jax Jones & Martin Solveig pts. Europa feat. Gracey]

2023 32 Whistle (feat. Calum Scott)

2023 80 Need You Now [D.O.D & Jax Jones]

2023 12 Won't Forget You [with D.O.D feat. Ina Wroldsen]

 

2 x #1 | 8 x Top 5 | 10 x Top 10 | 14 x Top 20 | 21 x Top 40 | 30 x Top 100

 

Calum Scott

2018 20 Give Me Love (Don Diablo feat. Calum Scott)

2019 91 Love On Myself (Felix Jaehn feat. Calum Scott)

2021 51 Where Are You Now [Lost Frequencies feat. Calum Scott]

2023 32 Whistle (Jax Jones feat. Calum Scott)

 

 

#183

 

Kx5 [deadmau5 and Kaskade] and Sofi Tukker – Sacrifice

 

 

Entry Date: 24/03/2023

Chart Run: 35-21-25-27-40-56-86-x

Weeks: 7

Sales: 289,700

Video

 

Over a decade away from their classic trance collaboration 'I Remember', deadmau5 and Kaskade decided a whole album together was in order. I was very excited for this although ultimately the album wasn't quite as amazing as it could've been. Besides last year's big dance anthem 'Escape' the highlight came from their collab with Sofi Tukker for this progressive meets techno track. It's great seeing Deadmau5 do this kind of commercial dance track with just the right amount of edge anyhow.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

deadmau5

2010 09 Happiness (Alexis Jordan feat. deadmau5)

2010 02 Animal Rights (with Wolfgang Gartner)

2010 11 Raise Your Weapon (feat. Greta Svabo Bech)

2012 05 The Veldt (feat. Chris James)

2012 12 Maths

2012 06 Professional Griefers (feat. Gerard Way)

2013 49 Channel 42 (with Wolfgang Gartner)

2014 03 Stay (Colleen D'Agostino feat. deadmau5)

2014 06 Avaritia

2014 20 Seeya (feat. Colleen D'Agostino)

2014 15 Pets

2014 29 I Remember (with Kaskade feat. Haley; Shiba San Remix)

2016 55 Saved

2016 18 Let Go (feat. grabbitz)

2016 94 Snowcone

2017 99 4ware

2017 32 Strobe

2018 14 Monophobia (feat. Rob Swire)

2018 35 Drama Free (feat. Lights)

2019 37 The Longest Road (Morgan Page feat. Lissie; deadmau5 Remix)

2019 97 Are You Not Afraid (feat. Shotty Horroh)

2019 41 fn pig (ov) (Spencer Brown Remix)

2019 20 Satrn

2019 26 Coasted

2019 58 Fall

2020 86 Pomegranate (with The Neptunes)

2020 81 Luxuria (ov) (Tinlicker Remix)

2020 02 Bridged By A Lightwave (with Kiesza)

2021 12 Channel 43 (with Wolfgang Gartner)

2021 54 Nextra

2021 38 When the Summer Dies (with Lights)

2021 36 Hyperlandia (feat. Foster The People)

2022 32 Escape [deadmau5 & Kaskade pts. Kx5 feat. Hayla]

2022 26 XYZ [Nero Remix]

2022 90 Take Me High [deadmau5 & Kaskade pts. Kx5]

2022 94 Alive [deadmau5 & Kaskade pts. Kx5 feat. The Moth & The Flame]

2023 21 Sacrifice [deadmau5 & Kaskade pts. Kx5 with Sofi Tukker]

 

Kaskade

2012 35 Lessons In Love (feat. Neon Trees; Headhunterz Remix)

2013 08 Atmosphere

2014 29 I Remember (deadmau5 & Kaskade feat. Haley; Shiba San Remix)

2020 93 Love Like That (feat. Dani Poppitt)

2020 74 Chains Chilled (with Project 46)

2022 32 Escape (deadmau5 & Kaskade pts. Kx5 feat. Hayla)

2022 90 Take Me High [deadmau5 & Kaskade pts. Kx5]

2022 94 Alive [deadmau5 & Kaskade pts. Kx5 feat. The Moth & The Flame]

2023 21 Sacrifice [deadmau5 & Kaskade pts. Kx5 with Sofi Tukker]

 

Sofi Tukker

2017 39 Awoo (feat. Betta Lemme)

2017 04 f*** They

2017 11 Best Friend (feat. NERVO, The Knocks and Alisa Ueno)

2018 73 Energia

2018 27 Batshit

2018 95 Good Time Girl (feat. Charlie Barker)

2019 34 Fantasy (Nora En Pure Remix)

2019 38 Playa Grande (with Boba Estéreo)

2019 36 Swing

2020 50 House Arrest (with Gorgon City)

2020 40 Spa (Icona Pop & Sofi Tukker)

2021 20 Sun Came Up (with John Summit)

2022 54 Original Sin

2022 98 Forgive Me (with Mahmut Orhan)

2023 21 Sacrifice [deadmau5 & Kaskade pts. Kx5 with Sofi Tukker]

2023 27 Jacaré

 

 

#182

 

The Blessed Madonna – Mercy [feat. Jacob Lusk]

 

 

Entry Date: 30/06/2023

Chart Run: 46-41-38-38-38-45-80-91-91-x-88-x

Weeks: 10

Sales: 290,400

Video

 

It's been a great year for The Blessed Madonna with three tracks in the Hottest 200 and a fourth not far out. This one is a groovy bit of classic-inspired house. It was also great to hear Jacob Lusk of Gabriels use his vocal talent for an upbeat dance track too as I can't get into any of Gabriels' material.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

The Blessed Madonna

2021 08 Marea (We've Lost Dancing) (Fred Again.. feat. The Blessed Madonna)

2022 12 Serotonin Moonbeams [feat. Uffie]

2023 44 Shades of Love [feat. The Joy]

2023 30 F**k What U Heard [feat. Todd Edwards]

2023 38 Mercy [feat. Jacob Lusk]

 

0 x #1 | 0 x Top 5 | 1 x Top 10 | 2 x Top 20 | 4 x Top 40 | 5 x Top 100

 

Jacob Lusk

2023 38 Mercy [The Blessed Madonna feat. Jacob Lusk]

 

0 x #1 | 0 x Top 5 | 0 x Top 10 | 0 x Top 20 | 1 x Top 40 | 1 x Top 100

 

#181

 

Chase & Status and Hedex – Liquor & Cigarettes [feat. ArrDee]

 

 

Entry Date: 29/09/2023

Chart Run: 85-x-86-x-84-76-75-38-49-49-81-x

Weeks: 9

Sales: 292,600

Video

 

First of two for Chase & Status in the Hottest 200 now, which is a little of a re-tread of the effort yet to come but anyways, it's a right banger. This is one of the rare occasions where ArrDee's borderline obnoxious rap voice actually works too as it's against a very energetic and brash production and fits the theme of the song.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Chase & Status

2010 08 Let You Go (feat. Mali)

2010 02 Blind Faith (feat. Liam Bailey) MILLIONAIRE

2011 15 Time (feat. Delilah)

2011 01 Hitz (feat. Tinie Tempah & Wretch 32) MILLIONAIRE

2011 22 Flashing Lights (with Sub Focus feat. Takura)

2012 15 Heartbeat (Nneka; Chase & Status Remix)

2012 43 Big Man (feat. Liam Bailey)

2013 02 Lost & Not Found (feat. Louis M^ttrs)

2013 13 Count On Me (feat. Moko)

2013 42 Machine Gun (feat. Pusha T)

2013 15 Alive (feat. Jacob Banks)

2015 18 Funny (feat. Frisco)

2016 77 Control (feat. Slaves)

2018 90 Delete (feat. Burro Banton)

2019 55 Program (feat. Irah)

2019 79 Original Nuttah 25 (UK Apache & Shy FX feat. Irah; Chase & Status Remix)

2022 94 Mixed Emotions [feat. Clementine Douglas]

2022 65 Getting Started [sam Fender; Chase & Status Remix]

2023 37 Disconnect [becky Hill & Chase & Status]

2023 31 Baddadan [with Bou feat. Irah, Flowdan, Trigga and Takura]

2023 38 Liquor & Cigarettes [with Hedex feat. ArrDee]

2023 47 Say The Word [feat. Clementine Douglas]

2023 13 Selecta [feat. Stefflon Don]

 

1 x #1 | 3 x Top 5 | 4 x Top 10 | 10 x Top 20 | 14 x Top 40 | 23 x Top 100

 

Hedex

2023 38 Liquor & Cigarettes [Chase & Status & Hedex feat. ArrDee]

 

0 x #1 | 0 x Top 5 | 0 x Top 10 | 0 x Top 20 | 1 x Top 40 | 1 x Top 100

 

ArrDee

2021 53 Oliver Twist

2023 38 Liquor & Cigarettes [Chase & Status & Hedex feat. ArrDee]

 

0 x #1 | 0 x Top 5 | 0 x Top 10 | 0 x Top 20 | 1 x Top 40 | 2 x Top 100

Whistle was another one of the better charting songs this year! And Overdrive was a fairly decent BJSC entry as well. Giving Calling For A Sign a quick listen now - sounding decent enough, the drop is pretty good.

#180

 

Emilie Nicolas – Easy

 

 

Entry Date: 11/12/2022

Chart Run: [99]-63-81-81-67-81-72-67-36-33-41-50-x

Weeks: 11 {total: 12}

Sales: 294,900

Video

 

Another BJSC discovery now here from Norwegian singer Emilie Nicolas. The production and song progression is as much a selling point as her vocal on this however making for one of the most interesting pop songs of the year.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Emilie Nicolas

2022 33 Easy

 

 

#179

 

Grum and Tigerblind – Shout

 

 

Entry Date: 06/11/2022

Chart Run: [9-17-19-22-22]-25-32-54-54-27-39-48-53-66-71-x

Weeks: 9 {total: 15}

Sales: 297,500 {total: 508,700}

Video

 

Grum took a year off however he's got three 2022 leftovers here, the first of these is a re-do of the Tears For Fears classic hit 'Shout' giving it a progressive trance groove. It's an fairly inspired remake and does the song justice.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Grum

2014 20 Heartbeats

2014 25 The Touch

2014 43 Straight To Your Heart

2017 76 Price Of Love

2019 13 Tomorrow (feat. Dom Youdan)

2020 43 The Ascent

2020 01 Afterglow (feat. Natalie Shay) MILLIONAIRE

2020 52 Stay (feat. Natalie Shay)

2020 76 Lose Control

2020 50 Through the Night (Grum; Tinlicker Remix)

2020 68 Runaway (Grum; Paul Thomas Remix)

2021 50 Never Odd or Even (BT; Grum Remix)

2022 24 Disconnected [feat. Sealine]

2022 01 Don't Look Down [feat. Natalie Shay] MILLIONAIRE

2022 19 Come Alive [feat. Sarah Appel]

2022 22 Pattern Recognition

2022 01 Look to the Light MILLIONAIRE

2022 12 Be the Horizon [feat. Dom Youdan]

2022 25 Faded Memory [feat. Sarah Appel]

2022 31 Virtual Companion [feat. Dom Youdan]

2022 36 Closer Apart [feat. Natalie Shay]

2022 37 Taking Over Me [feat. Natalie Shay]

2022 39 Only A Dream

2022 50 Our Cosmic Insignificance

2022 09 Shout [with Tigerblind]

 

3 x #1 | 3 x Top 5 | 4 x Top 10 | 7 x Top 20 | 14 x Top 40 | 22 x Top 100

 

Tigerblind

2022 09 Shout [Grum & Tigerblind]

 

#178

 

Dash Berlin, DubVision and Emma Hewitt – Time After Time [Ashley Wallbridge Remix]

 

 

Entry Date: 18/08/2023

Chart Run: 10-11-9-14-20-30-46-71-x

Weeks: 8

Sales: 298,700

Video

 

Another remake now! This one covers the Cyndi Lauper hit and originally released to no attention, it later smashed here thanks to Ashley Wallbridge giving it a trance uplift. We'll be hearing from him again later and also from vocalist Emma Hewitt. Meanwhile Dash Berlin and DubVision were lucky enough to get their names attached here.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Dash Berlin

2015 33 Shelter (feat. Roxanne Emery)

2020 89 Lighting The Bridges (feat. Roxanne Emery)

2023 09 Time After Time [with DubVision & Emma Hewitt; Ashley Wallbridge Remix]

 

DubVision

2013 15 Into The Light (Sander Van Doorn, DubVision & Mako feat. Mariana Bell)

2014 43 Rockin (with Firebeatz)

2014 14 Hollow

2014 13 Backlash (Martin Garrix Edit)

2023 09 Time After Time [Dash Berlin, DubVision & Emma Hewitt; Ashley Wallbridge Remix]

 

Emma Hewitt

2012 01 Colours

2012 37 Miss You Paradise

2015 42 Going Home (Club Mix) (Cosmic Gate & Emma Hewitt)

2018 63 Safe From Harm (In Bloom Mix) (Markus Schulz feat. Emma Hewitt)

2018 83 You & I (Club Mix) (Aly & Fila feat. Emma Hewitt)

2018 02 Take Everything (Gareth Emery & Emma Hewitt) MILLIONAIRE

2020 19 Hypnotized (ilan Bluestone presents Stoneblue feat. Emma Hewitt)

2020 01 No Warning Lights (BT feat. Emma Hewitt)

2022 97 Collide (with Ben Nicky)

2023 07 Children (Solarstone Pure Mix)

2023 09 Time After Time [Dash Berlin, DubVision & Emma Hewitt; Ashley Wallbridge Remix]

2023 99 Till We Fade [Markus Schulz & Emma Hewitt]

 

Ashley Wallbridge

2018 10 Surrender (with Darude feat. Foux) MILLIONAIRE

2019 08 Kingdom United (Gareth Emery & Ashley Wallbridge)

2019 04 Lionheart (Gareth Emery & Ashley Wallbridge feat. PollyAnna) MILLIONAIRE

2019 08 Electric Pirates (Gareth Emery & Ashley Wallbridge)

2019 02 Amber Sun (Gareth Emery & Ashley Wallbridge) MILLIONAIRE

2019 06 Holograms (Gareth Emery & Ashley Wallbridge) MILLIONAIRE

2019 09 Never Before (Gareth Emery & Ashley Wallbridge feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn)

2019 14 Vesper (Gareth Emery & Ashley Wallbridge feat. Nash)

2019 11 Mansion 140 (Gareth Emery & Ashley Wallbridge)

2019 23 Kal El (Gareth Emery & Ashley Wallbridge feat. Nash)

2019 22 Manchester Nights (Gareth Emery & Ashley Wallbridge)

2019 21 Cluedo (Gareth Emery & Ashley Wallbridge)

2019 20 Forget Life (Gareth Emery & Ashley Wallbridge)

2019 18 Flyby (Gareth Emery & Ashley Wallbridge)

2019 26 Cvnt5 (Gareth Emery & Ashley Wallbridge)

2019 56 Gods (feat. Nash)

2019 08 Diamonds (feat. Clara Yates)

2019 08 On The Move

2020 07 Still Alive (feat. Evan Henzi)

2020 13 Cvnt5 of the Caribbean (Gareth Emery & Ashley Wallbridge)

2021 06 World For You (feat. Sarah De Warren)

2021 60 As It Rains (feat. Gid Sedgwick)

2021 07 This Is Home (feat. Bodine)

2021 01 Golden Hour

2021 16 Ghost of You [with Nash feat. Sally Oh]

2021 29 Neon Rave

2021 08 5000 Miles [feat. Bodine]

2021 14 City of Angels [feat. Linney]

2022 16 Arena

2022 06 Flashing Lights [with John Weber feat. Bodine]

2022 04 Nothing's Impossible [feat. That Girl]

2023 33 Master Of [feat. Bodine]

2023 09 Time After Time [Dash Berlin, DubVision & Emma Hewitt; Ashley Wallbridge Remix]

2023 14 Echoes [with John Grand]

 

#177

 

Tinlicker – Slipstream [feat. Julia Church]

 

 

Entry Date: 29/09/2023

Chart Run: 71-65-33-33-28-27-49-77-75-75-x

Weeks: 10

Sales: 300,700

Video

 

A very pleasant effort here from melodic house duo Tinlicker now which was top of the year for them, assisted by the lovely vocal of Julia Church who continues to be rather prominent for dance features. I suspect another album may be coming next year.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Tinlicker

2019 16 Lost (feat. Run Rivers)

2019 70 Need To Feel Loved (Reflekt feat. Delline Bass; Tinlicker Remix)

2020 79 The Walk

2020 43 Sleepwalker

2020 50 Through the Night (Grum; Tinlicker Remix)

2020 56 Paradise (with Helsloot feat. Saro)

2020 04 Children (vs. Robert Miles) MILLIONAIRE

2020 60 Like (with Helsloot)

2020 81 Luxuria (ov) (deadmau5; Tinlicker Remix)

2020 26 Tell Me (with Helsloot feat. Hero Baldwin)

2021 34 Run Away (with Ben Böhmer feat. Felix Raphael)

2021 16 Light Beam

2021 10 Because You Move Me (with Helsloot)

2021 50 Hide U (Sian Evans; Tinlicker Remix)

2021 58 Need U (feat. Thomas Oliver)

2021 92 Lost Gravity

2021 95 Hypnotised (with Dosem)

2021 99 Be Here and Now (feat. Nathan Nicholson)

2021 37 You Take My Hand (feat. Jamie Irrepressible)

2022 28 Just To Hear You Say

2022 40 Rebirth [feat. Hero Baldwin]

2022 70 Healing Forest

2022 54 Always Will [feat. Nathan Nicholson]

2022 96 Perfect Mistake

2022 97 Fade Into Black [with Panama]

2023 79 Choir To The Wild [feat. Solomon Grey]

2023 94 Starchaser

2023 27 Slipstream [feat. Julia Church]

 

Julia Church

2016 14 Walls (Summer Mix) (Tez Cadey feat. Julia Church)

2021 04 Oh, Miles (Lane 8 feat. Julia Church)

2022 24 Nobody Else [Praana feat. Julia Church]

2022 71 9 Days [Nils Hoffmann feat. Julia Church]

2022 47 On the Run [Ocula feat. Julia Church]

2023 39 Making Time [sultan + Shepard feat. Julia Church]

2023 07 On the Line [Estiva feat. Julia Church]

2023 39 Lullaby [Praana feat. Julia Church]

2023 27 Slipstream [Tinlicker feat. Julia Church]

 

0 x #1 | 1 x Top 5 | 2 x Top 10 | 3 x Top 20 | 7 x Top 40 | 9 x Top 100

 

#176

 

Mochakk – Jealous

 

 

Entry Date: 08/09/2023

Chart Run: 7-7-11-21-39-64-88-94-x

Weeks: 8

Sales: 301,700

Video

 

One of the year's biggest tech house club hits now being the breakthrough for Brazilian producer Mochakk, featuring a sample from Loleatta Holloway. It's very much carried by the sample.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Mochakk

2023 07 Jealous

#175

 

Lucas & Steve – Careful What You Wish For [feat. Alida]

 

 

Entry Date: 26/05/2023

Chart Run: 56-34-18-21-20-20-28-33-x

Weeks: 8

Sales: 303,800

Video

 

Lucas & Steve haven't had a great couple of years recently however teaming up again with Alida who they had a big hit with in 2020 was what they needed to claw their way back into the top 20. Although it is a tad on the generic dancepop side, better this than their generic big room efforts.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Lucas & Steve

2014 03 Everybody Be Somebody (Ruffneck feat. Yavahn; Lucas & Steve Remix)

2015 05 Blinded (feat. Bethany)

2015 30 Fearless

2015 02 Eagle Eyes (Felix Jaehn feat. Lost Frequencies & Linying; Lucas & Steve Remix)

2016 36 Make It Right

2016 97 Enigma (with Pep & Rash)

2017 03 Up Till Dawn (On The Move) MILLIONAIRE

2017 25 These Heights (with Bassjackers feat. Caroline Pennell)

2018 34 You Don't Have To Like It (feat. Janieck)

2018 44 Source

2018 08 I Could Be Wrong (vs. Brandy) MILLIONAIRE

2018 16 Where Have You Gone (Anywhere)

2018 40 Adagio For Strings

2019 86 Speechless (Robin Schulz feat. Erika Sirola; Lucas & Steve Remix)

2019 21 Don't Give Up On Me (feat. Josh Cumbee)

2019 52 Comes Your Way (Inception)

2019 07 Perfect (feat. Haris)

2020 12 Letters (feat. Haris)

2020 02 Another Life (feat. Alida)

2020 32 When You're Alone (feat. Kiesza)

2020 43 I Want It All

2020 15 Magnets (feat. Clara Mae)

2020 53 Wait For Life

2020 55 Glory (feat. Laura White)

2020 56 All Cried Out (feat. AlterBoyz)

2020 72 Long Way Home (with Deepend)

2020 76 Don't Let Me Down

2020 77 When I'm Down (feat. Aron Blom)

2020 79 Won't Fall In Love

2020 80 Help Me Remember (feat. Dyson)

2021 12 Paper Planes (with Tungevaag)

2023 18 Careful What You Wish For [feat. Alida]

 

Alida

2016 31 Night Train (CLMD feat. Alida)

2020 32 In Your Eyes (Robin Schulz feat. Alida)

2020 87 Home Now (Yves V feat. Alida)

2020 02 Another Life (Lucas & Steve feat. Alida)

2021 81 Love Again (Alok & Vize feat. Alida)

2021 93 One More Time (Robin Schulz & Felix Jaehn feat. Alida)

2023 18 Careful What You Wish For [Lucas & Steve feat. Alida]

 

#174

 

Jazzy – Giving Me

 

 

Entry Date: 26/05/2023

Chart Run: 93-99-86-73-71-95-100-x

Weeks: 7

Sales: 308,000

Video

 

One of the year's biggest UK dance hits now, which got a lot of collective groaning from Buzzjack and was much bigger than it perhaps ought to have been, but hey it's a lite bop and its chart success did assist it a lot with growing on me.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Jazzy

2022 13 Make Me Feel Good [belters Only feat. Jazzy]

2022 77 Don't Stop Just Yet [belters Only feat. Jazzy]

2023 71 Giving Me

2023 65 Feel It

 

 

#173

 

Apashe – Devil May Cry [feat. Sofiane Pamart]

 

 

Entry Date: 22/09/2023

Chart Run: 78-54-36-9-5-5-13-24-41-63-63-x

Weeks: 11

Sales: 308,000

Video

 

Sofiane Pamart again with another lush piano instrumental albeit now given a beefing up from Belgian musician Apashe, with the two signature styles of both complimenting each other well here. Even if the build is a fair bit better than the resulting drop it works great altogether as a piece.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Apashe

2020 52 Lord & Master

2021 35 Uebok (Gotta Run) [feat. Instasamka]

2023 05 Devil May Cry [feat. Sofiane Pamart]

 

0 x #1 | 1 x Top 5 | 1 x Top 10 | 1 x Top 20 | 2 x Top 40 | 3 x Top 100

 

Sofiane Pamart

2021 01 Alba [bon Entendeur feat. Sofiane Pamart] MILLIONAIRE

2021 48 By the Brook [Worakls; Sofiane Pamart Remix]

2021 80 Borealis

2022 52 They Said I Was « Just A Musician »

2023 05 Devil May Cry [Apashe feat. Sofiane Pamart]

2023 26 Noche

2023 69 Vera

 

1 x #1 | 2 x Top 5 | 2 x Top 10 | 2 x Top 20 | 3 x Top 40 | 7 x Top 100

 

 

#172

 

Massane – Craving [feat. Benjamin Roustaing]

 

 

Entry Date: 24/03/2023

Chart Run: 65-73-70-74-24-15-23-37-59-74-75-x

Weeks: 11

Sales: 309,200

Video

 

French melodic house producer Massane signed to Lane 8's record label, put out an album this year with this being the lead single from it. It's a bit more grand sounding than a lot of his work which certainly helped here.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Massane

2020 36 Horizon

2021 45 Leave Me

2021 11 Another Dawn [feat. Kinnship]

2021 14 Closure [feat. Benjamin Roustaing]

2021 22 And We Knew It Was Our Time [with Lane 8]

2022 99 5am

2022 12 By My Side [feat. Magnus]

2022 18 Floating

2023 15 Craving [feat. Benjamin Roustaing]

2023 64 Trust Massane

2023 41 Dérive [with Margane]

2023 17 On My Way [with Frankie Polari]

2023 55 By The River [with Benjamin Roustaing]

 

Benjamin Roustaing

2021 14 Closure [Massane feat. Benjamin Roustaing]

2023 15 Craving [Massane feat. Benjamin Roustaing]

2023 55 By The River [Massane & Benjamin Roustaing]

 

#171

 

Oliver Heldens – Disco Voyager

 

 

Entry Date: 03/03/2023

Chart Run: 28-28-30-43-46-61-x

Weeks: 6

Sales: 312,000

Video

 

Ten years on from his breakthrough Oliver Heldens is still going strong as ever, with this being the first of four entries for him in the Hottest 200. Albeit this is the only instrumental of those, it's certainly got his signature groove making it worthy of its song title.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Oliver Heldens

2013 03 Gecko (Overdrive) (feat. Becky Hill) MILLIONAIRE

2014 07 Feel Good (Robin Thicke; Oliver Heldens Remix)

2014 05 Koala (Last All Night) (feat. KStewart) MILLIONAIRE

2014 04 This (with Sander van Doorn)

2014 37 Pikachu (with Mr. Belt & Wezol)

2015 06 Can't Stop Playing (Dr. Kucho! & Gregor Salto feat. Ane Brun; Oliver Heldens & Gregor Salto Remix) MILLIONAIRE

2015 16 Return Of The Mack (Lady Bee feat. Rochelle; Oliver Heldens Remix)

2015 14 You Know (Zeds Dead & Oliver Heldens)

2015 01 Melody

2015 12 Shades Of Grey (with Shaun Frank feat. Delaney Jane)

2015 43 Bunnydance

2015 01 Wombass (The Right Song) (with Tiësto feat. Natalie La Rose)

2016 33 Flamingo

2017 49 All We Know (The Chainsmokers feat. Phoebe Ryan; Oliver Heldens Remix)

2017 34 I Don't Wanna Go Home

2017 72 Ibiza 77 (Can You Feel It)

2017 65 Alien Technology (as Hi-Lo, with Alok)

2018 04 King Kong (Hi-Lo Touch)

2018 52 Riverside 2099 (vs. Sidney Samon)

2018 53 Fire In My Soul (feat. Shungudzo)

2018 11 Le Freak (Chic; Oliver Heldens Remix)

2019 72 Summer Lover (feat. Devin & Nile Rodgers)

2019 19 Turn Me On (with Riton feat. Vula)

2019 40 Lift Me Up (with Firebeatz & Schella feat. Carla Monroe)

2020 17 Take A Chance

2020 39 The Other Side (SZA & Justin Timberlake; Oliver Heldens Remix)

2020 48 Details (feat. Boy Matthews)

2020 38 Rave Machine (feat. Rowetta)

2020 75 Break This Habit (feat. Kiko Bun)

2020 73 Kronos (as Hi-Lo)

2020 75 Somebody (with Funkin Matt feat. Bright Sparks)

2021 86 Freedom for My People (feat. Shungudzo)

2021 46 Thing Called Love (Above & Beyond feat. Richard Bedford; Oliver Heldens Remix)

2021 02 Never Look Back (feat. Syd Silvair) MILLIONAIRE

2021 100 Zapdos

2021 83 Ma Luv (with MorganJ)

2021 66 Balearic Mornings (Hi-Lo & Reinier Zonneveld)

2021 78 Existencia (Hi-Lo & Reinier Zonneveld)

2021 17 Another Chance (Roger Sanchez vs. Oliver Heldens)

2021 07 Deja Vu (with Anabel Englund)

2022 43 Low [with Tchami feat. Anabel Englund]

2022 30 We Don't Need [vs. Piero Pirupa]

2022 89 Flying Octopus (Hi-Lo & Reinier Zonneveld)

2022 70 Mercury [Hi-Lo & Space 92]

2022 35 Believe In Ghosts [with Warner Case]

2023 05 Oops [with Karen Harding]

2023 28 Disco Voyager

2023 03 Désenchantée [with Kate Ryan]

2023 16 10 Out Of 10 [with Kylie Minogue]

2023 98 Arpeggio [Hi-Lo & Space 92]

2023 69 Blue Monday [with DJs From Mars feat. JD Davis]

2023 88 Sound of Vondel

2023 48 Bucovina 2023 [with Shantel]

2023 52 Out Of Love [with WeiBird]

 

2 x #1 | 9 x Top 5 | 12 x Top 10 | 20 x Top 20 | 29 x Top 40 | 53 x Top 100

#170

 

Tyla – Water

 

 

Entry Date: 22/09/2023

Chart Run: 80-49-59-57-50-50-47-58-64-69-69-68-89-...

Weeks: 13

Sales: 314,400

Video

 

Beating out Rema to be the year's biggest afrobeats hit in my chart this year, we have Tyla here with the very smooth and sensual hit 'Water' which was a refreshing breakthrough hit, although she'd had one minor appearance here before from BJSC this one was helped more by a stronger hook.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Tyla

2021 58 Getting Late (feat. Kooldrink)

2023 47 Water

 

#169 [EOY #92, 2022]

 

Altrice ~ Places Faces

 

 

Entry Date: 19/09/2022

Chart Run: [15-6-2-2-3-4-6-14-29-31-32-32-48]-52-79-79-41-52-53-56-62-61-71-66-77-x

Weeks: 12 {total: 25}

Sales: 317,300 {total: 802,200}

Video

 

2022: Altrice is a producer from Arizona US, whose song 'Places Faces' I found by chance through the Spotify algorithm. A few listens later and I was hooked by its lo-fi beat and looped samples which I'd discover came from Tina Turner 'Private Dancer'. It is reminiscent of the old house trend but I found it to be a rather inventive sample use, and its 5 minute runtime seems to go by rather quickly.

Since then Altrice hasn't yet been able to get a follow-up hit and Tina Turner sadly passed away. Still a tune anyhow.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Altrice

2022 02 Places Faces

 

 

#168

 

Gareth Emery pts. LSR/CITY – Like A Prayer [feat. Annabel]

 

 

Entry Date: 01/09/2023

Chart Run: 19-44-77-x-10-13-24-38-57-74-x

Weeks: 9

Sales: 321,300

Video

 

First of a number of entries for Gareth Emery as ever - this one kickstarted his LSR/CITY project and is of course a cover version of the Madonna classic hit. It's a fairly interesting take on it going more in a techno-trance direction and omitting the iconic chorus.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Gareth Emery

2012 10 Concrete Angel (feat. Christina Novelli)

2014 03 U (feat. Bo Bruce)

2014 05 Dynamite (feat. Christina Novelli)

2015 01 Hands (with Alastor feat. London Thor)

2016 64 Lost (feat. Janet Devlin)

2017 01 Saving Light (with Standerwick feat. Haliene) MILLIONAIRE

2017 48 Stronger (with Louis Vivet)

2018 41 Call To Arms (feat. Evan Henzi)

2018 02 Take Everything (with Emma Hewitt) MILLIONAIRE

2019 08 Kingdom United (with Ashley Wallbridge)

2019 04 Lionheart (with Ashley Wallbridge feat. PollyAnna) MILLIONAIRE

2019 08 Electric Pirates (with Ashley Wallbridge)

2019 02 Amber Sun (with Ashley Wallbridge) MILLIONAIRE

2019 06 Holograms (with Ashley Wallbridge) MILLIONAIRE

2019 09 Never Before (with Ashley Wallbridge feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn)

2019 11 Mansion 140 (with Ashley Wallbridge)

2019 14 Vesper (with Ashley Wallbridge feat. Nash)

2019 18 Flyby (with Ashley Wallbridge)

2019 20 Forget Life (with Ashley Wallbridge)

2019 21 Cluedo (with Ashley Wallbridge)

2019 22 Manchester Nights (with Ashley Wallbridge)

2019 23 Kai El (with Ashley Wallbridge feat. Nash)

2019 26 Cvnt5 (Gareth Emery & Ashley Wallbridge pts. Cvnt5)

2019 02 Mezzanine MILLIONAIRE

2019 21 Laserface 01 (Aperture)

2019 35 Laserface 02 (Thoughts In Pieces)

2019 17 Laserface 03 (Leaving You)

2019 03 Somebody (feat. Kovic)

2020 01 Yesterday (with Nash feat. Linney) MILLIONAIRE

2020 08 You Are (feat. Emily Vaughn)

2020 03 You'll Be OK (feat. Annabel) MILLIONAIRE

2020 01 Elise (feat. Annabel) MILLIONAIRE

2020 04 End of Days (feat. Annabel)

2020 02 Gunshots (feat. Annabel)

2020 05 Welcome To Your Life (feat. Annabel)

2020 06 I Saw Your Face (feat. Annabel)

2020 07 St Mary's (feat. Annabel)

2020 11 Way To You (feat. Annabel)

2020 13 Little Celebrity (feat. Annabel)

2020 97 Endless Summer (BLR feat. Penny F; Gareth Emery Remix)

2020 13 Cvnt5 of the Caribbean (Gareth Emery & Ashley Wallbridge pts. Cvnt5)

2021 22 Sad Song

2021 59 Next Generation (Will Sparks; Gareth Emery Remix)

2021 03 Friendly Fires [feat. Dani Poppitt]

2021 01 Calling Home [feat. Sarah de Warren]

2022 02 Because the Night [with Ben Nicky feat. Emily Vaughn]

2022 05 Love You For All Time [feat. Annabel]

2022 17 Unity [with Omnia]

2022 01 This Is Not The End [feat. Roddy Woomble]

2022 23 Dopex

2022 24 Running That Gun

2022 25 M4L

2022 33 Finality

2022 39 Chicago

2022 38 Kyoto

2022 02 Forever & Always [Armin van Buuren & Gareth Emery feat. Owl City]

2022 02 Breathe [feat. Annabel] MILLIONAIRE

2022 10 California [feat. Gid Sedgwick]

2022 01 Where Do We Go From Here

2022 09 Call To You [feat. Danny Starr]

2022 11 Rome [feat. Evan Henzi]

2022 12 Electric Life [feat. Sarah De Warren]

2022 13 1999 [feat. Annabel]

2023 02 Missing You [feat. Maria Lynn]

2023 24 Microdose [pts. LSR/CITY]

2023 01 Vertigo [feat. Sarah de Warren]

2023 02 Mistral

2023 10 Like A Prayer [pts. LSR/CITY feat. Annabel]

2023 20 Bones [feat. Annabel]

2023 25 F*ck That

2023 26 All About You [feat. Annabel]

2023 15 Black & White [pts. LSR/CITY]

2023 29 Invisible [feat. Annabel]

2023 30 ID12 [feat. Annabel]

2023 35 ID4

2023 37 ID6

2023 38 ID11

2023 39 ID2

 

8 x #1 | 26 x Top 5 | 37 x Top 10 | 51 x Top 20 | 73 x Top 40 | 78 x Top 100

 

Annabel

2020 03 You'll Be OK (Gareth Emery feat. Annabel) MILLIONAIRE

2020 01 Elise (Gareth Emery feat. Annabel) MILLIONAIRE

2020 04 End of Days (Gareth Emery feat. Annabel)

2020 02 Gunshots (Gareth Emery feat. Annabel)

2020 05 Welcome To Your Life (Gareth Emery feat. Annabel)

2020 06 I Saw Your Face (Gareth Emery feat. Annabel)

2020 07 St Mary's (Gareth Emery feat. Annabel)

2020 11 Way To You (Gareth Emery feat. Annabel)

2020 13 Little Celebrity (Gareth Emery feat. Annabel)

2022 05 Love You For All Time [Gareth Emery feat. Annabel]

2022 02 Breathe Gareth Emery[feat. Annabel] MILLIONAIRE

2022 13 1999 [Gareth Emery feat. Annabel]

2023 10 Like A Prayer [Gareth Emery pts. LSR/CITY feat. Annabel]

2023 20 Bones [Gareth Emery feat. Annabel]

2023 26 All About You [Gareth Emery feat. Annabel]

2023 29 Invisible [Gareth Emery feat. Annabel]

2023 30 ID12 [Gareth Emery feat. Annabel]

 

1 x #1 | 7 x Top 5 | 10 x Top 10 | 14 x Top 20 | 17 x Top 40 | 17 x Top 100

 

#167

 

James Cole and Kevin McKay – Somebody That I Used To Know

 

 

Entry Date: 11/08/2023

Chart Run: 12-11-12-14-17-22-22-26-40-68-99-x

Weeks: 11

Sales: 321,800

Video

 

Was another remake ordered? Well it was an inevitably there'd be one of the classic 2010s Gotye hit, itself a huge #1 in my chart. This one is of course quite inessential but coasts along on the original song being great and not much being changed beyond the addition of a house beat. It works. Kevin McKay is still yet to have a hit song with anything original though oops, another track of his will make an appearance much later on anyhow.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

James Cole

2023 11 Somebody That I Used To Know [James Cole & Kevin McKay]

 

Kevin McKay

2021 84 Everywhere [feat. Katie McHardy]

2021 08 Sing It Back (I Feel Love)

2022 09 Work [feat. Pupa Nas T & Denise Belfon]

2023 99 Can't Get You Out Of My Head [Ama & Kevin McKay]

2023 11 Somebody That I Used To Know [James Cole & Kevin McKay]

2023 50 Lay All Your Love On Me

 

0 x #1 | 0 x Top 5 | 2 x Top 10 | 3 x Top 20 | 3 x Top 40 | 5 x Top 100

 

#166

 

Andrew Rayel, Robbie Seed and Jimmy Chou – I Wish [feat. That Girl]

 

 

Entry Date: 04/12/2022

Chart Run: [51-31]-43-69-69-47-61-60-57-67-72-98-70-84-x

Weeks: 12 {total: 14}

Sales: 323,500

Video

 

A rather standard vocal trance effort here from Andrew Rayel but that's better than most of what he's been up to recently. Though I suppose it has now been a half-decade since his biggest hit here now.

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Andrew Rayel

2017 89 Tacadum

2017 41 Never Let Me Go (feat. Angelika Vee)

2018 05 Horizon (feat. Lola Blanc) MILLIONAIRE

2018 20 Trance ReBorn (FYH100 Anthem) [with David Gravell]

2018 18 In The Dark [with Haliene]

2018 67 Last Summer (Andrew Rayel & DRYM Club Mix) (with Garibay feat. Jake Torrey)

2019 54 The Melody (NWYR & Andrew Rayel)

2019 60 Originem (FYH 150 Anthem)

2019 33 Take All Of Me [with Haliene]

2020 06 Stars Collide (with Robbie Seed feat. That Girl) MILLIONAIRE

2020 07 Never Going Down (with Roxanne Emery)

2020 56 Everything Everything (feat. Olivia Sebastianelli)

2021 11 Carry You Home (with Tensteps feat. Runaground)

2021 29 Silver Lining

2021 41 Big Sky [John O'Callaghan feat. Audrey Gallagher; Andrew Rayel Remix]

2021 51 Ascendit ad Paradisum

2021 21 Blue Roses [with Robbie Seed feat. Maryjo Lilac]

2021 67 Closer [with Takis feat. Zagata; Avira Remix]

2022 31 I Wish [with Robbie Seed & Jimmy Chou feat. That Girl]

 

Robbie Seed

2020 06 Stars Collide (Andrew Rayel & Robbie Seed feat. That Girl) MILLIONAIRE

2020 10 My Remedy (feat. That Girl)

2020 44 No More Tears (with Jimmy Chou & Digital Vision)

2020 40 Okay To Fall (with Mary Sweet)

2021 98 Come Back Home (with Digital Vision feat. Caitlin Potter)

2021 28 Behind That Pretty Smile (feat. That Girl)

2021 21 Blue Roses [Andrew Rayel & Robbie Seed feat. Maryjo Lilac]

2022 66 By Your Side [with Maryjo Lilac]

2022 97 Don't Let Us Fade [feat. Kiki Halliday]

2022 31 I Wish [Andrew Rayel, Robbie Seed & Jimmy Chou feat. That Girl]

 

Jimmy Chou

2020 44 No More Tears (Robbie Seed, Jimmy Chou & Digital Vision)

2022 31 I Wish [Andrew Rayel, Robbie Seed & Jimmy Chou feat. That Girl]

 

That Girl

2020 06 Stars Collide (Andrew Rayel and Robbie Seed feat. That Girl) MILLIONAIRE

2020 10 My Remedy (Robbie Seed feat. That Girl)

2021 28 Behind That Pretty Smile [Robbie Seed feat. That Girl]

2022 01 Little Mystery [Craig Connelly feat. That Girl]

2022 49 Great Ocean Road [ReOrder & Jordan Tobias feat. That Girl]

2022 04 Flashing Lights [Ashley Wallbridge feat. That Girl]

2022 31 I Wish [Andrew Rayel, Robbie Seed & Jimmy Chou feat. That Girl]