December 29, 20232 yr If Sprinter is #1, then there is no hope. We are doomed It won't be. I think what is the #1 is quite far ahead!
December 29, 20232 yr Anti-Hero :cheeseblock: what a smash, one of my fave songs of the decade easily ❤️❤️ shook at how well this held up this year and definitely wouldn’t have expected this top 5 EOY this time last year due to its peak being at the end of 2022!! Taylor FINALLY getting a year end top 10, so overdue :cheeseblock:
December 29, 20232 yr A deserved EOY top 5 result for 'Anti-Hero' as it was affected quite a bit by the last couple of months release last year!
December 29, 20232 yr Author 03 RAYE and 070 Shake Escapism. 3rd / 4th single from My 21st Century Blues Released: 12th October 2022 Label: RAYE Chart Statistics NE (01/12/2022) | [31-6-2-3-6-13]-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-10-12-14-15-14-18-17-19-30-26-30-40-43-51-51-62-71-69-66-70-68-72-79-83-68-78-65-76-80-87-82-69-59-54-50-51-57-59-63-78-91-x Sales: 1,300k+ Certification: 2x Platinum 03 Sales 01 Audio Streaming 03 Video Streaming Video Dll6VJ2C7wo Biography RAYE When RAYE speaks of her music, she doesn’t just talk of songs but of “stories”. And the South London singer-songwriter (born Rachel Agatha Keen in 1997) has quite the knack for writing them. Nominated for the Songwriter of the Year Ivor Novello Award in 2022, RAYE first broke through in 2014 with her star-signalling self-released debut EP, Welcome to the Winter, followed by the Stormzy-featuring Second EP two years later. A stream of singles and collaborations, including with Stefflon Don, Mr Eazi and Jax Jones, hinted at an artist who could shape-shift between musical spheres—and excel wherever she landed. But despite such successes (her name has also featured on the credits of songs by artists such as Beyoncé, Ellie Goulding, Little Mix and John Legend), RAYE felt trapped behind the scenes. In 2021—just months after the release of her chart-topping dance-pop anthem “BED” alongside Joel Corry and David Guetta—the singer-songwriter wrote on social media that she hadn’t been “allowed” to release her debut album and that she was “sick of being slept on” by her label, an allegation that sent shockwaves through the music industry. And it was then that RAYE returned to those stories, as she came to work on her long-awaited 2023 debut LP, My 21st Century Blues, as an independent artist. On it, she explores being a young woman in music and the trauma of sexual assault and substance abuse, but also the things any woman RAYE’s age might be moved to write about: climate change, relationships ending, falling in love with someone new. “This is about me telling the stories I want to tell, in the order I want to tell them, through the sonic landscape I want to tell them,” RAYE told Apple Music at the time of the album’s release. My 21st Century Blues, she added, wasn’t made with mainstream success in mind, yet that’s exactly what it brought. After the confronting “Hard Out Here.” and the made-for-repeat-listening “Black Mascara.”, she unleashed “Escapism.” featuring 070 Shake, a viral hit on both sides of the Atlantic and the biggest song of RAYE’s up to that point. It signalled, without doubt, that her time had come. “It is just the most beautiful validation,” said RAYE. “To know that you’re right to back yourself when you feel conviction and you feel passionately about something. I made this [album] battling and figuring out freedom, and I’m so excited for the artist I get to become. This has set the tone for me.” - Apple Music 070 Shake Danielle Balbuena (born June 13, 1997), better known by her stage name 070 Shake, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Aside from her solo career, she is also a member of the musical collective 070, who have released a mixtape together titled The 070 Project: Chapter 1 (2016). Shake would release her debut EP, Glitter, in March 2018. In 2018, Shake gained attention for her involvement with American musician Kanye West's production work in Wyoming, with West later signing her to his GOOD Music imprint. She went on to feature on the songs "Ghost Town" and "Violent Crimes" from West's Ye, as well as appearing on Pusha T's Daytona and Nas' Nasir. Shake released her debut album, Modus Vivendi, in 2020 and released her second album, You Can't Kill Me, in 2022. - Wikipedia Top 100 Chart History RAYE 2016 15 By Your Side (Jonas Blue feat. RAYE) 2016 03 You Don't Know Me (Jax Jones feat. RAYE) MILLIONAIRE 2017 65 The Line -NAS- 2017 15 Decline (RAYE & Mr Eazi) -1- 2018 26 Check (Kojo Funds feat. RAYE) 2018 41 Cigarette (RAYE, Mabel & Stefflon Don) -2- 2018 66 Friends -NAS- 2019 41 Stay (Don't Go Away) (David Guetta feat. RAYE) 2019 55 Love Me Again -1- 2020 21 Tequila (Jax Jones & Martin Solveig present Europa with RAYE) 2020 06 Secrets (Regard & RAYE) 2021 37 Regardless (RAYE & Rudimental) -2- 2021 03 BED (Joel Corry, RAYE & David Guetta) MILLIONAIRE 2021 14 Ferrari Horses (D-Block Europe & RAYE) 2021 64 Call On Me -NAS- 2021 50 I Don't Want You (Riton & RAYE) 2021 50 Money Calling (Da Beatfreakz feat. Russ Millions, RAYE & wewantwraiths) 2022 67 Waterfall (Disclosure & RAYE) 2022 01 Escapism. (RAYE & 070 Shake) -1- MILLIONAIRE 2023 69 Ice Cream Man. -AT- 2023 35 Flip A Switch. -2- 2023 23 The Weekend (Stormzy & RAYE) 2023 02 Prada (cassö, RAYE & D-Block Europe) 1 x #1 | 4 x Top 5 | 5 x Top 10 | 8 x Top 20 | 13 x Top 40 | 23 x Top 100 070 Shake 2022 01 Escapism. (RAYE & 070 Shake) MILLIONAIRE 1 x #1 | 1 x Top 5 | 1 x Top 10 | 1 x Top 20 | 1 x Top 40 | 1 x Top 100 Social Media RAYE 070 Shake http://i.imgur.com/1SERq1f.png
December 29, 20232 yr Anti-Hero really grew on me this year - the lyrics about mental health struggles are quite special. Miracle is a great dance tune. It occurs to me that the weakest thing in the Top 5 will be the #1 oops!
December 29, 20232 yr 'Escapism.' was a slow burner for me but once it hit, I quickly became obsessed! Awesome storytelling and production from her. EOY #3 is such a brilliant result :clap:
December 29, 20232 yr Songer's iconic Toxic is number 100 today. It looks good for a top 40 debut next Friday. :wub:
December 29, 20232 yr Escapism also one of the best songs of the year, can't get enough of this :wub: :wub: I do wonder if Anti-Hero could've overtaken Escapism if Escapism didn't have a mini resurgence over the past two months?
December 29, 20232 yr Author The rest of the top 40 (bar a missing #30) from the OCC site 21 John & Yoko 22 Paul McCartney 23 José Feliciano 24 Kelly & Ariana 25 Wizzard 26 Laufey 27 Jack Harlow 28 Sia 29 Leona 31 Darlene 32 Slade 33 Justin 34 Nat "King" Cole 35 Jackson 5 36 Coldplay 37 Tate 38 Bing Crosby 39 Frank Sinatra 40 Burl Ives (new entry!)
December 29, 20232 yr THIS WEEK'S ALBUM TOP 10 1 Michael Bublé - Christmas 2 Taylor Swift - 1989 (Taylor's Version) 3 The Weeknd - The Highlights 4 Elton John - Diamonds 5 ABBA - Gold: Greatest Hits 6 The Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds 7 Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS 8 Noah Kahan - Stick Season 9 Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits 10 Taylor Swift - Midnights Did I catch everything in the right order :lol: Next week - Christmas 1 - OUT again !!!
December 29, 20232 yr Dave song wasn’t even a good one really but seems like that will be 1 I prefer to see Dave this high and not Drake or Ed Sheeran tbh
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