Here is my top 40 of the year derived from a scoring system, based on weekly chart positions - 1 point for a week at #40, through to 40 points for a week at #1.

Topping my 2023 chart is Tom Grennan's Here, having spent 3 weeks at #1 in March, and a total of 13 weeks on my chart. Tom is also at #20 with You Are Not Alone and #30 with How Does It Feel. All 3 are from his excellent 3rd album What Ifs & Maybes.

In 2nd place is Olivia Rodrigo's Vampire, having spent 4 weeks at #1 in July. It is the first single to come from her brilliant 2nd album Guts, which I'm still listening to.

Lewis Capadi's Broken By Desire... has to be my favourite album of the year. 2 songs from it are in my top 5 of 2023 - Pointless at #3 and Wish You The Best at #4.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds album Council Skies is their best so far in my opinion. Open The Door, See What You Find is the highlight for me and completes my top 5.

Pink's Trustfall is at #6, title track from her latest album. Dance The Night is another great song from Dua Lipa at #7, despite being from the Barbie soundtrack, Houdini is also at #19! Dermot Kennedy had a great year for me, Don't Forget Me is #8 and Sunday is #24. #9 is Mountain, another great release from Sam Ryder. Last but not least, Ed Sheeran is at #10 with Eyes Closed, Ed has been and continues to be consistently good in my opinion.

Elsewhere, there are multiple entries from Taylor Swift, Anastacia and Take That.

 

* Adjusted, as song is currently in the weekly chart

Pos Points High Weeks Song

1 419 1 13 Tom Grennan - Here

2 368 1 12 Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire

3 352 2 12 Lewis Capaldi - Pointless

4 351 1 12 Lewis Capaldi - Wish You The Best

5 337 1 11 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Open The Door, See What You Find

6 332 1 11 Pink - Trustfall

7 332 1 12 Dua Lipa - Dance The Night

8 331 1 12 Dermot Kennedy - Don't Forget Me

9 327 1 12 Sam Ryder - Mountain

10 314 1 10 Ed Sheeran - Eyes Closed

11 313 2 11 Michael Bolton & Justin Jesso - Beautiful World

12 311 3 11 Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam

13 310 1 10 Freya Ridings - Weekends

14 307 1 10 Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze

15 306 1 10 Anastacia - Supergirl

16 303 1 10 Jessie Ware - Pearls

17 300 1 10 Paloma Faith - How You Leave A Man

18 290 2 10 Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer

19 288 1 10 Dua Lipa - Houdini *

20 289 1 9 Tom Grennan - You Are Not Alone

21 289 1 8 Take That - This Life *

22 288 3 10 Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding - Miracle

23 286 2 10 Harry Styles - Satellite

24 285 2 10 Dermot Kennedy - Sunday *

25 285 1 10 Take That - Windows

26 284 2 10 Sigrid - The Hype

27 283 2 11 Pink - Runaway

28 279 1 9 Anastacia - Now Or Never

29 279 3 10 Mimi Webb - Red Flags

30 278 2 11 Tom Grennan - How Does It Feel

31 277 1 10 Killers - Your Side Of Town

32 274 1 11 Tom Odell - Black Friday

33 273 3 9 Simply Red - Better With You

34 271 2 9 Sophie Ellis Bextor - Breaking The Circle

35 271 3 10 Rick Astley - Dipping My Feet

36 269 1 10 Agnetha Fältskog - Where Do We Go From Here?

37 267 2 9 Taylor Swift - All Of The Girls You Loved Before

38 265 3 9 Taylor Swift - Is It Over Now? *

39 264 5 11 Mae Stephens - If We Ever Broke Up

40 262 1 10 Beatles - Now & Then *

 

2023 Number One Songs

Week Weeks Song

06-Jan 2 Tom Grennan - You Are Not Alone

20-Jan 3 Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze

10-Feb 1 Freya Ridings - Weekends

17-Feb 2 Pink - Trustfall

03-Mar 3 Tom Grennan - Here

24-Mar 1 Jessie Ware - Pearls

31-Mar 1 Lewis Capaldi - How I'm Feeling Now

07-Apr 3 Ed Sheeran - Eyes Closed

28-Apr 4 Lewis Capaldi - Wish You The Best

26-May 3 Sam Ryder - Mountain

16-Jun 2 Dua Lipa - Dance The Night

30-Jun 2 Dermot Kennedy - Don't Forget Me

14-Jul 4 Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire

11-Aug 2 Anastacia - Supergirl

25-Aug 2 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Open The Door, See What You Find

08-Sep 2 Killers - Your Side Of Town

22-Sep 1 Agnetha Fältskog - Where Do We Go From Here?

29-Sep 2 Anastacia - Now Or Never

13-Oct 1 Take That - Windows

20-Oct 1 Tom Odell - Black Friday

27-Oct 1 James Blunt - All The Love That I Ever Needed

03-Nov 2 Paloma Faith - How You Leave A Man

17-Nov 2 Beatles - Now & Then

01-Dec 2 Dua Lipa - Houdini

15-Dec 1 Take That - This Life

22-Dec 2 Sam Ryder - You're Christmas To Me

 

Here is one of those songs I think I passed by when it was out but it actually sounds really good! I gave Don't Forget Me a listen for the first time the other day and that sounded nice as well.

 

Other favourites from your list are Mountain, Black Friday, Now & Then and Your Side of Town (the latter of which will be appearing in my own EOY). Thanks for posting!