April 21, 20241 yr April 21st - A song you like from the Top 40 on the week you were born 9cQlVww0zKo Sash! - Ecuador (feat. Rodriguez) I've not picked much dance music so far so let's go for ECUADOOOOOORRRRRRR :music: --- April 1st - A song you like with a day in the title: New Order - Blue Monday April 2nd - A song by someone who appeared on a TV Talent show: Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days April 3rd - A song you like that makes you feel nostalgic: Sonia y Selena - Yo Quiero Bailar April 4th - A song you like with a US state in the title: Lana Del Rey - Florida Kilos April 5th - A song you would have as your walk-on music: BROCKHAMPTON - BOOGIE April 6th - A song you like that reminds you of a vacation: Alvaro Soler - Sofia April 7th - A song you like that is instrumental with no lyrics: The Tornados - Telstar April 8th - A song you like with a planet in the title: David Bowie - Life On Mars? April 9th - A song from the 20th century that you only recently discovered: Magazine - Shot By Both Sides April 10th - A song you like named after someone famous: Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead April 11th - A song you like from one of your favourite albums post COVID-19: ROSALÍA - CANDY April 12th - A song you like with a season in the title: Bomb The Bass - Winter In July April 13th - A song you like that is a country song: Miranda Lambert - Oklahoma Sky April 14th - A song you like released from any year ending with 2: Frank Ocean - Pyramids April 15th - A song you would like to see a chart resurgence for: Hurts - Wonderful Life April 16th - A song you like with a school subject in the title: Kraftwerk - Computer Love April 17th - A song you like with the same title as a UK #1: Massive Attack - Angel April 18th - A song you like that tells a story: Bobbie Gentry - Ode To Billie Joe April 19th - A song you like that is all about food: Danny Elfman - Violet Beauregarde April 20th - A song you like with a numerical title: Jamala - 1944 April 21st - A song you like from the Top 40 on the week you were born: Sash! - Ecuador (feat. Rodriguez)
April 21, 20241 yr Living Colour - Solace Of You vIUke0CCvDs From the week June 1-7, 1991...this barely qualified as it climbed to #40 that week!
April 21, 20241 yr Day 21 - A song you like from the Top 40 on the week you were born Flo Rida - Low (feat. T-Pain) U2waT9TxPU0 This slaps Day 1 – A song you like with a day in the title - Lil Yachty - A Cold Sunday Day 2 – A song by someone who appeared on a TV Talent show - Beyoncé - AMERIICAN REQUIM Day 3 – A song you like that makes you feel nostalgic - D12 - My Band Day 4 – A song you like with a US state in the title - Noah Kahan - Maine Day 5 – A song you would have as your walk-on music - Travis Scott - FE!N (feat. Playboi Carti) Day 6 – A song you like that reminds you of a vacation - The 1975 - It's Not Living (If It's Not With You) Day 7 – A song you like that is instrumental with no lyrics - Four Tet - Three Drums Day 8 - A song you like with a planet in the title - Justice & Miguel - Saturnine Day 9 - A song from the 20th century that you only recently discovered - Neutral Milk Hotel - Two-Headed Boy Day 10 - A song you like named after someone famous - SZA - Drew Barrymore Day 11 - A song you like from one of your favourite albums post COVID-19 - JID & Kenny Mason - Dance Now Day 12 - A song you like with a season in the title - Everything Everything - Spring / Sun / Winter / Dread Day 13 - A song you like that is a country song - Kacey Musgraves - Cardinal Day 14 - A song you like released from any year ending with 2 - Denzel Curry - Walkin Day 15 - A song you would like to see a chart resurgence for - Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity Day 16 - A song you like with a school subject in the title - Nia Archives - Unfinished Business Day 17 - A song you like with the same title as a UK #1 single - Megan Thee Stallion - Body Day 18 - A song you like that tells a story - Tracey Chapman - Fast Car Day 19 - A song you like that is all about food - Tyler, The Creator & A$AP Rocky - Potato Salad Day 20 - A song you like with a numerical title - Foals - 2001 Day 21 - A song you like from the Top 40 on the week you were born - Flo Rida - Low (feat. T-Pain)
April 21, 20241 yr DAY TWENTY ONE - A song from the top 40 of the week you were born pG3YU5H2Sys Assumed I was going to be choosing the #1, Sunday Girl by Blondie, but when I scanned the chart I spotted this on its way up to the top and it’s even better. One of the ultimate classics in synth music.
April 21, 20241 yr Author April 21st – A song you like from the Top 40 on the week you were born [Challenged by Chez Wombat] Ironically the first time I heard this song was someone else singing it in an episode of 90’s show Stars In Their Eyes impersonating Freddie Mercury. The song itself peaked at #3 a few weeks before my birth, and on the week I was born it sat at #26. Full chart run: 16-7-7-4-{3}-6-9-15-26-44-51->11. Queen – A Kind Of Magic 0p_1QSUsbsM 30 Day Song Challenge 2024 April 1st – A song you like with a day in the title [Challenged by awardinary] : Oliver Cheatham – Get Down Saturday Night April 2nd – A song by someone who appeared on a TV Talent show [Challenged by PeteFromLeeds] : Sarah Whatmore – When I Lost You April 3rd – A song you like that makes you feel nostalgic [Challenged by Dexton] : Michael Jackson feat. Siedah Garrett – I Just Can’t Stop Loving You April 4th – A song you like with a US state in the title [Challenged by Scene] : Paloma Faith – New York April 5th – A song you would have as your walk-on music [Challenged by Mack.] : Europe – The Final Countdown April 6th – A song you like that reminds you of a vacation [Challenged by Yobnedor] : Bob Sinclar & Cutee B feat. Gary Pine & Dollarman – Sound Of Freedom April 7th – A song you like that is instrumental with no lyrics [Challenged by Cow P] : Radiohead – Treefingers April 8th – A song you like with a planet in the title [Challenged by Jade] : SZA – Saturn April 9th – A song from the 20th century that you only recently discovered [Challenged by gooddelta] : Cockney Rebel – Sebastian April 10th – A song you like named after someone famous [Challenged by Ansel] : The Specials – Nelson Mandela April 11th – A song you like from one of your favourite albums post COVID-19 [Challenged by Tafty³³³] : CamelPhat & Jem Cooke – Silenced April 12th – A song you like with a season in the title [Challenged by JulianT] : Texas – Summer Son April 13th – A song you like that is a country song [Challenged by WhoOdyssey] : LeAnn Rimes – Blue April 14th – A song you like released from any year ending with 2 [Challenged by Roba.] : Skrillex & The Doors – Breakn’ A Sweat April 15th – A song song you’d like to see a chart resurgence for [Challenged by awardinary] : Kodaline – The One April 16th – A song you like with a school subject in the title [Challenged by Yobnedor] : Velvet – Chemistry April 17th – A song you like with the same title as a UK #1 single [Challenged by dandy*] : Lorde – Green Light April 18th – A song you like that tells a story [Challenged by Herbs] : Eminem feat. Dido – Stan April 19th – A song you like that is all about food [Challenged by Y'all Starlight] : "Weird Al" Yankovic – Eat It April 20th – A song you like with a numerical title [Challenged by Mangø] : The Strokes – 12:51 April 21st – A song you like from the Top 40 on the week you were born [Challenged by Chez Wombat] : Queen – A Kind Of Magic
April 21, 20241 yr Loads of classics in the week of 2/5/84 but I’ll go for this lovely song from The Thompson Twins on its way down from a #2 peak. THpkPLfx_Bs
April 21, 20241 yr April 21st – A song you like from the Top 40 on the week you were born I was immediately going to plump for the obvious, Alice Cooper's School's Out was #1, and another favourite - Roxy Music's Virginia Plain - was just outside the top 40 that week, but you can't ignore this utter classic, and it's probably the most influential TOTP performance ever - Chart from the week beginning 13/8/72 oOKWF3IHu0I
April 21, 20241 yr Catching up again! Day 20 - A song with a number in the title ySHHdO-YTK4 Day 21 - A song you like from the Top 40 on the week you were born (I was today years old when I found out a new entry on the chart for the day I was born references my hometown....now a city) eweq1pnVOF0 Day 1 – A song you like with a day in the title - The Mama's and the Papa's - Monday Monday Day 2 – A song by someone who appeared on a TV Talent show - Ainslie Henderson - Keep Me A Secret Day 3 - A song that makes you feel nostalgic - Alexis Strum - It Could Be You Day 4 – A song you like with a US state in the title - Oh Wonder - Nebraska Day 5 - A song as your walk on music - Vanessa Carlton - I Don't Want To Be A Bride Day 6 - A song that reminds you of a vacation - Beyonce - Halo Day 7 - A song with no lyrics - Watergate - Heart of Asia Day 8 - A song with a planet in the title - The Vaccines - Hometown of Jupiter Day 9 - A song recently discovered from the 20th century - The Dubliners - Wild Rover Day 10 - A song you like named after someone famous - Bananarama - Robert De Niro's Waiting Day 11 - A song you like from one of your favourite albums post COVID-19 - Jessie Ware - Free Yourself Day 12 - A song with a season in the title - Steps - Summer of Love Day 13 - A song you like that is a Country song - Ward Thomas - Sweet Time Day 14 - A song you like released from any year ending with 2 - Bucks Fizz - The Land of Make Believe Day 15 - A song you would like to see a chart resurgence for - Siobhan Donaghy - Twist of Fate Day 16 - A song you like with a school subject in the title - Mary J Blige - No More Drama Day 17 - A song you like with the same title as a UK #1 single - Westlife - Starlight Day 18 - A song you like that tells a story - Damien Rice - Amie Day 19 - A song you like that is all about food - Rufus Wainwright - Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk
April 21, 20241 yr Climbing to No.1 just in time for the day I was born, and aptly one of my favourite songs of the decade. 3wxyN3z9PL4
April 21, 20241 yr 5th June 1987. There are loads of songs to choose from but I couldn’t make up my mind at first so I went with this which entered at #13 the week I was born e3-5YC_oHjE Edited April 21, 20241 yr by Hadji
April 21, 20241 yr 4th February 1992, the middle of the rave era and this was at its peak of #23 in the UK chart. My second rave song for this challenge in a row! vdVKcTmFVkw
April 21, 20241 yr April 1st – A song you like with a day in the title: Dave & Fredo - Funky Friday April 2nd – A song by someone who appeared on a TV Talent show: Little Mix - Nothing Else Matters April 3rd – A song you like that makes you feel nostalgic: Damian Marley - Welcome To Jamrock April 4th – A song you like with a US state in the title: Mount Westmore - California April 5th – A song you would have as your walk-on music: Kanye West - POWER April 6th – A song you like that reminds you of a vacation: Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar - The Hillbillies April 7th – A song you like that is instrumental with no lyrics: Eric B. & Rakim - Beats For The Listeners April 8th – A song you like with a planet in the title: Mobb Deep - Hell On Earth (Front Lines) April 9th – A song from the 20th century that you only recently discovered: Big Pun - Beware April 10th – A song you like named after someone famous: Sheck Wes - Mo Bamba April 11th – A song you like from one of your favourite albums post COVID-19: Maisie Peters - Run April 12th – A song you like with a season in the title: The Jacka - Summer (feat. Matt Blaque, Rydah J. Kylde & Netta Brielle) April 13th – A song you like that is a country song: Taylor Swift - Love Story April 14th – A song you like released from any year ending with 2: The Pharcyde - Passin' Me By April 15th – A song you would like to see a chart resurgence for: SL - Tropical April 16th – A song you like with a school subject in the title: bbno$ - mathematics April 17th – A song you like with the same title as a UK #1 single: 2Pac - Changes (feat. Talent) April 18th – A song you like that tells a story: "Weird Al" Yankovic - Trapped In The Drive-Thru April 19th – A song you like that is all about food: £1 Fish Man - One Pound Fish April 20th – A song you like with a numerical title: Childish Gambino - 35.31 April 21st – A song you like from the Top 40 on the week you were born: Usher - You Make Me Wanna... bQRzrnH6_HY #19 on the week I was born. I was going to pick Jay-Z's 'Wishing on a Star' but it doesn't seem to be on streaming at all so wouldn't have been possible to add to the playlist.
April 21, 20241 yr April 1st – A song you like with a day in the title [Challenged by awardinary]: Rialto - Monday Morning 5:19 April 2nd – A song by someone who appeared on a TV Talent show [Challenged by PeteFromLeeds]: Becky Hill - My Heart Goes (La Di Da) April 3rd – A song you like that makes you feel nostalgic [Challenged by Dexton]: S Club 7 - Don't Stop Movin' April 4th – A song you like with a US state in the title [Challenged by Scene]: Belinda Carlisle - California April 5th – A song you would have as your walk-on music [Challenged by Mack.]: Sia - The Greatest April 6th – A song you like that reminds you of a vacation [Challenged by Yobnedor]: The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin' April 7th – A song you like that is instrumental with no lyrics [Challenged by Cow P]: Hot Butter - Popcorn April 8th – A song you like with a planet in the title [Challenged by Jade]: Declan McKenna - The Key To Life On Earth April 9th – A song from the 20th century that you only recently discovered [Challenged by gooddelta]: Marty Wilde - Teenager In Love April 10th – A song you like named after someone famous [Challenged by Ansel]: Fall Out Boy - Uma Thurman April 11th – A song you like from one of your favourite albums post COVID-19 [Challenged by Tafty³³³]: Rina Sawayama - Send My Love To John April 12th – A song you like with a season in the title [Challenged by JulianT]: Tori Amos - Winter April 13th – A song you like that is a country song [Challenged by WhoOdyssey]: The Chicks - There's Your Trouble April 14th – A song you like released from any year ending with 2 [Challenged by Roba]: Saint Etienne - Join Our Club April 15th – A song you’d like to see a chart resurgence for [Challenged by awardinary]: Trucks - It's Just Porn Mum April 16th – A song you like with a school subject in the title [Challenged by Yobnedor]: Fifth Avenue - Spanish Eyes April 17th – A song you like with the same title as a UK #1 single [Challenged by dandy*]: Sigma - Stay April 18th – A song you like that tells a story [Challenged by Herbs]: Kylie Minogue & Nick Cave - Where The Wild Roses Grow April 19th – A song you like that is all about food [Challenged by Y'all Starlight]: Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's April 20th – A song you like with a numerical title [Challenged by Mangø]: The Connells - '74-'75 April 21st – A song you like from the Top 40 on the week you were born I would have picked 'Waterloo' but I see Abba has already been taken, so I'll go for this soulful classic from Diana & Marvin. rx8egtlOBHk
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