Posted April 19Apr 19 13th April 2025It's 2 weeks on top for the evocative song for bygone Northern UK days, or as I see it, images of my childhood in a poor coal-mining town in an orchestral/brass band cover of a great nostalgic 80's song that got nicked as a dance anthem. Lady Gaga meanwhile leapfrogs her own Abracadabra, with what surely must be an obvious next single, into the top 10 for a second one of this decade. Pulp make a comeback, unexpectedly out of the blue, with the great Spike Island, referencing the 90's culture good ol' days, to give them a first chart entry with new material in 23 years, and extends their chart run to 31 years, and including a number one for Common People.Debbii Dawson returns for a second chart hit, the rather fab You Killed The Music at 62, just ahead of Ed Sheeran's new Azizam, a change of musical direction that's a blessed relief to me - his 19th chart entry as lead artist being considerably less than his UK official chart totals, his first for 3 years, but not including a batch of features he's done. Ed has had 3 top 10's, Sing, Shape Of You, and The Joker & The Queen with Taylor Swift, and only 5 top 20's including those three. That explains why I struggle to remember his huge hits in pub quizzes. Pete Tong grabs a second track on the list as Apocalypse drops in at 65, a world away from DJ presenting duties on a great cool dance version of a Cigarette After Sex track, and 8 years of charting for Pete in my chart world. Jonas Brothers new pop track finally earworms into my brain, and extends their chart run to 17 years, most of them since 2019 as grown-ups. D4vd's Feel It is from a TV show I watch, the very gory Invincible animated dark Super-hero show. Great cast and animation though and the song is good. Robin Schulz meanwhile is on an 11th year of chart-spanning with a new club track.Shaboozey teams up with Myles Smith for a double catchy chart-attack on Blink Twice, both on their 3rd entry, and we have two welcome veteran comebacks: A Flock Of Seagulls last bothered my charts with new stuff a whopping 40 years ago, and the now-non-bequiffed main man is back again with the good Lovers & Strangers for a pleasing 43 years of chart hits. The USA has kept them going on tours, while in the UK Turin Brakes have been playing live (and they are excellent, off to see the next one too) in smaller venues, and their new single ahead of the new album drops in: The Message is very nice, and 7 years on from their previous chart entry. The band has been knocking around my charts for 24 years including 3 top 10's. Quality. 1 1 1 5 LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN - Justin Hayward & Mike Batt 4876002 2 2 3 SHINE - Mondo Cozmo 2471003 3 1 5 SUNSET BLVD - Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco 3689004 4 4 7 KEEP THE FAITH - Armin van Buuren & Bon Jovi 3070005 8 5 8 REVOLUTION - Mans Zelmerlow 2625506 7 6 5 SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN - Avalan Rokston 1345507 11 7 4 I GOT YOU - Split Enz 1247508 24 8 5 HOW BAD DO U WANT ME - Lady Gaga 915009 5 1 10 ORDINARY - Alex Warren 101140010 6 2 12 CONTROL OF ME - Topic x Daecolm 62940011 9 1 15 THE PROUD ONE - The Osmonds 109200012 10 7 10 ANDY (A GUY LIKE YOU) - The Waterboys 27695013 17 13 10 ABRADACABRA - Lady Gaga 18465014 20 14 6 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE - David Guetta & Sia 9575015 16 15 6 LOVE IS LOVE - Kim Wilde 11225016 12 2 13 PINK PONY CLUB - Chappell Roan 58940017 15 5 9 BUSY WOMAN - Sabrina Carpenter 32390018 13 4 11 AS TEARS GO BY - Marianne Faithfull 35715019 31 19 8 KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG - Roberta Flack 10335020 14 8 9 HALO - KEiiNO 19450021 18 10 12 BORN WITH A BROKEN HEART - Damiano David 29255022 22 17 7 THE WAY I ARE - Don Diablo 12015023 25 23 4 WHITE LIES - Sam Ryder 5980024 33 24 7 MARIAH CAREY THROUGH DEATH VALLEY - Blossoms 9220025 26 25 8 TURN AROUND - The Lottery Winners 12880026 42 26 2 ATOMIC - Blondie 3225027 35 27 6 SORROW REPLACED - Kim Wilde featuring Midge Ure 6750028 19 7 10 WEIGHT OF DESIRE - Tennis 26110029 27 1 12 HAMMER TO THE HEART - Teddy Swims 81635030 37 30 5 IT’S NOT RIGHT BUT IT’S OK - Felix Jaehn & Whitney Houston 6600031 45 31 2 GOOD BOYS - Blondie 3090032 32 32 6 TURN UP YOUR RADIO - Deacon Blue featuring Lorraine McIntosh 8635033 30 1 22 LATE NIGHT PHONE CALL - Reverend And The Makers 150075034 21 16 11 FANCY - Artemas 21945035 NEW 35 1 SPIKE ISLAND - Pulp 1750036 36 5 11 CHASING PARADISE - Kygo & OneRepublic 39700037 47 37 6 CONFESSION - Louise 5660038 77 38 2 END OF THE WORLD - Miley Cyrus 2180039 29 8 16 BEAUTIFUL THAT WAY - Miley Cyrus & Andrew Wyatt 38160040 48 40 7 TIL A MAWNIN - Shaggy featuring Sting 6735041 39 1 22 PEOPLE WATCHING - Sam Fender 74900042 53 42 4 SORRY I’M HERE FOR SOMEONE ELSE - Benson Boone 3670043 28 28 10 SOMEBODY’S SON - Empire Of The Sun featuring Lindsey Buckingham 11840044 50 44 6 LOVE COMES QUICKLY (LIVE AT THE ROYAL ARENA COPENHAGEN 2023) - Pet Shop Boys 5850045 23 18 15 LOVE ME FOR A REASON - The Osmonds 19690046 43 43 6 CAFE DEL MAR - Pete Tong & Jules Buckley & The Essential Orchestra 6025047 41 7 22 ALL YOUR FAULT - Gwen Stefani 45755048 69 48 2 ALL I KNOW - Rudimental x Khalid 1850049 68 49 3 RAGDOLL - The Lottery Winners featuring Chad Kroeger 2410050 34 11 13 NO BAD VIBES - Jazzy & KILIMANJARO 26790051 51 51 4 STEREOQUEEN - Stela Cole 3670052 54 52 3 SOAK UP THE SUN (SURF MESA REMIX) - Sheryl Crow 2730053 55 53 3 STILL BAD - Lizzo 2785054 40 10 12 A TEAR IN SPACE (AIRLOCK) - Glass Animals 30900055 56 55 6 HIGHER - Tom Speight 4840056 59 56 5 LOUD! - Chesney Hawkes 3740057 60 57 3 RELENTLESS LOVE - Sophie Ellis-Bextor 3680058 44 2 11 WHO I AM - Alan Walker featuring Putri Ariana & Peder Elias 36050059 63 59 2 HANGING ON THE TELEPHONE - Blondie 1730060 67 60 2 BOYS DON’T CRY - Tom Grennan 1660061 58 4 51 FEEL - Pet Shop Boys 118510062 NEW 62 1 YOU KILLED THE MUSIC - Debbii Dawson 740063 NEW 63 1 AZIZAM - Ed Sheeran 720064 79 64 2 TWILIGHT ZONE - Ariane Grande 1130065 NEW 65 1 APOCALYPSE - Pete Tong, MoBlack & Max Zotti featuring Monolink 700066 70 66 3 JUMP IN THE LINE - Ash 1820067 71 67 3 MAKE UP YOUR MIND - Bryan Adams 1760068 65 65 5 FIDA KNOWN - Gloria Gaynor 2880069 NEW 69 1 LOVE ME TO HEAVEN - Jonas Brothers 620070 NEW 70 1 FEEL IT - d4vd 600071 NEW 71 1 ETERNAL LIFE - Robin Schulz & Oswald 580072 38 31 7 WANT U - Hayley May 8970073 64 64 5 THE GIVER - Chappell Roan 2850074 74 74 5 MANDINGO - Wu-Tang Clan & Mathematics featuring Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, Method Man & Cappadonna 2500075 75 75 3 BAR LONELY - Franz Ferdinand 1400076 78 76 2 DREAMING - Blondie 920077 NEW 77 1 THE MESSAGE - Turin Brakes 460078 NEW 78 1 LOVERS AND STRANGERS - A Flock Of Seagulls 440079 NEW 79 1 BLINK TWICE - Shaboozey & Myles Smith 420080 80 80 2 LEARN TO LET GO - The Doobie Brothers 8000DROP OUTS 46 9 10 CRYING, LAUGHING, LOVING, LYING - Labi Siffre 193700 49 37 6 WISH I DIDN’T MISS YOU - Angie Stone 69800 52 7 11 RIPPLE - Good Neighbours 291850 57 33 6 WHIRLWIND - Lainey Wilson 75850 61 18 18 BOUQUET - Gwen Stefani 255300 62 20 10 WAY OUT - Jet Trouble 149550 66 6 13 COLD DREAMING - Doves 232000 72 36 8 LAST NIGHT I DREAMT I FELL IN LOVE - Alok & Kylie Minogue 99800 73 8 13 I’M IN LOVE... - Andy Bell featuring Dot Allison and Michael Rother 256600 76 37 7 BUTTERFLY - Marina 77700
April 19Apr 19 Hello John 7 11 7 4 I GOT YOU - Split Enz 124750 So, I'm still keeping an eye on BJSC while I'm not participating. I know this song well and would've thrown it some points! (Must not have been very big in the UK if it passed the veto?)8 24 8 5 HOW BAD DO U WANT ME - Lady Gaga 915009 5 1 10 ORDINARY - Alex Warren 101140013 17 13 10 ABRADACABRA - Lady Gaga 18465016 12 2 13 PINK PONY CLUB - Chappell Roan 58940017 15 5 9 BUSY WOMAN - Sabrina Carpenter 32390021 18 10 12 BORN WITH A BROKEN HEART - Damiano David 29255029 27 1 12 HAMMER TO THE HEART - Teddy Swims 81635038 77 38 2 END OF THE WORLD - Miley Cyrus 21800 This is off to a great start for you!41 39 1 22 PEOPLE WATCHING - Sam Fender 74900042 53 42 4 SORRY I’M HERE FOR SOMEONE ELSE - Benson Boone 3670052 54 52 3 SOAK UP THE SUN (SURF MESA REMIX) - Sheryl Crow 27300 Oh, I love this remix! The original has aged wonderfully over 20+ years, and this adds some new, fun life to it53 55 53 3 STILL BAD - Lizzo 2785054 40 10 12 A TEAR IN SPACE (AIRLOCK) - Glass Animals 30900063 NEW 63 1 AZIZAM - Ed Sheeran 7200 This is pretty catchy, I don't think I'll mind if it takes over the airwaves.64 79 64 2 TWILIGHT ZONE - Ariane Grande 11300 I don't know the movie or any references, but the song itself is beautiful 73 64 64 5 THE GIVER - Chappell Roan 2850079 NEW 79 1 BLINK TWICE - Shaboozey & Myles Smith 4200Great chart
April 19Apr 19 oh wow @ Gaga 😮 did you manage to check out her Coachella set? she was ripping it up on stage
April 19Apr 19 Great to see new peak positions for Lady Gaga, David Guetta, Felix Jaehn, Shaggy, Benson Boone, Rudimental, Lizzo and Bryan Adams 😁New debuts for Ed Sheeran and Jonas Brothers 😁
April 20Apr 20 Hey John,Wow, Lady Gaga Top 10 👏 2 Oldies climbing fast; Roberta Flack and Blondie.... Felix Jaehn/Whitney Houston and Kim Wilde/Midge Ure Top 30 Miley Cyrus, Shaggy/Sting, Louisa and also Pulp entering the Top 40 👌Best new tracks bubbling under : Ed Sheeran, Shaboozey/Myles Smith, Jonas Brothers and Robin Schulz 🙌
April 21Apr 21 Hi John!Nice to see "Revolution" in the top 5, "How Bad Do U Want Me" in the top 10, the big gains for "End Of The World", "Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else", "All I Know" and "Twilight Zone" and the debuts for "Spike Island", "Azizam",, "Love Me To Heaven", "Eternal Life" and "Blink Twice".Great chart!Take care.
April 23Apr 23 Hey John,Benson climbing a lot!! ❤️Miley Top40!! Awesome song 😇Beautiful People almost Top10!! Woah 🤗Hope Selena gets to the N.1! 😇
April 25Apr 25 Author On 19/04/2025 at 15:30, Riser said:Hello John 7 11 7 4 I GOT YOU - Split Enz 124750 So, I'm still keeping an eye on BJSC while I'm not participating. I know this song well and would've thrown it some points! (Must not have been very big in the UK if it passed the veto?)8 24 8 5 HOW BAD DO U WANT ME - Lady Gaga 915009 5 1 10 ORDINARY - Alex Warren 101140013 17 13 10 ABRADACABRA - Lady Gaga 18465016 12 2 13 PINK PONY CLUB - Chappell Roan 58940017 15 5 9 BUSY WOMAN - Sabrina Carpenter 32390021 18 10 12 BORN WITH A BROKEN HEART - Damiano David 29255029 27 1 12 HAMMER TO THE HEART - Teddy Swims 81635038 77 38 2 END OF THE WORLD - Miley Cyrus 21800 This is off to a great start for you!41 39 1 22 PEOPLE WATCHING - Sam Fender 74900042 53 42 4 SORRY I’M HERE FOR SOMEONE ELSE - Benson Boone 3670052 54 52 3 SOAK UP THE SUN (SURF MESA REMIX) - Sheryl Crow 27300 Oh, I love this remix! The original has aged wonderfully over 20+ years, and this adds some new, fun life to it53 55 53 3 STILL BAD - Lizzo 2785054 40 10 12 A TEAR IN SPACE (AIRLOCK) - Glass Animals 30900063 NEW 63 1 AZIZAM - Ed Sheeran 7200 This is pretty catchy, I don't think I'll mind if it takes over the airwaves.64 79 64 2 TWILIGHT ZONE - Ariane Grande 11300 I don't know the movie or any references, but the song itself is beautiful 73 64 64 5 THE GIVER - Chappell Roan 2850079 NEW 79 1 BLINK TWICE - Shaboozey & Myles Smith 4200Great chart Hi Jordan! 🙂Hope all is fab! Thanks for all the picks and comments! Yes Split-Enz only peaked in the 30's in the UK and it took two goes to make the charts at all. None of their other singles were hits either, though I rated them pretty much too. Even Crowded House's Dont Dream It's Over underperformed in the 20's! Miley's great, she's turned into a fab mature artist from unexpected Hannah origins! And Yes Soak Up The Sun was always good, but I actually prefer the revamp and it's not often I say that! And yes, with Ed, when he's upbeat I really don't mind his records at all getting mass airplay. thanks again! 😎
April 25Apr 25 Author On 19/04/2025 at 19:35, Cody Buckley said:oh wow @ Gaga 😮 did you manage to check out her Coachella set? she was ripping it up on stageHi Cody! Ooh no I wasnt even aware of Coachella, I must dig that out if it's on youtube! 👍I am really liking the new energised Gaga, I was huge on Fame Monster days but been a bit cool last few years.Cheers! 😎
April 25Apr 25 Author On 19/04/2025 at 22:40, SSP said:Great to see new peak positions for Lady Gaga, David Guetta, Felix Jaehn, Shaggy, Benson Boone, Rudimental, Lizzo and Bryan Adams 😁New debuts for Ed Sheeran and Jonas Brothers 😁Hi SSP! 🙂Thanks for the picks! 😎
April 25Apr 25 Author On 20/04/2025 at 11:29, Sven10 said:Hey John,Wow, Lady Gaga Top 10 👏2 Oldies climbing fast; Roberta Flack and Blondie....Felix Jaehn/Whitney Houston and Kim Wilde/Midge Ure Top 30 Miley Cyrus, Shaggy/Sting, Louisa and also Pulp entering the Top 40 👌Best new tracks bubbling under : Ed Sheeran, Shaboozey/Myles Smith, Jonas Brothers and Robin Schulz 🙌Hey Sven! 🙂Hope all is great! Thanks as always for the picks! 😎
April 25Apr 25 Author On 21/04/2025 at 10:21, Sergej said:Hi John!Nice to see "Revolution" in the top 5, "How Bad Do U Want Me" in the top 10, the big gains for "End Of The World", "Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else", "All I Know" and "Twilight Zone" and the debuts for "Spike Island", "Azizam",, "Love Me To Heaven", "Eternal Life" and "Blink Twice".Great chart!Take care.Hi Sergej! 🙂Thanks for the picks! I like to think Mans Zelmerlow will see the top 5 slot as small consolation for not getting the Swedish pick 😄 Probably not though!cheers! 😎
April 25Apr 25 Author On 23/04/2025 at 05:18, seltinpixmile said:Hey John,Benson climbing a lot!! ❤️Miley Top40!! Awesome song 😇Beautiful People almost Top10!! Woah 🤗Hope Selena gets to the N.1! 😇Hey Seltin! 🙂Thanks for the picks and glad you love Miley, I hope it's a hit! 🥰cheers! 😎
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