Posted May 8May 8 4th May 2025It's 3 weeks on top for Shine, still holding off 2 strong challenges from Miley Cyrus - never far from the top end of my charts these days - and The Lottery Winners grabbing a second top 10 inside 6 months. Kim Wilde makes it a hat-trick of Closer top 10's and helps Midge Ure to his first since the 2010's. Pete Tong gets his first top 10, and Artemas a 4th top 20 in a row. Damiano David leapfrogs his own previous 2 singles with Voices debuting at 27 for the highest debut this week.Benjamin Ingrosso grabs a third chart hit, since his Eurovision slot last year, Alison Goldfrapp joins herself in the chart with a solo track, Find Xanadu, which along with Benjamin's Angelo name-check two UK number ones of the 70's and early 80's. AWOLNATION are on over a decade of charting with their newie, Donna Summer gets the remix treatment, very Moroder-sounding, James Blunt guests on CYRIL's track for 20 years of chart hits, Dadi Freyr is on 5 years-worth, at least one per year, and Sparks return with two new advance tracks off the forthcoming new album ahead of the forthcoming concert I have a ticket for. That makes 51 years since I rushed out to buy This Town Ain't Big Enough.1 1 1 6 SHINE - Mondo Cozmo 7571002 14 2 5 END OF THE WORLD - Miley Cyrus 1855503 12 3 6 RAGDOLL - The Lottery Winners featuring Chad Kroeger 1623004 3 3 8 HOW BAD DO U WANT ME - Lady Gaga 3015005 2 1 8 SUNSET BLVD - Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco 6089006 4 1 8 LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN - Justin Hayward & Mike Batt 7226007 15 7 9 SORROW REPLACED - Kim Wilde featuring Midge Ure 1645008 11 1 13 ORDINARY - Alex Warren 11314009 7 6 7 I GOT YOU - Split Enz 27475010 19 10 4 APOCALYPSE - Pete Tong, MoBlack & Max Zotti featuring Monolink 8700011 5 5 9 LOVE IS LOVE - Kim Wilde 25125012 6 3 10 KEEP THE FAITH - Armin van Buuren & Bon Jovi 48200013 9 6 8 SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN - Avalan Rokston 25955014 18 14 5 ALL I KNOW - Rudimental x Khalid 8300015 37 15 3 I GUESS U NEVER REALLY CARED ABOUT ME - Artemas 5070016 24 16 4 SPIKE ISLAND - Pulp 7980017 8 8 5 ATOMIC - Blondie 13225018 10 7 9 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE - David Guetta & Sia 20975019 21 19 8 IT’S NOT RIGHT BUT IT’S OK - Felix Jaehn & Whitney Houston 12600020 16 16 5 GOOD BOYS - Blondie 9690021 17 1 18 THE PROUD ONE - The Osmonds 116675022 13 5 11 REVOLUTION - Mans Zelmerlow 35905023 20 20 10 MARIAH CAREY THROUGH DEATH VALLEY - Blossoms 15095024 40 24 4 YOU KILLED THE MUSIC - Debbii Dawson 5570025 36 25 2 HEART BY HEART - Joe Jonas 3615026 22 2 15 CONTROL OF ME - Topic x Daecolm 69040027 NEW 27 1 VOICES - Damiano David 1840028 63 28 2 MYSTICAL MAGICAL - Benson Boone 2550029 31 29 7 SORRY I’M HERE FOR SOMEONE ELSE - Benson Boone 9040030 29 29 6 SOAK UP THE SUN (SURF MESA REMIX) - Sheryl Crow 8060031 33 1 25 LATE NIGHT PHONE CALL - Reverend And The Makers 155375032 27 27 10 TIL A MAWNIN - Shaggy featuring Sting 12125033 44 33 5 HANGING ON THE TELEPHONE - Blondie 5865034 34 5 12 BUSY WOMAN - Sabrina Carpenter 37785035 43 35 6 RELENTLESS LOVE - Sophie Ellis-Bextor 7930036 42 36 4 LOVE ME TO HEAVEN - Jonas Brothers 4815037 25 15 7 WHITE LIES - Sam Ryder 12285038 39 38 9 CAFE DEL MAR - Pete Tong & Jules Buckley & The Essential Orchestra 10755039 32 1 15 HAMMER TO THE HEART - Teddy Swims 86915040 60 40 3 COME BACK AND SHAKE ME - Clodagh Rodgers 3420041 56 41 4 FEEL IT - d4vd 4060042 23 7 13 ANDY (A GUY LIKE YOU) - The Waterboys 33495043 28 28 9 LOVE COMES QUICKLY (LIVE AT THE ROYAL ARENA COPENHAGEN 2023) - Pet Shop Boys 10750044 30 30 9 CONFESSION - Louise 10535045 48 45 5 BOYS DON’T CRY - Tom Grennan 5210046 26 11 13 ABRADACABRA - Lady Gaga 25290047 NEW 47 1 ANGELO - Benjamin Ingrosso 1250048 69 48 2 NEXT SUMMER - Damiano David 1850049 62 49 3 BLUEBIRD - Lana Del Ray 2400050 47 47 7 STEREOQUEEN - Stela Cole 7330051 54 51 4 AZIZAM - Ed Sheeran 4005052 45 45 4 ETERNAL LIFE - Robin Schulz & Oswald 3650053 35 8 12 HALO - KEiiNO 24165054 65 54 3 GOODNIGHT MIDNIGHT - Clodagh Rodgers 2405055 58 55 4 THE MESSAGE - Turin Brakes 3270056 38 2 16 PINK PONY CLUB - Chappell Roan 63620057 70 57 4 BLINK TWICE - Shaboozey & Myles Smith 2620058 64 58 3 MARRIAGE - Nelly Furtado 2280059 59 59 5 TWILIGHT ZONE - Ariane Grande 3890060 50 50 8 LOUD! - Chesney Hawkes 7065061 52 1 25 PEOPLE WATCHING - Sam Fender 78075062 57 7 25 ALL YOUR FAULT - Gwen Stefani 48710063 77 63 2 PETITE ETOILE - Polo and Pan featuring Beth Ditto 1180064 61 4 54 FEEL - Pet Shop Boys 120720065 41 10 15 BORN WITH A BROKEN HEART - Damiano David 33155066 NEW 66 1 FIND XANADU - Alison Goldfrapp 680067 72 67 3 GUNSLINGER - Natalie Bergman 1700068 71 68 3 DREAM MACHINE - Purple Disco Machine & Alison Goldfrapp 1720069 74 69 2 MIND OF A WARRIOR - Alan Walker & Sorana 1140070 NEW 70 1 BARBARIAN - AWOLNATION 600071 78 71 2 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND - Cascada 1020072 NEW 72 1 I’M FREE (7TH HEAVEN RADIO EDIT) - Donna Summer 560073 73 73 4 LOVERS AND STRANGERS - A Flock Of Seagulls 2040074 NEW 74 1 TEARS DRY TONIGHT - CYRIL & James Blunt 520075 75 75 5 LEARN TO LET GO - The Doobie Brothers 2360076 80 76 2 RAIN IN THE RIVER - Bruce Springsteen 880077 NEW 77 1 DROWNED IN A SEA OF TEARS - Sparks 460078 NEW 78 1 I DON’T WANNA TALK - Dadi Freyr 440079 NEW 79 1 MY DEVOTION - Sparks 420080 79 79 3 BLIND SPOT - Bruce Springsteen 12400DROP OUTS 46 18 10 KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG - Roberta Flack 138100 49 17 9 THE WAY I ARE - Don Diablo 149950 51 5 13 CHASING PARADISE - Kygo & OneRepublic 426050 53 7 12 WEIGHT OF DESIRE - Tennis 286100 55 8 18 BEAUTIFUL THAT WAY - Miley Cyrus & Andrew Wyatt 404900 66 66 5 JUMP IN THE LINE - Ash 31800 67 50 8 HIGHER - Tom Speight 67000 68 25 10 TURN AROUND - The Lottery Winners 149200 76 67 5 MAKE UP YOUR MIND - Bryan Adams 29000
May 9May 9 Hi there John!Nice to see "End Of The World" as the runner-up, "Ordinary" going to the top 10, the big gains for "Mystical Magical", "Feel It" "Next Summer", "Bluebird" and "Blink Twice" and the debuts for "Voices" and "Tears Dry Tonight".Great chart!Take care.
May 10May 10 John, did you count the number of your weekly charts ? How far you from the next big milestone (2500 or maybe even 3000 charts) ?
May 11May 11 Hey John,Miley Cyrus almost numero uno 👏Kim Wilde/Midge Ure, Pete Tong and Alex Warren all Top 10 😛Artemas, Pulp and Felix Jaehn/Whitney Top 20, Benson Boone and Damiano David Top 30, Sophie Ellis Baxter and The Jonas Brothers Top 40 👍Best new tracks bubbling under : Benjamin Ingrosso, Cyril/James Blunt and the Donna Summer 7th Heaven remix ❤️
May 11May 11 Hi John. Hope all is good with you. Hope you enjoyed your two college friends' visit. I have an old school chum threatening to come visit and take me out on a night out on the town. Is it wrong I'm desperately trying to think of reasons/lies to prevent this from happening? I can't be bothered going out these days. 😂 I have heard the Andy Bell/Debbie Harry one. It's ok, probably not enough for me to chart it though. Speaking of veteran collabs, have you heard the Pet Shop Boys remix of Tina Turner's Hot For You Baby? As you know, I love the PSBs but....oh my word! What a mess! 😂 Anyway, my faves:1 1 1 6 SHINE - Mondo Cozmo 7571002 14 2 5 END OF THE WORLD - Miley Cyrus 185550 ❤️ agreed, I tend to like the non-big hits more. I very quickly got fed up with Flowers for example. This absolutely deserves more though!4 3 3 8 HOW BAD DO U WANT ME - Lady Gaga 3015005 2 1 8 SUNSET BLVD - Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco 6089006 4 1 8 LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN - Justin Hayward & Mike Batt 7226007 15 7 9 SORROW REPLACED - Kim Wilde featuring Midge Ure 1645008 11 1 13 ORDINARY - Alex Warren 11314009 7 6 7 I GOT YOU - Split Enz 27475010 19 10 4 APOCALYPSE - Pete Tong, MoBlack & Max Zotti featuring Monolink 8700011 5 5 9 LOVE IS LOVE - Kim Wilde 25125012 6 3 10 KEEP THE FAITH - Armin van Buuren & Bon Jovi 48200014 18 14 5 ALL I KNOW - Rudimental x Khalid 8300015 37 15 3 I GUESS U NEVER REALLY CARED ABOUT ME - Artemas 5070016 24 16 4 SPIKE ISLAND - Pulp 7980017 8 8 5 ATOMIC - Blondie 13225018 10 7 9 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE - David Guetta & Sia 20975019 21 19 8 IT’S NOT RIGHT BUT IT’S OK - Felix Jaehn & Whitney Houston 12600020 16 16 5 GOOD BOYS - Blondie 96900 ❤️21 17 1 18 THE PROUD ONE - The Osmonds 116675022 13 5 11 REVOLUTION - Mans Zelmerlow 35905023 20 20 10 MARIAH CAREY THROUGH DEATH VALLEY - Blossoms 15095024 40 24 4 YOU KILLED THE MUSIC - Debbii Dawson 55700 ❤️ I see this won BJSC. Well deserved! You can tell she cites Abba as a major influence26 22 2 15 CONTROL OF ME - Topic x Daecolm 69040027 NEW 27 1 VOICES - Damiano David 1840028 63 28 2 MYSTICAL MAGICAL - Benson Boone 2550029 31 29 7 SORRY I’M HERE FOR SOMEONE ELSE - Benson Boone 90400 like the above two, but PLEASSSEEEE someone tell commercial radio he has other songs rather than just flog Beautiful Things relentlessly! ☠️30 29 29 6 SOAK UP THE SUN (SURF MESA REMIX) - Sheryl Crow 8060031 33 1 25 LATE NIGHT PHONE CALL - Reverend And The Makers 155375033 44 33 5 HANGING ON THE TELEPHONE - Blondie 5865034 34 5 12 BUSY WOMAN - Sabrina Carpenter 37785035 43 35 6 RELENTLESS LOVE - Sophie Ellis-Bextor 7930036 42 36 4 LOVE ME TO HEAVEN - Jonas Brothers 4815037 25 15 7 WHITE LIES - Sam Ryder 12285038 39 38 9 CAFE DEL MAR - Pete Tong & Jules Buckley & The Essential Orchestra 10755040 60 40 3 COME BACK AND SHAKE ME - Clodagh Rodgers 3420043 28 28 9 LOVE COMES QUICKLY (LIVE AT THE ROYAL ARENA COPENHAGEN 2023) - Pet Shop Boys 10750044 30 30 9 CONFESSION - Louise 10535045 48 45 5 BOYS DON’T CRY - Tom Grennan 5210046 26 11 13 ABRADACABRA - Lady Gaga 25290047 NEW 47 1 ANGELO - Benjamin Ingrosso 1250048 69 48 2 NEXT SUMMER - Damiano David 1850049 62 49 3 BLUEBIRD - Lana Del Ray 2400051 54 51 4 AZIZAM - Ed Sheeran 4005053 35 8 12 HALO - KEiiNO 24165054 65 54 3 GOODNIGHT MIDNIGHT - Clodagh Rodgers 2405056 38 2 16 PINK PONY CLUB - Chappell Roan 63620059 59 59 5 TWILIGHT ZONE - Ariane Grande 3890060 50 50 8 LOUD! - Chesney Hawkes 7065061 52 1 25 PEOPLE WATCHING - Sam Fender 78075063 77 63 2 PETITE ETOILE - Polo and Pan featuring Beth Ditto 1180064 61 4 54 FEEL - Pet Shop Boys 1207200 54 weeks! Has any PSB track spent longer on your chart?65 41 10 15 BORN WITH A BROKEN HEART - Damiano David 33155066 NEW 66 1 FIND XANADU - Alison Goldfrapp 680068 71 68 3 DREAM MACHINE - Purple Disco Machine & Alison Goldfrapp 1720069 74 69 2 MIND OF A WARRIOR - Alan Walker & Sorana 1140072 NEW 72 1 I’M FREE (7TH HEAVEN RADIO EDIT) - Donna Summer 5600 ❤️ thrilled this has made it in here!74 NEW 74 1 TEARS DRY TONIGHT - CYRIL & James Blunt 520077 NEW 77 1 DROWNED IN A SEA OF TEARS - Sparks 460078 NEW 78 1 I DON’T WANNA TALK - Dadi Freyr 440079 NEW 79 1 MY DEVOTION - Sparks 4200Fantastic chart as always ❤️
May 11May 11 Great to see new peak positions for Miley Cyrus, Felix Jaehn, Benson Boone, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Jonas Brothers, Damiano David, Ed Sheeran, Nelly Furtado, Cascada and Bruce Springsteen 😁New entries for Awolnation and Cyril 😁
May 15May 15 Author On 09/05/2025 at 12:07, Sergej said:Hi there John!Nice to see "End Of The World" as the runner-up, "Ordinary" going to the top 10, the big gains for "Mystical Magical", "Feel It" "Next Summer", "Bluebird" and "Blink Twice" and the debuts for "Voices" and "Tears Dry Tonight".Great chart!Take care.Hi Sergej! 🙂Thanks for the picks! Cheers and take care backatcha! 😎
May 15May 15 Author On 10/05/2025 at 09:59, Last Dreamer said:John, did you count the number of your weekly charts ? How far you from the next big milestone (2500 or maybe even 3000 charts) ?Hi Alex! 🙂No I've never totted them up TBH! I count my official chart starting with Hey Jude in 1968 September so it will be 57 years in a few months, so 57 x 52 = 2964 so I think you are right there with 3000 well done! I must do an accurate count as it sounds like number 3000 will be sometime next April or May (I know some years have 53 weeks not 52 so probably late April I guess!). I've put a note in my diary to count them up in the new year! Thanks for asking 😎
May 15May 15 Author On 11/05/2025 at 12:19, Sven10 said:Hey John,Miley Cyrus almost numero uno 👏Kim Wilde/Midge Ure, Pete Tong and Alex Warren all Top 10 😛Artemas, Pulp and Felix Jaehn/Whitney Top 20, Benson Boone and Damiano David Top 30, Sophie Ellis Baxter and The Jonas Brothers Top 40 👍Best new tracks bubbling under :Benjamin Ingrosso, Cyril/James Blunt and the Donna Summer 7th Heaven remix ❤️Hey Sven! 🙂Thanks for the picks, sadly Miley didnt quite get there yet - but still might! cheers! 😎
May 15May 15 Author On 11/05/2025 at 15:02, AH Gold said:Hi John. Hope all is good with you. Hope you enjoyed your two college friends' visit. I have an old school chum threatening to come visit and take me out on a night out on the town. Is it wrong I'm desperately trying to think of reasons/lies to prevent this from happening? I can't be bothered going out these days. 😂 I have heard the Andy Bell/Debbie Harry one. It's ok, probably not enough for me to chart it though. Speaking of veteran collabs, have you heard the Pet Shop Boys remix of Tina Turner's Hot For You Baby? As you know, I love the PSBs but....oh my word! What a mess! 😂 Anyway, my faves:1 1 1 6 SHINE - Mondo Cozmo 7571002 14 2 5 END OF THE WORLD - Miley Cyrus 185550 ❤️ agreed, I tend to like the non-big hits more. I very quickly got fed up with Flowers for example. This absolutely deserves more though!4 3 3 8 HOW BAD DO U WANT ME - Lady Gaga 3015005 2 1 8 SUNSET BLVD - Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco 6089006 4 1 8 LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN - Justin Hayward & Mike Batt 7226007 15 7 9 SORROW REPLACED - Kim Wilde featuring Midge Ure 1645008 11 1 13 ORDINARY - Alex Warren 11314009 7 6 7 I GOT YOU - Split Enz 27475010 19 10 4 APOCALYPSE - Pete Tong, MoBlack & Max Zotti featuring Monolink 8700011 5 5 9 LOVE IS LOVE - Kim Wilde 25125012 6 3 10 KEEP THE FAITH - Armin van Buuren & Bon Jovi 48200014 18 14 5 ALL I KNOW - Rudimental x Khalid 8300015 37 15 3 I GUESS U NEVER REALLY CARED ABOUT ME - Artemas 5070016 24 16 4 SPIKE ISLAND - Pulp 7980017 8 8 5 ATOMIC - Blondie 13225018 10 7 9 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE - David Guetta & Sia 20975019 21 19 8 IT’S NOT RIGHT BUT IT’S OK - Felix Jaehn & Whitney Houston 12600020 16 16 5 GOOD BOYS - Blondie 96900 ❤️21 17 1 18 THE PROUD ONE - The Osmonds 116675022 13 5 11 REVOLUTION - Mans Zelmerlow 35905023 20 20 10 MARIAH CAREY THROUGH DEATH VALLEY - Blossoms 15095024 40 24 4 YOU KILLED THE MUSIC - Debbii Dawson 55700 ❤️ I see this won BJSC. Well deserved! You can tell she cites Abba as a major influence26 22 2 15 CONTROL OF ME - Topic x Daecolm 69040027 NEW 27 1 VOICES - Damiano David 1840028 63 28 2 MYSTICAL MAGICAL - Benson Boone 2550029 31 29 7 SORRY I’M HERE FOR SOMEONE ELSE - Benson Boone 90400 like the above two, but PLEASSSEEEE someone tell commercial radio he has other songs rather than just flog Beautiful Things relentlessly! ☠️30 29 29 6 SOAK UP THE SUN (SURF MESA REMIX) - Sheryl Crow 8060031 33 1 25 LATE NIGHT PHONE CALL - Reverend And The Makers 155375033 44 33 5 HANGING ON THE TELEPHONE - Blondie 5865034 34 5 12 BUSY WOMAN - Sabrina Carpenter 37785035 43 35 6 RELENTLESS LOVE - Sophie Ellis-Bextor 7930036 42 36 4 LOVE ME TO HEAVEN - Jonas Brothers 4815037 25 15 7 WHITE LIES - Sam Ryder 12285038 39 38 9 CAFE DEL MAR - Pete Tong & Jules Buckley & The Essential Orchestra 10755040 60 40 3 COME BACK AND SHAKE ME - Clodagh Rodgers 3420043 28 28 9 LOVE COMES QUICKLY (LIVE AT THE ROYAL ARENA COPENHAGEN 2023) - Pet Shop Boys 10750044 30 30 9 CONFESSION - Louise 10535045 48 45 5 BOYS DON’T CRY - Tom Grennan 5210046 26 11 13 ABRADACABRA - Lady Gaga 25290047 NEW 47 1 ANGELO - Benjamin Ingrosso 1250048 69 48 2 NEXT SUMMER - Damiano David 1850049 62 49 3 BLUEBIRD - Lana Del Ray 2400051 54 51 4 AZIZAM - Ed Sheeran 4005053 35 8 12 HALO - KEiiNO 24165054 65 54 3 GOODNIGHT MIDNIGHT - Clodagh Rodgers 2405056 38 2 16 PINK PONY CLUB - Chappell Roan 63620059 59 59 5 TWILIGHT ZONE - Ariane Grande 3890060 50 50 8 LOUD! - Chesney Hawkes 7065061 52 1 25 PEOPLE WATCHING - Sam Fender 78075063 77 63 2 PETITE ETOILE - Polo and Pan featuring Beth Ditto 1180064 61 4 54 FEEL - Pet Shop Boys 1207200 54 weeks! Has any PSB track spent longer on your chart?65 41 10 15 BORN WITH A BROKEN HEART - Damiano David 33155066 NEW 66 1 FIND XANADU - Alison Goldfrapp 680068 71 68 3 DREAM MACHINE - Purple Disco Machine & Alison Goldfrapp 1720069 74 69 2 MIND OF A WARRIOR - Alan Walker & Sorana 1140072 NEW 72 1 I’M FREE (7TH HEAVEN RADIO EDIT) - Donna Summer 5600 ❤️ thrilled this has made it in here!74 NEW 74 1 TEARS DRY TONIGHT - CYRIL & James Blunt 520077 NEW 77 1 DROWNED IN A SEA OF TEARS - Sparks 460078 NEW 78 1 I DON’T WANNA TALK - Dadi Freyr 440079 NEW 79 1 MY DEVOTION - Sparks 4200Fantastic chart as always ❤️Hi AH! 🙂Hope all is fab, and yes it was lovely seeing my old college friends, it was like time hadnt passed by at all, I'm off to see 4 more in 2 weeks up north and loads of relatives 🥰 We don't go out on the town - a walk to the local pub for a meal is about it for folk used to being in bed for 9 😄 I still would go occasionally clubbing if Duckies hadnt closed down for good in London, but I couldnt do youth-oriented places so I hope you get a good compromise with your mate - somewhere you both enjoy, or just stay local! Pubs are still fine for me. Yes I'm of the same opinion with the Andy bell/Blondie and PSB/Tina tracks - I wont be buying them! The original version was reasonable for old time's sake, but not motivated to buy it again! I thought you'd be happy about Debbii Dawson, I was hinting that would make a good BJSC entry as long as it wasnt me at risk of winning with it, and yes it's very Abba-esque. I'm also with you on Beautiful Things, it's like a millstone round global charts necks dragging everything down - I tend to watch Billboard Youtube top 100 UK/US rundowns and I'm sick of it and thats just a 5 second clip twice a week! Benson's latest 2 singles are way better. Has any PSB spent longer on my chart? Yes, What Have I Done To Deserve This had a good 18 month run I think, but Feel is far and away the biggest PSB track to not hit my number one, and the biggest track ever to peak at 4, it's just about to overtake Hallo Spaceboy in their rankings of "sales". It would be even higher if it hadnt been pushed down by other tracks off the album that have left the chart now. Donna Summer remixes, meanwhile, continue to bring pleasure!thanks for the huge list and comments! 🥰
May 15May 15 Author On 11/05/2025 at 19:15, SSP said:Great to see new peak positions for Miley Cyrus, Felix Jaehn, Benson Boone, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Jonas Brothers, Damiano David, Ed Sheeran, Nelly Furtado, Cascada and Bruce Springsteen 😁New entries for Awolnation and Cyril 😁Thanks SSP for the picks! 🙂Cheers! 😎
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