1 point

Hugh Jackman/The Greatest Showman Cast- Come Alive (UK chart peak: 55, 2x platinum 07/03/2025)

Ella Mai- Trip (UK chart peak: 47, platinum 09/05/2025)

We start with the two songs that only achieved 1 point: "Come Alive" is from the chart-conquering soundtrack to the 2017 musical film The Greatest Showman: looking at the streaming charts it would've likely made the top 40 without the 3-song-per-artist rule. "Trip" was a number 11 hit in America for British singer Ella Mai but didn't reach the same heights in her home country- it being produced by Mustard surely helped its chances abroad.

2 points

2Pac ft. Outlawz- Hit 'Em Up (UK chart peak: did not chart, platinum 26/01/2024)

The late Tupac Shakur's legendary diss track towards the Notorious B.I.G. and other East Coast hip-hop stars is often considered the best diss track ever, and surely inspired Kendrick Lamar when creating his number 1 hit "Not Like Us" as Pac is name-dropped twice in that song. It was the B-side to Pac's number 17 hit "How Do U Want It" here in the UK.

3 points

Slipknot- Psychosocial (UK chart peak: 67, platinum 14/06/2024)

Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem- Forever (UK chart peak: 42, platinum 11/06/2021)

Ed Sheeran- Kiss Me (UK chart peak: did not chart, platinum 07/01/2022)

Childish Gambino- 3005 (UK chart peak: 79, platinum 17/07/2020)

Frank Ocean- Pink + White (UK chart peak: did not chart, 2x platinum 16/08/2024)

A few tracks to highlight here- Psychosocial is Slipknot's 2nd most successful in the UK behind their highest charting song "Duality" which reached number 15 in 2004. "Forever" was recorded for the soundtrack to 2009 LeBron James documentary More Than A Game- Kanye and Wayne were so impressed by Em's verse that they rewrote their verses to match it. "Kiss Me" from Ed Sheeran's + is the only one of his 3 eligible songs to get any points. Donald Glover loses the first of his 4 eligible tracks, all of them received points. "Pink + White" has never charted but would have done so in 2023 had it been given a reset- the song is produced by Pharrell and features additional vocals from Beyonce.

4 points

Birdy- Keeping Your Head Up (UK chart peak: 57, platinum 16/06/2023)

Frank Ocean- Nights (UK chart peak: did not chart, platinum 03/05/2024)

Two songs from 2016 albums here- Birdy's most successful single is a cover of another track that is eligible for this rate, but her only eligible song is this track co-penned with Steve Mac and Wayne Hector. Another song from Frank Ocean's Blonde appears which never charted- a version featuring Kendrick Lamar was leaked in August last year.

5 points

Creedence Clearwater Revival- Fortunate Son (UK chart peak: did not chart, 2x platinum 17/05/2024)

The Notorious B.I.G.- Big Poppa (UK chart peak: 63, platinum 04/02/2022)

Meghan Trainor ft. John Legend- Like I'm Gonna Lose You (UK chart peak: 99, platinum 27/01/2023)

Chris Stapleton- Tennessee Whiskey (UK chart peak: did not chart, platinum 16/06/2023)

Kiiara- Gold (UK chart peak: 48, platinum 26/05/2023)

Polo G ft. Lil TJay- Pop Out (UK chart peak: 41, platinum 13/05/2022)

"Fortunate Son" is CCR's most successful song in the digital era. Written in protest of the Vietnam War's drafting procedures, the track was a top 3 hit in the US but never charted here- it has since become synonymous with the war and almost every piece of media set during the time period uses the song. The late Biggie Smalls loses the first of his two eligible tracks. "Tennessee Whiskey" was first written in 1981 and performed by David Allan Coe but this 2015 version by Stapleton is the best known version: he has performed the track with Justin Timberlake on multiple occassions. The two would later collaborate on JT's number 9 hit "Say Something". "Pop Out" is the first song to peak at number 41 to appear here.

“Pink + White” and “Keeping Your Head Up” jump out as tracks I’d have expected to score more.

Will be interesting to eventually know how many 0 pointers there are.

Just now, Julian_ said:

Will be interesting to eventually know how many 0 pointers there are.

I'll reveal how many there were once we get to the cutoff point- I was quite surprised by the final count!

Damn. Missed this by a day.

I'd definitely have chucked a bucketload of points at CCR and Slipknot too.

Hope a few of my favourites can still make it through

6 points

Frank Sinatra- Fly Me To The Moon (UK chart peak: did not chart, platinum 25/08/2023)

Childish Gambino- L.E.S. (UK chart peak: did not chart, platinum 06/06/2025)

Daughter- Youth (UK chart peak: did not chart, platinum 19/05/2023)

Sinatra has 3 songs eligible for the rate, one of them didn't get points and he loses one of them here. The song "Fly Me To The Moon" has enjoyed a lot of success in late 2021/2022 thanks to its use in Netflix's Squid Game and a sample on Dave's number 1 hit "Starlight", neither of these involved Frankie's version but his 1964 recording is the most well-known and surely gathered streams thanks to these events. A 2011 Childish Gambino album track becomes his second of four to be lost, while indie folk group Daughter's biggest song falls out. "Youth" is included on their 2013 debut album If You Leave. All three of these songs never charted in the UK!

7 points

Peter Frampton- Baby I Love Your Way (UK chart peak: 43, platinum 11/10/2024)

Rick Springfield- Jessie's Girl (UK chart peak: 43, platinum 07/06/2024)

Dr. Dre ft. Eminem and Xzibit- What's The Difference (UK chart peak: did not chart, platinum 05/04/2024)

James TW- When You Love Somebody (UK chart peak: 54, 2x platinum 12/01/2024)

Two classic rock tracks that peaked at 43 drop out: "Jessie's Girl", which was a US number 1, and "Baby I Love Your Way" which would later become a number 2 hit in 1994 when covered by reggae group Big Mountain. Dre's "What's The Difference" is included on his 1999 album 2001, the beat would later be used on Blu Cantrell and Sean Paul's number 1 hit "Breathe" giving Eminem his only writing credit for a number 1 he didn't perform on. "When You Love Somebody" was written by James TW after a kid he was working with told him his parents were going through a divorce.

8 points

T-Pain ft. Yung Joc- Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin') (UK chart peak: did not chart, platinum 06/12/2024)

Neon Trees- Everybody Talks (UK chart peak: did not chart, platinum 04/08/2023)

Until 2023 "Buy U A Drank" was the most recent US number 1 to not chart in the UK- the track almost went to Chris Brown but T-Pain refused to give it to him and kept it for himself. "Everybody Talks" was a number 6 hit in the States for Neon Trees, it was written by frontman Tyler Glenn about an ex-girlfriend who tried to out him as gay while he was still "in the closet".

9 points

21 Savage- Bank Account (UK chart peak: 41, platinum 17/09/2021)

Hugh Jackman and Zac Efron- The Other Side (UK chart peak: 48, 2x platinum 04/11/2022)

21 Savage's adlib-heavy "Bank Account" is his first solo song to chart in the UK, peaking at 41- his top 40 debut would be on "Rockstar" with Post Malone which reached number one around the same time this song peaked.  "The Other Side" is another Greatest Showman track which would have made the top 40 if not for the 3-song-per-artist rule.

10 points

Hailee Steinfeld- Love Myself (UK chart peak: did not chart, platinum 21/03/2025)

Cigarettes After Sex- Apocalypse (UK chart peak: did not chart, platinum 23/02/2024)

The Greatest Showman Cast- A Million Dreams (Reprise) (UK chart peak: did not chart, platinum 12/11/2021)

Imagine Dragons- Bones (UK chart peak: 51, platinum 13/12/2024)

Actress/singer Hailee Steinfeld's uncharted debut single from 2015 appears, as does another Greatest Showman song- this one would not have gone top 40 but would have charted without the 3 song rule. Of course the first version from the film and Pink's "reimagined" version both reached the top 40. "Bones" is one of the most recent releases eligible for the rate, released in March 2022. "Apocalypse" was released in 2017 but became a sleeper hit in 2022- it has since become a regular of the independent top 50 chart.

11 points

Alt-J- Left Hand Free (UK chart peak: 85, platinum 09/09/2022)

Flume ft. Kai- Never Be Like You (UK chart peak: 95, platinum 26/04/2024)

Khalid- Location (UK chart peak: 67, platinum 12/07/2019)

James Bay- Us (UK chart peak: did not chart, platinum 08/11/2024)

Olivia Rodrigo- Brutal (UK chart peak: did not chart, platinum 19/07/2024)

"Left Hand Free" is the first of Alt-J's two eligible tracks, it features on their only UK number 1 album This Is All Yours and appears on the soundtrack to 2016's Captain America: Civil War. "Never Be Like You" was a US top 20 hit and a number one in Flume's native Australia but only just scraped the top 100 here; it went viral in early 2024 and would've likely reached a new peak with a reset. James Bay also loses the first of his two eligible tracks, while Olivia Rodrigo's "Brutal" from her debut album Sour drops out, leaving her with no songs left as her other eligible track "Happier" did not get any points. All tracks from the album would've gone top 40 without the 3-track rule.

12 points

Fleetwood Mac- Never Going Back Again (UK chart peak: did not chart, platinum 31/05/2024)

Fleetwood Mac have done extremely well in the digital age with both their greatest hits and Rumours being album chart mainstays: Rumours alone has 4 tracks eligible for this rate, this is the first of them to depart. Written by Lindsey Buckingham following his break-up with Stevie Nicks, it was the B-side to "You Make Loving Fun" which is also eligible for the rate.

Edited yesterday at 09:201 day by gasman449

Fortunate Son scoring that few points is a big surprise to me

13 points

Buffalo Springfield- For What It's Worth (UK chart peak: did not chart, platinum 29/09/2023)

Big Sean ft. E-40- I Don't F**k With You (UK chart peak: 67, platinum 07/10/2022)

Another song closely associated with the Vietnam War appears in "For What It's Worth", however it was actually written about the 1966 Sunset Strip riots in LA. Big Sean's most successful song in the UK other than his feature on Calvin Harris' number 1 hit "Feels" also bows out: it is said to have been written about Sean's ex-girlfriend Naya Rivera, and Sean has said that he regrets making the song following her death in 2020. I'll give a mention to the song's memorable use in the 2017 film Fist Fight where an explicit performance of the track at a school talent show inspires Charlie Day's character to stand up to Ice Cube's character!

14 points

The Offspring- You're Gonna Go Far Kid (UK chart peak: did not chart, platinum 01/03/2024)

A$AP Rocky ft. Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar- F**kin' Problems (UK chart peak: 50, platinum 17/04/2020)

Kristen Bell and Santino Fontana- Love Is An Open Door (UK chart peak: 56, platinum 10/09/2021)

Zach Bryan- Something In The Orange (UK chart peak: 70, platinum 10/05/2024)

One of the Offspring's most successful singles here is surprisingly one that never charted- only their number 1 "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)" and number 11 "The Kids Aren't Alright" have done better than this. "F**kin' Problems" was originally a Drake ft. 2 Chainz track before Drake handed the song to Kendrick, Kendrick would then hand it back to Drake and it would eventually end up with Rocky who kept the other rappers' verses- safe to say this collab would never happen now. "Love Is An Open Door" is the only eligible track from Disney's 2013 film Frozen, though if the 3-track-per-artist rule existed at the time it impacted the charts we may have had more. The song is apparently intended as the villain song for Hans (voiced by Fontana). "Something In The Orange" is the most recent release eligible for the rate, being released in April 2022. It would have made the top 40 in early 2024 but it had gone to ACR by then and didn't increase in streams enough for a reset. It ended 2024 as the 92nd biggest song of the year.

15 points

Arctic Monkeys- Knee Socks (UK chart peak: did not chart, platinum 09/08/2024)

Lauv- I Like Me Better (UK chart peak: 58, platinum 12/06/2020)

"Knee Socks" is one of four tracks from the Arctics' 2013 album AM to go platinum without going top 40: all but one received points in this rate. "I Like Me Better" was released in 2017 and peaked that year in the UK, but in his native US the track spent 6 months on the chart before peaking at 27 in late 2018.

16 points

Eva Cassidy- Songbird (UK chart peak: 56, platinum 12/04/2024)

Ben Howard- Old Pine (UK chart peak: did not chart, platinum 19/05/2023)

Beach House- Space Song (UK chart peak: did not chart, platinum 16/08/2024)

Gerry Cinnamon- Belter (UK chart peak: 88, 2x platinum 20/09/2024)

Julia Michaels and Niall Horan- What A Time (UK chart peak: 71, platinum 21/03/2025)

"Songbird" is the only song to appear twice on the list of platinum non-top 40 songs: the original by Fleetwood Mac is yet to come. The late Cassidy's version charted unlike the original, reaching 56 in 2009 after an X Factor performance. It is featured on her 1998 album of the same name which reached number 1 in 2001. Ben Howard loses the first of his two eligible tracks. Gerry Cinnamon has 3 eligible songs but only 2 of them got points- "Belter" is taken from his 2017 debut album Erratic Cinematic. "Space Song" is another TikTok-fuelled sleeper hit from 2015- I'm a little embarrassed to admit my first exposure to the song was from a meme of Pedro Pascal laughing then crying. 😂