Gosh this is moving on at pace - been away 2 days and we've already got into the +40s!

I've not lost too many so far. Surprised Brutal only got 2 points apart from my own vote; statement debut album opening track from a popular artist on here.

Controversial shout but Knee Socks is in my top 2 favourite songs from AM.

And Belter by Gerry Cinnamon is a... belter. Sad that's gone.

Surprised at some fallers that I thought would be shoo-ins (e.g. Skinny Love, Tame Impala, some of Billie's and Greatest Showman's)

7 minutes ago, rio309 said:

Gosh this is moving on at pace - been away 2 days and we've already got into the +40s!

I was very conscious of not making this part of the rate drag on for too long but I feel I've gone a little too fast! I'll definitely slow it down for the results of the future rounds.

I’m loving the speed of this! Don’t like rate results that move at a snail’s pace (Been guilty of that myself).

Sad to see Chuck Berry and Bon Iver go from my top 30 :(

I think aside from the four newest songs I voted for - the Capaldi 'Forever' (not too surprised to be its only voter), 'Jerusalema', 'Canter' and 'Doin' Time' - the only other loss from my votes is 'Twist And Shout'. A couple of the Oasis casualties and Tame Impala's TLIKTB made my thinking, but I did vote for others of theirs still in.

'Ring Of Fire' is one that got away for me though - I clocked it when I first read through the list on my phone, but overlooked it when I went back over to make my shortlist! Would have been somewhere around my 15 points if I'd remembered so I fear that may have cost it advancing, but I'm glad so many of my actual votes are still in.

Quite a few faves have dropped out by the look of things.

Fleetwood Mac's Rhiannon would have got my top score

45 points

Capital Cities- Safe And Sound (UK chart peak: 42, platinum 21/03/2025)

The Black Keys- Lonely Boy (UK chart peak: 80, platinum 12/05/2023)

The Lumineers- Ophelia (UK chart peak: 52, 2x platinum 02/08/2024)

Taylor Swift- You Belong With Me (Taylor's Version) (UK chart peak: 52, platinum 25/04/2025)

Indie pop duo Capital Cities reached number 8 in America with "Safe And Sound", it just missed the top 40 in the UK. "Lonely Boy" is the most successful single by The Black Keys in the UK, taken from their 2011 album El Camino. It was featured on the soundtrack to the first Forza Horizon game and was nominated for Record Of The Year at the 2013 Grammys. "Ophelia" is the 2nd biggest hit for the Lumineers, featuring on their 2016 number 1 album Cleopatra. It charted for the first time after TikTok virality in 2024. The original version of "You Belong With Me" reached number 30 in the UK but most people preferred to stream the 2021 re-recording more while she did not own her masters.

We are on the final stretch now, so I will also be posting some extra trivia about the rate and the eligible tracks alongside the results to make the time go by a little slower.😁

Artist with the most platinum non-top-40 songs:

Drake (12)

It shouldn't really come as a surprise to see that Mr. Graham has the most eligible songs: the guy has been a massive streamer throughout the entire streaming era and has maintained a huge fanbase for over 15 years. If the 3-track rule existed at the time Views and More Life were released he would have extended this lead. If you want to get technical he has 13 as it was his remix of "Girls Need Love" that helped the song chart in the UK.

Edited Tuesday at 12:554 days by gasman449

46 points

Eagles- Take It Easy (UK chart peak: did not chart, platinum 02/12/2022)

Kings Of Leon- Waste A Moment (UK chart peak: 45, platinum 17/01/2025)

Harry Styles- Fine Line (UK chart peak: did not chart, platinum 11/04/2025)

"Take It Easy" is the 1972 debut single by Eagles, only the quadruple-platinum "Hotel California" has outperformed it in sales in the UK. "Waste A Moment" is from Kings Of Leon's 2016 album Walls, it was one of two tracks from the band eligible for the rate. "Closer" from Only By The Night was the other, it got no points. Joseph will be disappointed to learn that Harry has lost his final eligible track: it is the title track from his 2019 album.

Artist with the most eligible songs to not receive any points:

XXXTentacion (6)

The controversial Jahseh Onfroy was killed aged 20 in 2018 and has since gathered a cult following, with some considering him one of the defining artists of the 2010s. However given his criminal history and the views he displayed during his lifetime it is understandable why people would not want to engage with his music. None of his 6 eligible tracks got votes.

47 points

Led Zeppelin- Immigrant Song (UK chart peak: did not chart, platinum 22/07/2022)

Childish Gambino- Redbone (UK chart peak: 51, 3x platinum 31/01/2025)

Inspired by Norse mythology, "Immigrant Song" is taken from Led Zep's 3rd album. It would later be used in 2003's School Of Rock after its star Jack Black (a big fan of the band) performed the song for the band, convincing the surviving members to allow the song's inclusion in the film. It was also used heavily in 2017's Thor: Ragnarok. The acclaimed "Redbone" is Childish Gambino's biggest selling single in the UK and is included on the 2016 album Awaken, My Love! It features in the opening credits of 2017's Get Out.

Album with the most eligible songs:

Moana: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by various artists (6)

The soundtrack to the 2016 Disney film peaked at number 7 on the albums chart and was the 12th biggest album of 2017 here. It includes 6 songs which missed the top 40 and went platinum: 2 of them are versions of "How Far I'll Go". Only two of the tracks got votes.

48 points

Kaleo- Way Down We Go (UK chart peak: 96, 2x platinum 21/03/2025)

Andra Day- Rise Up (UK chart peak: 61, platinum 23/04/2021)

Bruno Mars- Versace On The Floor (UK chart peak: 59, platinum 26/01/2024)

Björk may be the most famous and successful Icelandic act but "Way Down We Go" is the most successful single from the country, it would later be included on the FIFA 16 soundtrack. Andra Day's "Rise Up" was nominated for both a Grammy for Best R&B Performance and an Emmy for her performance on The View: in 2020 it became an anthem for BLM protestors. "Versace On The Floor" comes from Bruno's 2016 album 24K Magic, a remix by David Guetta was pushed as a single alongside the original.

Artists who don't have any top 40 hits with the most platinum singles:

Tame Impala and The Neighbourhood (3)

Both are indie rock acts who have one triple-platinum song and two platinum songs each despite never hitting the top 40, though The Neighbourhood would've likely achieved one with their biggest-seller had it got a reset.

49 points

Eric Carmen- Hungry Eyes (UK chart peak: 82, 2x platinum 15/11/2024)

Arctic Monkeys- 505 (UK chart peak: 73, 3x platinum 04/10/2024)

"Hungry Eyes" from Dirty Dancing has now outperformed "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life" from the same movie in the digital age, however "Hungry Eyes" was never released officially in the UK and only charted thanks to import copies. In what may come as a shock "505" just falls short of the semi-finals. It is the final track on their 2nd album Favourite Worst Nightmare, charting at 74 on release week. It would become a huge viral hit in the 2020s, peaking one place higher while on ACR in 2022, it surely would have been a top 40 hit during this time. Ever since it has been a consistent streamer, making 2022 and 2023's year end lists.

Group with the most platinum non-top-40 singles:

Oasis (8)

Without a doubt the biggest band of the mid-90s in the UK, all 8 of their platinum non-top-40s come from 1994-1995, with all of them achieving points in this rate. Wonder how many more they will add in the future given they will get a big tour boost in a couple of weeks. Sun-shee-ine.

50 points

Billie Eilish- You Should See Me In A Crown (UK chart peak: 60, platinum 05/08/2022)

Billie is now left with just one song. As mentioned in the section on "Ocean Eyes" this track is on her 2019 debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? and was inspired by a quote from Sherlock. The 3-track rule prevented it from becoming a top 40 hit.

Edited Tuesday at 17:283 days by gasman449

Biggest song to not get points in this rate:

J. Cole- Wet Dreamz (UK chart peak: did not chart, 2x platinum 24/11/2023)

Based on certification dates, this is the biggest song to get no points in the rate. It is from Cole's 2014 Forest Hills Drive and is not very PG...

51 points

Redbone- Come And Get Your Love (UK chart peak: did not chart, platinum 30/07/2021)

Kodaline- All I Want (UK chart peak: 67, 2x platinum 06/06/2025)

Coldplay- Everglow (UK chart peak: 51, platinum 13/11/2020)

"Come And Get Your Love" was first released in 1973 and reached number 6 in the US, in the UK Redbone's only hit was number 2 "The Witch Queen Of New Orleans" from 1971. Its current popularity is thanks to its use as one of Peter Quill/Star Lord's favourite songs in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. "All I Want" is the biggest hit for Irish alt-rock group Kodaline. Until last Friday Coldplay had 2 eligible tracks but "Sparks" got a reset and became a top 40 hit, leaving this song from 2015's A Head Full Of Dreams as their only eligible song. The track features uncredited vocals from Chris Martin's ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow despite them having separated over a year and a half prior to the song's release.

And we have (very quickly) reached the cut-off point!

Four other songs got 51 points but through tie-breaker rules they are able to progress as four of the 100 normal semi-finalists. 172 of the 437 eligible tracks (436 without "Sabotage") did not get points in this round!

We have four wildcards from the following voters:

30 points: Weiss- Feel My Needs @danG

32 points: Bicep- Glue @dandy*

42 points: Imagine Dragons- Whatever It Takes @Mangø

49 points: The Cinematic Orchestra ft. Patrick Watson- To Build A Home @Herbs

This means we have 104 semi-finalists. There will be two semi-finals, with 52 songs in each. The first will start tomorrow! Thanks to everyone who took part in Round 1.

Oh I love 2 of those wildcards (though I tactically left them out in this round).

Shame I didn’t give quite enough to “You Should See Me In A Crown” and “505” though!