Surprised that out of all the top 10s they skipped Sombr! You'd think they'd want to skip a Demon Hunters one

1 minute ago, JosephBoone said:

sombr confirmed #7, guess they're really skipping it then

Radio 1 B1tches.

Just now, Jack said:

We had to listen to Saja Boys over Sombr 😭 PLEASE

But I don't mind!

Just now, Hadji said:

Of course songs can be radio friendly if radio can mute the bad words. Now manage to include songs that aren’t radio friendly by muting the profanities

They can't play political songs like "Scrap The Monarchy" or the various anti-Tory songs that reached the top 10! That's what I was alluding to

Can't recall a Top 10 hit being skipped because of a complete oversight before!

04 | | 1st week

RAYE

WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!

1st single from forthcoming studio album

Released: 19th September 2025

Label: RAYE

Chart Statistics

NE (02/10/2025) | 4

Sales: -

Certification: -

Status: Standard Chart Ratio

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Biography

When RAYE speaks of her music, she doesn’t just talk of songs but of “stories”. And the South London singer-songwriter (born Rachel Agatha Keen in 1997) has quite the knack for writing them. Nominated for the Songwriter of the Year Ivor Novello Award in 2022, RAYE first broke through in 2014 with her star-signalling self-released debut EP, Welcome to the Winter, followed by the Stormzy-featuring Second EP two years later. A stream of singles and collaborations, including with Stefflon Don, Mr Eazi and Jax Jones, hinted at an artist who could shape-shift between musical spheres—and excel wherever she landed. But despite such successes (her name has also featured on the credits of songs by artists such as Beyoncé, Ellie Goulding, Little Mix and John Legend), RAYE felt trapped behind the scenes. In 2021—just months after the release of her chart-topping dance-pop anthem “BED” alongside Joel Corry and David Guetta—the singer-songwriter wrote on social media that she hadn’t been “allowed” to release her debut album and that she was “sick of being slept on” by her label, an allegation that sent shockwaves through the music industry. And it was then that RAYE returned to those stories, as she came to work on her long-awaited 2023 debut LP, My 21st Century Blues, as an independent artist. On it, she explores being a young woman in music and the trauma of sexual assault and substance abuse, but also the things any woman RAYE’s age might be moved to write about: climate change, relationships ending, falling in love with someone new. “This is about me telling the stories I want to tell, in the order I want to tell them, through the sonic landscape I want to tell them,” RAYE told Apple Music at the time of the album’s release. My 21st Century Blues, she added, wasn’t made with mainstream success in mind, yet that’s exactly what it brought. After the confronting “Hard Out Here.” and the made-for-repeat-listening “Black Mascara.”, she unleashed “Escapism.” featuring 070 Shake, a viral hit on both sides of the Atlantic and the biggest song of RAYE’s up to that point. It signalled, without doubt, that her time had come. “It is just the most beautiful validation,” said RAYE. “To know that you’re right to back yourself when you feel conviction and you feel passionately about something. I made this [album] battling and figuring out freedom, and I’m so excited for the artist I get to become. This has set the tone for me.” - Apple Music

Top 100 Chart History

2016 15 By Your Side (Jonas Blue feat. RAYE)

2016 03 You Don't Know Me (Jax Jones feat. RAYE) MILLIONAIRE

2017 65 The Line -NAS-

2017 15 Decline (RAYE & Mr Eazi) -1-

2018 26 Check (Kojo Funds feat. RAYE)

2018 41 Cigarette (RAYE, Mabel & Stefflon Don) -2-

2018 66 Friends -NAS-

2019 41 Stay (Don't Go Away) (David Guetta feat. RAYE)

2019 55 Love Me Again -1-

2020 21 Tequila (Jax Jones & Martin Solveig present Europa with RAYE)

2020 06 Secrets (Regard & RAYE)

2021 37 Regardless (RAYE & Rudimental) -2-

2021 03 BED (Joel Corry, RAYE & David Guetta) MILLIONAIRE

2021 14 Ferrari Horses (D-Block Europe & RAYE)

2021 64 Call On Me -NAS-

2021 50 I Don't Want You (Riton & RAYE)

2021 50 Money Calling (Da Beatfreakz feat. Russ Millions, RAYE & wewantwraiths)

2022 67 Waterfall (Disclosure & RAYE)

2022 01 Escapism. (RAYE & 070 Shake) -1- MILLIONAIRE

2023 69 Ice Cream Man. -AT-

2023 35 Flip A Switch. -2-

2023 23 The Weekend (Stormzy & RAYE)

2023 02 Prada (cassö, RAYE & D-Block Europe) MILLIONAIRE

2024 33 Worth It. -3-

2024 22 Genesis. -NAS-

2024 38 Moi (Central Cee & RAYE)

2024 52 Oscar Winning Tears. -4-

2025 13 Born Again (LISA feat. Doja Cat & RAYE)

2025 34 Suzanne (Mark Ronson & RAYE)

2025 04 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! -1-

1 x #1 | 5 x Top 5 | 6 x Top 10 | 10 x Top 20 | 19 x Top 40 | 30 x Top 100

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RAYE

Just now, gasman449 said:

They can't play political songs like "Scrap The Monarchy" or the various anti-Tory songs that reached the top 10! That's what I was alluding to

They can but they won’t. Like they ignored the anti-Prince Andrew song in 2022

Edited September 26, 2025Sep 26 by Hadji

3 minutes ago, jimwatts said:

Saja Boys = "Saja Boys"

HUNTR/X = "KPop Demon Hunters"

(yeah I know it's because of the weeks of "Hunter X" mispronunciation)

Global just call the groups "KPop Demon Hunters Cast" on either Capital or on the EE Big Top 40.

Edited September 26, 2025Sep 26 by IdentFan101

Just now, Hadji said:

If they wanted to skip a top 10, they should’ve skipped Saja Boys or Manchild

It was an unintentional error from Jack

RAYE Slaying!

Amazing too that its her first solo top 10 single - not featuring anyone else, or being a feature!

Just now, gasman449 said:

They can't play political songs like "Scrap The Monarchy" or the various anti-Tory songs that reached the top 10! That's what I was alluding to

See also - the end of Komar/Melamid/Soldier/Mankin's 1997 track "The Most Unwanted Song" - although it's never ever charted - which has a pseudo political rant about random things in general by a ranting protester with a megaphone. "People! Coming together out of a desire to obtain political power!"

Edited September 26, 2025Sep 26 by Stephen Emmett

Thrilled RAYE has been able to start off so strong. Looking like WIMH could become quite a stable hit.

It was better Jack not say anything about the sombr skip.

I’m glad RAYE managed to get number 4

Hooray for Raye!

And WOOOW they really can't go back and play Sombr, Jack's going to have to do a lot of talking to make up for it 😂

Lewis’ CDs keeping this from a top 3 debut 🤣🤣 I’m sure this will have more longevity! Funnily enough, raye vs Lewis has been a chart battle before, when the pointless cds pushed it to 1 to knock escapism off the top spot, and ironically she was also opening for him that week at the o2, which she has now got 6 shows for next year!

1 minute ago, IdentFan101 said:

Global just say call the groups "KPop Demon Hunters Cast" on either Capital or on the EE Big Top 40.

Makes sense, but calling one of the groups that and the other by the group name is a bit odd.

So happy for this debut for raye! Praying this can be a number 1 in future weeks, such a banger!

2 minutes ago, JosephBoone said:

It was an unintentional error from Jack

Unintentional? I'll pretend to believe

Raye’s first Top 20 hit with sole credits!