Posted November 28, 2025Nov 28 23rd November 2025It's a, it's a, It's A Sin on top for a 4th week and a third occasion since first doing it in 1987, but this orchestral version is very different from the original, so much so I'm inclined to think of it as a new number one. Almost! That means old mates Soft Cell are on hold with their 1982 near-chart-topper as Berghain climbs to a strong 4 and JADE has a double top 10, her Supremes rewrite up to 9, along with Celeste at 8 - Time Will Tell her first gorgeous ballad to do it since 2019's Strange. MT Jones meanwhile is up to 10 for a first top 10. It's a good week for climbers: Orville Peck & Noah Cyrus rocket to 27, The Lottery Winners to 37, and Cass Elliot's 1969 non-hit to 41. Talking of 1969, Jimmy Cliff's debut hit Wonderful World Beautiful People finally makes my charts 56 years late at 47. The reggae pioneer has been very poorly served in my charts due to being out of the UK during his hit period, and me not being aware of the many hit cover versions of his songs being his at the time. I started becoming more aware of him in the 70's as back catalogue and reputation to place him up there with already-faves like Desmond Dekker, Johnny Nash, and ahead of fave less-well-known acts like Dave and Ansil Collins, Greyhound, Dandy Livingstone and The Pioneers from the early 70's. Jimmy sadly passed away this week, so I'm having a mini-invasion of tracks that have never charted, his original version of Desmond Dekker's 1970 chart-topper for me, You Can Get It If You Really Want at 54, and his version of the classic Many Rivers To Cross, hits for UB40 and Cher, and taken from his film The Harder They Come from 1972, that title track new at 79 having been a hit for Rocker's Revenge in 1983-ish. The Pioneers had a buig hit in 1971 with Jimmy's Let Your Yeah Be Yeah, new in 67 as the only track to previously chart, Cat Stevens' Wild World enters at 80: it went top 10 in 1970, and is ironically a cover - just as his hit version of Johnny Nash's I Can See Clearly Now was. Want to hear reggae on radio or in films that isn't Bob Marley? You'll be lucky! But, Bob, huge legend that he was, didnt invent reggae and he wasn't the first reggae hitmaker, Johnny Nash arguably was - the man who gave Bob Marley a step-up covering a couple of his songs - and Jimmy Cliff was the most important name before Bob brokethrough. That leaves just one new track: The Rasmus are back again with another fun banger, Banksy getting name-checked, giving them a 25-year span of charting. 1 2 1 5 IT’S A SIN (BRYCE MILLER MONSTER MIX) - Pet Shop Boys 3805002 1 1 7 LOTUS - Rose Gray 4573503 3 3 5 SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE - Soft Cell 2352504 6 4 5 BERGHAIN - ROSALIA Featuring Bjork & Yves Tumor 1717005 7 5 9 UNCONDITIONAL - JADE 2879006 4 1 10 SECRETS - Miley Cyrus featuring Lindsey Buckingham and MickFleetwood 9527007 9 3 12 BACK TO FRIENDS - sombr 4707008 14 8 7 TIME WILL TELL - Celeste 1343509 25 9 7 BEFORE YOU BREAK MY HEART - JADE 14215010 13 10 9 WHY I CRY - MT Jones 18535011 15 5 11 TALK TO ME - Damiano David featuring Tyla and Nile Rodgers 35095012 8 1 12 BRAND NEW ME - Saint Etienne featuring Confidence Man 100075013 12 7 7 DUST IN THE WIND - Ian Storm, Ron van den Beuken & Menno 23510014 21 14 9 DRACULA - Tame Impala 13175015 20 15 6 SAVE MY LOVE (NICKY ROMERO REMIX) - Marshmello, EllieGolding & AVAION 9455016 17 16 8 THEY - Sparks 14425017 18 1 12 DIVINE FEELINGS - Vance Joy 84300018 26 18 5 CHARIOT - Westlife 7665019 10 4 9 SPEAK LIKE A CHILD - The Style Council 34200020 28 20 8 THE FATE OF OPHELIA - Taylor Swift 10830021 16 8 10 LOVIN’ YOU - Richard Ashcroft featuring Mason Williams 26025022 5 1 9 ONCE IN A LIFETIME - Talking Heads 47295023 22 1 24 TOKYO RAIN - Loaded Honey 163175024 31 24 5 TORCH - Soft Cell 6195025 11 7 8 SUGAR TOWN - Nancy Sinatra 24360026 30 26 8 HELLO - Sigala x Leigh-Anne x Jonita Gandhi 9745027 67 27 2 ATCHAFALAYA - Orville Peck featuring Noah Cyrus 2510028 40 28 4 GHOST - Rob Thomas 4530029 29 29 9 UFO - Reverend And The Makers 11150030 27 1 10 DIE WITH A SMILE - Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars 59850031 23 1 19 WALK OF FAME - Miley Cyrus featuring Brittany Howard 116485032 38 32 3 LIVING IN A BOX - Living In A Box 4560033 34 33 5 IN THE END - Depeche Mode 5880034 19 15 7 OH LORD - Foxy Shazam 15490035 39 35 3 BANDAIDS - Katy Perry 4070036 35 35 5 LITTLE SAD EYES - The Castells 5920037 63 37 2 YOUR LAST SONG - The Lottery Winners 2450038 32 32 7 TO THE MOON - Alok & ILLENIUM 8340039 42 39 9 THE HAPPY DICTATOR - Gorillaz featuring Sparks 8485040 41 40 9 FIX WHAT YOU DIDN’T BREAK - Nate Smith 8060041 61 41 3 MAKE YOUR OWN KIND OF MUSIC - Cass Elliot 2590042 48 42 10 BOTTLE ROCKETS (HOLD MY HAND) - Scotty McCreery featuringHootie & The Blowfish 8775043 24 11 9 BE LIKE THAT - Seeb featuring JP Cooper 16755044 57 44 3 TAKE ME I’M YOURS - Squeeze 3065045 37 1 17 THE SUBWAY - Chappell Roan 76525046 54 46 8 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL - Taylor Swift featuring SabrinaCarpenter 5735047 NEW 47 1 WONDERFUL WORLD BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE - Jimmy Cliff 1250048 62 48 5 ASKING FOR A FRIEND - Foo Fighters 3330049 36 3 12 PEOPLE NEED PEOPLE - Good Neighbours 53780050 69 50 3 MY OLD WAYS - Tame Impala 2240051 43 37 9 UNDRESSED - sombr 9475052 46 1 18 12 TO 12 - sombr 77260053 45 30 11 ONE LAST TIME - Blue 12605054 NEW 54 1 YOU CAN GET IF YOU REALLY WANT - Jimmy Cliff 1100055 60 55 5 MY ONLY ANGEL - Aerosmith, YUNGBLUD 3800056 66 56 5 A PART OF YOU - Cerrone 3080057 56 1 24 GOD ONLY KNOWS - The Beach Boys 107710058 NEW 58 1 MANY RIVERS TO CROSS - Jimmy Cliff 1020059 71 59 2 BOOM BODY - Shaggy, Akon & Aidonia 1590060 70 60 4 FREE - Andrew Choi & EJAE KPop Demon Hunters 2380061 33 17 12 SHE’D RATHER BE WITH ME - The Turtles 22245062 52 27 13 MACHINE - Rob Thomas 17530063 77 63 2 MYSTERIOUS GIRL - Damiano David 1180064 72 64 2 660 - Bad Boy Chiller Crew featuring Dizzee Rascal & S Dog 1270065 44 6 13 SELF CONTROL - Laura Branigan 30660066 55 1 24 OVER - Loaded Honey 118000067 NEW 67 1 LET YOUR YEAH BE YEAH - Jimmy Cliff 660068 73 68 2 RUN THIS TOWN - Olly Murs 1180069 64 63 10 HIPPIE SUNSHINE - Kasabian 5470070 75 70 5 LEMONADE - Louis Tomlinson 2420071 50 50 8 IF HE WANTED TO HE WOULD - Perrie 6840072 47 10 14 SPACE - Ella Eyre 26820073 49 8 15 THE HIVES FOREVER FOREVER THE HIVES - The Hives 34410074 79 74 2 I’M DONE (GAMES THAT YOU PLAY) - Amy McDonald 940075 80 75 2 DREAM AS ONE - Miley Cyrus 900076 78 76 2 IN THE DARK - Selena Gomez 920077 85 77 2 CHOOSIN’ TEXAS - Ella Langley 760078 58 58 10 REST EASY (IN MY LOVE) - Anne Murray 5660079 NEW 79 1 THE HARDER THEY COME - Jimmy Cliff 420080 NEW 80 1 WILD WORLD - Jimmy Cliff 400081 76 76 3 THE PACKAGE - De La Soul 1160082 82 82 2 WICKER WOMAN - Freya Ridings 720083 83 83 3 UNREQUITED - The The featuring Gillian Glover 1000084 84 84 2 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) - Olivia Dean 640085 NEW 85 1 BANKSY - The Rasmus 3000drop outs53 39 6 SOMETHING IN THE HEAVENS - Lewis Capaldi 6260051 38 11 LOSER - Tame Impala 11390059 31 11 THE DEAD DANCE - Lady Gaga 13780065 20 14 SINGAPORE (DEFINITIVE VERSION) - Girls Aloud 20385068 3 19 HARD TO BE HAPPY - Rob Thomas 60050074 68 7 FATHER FIGURE - Taylor Swift 3500081 74 6 PRETTY FACE - Robbie Williams 26400
November 29, 2025Nov 29 Hi there John!Nice to see "Berghain" and "Unconditional" in the top 5, "Before You Break My Heart" in the top 10, the new peaks for "Dracula", "The Fate Of Ophelia", "Hello", "Living In A Box", "Bandaids", "Bottle Rockets", "The Life Of A Showgirl", "My Only Angel", "Run This Town", "Lemonade", "I'm Done (Games That You Play)", "Dream As One", "In The Dark" and "Choosin' Texas", the big gain for "My Old Ways" and the debut for "You Can Get If You Really Want", RIP to Jimmy Cliff.Great chart!Take care.
November 29, 2025Nov 29 Hey John!Oooo, unconditional reaching a new peak. I'm very happy to see that, a great track from oor jade though I am tiring of it somewhat recently. AND a rebound for back to friends 😮 what is this wizardry? The fate of Ophelia top 20 yass. Keep going hen. It's still a bop of the highest magnitude to be honest.Fab chart John! 🥳
November 29, 2025Nov 29 Hey John,Your Pet Shop Boys at the top again 🤩Celeste and Jade❣️ Top 10, Tame Impala❣️, Westlife and Taylor Swift Top 20, Rob Thomas Top 30, Gorillaz/Sparks Top 40 Bubbling under a nice tribute to Jimmy Cliff (R.I.P.) 🙏 Edited November 29, 2025Nov 29 by Sven10
November 30, 2025Nov 30 Hi John. Hope you've had a good week. I'm feeling a bit better thank you. Still not fully healed, not helped by the fact that I foolishly went back to work (I was getting bored and the thought of having to fill out so many 'back to work' forms...) Still, only 3 more weeks of unimaginable misery before my Christmas break - Hoorah! My faves this week:1 2 1 5 IT’S A SIN (BRYCE MILLER MONSTER MIX) - Pet Shop Boys 3805002 1 1 7 LOTUS - Rose Gray 4573503 3 3 5 SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE - Soft Cell 2352504 6 4 5 BERGHAIN - ROSALIA Featuring Bjork & Yves Tumor 171700 ❤️❤️❤️ an exceptional track!5 7 5 9 UNCONDITIONAL - JADE 287900 ❤️❤️❤️ TOP 5!!!!! 6 4 1 10 SECRETS - Miley Cyrus featuring Lindsey Buckingham and MickFleetwood 9527007 9 3 12 BACK TO FRIENDS - sombr 4707009 25 9 7 BEFORE YOU BREAK MY HEART - JADE 142150 oooh big jump and TOP 10!!! ❤️❤️❤️11 15 5 11 TALK TO ME - Damiano David featuring Tyla and Nile Rodgers 35095012 8 1 12 BRAND NEW ME - Saint Etienne featuring Confidence Man 100075014 21 14 9 DRACULA - Tame Impala 13175015 20 15 6 SAVE MY LOVE (NICKY ROMERO REMIX) - Marshmello, EllieGolding & AVAION 9455016 17 16 8 THEY - Sparks 14425017 18 1 12 DIVINE FEELINGS - Vance Joy 84300018 26 18 5 CHARIOT - Westlife 7665019 10 4 9 SPEAK LIKE A CHILD - The Style Council 34200020 28 20 8 THE FATE OF OPHELIA - Taylor Swift 10830022 5 1 9 ONCE IN A LIFETIME - Talking Heads 47295023 22 1 24 TOKYO RAIN - Loaded Honey 163175024 31 24 5 TORCH - Soft Cell 6195025 11 7 8 SUGAR TOWN - Nancy Sinatra 24360026 30 26 8 HELLO - Sigala x Leigh-Anne x Jonita Gandhi 9745030 27 1 10 DIE WITH A SMILE - Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars 59850031 23 1 19 WALK OF FAME - Miley Cyrus featuring Brittany Howard 116485032 38 32 3 LIVING IN A BOX - Living In A Box 4560033 34 33 5 IN THE END - Depeche Mode 5880035 39 35 3 BANDAIDS - Katy Perry 4070038 32 32 7 TO THE MOON - Alok & ILLENIUM 8340039 42 39 9 THE HAPPY DICTATOR - Gorillaz featuring Sparks 8485041 61 41 3 MAKE YOUR OWN KIND OF MUSIC - Cass Elliot 2590043 24 11 9 BE LIKE THAT - Seeb featuring JP Cooper 16755044 57 44 3 TAKE ME I’M YOURS - Squeeze 3065045 37 1 17 THE SUBWAY - Chappell Roan 76525046 54 46 8 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL - Taylor Swift featuring SabrinaCarpenter 5735047 NEW 47 1 WONDERFUL WORLD BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE - Jimmy Cliff 1250049 36 3 12 PEOPLE NEED PEOPLE - Good Neighbours 53780050 69 50 3 MY OLD WAYS - Tame Impala 2240051 43 37 9 UNDRESSED - sombr 9475052 46 1 18 12 TO 12 - sombr 77260054 NEW 54 1 YOU CAN GET IF YOU REALLY WANT - Jimmy Cliff 1100056 66 56 5 A PART OF YOU - Cerrone 3080057 56 1 24 GOD ONLY KNOWS - The Beach Boys 107710058 NEW 58 1 MANY RIVERS TO CROSS - Jimmy Cliff 1020065 44 6 13 SELF CONTROL - Laura Branigan 30660066 55 1 24 OVER - Loaded Honey 118000067 NEW 67 1 LET YOUR YEAH BE YEAH - Jimmy Cliff 660068 73 68 2 RUN THIS TOWN - Olly Murs 11800 now you've said Madness, I can definitely hear it! 70 75 70 5 LEMONADE - Louis Tomlinson 2420071 50 50 8 IF HE WANTED TO HE WOULD - Perrie 6840075 80 75 2 DREAM AS ONE - Miley Cyrus 900076 78 76 2 IN THE DARK - Selena Gomez 920079 NEW 79 1 THE HARDER THEY COME - Jimmy Cliff 420080 NEW 80 1 WILD WORLD - Jimmy Cliff 400082 82 82 2 WICKER WOMAN - Freya Ridings 720083 83 83 3 UNREQUITED - The The featuring Gillian Glover 1000084 84 84 2 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) - Olivia Dean 6400Fantastic chart as always ❤️
December 5, 2025Dec 5 Author On 29/11/2025 at 04:17, Sergej said:Hi there John!Nice to see "Berghain" and "Unconditional" in the top 5, "Before You Break My Heart" in the top 10, the new peaks for "Dracula", "The Fate Of Ophelia", "Hello", "Living In A Box", "Bandaids", "Bottle Rockets", "The Life Of A Showgirl", "My Only Angel", "Run This Town", "Lemonade", "I'm Done (Games That You Play)", "Dream As One", "In The Dark" and "Choosin' Texas", the big gain for "My Old Ways" and the debut for "You Can Get If You Really Want", RIP to Jimmy Cliff.Great chart!Take care.Hi Sergej! 🙂Thanks for all the picks and the RIP for Jimmy Cliff, he was great 👍cheers and take care too! 😎
December 5, 2025Dec 5 Author On 29/11/2025 at 08:42, JSG said:Hey John!Oooo, unconditional reaching a new peak. I'm very happy to see that, a great track from oor jade though I am tiring of it somewhat recently. AND a rebound for back to friends 😮 what is this wizardry?The fate of Ophelia top 20 yass. Keep going hen. It's still a bop of the highest magnitude to be honest.Fab chart John! 🥳Hey James! 🙂Thanks for the comments and picks, most of them have held or climbed a bit this week, including Ophelia - I played the album again yesterday, all very pleasant but my fave is still Ophelia with Showgirl second. 🙂cheers! 😎
December 5, 2025Dec 5 Author On 29/11/2025 at 11:27, Sven10 said:Hey John,Your Pet Shop Boys at the top again 🤩Celeste and Jade❣️ Top 10, Tame Impala❣️, Westlife and Taylor Swift Top 20, Rob Thomas Top 30, Gorillaz/Sparks Top 40 Bubbling under a nice tribute to Jimmy Cliff (R.I.P.) 🙏Hey Sven! 🙂Yes I'm afraid Pet Shop Boys never far away from another chart-topper 😆Thanks for the picks and the Jimmy Cliff tribute, ❤️cheers! 😎
December 5, 2025Dec 5 Author On 30/11/2025 at 12:44, AH Gold said:Hi John. Hope you've had a good week. I'm feeling a bit better thank you. Still not fully healed, not helped by the fact that I foolishly went back to work (I was getting bored and the thought of having to fill out so many 'back to work' forms...) Still, only 3 more weeks of unimaginable misery before my Christmas break - Hoorah! My faves this week:1 2 1 5 IT’S A SIN (BRYCE MILLER MONSTER MIX) - Pet Shop Boys 3805002 1 1 7 LOTUS - Rose Gray 4573503 3 3 5 SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE - Soft Cell 2352504 6 4 5 BERGHAIN - ROSALIA Featuring Bjork & Yves Tumor 171700 ❤️❤️❤️ an exceptional track!5 7 5 9 UNCONDITIONAL - JADE 287900 ❤️❤️❤️ TOP 5!!!!!6 4 1 10 SECRETS - Miley Cyrus featuring Lindsey Buckingham and MickFleetwood 9527007 9 3 12 BACK TO FRIENDS - sombr 4707009 25 9 7 BEFORE YOU BREAK MY HEART - JADE 142150 oooh big jump and TOP 10!!! ❤️❤️❤️11 15 5 11 TALK TO ME - Damiano David featuring Tyla and Nile Rodgers 35095012 8 1 12 BRAND NEW ME - Saint Etienne featuring Confidence Man 100075014 21 14 9 DRACULA - Tame Impala 13175015 20 15 6 SAVE MY LOVE (NICKY ROMERO REMIX) - Marshmello, EllieGolding & AVAION 9455016 17 16 8 THEY - Sparks 14425017 18 1 12 DIVINE FEELINGS - Vance Joy 84300018 26 18 5 CHARIOT - Westlife 7665019 10 4 9 SPEAK LIKE A CHILD - The Style Council 34200020 28 20 8 THE FATE OF OPHELIA - Taylor Swift 10830022 5 1 9 ONCE IN A LIFETIME - Talking Heads 47295023 22 1 24 TOKYO RAIN - Loaded Honey 163175024 31 24 5 TORCH - Soft Cell 6195025 11 7 8 SUGAR TOWN - Nancy Sinatra 24360026 30 26 8 HELLO - Sigala x Leigh-Anne x Jonita Gandhi 9745030 27 1 10 DIE WITH A SMILE - Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars 59850031 23 1 19 WALK OF FAME - Miley Cyrus featuring Brittany Howard 116485032 38 32 3 LIVING IN A BOX - Living In A Box 4560033 34 33 5 IN THE END - Depeche Mode 5880035 39 35 3 BANDAIDS - Katy Perry 4070038 32 32 7 TO THE MOON - Alok & ILLENIUM 8340039 42 39 9 THE HAPPY DICTATOR - Gorillaz featuring Sparks 8485041 61 41 3 MAKE YOUR OWN KIND OF MUSIC - Cass Elliot 2590043 24 11 9 BE LIKE THAT - Seeb featuring JP Cooper 16755044 57 44 3 TAKE ME I’M YOURS - Squeeze 3065045 37 1 17 THE SUBWAY - Chappell Roan 76525046 54 46 8 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL - Taylor Swift featuring SabrinaCarpenter 5735047 NEW 47 1 WONDERFUL WORLD BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE - Jimmy Cliff 1250049 36 3 12 PEOPLE NEED PEOPLE - Good Neighbours 53780050 69 50 3 MY OLD WAYS - Tame Impala 2240051 43 37 9 UNDRESSED - sombr 9475052 46 1 18 12 TO 12 - sombr 77260054 NEW 54 1 YOU CAN GET IF YOU REALLY WANT - Jimmy Cliff 1100056 66 56 5 A PART OF YOU - Cerrone 3080057 56 1 24 GOD ONLY KNOWS - The Beach Boys 107710058 NEW 58 1 MANY RIVERS TO CROSS - Jimmy Cliff 1020065 44 6 13 SELF CONTROL - Laura Branigan 30660066 55 1 24 OVER - Loaded Honey 118000067 NEW 67 1 LET YOUR YEAH BE YEAH - Jimmy Cliff 660068 73 68 2 RUN THIS TOWN - Olly Murs 11800 now you've said Madness, I can definitely hear it!70 75 70 5 LEMONADE - Louis Tomlinson 2420071 50 50 8 IF HE WANTED TO HE WOULD - Perrie 6840075 80 75 2 DREAM AS ONE - Miley Cyrus 900076 78 76 2 IN THE DARK - Selena Gomez 920079 NEW 79 1 THE HARDER THEY COME - Jimmy Cliff 420080 NEW 80 1 WILD WORLD - Jimmy Cliff 400082 82 82 2 WICKER WOMAN - Freya Ridings 720083 83 83 3 UNREQUITED - The The featuring Gillian Glover 1000084 84 84 2 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) - Olivia Dean 6400Fantastic chart as always ❤️Hi AH! 🙂All good ta, busy as ever, That'll Be The Day Xmas show with my Aunty in Weymouth - classics from the 50's to 90's - and 2 pub quizzes, xmas stuff and shooting off to London in a bit! I'm glad you're feeling a bit better, but yes going back too early can stretch out the recovery a bit longer - hard not to go in though, the guilt always got to me when I was off! That and the "One more occasion off and you're onto written warnings" paperwork. I decided to stay off longer usually just to make sure since it was occasions not number of days they counted😄Hope the misery is eased by the festive songs on rotation....! 😇Thought you'd like Jade top 5, and I expected Bergain would be a fave for you too 🤩Thanks as always for the thorough picks! cheers and hope you are still improving! 😎
December 5, 2025Dec 5 Author On 04/12/2025 at 08:46, seltinpixmile said:Hey John,Katy still climbing!! 🤗Taylor Top20!! 😍Jade Top10!! Very good song!!Hey Seltin! 🙂Thanks for the picks and glad you like the new peaks! cheers! 🤩
December 5, 2025Dec 5 Also have to listen to some Jimmy Cliff this weekend. R.I.P.Loads of great songs inside. I particularly love to see Rosalia and Soft Cell side by side. Both songs are sooooo great!!!!
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