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John V's 15th March 2026 charts - it's an 80's cover on top, but which song?!

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15th March 2026

It's an 80's song that peaked at 2 for Nu Shooz at 1 - as covered by Bob Sinclar and Kiesza both getting a first number one, in Bob's case well over 2 decades on from debuting. I Can't Wait is short and bangin' and catchy. Neil Sedaka hits a new peak of 4 with The Immigrant, 51 years on, and 8 with Laughter In The Rain, 52 years on. His version of Love Will Keep Us Together also hits a new peak, as does Breaking Up Is Hard To Do. David Guetta's Prayer helps continue to knock out the top 10's 20 years on while he also is helping J-Lo to a new entry at 79 on the catchy Save Me Tonight her first charter in 5 years and extending her run to 27 years since I bought her first hit single in Florida. Lykke Li meanwhile gets a first top 10 12 years after debuting.

Lower down the chart, there's a wave of chart exits so I can chop the chart down to 85, and just the 4 new entries: Owen James, a sort of Dark Country/Americana vibe enters at 65 on I Don't Explain, The Pussycat Dolls unexpectedly return at 84 with Club Song 6 years after React, and 21 years on from debut Don't Cha. That leaves RAYE debuting her Nightingale Lane at 85 to compensate for her Al Green duet dropping higher up.

1 5 1 3 I CAN'T WAIT - Bob Sinclar & Kiesza 247000

2 1 1 5 DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE - Ilennium & Ellie Goulding 337500

3 2 1 8 APERTURE - Harry Styles 761300

4 7 4 3 THE IMMIGRANT - Neil Sedaka 152000

5 3 1 14 RELIQUIA - ROSALIA 1067500

6 14 6 5 LUCKY AGAIN - Lykke Li 107400

7 19 7 3 PRAYER - David Guetta, Kiko & Olivier Giacomotto 78400

8 13 8 3 LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN - Neil Sedaka 97300

9 4 1 14 FREE LOVE - Cast 1221250

10 6 6 9 EMBERS - Robin Schulz featuring Izzy Bizu 269100

11 8 8 5 MCARTHUR - HARDY, Morgan Wallen, Tim McGraw, Eric Church 134000

12 9 5 11 BROKEN STRINGS - Alan Walker featuring Katherine O'Ryan & Isabella Melkman 505500

13 49 13 5 DRIVE SAFE - Myles Smith & Niall Horan 59600

14 45 14 3 RIDE - Jessie Ware 46500

15 36 15 5 HOMEWRECKER - sombr 66800

16 16 16 9 HAND IN MY HAND - Rob Thomas 132200

17 10 1 13 TELL ME THERE'S A HEAVEN - Chris Rea 1115000

18 11 4 18 YOUR LAST SONG - The Lottery Winners 753900

19 28 19 3 VERTIGO - AVALAN ROKSTON 49400

20 21 20 11 GIVE ME SOMETHING - OneRepublic 186550

21 12 1 23 LOTUS - Rose Gray 1366100

22 31 22 9 ALL MY LIFE - Robbie Williams 117000

23 17 15 16 ESIBIZIONISTA - Annalisa 245700

24 18 18 9 MORRISSEY - Robbie Williams 158700

25 22 22 18 CHOOSIN' TEXAS - Ella Langley 235900

26 29 26 12 OPALITE - Taylor Swift 154250

27 15 5 9 TROUBLE FOLLOWS - YONAKA 322900

28 23 1 15 SHAKE IT DOWN - Mud 979550

29 24 6 15 HEAVY NEWS - Richard Ashcroft 382050

30 35 30 3 STAY THE NIGHT - Winona Oak 45700

31 48 31 5 STARLIGHT - Cannons 42800

32 34 32 5 COLD SWEAT, HOT BOYS - Bright Light Bright Light featuring Ana Matronic 55000

33 26 1 17 WONDERFUL WORLD BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE - Jimmy Cliff 759400

34 25 10 16 BEAUTIFUL SPIRITUAL - Blue 382300

35 32 1 26 SECRETS - Miley Cyrus featuring Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood 1348700

36 42 36 5 FEELS LIKE HEAVEN - Loreen 64900

37 44 37 3 LOST - almost monday 35950

38 33 13 24 HELLO - Sigala x Leigh-Anne x Jonita Gandhi 428400

39 46 39 5 DIE FOR ME - ZAYN 62950

40 54 40 3 BAD BLOOD - Neil Sedaka featuring Elton John 34800

41 47 41 7 PINS AND NEEDLES - Callum Beattie 59500

42 66 42 3 TO LOVE SOMEBODY - Holly Humberstone 24750

43 41 19 9 ADDICTED TO LOVE - CHVRCHES 155500

44 20 20 11 END OF BEGINNING - Djo 178050

45 38 23 10 I JUST MIGHT - Bruno Mars 162200

46 39 1 26 DIE WITH A SMILE - Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars 930100

47 43 8 22 SAVE MY LOVE (NICKY ROMERO REMIX) - Marshmello, Ellie Goulding & AVAION 551800

48 69 48 3 SLEEPLESS IN A HOTEL ROOM - Luke Combs 23300

49 64 49 3 LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER - Neil Sedaka 22800

50 55 50 5 I DON'T UNDERSTAND - MT Jones 38800

51 27 27 9 PERFECT DAY - Al Green featuring RAYE 137900

52 40 18 14 CHURCH - JADE 213700

53 30 16 13 DIVE INTO THE OCEAN - Alok, Zeeba & Portugal. The Man 213150

54 57 54 5 VINCENT - Don McLean 38200

55 67 55 3 FEVER DREAM - Alex Warren 22400

56 56 1 40 GOD ONLY KNOWS - The Beach Boys 1258350

57 85 57 2 UNIVERSAL SOLDIER - Depeche Mode 13400

58 58 1 28 BRAND NEW ME - Saint Etienne featuring Confidence Man 1264650

59 68 59 3 LOVE ME - Fia 19900

60 53 19 25 FIX WHAT YOU DIDN'T BREAK - Nate Smith 333950

61 59 47 9 FALLING INTO YOU - Appleton 89900

62 52 36 14 THE CHANCE WON'T COME AGAIN - Andy Bell featuring Tim Rice-Oxley 169100

63 62 3 21 BERGHAIN - ROSALIA Featuring Bjork & Yves Tumor 622050

64 83 64 3 FAR AWAY - Labi Siffre 11900

65 NEW 65 1 I DON'T EXPLAIN - Owen James 7000

66 89 66 2 AMERICAN GIRLS - Harry Styles 9000

67 76 67 3 THESE NIGHTS - Cannons 12000

68 92 68 2 WHY DON'T YOU - Squeeze 8200

69 82 69 3 WAITING ON YOU - Rick Astley 13000

70 75 70 7 READY - CMAT 37400

71 73 71 5 ALLIGATOR STOMP - Tony Joe White & Flying Mojito Brothers 20600

72 77 72 3 REIN ME IN - Sam Fender & Olivia Dean 11400

73 78 69 5 CLUB BIZARRE - Alok, Sam Harper, Alex Christensen 24400

74 37 37 10 SWEET LOVE - Stephen Sanchez 119950

75 80 75 3 REJOICE - Def Leppard 11000

76 74 74 5 YOU GOT TO LOSE - The Black Keys 23800

77 84 77 3 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO - Neil Sedaka 9300

78 88 78 2 NEW RELIGION - Bebe Rexha & Faithless 6800

79 NEW 79 1 SAVE ME TONIGHT - Jennifer Lopez & David Guetta 4200

80 90 80 3 OH! CAROL - Neil Sedaka 7100

81 93 81 2 WHEN YOU ARE A KING - White Plains 5500

82 50 36 11 ONLY GONNA LET YOU DOWN - Loaded Honey 109350

83 87 83 3 SONG OF THE FUTURE - U2 7800

84 NEW 84 1 CLUB SONG - The Pussycat Dolls 3200

85 NEW 85 1 NIGHTINGALE LANE - RAYE 3000

DROP OUTS

51 9 16 MANY RIVERS TO CROSS - Jimmy Cliff 404800

60 27 8 TO LOVE SOMEBODY - Al Green 126900

61 3 15 I BELIEVE IN FATHER CHRISTMAS - Greg Lake 435350

63 48 10 GONE GONE GONE - David Guetta, Teddy Swims, Tones and I 90900

65 19 17 MYSTERIOUS GIRL - Damiano David 231500

70 60 9 GALAXY - Kungs & Theophilus London 66000

71 3 17 ATCHAFALAYA - Orville Peck featuring Noah Cyrus 567450

72 4 14 CLOUD - Seafret 422700

79 16 15 A LOVER'S CONCERTO - The Toys 220600

81 4 22 TIME WILL TELL - Celeste 667450

86 46 7 PAPAOUTAI (AFRO SOUL) - mikeeysmind, Chill77 & Unjaps 67850

91 45 7 SUCH A FUNNY WAY - Sabrina Carpenter 63200

94 80 4 RELEASE THE PRESSURE - Calvin Harris, Kasabian 11100

95 85 4 FREEDOM - Suzi Quatro 8800

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  • Hi John! Nice to see "I Can't Wait" at the top, "Lucky Again" in the top 10, the new peaks for "All My Life", "Opalite", "Feels Like Heaven", "Die For Me", "Rein Me In" and "Song Of The Future", the

  • Hi this is a very good chart got some goods songs on here

  • Hi John, that is quite a dry week regarding new entries. Still have to check Bob and Kiesza - both had great songs in the past and I rememember the New Shooz original. Bob, in particular, has a great

Hi John!

Nice to see "I Can't Wait" at the top, "Lucky Again" in the top 10, the new peaks for "All My Life", "Opalite", "Feels Like Heaven", "Die For Me", "Rein Me In" and "Song Of The Future", the big gains for "Drive Safe", "Ride", "Homewrecker", "To Love Somebody", "Fever Dream", "American Girls", "Waiting On You" and "New Religion" and the debut for "Nightingale Lane".

Great chart!

Take care.

Hi this is a very good chart got some goods songs on here

Hi John,

that is quite a dry week regarding new entries. Still have to check Bob and Kiesza - both had great songs in the past and I rememember the New Shooz original. Bob, in particular, has a great back catalogue - I Feel For You is such a classic filter house tune. Just "Rock This Party" is absolutely abysmal.

Hey John,

Bob Sinclar/Kiesza at numero uno dancing+ Lykke Li, David Guetta and Neil Sedaka Top 10 👍

Myles/Niall, Sombr and Jessie Ware Top 20, Robbie Williams Top 30, Loreen, Zayn and Neil Sedaka/Elton John Top 40 🤩

Love all the new tracks bubbling under: Owen James, J.Lo/David Guetta, Raye❣️ and The Pussycat Dolls 👌👌

Bob Sinclar for #1 😁

Great to see new peak positions for David Guetta, Sombr, One Republic, Robbie Williams, Taylor Swift, Zayn, Holly Humberstone, Alex Warren, Harry Styles, Def Leppard and U2 😁

New debuts for Jennifer Lopez and the Pussycat Dolls 😁

Hi John hi

2 1 1 5 DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE - Ilennium & Ellie Goulding 337500 Wow I heard this at the gym and was impressed, didn't realize it was a new song and now extra excited to see it was your #1!

3 2 1 8 APERTURE - Harry Styles 761300 An even better former #1 wub I'm not sure if anything else on the album sounds like this but that's okay.

13 49 13 5 DRIVE SAFE - Myles Smith & Niall Horan 59600

15 36 15 5 HOMEWRECKER - sombr 66800

25 22 22 18 CHOOSIN' TEXAS - Ella Langley 235900

26 29 26 12 OPALITE - Taylor Swift 154250

35 32 1 26 SECRETS - Miley Cyrus featuring Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood 1348700

42 66 42 3 TO LOVE SOMEBODY - Holly Humberstone 24750

44 20 20 11 END OF BEGINNING - Djo 178050

45 38 23 10 I JUST MIGHT - Bruno Mars 162200

46 39 1 26 DIE WITH A SMILE - Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars 930100

48 69 48 3 SLEEPLESS IN A HOTEL ROOM - Luke Combs 23300

52 40 18 14 CHURCH - JADE 213700

55 67 55 3 FEVER DREAM - Alex Warren 22400

60 53 19 25 FIX WHAT YOU DIDN'T BREAK - Nate Smith 333950

66 89 66 2 AMERICAN GIRLS - Harry Styles 9000

72 77 72 3 REIN ME IN - Sam Fender & Olivia Dean 11400 Wow at this still making a debut on people's charts, I wonder how high it'll peak for you. It's quite a lovely duet

74 37 37 10 SWEET LOVE - Stephen Sanchez 119950

78 88 78 2 NEW RELIGION - Bebe Rexha & Faithless 6800 Probably a good idea for Bebe to rework another 90s choon after the Eiffel 65 one worked so well. I like this a lot!

85 NEW 85 1 NIGHTINGALE LANE - RAYE 3000

Great chart! D

Hey John,

Zayn Top40!! Awesome song 🤗

Nice to see Opalite still climbing!! ☺️

Sombr with a big climb!! ❤️

Myles and Niall coming for the Top10??? Awesome 😍

Hi John. Hope all is good with you. I keep meaning to buy that Bob Stanley book on 20th Century Pop but keep forgetting to. I'm back to my old shift from tomorrow (we all do alternate weeks - one week earlies, the next one lates. I've no idea why the over 50s are on one shift. Strange.) and back to the dreaded Heart/Hits cry. Oh well, it was nice while it lasted. Anyway, my faves:

1 5 1 3 I CAN'T WAIT - Bob Sinclar & Kiesza 247000 ❤️ interesting that the original only peaked at 2 for you. Mind you, the garage version from Ladies First topped my chart in 2002. Remember that? Probably not 🤣

2 1 1 5 DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE - Ilennium & Ellie Goulding 337500

3 2 1 8 APERTURE - Harry Styles 761300

4 7 4 3 THE IMMIGRANT - Neil Sedaka 152000

5 3 1 14 RELIQUIA - ROSALIA 1067500

6 14 6 5 LUCKY AGAIN - Lykke Li 107400 she appears to be very much back on top form. Her new one is also wonderful

8 13 8 3 LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN - Neil Sedaka 97300

9 4 1 14 FREE LOVE - Cast 1221250

10 6 6 9 EMBERS - Robin Schulz featuring Izzy Bizu 269100

12 9 5 11 BROKEN STRINGS - Alan Walker featuring Katherine O'Ryan & Isabella Melkman 505500

13 49 13 5 DRIVE SAFE - Myles Smith & Niall Horan 59600

14 45 14 3 RIDE - Jessie Ware 46500

15 36 15 5 HOMEWRECKER - sombr 66800

17 10 1 13 TELL ME THERE'S A HEAVEN - Chris Rea 1115000 oooh this actually got played at work last week! Hadn't heard it in years!

20 21 20 11 GIVE ME SOMETHING - OneRepublic 186550

21 12 1 23 LOTUS - Rose Gray 1366100

23 17 15 16 ESIBIZIONISTA - Annalisa 245700

25 22 22 18 CHOOSIN' TEXAS - Ella Langley 235900

26 29 26 12 OPALITE - Taylor Swift 154250

28 23 1 15 SHAKE IT DOWN - Mud 979550

31 48 31 5 STARLIGHT - Cannons 42800

32 34 32 5 COLD SWEAT, HOT BOYS - Bright Light Bright Light featuring Ana Matronic 55000

33 26 1 17 WONDERFUL WORLD BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE - Jimmy Cliff 759400

35 32 1 26 SECRETS - Miley Cyrus featuring Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood 1348700

36 42 36 5 FEELS LIKE HEAVEN - Loreen 64900

38 33 13 24 HELLO - Sigala x Leigh-Anne x Jonita Gandhi 428400

39 46 39 5 DIE FOR ME - ZAYN 62950

40 54 40 3 BAD BLOOD - Neil Sedaka featuring Elton John 34800

41 47 41 7 PINS AND NEEDLES - Callum Beattie 59500

42 66 42 3 TO LOVE SOMEBODY - Holly Humberstone 24750 ooh nice big jump!

43 41 19 9 ADDICTED TO LOVE - CHVRCHES 155500

44 20 20 11 END OF BEGINNING - Djo 178050

45 38 23 10 I JUST MIGHT - Bruno Mars 162200

46 39 1 26 DIE WITH A SMILE - Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars 930100

47 43 8 22 SAVE MY LOVE (NICKY ROMERO REMIX) - Marshmello, Ellie Goulding & AVAION 551800

48 69 48 3 SLEEPLESS IN A HOTEL ROOM - Luke Combs 23300

49 64 49 3 LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER - Neil Sedaka 22800

52 40 18 14 CHURCH - JADE 213700

54 57 54 5 VINCENT - Don McLean 38200

55 67 55 3 FEVER DREAM - Alex Warren 22400

56 56 1 40 GOD ONLY KNOWS - The Beach Boys 1258350

58 58 1 28 BRAND NEW ME - Saint Etienne featuring Confidence Man 1264650

60 53 19 25 FIX WHAT YOU DIDN'T BREAK - Nate Smith 333950

61 59 47 9 FALLING INTO YOU - Appleton 89900

63 62 3 21 BERGHAIN - ROSALIA Featuring Bjork & Yves Tumor 622050

66 89 66 2 AMERICAN GIRLS - Harry Styles 9000

67 76 67 3 THESE NIGHTS - Cannons 12000

69 82 69 3 WAITING ON YOU - Rick Astley 13000

70 75 70 7 READY - CMAT 37400

72 77 72 3 REIN ME IN - Sam Fender & Olivia Dean 11400

73 78 69 5 CLUB BIZARRE - Alok, Sam Harper, Alex Christensen 24400

77 84 77 3 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO - Neil Sedaka 9300

78 88 78 2 NEW RELIGION - Bebe Rexha & Faithless 6800

79 NEW 79 1 SAVE ME TONIGHT - Jennifer Lopez & David Guetta 4200 I imagine this would have been a very easy Top 10 hit if released 15 years ago

80 90 80 3 OH! CAROL - Neil Sedaka 7100

85 NEW 85 1 NIGHTINGALE LANE - RAYE 3000


Fantastic chart as always ❤️

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On 18/03/2026 at 14:55, Sergej said:

Hi John!

Nice to see "I Can't Wait" at the top, "Lucky Again" in the top 10, the new peaks for "All My Life", "Opalite", "Feels Like Heaven", "Die For Me", "Rein Me In" and "Song Of The Future", the big gains for "Drive Safe", "Ride", "Homewrecker", "To Love Somebody", "Fever Dream", "American Girls", "Waiting On You" and "New Religion" and the debut for "Nightingale Lane".

Great chart!

Take care.

Hi Sergej! 🙂

Thanks for all the picks, it's good to see some movement in my charts! 😄

cheers! Take care too 😎

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On 19/03/2026 at 08:03, K3 said:

Hi this is a very good chart got some goods songs on here

Ho K3, Thank you for the compliment and comment!

cheers! 😎

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On 19/03/2026 at 16:59, DaTilt said:

Hi John,

that is quite a dry week regarding new entries. Still have to check Bob and Kiesza - both had great songs in the past and I rememember the New Shooz original. Bob, in particular, has a great back catalogue - I Feel For You is such a classic filter house tune. Just "Rock This Party" is absolutely abysmal.

Hi Da Tilt! 🙂

Thanks for the comments, and yes not many new tracks grabbing me at the moment (I'm happy to say as I can knock the chart down to 75 soon!😄) I like both Bob Sinclar and Kiesza's bigger hits, but I dont remember Rock This Party, just going to see if I charted it now! OOps yes I did it peaked at 44, where Electrico Romantico and World Hold On both went top 10.

cheers! 😎

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On 21/03/2026 at 11:26, Sven10 said:

Hey John,

Bob Sinclar/Kiesza at numero uno dancing+ Lykke Li, David Guetta and Neil Sedaka Top 10 👍

Myles/Niall, Sombr and Jessie Ware Top 20, Robbie Williams Top 30, Loreen, Zayn and Neil Sedaka/Elton John Top 40 🤩

Love all the new tracks bubbling under: Owen James, J.Lo/David Guetta, Raye❣️ and The Pussycat Dolls 👌👌

Hey Sven! 🙂

Thanks for the picks, glad you like Bob n Kiesza! And the Neil Sedaka oldies too along with the new entries 🤩

Cheers! 😎

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On 21/03/2026 at 16:42, SSP said:

Bob Sinclar for #1 😁

Great to see new peak positions for David Guetta, Sombr, One Republic, Robbie Williams, Taylor Swift, Zayn, Holly Humberstone, Alex Warren, Harry Styles, Def Leppard and U2 😁

New debuts for Jennifer Lopez and the Pussycat Dolls 😁

Hi SSP!

Glad you like Bob on top, and thanks for the picks!

Cheers! 😎

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On 21/03/2026 at 19:09, Riser said:

Hi John hi

2 1 1 5 DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE - Ilennium & Ellie Goulding 337500 Wow I heard this at the gym and was impressed, didn't realize it was a new song and now extra excited to see it was your #1!

3 2 1 8 APERTURE - Harry Styles 761300 An even better former #1 wub I'm not sure if anything else on the album sounds like this but that's okay.

13 49 13 5 DRIVE SAFE - Myles Smith & Niall Horan 59600

15 36 15 5 HOMEWRECKER - sombr 66800

25 22 22 18 CHOOSIN' TEXAS - Ella Langley 235900

26 29 26 12 OPALITE - Taylor Swift 154250

35 32 1 26 SECRETS - Miley Cyrus featuring Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood 1348700

42 66 42 3 TO LOVE SOMEBODY - Holly Humberstone 24750

44 20 20 11 END OF BEGINNING - Djo 178050

45 38 23 10 I JUST MIGHT - Bruno Mars 162200

46 39 1 26 DIE WITH A SMILE - Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars 930100

48 69 48 3 SLEEPLESS IN A HOTEL ROOM - Luke Combs 23300

52 40 18 14 CHURCH - JADE 213700

55 67 55 3 FEVER DREAM - Alex Warren 22400

60 53 19 25 FIX WHAT YOU DIDN'T BREAK - Nate Smith 333950

66 89 66 2 AMERICAN GIRLS - Harry Styles 9000

72 77 72 3 REIN ME IN - Sam Fender & Olivia Dean 11400 Wow at this still making a debut on people's charts, I wonder how high it'll peak for you. It's quite a lovely duet

74 37 37 10 SWEET LOVE - Stephen Sanchez 119950

78 88 78 2 NEW RELIGION - Bebe Rexha & Faithless 6800 Probably a good idea for Bebe to rework another 90s choon after the Eiffel 65 one worked so well. I like this a lot!

85 NEW 85 1 NIGHTINGALE LANE - RAYE 3000

Great chart! D

Hi Jordan! hi

Thanks for the chart picks as always! And comments too: I wish I could join a gymn again, I just feel too old to be in one these days (along with regularly doing my joints, bones and muscles in), but I'm impressed they were playing Ilennium! I would find that a good reason to turn up and force myself to work on muscle recovery! Aperture is fab, esp the Brits performance, and I also found it a bit of an outlier on the album - I was hoping for a new synthy vibe but it's mostly pleasant ballads, American Girls the other highlight. I'm very late on Rein Me In, always liked it but recent awards pushed me into buying it and appreciate it a bit more. I tend to prefer Sam's Springsteenesque tracks, usually, and Olivia is perfectly nice but a bit samey in vibe/tempo, so I take longer to be persuaded. I like Bebe's 90's borrows, and Faithless are exciting to start off with, so that's a good beginning for a new song based around it.

Cheers! 😎

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On 22/03/2026 at 02:48, seltinpixmile said:

Hey John,

Zayn Top40!! Awesome song 🤗

Nice to see Opalite still climbing!! ☺️

Sombr with a big climb!! ❤️

Myles and Niall coming for the Top10??? Awesome 😍

Hey Seltin! 🙂

Thanks for the picks, glad you like the big climbs! Opalite sadly has peaked, but had a good run! 😄

cheers! 😎

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On 22/03/2026 at 11:37, AH Gold said:

Hi John. Hope all is good with you. I keep meaning to buy that Bob Stanley book on 20th Century Pop but keep forgetting to. I'm back to my old shift from tomorrow (we all do alternate weeks - one week earlies, the next one lates. I've no idea why the over 50s are on one shift. Strange.) and back to the dreaded Heart/Hits cry. Oh well, it was nice while it lasted. Anyway, my faves:

1 5 1 3 I CAN'T WAIT - Bob Sinclar & Kiesza 247000 ❤️ interesting that the original only peaked at 2 for you. Mind you, the garage version from Ladies First topped my chart in 2002. Remember that? Probably not 🤣

2 1 1 5 DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE - Ilennium & Ellie Goulding 337500

3 2 1 8 APERTURE - Harry Styles 761300

4 7 4 3 THE IMMIGRANT - Neil Sedaka 152000

5 3 1 14 RELIQUIA - ROSALIA 1067500

6 14 6 5 LUCKY AGAIN - Lykke Li 107400 she appears to be very much back on top form. Her new one is also wonderful

8 13 8 3 LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN - Neil Sedaka 97300

9 4 1 14 FREE LOVE - Cast 1221250

10 6 6 9 EMBERS - Robin Schulz featuring Izzy Bizu 269100

12 9 5 11 BROKEN STRINGS - Alan Walker featuring Katherine O'Ryan & Isabella Melkman 505500

13 49 13 5 DRIVE SAFE - Myles Smith & Niall Horan 59600

14 45 14 3 RIDE - Jessie Ware 46500

15 36 15 5 HOMEWRECKER - sombr 66800

17 10 1 13 TELL ME THERE'S A HEAVEN - Chris Rea 1115000 oooh this actually got played at work last week! Hadn't heard it in years!

20 21 20 11 GIVE ME SOMETHING - OneRepublic 186550

21 12 1 23 LOTUS - Rose Gray 1366100

23 17 15 16 ESIBIZIONISTA - Annalisa 245700

25 22 22 18 CHOOSIN' TEXAS - Ella Langley 235900

26 29 26 12 OPALITE - Taylor Swift 154250

28 23 1 15 SHAKE IT DOWN - Mud 979550

31 48 31 5 STARLIGHT - Cannons 42800

32 34 32 5 COLD SWEAT, HOT BOYS - Bright Light Bright Light featuring Ana Matronic 55000

33 26 1 17 WONDERFUL WORLD BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE - Jimmy Cliff 759400

35 32 1 26 SECRETS - Miley Cyrus featuring Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood 1348700

36 42 36 5 FEELS LIKE HEAVEN - Loreen 64900

38 33 13 24 HELLO - Sigala x Leigh-Anne x Jonita Gandhi 428400

39 46 39 5 DIE FOR ME - ZAYN 62950

40 54 40 3 BAD BLOOD - Neil Sedaka featuring Elton John 34800

41 47 41 7 PINS AND NEEDLES - Callum Beattie 59500

42 66 42 3 TO LOVE SOMEBODY - Holly Humberstone 24750 ooh nice big jump!

43 41 19 9 ADDICTED TO LOVE - CHVRCHES 155500

44 20 20 11 END OF BEGINNING - Djo 178050

45 38 23 10 I JUST MIGHT - Bruno Mars 162200

46 39 1 26 DIE WITH A SMILE - Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars 930100

47 43 8 22 SAVE MY LOVE (NICKY ROMERO REMIX) - Marshmello, Ellie Goulding & AVAION 551800

48 69 48 3 SLEEPLESS IN A HOTEL ROOM - Luke Combs 23300

49 64 49 3 LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER - Neil Sedaka 22800

52 40 18 14 CHURCH - JADE 213700

54 57 54 5 VINCENT - Don McLean 38200

55 67 55 3 FEVER DREAM - Alex Warren 22400

56 56 1 40 GOD ONLY KNOWS - The Beach Boys 1258350

58 58 1 28 BRAND NEW ME - Saint Etienne featuring Confidence Man 1264650

60 53 19 25 FIX WHAT YOU DIDN'T BREAK - Nate Smith 333950

61 59 47 9 FALLING INTO YOU - Appleton 89900

63 62 3 21 BERGHAIN - ROSALIA Featuring Bjork & Yves Tumor 622050

66 89 66 2 AMERICAN GIRLS - Harry Styles 9000

67 76 67 3 THESE NIGHTS - Cannons 12000

69 82 69 3 WAITING ON YOU - Rick Astley 13000

70 75 70 7 READY - CMAT 37400

72 77 72 3 REIN ME IN - Sam Fender & Olivia Dean 11400

73 78 69 5 CLUB BIZARRE - Alok, Sam Harper, Alex Christensen 24400

77 84 77 3 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO - Neil Sedaka 9300

78 88 78 2 NEW RELIGION - Bebe Rexha & Faithless 6800

79 NEW 79 1 SAVE ME TONIGHT - Jennifer Lopez & David Guetta 4200 I imagine this would have been a very easy Top 10 hit if released 15 years ago

80 90 80 3 OH! CAROL - Neil Sedaka 7100

85 NEW 85 1 NIGHTINGALE LANE - RAYE 3000


Fantastic chart as always ❤️

Hi AH! 🙂

Hope the shift change revert back to Hearts Hits isnt too painful! I just switched briefly to Ken Bruce again after Popmaster when Jeremy Vine comes on, plus side they played the rarely heard Come Back (Wah!) downside I had to endure All Right Now for the millionth time. What we need is me to handle a playlist of oldies and newies, that would be very niche 😄I'd start with banning all overplayed and predictable records!

The Bob Stanley book is huge, half-way through and we are just edging into the 40's. Today I played the first bonafide popular Girl Group, The Boswell Sisters started in the late 20's into the 30's and set the template for the much more famous Andrews Sisters, jazz-swing-pop, and they were quite impudent for the times, one was a wheel-chair user and they believed in having fun during hard times :)

Oops the Ladies First version of I Can't Wait rings no bell, excuse me while I check my files...ah 2002, peaked at 53. That's as long ago as 1978 was at the time!! I'm impressed you heard Tell Me There's A Heaven on the radio, that would be normally be avoided like the plague as too depressing/too much risk of someone changing channels! It must have been outside daytime radio! J-Lo & Guetta, yes an obvious smash 15 years ago, one of the downsides of pop music fashions moving on, and teens not relating to people pushing 60 with older styles of music, oops! When I was a teen 50- or 60-something musicians having hits included, err Donald Peers, Perry Como, Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra. Makes you think! 😄Makes me think Cher is an icon in her 70's! John Lee Hooker was in his 80's when he had 90's hits!!!

Thanks for all the comments and picks!

cheers 😎

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