Why is Unwritten at #44

1 minute ago, 777666jason said:

The thing is yes sabrina fans will be checking it out, but it's essentially a Madonna song, and she has the lead credit its going to get less casual streams than it would do if it was a Sabrina song with Madonna credited as a feature

I agree with this - in these scenarios I think it's always best to judge it by the lead artist's standards and not the feature's. Bring Your Love has undoubtedly been doing better because of Sabrina's presence on the song than it would be doing without her, and I think judging it against Sabrina's own music wouldn't feel fair because that's basically a different playing field.

13 minutes ago, Maestro said:

Why is Unwritten at #44

Because it’s a never-dying bop. 💅🏼

16 minutes ago, Maestro said:

Why is Unwritten at #44

People protesting against the sunshine perhaps 😅

21 hours ago, Henessy Lake said:

Thats due to their lack of rules on their main chart, but if the OCC did it, it would clean our chart up a little

If there's an issue with the ARIA Chart, it's that the lowered threshold for charting hasn't been matched by an increase in scrutiny on the data being given. Labels seem disinterested in chucking in new entries onto the survey if they aren't doing something out the gate so the chart is just littered with missing songs, and a widened berth that means the songs that are charting just don't move around much anymore. Justin Bieber & Dominic Fike have songs that never made the top 50 before being excluded from the chart because no one cares enough to include them. That Bebe Rexha/Faithless track only just got put on the survey a couple weeks ago, and that's the tip of the iceberg.

In general though I just don't think music consumption habits match the funky parabolas or exciting entry based on perceived likeability that they used to, and no amount of chart tinkering will be able to get around that fact. It's all just steps towards making a chart like Aotearoa's Hot Singles chart, which is not an end goal to aspire to, even if you like the idea of 30+ new entries a week.

Edited May 4May 4 by Dircadirca
fixed a typo

I've recently got back into using Deezer again, something I hadn't used since university, but I had an offer. The sound quality is so much better on it too. I thought I'd post today's chart, though I'd imagine the streaming usage skew % wise is minimal compared to a lot of other services.

Their chart updates daily around 6am, here's the Top 20:

1. Olivia Dean - Man I Need

2. RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!

3. Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love)

4. Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas

5. Taylor Swift - The Fate Of Ophelia

6. Bruno Mars - I Just Might

7. Olivia Rodrigo - drop dead

8. Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In

9. sombr - 12 To 12

10. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

11. Alex Warren - Ordinary

12. Justin Bieber - DAISIES

13. Micheal Jackson - Beat It

14. Bella Kay - iloveitiloveitiloveit

15. Alex Warren - FEVER DREAM

16. HUNTR/X - Golden

17. Kehlani - Folded

18. Dominic Fike - Babydoll

19. Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana

20. BTS - SWIM

FINE PLACE TO DIE is at #41.

RUNWAY is at #88.

No Madonna in the Top 100.

MJ has two songs in the Spotify top 10 today: 'Billie Jean' (#4, +1) and 'Beat It' (#9, +5)

Chemical Brothers still on the rise with 'Go' 🤩 up 23 places to #113. Top 100 next please ❤️

Spotify (03.05.26)

 

01 [01] Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In (482,459) 

02 [02] Oliva Dean - Man I Need (456,113) 

03 [03] Bella Kay - iloveitiloveitiloveit (405,014)

04 [05] Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (344,621)

05 [04] Justin Bieber & Nicki Minaj – Beauty and a Beat (341,347)

06 [06] Dominic Fike - Babydoll (303,037)

07 [08] Olivia Rodrigo – drop dead (283,852)

09 [14] Michael Jackson - Beat It (268,313)

11 [10] Justin Bieber - Daisies

13 [12] sombr – Homewrecker

15 [19] Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough

17 [18] Dominic Fike - White Keys

20 [27] Michael Jackson – Human Nature

22 [20] Alex Warren – Fever Dream

24 [29] Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana

27 [26] Noah Kahan – Doors

28 [24] Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas

30 [36] Michael Jackson – Smooth Criminal

33 [38] Malcolm Todd – Earrings

34 [34] Tame Impala & JENNIE - Dracula (169,995)

45 [50] The Jackson 5 – I Want You Back

47 [51] Michael Jackson – Rock With You

50 [54] Michael Jackson – The Way You Make Me Feel

52 [59] Katy Perry – The One That Got Away

53 [52] Temper City – Self Aware

55 [61] Michael Jackson – Man in the Mirror

56 [68] Michael Jackson - Bad

58 [60] Tame Impala - Dracula (134,907)

61 [75] Michael Jackson – Thriller

63 [72] Michael Jackson – They Don’t Care About Us

65 [65] Alex Warren – FINE PLACE TO DIE

68 [70] Michael Jackson – P.Y.T.

72 [56] Prospa & Cloonee - Free Your Mind

74 [90] Michael Jackson – Chicago

76 [66] Stella Lefty - Boston

86 [100] Michael Jackson – Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’

93 [71] ANOTR & 54 Ultra - Talk To You

113 [136] The Chemical Brothers - Go

116 [133] Michael Jackson – Remember the Time

117 [140] F3miii – NOBLE

122 [152] Michael Jackson – You Rock My World

162 [149] sombr – Potential

Shame not many songs from MJ’s (incredible) Off The Wall are appearing.

17 minutes ago, Scene said:

Shame not many songs from MJ’s (incredible) Off The Wall are appearing.

Likewise frustrating that ‘Human Nature’ is unlikely to chart. I’m assuming that as it is more than 3 years old, even if it is reset, it will go back on to ACR at the same time as Michael Jackson’s other tracks - and even though it is far ahead of his 5th track - and doing really well on Apple - it looks like it will remain far behind his top 3 tracks on Spotify.

‘Man I Need’ really has the UK in a stranglehold!

Katy almost Top50 in UK, Top20 globally, Call Me Maybe re-entering in UK and debuting in the global chart... What a time to be alive 🤩😂

Edited May 4May 4 by seltinpixmile

I'm so happy to see 'The One That Got Away' get this kind of resurgence. It has always been my favourite Katy song! Just gorgeous and it's annoying that it was the only one (?) from 'Teenage Dream' not to make number 1 in the US! Is it doing this well due to the Director's Cut being released a couple of weeks ago? Or is it another Tik Tok trend for the song that seems to have just taken off even more?

13 hours ago, seltinpixmile said:

Katy almost Top50 in UK, Top20 globally, Call Me Maybe re-entering in UK and debuting in the global chart... What a time to be alive 🤩😂

+JB revival, it's very apparent that early 10s is in fashion right now.

5 hours ago, Tafty said:

I'm so happy to see 'The One That Got Away' get this kind of resurgence. It has always been my favourite Katy song! Just gorgeous and it's annoying that it was the only one (?) from 'Teenage Dream' not to make number 1 in the US! Is it doing this well due to the Director's Cut being released a couple of weeks ago? Or is it another Tik Tok trend for the song that seems to have just taken off even more?

I would say it's a bit viral on tik tok but in general Katys numbers are increasing a lot, Last Friday Night is also on the global chart and getting new peaks, a lot of her songs like Hot N Cold, California Gurls etc are getting their biggest streaming days, Legendary Lovers is viral on tik tok and is nearing 1 million daily streams on Spotify, I would say that is a mixture of everything. It also seems that we are on a throwback time with a lot of 2010s songs getting a lot of success!

Let's get Kesha's 'Your Love is My Drug' a belated top 10 in that case!

Billie Jean is only behind RMI on spotify, apple when taking out songs on acr, above them on YT. So top 3 for MJ incoming?

Its a shame its a TD revival for Katy and noone cares about anything she has released in the last 5 to 10 years 😅

21 hours ago, ElectroBoy said:

15 [19] Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough

20 [27] Michael Jackson – Human Nature

Urgh, I really want Human Nature to chart top 40 for the first time.

21 hours ago, ElectroBoy said:

117 [140] F3miii – NOBLE

It’s been a hot minute since an R&B song by a British artist took off.

Rooting for this.