The Michael biopic hype and the Olivia SNL hype (as well as songs from SOUR) collide with scattered Victor Ray and Avery Anna songs to create a week that's chaotic, but not as much as expected. However, two historic moments happen: Sophia from my friend's Discord server earns her first ever charting recommendation that immediately debuts at #1, and Begged by Olivia Rodrigo becomes the very first song in the history of the charts, old or new, to ever debut on my charts prior to the release of the song itself (Zen by Jennie is not considered because it already had a music video when it charted last year).

Recurrency Markers:

- Below #30: >=5 weeks or a Top 10 peak

- Below #20: >=7 weeks or a Top 5 peak 

- Below #15: either >=10 weeks AND a Top 10 peak, or >=7 weeks AND a Top 5 peak

- Below #10: >=10 weeks AND #1 peak

Dropouts:

Eenie Meenie by Sean Kingston and Justin Bieber 

Borderline by Madonna 

Peachy by Holly Humberstone 

Anyone by Justin Bieber 

Honey Honey by BINI 

Don't Smile by Sabrina Carpenter 

Make It All Better by Holly Humberstone 

La Isla Bonita by Madonna 

She Got It by Teddy Swims, Coco Jones and Glorilla 

Judas by Lady Gaga 

Drunk Dialling by Holly Humberstone 

Gorilla by Bruno Mars 

White Noise by Holly Humberstone 

Headphones On by Addison Rae 

Temporary Recurrents:

Be Her by Ella Langley (7 Under 15)

Miyazaki by Paris Paloma (5 Under 30) 

AiaiA by Ado (5 Under 30)

Fame is a Gun (Addison Rae cover) by Rebecca Black (7 Under 20)

Infohazard by Ninajirachi (7 Under 15) 

The Top 50

50 Bottom of Your Boots by Ella Langley (Down 15, Peak 20, Weeks 3) 

49 Lucy by Holly Humberstone (Down 9, Peak 40, Weeks 3) 

48 Begged by Olivia Rodrigo (New, Peak 48, Weeks 1) 

47 They Don't Care About Us by Michael Jackson (Re, Peak 42, Weeks 2) 

46 Stay for a While by Victor Ray (New, Peak 46, Weeks 1) 

45 Casino by Baby Keem (Up 3, Peak 45, Weeks 4) 

44 Pantropiko by BINI (Down 14, Peak 30, Weeks 4)  

43 Fernando by ABBA (Re, Peak 33, Weeks 3) 

42 Mr Know It All by Teddy Swims (Down 4, Peak 38, Weeks 3) 

41 Beauty Pageant by Holly Humberstone (Down 14, Peak 24, Weeks 3) 

40 Takedown by HUNTR/X (Re, Peak 23, Weeks 2)  

39 Missing Me by MARIS (New, Peak 39, Weeks 1) 

38 Damn Good Actress by Tiffany Stringer (New, Peak 38, Weeks 1) 

37 Kiss Me Better by Mercer Henderson (New, Peak 37, Weeks 1) 

36 Die Happy by Holly Humberstone (Down 17, Peak 15, Weeks 3) 

35 Black or White by Michael Jackson (Re, Peak 35, Weeks 2) 

34 Almost Over by Jessia (Down 1, Peak 24, Weeks 4) 

33 Know It All by Avery Anna (Up 8, Peak 33, Weeks 2) 

32 Red Chevy by Holly Humberstone (Down 8, Peak 21, Weeks 3) 

31 Lifetime by Ben&Ben (Down 5, Peak 23, Weeks 4) 

30 How Dare You by Blue Eyes (New, Peak 30, Weeks 1) 

29 Hotline by XO (New, Peak 29, Weeks 1) 

28 Foreigner by Realest Cram (Up 9, Peak 28, Weeks 2) 

27 Human to You by Madds Buckley (New, Peak 27, Weeks 1) 

26 Breakup Over Breakfast by Avery Anna (New, Peak 26, Weeks 1) 

25 Beat Up Chanel$ by Slayyyter (Up 9, Peak 25, Weeks 4) 

24 Island Girl by Pia Mia (Down 11, Peak 6, Weeks 4) 

23 Off Balance by Victor Ray (Up 9, Peak 23, Weeks 2) 

22 The Great Pretender by Kasabian (Up 9, Peak 22, Weeks 4) 

21 YOÜ (INHALT remix) by KMFDM (New, Peak 21, Weeks 1) 

 

20 Sabotage by Natalie Jane (Down 4, Peak 1x1, Weeks 6) 

19 Stranger Danger by Hemlocke Springs (Up 1, Peak 19, Weeks 4) 

18 Click Clack Symphony by Raye and Hans Zimmer (Down 10, Peak 4, Weeks 6) 

17 Mural by Swae Lee and Jhene Aiko (Steady, Peak 17, Weeks 4) 

16 Funny Friends by Thundercat and A$AP Rocky (Down 1, Peak 15, Weeks 4) 

15 Dangerous Lover by Sekou (Down 1, Peak 14, Weeks 4) 

14 Cannibalism by Slayyyter (Down 7, Peak 5, Weeks 4) 

13 The Way We Touch by Charlotte Cardin (Down 3, Peak 1x1, Weeks 7) 

12 happier by Olivia Rodrigo (New, Peak 12, Weeks 1) 

11 favorite crime by Olivia Rodrigo (New, Peak 11, Weeks 1) 

10 Life Goes On by Kim TaeRi, JIDA and 1of1 [Lost in Starlight OST] (Re, Peak 4, Weeks 8)  

9 KGB by Adela (Down 3, Peak 6, Weeks 3) 

8 Step Back by BINI (Down 3, Peak 5, Weeks 3) 

7 Pinky Up by Katseye (Up 3, Peak 7, Weeks 2) 

6 Billie Jean by Michael Jackson (Re, Peak 4, Weeks 4) 

5 Money Money Money by ABBA (Down 1, Peak 4, Weeks 4) 

4 Sex Appeal by Baby Keem and Too $hort (Up 7, Peak 4, Weeks 4) 

3 Bus Stop by Liana San Diego (Steady, Peak 3, Weeks 4)

2 Drop Dead by Olivia Rodrigo (Steady, Peak 1x1, Weeks 3)

And a brand new #1...

1 Moths by Conan Gray (New, Peak 1x1, Weeks 1) 

Next week: ...even more chaos, as Olivia gets #1 no matter which song does it, and the joint dominance of Avery and Victor continues, along with some reentries, scattered new music, and a paraglider watching Paul Revere ride.

Hi Oliver,

need to check out Conan's new songs. Many great songs in your charts - these are my favourites:

50 Bottom of Your Boots by Ella Langley (Down 15, Peak 20, Weeks 3) 

43 Fernando by ABBA (Re, Peak 33, Weeks 3) 

42 Mr Know It All by Teddy Swims (Down 4, Peak 38, Weeks 3) 

36 Die Happy by Holly Humberstone (Down 17, Peak 15, Weeks 3) 

25 Beat Up Chanel$ by Slayyyter (Up 9, Peak 25, Weeks 4) 

20 Sabotage by Natalie Jane (Down 4, Peak 1x1, Weeks 6) 

13 The Way We Touch by Charlotte Cardin (Down 3, Peak 1x1, Weeks 7) 

2 Drop Dead by Olivia Rodrigo (Steady, Peak 1x1, Weeks 3)

Hi there!

Nice to see the new peak for "The Great Pretender", the returns for "Billie Jean", "Black Or White", "Fernando" and "They Don't Care About Us" and the debuts for the Olivia Rodrigo songs and "Kiss Me Better".

Great chart!

Take care.

Hey Oliver! :)

Glad to see a Michael Jackson resurgence following the release of his biopic, as well as the debuts for 'Favorite Crime', 'Hotline', 'How Dare You', 'Kiss Me Better' & 'Begged'.

Good chart!

On 08/05/2026 at 02:00, DaTilt said:

Hi Oliver,

need to check out Conan's new songs. Many great songs in your charts - these are my favourites:

50 Bottom of Your Boots by Ella Langley (Down 15, Peak 20, Weeks 3) 

43 Fernando by ABBA (Re, Peak 33, Weeks 3) 

42 Mr Know It All by Teddy Swims (Down 4, Peak 38, Weeks 3) 

36 Die Happy by Holly Humberstone (Down 17, Peak 15, Weeks 3) 

25 Beat Up Chanel$ by Slayyyter (Up 9, Peak 25, Weeks 4) 

20 Sabotage by Natalie Jane (Down 4, Peak 1x1, Weeks 6) 

13 The Way We Touch by Charlotte Cardin (Down 3, Peak 1x1, Weeks 7) 

2 Drop Dead by Olivia Rodrigo (Steady, Peak 1x1, Weeks 3)

none of these pick are surprising but all of them are great! if paraglider doesn't get #1 next week though Olivia could come back to the #1

On 08/05/2026 at 04:14, Sergej said:

Hi there!

Nice to see the new peak for "The Great Pretender", the returns for "Billie Jean", "Black Or White", "Fernando" and "They Don't Care About Us" and the debuts for the Olivia Rodrigo songs and "Kiss Me Better".

Great chart!

Take care.

surprised you liked the great pretender but yeah happy you liked the other picks you mentioned. havent watched the biopic and i think it's a long time before the biopic can come to streaming services i can afford, but the music did peak this week and i think some songs could survive into next week as long as billie jean doesnt go recurrent. also i'll comment on ur chart soon hehe

On 09/05/2026 at 22:49, Cornishswiftie98 said:

Hey Oliver! :)

Glad to see a Michael Jackson resurgence following the release of his biopic, as well as the debuts for 'Favorite Crime', 'Hotline', 'How Dare You', 'Kiss Me Better' & 'Begged'.

Good chart!

Glad you liked all these. Begged really surprised me by how much it impacted me despite only being available as an SNL live performance. But yeah that XO song isn't even my favorite Hotline song this year (if I get an interlude I might consider playing the song from Mikayla Geier)

Thank you three for your comments <3