3rd May 2026

It's a very early 70's-looking chart following the death of Tony Wilson, the original Hot Chocolate main vocalist, and songwriter with Errol Brown. Tony sadly left the band after producer/record owner Mickie Most decided Errol was a better frontman in 1975. I was a big fan from day one, loved I Believe (In Love after I just got back from 2 years in Singapore, and eventually got the single for Christmas after dad couldnt find a copy in Singapore to bring back for me. So, 55 years on it returns to my number one for a second week, still love the upfront percussion-heavy shuffle sound and Tony and Errol's vocals. Just behind, Brother Louie is back after going top 10 in 1973 at a new peak of 2. The track was ground-breaking in its day, and stolen by US band The Stories for the hit there, to much less effect as a white band as opposed to a multi-racial outfit. Happily Hit Chocolate broke through with Emma the following year anyway, and that's top 10 again too. 1972's You'll Always Be A Friend hit 3 in 1972 for me, and is back at 30, with You Could've Been A Lady charting for the first time lower down at 78.

This is bad timing for The Osmonds' One Bad Apple which topped the US charts, and flopped in the UK, criminally in 1971, presumably they held off release until the animated TV show debuted, but it sounds like a Jackson 5 record, for good reason - it was written for them but they opted for the much weedier ABC instead, so it all worked out well for Merrill and Donny as co-leads on the track, pre-voice-breaking Donny really gives it his all. Still his best vocal performance. Leaping to 3, one slot behind the 1988 re-issue which peaked at 2. Marshmello and Portgual. The Man go top 5, and Squeeze get a first top 10 slot in 10 years, since Nirvana topped my chart, and 48 years on from Take Me I'm Yours hitting 3.

Lower down, the new Michael Jackson bio movie gives me an excuse to re-chart the number 2 peaking Jackson 5 ballad Never Can Say Goodbye, from 1971, I loved it even before Gloria Gaynor transformed it into an early disco classic in 1974. In at 77, while Haircut 100 have a new song in at 79, Come Back To Me, which they did at Poole Lighthouse last Sunday. They were fab too, funky, energetic and enthusiastic and the odd new track as good or better than the Pelican West album tracks - way more jazzed up than any band apart for 40 years has a right to be! It's their 6th charted hit since 1981, and second in the last year, though Nick Heyward has loads more solo, and Blair Cunningham has more as drummer of the mid 80's Pretenders.

Lainey Wilson drops in with a great country track, Can't Sit Still, at 80, having charted Heart Like A Truck 3 years ago. Nelly Furtado is back for a second track in 6 months, it seems to be for the forthcoming World Cup football matches based in Canada, but you wouldnt know it. Electric Circus is a dance banger at 87, in my further extended charts. Blue make it 3 good singles in a row on Flowers at 89, extending the run to 27 years, incredibly. It seems way less than that. Madonna meanwhile gets a second new dance track in a collab with Sabrina Carpenter, Bring Your Love being her 3rd of the year. Not bad for nearly 68. Sabrina's on 3 this year too. Keith Urban is back again for a 9th year of charting, and this time he has Michael McDonald as guest vocalist. You wait years for a guest spot from the Doobie Brothers man and suddenly he's on 2! It'd been 47 years since What A Fool Believes debuted. There's also another tribute Ronettes oldie debut for a third on the chart.

1 NEW 1 1 I BELIEVE (IN LOVE) - Hot Chocolate 170000

2 NEW 2 1 BROTHER LOUIE - Hot Chocolate featuring Alexis Korner 115000

3 62 3 2 ONE BAD APPLE - The Osmonds 92400

4 8 4 6 PHOENIX - Marshmello x Portugal. The Man 152950

5 1 1 5 CLICK CLACK SYMPHONY - RAYE featuring Hans Zimmer 580100

6 2 2 7 YOU'RE A SUPERSTAR - Take That 429700

7 5 5 10 VERTIGO - AVALAN ROKSTON 399400

8 23 8 9 WHY DON'T YOU - Squeeze 158450

9 11 5 12 DRIVE SAFE - Myles Smith & Niall Horan 394600

10 NEW 10 1 EMMA - Hot Chocolate 42000

11 3 1 12 LUCKY AGAIN - Lykke Li 714400

12 19 12 5 SUGAR - Simien & Akon 90150

13 17 13 10 TO LOVE SOMEBODY - Holly Humberstone 172400

14 10 10 6 SIGN OF THE TIMES - Harry Styles 124350

15 4 4 9 AMERICAN GIRLS - Harry Styles 327250

16 18 16 7 5:00 AM - Michael Schulte 100050

17 15 15 6 CALIFORNIA - Jessie J 116400

18 7 1 12 DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE - Illenium & Ellie Goulding 728500

19 12 8 12 HOMEWRECKER - sombr 290800

20 29 20 5 STAY - Leony & Calum Scott 67600

21 20 17 9 UNIVERSAL SOLDIER - Depeche Mode 143800

22 9 1 10 THE IMMIGRANT - Neil Sedaka 641500

23 25 23 3 CHUCK THE MONEY - Stephen Sanchez 48100

24 13 1 10 I CAN'T WAIT - Bob Sinclar & Kiesza 811000

25 32 25 9 WHEN YOU ARE A KING - White Plains 101350

26 16 7 10 PRAYER - David Guetta, Kiko & Olivier Giacomotto 333900

28 60 28 2 LOVE CONTROLLER - Demi Lovato 28300

28 22 1 21 RELIQUIA - ROSALIA 1232800

29 34 13 22 DRACULA - Tame Impala 363050

30 NEW 30 2 YOU'LL ALWAYS BE A FRIEND - Hot Chocolate 18000

31 36 31 5 CARRY ON - Jungle 62250

32 30 1 21 FREE LOVE - Cast 1362300

33 47 33 4 HOT DAMN - Dadi Freyr 46200

34 39 34 6 GET WHAT YOU GIVE - Scouting For Girls 70050

35 54 35 4 BEAUTY PAGEANT - Holly Humberstone 44100

36 26 10 10 RIDE - Jessie Ware 248400

37 40 37 5 STAY WITH ME TILL DAWN - Judie Tzuke 65950

38 48 38 3 I FEEL SO FREE - Madonna 33300

39 31 1 15 APERTURE - Harry Styles 992300

40 43 40 3 THEME FROM 'HARRY'S GAME' - Clannad 35700

41 37 37 6 BE HER - Ella Langley 71400

42 41 1 30 LOTUS - Rose Gray 1486400

43 70 43 2 MR KNOW IT ALL - Teddy Swims 19500

44 73 44 4 THERE WAS SUN - Nothing But Thieves 25850

45 57 45 3 FIRST LIGHT - Lana Del Ray 30600

46 6 6 12 VINCENT - Don McLean 208450

47 24 24 10 THESE NIGHTS - Cannons 121200

48 33 32 9 NEW RELIGION - Bebe Rexha & Faithless 107850

49 14 3 10 LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN - Neil Sedaka 440400

50 27 13 12 STARLIGHT - Cannons 203200

51 59 51 2 FOCU 'RANNI - ROSALIA 21850

52 63 52 4 UP OUT & GONE - Ne-Yo 28700

53 71 53 2 IN MY ROOM - Linda Ronstadt 17050

54 55 54 7 HELL ON EARTH - Squeeze 55400

55 28 15 12 FEELS LIKE HEAVEN - Loreen 204750

56 46 37 10 FEVER DREAM - Alex Warren 121850

57 NEW 57 1 RUMOURS - Hot Chocolate 10400

58 35 35 8 SAVE ME TONIGHT - Jennifer Lopez & David Guetta 96700

59 65 59 4 BE WITH YOU - Muse 27300

60 38 20 10 LOST - almost monday 158450

61 21 6 10 BAD BLOOD - Neil Sedaka featuring Elton John 225550

62 44 37 7 JUST WORDS - Midge Ure 73400

63 68 63 4 UNDEFEATED CHAMPION - Melanie C 20600

64 42 1 20 TELL ME THERE'S A HEAVEN - Chris Rea 1219950

65 45 4 25 YOUR LAST SONG - The Lottery Winners 854400

66 74 66 2 FREE TO LOVE - Duran Duran featuring Nile Rodgers 12000

67 75 67 2 JOKE ABOUT DIVORCE - Blossoms 11600

68 69 68 6 LOVE IN EXILE - Charlie Puth featuring Michael McDonald & Kenny Loggins 32800

69 77 69 5 TOUCH BY AN ANGEL - Maxi Priest 23400

70 72 70 5 HOUSE TOUR - Sabrina Carpenter 26400

71 61 1 47 GOD ONLY KNOWS - The Beach Boys 1315750

72 58 1 33 SECRETS - Miley Cyrus featuring Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood 1432250

73 78 73 2 DO I LOVE YOU - The Ronettes 9800

74 79 74 2 SLEDGEHAMMER - Peter Gabriel 9400

75 51 25 8 CLUB SONG - The Pussycat Dolls 104500

76 84 76 2 YOU CAME YOU SAW YOU CONQUERED - The Ronettes 8000

77 NEW 77 1 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE - The Jackson 5 4600

78 NEW 78 1 YOU COULD'VE BEEN A LADY - Hot Chocolate 4400

79 NEW 79 1 COME BACK TO ME - Haircut 100 4200

80 NEW 80 1 CAN'T SIT STILL - Lainey Wilson 4000

81 80 80 2 DROP DEAD - Olivia Rodrigo 7800

82 81 81 2 LITTLE MORE TIME - Niall Horan 7400

83 49 33 10 REIN ME IN - Sam Fender & Olivia Dean 93050

84 67 38 10 SLEEPLESS IN A HOTEL ROOM - Luke Combs 109550

85 82 82 2 F***ED UP - Reverend and The Makers featuring Robbie Williams 6600

86 52 8 12 MCARTHUR - HARDY, Morgan Wallen, Tim McGraw, Eric Church 258050

87 NEW 87 1 ELECTRIC CIRCUS - Nelly Furtado, Boi 1da & Canada Soccer 2600

88 53 36 12 I DON'T UNDERSTAND - MT Jones 122700

89 NEW 89 1 FLOWERS - Blue 2200

90 76 76 6 KICK OUT THE JAMS - Suzi Quatro featuring Alice Cooper 25400

91 NEW 91 1 BRING YOUR LOVE - Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter 1900

92 NEW 92 1 WE GO BACK - Keith Urban featuring Michael McDonald 1800

93 50 39 14 READY - CMAT 115350

94 83 83 3 GOOD NEWS - Mari Wilson 8000

95 NEW 95 1 (THE BEST PART OF) BREAKIN' UP - The Ronettes 1500

DROP OUTS

56 14 8 STAY THE NIGHT - Winona Oak 164450

64 19 13 PINS AND NEEDLES - Callum Beattie 155550

66 16 15 HAND IN MY HAND - Rob Thomas 218950

85 78 3 ON OUR WAY ALONG - Billy Ray Cyrus & Noah Cyrus 11200

Hot Chocolate have a great back catalogue. For me it is not their biggest hits I love most. My favourite song from them "Put Your Love In Me" - that one hits so deep and is absolutely hypnotic. My second favourite is "No Doubt About It". R.I.P. Tony Wilson!!!

Hi John!

Really like Hot Chocolate's catalogue of classics, however my favourite from them is "It Started With A Kiss", very underrated in my opinion. Nice to see the new peaks for "To Love Somebody", "5am", "Stay", "Chuck The Money", "Carry On", "Be With You", "Undefeated Champion", "Free To Love", "House Tour" and "Sledgehammer", the big gains for "Beauty Pageant", "I Feel So Free", "Mr. Know It All" and "First Light" and the debut for "Bring Your Love".

Great chart!

Take care.

Hey John,

Beautiful tribute to Hot Chocolate !

Leony/Calum Scott Top 20, Tame Impala❣️ Top 30, Dadi Fryer, Holly Humberstone and Madonna❣️ Top 40 👌

Best new entries bubbling under : Blue, Keith Urban/Michael McDonald, Nelly Furtado and Madonna/Sabrina❣️

Hey John,

Niall dropping 🥲

Very good climb for Teddy!! It's a pretty good song!! 🤗

But Niall and Myles back in the TOp10!! A bop ❤️

Hi John. Hope you've been well. Many apologies for not commenting last week although I do have a good excuse this time! 😂 Sadly (or happily, depending on which way you look at it - I got time off work!) I had to go hospital last Sunday and again on Thursday. Nothing too serious thankfully but I've been signed off for another week whilst I recuperate. But never mind, here's my faves:

1 NEW 1 1 I BELIEVE (IN LOVE) - Hot Chocolate 170000

2 NEW 2 1 BROTHER LOUIE - Hot Chocolate featuring Alexis Korner 115000

3 62 3 2 ONE BAD APPLE - The Osmonds 92400

5 1 1 5 CLICK CLACK SYMPHONY - RAYE featuring Hans Zimmer 580100

6 2 2 7 YOU'RE A SUPERSTAR - Take That 429700

7 5 5 10 VERTIGO - AVALAN ROKSTON 399400

9 11 5 12 DRIVE SAFE - Myles Smith & Niall Horan 394600

10 NEW 10 1 EMMA - Hot Chocolate 42000 Absolute classic. Probably my favourite of theirs ❤️

11 3 1 12 LUCKY AGAIN - Lykke Li 714400

13 17 13 10 TO LOVE SOMEBODY - Holly Humberstone 172400

14 10 10 6 SIGN OF THE TIMES - Harry Styles 124350 I keep forgetting to re-chart this

15 4 4 9 AMERICAN GIRLS - Harry Styles 327250

18 7 1 12 DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE - Illenium & Ellie Goulding 728500

19 12 8 12 HOMEWRECKER - sombr 290800

20 29 20 5 STAY - Leony & Calum Scott 67600

21 20 17 9 UNIVERSAL SOLDIER - Depeche Mode 143800

22 9 1 10 THE IMMIGRANT - Neil Sedaka 641500

24 13 1 10 I CAN'T WAIT - Bob Sinclar & Kiesza 811000

25 32 25 9 WHEN YOU ARE A KING - White Plains 101350

26 16 7 10 PRAYER - David Guetta, Kiko & Olivier Giacomotto 333900

28 22 1 21 RELIQUIA - ROSALIA 1232800

29 34 13 22 DRACULA - Tame Impala 363050

30 NEW 30 2 YOU'LL ALWAYS BE A FRIEND - Hot Chocolate 18000

31 36 31 5 CARRY ON - Jungle 62250

33 47 33 4 HOT DAMN - Dadi Freyr 46200

35 54 35 4 BEAUTY PAGEANT - Holly Humberstone 44100

36 26 10 10 RIDE - Jessie Ware 248400

37 40 37 5 STAY WITH ME TILL DAWN - Judie Tzuke 65950 ❤️❤️❤️

38 48 38 3 I FEEL SO FREE - Madonna 33300

39 31 1 15 APERTURE - Harry Styles 992300

40 43 40 3 THEME FROM 'HARRY'S GAME' - Clannad 35700

41 37 37 6 BE HER - Ella Langley 71400

42 41 1 30 LOTUS - Rose Gray 1486400

43 70 43 2 MR KNOW IT ALL - Teddy Swims 19500 another one I keep forgetting to chart

44 73 44 4 THERE WAS SUN - Nothing But Thieves 25850

45 57 45 3 FIRST LIGHT - Lana Del Ray 30600

46 6 6 12 VINCENT - Don McLean 208450

47 24 24 10 THESE NIGHTS - Cannons 121200

48 33 32 9 NEW RELIGION - Bebe Rexha & Faithless 107850

49 14 3 10 LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN - Neil Sedaka 440400

50 27 13 12 STARLIGHT - Cannons 203200

51 59 51 2 FOCU 'RANNI - ROSALIA 21850

55 28 15 12 FEELS LIKE HEAVEN - Loreen 204750

56 46 37 10 FEVER DREAM - Alex Warren 121850

57 NEW 57 1 RUMOURS - Hot Chocolate 10400 a very underrated gem in their back catalogue ❤️

58 35 35 8 SAVE ME TONIGHT - Jennifer Lopez & David Guetta 96700

60 38 20 10 LOST - almost monday 158450

61 21 6 10 BAD BLOOD - Neil Sedaka featuring Elton John 225550

63 68 63 4 UNDEFEATED CHAMPION - Melanie C 20600

64 42 1 20 TELL ME THERE'S A HEAVEN - Chris Rea 1219950

66 74 66 2 FREE TO LOVE - Duran Duran featuring Nile Rodgers 12000

67 75 67 2 JOKE ABOUT DIVORCE - Blossoms 11600 and another I forgot to chart. I'm not doing too well 😂

70 72 70 5 HOUSE TOUR - Sabrina Carpenter 26400

71 61 1 47 GOD ONLY KNOWS - The Beach Boys 1315750

72 58 1 33 SECRETS - Miley Cyrus featuring Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood 1432250

73 78 73 2 DO I LOVE YOU - The Ronettes 9800

74 79 74 2 SLEDGEHAMMER - Peter Gabriel 9400

75 51 25 8 CLUB SONG - The Pussycat Dolls 104500

76 84 76 2 YOU CAME YOU SAW YOU CONQUERED - The Ronettes 8000

77 NEW 77 1 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE - The Jackson 5 4600

78 NEW 78 1 YOU COULD'VE BEEN A LADY - Hot Chocolate 4400

81 80 80 2 DROP DEAD - Olivia Rodrigo 7800

83 49 33 10 REIN ME IN - Sam Fender & Olivia Dean 93050

88 53 36 12 I DON'T UNDERSTAND - MT Jones 122700

91 NEW 91 1 BRING YOUR LOVE - Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter 1900 Thrilled this went Top 40, though sadly it won't hang around I presume

93 50 39 14 READY - CMAT 115350

94 83 83 3 GOOD NEWS - Mari Wilson 8000

Fantastic chart as always ❤️

Good seeing new peak positions for Marshmello, Holly Humberstone, Demi Lovato, Scouting For Girls, Madonna, Teddy Swims, Ne-Yo, Muse, Melanie C, Charlie Puth and Sabrina Carpenter 😁

New debuts for Nelly Furtado and Madonna/Sabrina 😁

On 08/05/2026 at 19:41, DaTilt said:

Hot Chocolate have a great back catalogue. For me it is not their biggest hits I love most. My favourite song from them "Put Your Love In Me" - that one hits so deep and is absolutely hypnotic. My second favourite is "No Doubt About It". R.I.P. Tony Wilson!!!

Hi DaTilt! 🙂, thanks for the Hot Choc appreciation, I also love both of those - they each topped my personal charts at the time, though the sultry middle eastern sounds of Put Your Love In Me are forgotten these days. Sadly! I assume it's the lyrics being offputting for radio, though it shouldnt be compared to 21st century lyrics! Errol wrote them, so maybe he was trying to say something...

cheers! 😎

On 08/05/2026 at 20:59, Sergej said:

Hi John!

Really like Hot Chocolate's catalogue of classics, however my favourite from them is "It Started With A Kiss", very underrated in my opinion. Nice to see the new peaks for "To Love Somebody", "5am", "Stay", "Chuck The Money", "Carry On", "Be With You", "Undefeated Champion", "Free To Love", "House Tour" and "Sledgehammer", the big gains for "Beauty Pageant", "I Feel So Free", "Mr. Know It All" and "First Light" and the debut for "Bring Your Love".

Great chart!

Take care.

Hi Sergej! 🙂

Glad you like Hot Choc, I also love It Started With A Kiss, topped my chart in 1982 that one and came close again in the 90's! Thanks for all the picks too!

cheers and take care backatcha! 😎

On 09/05/2026 at 11:23, Sven10 said:

Hey John,

Beautiful tribute to Hot Chocolate !

Leony/Calum Scott Top 20, Tame Impala❣️ Top 30, Dadi Fryer, Holly Humberstone and Madonna❣️ Top 40 👌

Best new entries bubbling under : Blue, Keith Urban/Michael McDonald, Nelly Furtado and Madonna/Sabrina❣️

Hey Sven! 🙂

Thanks for the Hot Choc compliment Sven, I do love them still. ❤️Thanks for all the picks too!

cheers! 😎

On 10/05/2026 at 04:45, seltinpixmile said:

Hey John,

Niall dropping 🥲

Very good climb for Teddy!! It's a pretty good song!! 🤗

But Niall and Myles back in the TOp10!! A bop ❤️

Hey Seltin! 🙂

Niall back up this week, but Niall & Myles down a bit, oops! 😄Yes Teddy is pretty good 👍

Thanks for the picks! 😎

On 10/05/2026 at 15:51, AH Gold said:

Hi John. Hope you've been well. Many apologies for not commenting last week although I do have a good excuse this time! 😂 Sadly (or happily, depending on which way you look at it - I got time off work!) I had to go hospital last Sunday and again on Thursday. Nothing too serious thankfully but I've been signed off for another week whilst I recuperate. But never mind, here's my faves:

1 NEW 1 1 I BELIEVE (IN LOVE) - Hot Chocolate 170000

2 NEW 2 1 BROTHER LOUIE - Hot Chocolate featuring Alexis Korner 115000

3 62 3 2 ONE BAD APPLE - The Osmonds 92400

5 1 1 5 CLICK CLACK SYMPHONY - RAYE featuring Hans Zimmer 580100

6 2 2 7 YOU'RE A SUPERSTAR - Take That 429700

7 5 5 10 VERTIGO - AVALAN ROKSTON 399400

9 11 5 12 DRIVE SAFE - Myles Smith & Niall Horan 394600

10 NEW 10 1 EMMA - Hot Chocolate 42000 Absolute classic. Probably my favourite of theirs ❤️

11 3 1 12 LUCKY AGAIN - Lykke Li 714400

13 17 13 10 TO LOVE SOMEBODY - Holly Humberstone 172400

14 10 10 6 SIGN OF THE TIMES - Harry Styles 124350 I keep forgetting to re-chart this

15 4 4 9 AMERICAN GIRLS - Harry Styles 327250

18 7 1 12 DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE - Illenium & Ellie Goulding 728500

19 12 8 12 HOMEWRECKER - sombr 290800

20 29 20 5 STAY - Leony & Calum Scott 67600

21 20 17 9 UNIVERSAL SOLDIER - Depeche Mode 143800

22 9 1 10 THE IMMIGRANT - Neil Sedaka 641500

24 13 1 10 I CAN'T WAIT - Bob Sinclar & Kiesza 811000

25 32 25 9 WHEN YOU ARE A KING - White Plains 101350

26 16 7 10 PRAYER - David Guetta, Kiko & Olivier Giacomotto 333900

28 22 1 21 RELIQUIA - ROSALIA 1232800

29 34 13 22 DRACULA - Tame Impala 363050

30 NEW 30 2 YOU'LL ALWAYS BE A FRIEND - Hot Chocolate 18000

31 36 31 5 CARRY ON - Jungle 62250

33 47 33 4 HOT DAMN - Dadi Freyr 46200

35 54 35 4 BEAUTY PAGEANT - Holly Humberstone 44100

36 26 10 10 RIDE - Jessie Ware 248400

37 40 37 5 STAY WITH ME TILL DAWN - Judie Tzuke 65950 ❤️❤️❤️

38 48 38 3 I FEEL SO FREE - Madonna 33300

39 31 1 15 APERTURE - Harry Styles 992300

40 43 40 3 THEME FROM 'HARRY'S GAME' - Clannad 35700

41 37 37 6 BE HER - Ella Langley 71400

42 41 1 30 LOTUS - Rose Gray 1486400

43 70 43 2 MR KNOW IT ALL - Teddy Swims 19500 another one I keep forgetting to chart

44 73 44 4 THERE WAS SUN - Nothing But Thieves 25850

45 57 45 3 FIRST LIGHT - Lana Del Ray 30600

46 6 6 12 VINCENT - Don McLean 208450

47 24 24 10 THESE NIGHTS - Cannons 121200

48 33 32 9 NEW RELIGION - Bebe Rexha & Faithless 107850

49 14 3 10 LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN - Neil Sedaka 440400

50 27 13 12 STARLIGHT - Cannons 203200

51 59 51 2 FOCU 'RANNI - ROSALIA 21850

55 28 15 12 FEELS LIKE HEAVEN - Loreen 204750

56 46 37 10 FEVER DREAM - Alex Warren 121850

57 NEW 57 1 RUMOURS - Hot Chocolate 10400 a very underrated gem in their back catalogue ❤️

58 35 35 8 SAVE ME TONIGHT - Jennifer Lopez & David Guetta 96700

60 38 20 10 LOST - almost monday 158450

61 21 6 10 BAD BLOOD - Neil Sedaka featuring Elton John 225550

63 68 63 4 UNDEFEATED CHAMPION - Melanie C 20600

64 42 1 20 TELL ME THERE'S A HEAVEN - Chris Rea 1219950

66 74 66 2 FREE TO LOVE - Duran Duran featuring Nile Rodgers 12000

67 75 67 2 JOKE ABOUT DIVORCE - Blossoms 11600 and another I forgot to chart. I'm not doing too well 😂

70 72 70 5 HOUSE TOUR - Sabrina Carpenter 26400

71 61 1 47 GOD ONLY KNOWS - The Beach Boys 1315750

72 58 1 33 SECRETS - Miley Cyrus featuring Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood 1432250

73 78 73 2 DO I LOVE YOU - The Ronettes 9800

74 79 74 2 SLEDGEHAMMER - Peter Gabriel 9400

75 51 25 8 CLUB SONG - The Pussycat Dolls 104500

76 84 76 2 YOU CAME YOU SAW YOU CONQUERED - The Ronettes 8000

77 NEW 77 1 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE - The Jackson 5 4600

78 NEW 78 1 YOU COULD'VE BEEN A LADY - Hot Chocolate 4400

81 80 80 2 DROP DEAD - Olivia Rodrigo 7800

83 49 33 10 REIN ME IN - Sam Fender & Olivia Dean 93050

88 53 36 12 I DON'T UNDERSTAND - MT Jones 122700

91 NEW 91 1 BRING YOUR LOVE - Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter 1900 Thrilled this went Top 40, though sadly it won't hang around I presume

93 50 39 14 READY - CMAT 115350

94 83 83 3 GOOD NEWS - Mari Wilson 8000

Fantastic chart as always ❤️

Hi AH! 😎

No need apologise, and ooh sorry to hear about the hospital visit, it makes one feel ill just visiting them once never mind twice, I hope you are feeling OK and making the most of the time off, have some flowers belatedly! 🌹🪻🌺👍Yes all good here ta, I could do with more hours in a day as always - I will never stop thinking that, I guess, too much I want to do, so much I need to do but dont want to 😄

Thanks for all the in-depth picks, and comments of course! Emma is a good choice of fave single, very dark and haunting, and more interesting than the endlessly popular "I belive In Miracles" as many call it 😄Tony Wilson was so annoyed when he left Hot Chocolate after being told to take a back seat - despite being co-songwriter - that he told Errol to keep the sole credit for You Sexy Thing which had just been the B side to a flop single at that point. Oops! Glad you like Rumours too, it suffered from being a bit similar to Brother Louie I think, but it's great in its own right.

Watch Project Hail Mary and then re-chart Sign Of The Times, it's a key moment in the film, and makes total sense in the context of it. 👍After the week you had its not surprising you forgot to chart some of the current goodies! Eek! I have to write songs down as I hear them if I want to buy them (and chart them) or I WILL forget oops! 😄

I dont see Madonna/Sabrina hanging around either but at least she gets another decade as lead act to notch up a top 40 - 5 in a row and 67 years old is pretty good.

thanks as always! Take it easy 😎

On 10/05/2026 at 21:23, SSP said:

Good seeing new peak positions for Marshmello, Holly Humberstone, Demi Lovato, Scouting For Girls, Madonna, Teddy Swims, Ne-Yo, Muse, Melanie C, Charlie Puth and Sabrina Carpenter 😁

New debuts for Nelly Furtado and Madonna/Sabrina 😁

Hi SSP!

Thanks for all the picks!

Cheers! 😎